"The days are calm now? Isn't it? Everything is not as formal at home, and there are not so many quarrels abroad. It seems that all parties are restrained. Su Jing made a cup of tea for Xu Jie and said with a smile.

"Is it calm? It's just the calm before the storm. The reason why all parties are not arguing is because they have realized that quarrels cannot solve the problem, and the only thing that can really solve the problem is the sword in hand. There is a saying that artillery is the last resort to correct the boundary line. It is clear that countries around the world are ready to abandon the microphone and use the last resort. Xu Jie replied.

"Is this war inevitable?" Su Jing asked curiously.

"Inevitably, war is such a thing, as long as one side decides to fight, then it must be fought, and now both sides want to fight, and it is only a matter of time before it starts, and both sides want to start fighting at the most favorable time for themselves, and before 1914 time is the most advantageous for Germany, Austria and Italy. But if it starts in 1915, time will be on the side of Britain, France, Russia and the United States. Russia is recovering rapidly, and its huge population base and vast land area are gradually making Russia stronger. ”

"I think the United States is stronger than Russia. In fact, in the Spanish-American War, the material losses of the United States were not large, but it extinguished their ambitions, so that this powerful country has been hiding in the United States and unable to make progress and expand its own space. Su Jing paused. I like the ending though. ”

"It's just temporary, no, and now the United States is trying to stretch its claws out again. However, fortunately, the United States' combat readiness is only reflected in the navy, its powerful industry has not been transformed into a strong army, and isolationism is still prevalent in the country, even if the two sides officially start fighting, the United States will definitely not be the first to enter the battle, it will take time to adapt to the war. Xu Jie said with a smile.

"Don't say it, it's been a long time with me. You've gotten smarter, too. Xu Jie said jokingly.

"Don't say it, it's been a long time with me. You're no longer a piece of wood. Su Jing Mali retorted. Does the United States have any intention of looking at the situation first and finally standing on the winning side? Su Jing then asked.

"No, it won't. For the sake of economic and financial interests, the United States will certainly side with Britain and France, even if Britain and France do not have the upper hand. ”

"Actually, you are still inclined to give Germany a certain victory, otherwise you will not signal the Admiralty to accept the second order of the German and Turkish navy. If everything goes according to your plan, I am afraid that the naval power of Britain and France will be seriously weakened before the United States intervenes. You're so dark. Su Jing said while helping Xu Jie sort out the documents.

"As long as Germany does not turn Russia into a puppet, and as long as France can stand, the rest of Wilhelm II can do whatever he wants. Huaxia is not interested in mixing things there. A relatively strong Germany is still very advantageous to us, and can firmly trap the forces of Britain, France, and the United States in Europe. Why not? ”

"Besides, I'm thinking about taking advantage of this rare lull. Let's take care of the two of us first...... Xu Jie finally whispered.

Maybe in the eyes of the average person. The period from 1907 to 1910 was a lull period. Almost all countries in the world are exercising restraint, and both sides are doing their best to avoid conflict. Naturally, there are many fewer disputes and disputes. But in the eyes of politicians, the present tranquillity is only the eve of a storm, and the industries of the world's major countries are running at full capacity. A large amount of money and raw materials were exchanged for guns, cars and warships. Although war may be too far away in their plans, the preparations for war have already passed the warm-up stage and are beginning to officially enter the state!

However, the Republic of China, which was out of the way, was left and right in the preparation activities for the battle of the century, and almost all industries in China were growing at a high speed under external stimuli. Originally, it was thought that after the end of the war, the heavy industry and military industry would be weakened due to the lack of domestic orders, but in fact, with the support of Britain, France, Germany and other countries, China's heavy industry and chemical industry not only did not languish but grew extremely rapidly!

Britain and France said they would arm Kolchak and Denikin's forces with Chinese equipment, although this force made up a small proportion of the entire Russian army. But there must be at least 250,000 of them! All the rifles, semi-automatic rifles, machine guns, artillery and all kinds of ammunition needed by this army will be provided by Huaxia, because in wartime, only Huaxia can deliver these equipment and supplies to Russia! At the same time, China can also get a share of the renewal orders for some weapons of other Russian troops. The reason is simple, it was difficult for British and French things to be shipped in wartime. Russia's own production capacity is insufficient, so relying on China has become an inevitable choice. Therefore, in this way, the major arsenals under the Chinese Army not only did not lack orders, but began to work overtime and continue to expand their scale.

If the Chinese Army is vigorously producing equipment for Russia, then the Chinese Navy is more inclined to the German side! Shortly after the Spring Festival in 1908, the Republic of China signed a second contract with the German Empire and the Ottoman Turkish Empire for the construction of two super-dreadnoughts, which were to begin construction in Kaohsiung and Taipei, Taiwan. At this point, the entire construction capacity of the Huaxia Navy has been arranged, and on the slipway of the Huaxia Republic, 4 super dreadnoughts of the German and Turkish empires are under construction. The technology and various accessories from Germany are also continuously transported to China through transport ships.

And in order to solve the worries of the Turks. Huaxia said that it could help the Turks to systematically train their navy and leave after the Turks were able to control these warships, while the German Empire's High Seas Fleet could be replenished and anchored in the designated ports of Huaxia and necessary maintenance, so to speak, as long as there was no war, the Huaxia Republic could take over the daily maintenance and maintenance of the German Far East Fleet and the Turkish Fleet. Moreover, the Huaxia government said that it could continue to accept orders for auxiliary warships from the Turkish Navy at other shipyards.

These are only the external industrial situation, and internally, as the Huaxia Republic acquired a large amount of territory from the Russians and the Dutch, the development of these places led to strong domestic demand, and in the current Huaxia, there is no problem of overcapacity at all, as long as you have production capacity, you can get a satisfactory profit. In this case, it is very similar to the domestic situation in the early days of reform and opening up in the 80s on Xu Jie's plane. However, compared with Huaxia, it has a heavy advantage, that is, the domestic hard currency ratio of various gold and silver is very sufficient, and it is easier to obtain the support of foreign funds, in this case, China's industrial output value is stimulated by development demand at an explosive growth rate of more than 20% per year.

At the same time, the increase in the real industry has led to the development of the financial industry, in addition to the state-controlled major banks, some private capital has also begun to consider entering the banking industry or other similar industries, but Xu Jie in order to prevent various non-standard organizations from entering, the groups and individuals entering the financial field have been strictly reviewed, and a relatively complete management system has been formulated. Even under many restrictions, the growth rate of China's financial industry still attracts the attention of the rest of the world!

At the same time, along with the development of industry and finance, there was also the transportation industry, and after the annexation of most of the Dutch East Indies to China, the Republic of China completely developed from a continent-dominated country to a country with equal emphasis on land and sea in the true sense. The interests of the sea have already taken up a considerable share in the state system of the Chinese republic. For this reason, in order to develop better, the maritime transportation industry has become unprecedentedly developed, and because the Republic of China has to provide Germany with a large number of raw materials and strategic materials every year, the speed of shipbuilding and shipping development far exceeds that of industry, and even in the case of domestic shipyard production progress is close to saturation, many businesses began to order ships from abroad.

After the end of the war, the Chinese Republic, after drastically cutting its military spending, was finally able to concentrate on planning the country's road and rail transportation system. The construction of this highway system refers to Xu Jie's three-vertical and three-horizontal transportation system in China. The funds are mainly provided by the government bank, and at the same time, some private capital can be absorbed to a limited extent to solve the capital problem, and at the same time, a large number of rural people and retired military personnel can solve the labor problem, and finally let these steel dragons spanning thousands of kilometers begin to be put into practice.

While the domestic economy is developing rapidly, the Chinese Republic has also invested considerable energy in education and scientific research. The State has begun to universalize primary and secondary education in all localities, and has set specific deadlines in areas where it has not been universalized, so as to improve the universal level of education for the whole population. At the same time, the institutions of higher learning are being optimized and arranged in a unified manner. A number of new universities will be built while supporting old schools. In the case of a shortage of domestic classrooms and scientific researchers, the Republic of China has also introduced foreign experts, some of whom came to China because of some cooperative relations between the two sides, and continued to teach in China after completing the main work. And some are Xu Jie's "digging" of some experts who have not yet made a career in Huaxia according to his own memory.

At the same time, according to the agreement with other developed countries, a large number of public students in China will also send a large number of students to foreign institutions of higher learning for further study every year. Of course, this plane must be returned, and this has been negotiated with foreign governments. At the same time, in some new industrial fields, such as the aviation industry, the Huaxia Republic also invested considerable energy, but due to the limitations of the times, it was obviously impossible to make anything particularly applicable before 1920. But laying the groundwork is clearly key. In terms of electrification and power, it is the largest gap between Huaxia, but with the paid assistance of Germany and the United Kingdom, Huaxia's progress is still very fast.

"In this war, no matter which side wins in the end, there can only be one country that benefits the most, that is, the Republic of China, he uses the disputes of various countries to develop himself, and uses European funds, technology and talents in exchange for China's materials and weapons, and then makes the fight between European countries more tragic. China, on the other hand, has gained primitive accumulation and has achieved long-term development in capital, industry and technology, laying the foundation for becoming a superpower! Churchill commented in his diary about the Chinese Republic at this time.

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