Chapter 451: Undercurrent in Spain

Chapter 451: Undercurrent in Spain

Chapter 451: Undercurrent in Spain
"Fuck it, who wins is none of my business."

Pounds are money, but aren't marks money? If two dollars are placed in front of you, which one do you think is just?

I don't think any of it is justified. It's just that the robbers are fighting over the uneven distribution of the loot.

I'm just a supplier, and I didn't even bother killing anyone - well, I killed a few insignificant ones at the beginning, and then I quit right away.

Give Maxim and napalm bombs to those who need munitions, give hard compressed biscuits to those who need military rations, and work hard to improve the world's technological level and produce more effective killing weapons - that's all.

What a righteous and kind person, right?

Under my leadership, the old brothers became wealthy and prosperous, ordinary people were able to marry, and the children were able to go to school.

I just need to remember Hui'er's words, benefit the people - benefit the people of China, my country is ironclad! I don't care who wins or loses.

To be honest, historically, when Germany’s North Sea ports were blockaded and it could not receive material transfusions from the United States, its war resources were quickly exhausted, the people could not eat, and they immediately rebelled. Of course, they could not win.

Now a large number of transport ships continue to enter the Black Sea through the Bosphorus Strait and unload at the port of Varna.

The railway from the port of Varna to Vienna via Sofia and then to Berlin is loaded with rice from Annan, beef jerky from South America, and sugar and tobacco from Cuba.

Germans are just not used to eating rice, so what does that matter?
Every German soldier in the trenches was even given a cigar ration!
Leather goods from the Pakistan-Uzbekistan Federation, pig bristles from Huguang and Sichuan, rubber from Lanfang, refined iron from Shilu, crude iron from Benxi, anthracite from Guangning, lignite from Fushun, oil from Baku and Kirkuk, and saltpeter from Chile continuously flowed into Germany via railways.

Factories across Germany were running at full capacity and never stopped due to lack of raw materials.

If production capacity is insufficient, there are still the arms and logistics industries of Haoguozi Company, Wen’s Logistics Company and Lanzhou Arsenal to directly replenish weapons and clothing products.

This is completely different from the historical situation where Germany dominated the world with its output from a piece of land. Half the world is supporting Germany...

Germany currently has a population of 4400 million, and maximum conscription can mobilize 800 million people. Historically, Germany mobilized 1000 million people during World War I.

Therefore, the large number of soldiers killed was not the reason for Germany's defeat, but the lack of supplies. Now Germany is not short of supplies, so of course it will become stronger and stronger.

On the Western Front, the German army was in a tug of war with Britain and France. There was the Verdun meat grinder and the Battle of the Somme. The names were very familiar and gave Shao Quanzhong the illusion that this was a replica of the European war in his memory.

Actually, it is not. It is just that Germany is stronger than in history, and France was also unexpectedly strengthened by Zhang Siwen, and the advantages offset each other...

The situation on the Eastern Front was different. The effect of Russia's liberation of serfs had not yet been fermented for forty years, and the foundation was still very poor. Although the number of soldiers looked similar, the national strength could not sustain long-term consumption.

So the German army stopped fighting on the Western Front and turned its attention to the Eastern Front. Facing the weakened version of the Russians, it launched a blitzkrieg.

By the way, the Western powers are all different from the situation in World War I in history, only Italy has remained stable...

Germany's only worry is that the reparations it received from the Franco-Prussian War had long been spent, and now it is borrowing more and more money from financial capitalists, which it will basically not be able to pay back in several lifetimes.

No matter what, if the war is lost, everything will be back to zero. Only by winning first can we have the opportunity to study the debt.

Hearing that the European war had unexpected changes, Shao Quanzhong did not stop aiding Germany. His factories were earning huge amounts of marks every day and could not stop.

You guys fight, whoever loves wins.

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Jiangyan, Hailing New Town.

After a year of construction, a new seven-story main building rose from the ground.

The style of the building is neither the traditional Taizhou style of hard mountain roof "Huai ridge" and "gold-clad step-shaped tiles", nor the Western style dome colonnade.

The plain brick-concrete building, if we have to describe its style, is in line with the "plain, simple and practical" principles of Thai folk houses.

There are two simple signs hanging at the entrance of the compound. The one with black letters on a white background is "Daxia Project Investment Committee", and the one with red letters on a white background is "Finney International China Branch".

This new office building has just been built and the relocation has been completed. Zhang Siwen, Zeng Xiaoyi and Wang Yongxian finally no longer have to live and work in the factory building of Hailing Arsenal.

In the low-key buildings, there are ten great national instruments - analytical machines. Each of the extremely complex analytical machines is more expensive than these newly built buildings.

The interior of the building is as plain and simple as the exterior, without any decoration.

Zhang Siwen walked through the wide corridor with his hands behind his back. His civil servants kept running to the analysis room with new reports in their hands, inputting new data and calculating the latest economic data.

Every day, someone is dedicated to updating that curve in the Caiqingtang Hall of Qiaoyuan.

I heard hurried footsteps behind me, and I knew it was Wang Yongxian.

Yongxian has always been a steady child, and the sound of footsteps clearly indicates that something big is happening again.

"Uncle Zhang, good news. The Good Fruit Military-Industrial Complex has just received the largest order since its establishment." "The UK has ordered weapons and equipment for 260 million people and requires them to be shipped to India within four months. This is a large order of 4 million pounds, which has set a record for arms transactions in world history."

Zhang Siwen is already 35 years old. His sturdy physique and calm face have left a fixed impression on people. He is the guiding star of more than civil servants in the entire compound and even the nearly million people under Shao Quanzhong's direct jurisdiction. He was also shocked when he heard the news.

"The benefits of war are really huge. Let's ask someone to make a plan and divide the tasks. If there is not enough time, subcontract part of it to the North."

"Uncle Zhang, we can earn 4 million pounds from this production task, but unfortunately - we have to take out at least million pounds to distribute dividends to shareholders. It would be great if we could use all of it to expand reproduction."

"Then the generals under your adoptive father are going to rebel. Fortunately, they will probably invest the money further."

Wang Yongxian, the chief steward of Daxia, shook his head and sighed as he left. Zeng Xiaoyi followed him quietly, "Godfather, I think if this continues, Uncle Bo and Uncle Song will become the new dignitaries. Isn't this contrary to our ideals?"

Zhang Siwen looked around, pulled Xiao Yi into his office, sat behind the mahogany desk, and pointed to the two small flags on the table.

"Xiao Yi, this is not correct, don't say it."

"Why is it incorrect? Aren't Shao Erbo's subordinates a group of monopoly capitalists?"

Zhang Siwen smiled and said, "Xiao Yi, didn't your father-in-law say that monopoly is the highest form of capital? This is most suitable for our current planning model."

"But——Shao ​​Erbo wants to be the emperor, and these feudal ministers and dignitaries——"

"No, it's different."

"Xiao Yi, let me ask you, what is our purpose?"

"It is to overthrow the emperor, the nobility, and financial capital."

"No, you are wrong. It is to let the people live a good life. If the people can live a truly good life, talented people can get ahead, and hardworking people can make money, what difference does it make whether the ruler is called the emperor or the general?"

"In this world today, most republican governments only exist in the Americas, including the Federation, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, and the Bau Federation. In Asia, there is only one, Lan Fang, and their general system is lifelong."

"In Eurasia, the emperors and kings have the final say. Your godmother led the people to promote the independence of Ireland, and the Irish people elected her as queen. Do you think your godmother wants to be queen? This is the mentality of the people in this era."

“The two most difficult things in this world are to put other people’s money into your own pocket and to put your own ideas into other people’s heads.”

"Your uncle Shao is good at the first thing, and we are good at the second thing. The cooperation between you and your uncle is the most perfect combination."

"As for what you are thinking, once we train hundreds of thousands of college students every year and everyone accepts our ideas, the world situation will quietly change. Second brother is the smartest person in the world, and he will naturally adjust his approach when the time comes."

"So - Xiaoyi, go and cooperate with Le Xiucai, go to those universities in the north to work, and work hard."

"Your second uncle is not an obstacle to us, but our greatest help. Those warlords are the stumbling blocks of the backward times."

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Berlin, basement of the City Palace.

Because the British and German armies bombed each other with airship fleets, Berlin, like London, was devastated, and the leaders of both sides lived in the basement.

However, this did not affect the millions of troops from both sides fighting on the battlefield.

Bismarck walked into William I's temporary office.

"Your Majesty, good news. Our ally, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, has entered Rome and Italy has surrendered."

William I waved his hand, "I can see that there is no point in this rubbish joining our side."

"No, it is still very useful. They still have an industrial base. Our situation has improved a lot."

"In addition, the British are recruiting soldiers in India. We can also recruit soldiers from our Austro-Hungarian allies and Italy to join the German army. This will require more loans."

"I fully support you. Go find those greedy financial capitalists."

"I need to borrow more this time. Marshal Francisco Serrano of Spain just found me."

"France's military strength is also insufficient. Alfonso I began to recruit Spanish troops to join the war, which caused widespread dissatisfaction among the Spaniards. So if we give enough support, the French backyard will catch fire."

William I frowned, "This - the Queen of Spain is Shao's wife, this is not good, right?"

"Shao's Spanish wife and son are in Hailing, at least they won't be in any danger. After all, victory is all we need. We are Shao's biggest client, and he will understand us."

(End of this chapter)