Beijing, an ancient metropolis, looked a little dilapidated in Bordo's eyes, and before the change, he was not interested in paying any attention to it at all, but today, against the backdrop of the same dilapidated rickshaws, it seems to have a different feeling.

To tell the truth, according to the information obtained before, Bordo already knew that the northwest was very powerful, but the strong Cheng dù was really beyond his expectations, when this number appeared in front of any diplomat in the world, their first feeling was to forge it, but he didn't think so, and when he saw the real and powerful Baiyun Obo Iron and Steel Plant, a steel plant with an annual output of more than 20 million tons, he knew that the northwest might really be strong.

Steel is the foundation of a country, the output of steel, directly determines the strength of a country, 4 years, just 4 years, the northwest will be able to create this qiē, what does this mean, I don't know how, Bordo thought of the words of the former French Emperor, China is a sleeping lion, once it wakes up, it will shock the world.

That's right, he is indeed a sleeping lion, under the condition that no one has seen, he has woken up, trying to accumulate strength, and when this power is really displayed in front of the world, shock is underestimated, he will become an important force that determines the world.

The rickshaw stopped in front of the German consulate, and the driver seemed to look at Bordeaux submissively, Bordo didn't say anything, threw down a silver dollar, and walked slowly into the consulate in the driver's surprised expression.

As early as when he left the northwest, he sent a telegram to Mu Mo, informing the minister that he had something important, that the number of trains from Zhengtai Road to Beijing was fixed, and that the time when he came to Beijing was exactly in the morning, and that Minister Mu Mo should be waiting for him in the office.

Sure enough, in the office, Bordo saw Mu Mo who was waiting for him, and before he could speak, Mu Mo said calmly: "I want to come this time to gain a lot!" ”

"Yes, it's not only huge, it's unimaginable!" Bordo said with some emotion, yes, this trip to the northwest, I have seen a lot of impossibilities, and the view of the northwest is simply a 180-degree big bay.

Mu Mo has not worked with Bordo for a long time, only a little more than two years, but in just two years, Mu Mo is very familiar with Bordo, he is a trustworthy subordinate, he is so surprised, it can be seen how shocking this trip to Baotou is for him.

Nodding, Mu Mo said: "Have you annihilated a lot of Russian troops, it seems that the military strength in the northwest is very good." ”

Regarding the news of the battle of Baotou and the annihilation of 3 Russian divisions, Mu Mo heard that although the Russian army is a second-rate army, he is stronger than the Chinese army in a certain way, which is absolutely certain, why the new army of Baotou won the battle, others can only speculate and feel silent, but for him, with Bordo going in person, he just has to wait for Bordo to come back.

Bordo nodded, as a military attaché, in the military, he is very familiar, almost detailed, and reported the overall situation of the battle in Baotou to the minister, especially Baotou for Makqin, for the application of artillery fire, especially mentioning that the northwest already has the ability to produce all kinds of guns and ammunition.

"We also suspected it before, it seems that this is the case, we have investigated the sales of various countries, and we have not heard that there is a great tilt towards China, it seems that the northwest should have made great efforts!"

Bordo glanced at Mu Mo, then took out a report and said calmly: "Your Excellency, look at this! ”

Mu Mo looked at Bordo with some curiosity, this is a thick text, it looks neat, but after opening it, there are only some numbers jù, and there are also these numbers jù supporting text, which is about the entire industry, the most important of which are cotton cloth production, coal production, copper production, and steel production, these, not the overall industry, these are already the most important parts of the entire industry, from the people's livelihood to the most important part, especially steel production, Mu Mo's eyes widened, Looking at this number, he said in disbelief: "Impossible, right? ”

Previously, Germany had estimated that Baotou's steel output should be between 7 million and 8 million, but on this table, the figure of 20 million is really shocking, this number has exceeded the British Empire, and even more than their Germany, although Germany is not at full capacity, once it comes to wartime, when the mothballed and backward production capacity is counted, it can be doubled, perhaps more than this number, but from a certain number of dù, it is already ranked second in the world, even in wartime, few countries will surpass it.

Coal production, Shanxi's coal is abundant, this is known to everyone, it can be said that the whole world, coal is the most abundant here, Germany has been promoting the construction of the Longhai Railway, a certain Cheng dù, is for Shanxi's coal, but these, now has become a real number jù, this number jù, represents a certain Cheng dù, the strength of the northwest.

Mu Mo frowned, almost little by little to look at the things on the report, especially the number jù, almost to engrave these numbers in his heart, turned the last page, his fingers lightly knocked on this thick report, whether it was about the number of Baotou industry, or the course of the war, it was very much beyond Mu Mo's expectations, although it was said that because of the confrontation with Russia, Germany and the northwest naturally stood together, but a strong China, not Germany wants to see.

"Have you already confirmed that?"

"It has been confirmed, Mr. Minister, Baotou has most of the conditions for modernization, steel production, copper production, coal production, and the mileage of the railway is constantly accelerating, do you see, in the past 1911, Baotou has built nearly 30,000 kilometers of railways, a huge part of the three lines, part of the double line!"

Mu Mo nodded and said: "I also think that the construction speed of the railway in Baotou is very fast, if the Baghdad railway can be built so quickly, it would be good!" ”

"Mr. Minister, not only have you thought of this, but Baotou has also thought of it."

"What!" Mu Mo looked at Bordo with some astonishment, his face was full of disbelief, he opened the report, continued to scroll down, and soon turned to the last part, sure enough, there was a number of Baotou Railway, because it was very short, it was just a simple number, and he missed it.

"Has the number of the Baotou Railway been confirmed?"

"No, but I went to Mongolia by railway, at least to Ud, this is more than 1,200 kilometers of railway lines, or 3 lines together!"

"Mongolia?" Mu Mo said with some surprise: "That was two years ago!" ”

"That's right, according to what we know, with Baotou as the center, Datong, Suiyuan, Taiyuan, these are several ring lines, almost connecting most of the cities in the northwest, as well as railway lines extending to Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, if these are true, close to 30,000 kilometers of railways, this is almost!"

How long has Baotou been developing, no one has a conclusive number of points, but the Northwest has laid railways on a large scale, which can't be hidden from anyone at all, the construction of railways is really built on the road, these little inquiries will know, before Mu Mo did not take this into account, just feel that the Northwest is developing fast, and now they are all linked together, clear and unambiguous, it seems that all along, they have a misunderstanding about the Northwest, but they don't know in a short period of time, The Northwest has grown to this point.

"Mr. Minister, I have something here, please come and take a look!" Bordo took out another thing, different from the thick text before, it was just a few thin pieces of paper, Mu Mo seemed to realize something, opened a few pieces of paper with a little hesitation, and at the same time saw the piece of paper, his eyes suddenly brightened a little, and the report suddenly said, about the Baghdad railway contracting plan.

The Baghdad Railway, in fact, is a tentacle of Germany's march to the Middle East, as early as 1903, it had already signed an agreement with the Ottoman Empire, and Germany undertook a 2,400-kilometer railway from Konya to Baghdad and then to Basra, as well as 800 kilometers of branch lines in Syria and Iraq.

However, in the nine years since the signing of the agreement, there has been no major progress due to political and even Turkish turmoil, and it was not until 1912 that an agreement was signed with Turkey, and the problem of restricting the railways seemed to be over in an instant.

However, as a diplomat, Mummer knew that the Entente countries led by Britain had always been reluctant for Germany to obtain a railway artery to the Middle East, because although the interests in Asia Minor and Iraq could no longer legally restrain Germany from building the Baghdad Railway, they were restricted in other aspects, and the materials and civilian workers for the construction of the railway from Germany to Iraq had been affected to a certain extent, and the construction of the railway seemed to have become indefinite.

From China to the Middle East, the distance looks similar to that of Germany to the Middle East, but without going through Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, which are strictly controlled by the Entente, and not passing through the Mediterranean, where Germany's power is very weak, as long as it passes through Malacca, you can go directly to the Middle East, which seems to have weakened a lot, plus China seems to have made huge concessions in raw materials, if it is fully handed over to China, the cost of the Baghdad Railway, At least reduce it by more than half.

At the end of the entire contracting intention, it was clearly stated that as long as there is no force majeure, the northwest can guarantee the completion of the entire Baghdad railway in 18 months, even including the 800 kilometers of the branch line. R1152