The weather in the north is always dry, especially in April and May.

In such a very good season, people will never be bored at home as long as they have free time, but try their best to go out and enjoy the beautiful weather outside...

Located just outside Beijing, the presidential palace is impressively designed, and Yan Shao's presence has made it the center of all of China. Seriously speaking, when the presidential palace, Yan Shao's villa and Yushi's headquarters building were just established, this was actually still a wasteland, but with the passage of time, due to these three places, plus the existence of office buildings of various government departments, under the efforts and planning of the Ministry of Urban Construction, this very barren land has now become a new district that is not inferior to the inner city.

Although the traffic here is slightly inconvenient compared to the original urban area.

However, the new planning and brand new streets and buildings have made everyone who comes here have a refreshing feeling, compared with the fact that there are too many old-fashioned buildings in the old city, and the demolition work is very troublesome in the case of no forced demolition.

Not long ago, Zhu Erdian and others even proposed that the legations of various countries be moved out of Dongjiaomin Lane and placed in the new urban area.

First, it is convenient to communicate and contact with the Chinese government in a timely manner, and then...

They still prefer the new town to the old town, which already looks a little shabby...

And at this moment, in the gazebo next to the lake where she played against Fumiko last time. Yan Shao was sitting on a stone bench, holding Fumiko in his arms to teach her some knowledge from books. Although in his previous life, Yan Shao was a model of not learning and not knowing. I usually sleep more during class than when I wake up. But in such an era, for the sake of life, coupled with the urging of Elino and others, Yan Shao will not be much worse than ordinary professors in terms of knowledge, with some insights from later generations, what he talks about can always give people some inspiration. Although this knowledge is not Yan Shao's own, it is no problem to teach an 11-year-old girl like Fumiko...

At the same time, Yan Shao's identity is similar to Fumiko's stepfather, who is only 11 years old. So it's a very common thing to be taught like this.

However, Fumiko is a child's heart after all, and she is not much interested in the boring textbook content, and Yan Shao himself actually doesn't like the above content very much, so most of the time Yan Shao teaches some more off-the-beaten-path content. This also makes Fumiko compare to being with Otsuki Smoke. prefers to be with Yan Shao—————— at least Yan Shao won't force her to learn this and that...

Go is also forgotten. She is also a little interested, but she has to learn all the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which is a bit too much...

Not long ago, Fumiko had just started learning piano, and Otsuki Xun was already planning to ask a few good teachers to teach her the violin, which scared Fumiko so much that she had to invite Yan Shao out.

After the most reluctant, Yan Shao also used the strength of the two tigers to sleep in the big moon smoke...

Just when Yan Shaozheng was telling an interesting story and making Fumiko in his arms laugh. A servant outside the gazebo came over and whispered.

"President, Minister Gu has arrived..."

"Is there a result?" I heard that Gu Weijun had arrived. Yan Shao, who was making Fumiko laugh, had a serious expression. "Let him come..."

"Yes!" The man bowed his head and whispered, then turned away.

"Uncle, do you want me to come down first..."Even if she doesn't often follow her, Fumiko is also relatively clear about several cabinet ministers who often see the newspapers, among which the most famous ministers have Gu Weijun's name, not to mention that Fumiko often meets with Gu Weijun and them. Now that he heard that Gu Weijun came over and seemed to be going to talk to Yan Shao about something, Fumiko said very sensibly.

"That's not necessary..."Yan Shao chuckled lightly, reaching out and pinching Fumiko's nose as he spoke. It's really an important thing, but it's just a result, and it won't take much time..."Yan Shao took a deep breath as he spoke. "It's finally settled..."

To be honest, Yan Shao was really worried that the British would be stubborn about the so-called face issue, if that really happened, I am afraid that the part of the Persian Gulf coast would have nothing to do with him.

That's right, Yan Shao really doesn't know where the oil fields of Saudi Arabia are in history, at least he knows very well where the UAE is, plus a Qatar, even if he guesses wrong, he can still get what he wants, but it's not so rich...

And...

As long as he gets this place, can't he come and get an inch...

Anyway, the so-called Kingdom of Najd is not the territory of the United Kingdom, even if Yan Shao takes some advantage, is it possible that the British will turn their faces against Yan Shao for this country?

On the other side, seeing that Yan Shao said that it was not necessary, Fumiko naturally would not insist anymore.

For this man who has been holding him since he was a child, Fumiko is still very attached to the warmth in his arms.

Pinching Fumiko's pink face again, Yan Shao looked in the direction of the entrance, and after about a few minutes, under the guidance of the servant, Gu Weijun came to the front of the pavilion.

"Uncle Gu..."Seeing Gu Weijun coming, Fumiko immediately said obediently.

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"Well, it's beautiful again..."Also taking two steps forward, Gu Weijun patted Fumiko's head.

Just looking at her sitting in Yan Shao's arms, a complicated look flashed in Gu Weijun's eyes. After so many years, the identities of Fumiko and Otsuki's mother and daughter have long been known, and naturally, who Fumiko's biological father is has become a matter known to everyone.

The problem is that Fumiko's biological father was beaten out of the mainland by Yan Shao, and now although he is stationed in Japan, he can be down, so when he saw Fumiko and Otsuki Xun, although a long time has passed, whether it is Gu Weijun or others, it is inevitable that it will be a little complicated...

Having said that, for the cute and well-behaved Fumiko, Gu Weijun and others are very fond of it.

Shaking his head slightly in his heart, he shook this thought out of his mind. Gu Weijun looked at Yan Shaodao with a straight face. "President, I have finally done the right thing..."

"Good!" Although it has long been clear that things will definitely be done. But the words were confirmed from Gu Weijun's mouth, and Yan Shao's face still showed a hint of joy. "Good! That's good! ”

The importance of the Middle East is self-evident, as long as it can be obtained and kept, it can lay the foundation for China in the next 100 years. As for other issues and contradictions related to religion, although they are a little troublesome, they are nothing compared to them...

And seeing Yan Shao's happy face, he hesitated slightly. Gu Weijun asked himself, and it was also a question in the minds of many high-level members of the national government. "President, you have to get that piece of land on the coast of the Persian Gulf. Is it because there are also ..."

Speaking of this, Gu Weijun glanced at Fumiko, and did not finish his words.

Fumiko's identity is nothing, whether it is Yan Shaoyi or Gu Weijun, they don't care much about it. But an 11-year-old. Who knows if something important will be revealed inadvertently, so it's better to be vague about some things...

After patting Fumiko's little buttocks and motioning for her to get off his lap first, Yan Shao shook his head and said. "I don't know what to do..."

"I don't know what to do?" Hearing Yan Shao's answer, Gu Weijun was taken aback.

In fact, on the way here, Gu Weijun had already thought of Yan Shao's possible answer, but he never thought that it would be this.

Looking at Gu Weijun's surprised look, Yan Shao nodded and said. "Yes, I don't know what to do......... But I think. If there is still anything in the Middle East, it is most likely there. That's why I'm willing to gamble..."

At this time, Fumiko had already gone to the lake to play by herself, and Yan Shao could also talk a little more openly.

"The Ministry of Industry has done a lot of statistics recently, and I believe you should have seen it. Although coal is still the most important fuel today, in the future, it will be oil that will dominate the main position, and the advantage of oil compared to daily life is simply too great..."

"It's especially important that if we get a lot of oil, we can use it to cover the fiscal deficit, and a lot of the things that bother us at the moment are basically related to money, and this part can be fully covered by oil revenues..."

"And although there is no oil in our country, but several oil fields that have been detected are either not many reserves, or it is difficult to exploit, and it is very difficult to technically, and our country has a population of more than 400 million, and the number of flat down is pitiful, although the number of motor vehicles such as cars in China is still relatively rare, but it has gradually increased, especially in the past two years, the domestic automobile market has expanded a lot, and things like buses have been more common in many cities in China. These are all things that need oil, and if we don't have enough oil to produce, we have to rely on imports, which is tantamount to giving others the tools to contain us..."

"Nowadays, the country seems to be developing well, but the external environment is very complicated, I believe you are also very clear about this, in China's periphery is either the range of power of the Western powers, or the enemy like Japan, China is too big, even if we are only satisfied with the development of ourselves, the Western powers will still feel threatened, and if we embark on a path similar to Germany, not to mention whether we can find a few qualified allies, I am afraid that it will directly confront the Western powers, at that time, What should we do if the Great Powers threaten through an oil embargo, etc.? ”

"Although there are some domestic reserves, the demand and consumption of oil will only increase, so we must find a more suitable source, and this source is no more suitable than our own output..."

Naturally, Yan Shao could not tell Gu Weijun that there are many large oil fields in Liaoning, and although those oil fields may not be able to meet all of China's own needs, it is still no problem to survive for at least a few decades at this stage...

Of course, Yan Shao couldn't tell Gu Weijun that whoever mastered oil in the later generations would be equivalent to mastering half of the world. What can Americans do in later generations to issue money indiscriminately? Isn't it because of the intimate relationship between the dollar and oil that the dollar has become a hard currency...

Oil will remain the mainstream fuel for at least the next 100 years.

During World War II, Germany and Japan were in trouble because of a lack of fuel, and China was certainly not the two countries, but there are still lessons to be learned.

In the same way, mastering oil is equivalent to mastering the world world. Saudi Arabia has the world's largest oil reserves, and Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and other countries are also very rich in oil reserves.

Add to this China's own reserves, with these. Yan Shao is fully confident that he will lay the foundation for China for the next 100 years. As long as the children and grandchildren are not so losers...

Even...

If there is a chance, it is not impossible to take Iran as well...

If this is the case, then apart from Canada, China can occupy at least four of the five countries with the highest oil reserves in the world. As for a country like Venezuela, heavy oil is still too difficult to get after all...

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After listening to Yan Shao's explanation. Although there were many things that Gu Weijun didn't understand very well, he still nodded. The importance of oil has been popularized to them by Huang Hao once before, and they are very clear. The importance of this fuel in the future of petroleum.

And unlike coal, oil is significantly smaller.

China's vast country has only a limited number of oil fields to discover, and none of them can match the size of Mexico. This is also an important reason why they will support Yan Shao.

Members who are now able to enter the cabinet. Almost all of them were the best talents in China during this period, even if they were Tang Shaoyi or Feng Guozhang, they could naturally see it clearly.

But to be honest, for this treaty, the domestic controversy is still relatively large...

After all, in the past, China's troop contribution was 300,000, and at most it can be regarded as a member country with a relatively large number of troops. Although the record is outstanding, it is clearly unequal compared to countries like Seville, Romania or Italy.

But this time. If China really sets the size of the expeditionary force at 800,000—————— it is necessary to know that before entering the war. The size of the Wehrmacht is only more than 700,000, and many infantry divisions are still understaffed.

Now the expeditionary force alone has 800,000 people, which is more or less ...

Except for those businessmen and capitalists who can benefit from the expeditionary force, there are not too many people who oppose it, and even within the army there are not without opposing voices. After all, if you count these 800,000, then China's total military strength will reach 1.23 million, which is definitely not a small number, and at the same time, the financial expenditure required for more than 1.23 million troops will also put the national government under unimaginable pressure...

Nowadays, the annual salary of an ordinary soldier is 120 yuan, and even if the government has been established for such a long time, this figure is still a rare high salary for ordinary people.

In fact, China's per capita income has increased a lot during this period.

For example, the incomes of workers in some coastal areas have increased to two dimes a day, and many areas in the interior have also reached the level of one dimel a day. The former has reached the level of the Yushi Group before the establishment of the national government, and the latter has reached the level of the coastal areas.

But after all, there are still too many people in China, and there is a big gap between them and Western countries such as Europe and the United States.

But at this time in China, the monthly salary of 10 yuan is never a small amount, which is also because the national defense force has not increased military salaries for many years—————— but the national defense force has not complained too much.

However, it is precisely because of the high salaries of the army that the financial pressure of the government has been very great, and if the army is maintained at 1.2 or 300 million, then the government's annual support for the army's military salary needs to reach at least 200 million yuan.

If you count these, I am afraid that military spending will reach the level of about 400 million, which is definitely not a small number...

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Thinking of these 1.23 million troops, Gu Weijun pursed his lips. "Speaking of which, if the number of the expeditionary force is expanded to 800,000, then counting the local defects, the total strength will reach 1.23 million, and the extra part of the troops, when the war is over, I don't know what you plan to do with it, President Lu Dao? Is it a dismissal after the war, as was the case in those countries in Europe? ”

Some time ago, when Gu Weijun was negotiating with Zhu Erdian and others, he talked about this issue.

Europe's solution is to wait until the war is over to dismiss the forces it doesn't need to ensure that there is no financial pressure. In fact, if the war ends. It's true that there is no need for so many troops...

However, hearing Gu Weijun's words, Yan Shao shook his head slightly. "No, I'm going to keep it. After all, the country is so big, more than 700,000 troops are already stretched, even if there is no war, I will find a way to expand the army, and now the Entente has appeared to help us expand the army, if we don't take advantage of the opportunity, but disband the army, that is the stupidest thing..."

"But..."Gu Weijun frowned slightly. Do so. Will the financial pressure be too great? ”

"That's why we need oil from the Middle East," Yan Shao replied after smiling. As long as you have that oil, not to mention more than a million, even more than two million will not be a problem..."Speaking of which. Yan Shao showed a look of fascination on his face...

There are some things that Yan Shao didn't tell Gu Weijun, that is, he didn't just want to maintain the figure of 1.23 million, but planned to expand the national defense force to more than 1.5 million or even more...

After all, some plans require a lot of troops.

But he also knows what to say now. How much pressure will there be? So he has always hidden these things in his heart, Bing didn't say it, he just wanted to get the 1230,000 things done first, and the rest of the things will be said when the time comes...

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In fact, Yan Shao has always been glad that when he chose the path, he chose to be autocratic, rather than a more tempting and better-sounding republic...

If he chooses a republic, I am afraid that if he sits casually and makes some decisions, it will attract opposition from many people. Under the constraints, Yan Shao may not be able to accomplish anything...

In fact, as early as the beginning of the war. There was once a time when it was thought that the Entente and the Central Powers should be watched clash there, and that they would only need to be left to benefit. As for tariffs and other issues, when the war was over and both the Entente and the Allies were defeated, no matter which side of them was, they had to face some more realistic problems, that is, they were simply unable to crusade against China, which had accumulated sufficient strength.

However, there is a very important issue in this, that is, leaving aside for the time being the international disputes and the bad feelings of other powers, such as the United States, the Middle East issue alone cannot but be carefully considered.

After all, if you don't participate in this war, why should they give up Iraq and Kuwait to you? Just because you've been sitting next to the theater?

And without the promise of the Entente, it will be difficult for China to win both places on its own.

After all, the Persian Gulf is really Taiyuan from China, and it is the territory of European and American powers along the way. Although China's army is strong, the gap between its navy and the great powers is still very large, and the British do not even need to dispatch the entire main fleet, only a part of it can wipe out the Chinese navy.

Without the navy, even if the army can reach the Middle East, I am afraid that it will not be able to come back alive.

So...

Compromise is inevitable...

Otherwise, Yan Shao can only watch the oil in the Middle East being discovered, and even because of Yan Shao's arrival, the time of this discovery may be a little earlier...

If that's the case, this is definitely not a good thing for China and for Yan Shao.

Just when Yan Shao and Gu Weijun were talking in the pavilion, on the other side, standing by the lake, Fumiko turned his head to look over. Children in this era are already precocious, and the age of 11 is close to the age of the beginning of love.

In ancient times, women got married very early, in fact, this was almost the case at this time, in many places they could already marry at the age of twelve or thirteen, and it was okay to be a little earlier at the age of eleven or twelve. To give some examples: when Xiaozhuang married Huang Taiji, Xiaozhuang was 13 years old and Huang Taiji was 34 years old; Kangxi's mother, Tong Jiashi, was 13 years old when she gave birth to Kangxi; Tang Taizong's eldest grandson, Empress Taizong, was 13 years old when she married Tang Taizong, and of course, these examples seem a little older...

Although Yan Shao and Da Yuexun are not married, they have shared the same bed many times, and they can be regarded as Da Yuexun's quasi-stepfather. Because of this, I don't know how many people in Lu Dao want to climb Yan Shao through Fumiko, the problem is that I usually see Yan Shao and others pointing out the country, and I have attended many occasions with Yan Shao, even if Fumiko is close to the age of the first love, how can she look down on those tender boys...

Without the knowledge of Yan Shao, Da Yuexun and others, Fumiko is about to become an uncle...

However, it is not surprising that the most attractive place for men is the strength of the force, and in this military history world, power is the greatest strength (to be continued......