Unexpectedly, Zuo Jigao's 'rude' request was given the green light by the head of state. He made the decision directly without any false excuses!
"From the beginning of the Han Dynasty to the present, how much blood has been shed in the Western Regions, how many good men of the Han family have been sacrificed, and how much manpower and material resources have been consumed... to achieve the situation we have today!"
"If the Western Region is lost from the hands of our generation, we will be sinners through the ages! And let me tell you the truth, the world in the future will become a world of extreme nationalism..."
"This devil is very scary. It has not really emerged yet. We must take advantage of this last historical opportunity to fix the territory of China!"
"Make it recognized by all countries, otherwise once extreme nationalism appears in the future... your territory is even slightly untenable legally. Even if there is a hole as big as a pinhead, big trouble will occur!"
"Zuo Jigao's strategy is very clever! He and I thought of going together...Originally, I wanted him to leave some soldiers to guard the border, but in the end he actually wanted the entire army to guard the border. How courageous this is!"
"Are we, the Chinese, less ambitious than the Western Army? We still care about a small amount of money? Tell me, how much can we buy a piece of land as big as the Western Regions?"
"If you go around the world and spend money to buy it, who can buy it?"
"Not to mention that Zuo Jigao still uses the spoils of war to buy shares. Isn't this model the same as that of the Western Region Investment Bank? We won't suffer! I'll put the ugly words up front. This involves the core interests of the Chinese nation's grand strategy for the next millennium. No one is allowed to interfere with their thoughts!"
"Which of you wants to be a sinner for the ages? Go ahead and do it yourself, I will never do it!"
Xiao Letian's words were obviously meant for the people in this cabin, but Xiao Letian knew that these words would reach the ears of all Chinese businessmen and capitalists in less than eight hours!
It is no longer the time for Chinese companies to just start up. At that time, people were still doubtful and sometimes they were afraid to invest. Some Chinese companies still needed to find capital support!
But now the Franco-Prussian War has dispelled all doubts of private capital, and all Chinese industries have become a piece of cake that cannot be grabbed!
Not all businessmen and capitalists are concerned about the country and the people! If they were all good people, how could there be any conspiracy and conspiracy by Zhang Xiaowen and his group?
At this moment, we must use the personal prestige of the head of state to suppress these ambitious ambitions!
Those greedy little people will think that the Northwest Army has seized their due shares and tampered with their cake. If these greedy people are not suppressed, Cao Shuai and others will be unable to move forward in the future!
Fan Jian and Hu Xueyan were both obedient and listened to what was said. They immediately raised their hands and said, "The words of the head of state will be on the front page of the Commercial Daily tomorrow. We must let the world know how much sacrifice the border guards and soldiers have made!"
Xiao Letian waved his hand, "No need...you can just give him a private warning. After all, Zuo Jigao still needs to receive a salary from the Qing Dynasty. Once it is published and made public, won't it cause trouble for him?"
"Shuai Cao, keep talking! Marshal Zuo, what else do you want..."
Commander Cao suppressed his excitement and took two deep breaths to suppress his racing heart, "Thank you, the head of state, for understanding the difficulty of conquering the Western Army... This second thing is not for my army, but for the long-term peace and stability of the Western Region!"
"The Western Region is so poor that the people can't even provide basic food and clothing, let alone read and write! There are not many people there who can speak Chinese and write Chinese characters..."
“The entire village continues the way of life that existed thousands of years ago, without any change at all!”
"Once the Western Expeditionary Army guards the border for a long time, it will need a stable logistics supply. Should it just rely on transportation from the Central Plains? The cost will be too high!"
"Although the shares in the Western Region Investment Bank and the future Western Expeditionary Army can earn the brothers a lot of money to support their families, the Western Region is not short of money now, but in need of things!"
"It doesn't matter how much gold and silver you give them. In the end, they still need wheat, cattle and sheep, cloth, salt, iron tools... these necessities of life!"
"And these things cannot be transported by caravans alone! So the commander-in-chief hopes that the head of state can help the Western Regions to industrialize! Steel plants, textile factories, railways...these Western Regions must be built!"
"And these things...require not only money, but more importantly, talent and technology..."
The more Cao Shuai spoke, the softer his voice became, because he found that at the end of the speech, Xiao Letian and all the important ministers' faces became solemn, and they did not have the same excited expressions as when they made the first request!
Did you say something wrong? It shouldn’t be. It’s not annoying to ask the head of state for money and shares, but now it’s annoying to ask for technology and factories?
Xiao Letian sighed softly and shook his head, "Go back and tell Marshal Zuo... This request is too difficult, I can't agree to it right away!"
"I can tell you the truth... The Western Region will definitely have its own industrialization in the future, but not now. At the moment, the Chinese really don't have the ability to help you!"
ah? Cao Shuai shouted in a low voice, "Führer! But the Western Regions are too poor and the people's lives are too miserable... You have a big heart, and you don't care about billions of dollars. You have never been stingy with the Western Regions!"
"How can we do this to some factories..."
Xiao Letian smiled bitterly and waved his hand, "My child...it's not what you think. I refuse not because I am stingy, but because I really don't have the conditions!"
"Child... do you know that if a region wants to industrialize, it needs several necessary conditions?"
Cao Shuai shook his head blankly, and Xiao Letian said, "The Western Region is very big, big enough to form an independent economy... Of course it is an indivisible territory of our China and this will not change!"
"But because the distance is too long and there is no railway idea... then you have to rely on yourself if you want to industrialize!"
"You can pretend like this... the Western Region is a separate country, so how will it develop industry?"
"Actually, the current situation is like this. The long ancient Silk Road across mountains and rivers cannot support the transportation of large materials for industrialization. If the railway is not built, you will have to rely on your own for industrialization!"
"So what is the first difficulty? How to form a system..."
"For example, if you want to develop the textile industry, you must first have a large-scale cotton and wool production industry... You can choose to import spinning machines, but you cannot rely entirely on external maintenance for daily maintenance, so you need to have some basic machinery manufacturing industry. …”
"The raw material for machinery manufacturing is the steel industry, so you have to go to the steel factory early... and then there are the mines. How do you mine coal and iron ore?"
"Due to geographical reasons, the Western Region is a relatively closed environment... You have to build a series of industries yourself! This is too difficult!"
