I weave my destiny in parallel time and space

Char raised his hand, and a map projection appeared in front of them.

The borders of all countries are still marked as before.

However, Beichen was emphatically enlarged.

"No matter how many times I see it, this territory is really exaggerated." Xia Ya said with emotion.

Except for the land of the Principality of Moscow, most of the territory of Beichen is very similar to the Great Mongol Empire, and the land of China is also added.

With an area of ​​more than 30 million square kilometers, spanning the Eurasian continent, even Britannia, which occupies the entire North America, is one less land than this country.

Alicia nodded solemnly, "This is the first time I have seen Beichen so intuitively. If Beizhou had not merged with Britannia, their land would have been even bigger."

"If this country can finally reach a few hundred years later, this country will not have any problems with land transportation lines and sea transportation lines. With this kind of land, no one can block its waterways.

With such a huge land power, waiting for the advancement of train technology in the future, it may even be better than sea power, not to mention it also has several excellent ports.

It is a super-large composite country with both land and sea power. "

Xia Ya raised his hand and drew a few places on Beichen.

“Look, the Great Plains of Eastern Europe, the Great Plains of North China, the Northeast, and the Fertile Crescent are all fertile lands, and it is no problem to support billions of people.

Not to mention the huge oil and mineral resources that Central Asia possesses. If it really comes to the future, this country will be enough to fight against the entire world.

Britannia was no match for this behemoth, not even all of Europe united. "

"But the world structure is different from what you said." Alicia said, "So, do you want to interfere?"

Xia Ya shook his head, "I don't need to interfere, Beichen like this is just the most ideal result.

But this is reality, and reality requires practicality.

A huge territory also means the deployment of huge military power. Millions of troops need to fight against foreign enemies and internal counterinsurgency. The national treasury is under huge pressure.

Moreover, there are many ethnic groups inside, especially in this area. "

Xia Ya pointed at Zhongya.

“The rulers had great ambitions. They exported as much culture as possible, took actions such as converting the land back to locals, and encouraged the Han people to multiply on this land.

But the time was too short. Even if the Han people had strong fertility, they could not create a large population out of thin air.

Moreover, in order to ease ethnic conflicts, the rulers acquiesced to the Islamic faith here. There are many Muslims here, which will be the source of conflicts.

In order to better rule the land, the rulers will marry local princes and nobles, just like Beizhou and Britannia.

But as generations passed, the royal family lacked some blood recognition of the Central Dynasty.

Of course, the most important thing is that people's hearts are complicated. The ruling family will not always be a piece of iron, and they will not always obey the Central Dynasty.

Therefore, disintegration is almost inevitable to the naked eye.

All it takes is an opportunity, and the changes within the Central Dynasty are obviously this opportunity. "

"You mean, the constitutional monarchy that Sebastian mentioned before?"

"The ruling families obviously won't agree." Xia Ya said.

He changed his position and leaned comfortably on the pillow.

“There are benefits to having a large territory, but if the national strength is not enough to own such a huge territory, it will become a burden.

This is the limitation of this era. Trains and steamships have not yet appeared, and there is a lack of connections between various places.

Throughout history, there have been many countries that have collapsed due to their excessive territory.

Smart countries will choose to dock their tails to survive, and the tails that will grow back will look better. "

Xia Ya raised his hand, and the map in front of him began to change. It was the territory of the Central Dynasty, which was very similar to the Qing Dynasty, but slightly larger.

Looking at the geological map around China, the territory of the Qing Dynasty was really the most perfect in the history of China. It completely overlapped with a series of tall mountains around it. It was perfect to use these natural geographical barriers as the border.

Of course, the picture in front of me is not bad either.

From Sakhalin Island in the northeast, across the strait, along the Outer Khingan Range, part of the Lena River and Lake Baikal, to the East and West Sayan Range, the Altai Mountains, the Tianshan Mountains and the western section of the Kunlun Mountains, and then the National Protectorate Mountain, which is long The Himalayas, the western section of the Hengduan Mountains, the Gaoligong Mountains, and after a circle, you will reach the coast of the South China Sea.

What is different from the Qing Dynasty is the addition of Lake Baikal. The water storage capacity of this freshwater lake is very terrifying. It is eight times the fresh water of the rivers and lakes in the entire land of China combined!

With this lake, the water shortage in the northwest can be easily solved.

There is also a place in the northwest that enters Central Asia. If it develops well in the future, it is not impossible to regain control of Central Asia economically.

In addition, there are Myanmar and Cochin, which have outlets to the Indian Ocean, so you don't have to worry about the Strait of Malacca.

In this case, the area of ​​the Central Dynasty would be approximately 14 million square kilometers.

"But in this case, there will be no way to fight against Britannia." Alicia said.

The current land of Britannia is equivalent to the entire North America. If according to the international situation in the 21st century, the GDP of the United States, Canada and Mexico is added up, then its GDP can reach at least 29 trillion US dollars. , converted into RMB, it is about 200 billion.

It's an extremely terrible economy.

Of course, the reason why Ugly Country became rich was not because of its vast territory. No one knew what stage Britannia would reach in the future.

It may be weaker, or it may become stronger than the Chou Country after integrating North American resources.

But in any case, huge land resources and strategic depth are the most important criteria for a big country.

“There are still many problems within Britannia that need to be solved.” Char said, “And the German emperor in Europe is very ambitious and should start to unify Europe.

The Ottoman Empire will be restrained by the newly rising Egyptian civilization, and this will be Beichen's time to breathe.

A bourgeois revolution is taking place within them, and if it succeeds, their industrial revolution will also be accelerated and perfected.

They already had steamship technology. "

Xia Ya's eyes were shining with light. From the perspective of clairvoyance, the entire world's pattern emerged in his eyes. Countless data flowed in his mind. Based on this information, he could deduce a certain future scene.

"The geography of China is high in the west and low in the east, cold in the north and hot in the south. All the areas most suitable for survival and development have been occupied.

Whether it is developing to the north or exploring to the south, it is actually useless. For Beichen, the most suitable thing is to develop and expand to the west.

First, the Silk Road in the Western Regions, which can be called a line of economic activity, naturally needs to be protected. Since the Han Dynasty, almost all major wars and territorial expansion have revolved around the areas related to the Silk Road.