"I will go to Xi'an tomorrow, then go to the Western Regions for inspection and then return to Russia.

Can you handle Jin Yiwei's matter?" Li Xiao was smoking a cigar, and Li Hao was sitting on the sofa opposite.

"The Jin Yiwei matter is no problem, I have already discussed it with Zhang Huangyan.

Punish the chief culprit first, and the people below will take care of themselves slowly.

At present, the overall situation of stability is still important.

Besides, it's just a few royal guards, so I can't think of too much trouble.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has been alive for a long time, everyone is looking forward to a good life. Even if someone starts a rebellion, how many people are willing to follow them?

In the final analysis, people will rebel only when they cannot live without peace.

Big brother, you didn’t issue weapons to Jin Yiwei at the beginning, but now it seems that you were really wise.”

"You can also give compliments now!

Jinyiwei's main job is to maintain public order, and they only need a few pistols.

It's up to you, don't underestimate these guys.

Jinyiwei is responsible for local security, and usually interacts with three religions and nine schools. Their social energy is much greater than you think.

You and Zhang Huangyan should be careful when dealing with these people!"

"careful?

You mean those charlatans?

Zhao Keman Hu Ying, Wu Gou Shuang Xueming.

The silver saddle shines on the white horse, rustling like a shooting star.

Kill one person in ten steps, and leave no trace in a thousand miles.

When it was over, he brushed off his clothes and hid his body and name.

This kind of person only exists in poetry now.

Kill one person in ten steps and leave no trace in a thousand miles.

If you ask him to kill one person, those little-footed old ladies who have been organized will be enough to annoy him to death."

Li Hao is talking about the Public Security Joint Defense Team, which is a grassroots organization in the city.

Because they mainly use old ladies, some people call them the Little Foot Detective Team.

These people are definitely not good at catching bad guys, but if they want to inquire about something, or the government wants to find out what is going on on the ground, they can be sure by asking.

Those petty thieves, prostitutes with half-closed doors, or criminal thieves who committed crimes were often detected by these Littlefoot Detective Team.

Now, these people have become a weapon for maintaining law and order at the grassroots level.

"Okay! Since you can handle it, I'll leave it to you.

I’ll leave tonight and go to Xi’an!”

"In such a hurry?" Li Hao did not expect that Li Xiao left in such a hurry.

"The situation on the frontline is changing rapidly. Now that the war is not tense, I can come back to take a look and discuss military industry issues with the Xu brothers.

Now Russia needs mountains of supplies every day, and it doesn’t dare to make mistakes.”

"Speaking of supplies, I still want to tell you.

Should we set up two refineries in India and then send the refined oil to the front line?

Our current oil supply is too time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Crude oil is pumped from the Basra oil field and transported to Jeju Island by tanker.

It is then refined into gasoline and diesel from Jeju Island, and then sent to Lushun Pier by ship, where it is loaded onto tankers and transported to the front line.

This trip covers not only tens of thousands of kilometers, but also 20,000 kilometers, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the losses on the road are also huge.

Now that the Kurds have not been eliminated, we cannot go to northern Iraq. However, we can transport crude oil to India and then refine it there.

We used to do this because we didn’t want the crude oil refining technology to be known to outsiders.

But now, Europeans have tinkered with coal-to-oil technology.

It’s really unnecessary for us to still do this.”

“When you say that, it’s true.

Soldiers on the front line can tighten their belts and save more shells and bullets.

But tanks, armored vehicles, and a large number of tractors really can’t move without fuel.

Since you said it, then try to build two large oil refineries in India.

However, attention should be paid to technical confidentiality when constructing.

I think it’ll be fine if it’s located in Mumbai!”

"Well! In that case, we need to lay a railway from Mumbai to the north, and finally connect it with the Central Asia Railway." Seeing that Li Xiao agreed to his plan, Li Hao immediately made new requests.

“It’s time to build railways again, and now the double track of the Central Asia Railway is still under construction.

Stanai is already so busy that he is hitting the back of his head. This is from Bombay Unicom to the Central Asia Railway...!"

"It's a bit far away. Even if India's original railways are used, there are still two to three thousand kilometers of railways to be built.

And the Indian railway management... I am really worried that the tanker truck will crash.

How about in Karachi?”

"You decide where to go, I wanted to get the Cossacks to Mosul, but those bastards wouldn't do it!

How can those damn Kurds find a way to clean them up?"

"Simple, just agree to help them establish an independent country." Li Hao shook his head and said.

"Establishing an independent country? The Kurds are willing, but the Ottomans are going crazy.

There are also Iraqis, Persians, and Syrians.

They have a feud with the Kurds and will never allow the Kurds to establish an independent country.

Moreover, this would set a bad precedent.

That is, as long as they dare to fight against Ming Dynasty and make Ming Dynasty unable to defeat them, they can achieve their goals.

Think about it, if everyone in the Middle East did this... how many troops would we have to deploy in the Middle East to suppress it?

How much resources will these armies take up in the Ming Dynasty?"

"Then just kill the Kurds first!"

"They are a people who have lived in the desert for thousands of years. They are locals. If they fight guerrillas against us, we will suffer great losses."

"This won't work, that won't work either. If you want fuel, you have to take a detour."

"so!

We might as well build an oil terminal in Sochi and the refinery in Basra.

After the oil is refined, it is directly shipped to Sochi and then transported to the hinterland of Russia by tank train.

In this way, the distance is much shorter.

Moreover, the cost of shipping is much lower." Li Xiao thought for a moment and suddenly remembered a small port town on the Black Sea.

"That's okay, but is safety guaranteed? It's too close to Israel!"

"Then we have no choice but to garrison troops.

If it weren't for the Israelis, the oil tanker could actually go from the Sea of ​​Azov and along the Volga River to Tsaritsyn.

It's a pity that the mouth of the Volga River is too unsafe."

"That's Sochi! Station more troops there. Marines can be mobilized to garrison on the coast there."

"Um!

You make overall arrangements for these matters, and for the Marine Corps matters, you go to Zuo Liangyu."

Li Xiao nodded, agreeing with Li Hao's suggestion.

"promise!"

That night, Li Xiao left the capital and flew directly to Xi'an by airship.

Xi'an is now the most important industrial base in the western part of the Ming Dynasty. There is no other way to say it.

The huge arsenal is still expanding.

Half of the various types of ammunition currently used by the Ming army came from here.

Li Xiao is still satisfied with the ammunition supply.

Gu Yi
To be continued...