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A black BMW was driving along the highway. The highway - this is the latest invention of the empire. In fact, as early as 15 years ago, an experimental highway was built between Nanhua and Nanyuan -

—A two-lane asphalt hard road.

Later, this hard-paved road became the standard highway of the empire, but from the perspective of future generations, it was only a provincial highway level.

In the tenth year of the empire, Emperor Zhu Da began to propose a specific highway construction plan: according to his vision, the plan was to build a dedicated automobile highway from Zhongdu to Yingtian, which was a highway of thousands of kilometers. "Imperial Highway

"Building Plan" became the most eye-catching part of the Empire's trunk road network.

It was also from that time that the Imperial Highway began to appear in front of the world. In the past few years, many people have enjoyed the convenience brought by the highway. Of course, it also promoted the development of the Empire's automobile industry.

"300,000 people."

While the car was driving at high speed, he stared at Zuo Zongtang outside the car window and spit out a number.

"What?"

Guan Chengdong said in surprise, he is the personal secretary of Mr. Zuo. What is a private secretary? He is a secretary hired privately by Mr. Zuo. His salary, insurance, and fund are all paid by Zuo Zongtang.

"300,000 people are working on the empire's highway network construction sites."

Zuo Zongtang, who is over seventy years old, has long been accustomed to everything in the empire. If he were still in China, he might say "agriculture-oriented", but after working as the prime minister of the empire for so many years, he

We know the importance of industry, and of course we also know the importance of jobs.

"The number of jobs is related to the stability of the empire. Highways, railways and construction sites are the basic positions for the empire to absorb the lower-level labor force. If an economic crisis occurs, we can consider increasing investment in highways..."

Will an economic crisis happen again?

Zuo Zongtang is not sure, but after talking with His Majesty, we can draw a conclusion - the inevitability of economic crises - every ten years or so, an economic crisis will break out, and the government's responsibility is to issue appropriate policies during economic crises.

Get out of the economic crisis.

"The highway is good, but there are too few cars now."

Guan Chengdong said while looking at the empty highway outside the car, making Zuo Zongtang laugh.

"In the future, there will only be more and more cars. In ten years, every household may have a car. By then, we will need to build more highways, and related industries can also provide

More jobs..."

The car was driving on an empty highway at a high speed of more than 100 kilometers. A few hours later, the black BMW drove into a high-end club on the seaside of Huizhou.

…

"In order to save the empire's hundreds of millions of subjects from civil war, our statesmen should occupy new territories to settle the surplus population and find new sales areas for the goods produced in the factories and mines. I have often said...if you don't

If you want civil war, you should become an imperialist."

In the club's conference room, Zuo Zongtang listened to the speech quietly. He looked at the order of speeches. The person speaking was Zhu Jiekun, the vice president of Imperial Bank.

"...What is expansion? It is the way to survive and the future of hundreds of millions of subjects of the empire depends on it..."

I don’t know since when, conquest has long been no longer an official act. There are also many supporters among the people, and among them, the "American Club" is the most active, and of course the most covert.

Even the outside world knows nothing about this club. Even except for the members, the outside world does not know the existence of the club at all. But one thing is certain, the members of the club are often at the top of society - some people like Zuo Zong

There are high-ranking government officials like Tang, as well as low-key imperial nobles who almost never attract attention. Of course, there are also high-level elites in the imperial business community like Zhu Jiekun, and inevitably there are some university professors.

For example, Hu Wenju, who is sitting next to Zuo Zongtang, is a professor at Yingtian University. He is also a typical expansionist. He and Zuo Zongtang are old acquaintances - he came from Zuo Zongtang's shogunate and worked with Zuo Dagong at that time.

Was "sold" to Nanhua.

However, unlike others, he did not continue to stay in the officialdom. Instead, after returning from studying abroad in Chu Yang, he became a teacher at the university.

"Old Prime Minister, I have actually said it a hundred times. There are two directions for expansion. Either we send our troops north to occupy all the areas south of Mexico and realize the unification of the South American continent, or we fight for overseas colonies. However, in this way,

, is bound to have a direct conflict with Britain. In terms of actual interests, this is not the empire’s first choice!”

As a veteran imperialist - in fact, Hu Wenju's ability to become an imperialist was entirely due to the good teachers in the UK. During his study in the UK, he witnessed the power of the UK again and again and witnessed the UK's influence on the colonies.

Squeeze, and it was his experience in Britain that made him an imperialist.

After all, no one can ignore the benefits of imperialism!

Even as early as more than ten years ago, he declared in university that "the reason why people hate imperialism and colonialism is not that they hate imperialism and colonialism themselves, but that they hate their own inability to carry out imperialist colonial rule!"

All right!

This is the same as the fundamental reason why people hate privileges because they cannot enjoy them.

Essentially, deep down, everyone likes to bully others.

"So, Changting thinks we should expand to the north?"

Zuo Zongtang looked at his old friend and asked with a smile.

"Old Prime Minister, Colombia, Venezuela and other Central American countries are weak in national strength and have insufficient training in their armies. They are simply vulnerable. I heard that a large group of mercenaries in Guatemala - the "Black Warriors" can easily defeat them.

After repelling tens of thousands of Honduran troops, Guatemala is now rebuilding its federation. Shouldn't we defeat them before they rebuild their federation and expand their national power, and then make their land a province?"

"You're right,"

Zuo Zongtang nodded without comment and then said.

"But the only problem is that they had a federation in the past, but why couldn't their national power expand and develop? Just like the South American countries, they have been independent since their independence, and the people in the country have no livelihood. The Caudillos control the social wealth.

Can such a country develop?"

The answer is that it will definitely not develop...the weakness of the South American countries...that has always been the same, and will not change in any way because of the emergence of the Ming Dynasty, nor will it change due to changes in time.

"this……"

The old prime minister's words made Hu Wenju frown.

"So, we will still have to compete with Britain for colonies overseas?"

"Who knows?"

Zuo Zongtang smiled.

"When the time is right, the empire will naturally raise its military saber again. As for expansion... the empire's expansion has never stopped, but sometimes it doesn't necessarily require a saber!"

When his words fell, the voices on the stage were still echoing there.

"The existence of imperialists is for the well-being and future of the billions of subjects of the empire, and expansion is the mission and responsibility of all of us..."
Chapter completed!