Chapter 744: Learn from Everyone’s Strong Points
The colorful Russian flag is achieved through artificial coloring. Due to cost and efficiency considerations, only the last shot is in color.
It was only one shot that left the deepest impression on the audience.
"Life and Death" is not only the first talkie film, but also the first color film, which not only brings a new experience to the audience, but also refreshes the audience's understanding of Russia.
Who said that Russia’s technology is backward? Russia is the first country in the world to apply armored combat vehicles and aircraft to the battlefield.
The barbarism of the Russians is the best embodiment of the indomitable spirit of human beings in harsh environments.
Comparing the hypocritical politicians in various European countries, some commentators have begun to use "frank" and "disdainful to be complicit" to describe Nicholas Jr. who often speaks nonsense in the League of Nations.
In the past, the image of the Russian Grand Duke in the minds of people in various European countries was associated with negative words such as "barbaric", "extravagant" and "absurd".
The Russia presented in "Life and Death" is a perfect utopia. Civil servants are not greedy for money, military officers are not afraid of death, and ordinary people will remain optimistic and tenacious even in the face of desperate situations, which fully embodies the spiritual core of the Russian people - —
In other words, it is the spirit that Russians yearn for.
There are definitely some plots in the movie that are fictitious, but art originally comes from life being higher than life. When faced with doubts, there are great Confucian scholars who debate the classics.
After "Life and Death" was released in various European countries, Russia ushered in another wave of naturalization.
In the past two years, European countries, led by Britain and France, have been extremely strict with Russia’s news censorship. In particular, Russia’s various benefits for ordinary people have not been reported in European countries. If the public wants to know about Russia, they only need to through other means.
"Life and Death" is like a feast, recommending carefully packaged Russia to hungry travelers in the desert. No one can refuse this invitation.
Europeans actually have very weak feelings towards their country.
When Chinese talk about the history of Dongda University, they always refer to the four great inventions, which spanned five thousand years. Our ancestors used chopsticks instead of knives and forks because they disliked knives and forks because they were too rude. Your ancestors didn’t use knives and forks because you didn’t know how to make them.
The history of Europeans is mediocre. The entire Middle Ages can be summed up in four words: Dark Ages, until the Renaissance——
Oh, how can we talk about revival when we have never had something? Get up.
This is why Europe is desperately trying to belittle Eastern history.
What my ancestors didn’t have, you can’t have either.
George sometimes had to admire the ability of Europeans to tell lies with their eyes open. The world war, which was obviously caused by the uneven distribution of spoils, could be interpreted as a battle between justice and evil. It took not to mention thousands of years, but only a few years. Everything in the past can be confused with right and wrong.
Of course George is not qualified to laugh at Europeans, because Russia is doing the same thing.
After the collapse of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Persian oil exploration came to a standstill.
It is not that no one wants to take over the oil fields. Many British companies have taken the initiative to contact the Persian government, hoping to continue to develop Persian oil.
Even Rockefeller couldn't help but want to get involved and took the initiative to contact Dmitry to explore the possibility of jointly developing Persian oil.
Dmitry fully demonstrated the arrogance of the Russian Grand Duke and ignored Rockefeller's overtures.
If Russia wants to develop Persian oil, does it need to join forces with the Americans?
The first commercially valuable oil well in the United States did not appear until 1859. Rockefeller entered the oil industry in 1863 and established Standard Oil in 1870.
Russia established its first petroleum distillation plant as early as 1834, at least 25 years earlier than the Americans.
Like Rockefeller, all British companies that took the initiative to contact the Persian government retreated after investigating the specific situation in Persia.
The Persian government is open to oil exploration and will welcome anyone who wants to discuss cooperation.
With the experience of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in the past, anyone who wants to exploit Persian oil must consider whether they can cope with the harsh environment in Persia.
The Persian government admits that it cannot guarantee the safety of the oil fields due to its own weakness.
Some people also contacted the British government, hoping that the British government would develop Persian oil in the name of the country.
This also cannot solve the security problem, because due to the restrictions of the Anglo-Russian St. Petersburg Treaty, Britain cannot station troops in Persia.
So the current situation is that although Britain's demand for oil is getting higher and higher, and Persia also has oil, Britain has to endure high-priced oil from Russia and the United States.
Under normal circumstances, Russia should keep silent and make a fortune.
However, in recent times, some people in Europe have blamed the deterioration of security in Persia on the secret planning of the Americans.
It makes sense when you think about it.
If Europe is self-sufficient in oil, its dependence on American oil will be greatly reduced, so Rockefeller has every reason to attack the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
Combined with the fact that Rockefeller wanted to cooperate with Russia, but was rejected by Russia's Grand Duke Dmitry, the Americans' insidiousness is ready to emerge.
Just a month ago, King Hussein Ali of Hijaz suddenly announced that he would not provide protection to adventurers exploring within Hijaz.
This poured cold water on the faces of adventurers who were running rampant around the world.
Petroleum is closely related to geology. Many European geologists believe that there is a large amount of oil around the Persian Gulf based on the geology along the Persian Gulf.
Based on this theory, Darcis found oil fields in Persia and then founded the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
The collapse of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company not only did not sound the alarm for adventurers, but instead set the best example, making countless adventurers eager to try.
As long as oil can be found, even if you don't develop it yourself, you can still make a large profit by selling the location of the oil field to a big company. Hussein Ali's warning was not about whether he could provide protection to explorers, but that after the Kingdom of Hijaz issued this statement, any adventurers who entered Hijaz would face endless pursuit by the Hijaz people.
No need to hunt down.
As long as the guide leads the adventurer into the desert, the adventurer will die of thirst and starvation.
At the end of May, Felix received a telegram from London that the British government hoped to jointly develop oil in Persia with the Yusupov family.
When Felix received this telegram, he and George were watching the flying torpedo experiment.
It was the German Georg Wilhelm von Siemens who demonstrated flying torpedoes for George and Felix.
Georg Siemens, the nephew of Siemens Chairman Carl Siemens, began research on flying torpedoes in 1914.
The flying torpedo is a remote-controlled weapon that can be controlled remotely and fly in a gliding manner.
In 1918, George Siemens developed a flying torpedo with a maximum maneuverable distance of 4 kilometers.
Just when Georg Siemens wanted to recommend his research results to Wilhelm II, Germany was defeated and destroyed, and the research was interrupted.
After the Siberian Bank and Deutsche Bank signed an agreement, Alexander selected flying torpedoes from the database provided by the Germans for funding, and searched for relevant technical personnel from Amur to go to Siemens in Germany for joint research and development with George Siemens.
“Our current remote-controlled torpedoes have a maximum maneuverable distance of 6 kilometers, and successfully passed the acceptance of the Navy half a month ago.”
Alexander is very happy, remote-controlled Torpedoes will effectively increase the hit rate of torpedoes.
The Washington Naval Conference stipulated the tonnage of capital ships and aircraft carriers, but there was no agreement on submarines.
Out of consideration for its own interests, Britain asked all countries to stop research on submarines and restrict the development of submarines at the Washington Naval Conference.
There was no need for Peter to come forward. France was the first to express its opposition.
The French man-made submarine does not threaten the Royal Navy, but studies the undersea plants of the Mediterranean.
These are the original words of the French representative.
"Why don't we just build more battleships?"
What Felix needs is the deterrence brought by the navy.
Submarines are hiding under the water. No matter how many there are and how powerful the combat effectiveness is, the opponent will not know it.
The significance of the battleship is not only in combat, but also in deterrence.
When people think of Britain now, the first thing that comes to mind is the Royal Navy.
If one day the Royal Navy loses its deterrence, it will be the end of the British Empire.
What George was thinking about was not the battleship, but the rocket launcher.
In the World War, Russian rocket launchers played a huge role, effectively making up for the lack of firepower of Russian artillery.
Although the torpedo studied by George of Germany is claimed to be a flying torpedo, it cannot actually fly and can only be controlled remotely in the water.
Russia already has relatively mature rocket launcher technology.
If Russian rocket launcher technology is combined with Siemens' remote control technology, can the V2 rocket be released ahead of schedule?
George was curious.
If the V2 rocket can be released ahead of schedule, then the war will enter a new stage, and the Royal Navy, which the British are proud of, will not be what it used to be, and its deterrence will be greatly reduced.
The key reason why Britain focuses on developing its navy and neglects its army lies in the English Channel.
As long as the Royal Navy maintains its superior position, no European country can pose a real threat to the British mainland.
Both airships and aircraft had been used in the world wars, and the deterrent power of the Royal Navy had been shaken.
After all, airships and planes have to fly through the English Channel before they can enter the sky above the British mainland.
The rocket can easily cross the English Channel and launch an attack on the British mainland.
George told Karpov about his idea and asked Karpov to organize a team to conduct research.
This research does not require cooperation with the Germans.
It’s not impossible.
Cooperation still requires cooperation, but Karpov needs to set up two teams, one team to cooperate with the Germans, and one team to study independently. The best way is to learn from the strengths of others.
Although the flying torpedo is not worthy of its name, it has brought limited improvement to the Russian army.
The emergence of flying torpedoes still reminded George that he should pay more attention to German technology.
(End of this chapter)