Siam's losses in the economic crisis are still very huge, in history because of the economic crisis, the democrats launched a coup d'état, ousted Rama VII from power, in this time and space with China's strong demand, Siam is still barely able to maintain, but the workers are still a large number of unemployed, the price of agricultural products has dropped sharply, and the life of farmers is becoming more and more difficult.

A large number of peasants went bankrupt, their land was annexed by the big landlords, and these landless peasants had to move to the cities, so that the pressure on the Siamese government suddenly increased a lot, the social order situation continued to deteriorate, demonstrations continued, and the democrats and fascists took the opportunity to stir up trouble and stir up the originally rich and peaceful Siam.

Rama VII knew very well at this time that he only relied on China, and without China's strong support, his throne would be lost at any time.

China demanded the official launch of the Kra Canal project, and Rama VII immediately agreed, knowing very well that the number of laborers needed to build a 120-kilometer canal was very staggering, and that although China had a large population, ordinary laborers still had to be recruited from Siam, so that the unemployed workers and landless peasants would have jobs and a full meal, and there would be much less opposition to them.

Therefore, King Rama VII was very active, and soon helped China recruit 50,000 workers, and at the same time, China and Siam jointly formed the Canal Company, with the Chinese side holding 60% of the shares and Siam owning 40%, and after finalization, China promoted the listing of the Canal Company and raised funds.

China's actions made the British thunderstorm at once, since China released the wind to build the canal, the British have not survived, they tried in every possible way to stop the construction of the canal, but the British have too few cards in their hands, and China is too strong, just a chandra is enough to make the British brains ache.

Now that the canal has finally begun to be built, Singapore's best days have come to an end. How could the British not be in a hurry. The British Imperial Parliament passed the decision to send HMS Ark Royal, HMS Challenger, and HMS Hood to the Far East, intended to deter China.

"President, the British have invested heavily this time and sent two more aircraft carriers, and now the South China Sea is probably the place with the most aircraft carriers in the world!"

At this time, Qiao Yu and several of his important henchmen were taking a special train to the north to inspect. China has finalized a plan to attack the South Seas, but it is not a trivial matter to use troops to fight, and it must be mainly considered as a whole, so far it is the Soviet Union that can threaten China on land, so Qiao Yu wants to examine the situation in the north before formally deciding to use troops against the south.

Don't just look at the military heart. It is also necessary to look at the people's hearts and ensure the security of the entire northern Xinjiang, so that China can rest assured that it will be able to go south, Jiang Baili mentioned the British military movement at this time, and Yang Du on the side smiled slightly: "Chief of Staff Baili, there is only so much action that the British can take at present, bluffing and dealing with domestic public opinion." If the British government really wants to take care of this mess in the Far East. They might as well send two aircraft carriers to the Mediterranean Sea and drive the Italians back. Then come to the Far East again with the majesty of a great victory, and now doing so is just a passing scene! ”

Lao Yang Du was originally a person of great wisdom, and now he has seen through the British idea at a glance, and now the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is MacDonald of the Communist Party, throughout the history of Britain, once the Labor Party is in power, it will become very weak externally, and MacDonald is at most just an armed parade.

However, today's South China Sea is home to China, Britain, and Japan, with a total of nearly ten aircraft carriers, which is definitely not a good thing, at least indicating that the South China Sea has become the focus of attention of a major power.

"Brother Baili, it's not a good thing that Nanyang is so lively, I think we have to speed up the pace of arming Germany, only when Germany rises and breaks the balance in Europe, can the pressure on China's side be reduced!"

At present, the center of the world is still Europe, and the attention of the major powers is also focused on Europe, especially Germany, which is in the heart of Europe, as long as there is a little movement, all countries, including the Soviet Union, will be attracted.

"Don't worry, President, we have provided Germany with two tank design schemes, and also provided Germany with some submarine technology, as for the aircraft, the Germans can develop it themselves, their design capabilities are not under China, I believe that Germany will quickly digest these things, and will produce more advanced things!"

What Jiang Baili said is not bad at all, Germany has the most powerful industrial technology in the world, as well as the best workers, which has ensured that Germany can rise rapidly, and the technical knowledge given by China has allowed Germany to avoid detours and speed up its armament.

"President, as the saying goes, you can't have the heart to hurt people, and you can't have the heart to prevent people! If Germany is armed, it will not necessarily be a good thing for China! Yang Du said on the side.

Qiao Yu said with a smile: "Mr. Huizi, you are wrong this time, the sentence "The heart of defense is indispensable" is right, if it is really a heart to harm people, then there will be no struggle between countries, what are we pointing to to live!" ”

When everyone heard Qiao Yu's words, they also laughed, the way of getting along between countries is different from people and people, any country is calculating others all the time, and at the same time being calculated by others, there are so many resources in the world, if you eat more, I will eat less, this has nothing to do with the national system, ideology and the like, this is just a simple law of the jungle, no matter what packaging is used, in the final analysis, this is the matter.

China can help Germany, and even help Japan occupy Borneo, for the sake of interests, China wants to use these two countries to share the pressure, but China will never allow Germany to really rise, or even control the whole of Europe, this is also due to interests.

Europe currently has the world's best industrial base, the most abundant talent, once Germany rises, and the whole of Europe is united, with Germany's geographical advantages, the Middle East and Africa will inevitably fall into the hands of Germany, at that time how will China still get involved in these regions.

Therefore, China is currently supporting Germany, and then once Germany is out of control, it will be suppressed with all its might, in fact, this is what the United States is doing, and now a lot of capital for Germany's development comes from the United States, and without American capital, Germany cannot rise rapidly.

Putting aside the useless decorations, things between countries are as simple as that, Germany's original sin is its ability to unify Europe, and the Chinese government is also guilty of it in the eyes of foreign countries. The biggest original sin is that China led the industrialization of 500 million people. You must know that this is an unprecedented project in human history, and once such a huge China completes industrialization, how amazing the resources that need to be consumed.

The rise of a huge China will inevitably be accompanied by the decline of a group of countries, which is inevitable.

"President, it is still very necessary for Germany to strengthen its defenses, although the current Sino-German cooperation has produced great results. But Germany is a tiger, and it must not be infected to let them grow up completely! ”

"Well, it's right to plan ahead, and we can't really support Germany unreservedly, and I'm ready to sell the starting point to Germany at a suitable time. Put their navy on the right path, and then abandon their support, and even, if necessary, cooperate with Britain, France, and the USSR to limit the further development of Germany! ”

While speaking, the train was already running on the grassland of Inner Mongolia, and Yang Du suddenly pointed to a few mounds not far from the railway line, and then said: "President, Zhan Dachao told me before he died, and a fortune teller said that he had contributed to the country. But it is also inevitable to lose life. This is his life! ”

Yang Du is talking about Zhan Tianyou, the father of China's railways, who has been dead for four years. Zhan Tianyou single-handedly established the foundation of the Southwest Railway, and later his health became worse and worse, and he only managed some overall plans, the First Five-Year Plan, and even the Second Five-Year Plan, in which he participated, and it can be said that he worked hard for China's railway industry.

However, Qiao Yu also knew very well that Zhan Tianyou was very tormented in his later years, and the biggest reason was also the railway problem, the dirt bags that Yang Du pointed out were not naturally formed, but artificial, and there were hundreds of laborers who built the railway buried underneath, especially the railways in the entire northern Xinjiang, there are such graves everywhere, and the number is quite amazing.

This is also the reason for Zhan Tianyou's pain, economic construction is never an easy thing, especially in the early accumulation, it is even more bloody, China, as a rising country, cannot deprive the whole world like Britain and France, and there is no massive number of Indians to slaughter.

Although Qiao Yu tried his best to take advantage of various opportunities to make extra money, compared to the massive amount of funds needed for domestic construction, these are still a drop in the bucket, and the construction of railways is quite financially consuming, especially the border railway connecting Mongolia and other places.

Therefore, the Chinese side vigorously used coolies to participate in the construction of railways, including prisoners of war in previous battles, pro-Japanese forces in Taiwan that were cleansed, and ethnic separatist forces in the northwest, and hundreds of thousands of coolies were used as coolies.

Of course, this number is still not enough, the Chinese government then imported a large number from North Korea and Vietnam, and also got a large number of Nanyang natives from Japan, in addition, India's Chandra was having a good time, Qiao Yu prescribed him a new prescription, that is, labor for weapons, and thus began a large number of Indians were sent to the north in a steady stream and invested in the construction of railways.

The Chinese side basically used these coolies as livestock, did not provide corresponding protection in labor, and even the basic food and clothing were not complete, coupled with ultra-high labor intensity, it would be good for these people to hold on for two or three years, and then a large number of people would die of fatigue, and some people tried to escape, and were also shot dead by the guards of the soldiers, and after years of accumulation, the railway was successfully built, but on the side of the railway, there were mounds one after another, and there were white bones underneath.

To put it bluntly, in addition to materials such as rails and sleepers, each kilometer of railway consumes lives, as the planner and builder of these railways, Zhan Tianyou knows the bloody effort best, so he feels guilty from the bottom of his heart.

By extension, China's First Five-Year Plan, the Second Five-Year Plan seems to be extremely fast and fruitful, but this speed is with blood, but then again, if there is no such speed, the country will be wantonly bullied, and the blood will be paid at that time! (To be continued.) )