Travel through the 1945 super power construction secret base

Wang Jixin thought for a moment and asked, "Are you talking about the Kra Isthmus Canal?"

He knew something about the Kra Canal, an idea that Thailand had proposed a long time ago, but due to factors such as funding, war and ethnic politics, it had always remained a plan.

When Wang Jixin heard his brother mention the canal, the first thing he thought of was this project.

However, Wang Ze replied: "No, the canal will be built from the new city. The current planning of the new city is to use the northern area as an industrial area and the southern area as an agricultural area. This canal is mainly to meet the industrial transportation needs of the new city."

After listening to this, Wang Jixin lowered his head and thought for a while, then asked doubtfully: "If we build it in the new city, won't we need to cross several mountains?"

Wang Ze explained: "That's not the case. We can use the existing river channel at the entrance of the new city, widen it, and follow the river channel into the central plain area. Then, we can build a canal about 30 kilometers long to the southeast, extending along the valley in the middle of the mountain and finally connecting to the South China Sea."

In fact, Wang Ze had the idea of the canal a long time ago, but due to frequent wars, it had never been put into practice.

Now that the situation has improved, Wang Ze is not going to wait any longer. Otherwise, when it comes to large-scale projects such as the launch of various satellites into space in the future, it will be difficult for him to use his superpowers to do it directly.

"How do you want to repair it?" Wang Jixin asked after thinking about the path Wang Ze mentioned.

"You go abroad to recruit workers, and mainly repair the eastern plain section out of the mountains. I'll take care of the rest." Wang Ze said. He could do it alone, but the eastern plain project was simpler, so he could show the construction process to the outside world. As for the complicated ones in the mountains, he could do it himself.

"Okay, I'll go and prepare." Wang Jixin agreed without hesitation. After all, his younger brother could handle the most troublesome and time-consuming parts of the canal, and the part that really required manpower and financial resources to repair was only a distance of more than 20 kilometers. The completion of this canal would bring enormous benefits to the new city.

"There is one more thing. We should prepare the official name of our country and the national flag." Wang Ze said seriously. (Book friends, please help me think about it)

With the war coming to a halt, the possibility of a large-scale war breaking out in the future is very small, so stable development has become the top priority at the moment.

Although fighting foreign wars in a regional manner can bring some advantages, this approach is not applicable during periods of peaceful development.

Due to the special situation of Xincheng, many international organizations are unable to participate in it, and even diplomatic exchanges are difficult to carry out, resulting in Xincheng having almost no presence on the international diplomatic stage.

Of course, things are different in Southeast Asia. Although the new city continues to maintain its existing political system, no Southeast Asian country dares to take it lightly.

So when Malaysia was planning to form ASEAN, the first thing they thought of was to negotiate with New Town.

Because if the new city does not join, then even if ASEAN is established, it will be in name only.

After Wang Jixin returned to Xincheng, he immediately led his team on an airship and flew several laps along the canal route planned by Wang Ze.

After field investigation and in-depth research, they finally came to the exciting conclusion that this canal is completely feasible!

Even without relying on Wang Ze's extraordinary abilities, Xincheng itself has enough strength to build this canal independently.

Of course, if the new city is really built by itself, it means that the time and financial costs required will increase greatly.

Wang Jixin looked at the route marked on the map, pondered for a moment and said, "I only need to be responsible for the construction of the canal in the eastern plain area. The projects in other places can be handed over to others."

The engineers carefully reviewed the map and related materials. After some discussion and analysis, they said: "If manpower and material resources can be fully guaranteed, we can ensure that the project will be completed within a year. However, this requires a lot of resources and manpower."

Wang Jixin nodded. He was well aware of the challenges this project posed to the current new city, but he also believed in the team's strength and determination.

Nowadays, at various construction sites in Xincheng, you can see various types of construction machinery manufactured by Xincheng Heavy Industries busy working.

There are all kinds of large-scale mechanical equipment such as heavy-duty trucks, excavators, cement tankers, etc., and even advanced tunnel excavation equipment such as shield machines are under development. With the continuous advancement of technology, future engineering construction will become more efficient and convenient.

It is precisely because of the existence of these machines from Xincheng Heavy Industry that the engineers dared to say that the project could be completed within a year.

Wang Jixin continued to emphasize: "When you return, you should immediately start designing and planning. The width of the river channel should not be less than 200 meters, the width of the riverbed should not be less than 100 meters, and the water depth should not be less than 20 meters. Only in this way can we meet the transportation needs."

His eyes fell on the engineers beside him. These people were the elites of the factory design department brought from Juye. Now they have joined various factories in Xincheng and hold important positions in the design department.

They have rich professional knowledge and experience and have now become key figures in various projects.

The engineers nodded one after another and said that they would strictly follow the requirements for design and planning.

This high-standard canal design not only takes into account commercial and economic needs, but also fully considers possible military needs in the future.

With the continuous development of technology, ships in the future are likely to become larger and heavier. Therefore, when building canals, more space and capacity need to be reserved in advance to avoid the trouble of widening the river again in the future.

Soon after, the new city government announced the canal construction plan to the public through the official newspaper and stated that it would make every effort to ensure the smooth implementation of the project.

At the same time, Xincheng also clearly stated in the announcement that it will recruit workers from all over the society and pay up to 30 Singapore dollars per month in order to attract a large number of people to participate.

The news quickly spread around the world, attracting the attention and heated discussions of people from all walks of life.

After all, as one of the world's major shipping channels, the importance of the Strait of Malacca is self-evident.

Once the canal planned for the new city is completed, it will greatly shorten the sailing distance of ships and save valuable time costs.

Such advantages are undoubtedly of great appeal, especially to countries and regions that rely on maritime transportation.

Upon learning the news, Malaya, Singapore and Indonesia sent representatives to the new city in the hope of gaining a deeper understanding of the situation.

Because once the canal is opened, the impact on them will be huge.

After communicating with the government of the new city, the representatives of these countries finally figured out the purpose of the New City Canal, which is mainly used to connect the two sides of the new city and meet the internal transportation needs of the two sides of the new city;

At the same time, the new city government also stated that after the canal is completed, it will charge a certain fee to passing ships based on the Suez Canal, but the specific standards have not yet been determined.

They were relieved to learn that the canal would charge tolls.

Because there are currently no fees for the Strait of Malacca, and Malaya, Singapore and Indonesia mainly make money by providing port services.

Once the new city starts charging, most cargo ships that are not very demanding on timeliness will choose to sail one more day to save costs.

They were satisfied, but the United States was not willing to accept this situation.

As the actual controller of the Strait of Malacca, the United States does not want to see another shipping route emerge near it.

Therefore, personnel from the U.S. Office in Xincheng frequently went to the Xincheng Government Building to communicate with Premier Wang Jixin on the canal issue.

They were not completely opposed to the construction of the canal in New Town. After all, New Town had become a country with nuclear weapons, and the United States could not take tough measures as it did with Singapore and Malaya.

Instead, the United States hopes to acquire a stake in the canal and obtain an area to build its own port.

In this way, the United States can control the operation of the canal to a certain extent and ensure that its own interests are not affected.