In mid-June, the world situation further changed, and Liu Yiming held a high-level military and political meeting.

"The current situation in the world is very tense. The Germans have even issued war threats to the French. France is holding an emergency meeting and should be compromising." Liu Yiming took the intelligence and said to everyone.

In May, the crisis in Morocco further deepened. After William II visited Morocco, France and Germany successively increased their troops on the border.

Germany invited the countries that had participated in the Morocco Conference to hold a new conference. France immediately opposed it and sent more troops to Morocco.

Germany sent a note to France, threatening war. French Foreign Minister Delcassé took a tough stance, and war was about to break out!

"According to information from Radio Europe, war sentiments are running high in France, and Britain has publicly supported France's rights and interests in Morocco. Will France compromise?" Xu Hui was a little unconvinced.

Even if France failed in the Franco-Prussian War, it would still not affect its overall national strength, which is the second largest in the world. Except that France's population of 40 million is slightly less than Germany's 60 million, France has a large colonial population.

No matter how you look at it, France's comprehensive national strength is not weaker than Germany, and France also has one ally - the steam roller: Tsarist Russia.

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There are only a few first-rate powers, Britain, France, Germany and Russia. Xu Hui does not recognize my huge advantage, and France will compromise.

"Europeans view war differently than we do, and their calculations are different from us.

When war comes, we will adjust our production lines, concentrate our efforts on the production of all war-related materials, replace market rules with administrative orders, give full play to our productivity, and produce thousands of cannons and machine guns in a short period of time.

In Europe, the calculation is based on short-term values ​​such as the number of existing troops and weapons reserves. France's current arms production is not complete. There are only a few hundred thousand smokeless powder rifles in its warehouse, while Germany's is 800,000.

To put it simply, we calculate the total industrial volume, and they calculate the total product volume." Liu Yiming said.

There were other things like transportation, weapons advancement, etc., which were ignored by the stubborn French and German armies.

Just like this, at the beginning of the first battle, France and Germany were still charging as a group, and then they were knocked down by the opponent's artillery.

"Russia has two million active troops, France has more than 500,000, and Germany only has 700,000. If they still stick to this style of play, Germany has little chance of winning," Wang Yang said.

The combat effectiveness of Tsarist Russian soldiers is not strong, but they are large in number. If they are attacked from both sides, Wang Yang does not know how to open up the situation.

"Then it involves the reserve system." Liu Yiming nodded.

"Germany's predecessor was Prussia, and the Prussian rulers were Junker military aristocrats. Prussia has always had a reserve system, and men received military training from an early age. In this way, when war breaks out, they can assemble an army in a short time." Liu

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"Our reserve system also refers to part of Germany, which is used for the civilian reserve system." Yang Tao said.

Nanhua's reserve force is a farming and warfare system, with the Production and Construction Corps, schools, factories and mines as the core, organizing the people to carry out production, life and military training in an organized manner.

The civilian system is somewhat similar to that of Germany, but in Germany it is only carried out partially, while in South China it is carried out by all the people. Regular and quantitative military training is required from schools to work units.

In previous battles, this system brought a large number of troops to Nanhua, such as several large-scale expansions, which could be used for defense after one week of running-in training.

"Isn't it right? According to His Majesty, France shouldn't consider this, right?" Xie Hui said.

"But France will weigh the pros and cons. At present, the Germans' energy is obviously turning to the sea. The sincere agreement only eliminates the disputes between the two parties..." Liu Yiming shook his head.

If the British are in big trouble, the happiest people will definitely be the Scots, followed by France.

"New news, the French foreign minister stepped down, the new foreign minister made concessions, and the two sides continued negotiations, but both Britain and Russia expressed support for the French move." Jiang Wang walked in with a document.

"The French actually gave in?"

"The Franco-Prussian War cast too great a shadow on France."

"Now that we have given in, let the navy withdraw. The Satsuma-class battleship is launched. Japan is becoming more and more dishonest. Do you want to give it a beating?"

"The Anglo-Japanese alliance gave him a thought, and he was talking about the Ryukyu Island issue again." Lin Anmin said casually.

"Now that the situation is becoming increasingly chaotic, the Xuchang was sent on a global tour, with the first stop being Japan to show off its muscles.

In addition, the Ministry of Intelligence will focus on Japan, carry out comprehensive penetration of Japan, and prepare for more than ten years." At present, Nanhua does not have the ability to target Japan, and with the Anglo-Japanese alliance, it can only wait.

Theoretically, Japan's future development will be smooth, especially after the start of World War I, Japan, which has received a large number of orders, will take off directly.

If it were in North America or the Asian continent, Liu Yiming would have no chance to solve the problem until the atomic bomb or certain biological weapons matured.

Liu Yiming is waiting for an opportunity, the simplest opportunity, to receive part of the inheritance - the Great Kanto Earthquake.

"Japanese battleships cannot be considered new battleships. Their main guns have different calibers. It can be inferred that they do not have a fire control room and their speed has just reached the level of old battleships. They can only be regarded as transitional battleships." Gu Fan said.

The Satsuma-class battleships were warships that Japan started building when the Russo-Japanese War was halfway through. Even though Nanhua launched the Dahan-class battleships, the Satsuma-class battleships were still semi-new battleships. They were the result of Japan not being familiar with the definition of a new-style battleship and copying the cat and the tiger.

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"The United Kingdom has announced a new level 1 battleship, which is very similar to our positioning of the next level 1 battleship." Speaking of battleships, Zhao Jiaxing continued.

"Is it the Invincible class? I heard that the UK started construction of 4 ships at once." Xu Hui was very sensitive to this.

Because Britain entered South China's traditional field-fast battleships.

"Yes, there are four Level 1 battleships. They are really rich. The invincible speed reaches 27 knots. Our next Level 1 battleship also has the same parameters, but the 100,000 horsepower power package has not been selected yet." Zhao Jiaxing said with a slight regret.

Xu Hui turned to look at Liu Yiming: "We need high-speed battleships, high-speed battleships or large cruisers."

"At least we need similar products that can compete."

Xu Hui looked at Zhao Jiaxing who wanted to speak and said first: "Nanhua needs such warships to maintain asymmetric suppression of the enemy's navy."

Who is the enemy...isn't it Britain?

Britain and France reached a compromise, and relations with South Britain gradually recovered, but Wang Yang did not believe in the integrity of the British.

From the perspective of the upper echelons of Nanhua, the British were willing to sit there in good humour, just because Nanhua was facing India, and the strategic value of high-speed battleships was reflected - cutting off the connection between Britain and India.

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"Zhao Jiaxing, please supervise the Power Research Institute if you have nothing to do. It has been three years since the new warship project was approved, and there has been no progress at all." Liu Yiming said calmly.

"As for new battleships, they are still needed, but not now. We will wait until the Germans come up with similar products. There is no need to bother the British now."

Liu Yiming does not want the British to keep their eyes on the Far East. Only in this way can Nanhua have enough space to develop.

"I'm off topic. We were discussing supporting France, but France backed down. What should we do?" Wang Yang brought the topic back.

"Your Majesty, it's an emergency!" Secretary Wang suddenly walked in, panicking.

"What's the matter?" Liu Yiming looked at everyone and asked.

"We have obtained the specific information of the sincere agreement. Britain and France carved up Thailand. The King of Thailand also negotiated with Tsarist Russia and Japan and has finalized a trade treaty..." Secretary Wang said.

"Jiang Wang, why are the intelligence agencies so slow?" Liu Yiming turned to look at Jiang Wang.

Since the end of the South China War of Independence and the acquisition of Borneo, Liu Yiming began his deployment in Thailand. When signing the South China Friendship Agreement, France also promised that South China would enjoy the same treatment as France east of the Mekong River.

It’s just that the Thai royal family has been rejecting the identity of the Chinese in South China. Later, in order to keep Arabia and Hawaii, South China could not spare more energy and could only gradually erode them through trade and intelligence infiltration.

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"Please give me some time to conduct an internal review." Jiang Wang took two deep breaths and said.

Liu Yiming took a breath and said, "One day, I need to know all the contracts reached by these countries and the King of Thailand."

Thailand is one of the few territories that Liu Yiming can seize, and it can provide a large amount of labor, food and ore in the next ten years.

Although Nanhua has superior natural conditions, rich products, and no shortage of food and drink, no one has too much material. As for the Thais...

From the time when everyone from the King of Thailand to the common people began to reject China, Thailand became the best raw material for South China to carry out primitive capitalist accumulation.

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On June 20, Liu Yiming held a special meeting on Thailand.

“Last year, Thailand’s fiscal revenue was 3.4 million pounds, equivalent to 17 million yuan;

Our import and export to Thailand is as high as 4.6 million yuan, of which exports are 2.6 million yuan, mainly industrial products and pharmaceuticals, and imports are 2 million yuan, mainly agricultural products and various raw materials..."

Secretary Wang is talking about Thailand’s role as a mature market.

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"Thailand is the market closest to Nanhua and the most accessible. In the past few years, we have deeply explored the Thai market and achieved considerable results. However, there have been some surprises." Liu Yiming turned his head to Jiang Wang.

"According to reliable information, the King of Thailand had secret contacts with many countries during the Russo-Japanese War, and privately reached an agreement with Japan, Tsarist Russia, Germany, the United States, etc., that they would all receive a leased land, and the signing date was set for January 1, 1906.

That is, half a year later." Jiang Wang said,

"The purpose is to resist further penetration of Thailand by South China and France."

"Is the information from the intelligence department reliable and where does it come from?" Xu Hui's face was gloomy.

Thailand is very close to Nanhua. It has always been fought over by Britain and France. It would be okay if Britain and France were fighting over it. But if others intervene, it would be bad for Nanhua.

After all, if you can’t protect the interests at home, how can you protect Hawaii and Arabia?

"Private letter from the Prime Minister of Thailand." Jiang Wang paused and said.

"Okay, there's no point in worrying about this. Let's discuss how we should react!" Liu Yiming looked unswerving.
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