Under the coercion and inducement of the Qingying, the Turks finally accepted his demand, promising to devote major efforts to the Indian Ocean, which they had not set foot in before. Although Germany's move is obviously to use itself as a gun, the current Istanbul government has no courage to refuse: not to mention that the opponent's fist is more than ten times larger than its own, just Germany's removal of all the instructors and equipment in the Turkish army is enough to make their national violence almost paralyzed!

Pacifying Akbar on the peninsula of Asia Minor, the task of integrating the forces of the allies of the Qing and Britain came to an end for the time being. Although in terms of overall strength, the Royal Italian Navy is even better than Austria-Hungary, but this group of grass with very poor teeth but excellent appetite is obviously unable to make the current Germany fall in love with each other. At present, Britain's power has not completely subsided in Europe, and the United States has risen strongly on the other side of the ocean; If Germany gave all the drawings and technology to Italy, then there was no guarantee that this country would not do anything behind the scenes and provide it to the United States and Britain to counterbalance Germany. Therefore, Qingying must keep a hand on this untrustworthy ally; Only when Germany had fully digested the dividends of the war and swelled it to the point that Italy had given up the idea of antagonizing Berlin once and for all would their power be of real use to Germany.

"According to the Ministry of Labor, the unemployment rate in the empire has decreased significantly since entering the fourth quarter. By the end of November, more than 5 million of the 5.3 million demobilized soldiers had found a new home: more than 90 percent of them had been absorbed into the occupied territories of China and Eastern Europe, while the rest had gone to colonies abroad. "In front of the crackling fireplace, Qingying is reporting the current situation to William, who is wearing a coat. Although the proportion of people who choose to travel to overseas territories is very limited. But due to the huge base. This total is still very impressive. They acted as policemen, overseers, merchants, and even plantation owners in the colonies, and this would certainly deepen Germany's grip on these territories. ”

William sneezed heavily and wrapped his coat tighter; At the age of 55, it was clear to him that his body was not as functional as before. Looking at the consistent upright body of the person in front of him, Rao couldn't help but feel a trace of envy when he was in charge of the imperial machine: the years did not leave any corresponding marks on him, but he took the lead in leading himself into the twilight season of life.

"Let Holwig continue to focus on the employment of demobilized soldiers. We cannot allow them to be absorbed by the Social Democrats in the process of wandering unemployed, and then become a potential force in parliament against the Reich government. For those who were disabled in war, the Imperial Government should train them accordingly. So that they can have a skill that can get out of the situation. William spoke in a somewhat hoarse voice and conveyed his opinion to Qingying. In contrast to the face-painted propaganda of the English-speaking world in later generations, William, known as the "warlord villain", was a rare emperor who cared about the suffering of the people; It was thanks to his strong push that the German people were not "lemons that are drained of juice and discarded", as is the case in other European countries, but were given social security that was incompatible with the current social Darwinian era.

Qingying nodded in compliance, and then said, "Thanks to the large number of demobilized soldiers who have turned overseas to seek livelihoods, the colonial boom in the empire has also begun to be concentrated after entering November. Various industrial goods began to be dumped in the colonies, and raw materials such as cotton, timber, and ore were also continuously exported to the empire itself, and this good trade situation was good. It was bound to have a wide and far-reaching impact on the economy and industry of the empire. ”

"In order to meet the growing ties between the colonies and the empire itself, the empire began to launch a shipbuilding boom from September: orders from various established and new shipping companies. The slipways of the major shipyards have been filled. Even my shipyard in Nimmhagen, which has only eight slipways, has been receiving orders for a whole year. The steel, coal, metallurgy, machinery and other related industries have also flourished with the rise of the shipbuilding industry, during which hundreds of thousands of people have been employed, and the total wealth created during this period has made a qualitative leap. Qing Ying briefly summarized the current domestic situation, and couldn't help but show a look of relief and expectation on her face, "After these merchant ships are put into operation, the empire's economic and industrial aggregates will also grow explosively because of the carrying capacity of the colonies; In less than five years, Britain will be completely left behind by us like France back then, and the only one who can really compete with Germany is the United States on the other side of the ocean. ”

Hearing Qingying's words, Rao is William had already anticipated the future situation, and an indescribable pride still rose in his heart. After nearly 27 years of hard work, the strength and status of Germany today are very different from those of 1888, when he first ascended the throne. He slowly calmed down his churning mind and said, "Although we now have a large colony population to rely on and dump excess goods, we still need to get enough precious metals to ensure that Deutsche Bank can issue more currency. As the economy grew, so did the number of marks circulating within the empire; Only in this way can we more effectively maintain the current pattern of rapid development. ”

Qingying smiled, and the joy on his face became more intense: "Compared with the current economic development rate, the total amount of gold reserves in Germany has increased dramatically in half a year after the armistice. The gold, silver, diamonds, and jade that the Bolsheviks had inherited from the Tsar had already fallen into our hands in large quantities with the special indemnity of 3 billion marks in the previous period (the previous author's estimate of the amount of gold held by the Bolsheviks was too high); In order to repay the reparations equivalent to 16 billion marks, France also made a large cross-border transfer of a considerable part of their coffers from Bordeaux to Berlin. The gains from these two projects alone have skyrocketed our total gold reserves from 439 tonnes before the war to 612 tonnes now, not counting the 100 tonnes of Kolchak nuggets that will soon return home! In addition, our earnings from the Rand Gold Mine are just around the corner; For a long time to come, gold reserves will not be a hindrance to Germany's economic growth. ”

William let out a long breath, and there was finally a little more happiness in his hoarse voice: "This is really good. On the eve of the outbreak of the Great War, although the empire has become the world's second largest economy, there is a huge gap between the United States, Britain, Russia and France in terms of gold reserves; Even small Argentina has almost as much gold reserves as ours, which has to be said to be a hidden pain that the empire has always been unable to speak. Now, the mark is finally expected to replace the ruble and the franc as one of the new universal currencies in the world! You sue Sù Holwig and ask him to squeeze more gold reserves out of the hands of the tyrant French, and at the same time step up the deal with Kolchak and smash all the gold in his hands with a large number of battle-experienced captives! It is really unremarkable that a small vice admiral can hold more precious metal currency than Germany has accumulated for hundreds of years. ”

Qingying nodded yes. The current fierce Russian Civil War is indeed the best opportunity for Germany to take over the golden heritage of Tsarist Russia on a large scale.

Since Denikin's Northern Expedition began on October 21, the vast land of Eastern Europe has once again fallen into a situation of blood and fire. The long-planned White Army was in great force and constantly storming the city: on the Eastern Front, Kolchak's army had completely crossed the Ural Mountains and advanced an astonishing 200 kilometers to the west; The important town of Ufa was declared to have fallen, and the 80,000 Red Russian army collapsed. On the southern front, the Volunteer Army under the command of Denikin also captured Volgograd after a series of fierce battles, and none of the more than 30,000 Red Russian defenders managed to escape the encirclement. However, both White armies also paid a corresponding price for their victory, not only the loss of arms was quite severe, but the lives of their soldiers were harvested like wheat in autumn by the scythe of death. The Russian civil war has been so fierce and bloody from the very beginning that it is bound to greatly increase the need for weapons and personnel on the warring parties. In this case, gold, which can neither be eaten nor shot, naturally becomes a meaningless hoard: rather than starving to death or being wiped out by the other side in these silent cold stones, it is obviously better for the Russian warlords to pawn them for practical and useful supplies!

As for Kolchak's cautious use of the gold in his hands because of the current battlefield situation in favor of the White Army, Qingying was not too worried. Although the foundations of the current Soviet regime are weaker than those of the same period in the civil wars of history, their statecraft based on the Red Terror is definitely the best means of consolidating the forces of the ruling regions; Under this completely dehumanizing horror of death, the Russian people, who witnessed the killing of a large number of people around them, could only fight for the Red regime in a desperate struggle. This is something that the White Army is difficult to replicate and unimaginable. Moreover, there are indeed a number of outstanding talents in the Bolshevik Party today, such as Trotsky, Sverdlov, Frunze, etc., all of whom can be called the heroes of the time; With their support, the Bolsheviks would never be wiped out in a short time, and the gold in Kolchak's hands would never be enough to spend.

"I'm going to get the people of Omsk in touch with Kolchak in order to tempt him to release the prisoners of war and make him spit out his wealth even more." Qingying replied respectfully. He paused, and then added: "In addition to Kolchak, the Bolsheviks should also have some guaranteed gold stocks in their hands. Kolchak stole between 500~600 tons of gold from Kazan, while Russia's total gold reserves before the war were at least 1,000 tons; Even if St. Petersburg had bought some supplies from the United States and Japan during the war, it would not have been consumed so quickly. In connection with the fact that the Bolsheviks have frequently pledged gold in recent arms purchases, there is reason to believe that there is more to be tapped in the hands of these red demons. (To be continued......)

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