"Mr. Qingyang, I recently went to investigate and found that there is no way to mine the canal."
Qin Changfeng sighed. The order to mine the canal was given by Liu Zheng.
He is not questioning Liu Zheng's strategic vision. Indeed, after being opened here, the route distance from the Pacific to the Atlantic can be greatly shortened.
Played a vital role in the scramble for America.
However, after his investigation, he found that the land there was at least ten meters higher than the sea level, and even more than twenty meters higher in the planned place.
He took out the plan for the canal, spread it out, and Qing Yangshuo looked at it carefully.
"This place is called the Isthmus of Panama by the locals. According to the plan of Lord Shouxian, our river is going to penetrate here, but Lord Qingyang, look at it."
Qing Yangshuo frowned slightly, looking at the place where Qin Changfeng pointed, his brows became tighter and tighter.
You can see from the map that there are still mostly forests and mountains here.
If it is to be mined, the forest is not the focus. The main thing is mountain rock, which is hard and difficult to mine.
In addition, Qin Changfeng said that the land there is nearly 20 meters above sea level, if the mining method of the Suez Canal is followed.
These twenty meters of rock must be dug out to reach the same height as the sea level. For a canal, the water depth must be at least twenty meters.
So speaking of this, they must dig this rock to a depth of at least forty meters.
"I didn't expect the terrain here to be so complicated."
Qing Yangshuo has not personally surveyed the Isthmus of Panama. Long Yan has already dug several canals and has rich experience.
But I didn’t expect that mining this canal would be several times more difficult than before.
Qing Yangshuo originally thought that such a canal would be dug soon, but now it seems that he has overthought it.
"Mr. Qingyang, if it were just this kind of problem, I wouldn't come to you. The most important thing is that most of the places we want the canal to pass through are Spanish colonies."
Spain?
Qing Yangshuo was stunned. He didn't expect that the country that was once the world's hegemon and the first country to colonize would now reach the southern part of America.
"Have you ever exchanged opinions with them?"
Qin Changfeng looked startled, recalling that he saw the Spaniards when he was mining the canal.
Although I didn’t understand what these people were saying, I could tell from their body language and raised middle fingers that they were scolding them.
Moreover, they had weapons in their hands and wanted to give Qin Changfeng a try.
Qin Changfeng exchanged opinions fiercely with these Spaniards.
The result was that three of the Spaniards were killed and two were seriously injured, while Long Yan suffered no major losses and ran away in a mess, shouting something while running.
"Um, we have communicated." Qin Changfeng said with a guilty conscience.
Qing Yangshuo's order to him was not to be too public and let the French and British know about it.
In the Americas, Longyan's territorial power is too small and it will take some time to develop.
Qing Yangshuo glanced at Qin Changfeng and shook his head. Now that the matter had come to this, there was no point in blaming him. He looked at the map of Panama and pondered.
Seeing that Qing Yangshuo didn't mean to blame him, Qin Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief.
"General Qin, what do you think of Spain now?" Qing Yangshuo said calmly, still looking at the map.
Qin Changfeng was stunned, then thought for a moment and continued: "The local indigenous people are still Indians, but they are very afraid of us, but since I took a group of Indians to build the city."
"Probably after they discovered the difference between us and Spain, they were actually willing to help us build cities, especially after we broke up a pair of Spaniards a few days ago, and some Indians even moved to live nearby."
Qing Yangshuo nodded: "The world is as dark as crows."
"Well, General Qin, you put aside the canal mining issue for now. You have two things to do when you go back this time."
"One, train troops and arm these Indians."
Qin Changfeng nodded. Long Yan had no troops in America. If he wanted to quickly expand Long Yan's army, he had to rely on these Indians.
"Second, building factories and canals cannot be rushed, but France and Britain may not give us so much time, so it is time to start the era of industrialization here."
Hearing these words, Qin Changfeng was shocked and looked at Qing Yangshuo in shock: "Sir, is it too risky to build the factory now? After all, the power is weak. What if France and Britain attack after the factory is built..."
"By that time, the technology in our factory will fall into their hands."
Qing Yangshuo clicked on the map and said calmly: "They don't have much skill now."
Qin Changfeng looked at the place where Qing Yang shone, which was the mining area that Chief Wang and the others had revealed before.
"Is there really a mine there?"
Qing Yangshuo remained silent and just nodded.
Regarding that mining area, it was indeed Long Yan who discovered it first and detected that it was rich in gold. However, after Qing Yangshuo learned the news, he did not let Long Yan's people mine it.
According to Long Yan's power in America, they have no ability to hold on to such a gold-rich mine.
So Qing Yangshuo hid the news immediately, and even Qin Changfeng didn't tell a word.
"There will be a battlefield between Britain and France. You just build a factory in Panama. Now your only threat is Spain."
Qin Changfeng looked solemn, and this strategy of substituting one thing for another was really a good one.
Qin Changfeng cupped his fists and saluted: "Sir, I will organize the refugees to leave here now."
After Qin Changfeng left, Qing Yangshuo picked up his brush and reported on the situation in America.
The envelope was quickly sent to Liu Zheng and Xie Chan in Europe by the intelligence organization established by Liu Zheng.
Xie Chan saw a passage from Long Yan on the envelope, feeling a little homesick, and immediately took out the envelope with anticipation. She had been in Europe for a while.
I don’t know how Long Yan’s family is doing, Liu Zheng’s parents, no, how are my parents doing now.
I don’t know if they found the envelope that she and Liu Zheng left for their wedding trip, or if the two old people were too anxious.
He opened the envelope, frowned, and threw it aside.
"Liu Zheng, Mr. Qingyang wrote a letter to you."
Liu Zheng said oh.
Looking at the contents of the letter, it turned out that it was about the Panama Canal, and Liu Zhengdang was not a big deal.
However, judging from Mr. Qingyang’s handling in the letter, it is indeed possible. In his mind, the Panama Canal took ten years to build.
This is still the case after several industrial revolutions. According to the current technical level, it may not be possible in a short time.
Moreover, the level of excavation of the Panama Canal was too high. Liu Zheng thought about it and drew a picture in his reply.
Liu Zheng only knew the principle.
Just when I was about to send this letter out, there was a sudden knock on the door of my house.
Liu Zheng was stunned. Since the news of his duel with Franz spread, few people have come to visit him.
After all, in the eyes of the Austrians, he is now like a disaster, and whoever has anything to do with him will be unlucky!
"Who?"
Liu Zheng subconsciously shouted something in Longyan language, but what the man outside the door said shocked his body.
