Chapter 277 You have offended China's interests

Many people say that the Balkans were the trigger of the First World War.

This statement can be said to be correct or not completely correct.

The real fuse of World War I was the complete decline of the Ottoman Empire. This great power was no longer an obstacle to Europe's development from land to Asia, and even the empire itself became the target of the great powers.

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, France, Britain and Italy are eager to penetrate into the territory that originally belonged to the Ottoman Empire. They all wishfully believe that there are the largest resources in the world.

There is another more powerful interest here - the Baghdad Eurasian Railway.

At least in this era, the railway is still the most powerful transportation system in the world. Dominating such a railway means that it can get the resources of the whole Asia and occupy the whole Asian market.

When Russia suspended the development of the navy, concentrated all its efforts to develop its own army, and exported a large amount of iron ore and oil in exchange for foreign exchange to arm its own army... The situation began to become more difficult.

The Shanghai meeting is to discuss these issues and finalize China's development policies and targets for the army and navy in the next decade.

After a six-day discussion, the Shanghai Conference ended on March 21, 1906.

At this meeting, Hu Chuyuan and the National Military Commission made a series of new decisions - to strengthen the construction of the army and ensure the long-term suppression of Russia, while continuing to ensure the dominance of the navy in Asia, which also needs to remain in the top three in the world.

According to this principle, four dreadnought-class battleships will be built, no new contracts will be added, and the Sino-British joint development plan for Duke-class battleships will be withdrawn, and the research and development of Yizhou-class battleships will be carried out.

After completing the joint research and development of the Dreadnought-class battleships, the domestic naval manufacturing industry has been completely comparable to that of the United Kingdom, especially in the research and accumulation of new steam turbines, radio communication technology, sonar technology, radio detection and scanning and other technologies. China has been able to build more excellent giant ships than the European and American powers. .

Hu Chuyuan, Lu Han and others are relatively moderate. Wei Han, the main technical experts, insist on manufacturing alone, which is also convenient for domestic battleships to use new equipment directly in the design, rather than adding and modifying after production.

According to the navy's plan, it is necessary to have four Yizhou-class battleships and four Zongyuan-class battlecruisers by 1910, with a main gun caliber of 330mm.

In the long-term planning of the entire navy, the future main fleet of the navy will be 330mm, and the drainage tonnage of the Zongyuan-class battlecruiser is roughly the same as that of the Yizhou class, all around 21,000 tons.

The 305mm 45-diameter main gun system with the main body of the Dreadnaught-class and Liangzhou-class battleships has gradually become the second echelon.

Wei Han and others expect that the navy's main gun caliber may increase to 340mm or even 15-inch 380mm in the future, and domestic research plans should be accelerated.

Hu Chuyuan agrees with this.

However, even if it is increased to 380mm caliber, the main formation can still be maintained in the 330mm system, just at the expense of the flagship's range advantage.

From now on, the domestic navy will no longer be equipped with new battleships with a displacement of less than 15,000 tons. The existing eight Liangzhou-class battleships will be retained, and the Ningyuan-class will be sold to other countries one after another.

On the premise of maintaining the total displacement tonnage of the Chinese navy of 750,000 tons, the Chinese navy should complete the replacement plan within five years within the scope of funds.

Of course, if the funds are really insufficient, Hu Chuyuan can pay out of his own pocket.

The army is the focus of construction. The basic policy is very simple. No matter how much the Russian army's military expenditure is, the actual expenditure of the Chinese army must be maintained at about 1.5 times that of Russia.

If some money can't be paid directly, it can be maintained directly by selling official shares and political axe public assets.

Sooner or later, a new war will break out between China and Russia, which is inevitable.

Hu Chuyuan deliberately invested in large-scale industries in the Tyumin region through French capital, especially oil extraction and processing, with the goal of preparing for a new war.

As soon as the war breaks out and directly send troops to seize Tyumen, China's large-scale mechanized regiment will have an inexhaustible oil base in Central Asia.

Considering the longer-term decisive battle between China and Russia, at the national level, it is necessary to make larger-scale investments in Novosibir and Barnaul regions, use local mineral resources to develop industry and agriculture, and reduce the long-distance supply pressure faced by the war.

Of course, the plan for the development of Xinjiang is more critical.

In terms of military equipment, 350 horsepower diesel engine tracked heavy main battle armored vehicles and infantry armored vehicles, 125mm self-propelled artillery, 120mm new mortars, 7.92mm semi-automatic rifles, 11mm heavy machine guns, and a new type of 30mm grenade launcher. 7.92mm submachine gun... and other planned new weapon systems should be accelerated.

The three projects of rockets, semi-automatic rifles and aircraft in the new weapons should be accelerated, and the research of chemical weapons and defense measures should be strengthened.

At present, the new reconnaissance aircraft has begun to enter service, and two aircraft engineering colleges have been set up in China to systematically and professionally train technical engineers, pilots and maintenance personnel.

This is just the beginning. Hu Chuyuan's requirements in the Shanghai meeting are very clear. Both the navy and the army have set up a reading air police regiment, not only with reconnaissance aircraft, but also more powerful bombers, fighters, and even transport aircraft.

Considering the ten years of research in flight engineering in China, especially in Zibo Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, he has accumulated a lot of data and experience, and his request is not excessive.

At least, at present, China has separate aircraft engine engines designed for aircraft, as well as special aviation gasoline, special aircraft aluminum alloys, tin alloys, and machine guns.

China's military spending is not much, but more needs to be done.

In this Shanghai meeting, it is inevitable that everyone also talked about the issue of the republic.

When is the Republic?

This is an issue that everyone is also very concerned about now. From the political, economic and military perspectives, the foundation of the republic is already very solid, and it will not cause civil strife because of the republic. The key is to find a very suitable opportunity for a smooth transition.

Lu Guang Quan is still more eager and believes that the republic can be carried out now.

Hu Chuyuan was not in a hurry to make a statement. This question... He had to ask Qu Hongji's idea, but he understood that Qu Hongji would probably not be in a hurry for a while. Qu Hongji's idea should be said to be very simple... He must be republican, but not in his tenure.

Thinking of this question, Hu Chuyuan thought of Shen Baozhen.

Shen Baozhen also said that the railway must be built, but it can't be under his tenure.

The reality is clear that the republic has long been an inevitable trend, and no one can stop it.

At the meeting, Hu Chuyuan didn't say anything.

At the end of the meeting, he sent a telegram to Qu Hongji. The two exchanged views and got a consensus that we could not engage in republicanism in Qu Hongji's tenure, but now we must strengthen the publicity of the republican system in China.

The problem is that once the republic succeeds, but there is not enough Mingzhu for support, what should we do?

What should I do?

Hu Chuyuan didn't know either.

Or, he really can't control it.

Fortunately, except for him, no one else has the capital and ability to read talents. He has, but he also looks at these things lightly.

He continued to be the chairman of his Taduke Party and chairman of the National Military Commission, the prime minister... or the president's throne to take turns to enjoy others, which is also a gain for each.

There seems to be a problem. The Prime Minister can not have the actual military power, and the president does not have sufficient military power... This seems inappropriate!!

After the Shanghai meeting, Princess Kaolani's condition became more and more serious. The existing drugs could not effectively control the expansion of myocarditis and pneumonia. Almost every day, Hu Chuyuan had to go to the hospital to see her. Pan Limei, who had lifelong immunity to diphtheria, accompanied her in the hospital for a long time.

Watching Princess Kaolani lose weight when she is sick, Hu Chuyuan is also suffering and tingling in her heart.

In early April, Princess Kaorani's condition finally had a miraculous turnaround. After the long-term use of lutein and ammonamide, the pneumonia first began to show signs of control.

This made Hu Chuyuan feel a little comforted.

By the middle of April, the condition of pneumonia and myocarditis was controlled one after another. Tongji Hospital temporarily stopped using xanthophyllin and switched to traditional Chinese medicine decoction for medium- and long-term conditioning treatment. At the same time, it continued to use ammonamide as an antibiotic to control the germs in Princess Kaorani's body.

It's really a turning point!

On this day, Hu Chuyuan and his wife Pan Limei returned from the hospital by car. On the way, he had been thinking about a very special problem in his heart.

Although Princess Kaorani's condition is gradually under control, several of them are still particularly stimulating to Hu Chuyuan.

He has a feeling more and more... Life is so fragile and short-lived!

He couldn't help thinking, since he has the opportunity to do more things, why not do it?

He also thought that people may be like this. When he was a prime minister, he wanted to do business and want to be a more ordinary person. When all this was achieved, he wanted to continue to control the fate of the country and control everything.

People, they are really insatiable!

He sighed silently in his heart.

Seeing that he was worried, Pan Limei couldn't help asking, "What are you thinking about?"

Hu Chuyuan sighed and said, "I just think life is really fragile. Should we make more contributions in this short life?"

Listening to these words, Pan Limei was also thoughtful.

After a while, she said, "Yes, during this period, I was also thinking about the future of Zhihuatang. If I only make money through the dairy industry, it is really against our original intention. I don't think Zhihuatang should be a simple commercial company. It should be a nutrition company that serves all Chinese people, providing the best quality dairy products for Chinese people, providing the best infant milk powder for those children without breast milk, and providing high-calcium milk and nutritional drugs for those elderly women and children... If possible In that case, I don't want Zhihuatang to go public... or shareholding. I want to keep it under the banner of Fukang Company alone as a nutritious food company that is responsible to the Chinese people, not just thinking about profits.

Hu Chuyuan couldn't help praising: "This is a good thing! Money... It's almost enough for us. We should think about more and more beneficial things.

Pan Limei said, "Yes, so I'm also thinking that you are so capable and the country needs you so much... Maybe you should do more... Of course, no matter what, I will always support you."

Hu Chuyuan smiled leisurely, and his heart was also particularly sweet.

To be accompanied by such a wife in life, he thought that as a man, he should be satisfied!

On the way, he discussed the matter of Zhihuatang Company with Pan Limei. The two also came up with some new ideas for the future of Zhihuatang.

In their plan, Zhihuatang will be a special company to provide the Chinese with the best quality dairy products and nutritious food, especially to infants and pregnant women with the best dairy and nutritious food, as well as washing products and drugs.

They are the future of China, and they are the real guarantee of China.

Back to the Garden, Pan Limei was eager to do these things and wanted to implement them quickly, especially to establish the best dairy bases in Mongolia and Northeast China. After the recovery of the Far East, China did have a huge animal husbandry base.

If Zhihuatang can do it well and lead the whole trend and promote the development of the domestic dairy industry, it is obviously of great significance to the development of the whole Chinese animal husbandry industry.

As for the investment of 600 million yuan promised by Hu Chuyuan, there is absolutely no problem.

Although he has enough courage to deceive the world, he does not have the courage to deceive his wife.

In a few days, President Zhang Lingpu of the Republic of Samantha and his delegation will arrive in Shanghai for a visit. Hu Chuyuan is very happy. After all, he is an old friend who has not seen each other for many years. It happens that Princess Kaolani's condition has improved. During this period, everything seems to be smooth, and everyone is in good spirits!

Back to the garden, Hu Chuyuan held a secretary meeting in the big study, and asked Liang Qichao and Qiu Jin to be responsible for receiving the delegation of Sumancia.

Liang Qichao's wife, Niu Yugeng's youngest daughter, Niu Shuxian, is now the most important secretary around Hu Chuyuan. However, she does not have many tasks. Most of the time, she is responsible for keeping various documents of the secretariat and arranging the itinerary for Hu Chuyuan.

After the secretary meeting, Niu Shuxian stayed and handed a confidential telegram to Hu Chuyuan alone.

Hu Chuyuan opened the letter folder and saw that it was a telegram from the National Intelligence Agency and the Foreign Aid Committee, which was the matter that Chen Shanyuan and Lu Guangzuan were responsible for.

He took a general look and confirmed that the Ottoman League Youth Progressive Party within the Ottoman Empire had the strength of military mutiny.

Of course, the Youth Progressive Party was secretly assisted by China's National Intelligence Agency and the Ministry of the Army. After Lu Guangxuan went off the field, he and Chen Shanyuan were secretly responsible for these matters, and a special foreign aid committee was set up.

Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire is a very cruel [***] monarch. After he came to power, he not only removed the first constitutional monarchy constitution of the Ottoman Empire, but also removed the national parliamentary organization, but also implemented bloody and brutal rule in the country and launched a crazy suppression of ethnic minorities. The massacre of Armenians and Macedonians in particular continued until he was overthrown.

At the same time, he also strives to become a religious and spiritual leader in the Islamic world, promoting a "pan-Islamic" policy, and trying to fight against Europe by uniting the forces of the entire Islamic world.

He also has the so-called pan-Turism, which wants to use the entire Turkic nation system to fight against Russia's Slavic nation system.

All of this violates China's interests.

In particular, his "pan-Islamic unification movement" has become an obstacle to China's control of Central Asia, and his pan-Turism has no restrained surname, which has also included Xinjiang into the scope of Turkicism.

Stupid!

Long before the outbreak of the Far East War, Hu Chuyuan had a plan to overthrow the Ottoman Empire from the inside.

Even the new Sudan has been selected.

Of course, there is a more important reason for this - the German Baghdad Railway, the fuse of World War I.

Although Sino-British cooperation and quasi-alliance are the most important links in China's foreign policy, Sino-German cooperation is still in a very good condition, especially in education, science and technology and economy.

However, this does not mean that Hu Chuyuan can tolerate the formation of the German Baghdad railway. The Eurasian railway will definitely be built, which is in line with China's overall interests... The problem is that China's bottom line is that at least the entire Eurasian railway east of Istanbul is under the control of China.

In 1899, after Germany and Sultan Abdul Hamid II reached an agreement on the Baghdad Railway, as a "reward", Hu Chuyuan immediately approved the proposal of the National Intelligence Agency to support revolutionary forces in the Ottoman Empire, and approved a support of 1.2 million pounds that year.

The revolutionary progressive organization supported by Hu Chuyuan and the National Intelligence Agency in the Ottoman Empire is the "Young Progressive Party of the Ottoman League". The leader is Ahmed Riza, who currently serves as the chief executive in Macedonia, and the army of the Young Progressive Party is also secretly hidden in the mountains of Macedonia.

In the past seven years, the Foreign Aid Committee has continuously sent a large number of military advisers and secretly transported a large number of guns.

It is different from Germany, Britain, France, Russia... It is easy for China to deal with these Islamic countries. China's secret weapon is the Hui. More than 60 advisers appointed by China are all young and middle-aged officers and officials of the Hui people, covering military, intelligence, political, economic and other aspects.

After reading the whole telegram, Hu Chuyuan signed his name and officially agreed to the action.

After so many years and investing so much money and materials, he doesn't have to wait any longer.

People can't chow food, and China can't stop expanding because of the possible outbreak of World War I.

China has always regarded Central Asia as one of its core interests and continues to confront Russia in the Kazakh region. Uzbekistan has become a protectorate of China in Central Asia with the support of China.

China has adopted the approach of cooperation with Britain in Persia and Afghanistan. China's railway frontier has expanded to Tehran, which is only the last point away from Baghdad.

Now, Hu Chuyuan's goal is to control the Asian part of the entire Eurasian Railway.

Considering the large amount of oil resources needed for a full-scale war with Russia, he was ready to invest in oil mines in Central Asia, especially in Persia and Turkmenistan. The first two rounds of large-scale exploration have been completed.

The oil resources found so far are enough to support China's needs in the next 50 years.

Once the Eurasian Railway penetrated into the Ottoman Empire and extended from Baghdad to Kuwait and the Arabian Peninsula, 90% of his entire expansion plan was completed.

So.

I can't wait any longer.

(to be continued)