1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2251
"I would like to hear more about it, and I would like to ask Minister Yan to enlighten me!" Zheng Zuo immediately cheered up when he heard that there was a solution to this problem that had plagued Annan's military manufacturing industry for a long time.

Yan Chujie said: "The method is actually simple. Slow down the processing speed to ensure that every component made by the craftsmen can reach the same quality as the original product in our country, and every assembly link can copy the craftsmanship of our country intact to achieve Such requirements are considered qualified products, and then you can look at the weapons and equipment delivered to the army to see if they will be improved."

Zheng Zuo frowned slightly when he heard the words. The reason Yan Chujie said was very simple. It's not that he didn't understand, but there are still some practical difficulties in putting it into practice.

First of all, Annan paid a very high price to obtain the ordnance technology transferred from Haihan. In fact, the short-term production cost will not be much cheaper than buying directly from Haihan.The reason why Annan wanted to obtain these technologies at any cost was to ensure that the supply of weapons and equipment needed by the country would not be suddenly interrupted by Haihan due to some force majeure, and the second was because the delivery time for purchasing weapons from Haihan was very short. Long, and the quantity of each purchase will be limited, which greatly slows down the speed of equipment replacement by the national army.

Annan believes that after the self-production of these weapons and equipment is realized, these problems can be easily solved.But Yan Chujie is now suggesting that Annan slow down the manufacturing speed of weapons and equipment and improve the level of craftsmanship to ensure the quality of products, which means that the production capacity will drop significantly.

Annan's current production techniques, production facilities, and craftsmen involved in the production cannot reach the same level as Haihan. Therefore, the production capacity after introducing these ordnance technologies has a certain gap with Haihan. If Yan Chujie's suggestion is lowered, the production capacity may not be able to catch up with the direct purchase from Haihan, and it will certainly be difficult to meet the equipment replacement needs of the national army.

Seeing that Zheng Zuo was silent, Yan Chujie could guess the other party's thoughts, and continued to persuade: "My lord, military manufacturing technology is not something that can be achieved overnight. Our country can master and skillfully use these advanced technologies. Because there have been 200 years of accumulation before this. To be honest, your country has only learned superficial skills for a few months. It is difficult to become a fat man with one bite. If you want to reach the level of military engineering in our country, you still have to be slow. It takes time to accumulate experience.”

Zheng Zuo responded: "Minister Yan is reasonable, but it has been more than a year since these technologies were introduced from your country, but the production capacity and quality have not been up to standard, which is a bit disappointing."

Yan Chujie said: "Your country still needs to be more patient! My lord, think about it, if the craftsmen of your country are not proficient in even the most basic manufacturing technology of these weapons and equipment, then in the future they want to introduce more advanced weapons and equipment from our country. Wouldn't it be more difficult to implement military technology?"

Yan Chujie still has a few unspoken subtexts. Even if I teach you these advanced weaponry technologies, you will still not be able to produce qualified weapons and equipment without qualified craftsmen and production techniques.However, saying this would definitely hurt Zheng Zuo a bit, so Yan Chujie still didn't point it out directly, but he believed that a smart person like Zheng Zuo should be able to understand what he wanted to express.

Of course Zheng Zuo could understand Yan Chujie's implication. He himself had studied abroad in Sanya for several times, and had a little understanding of Haihan's industrial system. He knew that what Yan Chujie said was indeed the truth. The professional experience and technical foundation are things that Annan cannot learn or imitate in a short time.

This field that requires long-term accumulation cannot be achieved overnight, and it is not realistic for Annan to completely catch up with Shanghai Han in this area.The more feasible goal at present is to try to maintain the current development direction. On the one hand, train technicians, and on the other hand, accumulate relevant experience to ensure that Annan can secure the second position in the military alliance led by Haihan.

Others are easy to talk about, but whether the second spot can be firmly secured also involves competition with Fujian.Today, Annan is not the only force that has introduced Haihan ordnance technology. Fujian Xu Jiajun has also mastered the manufacturing process of some Haihan-style weapons and equipment.

And thanks to Fujian's good foundation in the navigation field, Xu Jiajun's shipbuilding capabilities are far superior to Annan's. This makes the construction and launching speed of new warships more obvious after they introduce the construction technology of expedition-class warships. Much faster than Annan.

On this point, Annan does not need to go through complicated intelligence warfare to obtain information. It can only be seen from the actions of the two sides sending troops together with Haihan in the past year or so.The proportion of expedition-class warships in the Fujian Navy is obviously much higher than that of the Annan Navy. So many standard warships cannot be obtained by annual limited arms orders. There is only one possibility, and that is to build them by themselves. Most of them.

Annan is well aware that the development speed of the armed forces at sea may not be able to match that of Fujian, but Annan clearly has an advantage in the army. At least in terms of military strength, it far exceeds that of Fujian Xu's army. Therefore, Annan's current strategy is to use guns and other weapons and equipment. It is hoped that by accelerating the installation of new weapons, the country's army will have stronger strength, so as to gain more trust and reliance from Haihan.

This is also the reason why Zheng Zuo cares so much about the craftsmanship of weapon manufacturing. The production capacity and quality of army weapons are directly related to the speed at which Annan's army improves, which in turn will affect Annan's international status.The foreign military cadet competition held by Haihan also has a similar meaning for Annan.

The ordered warships could not be delivered on time, and there was no ideal way to improve the manufacturing process of weapons. Several topics discussed by Zheng Zuo and Yan Chujie failed to get satisfactory answers, which made him feel a little frustrated.Yan Chujie was going to invite him to dinner, but Zheng Zuo was in a bad mood, so he declined in the end.

But after returning to the embassy, ​​Zheng Zuo couldn't rest there, and several people were waiting here for him to be interviewed.

These people rushed to the embassy shortly after receiving the news of Zheng Zuo's arrival in Hong Kong. Among them were Annan businessmen and overseas students temporarily residing in Sanya, as well as a few Haihan people of Annan origin.

But what Zheng Zuo first met was not the nationals of his own country, but those Annan people who had joined the Haihan nationality.

Zheng Zuo was already in a bad mood at this time, and he didn't have a good voice at the moment. He frowned and asked, "Why did you come to the embassy in such a grandiose manner? Do you really think that the people in the Yamen of the Haihan Security Department are just idlers?"

One of the middle-aged men responded: "My lord, our identities have been exposed, and we have no chance to complete the task."

Zheng Zuo said: "You have joined Haihan for several years, why did you reveal your identity at this time?"

The man replied bitterly: "In the final analysis, it is the remnants of the Southern Dynasty who made me wait for many years of hard work, and my achievements fell short!"

At that time, Haihan took the initiative to intervene in the civil war in Annan due to the demand for labor force and energy minerals, and collected a large number of war refugees from Annan to Hainan Island and Heitugang area for resettlement.Later, after Haihan officially established the country, these war refugees joined Haihan one after another and became a member of Haihan country.

Among the refugees transported back from Annan by Haihan at that time, in the early stage, they were mainly people from the north of Hue, and in the later stage, they were mainly people from the defeated Southern Dynasty ruled areas.At that time, the northern dynasty supported by Haihan did not blindly listen to Haihan's various promises, but took some necessary security measures, and arranged for some people to mix into Haihan as refugees, and then settle down here.

According to Zheng Bing's original idea, after these Annan intelligence personnel settle down in Haihan, on the one hand, they can use their identities to lurk for a long time to collect various military and political information about Haihan, and on the other hand, they can find opportunities to enter various official institutions of Haihan , Maybe it will come in handy at a critical moment in the future.

Annan immigrants accounted for a large proportion of the population of Haihan in the early days, and Zheng Bing, the ruler of Annan, was not unimpressed by this.Although he also understands that it is impossible to rely on these immigrants to control Haihan, but if these Annan immigrants can be used reasonably, at least it can affect Haihan's attitude towards Annan.

However, the executive committee will certainly not ignore the problems that Annan people can think of.Before the large-scale introduction of immigrants from Annan, the executive committee had already made a comprehensive assessment of some possible subsequent situations, including the impact of the proportion of Annan immigrants in the total population on the future direction of Haihan Kingdom .

To maintain the stability of the Han regime in Haihan, the safest way is of course to control the rising space of Annan immigrants in Haihan as much as possible, and at the same time adjust the population ratio by introducing Han-dominated immigrants in the later stage.As long as the Han people make up the vast majority of the people, then Annan descendants will not be a problem.

Of course, the road cannot be completely blocked. If there is not even a little room for improvement, it will only arouse the dissatisfaction of the Annan people, which will not be conducive to domestic stability in the long run.Therefore, the executive committee also has special arrangements for the promotion and use of talents of Annan descent.

Refugees from the northern region of Annan have relatively little space to go up, while refugees from the southern region of Annan are luckier. They were under the rule of the southern court at the time, and it would be difficult to find a place to live even if they returned to Annan. place.Haihan believes that these people already belong to the rootless clan, and the only way to go is to belong to Haihan.

Especially those surrendered generals from the southern imperial court, if they return to Annan, they can only be executed. These people are the most determined to join Haihan.For example, Wu Sen, the naval general under the former southern imperial court, entered the navy after being surrendered to Haihan, and worked hard all the way. Now he is the captain of the Haihan Navy Warrior-class experimental ship Black Shark. , can be called the No.1 official of Annan origin.

In some other key departments, there are also officials who have served in the Annan southern court. For example, Ruan Jingwen, who is in charge of Annan ethnic affairs in the police department, was born in the southern court.

Regarding the possibility that there might be spies sent by the Annan government among the immigrants of Annan origin, Haihan had already expected that the Police Department and the Ministry of Security had special personnel responsible for investigating related matters.Through various means over the years, some latent Annan spies have been gradually removed from the people.

However, considering the relationship between the two countries, Haihan handles such cases relatively leniently. Generally, he just cancels his nationality and leaves the country within a time limit, so that the peace between the two countries will not be hurt.

The Annan descendants dug up by the relevant departments this time are all working in Haihan official institutions. Although the positions are not high, they can be regarded as having a public meal.The reason why they were exposed was that they were trying to obtain some military intelligence information from the Tiandu Industrial Zone, but they were caught by the Haihan Security Department.

In view of the fact that there was no substantial information leakage, Haihan officials did not make things difficult for these people, but canceled their Haihan nationality according to the usual practice, and left the country within a time limit. At the same time, they also greeted the Annan embassy to They were in charge of arranging for these people to leave Haihan.

These people were sent to the Annan embassy by Haihan, and the two sides completed the personnel handover amicably. Zheng Zuo arrived in Sanya the next day and met them.

These people have been lurking in Haihan for almost ten years, and they are almost the most successful intelligence personnel under Zheng Zuo's hands, but they didn't expect a small omission to pull them all out.Fortunately, they were working for the Annan court. If they changed countries, they might just disappear from the world.

Zheng Zuo shook his head angrily after listening to their narration.Now that the foreign affairs department has been involved in this matter, Yan Chujie obviously will not be ignorant of it. Zheng Zuo has not been able to get a satisfactory response to the various sensitive topics that Zheng Zuo discussed with him earlier, and it seems that he may be affected by this. .

However, Yan Chujie didn't mention this matter in front of him, and patiently answered his questions, which can be regarded as giving Zheng Zuo face.Zheng Zuo remembered the conversation in Victory Fort just now, so he had nothing to complain about.

"You have been away from home for many years, and you have worked hard without credit. You don't have to worry about it anymore. When you return to Annan, you will be arranged for other errands. The Haihan Research Institute of the imperial court also needs you who have an in-depth understanding of Haihan. talent."

Zheng Zuo finally suppressed his anger and comforted these subordinates with a pleasant face.He knew that it wasn't that his subordinates were incompetent, but that the Haihan people were too powerful, and it would be useless to pursue the responsibility of his subordinates. It would be better to make good use of their years of lurking experience in Haihan and do their part for Annan.

These people originally thought that they would be punished by Zheng Zuo, but they didn't expect that Zheng Zuo didn't blame them at all, but comforted them with kind words.

But Zheng Zuo didn't feel relieved by his subordinates' performance of allegiance, on the contrary, he felt more and more frustrated.

(End of this chapter)