1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3751

In the development process of overseas colonial projects, ports are one of the most important infrastructure projects, and it has always been an indispensable link for the Executive Committee to inject capital into local port construction projects and hold operating shares.

This procedure is just like the Executive Committee incorporating the new colony into the national territory, which is a special official certification method. The local port's financial settlement, ship schedule, personnel appointment, etc. can be incorporated into the relevant national system.

What Roger meant by "peace of mind" actually meant that the port project would now be backed by the Executive Committee. If the local area encountered difficulties in operation in the future and the region was unable to solve it on its own, the Executive Committee would definitely come forward to help.

Of course, judging from the huge team led by Shi Diwen this time, the Executive Committee's assistance to the Special Warfare Division has actually begun. Moreover, so many resources were provided at one time. I'm afraid that only Wang Tom had received such support when he went to North America. Even Roger couldn't help but feel jealous.

Shi Diwen continued, "Your inference about Qian Tiandun's goals is based on the premise that only the Special Warfare Division and Xingdao District are involved. But if the Executive Committee decides to intervene and puts all the resources needed for development on the western front, it may greatly advance the timeline for achieving the goals."

Roger said, "Of course I have considered the situation you mentioned, and I understand what you want to say. But is it possible that the current situation is within our expectations?"

Shi Diwen asked doubtfully: "We?"

"It means me, Sing Tao District, and Qian Tiandun." Roger explained immediately.

Shi Diwen said thoughtfully: "You mean that the suspension of cooperation between Xingdao District and the Special Warfare Division on the western front was a tacit agreement between you and Qian Tiandun? The purpose is to stimulate the Executive Committee to actively invest more resources in this direction?"

Roger immediately denied the "accusation": "These are all your speculations. I will not admit it."

But Shi Diwen observed his expression and it was obvious that he agreed with this statement.

The suspension of cooperation between Xingdao District and the Special Operations Division on the Western Front was once interpreted by the outside world as Roger and Qian Tiandun parting ways due to interest issues. Although the Executive Committee knew that the two would never fall out easily, they basically did not think about the direction that Roger hinted at, but only believed that this was because Xingdao District’s own resources were insufficient and it was a choice made out of necessity.

After all, the simultaneous expansion of the western and southern lines was something that the Executive Committee wanted, but it was not enough for the Xingdao region. It seemed reasonable to choose the one that was more beneficial to Xingdao from the two directions.

Shi Diwen really didn't expect there was this layer. He recalled the previous conversation with Roger and realized that the other party also tried several times before finally revealing this information to him, which was considered very cautious.

Of course, this is mostly due to the friendship between the two in the first half of their lives. If the senior executive of the Executive Committee who came here was someone else, Roger might not have taken the initiative to tell this secret.

Shi Diwen sighed and said, "You...if the Executive Committee gets to know the inside story, I'm afraid both you and Lao Qian will be punished!"

Roger, however, did not care about it: "What reason does the Executive Committee have to punish us? The suspension of cooperation between the Xingdao Region and the Special Operations Division on the Western Front is not entirely false. There are indeed differences of opinion between Qian Tiandun and me, and the suspension of cooperation is just a matter of course." Roger's words hit the crux of the matter. Regardless of whether the suspension of cooperation between the two sides on the Western Front was a deliberate arrangement, it would be difficult for the Executive Committee to find any evidence against them.

Because in addition to maintaining the minimum capacity and material supply, the Sing Tao region has indeed suspended further investment in the cooperation project. Even if there are other purposes, both parties have achieved the desired effect.

Of course, if the Special Operations Division and the Sing Tao Region fail to act smoothly in their respective areas of responsibility and fail to make remarkable progress, they may not be able to win enough attention from the Executive Committee, let alone receive more support in these two areas.

Shi Diwen quickly figured out the key to this, and said with a smile: "Good for you, Roger! This is an open conspiracy! Even if the Executive Committee knows that you have other intentions, the situation will still develop in the direction you expect, and you will get the resources you want!"

Roger said seriously: "Our real goal is to make the country stronger at a faster pace, which is actually consistent with the Executive Committee. But if we don't use some means, the Executive Committee is unlikely to provide so much support, right?"

Shi Diwen had to admit that it was indeed not an easy goal to get the Executive Committee to allocate a considerable share of its limited resources to overseas colonization fronts far away from the homeland.

Although Hai Han’s annual fiscal revenue has far exceeded that of any previous dynasty and its economic strength has long been unprecedentedly strong, there are too many large-scale and long-term projects being implemented at the same time. The resources that the Executive Committee can allocate to various regions cannot meet the development needs of each region, and it is difficult to achieve equality. The only option is to make dynamic adjustments based on actual conditions.

For example, in order to provide assistance to the Western Front this year, the Executive Committee will need to draw resources from all over the country, which will inevitably affect the interests of other regions.

For example, the more than 4,000 immigrants gathered from various places including Japan are extremely valuable resources for any overseas region. If this part of the immigration quota is allocated to the Western Front, then the progress of introducing immigrants in other overseas regions this year will be more or less affected.

Especially in areas like North America, which are far away from Hai Han’s homeland, their dependence on domestic immigrants is no less than that of the Western Front, and naturally they form a competitive relationship with the Western Front.

The development of the Western Front could bring Hai Han more trade income and international influence, which would obviously be better than the North American region managed by Wang Tom. In the future, the Executive Committee's resource allocation method would certainly be more inclined towards the more profitable Western Front.

Shi Diwen suddenly realized that the person in front of him was not the Roger who only knew how to fight and rush forward when he was young, but a senior official who had been in power in the South China Sea for more than 20 years. He was one of the makers of the country's operating rules and would naturally make full use of these rules to benefit himself.

Of course, it seems a bit inappropriate to say that Roger was seeking profit for himself. Although this move was selfish, the one who benefited the most was obviously not him personally, but the entire West Line and South Line including the Sing Tao District.

It seems that the cooperation between Xingdao District and the Special Operations Division has been suspended, but the chain of interests between the two is still running as usual. The Special Operations Division's achievements in the Indian Ocean have been consolidated, and Xingdao District's initial investment will also get a better return.

The plan jointly set up by Qian Tiandun and Roger seems to have gone ahead of the Executive Committee.