Chapter 229: The Resurgence of the Longhua Dynasty
As the three southwestern roads with relatively backward transportation conditions in Longhua, with this railway across the three state capitals, the people along the line will gradually become rich with the railway.
In some cities that did not have the right to build railways, Xu Bin adopted the same method, with government funds and private fund-raising, to build cement and gravel roads. As much as possible, the situation that the three roads were originally only official roads and were all gravel roads has been improved. This kind of investment that does not favor one over the other undoubtedly also makes the people of Sandao see Xu Bin's fairness.
As the people of Sandao, who are in the area ruled by the revolutionary army, although they have not been built the main railway arteries this time, the small railways of the same branch lines are also being built step by step. For the construction of the railway network of these small branch lines, Xu Bin also increased the scale of wiring when he learned that the private capital was indeed relatively strong.
In addition, compared with the southwest where there are only key cities, the warehouses under military management are built, and now the revolutionary army is a coastal city. In the vicinity of the port, barracks were built with soldiers guarding them, but there were no supplies or soldiers stationed. And these barracks are Xu Bin's next step, preparing to let the first division of the Air Force that has been formed be used as a transfer.
The Air Force, which has been consumed for nearly five years, is now officially formed. The Air Force Design Institute has developed the latest version of the Feilong-1 fighter, and although its combat radius is only more than 1,000 kilometers, it is the first aircraft to have air-to-ground operations. Xu Bin believes that its appearance will shock the whole Shijie.
In addition, the specially developed large bomber Canglong 1 can carry 10 bombs weighing 500 kilograms and fly over an area of more than 2,000 kilometers. Therefore, its appearance is not at all for the navies of the current countries, which are simply not prepared against threats from the air. It will revolutionize the combat model of the Navy!
In addition to these two types of aircraft that can be officially equipped with troops for the time being, Xu Bin can transfer the country in his previous life. The idea of equipping a generation, developing a generation, and a pre-research generation tells this, and with this fighter being installed. Aircraft designers who began to really understand how airplanes would change the future of warfare.
Nowadays, most of the planes cannot reach high speeds, but as long as they can fly into the sky, they can strike at the enemy. In Xu Bin's view, it has the function of preliminary operations. The naval bases that are now being built in Wuhai Province are Xu Bin's next step, preparing for the recovery of Dongtai Port.
In addition to the formal formation of the Air First Division. At present, the four Zhenxing-class warships that have been launched in the waters of Longhua have undoubtedly given the Longhua Navy a real time to protect its own waters. Coupled with the addition of submarines and aircraft, Xu Bin was confident that he would sink all the warships from other countries in the waters of Longhua.
The Air Force is stepping up its efforts to train pilots. The Navy is also stepping up training a new generation of naval fighters. The difference is that after the launch of these four Zhenxing-class war dead ships. Xu Bin instructed the Qiantang Shipyard. Started design and manufacturing. A high-speed frigate of about 10,000 tons. After they are launched, they will form a formation with five revitalization ships to guard Longhua's territorial waters.
At the same time, the designers of the Qiantang Naval Shipyard were designing the drawings handed over to them by Xu Bin, a 50,000-ton aircraft carrier. At the same time, the Air Force Design Institute conducted research. Carrier-based aircraft that can be used by aircraft carriers, torpedo planes that specialize in attacking warships, and other aircraft that can be used with aircraft carriers, are being developed.
And in order to prevent the submarine from posing a threat to the aircraft carrier that may be launched in the future, Xu Bin ordered the shipyard in Jiangdu when the Seawolf-class submarine was being developed in the early days. Development of an anti-submarine destroyer capable of capturing Seawolf submarines. He wants to lead the entire Shijie arms race, taking the spear and shield into his own hands.
Even the Ordnance and Artillery Design Institute in Linzhou Prefecture has developed the first generation of anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns that can be used for air defense. This is also to prevent that after these jishu are sold in the future, other countries will use these jishu, which will give them a hand. It also ensures that at any time, the army led by Xu Bin can seize the opportunity step by step.
Only by guaranteeing the military superiority over other countries can he ensure that Longhua will enter a period of high-speed development under the condition of relative stability and no external interference. At present, his biggest source of finance, in addition to the lucrative commercial tax under his rule, is the largest of his bureaus abroad.
In particular, Brother Pharmaceutical, which is wholly controlled by him, is currently able to send hundreds of millions of eagle pounds of profits to Xu Bin every year. It is produced and sold to penicillin, which is in short supply in various countries, but it has the reputation of having a gram of medicine and a gram of gold. Booker, the stunned small businessman of Eagle Country, has undoubtedly become a rising star in business.
Internal taxes can ensure the expenditure of the army and the government, and all external profits are converted into industry and investment. Xu Bin tried his best to let every penny in his hand be invested in every provincial government under his rule. Let the people under his rule also share in this situation of gradually becoming richer.
The bank, which was established by the Wudao Chamber of Commerce, was also officially renamed the People's Bank of China, and its reserves were gold. So that now Xu Bin is also considering issuing paper money, instead of the heavy Longyang. However, he knows very well that this kind of thing cannot be rushed, and the most important reform of financial endowments is to wait until the whole country is reunified.
Just when Xu Bin was expecting a quiet New Year, Su Zhenxiao, the governor of Xiyi, who was usually inconspicuous, suddenly announced that in order to ensure that the interests of Xiyi were not violated. He announced the restoration of the Longhua dynasty, proclaimed himself King of Xiyi, and was about to hold a coronation ceremony similar to that of the emperor, independent of the new government of Longhua.
As a vast and sparsely populated country, but with nearly one million soldiers, Xiyi responded to the call of the revolution back then. The willingness to overthrow the Longhua Dynasty, where his cousin was in charge, undoubtedly made many people feel that he was an enlightened prince. So much so that he was the king of Xiyi who was relatively exiled that year, and he was also turned into the governor of Xiyi. The army under his command is naturally under his command.
The officials and soldiers of the last dynasty, Zuihou, were dismissed because his cousin voluntarily abdicated and announced the end. All of them were taken back to Xiyi by Su Zhenxiao, and the treasury assets owned by the Longhua Dynasty, except for a small part of which were pocketed by Li Shichang, who was the first to attack the imperial city, many people felt that these assets were transferred to Xiyi by Su Zhenxiao.
This prince, who was eliminated in the competition for the throne that year, had a very good relationship with the last emperor of Longhua when he was young. Although after the new emperor ascended the throne, he was not given death, but was exiled by the new emperor in the name of serving as the king of Xiyi, who had fewer people and a more complicated ethnic situation at that time. opened a mansion there, which can be regarded as a circle of friendship between the new emperor and him in childhood.
As a result, after Zuihou returned from studying the advanced democratic concepts of various countries abroad, the prince, who was supposed to send troops to the king, actually chose to support the overthrow of his cousin as the emperor. So much so that he was still recognized by many people, and after the establishment of the new government, he continued to serve as the governor of Xiyi.
Perhaps it is this strategy of low-key development that gives it the strength to compete with the governor of Beiyi, with a main force of 300,000 infantry, and a cavalry force of 100,000 people. Secondly, there are the corresponding artillery and militia units distributed in Yifu, which have an astonishing strength of nearly one million.
And those who are still fantasizing about restoring the country and are unwilling to end the Longhua Dynasty, including some people with older ideas. It seems that he also wants to find some comfort from Xiyi, and his family relocated to the sparsely populated Xiyi Mansion. So much so that in recent years, Xiyi's economic and military strength has been fully developed.
When Xu Bin noticed the situation, he sent an intelligence team to Xiyi and sent information about the king of Xiyi. One thing that is particularly worthy of his vigilance is that this King of Xiyi has a very good relationship with the current emperor of the Ice Bear Country.
After the two met in the field in Xiyi before, the two guys who were both princes at the time seemed to be very compatible. Like the Longhua people, they became brothers. So much so that later this brother unexpectedly became the royal heir of the Ice Bear Country. Controlled the Emperor of the Ice Bear Country, who had no less land area than Longhua.
So much so that at present, more economic and trade exchanges in Xiyi are doing business with the Ice Bear Country. In addition, it has the largest area bordering the Ice Bear Country, and if Longhua merchants want to sell materials to the Ice Bear Country, they need to pay taxes to the Xiyi Military Government before they can be allowed to enter. This undoubtedly allowed Xiyi to sit on a favorable geographical position and enjoy the benefits that other Taoist governments did not have.
If it is simply his ability to govern the military and politics, Xu Bin feels that his ability is still very good. At that time, there were only about 10 million people in Xiyi, where he was exiled, but now there are more than 50 million. That's why he was able to raise an army of millions without any difficulty.
Moreover, the West Yi is mostly nomadic people, and these people are good at riding horses and archery when they are young. So much so that the cavalry it has can be said to be the strongest in Longhua. Although with the advent of machine guns, the ability of cavalry gradually withdrew from the stage of history, but the speed of its movement is undoubtedly incomparable with that of infantry.
This news that Xiyi was preparing to establish an independent state undoubtedly dropped a depth bomb on Longhua, which stunned many Longhua citizens. Only Xu Bin, who sent the Intelligence Department in, knew that this was something that the Western Yi Army had done together with the Ice Bear Country and the Sun Country. The condition is that if Longhua sends troops to recruit him, both countries will send troops to support.
As for the Sun Country, which currently occupies Heihe Prefecture and Jizhou, it regards Xiyi as the best ally in Longhua. Whether it is money or goods, a lot of support has been given. So much so that the Xiyi Army, which is currently equipped with the arms of the Ice Bear Country and the Sun Country, also seems to feel that the waist is much thicker, and dares to let out wild words to restore the Longhua Dynasty and re-establish itself in the Longhua Kingdom.
For this kind of country, the most angry is undoubtedly Li Shichang, who is currently being criticized and questioned. In the face of the aggressiveness of the Sun Country, his Northern Yi Army felt unbearable. Now there is another Xiyi army to stir up the situation, which undoubtedly makes him feel even more restless.
But apart from being angry, he didn't seem to be able to think of any other way to solve the matter. Because the Xiyi Army really wants to clean him up at the moment, he is powerless to resist at all! (To be continued......)