The future of the 387 Great Northwest

These two fictitious projects are currently completed by China's comprehensive strength, but as soon as they are proposed, they are destined to affect the nerves of Britain and even the world. 【 I want: super fast update 】

The reason is simple, because of India

India is a country with a large population and resources, with rich iron ore resources, half of the steel resources of the British Empire come from there, and if you look at the interests of Britain in the Far East as one, then in India it is a hundred

And even more

Therefore, some people call India the crown of the British Empire.

In addition to the abundant resources and population available, it is also important because of its unique geographical location. His land is deep into the Indian Ocean, like one leg of the Asian continent deep into the sea, and the other is the southeastern peninsula.

Just as the southeast peninsula is the throat of the Indian Ocean into the Pacific Ocean, India unconsciously controls the key to the Indian Ocean, once Britain loses India, it will inevitably affect the control of the Indian Ocean, not to mention the Strait of Malacca, Persia, Central Asia and West Asia, Egypt, the Suez Canal and even Africa will have a huge crisis

Therefore, for Britain, it may be able to endure the loss of a semi-colonial China and the crippled fleet, but if someone wants to seize India, Britain will undoubtedly come desperately, even if it loses part of its African colonies, there is no doubt about it

As soon as the railway into Tibet was proposed, it would cause a violent reaction from the British, and if the Kra Isthmus was carried out again, the British would really not be able to live in peace, because India was so important that Britain had to protect it to the death.

With the current strength and technical ability of China, it is impossible to enter the Tibet Railway, Chen Ping knows, Li Mo knows that even the Grand Canal of the Kra Isthmus is very difficult, but why do you still have to make a big move and put on a posture that is bound to be made?

Quite simply, give the British eye medicine, restrain him from turning all his attention back to Europe, distract him, and make him constantly worry about whether India will become someone else's crown.

Britain began to strengthen the defense of Canada, hoping to build an eastern fortress, in order to keep China in the Far East and not let it out, and to transfer the technology of Chinese ships to Russia, in order to create trouble for China and even eliminate this living regime

No such power will not retaliate after being slapped by a living country, swallowing blood only for a future counterattack, if it does not fight back, then it is not a great power

Therefore, Li Mo drew this dotted line, one is to threaten the British crown from land, and the other is to directly abolish the Strait of Malacca, whichever one it is, even if it does not build, or put on a posture of doing a big job, it will make Britain toss and turn.

This is strategy, the art of strategy

Russia's Trans-Siberian Railway was a knife hanging over China's head, and with this railway, the Tsar's army of several million could come down from any point in the north at any time

The Alaska artery, which is under construction by the United States and runs through the entire Canada, also brings Canada into cooperation with him, and at the same time activates the huge Alaska resources, and even swallows half of Canada's domestic resources.

If it weren't for Limer's Thomas Mining, which embezzled Canada's resources a few years earlier, cut off the section of the Alaska Railroad that passed through Canada's Yukon River Basin, and forced a chess piece belonging to China to be inserted into this artery, perhaps the United States would have swallowed all of Canada's resources. ※※※※※ I ※ I ※ ※

The Germans always wanted to build a railway from Germany to the Ottoman Middle East, but also to use the railway to directly reach into Egypt and even the Suez Canal, breaking the strategic blockade of Britain.

This is the value of railways, in the early 20th century, the second only deterrent power of battleships was railways, especially the major intercontinental arteries, which would affect the nerves of countless countries, and even break out into war.

So the railway has also become a good embodiment of a strategic concept, this is an art, at least what Li Mo thinks, casually, I want to build a railway into Tibet, build a canal into the Indian Ocean, it will make Britain nervous, this is like the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in the later generations when the whole line was opened to traffic, India was worried about the whole country, and even in the years that followed, it has been concocting the possibility of China invading India, and mobilizing troops to the Sino-Indian border, and it is impossible to live in peace

The great powers will not reason with you, only directly threaten his core interests, he sees the situation clearly, and Britain's coveting of ** is not what it is now, Britain invaded ** more than ten years ago, and the Qing Dynasty and the Tibetans jointly defeated the invasion, but this does not mean that Britain gave up

In 1904, Britain fought all the way to Lhasa, and even finally seized the Potala Palace, robbing tens of thousands of national treasures, when those exquisite works of art were brought back to Europe, it aroused Europe's interest in that mysterious plateau, so that a hundred years later, Europeans still remember there, to support a disgusting old lama who tried to split the country.

** Too far away, the roads and traffic are too poor to sustain the needs of a big war, while India, across the Himalayas, is much better, and there are also the faithful hunting dogs of the British, descendants of the former Mongols, who are naturally warlike and willing to kill everyone for money, the Gurkha warriors

Therefore, in the future, it will definitely become a means for Britain to contain China

What worries Li Mo is that once China and Russia fight in a few years, if Britain takes advantage of the gap in the military vacuum, such as entering the first looting in history, he will become a sinner in history

So the simple way is to use two bait plans to push Bingfeng Yuhui directly to India, and tell him unmistakably, **It's mine, for him I want to build a railway, I want to dig a strait, if you hit me, then I will directly build the railway to India and abolish Malacca

Yes, these two projects are difficult and costly, and Britain understands it, but the problem is that he doesn't dare to really let you do it, at this moment the whole world knows that Li Mo is crazy, this guy not only has money in his hands, but also tens of millions of laborers can be drawn at any time, God knows if he will really get it.

And Britain's dilemma is that he lacks enough infantry to defend the huge India, even if the Boer ends, the expeditionary force cannot be all sent to India, you must know that for this battle, almost all the troops of the overseas colonies have been sucked out, if the fight is not sent back, people who have been holding knives and forks for a long time will definitely do it, so in addition to the navy, the British Army can provide India is really limited.

Germany's challenge in Europe and the Atlantic is already obvious, and perhaps Britain would not have paid attention to Germany before, but with Germany building the Nassau class with all its might, it would be an idiot not to see it.

The contradictions in Europe have begun to appear, Britain has been hostile to the whole of Europe, although relations with France have eased, but for the time being there is no ally, at this time Germany suddenly began to compete for maritime supremacy, in the foreseeable period of time, Britain is necessary to shrink its forces to ensure that its maritime position is not challenged.

But there is a big surprise in this, that is, Nicholas II is trying his best to build a fleet, even if the Russian fleet is outdated, Britain will not be willing to leave so many warships in Europe, for Britain, this is an uncertain factor, God knows what will happen to those two cousins, in case they join hands I am afraid that Britain will immediately fall into danger.

Therefore, Britain will agree to Nicholas II to sell the technology of reproduction, just to help Russia build warships and let him go to the Far East to find Li Mo desperately.

But the problem is, Nicholas II was arrogant, but not stupid, Russia was already lagging behind in battleships, plus the domestic shipbuilding capacity was weak, even if it got a few Zhonghua-class ships, it would not be able to compete with Warbi, plus Britain suffered a lot of losses in the Far East, and would never swallow this breath, so will they come over with the Russians to find trouble?

I don't know, no one can predict, it didn't appear in history, it doesn't mean it doesn't appear now

Historically, Britain supported Japan because it wanted to curb Russia's expansion, but now it is reversed, China's expansion is too fast, but it threatens Russia, so Britain has to guard against China, not Russia, because compared with Nicholas II, Li Mo is much stronger in terms of technology and manufacturing capacity.

What's more, the Far Eastern Fleet has suffered such a heavy blow, even if Britain will not go to war, if a few years later, taking advantage of the war between the two countries, the recovered Far Eastern Fleet will be forced to the South Seas, and Luzon and Borneo will be in danger on all fronts

In this case, laying a good foundation for the decisive battle against Russia is Li Mo's work to do, it is certain that the proposal of these two major projects will attract strong protests from the United Kingdom, and the remaining thing is whether the Prime Minister's Office can get enough benefits in mutual compromise, at least let Britain understand that you also have a weakness, ** is my lifeblood If you really desperately support Russia and covet **, then I will use the strength of the whole country to build a railway into Tibet, send troops to the Himalayas in a steady stream, and fight with you

"So Mr. Li also knows?" Chen Ping was surprised, no wonder Li Enfu also took the initiative to go to Japan to recruit labor, and also generously forgave part of the debt, it seems that the emperor and the Prime Minister's Office are singing a double reed

However, it would be bad if so many Japanese entered the northwest, and if they did not play a role, it would cause civil strife

"How can there be nothing to do." Li Mo smiled, pointed to the map and drew a circle: "Jiayuguan, Panzhihua, Xining, Urumqi, these places are relatively rich in resources, and the entire northwest has to be built, I still think five or six hundred thousand people are not enough."

"It's good to use it for construction, I thought the emperor was really going to fill that bottomless pit." Chen Ping immediately laughed.

Li Mo glanced at Chen Ping and shook his head: "Yuanshou, you still don't really understand, the railway into Tibet still has to be built, and technically it can't be done now, but even if it's thirty or fifty years, we have to build it slowly." ”

"That's why." Now, Chen Ping really doesn't understand, Li Mo himself said before, these are two dotted lines that force the British not to play ** ideas, why do they have to become solid lines in the end?

Li Mo shook his head and said solemnly: "The railway is a sign of this era, the United States is strong because of its huge steel production, and the reason for the explosion of steel production is because of the extension of the railway line, and the construction of the railway requires a variety of resources and materials, coal, wood, and all kinds of machinery, which in turn promotes the development of the manufacturing industry, and the extension of the railway line can also drive the mining of mineral resources along the line, which is the reason why the United States can rise in a short time, the railway has flourished steel, Steel has driven the entire industry, and with no foreign enemies around, the United States has stepped into the lane. ”

"In terms of the situation, we do not have the advantage of the United States lacking mainland rivals, but in terms of resources, we are no worse than the United States, and the reason why I will overhaul the railways is to use the railways, that is, I want to learn from the United States to bring up the entire equipment manufacturing industry."

"Come and see." Li Mo picked up the pen with a serious face, and Chen Ping hurriedly took a few steps forward when he saw this, his eyes fixed on the tip of the pen.

"With Xi'an as the center, this is our planning into Xinjiang, into Wusu Yalitai and the three major arteries through Qinghai into Tibet, these three railways, including the entire western provinces, with them as the center of the spread out, radiation of land and resources are countless."

"Qinghai into Tibet is too difficult, but the conditions of the Xining section are much better, you can start building a part of it first, plus the two lines of entering Xinjiang and going to Wusu Yalitai, the amount of steel he needs cannot be transported from the mainland, so we must activate the resources of the entire northwest, I have asked Xiufeng to do it, to build the Tibet railway as an opportunity, the formation of the northwest heavy industry, the construction of five steel mills, and so on steel has a guarantee, we can move the machinery factory, automobile factory, and even the arsenal to a part of the where, In this way, the whole Northwest will be revitalized."

"The railway is repaired in sections, but repairing a section can bring out some local resources, as long as we repair the two roads into Xinjiang and into Wusu Yalitai within ten years, the northwest will be another world in ten years."

"Only when the resources of the great northwest are activated by us, and our Chinese nation can completely get rid of poverty and change the status quo of insufficient abundant products, then we will have the ability to compete face-to-face with any country in the world."

Chen calmly looked at Li Mo's comparison, looked at the lines, and looked at the areas that were circled out one by one, as if he saw factories, cars, and equipment manufacturing bases

Taking a deep breath, the Great Northwest is too tempting, but the amount of money invested is probably astronomical, can the Prime Minister's Office afford it?

"No" Li Mo shook his head: "According to Li Enfu's plan, he needs to have the ability and funds to gradually invest in the northwest after at least three years, but it will be too late."

Li Mo stopped his pen, turned his head and smiled slightly: "So I used the cover of preparing to build the railway into Tibet, so that Britain and Russia mistakenly thought that we had spent all our financial resources on it, and then quietly accelerated the development of the Great Northwest, in addition, Xiufeng has raised 100 million yuan, and I am ready to invest another 100 million, although it is not enough, but it should be able to maintain the needs of three to four years, and I believe that the country's finances will be much better at that time, and I have the ability to take over." ”

Two hundred million

In order to activate the resources of the Northwest and for the future of the country, Li Mo actually took out 200 million yuan in one go to help the country develop the Northwest a few years earlier

"Five more years of longevity, five years, the army must hold on for five years, especially the navy" Li Mo gave a slap and waved, confident and flamboyant: "In five years, the northeast base will become more and more huge, Jiangnan can also be completed, and the northwest will also show its rudimentary form, at that time, the country can have at least fifteen steel plants with an annual output of one million tons, and I will build you as many battleships as you want."

These words made Chen Ping can't help but be enthusiastic, and sighed after a long time: "The emperor is the emperor"

"Convinced? Haha, Yuanshou, you should really learn from Long Guozhang to learn how to make sycophants" Li Mo laughed, threw away his pen, and looked at the messy map that had already been drawn by him, as if he saw majestic warships rushing out of the dock and sailing into the deep blue, crisscrossing the seas