Even though Ye Kai was skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the army, he would not say anything more on this issue.

Even the second old man, as the de facto head of the Central Military Commission, is unable to control the army like an arm, because of the prevalence of small-hill doctrine, and the forces of all quarters are in their own small circles in the army, and even if they promote reform from the top down, they will be met with extremely strong resistance, not to mention that the promotion of the modernization of the army is disgusted, and even the top level cannot reach a consensus.

In Ye Kai's impression, the peaceful rise is difficult, and it is impossible for any powerful country not to take the road of external expansion, but in the past, the expansion of a big country was to expand its territory and conquer by force, but now it is economic aggression and market occupation, and the means are relatively much more relaxed, but the essence is the same, all for the interest groups to grab huge profits.

For example, in the United States, the huge interest support of arms dealers is the main driving force for the US military to continue to move towards the road of foreign expansion, so there were Gillette razor blades that accompanied the US military on expeditions to Europe, so Coca-Cola provided free drinking services for every overseas US military base, accompanied by the monopoly occupation of the local market, and huge wealth into the pocket.

In China, due to restrictions in various quarters, there has not been a private arms monopoly group, so there is not much motivation in this regard, and relying only on the benefits produced by changing clothes or daily consumption is not enough to make people happy, so there is no interest group that can push the armed forces to take the initiative to move toward modernization, and because of their own problems, the military has always been worried about being suppressed in the political struggle, so it is unwilling to take the initiative to assume responsibility in this regard.

Over time, an iron-blooded division was finally ignored among the heroes, and some foreign media even asserted that in terms of purely naval strength, the military strength of the Republic was even inferior to that of several small countries around the South China Sea, not to mention Japan, South Korea and other close neighbors.

Although people feel very disgusted in their hearts after hearing this, many nationalist theorists ridicule each other, saying that they underestimate the military strength of the republic, and that we have nuclear bombs, nuclear submarines, and intercontinental missiles.

But it is estimated that most people have doubts about this in their hearts, except for nuclear bombs, nuclear submarines, and intercontinental missiles, what else can we pull out?

"A Gulf War has woken up a lot of people!" The second old man said with some emotion.

Before the outbreak of the Gulf War, many people were still optimistic about Iraq, Saddam Hussein claimed to have a million soldiers, a water of Soviet-made armed forces, Scud's missiles, and the elite divisions of a hundred battles that were fought in the Iran-Iraq War for more than 10 years; it is said that it is not a problem for this force to sweep across the Middle East, and Saddam's ambition is to become the hegemon of the Middle East and drive out the Western forces.

The United States, on the other hand, fought away from home and, risking their lives to rescue the suffering Kuwaiti people, sent three aircraft carrier battle groups to travel thousands of miles across the ocean to serve as the world's policeman.

The outcome of the war was beyond everyone's expectations, Iraq barely organized any decent resistance, except for firing a few missiles at Israel, and after being shot down by the other side, the air defense system was disabled at the first time, and the ground troops also abandoned their armor and fled all the way back to Baghdad.

A "desert storm" has changed the minds of many military observers, and the information age of the army has come!

There has been a lot of discussion about this series of issues in China, as well as within the military.

It's just that at this stage, under the slogan of peaceful rise of the high-level advocates for stability, although the modernization of the army is also being promoted with difficulty, it has not been effective, and the naval and air forces are still the shortcomings of the republican team, and the lack of money is naturally one of the reasons, and the economic blockade is also one of the reasons, but the most important thing is that everyone does not feel that they have fallen behind in their minds, and they are going to be beaten, or they are stuck in the conjecture that Lao Tzu's army is sweeping the world, and the Americans must also retreat.

"The army without a war is sad, when dealing with the small country of Annam, the army of the republic was also repeatedly frustrated, the young generation of generals could not grow up, the soldiers lacked combat experience, and as a result, they suffered heavy casualties, and finally had to use the veteran to come out of the horse, which can be regarded as a game back." The second old man remembered the past and couldn't help but sigh a little.

"The Americans have done a good job in this regard, feeding the war with war, but they don't worry much about funding, and if there is a war, they will make money, and they will pay for it in other people's pockets. After the Gulf War was fought, the army was tempered, the technology was tested, the weapons were gorgeously displayed, the arms dealers were full of money, and finally Kuwait and the Japanese paid the bill, is there anything more cool than this? Ye Kai counted with his fingers.

The second old man also said, "In terms of high-end equipment, we still grasp it relatively tightly, but we have not done enough in the modernization of conventional weapons, and now it seems to be a mistake." ”

Uncle Li interjected, "We don't have a war, conventional weapons naturally only need to be maintained, and if there is no application market, there will naturally be no research and development motivation, and this problem is really a headache." ”

"In fact, the main problem is still in the balance of naval and air forces, we are inferior to the surrounding small countries, and once there is a major conflict, then what will be the Jingping Haijiang?" Ye Kai pointed out the most important question, "The Americans are tyrannical all over the world, isn't it because they have strong naval and air forces that they specialize in overseas operations, and they don't have to worry about being beaten?" So this time I invested in the construction of a shipbuilding base near Mingzhu City, which is to change this situation, at least we have to get a few aircraft carriers, right? ”

"Easier said than done!" The second old man shook his head and said, "In the past, the commander of the Navy, Lao Liu, also mentioned this matter, and also went to the United States to inspect the aircraft carrier. The most important thing is that the investment is huge, and the country can't afford to invest nearly 10 billion yuan in an aircraft carrier! ”

"If you don't do it, you can't do it, if you don't do it now, will you wait until twenty years from now?" Ye Kai suddenly stood up, tore open the curtain on the large sea map inside the second old man's house, and pointed his finger with some excitement and said, "Here, the Japanese are noisy every day, saying that it is their inherent territory. Here, Annan constantly harassed and injured our fishermen many times. Here, the Philippines, a small country in the South China Sea, is also uneasy, and is willing to act as a pawn for the Americans and provoke the prestige of our Republic. Here, here, and here, looking around Haijiang, can you find a quiet place?! ”

The sea territory of the Republic is tens of thousands of miles, from the northeast to the southwest, under the guidance of Ye Kai, there is no place where there are no territorial disputes!

"Yes...... the second old man rubbed the corners of his forehead, and said in a somewhat excited tone, "If you don't make a decision now, will you throw the problem to your children and grandchildren twenty years later?" In this case, what is the use of me Ye Xiangkun?! ”

What's the use of Ye Xiangkun if you want me?!

Under the internal and external troubles, the second old man, who is the actual person in charge of the Military Commission, finally shouted out his heart!

The life of the traditional forces in the military is actually not easy.

The military has been suppressed since the Wenzhi officials took the center, and the judgment of Fang and Comrade Fang on the general international situation was indeed accurate, and he believed that there would be no major war in 20 years, and that the country should concentrate on economic construction, so that the country can become rich and strong, and the lives of the common people can be improved.

This judgment is indeed very strong, and it is true that the lives of ordinary people have been improved now, and whether their lives are good or not can be seen clearly when compared with neighboring countries.

However, with the transfer of power, after the voice of the civil affairs faction became stronger and stronger, they were not very concerned about the issue of army building, and most of them were holding the plan to maintain the current situation, especially for the construction of naval and air forces, and they were reluctant to spend money, and at the same time, they were also worried that the increase in military spending would stimulate neighboring countries, trigger a new round of arms race, and a backlash from the Americans.

This starting point cannot be said to be wrong, it is certainly not possible to engage in an arms race, the Soviet Union was so strong, was it not also dragged down by the Americans? The Republic certainly cannot afford to repeat their mistakes.

After thinking about it, in Old Man Ye's heart, there is only one way to use it.

"Xiao Kai, since you dare to build a large shipbuilding base around Mingzhu City, let me ask you, how much money do you have available?" The second old man asked Ye Kai with blazing eyes.

"On the premise of not affecting my investment plan, there are 200 million US dollars that can be mobilized, if it is delayed for two years, when my investment plan is effective, billions of US dollars will still be drizzle." Ye Kai no longer concealed it, and revealed his family background to the second old man a little.

"You made so much money speculating on crude oil futures last time?!" When the second old man and Uncle Li heard this, they were both a little shocked.

Although they knew that Ye Kai had made money, they didn't expect to make so much money.

However, after knowing this situation, the second old man also made a decision in his heart, "Okay! There are always a few big things to do in a person's life! You come out of the money, and I will find the people! Add to that the people you poached from the Black Sea shipyard, and you should be able to afford a large shipyard! You're right, the construction of the aircraft carrier will start now, otherwise in twenty years, what will we use to defend our 10,000-mile sea frontier?! ”

After a pause, the second old man decided, "I don't think it's a big deal to be a private military enterprise, in order to promote this matter, even if I resign from the post of deputy head of the Military Commission in advance, what can't I do?" ”

Ye Kai was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect that the second old man's determination was so great, in order to promote this matter, he was even willing to give up the hottest position at the moment!

The deputy head of the Military Commission, the actual person in charge of the military, this price is really a bit big!

The second old man really deserves to be a veteran who has beaten devils and bayonets and seen blood, and the patriotic feelings of the older generation of revolutionaries are really not comparable to those Wenzhi officials who have drunk foreign ink and come up from the academy!

(To be continued)