Char raised his hand, and a map projection appeared in front of them.
The borders of all countries are still marked as before.
However, Beichen was emphatically enlarged.
"No matter how many times I see it, this territory is really exaggerated." Xia Ya said with emotion.
Except for the land of the Principality of Moscow, most of the territory of Beichen is very similar to the Great Mongol Empire, and the land of China is also added.
With an area of more than 30 million square kilometers, spanning the Eurasian continent, even Britannia, which occupies the entire North America, is one less land than this country.
Alicia nodded solemnly, "This is the first time I have seen Beichen so intuitively. If Beizhou had not merged with Britannia, their land would have been even bigger."
"If this country can finally reach a few hundred years later, this country will not have any problems with land transportation lines and sea transportation lines. With this kind of land, no one can block its waterways.
With such a huge land power, waiting for the advancement of train technology in the future, it may even be better than sea power, not to mention it also has several excellent ports.
It is a super-large composite country with both land and sea power. "
Xia Ya raised his hand and drew a few places on Beichen.
“You see, the Great Plains of Eastern Europe, the Great Plains of North China, the Northeast, and the Fertile Crescent are all fertile lands, and it is no problem to support billions of people.
Not to mention the huge oil and mineral resources that Central Asia possesses. If it really comes to the future, this country will be enough to fight against the entire world.
Britannia was no match for this behemoth, not even all of Europe united. "
"But the world structure is different from what you said." Alicia said, "So, do you want to interfere?"
Xia Ya shook his head, "I don't need to interfere, Beichen like this is just the most ideal result.
But this is reality, and reality requires practicality.
A huge territory also means the deployment of huge military power. Millions of troops need to fight against foreign enemies and internal counterinsurgency. The national treasury is under huge pressure.
Moreover, there are many ethnic groups inside, especially in this area. "
Xia Ya pointed at Zhongya.
"The rulers had great ambitions. They exported as much culture as possible, took actions such as converting the land back to locals, and encouraged the Han people to multiply on this land.
But the time was too short. Even if the Han people had strong fertility, they could not create a large population out of thin air.
Moreover, in order to ease ethnic conflicts, the rulers acquiesced to the Islamic faith here. There are many Muslims here, which will be the source of conflicts.
In order to better rule the land, the rulers will marry local princes and nobles, just like Beizhou and Britannia.
But as generations passed, the royal family lacked some blood recognition of the Central Dynasty.
Of course, the most important thing is that people's hearts are complicated. The ruling family will not always be a piece of iron, and they will not always obey the Central Dynasty.
Therefore, disintegration is almost inevitable to the naked eye.
All it takes is an opportunity, and the changes within the Central Dynasty are obviously this opportunity. "
"You mean, the constitutional monarchy that Sebastian mentioned before?"
"The ruling families obviously won't agree." Xia Ya said.
He changed his position and leaned comfortably on the pillow.
“There are benefits to having a large territory, but if the national strength is not enough to own such a huge territory, it will become a burden.
This is the limitation of this era. Trains and steamships have not yet appeared, and there is a lack of connections between various places.
Throughout history, there have been many countries that have collapsed due to their excessive territory.
Smart countries will choose to dock their tails to survive, and the tails that will grow back will look better. "
Xia Ya raised his hand, and the map in front of him began to change. It was the territory of the Central Dynasty, which was very similar to the Qing Dynasty, but slightly larger.
Looking at the geological map around China, the territory of the Qing Dynasty was really the most perfect in the history of China. It completely overlapped with a series of tall mountains around it. It was perfect to use these natural geographical barriers as the border.
Of course, the picture in front of me is not bad either.
From Sakhalin Island in the northeast, across the strait, along the Outer Khingan Range, part of the Lena River and Lake Baikal, to the East and West Sayan Range, the Altai Mountains, the Tianshan Mountains and the western section of the Kunlun Mountains, and then the National Protectorate Mountain, which is long The Himalayas, the western section of the Hengduan Mountains, the Gaoligong Mountains, and after a circle, you will reach the coast of the South China Sea.
What is different from the Qing Dynasty is the addition of Lake Baikal. The water storage capacity of this freshwater lake is very terrifying. It is eight times the fresh water of the rivers and lakes in the entire land of China combined!
With this lake, the water shortage in the northwest can be easily solved.
There is also a place in the northwest that enters Central Asia. If it develops well in the future, it is not impossible to regain control of Central Asia economically.
In addition, there are Myanmar and Cochin, which have outlets to the Indian Ocean, so you don't have to worry about the Strait of Malacca.
In this case, the area of the Central Dynasty would be approximately 14 million square kilometers.
"But in this case, there will be no way to fight against Britannia." Alicia said.
The current land of Britannia is equivalent to the entire North America. If according to the international situation in the 21st century, the GDP of the United States, Canada and Mexico is added up, then its GDP can reach at least 29 trillion US dollars. , converted into RMB, it is about 200 billion.
It's an extremely terrible economy.
Of course, the reason why Ugly Country became rich was not because of its vast territory. No one knew what stage Britannia would reach in the future.
It may be weaker, or it may become stronger than the Chou Country after integrating North American resources.
But in any case, huge land resources and strategic depth are the most important criteria for a big country.
“There are still many problems within Britannia that need to be solved.” Char said, “And the German emperor in Europe is very ambitious and should start to unify Europe.
The Ottoman Empire will be restrained by the newly rising Egyptian civilization, and this will be Beichen's time to breathe.
A bourgeois revolution is taking place within them, and if it succeeds, their industrial revolution will also be accelerated and perfected.
They already had steamship technology. "
Xia Ya's eyes were shining with light. From the perspective of clairvoyance, the entire world's pattern emerged in his eyes. Countless data flowed in his mind. Based on this information, he could deduce a certain future scene.
"The geography of China is high in the west and low in the east, cold in the north and hot in the south. All the areas most suitable for survival and development have been occupied.
Whether it is developing to the north or exploring to the south, it is actually useless. For Beichen, the most suitable thing is to develop and expand to the west.
First, the Silk Road in the Western Regions, which can be called a line of economic activity, naturally needs to be protected. Since the Han Dynasty, almost all major wars and territorial expansion have revolved around the areas related to the Silk Road.
Secondly, the nomadic peoples in the northwest put too much pressure on the Central Plains dynasty to survive.
Therefore, the purpose of the successive emperors of China was to expand territory and establish buffer zones.
But now the West is about to be penetrated by Beichen. Even if it is disintegrated, the cultural influence will still exist.
So in the end they only had the north and south directions.
The leader has a vision for the future and knows the importance of future sea power.
They will develop into Southeast Asia. With steamships, ocean development is not a problem. During the Age of Discovery, they were already colonizing the south.
When these islands were still in the tribal era, they brought civilization. These are islands within the Chinese cultural circle and have the basis for ethnic integration.
The Nanchen Kingdom in Australia should be separated from Beichen. With the cooperation of the two, it is not a problem to win the land in Southeast Asia.
In the future, the country's internal market will become even larger, occupying golden waterways, minerals, oil, rubber and other rich resources.
The land in Indochina is very fertile, and rice can be harvested three times a year.
From a military perspective, China completely controls the Strait of Malacca and controls all key waterways between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
In the future, it will be more convenient for the fleet of ships to enter and exit the Indian Ocean, and the security of Indian Ocean trade and energy routes will be strongly guaranteed. Relying on the geographical advantages of the Indonesian archipelago, we can also better communicate with Nanchen. "
In fact, Nanchen is the purpose of Beichen's development to the south.
Nanchen is Australia.
In another time and space, the bilateral trade volume between China and Australia in 2021 was approximately US$231.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 35.1%; of which China imported US$164.8 billion from Australia, a year-on-year increase of 40.6%. The explosive growth came from iron ore, aluminum, and natural gas.
There were not many people in the world who could handle China's deficit at that time.
The population of BJ occupies an entire continent, which is a waste of resources.
But in this time and space, there are some possibilities.
Even without unification, it is not impossible to form a united economy.
With Australia, Zealandia Asia next to Australia can also be included.
Zealandia Asia is a land unique to this time and space. It actually existed in another time and space, but it was submerged by the sea, leaving only the part of New Zealand above the water.
By then, using these two continents as a springboard, some of the South Pacific islands will also become China's possessions.
Perhaps Nanchen will not be unified, but if it becomes a country together with Silanti Asia, it will also be a good choice to become a backup for the Chinese civilization.
China will become a land-sea composite super-huge country whose territory stretches from East Asia, across Australia, and occupies part of the South Pacific, all the way to Antarctica.
The sea rights of most of the Pacific Ocean and half of the Indian Ocean, that is, about half of the world's sea rights, will also belong to China.
Even most of the Antarctic continent will belong to China.
The world is divided into two, and the countries in East Asia can only follow China, because it is impossible to trade beyond China, and a community with a shared future for mankind will be established, mainly composed of yellow people.
In fact, this possibility is not impossible for China in another time and space. Unfortunately, first, the pressure from the north is relatively high, attracting most of the troops.
Second, it was interfered by the Western powers at the time, and third, it was not very successful internally.
If we look at the data of the 21st century, excluding Australia, Southeast Asia has a population of 660 million and an area of 4.57 million square kilometers.
The total GDP is 21 trillion yuan, and the cultivated land area is 1.12 billion acres.
Adding in the China of Xiaya's time and space, in general, it is a superpower with a population of 2.1 billion, a cultivated area of 3 billion acres, a GDP of 142 trillion yuan, a per capita GDP of 10,000 US dollars, and an economic circle of more than 4 billion people.
If such a country existed in Char's original world, all four of the five gangsters except Shenzhou would have to unite.
However, this world already has a behemoth like Britannia. If Britannia is not to be dismembered, then the existence of such a behemoth is necessary.
It is naturally impossible to do this in the 21st century, because the religious structure in Southeast Asia was very complex at that time.
If China were to be merged into Southeast Asia, China would have an additional 200 million Muslim population and an additional 100 million Christian population, which would be a huge destabilizing factor.
But this era is different. As early as the 15th century, China was colonizing Southeast Asia and successfully occupied Australia. The Han nationality occupies the majority, and this is a cultural possibility.
However, these needs to be built on a huge fleet, and the existence of steamships is undoubtedly the most suitable opportunity.
The time is right, the place is right, and the people are right, so this future is very possible.
"Why not go north?" Alicia asked curiously, "Aren't Beichen's cavalry very powerful?"
"The only advantage of that land is oil and other mining resources." Xiaya said, "The land in Siberia is too barren and cold to be suitable for immigration. As long as we control the trade routes and manufacturing industry, the resources of this land will eventually be Their.
Moreover, if it expands northward, it may be safe with the Lena River as the border. It will be very close to Britannia on the Bering Strait. The two superpowers are directly bordering each other, which is not a good thing. "
"In that case, only the unification of Europe will make it possible to confront these two countries." Alicia said, "Egypt also has to unify the Arab world there, but if you want to change the beliefs of a region for more than a thousand years, It’s a very difficult thing, not even Beichen can do it.”
"So I gave him magic." Xia Ya said, "However, the existence of the multi-polar world does not necessarily have to be equally powerful, as long as it can make each of them fear each other and have the ability to make the other party pay the price.
And it doesn’t have to be unified. It is also feasible to form a unified economy, such as Europe. "
Alicia nodded, "So, which one are you going to choose?"
She pointed to a corner of the map and said, "How about this?"
She pointed to the location of India, "It is very close to Southeast Asia, and it should affect Beichen's strategy in the future. I have heard people say that this land is very fertile and can feed many people, but it does not have a unified political power.
The geographical location is also very good, with the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Arabian Sea to the west, and the Himalayas to the north. It can trade with Beichen and the future Egyptian Empire while maintaining its independence. Central Asia has a lot of oil resources. "
"This place is indeed good, but..." Xia Ya paused, "There are some problems. Beichen will not allow such a country to appear in this position and affect their Southeast Asia strategy. They will disintegrate this country.
This is different from the Arab world that Egypt faces. Although the magic I gave Ramses II is powerful, it will not change the world structure.
And the civilizations represented by the Egyptians in the afterlife he owned were all useful.
And if you want the people in this land to fight against Beichen, then you have to do a lot of harm to them.
This is contrary to my original intention and may lead to the situation getting out of control and creating another superpower.
However, there is no need to worry. After the Industrial Revolution, several world wars will inevitably occur to determine the pattern and order of the world.
There will be no problem in conducting inspections at that time.
Now, it’s just a matter of planting some seeds.”
(End of chapter)
