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by spacebanana7
702 days ago
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It’s possible to loot and burn a country without creating much net economic value. William Jardine’s subjugation of China made him a lot of personal profit, but it’s dubious his enterprise ever paid enough tax to cover the cost of the opium war. Sending navies across the world is expensive. |
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And remember: pillage before you burn…