There are also many problems with the environment and security in Wellington.
However, so many people gathered together at this time, which brought a sense of security to everyone.
At this time, the number of militiamen that could be organized in the city reached 100,000. Of course, this refers to all those who can take up guns and fight.
This also includes a large number of elderly people and half-grown children.
Eighty percent of people still use old-fashioned muzzle-loading guns.
In fact, the more than 20,000 breech-loading guns that the entire colony was able to muster were brought over by the Korean warships that broke into the Pacific Ocean.
A battle to decide New Zealand's ownership is about to begin.
As the Chinese people wished, this war finally started all over the world.
In Canada, South Amelia, Australia, the subcontinent, except for Africa and Europe, the contest between the Chinese and the Renaissance Army is almost everywhere.
With Bao Youzhi's occupation of Bahrain and the elimination of the last remaining strength of the Lebanese people in the Persian Gulf, the Persian Gulf countries finally surrendered to the Renaissance Army.
Persia made a lot of efforts this time. They sent troops to the truce countries on the other side. They frightened the other countries. These tribes hurriedly accepted Bao Youzhi's conditions. They changed their appearance and became the protector of the Renaissance Army.
The Persians also acquired a coastal peninsula, which originally belonged to an Arab tribe called Qatar.
The Ba'ath Army's naval operations in the Persian Gulf caused a series of chain reactions.
The Sultanate of Oman, a maritime power in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, also turned to the Baath Army.
This country is mainly engaged in maritime trade. The Sultanate of Oman has a large number of offshore merchant ships, which mainly conduct offshore trade in the Arabian Sea.
The Sultanate of Oman is now in the Saiyid Dynasty. It is entrenched in the northwest Indian Ocean and has always been a maritime power.
They initially rose up in the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule. Their territory once included the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula and a large amount of coastal land along the coast of East Africa.
The easternmost part even controlled the Gwadar region of later Pakistan.
After the death of Said bin Sultan, the then Sultan of the Said dynasty, in 1856, his two sons took control of the Oman mainland and the territories along the East African coast respectively.
Just this year the two places officially split.
The Oman mainland of Muscat in the Arabian Peninsula is ruled by his son Suwini, the official successor of the old king.
The East African region centered on Zanzibar is controlled by another son, Majid.
Majid was dissatisfied with his brother's succession to the throne, and the two sides argued.
Then, through the mediation of the Yu people, this former great empire was officially split into two small kingdoms.
The voice of the Chinese people in these two countries is also strengthening.
King Suwini is not a fool. He knows that the people of the country are playing tricks.
It's just that the Great Empire was too powerful in the Indian Ocean at that time, and the Sultanate of Oman, which relied on the ocean for its livelihood, could only swallow its anger.
Bao Youzhi defeated Da Ying's fleet and successfully expelled the Ying people's forces from the Persian Gulf.
This allowed Suvigny to see an opportunity to reunite the empire.
First he must get the support of the Renaissance Army Navy.
So when Bao Youzhi led the fleet to the city of Muscat upon invitation.
He was warmly received by King Suvini.
The king came to the port in a royal carriage decorated with gold to attract ambitious people.
The most grand dinner party was held. Four exotic beauties were even arranged for him to accompany him in the evening.
These are not the most important things. The most important thing is that in the diplomatic negotiations, the Sultanate of Oman is willing to join the Greater China trade circle.
In this way, the Greater China Circle will penetrate its power into the East African region.
Of course, this was Suvini's show of goodwill to the Renaissance Army. His purpose was to use Bao Youzhi's navy to help him recover Zanzibar from his brother's hands.
Another point is that the Greater China Trade Circle is open to reciprocal trade, which makes it easier for many small countries to accept it.
And those countries in the West always like to impose unequal unilateral treaties on these small countries.
Which one is good or which one is bad can be judged by comparison.
Bao Youzhi originally just wanted to take a tour of East Africa, and then go to the Cape Colony to give the Japanese a show of strength.
The Baath Army is not yet ready to penetrate into Africa.
Dong Shuheng originally didn't want to develop so fast.
However, the Korean people wanted to speed up the opening of the Su Yinshi Canal, which made him change his mind.
Dong Shuheng must quickly occupy a foothold in East Africa, because once the Chinese open the Su Yinshi Canal, they will at least have geographical advantages in the western Indian Ocean.
But the situation here is very sensitive.
At this time, European countries were carving up colonies in Africa. However, most of East Africa was still an independent sultanate.
Don't underestimate these sultanates, large and small. They began to fight against the Portuguese as early as the 16th century.
The fighting ability is still not weak now.
If the Renaissance Army takes it upon itself to occupy a sultanate as its own colony.
The first thing we will face is that the division will be out of nowhere, and secondly, this will involve a lot of troops in the Renaissance Army.
Furthermore, Dong Shuheng did not have much time. He had to occupy a place and build it into a permanent military base in a few years.
In this way, when the Japanese came back again, the Renaissance Army was able to contain the Japanese in the western Indian Ocean region.
If the Renaissance Army directly launches a war here, there is another problem, and that is that it will arouse the vigilance of the European countries.
It is very likely that France will unite with the French to fight against the westward advance of the Renaissance Army.
The old empire, the Ottomans, may also feel threatened by the activities of the Baath Army in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
The current relationship between the Ottoman Empire and the Baath Army is very delicate.
He considers himself a Europa country.
Now he maintains good relations with Western European countries because of Tsarist Russia, and works with them to fight against Tsarist Russia's invasion of the Balkans.
Tsarist Russia claimed to be the successor of the Eastern Roman Empire, and it was the Ottoman Empire that destroyed the Eastern Roman Empire.
The conflict with Tsarist Russia was the main external conflict of the Ottoman Empire.
Both the Baath Army and the powerful powers of Western Europe were able to help the Ottomans contain Tsarist Russia.
But what Ottoman valued most was the Balkan Peninsula, the European part of his territory.
And they felt that the Renaissance Army was beyond their reach here.
Therefore, he still values the relationship with Western European countries such as China more.
There were conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and Persia. The conflicts between the two sides were irreconcilable because they belonged to two different religious sects.
There is no way to resolve this conflict between factions.
Due to geopolitical reasons, the relationship between the Baath Army and Persia is good.
And Dong Shuheng could not give up the Persian Empire because of the Ottoman Empire.
Dong Shuheng’s Eurasian strategy cannot be separated from the Ottoman Empire.
He felt that he would not be able to survive the death of Tsarist Russia in his lifetime, but he should be able to survive the death of the Ottoman Empire.
This old empire has reached the point of terminal illness.
It's just that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
Bao Youzhi led the fleet west this time to maintain contact with the country at all times.
His battleships are equipped with radios, which can directly communicate with the country through radio.
In order to prepare for the navy's westward march, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also sent a team to form a mission to follow the fleet's activities.
Therefore, this time Bao Youzhi led the United Fleet to march westward, which was both a military activity and a political activity.
Military operations are just means, and the political purpose of this westward march is more clear.
Four hundred years later, the Chinese fleet once again came to the east coast of Africa.
The navy of the Renaissance Army has not appeared here before.
The navy of the Renaissance Army ranged from a few river gunboats in the river to eight second-hand cruisers purchased from the Nanyang Navy from the Great Empire.
So far, it has two ocean-going main battle fleets, two ocean-going cruising naval divisions, more than ten offshore security areas, and six inland river naval divisions.
The navy has hundreds of ships of all types in total.
This time, only the ships captured and salvaged from the Chinese people. Including the warships of the Japanese Indian Ocean Fleet captured in the Singapore port, there are nearly 30 ships in total.
Relying on the ships in the Singapore port, Duhang's first fleet was temporarily built again.
Bao Youzhi's Second Combined Fleet is undoubtedly the strongest combat force of the Renaissance Navy now.
From now on, Dong Shuheng will still build the First Fleet into the strongest navy of the Renaissance Army.
The newly built "Taishan" class armored cruiser of the Renaissance Army will be delivered to the First Fleet.
This armored cruiser is definitely the most powerful battleship in the world. Its parameters are one step higher than the Yinjun battleship that was just sunk by the Renaissance Army.
Bao Youzhi, on the other hand, could only wait for the repaired Yinjun battleship.
Using the captured and repaired Yin Army warships to engage in a head-on confrontation with the Yin Army would be considered a slap in the face of the Japanese people.
Bao Youzhi took advantage of the preparation time of the Sultanate of Oman and went to the Red Sea for a tour.
As expected, all the Japanese people had withdrawn. In order not to irritate the Ottoman Empire, Bao Youzhi returned to the Sultanate of Oman for repairs.
Possibly because His Majesty Sultan Suwini was so generous, Bao Youzhi fell in love with this place deeply.
It’s October, and the subcontinent’s difficult rainy season is finally coming to an end.
The soldiers can already feel that the rain is getting less and less.
There is no need to use a pump to pump out the water from the trench every day.
New Beijing has already shown some autumn mood. Some leaves on the maple trees in the Western Mountains are already edged with red.
Dong Shuheng has been in a bad mood recently. There have been several accidents in the mines in the northwest and factories in the south.
This is all caused by the factory's excessive cost-saving and failure to provide proper safety protection.
There are already voluntary organizations in various places that have begun to deal with these factories.
They called on the cabinet to introduce laws as soon as possible to punish such factories.
The factories are also complaining, and their reason is that foreign factories are doing worse than ours.
If the requirements continue to be raised, the factory's products will no longer be competitive.
Even if there are zero tariffs within the Greater China Circle, it will be difficult for them to compete with some European companies.
In recent years, the industrial development of Jiahua and Donghua has also been rapid and they have become local competitors.
People from both sides were putting pressure on the cabinet, which was also in a dilemma. The matter finally reached Dong Shuheng's finger.
Zuo Jigao has already gone to investigate, just to see the current working conditions of factory workers in other places.
Dong Shuheng went to the shipyard. He followed the expert delegations sent by each shipyard to take a look at the Daying battleship that had just been towed back.
Because the water depth in the Palk Strait is generally only a few dozen meters, the salvage work is not too difficult.
All six battleships of the Yin Army have been salvaged and are now being placed in the shipyard in Fuzhou.
This is another large shipbuilding base of the Renaissance Army.
Because the shipyard had just been expanded and the docks were all empty, it came in handy this time.
It just so happens that repairing these captured Yinjun warships can also allow the shipyard workers to practice their skills.
Of course, Dong Shuheng also visited some cities on his way.
Cities in the south have changed more than those in the north. Big cities like Jiangning and Shanghai can hardly see their original traces.
The inner city of Jiangning looks like a village in the city. As a university town, the inner city has also expanded many buildings in recent years.
The most obvious one is the palace-like library with hundreds of steps.
The west side of Purple Mountain can no longer accommodate the outer city. The area west of the Qinhuai River, which was originally farmland, has been developed.
Various small freighters can be seen traveling back and forth in the Qinhuai River.
Shanghai is a gathering place for wealthy businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River. Ever since someone built a seven-story building two years ago.
High-rise buildings are rising one after another along the Huangpu River.
Each building is taller than the last one. Now there are fifteen-story buildings.
This is the largest port open to the outside world.
When foreigners who came to the mainland by cruise ship entered the Huangpu River, the first thing they saw was the tall and majestic Wusong Fort, and then the bustling Huangpu River.
A huge cross-river bridge is now being built on the Huangpu River.
Dong Shuheng also went to some factories, and he knew that what he saw was no longer the most realistic scene.
Because he can no longer do private visits via incognito.
Just from this, he could see that the workers were working very hard.
They generally have to work about twelve hours, and generally only have one or two days off per month.
Everyone still needs to take turns to rest. This can ensure that the machine does not stop all year round.
Some factories produce toxic gases, but workers do not have gas masks.
The ventilation conditions in the factory are also not very good.
Dong Shuheng learned about it and found that most people were not dissatisfied with the lack of safety or long working hours. What everyone was more concerned about was whether physical injury subsidies could be provided and whether the standards for work-related injury compensation could be raised.
Most people who work in cities still hope to earn more money.
Dong Shuheng has his own business, and he knows that the current factory makes a lot of money.
Otherwise, the lives of rich people would not be so luxurious.
Those high-rise buildings and those exquisite manors and villas in Shanghai all reflect the wealth of these people.
Dong Shuheng didn't care about these people making money, but he wanted them to use the money to expand production or develop overseas land.
But if these people use it for their own enjoyment, it will not be of much help to the development of the country.
He also felt that it was necessary to cure these people.
Zuo Jigao also meant the same thing. He also felt that some rich people had gone too far and could be described as being rich and unkind.
Fortunately, no one seems to be annexing land now.
When there is too much of something, it is no longer rare.
Now, even if you have money, you can go overseas and buy land comparable to that of a whole country.
In comparison, there is no point in risking the risk of annexing a small amount of land in the country and possibly facing severe penalties.