Chapter 531: Annual Gathering
Chapter 531: Ten Years of Growth
For the first time, Shao Quanzhong did not scold Jiming for being greedy because he knew Coca-Cola.
This thing entered the Chinese market in 1927, and he had drunk it "before".
He also knew that this thing made a lot of money because it was a military drink for American soldiers because of its refreshing effect.
What he didn't know was that he would make more money in the future. More than a hundred years later, the stock value increased by 500,000 times, with a market value of more than 200 billion US dollars.
The holdings alone have increased 500,000 times, not counting the profits...
Xiao Qi bought the company at that time for less than 500,000 taels of silver. For her, who had an oil well as a dowry, it was just a year and a half of private savings.
"To him who has more, give him more. From him who has less, take away what he has," it has always been like this.
A rebellious little girl's act of willfulness for her gluttonous brother may seem accidental, but the prerequisite is that you must have 500,000 taels first, otherwise you will not have the chance to have such great luck.
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"Hailing TV, Hailing TV, the first broadcast is now starting."
Two young hosts, a man and a woman, sat upright. The man wore a stand-up collar suit and the woman wore a Ronghui-style women's dress. The world's first television broadcast began.
The camera was invented by French astronomer Jules Jeans in 1874. In 1882, French scientist Etienne Jules Marey created a camera that could take 12 photos per second. Now in 1886, the technology has matured.
So after three years of overtime efforts by a team of experts from the Xiaoxiangya Science Academy, they finally invented a television based on cathode ray tube and triode technology, and it was soon possible to broadcast television.
In three months, 5,000 televisions were sold in Hailing, which was far from meeting the demand. The television factory under Daxia Telecom was working overtime to speed up the construction and expand the factory. Foreign orders were also pouring in, which was another strong driving force for economic development.
The first trial broadcast of Hailing TV Station was a recorded broadcast, which was released only after multiple internal tests to ensure accuracy. Five thousand households in Hailing were fortunate enough to experience this grand event.
More than 20,000 households actually watched the show, and those who managed to buy a television set had a full house of guests.
"Here's the news. Peng Yulin, the Inspector General of Hunan and Hubei, Yan Jingming, the Minister of Finance, and Zeng Guoquan, the Governor of Shanxi, applied for retirement on the same day."
"Marshal Shao received them cordially, affirmed their outstanding contributions to the country, and encouraged them to continue to contribute to Daxia in the Senate."
"Recently, some citizens reported seeing strange disc-shaped flying objects in the sky. We hereby solemnly declare that this is a new type of anti-gravity aircraft being trial-produced by Dr. Tesla, a scientist at the Xiaoxiangya Academy of Sciences. Please do not panic."
"Huo Yuanjia, a martial artist from Tianjin nicknamed 'Yellow-Faced Tiger', had a friendly match with members of two visiting boxing teams from London and New York and won both matches."
"Former British boxing champion John Sholto, Marquis of Douglas, and boxer Broughton amended the boxing rules to prohibit kicking and wrestling, and required boxing gloves to be worn."
"It is also recommended that martial arts be set up as a separate competition event and not be involved in boxing competitions."
"A new food called 'Mozart Chocolate Balls' has appeared in Vienna. Princess Sissi said that she would give it to General Shao as a gift and would visit Hailing in person with the gift in the near future."
"Federal inventor Charles Martin Hall invented the industrial electrolytic aluminum technology, paving the way for large-scale production of aluminum. Scientists at Xiaoxiangya estimated that this will greatly promote the advancement of materials science."
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"Next is the cultural program, which will play the animated film "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King" directed by Imperial Noble Consort Ping'er herself."
"Starting tomorrow, we will broadcast the TV series "Marshal Shao's Great Western Expedition" produced by our station. Please look forward to it."
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Shao Quanzhong didn't watch TV at home, he had already tried it beforehand.
He was very busy at the moment. It was one thing for Yan Jingming to retire, but with the retirement of Zeng Guoquan and Peng Yulin, the last batch of veteran warlords had withdrawn from the stage.
Shao Quanzhong appointed a new military governor from Jiangyan, and at the same time arranged for Zeng Xiaoyi to establish the Finnish Society in the new army in Hunan, Hubei and Shanxi provinces.
Once this task is completed, the title of "Huai Army" will be officially cancelled, and Shao Quanzhong's activity of fully mastering military power will be declared a success. Shao Quanzhong suddenly felt empty. As long as he could take back Nanyang, Xingdao, the Malay Peninsula and the area east of Shannan Railway, and nominally transfer Siberia, which he already controlled, to Daxia, his goal would be gone.
When the time comes, should I abdicate and enjoy my life? I'm not even fifty yet.
Shao Quanzhong's emotion was only temporary, and he soon returned to his new work.
Shao Quanzhong drove away the foreign devils, expelled the Tartars, gained a large amount of territory for Daxia, and enabled almost every household to drive a car and use a refrigerator and a washing machine.
The number of radios has reached 8 million, and the number of TV dramas 300 million, and both are still growing rapidly.
The lives of ordinary people changed day by day, as if they were living in a dream, so Shaw's prestige among the people and the army was at its peak.
At this time, even if Shao Quanzhong passed the throne to his son to enjoy life, the Shao family's kingdom was already secure.
However, Shao Quanzhong was not done yet. In his mind, Daxia's "natural territory" was still missing a few pieces. He vowed to get it for Daxia while he was still alive and not leave the problem to his son.
The old cow knows that the sun is setting, so it keeps running without waiting for the whip. When we are young, we feel that time is long and look forward to growing up. Once we grow up, we find that time passes faster and we don’t have time to stop and look at the scenery along the way. We are old.
Shao Quanzhong felt that he had only inspected the provinces of Daxia and confirmed that the new army was completely under his control. The name of the Huai Army was changed to the National Defense Army, and a year had passed in a flash.
Back to the Haoguozi Company, after three years of hard work by military experts, a new assault rifle has been finalized.
Historically, this gun was not developed until 1944. Because a second-rate painter was not interested in long weapons with short range, the military developed it under the name of "submachine gun" and gave it a submachine gun serial name of MP44 to fool the leaders.
Shao Quanzhong was a truly knowledgeable soldier who was very sensitive to battlefield needs and strongly supported the development of assault rifles. Therefore, this gun is now called the StG87 assault rifle.
Sharpshooter Marshal Song Laosan personally accompanied Shao Quanzhong to test the new gun. With the Leica night vision scope, Song Laosan fired a few shots, patted the gun in his hand, and his expression was complicated.
"Brother Shao, from my personal point of view, I really don't want to equip this weapon. The weapon is good, but it relies on the probability of rain of bullets to hit, and the sharpshooter's skills cannot be reflected."
"The theoretical rate of fire of this thing is 550 rounds per minute. Once equipped, rifles, submachine guns, and light machine guns can all be eliminated."
"I still like this one—"
Song Laosan picked up the Kar83K next to him. "This modified carbine is better than the Mauser M83. Ordinary soldiers can hit the target from 900 meters away. With the scope, I can hit the target from 2000 meters away. I really miss the time when I sniped Hou Batian..."
"Assault rifles can only fire at ranges of 300 to 500 meters. They are useful, but I suggest that the 83K should not be phased out. The army should still retain some sharpshooters who can fire accurately and at long ranges."
Shao Quanzhong waved his hand and said, "Of course we need sharpshooters, but most soldiers are not sharpshooters. So, most of the troops will be equipped with assault rifles, and each regiment will retain a company of 83K long-gun troops for long-range shooting."
"At the same time, we need to keep some of the hand-held flower machine guns. They will still be used if trench warfare requires defense. Shotguns can be phased out and used by the public."
"Brother Shao, including our vassal state, we have a million active troops. If we replace them on a large scale, the money will be--"
"Save nothing but weapons, change!"
"Sixth Lady, send someone to deliver the technical data and samples of this rifle to Waldersee by airship."
Shao Quanzhong's three top secretaries took turns to work. Now it was Liu Niang who was on duty. The Empress Dowager Donggong, who was born as a female bearded man, left as soon as she was told.
Song Laosan was very worried, "Brother Shao, you are feeding the Germans at such a high cost, right——"
Shao Quanzhong sighed, "I know the truth that raising a tiger will bring disaster, but the ancients said that it takes ten years to accumulate strength and ten years to learn lessons. If we really want to be cautious, Waldersee may need to gather strength for 20 years before daring to challenge the British. I don't want to wait that long."
"It has been nine years since the European War. I feel these nine years are extremely long. It has been ten years now. Has the younger generation in Germany grown up?"
"It doesn't matter how much we give Waldersee for free. As long as he takes action, we will succeed."
"Don't worry, Third Brother. We have a trump card in hand. Come on, follow me to the Hailing Arsenal to see how the development of the helicopter is going."
(End of this chapter)