Before the military expenditure was said, it was only about immigration, and Yu Huizu and others didn't care about Yang Rui's answer. War and migration are actually one and the same, according to the estimate of Yang Zengxin, the governor of the Western Regions, the arable area of the entire Western Regions is 40 million mu, and now only 10 million are cultivated; This is still the Western Regions, the big Yuzi and the middle Yuzi out of the Western Regions, and the cultivated land area in these places is hundreds of millions, so it's a pity not to occupy it. Now that the government has the money, it can go out of the Western Regions with heavy troops and occupy a large territory there.

As for the Russians, they do not belong to Central Asia in the first place, and it is normal to get rid of them, and the General Political Department has already thought of a slogan for this, that is, 'Get out of Asia with the Caucasians'! As for the location of the migration, according to the analysis of the intelligence service, the entire two khanates of Khiva and Bukhara in Central Asia (present-day Uzbekistan and Tajikistan) were immovable, and the indigenous people here were as many as five million; There are also about a million Turkmen natives, and neither of them is a good place to settle.

Only Kyrgyzstan in later generations had more than 700,000 residents, but Russians accounted for nearly 20 percent; and later Kazakhstan, although the population is 4.78 million, only half of them are Kazakhs, Russians account for more than 30 percent, and Ukrainians account for nearly 20 percent; And this place is black soil, what to plant is a good harvest. These are the best places for immigrants.

It will take another three years to drive out more than 500,000 Caucasians in the Outer Northeast, and then immigrate for another 100 years, which can completely Sinicize the entire Kyrgyzstan and most of Kazakhstan. However, this was done in complete violation of the previous agreement with Lenin's comrades, and war was inevitable. It's just that the Soviet Union was the weakest at this time, and there were oil fields such as Chimion in the Kyrgyz region. The steppe is again extremely suitable for the deployment of mechanized troops, and the Soviet Red Army is really going to flood in. What awaits them will be a blitzkrieg.

After rummaging through various materials and intelligence, Yang Rui finally determined that among the Bolshevik military personnel who had previously received basic military training for foreign officers of the Baath Army in Switzerland, cadet Mikhail Murphy. Vasilyvich. Frunze should be the famous Marshal Frunze in later generations, this person's hometown is Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, as long as he can emerge in the civil war as in history, then it is extremely natural to lead troops to attack Central Asia.

Yu Huizu, Du Yaquan and others didn't understand so many historical stories, but at the end of the discussion, Zhang Kun mentioned something that Yang Rui didn't expect.

"Sir. The last time I went to England to meet Lord Rothschild, I had no objection to our shipping business and the arms nitric acid business, and it didn't matter if we were on the side of the Allies or the Allies, he only introduced me to Edmond in Paris. Baron Rothschild ......"

"He's asking us to support the Jewish restoration." Before Zhang Kun's words were finished, Yang Rui told the result. The shipping business can be seen as China helping Britain, and if it were not for the Sino-Japanese merchant fleet, Britain would have surrendered long ago. The substitution of nitric acid for saltpeter and other munitions touched the interests of the Rothschild-affiliated enterprises, and the British Imperial Chemical and many French state-owned companies would abandon saltpeter and use nitric acid, which must require the approval of some big people. Those big guys used to give benefits. Now it seems that it is time to repay.

"Yes, sir." Any miracle can happen to Yang Rui, and Zhang Kun is no longer surprised. He elaborated: "Now the financial circles of the whole of Europe and even Germany, as well as the United States, are waiting to see one thing. That's who really supported the Jewish Restoration. If Germany supports their restoration, then the United States declares war. But the follow-up events such as war mobilization and sending troops to Europe will drag on for a long time; And if Britain supported it, then the Jewish power would do everything in their power to help the Entente win the war. As it stands, the Jews were chosen to be in Palestine, which was under the Ottoman Empire, and Germany would not be supported as an ally of Germany now, so it was very likely that the Jews would turn to the Entente. ”

The two major European blocs are inseparable, and China is speculating to make money, and it does not want the Jews to not only make money but also speculate on the restoration of the country. For the exhausted allies, the Jews were really at a turn for the Jews.

"But the United States has already declared war?" Du Yaquan did not know the history, let alone the truth, and only felt that the Jews were a little confused.

"Declaring war is just an attitude." Yu Huizu said, "The United States is different from China, the government only issues orders, and the organization and preparation for the war have to rely on the capitalists of those big companies and big corporations, and the finances of both sides of the European war have collapsed, and whoever can get the help of the Jews can really win the war." ”

"Why did the Jews come to us when they came back to the British?" Yang Rui didn't care how the Jews affected the European War, he just wondered how this matter had something to do with him.

"Sir, they think that after the war in Europe, the profits from shipping will make China a new power, and a power greater than Russia. We may not be able to reach West Asia now, but in the near future our influence in Asia will be significant. Zhang Kun said that he was also surprised that what China was doing would be so valued by the Jews.

"To support the Jews is to oppose the Arabs, to oppose the entire Islamic world, and this kind of thing is not easy for anyone to provoke." Yang Rui knew that in a few months, the Balfour Declaration would appear in Britain, a flattering official document in support of Jewish statehood, but the cunning British never fulfilled it. Thinking of this, he said, "I can ask Chong'an to write a letter to them, the language is better to be simple and euphemistic, so that people can understand the general meaning, but they don't understand the exact meaning, anyway, be prepared to turn their faces and deny people in the future." Besides, we're just helping out about this, so they won't take it too seriously, right? ”

"That's what it means!" Zhang Kun sweated in his heart, if the Bank of China wants to enter the world's top financial circle, it must befriend the Jews, and befriend the Jews, then the best shortcut is to support their restoration of the country, this is his internal logic. As for the business of the war, even if it is not supported, it will not have much impact, after all, the services and goods provided by China are indispensable to the Entente. Zhang Kun thought that the matter was very simple, but he didn't want to involve the entire Islamic world.

Yang Rui didn't understand Zhang Kun's thoughts, after this matter was dealt with. He will go on to the next thing. Zhang Shi, who had been waiting outside for a long time, came in and said, "Sir, he's here!" ”

"Which country?" Yang Rui understood that he was talking about Central Asia. And this time, the Intelligence Bureau directly brought important figures from the Khanate to Beijing.

"A nobleman of the Khiva Khanate." Zhang Shi said, "His Chinese name is Zhu Naide." It was prestigious among the Khiva nobility. He had no affection for the emir of the current Khanate, the Russian puppet Isfendia Khan. If we are willing to help him, then he is willing to overthrow the khan and set up a new khan. ”

"Can he do it?" After Yang Rui asked, he immediately thought that Shiva was not as big as a government in China, even if there were more people; And he himself is a nobleman, in the name of anti-Russia, it is not difficult to set up a new khan, the key is to have external help.

"The local nobles of Khiva supported him." "And he can also control thousands of Khiva troops stably." ”

"So what does he want. Do you want more? Yang Rui nodded, he was suddenly a little worried that his appetite would be great.

"What he wants most is to drive the Russians away." Zhang Shi said, "The next thing is to expand the territory of Khiva, but he doesn't dare to say this now, just to ensure that his people don't want to be puppets of Russia anymore." ”

"He saw that I was going to take a reassuring pill, right?" Yang Rui suddenly smiled. It's not the first time he's seen this kind of person doing this kind of thing.

"Yes, sir." Zhang Shi nodded. "This person knows a little bit of Chinese, but his understanding is limited."

"Bring him in." Yang Rui sat back in the prime minister's chair, he wanted to see who this Khiva nobleman who dared to abolish sweat was.

Zhu Naide, who was dressed in Han costume, was very worried when he saw Zhang Shi go in to report. He had been to Petersburg as a representative of the Russian Dumahiva, and this time when he came to Beijing, when he saw this majestic and beautiful oriental capital, he only felt that she was not as masculine as Petersburg. But the scene that happened last night made him find a deep identity here.

Like Khiva, the Chinese are still under the oppression of Westerners. But unlike Khiva, the Chinese are far more rebellious than their clansmen. Every one of them is a warrior. If every Khiva is a warrior, every servant of Allah is a warrior. So....... Whether or not all this can be done depends on whether China really wants to help Khiva. Are the Chinese real? Junaid was apprehensive. He understands that no powerful country can be trusted, but without the support of a strong country, a strong country cannot be defeated, and now Chinese, in addition to the blessing of the Allah, there is only the example of North Korea, and I hope that Khiva will be another North Korea.

"Please, sir." After receiving the order, the attendants of the Prime Minister's Office made a gesture of invitation to the foreigner in front of them, and brought him from the side hall into the Yin'an Palace.

"Junaid has met the Prime Minister." A middle-aged man in a white Hanfu bowed to the main seat as soon as he entered, making people unable to understand his appearance. The only thing I know is that this person is bigger than the average person.

Yang Rui was not polite, and only said after Zhu Naide bowed three times, "Please sit down." Serve tea. ”

Hearing Yang Rui's voice, Zhu Naide raised his head. Perhaps this person is very characteristic in the eyes of Central Asians, but in Yang Rui's opinion, this is no different from the Xinjiang people he has seen selling cut cakes before, the only difference is that this person has more eyes, a bigger face, and a denser beard.

"Khiva is thousands of kilometers here, is it okay for Your Excellency to come all the way here?" After Junide sat down, Yang Rui spoke and asked.

Except for the first sentence in Chinese, the rest of the communication can only rely on the general affairs of the intelligence bureau. After the person brought by Zhang Shi translated Yang Rui's question, Zhu Naide, who had already sat down, immediately got up and answered, and the general next to him said: "Thanks to the blessing of the adult, this journey has gone smoothly." I see that the railway has been built in the Western Regions, and I hope that your country can send troops as soon as possible to expel the Russians. ”

The general of the intelligence bureau was an old man in his fifties, and he was very uncomfortable with Yang Rui listening to the embellishment of Junide's words. For him, the most important thing to communicate and understand between people is language and looks.

"China will send troops soon, but are you ready?" Yang Rui frowned and was helpless, this kind of small language translation can only rely on the Lifan Academy left over from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the cultivation of talents is not achieved overnight.

Yang Rui's words of quickly sending troops made the eyes of the 'cake seller' light up, and he glanced at Yang Rui with some awe with his head lowered, and replied: "Your Excellency Prime Minister: We have been prepared for a long time, but the Russians have heavy troops in Tashkent." We lack weapons and are difficult to fight the enemy. ”

The weapon is what Zhang Shi mentioned just now. At this time, seeing that Junide mentioned it, Yang Rui said: "The weapons and ammunition will go back with you." The amount is enough for you to equip a brigade of troops, and in addition to five million rubles and two million taels of silver for military expenses, these ......", Yang Rui saw that Zhu Naide was getting more and more nervous, and said with a smile, "There is no free lunch in the world, let's keep accounts like North Korea did back then, and these arms and salaries will be handed over to your country in the form of low-interest loans, and your country can use local products to repay its debts in the future." ”

Yang Rui mentioned North Korea and loans. Junaid's heart was shocked. Everyone is a smart person, if this arms and models are free, then it is unknown whether Khiva will exist in the future, but if it is a loan, the two sides are a merchant-style lending relationship, then Khiva as a subject is very likely to continue to exist.

With another deep bow, Junide began to speak, and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your great kindness, in the next inscription." It's just that....... The general suddenly stammered, "It's just that most of the arms and money are there, and I'm worried that Khiva can't afford to pay them back." ”

"Arms can be rented." Yang Rui didn't expect Zhu Naide to be a fine person. "Your Excellency, after you have killed the Russians, you may return their seized guns to China; The amount of money is as much as it is used. It's always a good idea to be more prepared now. Not wanting to waste too much time on the details, Yang Rui said again: "Our purpose is to drive out the Russians." The gun is in your hands as it is in our hands. The key is to win. ”

"Yes, Prime Minister, may Allah bless you!" The general translator said.

"You can discuss the follow-up with Zhang Shi. I would like to remind you that China has no intention of annexing your country; In addition, please be sure to supervise and control your military in order to cooperate with the Renaissance Army. It can be said that the future of the millions of people in your country is in your hands. Yang Rui said, and then served tea and sent it off.

Although the conversation was short, Zhu Naide's visit to Beijing this time was nothing more than to meet Yang Rui in person to understand his intention of supporting the Khiva uprising against Russia. In the final analysis, he was still afraid that China would become another Russia, and since he had understood that Yang Rui had no intention of annexing Khiva, he was relieved.

After Zhu Naide left, Yang Rui looked at Zhang Shi on the side and said, "How is the situation over there?" ”

"The situation is still very chaotic." "Turkestan Governor Kuropagent wants to counter violence with violence, and he is ready to put the thousands of people arrested in last year's uprising to public trial and execute next month......

"Kuro Pagent?" Yang Rui was a little surprised, the Russian army in the Russo-Japanese War was commanded by this person.

"Yes, not long after he was transferred by the tsar to Turkestan as governor-general." Zhang Shidao. "Now the entire army of Turkestan is under his control. However, because of his reputation as a coward, many generals disobeyed him. ”

"This person is indeed too cautious in fighting, but if you want to say that he lost the Russo-Japanese War back then, it may not be. If Japan really wants to fight again, it will definitely fail in his counterattack. "Yang Rui's mind had to jump to twelve years ago, it was really a time of blood and fire." After he came, has there been any change in the deployment of the Russian army in Ili and Central Asia? ”

"Our cover is very effective, and the Russians already think that we have a truce with them, so there are no major changes in the arrangement of the army. After the railway entered the Western Regions, it was all in uninhabited places, and the locals were not pro-Russian, so no one knew that the railway was about to be repaired to Luntai. Zhang Shi said, "After Kuropagent came, he only built and strengthened fortifications in various places, and at the same time, due to the extreme shortage of weapons and personnel on the Russian Western Front, after many transfers, there were not many troops in Central Asia. Weapons, especially artillery, were very scarce, and some of the Central Asian armies were some old erection artillery and garrison artillery, and only its main Cossack cavalry corps could still fight. ”

"Europe has been fighting for three years, and Russia is about to collapse." Yang Rui nodded deeply. The reign of the Romanovs is coming to an end, and the moment of excitement is not long in coming. With the collapse of such a large empire and the tens of millions of subjects buried for it, she wanted to take this opportunity to spit out what she had eaten in Asia.

"How's it going on over there in Russia?" Yang Rui asked, "Are there any Bolsheviks who are connected to the German side?" ”

"The problems in Russia are getting worse, many people in Petersburg are starving, because of the lack of fuel, many factories, including Putilov, can only be in a semi-shutdown state, and it is expected that next month, these factories will finally shut down; And once the work is stopped, it is irreparable, and the Mensheviks, the Bolsheviks, some Social Democrats, the aristocracy, are inciting strikes everywhere to create chaos. They hoped to force the tsar to abdicate or relinquish power by strikes, as they had done twelve years earlier. ”

Zhang Shi talked about the situation in Petersburg, and deeply felt that the transportation of a country's capital must be convenient, of course, more importantly, it must not provoke a war that it cannot afford to bear, and Russia has shown that it is more difficult to withstand large-scale, long-term wars and defeats than it can bear during the Russo-Japanese War.

"The Bolsheviks had already made contact with Major Nikolai, and it was Ludendorff who contacted Ulyanov, who and Hindenburg had taken over the whole of Germany, and I believe he understood perfectly well what the Bolsheviks meant to the German Eastern Front." Zhang Shidao.

"What about Leo?" How the Germans would support the Bolsheviks was not of Yang Rui's concern, and he believed that the Russian revolution, the proletarian revolution, was irreversible. He just wants to know how long Germany can hold out, and how long this can hold out is closely related to Leo's position, if he can be in a high position, then Germany may be able to drag on for a few more months.

"Leo and General Hoffmann together." Zhang Shi was a little regretful, "And General Hoffmann has a conflict with Ludendorff - he has always claimed that Ludendorff has robbed him of honor and fame, and the Battle of Tannenberg in the first year of the war was planned by Hoffmann and not Ludendorff, so Mr. Leo is not in a good situation." ”

"There's such a thing." Yang Rui was a little silent, Hoffman met when he was talking about radio after the Russo-Japanese War, when he was an observer of the Japanese army and a colonel staff officer of the General Staff. Probably it was because he used everything he had gained from the East Asian theater to the German Eastern Front that led to that victory. "Leo is on the Eastern Front, what about the British and French tanks on the Western Front?"

"Sir, the anti-tank tactics Mr. Leo has been handed over to the General Staff, and the relevant weapons have long been prepared, the last Battle of Amiens, the British sent tanks to fight, in addition to its own fragile mechanical system, there are many tanks that could not move in the mud were destroyed by the German 37mm anti-tank guns. Now Britain and France are trying their best to improve tanks, while the Germans are stepping up the production of anti-tank weapons. Zhang Shidao.

"Don't they want to produce tanks?" Yang Rui asked. During World War II, the German tanks were famous all over the world, and they didn't want to be so sluggish during the First World War, so they were really given a sample car for nothing.

"After Hindenburg became Chief of the General Staff, his focus was on intensifying the production of shells and explosives rather than tanks. The long-snouting torpedoes we have supplied in naval battles this year have been frequent, and the Germans have become less convinced of our weapons. Zhang Shidao.

The long-snout torpedo was a killer feature of the German Navy, but it did not achieve much success in the battle with the Royal Navy, so the Germans had a lot of opinions. In the minds of the staff officers of the German General Staff, the East Asian theater and the European theater are completely different, and the Chinese believe that tanks are very important, and that is just feedback from the East Asian theater.

After the British sent tanks at the Battle of Amiens, Germany also began to develop tanks, but this development was restarted, but when the prototype was built and tested in practice, the conceited Germans found that it was not as good as the poor little things sent by the Chinese. Therefore, the Germans, who are known as good heavy tanks, are using Chinese tanks as a template to enlarge and strengthen the processing, which is the work being carried out by the German Motorcycle Vehicle Technical Test Department.

Zhang Shi did not understand the affairs of the German Supreme Army Command, he only understood that the Germans began to reject the information provided by him, and began to become hostile to China. As for the weapons on the battlefield, the German army still considered itself the best in the world, and did not find that the mode of war was changing essentially.

"It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, let them go." Yang Rui really didn't have much spirit for Germany, and only advised: "From now on, the intelligence bureau should focus on Russia, especially Petersburg!" (To be continued......)