1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3152
Tao Donglai said in a deep voice: "One to twenty years...then you are really optimistic. According to the estimate of the executive committee, if it takes one or two generations to complete the digestion and transformation of the Ming ruled area, it is considered to be very smooth. Yes. After all, the Ming Dynasty has ruled the world for more than 20 years, even if the dynasty changes, the legacy of influence will not just disappear."

"You have also noticed that there are differences in the environments of the two places, so our governance experience in Hainan Island cannot be applied invariably to the mainland, and we cannot simply use this as a basis to speculate on the general trend of the world. The reason for this is up to you to ponder over. .”

Tao Hongfang thought for a moment after hearing this, and then he had some understanding of these words.

Compared with the mainland, Hainan Island's environment is obviously more closed, and Ming's local influence is easier to eliminate.However, the areas on the mainland that directly border the Ming ruled area cannot be isolated from each other at all, and it is obviously not so easy to do this.

The Ming Dynasty maintained its rule for more than two centuries, creating a deep-rooted concept for the people of the world, that is, the Ming Dynasty is orthodox.This kind of concept is enough to keep Da Ming in a state of defeat and not perish, licking his wounds while waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.

Tao Hongfang was able to realize that the environments in the two places are different, and he has actually touched the essence of the problem, but compared with his fathers who have governed the country for decades, his understanding must not be as deep.But after getting advice from Tao Donglai, he immediately figured out the key point.

Tao Donglai continued: "However, there are no absolutes in the world. Maybe our generation thinks this is a goal that cannot be achieved in a short time, but when your generation is in power, the situation has changed and everything will come to fruition. "

Tao Hongfang said: "My child thought that if our country focused on the goal of replacing Daming, it might be able to speed up the process. Many people are conservative because Daming is still there. If Daming is completely gone, the people will never With unrealistic thoughts, the world can be settled naturally."

Tao Donglai said: "The resources that the country can mobilize are limited. If we give priority to dealing with Ming Dynasty, our country will have to give up many plans related to overseas expansion. This will put us at a disadvantage when competing with other countries around the world in the future. .”

Tao Hongfang said: "So my father also supports the development strategy of first outside and then inside?"

Tao Donglai said noncommittally: "I support a strategy that is more beneficial to the country's long-term development."

What is Haihan's long-term development goal? In fact, Tao Hongfang has heard his father talk about it more than once since he was very young.

Over the past millennium, dynasties have continued to change, but China has always been the most powerful empire in the Eastern world.The goal of Haihan is to further carry forward this tradition and make China the world's leading power.

The goal of returning the world to one heart, surrendering from all over the world, paying tribute from all directions, and coming to the court from all nations seems unattainable. However, in the past 30 years, the Executive Committee has been making unremitting efforts to realize this vision bit by bit.

The next day, when everyone was enjoying breakfast, Shi Diwen brought a message. Chen Yixin sent a telegram that his fleet had arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River, about [-] miles away from Zhoushan, and it was expected to arrive at Dingjiang before dark. harbor.

The northern region managed by Chen Yixin is farther away from Sanya than the Xingdao region in the South China Sea, so far it is still a borderland on the Haihan territory.

It is also because of the long distance that Chen Yixin has not returned to Sanya many times to report on his work in recent years, and the relationship with the executive committee cannot be said to be very close.

If he only relied on his qualifications and contacts, he would have no advantage among the many candidates who wanted to enter the executive committee, and his chances of winning the election would be slim.

However, behind Chen Yixin, Qian Tiandun and a group of bigwigs in the military supported him, and the Industrial Party, who was tied to his interests, worked together to lift him into the executive committee, making him the top of Tom Wang after he left North America. vacant seat.

This time, the new executive committee will go north to Hangzhou. In addition to attending the local National Day celebrations, it will also discuss the capital relocation plan and the national development route.As one of the new members, Chen Yixin is naturally obliged to participate.

Chen Yixin traveled south from the Shandong Peninsula to Zhoushan, only about a quarter of the voyage back to Sanya. In the future, moving the capital from Sanya to Hangzhou will be much more convenient for him personally.

After breakfast, under the leadership of Shi Diwen, members of the executive committee visited the nearby Dinghaigang Naval Base.

As the base camp of the East China Sea Fleet of the Navy, which took 20 years to gradually complete, the Dinghai Port Base is well equipped with various facilities, and also has the largest shipyard north of Hainan Island - Zhoushan Shipyard.

Zhoushan Shipyard has many large slipways and docks. In addition to building various combat ships for the East China Sea Fleet, it also provides maintenance for naval ships in the Northern Region, Fujian, and Taiwan all year round.

Although these places have local shipyards, their technical level and hardware facilities are still far behind those of Zhoushan Shipyard, and some overhaul operations still need to be completed here.

Shi Diwen led everyone to one of the berths, pointed to the busy construction site and said, "Everyone, what you see now is the keel of the No. [-] Glory-class ship that is being laid."

"Thanks to the experience we have accumulated in the process of building the first ship, the construction period of the second ship will be shortened by about three months compared with the first ship, and the construction cost will also be reduced by about [-]%."

"If all goes well, we can see this ship launched before the end of next year, and the combat effectiveness of the East China Sea Fleet will be improved again by then!"

Tao Donglai asked, "How many warships of this type are you going to build?"

Shi Diwen replied: "If it is only for the East China Sea Fleet's own use, the first batch of three to four ships should be enough, and then we will see the actual use effect to formulate an improvement plan. However, it is not ruled out that other fleets have taken a fancy to the Glory class. Zhoushan Shipyard needs to build it on its behalf.”

As Haihan's most advanced warship at present, the Glory-class warship has very high requirements on the hardware and software of the shipyard. The only places that can build this kind of warship are Sanya Shipyard and Zhoushan Shipyard.

However, if the Sanya Shipyard wants to build the Glory-class warship, it needs to formulate a construction plan from scratch.As the research and development site of this new type of warship, Zhoushan Shipyard has the experience of building the first ship, which obviously has a certain first-mover advantage.

In addition, Zhoushan Shipyard also has an invisible advantage, that is, the East China Sea Fleet's experience in using Glory-class warships.

If other fleets also want to purchase this type of warship and choose Zhoushan Shipyard to place an order, then while building the ship, they can send sailors to the East China Sea Fleet to receive relevant training. This is a unique advantage that Sanya Shipyard does not have. .

(End of this chapter)