The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1001 Visiting
Siheyuan.

Liu Tao was entertaining Li Fuguo and his wife.

Tonight, Mr. and Mrs. Li Fuguo came to visit.

Not long after Li Fuguo was transferred from Panshan Group, Li Fuguo's wife was also transferred from Panshan Group.

And now both of them are in the capital.

Li Fuguo has been going to the National Defense University since last year, both for further studies and to explore the concept of combined forces with generals from the military.

As China completes the construction of mechanized forces, the next step is to start the construction of synthetic forces.

After so many years of exploration, the path of development of the troops has become very clear.

In recent years, the country has been continuously cultivating new types of military talents, encouraging more high school students, college students, and undergraduates to join the military, thereby improving the military's academic level.

It is imperative to provide the average educational level of the military.

Because many modern weapons and equipment require people with high education to learn and master them well.

For example, for informationized combat forces, the minimum requirement is to be an undergraduate student in a computer-related major, and some even have a master's or doctoral degree!
The more advanced the weapons, the more highly qualified people are needed, because there is so much to learn.

It was a rare opportunity to get together with old colleagues, so Liu Tao took out his treasured Moutai liquor.

In recent years, the production of Moutai has continued to increase, and the price of Moutai has also been rising steadily.

Kweichow Moutai is a well-known brand.

There are many reasons why Kweichow Moutai has become the national liquor.

The amount of Moutai liquor collected by Liu Tao is extremely rare. The only company in the country that has more old Moutai liquor than Liu Tao is Moutai Group.

After three rounds of drinks, both of them took off their coats and put them aside.

Li Fuguo said: "To be honest, I would rather train soldiers at the training base or go out to fight. I feel uncomfortable managing, studying and taking classes at the National Defense University!"

"Old Li, this is because your superiors have high hopes for you. They hope that you will learn more knowledge and master more military command theories. There are naturally other people to train the soldiers, but not everyone can command operations, especially at the army group level!" Liu Tao said.

The total number of troops now remains at 250 million, which is the largest number of troops in the world. Even with the continuous reductions in the US military in recent years, there are only 150 million left.

Ranked second is India, which has a total of 245 million troops. Over the years, India has maintained a large army for a long time to ensure that it is no worse than its neighboring countries, and its military expenditure is also high.

The third one is the polar bear. The polar bear now maintains an army of 180 million. After the separation, the polar bear inherited the largest share of the inheritance and is living a decent life.

In China, the largest organization is naturally a large military region. A large military region has several group armies under its jurisdiction, and the command and operation of a group army involves 70,000 to 80,000 people. If it is a large military region, just a few group armies will have 200,000 to 300,000 troops, which is a great test of the commander's command ability.

"I know the reason, but I just feel uncomfortable." Li Fuguo took a sip of wine, "You said that I am a rough man, and I want to study military theory in depth. Isn't this difficult for me!"

Li Fuguo was drinking and talking about something.

After leaving Panshan Group, Li Fuguo’s biggest feeling was that life had become difficult.

The soldiers' wages dropped significantly, and like other military units, new recruits received no wages.

Then when training, we can't train as much as we want, otherwise we will overspend.

Even long-distance, cross-regional troop maneuvers may not be carried out once a year.

I remember when I was in Panshan Group, we had enough ammunition for training, and we even stipulated that all soldiers and officers had to fire a certain number of bullets and artillery shells per year.

The military budget is limited, so we have to follow the budget. Even so, we first borrow a large amount from Panshan Group every year, and then deduct it when the state settles with Panshan Group. Otherwise, the military will definitely be more uncomfortable.

Even though military spending exceeded 100 billion last year, it was still not enough for the military.

Liu Tao comforted Li Fuguo and told him that good days for the army were coming.

In recent years, the increase in military spending has actually been considerable.

Especially in recent years, this increase is visible to the naked eye.

Next, military spending will definitely increase further.

And due to some special reasons, the RMB will gradually depreciate again in the future.

The value of the Chinese yuan has remained quite stable over the past decade.

But sometimes it is like this. A moderate depreciation of the currency is conducive to exports. As the world's factory, China is a major exporting country. Chinese products are exported all over the world. A moderate depreciation of the currency is conducive to enhancing the international competitiveness of products.

Of course, there is another very important reason, that is, the U.S. economy has developed very well in recent years, the U.S. government has a surplus every year, and U.S. debt has continued to decline every year, which has led to the continuous strengthening of the U.S. dollar. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar has actually brought pressure to China.

A moderate currency depreciation is conducive to capital inflow into China, but not to capital outflow from China.

If it were any other country, their currency would have depreciated long ago.

In recent years, other currencies have depreciated significantly against the US dollar.

The exchange rate of Japanese yen to US dollar is 150:1; the exchange rate of Korean won to US dollar is 1737.6:1
From a certain perspective, China is in competition with Japan and South Korea in terms of exports. The sharp depreciation of the yen and won is beneficial to Japan and South Korea's exports.

If the Chinese yuan does not depreciate appropriately, it will be detrimental to the export of Chinese goods.

Of course, in addition to export considerations, there are also considerations in Southeast Asia.

Liu Tao and Li Fuguo drank more than a bottle of Moutai liquor. They were both a little drunk and asked someone to see Li Fuguo and his wife off. Liu Tao drank the sobering soup brought by Zhu Lin.

"I heard from my eldest sister that Zhenguo's wife is three months pregnant. In a few months, my eldest sister will become a grandmother." Zhu Lin put down the bowl and said.

"Three months pregnant? Doesn't that mean they are getting married because of pregnancy?" Liu Tao was a little surprised.

Qian Zhenguo, the eldest son of Liu Hongying and Qian Huaqiang, got married just before the Spring Festival. Qian Zhenguo met his girlfriend when he was at the University in Hong Kong. Qian Zhenguo had just started his own business and was somewhat famous in Hong Kong.

Before the Spring Festival, Qian Zhenguo got married, and Liu Tao attended their wedding as their uncle.

The wedding was not held in Hong Kong, but in Beijing, with hundreds of banquet tables.

Qian Zhenguo's wife is the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong, and she makes home handheld and arcade game consoles.

Liu Tao had already investigated the woman's situation thoroughly. After all, she was his nephew, so as an uncle he naturally had to keep a close eye on her.

Zhu Lin hugged Liu Tao and said, "Yes, time flies. Maybe in a few years, Jingming and his family will get married and have children, and we will all become grandparents."

"Time is incredible. Before I knew it, I have grown old!" Zhu Lin was a little sad. Before she knew it, she was already 46 years old and had become an old woman.

Liu Tao turned around, stroked Zhu Lin's face, and chuckled, "In my heart, you are always young, like an eighteen-year-old beautiful girl, you will never grow old!"

Although Zhu Lin is no longer as stunningly beautiful as she used to be, she still has her charm and looks gentle and generous. Her temperament makes people feel ashamed, but she is still beautiful beyond words.

Because of her affluent life, Zhu Lin has taken good care of herself. She doesn't even have any nasolabial folds, and the skin on her face remains tight and smooth.

(End of this chapter)