The miracle of Africa has succeeded in amazing the world.

Overnight, Future City and Villefranche City became famous! Their advanced technology, their curious landscapes, their bold imagination...... swiped the screens of the world's media one after another, the news was reported, and people were discussing, and the scenery was incomparably beautiful for a while, and it was difficult to surpass.

The two cities where the hole cards are shown have become fragrant and sweet in the eyes of investors! Based on their potential and advantages, real estate has become an excellent project, and the catering industry and tourism industry are also bearing the brunt; Looking farther, the high-tech downstream industry is also rich in opportunities.

Both cities are still in full swing of construction, and every project presents opportunities, whether it is the infrastructure and basic materials that are in high demand, or the downstream supply in high-end fields, or the huge demand for jobs due to huge prospects.

The two chiefs, Meng Qian and Tiger, have made a good start.

But after the celebration, they began to think about the longer term. Cities are expected to prosper, and they have hundreds of advanced technologies, who can beat them?

But the question is: can miracles be created, can miracles be protected?

The sister cities and even Malagasy will be a shining mountain of gold in the future, but if the regime that governs them is weak and incompetent, and is targeted by bandits, they will not even have the ability to resist!

What's more, now that the great power game is becoming increasingly fierce and the world situation remains delicately balanced, what will happen if another powerhouse in science and technology and industry emerges in Africa?

Their appearance will inevitably upset the balance, whose backyard is Africa? China? United States? There is no certainty, but they do not wish to be African countries.

The result of this is that, like South Africa back then, Mandela's coming to power made South Africa equal and free, but also from a quasi-developed country. It has become a third-rate now.

Although the great powers do not need Africa, they have always regarded Africa as a strategic location for the future, and whether it is China, the United States, or the European powers, they all want to build influence in Africa.

If Malagasy wants to rise, it will definitely face pressure from many aspects, which is why they have been secretly low-key development. The reason why the hole cards were flipped until today.

Today's step is just a prelude to participating in international competition, and there will be a variety of challenges in the future, such as opponents with smiling swords and enemies with evil intentions. The rise of a new power in the region, especially in Africa, will inevitably affect the overall situation.

Will it be able to develop smoothly?

They began to focus on the issue of national defense construction.

The chiefs and high-ranking military officials gathered at the headquarters of the three armed services of the SAR.

They should comprehensively examine the current state of development of the armed forces of the SAR and assess the military strength of the entire country.

Victor Stone brings data: "The current number of active personnel in the SAR is: 8,000 soldiers of the army, 1,000 soldiers of the navy and 500 soldiers of the air force. ”

Victor is an interesting guy. His family is super-wealthy, but not keen on enjoying wealth, preferring the military, and previously ran a large private military contracting enterprise.

After they invested in the development of the sister city, he also discovered a new purpose in his life: Tiger made him commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the SAR, and he made himself a five-star general.

Reuse of the Rapid Education System - The imparting of knowledge is not only the preserve of primary and secondary schools, but also the military as an absorbable knowledge.

Soldiers trained under this "brainwashing" method. Tacit understanding, loyalty is higher, and it can also artificially enhance the frequency of brain waves. Make the concept of "loyalty" more profound in their minds. This is a military secret, and if it gets out, it will have a negative impact.

But this approach is the most effective way to secure the position of two foreign chiefs in the region. In less than two years, they have an army of nearly 10,000 people, and this is still the part that is selected from the soldiers who are contracted and trained by national defense -- the elite part.

In fact, in the past five years. Black Flag International contracted to train the 50,000 troops of Malagasy, using rapid education and foreign officer education, and the best fifth of them were recruited into the SAR by the two chiefs very unkindly as the SAR guard.

Holograms show more detail. Divisions of troops, military bases, etc.

Victor's analysis layer by layer: "There is no problem with the army, we have imported a lot of equipment from Russia, and we are able to follow the mainstream countries." ”

The SAR has 8,000 army soldiers, 50 tanks, 110 rocket launchers, towed guns, self-howitzers, and army aviation, which can provide support from armed helicopters.

Victor confidently gave an example: "If you challenge the local government forces with these 8,000 men and equipment, they have a 90% chance of winning." ”

Everyone smiled, after all, Victor has been a military contractor for more than twenty years, as the saying goes, "mercenary leader", he only sees the interests of his own people, and has no nationality.

Now his "own people" is everyone's current career.

But Victor did not smile: "Our air force and navy, especially the navy, are lacking a lot, and we currently only have 10 Type 022 stealth missile boats purchased from China." ”

The Type 022 stealth missile boat is very good for African countries to use, stealth, fast, and the water jet propulsion mode can reach more than 40 knots, with a maximum of 50 knots, which is beyond the reach of all warships.

But the problem is that it is small, the "missile boat" is not a missile ship, it has a displacement of only 220 tons, and both Chinese and American missile destroyers have a displacement of more than 6000 tons.

In comparison, you can know that it is mini, of course, it is small but not weak, and it only needs a dozen people to control, which has a great advantage for offshore operations.

But they don't have the mentality of "a small country can get by".

Tiger then asked, "What about the amphibious assault ships we ordered from France?" ”

Victor replied: "It's still under construction, and it will be a year at the earliest." ”

Four years ago, they paid for two "Mistral-class" amphibious assault ships from France, this guy can also be said to be a helicopter carrier, with helicopters on the deck and armored vehicles in the belly, and the price of two including equipment is 1.8 billion US dollars, which is a bit high.

This also led them to dismiss the idea of ordering French Horizon-class destroyers, which were asking for 2 billion euros and might as well buy American Burke-class destroyers.

Even use this money to buy China's 052C, the engine is a little weaker, but the electronic technology and missiles are good, and you can buy almost three at this price!

In the end, due to financial problems, the destroyer was not bought...... Instead of frigates, China marketed their 054A frigates, eventually selling three for $1.1 billion.

The naval dream still has a long way to go, and Meng Qian asked something else: "What about the Air Force?" ”

Victor frowned: "The construction of the Air Force is focused on fighters, and Russian goods are still the best choice, otherwise we can only buy the American F15, but it has been in service for too long; The F22 is good, but the Americans will not sell, and as for the F35, this is a pit man, not considered. ”

After discussion, except for the army, which is very good, everything else is lacking.

After frowning and thinking about it for a few minutes, Meng Qian proposed: "Reduce the budget for military procurement, purchase ordinary or powerful retired equipment, and replace it temporarily." With this money spent on independent research and development, we have enough advantages to develop world-leading products, why not take advantage of them? ”

"The cycle of independent research and development is very long." Tiger pointed out that they had thought about this problem for a long time and had already implemented it, but the foundation for Africa was really lacking.

Even if they are open, they still do not have a product that can really be installed -- the reason why they purchase foreign arms is to cope with the waiting cycle.

If it takes ten years to develop a new fighter, won't the Air Force be needed during this period?

"I agree with David." Victor spoke, "At the moment we are not facing external pressure, it has been calm here. Even if there is a problem in the future, the equipment we have procured will be sufficient to deal with it - what kind of military power can Africa have? ”

"Well, that's the same thing." Tiger identifies with the experts.

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Compared with the purchase of foreign equipment, Meng Qian is more optimistic about his own research and development.

In the past five years, the investment funds have been mainly used in industrial construction, and the defense enterprises have been a bit miserable, but at least they have the industrial base of the West and can be self-sufficient. There is also a plug-in, which has also achieved good results little by little in financial difficulties.

The "Mengshi Industry" and "Mengshi Aerospace" invested by Meng Qian are typical national defense contractors, and the key projects currently developed are: army/navy electromagnetic guns, sixth-generation unmanned fighters, warship magnetofluid engines, robot army, etc.

The project has been funded since five years ago, with intelligence and virtual characters hosting, and currently the electromagnetic cannon is being tested, the ferrofluid engine is also progressing very well, and the aircraft has a lot of content, but it is a little slower.

The main reason is that the investment is insufficient, but with the end of the five-year plan and the success of the sister city, Meng Qian already has more budget to invest.

He is preparing a three-year fund of 30 billion US dollars this time, coupled with advanced technology plug-ins, artificial intelligence saves a lot of manpower, this money plus technology, plays a role equivalent to 150 billion US dollars in other countries, and is bound to make all projects successful.

The contracting enterprises invested by the Stone family are also increasing their funds, and they are engaged in light weapons, land armored vehicles, shipbuilding industry, and aerospace, and so on, and there are not many overlaps with Meng Qian's investment -- they are first and foremost developing in the division of labor and going hand in hand.

At this stage, we cannot afford to waste money, and we must clarify the use and maximize efficiency.

And that's thanks to the Stone family and the Brotherhood.

Because of the weakness of the Malagasy industrial chain, the military industrial base is even weaker, and it is a waste of time and money to start from scratch, so they directly borrow from Europe and the United States.

Being pro-Western has this benefit, the industrial chain has been perfected by them in a short period of time, coupled with brainwashing and rapid education, the foundation has been laid very solidly.

Now that the issues of the military industry and national defense security have been taken seriously, this field has also been developed.

In the five years of this period, they have an investment budget of $100 billion, and now that the city has grown, there will be an influx of outside investment and cooperation. They will be able to use the funds in the defense sector and will not have to squeeze toothpaste as before.

The country's military industry has only officially ushered in spring. (To be continued.) )