Chapter 1006 Actions of Britain and Japan
Some people have taken the first step in the field of chemical fiber, and others will continue to make breakthroughs in this field. East Africa’s current level of scientific research capabilities is still there. As long as trial and error continue, After all, you can achieve good results.
Ernst said: "Chemical fibers play a huge role in people's livelihood, military, and economic development. In the past, the textile industry used natural fibers as the main raw materials. Cotton, linen, silk, and wool dominated the textile industry. status, and chemical fibers have richer characteristics. As long as technology continues to advance, more possibilities will be created."
The director of the New Frankfurt Chemical Fiber Factory said: "It is indeed as His Highness said, in the past ten years. In the past few years, a variety of chemical fibers have been produced. Although many technologies are immature, this also allows us to see the diversity of chemical fibers. With the development of the chemical industry, society will definitely be able to produce more products to replace traditional fibers in the future. "
In fact, he is not as optimistic as Ernst. After all, the textile industry is too huge. As the world's largest industry, the textile industry occupies a pillar position in all industrial countries in the world. At present, The scale of chemical fiber production is too small, and it is unimaginable to replace traditional fabrics.
But Ernst was naturally different. In his previous life, chemical fibers had shone brightly, surpassing traditional fabrics in output and being used in many fields. Therefore, East Africa must invest heavily in this technology tree.
So Ernst said: "We must pay attention to the research and production of chemical fibers, especially your factory. As the first chemical fiber production factory in East Africa, we must accumulate experience and continue to develop."
In fact, there are many chemical fiber factories in the same batch as New Frankfurt City, but New Frankfurt City has the fastest construction because of its proximity to the Rhine City. Otherwise, the name of the first chemical fiber factory in East Africa would not be here.
During the First Five-Year Plan, East Africa has initially shown its emphasis on the development of the chemical industry. Previously, East Africa could only focus on the two emerging fields of electricity and internal combustion engines.
Although basic industries such as textiles, steel, coal, and mechanical processing have developed, they can only be said to be lagging behind the top industrial countries, and it is easier to achieve results in these fields.
Any industrial country, even a country like the Far Eastern Empire with a very small proportion of industry, or Japan with scarce resources, can make achievements. East Africa has been able to support these basic industries with sufficient industrial raw materials and population, but in There is a slight lack of competitiveness in the international market.
However, no matter how strong or weak the development of these basic industries is, it is impossible to avoid it, especially for big countries. In the new century, the focus of East African industry is still not on traditional industrial fields, but on petroleum, chemicals, etc. Emerging industries, while electric power and internal combustion engine-related industries have begun to form huge values and are booming.
This does not mean that traditional industries in East Africa cannot be developed, but in a large country like East Africa, the resources obtained are relatively sufficient, which may not be as good as that of the United States and Germany, but compared with other countries, it is still Very impressive.
This is the positive effect of country size on industrial development. Large countries have enough resources and population to support more comprehensive industrial development, while many small countries are subject to the above conditions and can only give up part of their industries.
For example, Japan's steel industry is limited by the lack of local coal and iron ore, and its output is pitifully low compared with other industrial and semi-industrial countries. This means that other countries in Japan's region have weak industrial bases, otherwise It is difficult to become competitive.
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“Your Highness, as far as we know, the Japanese government may have reached certain conditions with the United Kingdom. Japan’s diplomatic personnel in London have increased significantly in recent days, and the two countries should have reached an agreement on the Far East issue. ”
The intelligence agencies in East Africa have always attached great importance to the two countries, Britain and Japan, so when Japan and Britain interact, East Africa will soon be able to grasp part of the situation.
"Far East issue! Is the intelligence reliable?" Ernst asked directly.
“Yes, such meetings are well attended, so it is easy for us to obtain relevant information from within the British government.”
It is relatively simple to obtain intelligence from the UK. As a "democratic" country, the UK can obtain some of the political trends of the British government as long as it is willing to spend money or have a good relationship with certain government personnel. On the contrary, the work of the East African intelligence department in Japan is more difficult, because Japan's intelligence department developed relatively early, but Japan's main focus is on dealing with the Far Eastern Empire and Tsarist Russia, and they also focus on Britain and the United States, which have important influence on Japan. country’s intelligence, so it’s hard to care too much about East Africa.
Although East Africa and Japan have had some unpleasantness over territorial issues, except for the Southern Ryukyu Islands, it is difficult for East Africa to attract Japanese interest.
“According to the information we have learned, in this round of political exchanges between Britain and Japan, Russia is most likely to be dealt with. In recent years, Tsarist Russia’s growing influence in the Far Eastern Empire has already affected the potential interests that Britain and Japan regard themselves as. Threat. "
After confirming that Britain and Japan are cooperating and may make big moves, Ernst can basically confirm that the British and Japanese governments are going for Tsarist Russia this time, and even the "British-Japanese Alliance Treaty" May have been signed.
In recent years, Tsarist Russia has been increasingly active in the Far East, especially in the 1990s. After the Siberian Railway officially entered the construction stage, it has now entered the final stage, and it is estimated that it will be completely opened in another two or three years.
It can be said that when the Siberian Railway was opened, the war between Japan and Russia was approaching, and the British government's attitude towards this matter was naturally to join forces with Japan to resist Russia.
As a maritime country, Russia has always been the target of British vigilance. Russia is not comparable to Russia in the previous life. Its area alone reaches nearly 23 million square kilometers, which is almost one more than Canada in East Africa.
Another important factor that makes Russia more terrifying than East Africa is that it is a European country and occupies a large part of Asian territory.
In the general impression, the weather in Russia in the previous life was very bad, mainly in its Asian territories, either arid Central Asia or the freezing Siberian region.
But the climate in the European part of Russia is obviously not like this. In the previous life, Russia's European area was nearly more than four million square kilometers, so excluding those leftover areas, Russia is still the top power in Europe.
The terror of Russia is far greater than that of Russia. Russian territory includes Poland, Ukraine, the three Baltic countries and other regions in the previous life. Adding these regions, the European part of Russia is close to 10 million square kilometers.
In other words, the entire Russia, covering an area of at least 10 million square kilometers, has quite good climate conditions. The development of industry and agriculture will not be greatly restricted. Although the climate conditions in other areas are too poor, they will not be greatly restricted. It can provide Russia with more abundant resources.
In other words, Eastern Europe in this era is almost entirely occupied by Russia. If the European part of Russia can develop, it will be equivalent to the United States tying up Canada.
The good news is that Russia's industrial base is relatively weak, and the development of some of its European territories is relatively difficult, and it is naturally subject to joint suppression by other European countries.
That is to say, after the Franco-Prussian War, the relationship between France and Tsarist Russia eased. Otherwise, Russia could be said to have no friends in Europe.
In fact, Russia’s geographical advantages are too great. Regardless of military or diplomacy, as long as it can make a breakthrough, it can change the European political landscape. Fortunately, Russia is not very good in the military and diplomatic fields, so it can be used by the West. Total suppression.
Ernst was not deliberately belittling Russia, but stating objective facts. After all, any Russian military or diplomatic capabilities that could reach the level of Germany during the Franco-Prussian War would be enough for Tsarist Russia to return to the "European Gendarmerie" Location.
(End of this chapter)