The surging wealth has caused Emperor Yang to make some moves recently that make his subordinates speechless, such as building a skyscraper. He wants to build a skyscraper in Beijing to show the majesty of his empire. One hundred
The second floor, together with the height of the spire, is over 400 meters, so it is called the Empire State Building.
As soon as this building plan was announced, the whole world was stunned. You must know that the only skyscraper over 100 meters tall at this time was the headquarters of the Young Group in Sweden. It was already regarded by Europeans as an industrial miracle, with a total of forty floors. Although other European countries
There are also a small number of similar buildings, but none of them are over 100 meters tall so far. The United Kingdom limited the height of buildings because the old lady Victoria didn't like it. Several other countries either did not have this strength, or they did not build them due to one or other reasons. Originally, they were at this time.
It was the time when the United States had the ambition to build high-rise buildings, but now the United States has been slapped back by Emperor Yang and the economy continues to be sluggish. How can there be money for such a thing?
Now that Emperor Yang has taken over the position of the number one upstart, he will naturally take over the way Americans show off in the past, and the Empire State Building is one of them.
In fact, this project had no technical pressure on him at all, and the design drawings were very simple. He didn't even bother to change the drawings, and just made a complete set of design drawings for the Empire State Building. The rest was just construction, and the steel frame structure was
It's not high-tech, it's just a matter of welding technology. As the world's leader in welding technology, Yang's consortium has no shortage of excellent welders. Cement is even simpler. As for the remaining tower cranes and other things, it is very important to Great Wall Heavy Industry.
It's not worth mentioning, but now they can even build a 100-ton gantry crane. This small job is just like playing.
After this skyscraper is completed, it will serve as the headquarters of the People's Bank of China. Currently, the bank's business is too busy and the number of employees is increasing. It even has to disperse its offices. At this time, it really needs a building that can accommodate tens of thousands of people.
Headquarters, after all, it now houses the central banks of several countries, including the Federal Empire of China, the Kingdom of Vietnam, the People's Republic of Mexico, and the Confederate States of America.
Currently, they are trying to control Japan's currency issuance rights. The Japanese government wants to carry out currency reform and change the silver standard to a gold standard. However, they have no gold reserves themselves. So they want to use Chinese dollars as reserves, but in this case they must borrow money from the People's Bank of China.
A large loan, but it is clear that Emperor Yang prefers to issue them banknotes himself. Negotiations are now underway, but the Japanese government has no qualifications to object.
In fact, the bank notes issued by the People's Bank of China in Japan are now more popular than the yen banknotes issued by the Japanese government, and have even been circulated on a large scale in the market. Although it has not obtained the legal right to issue banknotes, it has become the same as having the right to issue banknotes.
There is no difference. Anyway, the Japanese government does not dare to control the People's Bank of China, and this is also a good thing for the Japanese. The credibility of the People's Bank of China is certainly not comparable to that of the Bank of Japan.
A bank of this level is completely worthy of a 102-story skyscraper. When the time comes, the spire on the top floor will be directly plated with rich gold. This is a symbol of the strength of the People's Bank of China. In addition, a statue of it will be placed directly in the lobby of the headquarters.
Hundreds of tons of gold will first blind people who enter the bank. What does it mean to be a nouveau riche? This is what it means to be a nouveau riche!
In addition to building skyscrapers, he is also currently planning the Great White Fleet. He will paint the six battleships and battlecruisers that have just been commissioned with white paint, and then conduct a circumnavigation of the world, starting from China and going to Europe first to show off his military power to the European powers.
Go to the United States to scare President Bryan, then go to Brazil after returning from the United States, and then enter the Pacific Ocean through the Panama Canal, which is about to be opened to navigation, or enter Emperor Yang's bathtub.
At this time, it is completely possible to use this word as a metaphor. In fact, many European newspapers describe it in this way. The territory of the Chinese Empire spans the Pacific Ocean, from the east coast to the west coast. The Yellow Dragon Flag is flying over the entire North Pacific, and the Panama Railway
The opening of navigation will further expand the scope of control of this empire. Only then did the European powers realize the far-reaching layout of this guy and his purpose of increasing the speed of the battleships to more than thirty knots.
One week.
The Chinese naval fleet can appear anywhere in the world within a week. The newly established Persian Gulf Fleet can reach Cape Town from Kuwait, and the Nanyang Fleet sailing from Cam Ranh Bay can arrive in Kuwait within the same time to provide support for this fleet.
In addition, this fleet can even sail directly to Perth within four days.
The American Fleet sailing from Puerto Rico can enter the Mediterranean or reach Sweden, while the Eastern Pacific Fleet sailing from San Francisco can arrive in Puerto Rico within the same time to provide support. These two fleets can also reach South America within a week.
Most places.
To put it simply, with the opening of the Panama Canal, the current Chinese navy has basically acquired the ability to intervene globally within a week. At present, only the United Kingdom has such an ability, and no other great power has it. However,
The British had prepared for this day for hundreds of years, and it took them less than ten years in total.
So to a large extent, the Panama Canal was built for China or for him, but he actually did not pay a penny for building this canal, and even made a huge profit from it, although he also had 100% of the cost.
20 investment, but by selling construction machinery and medicine, and providing security services, almost one-third of the total investment in this canal went into his pocket. From now on, he will have to take 20% of the profit every year, thinking
After understanding this, all the dignitaries from various countries who were invited to attend the canal's navigation ceremony secretly cursed this profiteer.
The bones of nearly three thousand workers from various countries paved a road for Yang Feng to extend his claws to every corner of the world.
Of course, Emperor Yang's way of showing off his wealth did not include skyscrapers and the Great White Fleet. He also wanted to build a large airship specially used to take the queen and concubines to swim in the sky. It was so big that when the attendants announced the news, Attendant Yuan
The reporters in front of the president dropped their jaws.
"A luxury yacht flying in the sky. This unprecedented aircraft will be more than 240 meters long, can carry more than 100 passengers, and fly at a speed of 150 kilometers per hour. His Majesty the Emperor will take this ship in the future.
Airships travel to and from Europe." Yuan Shikai said with a smile.
"Your Excellency, Chief Attendant, I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor has ever considered safety issues. You should understand the dangers of hydrogen." A reporter asked cautiously.
"Hydrogen? Why use hydrogen? Can't helium be used?" Yuan Shikai said with a smile.
Of course Yang Feng will not fly in the sky on a super bomb. He has already obtained the modern helium production technology. It is not easy to copy a Hindenburg. He has the drawings and aluminum alloy that is better than the original one.
Materials, building such a thing is nothing more than time.
In fact, he has long been thinking about finding a transportation method that can quickly travel between Europe and China. However, airplanes are still unrealistic and safety cannot be guaranteed. However, using an airship is much safer and the comfort is not much worse than that of a yacht.
How can a Hindenburg-level airship fly at a speed of 150 kilometers per hour? Even if it does not fly directly but chooses a safe route, for example, first to Saigon, then fly from the sea to Kuwait, and arrange the fleet at sea in advance
Place a warship at regular intervals to protect you in case of an accident. After arriving in Kuwait, you can basically fly directly around the Mediterranean Sea to Sweden. Although it is faster to fly directly across the Eurasian continent, there is safety in flying over other people's territory.
There are hidden dangers, especially when flying over large areas of nomadic land and high mountains that are still in a barbaric state.
Even if the helium airship is safe enough, Emperor Yang cannot tolerate any chance of his own safety.
Of course, if he wants to travel, he cannot only have one airship, but at least twenty. Ten of them are used to carry a thousand-man guard, and seven are used to carry various supplies, including cars.
He took the plane himself and had two as backup. Thinking about the scene of twenty airships appearing in the sky as soon as he left, blocking out the sun, this guy couldn't help but get a little excited.
When the time comes, I will draw something more majestic on it, especially the one I am riding on. I will draw a golden dragon with fangs and claws flying across the sky. Those who don’t know may think it is a real giant dragon.
And by doing this, you can also advertise your future air transportation, and even sell airships to the monarchs in Europe. You can imagine how big a stir it will cause among the royal families and nobles of various countries if you come to Europe in such a popular way.
A sensation. But no one except themselves has the ability to manufacture this kind of thing. Regardless of the industrial production of aluminum alloy or helium, European countries do not have this ability at all. By then, they can only buy it from China, and then airship passenger transportation will become a trend.
, this can industrialize China's airship manufacturing, and at the same time lead the airship manufacturing boom around the world, saving them from always focusing on airplanes.
As for military purposes, sending airships out for bombing is a complete joke. If there are bombers, who will use them? With the current development speed of China's aviation industry, in a few years, let alone build something with the Liberator level, we will build something with a heavy load.
There is still no problem with a two-ton light bomber.
But it can induce the European powers to develop in this area and let them build airships to drop bombs on each other. As for the problem of not having helium, it is just a trivial matter. There is still hydrogen. Since it is a war, it is not normal for those soldiers to be a little dangerous.
Our lives are worthless, how can they be compared with the noble emperors and kings. If a German airship bombs London, it will definitely be a scene worth remembering.
Of course, later on, Chinese pilots use white phosphorus bullets to turn them into torches one by one, which is an even more memorable sight. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!