Chapter 529: Human Revolution and All Living Beings (II)

September 20, Republic 2779 (1938), Istanbul, Democratic Republic of Turkey.

Before World War I, Turkey at that time was still called the Ottoman Empire, also called the Ultraman Empire, yes, it was Ultraman. However, this Ultraman is not the one of the M78 Nebula, and the Ultraman of the people specializes in fighting big monsters, and this Ultraman Empire is often beaten as a monster by the Europeans.

Because he is often used as a monster to brush copies, he is nicknamed "The Sick Man of West Asia", also known as "Ao Zongshou". Had it not been for the First World War, the regime might have survived. In the history of this plane, they did not suffer much in the Balkan Wars, and they were not hacked by opium cattle on battleships, so they did not intend to intervene in the First World War from the beginning.

It's just that people sit at home, and disaster comes from heaven, and they were announced by the old enemy Russia, who took the opportunity to be shot. So, it was impossible not to intervene at this time, and the unlucky Turkey had no choice but to bite the bullet and join the Allies. But they soon found out that the Allies could not hold it back, and after the two big monsters, China and the United States, joined the Entente one after another, the balance of power on both sides was completely unbalanced, and the Allies could not win in any case.

Since China's entry into the war, Turkey has directly experienced China's military front. China led the forces of the People's Revolutionary Union (Chinese, Arab, Persian, and Afghan forces) from Damascus to the western front of the Caspian Sea, and at the same time launched a fierce attack on Turkey. In November 1918, the 1st Tank Division, the most elite unit of the Turkish Al-Shabaab government, was completely annihilated in Lebanon, and the Caucasian forces suffered a crushing defeat in Yerevan. On November 30, the trilateral alliance of China, Persia and Afghanistan again annihilated seven main Turkish divisions. At the same time, the Anglo-Indian troops, who had been cowering in the Sinai Peninsula, saw that the opportunity had come and also launched an attack on the Turkish army opposite.

The Turkish army, which had lost its elite, was defeated, and then it was defeated in successive battles and collapsed. Less than two months after China entered the war, Turkey lost not only the South Caucasus and all of Arabia that it had seized from Russia, but also much of its own territory. From Adana to Sivas, east of the Black Sea line, it has been occupied by the Entente ****. Based on the performance of the Turkish army, it is estimated that the Entente will be able to reach Ankara in another month, and it is not impossible to even attack the city of Istanbul.

If it really reaches that level, it is a question of whether the country of Turkey can still exist, and Britain and France have made it clear that they want to bring this country to a complete end. Under these circumstances, the situation in Turkey has become even more erosive, and the forces of various factions that had been suppressed by the Turkish Al-Shabaab are ready to move, including the Turkish Scientific Socialist Party led by Comrade Kemal.

The disappointment of the prospect of war was only a fuse, in fact, Turkey at that time, like the Qing Dynasty, had accumulated too many social contradictions in the old empire for hundreds of years, and this was still a dynasty that had existed for more than 600 years, and had accumulated more social contradictions than the Qing Dynasty that had accumulated less than 300 years. Such deep and heavy contradictions can generally only be resolved by revolution, and if they are relied on reform, it will take a long time, and iron-fisted leaders, and some luck. A few years ago, the Qing Dynasty did not hold on, so the revolution came, and the Qing Dynasty hit the streets. Now it's the same in Turkey, they don't have time to implement reforms, either externally or internally.

Thus, the socialist revolution led by Comrade Kemal broke out on Christmas Eve in 1918, and the flames of revolution swept across the country at an astonishing speed, and the empire, which had lasted for more than 600 years (1299-1919), collapsed with a bang. A great empire that once had a glorious time across Asia, Africa and Europe, and overwhelmed Europeans, collapsed.

Ultraman on this plane was not tragic because he was on the wrong side, but was dragged into the water by Tsarist Russia, and as a result, the happy couple hiccuped together. Revolution also broke out in Tsarist Russia, and the Romanov dynasty rushed into the streets, but in the end, it also dragged down the old rival Ottoman, who had been hundreds of years, and everyone was finished together. How to say this feeling, for these two parties, it is probably crying and laughing, anyway, it is definitely not good.

On January 10, 1919, the Democratic Republic of Turkey was officially proclaimed, and China and the People's Revolutionary Union countries recognized this government one after another the next day. Subsequently, under the mediation of China, the Entente agreed to the withdrawal of the new Turkish government from the Allies and the demands of an armistice, but Turkey paid the price. They were forced to recognize the independence of Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Armenia, Kurdistans and other regions.

However, then again, it also made them lose their baggage. These areas were not their core territory in the first place, and the Turks have not been able to digest them for hundreds of years, and there are many troubles one after another. Not to mention that these areas are unable to produce benefits, a lot of stability maintenance funds have to be put back every year. Now although the territory is smaller, the burden is gone, and you can develop with peace of mind.

Immediately after Kemal came to power, he carried out a drastic socialist revolution throughout Turkey, and the original Ottoman royal family, the old feudal aristocracy, reactionaries, and religious figures were all purged. Kemal is a ruthless character, he is not like Mr. Wen, who mainly focuses on labor reform to the enemy, he directly kills the whole family. At the end of the First World War, Turkey was slaughtered from top to bottom, and truckloads were pulled to the outskirts and shot.

Subsequently, all their property was confiscated, and they became the main source of financing for the construction of socialism in Turkey. After all, Turkey is a great empire that has lasted for 600 years, and it has occupied the Eurasian land bridge, and it has profited from the trade between East and West, and the old upper class among them has accumulated a staggering amount of wealth after years of looting.

Under China's strong efforts, they did not continue to strip their territory in Europe, but took advantage of the First World War to grab a lot of territory from Bulgaria, and the border between the two countries not only returned to the level before 1913, but also increased.

In the past, Turkey had low control over these territories because of the lack of a large population. Before the revolution, China reached a deal with the then Al-Shabaab government.

When Wendeji was cleaning up the northwest, he sent those who did not want to be considered Turks by the Chinese. At that time, the Turkish government was struggling with the demographic structure of the European territory, where Christians and Europeans were the majority, and Turks were the majority ethnic group. These "self-proclaimed Turks" from Asia, although they have little to do with them, have always been more identified with Christians and Europeans, and this is not really a problem for a pan-Turkist party like Al-Shabaab.

So the cooperation between the two sides was very pleasant, and after the Turkish Revolution, this population migration plan was smoother. China gave them all those guys who did not want to be Chinese, and they gave them away for nothing, and they also posted the travel expenses. The Turkish CSU government has placed all of these people in European territory, thus greatly alleviating the problem of local population ratios.

Wen Deji has always believed that if it can't go on, it is good to gather and disperse, and all those guys in the northwest who do not want to be Chinese will be sent to the countries they want to go, and as long as those countries are willing to accept them, China will send them for free. The property and immovable property that they could not carry with them were also converted into cash or cheques at a rate of 10% higher than the average market price, and their food and drink expenses on the road were also covered.

And China's policy is not only for Turkey, but for all countries, President Wen will never force anyone to be Chinese, and wants to be a foreigner even if he goes. For those who are neither willing to be Chinese nor willing to go, or who do not have other countries to want, then there is only one way -- labor education. They are educated until they change their minds, or until the country they aspire to change their minds, and of course they will be isolated from normal society in the meantime.

Since Kemal came to power, he has implemented a policy of religious reform and religious reconciliation, implemented complete secularization, détente relations with Christians, and introduced a new type of sect from the East that keeps pace with the times, and at the same time severely cracked down on the extremist and conservative sects in the country. The same reforms are being carried out in several countries with green traditions, such as Arabia, Afghanistan, and Persia. Some of them did even more ruthlessly than Turkey, and those imams and fanatical believers who refused to cooperate were completely cleansed, and one by one they were dragged out and shot, killing the whole family in real terms, fully reflecting the violent nature of the revolution. Since then, the extremist and reactionary sects in the Middle East have been completely finished.

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After the end of World War I, the new Turkish government imitated China in carrying out their own five-year plan, which began in 1922 and has now gone through three five-year plans, and is now undergoing a fourth five-year plan.

After 20 years of construction, Istanbul has now taken on a new look. Istanbul is a historic city that was quite prosperous in the past, and now it is even more prosperous. Three rainbow-like artefacts stretch across the Bosphorus Strait, one of which is the famous Eurasian Railway Bridge, which is part of the Eurasian Railway.

The bridge is a joint venture between China and Turkey, the main technology and equipment provided by China, the bridge combines the advantages of arch bridges and cable-stayed bridges, the total length of the bridge is 1,800 meters, the bridge across the water surface part of the strait is 859 meters long, the main bridge single span is 300 meters, the bridge deck is 80 meters above the sea level, and any kind of ship can pass under the bridge, even the 500,000-ton super giant ship can pass through.

Such a railway bridge connecting Eurasia was also very difficult at that time, and in the eyes of European and American insiders, such a bridge would take at least five years to build, and they were not optimistic about China's technological strength at all. At the beginning, they sneered, claiming that such a difficult bridge, even for a skilled European construction company, was a very difficult project, and that it would not be possible to build it with China's strength. They are ready to see the joke and want to wait for China to do it anymore and they will come and take it over at a high price. In fact, even Turkey is unsure, and if it weren't for the fact that this funding was mainly paid by China, they would definitely not have asked China to repair it.

However, to the shock of the world, the construction of the bridge began in February 1911, and three years later it was officially completed and opened to traffic in February 1914, creating an engineering miracle. Those in Europe and the United States who speak cool words are dumbfounded, and this amazing efficiency is completely beyond their imagination.

Later, they said that although the bridge was repaired, it is difficult to say how good the quality is, and they think that the Chinese have done it so quickly, it must be that the radish is fast and does not wash the mud, and it is absolutely a tofu slag project. China did not argue either, speaking with facts, this rumor did not last half a month before it disappeared, on February 27, a train full of goods, gross tonnage of 7,600 tons successfully passed the bridge at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour, and in the following days, more than a dozen trains loaded with goods and a total tonnage of more than 7,000 tons passed smoothly. As a result, the insiders in Europe and the United States were silent.

With this railway bridge, the train ferries used in previous years were no longer used in the past, and Eurasia became more closely connected, and now a train departing from the easternmost part of the continent, Khingbei (Magadan), can go all the way to Hamburg, Germany, or Reggio Calabria in Italy.

With the development of Turkey's economy, a railway bridge is not enough, and trains can cross Eurasia directly from the bridge, but cars cannot. Although there is a mixed bridge with a lower railway and an upper road, at that time, for the sake of safety and also considering the cost, Wen Desi was very conservative and only used a single-story bridge. There are sidewalks on both sides of the bridge, and bicycles and motorbikes can walk, but the larger ones are not.

So in 1923, during his visit to China, President Kemal discussed this matter with Wendeji and expressed his willingness to finance the construction of a second bridge, mainly for the passage of cars. Later, the two countries cooperated again to build a second Eurasian bridge 5 kilometers north of the Eurasian Railway Bridge, which is a cable-stayed double-decker road bridge with two floors, each with 12 lanes, with trucks on the lower deck and passenger cars and trolleys on the upper deck. Except for the pylons at both ends, there are no piers in the middle, and the bottom of the bridge is 80 meters above the sea, which is larger than the original time and space. The bridge was built in only three years, with construction starting in March 1923 and being completed by the end of February 1926.

The bridge across the strait is connected with the highways on both sides of Asia and Europe, people drive from Asia, cross the bridge, along the wide highway, you can go directly to European countries, open and magnificent bridges, criss-cross highways, and overpasses up and down the loop, forming a majestic strait traffic map.

At the northern end of the Eurasian Highway Bridge, 3 kilometers, is a pipeline bridge, which is mainly used as a bridge to erect cross-sea oil pipelines and gas pipelines. With the development of the world's industry, oil and gas have gradually become important industrial raw materials, because the technology of the plane is developing faster, so the demand for oil and gas is growing faster than that of the original space-time. There is a need for a convenient transportation pipeline between the Middle East, which is an important source of oil and gas, and Europe, an important market.

Pipelines for materials such as oil and gas are the easiest and least costly. At present, the countries of the People's Revolutionary Union account for half of the world's oil exports, and Persia, Arabia and Kurds are all important oil producers, so there is this cross-sea pipeline bridge, which is specially used to transport oil and gas to Europe.

The bridge is also a double-deck steel cable-stayed bridge with four oil pipelines on the lower level and four gas pipelines on the upper level, with room for upgrades and expansions. Because there was no need to think about opening to traffic, the bridge was built much faster, taking only one year and ten months. Of course, the bridge is actually open to traffic, and there is a maintenance road on the upper deck of the bridge, so there is no problem with cars. However, due to safety concerns, vehicles and pedestrians outside are not allowed to pass except for staff.

This pipeline bridge is also a joint venture between the two countries, built by China, and 20 years after the repair, the income will be divided equally between the two companies, and all of it will be returned to Turkey after 20 years. Although Turkey's own oil and gas resources are not much, and they can't even use it for themselves, they rely on this pipeline to make money by collecting transit fees every year.

Viewed from afar, the bridge towering over the sea looks like three giant dragons lying horizontally, which is magnificent. These three bridges are like three rainbows across the strait, connecting Eurasia and three blood vessels, transporting supplies from both ends to each other.

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The tallest building in Istanbul is the Kemal Tower, and at this time Turkish President Kemal stands on the tall building that bears his name, looking out into the distance.

With Asia to the east and Europe to the west, Istanbul's original old city was built on the southern headland of the Golden Horn on the west bank, and it still retains its walls that have been repaired over the years. The city's winding old streets, lined with pavilions and towers, while the wide, straight Atta Turkish Avenue and Istiklal Avenue are lined with tall buildings and trees, clearly showing that the city is a unique place where the various cultures of the East and the West meet, where the ancient and the modern meet.

At this time, it is time for the sun to set and night to fall. The bridge and both sides of the strait are brightly lit, and the water surface is shining with silver light, reflecting the ancient castles, temples, houses and forest shadows on the shore.

"We've built a whole new country!, look, it's like the Milky Way has come to earth......" Kemal said with a sense of ambition as he watched the illuminated Istanbul at night.

"Yes, Kemal, we succeeded! A brand new Turkey has stood up!" said his deputy, Nie Fleis.

Turkey's territory has shrunk to 500,000 square kilometers, and its total population has decreased from 26 million before the war to 18 million now. So in fact, their strength has risen, because there is no headache of internal friction.

After three five-year plans, Turkey has now largely industrialized, and its industrial strength ranks third among the UPF, behind China and Japan, and stronger than Persia. The economic situation has also improved greatly, not to mention anything else, it is cool enough to collect transit fees every year. For example, the three bridges were originally thought to take at least 20 years to pay back their costs, but they only returned to their costs in six or seven years.

"Kemal, now that the Soviet Union is invading Finland, what should we say?" asked Nie Fleis. He was talking about the Soviet-Finnish war, which broke out last month. Now that Turkey is revolutionary, if they have inherited anything from the Ottomans, the hatred of the old rival of Russia must be one of them.

"Finland, it's too far away from us. Kemal thought for a moment and said. "Next week President Moonson will go to Baghdad (the Arab capital) for the UHR summit, and I will go too, and I will ask him then. "The high-rise buildings and trees lining the avenue clearly show that it is a place where various cultures from the East and the West meet, and the ancient and the modern meet here, forming a unique charm.

At this time, it is time for the sun to set and night to fall. The bridge and both sides of the strait are brightly lit, and the water surface is shining with silver light, reflecting the ancient castles, temples, houses and forest shadows on the shore.

"We've built a whole new country!, look, it's like the Milky Way has come to earth......" Kemal said with a sense of ambition as he watched the illuminated Istanbul at night.

"Yes, Kemal, we succeeded! A brand new Turkey has stood up!" said his deputy, Nie Fleis.

Turkey's territory has shrunk to 500,000 square kilometers, and its total population has decreased from 26 million before the war to 18 million now. So in fact, their strength has risen, because there is no headache of internal friction.

After three five-year plans, Turkey has now largely industrialized, and its industrial strength ranks third among the UPF, behind China and Japan, and stronger than Persia. The economic situation has also improved greatly, not to mention anything else, it is cool enough to collect transit fees every year. For example, the three bridges were originally thought to take at least 20 years to pay back their costs, but they only returned to their costs in six or seven years.

"Kemal, now that the Soviet Union is invading Finland, what should we say?" asked Nie Fleis. He was talking about the Soviet-Finnish war, which broke out last month. Now that Turkey is revolutionary, if they have inherited anything from the Ottomans, the hatred of the old rival of Russia must be one of them.

"Finland, it's too far away from us. Kemal thought for a moment and said. "Next week President Moonson will go to Baghdad (the Arab capital) for the UHR summit, and I will go too, and I will ask him then. ”