Zhu Wencong is not worried about the Qing court's ability to repay loans. They may not have money, but they possess rich resources from all over the world; any one of them could offset the loans.
The reparations owed by the Qing court were eventually accounted for through customs duties, yet they were still unable to repay the full amount.
This is quite like the America of later generations, owing substantial debts to the major countries globally, unable to repay the principal and only able to pay the interest.
After the fall of the Qing court, the Republic began fulfilling the obligation to repay the debts, still adopting a borrowing-to-sustain-borrowing approach, and Western countries could only reluctantly continue to lend.
"Why does Hankou also have a concession!" Su Yanqiao looked at the riverbank ahead in Hankou.
In the distance was a city, surrounded by new towns under construction, very much like the scene in Songjiang.
