Chapter 499: China Island
Since the founding of the country, Russia has been in the midst of a war, and there is no time to develop the economy, and now the Russian economy has been seriously unbalanced, the domestic military industry is the most developed, and there are almost no other industries.
It is not easy to draw up a five-year development plan, and is ready to rely on the export of domestic mineral resources to obtain foreign exchange to stimulate domestic economic growth, but now it has lost the Baku oil field, the largest source of foreign exchange. But the strength is not as good as others, what is the use of being angry, for which he had to send a delegation, hoping to sign an armistice treaty with NATO countries.
Abdul II did not dare to negotiate peace with Russia alone, after all, now the Iranian Empire is also a member of NATO, and many things depend on the face of the old Chinese Empire, so he directly reported the Russians' intentions to the Chinese Empire.
After consideration, Fang Xiaoyu felt that the Iranian Empire had already occupied the Baku oil field, Russia's largest economic source, and if it continued to attack, it would need to cross the Caucasus Mountains, which would be a big test for the Iranian Empire's military, and once it failed, it was possible to lose the early combat results.
In view of the current situation, it is better to negotiate peace with Russia, and first turn the land occupation into an established fact, so that Russia's largest financial resources can be cut off in the name of justice, so the Chinese Empire quickly agreed to Abdul II's request to allow him to hold peace talks with Russia alone.
Faced with a two-front war, the Yaman Empire to the west was also eyeing the situation, and the Russians were very eager to resolve the immediate threat as soon as possible, and they were really ecstatic when they learned that the Iranian Empire had agreed to peace talks. At the behest of the Empire, Russia was forced to agree to cede the area south of the Greater Caucasus Mountains to the Empire, and at the same time agreed that the goods of the Empire could enter Russia and be sold without customs duties.
The first article of this treaty seems to be very harsh, but in fact the second article is the most deadly, and the cunning diplomats of the Empire of Islam have made such a privilege in order to curry favor with the Chinese Empire, which is ostensibly an agricultural country with a poor industrial base and not much to export.
In fact, they could have allowed the products of the Chinese Empire to enter the Islamic Empire first, and then export them to Russia under the symbol of the Islamic Empire, which gave the Chinese Empire an opportunity to disrupt the Russian economy, a gap that could break the economic model of Russian planning.
This clause was a very advantageous economic weapon for the Chinese Empire, which was still at war with Russia, but in order not to startle the snake, Fang Xiaoyu did not plan to use this weapon immediately, but only asked the Iranian Empire to sell a small amount of crops to Russia, which were still very popular for Russia that lacked food.
Unlike Abdul II, Alexander III hated the Russian government, and they still occupied their capital, the Paladin's Fortress, and in his mind, the treasures he had treasured for many years had fallen into the hands of the other party. Ulyanov has suffered a loss, and he has not gained any benefits and is still bearing such a reputation, and he has been sending people to secretly investigate the matter, but so far he has no clue where the treasure is going.
The Iranian Empire stopped the war with Russia, and the Cossack Empire would not consume itself in vain, and after gaining part of the territory, they also stopped attacking, but the stop of the offensive was temporary, Alexander III did not have the idea of a truce with Russia, and the Russian government had to work hard to develop its economy under the dual pressure of the Chinese Empire and the Cossack Empire, hoping to become strong as soon as possible.
With Russia, a huge threat and source of hatred, Alexander III also changed his laziness and arrogance in the past, and conscientiously developed his own domestic economy.
The clouds of war that hung over the world gradually dissipated, and after the ceasefire against Russia was established, there was a rare period of peace in the world, and people could finally recuperate.
All countries are using this period to work hard to develop their economies, and although the western continent was severely damaged in the war, the foundation of each country is still there, and there is no shortage of talents, and after the introduction of preferential economic recovery policies, the economies of various countries have recovered rapidly. The recovery of the industrial strength of various countries has greatly improved the living standards of the people, and the rich people have begun to pursue a comfortable life again.
From rice cookers to electric ovens, from 9-inch black-and-white TVs to 14-inch color TVs, from electric fans to window air conditioners with compressors, from tape recorders to video cameras, all classes can buy low-end or high-end home appliances, and every family is embarrassed to invite friends to their homes if they don't have one or two household appliances. After household appliances became more and more popular, and factories gradually transformed to electrification, the entire world has become more and more dependent on electricity, and it has become more and more dependent on the China Foundation, the only electrical appliance supplier in the world.
This situation not only made the absolute boss of the home appliance industry, the China Consortium, earn a lot of profits, but also made Fang Xiaoyu make a lot of money on AC and DC patents. However, electrification is not the only project that has caused countries to lose a lot of wealth, and the various types of motorcycles and cars produced by the China Foundation are also flooding the entire world, quietly changing the way people travel.
The demand for oil is growing in a straight line, just like electricity, which is making all parties pay more and more attention to oil. Although the Boston Empire did not get much oil fields in the territory of the Moss Kingdom, fortunately, several large oil fields were discovered in its country, and its production was completely sufficient, and there was even a surplus to earn foreign exchange from exports.
As the economy became more and more prosperous, and the trade of the whole world became more and more frequent, the big conglomerates of various countries were surprised to find that all the most profitable industries in the whole world seemed to be related to the Chinese Empire, and the biggest beneficiary of them was the Chinese Consortium.
Countries know that these electrical appliances are only selling science and technology, and the materials themselves are not valuable, but they can only watch these commodities slowly suck up the national wealth that they have created with great difficulty and have no choice.
In order to obtain these skills, countries from the state to the consortium have sent their own commercial spies, and their targets are aimed at the industries of the Chinese consortium distributed throughout the Chinese Empire, which makes the newly established Homeland Security Bureau of the Chinese Empire really busy.
Although these spies are vigorously searching, they are destined to be disappointed, because the current China Foundation, its main scientific research and production bases are in the wild continent that has just been renamed Zhonghua Island, and the industries in various places are only a cover. Except for the sales department, which occupies half of the country, there are only raw material procurement, mineral mining and transportation departments, and in addition to service industries such as McDonald's and Yat-sen House, there is no scientific information and research projects that can be explored.
In Fang Xiaoyu's hands, Xiaofeng's civilian science and technology research is still the most powerful force, and the latest radar and array sonar, which have some touches on civilian products, have been studied, because of its in-depth research, even civilian products are much more advanced than the military equipment that scientists can develop.
With these early warning weapons all over the coastline, and the Predator's frogman troops laying a large number of advanced mines in the reef crevices and external waters, including even advanced models such as magnetic mines and induction mines, these equipment can make it impossible for any enemy to attack. At the same time, it also allows the coastal defense forces to detect any object that dares to approach, even in the most difficult meteorological conditions, whether it is from the air, water or water.
These are not all the vigilance of Zhonghua Island, there are as many as five planetary geostationary satellites in the sky, monitoring the situation in the surrounding waters at any time, the only two sea exit channels are laid with mines, and there are also bases for the Iron and Blood Navy outside.
This fleet, which seems to be quite mysterious in the eyes of other countries, guarantees the maritime security of the entire Zhonghua Island, and the intelligence personnel of various countries who have been trying to unravel the mystery of the Predator Navy are also unable to enter the Zhonghua Island, and they can only estimate the size of the Predator's Navy through the small torpedo boats and patrol ships used by the Predators to maintain order and patrol the waterways, and the largest is only a naval surveillance ship of more than 2,000 tons.
Speculation about the prosperity of the island, with its factories, automobiles, and the best electrical appliances owned by every household, made the Chinese Foundation's annual recruitment of one million college students and three million skilled workers from among the new graduates of the Chinese Empire unusually smooth.
In the Chinese Empire, 12 years of compulsory education has been written into law, and after six years of primary school and six years of secondary school, universities and technical schools have become the first choice for young people.
Fang Xiaoyu's policy of multiple births and multiple children has caused the explosive growth of the population in the Chinese Empire, with a population growth rate of tens of millions every year, and the empire provides convenient conditions for multiple families, in addition to still starting from the third child, the state gives quite generous subsidies for the cultivation of these children. In addition, the Ministry of Education has allocated a part of the funds to provide every primary school student with a free glass of milk per day in order to strengthen their system.