The sun never sets

This is the British's favorite way of doing business. A long time ago, someone at 19 Downing Street said, "Wherever trade goes, the flag follows." But the Russians shouldn't do it this way. Those Russians have always been simple, crude and direct. After transforming into the [Human Innovation Alliance], have they even lost the tradition of the Russian bear?

Soon, British intelligence personnel received news that there was dissatisfaction within the League over the giving of meat to Romania. Before Britain could make a fuss about this incident, the League once again launched the "Rectification Movement."

Because the alliance ceded land to Romania, the surrounding countries' concerns about the People's Revolutionary League have dissipated a little. From this incident, it can be seen that the alliance is reasonable and the "Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence" are true!

Progressive people cheered this moment, believing it was "the triumph of justice over power." Lin Yongchang's thoughts and Lin Yongchangism were further spread in places such as Cambridge University and Oxford University.

Johnson and others publicized the achievements of the alliance when they gave speeches in Cambridge. In the UK, the US and other countries, more and more people were interested in Lin Yongchang's ideas.

The French Commune had always been critical of the League, and this time it was rare for it to believe that the Human Reform League had upheld justice. However, Trotsky was still very dissatisfied with the League's actions. He believed that the League should join forces with the Hungarian Republic to eliminate the Romanian government and dye the entire Romania bright red.

Lev Davidovich Trotsky said this not because he had a personal grudge against Lin Yongchang. It was true that Trotsky was assigned to work and study on the farm for more than half a year, but he did not hate Lin Yongchang because of this. His criticism of the alliance policy was purely due to differences in political ideas.

Comrade Trotsky was an advocate of "permanent revolution" and believed that only through continuous revolution could all mankind be liberated and final victory achieved.

The People's Revolutionary League guaranteed Hungary's independence and had close economic ties with the French Commune. Its strategic environment in central Europe was in a very good situation, so it was able to use most of its manpower and material resources to implement the "Second Five-Year Plan".

The situation in the alliance was good, but the situation in other European countries was not good. The trauma brought by the world war had not yet completely subsided, and large-scale demonstrations by workers occurred in Britain and Germany. In Italy, Benito Mussolini established the Italian Fascist Party and officially entered the political arena.

Because of its political stance that was opposite to that of the left, the Italian Fascist Party was favored by the bourgeoisie as soon as it appeared.

After the relevant information was passed to the Kremlin, Lin Yongchang asked the intelligence department to conduct a detailed investigation on Mussolini, who seemed like a gangster leader. Some businessmen took the initiative to contact the Italian Fascist Party and provided Mussolini with a sum of money.

The news from Italy gave Lin Yongchang a long-lost sense of familiarity. In Britain, Germany, the United States and France, the wheel of history had long gone astray.

Chapter 722: Catching Up

Lin Yongchang became busier than ever. He could have taken it easy, but the Second Five-Year Plan was too important and he had to spend more time on it. Plus he had to go around inspecting, so time was always insufficient.

He was so engrossed that he didn't realize how much time had passed. One day, he took a train from the Baku oil field back to Moscow. Halfway through the journey, a few snowflakes suddenly fell outside. Lin Yongchang put down the documents in his hand, looked out the window, and saw traces of frost everywhere on the ground.

"Snowing."

Time flies, it snows so soon. It's snowing, how far is the Chinese New Year? Russians don't celebrate the Chinese New Year, they have the Orthodox Christmas, but the Orthodox Church is also within the scope of the government's crackdown. Chinese people generally go home for the Chinese New Year, so the term "Spring Festival travel" was created for this reason.

There was no Spring Festival travel rush before the railway lines were connected to all parts of the country. The Spring Festival travel rush only emerged after the railway lines were gradually improved and the government intervened administratively to keep ticket prices very low, even during festivals and holidays.

If possible, who wouldn’t want to spend the New Year with their family at home?

But people in Europe cannot go home to celebrate the Spring Festival. The road is too long. It is far enough from Urumqi to the inland, and it is even farther to take a train from Moscow to Chang'an. How long will it take to go there and back? Do you still want to work?

Besides, people don’t have much money these days, and train tickets are so expensive, so just save as much as you can.

When Lin Yongchang returned to Moscow, the accumulated documents had already filled up his desk. This time, he confirmed that the construction of the Baku oil field was going very smoothly. After returning, he would deal with matters in other parts of the alliance.

The first report I read was about transportation. Only when the roads are clear can the alliance's manpower and material resources be utilized. However, the first report was that the railway line was temporarily blocked due to a fault. The Trans-Siberian Railway is a pit. Many sections turn into swamps in summer and frozen soil in winter. The maintenance cost is very high, and faults often occur, causing railway interruptions.

The Ministry of Railways applied for a comprehensive overhaul of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which would cost a lot of manpower and money. At a time when the Second Five-Year Plan was in progress, was it necessary to go to great lengths to maintain and renovate the Trans-Siberian Railway?

In addition to the Ministry of Railways, other departments also have many projects that require money. If you are a novice in the political arena, you will definitely be overwhelmed by the huge and numerous information and become overwhelmed. But Lin Yongchang has done these things very well and will not be confused by the tricks of various departments and local governments.

Moreover, he had a large team of secretaries to help share the work. If necessary, he could draw personnel from other departments and find experts to evaluate the projects. These specific matters could generally be handled by the Prime Minister's Office and various ministries, but the [People's Revolutionary League] was just established and the specific powers and responsibilities of many departments had not yet been determined, so he had to work harder.

By the time all central departments have their staff filled next year and their operations become smooth, there will be no need for Lin Yongchang to keep an eye on them all the time.

When you are busy at work, time flies by. In a blink of an eye, it is January 1th. This day every year is the Orthodox Christmas. Moscow and local governments organize grand celebrations, but eliminate the religious elements and just regard this day as a day of rest and entertainment.

Have something delicious and have fun later.

Look at the lights and visit the temple fair. Orthodox priests wear their best robes on this day. Only on Christmas Day are Orthodox priests allowed to preach outside the church. At other times, anyone who dares to do so will be knocked down by an iron fist.

Many priests were excited to be able to spread the gospel of God publicly, but they were also very nervous because there were always people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs wearing blue hats around them.

Perhaps because it was Christmas, nothing bad happened and the government became more tolerant of the clergy.

[People's Revolutionary League] There are only four religions officially recognized for the time being: Taoism, Buddhism, Islam and Orthodoxy. Each religion has a festival, and preaching outside religious places is only allowed on the festival day every year. Apart from this, all preaching outside religious places is illegal.

For this reason, the alliance demolished many Onion Temples and Orthodox churches. The Human Reform Alliance has always struck hard at religious forces. After continuous attacks and suppression, the Muslims and the Orthodox Church became much more obedient.

After Christmas, the Spring Festival soon arrived, and Moscow and other cities held even grander celebrations, with lights and decorations everywhere, gongs and drums beating, and the atmosphere was very lively.

With the influx of a large number of Asian people, the population structure of Moscow and even the entire European part of the Union has changed significantly. It is not noticeable at ordinary times, but during the Spring Festival, the local natives discovered that there are so many Asian faces around them.

Because 900 million young and middle-aged people were killed or injured in the world war, the Russian region showed a situation of more women than men, and then a large number of cross-ethnic marriages appeared. The central government encourages this kind of thing, and communication and development are the future of mankind.

Cross-ethnic marriages can speed up integration, but they also bring many problems. Local police departments have reported an increase in various types of cases. But overall, things are moving in a positive direction.

In the first year of the Second Five-Year Plan, there were recurring epidemics, which cast a shadow on the Second Five-Year Plan. However, in the following six months, the lagged progress was caught up.

In 1919, the Union produced more than 3800 million tons of steel. For various reasons, the United States produced only 3617.4 million tons of steel, Germany produced 1626 million tons, Britain produced 760.4 million tons, and the French Commune produced 530.2 million tons.

Judging from the data, the Union had become the world's largest industrial power, realizing its plan to catch up with Britain and the United States. But this was only data on paper, and the United States did not use its full production capacity in 1919. Due to social unrest and economic adjustments, the United States' industrial capacity shrank a lot after the war, and it did not fully recover until 1919.

According to the intelligence collected, the United States will have a huge rebound in steel production next year, and it is possible to surpass the alliance again and regain the title of the world's first industrial country.

Steel production cannot fully represent a country's strength, but is only an important indicator. The Alliance did not deliberately pursue steel production, but developed step by step according to the plan, and naturally gained the strength to surpass the United States.

Chapter 723: Conference on Limiting Naval Armaments

After several years of recuperation, countries gradually emerged from the shadow of war and the economy began to recover. Although it has not yet fully recovered, it is much better than in 1917. At least there will no longer be large-scale starvation.

In Western Australia, as the amount of iron ore mining increases, the settlements here are also expanding outward. The number of troops stationed in various mines has reached the scale of a brigade, and a large number of weapons are stored in various camps. If the situation is not right, the miners and farmers can be armed and turned into a division.

The combat effectiveness of a temporarily formed force is definitely not as good as that of a standing army that is always in training, but if it relies on semi-permanent fortresses and has a large number of artillery, as well as a certain amount of armored force and air force, it should be able to hold out for a period of time.

After the outbreak of the World War, Australia immediately pledged allegiance to the King of England. The Prime Minister of the Federation gave a speech saying: "If the worst happens, we will stand with our motherland (Britain) and fight for her until the last man is sacrificed and the last shilling is spent!"

During the entire World War, a total of 33 Australians followed Britain to fight, of which 6 died and 13 were injured. It should be noted that the national population of Australia was only more than 400 million at the time. In some key battles, Australia can be said to have made great contributions to Britain.

For example, in the Battle of Messines Ridge, Australian engineers used tunnel blasting to blow up tens of thousands of German troops at one time; and in the Battle of Gallipoli, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (mainly Australia) even fought alone, fighting the Ottoman Turkish army at the cost of huge casualties.

It can be said that Australia is the dominion that is most loyal to the British Empire besides Canada. From the Boer War to the World War, Australians have proved this with their blood and achievements, but now the situation has changed.

Australia suffered heavy casualties in the World War, but received nothing in return. If that were all, it would be fine. Australians are cruel by nature and love to kill. It is not that they cannot accept bloodshed without spoils. However, the British Empire gave the exploration and mining rights of Western Australia to

Sold to the league, made a huge profit, but left the Australians out.

No, it cannot be said that they are excluded, as the Australians are still given a 10% stake. 10% of the profit is not small, but compared to the benefits the alliance has gained from it, it is simply not worth mentioning.

After deducting various expenses, the net profit of the mine is not much. Australians are very dissatisfied with this. They don't think that there is only such a small profit for tens of millions of tons of iron ore every year, and they demand to check all the accounts.

The Australians' request was rejected, and the "security groups" in more than a dozen camps raised their alert levels, forcing the Australian militia to leave the territory within thirty miles of the mining site and not allowing them to set foot on farms and farms.

The Alliance's actions angered the Australian government. Is there any justice or law? Australian soldiers are never merciful. Although the Alliance has a brigade of troops in Western Australia, as long as Australia mobilizes a wave, won't it be possible to flatten the brigade in minutes?

However, the alliance's military strength is not just one brigade in Australia. Behind that brigade's "security regiment" - which is actually an army in a different outfit - stands the world's largest country and the second largest industrial country.

As long as the British government disagrees, the Australians will not dare to attack the alliance's industry. The British Empire is now unable to take care of itself and is unable to deal with various internal conflicts. It will never provoke a new war at this time.

It was with great difficulty that the Alliance gave up its plan to build a large navy. Britain did not want the People's Revolutionary League to join the naval arms race.

Due to the sluggish economy, the naval arms race between Britain and Germany was not as exaggerated as before the world war, but it also brought heavy pressure to both countries.

The United States faces pressure from both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. It spent a huge amount of money to build the Panama Canal, so that the main fleet can travel between the two oceans faster, which has reduced the pressure on the United States at sea. But even if the Panama Canal is built, the pressure on the US Navy is still very high. The United States once paid billions of dollars in cash and machinery to ASEAN, and was burdened with heavy debts. During the world war, the debt further soared to 160 billion US dollars. The United States is very strong, with a lot of fiscal revenue every year, but also a lot of expenditures. If the naval arms race continues, the United States will not be able to bear it.

Therefore, the US government took the lead and wanted to sign a treaty to limit naval armaments with Britain, Germany, Italy, the French Commune and the Alliance to determine the naval share of each country in a fixed proportion.

The Alliance is indifferent to such matters. Since the US government has invited them to negotiate, let's go and talk. The Alliance's strategy for naval development is to take small steps and run fast, building a super dreadnought battleship every year and a battlecruiser every two years, using new technology and new equipment each time, striving to maintain the naval construction capabilities while continuously improving the naval technology level.

The Alliance's technology is constantly developing, with many new theories and technologies emerging every year. There is no need to build a large number of warships that will soon become obsolete.

In addition to the alliance, Britain, Germany and Italy all participated in the meeting led by the US government, while the French Commune rejected the invitation. Although there was no plan to develop a large navy for the time being, the French Commune was unwilling to reach any treaty to limit arms with the bourgeois government.

The French Commune was unwilling to attend the meeting, but the National France strongly demanded to join. The National France was actually the French of Africa, with only a few pieces of territory left in Africa, but it couldn't treat bean buns as dry food.

The National French government insisted that they were the legitimate French government and that sooner or later they would return to Paris and seize the throne. President Pétain delivered an impassioned speech, but unfortunately, the world was very realistic and the great powers only recognized strength, not friendship.

The National France could not afford to build a large fleet, let alone the fleet it had sent to Africa, and had to seal up many of its warships. The National France not only lacked the funds to maintain the fleet, but also lacked sufficient naval personnel. The French Commune could still be considered one of the great powers, but the National France was not.

The US government refused to allow the National France to join, and Britain was unwilling to bring the National France to play. Italy and the French Commune had disputed areas in the Alps, and the two sides had many conflicts on the border. Italy and the French Commune had direct conflicts. Based on the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, Italy believed that the National France could be included in the naval conference. For the same reason, Germany also believed that the National France could be included.

Since Germany and Italy both agree, then let National France join in. It will make no difference with or without it.

Chapter 724: Haiyuan Earthquake

Throughout 1920, the country was peaceful and the people were safe, and the weather was good. The industrial and agricultural production of the alliance had made great progress. The investment in the "Second Five-Year Plan" was mainly in education, agriculture, and agricultural-related machinery and fertilizer projects, and agricultural output per mu increased a lot.

The alliance has more than 15 large tractors, which are mainly concentrated in the three northeastern provinces, Hebei, Henan, Xinjiang and winter wheat areas with strong demand, playing a great role in agricultural production.

However, the number of large tractors in the European region is less than 10,000, and most of them are used by state farms and production corps. Within the Union, the development of Asia and Europe is uneven. Russia is the largest in terms of population and industrial strength.

It is no wonder that many people think that the so-called "People's Revolutionary League" is an excuse for China to annex Russia.

Since the establishment of the People's Revolutionary League, there have been all kinds of vicious curses against the alliance. Now the small countries around the alliance dare not spread rumors, but in places where the alliance's artillery shells cannot reach, there are still many attacks against the People's Revolutionary League.

But that doesn't matter. Lin Yongchang believes that sooner or later, he will be able to eliminate other countries' prejudice against the People's Revolutionary League, either through civilization or with cannons.

1920 was another bumper year, with warehouses everywhere filled with newly harvested grain. This was great, and the Alliance was preparing to celebrate Christmas and purity this year, when suddenly bad news arrived.

At 12:16 on December 20, a magnitude 06 earthquake occurred in Guyuan County and Haiyuan County of Gansu Province. This earthquake was called the "Haigu Earthquake". The epicenter was located between Shaomaying and Dagoumen, west of Haiyuan County, at 8.5 degrees north latitude and 36.5 degrees east longitude. The epicenter intensity was 105.7 degrees and the focal depth was 12 kilometers. Four cities were destroyed and dozens of county towns were damaged.

The National Seismological Bureau detected the earthquake's direction and intensity one hour after it occurred, allowing the central government to start rescue work several hours in advance.

The earthquake had a certain impact on the Eurasian Railway. Many railways and train stations were damaged. The Ministry of Railways is carrying out emergency repairs, but the railway will not be able to be connected in a short time.

The nearby garrisons immediately went out to rescue the disaster area. Heavy trucks and cars from various military regions were gathered to transport various relief materials to Ningxia. In addition to various cars, the central government also dispatched 300 aircraft and established a general disaster relief headquarters.

After the earthquake, disaster relief became the most important thing for the alliance.

Because the progress was completed ahead of schedule this year, the relevant departments prepared to use this as a gift to the "Great Alliance". No one expected that such a big disaster would occur after the winter.

The plague at the beginning of last year and the major earthquake at the end of this year, it seems that there will be no peace unless something happens every year.

Mobilizing the military for disaster relief is a tradition of the People's Army. Whenever there is a natural disaster such as plague, flood, or earthquake, the people's soldiers will always appear where they are needed at the first time.

The army took over the disaster relief work, and things became very organized. A large amount of war reserve materials were transferred from the warehouse to the disaster area. People from all over the country also donated money and materials enthusiastically, and some state-owned enterprises sent volunteers to join the disaster relief team.

Thanks to the timely intervention of the Central Committee of the Union and the great help of the people across the country, the disaster was brought under control and the losses in the earthquake were roughly calculated. The earthquake caused a total of 12.82 deaths and more than 40 injuries.

The "Haiyuan Earthquake" is the most widespread earthquake in China's recorded history. It was felt in 17 places including Ningxia, Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Henan, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Sichuan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Fujian, covering an area of 251 million square kilometers.

The magnitude of this earthquake was rare in China's history and one of the largest earthquakes in the world. After the earthquake, the strong shaking lasted for more than ten minutes. At that time, 96 seismic stations in the world recorded the earthquake. In foreign newspapers, the "Haiyuan Earthquake" was also called the "Global Earthquake."

Geologists at home and abroad believe that the "global earthquake" that occurred in Haiyuan was by no means accidental, and it was determined by its specific geological structure environment. From the perspective of geological structure, Haiyuan is located at the junction of the Alxa Block and the Ordos Block, and its main structure is the Wushaoling-Liupanshan arc tectonic belt. Scientists named this fault zone the "Haiyuan active fault zone."

The crustal movement of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau causes left-lateral torsional earthquakes in geological structures. If the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is roughly regarded as a triangle, the two ends of the base are the two connecting points of Pamir and Assam, and the top angle is exactly the Haiyuan active fault zone. If the activity on any side is strengthened, it will inevitably be transmitted to the top angle.

在海原大地震之前，青藏高原周边频繁发生地震，如1895年塔什库尔干7级、1897年阿萨姆8级、1920年阿什图8.2级、1916年善兰南7.5级......接连发生的地震都集中在两个节点的后面。

".....The seismic activity at both ends of the Himalayan arc intensified. As the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau rose and pushed northeastward, it was blocked by the western boundary of the Ordos stable block and the southern boundary of the Alashan stable block. This condition strengthened and intensified, nurtured and led to this year's Haiyuan earthquake..."

Lin Yongchang himself knows a lot about geology. The exploration profession has a lot of uses for geology, but geology is full of speculation, and many theories cannot be unanimously recognized by scientists.

He did not want to know how the "Haiyuan earthquake" happened, but wanted to know whether such a big earthquake would happen again in the future. This earthquake killed and injured nearly 600,000 people, which was really too tragic.

Dr. Huang pushed up his glasses and said, "According to the information we have, the activity of the Haiyuan active fault zone has not ended, and there is a high probability that there will be a series of earthquakes in the future."

Seeing Chairman Lin's heavy expression, he quickly added, "But they should all be smaller earthquakes, and their intensity should not be as strong as the one on December 12."

Wang Qi

He slammed the table and shouted, "Should? What we need is a clear statement! You are..."

"OK OK."

Lin Yongchang interrupted Wang Qi with his hand. "There are too many uncertainties in geology, and no one can give a clear answer. We can only make preparations beforehand and resettle the victims as soon as possible afterwards to avoid further losses."

He flew back to Chang'an from Moscow. In the past, Lin Yongchang traveled between Moscow and Chang'an by train. Although the plane was faster, it was too dangerous. This was the first time that Lin Yongchang took a plane to travel, and it was in the middle of winter. On the way, he encountered a cold air mass. The plane shook so violently in the air mass that the skin was torn.

At the most dangerous moment, the captain asked Lin Yongchang and his team to prepare for parachuting. Fortunately, the worst situation did not occur, and the plane finally landed not so safely at Lanzhou Airport.

Chapter 725: Resurgence

After the "Haiyuan Earthquake", not only did the Chinese people lend a helping hand, but many foreign governments and groups also donated money and supplies to the disaster area. Some of those groups were Chinese, and some were not. In the face of natural disasters, it seemed that nationality and skin color were not important.

The French Commune and the Italian government donated a large amount of disaster relief funds to the Alliance, some of which were government grants, and more were donations from private groups. The former had a lot of economic exchanges with the Alliance, and there were many Chinese people in various parts of France, so it was normal for a lot of donations. Just like in Southeast Asia and the United States, Chinese groups also donated a lot of money.

Italy suffered heavy losses in the World War, and it had not recovered yet, but it still took out a large amount of money to help the people in the disaster area. This is because when the Italian earthquake occurred, the League provided a lot of assistance to Italy, second only to the French in terms of total amount.

At that time, China was not yet an industrial power, but it gave great help to the Italians. On the contrary, the United States, which has the world's largest industrial strength, gave very little aid. Of course, no one's money comes from the wind, and the US government is free to not give money.

That was many years ago, but many people in Italy still remember it. Similarly, Germany, Britain and other countries also donated a lot of money to the alliance. Forget about the supplies. They are too far away, and by the time the supplies are delivered, they will be cold.

[People's Revolutionary League] The government expressed gratitude for the assistance from various governments and strengthened bilateral trade with various countries. The "Second Five-Year Plan" requires a lot of funds, so it would be good to prepare more.

Although a major earthquake occurred this year, causing many deaths and injuries, the alliance still warmly celebrated the Orthodox Christmas and the traditional Chinese festival - the Spring Festival.

The residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg have become accustomed to celebrating the Spring Festival every year, and the Chinese, Japanese and people from other regions in these places have also become accustomed to the Orthodox Christmas. With the alliance's vigorous promotion, the integration has gone relatively smoothly.