I see!

Li Xiao finally understood that the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with its huge army size and the blessing of Ming weapons, could not even be taken by small Israel.

It turns out that there is a big brother behind him!

No wonder!

No wonder!

Zheng Sen didn't know what to eat, he was in Paris, but he couldn't even hear about this kind of thing. And I have to Catherine, thousands of kilometers of tossing to tell myself.

For the first time, Li Xiao had doubts about Zheng Sen's ability.

But after thinking about it, Li Xiao also talked more.

The loan to Austria-Hungary was secured by mines in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Even if you lose, you have to pay back the money.

But it's so cheap for Israel, which makes Li Xiao a little vigilant.

He did not expect that the Hebrews had so much energy in the political circles of the West.

It was able to influence the decisions of Frederick and Napoleon!

I thought that Bismarck had seen the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and would lose his ambition with the Ming Dynasty. Unexpectedly, this veteran Germanic nationalist still secretly shot a knife at Da Mingming.

No one knew better than Li Xiao how strong the desire of the Hebrews was to restore their country.

With the support of an integrated Israel, the Hebrews would burst out with superior fighting power, as well as the ability to organize and mobilize.

Although now, Israel is not yet able to compete with the Ming Dynasty.

But it won't be long before Israel will be shouting at the Ming. After all, there are so many interests in the world.

Whatever is yours is mine!

Moreover, the Hebrews were greedy by nature. At this point, Li Xiao feels very similar to himself.

"The Ming Dynasty intends to build a railway from Ili to Moscow. So that Daming's goods can be smoothly transported to Europe.

At the same time, goods from Europe can also be shipped back smoothly. Li Xiao suddenly asked Ekaterina a question.

"Absolutely!" Catherine was only distracted for a moment, and immediately nodded excitedly, and the two lumps on her chest swayed with the nod, making people dizzy.

Daming is now the richest place in the world, if you can get on the railway with Daming, it will be ......!

Muscovy will become the export port of Ming goods to the West, which is simply a pie in the sky for Russia, which is underdeveloped in commerce.

"However, it takes a lot of labor to build the railway. You know, Daming didn't have that much labor. And along the way, there is also a need for military escort.

These are huge and complex expenses, and Daming hopes that Russia will help us share them.

Another thing is that I heard that the width of the Russian railways does not coincide with ours.

If you want the train to go to Russia, you have to redefine the width of the Russian train tracks.

I don't know what Her Majesty the Empress means! Li Xiao said politely, but the tone was unquestionable.

There will be no pie in the sky! Repairing the railway for you in vain, of course, is not such a good thing.

Li Xiao immediately put forward the conditions!

Central Asia, originally the sphere of influence of the Russians. For the Ming Dynasty twenty years ago, Central Asia was too far away.

And in between, there is a Jungar that is quite unfriendly to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming people rarely set foot in Central Asia!

And the Russian Empire, since the expulsion of the Mongols. The pace of imperial expansion has continued, and Central Asia, with its many plains, has naturally become a place where Russian cavalry is crisscrossed.

After the conquest of Transcaucasia, Russia even recruited a group of Cossack cavalry locally.

These guys wear black capes and hold a full moon scimitar in their hands. The charge was lightning fast, and they became a nightmare for all infantry on the battlefield.

If in the past, the Cossack cavalry in the hands of Russia was definitely a strong enemy of the Ming Dynasty.

But now ......!

With just one tank platoon, you can easily take out thousands of Cossack cavalry.

If you want to build a railway in Central Asia, you have to rely on the Russians. After all, it's easier to build than to protect a road.

The railroad you worked so hard to build can be cleaned in one night. And it's better to build a railroad in the opposite direction.

In this way, the construction period could be cut by almost half, and Li Xiu's telegram said that Moscow already had a basic railway.

It's just that the width of the tracks of these railways is different from that of the Ming Dynasty, and since it has become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to write the same text, but the car still has to be on the same track.

"Russia will try to get the money needed to build the railway. You know, we in Russia have just experienced a big war and are financially ......! ”

When it came to taking money, Ekaterina was a little helpless, after all, she had just lost the battle and lost a bird.

Now the Russian treasury is so empty that rats can starve to death, and even the crown of Russia has been given to Li Xiao, there is really no money!

"Oh, you can take a stake in manpower. After all, it takes a lot of workers to build a railway.

Daming is responsible for the technical personnel of the survey, as well as the planners. And ordinary road construction workers, it is up to you Russians. ”

When a railway was built in the Western Regions, more than 10,000 people died. Although they are all alien slaves, the money to buy more than 20,000 people is not a small amount of money.

Now we want to build railways for Russia, and since you Russia don't have money, it's better to send people.

Anyway, now there is no shortage of people in Russia.

The Russians in the defeated ceded lands were bullied by the occupying forces. Many people had no choice but to burn down their houses and flee with their possessions to the last lands of the Russians, and Muscovy took refuge.

As a result, Muscovy became more and more crowded.

Russia is now tinkling poor, the workers are unemployed, and the peasants are bankrupt. Anyway, it's a mess, and many ordinary people are crying out for hunger and cold, struggling to make ends meet.

The construction of railways now is actually to help Russia and find a way for Russians who are living in hardship.

"That's no problem, Russia will provide all the manpower needed." Catherine agreed without even thinking about it.

If you really want to sleep, you will be handed a pillow!

Catherine was worried about how to tell Li Xiao that she wanted to immigrate some people to Central Asia. After all, what a Russian they are, they also need a place to go.

Central Asia is a vast and sparsely populated country, just right for a weakened Russia to accommodate these war refugees.

"Well, that's how it was settled. I know that you Russia is having a hard time now, after the railway was repaired.

After the railway is repaired, what you need, you can use Russian resources to buy from the Ming. ”

The railway is not a one-way line, and those locomotives and wagons are going back.

Ideally, when you go, you will be loaded with the output goods of the Ming Dynasty. When he returned, he was loaded with the resources of Russia and the Nordic countries.

Northern Europe is very rich in timber, coal and other resources.

Especially the iron ore from Northern Europe is in very high condition.

Although Daming already has Australia's iron ore supply, who would dislike more resources?

What's more, there are rare metals in Northern Europe that are lacking in the Ming Dynasty. These things now have to cross the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean to reach Daming.

With this railway, it's a lot easier.

The most important thing is that rail is faster than sea freight.

Listed as starting from the interior of the Ming Dynasty, passing through the Western Regions and the vast Central Asia. In almost a week, you can get to Moscow.

One more day to get to St. Petersburg.

From St. Petersburg out of the Baltic Sea, goods can be sold directly to Europe. This speed is much faster than sea freight.

The train can even do it, running a round trip every half a month.

Ships can't do that!

Even the Ming warship could not run back to Tianjin Wei from the Atlantic Ocean in half a month.

Early the next morning, Catherine boarded the train to Daming Jingshi. For her, being able to not take an airship is the happiest thing.

Li Xiao gave up his luxurious box to Catherine and took an airship back to Beijing.

Because of the difference in speed, there will be a time difference between two people to the capital. Li Xiao needs to use this time to get the railway to St. Petersburg in order.

"Handsome! Why should we build a railway to St. Petersburg? Stilwell knew that the Ming Dynasty had no plans to build a trans-Central Asian railway.

He didn't understand that the focus of the next section of the Ming Dynasty was to build a railway from Guanzhong to Chengdu. Why, all of a sudden, the Central Asian Railway was to be built.

With the current national strength of the Ming Dynasty, it is still very difficult to build such two difficult projects at the same time.

What's more, Guanzhong is also building a hydropower station on Weishui.

Two bridges across the Yangtze River are being built, and a railway from Jinling to Guangzhou and Nanning is being built in the south.

All over the country, the road network is being widened. Even small villages have to be connected to roads.

With so many projects, even the current national strength of the Ming Dynasty is somewhat difficult to support. Now it's ...... to build railways abroad!

"Austria-Hungary is certain to be defeated this time, and the State of Israel will survive. With the support of Prussia and France, Israel would soon become a European power.

Most importantly, the Hebrews hated us. With their current influence, they can organize an alliance against the Ming in a few years. Li Xiao looked at the white clouds outside the porthole, and wanted to take a puff of cigarette to relieve his scattered thoughts.

But this is on the airship, Li Xiao can only hold back.

"We have garrisons in Crete and Cyrenaica, and we can order them to go directly to the war.

Israel had just been founded, and even now it has an army of only a few tens of thousands. With the strength of our Ming Marine Corps, Israel is not worth mentioning at all. ”

Stilwell was very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, and since Austria-Hungary was not of great use, it was better to simply go bare-chested.

"As soon as the cannon goes off, the gold is ten thousand taels!

There are so many projects in the country now, where is there still money to fight. Li Xiao sighed helplessly, although a large number of infrastructure projects have stimulated the economy of the Ming Dynasty.

But the initial investment is too big, so big that Daming sucks blood from all over the world, and he can't make ends meet.

If you want to suck blood from all over the world, you have to have the capital to suck blood.

The Liao army is the capital of blood sucking in Li Xiao's hands!

As long as the Liao army is still the most powerful army in the world, the Ming can unscrupulously carry out crazy economic plundering around the world.

For Li Xiao, there is absolutely no power in the world to resist the Ming Dynasty. Whoever shows such signs must be strangled to death immediately.

This is also why Li Xiao would encourage the Austro-Hungarian Empire to invade Israel.

But the bloody facts have educated Li Xiao, after thousands of years of foreshadowing. The Hebrews have taken root in all corners of Europe, and many have been able to influence European politics.

The ideal is very full, but the reality is cruel.

Li Xiao's plan to annihilate the State of Israel was a complete failure. Moreover, even if the Ming army personally participated in the war, it would not be possible to fundamentally solve the problem of the Hebrews.

“……！” Stilwell didn't think as much as Li Xiao, but he also knew that Daming's expenses were really too big now.

Back in the capital, Li Xiao immediately found Zhang Huangyan and Ai Husheng. The two of them were asked to immediately approve the construction of the Central Asian Railway.

"No!

Dashuai, no money!

You look at how many projects there are in Daming from south to north.

Liaodong: You said that you want to implement a highway connecting every village, which is a big expense.

Shandong, you said that you want to do it, and there are schools in every village. That's another big expense!

Wuhan and Jiangyin, building bridges across the Yangtze River.

Guanzhong is building a railway to Sichuan!

The seven provinces in the south of the Yangtze River not only have to build railways, but also build roads according to your requirements.

That's right!

This is the second master's excerpt for money, and the second master wants to build a new battleship. And it's two ships in one build!

Cao Wenzhao also asked me for money, and his third division also had to change clothes. A tank costs 8,000 silver coins, and an armored vehicle costs 3,500 silver coins.

And self-propelled guns that are expensive to die and expensive to die, these are all money.

Now I have to build the Central Asian Railway again, my handsome, where did you get the money! If you continue like this, you will have to be smarter.

I can't settle the account! ”

As soon as Li Xiao finished speaking, Ai Husheng blew up. walked directly in front of Li Xiao and threatened to resign.

"This railway has to be repaired, and it needs to be repaired quickly. I think there's a maximum of three to five years to use. Li Xiao ignored the fried Ai Husheng, but took a puff of his cigar and said something to shut up Ai Husheng.

"What do you mean...... Dashuai, this railway is of great use?" Zhang Huangyan, who had not squeaked all the time, pulled Ai Husheng and asked Li Xiao.

"The plan to agitate Austria-Hungary to attack Israel failed, and the Hebrews succeeded in influencing Frederick and Napoleon.

Prussia and France, supported Israel at the same time.

I guess five years from now. Israel will begin to influence the interests of the Ming Dynasty in Europe, and that is when we will send troops to Europe.

In the next five years, the domestic infrastructure construction will also come to an end.

At that time, we will send troops to Russia. With Muscovy as a base of advance, sweep away all Hebrew forces in Europe.

In all likelihood, we will fight with all of Europe.

Of course, we will also have helpers.

First of all, Russia will follow us, and the Ottoman Empire will do the same. They also had to recruit Gurkha soldiers from northern India to prepare for future wars.

This could be a big war like never before, and for this big war we will have to commit more than a million troops.

The result of the war was either the Ming relinquishing control of Europe, or we swept away the Hebrew power in Europe.

It's a life-and-death war! ”