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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, bu
by spacebanana7 2y ago
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.
- throw0101d 2y ago> It’s possible to loot and burn a country without creating much net economic value. And remember: pillage before you burn…