When Zhang Cheng walked down the gangway and stepped onto the military dock in his high military boots, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. I felt a sweet smell in the air. After a long time, I finally returned to this land that haunted my dreams.

"How does it feel?" Lieutenant General Yunmo, who was dressed in a white general's uniform, came to Zhang Cheng's side and asked with a smile.

"It feels good to be home." Zhang Cheng curled the corners of his mouth slightly, outlining a faint smile.

"Haha." Lieutenant General Yunmo smiled and raised his hand and patted Zhang Cheng's shoulder, "That's right, we're going home!" ”

Anyone who's ever been on the go knows what a blessing it is to be home. As a time-traveler, in the case of not being able to return to modern time and space, Zhang Cheng's heart has a deeper affection for China in this era!

There was a special car sent by the Navy to meet Vice Admiral Yunmo on the dock. Zhang Cheng's words are nothing. Nor can a lieutenant general be treated the same as a lieutenant colonel. But fortunately, Zhang Cheng also had someone to pick him up. Xu Mu, who had already returned to his hometown to deal with affairs, came to Tianjin Wei to greet Zhang Cheng. However, his car could not get on the military dock.

Zhang Cheng tidied up the military uniform on his body, waved goodbye to Lieutenant General Yunmo, and then left the dock with his attachés. met Xu Mu who came to greet him outside the sentry post.

Zhang Cheng brought back a lot of people this time, except for Wang Yan and his subordinates who were still floating on the passenger ship. For example, Guan Kuo and others, as well as those mercenaries who survived the battlefield in Northern Italy, also returned to the mainland with Zhang Cheng.

"How's it going?" After getting in the car, Zhang Cheng couldn't wait to ask out loud. In this era without mobile phones and the Internet, relying solely on the telegraph to deliver messages is completely unclear. Zhang Cheng, who has smashed almost all his net worth into it, naturally attaches great importance to the progress of the aircraft factory and the tractor factory.

"It's good luck." Xu Mu, who was sitting next to Zhang Cheng, said with a smile, "When I first arrived in Songjiang Mansion, I didn't have time to go to the people of the Zhang family to exchange those purchase contracts in your hand, and someone took the initiative to find me and offered to buy them." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Cheng nodded and said, "Those who are ready to snatch the benefits of the Zhang family." These purchase contracts can save them a lot of things. ”

"The conditions they gave were very good, and they opened two aircraft factories and let me choose one at random. All of them are large-scale aircraft factories with all kinds of supporting facilities. Xu Mu said with a smile: "I added some more money and took down a large tractor factory you wanted." After all the miscellaneous expenses were spent, there were now more than six million dollars left in his hand. ”

"Thank you Brother Xu." Zhang Cheng looked at Xu Mu with a smile on his face, and said softly, "You will pay 600,000 yuan for this money." ”

Zhang Cheng will not give him a stake, because this is an important military factory in the future. With the development of science and technology, new weapons such as aircraft, tanks, submarines, and aircraft carriers are about to dominate the battlefield. Zhang Cheng, who preemptively laid out, was unwilling to add extra trouble to himself.

"Okay." Xu Mu was not hypocritical, nodded and responded. 600,000 is a huge amount of money. But it's not over yet, and there's still a lot more to do.

"That's right." Xu Mu paused and asked aloud, "What about that arsenal in the London Concession?" ”

Zhang Cheng raised his eyebrows and said, "That factory is too small." It's okay to produce depth charges or something, but it's a bit reluctant to do anything else. ”

Xu Mu opened his mouth in surprise. The arsenal that Zhang Cheng said was too small was actually not small at all, and it could barely rank first in the London Concession. He didn't understand why Zhang Cheng always liked that bigger was better, and the higher the yield, the better. Didn't Zhang Cheng understand that if there was no massive order from the army for such a scale of production, he would be able to lose money and die!

Xu Mu was very skeptical that Zhang Cheng would be able to get such a large order from the army. If war does not break out, the army will be equipped with new weapons that have not been tested in combat on a large scale unless they are crazy. This is also an important reason why he is reluctant to continue to invest in shares.

"Keep it." Zhang Cheng pondered slightly for a moment, and then said softly, "In the future, it will be good to specialize in the production of mortars over there." The army will order on a large scale, enough for that factory to survive. ”

After showing its excellent performance on the battlefield in northern Italy, the army is very interested in the new weapon of mortar, and has sent someone to communicate with Zhang Cheng on the issue of patents. If nothing happens, it's a huge deal.

Several cars drove all the way to one of the best hotels in the Tianjin Acropolis with Zhang Cheng and others and a large amount of luggage. Zhang Cheng will rest here for the night and set off for the imperial capital early tomorrow morning. School is still more than a week away, and Zhang Cheng needs to take care of many things in advance

When Zhang Cheng was in Tianjin Wei's hotel, he was copying information on his mobile phone. In the prime minister's residence in the imperial capital, Zhang Yue, who was obviously in poor spirits, was sitting in his chair, frowning, thinking about the future direction of action of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Cheng could see what he could see, how could he Zhang Yue not be aware of it?

The Ming Dynasty occupied almost half of the world through the crazy colonization in the early stage. Except for a large cold place in the north, which is almost uninhabited, most of the planet is under the control of the Ming Dynasty.

When the Industrial Revolution began, the explosion of productivity made the demand for cheap raw materials and vast dumping markets in all industrial countries reach an unprecedented level. Although Daming started a little late in the industrial revolution, the huge accumulation in the early stage was enough to make Daming sit firmly in Diaoyutai and watch the world change with a smile.

The Xiyi countries defeated by the Ming Dynasty desperately squeezed the potential of their own countries during the Industrial Revolution, driving countless peasants into sweatshops to die. In the end, although the national strength was enhanced, most of the benefits were earned by the Ming Dynasty, which occupied the raw materials and dumping market. This kind of thing is unacceptable to anyone.

In addition to desperately studying the level of science and technology, and opening up new markets with new products. The Xiyi countries want to change the current absolute trade surplus of the Ming Dynasty to them, so that their hard-earned money will not be easily taken away by the Ming Dynasty. The only path left is a vast war. Snatch all this from the hands of Da Ming by force!

This idea existed hundreds of years ago in the Xiyi countries. The two previous global wars are the best example of this. The biggest reason why the Xiyi countries are still struggling in front of the Ming Dynasty is that they know that they can't beat the powerful Ming Empire!

It's just that one can't beat it, two can't beat it, and three can't beat it! What if it's four? And if it's all? When the Xiyi countries that have completed industrialization fully unite to attack the Ming Dynasty, can the current Ming Dynasty still win the third global war?

The technological changes brought about by the Second Industrial Revolution have greatly changed the original balance of power. The large-scale application of new weapons and the huge production of industrialization greatly shortened the advantages of the Ming Dynasty. Once there is really a third war, the Ming Dynasty, which has been peaceful for a long time, will be very dangerous.

"Alas~~~" Zhang Yue, who was leaning back in the chair, let out a long sigh, but he couldn't tell anyone about the boredom in his heart.

Recently, there have been people behind his back to encourage and slander his attitude on the issue of Shiheling, believing that he has harmed the interests of the Ming Dynasty. "It has always been the Ming Dynasty that ceded the concession area from other countries, when will there be anything to return it? Zhang Yue misunderstood the country! ”

Who spread this sentence Zhang Yue knew very well in his heart. That young Emperor, His Majesty, was a waste at the hands of a woman in the deep palace.

Not long after coming to power, he drove away Zhu Dingsong, the biggest reliance of the imperial family, and secretly rejoiced that as long as Zhu Dingsong was driven away, he would control the rights of the entire imperial family. But he won't understand at all that without Zhu Dingsong, the entire royal family is a piece of scattered sand. How is it possible for the emperor of this era to have the same power as hundreds of years ago?!

The waste emperor was now restless again, and began to create public opinion to target him Zhang Yue. What a stupid idiot who doesn't know how to die! How could the emperor have such a waste son?

Zhang Yue was very helpless. As the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, there is no one who understands the power of the entire Ming Dynasty better than him. The reason why they chose to give up the stone lotus collar at that time, in addition to some special reasons, the most important point was that the Germans who were upright at that time were really determined to start fighting!

The Ming Dynasty has not really participated in a large-scale war for more than a hundred years. How should Daming deal with this war, which took place thousands of miles away from home?

Powerful navies are scattered all over the world, and it is simply impossible to assemble an expeditionary fleet in one place. Once the warships are withdrawn, other regional naval powers will certainly not let go of this great opportunity and will inevitably take advantage of the situation.

Without the expeditionary fleet of the navy, how could the army of the Ming Dynasty be able to fight a bloody battle against the Germans, who were known as the number one in Xiyi, on the land of a distant enemy country thousands of miles away? And once the war is unfavorable, the whole of Europa will be filled with gunsmoke!

Pressure from all sides prompted Zhang Yue to finally choose to compromise with the Germans, after all, the Germans were also extremely afraid of confronting the powerful Ming. In exchange for this compromise, Germany, the strongest of the Western countries, was resettled, and the subsequent Northern Italian War and the London Concession Incident were successfully quelled. Because without the support of Germany, the Xiyi countries hardly had any capital to fight against the Ming Dynasty.

As for the United States, which is far away in the Americas. Thinking of the country that isolated the whole of America from the world, Zhang Yue was irritable. The powerful United States has adopted the strategy of closing itself off from the rest of the country, blockading the entire American continent and playing its own game. There is a vast market and endless resources, and there is no need to bow to Daming at all.

Although the United States seems to be very low-key, it has never expressed any opinion on the Ming Dynasty. But Zhang Yue's heart is very clear that this seemingly low-key guy has always been cultivating internal strength and strengthening his strength.

Once the Xiyi countries rise up, and the Ming Dynasty is in decline, they will definitely rush out to be fishermen!

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