Chapter 387 The Future of the Great Northwest

Two fictitious projects that are currently completed by Xinhua's domestic comprehensive strength method, but as long as they are put forward, they are destined to affect the nerves of Britain and even the world.

The reason is very simple, because of India!

India is a country with a large population and resources. It has rich iron ore resources. Half of the steel resources of the British Empire come from there. If you look at Britain's interests in the Far East as one, then there are a hundred in India!

and even more!

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

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

Just like the southeast peninsula is the throat of the Indian Ocean into the Pacific Ocean, the key to India's unconscious control of the Indian Ocean. Once Britain loses India, it is bound to affect the control of the Indian Ocean. At that time, not to mention the Strait of Malacca, there will be huge waves in Persia, Central Asia, Egypt, the Suez Canal and even Africa. Crisis!

So for Britain, the loss of semi-colonial Xinhua and the crippling of a fleet may be able to endure it, but if someone wants to seize India, Britain will undoubtedly come desperately, even if part of the African colonies are lost, there is no doubt!

As soon as the railway into Tibet was proposed, it would cause a fierce reaction from Britain. If the Isthmus is done again, the British will really have no peace, because India is so important that Britain must be saved.

With the current national strength and technical capabilities of Xinhua, it is impossible to enter the Tibet Railway. Chen Ping knows, and Li Mo knows better! Even the Karathmus Grand Canal is very difficult, but why do you have to make a big move and put on a posture that is about to be made?

It's very simple. Give the British eye drops, contain him, and don't let him take all his attention back to Europe. Let him be distracted and make him worry all the time whether India will become someone else's crown.

Britain began to strengthen Singapore's defense, hoping to build an oriental fortress, in order to keep Xinhua out of the Far East, and to transfer Chinese ship technology to Russia, in order to cause trouble for Xinhua and even eliminate this new regime!

There is no great power that will not retaliate after being slapped by a new country, and swallow it with blood just for the future counterattack. If you don't fight back, it won't be a great power!

So Li Mo drew this dotted line, one threatening the British crown from the land, and the other directly abolishing the Strait of Malacca! No matter which one, even if it doesn't build, or puts on a big and special posture, it will make Britain sleepless.

This is strategy, the art of strategy!

The Russian Siberian Railway is a knife hanging on Xinhua's head. With this railway, the Tsar's millions of troops can jump down from any point in the north at any time!

The United States is under construction, running through the Alaska artery throughout Canada. It also cooperates with Canada, and at the same time activates the huge Alaskan resources, swallowing half of Canada's domestic resources.

If it hadn't been for Thomas Mining, which embezzled Canadian resources a few years earlier and cut off the section of the Alaska Railway passing through the Canadian Yukon River Basin, forcing a chess piece belonging to Xinhua to be inserted into this large artery, perhaps the United States would have cut Canada Swallow all the resources.

The Germans have always wanted to build a railway from Germany to the Ottoman Middle East in order to use the railway to directly reach into Egypt and even the Suez Canal and break the British strategic blockade.

This is the value of the railway. In the early 20th century, the deterrent second only to battleships was the railway, especially the intercontinental artery, which would affect the nerves of countless countries and even break out wars.

So the railway has also become the best embodiment of a strategic concept. This is an art, at least what Li Mo thinks. Let's do it happen. If I want to build a railway into Tibet and a canal into the Indian Ocean, it will make Britain nervous! This is like the concern of India when the Qinghai-Tibet Railway was opened to the whole line in later generations, and even in the following years, it has been concocting the possibility of China's invasion of India, and mobilized a large army to the Sino-Indian border, so as to live in peace!

The great powers will not reason with you. Only by directly threatening his core interests can he see the situation clearly, and Britain's coveting of Tibet is not available now. Britain invaded Tibet more than a decade ago, and the Qing Dynasty and the Tibetan people finally defeated the invasion, but this does not mean that Britain gave up!

In history, in 1904, Britain fought to Lhasa, and even finally seized the Potala Palace and robbed tens of thousands of national treasures. When those exquisite works of art were brought back to Europe, it triggered Europe's interest in the mysterious plateau, so that Europeans could not forget it a hundred years later. To support a disgusting old lama who tried to split the country.

Tibet is too far away, and the roads and traffic are too poor to maintain the demand for a war. However, India, opposite the Himalayas, has a much better geographical location, and there are also the most loyal hounds of the British, the descendants of Mongolia, born belliger, willing to kill everyone for money!

So in the future, it will definitely become a means for Britain to contain Xinhua!

What makes Li Mo most worried is that once Xinhua and Russia fight in a few years, if Britain takes advantage of the gap of the military vacuum, such as entering Tibet in history to loot, he will become a sinner of history!

So the simplest way is to use two bait plans to push the afterglow directly to India, and tell him clearly that Tibet is mine. For him, I want to build a railway and dig a strait. If you hit me, then I will directly repair the railway to India and abolish Malacca!

Yes, these two projects are difficult and costly. Britain also understands, but the problem is that he dares not really let you do it. At this moment, the whole world knows that Li Mo is a madman. This guy not only has money in his hand, but also tens of millions of labor at any time. God knows if he will really get it out.

The British dilemma is that it lacks enough infantry to defend the huge India. Even if Boer is over, it is impossible for all the expeditionary troops to be sent to India. You know, for this battle, most of the troops of the overseas colonies have been drawn. If it is over, it will not be sent back. Those who hold a knife and fork for a long time must I will do it! Therefore, in addition to the navy, what the British army can provide to India is really limited.

Germany's challenges in Europe and the Atlantic are already obvious. Maybe Britain would not have paid attention to Germany before, but with Germany making every effort to build a scratch level, it's too stupid to see it.

The contradictions in Europe have begun to emerge. Although Britain's relations with France have eased for the sake of Boer and the whole of Europe, it has not been able to find allies for the time being. At this time, Germany suddenly began to compete for maritime hegemony. For a foreseeable period of time, it is necessary for Britain to shrink its forces to ensure that its maritime status is not challenged.

But there is a big accident, that is, Nicholas II is trying to build a fleet. Even if the Russian fleet is almost out of date, Britain will not be willing to leave so many warships in Europe. For Britain, this is an uncertain factor. God knows what those two cousins will do. In case they join hands, they are afraid. Britain was immediately in a critical situation.

That's why Britain promised Nicholas II to sell the withdrawal technology in order to help Russia build a new warship and let him go to the Far East to find Li Mo desperately.

But the problem is that Nicholas II is arrogant, but not stupid. Russia has lagged behind on the new battleships. In addition, its domestic shipbuilding capacity is weak. Even if it gets a few Chinese ships, it can't compare with Xinhua. In addition, Britain has suffered a lot of losses in the Far East and will never swallow it, so will they fight with the Russians? Come and make trouble together?

I don't know, no one can predict that it hasn't appeared in history, but 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. Xinhua's expansion is too fast, which threatens Russia. In this way, Britain should beware of Xinhua, not Russia, because compared with Nicholas II, Li Mo's technology and manufacturing ability are Much stronger.

What's more, the Far East Fleet has been hit so hard. Even if Britain will not go to war, if a few years later, take advantage of the war between the two countries to force the recovered Far East Fleet to the south, Luzon and Borneo will be in danger!

In this case, it is Li Mo's work to lay the foundation for the decisive battle against Russia. It is certain that the proposal of these two major projects will attract the strongest protests from Britain! The rest 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, and Tibet is my **! If you really support Russia and covet Tibet, then I will use the strength of the whole country to build a railway into Tibet, send troops to the Himalayas, and work hard with you!

"So Mr. Li also knows?" Chen Ping was surprised. No wonder Li Enfu took the initiative to go to Japan to recruit labor and generously forgive part of the debt. It seems that the emperor and the Prime Minister's office are singing a double reed!

But there are so many days that I have entered the northwest. If I don't play a role, it's not good to cause civil strife!

"How can there be nothing to do." Li Mo smiled and pointed to the map and said, "Jiayuguan, Panzhihua, Xining, Urumqi, these local resources are relatively rich, and the whole northwest needs to be built. I don't think it's enough for 5 or 600,000 people!"

"That's good for construction. I thought your emperor really wanted to fill that bottomless hole." Chen Ping immediately laughed.

Li Mo looked at Chen Ping and shook his head: "Yuan Shou, you still don't really understand that the railway to Tibet still needs to be done. Technically, it doesn't work now, but even if it's 30 or 50 years, we have to build it slowly."

"That's why." Now, Chen Ping really didn't understand. Li Mo himself had said before that this was the two dotted line that forced the British not to think about Tibet. Why did it eventually become a solid line?

Li Mo shook his head and said solemnly: "Railway is the symbol of this era. The reason why the United States is strong is because of its huge steel production, and the reason for promoting the outbreak of steel production is the extension of railway lines, and the construction of railways requires all kinds of resources and materials, coal, wood, and all kinds of machinery. This has promoted the development of the manufacturing industry. Finally, the extension of the railway line can drive the mineral resources mining industry along the line. This is the reason why the United States can rise in a short time. The railway has flourished steel, and steel has driven the whole industry. In addition, there are no foreign enemies around, so the United States has entered the fast lane.

"In terms of the situation, we don't have the advantage of the United States that lacks mainland rivals, but in terms of resources, we are no worse than the United States. The reason why I will overhaul the railway is to use the railway, which is 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. Seeing this, Chen Ping hurriedly took a few steps forward and stared at the tip of the pen.

"With Xi'an as the center, this is the planned entry into Xinjiang province, the Usu Yalitai and the last three major arteries that pass through Qinghai into Tibet. These three railways cover the whole western provinces. After they are scattered with them as the center, there are countless land and resources."

"It is too difficult for Qinghai to enter Tibet, but the conditions of the Xining section are much better. You can build a part of it first. Coupled with the two lines of entering Xinjiang and going to Wusu Yali, the amount of steel he needs cannot be transported from the mainland, so we must activate the resources of the whole northwest. I have asked Xiufeng to repair it. Taking the Tibetan Railway as an opportunity to set up the Northwest Heavy Industry and build five steel mills. When the steel is guaranteed, we can move part of the machinery factory, automobile factory, and even the arsenal, so that the whole northwest will be revitalized!"

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

"Only when the resources of the northwest are activated by us can our Chinese nation completely get rid of poverty and change the situation of insufficient wealth. At that time, we will have the ability to compete face to face with any country in the world!"

Chen calmly looked at Li Mo's ratio, looked at the lines, and looked at the areas circled by the key points, as if he saw factories, cars, and equipment manufacturing bases!

I took a deep breath. The Great Northwest is too tempting, but I'm afraid the funds invested are also astronomical. Can the Prime Minister's Office stand it?

"I can't!" Li Mo shook his head: "According to Li Enfu's plan, it will take at least three years before he can gradually invest in the northwest, but it's too late!"

Li Mo stopped his pen, turned his head and smiled: "So I used the construction of the Tibet Railway as a cover, which made Britain and Russia mistakenly think 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. In addition, I am ready to invest another 100 million yuan. Although it is not enough, it should be able to maintain the needs of three to four years. At that time, I believe that the country's finances will be much better and have the ability to take over.

200 million!

In order to activate the resources of the northwest and for the future of this country, Li Mo actually took out 200 million yuan to help the country develop the northwest a few years earlier. Among other things, this mind alone is unmatched!

"Up to five years! Yuanshou, five years! The army must persist for five years, especially the navy!" Li Mo raised his palm and waved his hand confidently: "In five years, the northeast base will become larger and larger, the south of the Yangtze River can also be completed, and the northwest will also show its rafter! At that time, the country could have at least 15 steel mills with an annual output of one million tons! I'll build as many battleships as you want at that time!"

These words made Chen Ping excited. After a long time, he sighed, "Your Majesty, I'm convinced!"

"Are you convinced? Haha, Yuanshou, you should really learn to flatter Long Guozhang!" Li Mo laughed and lost his pen. Looking at the messy map that had already been drawn by him, he seemed to see majestic warships rushing out of the dock and sailing into the dark blue, all over the world!

(to be continued)