Yang Fan's time is very tight. He hopes to deal with Amin as soon as possible, and then he can take a boat back to Daming. I don't know what the situation is like in Daming now.
The giant bear heading east has already exposed its fangs. If the Mongolian issue and the Central Asian issue are not resolved quickly, it will be even more difficult to solve later.
In fact, the Mongolian problem is a problem of the entire Eurasian steppe belt. Only by completely controlling the Eurasian steppe belt can the threat of nomadic people to the Han nation be completely resolved.
And this grassland is so huge. It starts from the Greater Khingan Mountains in the east and reaches the Hungarian Plain in the west. It spans across the Eurasian continent. It is like a V-shaped flattened from above, spanning tens of thousands of miles from east to west.
The middle of this grassland is cut into two parts by a mountain. The grassland in the east is an alpine grassland, while the grassland in the west is an arid grassland. Because the climate and living environment are very different, it is much easier to survive in the west than in the east. Therefore, the nomadic people are interested in
The threat to Europe is far less than the threat to China.
This is also why the nomads in the East are invincible once they go to the West.
This is true for the Huns, Turks, and Mongols.
This mountain is called "Gold Mountain", but today we call it Altai Mountain. It is rich in gold. In ancient times, gold products here were scattered in all directions. The emperor of the Qing Dynasty was very envious of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, who actually had so much gold. And these
A lot of gold was transported through the Silk Road.
Even the gold coins in Athens, Greece, were made from gold produced here. The gold mines here had been basically exhausted by the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Yang Fan must break one leg of Jiannu as soon as possible and let them calm down for the next two years. Free up his hands to deal with the Mongols first, and then unify the entire grassland belt.
At this time, Yang Fan's cavalry army and infantry army, totaling 100,000 troops, were stationed here. The mango-shaped area on both sides of Jinshan Mountain was called Komodo.
If you go east here, you can go to Khalkha Mongolia and the northeastern region. To the southeast, you can go to Gansu and enter the hinterland of the Central Plains.
To the south, you can go to the snow-covered plateau. To the north, you can go to Tangnuulianghai, Buryatia, and Siberia. To the southwest, you can go to Xinjiang and Central Asia. To the west, you can go to Kazakhstan, Kievan Rus, and the Ottoman Empire.
These people went here last year. They have not launched an attack and have been hoarding supplies. Because Yang Fan has to fight a big war. They even built Jinshan City in Komodo to hoard supplies. Those who were assigned to Blackwater City
The prisoners became road construction workers.
The current railway is being built from Linhe to the west and into the desert. Although the desert outside Helan Mountain is a long north-south strip with a width of less than 100 kilometers, it is still very difficult to build a railway here.
However, the simple highway in the desert has been built ahead of schedule. There are modern and mature technologies for building roads in the desert.
That is to first use steam bulldozers and road rollers to compact the watered sand layer by layer as the roadbed. Water wells were drilled on site. There are sufficient water sources under these deserts.
After we have the highway subgrade, we use it first and then slowly pave the four-lane road with concrete.
Between the two lanes on one side, reserve a double-track space for laying standard rails to facilitate rail replacement in the future. There is already a lot of asphalt, and Yang Fan plans to lay another layer of asphalt on the cement road.
The asphalt is transported by train from Cangzhou, and the transportation is very convenient.
Nowadays, due to the exploration and smelting of oil, Shengli Oilfield and Cangzhou have formed an oil refining base. Many refineries that raised funds from the stock market have opened here. The Yang family invested in technology, accounting for a quarter, and the other shares were owned by nobles, civil servants, and eunuchs.
, relatives, and military attachés at all levels bought it. Many businessmen also bought part of it.
Because everyone can see that these are good business to make money.
Especially for kerosene, this new type of lamp oil, the demand is too great. It is completely a seller's market. Countless cars are waiting outside the refinery. They are taken away as soon as they leave the factory. Kerosene even requires a trustworthy relationship, otherwise you cannot buy it.
For the first time in the Ming Dynasty, the people of the Ming Dynasty had access to lamp oil that every household could afford. The need for lighting was urgent. In the past, vegetable cooking oil was used to light lamps, which was too expensive. Candles were even more unaffordable.
Candles at this time used natural beeswax or cultured wax worms. The emperor was reluctant to use more candles. Because beeswax was used to cast cannons and there was simply not enough.
Yang Fan's army was retreating slowly, and Amin's army was following behind, like a hungry wolf, looking for flaws, ready to pounce and take a bite at any time.
Yang Fan and his wife were sitting on the floor of the second floor of the RV, reviewing documents. Now that they are away on the road, they can only use their wives as secretaries. As the saying goes, secretaries do things when they have something to do. These routine tasks are particularly annoying, and Yang Fan needs to consider big issues.
, simply leave it to the wives to review.
The wives are all experienced and know how to handle routine work. He just needs to see the results.
This is equivalent to the master delegating power, and Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru are very enthusiastic. This is not only an opportunity to learn, but also an exercise to improve their administrative abilities. Chen Xi is processing telegrams and various official documents sent by the institute. Although she is traveling, she is still working
There was no delay at all, and the work of the institute was directed remotely.
A dedicated postal truck delivers various documents and reports every day. For urgent matters, send a telegram directly to the first floor of the RV. For less urgent matters, send it to Beitangkou quickly, and then tell the clipper to send it to Vladivostok Port.
Then transfer it to the postal truck and deliver it to Yang Fan. It will take about five days.
Yang Fan was freed from the heavy routine work and focused on the key points. All he had on hand was the issue of railways and highways through Alxa. This matter was the top priority.
Once this road is built, you can take a train from Linhe directly to Hami. Prepare for next year's Central Asian War and ensure adequate supply of supplies.
Yang Fan has set a small goal, which is to build a simple road to Hamiwei before the end of this year. He has prepared 3,000 steam trucks to transport the trucks when the railway reaches the end.
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There is no problem with steam trucks with certain off-road capabilities on these simple roads. These trucks may not be able to operate in the quagmire of Siberia, but they can still be used in the arid wastelands, Gobi, and deserts.
At least this kind of temporary simple road can be driven. When the subsequent cement road is opened, the transportation capacity will reach a big level. Asphalt will be paved again, and the cargo volume will continue to be increased. These will be achieved step by step.
While Yang Fan was planning the first major transportation artery in Eurasia, Chongzhen was worrying in the Qianqing Palace.
At this time, many reinforcements from various places had arrived in the imperial capital in response to King Qin's call.
However, these foreign soldiers were all defeated, and there was no good news. Now all the reinforcements were huddled in the surrounding counties and did not dare to come out. The Qing army was wreaking havoc everywhere and looting the countryside.
Chongzhen understood that after they finished plundering the countryside, they would attack the county. After all, it was difficult to attack strongholds with city walls. They also knew that it was easy first and then difficult.
The only comfort was that Yuan Chonghuan was undressed and fed by him, and he felt that if he didn't make some achievements, he really couldn't lose his face.
From this point of view, Lao Yuan still has a certain bottom line as a human being, at least he still has a sense of shame.
When Yuan Chonghuan saw the emperor coming back, he let Gao Qiqian go first. Gao Qiqian was so frightened that he almost peed his pants. He had experienced this in his life. Although he hated it in his heart, a good eunuch also did not suffer the consequences.
This master is too courageous. It's better to leave quickly. You can understand clearly if you rise up and dive. If you dare to argue with him in front of him, he really dares to chop you down.
Gao Qiqian walked away in despair. When he returned to the city in a big basket, he gave Yuan Chonghuan a sinister look.
This chapter has been completed!