Chapter 3429
As He Xi said, the criterion for measuring whether Haihan's foreign military operations are radical is not the frequency of operations, but the actual results achieved through operations.
The military operation carried out by the Xingdao Region at the beginning of the year was well-known, and could be explained internally and externally; the process was smooth, and its own consumption and casualties were controlled to a very low level; the results were remarkable, and the Haihan territory was moved westward Expanding into the Indian Ocean.
If every foreign military operation can be of such high quality, then the Executive Committee will certainly not think that this is a radical approach. Instead, it will hope that overseas regions can follow this operation. The more the merrier.
With the Sing Tao District having a successful example, it will naturally be easy to get approval if a similar action plan is submitted to the executive committee. Even if a large amount of military expenditure is required to expand the army and purchase armaments, it is still worthwhile compared to the results.
However, the operation of expanding territory is not as simple and easy as written in the paper report. Even if it has not encountered a strong opponent yet, the overseas regions will have to spend time digesting the newly occupied areas. In this process, not only do immigrants need to be immigrated to the local area, but a large number of infrastructure projects also need to be completed.
The Xingdao Region continues to recruit immigrants and management talents from the country, precisely to quickly establish a social system similar to the local one in these new colonies, so that the local area can become a springboard for Haihan to continue to expand its territory.
During this period, the Star Island military was also preparing for the next round of expansion. The large number of arms and warships ordered from China are also part of the preparations for war.
"If our country wants to open up sea routes connecting the Western world, it will inevitably require large-scale armed fleets to be stationed along the way. The existing establishment is of course far from enough. You now feel that the fleet in the Star Island Region is expanding too fast and the establishment is too large. But when you look back ten years later, you will know that the military expansion and preparation during this period is just the beginning.”
"Whether it is Qian Tiandun leading his troops south or the massive expansion of the Xingdao garrison, the purpose is actually to control the sea power in the next decades or even centuries and keep it in our hands for a long time. If you still don't understand, just Think carefully about how Star Island came to be.”
He Xi's voice was calm and powerful. Zhang Qianzhi listened and thought carefully in his heart.
Haihan is developing at a rapid pace. Even if Zhang Qianzhi has lived in this environment for thirty years, it is still difficult to imagine how prosperous Haihan will be in ten years. But past experience shows that he should unconditionally trust the executive committee and He Xi’s vision, because these senior officials are the decision-makers on the country’s development direction.
Without unimaginable foresight, how could Haihan have sent Roger and his troops to the other end of the South China Sea, a full four thousand miles away from Sanya, to capture almost a local area just a few years after the founding of the People's Republic of China? Deserted island.
It was not until several years later that the infrastructure and population of Star Island had developed to a certain extent that the impact on the Malacca Strait channel began to gradually become apparent.
The ultimate goal of these measures, which were implemented more than 20 years ago, is to ensure that the maritime routes connecting the eastern and western worlds can be controlled by Haihan for a long time.
Zhang Qianzhi knew that he did not have such a long-term vision. Since He Xi said that Xingdao was going in the right direction, he would no longer question it.
Just as he was about to say goodbye and leave, He Xi gave him a few more words, asking him to take advantage of the westward expansion of Star Island to arrange for the Ministry of Security to spread out locally as soon as possible, so as not to let the Military Intelligence Agency take the lead every time.
Although Zhang Qianzhi has recently recruited a lot of people, these newcomers still need to go through a period of training, and they will not officially join the company until at least early next year. Until then, the Ministry of Security's manpower shortage will continue for some time, and I am afraid that it will not be able to spare manpower to work thousands of miles away in the Indian Ocean. But since He Xi entrusted this matter to him as a task, Zhang Qianzhi could only accept it with a wry smile.
If he was going to the mainland for business, Zhang Qianzhi could follow the method he used to deal with the Wujiang plan and first detach a few people from the internal staff to respond to emergencies.
However, the new branch requested by He Xi is to target the Indian Ocean region. Currently, the only choice is Phuket, which was newly occupied at the beginning of the year, as a destination. If we set out from Sanya, we would have to float on the sea for a full month to reach our destination.
Even if you depart from the nearby Star Island, the voyage to Phuket is more than 2,000 miles long.
Sending people from Sanya to such a far away place would be almost the same as being exiled. He also had to consider how his subordinates would react if they received such a mission.
Zhang Qianzhi returned to the Security Department, looked through the roster for a long time, and finally found a suitable candidate.
Li Dagui, the head of the Security Department in Xingdao, has been in this position for more than 20 years. The reason why there has been no transfer or promotion is that no one can take his position.
This is because Star Island is located in a remote location and few people are willing to take the initiative to stay there. Secondly, Li Dagui won the trust of Roger, the top leader of Star Island, and even served as the head of the local investment office in the early stages of Star Island development. If the security department arranged for someone else to replace him, it would be difficult to get Roger's approval.
As time went by, the local intelligence system was filled with Li Dagui's cronies and disciples. The replacement was likely to affect the normal operation of the stationed agencies. In addition, Xingdao was not a key focus of the Ministry of Security, so He Xi acquiesced to this kind of intelligence. The situation has been maintained.
Of course, He Xi is not without control over this. Li Dagui's eldest son was sent to school in Sanya when he was a teenager. As an adult, he was specially recruited into the Ministry of Security and has been under He Xi's nose ever since.
However, this person worked in neither the field operations department nor the internal intelligence analysis department, but in the technical department under the Ministry of Security.
The responsibility of this department is to design and develop various special equipment for the Ministry of Security, ranging from capture tools used by field personnel to various equipment for transmitting intelligence, as well as vehicles and ships with various special functions. The technical department develops the final design plan.
Those who work in the technical department are generally not involved in specific intelligence matters. Their work content is closer to engineers engaged in technical research and development, and they are pure technocrats.
Zhang Qianzhi's idea is to simply send this person to the south to be responsible for setting up an intelligence agency in the Indian Ocean.
Anyway, his family has settled in Xingdao, so sending him to serve there would be considered a return to his hometown in glory, and there would be no suspicion of intentional exile. Moreover, the Xingdao authorities and Li Dagui will definitely provide full support, which may have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.
Of course, this matter also had to be consulted in person. After Zhang Qianzhi made up his mind, he asked his secretary to notify this person to come and see him immediately.