"Your Majesty, there is good news.
The Great Imbilia Railway, which we jointly built with Portugal and Andalusia, has been paved and can be put into use in one week, except for the most difficult mountainous route between Hordars and Lorca.
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After settling the troubled capital plan, Tony brought the good news to Francisco I that the Great Imbilia Railway would be successfully built.
The Great Imbirian Railway was jointly built by Portugal, Andalusia, and Aragon. After the end of the Imbian War, this railway was quickly launched, and construction started on January 2, the day after New Year's Day in 1913.
The railway starts from Beja in the Portuguese Empire in the west, passes through Ayamonte, Huelva, Seville and other cities along the way, enters the Kingdom of Andalusia and connects with Cordoba, Bujarense, Linares and Hodars.
, Barcelona, Albox, then enter Lorca and Murcia in the Autonomous Region of Murcia in the Kingdom of Castile, and finally enter Alicante, Dria, and Calete in the Kingdom of Aragon, and finally reach your destination.
Valencia.
The Great Imbilia Railway has a total length of about 805 kilometers, with a designed speed of 135-260 kilometers per hour. Construction of the two lines in the direction of Beja and Valencia started at the same time.
Most of the entire railway was constructed in plain and hilly areas, except for the approximately 100-kilometer section from Hordars to Lorca, which had to pass through large ridges and dig tunnels, making construction very difficult.
However, although the Hodars-Lorca section is still under construction, the 700 kilometers that have been completed will not affect its use.
"Tony, how long will it take to complete the construction of the Hordals-Lorca section of the railway?"
Francisco I was very concerned about the remaining time period for completion. If this period was not completed, the value of the Great Imbilia Railway would not be complete.
The Great Imbilia Railway is a railway for both passengers and freight. In addition to connecting the inland areas of the three countries and strengthening local infrastructure, the most important purpose of its construction is to prevent the sea route from being cut off by certain countries and not affect the communication among the three countries.
The United Kingdom is now very dissatisfied with Portugal's current expansionism, and is also very uncomfortable with its control of the Imbian Peninsula.
Even though Portugal recognized British sovereignty over Gibraltar, Britain deliberately strengthened the strength of the Mediterranean Fleet in the western region.
The Western Mediterranean Squadron, now centered on Gibraltar, has three battleships, five battlecruisers, cruisers, destroyers, and frigates totaling more than 50 ships. Its overall strength far exceeds Portugal's Imbilia fleet.
The Portuguese Empire's Imbilia fleet consists of one battleship and three battlecruisers, while the total number of cruisers, destroyers, and frigates is only twenty-two.
The strength gap between the two fleets in the western Mediterranean is too huge, and Britain also has a large number of warships in Malta in the central Mediterranean and Alexandria in the eastern Mediterranean.
The combined warships of the entire Mediterranean, Portugal, France, Italy, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire could barely compete with the British Mediterranean Fleet. Facing it alone, they would undoubtedly be crushed.
Britain is the undoubted maritime hegemon. If it deliberately announces sea bans on military exercises in some waters of the Western Mediterranean from time to time and hinders the flow of maritime trade routes, then Portugal will only suffer losses.
The Great Imbian Railway can effectively avoid emergency trade road jams in the narrow Mediterranean waters.
"The mountainous area where the Hordars-Lorca section of the railway is located is rugged and rugged, and the mountains are connected. The construction is difficult. 12 tunnels of different sizes need to be built throughout the entire journey, and it will take about two years to penetrate." Tony replied.
"Your Majesty, when the Great Imbilia Railway was built, it was expected to take three years.
However, although the Great Imbria Railway will take a long time to be repaired, the Great Imbria Highway, which is under construction at the same time, is still half a year away from being fully completed, and by then it will be able to partially make up for the road traffic in the previous Imbria Alliance countries."
"Will the road be built so soon? Then I must take a car to Setubal in the Algarve!" Francisco I was very affectionate towards the Algarve, which was once a place he managed with great care.
"Tony, I heard that more and more people are using cars in coastal areas, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!
Different from the old Aragon we are in now, in coastal areas, especially in the provinces of Barcelona and Valencia, the popularity of three-wheeled vehicles, cars, and trucks is increasing.
Among the industrial projects that Portugal supports us, the automobile industry is the most powerful, and the automobile industry now absorbs a lot of labor."
The automobile industry is an industrial project promoted by Portugal. It has invested in it from a very early stage. Now Portugal's automobile industry level is second only to the United States and Germany.
Portugal has a strong automobile industry and has formed a very competitive automobile industry in the world. The domestic market is in short supply and it is also quite famous in foreign markets.
In Portugal, in addition to the three well-known state-owned automobile enterprises of Tiger, Lion and Leopard, a large number of private automobile enterprises have emerged in Portugal. Portugal has also provided support to these private enterprises.
Although these private enterprises mainly focus on building three-wheeled cars, three-wheeled motorcycles, and two-wheeled motorcycles, some of them also have the ability to build qualified cars and minivans.
Thanks to the strength of the automobile industry, there has been a wave of road construction in Portugal. In the second five-year plan, the central government even included a road trunk line plan to connect important cities in major regions.
Although the Imbian Peninsula, Portugal, Andalusia, and Aragon also have relatively mountainous areas, they are not as abnormal as Castile. There are still a lot of coastal plains and river plains.
Compared with the vastness of South America, the Imbian Peninsula has small advantages. The construction cost of roads here is smaller than that in South America. Now Portugal is in the Imbian Peninsula, and roads have connected all major cities. At present, Portugal
We are promoting village-to-village connectivity.
The Kingdom of Andalusia and the Kingdom of Aragon are also promoting plans to connect major cities with highways. Their domestic automobile industries are gradually emerging, but their automobile industries are downstream supporting Portugal.
Among the Imbilia Alliance, the Kingdom of Navarre is the most backward in automobile industry. They use their abundant resources to develop the heavy steel industry.
Although the Navana Highway is also under construction, they are mainly building railways that can transport more minerals and goods. Currently, the cars running on their roads are more French cars and not many Portuguese cars.
The Imbilia Alliance consists of the Portuguese Empire, the Kingdom of Andalusia, the Kingdom of Aragon, and the Kingdom of Navarre. The Kingdom of Navarre is different from Andalusia and Aragon. They are closer to the countries bordering them than to Portugal.
France.
The Kingdom of Navarre is rich in coal and iron resources and has good agricultural conditions, which France attaches great importance to.
On the day when the Kingdom of Navarre was re-established, under the guidance of the Orleans royal family, and France's provision of financial loans and markets, the entire country soon turned to France.
At present, the Kingdom of Navarre is only a nominal member of the Imbian League. It has not even joined the Imbian Customs Union. It only acts as an ally when it causes trouble for the Kingdom of Castile.
France also tried to turn the Kingdom of Aragon into a pro-French country, but failed.
King Francisco I of the Kingdom of Aragon was the father of the Portuguese Emperor Pedro III. France had betrayed the Aragonese independents more than once in history.
The Portuguese Empire's support for the Kingdom of Aragon is no worse than France's support for the Kingdom of Navarre, so how could it lose influence.
Failure is normal, and France is not surprised. After trying it for a while and finding that it could not be won, he stopped the loss in time.
This chapter has been completed!