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Chapter 1229 Nanyang Dumpling Banquet (First update, please subscribe)
The incident that occurred in Seoul was naturally reported to Nanyang at the first opportunity.

Looking through the intelligence information of the day, Li Yian thought for a moment, then asked:
“Are you sure that the people over there support this?”

Sitting opposite you, Cheng Pengan said.

"It is not certain yet, but they certainly played an extremely important role. At first, the commander of the US forces in South Korea, Magruder, refused to send troops. Although he later issued a statement condemning the incident, it was only a verbal condemnation. This condemnation was most likely shown to outsiders."

"It's definitely possible."

After thinking for a while, Li Yian looked at the report and said:

"Park Jung-woong..."

Looking at this familiar name, Li Yian's mouth curled up. Finally, the era of Park Jung-woong has arrived on the peninsula. This guy can be regarded as the most outstanding person in the history of the peninsula. He completely rewrote the history of the country, turning it from a garbage country into a middle-class country. The history of the peninsula has been lackluster for a long time, and there have been no outstanding people. There are about three or four people who can be called first-class, including Lee Seong-gye, Lee Sun-sin, and Park Jung-woong.

But the first two cannot compare with Park Chung-woong. After all, he is the one who changed the fate of the peninsula. Without him, their national destiny might be different.

Thinking of this, Li Yian said:
"Well, no matter what the result is, we have to face the changes on the peninsula in the future. I will notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and contact the committee."

Some things are always unavoidable. Besides, Park Jung-woong... he is also a great man!
Next, Nanyang will deal with Park Jung-woong. The only problem is how to tie their dog chains.

In other words, how to get that dog chain from the hands of the United States to the hands of Southeast Asia, not just the peninsula, but also the East Asia. As long as the time is right, there will always be a chance.

Afterwards, Li Yian asked Cheng Pengan about some intelligence work in other areas. After he left, he got up and walked to the map, looking at several locations on the map.

On one side is from the peninsula to Kyushu, which is East Asia.

The other side is Siam all the way to Mindanao, which is Southeast Asia.

And Nanyang is located in the middle, which are the "left and right wings" of Nanyang. With these two wings, Nanyang is destined to soar into the sky.

The only problem is that the northern wing is not very stable. After all, the southern wing is basically full of our own people.

"Wait a little longer, wait another ten years or so, the time will be ripe!"

Many times, what is competed in international affairs is patience, and Li Yian has never lacked this patience. After all, unlike others, he stands on the shoulders of historical giants and he clearly knows the direction of future development.

In a dozen years, the situation in the entire world will have undergone earth-shaking changes, and by that time, the time will be ripe.

However, no matter how ripe the time is, you must have the corresponding strength.

After all, everything is based on strength. Whether it is to build the "Asia-Pacific Economic Circle" or to take over the leash from the United States, corresponding economic and military strength is required.

Without strength, everything is empty talk.

Staring at the vast Pacific Ocean on the map, Li Yian said to himself;
"Okay, it's time to put aircraft carriers on the agenda!"

It's not just aircraft carriers. It can be said that the era of the navy producing ships in large numbers has almost arrived. In fact, the navy has already started producing ships in large numbers.

"…Last year, after the Yongchang-class destroyer was launched, we finally had the most advanced destroyer in the world…"

The "Yongchang-class" destroyer is the newest destroyer in the Nanyang. This destroyer with a standard displacement of 7800 tons was just launched in October last year and has not yet entered service.

"It uses four sets of shipborne gas turbines with a total power of up to 100000 horsepower..."

Standing at the dock of Taiping Shipbuilding Industry Company, Li Yian listened to the engineer's introduction while looking at the third Type 59 destroyer, the "Yongxing". It is not just a destroyer, but an integration of various cutting-edge technologies in Southeast Asia.

In terms of shipbuilding technology, it is the world's first warship with a modular design. In terms of power, it is also the world's first all-gas turbine warship.

This warship adopts a new large-scale ship type developed by the Navy Ship Research and Development Center, focusing on improving sea resistance. It has a wide waterline, a shorter length and increased width, and a reduced aspect ratio. This design can reduce the pitch moment, improve wave resistance and increase the deck area.

Although this relatively short and thick hull is not conducive to high-speed navigation in terms of fluid mechanics, it can improve sea resistance, which is also in line with the needs of ocean-going navies.

Its superstructure even adopts a "stealth design" to some extent - the superstructure tilts inward and shrinks to reduce RCS. Although the hull still has a large number of vertical surfaces, this is just an attempt. After all, in this era, there is no concept of stealth design. In fact, this design was originally from Li Yian's sketch.

No one knows the benefits of this design, but "what the superiors like, the subordinates will like even more" is true at any time, even in Southeast Asia. After Li Yian drew the sketch and put forward the requirements, all the ship engineers needed to do was to further improve the design.

However, after the "Yongchang" was put into service, the navy unexpectedly discovered during an exercise that although the full load displacement of the "Yongchang class" exceeded 8000 tons, its RCS reflection was comparable to that of a 6000-ton warship. This discovery naturally aroused the curiosity of the navy's technical department.

However, what is more important to the navy now is that this is a large ocean-going destroyer, whose tonnage is even not inferior to that of a cruiser.

It is for this reason that after the Yongchang class entered service, the navies of various countries had different opinions on it. Some of them looked down on it, saying that it "uses the tonnage of a cruiser and piles up the weapons of a destroyer." What they were referring to were the two single-barrel MK42 127mm naval guns at the front and rear - such weak firepower was simply "the shame of the cruiser."

In any case, as the first large ocean-going destroyer in the South China Sea, its design placed more emphasis on air defense capabilities.

The MK42 127mm naval gun, nicknamed the "small water pipe", has a small caliber, but it is mainly designed to deal with jet aircraft, so it places great emphasis on speed. Not only does it have a firing rate of 40 rounds per minute, but more importantly, its rotation speed is extremely fast. Equipped with an advanced radar fire control system and a highly efficient radio proximity fuze, it can be called the leading work of anti-aircraft naval guns at the time.

Of course, its more powerful air defense firepower comes from its two single-arm air defense missile launchers and long-range air defense missiles with a range of more than 60 kilometers, which give it powerful regional air defense capabilities. It can be said to be a natural "aircraft carrier companion."

"At present, the Navy's technical department and related enterprises are developing anti-ship missiles. In the future, they will be installed between two chimneys in the form of box-type launchers. However, according to the Navy's tests, the Sky Arrow 2 air defense missile can also carry out anti-ship attacks and cause serious damage to warships such as destroyers."

Although Zou Tongjie is not a naval engineer, as a naval commander, he is very familiar with the Type 59 destroyer. After all, it is the most advanced destroyer in the South China Sea, and even the most advanced in the world. At least in terms of air defense capability, there is no destroyer more powerful than the "Yongchang-class" destroyer in the world, and even the powerful cruisers cannot compare with it - the Sky Arrow missile can be used for both air defense and anti-ship. After the anti-ship missile is put into service, its anti-sea strike capability will be increased several times.

"Once the anti-ship missile is successfully developed, its anti-sea attack capability will be further enhanced. It can not only meet the needs of air defense, but also carry out anti-ship operations independently."

"Well, this type of destroyer is the sword-carrying escort of the aircraft carrier."

Standing by the dock, Li Yian turned to look at the naval commander of Nanyang and said:

"The GDP for the first half of this year has come out, exceeding 600 billion. According to optimistic estimates, this year's GDP will probably be more than 1300 billion US dollars."

When mentioning this number, Li Yian's brows raised slightly, his expression full of pride. At this rate of development, in about six to seven years, Nanyang will surpass the Soviet Union and become the world's second largest economy.

Under such circumstances, it is natural to increase military spending.

"Considering the changes in the situation in Indochina and the threat of the 'Iron Curtain', it is very necessary for us to increase military spending next year. So, my idea is that military spending can be increased by 0.5% next year,"

Before Zou Tongjie finished speaking, Li Yian emphasized:
"I mean the proportion of military expenditure to the gross national product!"

Over the past decade or so, Southeast Asia's military spending has been below average - during the Cold War, NATO countries' military spending was generally above 4% of their GDP, and sometimes even exceeded 5%.

In contrast, Southeast Asia's military spending has always been around 2.5%, which is almost the level of the post-Cold War era. In fact, after the end of the Cold War, European countries immediately reduced their military spending significantly. In many countries, military spending accounted for only slightly more than 1% of GDP. In order to reduce military spending as much as possible, Western European countries began to disarm Southeast Asia - the mighty military forces such as aircraft and tanks built up during the Cold War were self-castrated.

Military spending has been reduced again and again, and in the end, the military has become a "survival nature". As for military spending, it has become a variety of expenses for those white leftists to buy people's hearts and minds. Whenever the finances are tight, they will take action on military spending and the military.

This is simply a vicious cycle.

The low military expenditure in Southeast Asia...actually stems from the special international situation after the war.

Firstly, apart from the Air Force, the Army's weapons and equipment are updated slowly, and the Navy basically relies on old World War II ships donated by the United States. Secondly, it is because of the economy, because Nanyang needs to give priority to economic development.

As for the security issue... Nanyang is an island country. As long as it maintains a relatively large navy, it can ensure its own safety. There are not many countries that can threaten Nanyang across the sea. In the whole of Asia, there is only the United States.

Therefore, there is no need to consider security and defense issues for the time being. In terms of security issues, Nanyang has been fleecing the United States for more than a decade. Now, it is time to become independent!

"This, this... 0.5%!"

When Zou Tongjie was surprised, Li Yian said:
"This is just for this year. My plan is to raise the military spending level to the international average of 5% in the next five years. If necessary, 4.5% is also acceptable."

Glancing into the dock, due to insufficient military funds, the military only planned to build four Yongchang-class ships, which was just to maintain an aircraft carrier fleet.

But from now on, there is no need to consider military expenditures. From now on, the military only needs to consider one issue -

Li Yian continued:
"In the past, the military has been patient, and we even had to rely on other countries for our security. But now, with the tension in the regional situation and the improvement of the national economy, we must firmly grasp military security in our own hands. Only in this way can we truly deter other countries and ensure national military security. Only by using more powerful forces to stop war can peace be guaranteed. It is more reassuring to ensure your own security."

When mentioning "stronger power", Li Yian emphasized his tone. It is a well-known fact that deterrence is based on strength, not words. Only a strong enough power can deter other countries and prevent them from having ambitions.

Said:

"So, now we must try our best to improve our military strength, especially the navy. After all, Nanyang is an island country and we are surrounded by the sea, so developing the navy is an inevitable choice. Although in the past few years, we have built new destroyers, nuclear submarines, and ballistic missile nuclear submarines, but what the navy needs is an aircraft carrier..."

aircraft carrier!

When his ears were filled with His Excellency's words, Zou Tongjie felt his heart stirred.

I'm coming!
The aircraft carrier in Nanyang is finally coming!

"So, the Navy can include aircraft carriers in its shipbuilding plan. Aren't your blueprints already completed?"

"Yes, sir. The Navy's shipbuilding department has already completed the design of the aircraft carrier. As long as there is funding, the Navy can place an order with the shipyard at any time. Build our own large aircraft carrier!"

After thinking it over in his mind, Zou Tongjie said:
"I think we can start building two aircraft carriers in Taiping and Dongning at the same time. After all, if only one shipyard has the ability to build aircraft carriers, it will be affected by various factors. Therefore, the navy's orders have always been scattered in two places."

Li Yian naturally had no objection to this suggestion. After all, both shipyards had the ability to build aircraft carriers, which was also very important for Nanyang.

Although there will be no war in the future and there is no need to consider one shipyard being destroyed, the other shipyard will still be capable of building large warships, but it is necessary for Nanyang to maintain two large shipbuilding industrial groups in the east and west.

Moreover, from the perspective of future development, shipbuilding will remain a high-tech, high-value-added industry until the 21st century, providing hundreds of thousands of jobs in Japan and South Korea. Therefore, the shipbuilding industry definitely has a future for development. In this process, the support of the military is of course indispensable.

Nodding, Li Yian said:

"Well, your idea is very good. I think we can do it this way. Also, since we are going to build two aircraft carriers, we have to place additional orders for the Yongchang class. In the future, if we want to maintain two or three aircraft carrier battle groups, we will need at least 24 destroyers, um..."

An aircraft carrier is not just an aircraft carrier, it also has destroyers, submarines, supply ships... In short, it is definitely a huge expense.

After thinking for a while, Li Yian looked at the warships in the dock and said:
"So, you guys make a plan, a plan for the expansion of the navy. First, set a scale, and then spread the construction of aircraft carriers, destroyers, and the corresponding supply ships over the next few fiscal years. This will help to reduce financial pressure, avoid arousing the vigilance of other countries, and third, improve the technology little by little during the construction process to upgrade our warships."

(End of this chapter)