Chapter 26 Chapter 26
"really?"
"Well!" Chen Zaixing whispered: "The reason why the British are better than me is because they control the sea, and the water transport is cheap and faster. Whether it is transporting troops or commodities, they are better than land. Because I, Dashun, cannot compete with him in Myanmar. But if a railway from Mandalay to Dashun is built, regardless of wind and rain, whether it is transporting troops or commodities, they can compete with the British. Moreover, I, Dashun, are adjacent to Myanmar, and Dashun, have immigrated to the real border. The British are sparse in number, and I will definitely not be able to compete with me in this matter." In the end, Chen Zaixing became more and more excited as he spoke, and couldn't help but stand up.
Ba Du's face showed an incredible look: "Railway? I have heard of this, but this one is extremely expensive and only a few of them have been built in China. How can I have the spare time to get here?"
"'Is there any difficulty in the world? It is easy to do things, and it is easy to do things, and it is difficult to do things.' The British came from thousands of miles by boat, not afraid of hardships, and only then did they build great things and surrender to all nations? How can we, Chinese men, be afraid of difficulties?" Chen Zaixing's eyes were bright, and in the room, he felt like lightning. He felt a pain in his skin. He couldn't help but rise up and answered, "Okay, Brother Fusheng is indeed far ahead of me! Although Zhenwu is not talented, he is willing to attach Brother Fusheng to his tail, and make a career in this southern territory, transform into a foreign land, and make a career!"
After the two discussed here, Ba Du remembered his original intention for this visit and asked, "Brother Fusheng, although the general idea is determined, what is the most urgent task now?"
Chen Zaixing thought for a moment and asked in a low voice: "In the battle of Babu Village, our army seized a lot of Burmese firearms!"
"Not bad, but most of them are outdated. The rifles are mainly equipped with the front guns of the Springfield M1855, Lei Mingden; there are about four or five thousand, and the rest are very mixed, and there are still hundreds of old antiques such as brown bess. I don't know which corner the Burmese barbarians came out." Ba Du said this and smiled: "But most of the guns are poorly maintained, and many need to be repaired. Brother Fusheng, ask this, is it necessary to reorganize the Burmese army?"
"Not bad!" Chen Zaixing smiled and said, "The reinforcements in China are still not here for a while. In Myanmar, we only use these two thousand people. Not only are there few people, but they are not well-versed in languages and unfamiliar with geographical features. After the war in Babu Village, many Myanmar soldiers fled everywhere, and many became bandits and harmed the villages. It is not a solution for us to trap the city like this. I mean to take out some of these guns, arm the Chinese businessmen and overseas Chinese in Mandalay, and form self-defense groups. They were previously deeply invaded by the Burmese people, and they will definitely be our strong arms and help; recruiting the defeated soldiers and peasants to form a new Myanmar army can not only enhance our strength, but also reduce the harm to the people. Only with the new king can he become a true king with an army. His position is also beneficial to us."
Chapter completed!