Chapter 1229 Nanyang Dumpling Banquet (first update, please subscribe)
The incident that happened in Seoul was naturally reported to Nanyang immediately.
Looking through the intelligence information of the day, Li Yian thought for a moment, and then asked:
"Are you sure it was supported by the people over there?"
Sitting on the table, Your Excellency Opposite him, Cheng Pengan said.
"It is not yet certain, but they must have played an extremely important role in it. At first, the commander of the US military in South Korea, Magrud, refused to dispatch troops. Although he later issued a statement to condemn it, it was only a verbal condemnation. This This kind of condemnation is likely to be shown to outsiders."
"It is indeed possible."
After thinking about it, Li Yian looked at the report and said:
"Park Zhengxiong..."
Looking at this familiar name, the corners of Li Yian's mouth rose. Finally, the era of Park Zhengxiong has arrived on the peninsula. This guy can be called the most outstanding person in the history of the peninsula. Completely rewriting the history of the country, from a rubbish country to a middle-class first-class country. The history of the peninsula has been mediocre for a long time. There have been no outstanding people. There are about three or four people who can be called first-class. One is Li Chenggui, one is Yi Sunshin, and one is Park Jung-woong.
But the first two cannot be compared with Park Zhengxiong. After all, he is the person who reversed the national destiny of the peninsula. Without him, their national destiny might be completely different.
Thinking of this, Li Yian said:
"Well, no matter what the outcome is, we will have to face changes in the peninsula in the future. I will inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and contact the committee. . ”
Some things are always inevitable. Besides, Park Zhengxiong... he is also an outstanding person!
Next, Nanyang has to deal with Park Zhengxiong. The only problem is how to tie their dog leashes.
In other words, how to get the dog leash from the hands of the United States to the hands of Southeast Asia, not just the peninsula, but also the East. As long as the time is right, there will always be opportunities.
Subsequently, Li Yian learned about some intelligence work in other areas from Cheng Pengan. After he left, he got up and walked to the map and looked at several locations on the map.
One side is from the peninsula to Kyushu, this is East Asia.
On the other side is Siam until Mindanao, which is Southeast Asia.
And Nanyang is located in the middle. These 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 north wing is not very stable. After all, the south is basically filled with its own people.
“Just wait, wait for another ten years, and the time will be almost mature!”
Many times, what matters in international affairs is patience, and this kind of patience , Li Yian has never been lacking. After all, unlike others, he stands on the shoulders of historical giants, and he clearly knows the direction of future development.
More than ten years from now, the situation in the entire world will have undergone earth-shaking changes, and by then, the time will be ripe.
However, no matter how ripe the time is, one must have corresponding strength.
After all, everything is based on strength. Whether it is building an "Asia-Pacific Economic Circle" or taking over the dog chain from the United States, corresponding economic and military strength is required.
Without strength, everything is just talk.
Staring at the vast Pacific Ocean on the map, Li Yian said to himself;
“Okay, it’s time to put the aircraft carrier on the agenda!”
Not just The era of aircraft carriers and the Navy has almost arrived. In fact, the Navy has already begun to play dumplings.
"...Last year, after the launch of the Yongchang-class destroyer, we finally have the most advanced destroyer in the world..."
The "Yongchang-class" destroyer is the latest destroyer in Nanyang. This model has a standard displacement of 7800 The ton destroyer was just launched in October last year and has not yet entered active service.
"It uses four sets of shipboard gas turbines with a total power of up to 100,000 horsepower..."
Walkside at the dock of Taiping Shipbuilding Industry Company, Li Yian listened to the engineer's introduction and looked at it. The third ship of the Type 59 destroyer "Yongxing" is not just a destroyer, but an integration of various cutting-edge technologies in Southeast Asia.
In terms of shipbuilding technology, it is the first warship in the world to adopt a modular design. In terms of power, it is the world's first all-gas turbine warship.
This warship adopts a new large-scale ship type developed by the Naval Ship Research and Development Center, focusing on improving sea resistance. It has a wide water plane, a shorter length, an increased width, and a reduced aspect ratio. This design can reduce pitch. moment, improving seakeeping and increasing deck area.
Although this relatively short and thick hull is not conducive to high-speed navigation in terms of hydrodynamics, it can improve sea endurance. This also meets the needs of an ocean-going navy.
Its superstructure even adopts a "stealth design" to a certain extent - the superstructure is tilted and contracted inward to reduce RCS. Although the hull still has a large number of vertical surfaces, this is just a It's just an attempt. After all, in this era, there is no concept of stealth design. In fact, this design originally came from Li Yi'an's sketch.
No one knows the benefits of this design, but "what goes up is what goes down, what goes down", this sentence is no problem at any time, even in Nanyang, the same is true when Li Yi'an drew After making the request through the sketch, all the naval engineers need is to further refine the design.
However, after the "Yongchang" was put into service, the Navy unexpectedly discovered during exercises that although the "Yongchang" class has a full load displacement of more than 8,000 tons, the RCS reflection is equivalent to that of a 6,000-ton warship. The discovery naturally aroused the curiosity of the naval technical department.
But now, what is more important to the navy is that this is a large ocean-going destroyer, its tonnage is not even inferior to that of a cruiser.
For this reason, after the Yongchang class was put into service, navies around the world had different evaluations of it. Some of them despised it, saying that it "used the tonnage of a cruiser to pile up the weapons of a destroyer." They It refers to the two single-barrel MK42 127mm naval guns at the front and rear - such weak firepower is simply a "cruiser's shame."
In any case, as Nanyang's first large-scale ocean-going destroyer, its design emphasizes air defense capabilities.
Although the MK42 127mm naval gun, nicknamed the "small water pipe", has a small caliber, it is mainly designed to deal with jet aircraft, so it places great emphasis on speed. Not only does the rate of fire reach as high as 40 rounds per minute, but more importantly It has a very fast rotation speed, an advanced radar fire control system, and a highly efficient radio proximity fuze. It can be called the leading anti-aircraft gun at that time.
Of course, its more powerful air defense firepower is two single-arm anti-aircraft missile launchers and long-range air defense missiles with a range of more than 60 kilometers, giving it powerful regional air defense capabilities. It can be said to be a born "aircraft carrier" companion".
"Currently, the Navy's technical department and related companies are developing anti-ship missiles. In the future, it will be installed in a box-type launcher between two chimneys. However, according to the Navy's tests, the "Sky Arrow" 2-type air defense missile It can also carry out ship-to-ship attacks, which can cause serious damage to warships such as destroyers."
Although Zou Tongjie is not a naval engineer, as a naval commander, he still knows the Type 59 destroyer very well. , after all, this is the most advanced destroyer in Nanyang, and can even be said to be the most advanced in the world. At least in terms of air defense capabilities, there is no destroyer more powerful than the "Yongchang" class destroyer in the world. Even cruisers with powerful firepower cannot compare with it - Tianjian missiles can be used for both air defense and anti-aircraft defense. After the anti-ship missile enters service, its sea strike capability will increase several times.
“After the anti-ship missile is successfully developed, its sea attack power will be further strengthened. It can not only meet the needs of air defense, but also can conduct anti-ship operations independently.”< br>
“Well, this destroyer is the sword-carrying escort of an aircraft carrier.”
Standing at the dock, Li Yian turned to look at Nanyang's naval commander and said:
"The gross national product for the first half of this year has come out and exceeded 60 billion. According to optimistic estimates, this year's gross national product Probably more than 130 billion U.S. dollars."
When Li Yian mentioned this figure, his brows were raised slightly, and his expression was full of pride. If it develops at this rate, Nanyang will surpass the Soviet Union and become the world's largest economy in about six to seven years. The 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 necessary for us to increase military spending next year. Therefore, my idea is that military spending next year can increase by 0.5%.”< br>
Before Zou Tongjie could finish speaking, Li Yian emphasized:
“I am referring to the proportion of military expenditure in the gross national product!”
In the past ten years, , Nanyang's military expenditure has always been below average - during the Cold War, the military expenditure of NATO countries was basically more than 4% of their gross national product, and sometimes even exceeded 5%.
In contrast, Nanyang’s military expenditure 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 expenditures significantly. Many countries’ military expenditures accounted for GDP is only slightly more than 1%. In order to reduce military expenditures as much as possible, Western European countries have begun disarmament in the Southeast Asia. The vast military forces such as aircraft and tanks built during the Cold War have been self-castrated.
Military expenditures were reduced again and again, and in the end, the army became "existential". As for military spending, it has become a variety of expenditures used by the white leftists to win people's hearts. Whenever finances are tight, they will take action against military spending and the army.
This is simply a vicious cycle.
As for Nanyang’s low military expenditure... it actually stems from the special international situation after the war.
Firstly, apart from the Air Force, the Army's weapons and equipment are slowly updated, while the Navy basically relies on old World War II ships aided by the United States. Secondly, it is because of the economy, because Nanyang needs to give priority to economic development.
As for security issues... Nanyang is an island country. As long as it maintains a relatively large navy, it can ensure its own security. There are not many countries in Nanyang that can cross the sea to threaten Nanyang. In the entire Asia, there is only the United States.
So, there is no need to consider security and defense issues for the time being. Regarding security issues, Nanyang has almost stolen the wool of the United States for more than ten years. Now, it is time to be independent!
"This, this...0.5%!"
When Zou Tongjie was surprised, Li Yian said:
"This is only this year. My plan is to increase military expenditure levels to The international average is 4.5%, and if necessary, 5% is acceptable.”
Looking at the dock, the military only plans to build four Yongchang-class ships due to insufficient military spending. , which is just maintaining an aircraft carrier formation.
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 region and the improvement of the national economy, we must put the military Security is firmly in your own hands. Only in this way can you truly deter other countries and ensure national military security. Only by using stronger force to stop wars can peace be guaranteed. It is better to ensure your own security. People can rest assured."
When referring to "more powerful force", Li Yian emphasized his tone. This is a well-known thing. Deterrence is based on strength, not words, only those who are strong enough. Only strength can deter other countries 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 seas, so developing the navy is an inevitable choice. , although in the past few years, we have built new destroyers, nuclear submarines, and also built ballistic missile nuclear submarines, what the navy needs is aircraft carriers..."
aircraft carrier!
When Your Excellency's words reached his ears, Zou Tongjie felt a surge of excitement in his heart.
Coming, coming!
The aircraft carrier from Nanyang is finally coming!
“So, the Navy can include aircraft carriers in the shipbuilding plan. Aren’t your drawings already completed?”
"Yes, Your Excellency, the navy's ship management department has already completed the design of the aircraft carrier. As long as there are funds, the navy can issue orders to the shipyard at any time. Build our own large aircraft carrier!"
Thinking about it in your mind After a moment, 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, so The navy's orders have always been scattered between the two places. "
Li Yian naturally had no objection to this suggestion. After all, both shipyards have the ability to manufacture aircraft carriers, which is also very important to Nanyang.
Although there will be no war in the future and there is no need to consider that one shipyard is destroyed and the other shipyard is still capable of building large warships, it is necessary for Nanyang to maintain two large shipbuilding industry groups in the east and west.
And from the perspective of future development, shipbuilding will still be a high-tech, high-value-added industry until the 21st century, providing hundreds of thousands of jobs for Japan and South Korea. Therefore, the shipbuilding industry definitely has a future. Of course, in this process, the support of the military is also indispensable.
Nodding, Li Yian said:
"Well, your idea is very good. I think it can be done like this. Also, since two aircraft carriers are to be built, then the Yongchang-class order I would also like to add that in the future, if we want to maintain two to three aircraft carrier battle groups, we will need at least 24 destroyers, well..."
An aircraft carrier is not just an aircraft carrier, it also has destroyers, submarines, and supplies. The boat... in short, is definitely a very big expense.
After thinking for a while, Li Yian looked at the warships in the dock and said:
"In this way, you formulate a plan, which is the Navy's military expansion plan. First draw up a scale, and then spread the construction of aircraft carriers, destroyers and equipped supply ships over the next few fiscal years. First, you can spread the financial pressure. Second, It can avoid arousing the vigilance of other countries. As for Sanma, during the construction process, we will improve the technology bit by bit and upgrade our warships.”
(End of this chapter)