Chapter 112 Each has its own needs

"A Japanese version with strong naval strength can still arouse the vigilance of the Americans, not to mention China. Now China's financial and national strength is stronger than Japan. If..."

As soon as the words sank, he looked directly at Ye Zugui in front of him. Chen Moran's face became extremely serious, and even said almost word by word.

"If we show strong ocean emotions at this time, will it arouse the vigilance of the Americans? Answer me!"

In the face of His Majesty's rhetorical questions, Ye Zugui was silent for a while before he said.

"Your Majesty, the United States is not a real great power, and it is impossible for the U.S. Congress to approve its political axe to our country..."

"Can only war solve the problem?"

After harshly interrupting Ye Zugui's words, Chen Moran sighed helplessly in his heart. For that matter, he had always chosen to keep it secret. If there had been a previous communication, there might be no trouble at all.

The reason why I approved the plan of "establishing a cruiser fleet" at the beginning, in addition to the reality that the navy has no officers and no sailors, another important point is that before China has established a complete shipbuilding industry, it must not arouse the vigilance of other countries, especially to avoid causing changes in the Pacific naval forces. Extremely ** U.S. vigilance.

Only when you have a plan can you have a plan. It happens to have a plan for the United States itself. It can even be said that it is impossible for China to leave the United States' "help" in the next ten or even twenty years. That's why I did not oppose sending a large number of international students to the United States, although in some aspects, I prefer to be more inclined to Germany. The country sends international students, even if they know what it will mean in the future if they send a large number of international students to the United States. Sometimes people always have to make a choice.

"In the past, there was no military industry in China. As long as anyone is happy, he can ** it. From the Qing Dynasty to now, China has always been like a rich, beautiful and weak widow. Anyone can plunder her and bully her. Yes, we have made some progress now, but compared with the great powers, we are far behind. Can we buy a complete military industry in the short term?

Although the words in the low rhetorical voice were crude, it was a fact.

"No, our military industry lags far behind the rest of the world. Now, we seem to have the largest arsenal, which can produce rifles, more machine guns than any other country in the world, and the latest mortars, from mountain guns to 12-inch naval guns, but the problem is, Do we have a truly complete military industry?

Chen Moran closed his eyes. He may not know the important surname of the complete industrial system. In the past, he thought that as long as he made guns and cannons, he could make enough guns, cannons, bullets and shells, which meant that he had a military industry, but in fact? This is just a junior level.

"No! The Manchu Qing Dynasty can also make guns and cannons, and we can also make them, but whether it is the Qing Dynasty or us, it only stays at the stage of "how to make it". As for "why it is made like this", it is basically a little knowledge. We need to establish a complete military system of our own, which can't be bought with money, at least in the short term. It can't be built with internal money, so we need some help!"

Help?

Both Ye Zugui and Shi Tiange are stunned. Ye Zugui may not understand what a complete military industrial system is, but Shi Tiange knows that China seems to have a strong army, but in fact it does not have its own research and development ability. It has a certain research and development ability, but it is limited by raw materials, and is developing martial arts. The time is limited by all aspects. The military industry does not just have a machine to make guns and cannons. It is the sum of dozens of disciplines, which is exactly something that China does not have and cannot be introduced in the short term.

You can buy machine tools to make weapons and technology, but it only solves the "how" problem, but it can't solve the "why" problem. This is the result of decades of technology accumulation in various sciences in Europe and the United States. Unless someone teaches hand in hand, it is impossible to be truly self-sufficient. Self-developed military industry.

"And who can we rely on to get this to help us? Is it Britain?

While asking rhetorically, Chen Moran couldn't help sneering.

"For Britain, a strong China is not in their interests in China. They will support Japan, but they will never fully support us. What about Germany? Well, Germany may support us, but the premise is that all of this is based on business. We can get all this from Germany, but the price is a huge cost. This money should be spent, but the question is, do we have so much money? No! Get a loan from Germany, but do Germans have so much idle capital to lend us? No!"

A series of self-questions and self-answers made Ye Zugui and Shi Tiange fall into silence, while Guan Mingtang, who was just a bystander, said a sentence at the right time.

"Only the United States!"

In a word, Ye Zugui and Shi Tiange understand the reason for His Majesty's anger. His Majesty is worried that China will arouse the vigilance of the United States, which may affect the attitude of the United States towards China.

"The United States is the world's first economic power. In fact, in the last decade of the 19th century, the United States has left Europe behind, whether it is economy or technology. Of course, it does not rule out that European countries are leading in individual categories, but in terms of industry, the United States has the most powerful and most advanced industry in the world, whether it is Ordinary industry or military industry, and even the bullet production lines and rifle production lines used in Germany and German arsenals need to rely on the introduction of technology from the United States. It is obvious that the United States is ahead of the world in industrial technology, but this is not the most important!"

At the end of the words, Guan Mingtang specially emphasized it.

"Most importantly, the United States has the world's largest idle surplus capital for foreign investment or loans, and the United States has never had a real world lending system. Its financial community is eager to offer loans to other countries in the world, but it suffers from the fact that the world's financial markets are dominated by Britain and France. The most modern industrial and a large amount of idle financial capital and the desire for the Pacific market are the fundamental reason for choosing the United States as a partner!"

"But all of this must be based on one premise!"

After interrupting Guan Mingtang's words, Chen Moran stretched out a finger in his right hand.

"Under the premise that China will not arouse the vigilance of the United States, only in this way can we get the full "help" of the American political axe and the industrial and commercial industry. Of course, for Americans, this kind of investment is for profit, but for us, it needs to be in the United States. With investment and help, we will further accelerate the development of China's industrialization, especially the military industry!"

Looking at Ye Zugui, Chen Moran sighed in his heart.

"However, the reckless action of the navy has caused the current situation that China is difficult to ride a tiger. It is said that the Russian war will definitely end, and there is no doubt that it will win a great victory. It has always been said that the ambition of the Pacific Ocean will certainly arouse the vigilance of the United States. If we hide our ambitions, the American political axe will definitely In order to contain the Japanese capital and promote the cooperation between the business community and China, what if we show that we are not inferior to our own ambitions? And the most worrying thing is that if we take the initiative to expand our armaments, what if Japan chooses to take China as the imaginary enemy and chooses to reconcile with the United States?

He had no choice but to lean on the back of the chair, and Chen Moran's eyes turned to the ceiling.

"At that time, is it still possible for us to get what we had hoped for?"

What do you want from the Americans?

The huge amount of capital input and the full set of industrial system are what I hope for and what I have always longed for. If it hadn't been for the Bethlehem Contract, I wouldn't have imagined that China could get this kind of help. This kind of help would have played a decisive role in China's industrialization. .

On the other hand, China will definitely follow the "a large number of German experts to help China design a complete industrial system" proposed by Shi Si. But in the end, China can only rely on the United States. A country needs a huge amount of money to build a complete industrial system from nothing. It is impossible for China to bear this money. We must rely on huge external loans as much as possible.

On the other hand, hiring German experts to design the industrial system is to use the meticulous surname of the Germans. Similarly, it may also promote early cooperation between China and the United States. Whether it is the introduction of German experts or American capital, there is no resistance. Cooperation between one country and the two countries will only promote "competition". The effect will only benefit China in the end.

German planning, the capital of the United States, the most advanced machines and technologies of the two countries will eventually bring a fully industrialized China in more than ten years. As soon as China has its own industrial development cycle system, China will also have the ability to challenge those powers.

"Your Majesty, minister..."

After a slight pause, Ye Zugui calmed down at this time. He looked at His Majesty and said.

"In my opinion, our construction of two warships will not only not arouse the vigilance of the United States, but may even promote early cooperation between China and the United States!"

Looking at His Majesty and seeing that he seemed to be a little puzzled, Ye Zugui quickly opened his mouth to explain.

"Just as Your Majesty said, China is now a rich, beautiful and weak widow. Anyone can plunder her, bully her, ** her. But that neighbor will choose a weak widow who is a mermaid in order to fight against another ambitious neighbor. Only when this weak widow becomes full of teeth and claws can she enter the eyes of others. Yes, we have proved that we are not a widow of mermaid meat, but even Americans In order to contain Japan and choose to support us, what do they need to do? Is it just to provide us with machines? No! Your Majesty, they will definitely provide us with warships. Americans need not a China with only an army, but a China that can contain Japan at sea! This is what the United States needs!"

(to be continued)