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The year 4620 of the Yellow Emperor era passed in this way, and nothing happened other than the fierce conflict that broke out between the Chinese Empire and the British Empire. Europe and the United States are trying their best to get rid of the effects of the economic crisis, while the defeated Germany and the Soviet Union, which managed to defeat the intervention armies of various countries, are rebuilding their countries from the ruins.

After the Chinese Empire defeated Britain, it was undoubtedly one step closer to the throne of world hegemon. Of course, there are also those who see the Chinese Empire as the new world power. After all, the Chinese Empire defeated the old hegemon of Britain, and it should be the new hegemon. It's just that the Chinese Empire never recognized it. On the one hand, it is to keep a low profile, so as not to be besieged by Western powers. On the other hand, before the United States was defeated, the status of the Chinese Empire's world hegemon was undoubtedly worthy of the name. There is no need for this false name to make the empire the target of public criticism.

After the New Year, Emperor Wu Haoxuan listened to the cabinet's summary report and this year's development goals. Because according to the plan of the empire, an attack on Japan was to be launched this year. This will inevitably affect the development of the domestic economy and industry. As a result, the originally expected development rate indicators have been lowered somewhat. But even so, the current Chinese Empire is now the most powerful industrial country outside of the United States.

"In the past year, the empire produced 270 million tons of coal, 53 million tons of crude oil, 18.6 million tons of pig iron, 23.2 million tons of steel, 36,000 tons of aluminum, and 550,000 tons of copper, lead, tin, zinc and other major non-ferrous metals. 440,000 tons, 56,000 tons and 400,000 tons, with a power generation capacity of 600 million kWh, and the railway operating mileage reached 100,000 kilometers. Imperial Minister of Industry Cen Chunxuan introduced. These figures are the main industrial indicators of the empire at the moment. From these figures, you can see how strong the empire's industrial strength is now.

Wu Haoxuan nodded with satisfaction. In just over a decade, the empire has grown from poverty to the current point, which has to be said to be an industrial miracle. When those Western countries developed into industrial powers, it didn't take tens or even hundreds of years.

Of course, the Chinese Empire had the advantage of being a latecomer, and could use advanced technology to make the Chinese Empire develop much faster, far ahead of those European countries. Except for the United States. The Empire is probably the most powerful industrial country.

"Guys, that's good. The current empire can be regarded as an industrial power. In this era, industry is the foundation of a strong country. For an empire to become a world-class power, or even to compete with other countries for world supremacy, it must be supported by strong industry. From the current point of view, although the empire is still far from the most powerful United States. However, it is already stronger than those Western powers. Wu Haoxuan said with a smile. Although Cen Chunxuan only introduced the indicators of the empire's industrial output value. But. The specific data was actually sent to Wu Haoxuan yesterday. The current industrial strength of the empire. Overall, Wu Haoxuan is very satisfied.

"Mr. Cen, would like to introduce to you the main industrial output value of European and American countries. It can be regarded as allowing everyone to understand the industrial strength of the empire more concretely. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cen Chunxuan nodded.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to our current information, Britain produced 254 million tonnes of coal and 5 million tonnes of pig iron last year. The output of steel is 5.97 million tons, the output of aluminum is 7,100 tons, the power generation capacity is 9.27 million kWh, and the railway mileage is 32,700 kilometers. France produces 31.9 million tonnes of coal and 5.2 million tonnes of pig iron. The output of steel is 4.53 million tons, the output of aluminum is 7,000 tons, the power generation capacity is 7.3 million kWh, and the railway mileage is 41,900 kilometers. The Kingdom of Italy produced one million tons of coal, 150,000 tons of pig iron, 980,000 tons of steel, 4,540,000 kWh of electricity, and 20,000 kilometers of railways. Soviet Russia produced 9.5 million tons of coal, 180,000 tons of pig iron, 310,000 tons of steel, 780,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity, and 35,000 kilometers of railways. Cen Chunxuan introduced it to everyone one by one according to the data obtained.

The senior cabinet officials of the empire, after hearing this data, all talked about it. Although they knew that the empire was very strong, it was clear from these figures that the industrial strength of the empire had surpassed that of the old European powers. Even old powers like Britain and France have been trampled on the soles of China's feet, which shows that China is no longer a weak country, but a top power.

Among the world's great powers, Britain and France are recovering from the effects of war. Coupled with the support of a large number of colonies, they recovered very quickly. The Kingdom of Italy was originally a resource-poor country, and in terms of industrial strength, it was significantly behind Britain and France. As for Soviet Russia, after several years of war command, Soviet industry was seriously traumatized. It is much more backward than in the original Tsarist period. Among other things, during the rule of Tsarist Russia, the annual production of steel was able to reach millions of tons. At present, the steel output of Soviet Russia is only a few hundred thousand tons.

Of course, after the end of the war, Soviet Russia and accelerated the development of industry. However, because of the loss of a large amount of territory, the industrial development of Soviet Russia will be seriously restricted. For example, the loss of the Baku oil field has reduced Russia's annual crude oil production from millions of tons to hundreds of thousands of tons. Previously, Russia was a major exporter of crude oil in Europe. Now, this part of the oil has completely flowed into the pockets of the Chinese Empire. From now on, Soviet Russia will become an oil-poor country.

The strength of the industrial power made the military strength of the Chinese Empire very strong. In modern warfare, it is industry that fights, or steel that fights. Now the empire's annual steel production has reached tens of millions of tons, which can not only meet the consumption of the empire, but can even be exported to other countries. For example, the vassal states of the empire were dumping grounds for the main industrial products of the empire. If goods from other countries want to enter these vassal states, it is absolutely impossible. Just as Britain and France used their vast colonies to protect their own industries, so the Empire could use these vassal states to protect the Empire's industries. Of course, the empire's domestic market was already the largest in the world. Satisfying the domestic market alone was enough for the empire's industry to develop rapidly.

"What about the United States? I would like to introduce to you their industrial output value last year. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cen Chunxuan nodded.

"Last year, the United States produced 430 million tons of coal, 76.4 million tons of crude oil, 27.65 million tons of pig iron, 36.17 million tons of steel, 49,000 tons of aluminum, and 750,000 tons, 620,000 tons, 26,000 tons, and 460,000 tons of copper, lead, tin, and zinc, respectively. The power generation capacity is 600 million kWh, and the railway mileage is 400,000 kilometers. Cen Chunxuan introduced it to everyone.

Suddenly, the sound of other ministers gasping sounded in the conference room. Before, when they heard the data on the industrial output of the empire, everyone was still complacent, thinking that the industrial strength of the empire was already very strong. However, compared with the Americans, the speechlessness of the empire will be a big step behind. It can be said that the industrial strength of the empire is equivalent to about 70 percent of the United States at most.

"Americans are so powerful! Over the years, we have been in a hurry, and there is still such a big gap with them. Imperial Prime Minister Yang Du couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes! Otherwise, why is the United States called the chosen nation? Surrounded by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, there is no fear of war. The country has a huge area and abundant resources. Coupled with hundreds of years of development, it is not surprising that the United States can have the current industrial strength. Imperial Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi also said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Americans are indeed much stronger than we are. However, you can clearly see that the gap between us and the United States is constantly narrowing. In a maximum of ten years, we will be able to catch up with the United States. Wu Haoxuan said. He has a lot of confidence in that.

It has taken more than 100 years since the founding of the United States to achieve its current achievements. And the re-emergence of the empire has only been more than a dozen years. Within a dozen years, it has almost walked the path that the Americans took hundreds of years to walk. It can be seen that the empire is undoubtedly catching up with the United States at a high speed.

What's more, Wu Haoxuan knows that a world-class large-scale economic crisis will hit in a few years. At that time, the world's major capitalist powers will be hit hard. The empire can rely on its huge domestic market to effectively withstand the impact of this economic crisis. And, get a chance to buy the United States.

At that time, the empire can buy machinery and equipment, technology and talents from the United States on a large scale, so that the empire's industry will once again develop in a blowout. By the time the Americans had not yet been able to emerge from the economic crisis, the empire had surpassed the United States as the most powerful industrial nation in the world.

Coupled with the fact that the empire is already more powerful than the United States, defeating the United States is even more undreaming. In the end, the Americans will find out that the wide Pacific Ocean will not become an umbrella for the United States, and the empire will cross the ocean and directly defeat them, thereby becoming the new world hegemon.

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