Chapter 480: Xuantong Old Peasants
According to the plan, a total of 30 infantry divisions will be reorganized, and China will also prepare to build five armored divisions, and in the border areas, it will be assigned some independent brigades, and five cavalry divisions will be arranged along the border between Outer Mongolia and Xinjiang, which will mainly undertake daily patrol tasks.
After the rectification, the front-line combat strength of the Chinese army will exceed 600,000, and at the same time, there will be nearly one million reserve troops in the local area, including reserves, militia, armed police, etc., in addition to a considerable number of Chinese troops stationed in North Korea and North Vietnam, once the war breaks out, China can mobilize more than one million army forces at the first time.
This number is relatively high in the world, and only the United States and Russia can compare with this degree of power, in addition to China's air force also to be reequipped, in the air battle with Japan, the old biplane has been exposed to serious problems, the flight speed is too low is the Achilles heel of this type of aircraft, a large number of excellent pilots have died on the ground artillery fire, only to increase the speed can make the aircraft more dexterous to avoid the attack of ground artillery fire.
The two major aircraft design bureaus in Tianjin and Chongqing have successively launched their own monoplanes, and the Chinese Air Force will soon have more than 1,300 combat planes after the reequipping, which is undoubtedly the first in the Far East and even in the forefront in the world, and will effectively guarantee the safety of China's territorial airspace.
This time, the main adjustment is the army and air force, and as for the navy, it will have to go through discussions at an international conference to finally determine the share of each country, but even changing the army and air force is also a very troublesome matter, and the biggest difficulty is the problem of funding.
"President, China's normal annual military expenditure is about 270 million or more, and this year, due to the war against Japan, the military expenditure has exceeded 700 million, which has greatly exceeded the financial ability to pay. They believe that China has defeated Japan. There is no doubt that the hegemony of the Far East has been established, and it is necessary to relax the pace of military construction, put more energy into the people's livelihood, and let the common people live a better life! ”
Jiang Baili is different from ordinary soldiers, although he also supports the expansion of military equipment, but he believes that the army must be linked to the country's economic capacity, and cannot be reckless. We can't let the army kidnap the country and eventually take the road of militarism, which is a dead end!
In fact, this is also Qiao Yu's view, compared to the current proportion of China's military spending is indeed too large, but Qiao Yu also knows that the next 20 years will be the time when the international community will undergo earth-shaking changes, and it is also the best opportunity for the army to show its talents. If it can seize the opportunity, China will be able to lay the foundation of a century-old power, and if it fails, it will be unpredictable.
China's industrial base is still too weak compared with European and American countries, and it is not feasible to fight for quantity compared to production, and it is still necessary to improve the military quality of military personnel. It is therefore important to retain a strong standing army.
"Brother Baili. The pace of reorganizing and changing the armament of the armed forces must not be slow, and at the same time, it must not affect economic construction. We can't sacrifice the people's livelihood to strengthen the armed forces, we build a strong army to protect the well-being of the people, we can't put the cart before the horse at this point, I think we should find a way to make money from other places to fill the gap in military funding! ”
"President, it's naturally best if you can take care of both, I wonder if you have any good ideas? This gap in military funding is not a small amount, but hundreds of millions or even billions! ”
Qiao Yu thought for a while and said, "At present, I have temporarily thought of two plans, the first is to sell resources, and the second is to sell arms!" ”
Immediately, Qiao Yu explained in detail, the so-called sale of resources can be sold in two parts, one is the part of the wealth that the government got from the Japanese chaebol, these properties are war dividends, naturally they have to be auctioned, and part of the funds obtained compensate for the losses of the people in the war, and part of it is used to develop the military, which is also very normal.
In addition, what can be sold is the resources of the north of North Korea, there are more than 200 kinds of mineral resources on the Korean Peninsula, of which graphite and magnesite are in the forefront of the world, in addition to aluminum, copper, gold, silver, etc., in addition to the Mosan iron ore is also a large iron ore with reserves of more than 5 billion tons, in addition to the North Korean uranium ore, it is the source of raw materials for the production of nuclear weapons.
Of course, these resources can't all belong to China, at least to give the North Koreans a sip of soup, but China will definitely not be polite, China helped North Korea to restore the country, countless martyrs spilled their blood on the battlefield, shouldn't it come up with a little mineral wealth to compensate?
In addition to North Korea, the resources of North Vietnam should also be auctioned appropriately, the current industrial level of China is still limited, can not make full use of so many resources, but can not be wasted, Qiao Yu drew up a plan, that is, to encourage the use of foreign resources, try to protect domestic resources, and leave green waters and green mountains to future generations.
"President, even if only one-tenth of these resources can be auctioned successfully, the government can obtain at least one billion or more profits, excluding a part handed over to the government, at least 800 million funds can be won for the development of the army, and most of the problem will be solved at once!"
In fact, the Chinese armed forces have long had this kind of proposition, but China has always treated the small countries around it very favorably, and tried to avoid creating a sense of bullying the weak, especially some people who have received old-style education still pay attention to convincing people with morality, and China must set an example of morality, and cannot bully the weak and openly plunder the wealth of other countries.
But now that Qiao Yu has made this statement, there will be no obstacles, and these areas must be eaten and wiped clean, leaving nothing behind.
"Brother Baili, we are not taking their resources for nothing, after all, these two countries are not completely unified at present, there are strong colonial forces in the south, in this case, there is no strong force can not guarantee the regime, I suggest that all the remaining weapons after China's refitting be sold to North Korea and Vietnam, to help them arm a strong army, can have enough strength to ensure their regime, we are also for their consideration!"
Jiang Baili laughed secretly in his heart, Qiao Yu's idea is to put it bluntly, it is to use the broken copper and iron that China has exchanged for the natural resources that are difficult to estimate in the two countries, Qiao Yu will not give an inch to these core resources of China, but he is resolute and unrelenting in dealing with the core resources of North Korea and other countries, these are the two different faces of politicians.
What's mine is mine, yours is still mine!
Although this kind of thing is contrary to the old adage that you should not do to others what you do not want to be done to yourself, it is of great benefit to China, and as long as you are not a true Taoist scholar, you will not oppose this policy that is absolutely beneficial to China.
"As for the arms, I think we can export some to Germany. Brother Baili, what do you think? ”
Jiang Baili's brows immediately furrowed when he heard this: "Great President." We still import technology from Germany, can they be willing to buy our arms? ”
"Brother Baili, you are also a blind eye, although Germany is technologically advanced, but it is strictly restricted by the victorious countries, and the actual level of military industry has been overwhelmed to a very low level, and they have no way to produce many heavy weapons. It's okay for us to export some to Germany! ”
The military industry is a concentrated embodiment of a country's industrial strength, involving all aspects, not only technology, but also design heritage, in history, Germany's real reorganization of armaments began after Hitler came to power, from the early production of weapons in Germany. The German military industry was not built overnight either.
For example, the total weight of the No. 1 tank is only more than five tons, only equipped with two machine guns, the armor is very weak, and even the welding is not tight in some places, there are loopholes, this kind of crude tank and China's Biao style have a huge gap, from the No. 1 tank almost imagined that the German tank will make the world fearful, and the German early tank design is through cooperation with the Soviet Union. Only then did they gain valuable experience and test sites.
In this plane. Germany and the Soviet Union also cooperated a lot, after all, the two countries were relatively close. And Germany is reluctant to rely too much on China, but there is no doubt that China, Germany's most important partner, Chinese weapons have a distinctly German color, and Germany's future elite officers are also rigorously trained in China.
China currently has a large number of second-hand tanks and armored vehicles with relatively mature technology and reliable performance, and the most important thing is that the price of these weapons is very low, and Germany has sent a large number of officers to China, and they are also familiar with this weapon, so Germany wants to rearm and train the Wehrmacht, and the introduction of a batch of equipment from China has become the best choice.
Of course, at present, Germany is still strictly restricted by the Versailles Treaty, and cannot rearm on a large scale, even if it is purchased, the number will not be very large, but Qiao Yu values the impact on the future, and when the mustache comes to power, Germany will rearm and be able to introduce a full set of land, sea and air equipment from China, which is obviously much easier than Germany starting over, and on the basis of China, Germany will further develop its own military industry, and its power will be much stronger than in history.
In a few years, the starting point aircraft carrier will face the problem of decommissioning, and it can be bought for Germany, if Nazi Germany has an aircraft carrier, then the British face must be very exciting!
After finalizing the source of funds for the reorganization of the army, Jiang Baili did not ease down, he still had to carry out strict implementation, and only by putting what was on paper into practice could he do so.
Ordinary people are still basically ignorant of the decision-making of the upper echelons of the country, and they are more interested in the cultural storm set off by Tagore in Beijing, although Tagore is old, but he is in good health, and he is also very talkative, in addition to contact with the academic community, he will also meet many celebrities from all walks of life, in fact, Tagore's action is to provide convenience for Chandra, so that he can contact more Chinese celebrities and obtain greater support.
In addition, Tagore also met with Pu Yi, the last emperor of China, Pu Yi was brought to Japan by the Japanese, stayed for more than four years, the original Pu Yi was hidden, and then Pu Yi was praised by the Japanese, hoping to rely on the name of this emperor, the old Manchu Qing Dynasty was called, and even the Japanese promised to wait until they defeated China, and let Pu Yi ascend the throne as emperor again.
However, everything ended with the defeat of Japan, Pu Yi was sent back to China again, and still returned to Tianjin Station, for the last emperor, the Chinese government is not willing to execute him casually, it is best to let him transform himself and become an ordinary citizen, and at this time, Pu Yi, who has experienced all the catastrophes, has also given up all delusions, and is completely dead.
When Tagore went to visit him at the farm of the small station, Pu Yi was carrying a hoe on his shoulders and was going to work in the field, and at this moment there was no more Manchu monarch, but only an old peasant of Xuantong! (To be continued.) )