Three years, three years, why are they all three years? Zai Chun was disgusted with this word. What he wanted was not three years but three months or even three days!
What he hopes is that after the wedding, he will carry out major reforms. He will be completely in power in one year, there will be a new atmosphere in two years, and his industrial strength will be able to start arming a new type of army in three years!
But I didn't expect that the Chinese people poured cold water on me, and I realized that in three years' time I would be able to see molten steel flowing out of the Jingshi Iron Works, and it would be great to see the construction of the railway from Jingshi to Dagukou!
However, Cai Bixia's analysis is based on real analysis results and based on the Chinese people's own experience in industrialization. There is no way to refute it!
Seeing Emperor Tongzhi's depressed expression and speechless, Cai Bixia sighed softly, "His Majesty also traveled to Europe with the head of state. All Chinese factories have never hidden secrets from Your Majesty!"
"You should know that I won't lie. Every mechanical structure of a modern factory requires a little bit of construction, and there are only a few companies in the world that can produce complex machinery!"
“The most developed countries in the world’s steel industry are the United Kingdom and Germany. The United States is currently catching up, but its overall level is only that of France!”
"The scale of the Capital Iron Works that His Majesty wants is too large. A lot of heavy machinery has to be ordered from these countries! It is not only expensive but also takes a long time. It will take time to transport it through the Guanghai Road!"
"It takes a year to install and debug... Tens of thousands of tons of hydraulic presses are the mother machine of industry and are important equipment of a big country. Where can they be obtained so easily?"
"Only when the Jingshi Iron Works is officially put into operation can the Qing Dynasty begin to produce the simplest railway rails on its own. As for sleepers and stones, which are owned by the Qing Dynasty, there is no need to worry!"
"The only way is to build the ironworks first, and then the railways... and then there will be arsenals, shipyards, etc. etc.... These are all truths that your Majesty knows, and I don't need to talk nonsense!"
"So, the Qing Dynasty cannot be in chaos for three years, and let Prince Chun help Long live stabilize the Xishan Camp for three years... This is really the lowest limit!"
Ci'an also understood. Although she didn't understand so many mechanical principles, she knew that it takes time to do things in the world. The bigger the event, the more time it takes!
"I gotta... don't be impatient. Mr. Cai is right. Three years is not long and it will pass quickly. You will not be very old after three years... We, the Qing Dynasty, will have enough time!"
Zai Chun shook his head, "Queen Mother... you don't know... we really wasted too much time. The outside world is advancing rapidly, how can we waste three years!"
"Mr. Cai, don't think that I don't know anything... In fact, the master taught me a lot, and I also met many cutting-edge scientists and scholars in Europa!"
"Is the head of state desperately trying to develop internal combustion engines? Is staying in Borneo to develop his oil industry? And of course there is electricity... These are the technological prospects for the future that German scientists have told me!"
"I know the master very well. If it weren't for this cutting-edge technology that can change the destiny of mankind, he would not waste time in a small Borneo!"
"We must have reached the most critical point. Maybe...maybe the Chinese people in three years will already make me dreamy and unimaginable!"
"Before I returned to China, the Chinese translated the first science fiction classic by French novelist Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea! How many years will it take for the Nautilus in it to appear in the master's hands?"
"Three years? Now, Sister Cai, are you talking to me about three years? In three years, the gap between me and the master may be thirty years! This is the gap of time, don't think I don't understand!"
Cai Bixia was stunned and said with a sneer, "I really don't understand what you are asking, Your Majesty! I am a naval officer, temporarily authorized as a special envoy for negotiation... I really don't understand the things in the Science Council!"
"Maybe what you said is possible, but I can't speculate! After all, the head of state's mind is as deep as the Pacific Ocean. We can't figure it out!"
At this time, Cai Bixia pointed at a black spot in the sky in the distance outside the hall and said with a smile, "Just like this airship! We never imagined that this kind of thing could have military uses!"
"I don't know how the Führer discovered it from the German people! It has become a magic weapon!"
The Zeppelin has been on top of the capital these days. In the first few days, it still descended to an altitude of 100 meters to threaten the capital at close range!
Later, the imperial court had no choice but to push the British field artillery up the city wall. The artillery fire threatened the airships in the sky, and this forced Pierre Ye Qiu and the others to increase their height!
I'm not afraid of the threat of your artillery for a thousand meters, right? You can’t make anti-aircraft guns now anyway!
The Zeppelin airship that continues to threaten in the sky has become a nightmare for everyone in the capital. Every time those conservatives see this dark guy, they will subconsciously shrink their necks, and their vicious and vicious tricks will stop. Dare to use it!
As soon as this airship was mentioned, Zai Chun had mixed feelings in his heart, and his mouth felt sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty!
In fact, he should be grateful for this airship, because with such a strategic weapon as a deterrent, his path to taking office has gone very smoothly. After all, he still has a cooperative relationship with the Chinese!
A strategic-level weapon hangs over the capital's head, as intimidating as the Sword of Damocles, and the conservatives who oppose Zaichun dare not act rashly!
I am also a beneficiary! But it’s really not a good idea to be the beneficiary. After all, the Qing Dynasty still belongs to us, so why not let the Chinese airships threaten us all the time?
Cai Bixia's subtext is very clear. I want you, the little emperor, to be more pragmatic and recognize the reality!
"Just...is there no other way? What I want is speed! What I want is efficiency!" Zai Chun almost said this through clenched teeth!
Cai Bixia still shook his head slowly, "It's difficult... after all, those high-tech equipment need to be produced and assembled part by part, and European factories also have to line up production according to orders!"
"Even if His Majesty is the most powerful person in the world, you still have to wait in line when you arrive in Europe! Even if you want to join the team, it will only take a few months at most. You won't be able to transform it right away!"
"You said that if these key equipment are not in place, it will be useless even if your factory and other civil engineering projects are built in advance!"
"Is there really no other way? Three years is too long, I can't wait... I know this request is very unreasonable, but I know very well that in today's world, three years will make a big difference!"
"The emergence of new technology will immediately replace the old technology. It is possible that the factory will become backward just after it is built and before it is put into production..."
Cai Bixia spread his hands and shrugged, "Who can you blame? It's not us who delayed the time, it was the Qing Dynasty that delayed it yourself!"
"When it comes to reform, in fact, the court should have reformed during the First Opium War... The longer you delay, the more obvious the age difference will be. There is no way around it!"
