Suez.
The Suez Canal is under development.
The previous Suez was actually almost completely excavated.
But after Liu Zheng arrived, he still put forward several opinions.
So, the finishing work continues.
actually……
Liu Zheng has his own ideas.
He knew that many people in Europe were staring at Suez at this time.
He had just arrived, and he realized that because he had too many things to do, he had misjudged the timeline here...
The first to bear the brunt is naturally France.
Today, Louis XV is still the monarch of France. His absurd reign will not end for more than ten years...
certainly.
Liu Zheng can end it early.
But among the scouts he sent to France, there was no news about Napoleon yet.
For Liu Zheng, this was intolerable.
joke……
How could he not touch Napoleon's peerless genius?
Therefore, he decided to take charge personally and continue to strengthen the transformation of Suez.
Although Nashadir has become disloyal, Liu Zheng's policy of developing the Suez Canal will not change. It still requires money for money and technology for technology. He still needs Nashadir now.
Even if Nashadir is not a local aboriginal, they share the same beliefs as the people here, and their governance is naturally better than that of "foreigners" like themselves.
Since he came to Europe, Liu Zheng felt that he still needed to pay special attention to religious matters.
Because the entire history of Europe is actually a book of religious entanglements. He also knows that religion has an extremely powerful control over human nature.
No matter what mountain he goes to or what song he sings, he can only respect this situation, he is not yet capable of eradicating it.
Furthermore, Liu Zheng's energy is also limited, and he is a little overwhelmed by the layout. Long Yan's current strength is not yet able to cover this place with force, so the existence of Nashadir's agent is necessary.
Liu Zheng and his party were observing from a distance, and at this time, Jiang Xuan discovered the problem.
"Brother, from top to bottom, these people are slacking off in their work."
Jiang Xuan looked anxious.
"Yeah." Liu Zheng nodded.
Liu Zheng's answer surprised Jiang Xuan. Shouldn't he say something at this time?
Just say "um" and it's over?
"Is there any problem?" Looking at Jiang Xuan's expression, Liu Zheng asked with a smile.
"Brother Young Master, we pay for their wages, but isn't this too slow? Even if we have money, we can't support them like this." Jiang Xuan said anxiously.
Not only Jiang Xuan, but also Xie Chan couldn't stand it. After staying in China for a long time, she thought that working people all over the world were equally hardworking, but the people here were really beyond her expectation.
The speed of this group of people is only one-third that of Long Yan's workers. The original construction period was two years. If this continues, it will take six years to complete the construction.
"I think they are living too comfortably. Just hire some supervisors and whip them a few times." Xie Chan said angrily.
"There's no rush, just let them play slowly. Anyway, they can't build it now."
Liu Zheng said with a smile.
"What do you mean?" After hearing Liu Zheng's words, both of them had question marks on their foreheads.
"Don't forget, we are not the only ones here, Britain and France are also watching here."
Liu Zheng said lightly.
Liu Zheng is not the only one who is interested in the value of the Suez Canal. Britain and France are both eyeing it.
According to intelligence, France had just suffered a major defeat in Alexandria, Egypt, and since they were secretly supporting Nashadir, they should not take any action. But Britain is different.
They did not hesitate to offend France and entered Egypt forcefully. Their goal was their own Suez Canal. Watching the Suez Canal and the surrounding Suez Fortress being slowly built, they were undoubtedly the most anxious.
As long as they have normal thinking, they will definitely launch a wave of attacks on Suez before the fortress is built.
And coupled with the previous hatred for Australia... As the world's empire on which the sun never sets, would you be willing to watch an important place like Suez being chiseled away by the dragon's flames?
of course not!
Suez is the threshold for Long Yan to enter Europe!
Therefore, Liu Zheng is not thinking about repairing the canal at all now. All he can think about is the war with Britain.
Although in Tahiti, Australia, Long Yan's army pressed the British army to the ground and rubbed it, the situation is different now, and the last war cannot be used as a reference.
In that time in Australia, although both sides were expeditionary forces, the Long Yan Army was closer to the mainland and was well prepared to win the battle. It's a given.
Also, the last Australian war was a head-on confrontation between Longyan's army and the British army: Longyan's soldiers were all well-trained elite generals, while British soldiers were more of "pioneers" , the basic combat capabilities of both sides are not at the same level...
But this time, Long Yan's many advantages are gone.
After the last great defeat, today's Britain must be carefully prepared. Looking around the world, Britain is the only country that is the latecomer to the Industrial Revolution.
Why?
Very simple, policy support.
Although in this world, the industrial revolution started with Long Yan, you can't stop Britain's policy support and the country's full support.
Liu Zheng has been doing research on this issue.
Why?
Why was Britain able to catch up with Long Yan in the Industrial Revolution? Not only because of the policy and atmosphere, but more importantly, they are not bound by Long Yan's thousands of years of traditional culture. This is very important.
Look at Long Yan, until now, there are still many people shouting to protect the emperor, boycott simplified Chinese characters, and boycott vernacular Chinese.
At this time, isn’t the traditional culture that we should be proud of a highly toxic thing?
It is affecting the cultural outlook of Longyan people.
But what about Britain...
The history of Western countries is relatively monotonous.
Apart from religion, there is no traditional culture at all.
So, they're more malleable in that regard. Therefore, at the beginning of the industrial revolution, almost all of them could enter into study and research and development...
The latecomers to the Industrial Revolution took over, allowing Britain to remain strong as a nation.
Moreover, their soldiers are also well-trained soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is definitely much stronger than those of the pioneers.
Although there are 5,000 Dark Night Legions on Long Yan's side, the Dark Night Legions are more like special forces and cannot be used as ordinary infantry.
The defenders that Liu Zheng can really use are these soldiers from East India and Nashadir's men. Although their combat effectiveness is acceptable on the Central Asian battlefield, compared with the British army with more advanced equipment and tactics, , they are the ones to be beaten.
The officers of the East India Company were more inclined to the militia.
The long period of infrastructure construction and labor gradually made them lose their ability to fight. Of course, this is inevitable. Moreover, this time Ling Chen came with only 20,000 East Indian soldiers. In addition, we need to build the Indian continent and other Central Asian territories.
This time, Long Yan was at a disadvantage in terms of the strength comparison between the two sides.
Five thousand Dark Night Legion, 20,000 East Indian soldiers, and 50,000 old cavalry of the Safavid Dynasty.
The strength is slightly weaker. Now let's see how strong Britain's war determination is.
If they just make a tentative attack and defend Suez, there will definitely be no problem. However, if they use all the strength of the country to conquer Suez, it is hard to say whether they can defend it.
Not only Liu Zheng is worried, but British Logins is also worried.
Looking at the Suez Fortress that was constantly being built, he was anxious.
Once the Suez Fortress is completed, the difficulty of their land attack will be greatly increased. If the land route cannot create an advantage, the pressure of the attack will naturally fall on their navy.
He has no problem fighting France, but it's hard to say anything about Long Yan, because Long Yan has such bug-like existence as the "Yinzhou Ship", and he doesn't dare to go head-to-head with Long Yan.
Now, he is a "criminal". If he comes out in a big way and only takes an Alexandria, it will be difficult for him to explain to the parliament.
Fighting must be fought, and it must be fought before the Suez Fortress is built!
To this end, he found the British Governor in Egypt, Hans.
Although Loggins once thought that it was a shame for him to have the navy and the army fight together, but now, in order to deal with Liu Zheng's Long Yan Army, he can only bear this shame.
Loggins wanted to see Hans, but Hans didn't have a good attitude toward Loggins. The British army was not monolithic. There were conflicts between the army and the navy.
The British Army is simply called the British Army, and the British Navy is called the "Royal British Navy".
There is no army without a royal title, because Cromwell, the leader of the army, resisted the rule of the British Empire and finally beheaded Charles I.
The royal family has always remembered this matter. Therefore, the royal family is more or less psychologically wary of the army.
The Royal Navy, once you hear this, it must be much higher.
This has always made the Army indignant.
Without the support of the royal family, the army was naturally less popular with the people than the navy.
Moreover, it is not just a matter of reputation. For an army, the most important thing is military expenditures!
As a maritime country, Britain attaches unprecedented importance to the navy. Ninety percent of Britain's military expenditures are given to the navy and army, leaving only some scraps.
The "welfare package" is much worse than that of the Royal Navy. The army generals are naturally very unhappy with the naval generals.
Hans also knew very well why Loggins was looking for him, so he wanted to take this opportunity to embarrass these arrogant navy!
