What did Vanderbilt mean when he said, "I’ll give them a war"?

the protestant reformation's started in 1517, disturbing the religious and political order in europe´s catholic countries. the outcome was the european wars of religion prosecuted in europe in the 16th, 17th and part of the 18th century. nonetheless, uprisings, territorial disputes, and great power conflicts were also causes of the wars.  

it was bribing i think i might be wrong though

the correct answer is 50.

d is the correct answer