The storm suddenly rose, and the island continued to expand at a speed visible to the naked eye. There were also more and more buildings on the island.
The newly built airport on Yongshu Reef is extremely busy, with transport planes constantly taking off and landing, bringing a lot of supplies each time.
The island continues to expand, and the buildings on the island also continue to increase. In the planning, the future Yongshu Island will not only be a military island, but more of an island suitable for human habitation.
Because there is a huge mineral deposit here, mining such a large mineral deposit requires a lot of workers. And there will be a series of smelting and other procedures in the later stage, which will require even more workers.
At the same time, tourism must be developed here to allow Chinese people to come here to see the great rivers and mountains of the motherland. The climate here makes it a good place for vacation in winter.
After comprehensive development, this place will be more stable. In the plan, the population of this island will exceed one million people in the future.
A war of words. In the media, the Chinese media and the Western media started a war of words. The exercises continued, and the construction of the islands also continued.
The crazy construction capabilities prevent neighboring countries from making random remarks at the moment. In the past, when China made moves here, they would provoke them. At that time, they had the support of the United States and felt that China was far out of reach.
But only fools think so now. Now that the island has expanded so much, there are not only civilian airports on it, but also military airports.
Two squadrons of stealth fighters are currently at the airport. The missiles on them are clearly visible, and even China's long-range rocket launchers can hit the mainland from the islands.
Look at the U.S. aircraft carrier battle group. They are just hanging around but not daring to get close. What does this mean? It means that the United States cannot guarantee what will happen to China.
In recent years, China's economy, science and technology have developed rapidly, and military technology has also developed rapidly. Especially in missile technology, some missile technologies have even ranked first in the world.
In the surrounding small countries, when China was not serious, they all felt as if they had been bitten by dogs. But now that China is serious, none of them dare to fart.
In this world, the truth is always within the range of artillery. He may not be afraid if your missile can fly to his home, because missiles are expensive.
But once the artillery is within the range, it is different. What's more, in recent years, China's weapons and equipment have dropped like dumplings.
All kinds of weapons and equipment are not only advanced, but also in large quantities. They also have internal military capability assessments. Based on China's current military strength, they assessed that if China is serious, their troops may not be able to resist for forty-eight hours.
Time passed quietly, and the situation was still tense. Those noisy countries found that they were completely powerless to build the island.
The island was built as it should be, and the speed continued to expand. It was surrounded by Chinese warships to protect it, and a defense system was set up on the island.
The first batch of cargo ships coming out of China has already approached the port, and a large amount of materials have been unloaded from the cargo ships.
In this storm, Zhang Fan was also pushed to the forefront. Now those countries have basically figured out what is going on.
Through intelligence analysis, they came up with general information. Where are the two more powerful Earth-Drilling Dragons working? Judging from the situation on the island, the Earth-Drilling Dragon is digging under the island, otherwise there would not be such a large earthwork.
quantity.
Based on the amount of earthwork, they can probably estimate the amount of excavation below. Obviously, compared to the islands on the ground, the real bulk should be in the underground base. No one knows what China is doing by digging such a large underground base.
The construction of the underground city obviously cannot be completed in a day or two. After all, the scale is so large that even with the most advanced equipment, the entire construction cycle will take several months.
Lanhai City, inside Zhang Fan's villa. Zhang Fan has been living quite leisurely these days. Back in Lanhai City, Zhang Fan feels very safe.
The construction of the forest city in Lanhai City is under rapid construction. The entire Lanhai City is now a city surrounded by forests.
Just like the private sector, in Lanhai City, thousands of meters of buildings were built one after another. More people lived in the buildings.
The new lifestyle makes the people of Lanhai City feel very comfortable. The population of Lanhai City is also constantly increasing, and the economy is soaring.
Longteng Group still has unparalleled influence in Lanhai City. Although Longteng Group's shareholders are now complicated, it is still an absolute giant.
Although Zhang Fan's influence in Longteng Group has weakened a lot, the entire Longteng Group still respects Zhang Fan very much, and Zhang Fan can still make the decision in many matters.
However, Zhang Fan is now deliberately stepping away from the company, and will not interfere with the Longteng Group if he can. After all, Zhang Fan's main industry is in the private sector.
The Longteng Group belongs to China, and the Zhang Group belongs to Zhang Fan. No one in the Zhang Group, except Zhang Fan, has any shares.
In the villa, Zhang Fan was discussing something with a group of experts.
In Zhang Fan's conference room, a huge holographic map was displayed. This map was very accurate, and the entire map was accurately scaled down to the same scale.
This is a map of Africa, with all specific data for the entire Africa presented on the map.
"Boss, if we build a super canal, it will greatly save the voyage from private transportation to Asia. At the same time, the voyage of Asian goods to Europe will also be greatly shortened..."
On the virtual map, a super canal appears on the map. The entire super canal runs through the entire African continent from east to west from private territory.
Starting from the private territory, the east-west excavation is almost in a straight line, connecting to Djiptee. Once such a super canal is built, it will have a huge impact on world shipping.
In the past, cargo ships departing from Asia had to go south to South Africa and then go north to Europe. This journey was very long.
Now we need to build a super canal from the east to west of the private territory, directly running through the African continent, so that cargo ships coming from Asia can directly enter Djibouti from the Arabian Sea, and then use the canal to cross the African continent and go north to the private territory.
This section of the journey alone saves almost 10,000 kilometers. Ten thousand kilometers is of great significance to a freighter to shorten such a long distance.
Ten thousand kilometers saves not only fuel, but also time costs. If an east-west canal is built from somewhere in Southeast Asia, China can completely avoid the so-called island chain in the United States.
Take freight as an example. If these two canals are really built, the sea route from China to private territory will be saved by more than two-thirds. This shows the effectiveness of these canals. It was difficult to build in the past, but now it is possible
Everything is different now that the Earth-Drilling Dragon is here.