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"Dear Prime Minister Witt, I'm glad you can come to England. Please give your highest respect to His Majesty the Tsar on my behalf!" The Marquis of British Prime Minister Salisbury came to the Russian Prime Minister Schell with a big bearded face with a glass of wine.
In front of Guy Witt, he said with a smile on his face.
"I am very honored to be requested by the Prime Minister. After meeting Her Majesty the Queen tomorrow, I will also offer the respect of His Majesty the Queen!" said Russian Prime Minister Sergei Witt. The Empress of Tsar Nicholas II,
He is Queen Victoria's granddaughter.
"His Excellency Witt, your country has been treated the most brutal in the Far East recently. This is the provocation of China in the Far East against Western civilization. Britain is deeply angry about this!" said the Marquis of Salisbury.
A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in Sergei Witt's eyes. Isn't the Marquis of Salisbury sprinkled salt on Russia's wounds? Russia has forced all privileges to be reclaimed by China. This is Russia's shame. Now,
The Marquis of Lisbury proposed again, which made Sergei Witt very unhappy. There were many contradictions between Russia and Britain. For example, Russia wanted to find an export from the Indian Ocean, but Britain tried every means to encircle it.
Russia has never been able to open up a way out in the Indian Ocean. Russia has expanded to the Far East, and Britain has also been dragging Russia down, which has made Russia very dissatisfied with Britain. Now, the UK holds this party for
Russia is also very clear about the purpose. Sergei Witt this time came to the UK according to the will of the Tsar.
"His Marquis of Salisbury, I have to admit that China's rise has indeed posed a very serious threat to Russia's interests. However, our country's military strength in the Far East is not strong, and the army is less than 100,000.
The human army and the navy only have a few old warships, and they are no match for the Chinese. Therefore, we can only choose to compromise!" said Sergei Witt.
"His Excellency Witt, that's why we must unite and deal with China together! Only in this way can we protect our interests!" said the Marquis of Salisbury.
"Haha!" Sergei Witt smiled and shook his head, and then said, "His Marquis of Salisbury, do you think that even if we unite, we can defeat China? Perhaps, we can defeat China's navy in the navy
.But, after defeating China's navy, will China surrender? I don't think so! China still has millions of elite troops. If they don't surrender, we will not be able to defeat them at all!" Although, Russia
It is also a major army power, but it only has a million permanent troops. Now, the Chinese army also has million permanent troops, which makes Russia very nervous.
"His Excellency Witt, what if the Russian and Japanese army jointly send troops? It may not be possible to defeat China! In terms of the navy, if the Japanese navy cannot defeat the Chinese navy, the US Navy will also take action. In addition, our country and the French navy will not
Those who stand by and watch. As for land wars, they need to rely on Russia and Japan. The Russian army is invincible in Europe!" said the Marquis of Salisbury. Although the Russian army often wins by number, there are so many
The advantage of military strength that other countries cannot resist is enough to make other countries' scalp numb. Although Russia now has only millions of standing troops, they can easily arm millions of troops as long as they want. Those honest and honest friends
The serfs were very willing to obey the orders of their Tsar "Little Dad", and that group of weapons fought against the Russian enemies. This is also a place that Britain envied very much. Britain had the world's number one navy, and although the army was not weak in combat power.
, but the troops are too small to stand alone.
"His Marquis of Salisbury, the Japanese army has only 400,000 people. Even if they doubled, they probably could not defeat China. And our country is subject to the large land area, and our troops are concentrated in Europe.
, it is impossible to transfer to the Far East. Unless the Siberian Railway can be built. However, that damn railway has consumed countless funds, but it is still far from being opened to traffic now!" Sergei Vette hated him.
Said.
The Siberian Railway is a railway trunk line that runs across the east and west of Russia. It starts from Moscow, through Ryazan, Samara, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Chita, and Habaro
Vsk (Berli), from Vladivostok (Vladivostok). The total length is 9,332 kilometers, and it is the longest railway in the world. However, this railway is still under intense construction. I don’t know what it is.
Only then can it be opened to traffic.
Since the 16th century, Tsarist Russia has crazily expanded its territory in Asia and seized the entire Siberian region. This vast land area reaches more than 12 million square kilometers, accounting for nearly 1/3 of the Asian land area. There are endless forests and grasslands here, fertile and fertile
Many people call it the "golden cellar" of soil and abundant mineral resources. However, because it is too far away from the European part of Russia, Siberia cannot be developed for hundreds of years. Due to its harsh natural conditions, it has been the end of the 16th century.
Since then, Tsars of all generations have used this place as a place of exile for hard labor.
At the end of the 19th century, Russia began to enter the industrialization period. In order to develop the domestic economy, the Tsar began to pay attention to the Siberian region. More importantly, the great powers such as Britain, the United States and Japan were competing fiercely on the Far East international stage, highlighting Siberia's strategic position. In order to strengthen the
The land occupied this land far away from Europe, and in order to implement the "Far East policy" of Tsarist Russia eroding Asia, the Tsar decided to build a large railway that runs through the entire Siberia.
In fact, as early as the mid-19th century, relevant departments had conducted a lot of demonstration work for the construction of railways. In 1890, Tsar Alexander III formally issued an order, deciding to start construction from Vladivostok at the easternmost end. In May 1891, Crown Prince Nicholas (i.e.
Later, the last Tsar Nicholas II) personally visited Vladivostok to preside over the groundbreaking ceremony of the railway. In July 1892, the railway project was built from Chelyabinsk to the east. Due to the serious concern, the Russian Supreme Authority gave the project high from beginning to end.
He attached great importance to it and established the "Siberian Railway Special Management Committee" in 1892, and Crown Prince Nicholas personally served as chairman.
However, the construction of the railway is extremely difficult. In addition to the dense rivers, lakes, mountains and vast permafrost, the harsh climate has become the biggest test. In Siberia, the temperature in winter can reach an astonishing minus 50℃.
In midsummer, high temperatures of nearly 40℃ often occur. Huge temperature differences often cause steel brittle cracks and equipment damage.
Under extremely harsh conditions, thousands of poor Russian peasants and hard-working workers participated in the construction. They braved the cold and heat, opened mountains and built bridges and laid sleepers, and many people died of fatigue. In addition, Russia must also build railways for construction.
Pay a high price. As a country with a relatively backward economy in Europe, Tsarist Russia almost had to devote all its national strength to afford an astonishing cost. From 1891 to now, Russia has paid nearly one billion rubles for this railway, which is converted into pounds.
If it is, it is already more than 100 million pounds. Now, the railway has only been built to Irkutsk. It will take at least five years to complete the entire line. And now, the Russian government has no money.
The Marquis of Salisbury was silent. He heard what Sergei Witt meant. Russia wanted Britain to support Russia on this railway, such as lending to Russia so that Russia could continue to build this one.
Railway. However, the UK also has their concerns. Once the Siberian Railway is fully opened, it will also have great disadvantages for the UK. Once this railway is opened, Russia will inevitably be able to increase its control over the Far East. Russia
The army will be continuously transported to the Far East by railway, so that Britain will no longer be able to stop Russia's expansion in the Far East.
"Damn it, what we are facing now is the rise of China, let the Russians build the railway and then fight with the Chinese!" The Marquis of Salisbury thought secretly.
"His Excellency Witt, in order to curb China's development, the British government is willing to support Russia. We will join hands with the French government to provide a loan to the Russian government so that Russia can build the railway as soon as possible. However, we also have a condition.
That is, once the war breaks out in the Far East, Russia must cooperate with Japan to defeat China on land!" said the Marquis of Salisbury.
Sergei Witt was very excited. He did not expect that the Marquis of Salisbury would agree to his request so simply, so he immediately replied: "Marquis Marquis, please rest assured that once the railway is completed, we will let it go.
Those yellow-skinned monkeys know the power of the Slavic warriors!" Russia also has great hostility towards China. Not to mention anything else, it is said that China forcibly regained Russia's privileges in China last year and did not recognize the Qing Dynasty and Russia.
The unequal treaty signed terrified Russia. During the Qing Dynasty, Russia seized more than 1.5 million square kilometers of land from China. If China wants to return more of this land,
Russia has no choice but to go to war with China. Now the British are willing to support Russia in the construction of the Siberian Railway, which is undoubtedly the best situation.
"Then, I wish us success!" said the Marquis of Salisbury with a smile. If Russia comes forward on land and defeats China, it is no longer a luxury. Russia is a powerful country known as a steam roller, even if it is
Napoleon could not defeat Russia at that time. Once Russia's military strength exploded, China, a newly rising power, would definitely be irresistible.
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