The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another four years have passed.

By the end of 1794, Andrews had celebrated his 20th birthday.

At this time, it had been more than six years since he ascended the throne.

And the Second Reich, under the joint leadership of him and the old chancellor Bismarck, grew stronger day by day.

By the end of 1794, the GDP of the Second Reich amounted to 75 billion Reichsmarks, or $8 billion.

Their GDP has nearly doubled compared to five years ago.

Not only that, but in other respects, the progress of the empire was also very great.

The number of factories in the empire has increased by 30% compared to five years ago, and industrial capacity has increased by more than 50%.

In terms of railways, the empire has a railway mileage of more than 25,000 kilometers, surpassing the empire on which the sun never sets.

Second only to the infrastructure mad demon eagle sauce!

In terms of highways, the Empire's highway mileage has reached 120,000 kilometers, which also surpasses the Empire on which the sun never sets, second only to Eagle Sauce.

Because the land area of Eagle Sauce is too large, it is more than ten times the size of the Second Empire.

So in terms of infrastructure such as roads and railways, they naturally have a huge advantage.

If the empire had such a huge land area, the empire would certainly not lose to them in terms of road and rail mileage.

Moreover, although it is not comparable to the Eagle Sauce Man in terms of total volume.

But in terms of per capita mileage and the density of roads and railways per square kilometer, the Second Empire was a complete blow to the eagle.

Thanks to the rapid development of the imperial automobile industry, the automobile in the empire began to gradually become popular.

By the end of 1794, there were more than 500,000 cars in the empire.

Of these, 200,000 are trucks and vans, and the remaining 300,000 are ordinary family cars.

And the empire's car sales continued to grow rapidly, with 180,000 cars sold in 1794 alone.

That's a 65% increase from the previous year!

At this rate, in 20 years, the number of cars in the empire will exceed 5 million.

Therefore, the existing roads for traditional horse-drawn carriages can no longer meet the requirements.

Therefore, Andrew sternly asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to allocate funds.

Widening and consolidation of existing roads.

Cement and even asphalt are used extensively to replace traditional stone slabs and dirt roads.

In this way, the road will be more durable.

On a rainy day, the roads become potholed and muddy.

In addition to the traditional roads, in the last five years.

The Second Reich also built two highways, namely:

The highway from Bolin to Munihei, and the highway from Bolin to Hamburg.

The total length of the two highways is 600 kilometers and the design speed is 110 kilometers per hour.

These are the only two remaining highways in the world, and they are designed specifically for cars.

To ensure safety, the highway is closed to horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians.

It is open to cars only, and the pavement is entirely asphalt, and it has a six-lane design.

As a result, the capacity of the highway has been greatly improved, and once it came out, it immediately became the first choice for car drivers.

Seeing the great success of the Empire's highways, another country with a large number of cars - Eagle Sauce.

I couldn't help but imitate it.

As a result, after undergoing the wild construction of the railway, Eagle Sauce invested a lot of money in the construction of the highway.

This has made the cement, steel and other industries of Eagle Sauce develop faster.

Their industrial strength was two years ahead of history, and in 1793, they were able to catch up with the sunset. (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Successfully climbed to the top of the world and became the world's largest industrial nation.

This also makes the attention of the people who never set the sun almost all attracted by the strong rise of the Eagle Sauce people.

Andrews is not envious of the rapid development of the Eagle Sauce people, after all, the foundation of the Eagle Sauce is too good.

With their large land area and abundant resources, it is not surprising that they have developed into such a situation.

Moreover, compared to them, the development of the Second Reich was not inferior at all. []

In terms of steel production, steel production in the empire in 1794 exceeded 3 million tons for the first time!

It is the second country in the world with a steel output of more than 3 million tons, second only to Eagle Sauce, and has also completed the catch-up with the sunset.

In terms of population, the population of the empire grew further to 51.89 million, an increase of more than 4 million compared to five years earlier.

With an average annual growth of 800,000 people, the growth rate is very fast.

In terms of trade, it benefited from the increase in the industrial capacity of the empire.

There has been a rapid growth of the empire in the arms trade over the past five years.

The empire's total exports reached $29 billion, and imports reached $20 billion.

The accumulated trade surplus in five years is $9 billion, which is equivalent to the GDP of the empire in an entire year!

The increase in steel production and population greatly increased the war potential of the empire.

And the large trade deficit increased the empire's fiscal revenue several times.

And a large part of this income is reinvested in industry and the economy.

It was used to promote the rapid development of industry and further enhance the economic power of the empire.

The other part was quietly invested by Andrews in the development of various secret weapons!

Although, on the surface, the empire had a low annual military investment.

Not only is it inferior to the sun never sets and eagle sauce, but it is even inferior to neighboring Gaul.

Judging only by military spending, the empire is definitely a peace-loving country.

However, in terms of actual investment and output.

There is no country in the whole world that can reach the level of this (king's Zhao) of the empire!

With enough steel, with enough population.

When this group of people grows up, they will be able to catch up with the war 20 years later.

At that time, the number of troops that the empire can mobilize will definitely exceed history!

Moreover, the empire's steel production at this time had already reached 3 million tons.

It is still growing at a rapid rate of 20% every year.

At this rate, it will not be a problem for them to increase their steel production tenfold or even twenty-fold in twenty years' time.

Think of 30 million to 60 million tonnes of steel produced every year.

Andrews was looking forward to it!

With so much steel produced, the steel flood of the empire envisioned by Andrews could definitely be built.

He was looking forward to seeing the sun never set and the Gauls react after seeing the torrent of steel in the Empire!