"...It was indeed a coincidence that the fragment happened to hit the jade pendant, and it was only a small fragment. If it was a larger high-speed fragment... In short, it should be that the pen of the King of Hell ran out of ink when he was writing the book of life and death."
Xia Xiaoshi was nervous and admired Zhou Changfeng's understatement of the experience of stepping half-foot into the gate of hell, but his last sentence made her laugh.
"You are so interesting." She pursed her lips and thought for a moment, then asked, "Aren't you afraid of such a scary place?"
Zhou Changfeng poured himself a glass of water, drank it in one gulp, and said with a slight smile: "I will only be afraid when I think a war is meaningless, and not vice versa."
Hearing this, Xia Xiaoshi nodded in understanding, and after a moment he asked curiously: "Then did you kill anyone this time?"
"Do you mean directly or indirectly?" Zhou Changfeng asked with a smile.
"Of course it's the former."
"Four or five, maybe."
With a girl's unique curiosity and a different way of thinking than men, Xia Xiaoshi, who was full of interest, asked Zhou Changfeng many questions, and did not leave until noon without finishing.
She had only met Zhou Changfeng three times, but the latter left a very good impression on her.
At the beginning, that day, she witnessed the collision of two cars from a distance, saving a total of seven people, including two children, two children, three children, a boy and a girl, from the roadside. Those three children were all students in her school. It can be said that that For a moment she felt truly grateful and admired the driver of that off-road vehicle.
Such a good impression remained until this morning. She inquired about the two guards at the gate of the military camp, and after learning about "Zhou Changfeng's" romantic nature, she was still very disdainful.
However, after meeting for the third time and chatting for so long, her impression of him had improved again. She was not even aware of this subtle change. She completely forgot that she was complaining about men an hour and a half ago. It's a big radish.
After Xia Xiaoshi left, Zhou Changfeng walked to the window and stood there distracted for a while.
In his opinion, Xia Xiaoshi is undoubtedly a very good girl, with a distinctive personality, good appearance, decent conversation, and she does not come from a prestigious family that is unattainable.
Girls like this were very popular in his world, but not necessarily nowadays.
She may not be satisfied with the cultivation and knowledge of a young man from a similar family background; conversely, a son of a nobleman who has sufficient vision and received a good education may not be a good match for her.
All in all, this girl is quite nice, so I’ll keep her in mind first.
But right now, he has no intention of thinking about how to serve other people's cabbage, because the current world situation makes him feel that it is very exaggerated, and just thinking about it can make people grit their teeth.
First of all, although the Ming Dynasty gradually began to engage in modernization since the reform and restructuring, it was not efficient under the background of feudal autocracy. It did not enter its golden development period until the constitutional government in the new century.
Independent tariffs, complete sovereignty, abundant resources, and sufficient labor... Various factors allowed Ming Dynasty to make great progress in just over thirty years. Especially during the European War, Ming Dynasty, which was a neutral country and stood aside, took the opportunity to make a wave of war fortune and made a lot of money.
Although there are a lot of shortcomings and hindrances under the dual monarchy constitution, it has not reached the bottleneck of the existing system so far. It can be said that the rapid development of the Ming Dynasty has concealed many contradictions.
However, there is a limit to this. The dual monarch constitution is the product of compromise between the old and the new. This kind of political system is inherently unstable. Coupled with its large size and vast territory, it can be said that it will explode sooner or later.
At present, in terms of industrial capabilities, the achievements of the Ming Dynasty in more than 30 years are still unsatisfactory, at least the Ming people are proud of themselves.
For example, in the most important steel industry, Ming Dynasty reached a total output of 10.08 million tons last year. For comparison, the United States was 50.76 million tons, the United Kingdom was 12.32 million tons, the German Society was 21.5 million tons, Tsarist Russia was 12.03 million tons, and France was 7.65 million tons. million tons, and Italy’s is 2.13 million tons.
In the petroleum industry, since there are currently only two major oil fields, Karamay and Yumen, plus some small oil mines, the total output last year was 4.05 million tons. In this regard, the United States leads the way, reaching an exaggerated 171.86 million tons, which is 42 times that of the Ming Dynasty and eight times that of Tsarist Russia. Britain, France, and Italy basically rely on imports, so let’s not mention it for now.
Daming produced a total of 33,000 tons of aluminum, an important industrial metal, last year, compared with 141,000 tons in the United States, 63,000 tons in the United Kingdom, 158,000 tons in Germany, 31,000 tons in Tsarist Russia, and 28,000 tons in Italy. Ton.
For man-made fibers that are not critical but are indispensable, Daming ranks first in the world with a production of 274,000 tons, followed by the United States with 172,000 tons, Germany with 123,000 tons, the United Kingdom with 66,000 tons, and France with 35,000 tons. . This man-made fiber is not a chemical synthetic fiber, which has not yet been created.
The automobile industry is the weakest link in Ming Dynasty. Last year, the total production of cars and trucks was only 73,000 units, which is far behind the 4.113 million units in the United States, 427,000 units in the United Kingdom, 379,000 units in Germany, and 203,000 units in France. 10,000 units, but one of the major cranes is at the bottom, with a production of only 65,000 units.
After more than thirty years of being a warmonger and making a fortune, it finally ended up like this?
In Zhou Changfeng's opinion, this result was not very good and could not be complimented. It was probably at the passing level. But then I thought about it, after all, this was built independently, and there was no such thing as aid.
Besides, whether it is good or bad depends on who you compare it with. No matter how bad the constitutional government of Ming Dynasty, which is dominated by bureaucratic capital, is much better than the situation in his original plane at the same time.
In short, the comprador is really stretching the crotch to the extreme.
Putting aside industrial capabilities, Zhou Changfeng is more worried about Daming’s insufficient fuel self-sufficiency rate. The annual output of four million tons of crude oil and more than three million tons of fuel may seem like a lot, but in fact it is far from enough. , the self-sufficiency rate is only about 40%.
Naturally, 60% of the gap depends on imports, mainly from the Dutch-controlled oil fields in Southeast Asia, Iran, and the United States.
This is still normal. If the Ming Navy is in a state of combat readiness, the fuel consumption will only be more exaggerated.
The total size of the two major fleets, the Eastern and Southern Ocean Fleets, is slightly smaller than that of the British Royal Navy, with a total of ten battleships, two battlecruisers, four aircraft carriers, six heavy cruisers, 25 light cruisers, and 167 destroyers. , fifty-two submarines, the huge "Da Ming Navy" can be called a fuel whirlpool.
This does not include the two battleships and two aircraft carriers still under construction, as well as a dozen cruisers and destroyers.
"Now we are in trouble. Iran's oil industry is controlled by the British. The Netherlands will definitely fall with the wind... If they are stuck in oil imports, will this make the court anxious?" He lowered his head in the ward. Pacing back and forth.
Yesterday's newspaper mentioned that the British were clamoring to propose restrictions and sanctions on Ming at the League of Nations conference in September.
To be honest, Zhou Changfeng was actually quite worried that some people in the imperial court would lose their heads and become angry and go straight to fight with Uncle Sam on the other side of the ocean.
"I don't know what kind of moral character those people have. I hope they don't act like idiots. It seems that it's better to be moderate at the moment."
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[Another chapter is under review, I don’t know when it will be passed...]
