Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 889 Imperial Labor
"That's a matter for our emperor and the Ministry of War. I have no right to ask about it." Li Xianzhou looked a little helpless and said: "I am very happy to go on an expedition to Europe, but as far as I know, after we finished the war in Asia, soldiers We are very tired, the world public opinion is demanding to stop the war, and the emperor is also under great pressure. Maybe this is the reason why we stopped marching. But please rest assured, since the Ottoman Empire is willing to become a member of the Greater China Federation, We will not allow you to be encroached upon by countries such as Britain and France, and when necessary, the empire will even try its best to help you."

Fenerbahce gratefully held each other's hands, "It is a lifetime honor for me and all Turkish soldiers to be able to fight side by side with the most powerful dragon army."

Li Xianzhou said a few words politely, then suddenly said with a smile: "When it comes to war, it reminds me of the arm bitten off by the 'German'."

These words made Fenerbahce, who is always serious, laugh out. This is a well-known psychological warfare, and psychological warfare is what China attaches great importance to.

During World War II, when the German army attacked Belgium, something that the Germans never expected happened. Citizens and soldiers fought together, and thousands of Germans died under the fire of Belgian machine guns.Shortly after the start of the battle, the commander of the German army, Emich, was replaced by Eric Ludendorff, a young officer appreciated by the German chief of staff, Moltke.

He attacked villages and houses, and his brutality led British, French, and Russian war correspondents to create the legend of the "Belgian boy," whose hand was bitten off by a brutal German.This was a lie, and it was the first of countless lies in subsequent psychological warfare.

The news caused panic among the British, and it also sparked greater anti-German sentiment among the Belgians.

It was beyond the expectation of the allies and allied powers, as well as the perpetrators, that a short lie had caused such a big response. It was only at this time that psychological warfare was highly valued by all countries.

A lie can stimulate the determination of the people to fight against the enemy, and can make the whole country united against the enemy. This was unimaginable by the warring parties at the time, but once the sweetness of it is discovered, no one will underestimate its effectiveness.

In fact, for China, psychological warfare is nothing new.As early as in the Spring and Autumn Period of China, Prince Yin of the State of Chu led a military chariot of [-] chariots, and rushed to the neighboring state of Zheng State in a mighty manner, and took the capital of Zheng State directly.The military strength of the State of Zheng was far inferior to that of the State of Chu. When the Chu army invaded suddenly, the government and the public were at a loss, and the country was in danger.King Zheng Wengong hurriedly summoned his ministers to discuss the matter of defending against the enemy.The minister Shu Zhan said: "If the Chu soldiers come, the old minister has his own plan to retreat." Later, the spies came to report that the enemy had broken through the Shaoqiu Pass and the vanguard was about to enter the city.

When Uncle Zhan heard the news, he immediately ordered all the troops to ambush in the city, so that the Chu army would not see any soldiers.The gates of the city were opened wide, the hanging gates of the inner city were lowered, the shops opened as usual, the people in the market came and went as usual, and the order in the capital was as usual.Not long after, Prince Yuan led the Chu army to the outside of the city. Seeing such a scene, he believed that there must be deceit in it, and worried that if he failed, it would be difficult to go back.Therefore, an order was secretly sent to pull out the stronghold and withdraw the army overnight.Uncle Zhan retreated from the Chu army in an empty city. This was the origin of the "Empty City Strategy", and it was also a bold and successful psychological warfare.

When Chu and Han fought for hegemony, psychological warfare was used to its peak. The "besieged on all sides" is a model of psychological warfare, which made a generation of overlord Xiang Yu Wujiang commit suicide, which can be regarded as a masterpiece of history.

However, modern psychological warfare has been widely valued as a specialized method of struggle, but it has not made much progress until after the outbreak of the First World War.China should have started earlier in this area, with relatively well-established specialized departments, and even in various military academies, there are four disciplines of political psychological warfare, economic psychological warfare, diplomatic psychological warfare, and cultural psychological warfare.

However, in the previous foreign wars of the empire, this new method of warfare has never been officially used. It is a pity that China, which has always been ahead in tactics, let European countries take the lead in psychological warfare. .

When the Istanbul rebellion failed, Emperor Guan Xuqing and Minister of the Supreme Command Feng Xianghua were sitting on a Mercedes-Benz train.

Since the establishment of the empire, what makes Guan Xuqing most proud is not the growing strength of the Dragon Army, nor the expansion of its territory, but the well-developed railway network that has been built in major cities in Asia at an extremely fast speed.

Railways were successively opened in various Asian cities such as Mumbai, Calcutta, Delhi, Kabul, Tehran, and Baghdad. The convenient transportation greatly promoted the economic development at that time, and it also made the transportation of the army and the dispatch of military goods extremely easy. Among them, prisoners of war played a huge role.

In the several wars in Asia, the empire acquired millions of prisoners of war, and after conquering various countries, a large number of laborers entered, and the sufficient labor force greatly accelerated the construction of railways.The number of laborers provided by Afghanistan is 25, that of Iran and Iraq and the provinces of Vietnam and Myanmar in the south is 70, and that of India and Pakistan is astonishing 115 million. It even made the empire feel a little difficult, how should these loyal service people be rewarded.

At the beginning of 1915, India even more ambitiously put forward the "Labor Service Plan". The plan roughly includes: In 1915, the Indian region will provide the empire with 250 million laborers, 80 soldiers, and strive to pay 60 billion dragon coins in profits and taxes .This plan has caused complaints from the Chinese who have a special status in India. The sharp reduction of local labor has caused serious tension among workers in some factories, and children in their teens are unable to perform high-tech and high-strength jobs.

The emergence of the "labor service plan" has made them feel pressured.So they jointly submitted an application to the empire, requesting to reduce the number of laborers sent to the empire.After fully considering their requirements, the empire proposed a decision to reduce the number of laborers sent by 100 million after fully commending the Indian authorities.

The Indian authorities originally wanted to develop labor-intensive industries and revitalize the Indian economy through a large number of labor exports. At the same time, they also wanted to win the favor of the empire and enhance India's status in the Greater China Federation.After hearing the news of the reduction in the number of workers, the authorities were a little frustrated, but then the Empire awarded him the "Imperial First Class Service Medal," and the emperor asked the main officials of the authority to have dinner at the right time, which excited them again. He devoted himself to his work with a hundredfold enthusiasm.

The train was not going very fast. Guan Xuqing sat comfortably on his seat, looking out the window at the rows of trees and houses passing by at high speed, as well as the black smoke constantly coming out of the factory. Now he was in a very comfortable mood, even Some proud.Although it is not entirely due to his own credit that the empire can develop to what it is now, he came to this world under his leadership after all. He has fulfilled one dream after another, for himself and for this country, even if one day he If you die suddenly, you can always leave your name in the history of the world.

"Your Majesty, I just received a telegram from the Ottoman Empire. The rebellion in Istanbul has begun and was quelled immediately." Zhao Bingjun came over and reported: "All the rebels have been captured and Kemal has been executed. , Prince Mahmoud was secretly sent back to China by Zheng Jiemin, and he is on his way now. When receiving the 19th Infantry Division of the Ottoman Empire, there was an armed conflict, but the situation has been brought under control. Now our situation in the Ottoman Empire is very good , Muhammad V and Minister of Military Affairs Enver have given us complete trust and reliance, and also agreed to join the Greater China Federation, and the power of the empire is gradually infiltrating there."

"A Turkish poet once used vivid language to vividly describe Turkey's geographical location and the shape of its land, 'Like a fierce horse, galloping from Asia, it crashed into Europe.' This has fully explained the status of Turkey. Strategic location matters."

Feng Xianghua, who was sitting opposite Guan Xuqing, took a sip of tea and said, "It stretches across Eurasia from east to west, and runs through the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea from north to south, like the center of the earth. The Black Sea Strait runs from northeast to southwest, and is the only passage connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. A battleground for military strategists, the strategic position is very important. Stambul, which controls the entrance and exit of the Black Sea and the Sea of ​​Marmara, has always been a battleground for military strategists. This time the empire can control the Ottoman Empire. Those intelligence personnel and officers can be said to be again It has done a great job!"

"Zhi'an, sit down and talk." Guan Xuqing waved his hand to Zhao Bingjun and said, "I remember that the Ottoman Empire used to be the Huns, right?"

Feng Xianghua smiled and said: "The birthplace of the Turks is the Altai Mountains in Xinjiang, China, which was called Turkic in history. In the 7th century, the Eastern and Western Turkic Khanates were successively destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. From the 8th to the 13th centuries, the Turks moved westward to Asia Minor. The Ottoman Empire was established at the beginning of the century, entered its heyday in the 14th and 15th centuries, expanded its territory to Europe, Asia, and Africa, and began to decline at the end of the 16th century. They were driven to the Western Regions by the Han and Tang Dynasties. From the perspective of historical origin, they have close ties with China , and even in a sense they are descendants of China.”

"Hanwu Emperor Liu Che and that Li Shimin are really good at driving them to such a good place." Guan Xuqing said a little unwillingly, and then a greedy expression appeared on his face: "Looking at it this way, the Ottoman Empire has grown from a historical point of view. From the point of view, it should also be China’s territory.”

Feng Xianghua saw the emperor's true thoughts at once. He said with a smile: "The emperor means to turn Turkey into a province of China? But according to my ministers, the nature of the Ottoman Empire and Vietnam, Laos and other southern provinces is different. Similarly, the Turks have their own unique personality, complex ethnic relations, and intertwined forces. It is unlikely to become another province. According to Yichen, we should try our best to keep that decadent dynasty and maximize the power of the empire there. , I will show it later.”

(End of this chapter)