As the Ming Dynasty, the United States, and Siam did not recognize the Soviet Union and recognized the Free Russian Government as the legitimate government of Russia, a series of subsequent cards were played.
The next thing to be solved is how to legally transport a large amount of materials from the United States ashore. Because the United States' Neutrality Act stipulates that weapons and war materials are not allowed to be transported into the ports of any belligerent countries. Although the Russian Federation is not a "belligerent" now,
It was just a "civil war country", but the Ming Dynasty was a belligerent country - a warring country with Japan. So according to the restrictions of the U.S. Neutrality Law, it is definitely not possible to transport goods directly into the ports of the Ming Dynasty. Instead, transport the goods directly to the ports of "Free Russia", such as Kuwait.
Korsakov on Page Island is also unrealistic.
First of all, the Ming Dynasty does not intend to count the area south of the Xing'an Mountains in the Far East, including Sakhalin Island, as Russian territory in the future, but intends to directly take it back and become Chinese territory. The free Russian government is now installed here, which is only a transitional stage. Next year
The front expanded to the west, and the Ming Dynasty prepared to move the free Russian government to "Novosibirsk" in Central Asia. Novosibirsk was founded in 1893 and is the largest city in the entire Siberia region and the third largest city in Russia after Moscow and St. Petersburg.
.Making this place the seat of the government of Free Russia does not disgrace the new government at all. Moreover, it is further to the west, making it easier for Free Russia to advance westward in the future.
Another more practical reason is that now Sakhalin and Vladivostok are both in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk. This sea area is controlled by Japan and cannot be transported into it at all. Therefore, Ming, U.S.,
Russia and the three countries can only come up with a workaround.
On March 1, 1938, the Ming government and the Russian government signed a lease treaty. The Ming Empire leased Guangzhou Port to the Russian Federation for a period of five years. However, it was limited to the Guangzhou port area and did not include Guangzhou City. During these five years
Within the Republic of Russia, the Russian Federation exercises full sovereignty in Guangzhou Port. Legally, the Guangzhou Port Area is defined as the territory of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the Ming Empire also leased the entire railway from Guangzhou Port to Khabarovsk to the Russian Federation.
, for a period of five years. Within these five years, the entire railway and the land within five meters on both sides will be legally defined as the territory of the Russian Federation.
This treaty is called the "Ming-Russia Guangzhou Port and Railway Lease Treaty". The Ming Dynasty symbolically charged Free Russia 1 million Mingyang per year as rent. In other words, after the signing of this treaty, within five years, except for the Guangzhou Port,
The Russian Federation also has a "narrow territory" in the Ming Dynasty that is thousands of kilometers long but only a few meters wide. In this way, the goods are shipped from the United States until they land in Guangzhou, and then pass through the entire East Asian continent and arrive in Habaro.
Fusk has never set foot on the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and has always been within the territory of the Russian Federation.
On March 2, the Russian government signed another treaty with the Ming Empire government, giving Ming the right to use Russia's lease. In other words, during the lease period, Ming could continue to use Guangzhou Port, and from Guangzhou Port to
Khabarovsk Railway. Legally speaking, the Ming Dynasty only has the "right to use" the above concession, but the "sovereignty" is still that of Free Russia.
Everyone can see that these so-called "concessions" are only in the name of Free Russia, and at most they are replaced by a Russian flag. However, the actual control and use rights are completely in the hands of Ming. Ming does this just to take advantage of loopholes and circumvent
It’s just the United States’ Neutrality Law. This rogue approach is unprecedented and unprecedented. Not only the Soviet Union, but many people, including opponents of the United States, feel that their intelligence has been insulted. But there is no way, there is no legal challenge
There is nothing wrong with it. Whether it is American law, Ming Dynasty law, or international conventions.
After the signing of the treaty, a grand "sovereignty handover ceremony" was held in the port area of Guangzhou and at various train stations along the railway. Amidst the generous and tragic "Mountains and Rivers of the Motherland" played, the national flag of the Ming Dynasty was lowered slowly and respectfully.
Stacked and sealed. Next, to the solemn and melodious music of "God Bless Russia" (modified from "God Bless the Tsar"), the flag of Free Russia slowly rose.
Now that all preparations have been made, we are waiting for the first batch of American supplies to enter Guangzhou.
In order to completely avoid the harassment of the Japanese navy, the route from the United States to the Ming Dynasty mainly took the Atlantic and Indian Ocean routes. After the cargo ship came out of the Malacca Strait, it directly entered the South China Sea and went north to Guangzhou Port. The entire South China Sea route from the Malacca Strait to Guangzhou,
The entire journey was within the scope of the Ming military's sea control. A small number of ships set out from the west coast of the United States, so they had to take the risk of taking the Pacific route. However, in order to avoid the Japanese navy as much as possible, the merchant ship's route was as southerly as possible, starting from the Coral Sea-that is,
It enters the South China Sea between Australia and Papua New Guinea, then passes through the East Indies and enters the South China Sea.
The Atlantic-Indian Ocean route is more than 21,000 kilometers, and the Pacific route is more than 18,000 kilometers. Cargo ships are slow to move, and it takes more than a month. The first batch of American cargo ships departed at the end of February and arrived in Guangzhou at least in early April. During this period
You must not be idle, you must make good use of your time. Throughout early March, telegrams were exchanged frequently between Ming Dynasty and the United States, and large orders were finalized.
The marriage of Ye Ziyu and Bai Xiaoman was also quickly finalized. This marriage has now become a hot news pursued by the media of both countries. Ye Ziyu himself has a low status, just a military academy cadet, but as the commander of the People's Guard of the Ming Empire,
The brother-in-law of the Marquis Xiang Xiaoqiang and the younger brother of the Princess of Ryukyu is naturally very eye-catching at this juncture. As one of the major shareholders of the American Ford Motor Company, Bai Xiaoman is also the only daughter of the president of the Ming Dynasty Ford Company, Badley.
Their eyes are no less than those of Ye Ziyu. Their marriage is considered to be very symbolic, almost symbolizing the "marriage" of the two countries' economic fields.
Everyone predicts that the largest order of Ming Dynasty's purchases from the United States will definitely be automobiles. Ford's leading position in the U.S. automobile industry and its production capacity that is unmatched by others have undoubtedly become the largest supplier of military vehicles to the Ming army.
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With a large number of military vehicles freely entering the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army was deployed, and regaining the northern and southern territories within two years was no longer a dream for the Ming Dynasty. Central Asia is different from Northeast Asia. Although Northeast Asia is very close to the political and economic center of the Ming Dynasty, it is no longer a dream for the Ming Dynasty.
, the supply line is not too long, but what is missing is the terrain. It is mainly forest, snowfield, and swampland, and there is a lack of roads for large-scale mechanical corps and motorized corps to advance quickly.
But Central Asia is different. Although Central Asia is relatively far away from the center of the Ming Dynasty and has long supply lines, the terrain is flat and flat, and the climate is dry. It is either a prairie or a large Gobi. There are roads everywhere, and you can drive everywhere.
Suitable for the advancement of large-scale mechanical corps. In Central Asia, what is lacking is not roads, but transportation. Longer supply lines require more transportation. If the Ming Dynasty’s military vehicles can be doubled, then the stalemate on the Central Asian battlefield can be solved