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"Bingwen. I'm on my way to Baotou right now, and this letter has been in the works for a long time, and I hope you can remember every word below.

I can't tell you why, but please remember that when the German fleet sets off again, you must pay full attention to ensure your safety, and this must be informed to all students and cadets going to Germany. In addition, I have decided that I will find an opportunity to intervene in Europe after your next departure, and perhaps you will blame you for delaying your studies, but I hope you will understand that this is not only my personal wish, but also the need of the country! I have sent Wang Zhengting as Minister Plenipotentiary to Switzerland, and there are two other people with whom he has a plan, and you will understand after reading it. This is a good opportunity for the rise of my country's industry, but the risk is not always great for Chapter 381, I hope you will act when you see the opportunity, and everything is important to return safely!

I gave the project a name, "Rhineland". Yang Qiu raised his head after writing the last word, and the mountains and fields outside the car window were green and beautiful.

In addition to taking a closer look at the northwest, because he is also currently serving as the work of the extremely important Development and Reform Commission of the Republic of China (referred to as the National Development and Reform Commission), he needs to inspect the extremely important Baotou and personally see if there is a foundation for building industry in this era.

As an industrial base, Baotou has almost all the resources it needs, and it is very easy to mine near the surface, but it is currently difficult to travel from the south to the northern hinterland. Because there is no direct railway to Suiyuan, you need to take the Beijing-Zhangjiakou line to reach Zhangjiakou and cross the mountains, or take the more convenient Jinghan line to Shijiazhuang, and then change the Zhengtai line to Taiyuan and go north. Don't think that the current train can directly reach Taiyuan and think that the transportation of materials is very convenient, in fact, the Zhengtai line and the Jinghan line have different regulations, and the train needs to be changed. It's not a big problem for the average traveler, but it's very difficult for larger machinery and supplies. Although Zhan Tianyou has put forward a unified regulation plan for the national railway, the preparation of Chapter 381 of the national foundation is still very thin, and he can only solve the transformation of several important trunk lines first. What's more, the southwest railway network has entered the first place, the western section of the Longhai line, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou line extends to Kulun, and the foot of the Taiyuan to Baotou extension of these three railways as the most important plan of the northern strategy, has begun construction, even if many experts have been invited over the years, but the shortage of resources has led to the railway plan gradually weakened.

Therefore, the first thing is to repair the railway from Taiyuan to Baotou as soon as possible, but steel has become a problem again!

With the deepening of the European war, the international market has been unable to buy steel, although the domestic chest to achieve an annual output of 500,000 tons, but so far can only reach about 300,000, and according to the newly established National Development and Reform Commission calculations, this year alone the actual domestic need for steel at least 700,000 tons, a gap of up to 400,000 tons, five years later the national steel demand is likely to reach 4 million. According to the calculation of production capacity, Dangtu and Hanyang are undoubtedly the largest at present, if the two factories can all reach the design output value will have about 80 to 1 million per year, Chongqing's crude steel output is not large, mainly special steel for national defense, and the local ore resources are insufficient so it is not counted. Japan's equipment left in Anshan can produce 100,000 tons per year after the end of next year, and the largest Sino-French Changchun steel mill has begun to disassemble and transfer second-hand equipment, but it will take three years to build and reach the maximum capacity, which means that there is still a real gap of 2 million after five years.

Chongqing and Hanyang have been able to produce some steelmaking equipment such as Martin furnaces, and some high-tech products such as large generators must also be imported. Although it is more difficult to import now, he can still obtain some urgently needed goods through special channels, not to mention that he can't wait for the end of the war to delay the three-year development period in vain, so he wants to take advantage of the free time to lay a good foundation first, and when the war is over, he doesn't have to rebuild, but only needs to expand production capacity. Baotou is not only a resource and industrial base, but also a strategic location that can radiate the entire Mongolia and the northwest, and the northeast under construction can form two fists that radiate the entire north.

When Yang Qiu was imagining the prospect of northern industry, Cai Gongshi and Yan Xishan walked in with a smile.

"Good news, Vice President!"

Cai Gongshi said with a smile: "The urgently needed shipbuilding equipment is expected!" ”

"Really?"

Cai Gongshi knew that large shipbuilding equipment had always been Yang Qiu's heart disease, and after being trapped in equipment limitations, he had invited a lot of foreign technicians to avoid disasters because of the war, but he still couldn't build a real large warship by himself, so he immediately said: "It's Bingwen's telegram, he said that Italy has occupied Caporetto!" Taking control of the Austro-Hungarian shipyard, he suggested that we immediately send someone to contact Italy to buy equipment and ship it back to China. ”

Yang Qiu nodded, this matter really had to be done immediately. Because the Italian army occupied Caporetto for a short time, by the end of the year it would be driven back to the border by Austria-Hungary, and finally killed by others in their own country. He had also read the information about the shipyard incident, and France had always wanted to get the shipyard, and in the end, Italy was forced to give up the withdrawal country without doing anything.

"This news was given to him by General Hakan, who also suggested that we exchange grain for shipyards, saying that in recent years there has been a food shortage in Italy, which has not only not been alleviated but has intensified after the start of the war. When Wang Guangqi, the minister to Italy, learned of the news, he also sent a telegram back, saying. When Cai Gongshi said this, his words twisted. Yang Qiu asked, "What did you say?" ”

Yan Xishan has completely fallen to Yang Qiu since he was promoted to the executive committee of the National Society, and when he saw Cai Gongshi, he was embarrassed to say, and said with a smile next to him: "Wang Guangqi said that if he wants to do this, he needs to dredge the Italian Minister of the Interior first, this person is the confidant of the Italian king, and I heard that Britain and France gave him money when they persuaded Italy to join the Entente. And this person is also a few greedy women, so he suggested. ”

"Isn't it just for two women?" Yang Qiu smiled, Caporetto not only has a large shipyard, but also a lot of industrial equipment needed in China, including steelmaking equipment such as Martin furnaces, and said: "Find a way to pick two delicate Japanese women for Wang Zhengting to bring over, ask for money for money, women for women, in a word, you must get it!" When Cai Gongshi nodded, Yan Xishan's face condensed slightly: "Just now the radio on the train received a telegram, and the British envoy Bernard and the French minister Kant went to see the president together in the morning, hoping that we can send troops to Europe." ”

"If you want us to send troops to Europe, what happened?"

When Yan Xishan glanced at Cai Gong, the latter said: "Because the cabinet has not yet been elected, Japan has officially refused to send land forces to Europe, and only sent two Kongo-class battle cruisers to lead a small fleet to protect the safety of the shipping route from the Mediterranean Sea to Malacca. There was also a major change in Europe last night, when 18 German divisions had crossed the Somme and moved closer to Paris. ”

"Tank!" Yang Qiu's mind immediately flooded with the huge figure of A7V, and he could guess it even if he hadn't gotten the exact battle report yet. In a situation where aircraft cannot decide the war, only tanks can break through the Anglo-French trenches on the Somme! Calculating the time, it has been almost a year since the materials were handed over before the war, and there is no problem in coming up with the finished product at the level of German industry.

Seeing him get up, Yan Xishan immediately opened the map spread out next to him, and he was even more skilled than Cai Gongshi, who had been a secretary for more than a year. But Yang Qiu didn't have the heart to pay attention to the meaning behind this small action now, and quickly found Amiens's finger and rolled it slowly. Amiens is the most important point of support northwest of Paris, and after losing it, the road is flat and unsafe, and only to the Aine-Cambian (Compiègne) can stabilize the position. In this way, the efforts of Britain and France on the Western Front in the past year were all in vain, and the entire Western Front returned to the situation when the German army was at its strongest in September 1914, and paid the price of 2 million dead and wounded and captured in vain! Don't talk about Britain and France, I guess I'm going crazy if I change it!

Dispatch troops?!

This thought suddenly rose in Yang Qiu's heart, and it became more and more intense! At this time, it is indeed the most advantageous to send troops, and the British and French, who are in a hurry, will definitely offer very attractive prices. But when his eyes met the letter on the table, he hesitated.

Including Bingwen, there are currently hundreds of Chinese ** people active in the various armies of the Allied Powers, and they are trying to learn from the experience and lessons, and if they intervene now, this learning will undoubtedly be interrupted completely. The army is easy to say, but the navy and air force themselves are not good at all, and it can even be said that they do not understand it at all, and it would be a pity if they gave up. Think about Jutland, if Bingwen and they can personally fight on the front line and experience, how much help it will bring to the navy! Moreover, Britain and France have not yet reached the time of despair, and the current tank is very flawed, not to mention the slow big guy like A7V, digging wide trenches, using arson and other methods to block it, so it is basically unrealistic to rely on tanks to achieve final victory.

It is nothing more than a new race for manufacturing power and resources.

If it was correct, seeing Amiens opening up the situation, Wilhelm II must have been in a hurry to open the Champagne and Verdun passages, trying to fight with two fists, so the Western Front will only become more and more miserable. After thinking about this, he was not in a hurry, turned his head and said: "Reply to the telegram to the prime minister, the matter of changing the right to oil exploitation is put on hold for the time being, and now we will do our best to send laborers to France, and we must transport all the required 500,000 people to France before the end of the year, and inform Xiao Anguo that the guard team that goes to Europe to protect laborers is ready to go." In addition, I told Wang Zhengting to see if he could help me arrange it after I arrived in Europe, and I would like to visit Italy and France around the middle of next year. ”

Both of them were delicate people, and he did not mention sending troops but accelerated the recruitment of laborers to prepare the National Guard, and he was also preparing to visit France next year, and he undoubtedly had a plan to intervene in Europe in his heart. Cai Gongshi was a little worried, don't look at the victory of Japan's momentum, but in fact, the Republic of China can't afford the kind of consumption in Europe, and invest troops to help foreigners fight, is this cost-effective? ……！！！