Chapter 378: The Persian Railway
"Lend me 3,000 tigers and restore my mighty China.
The sword points to the west of Tianshan, and the horse steps on the north of the Black Sea.
Lake Baikal stretches the bow, and admires the snow on Sakhalin Island.
Indochina Peninsula Visits Ancient Times, Tokyo Ruins Worship Ancestors..."
After learning that Xiong Kewu's action had been successful, he stood by the window and looked at the scenery outside the window, not knowing why Yan Guang suddenly remembered such a poem.
"Then again, it seems like I've done it all in the first few lines of this poem..."
No way, who called Irkutsk right next to Lake Baikal, and now even Lake Baikal is included in China's sphere of influence.
It's just the last two sentences..."But the last two sentences, I'm afraid it will take another twenty years..."
If you want to visit ancient times in Vietnam and worship your ancestors in Tokyo, it takes time.
Who said that Vietnam now belongs to France, and Ben has begun to recover with the help of Britain and the United States.
"It's hard!"
A long sigh revealed the dullness in Yan Guang's chest.
And this long sigh also made Wang Yaowu and Xu Shichang and others on the side a little confused.
"This, isn't Xiong Kewu's side already successful? Why is he still sighing? β
Looking at Yan Guang, who was still sighing for a long time, Xu Shichang smiled bitterly and said to Wang Yaowu and Song Ding.
And what Wang Yaowu and Song Dinghan could give back to Xu Shichang was also only a wry smile.
After taking Kolchak's more than a thousand tons of gold, Yan Guangming should be happy, who knows what is going on with him.
However, as the Minister of Finance of the National Social and Political Axe, Song Dinghan was still very happy to be able to buy more than 1,000 tons of gold. After all, the National Defense Force has maintained a huge scale of more than 300 in recent times, which has put a lot of pressure on the finances of the political axe, and even with Song Dinghan, the Minister of Finance, it is not easy.
You know, the Wehrmacht's spending has always been above 60%, and the British used to fund 20 million pounds, which was interrupted by the end of the war. Now Yan Guang is using his own private funds to subsidize, but it may not be able to support much.
Some time ago, Song Dinghan even considered issuing treasury bonds.
Fortunately, now that gold is in hand, although it is impossible to sell it on a large scale, it can also relieve the pressure.
Just when Song Dinghan was thinking this, Yan Guang had already stopped his long sigh and turned his head to Xu Shichang and the others.
"Yaowu, you go and send a telegram to Jinfan, so that he can transport the gold back as soon as possible, and he must be closely guarded along the way."
"Yes!" After nodding, Wang Yaowu said loudly.
"And Shaochuan, you go and contact the ambassadors of Britain, France, the United States and other countries, and now you can tell them the [truth]..."
Gu Weijun nodded.
The so-called truth is, of course, the truth that has been tampered with.
After arriving in Irkutsk, I did not know in advance. Gaida, Semenov and others attacked Kolchak, but after entering the city to rest, they were attacked. Attacks by Gaida and others.
Kolchak, who was lucky enough not to die, then led his troops and said. The rebels of Gaida and others fought, but due to the decline in the combat effectiveness of the troops due to the long march, Kolchak was unable to defeat the rebels in the battle, and even gradually fell into disadvantage in the battle.
So Kolchak sent a telegram asking for help to the Kokusha Axe, hoping that the Kokusha Masamu could send reinforcements to the rescue.
In view of the friendly relations between the two countries and the status of allies of the Kolchak regime, after careful consideration, the National Social Government finally decided to send two of the most elite motorized corps and a tank brigade of the Lanzhou Military Region to reinforce them.
Unfortunately, the team was still a little late... By the time they arrived in Irkutsk, the local White Guards had been defeated by the rebels, and even Kolchak himself had been brutally murdered by the rebels.
After learning that General Kolchak had been brutally killed by the rebels, General Xiong Kewu, who commanded the Wehrmacht, let out a cry of grief and indignation. "Avenging General Kolchak!!"
In front of the grieving Wehrmacht, the rebels in Irkutsk quickly paid the price they deservedββββββ and in just over an hour, the rebels entrenched in the city were routed by the Wehrmacht.
As for the culprit. Gaida and others had already died under artillery fire during the siege.
After the capture of Irkutsk, the Wehrmacht officers and men began to purge the city of rebels.
Eventually, General Xiong Kewu found a handful of rebel remnants and the remains of General Kolchak on the shores of Lake Baikal, who were preparing to throw General Kolchak's body into the water.
However, when General Xiong Kewu defeated this handful of rebels, General Kolchak's body had sunk to the bottom of the lake and was not known for its fate... Seeing that his friend's body did not know what to do, General Xiong Kewu was inexplicably sad and angry, and almost committed suicide by drinking bullets, but finally failed under the interference of his subordinates.
General Xiong Kewu, who failed to drink the bullet, vowed on the shores of Lake Baikal that he would bring all the rebels who killed General Kolchak to justice.
Xiong Kewu then sent troops to clean up the surrounding area of Irkutsk, and wiped out all the rebels who fled outside the city during the siege.
ββββββββββ the so-called [truth] mentioned above, if Britain and the United States really believe it, then the leaders of Britain and the United States will all become pigs.
Are Anglo-American leaders pigs? I'm afraid not, so Britain and the United States did not believe the truth presented by the national social and political axe. What's more. Czechs such as Qaida have always been associated with Britain and the United States, and they know more or less about what he does, so it is not easy to convince Britain and the United States of this.
However, when the British and American ambassadors kept shouting in front of Gu Weijun, Gu Weijun took out all kinds of [evidence] without changing his face.
For example, Kolchak's telegram for help to the national government axe at the time of the attack on Irkutsk, etc., what? Why did you send a telegram to China, but not to yourself?
Do you think Kolchak knows about the collusion between you and the Czechs?
What's more, in addition to the telegram sent by Kolchak to the national social and political axe, Gu Weijun also has the [survivors] of the White Guards and the [survivors] of the rebels who survived the siege of the city, and these survivors can prove that everything Gu Weijun said is true.
Although it shows that everyone can see it, the truth of the matter will definitely not be as Gu Weijun said, and the national social and political axe behind this matter must also belong to that kind of disgraceful role.
But in the whole matter, Xu Shichang and Wang Yaowu's arrangement can be described as leaky, and according to the means of communication in this era, Britain and the United States can't even find the slightest handle.
"These bastard Chinese are really too blatant."
When leaving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, looking at the smile on Gu Weijun's face behind him, US Ambassador Hutt cursed with anger on his face.
At Hurt's side, the British and French ambassadors were as angry as he was.
In a conversation just now, Gu Weijun finally tore off the mask of hypocrisy and said straightforwardly.
"Even if we do, what can we do? Do you have proof? Let's make it clear, are you going to write a letter or a martial artist? And don't forget, say. Gaida is dead, but there are still many Czechs left. We know the real reason why the Czechs dealt with Kolchak very clearly, and if they really tear their faces, it will not benefit anyone! β
In addition to Gu Weijun, the rest of the ambassadors in the office are the ambassadors of Britain, France and the United States, and there are no bugs or anything in this era, and the size of the gramophone and tape recorder needs to be at least the size of a box to fit it, so Gu Weijun is not afraid to say it clearly.
On the opposite side of Gu Weijun, the ambassadors of Britain, France and other countries were also stunned by Gu Weijun's straightforwardness.
Indeed, now Britain, France and other countries have no evidence to prove that the Kolchak regime was overthrown by the Chinese, after all, all the evidence is now in the hands of the Chinese, and these evidences are also inclined to the Chinese.
What's more, the role of Britain and France in instigating the Czechs at the beginning was not so glorious, and if it was really exposed, the national social political axe would certainly not be much better, and Britain and France might not be much better than the national social political axe.
The most important thing is that after experiencing the Great War, Britain and France and other countries have already developed a serious war-weariness, and this mentality may not be eliminated in one or two decades, so even if the national social and political axe admits that this matter was done by itself, Britain and France have no way to deal with China.
After all, with the current strength of the national social and political axe, there is no need to be afraid of Britain and France, which have experienced a great war, not to mention that Britain and France still need China's assistance in dealing with Soviet Russia... Then, it happened that he had just been outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Although the ambassadors of Britain and France have been smoked by Gu Weijun's words, at least for now, Britain and France really have no way to take China.
Therefore, in the end, Zhu Erdian, Hutt and others could only get angry and leave the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a car, and then transmit the content of this meeting back to China, and let the domestic political axe upper echelons make a decision.
Unlike Zhu Erdian and the others, after seeing Zhu Erdian and the others leave, Gu Weijun looked full of red light.
It is no wonder that although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs may not be able to share many benefits, but the political axe has obtained more than 1,000 tons of gold, and it is impossible for Gu Weijun, the foreign minister, not to be excited.
"Next, it's time to get busy with that matter..."ββββββββββ just like Gu Weijun said, if the truth of the matter is really exposed, it will not be a good thing for China or Britain, France, the United States and other countries.
After all, China, which stabbed the knife in the back, is certainly worthy of condemnation, but the behavior of Britain, France and the United States selling their teammates may not be noble.
What's more, the gold has already fallen into Yan Guang's mouth, even if Britain, France and the United States try to damage their image and expose all the things, will Yan Guang spit out the gold? You must know that what fell into Yan Guang's mouth can't be pried out with a crowbar... Therefore, although they were greedy for more than 1,000 tons of gold, they even drooled, but in the end, Britain, France and the United States could only choose to give up.
Just when Zhu Erdian and the others were still itching their teeth with hatred for Gu Weijun, Gu Weijun, who finally got rid of them, also began to be busy with another very important matter.
"Railway..."
Of course, this railway is not a railway that runs through the country, but it is not a railway in the occupied territories.
After gaining a large area of the occupied area, Zhan Tianyou, the minister of railways, has begun to explore the land in the occupied area under the order of Yan Guang, and the new railway network that completely covers the entire occupied area has entered a state of preparation.
However, the railway lines in Central Asia, West Asia and the Caucasus have been relatively perfect, which makes Zhan Tianyou's work much less difficult.
But then again, if it was to build a railway, there would be no involvement in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at all.
After all, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for managing diplomacy, not for building railways.
This time, Gu Weijun will come forward because the construction of the railway involves foreign affairs..."Iranian Railway"
Of course, Iran during this period was called Persia and was a kingdom ruled by the Qajar dynasty.
The Qajar dynasty, also known as the Qajar dynasty, was founded by the Aga Khazar tribe (a modern Turkmen) leader of the Qajar tribe in northern Iran. Muhammad? The dynasty founded by the Khan. Aga? In his early years, Muhammad Khan was a hostage in the court of Karim Khan, the ruler of the Sand dynasty (1750~1794), and in 1779 Karim Khan died. Muhammad fled to the northern strongholds, and took advantage of the fact that the descendants of the Sand dynasty were fighting each other for the throne to expand his power. In 1794 he conquered Kerman and ruled the major provinces of Iran. In 1796, he was crowned king of Persia, established Tehran, and conquered Khorasan in the same year.
The current Qajar dynasty has gone through 6 kings, and the current reigning king is called Ahmad. Shah, was the sixth king of the Kingdom of Persia. At the same time, in the history of Ahmed. Shah was also the last king of the Qajar dynasty... Gu Weijun's current task is to negotiate with the Persians through diplomatic means, so that the Persians can allow the national government axe to build a railway in Iran, a railway through Persia and connecting Central Asia and Iraq.
"At present, there are two ways for our country to connect with Iraq, one is the long railway line of more than 5,000 kilometers that passes through Central Asia, the southern Volga River, and the Caucasus and then enters Iraq, and the other is the sea passage from Shanghai or Guangzhou as the starting point, passing through the South China Sea, the Strait of Malacca and the Indian Ocean controlled by the British, and then entering Iraq in the Arabian Sea..."
"In the former, the railway line is too long, although it is not as good as the Siberian Railway in terms of overall length, and the Ministry of Railways has begun preparations to expand the Central Asian Railway into a four-line railway, but the Central Asian Railway is too close to the current Sino-Russian border, and it is very likely that in the future there will be interruptions of traffic due to Russian strikes."
"In Iraq, the Baghdad railway is already under construction, and there are many advantages to sea and rail, so it will be easier to connect with Iraq by sea in the future. However, although the strength of the current navy is growing rapidly, compared with the British Navy, which has dozens of dreadnought-class battleships, the defense navy still has a great shortcoming, so when our country and Britain enter a state of war, the sea line of communication between Iraq will be easily cut off by the British, not to mention that the Strait of Malacca and the entire Indian Ocean are in the British sphere of influence..."
Speaking of this, Yan Guang slapped the world map on the desktop with his palm and said loudly.
"Therefore, we must build a railway in Persia that will lead directly from Central Asia to Iraq, so that in the event of an emergency, we will be able to get in touch with Persia through this railway and another line of communication..."
According to the rough estimate of the Ministry of Railways, it will take at least 5,000 kilometers to reach Iraq from Dihua through Central Asia, the Volga River Valley, and the Caucasus.
And if it goes from Dihua to Central Asia, and then directly through Iran to Iraq, then this distance can be shortened to more than 3,000 kilometers, in other words, the entire distance can be reduced by at least more than 1,000 kilometers.
Of course, these are only rough estimates of the Ministry of Railways, and the actual situation needs to be examined in detail, after all, if there are mountains or rivers or something on some sections of the map, whether to build bridges and dig holes or detours also need to be considered.
However, there is no doubt that the new lines of communication will at least reduce the distance of the national government by more than 1,000 kilometers compared to the existing ones.
What's more, the new railways are much safer than the old two ways in terms of safety, and there is no need to worry about abnormal situations after the war with the Soviet Union or Britain.
Of course, the most important thing is that if the Persian railway can be built through the whole of Persia, it will be much easier for the Wehrmacht to invade Persia in the future, and this is the most important thing.
It's a pity that Yan Guang said it alone, but few people in the venue were willing to respond to Yan Guang's enthusiasm.
However, it is not incomprehensible, after all, Iraq is really a poor country now.
Not to mention the area, in terms of the fertility of the land, Iraq is obviously not as good as Central Asia, which is known as one of the breadbaskets of the Soviet Union, as for mineral resources? Before the discovery of oil resources, Iraq could not even touch the borders of Kazakhstan and other places.
Even the Caucasus and other places are much cuter than Iraq in the eyes of the military.
After all, the Caucasus is one of the oil producing areas, and it is much cuter than Iraq, which produces nothing.
If it weren't for the inheritance of more than 1,000 tons of gold that he had just received from Kolchak, I am afraid that Yan Guang's proposal to build a Persian railway would have been opposed by some people at the meeting hall as soon as it was proposed.
But now... Since they had just obtained a huge inheritance worth more than three billion silver dollars, the military and political officials present were not that interested in going against Yan Guang's intentions.
"Anyway, now that I have money in my hand, let's let him go..."
Yan Guang, who was full of enthusiasm, became much more depressed when he was treated so negatively.
"These guys don't want to think about the mistakes I've made in the past!!"
Looking at the others viciously, Yan Guang scolded in his heart.
But seriously, although because he knows the relationship of historical trajectory, Yan Guang has never made a mistake in major matters. However, due to the limitations of his own ability, there are indeed many mistakes in small things.
And now, Xu Shichang and the others sitting in the seat obviously treated this matter as a trivial matter...ββββββββββ although they treated this matter as a trivial matter, in the end Xu Shichang and others still did not oppose Yan Guang's plan to build a railway in Persia.
So naturally, Gu Weijun, the foreign minister, also took a plane to prepare to go to Persia and meet the Persian king Ahmad. Sand conducts face-to-face consultations.
The purpose of the negotiation was, of course, to obtain the right to build roads in Persia.
Unfortunately, there are obviously no airfields in Persia for large aircraft to land (in fact, the so-called large planes are just four-engine aircraft). Although it is a four-engine aircraft, not to mention the level of B29 and B17, not even the level of SB-2, at most it is about the same in range ... So in the end, Gu Weijun went to Persia by train.
When Gu Weijun's convoy arrived in Tehran, the Persian king Ahmad. Sha was already waiting outside the city with the officials of the kingdom.
It is no wonder that Ahmet was like this, in the past, the kingdom of Persia has been divided between Russia and Britain between the north and the south, and after Russia became Soviet Russia, British control in Persia continued to increase.
Later, a China emerged, and the posture was the same as that of Russia in the past.
Therefore, Ahmet and others, who had survived in the shadow of Russia, could only come to greet them with such a low posture.
Although in recent years, Gu Weijun's status as the foreign minister has increased a lot, there has never been such a scene of being greeted, so Gu Weijun really feels flattered. However, this feeling was only for a moment, and then when he watched Ahmed and his party, Gu Weijun had a strong sense of immediacy..."It's like China in the past..."
Looking at Ahmed and his party, Gu Weijun said with a wry smile.
Fortunately, this time Gu Weijun didn't want to force the Persians to sign any unequal treaties, so Gu Weijun didn't have any psychological obstacles. After entering Ahmed's palace, Gu Weijun directly expressed his intention.
Of course, unlike Britain and Russia, Gu Weijun came to buy the [right of construction] with benefits this time.
As for those benefits, of course, they are second-hand weapons that have been captured in the past few years or returned by the Wehrmacht. These weapons are large in quantity and of high value, but because they are second-hand weapons, the Wehrmacht will not use them at all.
And at this time, it would be quite good to give these second-hand weapons as gifts to the Persians.
After all, even if it is a second-hand weapon, the German Mauser G98 rifle and the German 75mm mountain gun and field gun are still very popular.
Sure enough, after learning about the benefits of the national social political axe, Ahmad and the others showed considerable excitement, after all, just handing over the right to build the road can be exchanged for millions worth of arms, such a deal is really cost-effective.
It was only after a moment of heart-beating that Ahmed shook his head.
"Minister Gu, I'm sorry, although I am indeed very excited, but now everything in Persia is in the hands of the British..."
"Your Majesty need not worry about this, you just need to sign an entente with us after the British agree..."
"If that's the case......... Then I agree..."
(To be continued)