Shi Lei was very strange, why did Yang Yuanzhao say this, but then, Yang Yuanzhao didn't say much, this time the request for prisoners of war was only to meet the needs from the very beginning, because the northwest does need these prisoners of war, especially the newly opened mines, such as in Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Mongolia These newly occupied territories, the exploration of mineral resources has been carried out, there are a lot of harvests, and a large number of personnel are also needed to ensure the growing industrial production in the northwest for the need for raw materials.

The Northwest had fought several battles before, and some Russian soldiers had been captured, but after it had been carved up, the part of the Japanese captured this time was not enough, and a large number of prisoners of war from Germany could make up for the needs of this part, and increase the production of minerals, all kinds of different minerals, which were raw materials for heavy industry, and increasing production could be quite large, increasing the wealth and war potential of the country.

At that time, it may have been just an idea, hundreds of thousands, millions would be enough, and by the way, from Europe, a part of the necessary would be enough to make up for the lack of workers in the northwest. But this idea to the German side, it has changed a look, Germany is facing the export of labor, very concerned, the key is that the northwest price is too high, 150 specific positions, if you find it, can bring Germany a wealth of 60 million US dollars per month, this money is not a large amount relative to Germany's gross national product and fiscal revenue, but the financial revenue is a turnip and a pit, plus the war started, many aspects are inclined to the military aspect, In many ways, the funds are no longer enough, and the 60 million is available every month, and it is given for free. There is no need for any investment from the German side, just send people over. One part was prisoners of war. Part of it was the inhabitants of the occupied territories, in this era. They simply have no ability to resist.

After deciding to send more than 2 million prisoners of war and a large number of civilians to the northwest, especially the more than 2 million prisoners of war, almost all of whom were sent, Yang Yuanzhao's mind immediately changed. But the Russian prisoner of war is different, he is one of the future weights, if used well, it is enough for the Northwest to gain enough benefits in the future.

History has changed, Germany is far stronger than the previous World War I, Russia is relatively weak, and if there is no problem with Germany's strategic vision, the showdown with Russia will definitely end with a big victory for Germany. The loss of one or two million people is just a heavy blow to Russia, but then, if it continues. When Russia is weakened again, domestic contradictions will definitely appear.

Among the European countries, Russia is one of the few countries that has not fully industrialized. Industry has, but there are very few. Just relying on export resources and agriculture, a huge country. The complex class contradictions, not to mention between the city and the countryside, even within the city, are the same, the big capitalists, the aristocracy, live a life of fine clothes and food, but the workers at the bottom, the ordinary people, are short of food and clothing, after fluctuations, they can't even eat, in this situation, the enthusiasm for the revolution has always been high.

However, the tsar is not a fuel-efficient lamp, for this adopted a high-pressure policy, many of them have been killed, the real status is too high, can not be killed, also sent abroad, such as Ulyanov, Trotsky, and some influential figures, are abroad, most of these people, are controlled in the hands of some well-intentioned people, once the Russian form changes, there is some confrontation or uprising, these people will be sent back to Russia one after another, after this situation appears, Maybe the revolution will break out in advance, not necessarily exactly the same, and the deviation will not be very large, and this is what the northwest gambles, once the situation changes, when the revolution appears, there will definitely be a great chance.

Germany will almost certainly release Ulyanov, and then push for changes in Russia, and strive for Russia to withdraw from the war unconditionally, maybe Germany does not know, what will be next, but Yang Yuanzhao knows that the establishment of the first socialist country, the Soviet Union, such a large number of prisoners of war will have a role, can interfere, can fish in troubled waters, which is far better than directly attacking Russia. The vast land of Siberia, the endless mineral deposits, and the super strategic depth are all things that Yang Yuanzhao must get his hands on, so this fish must be touched, and it must be designed in advance.

Thinking of this, Yang Yuanzhao asked, "Sishi, do you know how to ensure the combat effectiveness of these prisoners of war?" ”

"Combativeness, is it to maintain combat effectiveness, this is too dangerous, right?" Shi Lei was stunned, he didn't understand what Yang Yuanzhao meant, did he want to raise tigers for trouble, no matter how he was a professional soldier, a prisoner of war, it was no problem to send them to coolies, but to organize them and let them have a certain combat effectiveness, they must have weapons, in that case, the investment is huge, there is no output, and the most important thing is that it is not safe.

It seems that from Shi Lei's expression, it is a fantasy to see such a mention, in fact, it is true, in a sense, this is too early, even if there is turmoil in Russia, it will be at least a year or two later, even if the European war breaks out in advance, and the northwest weakens Russia on a certain course, at this time, preparing in advance, in a sense, is equivalent to waste, even if the northwest has a big business now, there is a lot of money, and there are many ways to make money, with this money, isn't it good to arm your own people, To find out what those Russians are doing, you know, these people still have to pay Germany full wages, and if they don't work, the price is a little too great.

"Let's put it down for the time being, you said that if you win over some prisoners of war and soldiers to absorb us, you should be able to do it, right?" Yang Yuanzhao asked.

"This!" Shi Lei thought about it for a while and said: "If in terms of security, some of the Russians we left behind before are the best choice, some of them have been integrated into the northwest for a year, and these are too little time." ”

"Then let it go, I will let the Northwest Military Academy give a certain number of places, and even train some officers in the Northwest Army!"

In principle, when a part of the elite officers and non-commissioned officers together, plus some soldiers who have undergone preliminary training, can shoot, and have some integrated training, they will have considerable combat effectiveness, this is not a casual talk, it is recognized by the facts, the backbone is matched with soldiers, and then sent to the battlefield, and those who survive are veterans, this may be the most cruel and fastest training method, for domestic soldiers, Yang Yuanzhao will never do this, but Russia, then it is worth considering.

The northwest wheel slowly turned, where he will go, it is not clear for the time being, but the first hand has begun to be arranged, and in the same way, Britain and France are not willing to fail, Germany is strong, let them chill, in order to avoid complete defeat, Britain and France are also negotiating, they are near Bordeaux and Paris, they also have more than 3 million troops, but they all know that the temporary disadvantage of the Entente is certain, even for a long time, Germany's strong combat effectiveness made them vigilant, and they also began to make some adjustments to the army according to the combat effectiveness of Germany's table, for example, some large-caliber artillery was strengthened into the army, the number of automatic weapons was increased, and trench warfare and barbed wire were learned, and it had to be said that war was a person's best teacher, and a powerful country like Britain and France quickly learned something from the loss, and long trenches began to appear, of course, near Bordeaux, near Paris, because of the cities near Paris, It's all occupied, so there's no way to do it, but in the street fighting, it's still as much as possible.

If Yang Yuanzhao sees the current situation near Bordeaux, he will definitely sigh that history seems to have returned to the original trajectory, even if Germany has the absolute upper hand, but Britain and France have a heritage, and this heritage comes from the colonies. Just like the Franco-Prussian War of that year, Prussia had the absolute upper hand, at that time did not completely dismember France, but occupied the Alsace Lorraine region of France, on the one hand, it was opposed by Britain, on the other hand, it was not a long line to catch a big fish, 5 billion marks of war reparations, which was equivalent to 700 million taels of silver at that time, this was 1870, when the price of silver had not been reduced, it was still quite expensive.

In Germany's view, it is impossible for France to take out all this money in a short period of time, and Germany proposed this in order to continue to bleed France, so that it will be easier to attack France and occupy France in the future, which is equivalent to gradually weakening France. It's a pity that Prussia counted a qiē, but did not calculate, France not only has a strong territory, but also has a huge colony, the French government does not have much money in the hands, but the French people, especially some financial investors, have abundant funds, when the French government began to sell bonds for war reparations, the speed of bond sales is simply shocking, France took the shortest time of 3 years, and repaid 5 billion marks in compensation, which made Germany's idea fall through.

So it's so strong, it's because of the colonies, which is also the fundamental reason why no one is optimistic about the Allies in the world, when the two camps are in the team, only the local army, Germany may be okay, but counting the population of the colonies, the industrial strength of the colonies, it is absolutely Britain and France that occupy an absolute advantage. Because of this, Italy, which originally belonged to the Central Powers, did not join the camp of the Central Powers at all at the beginning of the war, and it was only after Germany had an obvious upper hand and was almost about to capture Paris in France that it really joined the camp of the Central Powers. (To be continued......)