Chapter 104: Nick's Thoughts
The sound of huge artillery fire, accompanied by the explosion of obstacles in front of him, Nick's eyes flowed with a hint of envy, such a powerful weapon, if equipped on a Dutch warship, it is not impossible to completely end Spanish rule in the Far East. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
It's just that whether the Australians will export this thing, there is an old saying in the East that the heavy weapon of the country cannot be easily shown, and it is also the nation that has been transmitted to the East, whether they will export such a cutting-edge weapon, which has become the object of Nick's thinking.
The whole military parade lasted about an hour, during which the main thing was to watch the arms show of the Australians, and this weapon shooting show should be a deliberately arranged drama by Australia.
On the third day, Nick formally proposed to Wu Zhengdao that he hoped to buy a batch of Australian weapons to bring back to Batavia, but Wu Zhengdao could not decide on this request, because such a major matter involving arms exports could not be easily agreed to by the foreign trade team, which had to be negotiated by the Executive Committee and the military.
Arms export is a big problem, and the weapons of the crossing are obviously higher than the weapons of this period, so in this case, if the export means taking a certain risk, whether this risk can be borne by the crossing is a very worthy study and discussion.
No one thought that the parade would bring not only the shock, but also the idea that the Dutch would want to buy weapons, maybe this Nick is not as simple as a simple crew.
In the end, Ma Dongming saw the problem and felt that this Nick should be a soldier, not like an ordinary ship-based trader or crew, if this is the case, then everything will be clear, and the soldier's observation of weapons must be greater than other affairs.
In particular, the paper shell bullets used by the Australians are much more convenient than the filling eggs used by the Dutch, and they are rear-loading flintlock pistols, which can be said to be a big innovation, how the Australians did it, it's amazing.
If it's just the shock of the Perfect and the truck, then the artillery and rifle are surprises, and these things are definitely a surprise for a soldier to see, which is tantamount to seeing a peerless treasure.
The Executive Committee immediately convened members and group leaders, as well as military leaders to discuss together, this is a big deal, there must be a statement for export and non-export, and the Dutch can be said to be an important partner of Australia at this stage, and it seems that certain benefits should be given to partners, so as to maintain long-term coexistence of interests.
"The export of this prevarication in advance, and when the second generation of weapons is updated, these guns are being exported, and I think it is necessary to issue a legal document to limit the regulations on the outflow of weapons and equipment technology, and clearly stipulate what can be exported, what can be exported, and what cannot be exported."
Ma Dongming seems to be strongly opposed, as a military leader, he naturally understands better than other ordinary people how much a new weapon plays a role in the battlefield, for example, the current Dutch may only have five combat effectiveness, once equipped with Australian goods, it may reach eight, this is something he does not want to see, after all, the Australian army is not as rich in numbers and combat experience as the Dutch.
In the absence of absolute combat superiority, if we want to ensure our absolute superiority, we must be ahead of the opponent in weapons and use the superiority of weapons to suppress the opponent's combat experience, so that we may be able to achieve a certain level in war, but in general, it is still necessary to be able to be equal with the opponent in combat experience.
"The Dutch are our important partners, and they need their help to order some ship parts and deliver local food supplies in the next six months, and if they use this to negotiate with us, I am afraid it will be a little difficult."
What Lin Wendong said is actually the current matter, and it is also the thing that everyone is most worried about, once the Dutch negotiate with the delivery of materials and immigrants, then Australia can only swallow this fruit, after all, in Southeast Asia, if the Spaniards and the Portuguese openly pass through the territory of the Dutch and help Australia transport supplies, there will definitely be a war.
Judging from the current situation, the Spaniards did not want to go to war, because they and the Zheng family have been in a bit of a quarrel lately, and it was not wise to go to war with the Dutch at this time.
"I think it's still mainly procrastination, and we can hold it for as long as we can, at least after the second-generation weapons are developed, we are selling, what do you think." Police Chief Liu Zhi's method is also one of the methods that most people approve of.
Liu Zhi was the first time since he became the chief of police to speak at such a high-level meeting, and he was still a little nervous at this time, but he entered the state quickly, and immediately used a smile to hide his hands that were trembling because of nervousness.
This small move did not attract the attention of most people, but there were still a small number of people who noticed his move, and Wu Zhengdao was one of them.
The delaying tactic must be used, the Australian Army is not fully equipped with these weapons at present, and it is obviously impossible to export them to the Dutch, not to mention others, even Ma Dongming will not agree.
As for how long this delaying tactic can be used, Nick just put forward his own ideas, and did not say that he must buy it this time.
Buying weapons is actually an extremely important thing for the Dutch, even if Nick is an officer, he is only a petty officer, and there is still a certain distance from the decision-making level, just like now, Elder has an opinion about him.
"Nick, I think your rash offer to buy weapons will make the Australians wary of us, which will leave a certain hidden danger to our future actions and cooperation in Australia."
Although Elder is not an officer, he can at least understand that a country's weapons will never be exported easily, and opening up to offer such a thing will only embarrass both sides. Even the purchase of medicines takes a period of time and the cooperation with Australians has deepened, and that is the best time.
"I'm a little anxious, Captain Elder, I'll take care of this, don't worry." It seems that Nick is not stupid, at least he thought about it immediately, so he began to regret the decision he made in a hurry.
Indeed, as Elder said, buying weapons at this time will make the Australians wary, and the relationship between the two sides is not too close, once the Australians are on guard, then it will be a little difficult to find out more Australian secrets in the future.
It is precisely because of this that Nick feels a little regretful, he is anxious about this matter, he should be talking to the Australian for a while, it will be much better than now, it can be seen from the expression of the official who received him on the other side, he is a little defensive about himself, it seems that it is time to make up for this mistake.