And,so,the departments,along with the railroads and along with better roads also,and the banking network, increases the centralization of the French State.

各省由铁路相连,当然也有公路和银行系统,以加强法国的中央集权

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They wanted the roads for their Army, just like the US Interstate system was originally created in case the Army needed to be moved across the country very quickly if the Soviets attacked.

只关注军队用路，就好像美国州际公路系统,原本是为了苏联攻击时,陆军能快速穿越国家而建的。

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