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When Wang Yuze replied to China, it was already October 15. When they disembarked at the Dagu wharf in Tianjin, Prime Minister Yang Hua and Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu personally greeted them at the wharf, and the two of them were not relieved until they were sure that Wang Yuze was indeed not injured. As Wang Yuze's father-in-law, the head of the imperial government and military, they are very concerned about Wang Yuze's safety. Of course, Wang Yuze had to be complained about, and they didn't give up until Wang Yuze promised that he would never take risks again in the future.

On the special train from Tianjin to Beijing, Wang Yuze fully revealed the plan to usurp Japan to Yang Hua and Xiong Wudu. Regarding Wang Yuze's somewhat shady method, the two of them did not object. Anyway, this way is very beneficial to the empire, and if the empire takes advantage, then there is no problem. With a population of tens of millions, this means plenty of ice fields and a huge market. In particular, Xiong Wu is very satisfied with the appearance of the Japanese mercenaries in the South Seas, if he can tame Japan, in the next war, the formation of millions of Japanese mercenaries, is enough to greatly reduce the pressure of the squadron, which is very beneficial to China to defeat a strong enemy. Besides, even if the Japanese die more on the battlefield, the Chinese side will not feel distressed. For the death of a Japanese soldier, he only needs to pay a very low pension, almost one-tenth of the pension for the death of a Chinese soldier.

After returning to Xinhua Palace, Wang Yuze was complained about by the queen and several concubines, although he asked for the secrecy of his assassination, but there is no impermeable wall in the world. News from the Japanese side. The whole empire knew. The queen and the concubines, how can they not know the truth. When the news of Wang Yuze's assassination in Japan broke, the entire empire was boiling with resentment. Demonstrations were organized in major cities to demand that the government punish the damned Japanese. It was only after the government repeatedly assured that Wang Yuze was only slightly frightened and not injured that the people's anger subsided. However, this was not enough for them to spare the Japanese. It wasn't until Japan began a large-scale purge of right-wing associations. It took tens of thousands of people to be killed every day before everyone calmed down. The current Wang Yuze, his status in the empire, has been completely deified. His safety is directly related to the fate of the empire. Wang Yuze also understood this, so after returning to China, except for occasional inspections of the military camp and some important factory inspections, most of the rest of the time stayed in the palace. Handle some political and military affairs, and then accompany your family. Educate children.

Wang Yuze's eldest son, Wang Zirui, is more than 9 years old and is in the fourth grade of primary school. It's just that Wang Yuze didn't take special care of his children, and when they reached the age of going to school, all of these children entered ordinary schools like children from civilian families. It's just a matter of security. The benefits are obvious. Children have been in contact with ordinary children for a long time, and it is not easy to develop that kind of arrogant and lascivious character, Wang Yuze is unwilling, his son will become a faint monarch in the future. In this case, who will hand over the country he has worked so hard to build? Even if Wang Yuze is still young, he has already made up his mind to implement a constitutional monarchy in the empire in the future. But there is no doubt that the emperors of previous generations will have a relatively large influence. If they are not educated well, if there is a tyrant or a dumb king, it will be troublesome.

After entering November, the weather in the north is relatively cold, and it is already snowing in many places. But the development of the empire is still thriving. Although the current situation in the world has turned into a full-scale confrontation between the Central Powers and the Entente Powers, both sides are desperately developing armaments and launching an arms race. However, China has not been greatly affected, and the indicators are still being completed quickly according to plan.

At the end of November, Wang Yuze went to Fengtian to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the largest iron and steel enterprise in the empire, Fengtian Benxi Anshan Iron and Steel Group. This is the largest iron and steel enterprise built in China after the Great War, just a steel group, with an annual output of 2 million tons of iron and more than 1.5 million tons of steel. In 1901, the empire's major steel groups combined, the annual pig iron output would reach 18 million tons, just over 15 million tons, surpassing the United States and becoming the world's first. At the same time, the United States produced 16 million tons of pig iron and 14 million tons of pig iron. Germany produced 7 million tons of pig iron and 6 million tons of pig iron, France produced 2.4 million tons of pig iron and 1.4 million tons of steel, and Austria-Hungary produced 1.5 million tons of pig iron and 1.1 million tons. Russia's pig iron production is 2.8 million tons, and just 2.2 million tons. The UK produces eight million tonnes of pig iron and five million tonnes of just that. Italy produces 160,000 tons of pig iron and 130,000 tons of pig iron.

In general, the production of steel by the Entente was much greater than that of the Allies, and even with the addition of China, it was only about the same as that of the Entente. In the future, wars will be fought with steel, whether it is guns or warships, they need to be built with steel. In addition to the United States, the Allies were slightly equal to Britain, France, and Russia, except that after the Allies joined the United States, they suddenly led the Allies by a large margin. And China's main adversary is precisely placed on the United States. Although China's steel production has surpassed that of the United States. However, China's population is more than seven times that of the United States, and according to the second census of the empire this year, the total population of the empire has risen to 520 million, compared to 75 million in the United States. Per capita, the empire is much smaller than the United States. Therefore, in terms of industrial construction, the empire still needs to continue to work hard. At the same time, only by insisting on launching an all-out attack on the United States as soon as possible after the start of the war, and destroying the industrial strength of the United States after the first killing, can the empire be invincible.

The empire had a large population and also had great advantages. Now, with the improvement of living standards, the physical fitness of the citizens of the empire is getting better and better, and there are more and more suitable soldiers. If a life-and-death war really breaks out, the empire can arm at least tens of millions of troops. If you do your best, you can even raise that number to more than 50 million! Of course, it is also difficult to arm such a large army. At the same time, the transfer of a large number of labor will also affect the development of the empire. However, the advantage of population is also obvious. You must know that at this time, Russia had a population of only 120 million, the United States had 75 million, Britain had 32 million, and France had 38 million. Combined, the four Entente countries are only half of China's. The Allied powers had a population of 56 million, Austria-Hungary 60 million, and Italy 32 million. In other words, the Allies and the Entente combined did not have as many people as China. Population, although not a decisive factor in the victory of the war, was indeed an important factor, which showed that the empire had more troops and greater confidence than other countries.

At present, the territory of the empire has reached more than 25 million square kilometers, although in addition to the hinterland of the empire and the South Seas, there are mostly plateaus, deserts, grasslands and ice fields, but on the whole, the resources contained in it are already extremely rich. Even in terms of per capita, there is still a gap with other countries, but the national strength is no weaker than theirs. Moreover, the empire is developing at a high speed, and as the empire develops faster and faster, the empire's strength will become stronger and stronger. Eventually surpass the countries and become the most powerful country in the world.

When the New Year's bell rang in 1902, it was not joy that brought everyone, but the fear of war. Almost everyone can perceive that everyone seems to be getting closer and closer in the war. In the Boer War, Britain had completely established its superiority. Although, Britain suffered heavy casualties in this war, with more than 100,000 troops killed and wounded, costing the military nearly 300 million pounds. But the regular Boer army and the larger partisans had been wiped out by the British. The remaining small force is only a matter of time before it is wiped out. It was precisely because they sensed the imminent arrival of a great war that the British did not hesitate to put an end to the Boer rebellion. And the Boers, in this war, suffered heavy casualties. Even so, with the covert support of China and Germany, they inflicted huge casualties on the British. But with a total population of only a few hundred thousand Boers, it was very difficult to defeat the British behemoth. However, the role of the Boers is to consume Britain and strength, and they can do this, which is already very good.

Russia, too, managed to put down the rebellion of the Social Democratic Labor Party. It's just that the entire southern part of Russia, especially the Ukrainian region and the Don region, has been pierced by a thousand holes. Tsar Nicholas II, looking at the war-torn land, wanted to cry even more without tears. Fortunately, after joining the Entente, Britain, France, and the United States all hoped that Russia would quickly recover its strength and become the main force restraining Germany and China. Therefore, it gave Russia great support, so that Russia could quickly get out of the predicament. However, it may take several years for Russia to regain its strength. Whether it was defeated by China or the subsequent rebellion of the Social Democratic Labor Party, it almost all of them devastated Russia's vitality.

February 7, 1902, the traditional Chinese New Year. In the world, when there is basically no major war, all Chinese are beginning to celebrate the New Year. During this year, the empire achieved great things. In particular, immigration has been fully launched, hundreds of millions of people have been immigrated to North Asia, Central Asia and the South Seas, and at the same time, Siam has also been formally annexed, further strengthening the strength of the empire, making China closer to the throne of the world's most powerful country! (To be continued......)