After establishing its presence in internal combustion engine and automobile manufacturing, Dagangguo began to develop rapidly.
Moreover, shipyards and other facilities in various places are under construction at a rapid pace.
The Great Gan Kingdom is now not only a powerful nation on land, but also a powerful nation at sea. Ling Zhenxin and her group have been sailing eastward for quite some time.
Private merchant groups also formed trading companies and sailed to the surrounding seas. Some trading companies even organized people to go to some unclaimed islands in Southeast Asia and establish themselves as local rulers.
The Daqian Kingdom's court encouraged this behavior.
The only condition was that they abide by the laws of the Great Khanate and pay taxes on time. In return, the Great Khanate granted these trading companies a twenty-year exclusive right to operate in the territories they occupied, and the Great Khanate would escort them at sea and guarantee their safety.
With these conditions met, merchant societies in Fujian, Guangdong, Lingnan and other places sprang up like mushrooms after rain.
Nowadays, the Southeast Asian region is mostly inhabited by indigenous people and has little administrative capacity. For trading companies like those from the Dagang Kingdom, bringing along some retired soldiers and militia members is enough to occupy a territory comparable to a prefecture in Dagang.
The Southeast Asian region is rich in timber, especially some rare species. Some islands also possess spices and mineral resources that are currently in high demand in the world.
Therefore, for these trading companies, being able to occupy an island meant they could make a lot of money.
In just a few months, the dragon flag of the Great Gan Kingdom was flying everywhere in the vast Southeast Asia region.
Even in some parts of the West, there are signs of large-scale business activities by foreign companies.
In the first month of the seventh year of Yanning, a large sign was hanging in front of a reinforced concrete building on the riverbank in the southern suburbs of Lingnan City, with red silk hanging on it.
The large characters on the sign were particularly eye-catching, clearly stating – Nanyang Trading Company!
That's right!
Like Dongyang Trading Company, Nanyang Trading Company was named directly after Nanyang (Southeast Asia), and its background was naturally quite impressive.
It is largely the same as Toyo Trading Company.
The royal family, the imperial cabinet, and Qingyu Trading Company each held 20% of the shares, while the remaining 40% were jointly held by merchants from Lingnan and other regions.
However, the Nanyang Trading Company's focus was not on the many islands of present-day Nanyang, but on the vast sea areas further south in the Nanyang region.
Their goal, like that of the Toyo Trading Company, was to venture into these places and explore new territories.
In March of the seventh year of Yanning, a sign for a Western trading company was hung in another building south of Lingnan City.
Their goal, however, was to travel to the Western world and explore new horizons.
As numerous trading companies were established, the entire Great Gan Kingdom entered a peak period of exploring new continents.
With the dominance of the Great Gan Kingdom on land and sea, no country or power in the surrounding region dared to be its enemy.
Therefore, from the seventh year of Yanning to the tenth year of Yanning, the development of the entire Da Gan Kingdom can be described as changing rapidly!
The entire country of Da Gan has undergone earth-shattering changes.
Starting six years after entering Yanning, the massive railway construction campaign in the Da Gan Kingdom was in full swing. A large number of prisoners of war were conscripted from various places to participate, with millions of railway workers throughout the Da Gan Kingdom.
Thanks to the hard work of these railway workers, most of the main railway lines of the Great Gan Kingdom have been completed.
In particular, the railway trunk lines connecting the eastern and central parts of the country, including Beijing, Jiangning, Songjiang, Lingnan, and Sichuan, have all been completed.
Departing from Beijing, it only takes three or four days to reach Lingnan City!
Starting from Songjiang, it takes three or four days to reach Shuzhong City directly!
The convenience of railways has also made it easier for goods to travel throughout the country.
In addition to railways, almost every prefecture and county in the eastern and central parts of the Great Gan Kingdom has been connected by wide cement roads.
Even in the western and northern border provinces, the requirement to pave main roads with cement has been met.
The main railway lines in some important areas are also under construction. In particular, the railways leading to the Western Regions, the Tibetan Plateau, and Mengchi are progressing very rapidly, with more than half already completed. It is expected that the entire line will be open to traffic in two to three years.
Currently, Lingbei, Beihai, Zhenyuan City, and other areas are all under the jurisdiction of the Great Gan Kingdom. To maintain permanent control over these areas, building railways and laying telegraph lines are essential!
With roads and communications running smoothly, any emergencies occurring in the border regions could be quickly communicated with the imperial capital. Meanwhile, the capital could provide timely feedback, preventing the situation from spiraling out of control.
The construction of railways in border regions will still take a long time.
However, there's no rush.
Li Xin instructed the Ministry of Railways to conscript a large number of prisoners to the border regions to participate in construction. The remaining prisoners remained in the eastern and central parts of the Great Gan Kingdom.
Although the main line has been fully laid, it is still just the main line. Railways should be laid between some important prefectures as soon as possible to facilitate communication and connection.
Therefore, after the completion of the large-scale railway construction project in the east, Li Xin also instructed the railway department to launch the second phase of the project and begin construction.
At the same time, cement roads leading to the prefecture and county began to be built towards the districts, communities, and townships below the county level.
Even some important villages have begun to pave cement roads.
With the roads now open, people's lives have improved significantly.
Many residents have also chosen to build new houses next to the cement road, making transportation very convenient.
In addition to the improved transportation in Dagang Kingdom, a number of cars have also appeared in some of Dagang Kingdom's important cities.
The Jingcheng brand cars, manufactured by the Jingcheng Automobile Factory, caused a great sensation in the market as soon as they hit the market.
In particular, some shopkeepers and managers felt that this was a symbol of status and purchased it for their own travel.
As Beijing-branded cars became popular throughout the country, the profits of the Beijing Automobile Factory also soared.
In just a few years, the company has made a substantial profit of over 50 million strings of cash annually.
The royal family, the imperial cabinet, and Qingyu Trading Company also received a large share of the profits.
These funds were also used as revenue for the royal family, the Privy Council, and the imperial court.
With sufficient funds secured, the Privy Council's military expansion plan has been successfully completed.
After completing this phase, they even began the third phase of their military expansion plan.
By the end of the tenth year of Yan Ning, the entire Da Gan Kingdom had 150 infantry divisions, 50 cavalry divisions, and a naval force of over 400,000 men.
At the same time, under Li Xin's leadership, the Privy Council also began to carry out new reforms on the large army!
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