Bunas and Tang Mo were already introducing their plans to Nangong Hong: "The people who arrived early have already started their activities in Zheng State."
"Money paves the way, and naturally it flows smoothly! Zheng Guo is far from a piece of iron, so our infiltration is also very easy." He said proudly: "We have established a wireless telegraph office in Zheng Guo, and messages can be transmitted back to Bunas instantly.
So I already know many things about Zheng Guo."
As he spoke, he smiled and picked up a fresh apple from the fruit plate on the coffee table, and handed it to Nangong Hong, who looked unhappy: "To put it bluntly, I know perhaps more than King Zheng Tong of Zheng.
There’s…a little more.”
"In addition, I have started to build roads in Zheng State, and I will even build railways and lay bridges in the future..." After Nangonghong took the apple, he continued: "I will build it in Zheng State as quickly as possible.
Thousands of roads, hundreds of kilometers of railways, several ports to be expanded, and even some factories to be built locally!”
"It's a waste of time and money for the people! What a good plan!" Nangong Hong would soon come to his senses and clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Master really has a good plan! In this way, we can indeed arrange some things in advance!"
"But, even so, can we really occupy the entire territory of Zheng in the next two years?" He looked at Tang Mo and asked a sharp question that interested him very much.
Tang Mo leaned back on the soft sofa and put out his cigarette butt in the ashtray beside him: "This is not your concern anymore! You are responsible for making suggestions, and the military's general staff will find a way to complete it!"
"My subordinate understands." Nangong Hong nodded and did not continue to dwell on this issue. Instead, he asked about some of Tang Mo's follow-up arrangements.
"Master, in the battle of the world, in addition to fighting for the advantages of weapons and weapons, fighting for the danger of mountains and rivers, and fighting for money and goods, the most important thing is to fight for the support of people." Nangong Hong then raised some of his immaturity to Tang Mo on the issue of people's hearts.
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Compared with the world before Tang Mo traveled through, this world does not have so many boring disputes. People's hearts are simple, and in most cases the common people just want to have a good meal and a stable life.
It is actually not difficult for Tang Mo to act as the savior of the common people of Zheng State and pretend to be a savior hero.
Because Tang Mo had enough gold coins and advanced productivity, he had a natural advantage when dealing with problems that other kingdoms could not solve.
Nangong Hong felt that Tang Mo should continue to accumulate resources, run the areas he already had in his hands, accumulate more strength, and then find the right opportunity to quickly complete the expansion.
Tang Mo and Nangong Hong have some differences on this point, because what Tang Mo has been doing is to develop the whole world. He is making the whole cake bigger, instead of considering dividing the small cake on the plate.
From Tang Mo's point of view, it would be too inefficient if he settled in a corner and only developed on Dragon Island, waiting to develop an absolutely advanced army before expanding outwards.
Tang Mo didn't want to see his tanks crush the cavalry, so he drove the aircraft carrier to sink the opponent's sailboat. This didn't make any sense.
The places he captured were primitive, backward and poor, so what was the use of taking them? He spent another ten or twenty years developing these barbaric places? Stop making trouble, he has several decades to build the entire world bit by bit?
So he doesn't mind letting the world develop some basic industries first, because only in this way can conquest become more meaningful.
Dimensionality reduction sounds cool, but in fact it lacks the basis of "meaning". Do you know why ancient empires stopped expanding and started endless internal fighting after their territory was vast? Because expansion was too important to them.
Meaningless!
Drawing swords and looking around in confusion is a true portrayal of ancient monarchs: Why on earth did they want to conquer poorer areas?
Let soldiers wear silk and satin to destroy a bunch of half-dressed beggars, and there will be no profit except killing. It is okay to fight this kind of war for ten years, but after twenty years no one will be able to persist.
Tang Mo was not in the mood to spend ten years raising children, then ten years teaching civilization, then expanding and fighting, and finally repeating this cycle until he conquered the world.
If he really did this, he might be able to succeed when he was ninety years old, but the process would be too long, too long for him to bear.
That's why he spreads technology and lets the world move forward at the same time. He is confident that in the end he will still be the trend-setter who controls the direction of the world's development, and he is confident that he will still be the winner in the end.
Only when technology develops to a certain stage can some technologies highlight their key roles, and some weapons can only demonstrate their powerful combat capabilities against the background of old weapons.
To give an easy-to-understand example: During World War II, could the early infrared-guided Sidewinder air-to-air missiles be effective?
The answer is no! Because at that time, the thermal radiation signals of fighter jets in the sky were not very high, and Sidewinder missiles would fly towards the sun, the largest heat source, most of the time.
Only after jet fighters began to serve in large numbers and the heat source signals became more obvious, did infrared-guided missiles come into play!
Do you think there is any point in developing fighter jets when the other side doesn’t even have radar?
When there are no planes in the sky, what can we do by developing air defense radar? Can we monitor bird migration?
It is obviously stupid to use cruise missiles to attack villages without electric lights. Who would be willing to use ballistic missiles to destroy a pickle production workshop?
The two discussed it for more than an hour, and they stopped talking until You Lin reminded Tang Mo that it was time to eat. Then Tang Mo invited Nangong Hong to dine with him, and the two talked about maps at the dining table.
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Nangong Hong really liked the maps of the Tang Group. This kind of accurate military map, which was very intuitive after learning how to use it, was regarded as a treasure by Nangong Hong.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He feels that soon the military maps of the Datang Group will replace maps of other situations, and all countries will use this standard.
"The only drawback is that it is too troublesome to draw and the price is too expensive." Nangong Hong said regretfully while eating the vegetables on the plate.
"The price will get cheaper soon." Tang Mo replied with a smile: "As more and more maps are drawn, the price will naturally drop. Of course, with the advancement of technology, the accuracy of the final map will be improved.
To an incredible point, and the price will drop to an exaggerated level. This is what I just said, technology will change our world."
"I believe what you said, Master." Nangong Hong also began to agree with Tang Mo's words at this time, because he felt that what Tang Mo said did make sense.
He has witnessed with his own eyes how Datang Group's technology has changed people's lifestyles. In Bunas, who can live without electric lights and telephones now?
Even when the weather is hotter, people living here can no longer live without electric fans. Everyone is accustomed to radios and has adapted to the speakers in the streets.
Even new refrigeration machines have begun to change people's lives. Meat can be kept fresh for a long time, which has subverted people's understanding of preservation.
Various fertilizers produced by chemical plants increase the food production of the land, allowing less land to feed more people. This is the main reason why Datang Group does not have to worry about its own food crisis.
But at the same time, countries such as the Great China Empire, the Nanla Empire, and the Zheng Kingdom, which had more land, were still worried about how to feed a larger population.
"Believe me, this world will soon become different! And all changes are under my control! Dominating the world is not just about occupying some land and becoming an unprecedented empire, but controlling the world and leading the world.
In the end, the whole world will follow my footsteps and agree with my choice." Tang Mo shook the moonshine wine in the glass and said to Nangong Hong with a smile.
"I think that day will definitely come!" Nangong Hong had already begun to admire Tang Mo after having a long chat with him.
In Nangong Hong's view, Tang Mo was erudite and profound, a master with more ideas than him. Nangong Hong was very excited to be able to serve such a person.
A good bird breaks down a tree and lives in it. Nangong Hong believed that he was a good bird, so after he recognized that Tang Mo was a good tree, he was naturally extremely satisfied.
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While Tang Mo and Nangong Hong were dining, on the distant Long Island, in the No. 1 dock, a huge battleship had taken initial shape.
Under the towering tower is a huge turret that has been installed. Although some details have not been completely completed, just looking at this prototype is already extremely shocking.
This is the most powerful battleship in the world, the future flagship of Datang Group’s maritime fleet, the overlord of the endless sea, the invincible Yucheng No. 1 battleship!
The workers who built it have been shocked countless times. They are now proud to have completed the construction of such a largest war machine in the history of the world.
They watched this battleship become more plump every day as if they were watching their own children grow up.
The 305 mm caliber main gun is scary to look at. A high-precision rangefinder has been shipped and placed in the open space next to the battleship. The interior of the cabin has been decorated.
It is no exaggeration to say that once this battleship is launched, the coastal countries around the Endless Sea will all re-examine their relationship with the Datang Group.
Just next to the No. 1 dock, within the No. 2 dock and the No. 3 dock, two other warships of the same class have also completed their hulls...
In a few months, the Datang Group will launch a dozen Bunas-class ironclads, more than ten Wolf-class cruisers, and a Yucheng-class battleship.
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