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    When Wang Yuze answered China, it was already October 15th.  When they disembarked from the ship at Dagu Pier in Tianjin, Cabinet Prime Minister Yang Hua and Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu personally went to the pier to greet them. They did not feel relieved until they were sure that Wang Yuze was not injured.  As Wang Yuze's father-in-law and the heads of the imperial government and military, they were very concerned about Wang Yuze's safety.  Of course, Wang Yuze had to be complained a lot, and they didn't give up until Wang Yuze promised that he would never take risks again in the future.

    On the special train returning to Beijing from Tianjin, Wang Yuze told Yang Hua and Xiong Wu all about his plan to usurp Japan.  The two of them did not object to Wang Yuze's somewhat sinister method.  Anyway, this method is very beneficial to the empire. If the empire takes advantage, then there is no problem.  Japan's tens of millions of people means ample ice fields and a huge market.  Xiong Wu, in particular, is very satisfied with the performance of Japanese mercenaries in Nanyang. If Japan can be tamed, and millions of Japanese mercenaries can be formed in the next war, it will be enough to greatly reduce the pressure on the Chinese Army.  It is very beneficial for China to defeat a powerful enemy.  Besides, no matter how many Japanese die on the battlefield, the Chinese side will not feel bad.  If a Japanese is killed in battle, he only needs to pay a very low pension, which is almost only one-tenth of the pension for Chinese soldiers killed in battle.

    After returning to Xinhua Palace, Wang Yuze was complained again by the queen and several concubines. Although he requested that his assassination be kept secret, there is no airtight wall in the world.  News from Japan.  The whole empire knew.  How could the queen and concubines not know this?  When the news came out that Wang Yuze had been assassinated in Japan, public dissatisfaction boiled over throughout the empire.  Demonstrations were organized in all major cities, demanding that the government severely punish those damn Japanese.  The people's anger subsided only after the government repeatedly assured that Wang Yuze was only slightly frightened and not injured.  However, this was not enough for them to let the Japanese go.  Until Japan began a large-scale crackdown on right-wing groups.  After tens of thousands of people were killed every day, everyone calmed down.  Now Wang Yuze, his status in the empire has been completely deified.  His safety is directly related to the fate of the empire.  Wang Yuze also understood this, so after returning to China, except for occasional inspections of military camps and some important factory inspections, he spent most of the rest of his time in the palace.  Handle some government and military affairs, and then spend time with your family.  educate children.

    Wang Yuze¡¯s eldest son, Wang Zirui, is over 9 years old and in the fourth grade of primary school.  However, Wang Yuze did not take special care of his children. When they reached school age, all these children went to ordinary schools like children from ordinary families.  It's just about ensuring safety.  The benefits of this are obvious.  Children who have been in contact with ordinary children for a long time will not easily develop such arrogant and extravagant characters. Wang Yuze does not want his son to become a coward in the future.  In this case, who will leave the country he worked so hard to build?  Even though Wang Yuze is still young now, he has already made up his mind to implement a constitutional monarchy in the empire in the future.  But there is no doubt that the emperors of previous generations will have greater influence.  If they are not educated well and a tyrant or coward appears, it will be troublesome.

    After entering November, the weather in the north becomes colder, and it is already snowing in many places.  But the empire's development is still booming.  Although the current world situation has turned into a full-scale confrontation between the Allied Powers and the Entente Powers, both sides are desperately developing armaments and launching an arms race.  However, China has not been greatly affected, and various indicators are still being completed quickly as planned.

    At the end of November, Wang Yuze went to Fengtian and participated in the groundbreaking ceremony of Fengtian Benxi Anshan Iron and Steel Group, the largest steel company in the empire.  This is the largest steel enterprise built by China after the war. It is just a steel group, with an annual production of two million tons of iron and more than 1.5 million tons of steel.  In 1901, the combined total of the empire's major steel groups would produce 18 million tons of pig iron for the year, up from 15 million tons, surpassing the United States and becoming the first in the world.  At the same time, the production of pig iron in the United States was 16 million tons, and the steel production was 14 million tons.  Germany's pig iron production is 7 million tons, Congo's output is 6 million tons, France's pig iron production is 2.4 million tons, Congo's output is 1.4 million tons, Austria-Hungary's pig iron production is 1.5 million tons  One hundred thousand tons, the initial output was 1.1 million tons.  Russia's pig iron production is 2.8 million tons, and steel production is 2.2 million tons.  The British production of pig iron is eight million tons, and that of steel is five million tons.  Italy's pig iron production is 160,000 tons, and steel production is 130,000 tons.

    Generally speaking, the steel production of the Allied Powers is far greater than that of the Allied Powers. Even if China is included, it is only almost equal to that of the Allied Powers.  The future war will be fought with steel, whether it is guns or gunsEven warships need to be built with steel.  Except for the United States, the Allied Powers were slightly on par with Britain, France, and Russia. However, after the United States joined the Entente, they immediately took a significant lead over the Allied Powers.  China's main opponent is the United States.  Although China's steel output has surpassed that of the United States.  However, China's population is more than seven times that of the United States. According to data from this year's second census of the Empire, the total population of the Empire has risen to 520 million, while the United States only has a population of 75 million.  .  On a per capita basis, the empire is much smaller than that of the United States.  Therefore, in terms of industrial construction, the empire still needs to continue to work hard.  At the same time, only by persisting in launching an all-out attack on the United States as soon as the war begins, killing the United States first, and then destroying its industrial strength can the empire be invincible.

    The empire has a large population and also has huge advantages.  Now, with the improvement of living standards, the physical fitness of the citizens of the empire is getting better and better, and there are more and more suitable sources of soldiers.  If a life-and-death war really breaks out, the empire can at least arm tens of millions of troops.  If you try your best, you can even increase this number to more than 50 million!  Of course, it would be difficult to arm such a large force.  At the same time, the deployment of a large amount of labor will also affect the development of the empire.  However, the advantage of population is also obvious.  You know, at this time, Russia only had a population of 120 million, the United States had 75 million, the United Kingdom had 32 million, and France had 38 million.  The four Allied Powers combined are only half of China's.  Allied Germany had a population of 56 million, Austria-Hungary had a population of 60 million, and Italy had a population of 32 million.  In other words, the Allied Powers and the Entente Powers combined do not have as many people as China.  Although population is not a decisive factor in the victory of the war, it is indeed an important factor. This shows that the empire has more troops and greater confidence than other countries.

    Now, the territory of the empire has reached more than 25 million square kilometers. Although, in addition to the hinterland of the empire and Nanyang, it is mostly plateaus, deserts, grasslands and ice fields, but overall, the resources contained have already  It is extremely rich.  Even though there is still a gap between China and other countries on a per capita basis, its national strength is no weaker than theirs.  Moreover, the empire is developing at a high speed. As the empire develops faster and faster, the empire's strength will become stronger and stronger.  Eventually surpassing all other countries and becoming the most powerful country in the world.

    When the New Year¡¯s bell rang in 1902, what brought everyone was not joy, but the fear of war.  Almost everyone can notice that everyone seems to be getting closer and closer in the war.  Britain had completely established its advantage in the Boer War.  Although the British suffered heavy casualties in this war, the number of casualties reached more than 100,000, and the military cost the military nearly 300 million pounds.  But the Boer regular army and the larger guerrillas had been wiped out by the British army.  It is only a matter of time before the remaining small force is wiped out.  It was precisely because it felt that the war was coming that the British did not hesitate to suppress the Boer rebellion with all their strength.  The Boers suffered heavy casualties in this war.  Even though, with the covert support of China and Germany, they caused huge casualties to Britain.  But it was indeed very difficult for the Boers, with a total population of only a few hundred thousand, to defeat the British behemoth.  However, the role of the Boers is to consume Britain and its strength. It is already very good that they can do this.

    After hard work, Russia finally quelled the rebellion of the Social Democratic Labor Party.  However, the entire southern Russia, especially the Ukrainian region and the Don River region, has been riddled with holes.  Tsar Nicholas II felt like crying even more when he looked at the land ravaged by war.  Fortunately, after joining the Allied Powers, Britain, France and the United States all hoped that Russia could quickly regain its strength and become the main force restricting Germany and China.  Therefore, huge support was given to Russia, allowing Russia to quickly get out of the predicament.  However, it may take several years for Russia to regain its strength.  Whether it was the defeat by China or the subsequent rebellion of the Social Democratic Labor Party, Russia's vitality was almost severely damaged.

    February 7, 1902, the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year.  When there is basically no major war breaking out around the world, all Chinese people begin to celebrate the New Year.  During this year, the Empire achieved great success.  In particular, immigration has been fully launched. Hundreds of millions of people have immigrated to North Asia, Central Asia and Southeast Asia. At the same time, Siam has also been officially annexed, further strengthening the empire's strength and making China even closer to the world's most powerful country.  In!  (To be continued)
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