Chapter 3152
Tao Donglai said solemnly: "Ten or twenty years... then you are really optimistic. According to the Executive Committee's estimates, it will take one or two generations to complete the digestion and transformation of the Ming Dynasty's ruling area, even if it is very It went well. After all, the Ming Dynasty has ruled the world for more than two hundred years. Even if the dynasty changes, the influence left behind will not be lost. "
"You have also noticed that there are differences in the environment between the two places. Therefore, our governance experience in Hainan Island cannot be applied to the mainland area invariably, and we cannot simply use this as a basis to speculate on the general trend of the world. You can think about the truth yourself. .”
After hearing this, Tao Hongfang thought for a moment and came to some understanding of what he said.
Compared with the mainland, Hainan Island's environment is obviously more closed, and Ming's influence there is easier to eliminate. However, the areas on the mainland that directly border the Ming Dynasty's ruling area cannot be isolated from traffic at all. It is obviously not that easy to achieve this.
The Ming Dynasty maintained its rule for more than two centuries, creating a deep-rooted concept among the people of the world that the Ming Dynasty was the orthodoxy. Such a concept was enough for Ming Dynasty to maintain a state of defeat but not death, licking its wounds while waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.
Tao Hongfang was able to realize that the environments in the two places were different, and he had actually touched on the essence of the problem. However, compared with his father's generation who had governed the country for decades, his understanding was definitely not as profound. But after receiving some advice from Tao Dong, he immediately understood the key.
Tao Donglai continued: "However, there are no absolutes in the world. Maybe our generation thinks this is a goal that cannot be achieved in a short time, but by the time your generation comes to power, the situation has changed and everything will fall into place. ”
Tao Hongfang said: "I think that if our country focuses on the goal of replacing the Ming Dynasty, it may be able to speed up the process. Many people are clinging to the old ways because the Ming Dynasty is still there. If the Ming Dynasty is completely gone, the people will no longer be able to Without unrealistic thoughts, the world will naturally be settled.”
Tao Donglai said: "The resources that the country can mobilize are limited. If they are used first to deal with the Ming Dynasty, our country will have to give up many plans related to overseas expansion. This will cause us to be at a disadvantage when competing with other countries around the world in the future. .”
Tao Hongfang said: "So my father also supports the development strategy of first external and then internal?"
Tao Donglai said noncommittally: "I support strategies that are more beneficial to the long-term development of the country."
What is Haihan's long-term development goal? In fact, Tao Hongfang has heard his father talk about it more than once since he was very young.
Over the past thousand years, dynasties have changed continuously, but China has always been the most powerful empire in the Eastern world. Haihan's goal is to further carry forward this tradition and make China the world's leading power.
The goal of bringing the world back to its center, surrendering from all over the world, paying tribute from all directions, and coming to Korea from all nations may seem unattainable, but over the past thirty years, the Executive Committee has been working tirelessly to realize this vision bit by bit.
The next day, when everyone was enjoying breakfast, Shi Diwen brought a message. Chen Yixin sent a telegram. His fleet had arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River. It was still about three hundred miles away from Zhoushan and was expected to arrive in Dingding before dark. harbor.
The distance between the northern region managed by Chen Yixin and Sanya is further than the Xingdao region located in the South China Sea, and it is still a borderland on the Haihan territory.
Precisely because of the long distance, Chen Yixin has not returned to Sanya to report on his work many times in recent years, and his relationship with the Executive Committee cannot be said to be very close.
If he relied solely on his qualifications and connections, he would have no advantage among the many candidates who wanted to join the executive committee, and his chances of winning the election would be slim.
However, Chen Yixin had the support of Qian Tiandun and the big bosses in the military, as well as the Industrial Party whose interests were tied to him, so they worked together to bring him to the executive committee, allowing him to take over after Tom Wang left for North America. Vacant seat. This time the new executive committee will go north to Hangzhou. In addition to attending the National Day celebrations held there, they will also discuss the capital relocation plan and the national development route. As one of the new members, Chen Yixin was naturally obliged to attend.
Chen Yixin's trip from Shandong Peninsula to Zhoushan was only about a quarter of the way back to Sanya. It would be much more convenient for him personally to move the capital from Sanya to Hangzhou in the future.
After breakfast, the executive committee members, led by Shi Diwen, visited the Dinghai Port Naval Base.
As the headquarters of the Navy's East China Sea Fleet, which took 20 years to gradually build, the Dinghaiport base is fully equipped with various facilities and also owns the Zhoushan Shipyard, the largest shipyard north of Hainan Island.
Zhoushan Shipyard has multiple large slipways and docks. In addition to building various combat vessels for the East China Sea Fleet, it also provides year-round maintenance and repair for naval vessels in the Northern Region, Fujian, Taiwan and other places.
Although these places have local shipyards, their technical level and hardware facilities are still lagging behind those of Zhoushan Shipyard, and some overhaul operations still need to be completed here.
Shi Diwen led everyone to one of the slipways, pointed to the busy construction site and said: "Everyone, what you see now is the keel of the No. 2 Glory-class ship that is being laid."
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"Thanks to the experience we accumulated in building the No. 1 ship, the construction period of the No. 2 ship will be shortened by about three months compared with the No. 1 ship, and the construction cost will also be reduced by about 20%."
"If all goes well, we will be able to see this ship launched before the end of next year, and the combat effectiveness of the East China Sea Fleet will be improved again!"
Tao Donglai asked: "How many warships of this model do you plan to build here?"
Shi Diwen responded: "If it is only for the East China Sea Fleet's own use, the first batch of three to four ships should be enough. We will then look at the actual use results to formulate improvement plans. However, it is not ruled out that other fleets are interested in the Glory class. It needs to be built by Zhoushan Shipyard.”
As Haihan's most advanced warship at present, the Glory-class warship has very high requirements for the shipyard's software and hardware. The only places that can build such warships are Sanya Shipyard and Zhoushan Shipyard.
However, if Sanya Shipyard wants to build the Glorious-class warship, it needs to formulate a construction plan from scratch. As the development site of this new type of warship, Zhoushan Shipyard has experience in building the first ship, so it obviously has a certain first-mover advantage.
In addition, Zhoushan Shipyard also has an invisible advantage, which is the East China Sea Fleet's experience in using Glorious class warships.
If other fleets also want to purchase this type of warship and choose Zhoushan Shipyard to place an order, then while building the ship, they can send sailors to the East China Sea Fleet to receive relevant training. This is a unique advantage that Sanya Shipyard does not have. .
(End of chapter)