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    "Have you heard? Those Qiu Baye are going to France to help the foreigners fight in the war."

    "France? Is this where you are recruiting workers?"

    "Yes, newspapers in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Nanyang are all talking about it. I heard that Commander Yang personally gave the order, and he is going to send a million troops, and he will personally conquer it."

    "What the hell are you talking about? Are you going to conquer the country yourself? You think you are still in the Qing Dynasty."

    "What's the point? Who in the whole country doesn't know that the president is the emperor, and Commander Yang is the emperor. What's wrong with the emperor's personal conquest?"

    "Okay, there's nothing to argue about. We're sending troops Is it true or false? After finally living a stable life, aren't you asking for trouble if you have to go to war again? Besides, what about the Eight-Nation Allied Forces in the Gengzi Year?  They have done a lot of harm to us. Helping them fight the war is not costing our lives and clinging to the foreign devils! Could it be that the Japanese have suffered under Commander Yang? Seeing that now there is no one to talk to.  Are you just deliberately trying to trick us?"

    "Don't be ridiculous, my nephew just came back from Japan last month. I heard that the foreign devils originally wanted Japan to send troops to help them, but little Japan is now in a difficult position to protect itself. There are people on the streets protesting every day about not sending troops, so they want to drag me into joining them.  "

    "This is too bad. My second son has gone to work at the French Shipyard. Wouldn't it be a fight"

    Worry, anxiety, surprise, watching a show.  As the Lunar New Year is about to usher in again, countless emotions are mixed with the rumors that China will send troops to Europe. The news begins to spread rapidly in teahouses and restaurants across the country. The more people talk, the more mysterious they become. In the end, some evildoers even make up stories about foreigners who want to send troops to Europe.  There were rumors that Commander Yang was given hundreds of factories and dozens of Western beauties in exchange for a million-strong army.

    Rumors are rumors, but peace is rare in the Far East during this period.  The aftermath of the May 10 riots in Japan has not yet dissipated.  Because a suitable candidate could not be found, a temporary royal cabinet was finally created, with Prince Hanyuan Palace, who was idle at home, serving as the temporary prime minister until the end of the political competition.  The prestige of the Japanese royal family in the country is still sufficient.  So the battle over land and sea.  The battle for the prime minister has turned from a fierce conflict to a secret rivalry. As for the Constitutional Council, which has been severely weakened, it has no hope of being nominated as the next prime minister because there is really no one.

    ¡°But in the eyes of Britain and the United States, the emergence of a royal cabinet is a serious setback to Japan¡¯s democratization, so the relationship between Europe and Japan did not improve as the Kongo went to patrol the Indian Ocean.  The country's temporary powerlessness also affected the ambitious Japanese navy.  Except for a few warships, we can no longer see the sun flags flying wildly in the past. On the contrary, the Republic of China Navy changed its passive defense strategy.  It took the initiative to fill the power vacuum in the Northeast and Southwest Pacific. In particular, the Second Fleet stationed in Sanduao often frequented the Nanyang waters that were rarely visited in the past to escort merchant ships.

    Throughout the second half of 2015 to the spring of 2016, the biggest event in the Far East was undoubtedly the Chinese government¡¯s export of labor to France and Russia and the cooperation between China, Italy and France on the CNL shipyard in Caporetto, Austria-Hungary.

    Inside the U.S. Consulate in the Shanghai Public Settlement.  The newly-appointed U.S. Minister to China Rui Enshi, who had a beard on his face, stood in front of the window and quietly watched two ocean-going ships carrying more than 3,000 Chinese workers sail out of the Huangpu River waterway.  Hangel remained silent.  As a staunch supporter of the glorious isolation policy in the Democratic Party, he sincerely dislikes this Republican interventionist who was born at the University of Wisconsin. Those oil, steel and arms dealers controlled by the Republican Party have recently been advocating the theory of declaration of war, trying to get the United States to participate in the European War so that perhaps  greater good.

    This kind of thinking was also brought to China by Rui Enshi. As the two largest countries (referring to population and territory) that are currently on the outside, when he submitted his credentials, he suggested to Li Yuanhong that China and Germany should sever diplomatic relations, trying to push China to send troops.  He also secretly contacted Japan.  Let these two countries with the potential to become global powers confront each other, and ultimately the fishermen will benefit from realizing the Greater Asia Strategy led by the United States.

    Hangel was deeply dissatisfied with this.  On the surface, his job is to be a spokesman for Wall Street to help the country obtain greater economic benefits, but he is not a diplomatic idiot. He understands that the news about the Republic of China's participation in the war that is currently flooding China and even the Far East was completely released by Yang Qiu. He was testing the domestic  The response to the dispatch of troops also hopes to make a country that has been closed off for hundreds of years understand that China is closely related to the world.  The young man has become more and more proficient in politics. He can often use small actions to guide the outside world without speaking in person. However, this proficiency is what Hangel is most worried about, especially after he won the Sino-Japanese War.  A strategy has emerged to gradually get rid of the United States and achieve diversified foreign diplomacy.

    "20 francs." Ruienshi broke the sinking and pointed at the drifting ship with a slight scorn on his lips: "Using 20 francs as an excuse to send laborers to export power. Your Excellency Hangel, your friend seems to be very concerned about Europe."

    "Your Excellency Ambassador (After the Republic of China was officially recognized, the ministers of various countries in China were upgraded toAmbassador), 20 francs is not much in the United States, but it is a very considerable income for families here. There are still many people living below the poverty line in this country, and some people need this money to support their families.  .  "Hangel frowned. He didn't like this kind of ambiguous question and raised his voice: "In my opinion, this is a very cost-effective business.  Yang Qiu used 500,000 workers to improve Sino-French relations. The French government also needs to teach basic industrial knowledge to one-fifth of them. When they return to China, they will have picked up 100,000 excellent junior workers in vain.  "

    Ruienshi turned his head. He could see through Hangel's eyes and see the dissatisfaction inside, but he would not explain it like his predecessor Jia Leheng did. He continued to ask: "I heard that they bought a lot of equipment from Italy?"

    Hangel nodded. The Caporetto incident caused a small sensation in Europe. It once caused tensions between China, Germany and Austria. However, because they were worried about intensifying conflicts and pushing China completely into the arms of Britain and France, they finally secretly compensated part of the money to the Republic of China government.  Later Deao had to pinch his nose to recognize it.  Against this background, through the money, food and women offensive, the diplomatic envoy Wang Zhengting reached a food-for-machine agreement with Italy on behalf of the Republic of China government to provide food worth 3 million pounds to buy a large number of equipment including the CNL shipyard and a medium-sized steel plant.  , and brought back home on ships transporting laborers.  Moreover, in this incident, the Italian garrison secretly handed over to the Republic of China government more than 170 Austro-Hungarian engineering designers and their families, including the shipyard technical team who participated in the design and manufacturing of the Combined Forces-class battleship.  Of course, the secret compensation and design team are still top secret, and no one, including Hangel, knows about it.

    Faced with the sudden deterioration of the war situation on the Western Front, the storm was quickly submerged in artillery fire.  But Hangel was very worried about this, because France's attitude in this matter was very ambiguous.  The sudden improvement in Sino-French relations is what worries the United States the most.  The two companies even officially signed the "Changchun Hanyang-Schneider Steel Cooperation Agreement" not long ago.  France will provide equipment and invest in the construction of Asia's largest steel plant.  Yang Qiu used the excuse that the instability in the north required the implementation of military control to delay opening this market to the United States but instead introduced France. Wall Street regretted that this would be a precursor to Yang Qiu abandoning the United States and choosing Europe.  Put pressure on the U.S. business delegation in China headed by Hangel.  Call for the further establishment of a Sino-US market trade agreement.

    Ruienshi does not care about this kind of thing. In his eyes, taking advantage of the opportunity of Europe's overall contraction to establish the United States' leadership position in Asia is the most critical.  He was more concerned about another thing: "Is there any news about our dear friend from the Far East? He has been away from Nanjing for half a year, right?"

    Yang Qiu has indeed left the Nanjing Center for almost half a year. Starting from his inspection of Baotou in August, he has been conducting a series of inspections around the north, as if to put himself out of the rumors of sending troops.  Compared to the more anxious Britain and France.  Rui Enshi is also very much looking forward to meeting him as soon as possible to promote his theory of sending troops.  Hangel naturally also hopes to chat with him. Regardless of whether he will eventually send troops to Europe to participate in the war, it is also very important to deepen and establish Sino-US trade relations.

    "The representative of GE Company sent a telegram from Chengdu in the morning. He will inspect the hydropower station project we jointly built with China this week and is expected to return to Wuchang next week to celebrate the New Year."

    Rui Enshi didn¡¯t want to leave Yang Qiu feeling anxious, so he spread his hands and said with a smile: ¡°Then let¡¯s enjoy a wonderful Chinese holiday. Waiting for his return.¡±

    Amidst the crackling firecrackers again, Yang Qiu finally returned to Wuchang after his long inspection in the north.  The three towns are busier today than last year.  Thanks to the improvement of Sino-French relations after the dispatch of workers to France, and in exchange for China's participation in the war, Britain and France began to intend to strengthen trade orders and tilt them towards the Far East. After Gu Weijun and Wu Tingfang visited the United States at the beginning of last year, they also followed Yang Qiu's "three to one supplement"  The strategy is to poach a batch of processing orders from the United States, with the United States providing raw materials and technology, and China providing cheap labor to speed up industrial learning and worker training. The only consequence of the overlap of these factors is that domestic factories have to go on holidays.  Work overtime and give it your all.

    In the face of huge amounts of green money, capitalists, without exception, squeezed labor to the extreme. If the Republic of China government had not imposed a maximum ten-hour work system, it is estimated that there would soon be factories across the country requiring workers to work for 20 hours.  Fortunately, the three-shift system that first appeared in Hanyang began to be imitated by factories of all sizes across the country, using the method of replacing workers without stopping the machine and starting work day and night to take advantage of the opportunity to make money.

    Data from the Ministry of Finance brought back by Cai Gongshi showed that although the economic data of the Republic of China in 2015 was not as high as last year due to the crazy export of technology and the Sino-Japanese war dividends, it officially broke through the 1 billion mark (house. fastest update.).  The number of registered factories of various sizes across the country has exceeded the 2,000 mark for the first time from 272 in 1911 to 2,355. Among them, there are 117 state-controlled enterprises in mining, power plants, chemicals, metal processing, etc. that are related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and the private sector is mainly concentrated.  Also light industries such as cement, cotton spinning, grain, wood processing and small commoditiesfield.  After the financial situation improved, the Ministry of Finance finally showed its courage. The 16-year budget for railway, road and bridge construction alone was as high as 400 million yuan. The newly established Reform and Development Commission also clearly listed power, transportation, steel and communications as priority projects for the first time.  To this end, more than a dozen steam turbines in the navy's inventory were even transferred to build a number of important thermal power plants.

    Yang Qiu did not interfere in this national economic boom. As Xu Xiujun said, it is now a good opportunity to take advantage of the rapid expansion of Europe. No matter what you build, as long as the more factories the better, he is eager to build tens of thousands of them overnight.  Resource ores can also be sold for hard currency. As for industrial surplus, there is no need to consider it, because this round of economic revolution is export-oriented, and the domestic market is basically untouched. What's more, even if so many factories are added, most of them will still be empty.  They are small, broken and inferior processing factories with insufficient technology. Real private and state-owned large enterprises are still rare and pitiful, and they can completely ignore the negative consequences of the expansion of a certain industry.  Therefore, his mind was still focused on his upcoming trip to Europe and the choice of time to join the war. Even if he came to Hanyang according to the old rules, this thought was still lingering in his mind.

    Song Ziqing didn¡¯t know whether he listened to Jiang Fangzhen¡¯s suggestion, but immediately took Zhang Wenjing and rushed back to Wuchang in the name of New Year greetings.  When he arrived in Hanyang, Yang Qiu was experimenting with the semi-automatic rifle developed by Liu Qingen at the shooting range. At the same time, Cai Ezheng and Su Hongsheng, who had returned, were chatting next to them.  The latter had already handed over Hanyang to Liu Qingen as the general manager of the Changchun branch under construction. He happened to be back for the New Year and heard that the new rifle was ready, so he came to watch it.

    Yang Qiu was also very excited to get his hands on China¡¯s first semi-automatic rifle.  You must know that in order to save money, he has never taken out these bullet-eating monsters such as semi-automatic rifles and general-purpose machine guns.  Therefore, this rifle is almost identical to the historical prototype. The only changes are the use of the stock of the Type 12 rifle and the oblate bolt that is not easy to slip. The bullets still use the 7.62*51 rimless rifle standard of the National Defense Forces.  bomb.

    The acquisition of spring steel technology and the traded German Krupp special steel formula have made it possible to produce self-produced semi-automatic rifles.  The only problem is that it's too heavy.  The 5kg gun is really not suitable for Asians' bodies, and its rate of fire can reach up to 50 rounds per minute.  The shoulder needs to continuously withstand the recoil of powerful bullets, and the muzzle jump is large, which makes continuous aiming difficult. Therefore, even veterans who have used the German Mauser 98 rifle are in great pain.  In addition, it is not suitable to simply refer to the dust cover design of the Japanese Type 38 rifle for muzzle and bolt protection.  The built-in fixed magazine cannot clearly prompt the soldier after firing.

    Although there are still many problems with the design from Yang Qiu¡¯s perspective.  Although the world's first semi-automatic rifle appeared in Germany, and the first large-scale equipment was the Mexican 1908 rifle, it is undeniable that this was a huge leap in the history of Chinese firearms, and it also gave him an opportunity to equip semi-automatic rifles.

    Yang Qiu, who was born as a scout, is very clear about the conditions required for semi-automatic rifle equipment. This is not only a problem of the gun itself, but also a problem of financial resources and the entire weapon system.  Needless to say, financial resources are also more complex.  Because judging from the Oriental physique.  In order for a semi-automatic rifle to fire continuously and maintain a high hit rate, the bullets must be improved to use intermediate-power ammunition. However, if the manufacturing of 7.62*39 intermediate-power bullets is to be changed, all military standards must be replaced.  Because no military logistics department is willing to use two powerful bullets of the same caliber at the same time, this will seriously lead to logistical errors. Eventually, when the troops need high-power bullets, they are sent short 39 bullets, or when they need 39 bullets, they are sent long 51 high-power bullets.  bullet.

    The best solution is to use different calibers. For example, a machine gun that requires power will continue to use high-power bullets, and a rifle will use small-caliber bullets. However, small-caliber bullets cannot be used just as they are made. First, the propellant must be broken through to ensure that the charge is reduced.  The power is not reduced, and Yang Qiu has nothing to do about it, because the data machine is full of military blueprints, and the technology such as materials, industrial facilities, etc. is very rare and there is no propellant technology at all. Otherwise, he would not have used precious foreign exchange to buy such  Multi-tech industrial equipment.  And to change the caliber, all current production lines must be completely replaced!  It is very uneconomical when the country is not rich.  So is there any way to overcome this?  Yes, a relatively rare semi-charged bullet.  That is to say, the propellant of high-power bullets with a diameter of 51 times is reduced, and the warhead is coated with special pigments to distinguish between full-charge and half-charge bullets without changing the shape. The consequence is that the reduction of propellant will lead to changes in ballistics, which requires a long period of time.  Experiment with appropriately modifying the warhead shape.

    Anyway, he was not in a hurry to equip himself, so he took advantage of Song Ziqing's opportunity to test-fire the rifle and proposed a plan to first use half-charged bullets and slowly transition from 51 bullets to 39 intermediate-power ammunition. He also put forward suggestions for improvement on the rifle, and finally returned it.  He drew a structural sketch based on the very familiar Type 56 semi-automatic rifle and gave it to Liu Qingen. This made the Republic of China version of the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle that later generations did not catch up with the good time appear many years in advance.

    These are all things for later.

    After the four returned to Yang's house, Song Ziqing immediately told Jiang Fangzhen's original words.  In fact, Yang Qiu had already seen that the two of them wereAfter pouring tea for them, he smiled at Cai E and said, "Songpo, when did you, an old classmate, learn to hide behind you?"

    Cai E and Zhang Wenjing hid in the sofa and rolled their eyes, thinking that they were not imitating your behavior.  Song Ziqing was also worried about logistics and continued: "I think Baili's suggestion is very reasonable. Britain and France have complete logistics support capabilities, and the United States is quietly helping behind the scenes. We don't have to worry too much about logistics when we send troops. Russia is very bad in this regard.  "Although there is enough food in Siberia, the Urals and other places, the railways and the weather are so bad that even our own army cannot supply it. How can we guarantee our needs?"

    He looked at Zhang Wenjing and continued: "In addition, the scale of the war is also a problem. After all, the European War is different from the last time. The ammunition and supplies required are about five times that of the war with Japan, so Wenjing and Xu Xiujun calculated before the end of the year  Yes. If five infantry divisions are invested, our current financial resources can support it for two years. If ten divisions can only support one year, twenty divisions Wen Jing is resigning to you." This last sentence  The words made the four of them smile, and Zhang Wenjing even laughed and said: "It doesn't matter if I resign, the worst I can do is go back to Hanyang and find Liu Qing'en to find an errand. But if the frontline military supplies are insufficient, Ziqing, the chief of staff, will be scolded to death."

    With Jiang Fangzhen and Song Ziqing in front.  Cai E finally said what he had been thinking about for a long time: "In addition to logistics, we also have other plans! There was another general strike in Russia last month, and the telegram sent back from Lu Zhengxiang exceeded 200,000 people. It is quite similar to that before the May 10 uprising in Japan.  signs. If troops are sent, contingency preparations must be made in advance. Once the domestic situation in Russia worsens, whether to withdraw immediately or to intervene with armed force is a question!

    I agree with Baili, there is an inevitable geopolitical conflict between us and Russia, and there is currently no possibility of mediation for this conflict!  However, intervention cannot be done on demand. At present, the country does not have the financial resources to kill Russia with one stick. Reckless intervention will only deepen the conflict with Russia and lead to greater conflicts in the future.  What's more, we can no longer coexist with Japan.  If the North is also restless, a two-front attack will definitely occur, unless  "

    "Unless you get the support of Britain and the United States, right?" Yang Qiu gave him the answer.

    Cai E nodded: "Without the support of Britain and the United States, our country's current national strength cannot stop a two-front war. Only by allowing Britain and the United States to restrict Japan's use of force can we have the opportunity to interfere in Russia."

    Yang Qiu took a deep breath.  China has never lacked strategists. After thousands of years of dynasty changes, how could there not be some far-sighted figures in the soil that gave birth to hundreds of famous generals?  Cai E and Jiang Fangzhen are the best portrayals. Even in a fog, they can tell through various signs that Russia is bound to be in civil strife, and they can also see the necessary external conditions required for intervention!  Thinking about how to end without starting is the reason why they can be so proud of the ethics of the Republic of China.

    But after all, they are not themselves, and they do not have the vision to see through the future. When the Poor Party takes power and negotiates with Germany and signs the Brest-Litovsk Treaty, how angry will Britain and France be!  In the face of the current quietly changing war situation, once history continues to run according to its trajectory, France, which is suffering more, will inevitably seek external intervention against Russia to drag Russia back into the war. Even if they have no power, they will definitely need to be able to intervene in Russia.  Characters appear.  Historically, China was powerless, and Japan was eager to absorb Qingdao and Shandong, so it did not create the Czech Army until the end of the war. But now that China has a long border with Russia, it has stabilized and has certain strength, so they must have other ideas.  This is also the purpose of his sudden change of attitude to strengthen relations with France and his decision to visit France first.

    Practice has proved that if China, a country like China that lacks technology and has not emerged from feudalism and has been separated by the world for many years, wants to catch up, it must rely on external blood transfusions. First it was Germany, then the United States, and now France, which has begun to improve, can only rely on its own  Only by continuously building up the role of spokesperson for the Western world can we gain greater benefits.

    This alone is enough for him to make the choice to send troops.

    But Song Ziqing and Cai E were right to worry. After the trip to the north, everyone was completely disappointed with the road. Tens of thousands of people fighting might still be able to grit their teeth and persevere. But once a battle involving several divisions or even corps level was involved, they would be completely blind.  Historically, in addition to withdrawing from Siberia under pressure from the United States, Japan was also overwhelmed by the Soviet guerrillas because of its long supply lines and had to withdraw its 100,000-strong army.  I am not a god, nor do I have millions of troops under my command who can watch every inch of the supply line, so I will encounter these situations after taking action.  So he had no intention of falling into this quagmire from the beginning. When he walked to the map, his finger suddenly went straight from Kulun to the most important transfer point on the Siberian Railway, the Irkutsk Fortress, known as the Pearl of Lake Baiga.

    This action made Song Ziqing and Cai E suddenly stand up, their eyes suddenly brightened.  Afterwards, no one knew what kind of explanation Yang Qiu gave to convince the three of them at this small gathering. Only when Miao Luo walked into the room with a happy face, did he hear his man's words: "Make sure to control this place at least"??Five years!  Cut off Russia's connection with Europe and Siberia, and give the north a five-year buffer period without any external interference.  ¡±~.< >-~

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