Chapter 3745
In addition to a fully loaded armed fleet, Annan also prepared more than a dozen cargo ships loaded with various supplies in accordance with Hai Han's requirements. These supplies were not prepared for the Haihan fleet, but for its own consumption during this voyage.
After all, the places we are going to this time are outside the traditional sphere of influence of Haihan, and there are not many places where the Annan Fleet can dock and replenish. Therefore, compared with the coordinated operations of the two navies in the South China Sea and East China Sea regions in the past, this time there are more requirements for the materials they carry.
For Annan, this is another considerable expense, and it is an initial investment that must be in place before participating in the action. But Zheng Za still gritted his teeth and took it on, which shows that Annan's expectations for this action were so high.
After completing the assembly in Sanya, many teams from all sides set off again and headed south along the Indochina Peninsula to the Strait of Malacca.
At the same time, the Special Forces Division has returned to Phuket and Hamban Port separately and completed the preliminary rest.
Although the Indian Ocean exploration journey, which took nearly half a year, has gained a lot, it has almost exhausted the various resources stored by the Special Forces Division in the past few years from the Strait of Malacca, and military expenditures have also exceeded the annual budget.
But the end of the exploration action does not mean that Qian Tiandun can relax. On the contrary, the problem that really made him feel headache has just begun to come.
Qian Shaobao walked into the office with a stack of documents in his arms. Looking at his father who was reviewing the documents, he suddenly felt a little hesitant whether to hand over the things in his hands to his father immediately.
Qian Tiandun noticed his arrival and looked up and saw him standing at the door without moving. He took the initiative to ask, "Is there any news?"
Qian Shaobao nodded and replied, "This is the document sent yesterday. It was sent by the Architectural Design Institute of the Ministry of Construction. I took a look at it roughly. My father, you have to make the decision."
Qian Tiandun saw that he still didn't move after he finished speaking. It seemed that the stack of documents in his hand weighed a thousand pounds, so he roughly guessed what his son was thinking. He smiled and said, "I'm sad to pass the Guanguan. I can't get around if I have any difficulties. I still have to face it in the end... Take it over and I'll see what price the design institute has issued."
After taking the documents handed over by Qian Shaobao, Qian Tiandun immediately looked them out.
This is about the infrastructure planning and engineering plans of the two ports Zhenhai and Fubo. During the return trip in March, Qian Tiandun sent someone to send the terrain, geology, hydrology and other related information of the two ports, together with the engineering personnel responsible for field surveys, back to Sanya, and asked the Design Institute of the Ministry of Construction to come up with the planning and construction plans in the shortest time.
The design institute did not disappoint him. It only took two months from receiving the task to sending the plan to Qian Tiandun.
Although the special forces division has its own engineering staff, it can basically only cope with the design and construction of some military facilities. For projects like large ports with strong professionalism, a special design institute must take over.
Before this, the design institute of the Ministry of Construction was responsible for producing the construction plan for the related infrastructure projects in Phuket and Hamban Port in Ceylon.
Although Fubo and Zhenhai ports are currently only two small garrison sites, in Qian Tiandun's plan, these two ports may play an extremely important role in the next century and even longer, and have a great influence on geopolitics. But these two places are really far from the current base. Qian Tiandun is worried that there will be variables if he delays for too long, so he specially asked the design institute to work overtime to produce the project plan.
The plan proposed by the Design Institute basically follows the requirements put forward by Qian Tiandun. The ports are divided into special military zones in the plan according to the standards of military-civilian dual-use ports and are constructed as a first phase of the project.
The military zone is roughly divided into port areas for mooring naval ships, shore defense fortification areas for guarding maritime invasions, warehouse areas for storing military supplies, ammunition, and fuel, and battalions for garrison troops.
The design of the civilian area is relatively simple, because it is unlikely that there will be much trade volume in the local area at this stage. Merchant cargo ships and cargo ships can temporarily rely on the temporary terminal currently built, and will be improved as an expansion project for the second and third phases of the port.
Considering that the local area may lack the labor required for construction and special building materials such as cement, the projected construction period of the design institute is also longer than that of the same level in China. The budget made based on this condition will of course be higher than in China. Whether it is Qian Shaobao or Qian Tiandun, it is a very dazzling number.
Qian Tiandun turned to the last page and saw the project budget listed, and couldn't help but remain silent for a long time.
If these construction costs are borne by the special forces division's own capabilities alone, it will inevitably affect the military budget in the next few years. Even if Qian Tiandun once again paid out of his own pocket to subsidize, it would probably be difficult to fill such a big gap.
For large overseas base projects such as Haihan, which are far away from Haihan, it is generally a more appropriate frequency for a region to launch one place within two or three years, and the pressure on funding will be relatively relaxed.
In the past two or three years, the Special Forces Division has continuously built bases and ports in Phuket and Ceylon Island, and has also dispatched troops in Penang and Langkawi Islands south of Phuket. Now that the infrastructure projects of Phuket and Hamban Ports are far from being completed, the construction of Fubo and Zhenhai ports will be started at the same time, which is indeed much beyond the affordability of the Special Forces Division.
Of course, since these two port projects have been approved by the Executive Committee, the corresponding construction funds will definitely be allocated financially. However, according to the Executive Committee's always practice, such overseas infrastructure projects will generally not be paid at one time, but will be allocated in installments to facilitate supervision of the project process.
Moreover, the design institute's budget is actually relatively conservative, and does not count the possibility of extended construction periods due to some unplanned situations. These overspending parts in actual operations are likely to be borne by the special forces division first.
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Qian Tiandun put down the plan in his hand and asked Qian Shaobao easily, "Is there any other news besides this?"
Qian Shaobao said: "I call from Sanya. The inspection fleet led by Shi Diwen set off from Shengli Port on June 1 and is expected to pass through the Strait of Malacca before the end of the month."
However, the telegram did not mention how large the so-called inspection fleet was. If the Qian and his son knew the actual situation, their worries about these two port projects would probably be reduced a lot.
Qian Tiandun only knew that Shi Diwen's trip was brought with him. The Executive Committee should send personnel to personally confirm whether the progress made by the Special Forces Division in the Middle East is true, and then he will truly allocate more resources here.
But what he didn't expect was that Shi Diwen's trip had already brought a large amount of resources, including immigration, and the joining of chambers of commerce in various coastal areas, which would undoubtedly greatly alleviate the resource dilemma currently facing the Special Forces.