Chapter 40: Sleepy

The first and second decades of the twentieth century were the era of the steam engine and the internal combustion engine. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoIt wasn't until the end of World War I, when World War II was about to begin, that the electric motor came to the stage of history. The use of electric motors on a large scale was at the end of the war.

So in this era, if you want to develop industry, as long as you have coal and iron, it is enough. In Shanxi, although the road is not easy to walk, and it is located deep inland, the transportation is very inconvenient, but the coal and iron here are enough. Therefore, this is the new industrial base selected by the Northwest Town Guard.

No matter how good the conditions were on the Tangshan side of the northeast and Hebei, Chen Cheng would not have built heavy industry in those places until he was sure that the enemy's fleet would be kept out of the Bohai Bay. Like Song Biao, who was accumulating equipment on the Liaodong Yao Road, others might land at one time or destroy it directly with naval artillery.

To build an industrial base, you must first have people and machines, and then you have to build roads and factories, and it will take at least six to eight months to put them into use. Add to that the time it took to debug the machine and a few other things, and it's just a year by casually. This is still an ordinary factory, and those that make steel and machinery have a much longer preparation time.

Especially in Shanxi, although there is no shortage of coal and iron, and there is the danger of mountains and rivers, it is difficult to travel on the road. In order to open up the road, Chen Cheng transferred more than a dozen engineer battalions, mobilized tens of thousands of migrant workers, and consumed thousands of tons of explosives, so that several mining areas and industrial areas were connected by rail, and the entire railway network was connected.

It takes a long time and a lot of resources, but it's something that has to be done. The development of industry and heavy industry has never been a pleasant process, but a bloody and cruel thing to throw countless money and countless human lives into the sacrifice.

The British brutally treated their own people and robbed countless resources all over the world, which led to the current world empire. Chen Cheng: For the sake of development, they also sacrificed many people. Not to mention the soldiers who died in battle and the prisoners of war who worked to the death.

In order to complete the land reform and clarify the land, more than 10,000 people were killed, and those who were thrown into prison and exiled to Mongolia were several times the number of deaths. Those who dared to blow up the stab, whether it was Lin Mengchu or Chen Cheng, resolutely used violent means of suppression.

When I was in Hebei, I killed batch after batch. In Shandong, Cao Degui also raised a butcher's knife and unceremoniously killed the local tyrants who dared to obstruct the land inspection. I thought that these old hats in Shanxi would also jump out, but I didn't know that after Yan Xishan led the troops into Shanxi, the Jin merchants were very interested in sending money and land.

In this way, Chen Hao was almost embarrassed to be cruel to them, just almost, not really embarrassed. The local garrisons were always ready to go out and suppress possible rebellions, violent tax resistance, and the like at the slightest hint of a slight.

Thinking of these things, Chen Cheng yawned, put down the documents in his hand, and turned his head to look outside, the sun is as good as it is today, and if you go up to bask on the roof in the afternoon, it should be very comfortable.....

"Your Excellency, Nobujun Aoki of the Japan Office asked for a meeting, saying that there is an emergency." Cao Ying walked in briskly and said softly, "Do you see it or not?" ”

"En, en," Chen Cheng shook his head vigorously, turned his head back, looked at the little girl in front of him, and said, "What did you just say?" ”

"Uh......", Cao Ying blinked her beautiful eyes, raised her voice slightly, and said, "Aoki Xuanchun asked to see him, saying that there was an emergency. ”

"Aoki Xuanjun?" It only took Chen Cheng a second before he remembered Aoki Xuanchun's information. This Japanese founder of information science can be regarded as a very capable guy, with the good habits of the Japanese who are serious and serious, and does not have the bad habits that many Japanese people have, so he can be regarded as a talent.

So, do you want to see him? What is he here for, Chen Cheng understands very well, it is nothing more than what happened in Liaodong, after thinking for a while, Chen Cheng said to Cao Ying: "You asked him to wait.... Wait half an hour, and then I'll see him in the conference room. ”

"Okay!" Cao Ying nodded, and then asked, "Do you have any other requirements?" ”

"Well, make him a good pot of tea."

"Okay, then I'll go out if nothing else."

Aoki Nobujun wore a German-style beard, which made his expression even more serious. He usually looks calm, but now, his face is full of anxious expressions.

In this era, most Japanese people did not have the ambition of annexing China, although Aoki Nobujun had a trace of thought, but the fact quickly made him realize the reality. If Japan and China were to go all out, it would only be white people in Europe and the United States who would benefit.

Now that the Russians are obviously the common enemies of China and Japan, why can't China and the Japanese Empire join forces to fight the Russians? This is also what many Chinese and Japanese people think now.

Although the Sino-Japanese War was a major war between China and Japan, which greatly reduced China's international status, Japan's diplomatic work at that time was good, and the resentment of the Chinese towards Japan was greatly eliminated. Besides, that was when the Qing Dynasty was full of people. Now that the Manchu court has perished, China and Japan should join forces.

I have to say that the Japanese have always had a very problematic view of the overall situation and logic. They always come up with a reason for themselves, and then they think that the world works according to that reason. Something like "Stalin had a beard like Saigo Takamori, so he must have been a good guy and must have liked Japan very much" can be done, not to mention other things.

For example, Chen Cheng and Lin Mengchu would never have thought that they would join forces with the Japanese to deal with the Russians now, and there can only be one hegemon in Asia. Judging by the current situation, this hegemon is either Japan or China. That is, there must be a war between the two countries. Whether they want to join forces or completely embark on the path of hostility depends on the outcome of the war.

But if the Japanese win, it will definitely be ....... Well, when the current group of Japanese veterans are dead, Japan will definitely want to completely defeat China.

The layout of the conference room is similar to that of later generations, with a long table and chairs on either side. Aoki sat on a chair, staring at the tea in front of him. (To be continued.) )