The progress of the Wallachian Railway Company is relatively smooth. After mobilizing a huge amount of manpower and financial resources, a railway with a total length of more than 500 kilometers was laid at a speed beyond the times. In particular, the section from Bucharest to Izmail was particularly fast.
, as of the end of July, the roadbed project has been completed, and rail tracks and other signaling facilities will soon be officially laid.
"Still too slow!"
But Li Xiao still felt dissatisfied, because if the Crimean War had started as scheduled in 1853, the section from Bucharest to Izmail would have become the most important lifeline. Not only could the Russian army be quickly transferred from the direction of Ukraine,
Entering Wallachia, ammunition and other necessary supplies can be continuously transported.
It can be said that with this railway, the Russian army can defend steadily in the direction of Wallachia and will not be defeated by the British, French and Turkish coalition forces. Considering that the British and French coalition forces will focus on Sevastopol and the Black Sea Fleet
direction, initially the enemies Wallachia faced were mainly Turks.
At this time, the Russian army actually still has an advantage in Wallachia. It depends on how long Sevastopol and the Black Sea Fleet can hold on. If Wallachia can stand alone before Sevastopol and the Black Sea Fleet are exhausted.
By defeating the Turks, Russia may not lose the possibility of preserving Wallachia and Moldavia after the war.
Of course, this is the most ideal state. It cannot be ruled out that due to the butterfly effect, the state of Wallachia is completely different from that in history, causing Britain and France to adopt completely different strategies.
But no matter which one it is, Wallachia needs to be particularly strong, and if it wants to be particularly strong, it is natural to make iron and to be strong yourself.
"Not only do we need to speed up the railway project, we also need to speed up the construction of the arsenal, because the new rifles have a higher demand for ammunition, and our reserves alone cannot last for a few months!" Li Xiao said to Alexei with a stern face:
"So we cannot pin all our hopes of ammunition supply on the mainland, not to mention that it will take time to transport the ammunition all the way from Tula."
Li Xiao didn't say anything but Alexei's expression turned ugly, because before he felt that he had done a good job in Wallachia in the past two years and had made a lot of achievements. But now Li Xiao said
Only then did he realize that there seemed to be a lot of holes. The railway and arsenal alone were enough to give him a headache.
"These require a lot of money!"
Li Xiao nodded. He also knew that railways and arsenals were gold-swallowing behemoths, especially that Wallachia's own industrial base was not very good and was almost in poverty. Just the problem of raw materials for the rails gave them a headache for a long time.
, and in the end had to import all of them from Prussia.
The same goes for the arsenal. Although it is not difficult to buy machine tools from Prussia or the United Kingdom, Romania itself does not have many mineral resources, so the brass, lead core and other materials needed to make bullets can only be imported. To put it bluntly, Wallachia can only
Do some processing of supplied materials.
Li Xiao is naturally not satisfied with this status quo, but he also knows that it is completely impossible to change. The complete industrial chain is not suitable for a small country like Wallachia, and a large number of basic materials and basic talents are blank.
What Lajia can do is only a few key nodes. It is simply a dream to open up all the links.
Having a complete industrial chain is only possible for big countries, such as Russia. Unfortunately, Russia is now governed by a group of old antiques who have no awareness of the magic of industry and are only willing to guard one-third of an acre as farmers.
To be honest, this is really speechless. But this is the reality. I can only accept it and have no way to resist. All Li Xiao can do is try his best to do what he can. In addition, he hopes that Count Rostovtsev and the revolutionaries will work hard as soon as possible.
Let Nicholas I go away.
Li Xiao replied very solemnly: "I know these all require money, but the money must be spent!"
Without waiting for Alexey to speak, he added: "All our capital is in Wallachia. Once Wallachia is gone, all our previous investment will be in vain, so now we will lose everything."
Even if we pawn, we have to grit our teeth and persevere!”
Alexei was restrained by Li Xiao's fierceness. This was the first time he saw someone with such an expression. But he soon realized that if he were still the governor of Wallachia, he would only be arrested in St. Petersburg.
Take a closer look, if not, he is the same unknown person as before.
Immediately, Alexei replied fiercely: "Yes, we can only grit our teeth and persist until the end!"
Who would have thought that Li Xiao's words changed again: "This is not enough. We not only have to persevere, but we also have to perform exceptionally well to let the old guys in the country see who is more capable!"
These words made Alexei fall into deep thought, and he couldn't help but think of the possibility: when the gray animals in the country were defeated by the British and French forces and lost their armor, Wallachia stood still like a needle in the sea.
How shocking that would be!
If this situation really comes to pass, Alexei believes that his future will definitely not be a dream. He may jump from governor to minister or minister of state. At that time, he will be able to truly transform his motherland.
This possibility made Alexei's breathing become rapid, and his eyes turned red. No one was willing to let go of such an opportunity, even if it was extremely difficult, he would pay a lot of money, or even make a gamble.
!
Being smart, he immediately began to draw inferences: "We have to strengthen our control over Wallachia, and we have to find a way to deal with those dishonest guys to prevent them from doing bad things!"
This kind of Alexei is what Li Xiao likes to see. He knows very well that Alexei’s so-called dishonest guys are not just troublemakers like Count Vladimir, but also include those who have broken ties with Britain and France and are still working together.
The leading party who secretly serves them.
It even included a new round of brainwashing of the Wallachian people to change their negative views on Russia and make them sincerely serve Russia. Only in this way can the people of Wallachia stand firm in the future war with unity and unity.
Thinking about it, Li Xiao nodded, and suddenly said: "You'd better pay attention to the situation in Moldavia. They are not as capable as us. There have been complaints in recent years. Don't let us here.
Nothing happens, but if a fire breaks out in their backyard and it affects us, we won’t be able to get through it!"
Alexei suddenly showed a stern look, because Li Xiao was really not an alarmist. The situation in Moldavia was indeed not optimistic. It is blunt to say that the past three years have become even more chaotic than in 1848...