The dinner held by Xinhua Palace lasted until late at night. During this period, it was considered that the guests and hosts had fun. After all, no matter how conflicted there was, there would be no conflict at the banquet held by the Chinese emperor. Everyone kept a polite look.
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After New Year's Eve, the imperial government and factory enterprises will have a week's vacation, and the imperial citizens can also use this time to visit relatives and friends. After working hard for a year, they can also have a period of rest. In addition to the service industry
Almost all industries are on holiday. Of course, the army still needs to remain vigilant. As people's lives become more and more prosperous, the Spring Festival holiday will also be conducive to stimulating consumption, which is very beneficial to the development of the imperial economy. At the same time,
Because the railway network is basically completed, it is more convenient for everyone to visit relatives and friends.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, February 15, 1902, the government and enterprises started working. On the first day of work, Wang Yuze presided over a joint meeting between the cabinet and the military. He made a plan for this year.
Some requirements.
"Your Majesty, the government will continue to dominate the domestic industrial upgrading and further shorten the gap between us and Western powers. Now, in terms of industrial scale, we are no longer inferior to Western powers, but in some cutting-edge fields, there are also
It is only lacking. However, in the military industry, we are already at the forefront of the world. In addition, we will continue to strengthen the construction of domestic transportation networks this year. The Ministry of Transportation expects that the Xiutong Empire will extend to Central Asia and
Railways and highways in the Nanyang region strengthen the empire's control over these newly incorporated territories." Cabinet Prime Minister Yang Hua explained.
Wang Yuze nodded and said, "How are the several autonomous regions in Central Asia? How are we infiltration of the five ethnic groups in Central Asia?" At the beginning, when fighting against Russia, China wanted to win over Central Asia.
The five ethnic minorities once promised to allow them to establish a country after the war. However, the five ethnic groups in Central Asia were also quite familiar with each other. Instead, they established autonomous regions and were still closely linked to China. They all knew that they
It has become a buffer zone between China and Russia. Without China's support, they would not be able to resist Russia at all.
"After two years of development, the five autonomous regions in Central Asia have been completely kidnapped by the empire in economic terms. The cattle, horses and sheep they breed are sold to the empire, and they buy food and industrial products from the empire at the same time. In addition, these Central Asia are the ones who are central Asia.
The upper leaders of the five tribes no longer have the previous enterprising spirit. After taking power, they began to enjoy life. If this continues, we can easily annex these autonomous regions!" Yang Hua said
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"The geographical location of Central Asia is very important. This is not only a bridgehead for us to resist threats from Russia and Europe, but also a base for us to march towards Europe. At the same time, it is also an important channel for us to enter the Middle East. The Emperor* team,
The war preparedness and defense in this area must be made. In addition, the Ministry of Transport should build the railway to Central Asia as soon as possible. On the one hand, it strengthens the empire's important control over it, and on the other hand, it can also be regarded as preparing for future wars!" Wang Yuze proposed
Has his own request.
Cabinet members and military leaders in charge of these aspects have all taken the lead.
"What is the military's arrangement this year?" Wang Yuze asked. Although the empire is becoming stronger and stronger, what Wang Yuze is more concerned about is the construction and development of the army. This is the guarantee for the empire to win in the future.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Army, Navy and Air Force will continue to develop this year. The Army will further increase the number of trucks and increase the mobility of the troops. On the Navy, it will accelerate the construction of newer warships. On the Air Force, new warships are also in full swing
During research and development, to ensure the strength of the Imperial Team, it can rank at the forefront in the world!" Chief of Staff Xiong Wu replied.
"In the next few years, the Army will strengthen mechanization construction. I observed the training of the Imperial Guards before the New Year. Overall, it is already quite good. However, due to the limitations of weapons, further
Improvement. In terms of the air force, the fighter jets developed have become increasingly in line with the requirements of actual combat. It is estimated that in two or three years, the needs of war will be met. In terms of the navy, battleships are still the most important combat power at present.
However, the development of new weapons such as submarines also need to be paid attention to. In addition, once the performance of the fighter reaches the requirements, the navy must also find a set of tactics to use fighter jets in naval combat!" Wang Yuze reminded. The current naval battle is still
The showdown between battleships. However, Wang Yuze knew that in the end, the war on the sea would still evolve into a war in the air. China has already preceded other countries in this regard. Once important results are achieved, it will allow the Chinese navy to
Truly become the most powerful navy in the world.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu, Minister of Army Cai Yun, Minister of Navy Zhang Cheng and others all took the order. They believed that Wang Yuze's vision was that in the navies of various countries, the navies of various countries still attached importance to the secondary artillery, that is, the rapid-fire artillery.
During the role of naval battles, Wang Yuze took the lead in proposing to build a giant ship with a unified large caliber, which led to the birth of the 'Chinese-class' battleship, making the Chinese Navy one of the world's top navy.
"Your Majesty, as the empire has more and more cars, especially the military equipped cars. The navy and air force consume more and more oil. The oil fields in the empire can no longer satisfy our oil.
It is needed. The Empire's oil fields in the Nanyang region were relatively smooth. However, no large oil fields were found at present. Therefore, a large part of the oil the Empire needs now was imported from the United States. The relationship between the Empire and the United States,
Better and worse, if the United States stops exporting oil to our country, the empire's military power will be greatly affected!" Defense Minister Jiang Xingguo reminded. All warships of the Chinese Navy have been modified and used a new oil-fired boiler
Replacing the old coal-fired boiler, this made the Imperial Navy's warships more powerful and had a longer endurance. However, this also increased the Empire's dependence on oil.
Wang Yuze frowned. This problem is indeed very troublesome. Although China's oil reserves are not very rich, they are not quite a lot. However, China's oil fields are relatively deep. However, the current oil extraction technology is still only
Many domestic oil fields can exploit oil with relatively shallow oil layers, but many domestic oil fields do not yet have the conditions for mining. Of course, if enough oil can be obtained from the outside, Wang Yuze would rather not exploit domestic oil and seal it forever as a reserve.
"How are we preparing in the Persian Gulf? When can the Saudi family counterattack the Neizhi Kingdom?" Wang Yuze asked. China's layout in the Persian Gulf is reflected in this aspect. The oil of the Persian Gulf,
China is very important. Once it occupys this place, China no longer has to worry about insufficient oil.
"Your Majesty, the Saudi family, Abdul Rahman and Abdul Aziz, have gathered an army of tens of thousands in the remote areas of Kuwait and the Neizhi Kingdom. At present,
These troops are trained by the military instructors we secretly dispatched, and they use all the standard weapons of our army. It is expected that in the middle of this year, they can launch an attack on the Rashid family. As long as they defeat Rashid
The Sid family regained the leadership of the Neizhi Kingdom, so we have a foothold in the Persian Gulf region. Then, we can mine the oil there according to the plan!" said Jiang Xingguo, the Minister of Defense.
"Let's do this, increase support for the Saudi family, and it's best to support them in April to attack the Rashid family. Once they successfully seize power, the empire will establish diplomatic relations with them as soon as possible and agree to their request to send troops to the country.
Zhi Kingdom. The Ministry of Industry of the Empire is ready for investigation. Once an oil field is discovered, it is best to be able to be mined within this year. At the same time, build more large cruise ships to transport the mined oil back to the domestic smelting!" Wang Yuze arranged.
"Yes, Your Majesty! The General Staff will make plans to support the Saudi family as soon as possible!" Xiong Wu also said. If there is such a large oil reserve in the Persian Gulf region, then the empire must control the Persian Gulf at all costs.
In hands.
"The Navy Indian Ocean Fleet must be prepared for war. At that time, maybe we will have conflicts with the British and French." Wang Yuze reminded. The Neizhi Kingdom is a French colony, and other parts of the Persian Gulf are all
It is a British colony. It is easy to imagine how difficult it is for China to take away a piece of fat from Britain and France.
"Yes, Your Majesty! The Indian Ocean Fleet will focus on defense of the Persian Gulf region this year, and the local fleet will also be prepared for support!" Navy Secretary Zhang Cheng said. The Pacific Fleet will continue to maintain pressure on the United States, so it will seize the important task of seizing the Persian Gulf.
, it fell on the Indian Ocean Fleet, and the local fleet would also support the Indian Ocean Fleet when necessary. However, before the "Han-class" battleships were put into service, the local fleet was relatively weak.
"Your Majesty, according to our agreement with Germany, your wedding with the seventh princess of Bavaria, Helmchud, will be held this spring. Calculate the time, and it is time for us to send a wedding team!" Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang reminded him.
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"The cabinet can handle this matter with full authority. Hasn't my cruise ship 'Oriental Emperor' been built? Let the navy send warships to escort the Oriental Emperor' to Germany to welcome the bride!" Wang Yuze said.
"Your Majesty, the officers and soldiers sent by the German Navy have received the four Nassau-class battleships we built for them. They will join our wedding fleet and return to Germany together!" said Navy Secretary Zhang Cheng.
"Okay, I understand!" Wang Yuze nodded. (To be continued. Please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!)