Chapter 3502
The vision is beautiful, but the reality is not so smooth. All countries that hope to become the next Annan or North Korea by revitalizing navigation must first face a series of difficult to solve problems, and these are deliberately made by the kings of the two countries in their speeches. No details.
For example, the huge funds required to build a navy and ocean-going fleet, as well as the large number of professionals required, are difficult to solve with the strength of each country alone.
Even if there is an owner who is not short of money and can directly transport a whole truckload of gold bricks to Fort Victory to show his sincerity, like when the Matalan Kingdom purchased arms, he still has to face the current situation of Haihan's limited supply capacity.
Whether it is shipbuilding capacity or quotas for training foreign sailing talents and naval officers, these are extremely precious special resources that require fierce competition to obtain.
If it is a country that does not have such a close relationship with Haihan, it will have to queue up slowly. After all, limited resources must be provided to allies first, and if you want to form an alliance with Haihan, it is by no means an easy goal to achieve.
Of course, if you take the initiative to lower your requirements, there may be other ways to think of.
During the forum activities, there will be a variety of exhibitions and promotion activities on Zhoushan Island, including some unofficial solutions prepared for various countries.
A large-scale ship and marine equipment exhibition is being held on Pier 3 of the Dinghai Port Civil Port Area.
The exhibitors and even the organizers of this exhibition are not Haihan official, but are jointly organized by a number of private shipyards.
Taking the lead among them are seven shipyards from Zhangzhou, Quanzhou and Fuzhou in Fujian Province, as well as more than 20 large and small workshops in ironware, carpentry, paint making, rope making, etc. that produce various marine equipment.
Some businessmen engaged in related industries in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were also invited to participate in this exhibition.
Being able to hold such a professional exhibition here and now and compete with the government-run shipyards for business is certainly not something that ordinary private businessmen with no background can do.
In fact, most of these exhibitors from Fujian have explicit or implicit relationships with the Xu family in Fujian. There are even several shipyards whose operators are descendants of the Xu family.
Although Xu Xinsu, the backbone of the Xu family, has passed away, the special treatment given to the Xu family by the Haihan Executive Committee continues to this day. Including the shipbuilding industry, quite a few local industries in Fujian are still in the hands of the Xu family.
Of course, while the Xu family enjoys special treatment, they will also be restricted by the executive committee in some areas. For example, all military equipment, including weapons, armor, warships, gunpowder, etc., cannot be manufactured within the Xu family's sphere of influence.
This is of course also to prevent the Xu family from expanding their ambitions, using self-produced equipment to fight against the Executive Committee, and re-enacting the drama of Xu Xinsu's separatist rule under the Ming Dynasty.
The Xu family started out as a maritime trader, and shipbuilding is one of the family's traditional industries. Although they are now restricted from building warships on their own, their skills cannot be abandoned. In addition to undertaking local orders in Fujian, these shipyards are also slowly expanding their business overseas. Naturally, the Xu family did not want to miss an event such as the Zhoushan Forum, which has a huge international impact. They spent a lot of resources and finally secured such an event. opportunities for development.
Liang Quan, who is in charge of this exhibition, is the old shopkeeper of Fu Mao Trading Company, one of the main industries under the Xu family, and is also an old subordinate of Xu Xinsu. It was through his good personal relationships with many senior officials of the Haihan Ministry of Commerce that he was able to complete the relevant procedures.
Of course, if there is no official endorsement of this kind of activity, the credibility will definitely be questioned. Therefore, Xu Xinsu’s fourth son, Xu Yuzhuo, came to Zhoushan to participate in the forum activities and also attended the ship show. This shows that the Fujian local government has Full support from exhibitors.
Xu Yuzhuo, as the current military and political chief of the Fujian region, is a well-known figure in the Haihan political arena. He also participated in the executive committee election as a candidate last year.
Of course, his participation in the election did not really come with the purpose of becoming a member of the executive committee. Even though he knew that he was running for big figures such as Chen Yixin and Shi Diwen, if he could be nominated as a candidate, he was already Xu Jiahe It was a great personal honor for him.
Xu Yuzhuo has great expectations for the results of this ship show, because the purpose of this show is to address many issues that will be announced by the Zhoushan Forum. Customers who cannot get a satisfactory answer from Haihan Official Shipyard will find another low-cost solution here.
In order to expand the influence of this ship show, the organizers also specially arranged people to distribute leaflets outside the forum venue, put up eye-catching large display boards, and tried every means to attract traffic to the ship show.
Although these leaflets cannot be sent directly to the heavily guarded dignitaries of various countries, it is not difficult to hand them to the entourage outside the venue, and then promise them that as long as they can bring people to the exhibition, they will be distributed. Remuneration has attracted many people to actively cooperate.
After the day's forum activities ended, some foreigners followed the path to the ship show one after another to see if there was anything they needed.
Although these private shipyards participating in the exhibition are not allowed to build warships in name, the exploration-class, expedition-class and other warships equipped by the Haihan Navy, as well as the Barracuda-class troop carriers, Yugong-class comprehensive supply ships, etc., are actually all There is a civilian version of the model, and its appearance and structure are not too different from the military model.
The differences between these civilian models and military models are mainly the thickness of the hull, the protection capabilities, the special structure designed for installing artillery and other weapons and equipment on the ship, and the steam power system.
If you want to convert it for military use, that's not impossible, but there will be a certain gap in performance compared to military models specially designed for combat.
However, if you consider that there is a big gap in construction period and cost between civilian and military models, then purchasing civilian models to form an armed fleet can indeed save a lot of money, and it is a cost-effective choice.
Of course, some people will question the legality of this plan. If the executive committee seals this road one day, wouldn't all the prepaid money be wasted?
At this time, Xu Yuzhuo's important role is reflected. As long as he comes forward to reveal his identity, he can basically dispel the other party's concerns. After all, his statement represents the official attitude. With Haihan's consistent credibility, as long as the official promises are fulfilled, there is no need to worry about duplication.
The most important thing is that the delivery cycle of these private shipyards will be much faster than the government-owned shipyards that have already been full of orders, which is obviously very attractive to impatient customers.