Expedition to Europe

The Bolsheviks from Moscow chose different ways to treat the Republic of China and Qin Zhiyuan.

Qin Zhiyuan also used different ways to treat Romanov and Ivanovich.

Relatively speaking, the situation of the Bolsheviks represented by Romanov was more dangerous because they were now facing opposition from the whole world.

Although the Kolchak Provisional Government represented by Ivanovich seemed to be gaining momentum, Qin Zhiyuan knew that Kolchak lost miserably in history. Not only did all his supporters die, but he himself was also shot and did not stir up any waves in the long river of history.

The problem is that, except Qin Zhiyuan, no one can accurately deduce the direction of the Russian political situation. Even the British and French are now full of optimism.

Because from the analysis of the combat effectiveness of the Russian army in the First World War, even if the Bolsheviks can win, it may only be a miserable victory. At that time, Britain and France can still jump out to pick peaches.

Qin Zhiyuan knew what Lenin and Kolchak were afraid of. Lenin was afraid of direct military intervention by European countries, while Kolchak was afraid of being abandoned by the Allies.

So when facing Ivanovich, Qin Zhiyuan did not show urgency. If I want to participate, it's okay to give me enough benefits; if I don't want to participate, it's okay, if you feel you can win, then go.

When facing Romanov, Qin Zhiyuan directly issued a war threat. If you meet my requirements, I will stand idly by, otherwise I will join this war in my own way and get everything I want with my own hands.

To be honest, neither Romanov nor Ivanovich has the power to agree to Qin Zhiyuan's request.

In other words, no patriotic Russian can agree to Qin Zhiyuan's request.

So what? Qin Zhiyuan has never expected to defeat the enemy without fighting. If you want to make people afraid, you have to teach them a lesson on the battlefield.

Therefore, in Lan Fang, a northern corps of about 100,000 people was immediately established, and as soon as the Vladivostok port thawed in March, it would immediately send troops to the north.

This force is composed of nearly 50,000 Chinese and nearly 30,000 Annan people, as well as 10,000 Germans and Frenchmen each. They are all veterans who retired from the European battlefield, with rich combat experience and a heart that is unwilling to calm down.

This force follows the equipment level of the Foreign Legion, equipped with a large number of machine guns and artillery, and accompanied by tank troops.

However, if it goes north to Vladivostok to fight, it means that the logistics support transportation line of the northbound troops exceeds 5,000 kilometers, and it also has to pass through the Sea of ​​Japan and the Taiwan Strait currently controlled by the Japanese. In view of the previous experience of the Japanese Sixth Division, Qin Zhiyuan must pay full attention to this issue.

Fortunately, Qin Zhiyuan has a good relationship with the Americans. Because of the end of the world war, the Americans are now expanding their military production capacity in a serious surplus. Qin Zhiyuan now orders weapons and ammunition from the United States and finds that the landed price is actually cheaper than self-made. It would be a waste not to buy it.

The reason why the landed price is cheaper than self-made is that there is no super-large iron ore in Lan Fang, and all ores need to be imported, which leads to high costs.

Although the purchase price was very cheap, Qin Zhiyuan knew that buying was not a long-term solution. For a country, if it wanted long-term stability, Lan Fang still had to build its own military industrial enterprises, so that there would be no worries.

In order to solve the problem of raw materials, Qin Zhiyuan set his sights on the large iron ore in Australia. Only by getting the large iron ore there could the problem of raw materials be truly solved.

But it was obvious that it would take a process. It was not easy to take food from the British population, and Qin Zhiyuan had to operate carefully.

In order to ensure the smooth flow of transportation lines, Qin Zhiyuan began to order warships from French shipyards, including destroyers and cruisers.

Unexpectedly, this caused dissatisfaction among the British and Americans.

The shipyards of the British and Americans also need orders now. Although the Germans' unrestricted submarine warfare now requires a large number of merchant ships, who would complain about too many orders?

The French government was happy to see this happen. French Navy Minister George Leger even personally asked about Lan Fang's orders and required the shipyard to give priority to supply.

George Legg still has a very good relationship with Qin Zhiyuan now. Because of the submarine force, there are many secrets between George Legg and Qin Zhiyuan. If we talk about the degree of urgency, George Legg is more important to Qin Zhiyuan than Liotai.

At present, a super large shipyard is being built on Muna Island, the southernmost tip of Sulawesi Island, in Lan Fang. It is located in the center of Lan Fang, with sufficient strategic depth and excellent port conditions.

In fact, if you count carefully, Lan Fang does not have a particularly excellent port.

For example, Cam Ranh Bay and Vladivostok, which are ranked among the best in the world, do not have military ports in Lan Fang that can be compared with them.

However, if the conditions are appropriately relaxed, then Lan Fang can be said to be full of ports, and the number is too many to count.

There are more than 18,000 islands. Even if only one percent of the islands have suitable ports, there can be at least a hundred or so.

Muna Island's conditions in Lan Fang are not outstanding, but its location is very ideal. Setting up a shipyard there will at least ensure safety.

One of the conditions for Qin Zhiyuan to place the order with the French shipyard was that the French shipyard provide technical support to help Lan Fang build the shipyard on Muna Island.

The relationship between Lan Fang and France is in the honeymoon period, so there is no problem at all. The French agreed to Qin Zhiyuan's request very happily.

Qin Zhiyuan ordered a total of 20 destroyers and 10 cruisers, two-thirds of which were built in France, and the other one-third were to be built in Lan Fang's shipyard.

This means that Qin Zhiyuan used this order to obtain the ability to independently build warships.

In fact, in the current French shipyards, there are many Chinese workers engaged in various technical work, from welding to circuit installation, and Chinese people can be seen in almost any position. If Qin Zhiyuan is willing, Lan Fang can now have independent shipbuilding capabilities.

Qin Zhiyuan does not want to achieve success overnight. In terms of industry, especially heavy industry, Qin Zhiyuan wants to lay a solid foundation as much as possible. Only in this way can it ensure healthy development after being separated from the technical support of the French and Germans.

Yes, Lan Fang now has Germans to provide technical support.

After the signing of the Armistice Agreement, no military industrial enterprises were allowed to remain in Germany, so many large shipyards in Germany were demolished, especially the four shipyards specializing in the manufacture of submarines, which were the top priority.

William III understood the fate of these shipyards, so almost all of them were demolished to Lan Fang, including the technicians in these shipyards.

William III had only one request, that Lan Fang could not stop these Germans from returning to Germany when Germany needed them.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

Qin Zhiyuan agreed to William III's request, but at the same time, Qin Zhiyuan also pointed out that if someone was unwilling to return to Germany at that time, then Germany could not coerce or bribe them.

I don't know whether William III was relieved or bitter, but William III agreed to Qin Zhiyuan's request.

Workers, like soldiers, need to do their jobs for a long time to ensure that their standards will not decline.

If a worker does not touch a lathe for ten years, it is doubtful how much of the worker's processing accuracy will remain after ten years.

At the same time, if the army does not participate in the war for ten years, then let alone whether the vision and level of the officers will lag behind, whether the soldiers can still shoot accurately and run is worth discussing.

William III wanted to use Lan Fang to maintain the vitality of the army and industrial system, and Qin Zhiyuan wanted to use the German army and industrial system to improve the strength of Lan Fang. This can be regarded as taking what they need.

William III can almost foresee that these professional soldiers and technical workers will definitely be treated and lured by Lan Fang after arriving in Lan Fang. Many people will even choose to join Lan Fang nationality and give up German nationality.

If Lan Fang really does that, then there will be a good show to watch.

In Lan Fang, although there is no such thing as a minority, there are huge differences between Chinese and Westerners in terms of race and culture. If Lan Fang gives these Germans super-national treatment in order to improve its competitiveness, it will almost certainly cause dissatisfaction among the Chinese community and even cause serious social problems.

Qin Zhiyuan actually had no experience in governing a country before. When he was in North Africa, Qin Zhiyuan tried to use a tough policy, but it was not successful. Therefore, not only William III, but the whole world is curious about Qin Zhiyuan's ability to govern.

It can be said that people all over the world are watching Qin Zhiyuan's performance. They are looking forward to whether an invincible military god on the battlefield can still show extraordinary ability in governing the country. If so, many people will raise the importance of Lan Fang in their hearts.

For Qin Zhiyuan, this is indeed a problem. If the treatment of Germans is not improved, it will be difficult for Lan Fang to arouse the interest of Germans. But if the treatment is improved, it may cause social problems. This is a difficult choice.

Of course, Qin Zhiyuan actually has another choice.

If Lan Fang's social stability, economic development, and welfare improvement are all better than Germany, then there will be no so-called competitiveness problem.

However, it is not an easy task to surpass Germany in all aspects.

You must know that before the First World War, Germany's total economic output had surpassed Britain and became the second largest country in the world after the United States.

Lan Fang under Qin Zhiyuan wanted to surpass Germany in all aspects, which meant that they had to at least achieve what the Germans had achieved. This was easy to talk about.

Although Germany before the World War had just been unified, it was lucky to catch the last train of imperialist global colonial expansion, and Germany also ushered in a golden period for a period of time. The accumulation of hundreds of years before, plus the hard work of the Germans, led to the Germany before the World War.

Compared with Germany before the World War, Lan Fang now has almost no foundation. Even the country has just been established, the land area has not been fully determined, and the industrial foundation is even poorer. This is equivalent to starting from scratch.

Want to build a country on such a foundation, and build it into one of the best in the world in a few decades...

Hmm, I have to say that Lan Fang has now turned on the hell mode.