I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

In May, the Suez Canal was officially opened to navigation.

Dahua electrified the world to announce this good news.

After all, this is a great project that can benefit mankind.

This project started in the 11th year of Yongxing and took four years to complete.

Although some Dahua officials were dissatisfied with this speed, it was actually very fast.

In the original time and space, this project started in the 19th century and took eleven years.

The plan was not as good as the change. Dahua's plan was to complete the project within three years, but a large number of unexpected problems were encountered during the construction process, resulting in repeated delays in the construction period.

However, it is completed at least.

In order to dig this canal, Dahua used a total of 100,000 prisoners, 100,000 black laborers from Ethiopia, dozens of Dahua engineers, hundreds of excavator drivers, and hundreds of truck drivers.

By the time the project was completed, nearly 40,000 lives had been lost on the canal.

This number is 80,000 less than the number in the original time and space, because Dahua at least treats these workers as human beings and can take care of them without letting them work hungry.

However, due to long-term heavy physical labor, lack of clean drinking water, and various diseases, many people inevitably died.

There's nothing you can do about it, and no one will care.

When the project was completed, no mention was made of these dead workers.

The outside world's focus is only on how great this project is.

"I can't believe that the Chinese people actually completed this project."

In Paris, several nobles gathered together for a party, and one of the nobles sighed.

When Dahua started building the Suez Canal, many people in Western Europe were not optimistic about it. They felt that the project was too vast and impossible for Dahua to complete.

Some people even naively hope that this project can bring down Dahua's economy.

Or maybe some workers are overwhelmed and an uprising breaks out or something.

It's a pity that reality slapped them in the face. The investment in this project is not worth mentioning in terms of Dahua's financial income.

After all, neither free prisoners nor cheap labor cost much.

The most expensive part of this project is the excavators and trucks, as well as the wages of skilled workers.

Moreover, under the deterrence of Dahua's powerful strength, the coolies did not break out any large-scale resistance. The resistance of a few individuals has become an anonymous event, not remembered by anyone, let alone circulated.

"This is nothing. If you have been to Dahua, you will know that there are many projects of this level in Dahua."

A nobleman who had been to the Central Plains boasted.

Going to the Central Plains is the most bragging thing in his life.

Although he was bragging, others did not question him. After all, there are too many "hua brags" in Western Europe, and others are even more exaggerated.

As a result, many Western Europeans regard Nanjing and Shanghai as paradise.

"It seems that Dahua's trend of unifying the world is irreversible. Once the Suez Canal is opened, it will be much easier for them to mobilize troops."

"Moreover, Dahua's railway has been built to Persia. Once the Ottomans are destroyed, their railway can be built to Europe."

These people are relatively knowledgeable and know the impact that the opening of the Suez Canal will have on the situation.

When it comes to this topic, some people inevitably sigh. If given a choice, they would certainly prefer to be independent.

"No matter what, we are not Caesar or heroes, and we cannot change this historical trend. All we can do is follow the trend.

Isn’t there a famous saying in Dahua: good birds choose trees to roost, which means smart people will make choices that are more suitable for themselves. "

Another noble said.

For such unpatriotic words, no one laughed at him.

Because there are many people among them who have such thoughts and preparations. Now they are laughing at each other, and if they surrender to Dahua in the future, it will be even more ridiculous.

Dahua will eventually unify the world. This view has been recognized by many people.

After all, looking around the world, no country is Dahua’s opponent.

Let alone an opponent, there is not even a country that can pose any threat to Dahua.

The dredging of the Suez Canal has many benefits.

It not only shortens the flight time from Dahua to Europe, but also strengthens the connection between the two places.

This canal can also drive economic development in Egypt and strengthen Dahua's control over Europe.

After the completion of this project, Dahua also added a group of experienced construction teams.

This group of teams can be dispatched to other major projects in Dahua and continue to shine.

They have outstanding technology, rich experience, and a large number of laborers who only need to take care of the food.

Everyone wants this kind of engineering team.

With the decrease in large-scale wars, there are now fewer and fewer such teams.

Those early prisoners either died on the construction site, or they had expired and were released by Dahua.

However, even so, Dahua currently has about 1.5 million free labor.

About 100,000 of them are mining and farming in South Africa. There are still 150,000 in Egypt, but they will be transferred elsewhere. One hundred thousand people are building railways, roads and other public facilities in Persia.

Two hundred thousand people are building from Vladivostok to Moss

Co-Siberian Railway, 100,000 people are building infrastructure and farming in Panama.

Another hundred thousand are in South America, a hundred thousand in North America, and twenty-five in India.

There are still 300,000 in the Central Plains, and nearly 100,000 in other places combined.

These people are the backbone of Dahua’s various major projects.

In June, Dahua completed another major project.

Shangkun Line, the railway line from Shanghai to Kunming.

Passing through Hangzhou, Nanchang, Zhuzhou, Guiyang and other places.

At this point, the main railway line in Dahua has been basically completed, and the next step is to repair some small lines.

There are six main lines in the Central Plains area, divided into three horizontal and three vertical lines.

The three horizontal lines refer to Shengjing to Baotou, Lianyungang to Turpan, and Shanghai to Kunming.

The three vertical lines refer to Hong Kong to Beijing, Guangzhou to Beijing, and Nanning to Luoyang.

These six are the main lines, and then some branch lines are extended from these main lines to other important cities.

For example, to Chengdu, to Daqing, etc.

These railways form the blood vessels of Dahua and make Dahua's economy full of vitality.

In July, Dahua's first expressway, the Jing-Song Line, was also announced to be completed.

The road is thirty-six meters wide and has a total of eight lanes.

Dahua is currently building three more expressways of this standard.

They are the Beijing-Guangzhou Line, the Beijing-Hankong Line, and the Beijing-Tianjin Line.

There are still many places where Dahua needs labor force, but unfortunately there are no prisoners left, so it can only go to India to spend money to recruit cheap labor force.