Chapter 1160

Zou Xingwen is nervously watching the part where the Suez Canal connects with the Red Sea.

Now the constructors are placing explosives at the bottom of the canal. Once the explosives explode, the remaining soil between the canal and the Mediterranean will be blasted. From then on, the Suez Canal will be officially connected, which means that the imperial warships will no longer have to go around Europe, but can directly enter the Mediterranean through the canal from the Red Sea, reducing the voyage of 10000 kilometers.

Moreover, there are many European countries along the Mediterranean, including Portugal, Spain, France, Austria, Greece and the Ottoman Empire.

Once the Empire controlled the canal, it was equivalent to controlling the Mediterranean Sea. European countries had to look at the face of the Empire if they wanted to pass through the canal.

"Zou Shilang, all the explosives have been laid. Now they can be blasted at any time." Zou Xingwen was thinking when a general in military uniform came to him.

The army provided a lot of explosives for this blasting, and the low-level construction personnel also came from the army.

"Thank you Mr. Lu for your help this time. After the canal is completed, I will certainly ask the emperor for your help on behalf of the Ministry of work." Zou Xingwen said with a smile.

”Mr. Zou is very polite. You and I are all for the sake of the Empire. If you want to say thank you, we should also thank you. Now that the canal is opened, the imperial army can save a lot of distance. "Lu Jun said.

After Persia assigned the Suez Canal and the surrounding 100 Li land to the Empire, he was ordered to lead 10000 soldiers to Suez to protect the smooth progress of the canal construction.

After all, although Ottoman gave the land to Persia, many people still miss the Ottoman Empire.

During the implementation of the project, many bandits tried to sabotage the implementation of the project, but they were frustrated by his soldiers.

Although the canal will be completed soon, he knows that the task they will face will be more severe in the future.

Now the order from the Empire has come down. The Empire will set up military bases along the Suez Canal to protect its overseas interests.

"Mr. Lu is really righteous. "Zou Xingwen said with a smile that he has a good sense of Lu Jun and is a conscientious soldier.

Zou Xingwen said: "now that the explosives have been placed, please ask Mr. Lu to give an order!"

Lu Jun ordered the excavators and construction workers in the canal to evacuate immediately. Once the blasting is carried out, the sea water from the Mediterranean will be directly poured into the Yunhe River, where it will meet the sea water from the Red Sea in the middle of the canal.

When all the people evacuated, Lu Jun gave the order to the soldiers. With a startling sound, the soil layer was lifted into the air by explosives, and the last barrier to block the Mediterranean water collapsed. At this moment, the Mediterranean water poured into the galaxy fiercely.

Zou Xingwen's eyes were wet. When the canal was built, he was sent here by the Ministry of industry. After more than a year of hard construction, they crossed 175 kilometers, used thousands of excavators, and nearly 80000 workers from the Empire and the local area finally dug through the artificial canal.

Now he finally did not have to worry about the progress and the attack from the local tribes, but a strong feeling of not giving up rose in his heart at this time.

Lu Jun is also full of emotion. He has won military victories all over the world, but here, the victory of the imperial project is also great.

For him, the completion of the canal was no less than winning a war, and even more important, because the time from the Empire to Europe would be shortened by nearly half

A month later, the news of the Suez Canal arrived in Qingzhou. As soon as it was published in the newspaper, it immediately caused the shock of the Empire.

With a keen sense of smell, businessmen naturally knew the significance of the canal's connection. Soon, there was a call for the Empire to dump industrial products to Europe.

With steamships and the opening of the Suez Canal, it will take only 40 days for the imperial fleet to reach Europe.

For the merchants of the Empire, such a short voyage meant huge business opportunities.

"Emperor, businessmen are very excited. It is urgent to open the European market. After all, Europe is the largest market in the world for the Empire."

After the completion of the Suez Canal, it was Li Kaiyuan, not Pang Yukun or Cui Shangan, who came to him first.

The businessman has packed his office, and everyone is asking about trade with Europe.

"What's the urgency? It's not the time. Europe is in a hot fight. It's not the time to intervene." Xiao Ming said lightly.

He naturally knew that Europe was the biggest market today. After all, European countries colonized the world for more than 200 years and plundered a lot of wealth from all over the world.

This wealth has greatly improved the living standards of Europeans, which is not comparable to that of Japan and Korea.

Because of this, in contemporary history, Europe and the west can recover quickly no matter how fierce the war they have experienced.

Because no matter how they fight, the wealth they snatch is still in Europe.

So now he's going to try his best to transfer gold, silver and all kinds of valuable wealth from Europe to the Empire.The agreement he had the British sign was to extract wealth from Europe.

"Still waiting?" Li Kaiyuan was a little disappointed, "how long do you have to wait? "

Xiao Ming pondered for a moment. In three months, he inspected the important military industrial bases in China and had a detailed understanding of the construction progress of each base.

He said: "in three years, I will be able to build a European expeditionary force, which can fight as Europe once conquered South America, and Europeans can't find North America. "

Li Kaiyuan nodded," with the words of the emperor, the whole empire will be at ease, just waiting for this day to come. "

Xiao Ming said with a smile: "even if you are not in a hurry, I am also in a hurry. The high welfare of the empire is waiting to rob Europe? Otherwise, I can't afford to pay for universal education and free medical care. "

Li Kaiyuan was even more excited when he heard this. He said from the bottom of his heart: "it's a good fortune for the imperial Empire to have the emperor. It's also a good fortune for the common people. The name of the emperor will go down in history forever. "

Xiao Ming shakes his head slightly, but he doesn't care what's left in history. As the owner of technology crystal, his ultimate goal is to make the Empire achieve eternity with the help of technology.

"Well, after so many years, you still can't change your flattering skills. Go back and send those businessmen away. Tell them that the Empire has food, naturally they have food. If the Empire doesn't give it to them, they're just looking for death!" Speaking of the last sentence, Xiao Ming's tone became severe.

His meaning is very clear. If anyone dares to smuggle, sell materials and resell technology to Europe during this period, don't blame him for his impoliteness.

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