Chapter 552 552 Proposal for the Merger of the Houses and the Republic of Korea (II)

"Regarding the change of military equipment, the controversy between North Korea and South Korea is still relatively large. In general, most of the DPRK's equipment is relatively obsolete, so the possibility of preservation is relatively low, and we have also proposed through the talks between the two sides to recycle the DPRK's old equipment at a low price, and some weapons that the DPRK Federation believes are still relatively valuable, such as Scud missiles, they will keep them, and most of the remaining old equipment will be handed over to us for scrapping. In fact, the South Korean side is similar, if the number of personnel is 450,000, then the equipment held by the South Korean army is far beyond the standard, so some old-fashioned American equipment is also among the decommissioned. Moreover, the South Koreans also want to take this opportunity to cooperate with us in the development of military equipment in a more in-depth manner. ”

Qi Yiming listened to his subordinates' progress in the military negotiations between the two Koreas, nodded slightly, and said: "Although we have greater control over the newly formed Korean Federation, it does not mean that we can let it develop. There are some inconsequential technologies, they are willing to exchange real money, that's fine, but more important technologies, we need to tighten our pockets. ”

"Yes, Director. South Korea is now mainly looking at the production technology of our army's main battle tanks and self-propelled artillery, hoping to integrate the new federal forces and raise the military equipment capability to a higher level. Although their K1 main battle tank has just been in service for a short time, it has lagged behind compared with the world's first-class main battle tanks, and China's VT-1 series main battle tanks are sold all over the world, and they hope to obtain technology about China's tank guns, armor and on-board equipment to improve the combat strength of K1 tanks. Moreover, it has basically been determined that North Korea's Tianma Tiger tanks and the previous Soviet-made tanks will all be retired from active service, so in the future, K1 will become the main combat weapon of the Korean Federal Army. In addition, South Korea is very interested in self-propelled guns with a caliber of 52 times the diameter of 155mm, and they used the M109 guns of the US army before, which are increasingly unable to meet their needs, and now only Germany and us are equipped with 52 times diameter guns in the world. Said the military intelligence analyst of the Strategic Bureau, who followed the negotiation process.

"In addition, after the reunification of the country, the South Koreans seem to be much more active than the North Koreans, and they have formulated a lot of new military plans in just a few days, which seems to be very ambitious. Not only do they want to improve the combat capability of the army, but also the navy and air force are quite ambitious. After the South Korea successfully introduced China's 052A and transformed it into a Gwanggaetu-class destroyer, it knew that it was unlikely that it would be able to obtain the technology of the Aegis ship in our hands, so it hoped to obtain some technology of shipboard weapons and avionics, and even resorted to espionage methods. In terms of the Air Force, after they obtained our country's FC-1, their strength has increased a lot, and they want to introduce another batch in the near future, but they hope to obtain a part of the technology transfer to improve their own aviation manufacturing capacity. ”

Qi Yiming smacked his lips and said with a smile: "East Asian nations are actually more enterprising and unwilling to be left behind. For the time being, the Korean Federation can't compare with us, well, to be precise, it shouldn't be compared with us, but Japan, which once invaded them and enslaved them, is cited by them as a good target for comparison. The two countries are located close to each other, and their area and population are not much different, so they are really opponents. Haha, very well, we have to maintain this momentum, and the future Korean Federation will be the watchdog of Northeast Asia where we restrain Japan. ”

After thinking about it, he said: "South Korea's shipbuilding capacity has grown rapidly in the past two years, and after integrating the power of North Korea, it is estimated that there will be a round of outbreaks. It's the South Koreans who want to improve the capabilities of the 052A destroyer, and we can open up their newer technology a little, anyway, it's almost all the rest of our play. As for aviation manufacturing, the Koreans should not think too much, well, we can let them develop a small attack aircraft like the FA-50 Golden Eagle more than ten years earlier, even if it is to give them an idea. ”

The FA-50 is a modified attack aircraft version of the T-50 Golden Eagle advanced trainer aircraft, in fact, the changes are not particularly large, and it is far less than the mainstream fighters at that time, but after all, this is something produced by the development of South Korea's national industry. The Golden Eagle trainer aircraft actually mainly uses technology from the Lockheed Martin F-16, and some people call it the small F-16. When the Golden Eagle appeared, the F-16 had basically been gradually decommissioned, and the surplus value was not much, and it was transferred to South Korea at a high price, and even most of it was just assembled by South Korea, and a lot of income was obtained, and the Americans did this business really smartly.

Qi Yiming and the Red Alert base naturally do not have the specific technology of the FA-50 Golden Eagle, but such a cargo aircraft, handed over to AVIC to compare the appearance, can be developed casually, and the high price to South Korea can make a lot of money, and they will not worry that the combat effectiveness is too strong and affect their military exports.

In terms of the specific military restructuring plan, in fact, there are still many things that the DPRK and the ROK need to deal with. At present, the military equipment used by South Korea is basically made in the United States, while North Korea is made in the Soviet Union, although most of North Korea's equipment is about to be eliminated, but there is still a presence in China that will forcibly reverse the various forms of South Korea.

There are not many ways to do the weapons that have been installed, but with the new equipment, Qi Yiming will guide the Korean Federal Army to adopt Chinese-style weapons. The first one was to provide the Korean Federation with a new automatic rifle as a standard weapon, which is quite a bit in the Red Alert database, and the key point is to add 5. 56 caliber transformed into 5 for China. 8 caliber.

In addition, in terms of establishment, the Korean Federal Army has 320,000 personnel and is organized into seven corps, which are stationed in various parts of the Korean Peninsula, all of which are composed of volunteers, mainly mechanized troops, supplemented by other units such as army aviation, mountain troops, naval corps, and so on. The Union Navy had 70,000 men and was divided into three fleets. The Federal Air Force has 50,000 men and operates hundreds of combat aircraft.

Because in Qi Yiming's vision, the main opponent of the Korean Federation is Japan, so it is particularly necessary to strengthen the navy and air force. The current North and South Korean navies together are not as good as Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, especially in terms of tonnage, the Sea of Japan has completely exploded the Korean Federation. However, South Korea actually has a lot of shipbuilding capabilities, and with China's support, it should not be a problem to build a larger fleet in a short period of time.

The Aegis ship Qi Yiming does not plan to give the North Korean Federation, their Guangkaitu Dawang-class destroyer is already a relatively top ship nowadays, and it has an advantage against any kind of warship in the sea, and then Qi Yiming plans to provide South Korea with 054A frigates to improve their anti-submarine capabilities, and also enhance the mission of the navy, which is enough to help the PLA Navy do chores.

There are only some FC-1s in the Korean Federation that cannot compete with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force with F-2 and F-15, and Qi Yiming is considering selling the FC-9 Shadow Leopard to the Korean Federation. This model, which is still the main fighter of the PLA Air Force, is already a fourth-and-a-half-generation fighter, and in the face of the F-15J, there is a relatively obvious combat advantage, and Japan can only make up for it by numbers.

The equipment of the North Korean Navy and Air Force is basically useless, such as the MiG-21, which is basically sold to China, and Qi Yiming also allows the North Korean Federation to use the old equipment at a discount, and then add cash to purchase some Chinese weapons. Although the soldiers of the Korean Federation do not understand why, it is also a good way to replace equipment, after all, the two Koreas have a lot of scrapped weapons, even if ten pieces are exchanged for one new piece of Chinese-made equipment, it is relatively cost-effective.

Qi Yiming didn't care too much about how much money he made, because sooner or later he was going to merge the Korean Federation into the SCO, so it would be too early to complete the replacement and update of equipment, and it would not cause trouble when the real war came.

In addition to the myriad issues of military armament and numerous branches, other matters such as the economy, culture, and education are even more frustrating. Obviously, the South Korean currency is more internationally recognized than the North Korean currency, but since the two sides have been merged into one country, it is very inappropriate to continue to use the currency of the Republic of Korea or the Democratic Republic of Korea, especially if the North Koreans are allowed to spend the won, which must be quite resisted.

It is fashionable to say that the currencies of the two countries will be unified into one currency and the monetary system of the Korean Peninsula will be completely changed, but this currency will not pop out of thin air, and there will inevitably be a benchmark, and it is more likely that the won will be won, and in the end it will be the DPRK that will suffer some losses. If the currency is not based on the currencies of the DPRK and the ROK, it will be a problem to use the currency as a reference, but China is very active in pushing the DPRK and the ROK to move closer to the renminbi system. At present, currencies such as the Nanyang renminbi are directly linked to the renminbi and adopt a fixed exchange rate, and when China's economy grows by leaps and bounds, it can share the dividends just by following the currency.

This is, of course, the advantage of pegging to the renminbi, but it is also a disadvantage that once the new currency is pegged to the renminbi, the economic independence of the Korean Federation will be severely weakened, and the Americans will be greatly dissatisfied.

Economically, the DPRK is lagging behind the ROK in an all-round way, and if South Korean capital enters the DPRK, it will inevitably cause many DPRK manufacturers and enterprises to close down, causing a large number of people to be laid off and unemployed.

If a large number of cheap products produced by South Korea enter the DPRK, it will inevitably be detrimental to the local economic development of the DPRK, and whether it is necessary to establish some policies to support the DPRK economy, or even protect it by means similar to tariffs, needs to be carefully discussed.

In terms of education, as citizens of the same country, there should not be too many differences in education, considering that the two countries have been opposed for a long time and there are many historical materials that slander each other, it is a problem to revise them.