The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1116: Changing Times
November 1, Beijing.

The Central Rural Work Conference was held in Beijing.

This conference is the country’s highest working conference on rural areas. The main tasks of the conference are to summarize agricultural and rural work, study strengthening the construction of comprehensive agricultural production capacity, ensure food security and promote farmers’ income growth!
This tradition has continued for 1981 years since the first Central Rural Work Conference was held in Beijing in 22.

As the first highest working conference of the year and also the Central Government’s No. 1 document, it reflects the importance the Party and the country attach to rural development.

For China to develop, we must not only develop cities, but also rural areas!

Only when cities and rural areas develop simultaneously can there be real development.

This is also a very unique feature of China. While promoting urbanization and town, it will not completely ignore the countryside. On the contrary, the Party and the country are very concerned about the countryside and are trying every means to develop the countryside so that cities, towns and rural areas can develop together.

We are also constantly promoting various modern farming methods to increase production, cancel various agricultural taxes, and reduce the burden on farmers.

While the conference was being held, Liu Tao was in a courtyard in the capital, congratulating Li Fuguo.

After serving as the president of the National Defense University, teaching classes and receiving more systematic training, Li Fuguo had more responsibilities on his shoulders.

Next, Li Fuguo will be responsible for the integrated construction of the troops.

In this regard, Li Fuguo is currently the best and most proficient in the country.

Li Fuguo, who is in his fifties, is in his prime and has the strongest working ability. He has both the position and the resume.

In terms of qualifications, Li Fuguo participated in the most battles after 1978. At the same time, the country's first heavy combined battalion was established by Li Fuguo from the beginning, and then developed into the country's first heavy combined brigade.

As early as the late 80s, the combined brigade managed by Li Fuguo, if the entire Panshan Group Armed Forces Department was included, had more than 30 personnel under its management.

In terms of military achievements, Li Fuguo has made outstanding military exploits since 1978. So far, no one in the entire army has made greater military exploits than Li Fuguo.

It is only normal to have more burdens at this time.

In China, many people always complain that they are not appreciated for their talents and blame others.

But in fact, it is often not that one’s talent is not recognized, but that one’s talent is not enough!
As long as you have enough talent, work hard, constantly improve yourself and overcome difficulties, sooner or later you will have the opportunity to display your talents.

If you are a genius, then there is no such thing as unappreciated talent.

Li Fuguo is more mature and capable than before, so it is actually most appropriate to add more responsibilities to him at this time.

Compared to his reluctance and irritability when he first started working at the National Defense University, Li Fuguo is more stable now.

Liu Tao and Li Fuguo were chatting about military construction.

现在华夏军队建设的任务已经很明确了，要在2010年建成84个合成旅，其中包括29个重型合成旅、25个中型合成旅、17个轻型合成旅、1个中/轻混编合成旅、4个山地合成旅及6个两栖合成旅。陆军方面不仅仅要建成84个合成旅，还要建设更多的陆航部队。

In terms of the air force, a truly world-class air force will be built; in terms of the navy, by 2010, it will have four aircraft carrier formations.

In addition, in terms of missile force construction, more advanced short-range ballistic missiles, medium-range ballistic missiles and long-range ballistic missiles will be developed.

In terms of air defense forces, a national security air defense network covering the entire China will be built by 2010, and the air defense network at the military district level will be strengthened.

The competition and game among major powers will become more intense in the future.

"I didn't expect that the military budget this time would be 3000 billion yuan. It was hard to imagine before that one day our military budget would be so much." Li Fuguo took a sip of wine and said with emotion.

Even though the Chinese military has been constantly acquiring new equipment over the years, the military budget is pitifully low and everyone is living a hard life.

The total number of military personnel is only about 250 million. Based on an average annual salary of 4 RMB, this cost alone would cost 1000 billion RMB!

Not to mention military food, uniforms, training, weapons maintenance, etc., which are also huge expenses.

So far, the military has not even conducted army-scale military exercises for many years, but has retained them at the brigade level in order to reduce expenses.

Most of the army's weapons, equipment and ammunition purchases are first bought on credit and then paid for by the state. Otherwise, the army would not be able to purchase so many weapons and equipment.

"3000 billion RMB is not a lot. The US military expenditure has soared to 6000 billion US dollars, and it seems that the US military expenditure will continue to rise. We are making up for the historical deficit and must speed up the construction of the army." Liu Tao smiled faintly, "The iron must be hard before it can be forged. The army must dare to fight, be able to fight, and be good at fighting! Only by doing this can we achieve the goal of not fighting, stopping war and winning, and always seize the initiative in military struggle."

The strategic tasks currently undertaken by the military include responding to various emergencies and military threats, effectively safeguarding the sovereignty and security of the country's territory, airspace, and territorial waters, resolutely defending the integrity of national sovereignty, safeguarding the security and interests in new areas, safeguarding the security of overseas interests, maintaining strategic deterrence, organizing nuclear counterattacks, and strengthening the fight against infiltration, secession, and terrorism.

This is a strategic shift for the military in the new era.

For example, in the security field, it covers traditional security and non-traditional security fields, as well as new security fields such as space and the Internet!

These tasks are the concrete manifestation of the army's mission in the new historical period.

At present, the Chinese army emphasizes an active defense strategy, emphasizing not fighting, being able to fight, being good at fighting, and stopping war!
This also reflects that the Chinese nation is the most peace-loving nation in the world. China pursues peaceful rise and realizes the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through peaceful means.

On the other hand, the United States has changed from pursuing appeasement and economic development in the Clinton era to the present. The entire strategy and means have undergone earth-shaking changes with a change of people. There is no continuity in policy, which has caused changes in the whole world. After all, the transformation of the United States affects the whole world.

Since 2001, the United States' unilateralism, its increasingly tough attitude, and its increasing choice to use military force to resolve issues have intensified conflicts in all aspects, making the world situation complicated and turbulent.

Li Fuguo felt that 3000 billion yuan in military expenditure was already an unimaginable figure, but who could have imagined that the US military expenditure would reach a staggering figure of nearly 9000 billion US dollars in the future.

There is still a lot to be done in building China's military.

(End of this chapter)