The last National Day of the Chinese Empire in the 19th century was spent lively. And the aftermath of the achievements of empire-building is still lingering, especially the loudspeakers outside the gate of the Qing Dynasty, which are still broadcasting the latest news. "The Imperial Central News Agency has just received news that the direct railway from Harbin to Vladivostok has been successfully completed, and the ribbon-cutting ceremony was completed this morning. After the railway from Manchuria to Harbin was completed, a railway to the sea was completed, marking the initial formation of the land and sea passage in the northern frontier and the arrival of the rapid economic development of the northern frontier??????。 ”

Pedestrians on the street, some paused to listen, some waved their arms, and everyone had a happy smile on their faces. In the morning, there is a crowd of people going to work, the ringing of bicycles is very pleasant, and occasionally trucks and cars can be seen speeding by, and the life of the day in the capital begins. Standing on the street can not only feel the great changes in the city's architecture, but also the people's spiritual outlook and clothing are even more new. The young lads wore trendy clothes and showed off their youthful vigor. The young girl bloomed with flowers, showing the brightness of her youth.

A sprinkler truck drove slowly, spraying water mist like a waterfall, pouring down the smooth concrete road. Pedestrians automatically dodge to make way for sprinkler trucks. In recent years, after several years of renovation, the capital has changed from the original dirty and messy state to a clean, orderly and fresh state, and basically has the prototype of a modern city. In particular, the completion of the drainage function of the inner and outer city is the biggest highlight. At present, the capital is planning a water supply project, and it is expected that within three years, the tap water in the capital will flow to thousands of households.

Deng Zixuan said decisively: "It seems that the coalition fleet is fully fledged and trying to launch a counterattack. Order Zheng Haitao. Stop patrolling the waters east of Australia, order Khalid to withdraw all troops to New Zealand, and let the coalition forces toss. Giving them some sweetness is also confusing them. "President, in order to prevent a sneak attack by the enemy fleet, I have ordered the fortress artillery on Guam to enter a state of special combat readiness, and I am worried that on the first working day after the allied fleet went to work after the National Day, Deng Zixuan had just entered the office when the secretary pushed the door and walked in and said, "President, Lord Qin is back." Waiting outside! Deng Zixuan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and said, "Let Lord Qin come in!" "After a while, Qin Fan's face was dark and dusty entered." President, I'm back. And it's a full load! "Brother Qin, it's been hard all the way, let me see if you're black." Deng Zixuan personally lacquered a cup of tea for Qin Fan.

"President, I'll report to you now!" Qin Fan put the document bag on the table. "You just got off the train. Haven't eaten yet! "Ate it on the train!" "Brother Qin. Don't be in a hurry to report, your task is to go home immediately, otherwise my sister-in-law will blame me for being unreasonable. "What does the woman know, don't pay attention to her." Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "That's it, you have a good rest during the day, and take your wife to the house at night, and let's talk while eating." "President?" Qin Fan is stubborn.

Deng Zixuan waved his hand and said, "Brother Qin, I have military affairs to deal with." We'll see you in the evening, and we'll pick you up and wash the dust. After Qin Fan left, Deng Zixuan picked up the phone. Soon Fan Tao hurriedly walked in. "What happened?" "President, this morning I received a report from Zheng Haitao, commander of Australia's 2nd Pacific Fleet, that in the early morning, the coalition sneak attack fleet ambushed our patrol fleet in the waters north of New Zealand, and one destroyer was sunk, two frigates were damaged, and one battleship was heavily damaged."

Deng Zixuan said without thinking: "It seems that the US and British fleets have recovered their vitality and are full of wings and have begun to counterattack." Ordered Zheng Haitao, commander of the 2nd Pacific Fleet, to stop patrolling the waters east of Australia. Ordered Khalid to withdraw all the troops to New Zealand, let the American and British warships toss, and give them a little sweetness to confuse them. "President, in order to prevent a sneak attack by the enemy fleet, I have ordered the artillery and garrisons of the fortresses of Guam and Saipan to enter special preparations!"

Deng Zixuan said: "The changes in Europe may make the United States and Britain lose their burdens and devote themselves to defending the American continent." The U.S. and British fleets have gained a respite, and the fleet's combat power will definitely increase on a large scale. The United States and Britain are well aware that fighting on land is not our opponent, so they will spare no effort to build a fleet. If the American continent is to be stable, first, it will take time to improve the defensive system, and second, the natural barrier of the Pacific Ocean, the United States and Britain will never give up. ”

Deng Zixuan continued: "For the attack of the American and British warships, we try to avoid fighting and let them go crazy first. Maybe we have to pay a price, but it's worth it. Our aircraft carrier fleet needs at least a year of preparation and training, so we need a year. Dai Hui's death training has achieved initial results and accumulated a certain amount of experience, and the next step is to increase efforts to form the combat capability of the aircraft carrier fleet as soon as possible! Fan Tao had to be ordered to go.

Deng Zixuan looked at the map of the American continent and muttered for a while, then took the phone, and soon, Chen Jintang and Pei Gejin pushed the door and entered. "President, the American and British warships have begun to counterattack at sea, have we made any moves?" Chen Jintang is preconceived. "President, do you want to put the aircraft carrier fleet into battle!" "At least one year will not be put into the aircraft carrier fleet to fight, I have already issued an order to Fan Tao, all warships are not allowed to start a war against the enemy without authorization, at present, we will not change to respond to all changes, let our enemy taste the sweetness first."

Deng Zixuan continued: "How is the training of the armored brigade? "Leng Yifei personally sat in the armored brigade training, and it is estimated that the establishment of the armored brigade will be completed by the end of the year." "I ask that by the middle of next year, the armored brigade will complete all training subjects and have the ability to fight in real combat. In particular, it is necessary to conduct targeted training, to understand the topography and climatic characteristics of the United States, and to take all unfavorable factors into account. In the future, on American soil, to break through the line of defense, armored forces will play the leading role. ”

When dusk came, Deng Zixuan and his wife Wan'er greeted the guests in front of the door, and the four cars stopped in front of the door in turn, Zhang Zhidong with his wife, Sheng Huaixuan with his wife, Hu Xueyan with his wife, and Li Hongzhang with his wife got out of the car one after another. Wan'er receives the ladies and beckons them into the house, and lets them into the back hall. Wan'er sent the guests and their relatives in, and she didn't enter the house. Apparently the guests have not yet arrived. "President, if there is any happy event today, let's go to the banquet." As soon as I saw Zhang Zhidong, he teased.

"President. It's been a long time since you've had a treat, so why is that, can you tell us something? "Hu Xueyan is quick to talk. Sheng Huaixuan said with a smile: "Look at the president's red face, it must be good news." "I guess it's related to Lord Qin's trip to the Peninsula!" Li Hongzhang stroked his beard and said shrewdly.

"What Master Li said is reliable, you will know in a while!" As soon as Deng Zixuan's words fell, a car stopped in front of the door, and the guard stepped forward to open the door. I saw Qin Fan and his wife getting out of the car in good spirits. Qin Fan was dark and thin, in stark contrast to several adults, but Qin Fan's mental state was much stronger than in the morning. Everyone exchanged pleasantries. Then the fish rushed in. The table was placed in Deng Zixuan's study, and the female dependents were in the hall, so it was a confidential matter, and the female dependents could not be let know.

Everyone took their seats in turn. The food and drinks were served. Deng Zixuan first raised his glass and said, "Everyone." Today, we invite everyone to the banquet, one is to wash the dust for Lord Qin, and the other is to announce a major news, come to us to drink this glass of wine first, and congratulate Lord Qin on his return with a full load and hard work. After the first glass of wine, Deng Zixuan advocated and the second glass of wine, and after the third glass of wine, everyone was already impatient. Deng Zixuan smiled and said, "Lord Qin, your trip to the peninsula." Let's report back to everyone! ”

Qin Fan calmly took out a dozen documents from his document bag, glanced at them briefly, and said, "President, ladies and gentlemen, I will go to the Arabian Peninsula to buy land according to the president's arrangement. The money for the purchase of land was basically the floating wealth of the British government seized in India, and the empire did not invest a penny. After about 5 months of investigation, I was in Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia??????. The area demarcated by the president was undoubtedly omission, and the deal with the local Arab sheikhs was very smooth and basically achieved the goal, and that was roughly the case. ”

Hu Xueyan shook his head and said: "President, you have always been shrewd, why do you want to buy those barren land, I am very puzzled!" Sheng Huaixuan echoed: "President, some plots of land are deep inland, it is said that there is no drinking water, and people cannot survive at all, I don't understand what is the use of buying those lands?" And what makes me even more puzzling is that I actually bought the right to use it for 200 years. Zhang Zhidong smiled and said: "I believe that the president will not have a purpose, if he does not have a bamboo in mind, why do this." ”

Li Hongzhang said slyly: "I believe that the president will not make a loss-making deal, maybe there is gold under those deserts." Deng Zongxuan said with a smile: "What Master Li said is reliable. Lord Qin, you have been trekking in the Arabian Peninsula for half a year, I'm afraid you have some understanding! Qin Fan said: "At first, I was also confused and couldn't figure it out, why did I want to buy those barren lands. Later, I found out that there were many places on the land that I bought that had oil rising from the ground, and according to the local Arab people, this phenomenon has been around for thousands of years, and the local Arabs used it for lighting, fire, and cooking. President, if I'm not mistaken, the Arabian Peninsula is rich in oil reserves! ”

Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "That's right, the British discovered that the Arabian Peninsula is rich in oil resources after exploration, and the CIA obtained top-secret information. Master Lee is right, the Arabian Peninsula is black gold, even more precious than gold. The next century will be the century of oil, future warships, motor vehicles, aviation, organic chemicals, mechanical processing and other fields. With the large-scale development of oil, it will replace coal on a large scale, and oil, as a relatively clean energy, will inevitably occupy half of the energy resources, especially in the fields to which I have repeatedly belonged, and can basically dominate the world. ”

Deng Zixuan continued to gush: "Oil can be called black gold, but it is full of treasures, oil can be refined into gasoline, diesel, lubricating oil, the most slag can be paved asphalt roads, oil can be used to make various chemical raw materials, can be generated into raw materials for the manufacture of plastics, can be generated into artificial rubber, can be made of chemical fertilizers, but the manufacture of synthetic fibers to produce cloth, it can be said that the large-scale scientific utilization of petroleum, the future world is more colorful." ”

Hu Xueyan's eyes widened in surprise and said: "President, there is so much use for oil, how many oil resources are there in the Arabian Peninsula?" Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "To be precise, there is an oil sea, and the cost of shallow burial and exploitation is low, which is more than a huge wealth, and it will bring rolling wealth to the empire in the future." I can tell you responsibly that where the oil resources are will give the Chinese nation wings to take off, and in less than 10 years, the empire will be the richest country in the world. ”

Everyone rejoiced when they heard this, and everyone had a heated discussion. (To be continued......)

PS: Changing with each passing day contains rolling financial resources!