Presiding over the opening ceremony of the canal is only one of the purposes of Lu Yang's trip, after leaving Pata University, Lu Yang rushed to Satun Province, where there is the first overseas military base on Penglai Island, the advance military base!

The forward base was leased by Feng Hai to Powi during the Thai Civil War, with an area of about 200 square kilometers, an annual rent of 1 billion yuan, and a lease period of 99 years. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoIt is located at the western end of the South-Central Canal, facing the Andaman Sea, opposite the Andaman Islands of the three countries, and less than 200 kilometers from Phuket, a tourist destination in Thailand.

For Penglai Island, the advance military base is of great significance, and through the Zhongnan Canal, Penglai Island's navy can directly enter the Indian Ocean. At the same time, it can also ensure the safety of China's Indian Ocean routes, echoing China's base in the Cocos Islands in Myanmar and the Gwadar Port base in Pakistan.

"Brother Hai, I've worked hard for you this time!" Lu Yang saw Feng Hai at the forward base, patted him on the shoulder and said. Feng Hai has not rested since the Thai Civil War, and if it weren't for Lu Yang's request, he might have stayed in Pattani. After the end of the civil war, Feng Hai participated in the negotiations on behalf of Penglai Island and secretly played with the United States, and he completed these tasks excellently.

After peace was restored in Thailand, Feng Hai stayed at the forward base, responsible for the planning and construction of the base.

"You can go back to Penglai Island with me in two days, after coming out for so long, my sister-in-law will definitely complain!" Lu Yang said with a smile.

Feng Hai's swarthy face showed a smile: "Actually, it didn't take long, I worked in the army for ten years, and she didn't say anything." ”

Feng Hai's wife and he were childhood sweethearts, and before he went to join the army, the matter between the two had already been decided. During Feng Hai's service, his wife took care of both parents in his hometown, and she was in charge of Feng's family inside and out. After Feng Hai followed Lu Yang, he immediately took her to Fuhai, and then took her to Penglai Island. Over the past 20 years, the two have been in a relationship as before, and have become a recognized model couple.

"It's not the same as before, and I don't have to be so myself. After the situation here stabilizes, you can bring your sister-in-law here, but for now, it's safer to be on Penglai Island. Lu Yang said.

The construction of the forward base was carried out at the same time as the Zhongnan Canal, but the area of this base was too large and only a small part was under construction. According to Feng Hai's plan, the forward base will first establish naval facilities, then air force facilities, and in the future, the Pacific Fleet will deploy five Guardian-class destroyers here.

"Boss, this can become our naval base in the Indian Ocean in the future......" Feng Hai took Lu Yang to inspect the newly built military port, "The forward base is not suitable for building a port, but after more than three months of construction, we already have the conditions for building a large military port." Now the planned Chengfeng Port is fully completed, and it will be able to dock 100,000-ton aircraft carriers. ”

Lu Yang saw that near the seaside, tens of thousands of people were working intensively. After the completion of the Zhongnan Canal project, 300 engineering robots have been transferred to the forward base, which will greatly accelerate the construction of the base.

"Your plan is right, this is our first military base, it is of great significance, and the plan must be long-term!" Lu Yang said, "What is that to the south?" ”

"It is next to the Zhongnan Canal to the south, and I plan to build a civilian port for entrepot trade."

Lu Yang nodded, the plan of entrepot trade was determined by him and Po Wei together, and they were ready to use about ten years to establish a world-class free trade zone in the west of the Zhongnan Canal, mainly for entrepot trade, so that Pattani YSL would replace the Lion City and become the transit trade center of Southeast Asia.

If you want to build a transit trade center, you must meet two conditions, one is to have a deep-water port, the port throughput capacity is strong, and at the same time, it must have a superior geographical location, and it must be in the traffic hub or on the main international route. The second is artificial conditions, and transit places need to adopt preferential tax conditions and trade policies.

Transit trade does not require much of the production capacity of the countries concerned, and many small countries with conditions are taking this path, and the Lion City relies on entrepot trade to develop!

The country of Pattani YSL also has the conditions for the development of entrepot trade, and after the opening of the Zhongnan Canal, it will soon become the main international route. If there are no surprises, most of the ships passing through the Straits of Malacca will be diverted to the Central South Canal, where shipping can quickly become very busy. In addition, the problems of taxation and trade policy are also well solved, the Pattani YSL country has just been established, there is no historical burden, and the top level is extremely supportive of this, and the entrepot trade zone can be established soon.

Another advantage of the South-Central Free Trade Zone is the technology and information support of Penglai Island, which is not available in the Lion City and other entrepot trade centers!

It is conceivable that once the Central South Free Trade Zone is completed, the Lion City will be greatly impacted, and if they cannot transform quickly, it will not be long before the prosperous Lion City will decline!

After reading the planning of the Central South Free Trade Zone, Lu Yang and the others returned to the construction of military bases.

"Boss, I have contacted China and want to discuss the issue of the forward base, and they want to be able to use the forward base." Feng Hai whispered to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang thought for a while and said, "You can agree, but the construction funds of the base must be borne by China." ”

"And what kind of privileges do they get?"

"Maximum permission! Our army on Penglai Island itself belongs to the Huaxia Pacific Theater and is in the same system as the domestic army, and no one can deny this. Although this base is leased in the name of Penglai Island, it still belongs to Huaxia, and the Huaxia army wants to use it, so why not agree? Lu Yang said with a smile.

Feng Hai also smiled, he had served in China for ten years and had a very good affection for the army. PLA is known as the melting pot of revolution, and Feng Hai, who has been forging for ten years, still maintains his loyalty to her in his heart. In Penglai Island, what he is most worried about is a conflict between Penglai Island and the country.

Now it seems that my worries are a little unnecessary.

"Although Huaxia has other naval bases in the Indian Ocean, they are very restrictive, unlike our forward bases. Being able to get an adequate military base is good news for the country. Feng Hai said with emotion.

The high-level got Penglai Island's reply, just as Feng Hai thought, very happy. As a rising country, China was the target of bullying in the colonial era, and it has never had the opportunity to expand overseas military bases. In recent years, Huaxia's strength has become stronger, and its willingness to go out has become more urgent, but under the suppression of Western countries such as the United States, every step is very difficult.

Obtaining overseas military bases is an important way to extend power, why are the people of the United States known as the world's police, why can they run rampant in the world, its military bases all over the world are the support! In this regard, Huaxia wants to learn from the United States, but there are no conditions, and in modern society, it is not easy to lease a military base.

Huaxia also has military bases overseas, but those bases have great restrictions, unlike other countries, which can do whatever they want. With the forward base, the embarrassment of China in the Indian Ocean is finally coming to an end.

The second trip to the moon went ahead as scheduled. The official website of Penglai Aerospace announced the arrangement of lunar travel, which is carried twice a year without the addition of aerospace aircraft.

Like last time, this time Penglai Aerospace still opened 8,000 seats, and the ticket price was still high, but the ticket was sold out within an hour. Predictably, this will be the case for years to come. The annual number of 16,000 trips to the moon is still too small for the world's wealthy.

At the same time, the profits from moon travel are even more staggering. How many companies in the world have profits of more than 100 billion? And Penglai Aerospace Company was able to make a profit of more than 100 billion from a trip to the moon, and this time was only two days!

If it weren't for the heavy mission of Space One, Li Yilong would have been eager to travel to the moon once a month!

Lu Yang did not participate in this trip to the moon, and he had already appreciated enough of the beauty of the moon. For Lu Yang, the biggest attraction of the moon comes from its abundant resources and the prospect of future development. Tourism or something is just a spice for human beings to enter space, not an end.

Back on Penglai Island, Lu Yang summoned Huo Sheng.

"Lao Huo, how is the plan for the Bright Tower of the Stick Country?" Lu Yang asked.

Huo Sheng has been to the country of sticks five times in the past three months, and he knows their progress well.

"The Guangming Tower has been built for more than 300 meters, and at this rate, I am afraid that it will not be completed until 2021. Lee Jae-yong of Samsung Group has repeatedly asked us to support engineering robots to improve their efficiency. ”

"It's not that engineering robots can't be exported......," Lu Yang muttered, "Although the large-scale use of robots will have an impact on global employment and the economy, there should be no problem with small-scale use." In this way, you talk to Lee Jae-yong, I can support them with 30 engineering robots, they can rent it, buy it, and ......"

"How is the price set?"

"If it is rented, each robot will cost 1 million yuan per month, and if it is bought, the price of each robot will be 200 million yuan."

"The price difference is too big, the money to buy a robot is enough to rent for 17 years, it's not very reasonable, right?" Huo Sheng said.

"It's really unreasonable with an algorithm like yours, but the value of bots is not only reflected here." Lu Yang said with a smile.

Huo Sheng said: "If this is the price, I think it is more likely that the stick will be rented." ”

"Not necessarily." Lu Yang said, "I have been dealing with the Samsung Group of the stick country for a long time, and the ambition of this company must not be underestimated by outsiders!" (To be continued.) )