Chapter 849: Reorganization of the Vassal System (II)
Wang Guorui intends to transform the current system of so-called vassal states, because this kind of vassal state system can only be played in the past when there are no powerful countries around. In the past, there were no powerful countries around, so everything had to be handled by China, so naturally there was no need to worry about others interfering, acting as both an athlete and a referee. However, although there are still no powerful countries around, time and space have been "shortened" by powerful communication and transportation capabilities, and the method of the past may not be played well.
In fact, if it were in the later generations, Wang Guorui knew that among the five hooligans of the United Nations, if the five hooligans joined forces, it would be completely possible to unify the whole world. If the United States in later generations intervenes, it can unify the Americas. And if Britain, France and Russia make a joint move, they can clean up Europe. In Asia, China can clean up all the small countries that are not mobile, and as for Africa, it is the grasshopper after the autumn.
However, the reason why all countries have not made such a choice is actually because the future international situation is completely different. Wang Guorui knows that the future international situation will inevitably lead to peace, after two world wars, the war is becoming more and more cruel, and he is definitely unwilling to go to war, especially the war between major powers. In this case, proxy warfare is certainly an important means.
The reason why those small countries can survive is, in the final analysis, because the purpose of their existence is to give those big countries room to play. Those small countries that are conspicuously numerous are actually specially left behind in order to leave room for the game between the big powers. Don't think that those big countries are so willing to tolerate the independence of those colonies, in fact, the independence of those colonies is actually a game between major powers, leaving room for the game. If several powerful countries directly fight face to face, I am afraid that the consequences will be very cruel. In the future, wars between major powers will be devastating, and no one country can afford it. So in the future, with or without nuclear weapons. Everyone will use the means of war in close quarters.
At the same time, a new game model has emerged, that is, the use of proxy wars, in which small countries are used by major countries to fight each other and make a proxy war. Wars between small countries are relatively small in scale and avoid direct conflict between large powers. A direct conflict between the great powers, that would be very terrible. This is why it was the time to resist US aggression and aid Korea. The United States and the Chinese have hit the dog's brain, but there is no reason to declare war on each other. China fights in the vest of the volunteers, but the Americans also fight in the skin of the joint ****. Because if a direct conflict breaks out between China and the United States, it will inevitably involve the Soviet Union, but the third world war will break out.
Therefore, as a last resort, do not allow direct conflict between the great powers and the great powers, otherwise it will destroy the earth. Everyone wants profit, but it doesn't mean that all human beings will die together!
"In the past, in this vassal system, we were the suzerain. It's just that we can get some ordinary tribute, but we have to pay a huge obligation. Once they face war, then I, as the suzerain, must intervene to help them resist, and once we send out the army, it is easy to pull several great powers into the water. At that time, there will definitely be a very serious conflict between the world powers, and at that time maybe we will lose both sides and then let a third party rise. The story of the sandpiper and the clam competing for the profit of the fisherman. It's not that we don't know. Part of the reason why we have been able to rise is that there are many contradictions between European countries. The inability to unite to suppress us is one of the reasons. If we fight to the death between several major powers, you may eventually cause other third countries to rise. ”
Wang Guorui knew that allies and enemies between countries were relative, and before the First World War, Europe was the center of the world, and their European countries had played dog brains in order to fight for European hegemony. But later, the United States took the opportunity to raise it, which is also a typical example of sandpiper and clam competing for fishermen's profits. And not only let them fight on their own. Then fan the wind and light the ghost fire on the side, let the countries fight and finally clean up the mess, and then they can also get the maximum benefit with the least effort.
In later generations, Wang Guorui had heard that the Yankees had a plan, that is, once they fought with the Russians, they would have a nuclear war. They will target China after their own war with the Russians. That's because they don't want the Chinese to profit from the rise of fishermen after the war, so this is actually involving each other. The Americans have risen on the basis of fishermen's profits, and they naturally do not want anyone to follow their path to rise. Therefore, if a war breaks out between the Yankees and China or Russia in the future, he will also pull the third party into the water, which will definitely ensure that the third party will not become the new world hegemon after the war.
Therefore, Wang Guorui knows that China must avoid being drawn into this World War I, at least not prematurely. Because the First World War was a place where people eat people and don't spit out bones, if you get involved too early, the price you pay is something that Wang Guorui can't bear.
"If you think about it, if we are involved in this war in Europe, then no matter which side we help, then we must be under great pressure. First of all, how many troops should we send? 100,000, 200,000? Hmph, 200,000 people, in this world war, it's not enough to fight! And if we send out millions, it's even more out of tune. With millions of troops gone, the logistical pressure on us is enormous. The Europeans could not conduct a large-scale war against us, and that was because their logistics could not be able to supply us. But once we change our identity, if we become the attacker, then we also have to face this and that problem. We are supplied by sea, and we consume a lot from it. Since ancient times, logistics is also a very test of a country's city, the ancients said that eat the enemy one stone, when I twenty stones, this is also the reason for the cost of transportation. It's good to be able to have five percent of the real transport to the front line. And in this big war, if we send millions of troops, and then we have to cross the whole of Europe and Asia to supply, then our country will collapse. ”
"So, in this world war, we can't afford to hide! We can't get involved too early, at least we have to make them tired so that we can be the last fishermen to pick up the bargain. ”
However, Zheng Hong asked: "Your Majesty, can't we avoid it as much as possible?" Can't we not provoke them? If we don't want to fight, can they still take the initiative to attack? ”
"No, if we continue to maintain the political ties of these vassal states, then we will definitely face being dragged into the water by them in the end. I don't have the advantage of the Americans, so we can't go to the safe Diaoyutai without any scruples. When the time comes, those foreign devils will not let us go, and they will definitely want to pull us into the water. And they can't provoke us in our own country, but they can do it to our so-called vassal state, and once they do it to our vassal state, then according to the current rules, we will be embarrassed. We will inevitably send troops, and once we do, it will be inevitable that we will be drawn into this war. A vassal state is actually a protectorate, and once a war is waged against a protectorate, it is tantamount to a war against the suzerain, which is the current international practice. Therefore, these vassal states are a vital place for us, and once the vassal states are attacked, we will inevitably be involved in the war. And the people in the country will also think that our vassal state is attacked, and we will definitely send troops. At that time, we were under both internal and external pressure, so that we could not stand still without being swept in. ”
"We are not like the Americas here, the Americans have succeeded in excluding the power of Westerners through all the efforts of the past, and according to the ideas of the Monroe Doctrine, they have run the Americas very well. Therefore, they have no foreign enemies, and they are naturally the same as our China in the past, and they can play as they please, without worrying about outsiders interfering. But now we don't have this condition in Asia, and the power of the Europeans is intertwined, so we naturally have to be careful. If we are not careful, I am afraid that we will probably be drawn into this war of eating people and not spitting out bones. ”
"So, I might as well let some of our so-called vassal states be nominally independent, but in fact in our hands. In this way, we can advance and retreat in a certain way, and if we need to open up to the outside world, we can put on the waistcoat of the so-called North Korea or some other country, and then go to fight. If we win the war, we can digest it through some means and transfer it to us. But if we lose, then we can use the means of gecko tail breaking, and let the two countries like North Korea bear it themselves, and we don't have to bear any compensation or losses. We can stay out of it, so we can't lose it no matter what. This is also a proxy war, anyway, they won, and we will benefit in the end. If they lose, then they will bear it themselves, as we will not bear it for them. So, in this way, we have left us room to play, otherwise if they are still our vassals, we will be dragged down. The current situation is not the same as it has been for hundreds of years. The situation has changed, and we must all follow it, and we cannot measure the current international situation by the system of vassal states in the past. Otherwise, we will probably not only not be able to benefit from the vassal states, but will also be dragged down from this world war that eats people and does not spit out bones. (To be continued.) )