Chapter 2791
Chapter 2791
Chapter 2791
Taking advantage of Jiang Jianzhang's time to go to Zhang Luo's dinner, Bex explained the development of the navy in the northern region to the two young people around him.
Twenty years ago, when Haihan demarcated the northern region with the Dengzhou area and the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula as the boundary, and when it was officially included in the national territory, the financial situation of this area was still in a very difficult situation.At that time, Haihan had to accept and resettle a large number of refugees from inside and outside Shandong into the Denglai area. At the same time, it also had to face the Liaodong area, which had been ravaged by war for many years and was completely poor and empty.
At that time, in order to feed the hundreds of thousands of people under the rule of the northern region, the executive committee had to allocate a large amount of food and materials from the south every year to help the northern region, and at the same time exempt the northern region from paying taxes, in order to barely maintain the life here. stabilize the situation.
At that time, the largest export from the northern region was not local specialties, but tens of thousands of immigrants who had to leave their hometowns in order to survive.Today, at least [-]% of the Han immigrants resettled by Haihan in various overseas colonies are northerners from Shandong, Liaodong and other places.Even in the South China Sea thousands of miles away, there are no shortage of Hai Han immigrants speaking with a northern accent.
However, such difficult years have become history. As the war in the north gradually subsided, agricultural production in the Haihan-controlled area recovered rapidly, and daily necessities such as rice, flour, and oilcloth gradually became self-sufficient, and they no longer relied solely on the supply from the south.The development of various mineral resources and the establishment of a maritime trade system have made the maritime trade channel between the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea a way of making money for the northern region.
Although the northern region is far less affluent than the East China Sea region today, its financial situation has been greatly improved compared to previous years. Not only is it able to organize the development and construction of large-scale infrastructure projects such as Qingdao Port, but it even raises its own military expenses. The expansion of the size of the garrison is not a problem.
Affected by the military budget and the international situation in Northeast Asia, the establishment of the North Sea Fleet has not undergone large-scale expansion and restructuring for a long period of time. Even the plan to build new warships is often related to the retirement of old ships. Arrange hooks.It was not until the financial situation improved in recent years that the North Sea Fleet began to accelerate the pace of expansion.
It is worth mentioning that although the establishment and command of the garrisons in various overseas regions are in the hands of the Ministry of National Defense, in fact, most of the military expenditures of the core armed forces of the garrisons in various regions often come from local finances and do not completely rely on national defense. Therefore, it is more flexible in terms of establishment.
It is not difficult for Chen Yixin to find some objective reasons for the expansion of the North Sea Fleet. For example, in 1652, Wang Tom led the fleet to North America. Some of the ships and personnel were transferred from the North Sea Fleet, so it is necessary to supplement this part.After the completion of Qingdao Port, the Beihai Fleet is equivalent to having an additional large naval base, so naturally more troops are needed to garrison it.
The executive committee may not agree to such an expansion application, but there are indeed no strong measures to restrict the northern region. As long as Chen Yixin can afford the money and solve the military expenditure problem by himself, the executive committee in Sanya can only Turn a blind eye to this.
After listening to it, Bai Letong asked: "The North Sea Fleet will expand on its own. This matter can be big or small. Isn't the executive committee worried that the armed forces in the northern region will gradually lose control?"
Bai Kesi said: "Of course there will be such concerns, but they are still in a controllable state. One is that Chen Yixin's loyalty to the Executive Committee is beyond doubt, and the other is that the Executive Committee can still control the ordnance industry at the source. Take control of the armed forces in overseas regions."
Even if the Northern Region can realize the expansion of the North Sea Fleet by building its own shipyard, this does not mean that the Northern Region will be able to achieve military independence.
The shipboard artillery and ammunition, steam power system, nautical clock, sextant and other equipment required by naval ships are all produced by the arsenal in the south, and the supply, maintenance and maintenance depend on the logistics system of the Ministry of National Defense.If the overseas regions want to achieve military independence, they have to completely abandon these advanced equipment.But without the support of these equipments, the strength of the Beihai Fleet would not be much stronger than that of the traditional navy of the same era.
The same is true of the Army.Whether it is individual weapons such as rifles or heavy equipment such as artillery, its production capacity is firmly controlled by the Executive Committee.If the overseas regions want to rely on military means to stand on their own, they must first abolish their martial arts. Normal people must know what choice to make.
Even if the northern region built dozens of warships and recruited tens of thousands of soldiers in one go, it would be difficult for these troops to form a real combat effectiveness without the approval of the executive committee.
Bai Letong didn't know much about the situation in this field before, but after listening to Bai Kesi's explanation, he suddenly realized.
And Ning Zijing's understanding of this is far better than Bai Letong's. He added in a timely manner: "The country has always strictly controlled military supplies. If there is a sudden increase in demand in a certain place, it will definitely attract attention. There is no way to hide the increase in troops.”
As one of Haihan's earliest commercial organizations led by the government, Qiong Lianfa was responsible for purchasing and transporting various military supplies for Haihan in Daming in the early days of its establishment. It's no secret to you.
Of course, considering the various natural resources and processing capabilities that Haihan currently possesses, it is no longer necessary to purchase from other countries through secret channels as before, and most of the military supplies have achieved self-sufficiency.
At Jiang Jianzhang's reception banquet for Bai Kesi and his party at the official residence, almost all the local civil and military officials were present. In this newly built port, there were more than forty officials, large and small.Almost all the departments that a city should have have been set up here, which shows that the northern region also attaches great importance to the development prospects here.
Beks noticed that more than [-]% of the officials present at the banquet were from the local area of Denglei, and the surnames of Ma and Jiang were the most among them, accounting for almost a quarter of the officials present.As for the backgrounds of these officials, even if Jiang Jianzhang did not introduce them, Beks could guess to a certain extent.It can be seen that Chen Yixin's appointment of officials is still more inclined to relatives and relatives.
Whether this method of appointment is good or not is actually hard to say.The disadvantage is that it is easy for officials and officials to protect each other and form cliques for personal gain, but the advantage is that they understand the local situation better, and the ruling party will encounter much fewer problems than officials transferred from outside.
(End of this chapter)
Taking advantage of Jiang Jianzhang's time to go to Zhang Luo's dinner, Bex explained the development of the navy in the northern region to the two young people around him.
Twenty years ago, when Haihan demarcated the northern region with the Dengzhou area and the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula as the boundary, and when it was officially included in the national territory, the financial situation of this area was still in a very difficult situation.At that time, Haihan had to accept and resettle a large number of refugees from inside and outside Shandong into the Denglai area. At the same time, it also had to face the Liaodong area, which had been ravaged by war for many years and was completely poor and empty.
At that time, in order to feed the hundreds of thousands of people under the rule of the northern region, the executive committee had to allocate a large amount of food and materials from the south every year to help the northern region, and at the same time exempt the northern region from paying taxes, in order to barely maintain the life here. stabilize the situation.
At that time, the largest export from the northern region was not local specialties, but tens of thousands of immigrants who had to leave their hometowns in order to survive.Today, at least [-]% of the Han immigrants resettled by Haihan in various overseas colonies are northerners from Shandong, Liaodong and other places.Even in the South China Sea thousands of miles away, there are no shortage of Hai Han immigrants speaking with a northern accent.
However, such difficult years have become history. As the war in the north gradually subsided, agricultural production in the Haihan-controlled area recovered rapidly, and daily necessities such as rice, flour, and oilcloth gradually became self-sufficient, and they no longer relied solely on the supply from the south.The development of various mineral resources and the establishment of a maritime trade system have made the maritime trade channel between the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea a way of making money for the northern region.
Although the northern region is far less affluent than the East China Sea region today, its financial situation has been greatly improved compared to previous years. Not only is it able to organize the development and construction of large-scale infrastructure projects such as Qingdao Port, but it even raises its own military expenses. The expansion of the size of the garrison is not a problem.
Affected by the military budget and the international situation in Northeast Asia, the establishment of the North Sea Fleet has not undergone large-scale expansion and restructuring for a long period of time. Even the plan to build new warships is often related to the retirement of old ships. Arrange hooks.It was not until the financial situation improved in recent years that the North Sea Fleet began to accelerate the pace of expansion.
It is worth mentioning that although the establishment and command of the garrisons in various overseas regions are in the hands of the Ministry of National Defense, in fact, most of the military expenditures of the core armed forces of the garrisons in various regions often come from local finances and do not completely rely on national defense. Therefore, it is more flexible in terms of establishment.
It is not difficult for Chen Yixin to find some objective reasons for the expansion of the North Sea Fleet. For example, in 1652, Wang Tom led the fleet to North America. Some of the ships and personnel were transferred from the North Sea Fleet, so it is necessary to supplement this part.After the completion of Qingdao Port, the Beihai Fleet is equivalent to having an additional large naval base, so naturally more troops are needed to garrison it.
The executive committee may not agree to such an expansion application, but there are indeed no strong measures to restrict the northern region. As long as Chen Yixin can afford the money and solve the military expenditure problem by himself, the executive committee in Sanya can only Turn a blind eye to this.
After listening to it, Bai Letong asked: "The North Sea Fleet will expand on its own. This matter can be big or small. Isn't the executive committee worried that the armed forces in the northern region will gradually lose control?"
Bai Kesi said: "Of course there will be such concerns, but they are still in a controllable state. One is that Chen Yixin's loyalty to the Executive Committee is beyond doubt, and the other is that the Executive Committee can still control the ordnance industry at the source. Take control of the armed forces in overseas regions."
Even if the Northern Region can realize the expansion of the North Sea Fleet by building its own shipyard, this does not mean that the Northern Region will be able to achieve military independence.
The shipboard artillery and ammunition, steam power system, nautical clock, sextant and other equipment required by naval ships are all produced by the arsenal in the south, and the supply, maintenance and maintenance depend on the logistics system of the Ministry of National Defense.If the overseas regions want to achieve military independence, they have to completely abandon these advanced equipment.But without the support of these equipments, the strength of the Beihai Fleet would not be much stronger than that of the traditional navy of the same era.
The same is true of the Army.Whether it is individual weapons such as rifles or heavy equipment such as artillery, its production capacity is firmly controlled by the Executive Committee.If the overseas regions want to rely on military means to stand on their own, they must first abolish their martial arts. Normal people must know what choice to make.
Even if the northern region built dozens of warships and recruited tens of thousands of soldiers in one go, it would be difficult for these troops to form a real combat effectiveness without the approval of the executive committee.
Bai Letong didn't know much about the situation in this field before, but after listening to Bai Kesi's explanation, he suddenly realized.
And Ning Zijing's understanding of this is far better than Bai Letong's. He added in a timely manner: "The country has always strictly controlled military supplies. If there is a sudden increase in demand in a certain place, it will definitely attract attention. There is no way to hide the increase in troops.”
As one of Haihan's earliest commercial organizations led by the government, Qiong Lianfa was responsible for purchasing and transporting various military supplies for Haihan in Daming in the early days of its establishment. It's no secret to you.
Of course, considering the various natural resources and processing capabilities that Haihan currently possesses, it is no longer necessary to purchase from other countries through secret channels as before, and most of the military supplies have achieved self-sufficiency.
At Jiang Jianzhang's reception banquet for Bai Kesi and his party at the official residence, almost all the local civil and military officials were present. In this newly built port, there were more than forty officials, large and small.Almost all the departments that a city should have have been set up here, which shows that the northern region also attaches great importance to the development prospects here.
Beks noticed that more than [-]% of the officials present at the banquet were from the local area of Denglei, and the surnames of Ma and Jiang were the most among them, accounting for almost a quarter of the officials present.As for the backgrounds of these officials, even if Jiang Jianzhang did not introduce them, Beks could guess to a certain extent.It can be seen that Chen Yixin's appointment of officials is still more inclined to relatives and relatives.
Whether this method of appointment is good or not is actually hard to say.The disadvantage is that it is easy for officials and officials to protect each other and form cliques for personal gain, but the advantage is that they understand the local situation better, and the ruling party will encounter much fewer problems than officials transferred from outside.
(End of this chapter)