Of course, Xiao Letian's idea was not his own, because the Kiel Canal was originally an important waterway within Germany in his previous life and began to be built after the Franco-Prussian War.

The Baltic Sea is the inland sea that extends into the northern continent of Europe, bordering Denmark, Sweden to the west, Finland, Russia to the northeast, and Poland and Germany to the south.

Historically, the Baltic Sea and its coastal areas were a long-term competition between European feudal dynasties and imperialism. During the Cold War, the Baltic Sea became the frontier for the direct confrontation between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and its strategic position was extremely important.

The Baltic Sea is a very closed sea area, with the Jutland Peninsula and the Philippines and Britain in Denmark.

480 islands of all sizes, including Zeland, Loland, Bornholm, etc.

If ships want to enter the Atlantic Ocean from the Baltic Sea, they sometimes have to pass seven or eight narrow and dangerous straits in succession, which are easily blocked during wartime.

At the end of the 19th century, in order to enable its fleet to freely travel between the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean without going through the above straits, thus turning the Baltic Sea into its "inland sea", it took eight years to dig a canal across the Jutland Peninsula Kiel Canal.

However, the idea of ​​building this canal is not something Prussia dares to think about. The Kiel Canal in history cost a huge amount of money and took eight years to be considered to be completed! In that era without mechanized equipment, such canal projects could only rely on the most basic human and animal power.

What impressed Xiao Letian the most was the excavation of the Suez Canal. The excavation of the entire Suez Canal was entirely based on the bones of the Egyptian people.

The British and French pioneering companies and their local garrisons cruelly exploited Egypt's indigenous peoples, and opened the canal in almost the harshest environment.

When Prussia wanted to build such a canal, of course they did not have the convenient conditions as if Britain and France had built Suez, because they were building this canal in their own territory, and there were no foreigners who could exploit it.

They can only use migrant workers from their own country to build this canal, which will greatly increase the cost. You have to give each worker enough wages and a basic welfare guarantee.

Prussia has not unified the entire German Federation now, and the so-called German Empire has not yet appeared. So in this context, Prussia has focused on war. Their primary purpose is to unify the entire Germany with war and defeat their old enemy France with war!

Against this background, Xiao Letian threw out the plan for the Kiel Canal. For Bisme, it was a very, very bold assumption, so bold that he could not imagine that this was true, and that this was a project that could be completed.

Prime Minister Besmer shook his head regretfully and said, "Dear old friend, I can see their benefits in what you said, but Prussia does not have such national strength for the time being, and it is time to build such a large project!"

Xiao Letian laughed in his heart. It seemed that the situation of Bisme was not big enough. He might not have calculated at all. How much war compensation could he extort from France after the Franco-Prussian War?

After all, Prussia is now a poor family and suddenly becomes rich!

They tightened their belts, squeezed out the last piece of copper from the entire nation, and tried their best to fight the war, and this series of victories really enhanced their national pride.

But unfortunately, after all, they are used to being poor, and the successive victory has not made them much change in their vision. When they think about national politics, they still consider the problem according to the past thinking of the small family and small family.

So when Bisme heard about the plan like Kiel Canal, he must have shook his head, and he shook his head a big one.

Xiao Letian knew very well that he could only wait until the end of the French-Prussian War, when Prussia completely defeated France, received huge compensation, and divided many overseas colonies of France.

Only then did Prussia completely get rid of the poor thinking of small families and officially have the mentality of a big country and strong country. It was after that that they would consider super projects like the Kiel Canal.

Just when the Prussian people couldn't even think about it, Xiao Letian wanted to do this favor, which was too big and was very beneficial to the Chinese.

Xiao Letian poured a glass of wine for Pesme and smiled and said, "I know what my dear Prime Minister is worried about, funds, manpower, and materials? After all, the comprehensive national strength is not enough. Now Prussia is all focused on war. Your first task is to defeat France. I know this."

"But you don't have money, we Chinese have it, you lack manpower, we Chinese have it."

"We need to broaden our horizons, and a little bigger. My dear friend, we can first set up a joint development company, temporarily inject part of the investment, conduct on-site measurement of the land, and then accurately budget how long it takes to build such a project, how much money it will take, and how much manpower it needs to be mobilized."

"With specific numbers, we can make the next plan, establish a joint-stock company, see how much capital both parties can invest, and then can the remaining empty amount be raised in the global capital market?"

"As for human resources, you don't have to worry. As long as Prussia is willing, we can immigrate from the Chinese to Prussia. How much does it take? 100,000 or 200,000? There is no problem, and I can even do it with 500,000!"

"You must know that although the Qing Dynasty has experienced countless wars and sharply reduced its population, it is always the most populous country in the world today."

Xiao Letian knew very well that after the civil war broke out in the Qing Dynasty in the future, a huge wave of refugees would definitely form in the country. Where should these refugees be released?

The fortress plan can certainly accommodate a batch, but it will definitely not accommodate all. The remaining excess refugee population can only be widely immigrated to Southeast Asia, Mauritius, and even South America and Oceania.

If the Kiel Canal could be built, then by immigrating to Prussia, several large Han residential areas could be established in Europe. With Xiao Letian's influence at this moment, he would definitely be able to make Prussia accept these refugees to become formal citizenship.

The Kiel Canal is a super big project, and 100,000 and 200,000 are just basic numbers. If the number of immigrants in the population exceeds 300,000 or 500,000, then the Chinese will have a certain place to stand in Prussia.

This is a big business that is stable and profitable. There is no need to worry about the final profitability of the Kiel Canal! In fact, the Kiel Canal is still making money until the 21st century, and it has made a lot of money.

If a joint-stock company is established, then the Chinese people's assets can be made for a long time with this canal. When can they make money? I think there is no problem in making money in 2017 and 2018, and I can even make money in 2030 or even 2090.
Chapter completed!