After Wang Mingshan told his son what to do, he hurried back to Asia. Before departure, he received the news that the Min dynasty would begin to widen and dredge the New Suez Canal in seven months. He suggested that ships and companies could adjust their transportation plans according to the plan. On the same day, there was also news from the International Maritime Association. The British side announced that the Suez Canal widening project had officially begun. The widened canal could accommodate ships of 40,000 tons.
The father and son took a boat south through the New Suez Canal. At the mouth of the New Suez Canal, they saw a dense line of ships. The new canal was deep and wide enough, and the pilots were of high quality. At the same price, it would be faster than the British canal.
"Father, the British made more money from the Suez Canal. Why didn't they dredge it before?" Wang Mingshan's son was puzzled.
Wang Mingshan explained, "The British canal company has to pay high profits to the shareholders every year. Do you think the shareholders will spit out the money? The situation of our Min dynasty is different. The widening of the canal is a strategic decision. It will be fine as long as we don't lose money in ten years. "
"Is our system more advanced than the British?" Wang Mingshan's son became serious.
"It has nothing to do with whether it is advanced or not. The basis of the British system is the profit of capital. The basis of our Min dynasty system is the development of productivity. You are now engaged in the shipping industry is a capital operation. You should work hard to follow the rules of capital operation. "
The father and son discussed the shipping company. The next day, they followed the fleet through the New Suez Canal to the Red Sea. The speed of the cruise ship in the Red Sea quickly increased and caught up with the fleet in front. The warships in this fleet with the flag of the Osman Empire Navy looked like the Liberation Army Navy at first glance. Now the decent warships in the Osman Empire Navy were all old ships of the Liberation Army Navy. The appearance of this very advanced warship in the Red Sea for the Osman Empire made Wang Mingshan a little surprised. After thinking about it, Wang Mingshan also felt relieved. He was now just a retired person. The news of the Osman Empire Navy would not inform him. As the speed of both sides deviated, the Osman Empire's fleet gradually disappeared from Wang Mingshan's sight.
Wang Mingshan did not know the purpose of this Osman Empire fleet, but the Min dynasty knew very well the purpose of this Osman Empire fleet. Under the cover of the warships, several transport ships docked at the port closest to the Holy City of Mecca, and fully armed troops immediately disembarked. At this time, the port was in chaos. There were gunshots everywhere, and many places had fires and thick smoke. As soon as the soldiers left the port, they were immediately shot at.
Captain Kemal ducked behind a mud wall and shouted to his troops, "Take cover!"
Keimor adjusted the helmet on his head. He took out a small mirror from his backpack and stuck it in the slot of the rifle. According to his training, he soon saw the enemy hiding in a house near the port exit and shooting in the direction of the port. Taking back the mirror, the captain gave an order to the platoon leader who rushed over. "The first platoon uses firepower to contain the enemy, the second platoon from the left, and the fourth platoon from the right."
"Captain, why don't we go around directly? Our goal is to drive away the enemy who invaded Mecca." The deputy company commander couldn't help but suggest.
Keimor coldly replied, "We are not here to take back Mecca, but to kill those fanatics. Others probably think that taking back Mecca is eating meat, but my view is different from them. Eliminating fanatics is eating meat. In hundreds of years, has the Sultan been to Mecca even once? "
The deputy company commander knew that Captain Kemal was a member of the Young Turks because the deputy company commander and several platoon leaders were also members of the Young Turks. The Osman Empire has been carrying out reforms in the past two decades. In places where the modern education system is widespread, young people have begun to awaken. Although the Young Turks was an illegal political party in theory, it had great influence in the Osman Empire. In the Young Turks, Kemal was also considered a radical. His political ideal was to sweep away the feudalism and Islamic ideology of the Osman Empire and establish a thoroughly modern industrial country.
Kemal didn't know that the deputy company commander was so excited. Eliminating the extremists was just common sense for Kemal. The Wahhabis were not only fanatics in the eyes of Kemal, but also in the eyes of the Sultan. From 1801 to 1811, the Wahhabis rose in alliance with the Saudi family. They demolished Hussein's mausoleum, successively conquered Mecca and Medina, destroyed the Prophet Muhammad's mausoleum, and attacked the Ottoman Empire in Syria and Iraq. The Osman Empire sent ministers to break through the Saudi capital after seven years of conquest. The Saudis fled to Kuwait, and the Wahhabis were driven into the desert.
Even the Sultan of Turkey knew to annihilate this group of people, so it was impossible for Kemal to have any tolerance for this group of people. Because of his unhappiness with the extremists, Kemal was even somewhat dissatisfied with the Min dynasty. What stirred him up was the action of the Min dynasty to take away Kuwait. There were locals in Kuwait, and the Min dynasty moved the locals to northern Sudan. The Saudi family living in Kuwait united with the Wahhabis in the desert to counterattack Riyadh, and became a scourge of the Osman Empire. With an egoistic mood, Kemal felt that it would be good if the Min dynasty got rid of this group of people.
In less than half an hour, the enemies in the house were eliminated. The bodies were dragged out, and the seized weapons were thrown next to the bodies. Kemal bent down to observe and frowned slightly.
Just as the deputy company commander expected, the goal of other troops was to bypass the battlefield and reach the final battle area, while Kemal's goal was to annihilate the enemy. The most advanced department of the Osman Empire was their new army, and Kemal was a top talent who graduated first in the military school. There were a few casualties in the battle, and the whole battle was considered easy. But the results of the battle accumulated one by one.
The commander of the troops quickly handed this hard work to the troops led by Kemal. So Kemal's troops were further and further behind. When the main force attacked Mecca, Kemal had just annihilated an enemy on camels, more than 20 kilometers away from Mecca.
"These weapons are all made in Britain," Kemal said to the deputy company commander.
"Ah?" The deputy company commander did not understand for a moment.
"These people's weapons are made in Britain, and the people behind them should be the British," Kemal explained coldly.
The deputy company commander had always thought that the British should be considered a friend of the Osman Empire, so he asked in surprise, "The British … why would they do this?"
Kemal was too lazy to explain that there was no fixed alliance position for national interests. He urged his crotch to move forward. The camel was not slow, and it took two hours to reach 20 kilometers. As soon as he arrived at the destination, Kemal felt that the situation was very chaotic. When the troops guarding the intersection heard that it was Kemal, they immediately asked him to report to the brigade headquarters. Kemal naturally completed the order as quickly as possible.
Kemal's father and brigade commander had both served under the Imperial Marshal Osman Pasha. They had participated in the defense of Priwen Fortress under Nuri Pasha's command and became good friends. Kemal's father died early, and this uncle helped him with his schooling. Kemal said that he wanted to enter the Junior Military Academy, and this uncle immediately recommended him. He even introduced Kemal, who had excellent grades, to the Osman? Nuri Pasha. When the old marshal learned that this outstanding young man was the son of an old subordinate in Priwen Fortress, he gave Kemal an exquisite tourbillon pocket watch produced by the Min dynasty. On the cover was engraved 'Osman? Nuri gifted Kemal '. Needless to say, this important and expensive exquisite pocket watch was kept close to Kemal's chest.
When he saw the brigade commander at the brigade headquarters, whose face was livid, Kemal immediately straightened his back. He knew that he had to take on important tasks.
"Those Wahhabis wrapped bombs around women and sneaked up on our troops. The attacking troops suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat from Mecca. "The brigade commander briefly described the current situation.
"My troops can join the battle," Kemal replied immediately.
The brigade commander gritted his teeth and said, "Your regiment commander and battalion commander were killed, and the deputy commander will be transferred to the new regiment headquarters. I appoint you as battalion commander. You will take the troops and join the attacking troops. "
"Yes! But how many people did those zealots send to sneak up on our troops? "Kemal asked.
"More than two hundred women. We have ordered to shoot on sight on the streets. "The brigade commander's face seemed to be covered with frost.
Kemal did not say much. At this time, the brigade commander only wanted Kemal to complete the task of eliminating the enemy. After saluting, he went to take over his new troops.
The battle went on like this. After having a full experience of the zealots, the Osman Army was no longer stupid. The encirclement was very effective, and it was getting smaller and smaller. However, the Osman Army did not kill anyone on sight. After the local people surrendered, they were only temporarily locked up. Many people said that after the zealots attacked Mecca, they took the local women as wives and hoped that the central army could rescue their families.
Kemal promised that he would do his best and immediately received the cooperation of the local people. The military system of the Osman Empire imitated the Min dynasty and adopted the four-four system. A battalion had nine hundred men and horses, and with the support of the local people, the progress of Kemal's troops was greatly increased. Some local people risked their lives to report, and Kemal suddenly led his troops through two blocks and surrounded a large residential area.
The enemy immediately counterattacked with all their strength, but Kemal was able to withstand it. The battle was cruel. The enemy had a large number of troops and fierce firepower. Not only did this not make Kemal feel uneasy, but it also proved to Kemal that this was, as the local people said, the base of the enemy.
Kemal's troops blocked the area, and the enemy did not surround them. Instead, they all retreated to this block. The other troops came with cannons to participate in the siege. When the cannons sounded, the walls of the houses and courtyards were instantly blasted with large holes. The people who resisted with their backs against the wall could not resist.
After a period of attack and defense, the center of the enemy's territory suddenly burst out with gunfire. Just as Kemal suspected that the enemy was fighting among themselves, he saw the enemy come out and surrender.
Keimor immediately led his men to the center of the street to take control of the enemy's armory. Those who had surrendered were quite cooperative. Looking at the mountains of British weapons and ammunition in the armory, Keimor finally revealed a trace of a smile. He ordered, "Send someone to tell the brigade commander that we have occupied the enemy's armory. Fight …"
"Battalion Commander!" Someone stumbled in from outside. It was the reconnaissance platoon leader. The platoon leader's face was pale. "Battalion Commander, I brought my men to look for the women that these people kidnapped. I found that they had killed all the women!"
This news stunned Kemal. "Where are they?" Kemal's eyes were wide open.
"I'll take you there." The platoon leader immediately set off.
Sure enough, there were places that looked like barracks. The walls of the courtyards were splattered with blood, and the corners were filled with the corpses of women. The curves of the bodies under the black robes showed that some of the women were pregnant.
After going to a few such places, Kemal could no longer bear to look at them. "Bring those people to me!" His voice was filled with cold killing intent. The troops who had witnessed such atrocities immediately acted upon receiving the order and quickly brought back some of the people who had surrendered.
When the person who had surrendered heard this question, he quickly explained, "The scriptures say that when there is a woman behind them, a man must fight to the death. We asked the imam to explain the scriptures. It is possible to preserve the chastity of the wife by killing them. If the wife is dead, we can surrender! "
"You … don't you want to protect your women?" Kemal's voice was full of confusion.
"This Muslim brother, we have already protected the chastity of the women." The person who had surrendered said righteously.
Hearing this, Kemal stood up. He looked straight ahead and did not want to look at the captives who were kneeling on the ground. "Shoot them all." Kemal ordered as he strode away.
After the Osman Empire recaptured Mecca, they pursued the Osman Empire. The Min dynasty helped the Osman Empire build a railway network in Syria and Iraq, and the local fanatics were quickly annihilated. There were no railways in the south-central region of the Arabian Peninsula, so the speed of annihilation was much slower.
When the news reached Vézé in North America, Vézé did not say anything. He was very happy in his heart. Within the Min dynasty, there had been three major purges in the past few decades against those who believed that the theocracy was superior to the regime and the law. Vézé did not dare to say that there were no fish that escaped the net, but he dared to say that in the next few decades, as long as the bureaucrats did not make artificial religious problems, these things would not affect the Min dynasty.
The problems abroad were now suppressed and purged by the Osman Empire. After the Turkish Sultan became the leader of the Muslims, the successive Sultans had never gone to Mecca. The radicals had always been ruthlessly eradicated, and Vézé was very assured of them.
According to the way Vézé dealt with problems now, he did not say a word about it and just kept it in his heart. Vézé's one-year-old grandson obviously did not know what his grandfather was thinking. He sat on the cushion on the floor next to his grandfather and flipped through a book. Vézé acted as if he did not see it and let the little guy play by himself. If Vézé was not here, Qi Rui's wife Bu Ran would have probably corrected the baby. Now she did not dare to say a word and let the two of them sit together and look through things in their own way.
Vézé, who was highly focused on solving the problem, had a kind of calmness that made Bu Ran's hair stand on end. It was not the eternal indifference, but the vitality that nothing could stop Vézé from moving forward. Bu Ran felt very panicked when she thought that this man signed the "cheap civil law" with such calmness. Her female intuition made her believe that no matter who stood in front of Vézé, they would be destroyed by this man.
Not knowing how his mother felt, Bu Ran and Qi Rui's son liked the feeling of being by his grandfather's side. In a few hours, he went to the toilet once and played the rest of the time. When the little thing finally had enough of playing, it stood up and ran to its mother, causing Bu Ran to feel relieved. Just now, she had an indescribable worry that her lively son would become an extremely calm person like his grandfather.
In the evening, Qi Rui rushed home. He invited his father, Vézé, into the study and immediately asked, "Father, what do you think of the military expenditure needed for the construction of the ship?"
"There is no problem with Ziyang's theory," Vézé replied.
"Oh … You think so?" Qi Rui felt that something was wrong, but he did not know what it was.
"Ziyang's problem is that he did not come up with a theoretical solution. What he said made some sense, but he could not find a solution based on logic," Vézé commented.
"You mean he is right?" Wei Kun thought that Ziyang was wrong.
"This kind of thing needs to be seen in the future." Vézé did not wait for his son to speak and continued, "I'm going to the southeast of North America tomorrow, so I won't be eating here."
Qi Rui knew that his father's decision could not be changed, so he quickly got up and sent his father out. After his father's car drove away, Qi Rui realized that his father, Vézé, did not express his opinion on Ziyang's matter at all. Qi Rui wanted to know his father's opinion.
In fact, no matter how Qi Rui asked, Vézé would not answer Qi Rui's question. Now Vézé wanted to see more. Vézé could see Ziyang's fate clearly, but from an economic point of view, Vézé wanted to see if he could persist.
Before Vézé came to North America this time, a group of naval comrades still felt that the navy did not do a good job in the design of the new battleship and computer research. More than two months after Vézé arrived in North America, the Design Bureau finalized the design and the transistor computer passed the acceptance inspection. It was funny how it was done. Previously, this group of comrades had countless ideas, hoping to come up with a perfect design that was hard to come up with. No matter how much work they did, it would only lead to more arguments. When the pressure from above was like a mountain, they immediately compromised internally. According to the rules, they summarized the accumulated parts and the problem was solved.
The motivation for progress came from pressure, but pressure was also divided into smart people and smart people. This required these companies and departments to communicate with production units and users. On the basis that all kinds of arguments were a bad thing, no one could stand it, so the solution was passed. At this time, everyone hoped for a person with absolute prestige to settle things with one sentence. However, history proved that people who could not bear such painful experiences basically played the role of spoiling things through excessive enthusiasm.
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