Of course this works. Even if Muzaffar al-Din wakes up, he has no right to go back on his words when the deal is done. If he dares to tear up this treaty, then the Germans and the Turks will beat him together, and the Russians and
The British will not forgive him. On the contrary, if they bite the bullet and completely ignore the mistakes, the result will be better. At least when the Russians and British really beat him, William and Hamid II will not ignore him.
And judging from the current intelligence, this king who is immersed in love shows no sign of awakening. However, this guy is sitting happily with a beautiful woman, but he has pushed Yang Feng into an embarrassing situation. As long as he agrees,
Then the Germans have the right to build the railway to Baghdad and connect it with the Imperial Oil Railway. If he does not agree, then the Germans' ambitious three-b railway will come to an end. The center of the whirlpool of this dispute in the Middle East will be
Beijing, he will be forced to state his position on the two rival blocs in Europe.
If he falls to Germany, then he can no longer expect to maintain the current friendly relationship with Britain. Although the British have made trouble for him before, this is normal, even between true allies.
This kind of thing is inevitable, but if he really chooses Germany, when the British make trouble for him in the future, it won't just be those low-level people. Not to mention more, they stationed a few battleships in Nagasaki. From now on, Emperor Yang
If he wants to go out and be happy again, he has to think carefully. He dares to send half of the main navy to distant America because he knows that the British will not touch his bottom line. But if he turns to Germany, this scene will definitely happen.
Then France will massively increase the number of Khmer troops, ready to enter Vietnam at any time, and Nicholas will definitely not mind joining in the fun at this time, such as increasing the navy and army in the Far East. Although his troops are tight, he has a large number of troops to use.
To be wary of Britain. If the two sides reach a tacit understanding, it is still possible to redeploy 100,000 troops and a few battleships to the Far East, and a military alliance against China in Asia will be formed. In the future, even if they stick their butts out,
They would also seriously tell themselves that they were not allowed to defecate anywhere. This kind of life might be exciting to some people, but it was very depressing to Emperor Yang, who did not want to attract fire for William.
If you reject William, it will not affect the relationship between the two parties. After all, William is still waiting for his German oil fields. But from Yang Feng himself, he is still looking forward to the opening of this railway. If he wants to make war fortune from both sides in the future,
Then there must be a transportation channel to Germany. The Suez Canal is in the hands of the British and will definitely be strangled during the war. The American route is too far away. If there can be a direct land transportation line from Kuwait to Germany, it will undoubtedly be a great thing.
Pleasant things.
"Now our only problem is the integration. In other words, whether they build roads or not has nothing to do with us." Yuan Shikai saw Emperor Yang's entangled look and reminded him with a smile.
This guy's words immediately woke up Yang Feng.
Let them build it all the way from Konya to Baghdad, leaving a distance of more than ten kilometers between the two railways. Build a highway in the middle and build a batch of large load-bearing trucks that can pull dozens of tons at a time.
, and then transfer it between the two railways. This is enough to meet the transportation needs under normal circumstances. When the war breaks out, this distance can be paved in one night. As soon as the two railways are connected, love
Play however you want.
In this way, you don’t have to worry about it yourself. You can kick the ball back to the Middle East and let the British and Germany compete directly. You can just watch the excitement from a distance. Moreover, Germany certainly does not have the ability to manufacture such a truck at present, so it has to start from scratch.
China imports, including highways of this tonnage, and they certainly do not have the same technology. The Chinese still have to do this work. Not only can they avoid trouble, but they can also take the opportunity to make a lot of money.
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing. You might as well not let this decision go out yet. Just tell the outside world that you are considering it. Don't forget that there are rare things to live in. We are currently negotiating with the British to recover the concession. We can definitely use this to put some pressure on the British."
Zhang Quan then said again.
"It seems like sometimes bad things can turn into good things if you change the angle." Yang Feng said with a smile.
The next thing is very simple. Yang Feng is considering whether to agree with the Germans to build the railway to Baghdad and then connect it with the Baghdad-Kuwait railway currently owned by Imperial Petroleum. As soon as the news came out, the British immediately became anxious.
Minister Hua Sa Daoyi came to the door almost as quickly as possible.
"Mr. Minister, I am also very embarrassed about this. To be honest, I know a little bit about the relationship between you and Germany. Although it is indeed regrettable in my opinion, you want me to make a decision between two friends.
Choice, this is too strong and too difficult for people. Rejecting the Germans is offending friends, and rejecting you is also offending friends. If it were just me, it would be easier to say, but after all, I am still the emperor of China. Sometimes I have to take into account the feelings of the people in the country.
And I think you also know that due to the recent deadlock in the Sino-British negotiations on the concession issue, there has been a lot of criticism of your country among the Chinese people." Yang Feng said with a sigh.
Sa Daoyi had already prepared this issue before he came. In fact, the British government still hopes to bring China to its side. Although Yang Feng has become a bit aggressive in recent years, he has not shown any opposition to the British government so far.
Hostility, and from the perspective of China's actual interests, there is no inextricable conflict with the United Kingdom. Now everyone is fighting for nothing more than oil. China itself has large oil fields, and has occupied the oil fields of Mexico and the Confederacy, at least for the foreseeable future.
In the future, Yang Feng will not be short of oil. At present, most of China's industries are centered on oil and high-tech. In these aspects, the UK does not have the strength to compete with China. It can be said that the two sides do not have the problem of competing for the market. More importantly,
What's more, Yang Feng himself has a large number of properties in the UK, and has a close relationship with the British royal family. Whether in public or private, he has the basis for an alliance with the UK.
Although there is an issue between China and France, it is not unsolvable. If necessary, France can even make a small sacrifice, such as selling the protection rights of Khmer and Laos to Yang Feng. As long as the price is right, the French will not refuse. Anyway, then
The two places are of little value. The main problem between China and Britain now is just the concessions in China. The British government has already prepared to hand over these concessions and just wants to sell them at a good price.
"Your Majesty, regarding the concession issue, our government only feels that we need to continue negotiating on some details. If the Chinese people misunderstand this, I think this misunderstanding can be easily solved." Sa Daoyi said with a smile.
"Well, I don't think your country will affect the Sino-British friendship because of a few small concessions." Yang Feng said with a smile.
Under his personal care, a new round of Sino-British negotiations on the concession issue began immediately. In order to show sincerity to Yang Feng, the British hastily ended the negotiations and transferred all the people in China to Yang Feng before Yang Feng clearly rejected the Germans.
All concessions were returned to China, including Hong Kong, the largest, and Shanghai, the most valuable. Of course, China needed to protect the property of British citizens in these places. From then on, the concessions became history forever in China.
Shortly after the negotiations ended, Yang Feng also made a choice that satisfied the British.
"Your Excellency, Minister, I think it is still a bit inappropriate to connect the Baghdad Railway with the Baghdad-Kuwait Railway owned by Imperial Petroleum. This issue has a huge impact and can easily affect the stability of the Middle East. Of course, if your country insists on building this railway,
I personally support the railway very much, but it just cannot be integrated.
In fact, whether it is integrated or not does not mean much to your country. The management rights of this railway are in the hands of the British. I am just a shareholder waiting for dividends and will not participate in the management of the railway, so even if it is integrated, here
It is impossible for them to provide you with any help. Those British staff can still create countless obstacles for your train to pass.
The most practical significance of this railway to your country is that in the future, your crude oil imports no longer need to go through the Suez Canal. You can go to Istanbul and then disembark at any port along the Mediterranean coast. If it is just this, I actually have one.
Very good solution.
I can help your country build a highway." Yang Feng said to Haijing with a smile.
"Highway?" This was the first time Haijing had heard of this term. In fact, when China and Britain restarted negotiations on the concession issue and the British happily handed over the concession, he already knew that Yang Feng and the British had reached a compromise.
So it's not surprising that Yang Feng refused to connect the railway. Germany has nothing to do about it. They still have to rely on Yang Feng to develop the offshore oil fields in Germany. However, the concept of highways is indeed surprising.
"Yes, this is a new transportation concept designed by me. To put it simply, it is to build a fully enclosed asphalt hardened road that can carry large-tonnage trucks. Of course, it also includes some details to ensure that the trucks can move at seven
A ten-kilometer or even a hundred-kilometer highway goes directly from the starting point to the end point. As supporting equipment, Qilin Motors is also developing a heavy-duty truck with a load capacity of more than 30 tons or even 50 tons. This highway will connect two railway stations.
You can imagine that a hundred such trucks are traveling on this road at a speed of 70 kilometers per hour. It only takes one round trip to transfer the cargo of several trains. In this way, it does not matter whether the two railways are connected together.
No big deal." Yang Feng said with a smile. (To be continued...)