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This time, Zhao Gang did not stay on the new wealth list for long. In the second year, His Majesty the Emperor's name appeared on the fastest decline list, and it was the top of the list. This is the most common position he appeared. In ten years, His Majesty the Emperor's name appeared on the top of the list for nine years.

Compared with the huge market value of Liaoyang Heavy Industry Group, the shares of His Majesty the Emperor have shrunk a lot, and according to the reduction of this property, according to the Russian calculation, a few years later, either the emperor will launch the fastest reduction list, or the emperor himself will go bankrupt completely, and there is no third path. Some people have said, "If a country has its own careers supported by its father, then this country is too pitiful."

To be particularly clear, the eldest daughter of His Majesty the Emperor, Princess Yunying Zhang Hanrui, although she is only thirteen years old, the first heir to the throne has begun to consider his future dowry. This little girl who may have taken over the throne and become the second Chinese queen can only rack her brains and try her best to escape the teacher's surveillance, and work hard every day against the piles of homework.

Therefore, this is especially hated by the future queen at a certain time, because it represents a property worth hundreds of millions of yuan, and if it were not for this canal, these property originally belonged to her. She didn't know how many hundreds of millions of yuan was, but only knew a lot, so she was angry about this matter for a long time. It was not until Zhao Gang bought a lot of snacks, including five strings of candied haws, three roasted sweet potatoes, and one sheep's face that successfully calmed down her anger.

But at that time, the little girl was still deeply puzzled. What did her father do if he had nothing to do to build that canal?

This question also plagued what the British Canal did in 1909?

Shorten the Indian Ocean to the Pacific voyage and bypass the troublesome Malacca!

This principle is not bad, but this reason is also untenable. A country must have its own plans to build a major project, and it must consider many aspects, such as economy, politics, or potential interests. But what can the construction of the Kra Canal bring to the Chinese Empire?

Money!

If we consider it according to the first idea of ​​the Chinese emperor, we must consider money. This emperor's attitude towards money is outrageous. No matter which country, as long as we have something to ask for, it can be settled as long as we take out money, but the more difficult it is. The more money it takes. Zhao Gang invested so much money, it must be because there is greater money to earn.

No one can understand this idea. How much money can you make in building the Kara Canal? The entrance and exit of the Kara Canal is within the territory of the Chinese Empire. In fact, it is an inland river of the empire. In fact, in a few years, several high-speed railway trunks will be built on the Indochina Peninsula. This will greatly reduce the value of this waterway. The export faces the Indian Ocean, India, the largest colony in Britain, faces the exit of the Kara Canal. Does China want to use warships to attack the British crown jewel?

This possibility almost does not exist because the condition for signing the construction of the Kra Canal is that the Indochina Peninsula, where the canal is located, cannot exist as a naval base. This inspection was carried out by the British, and it is based on this point. The UK allowed China to build the Kra Canal, and the UK did not allow a base that threatened India.

On the contrary, the British base in Singapore is the largest base in Asia, stationed twelve battleships and eighteen fast battlecruisers, which are even stronger than the Great White Fleet. This fleet can arrive in the Philippines within three days, Taiwan within five days, Shanghai within seven days, and Beijing, the capital of China within ten days.

Of course, these things are impossible to happen. Although China has not built so many battleships, many submarines have been built, which poses a great threat to the British battleship formation. Britain and China actually have a delicate balance in Asia. No one believes in each other, but because of their strength, they have to believe each other.

Could it be because of political interests, but looking around, I didn't see any such things as political interests in those places? James Bond, an official from the British Intelligence Department, once expressed his opinion with a little doubt:

"I think the Chinese may be in the Middle East!"

His words caused laughter from his colleagues and were rated as the most humorous joke in 1909, because there was nothing else in the Middle East except the desert, and there was free yellow sand everywhere. Could it be that the Chinese lacked this? At the beginning, the Chinese exchanged the same desolate Russian Nordic part for the same desolate Middle East. The British were actually very proud, because of the same desolate, there was only a lot of yellow sand in the Middle East, while Russia was burying and looking for rich resources.

The truth of this fact was laughed at by the British. James Bond went to China in anger because of his treatment, but he did not become a Chinese character.

Instead, she became a movie star. In the celebrity company, she starred in the popular actor, becoming the most popular male lead, and became internationally famous.

Only Zhao Gang knew how important the Middle East would be in the next few decades. Only by holding the Middle East tightly would the lifeblood of the Chinese Empire be. The source of the Middle East is said to be: when European colonists colonized eastward in the 16th and 17th centuries: = divided into: Near East, Middle East, and Far East.

Most of the Middle East is West Asia, but the difference from West Asia is: 1. The Middle East does not include Afghanistan. The Middle East includes the African country Egypt. 3. The East includes the European part of Turkey.

The Middle East is a place of the three continents and five seas. It is located in a hub position that connects Asia, Europe and Africa and communicates the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. The three continents specifically refer to Asia, Europe and Africa. The five seas specifically refer to the Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and Arabian Sea.

The strategic location is very important and belongs to the Middle East part of China. It is a pity that there is no place to contact the sea. Because the Chinese people smartly drew a circle along the coastline, separated the 100 kilometers of territory along the coast, established a special Gulf Republic, and eliminated China's involvement in the five seas and three weeks. They generously allocated this rich land with tens of billions of tons of oil to China.

However, this is because the great powers do not know that the Middle East is a large oil depot. With the exploitation of the Middle East's oil, the great powers will definitely be jealous of China's treasure land. Therefore, how to defend this treasure land is what China needs to consider. First of all, most of China may be attacked by the British, because the British are not strong.

As a large colonial country, Britain's wealth was built on the dedication of many colonies. This was not a very safe way to become a powerful country. This was also the reason why Britain declined rapidly after World War II. This dispersed strength led to Britain's need for a strong navy.

However, the current strength of Britain is not particularly strong compared to that of China. So in many cases, the British need to negotiate with China, and this will inevitably be subject to some restrictions in some places. China and Britain began to get closer to each other, but Germany is moving further and further on the road of isolation because of its proud monarch!

Therefore, under the current situation, Germany may become hostile to China because of the joint efforts between China and Britain, and then lose its direction in front of huge economic interests. To beware of Germany, it is not possible to rely on the navy alone. Germany's relationship with Ottoman Turkey is very good, and at that time, it will definitely attack the Middle East through the Ottomans.

In this way, the Middle East needs a strong army, not a strong navy. If the German navy can appear in the Middle East, it means that the world's number one navy has been completely eliminated by the Germans. This kind of thing is almost as ridiculous as the actual number one army being eliminated by the British army.

However, if China wants to aid the Middle East, it actually has too many difficulties to overcome. Li Zhongdong’s nearest Chinese territory is Afghanistan, and then passes through the Central Asian Province and passes through the Pan-Asia Railway to reach the northwest region and obtain weapons supplies there. This road requires a journey of 10,000 kilometers, and the hardships inside are definitely not casual.

The Germans' supplies were much easier, only a thousand kilometers of supply lines, no high altitude, no plateau, and no earthquake mudslides. The difficulty and difficulty here are not the same. Zhao Gang never could have fought against the enemy under such conditions. On the contrary, he usually lets the enemy fight against himself under such conditions and then easily win the war.

Therefore, the construction of the Kara Canal has become the most important thing. Once the construction is completed, the Chinese Empire can provide large-scale support through sea transportation. It now takes 15,000 kilometers from Guangzhou to Saudi Arabia, and 12,000 kilometers after the construction of the canal is not as good as the road trip.

But what are the advantages of sea transportation? The huge transportation volume, a freighter of ten thousand tons, can match two hundred cargo wagons, and the ship does not need rails, and the endless ocean is their rails. With the efficient oil production engine, the transportation cost of 10,000 2 kilometers of these goods is only equivalent to the railway transportation cost of 4,000 kilometers. At the same time, the transportation of these goods also requires a lot of manpower and material resources, which has a great promoting effect on the development of Central and Southern Province.

As for some people who say in a striking manner, this canal may bring Singapore's bustling harbour into history from now on, Singapore will suffer the same fate as Mauritius, the southern African island country. Mauritius was one of the most prosperous island countries in the world before the opening of the Suez Canal.

Zhao Gang changed his attention to these rumors, and Zhao Gang would not pay too much attention to some countries that claim to be bananas.
Chapter completed!