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Chapter 744: Learning from Others
The colorful Russian flag is achieved through artificial coloring. Due to cost and efficiency considerations, only the last shot is in color.

It was precisely this one shot that left the deepest impression on the audience.

"Live and Let Die" is not only the first sound film, but also the first color film. It not only brings a brand new experience to the audience, but also refreshes the audience's understanding of Russia.

Who says that Russia's technology is backward? Russia is the first country in the world to use armored vehicles and aircraft on the battlefield.

The barbarity of the Russians is the best embodiment of the indomitable spirit of mankind in harsh environments.

In contrast to the hypocritical politicians in European countries, some commentators have begun to describe little Nicholas, who often speaks out in the League of Nations, as "frank" and "disdainful of going along with the crowd."

In the past, the image of the Grand Duke of Russia in the minds of people in European countries was associated with negative words such as "barbaric", "extravagant", and "absurd".

The Russia presented in "Live and Let Die" is a perfect utopia. Civil officials are not greedy for money, military officials are not afraid of death, and ordinary people remain optimistic and tenacious even in desperate situations. This fully reflects the spiritual core of the Russians.

Or it could be said that this is the spirit that Russians yearn for.

Certainly some plots in the movie are fictional, but art originates from life and transcends life. When faced with doubts, great scholars will debate.

After "Live and Let Die" was released in various European countries, Russia ushered in another wave of naturalizations.

In the past two years, European countries, led by Britain and France, have been extremely strict in censoring news about Russia, especially Russia's various welfare benefits for ordinary people. There are no reports on this in European countries. If people want to learn about Russia, they can only do so through other channels.

"Live and Let Die" is like a feast, recommending the carefully packaged Russia to the hungry and thirsty travelers in the desert. No one can refuse such an invitation.

Europeans actually have very weak feelings towards their country.

When Chinese people mention the history of Southeast University, they always mention the Four Great Inventions, which spans five thousand years. Our ancestors used chopsticks instead of knives and forks because they thought they were too rude, and your ancestors didn't use knives and forks because you didn't know how to make them.

The history of Europeans is not very interesting. The entire Middle Ages can be summed up in four words: the Dark Ages, until the Renaissance.

Oh, how can you revive something you never had?

This is why Europe tries so hard to belittle Eastern history.

What my ancestors didn't have, you can't have either.

Sometimes George had to admire the Europeans' ability to lie with their eyes open. A world war that was clearly caused by the unequal distribution of spoils could be interpreted as a war between justice and evil. This happened not only thousands of years ago, but also just a few years ago, and they could still turn black into white.

Of course, George has no right to laugh at the Europeans, because Russia is doing the same thing.

After the collapse of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, oil production in Persia came to a standstill.

It's not that no one wanted to take over the oil fields. Many British companies took the initiative to contact the Persian government, hoping to continue developing Persian oil.

Even Rockefeller couldn't help but want to get involved, and took the initiative to contact Dmitry to explore the possibility of jointly developing Persian oil.

Dmitry showed full arrogance of the Russian Grand Duke and ignored Rockefeller's overtures.

If Russia wants to develop Persian oil, does it need to join forces with the Americans?

The first commercially valuable oil well in the United States did not appear until 1859. Rockefeller entered the oil industry in 1863 and founded Standard Oil in 1870.

Russia established its first oil distillation plant as early as 1834, at least 25 years earlier than the Americans.

Like Rockefeller, all British companies that took the initiative to contact the Persian government retreated after investigating the specific situation in Persia.

The Persian government has an open attitude towards oil exploration and will welcome anyone who wants to discuss cooperation.

Given what happened to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, anyone who wants to exploit Persian oil must consider whether they can cope with the harsh environment in Persia.

The Persian government admitted that due to its own weak strength, it could not guarantee the safety of the oil fields.

Some people also contacted the British government, hoping that the British government would develop Persian oil in the name of the country.

This also did not solve the security problem, because due to the Anglo-Russian Treaty of St. Petersburg, Britain was unable to station troops in Persia.

So the current situation is that although Britain's demand for oil is increasing and Persia also has oil, Britain has to endure high-priced oil from Russia and the United States.

Under normal circumstances, Russia should make a fortune quietly.

However, in recent times, some people in Europe have attributed the deterioration of public security in Persia to the secret planning of the Americans.

It makes sense when you think about it.

If Europe becomes self-sufficient in oil, its dependence on American oil will be greatly reduced, so Rockefeller has every reason to attack the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.

Combined with the fact that Rockefeller wanted to cooperate with Russia but was rejected by Grand Duke Dmitry of Russia, the Americans' insidiousness is obvious.

Just a month ago, King Hussein Ali of Hejaz suddenly announced that he would not provide protection to adventurers exploring within Hejaz.

This was like pouring a bucket of cold water on the adventurers who were running rampant all over the world.

Oil is closely related to geology. Many European geologists believe that there is a large amount of oil around the Persian Gulf based on the geology of the Persian Gulf coast.

It was based on this theory that Dasis discovered oil fields in Persia and subsequently founded the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.

The collapse of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company not only did not sound a wake-up call for adventurers, but instead set the best example, making countless adventurers eager to try.

As long as they could find oil, even if they did not develop it themselves, they could still make a lot of money by selling the location of the oil field to large companies. Hussein Ali’s warning was not about whether the explorers could be protected, but that after the Hejaz Kingdom issued this statement, any adventurers who entered the Hejaz would face endless pursuit by the Hejaz people.

No need to chase or kill.

All the guide needs to do is lead the adventurer into the desert, and the adventurer will just have to wait to die of thirst and hunger.

At the end of May, Felix received a telegram from London saying that the British government hoped to jointly develop oil in Persia with the Yusupov family.

When Felix received this telegram, he was watching the flying torpedo experiment with George.

The person who demonstrated the flying torpedo to George and Felix was the German Georg Wilhelm von Siemens.

Georg Siemens, nephew of Siemens chairman Karl Siemens, began research on flying torpedoes in 1914.

A flying torpedo is a remote-controlled weapon that can be remotely controlled and can fly in a gliding manner.

In 1918, the flying torpedo developed by Georg Siemens had a maximum maneuverable distance of 4 kilometers.

Just when Georg Siemens wanted to recommend his research results to William II, Germany was defeated and destroyed, and the research was interrupted.

After the Siberian Bank and Deutsche Bank signed an agreement, Alexander selected a flying torpedo for funding from the database provided by the Germans, and found relevant technicians from Amur to go to Siemens in Germany to jointly develop it with George Siemens.

"Our remote-controlled torpedoes can now be maneuvered up to 6 kilometers, and they successfully passed the acceptance inspection of the Navy half a month ago."

Alexander was very happy that remote-controlled torpedoes would effectively improve the torpedo's hit rate.

The Washington Naval Conference stipulated the tonnage of battleships and aircraft carriers, but no consensus was reached on submarines.

Out of consideration for its own interests, Britain demanded at the Washington Naval Conference that all countries stop research on submarines and restrict their development.

Peter didn't even need to take the initiative, as France was the first to express opposition.

The French man-made submarines are not intended to threaten the Royal Navy, but to study the underwater plants in the Mediterranean.

These are the exact words of the French representative.

"Why don't we just build more battleships?"

What Felix needs is the deterrent power brought by the navy.

Submarines hide under the water. No matter how many there are or how powerful they are, the enemy will not know about them.

The significance of battleships lies not only in combat but also in deterrence.

When people talk about Britain now, the first thing that comes to mind is the Royal Navy.

If one day the Royal Navy loses its deterrent power, it will be the end of the British Empire.

George was thinking not of battleships but of rocket launchers.

During the world war, Russian rocket launchers played a huge role, effectively making up for the lack of firepower of Russian artillery.

Although the torpedo studied by George of Germany is called a flying torpedo, it cannot actually fly and can only be remotely controlled in water.

Russia already has relatively mature rocket artillery technology.

If Russia's rocket artillery technology is combined with Siemens' remote control technology, can the V2 rocket be released earlier?

George was curious.

If the V2 rocket could have been released earlier, the war would have entered a new stage, and the Royal Navy, which the British were so proud of, would no longer be what it used to be and its deterrent power would have been greatly reduced.

The reason why Britain focused on developing its navy and neglected its army lies in the English Channel.

As long as the Royal Navy maintains its dominant position, no European country can pose a real threat to the British mainland.

Both airships and airplanes had been used in the world wars, and the Royal Navy's deterrent power had been shaken.

After all, airships and airplanes have to fly across the English Channel before they can enter the airspace over the British mainland.

Rockets can easily cross the English Channel and launch attacks on the British mainland.

George told Karpov his idea and asked Karpov to organize a team to conduct research.

This research does not require cooperation with the Germans.

It is not impossible.

Cooperation is still necessary, but Karpov should set up two teams, one team to cooperate with the Germans, and the other team to conduct independent research. The best way is to learn from the strengths of all.

Although the flying torpedo lives up to its name, it brings limited improvements to the Russian military.

The emergence of the flying torpedo reminded George that he should pay more attention to German technology.

(End of this chapter)