Seeing that Yang Chen was silent, Youde was not in a hurry, because he knew that the man in front of him would definitely agree. Although Britain had declined, it was only in the economic aspect. Without the cheap raw materials and huge sales market in the colonies, the British economy was in decline.

It's also reasonable.

However, economy belongs to economy, and industry belongs to industry.

If the economy is not good, it does not mean that industrial technology is not good either.

Later Russia is a good example. Although Russia's domestic economy is not doing well, it still maintains its status as the world's second military power relying on the huge legacy left over from the former Soviet Union.

Until the 21st century, Russia has been regarded as the biggest enemy and threat by European countries. In the future, Russia will also be the only country that dares to challenge the superpower of the United States face to face, except for the rising inland.

The confrontation between Russia and the United States is mostly in the military field.

The confrontation between the mainland and the United States is mostly in the economic field.

In later generations, China and Russia are consistent on the issue of confronting the United States. The two countries draw on each other's strength. If China and Russia are added together, they will be an enhanced version of the former Soviet Union, which can fully confront the United States.

People often say, "A skinny camel is bigger than a horse."

Russia inherited the huge industrial system of the Soviet Union and has always been in a leading position in the field of military manufacturing. In some cases, it is even more advanced than the United States.

With the legacy left by the former Soviet Union, Russia is not inferior to the United States in other aspects except its economy.

However, how long did the United States and the Soviet Union only dominate the world?

Ten years, or twenty years?

It has only been 40 years since the end of World War II, and Britain started its industrial revolution as early as the mid-eighteenth century. After completing industrialization in the nineteenth century, it had already dominated the world.

From the end of the 18th century, to the 19th century, and to the beginning of the 21st century, it was an era when Britain dominated the world.

You must know that before World War II, Britain was still the world's most powerful country. Even if virtue and law were unwilling to do so, they could only lag behind.

The United States, which achieved great development during World War I and World War II, did not join the Soviet Union in picking fruits until after the end of World War II. After that, it took decades to gradually reduce Britain's international influence.

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Britain has risen rapidly since the Industrial Revolution. It spanned three centuries in its early years and dominated for more than a century. How could it maintain its huge navy without the support of advanced industrial technology?

Moreover, Britain is the third country to develop "combined" weapons after the United States and the Soviet Union since World War II.

As the first developed country to achieve industrialization, Britain has been a world-class power, if not the most powerful country, since entering the industrialization era.

Its decline is not due to its own weak industrial strength. The UK has the most complete education system in the world today, and its accumulation of industrial technology is unmatched by many countries.

The decline of the UK was mainly due to its encounter with Germany, a stupid young man. During the two world wars, Germany seemed to have been cursed. It had been fighting Britain and France regardless of the cost. It was quite difficult for me, and no one could do it.

Don't think about it.

He was willing to be killed and dared to pull the emperor off his horse.

Each of the two world wars lasted for several years. In addition to having an advantage in the early stage, Germany basically struggled with Britain and France in the later stage.

Why did Britain, France and other countries insist that Germany bear a large amount of debt after the two world wars?

In addition to the heavy losses, the other reason was that Germany was too infuriating. Even though they knew the outcome was defeat, they still refused to surrender. They did not surrender until they exhausted their last breath and raised the white flag.

The status of the United States and the Soviet Union today was not achieved by fighting European countries with fists. The two countries simply jumped out to pick the peaches after the others were exhausted and had no strength left in the fight.

The two world wars depleted Britain's accumulation over the past hundreds of years, and coupled with the rise of national independence, the British colonial system could not continue to be maintained, which led to Britain's fall from its hegemony.

Although Britain's national strength has continued to weaken since World War II, the industrial technology accumulated in the early stages has not been lost.

You must know that during World War I and II, the British mainland was only bombed by German aircraft. The mainland was not occupied. All the scientific research and technical talents in the country were completely preserved.

Most of today's technologies are products developed during World War II. The UK has sufficient accumulation in the field of high-end technologies. The only thing lacking is to transform the technology into practical products and apply it to the markets that need it.

Sometimes, to measure a country's industrial level, we can't just look at its economic strength, but also its scientific research and education level.

As we all know, the reason why the United States is so technologically advanced is mainly due to the fact that there are many high-quality colleges and universities in the United States, whether public or private, and many world-renowned universities are from the United States.

The UK's scientific research and education level is now the only country comparable to that of the United States. The United States has Harvard and Yale, and the UK has Oxbridge. In terms of talents, British universities attract international students from all over the world every year.

Especially for the countries that are members of the Commonwealth of Nations, most of the international students from these countries, influenced by their parents, choose the UK as their first choice for studying abroad.

Britain was able to maintain a quarter of the world's colonies, and British education played a role that cannot be ignored.

The centipede is dead but not stiff.

After the UK was able to step down from its hegemonic position, it did not quickly become A, B, C and D. In the next 21st century, it will still have the confidence to withdraw from the EU. It is not difficult to see that the UK's strength is not as weak as everyone sees.

The British system has been passed down for hundreds of years, and has been continuously improved in the process. The elites who lead it are definitely not idlers.

The pros and cons of withdrawing from the EU are absolutely clear to everyone. Now that it has been done, no matter what the reason is, it shows that the UK will still have confidence in the next few decades.

In the early days, Britain had always been independent from the European continent. It had always been a bystander and instigator, watching and intervening in the development of European countries.

The UK has been able to maintain its independence for hundreds of years and stand out from other European countries not only because of its superior geographical environment, but also because of its own strength.

In modern times, whether a country is strong or not is measured mainly from two aspects: economy and industry.

Needless to say about the economy, although Britain has declined, its economy is still among the top ten in the world, and its industrial technology is also the world's leader.

Since someone took the initiative to send it to his door, how could Yang Chen refuse it easily?

However, necessary reserve is still needed.

Spending money does not necessarily mean you can buy good things. European and American countries have used their actions to teach Chinese people a vivid education lesson. Yang Chen hopes that his money can be spent with value for money instead of spending a lot of money.

Go and get back a pile of scrap metal.

Especially core technology. Without this thing, he doesn't care who the other party is. These days, are you afraid that money can't buy you good things?

He is a businessman and has not yet reached a position as high as national security. There is no such thing as technical reservation for him.
Chapter completed!