"I think it's more difficult to deal with this matter through non-governmental channels." Qin Tairan listened to Duke's introduction, thought for a while and said, "Since this matter was caused by diplomatic channels, then it has to go through diplomatic channels to solve it." ”

"But the trouble with this matter is that Ah San has played a disgraceful role behind this matter, and with them making waves, even if our side takes action from the diplomatic side, it is estimated that it will be very difficult to do it." Qin Tairan shook his head and said, "Ah San has a special relationship with the Maldives, if it weren't for the important relationship, a simple diplomatic protest might not have much effect." ”

Hearing Qin Tairan say this, Duke's heart was half cold, it seemed that he was alone overseas, there was no necessary means of restraint, and many times he couldn't help himself, did he really want to give up this base this time? Thinking that most of the project was basically completed, and just giving up like this, Duke was really a little unwilling.

"Do you think there's any other way to solve this problem?" Duke asked reluctantly.

"It's hard to say about other countries, but for the Maldives, it's not that there must be no way" Qin Tairan looked at Duke with a look of unwillingness, and said with relief. "It's just that the price to be paid by the country for this method is a bit large, and according to my personal experience, I shouldn't do it for the benefit of a certain enterprise."

Doesn't that mean you didn't say it? Duke originally heard that there was a way, and his eyes suddenly lit up, but Qin Tairan vetoed this method in a blink of an eye, which disappointed Duke.

"Don't worry, Duke, it is impossible for the country to do something for individual businesses, but if this matter is of strategic significance, it may not be," Qin Tairan said meaningfully, "Although the Maldives is a small country, for my country, the geostrategic significance is extraordinary. ”

"You see, to the west of the Asan, we have Pakistan's naval supply base, and to the east of Burma, we also have a good port to use. They have always regarded the Indian Ocean as their territory, and if we put a nail in the nail here, do you think they will be uncomfortable? ”

What Qin Tairan said, since the navy went to the Gulf of Aden to escort the ship, it has been a problem for the three people, and now it is only one or two ships, and it seems that the strength is weak and not enough to deal with. But who knows if it will enter a whole fleet in the future? If China is allowed to obtain enough supply port bases in the Indian Ocean, it may not be long before it will welcome China's aircraft carrier fleet.

"What does this have to do with this production base of mine?" Duke asked, puzzled. These things that Qin Tairan said are still a little too far away from him, speaking of which he is just an upstart who has risen like a comet relying on the power of science and technology, because the rise is too fast, and he lacks a deep foundation to rely on, many things do not have a clear strategic consideration.

In other words, Duke's business empire is now built on floating sand, and one day it may collapse on a small matter.

And this foundation, if it is either a family consortium with deep potential power and a heirloom gatekeeper, it is backed by the power of a country.

Qin Tairan couldn't help but shake his head when he saw Duke's ignorant look, such a huge wealth without Taishan's backing, for Duke, it was really not a good thing.

"I mean, if you have that production base, if you can renovate it a little, you can turn it into a real naval supply base. It's just that this kind of thing can't be done, on the surface it is still an ordinary production base, but in essence, it can provide the necessary supplies for our naval ships, then the country has sufficient strategic interests in it, so there is a reason to go all out. ”

"After all, we are a big country with great influence, even if Ah San has a special relationship with the Maldives due to geographical factors, but if we make the right bid, this special relationship is not necessarily a monolith, and it is necessary to know that the biggest relationship between countries is the relationship of interests."

"In recent years, we have invested tens of millions of dollars in the Maldives, and more than one-fifth of the tourists in a year are from our country, which brings much more tangible benefits to the Maldivians than Ah San. With this foundation in mind, more Maldivians will be able to hear our voices.

Externally, of course, this base is completely civilian, and everything is carried out under the pretext of your company, except that if necessary, it can dock and supply the naval ships that pass through it. ”

Qin Tairan said this, that is, to use the power game between countries as Duke's backing, and it is indeed difficult to convince people on the diplomatic front to use this kind of power, without national interests in it.

"But I can't be the master of this matter, Vice Chairman Liu of the Military Commission has always admired you very much, and I look forward to meeting you when I can meet you, I think it's just the right time for you to talk to Vice Chairman Liu alone, what do you think?" Qin Tairan remembered what Vice Chairman Liu had explained for a long time, and took the opportunity to invite.

Duke couldn't have imagined that this would be so troublesome, and that transforming his base in the Maldives into a port that could be replenished was so far from his original intention. But things have developed to this stage, unless you are willing to give up there and completely transform it into a leisure island, or you will use the power of the state to fight back and become a secret base at the same time.

Is this really going to be the same as Ah Sanbar? Or take a step back and open the sky?

After listening to Qin Tairan's suggestion, Duke was silent for a while, and reconsidered the whole matter from beginning to end, although the cooperation with the military had a great impact on the secrecy of his production on the island, especially the equipment production of the refining plant. However, considering that the main focus is on the production of parts, the actual assembly can be carried out elsewhere, and there is little chance that the clues can be seen from the parts alone.

After all, that thing is simply unbelievable for the current level of earth technology, from the external performance, it is really like a seawater pretreatment to extract a large amount of seawater for heavy water refining, and then send the remaining seawater into the nuclear power system as a steam source for power generation.

But in turn, it needs to consume more water, so Duke's nuclear power plant inherently needs to be built near the sea to have plenty of water for power generation. However, since these water resources are not directly exchanged with nuclear reactors, there is no radiation pollution, and there will be no impact on the environment after direct discharge.

After thinking about it, Duke couldn't bear the breath in his chest after all, so he nodded and agreed to Qin Tairan's proposal.

During the next trip to Beijing, Duke met with the military bigwigs who appeared in the front of the news network, Vice Chairman Liu was very happy with Duke's arrival, and said a lot of encouraging words, of course, the most important thing is that the two of them negotiated the establishment of a base in the Maldives, which is completely Duke's company to carry out the construction of various necessary facilities, and the military will promote the diplomatic department to pave the way for this.

Of course, the actions of the diplomatic service will be relatively secret, and it will require a series of negotiations and exchanges with the Maldivian authorities to finally sign these secret agreements, and the methods and conditions by which this goal will be achieved are not known to Duque.

Anyway, Duke knows that it won't be long before the Maldivian authorities completely lift the ban on Dukrahsf Island.

And in the construction army of Duke, some new faces have also appeared, and some strange things have begun to be built on the island, and the docks that are moored have been thickened and widened a lot, so that more ships can be moored.