Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 1037 All in the palm of your hand

   "Shiheng, is there any problem with the allocation of funds?" Li Fushou asked.

  Chen Shiheng replied with a respectful expression; "Last month Britain, France and other countries signed three large loans with a total amount of 160 million Jinyang, with a term of 8 years and an interest rate of 12.4%, which were issued through the Royal Queensland Bank.

until now

The banks controlled by the Royal Fund have issued various loans to the UK, France, the United States, Japan and other countries with a total amount of 3.76 billion jinyang, and the annual interest income is about 237 million jinyang. 330 million Jinyang was returned with interest.

   Judging from the quarterly dividend distribution of industrial profits under the current royal family, the single-quarter dividend has also reached a historical high of 145 million Jinyang. We have sufficient financial resources to support the construction of the new capital area, which is not a problem. "

"Well, the Jinyang loans issued to Britain, France and other countries will be temporarily suspended for a few months, and those that have been signed will continue to be issued, and those that have not signed will be temporarily suspended." Li Fushou looked at the building prototype on the long desk, his thoughts I don't know where to go.

   He paused and continued;

   "In response to a large number of material requests from the Allied countries such as Britain and France, Congress introduced the "Arms-for-Island Lend-Lease Act". It seems that there are still some internal disputes among the Allied countries, and it is time to put some pressure on them.

  There is no steady supply of materials, and the French should be the first to be anxious.

German submarines are increasingly blocking the North Sea. The Allied merchant ships that were sunk in March reached 79,000 tons, and 27 ships of various types. Nearly 1/3 of British merchant ships have sunk in the icy waters, losing a lot of materials and materials. crew.

  This has had a huge impact on the Somme battle in preparation. The French are already jumping up and down. There should be good news soon, and everything will return to normal by then. "

   "Wei Chen respectfully obeys the Holy Order." Chen Shiheng replied respectfully.

The scale of the royal family's industry is extremely large, and the annual dividends and other rental income is an astonishing figure, but so much money cannot be piled at home, but through the continuous increase of capital and shares of the holding bank, large-scale purchases of gold reserves, and then issuing banknotes to the outside world. Lending, **** and growing.

  Originally, the Royal Fund had concerns about Britain, France, the United States, Japan and other countries, and did not dare to issue too many Jinyang loans. Li Fushou's domineering words dispelled their concerns;

  Despite borrowing, is the empire's army of millions eating dry food?

  Li Fushou knew that the British, French and other old-fashioned colonists had a very rich family background, and the United States was also a money-making machine. No matter how much money you borrowed, you can get it back, so you don’t need to be afraid of turning into bad debts.

   Germany, Tsarist Russia and other countries will not be able to do it. After the defeat, the marks and rubles are a piece of waste paper. They are all bottomless pits, and they will not lend them money.

   As for Fuso Kingdom, after the Eight Sisters of the Ocean Empire (Princess Elizabeth-class battleships) have all been completed and put into service, they are really obedient and outrageous.

  The money lent to Fusang, even if it is 100 years old, he would not dare to lose a big son.

In the third year of the outbreak of the World War, the Ocean Empire has become the world's largest creditor country, holding various net creditor's rights (minus liabilities) of more than 13 billion gold oceans, or about 40 billion US dollars, and only trades every year. The surplus is nearly 3 billion Jinyang, and the accumulation speed is astonishing.

  Li Fushou has already planned to transfer the economy to large-scale infrastructure immediately after the end of the World War. The plan of the new capital area is just one of them.

  Songjiang metropolitan area planning, Beilun-Sydney metropolitan area planning, Qingdao metropolitan area planning. The Melbourne metropolitan area plans will be rolled out one after another, in order to consume the huge productivity accumulated during the war, to achieve a slow landing and a smooth transition of the overall economic scale.

It is convenient to use your own money. With the decision of Li Fushou Jinkou Yuyan, a series of construction projects can be prepared now. The magnificent Temple of Heaven will use a lot of copper materials, including doors and windows, tiles, columns, beams, and ridge animals. Sculpted, moulded, and then plated with gold, it presents the stunning effect of the Golden Temple of the Heavenly Palace.

In addition, it is necessary to prepare innumerable quantities of precious wood, thousands of tons of copper, hundreds of tons of gold, 100,000 tons of Taihu stone, tens of thousands of tons of imported marble, large-scale porcelain kilns, brick kilns and other materials. until next year.

  The government should act more slowly. First, the whole world must collect the design plan of the new capital area, review it, and then send it to the Congress. After the relevant proposals are discussed and approved by the Congress, they can be included in the national annual budget before implementation.

   In this way, it would be good to be able to start work in two years.

  Li Fushou explained the relevant construction matters and arranged for Lord Fan Ashen as the chief logistics manager to mobilize manpower to support the Temple of Heaven and related important projects.

   In this way, two distinct teams have been formed. Cai Tingqian, the head of the secretariat of the royal family, as the helm of the government's construction projects, has full control over all construction projects in the new capital area.

  In the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Li Shun, the general manager of construction, is in charge of the overall situation, and Lord Fan Asheng is in charge of logistics and affairs.

  Cai Tinggan, the head of the secretariat, will be handed over to Gu Kaizhi, the deputy director, and Gu Kaizhi is the new head of the royal family secretariat.

This is also a senior old man who has come all the way from the third-level secretary, the second-level secretary to the first secretary. He has served as the mayor of Qingdao and the governor of Victoria for many years, and has accumulated rich local work experience. .

   After dealing with these trivial matters, Li Fushou returned to the study to drink tea and rest, and then saw Gu Kaizhi walking in with a pile of documents and respectfully saluting.

  Li Fushou held a teacup in his hand and asked, "What's the matter?"

   "Reporting to the Lord, this is the latest news of the North American war situation, and great changes have taken place."

   "Oh, report it, I won't read it."

   "Wei ministers follow the order" Gu Kaizhi opened the document in his hand and read it carefully before he said;

   "According to the emergency military intelligence report of the North American Command;

   March 28

   A squad of Japanese troops raided two anti-aircraft artillery battalions set up on U.S. High 553, marking the prelude to the latest battle at Fort Gallup.

  The Japanese army took out the most threatening artillery positions in one fell swoop through a surprise attack, and then launched a resolute attack on the 550 highland group. After five days of **** battles, they overcame the last natural danger of the US military in the Gallup fortress area in one fell swoop, reversing the current unfavorable battle situation.

After that, the Japanese army made persistent efforts and swept the entire Gallup fortress area in three days, attacked and conquered, and completely opened up the transportation artery from New Mexico to the central Republic of Arizona. occupation.

   The US military suffered 13,000 casualties and more than 72,000 captured, including 33,500 wounded and sick. U.S. Army General Fred C. Ainsworth and several other senior generals fled in the forcibly landed "Vixen" transport plane.

  The Japanese army suffered more than 8,760 casualties and won the final battle.

   After the news came out

  The American army surrounding Fort Watson in a furious attack immediately died down. On April 8, the entire siege of Fort Watson was withdrawn, and the entire army retreated more than 70 kilometers to the Colorado line.

   And the Japanese army went north in large numbers. After the Watson fort crisis was lifted, it entered the post-war period of rest, raising supplies, weapons and ammunition, and evacuating the wounded and sick.

  According to the analysis of the North American Command;

   Thanks to the key transportation channel between Arizona and New Mexico, supplies from the North and the Republic of California can continue to reach the front line by train, and the wounded are evacuated on a large scale.

   Therefore, the rest period after the relevant war was greatly shortened.

   The rest period of 3-4 months was originally expected to be completed in about a month and a half. The troops and personnel and equipment will be replenished and the combat effectiveness of the front-line divisions will be restored.

   After seven months of fighting

  The Japanese army successively invested 556,000 people, killed 72,000 people and wounded 163,500 people. About 40,000 of them were permanently retired due to their injuries, and the rest of the officers and soldiers returned to the army after their injuries.

  Therefore, the Japanese army in the North American theater now has about 400,000 troops and tens of thousands of wounded soldiers who have not returned. The overall combat effectiveness is gradually recovering.

  The U.S. military has invested 878,000 people, killed 133,200 people, and captured more than 237,000 people. Now the Colorado front line has more than 420,000 troops, and the Denver front line has no less than 160,000 militiamen, and they are continuing to reinforce the front line.

   Judging from the current battle situation

   broke free from the shackles of the Colorado Plateau, and the Japanese army has entered the Colorado border area across the board, forming a situation of large numbers of soldiers, completely occupying the initiative. "

"Oh…"

  Li Fushou answered with a mild tone, took a sip from the teacup, put it on the table, and said casually, "In this way, the American militia is still not enough. Kaizhi, what do you think?"

   "Wei Chen believes that the Japanese military is strong in the military. After entering the Great Plains of Central Colorado, it has the opportunity to cause huge damage to the US military group, thereby winning the entire war."

   "Kaizhi, it's not that simple. Americans won't give in easily. Never underestimate the war potential of an industrial country." Li Fushou shook his head.

  Remember how difficult it was for the Ocean Empire to win the North American War?

In the Battle of Los Angeles, the Battle of San Francisco, and the Battle of Salt Lake City, he gathered and annihilated a large group of American troops, and then landed in the Hamptons on the East Coast, winning the Battle of Washington. Taking advantage of the victory, he launched a series of large and small battles, getting through the east and west coasts, and finally In the Battle of Detroit, he once again surrounded and annihilated a heavy group of American troops and occupied a series of important cities such as Detroit, Minneapolis, Davenport, Evanston, Chicago, etc., and finally forced the Americans to bow their heads.

   Where did this go?

"Kaizhi, the rise of the Fusang Kingdom originated from the Black Ship Incident. It was the U.S. fleet that used cannons to open the gates of the closed and backward Fusang Island, analyze a country's war trend, and never ignore national sentiment. I’m unwilling, this time if the Fusang people overturned it, it would be even more sad than death, they won’t easily admit defeat, and this battle is still to be fought.” Li Fushou’s slender fingers tapped the desk gently, orderly. said clearly;

   "As a high-ranking officer, you must look at issues comprehensively.

   Although the Japanese army was fierce, the country was poor and weak, and its ability to withstand long-term wars was not strong. If we hadn't given him a blood transfusion, Little Book wouldn't have been able to fight after the first Battle of Fort Gallup.

   So, in this war, the Americans faced the soldiers of Fusang and the money of the Empire.

   When will the war end?

   It is not based on the will of the United States and Japan, but depends on how long and how long I am willing to let them fight? "

  Speaking of this

Li Fushou smiled proudly, the kind of domineering that all living beings in the world are in the palm of his hand are all revealed, which really made Gu Kaizhi dazzled, deeply heartbroken, and said with a long smile; Far less than that, Kaizhi has been taught."

   (end of this chapter)