Chapter 2970
Chapter 2970
Chapter 2970
Similar to many small countries on the Malay Peninsula, Kelantan chose a location near the mouth of a large river for its capital city.
This kind of place has relatively flat terrain, abundant water conservancy resources, and can use the coastal location to develop shipping, which is a good environment for building large cities.
According to Li Yuande, since Kelantan does not have a natural bay like Pattani and lacks the natural conditions to build a large-scale trading port, all ports and wharves can only be built along the inland river, and it is definitely not as convenient for merchant ships to enter and exit as coastal ports.
Many foreign merchant ships prefer to choose Pattani instead of Kelantan as a berth, and the port environment is one of the most important factors.Kelantan is inherently deficient in this aspect, so the scale of foreign trade has always been slightly inferior to that of Pattani.
However, in recent years, because of Haihan's mining in Kelantan, it has created wealth at a rapid rate. In Li Yuande's view, Kelantan's economic strength has come from behind, surpassing its neighbors to the north.
The Haihan Fleet stayed in Pattani for three days, which was enough time for the news to reach Kelantan.So not long after the fleet docked, the welcome team from Kelantan arrived.
The reception in Kelantan was also extremely high. King Suji and his ministers took a boat to the temporary berth of the Haihan Fleet. After obtaining permission, they boarded the flagship of the fleet, the Weibang, and expressed their welcome to Qian Tiandun in person. .
But what really attracted Qian Tiandun's attention was a familiar face in the welcoming team.
Roger's adjutant, Tan Tianlei, actually came with the King of Kelantan.
Qian Tiandun met Tan Tianlei at the meeting in Jinlan Bay earlier. He knew that this young man was also a second-generation child, and his father, Tan Juren, was the chief executive of Xingdao District.It is probably not a coincidence that Tan Tianlei will appear here.
After King Suji introduced the ministers who came with him, Tan Tianlei took the initiative to greet Qian Tiandun.It turned out that he came to Kelantan specially to wait for Qian Tiandun's arrival under the order of Roger.
The reason is also very simple. From Kelantan all the way to the south, it is the sphere of influence of the Sing Tao Region.The appearance of Tan Tianlei here symbolizes that the military power of the Xingdao Region has also begun to join the action.
Qian Tiandun noticed that King Suji's attitude towards Tan Tianlei was quite respectful. Combining the information he had before, it can be seen that Xingdao's influence in Kelantan is indeed not small.
I don't know if it was Kelantan's intention to show off, or it was Sing Tao's idea. There is one more arrangement in the welcome ceremony here than in Pattani, and that is to review Kelantan's newly established naval fleet.
More than a dozen warships formed a long snake formation on the river, which looked really majestic.As far as the entire Malay Peninsula is concerned, there are only a handful of countries that can possess this level of armed fleet.After all, there are not many countries in this region that have the strength and channels to purchase Haihan warships in large quantities, and Kelantan is indeed proud of it.
In a trance, Qian Tiandun had the illusion of suddenly teleporting to the Datong River in North Korea, where he had inspected the North Korean navy fleet more than once—it was also an armed fleet that was sinicized from top to bottom.
Qian Tiandun's face was calm, but he was secretly sighing in his heart. From the Kelantan fleet in front of him, it can be seen that Haihan's influence in the South China Sea has become greater and greater, and there are more and more coordinating troops .
The armed forces of these small countries are far from those of Haihan, but when their military systems are gradually transformed into Haihan, it means that they can seamlessly connect with the Haihan army during wartime, and cooperate to carry out some less-intensive combat tasks. .
Instead of using Haihan's money to raise these allies, they would pay Haihan a lot of money for military purchases and personnel training. For Haihan, it was indeed a very good deal.
In addition, Haihan can also use these allies to indirectly control the political situation of some countries, and even let the army launch a coup to take over the power of the country if necessary.
"Just last month, I have placed an order for a new batch of warships to your country. A total of eight exploration-class warships will be delivered within two years. In the next ten years, I plan to make my country's warships The number has reached more than sixty, becoming the most powerful maritime armed forces in this region!"
King Suji proudly informed Qian Tiandun of his military expansion plan. It can be seen that he attached great importance to the construction of the navy and did not hesitate to invest a lot of money for it.
Qian Tiandun pretended to be puzzled and said, "Is His Majesty the King planning to go to war?"
King Suji replied very seriously: "There are many people in this area who covet our country's wealth. Only with strong military force can these people's ambitions be dispelled."
Qian Tiandun said: "Your Majesty, the fleet you plan to build is a bit too large for your country. Based on the population size of your country, this means that at least one out of every ten people is a navy soldier or a Navy-related logistics personnel."
Qian Tiandun is not an admiral of the navy, but he is well aware of the extent to which the navy burns money.A naval force has more than 8000 warships, so the force size of this force is at least [-] people, plus the personnel who provide logistics services for the navy, the total should have exceeded [-] people.
However, the total population of Kelantan is only over [-]. If one-tenth of the population is serving for the navy, this is obviously not a reasonable ratio, even in wartime, it is an exaggerated number.
King Suji seemed very calm: "The world is unpredictable. Maybe ten years later, our country will have enough population and military expenditure to maintain such a maritime armed force."
Ten years, at most, can make Kelantan richer, but it is obviously not enough time for rapid population growth.The only way to realize the king's wish is probably to annex other countries.
Qian Tiandun looked at Tan Tianlei, seeing that his expression was as usual, and he didn't seem surprised by the king's remarks. It seemed that Xing Tao knew about it.
Feeling Qian Tiandun's gaze, Tan Tianlei took the initiative to say: "General, more than half of the warships purchased by Kelantan from our country are built in the shipyards of Xingdao. So in theory, as long as Kelantan can pay , Sing Tao can build a large-scale armed fleet for Kelantan."
So it turned out that Qian Tiandun had a complete understanding of Kelantan's confidence.
From the standpoint of Sing Tao, while supporting Kelantan, and making money from the arms trade, why not do it?
If Kelantan really becomes a major country in the region ten years later, it will not cause any harm to Sing Tao. Maybe the military purchase orders from Kelantan will increase several times by then.
However, Qian Tiandun was somewhat worried. Xingdao's arms export seemed to far exceed the level allowed by the country.Whether provoking these small countries to fight each other will strengthen Haihan's control over the region, or will disrupt the international order in the region, it is not yet possible to make a clear judgment.
(End of this chapter)
Similar to many small countries on the Malay Peninsula, Kelantan chose a location near the mouth of a large river for its capital city.
This kind of place has relatively flat terrain, abundant water conservancy resources, and can use the coastal location to develop shipping, which is a good environment for building large cities.
According to Li Yuande, since Kelantan does not have a natural bay like Pattani and lacks the natural conditions to build a large-scale trading port, all ports and wharves can only be built along the inland river, and it is definitely not as convenient for merchant ships to enter and exit as coastal ports.
Many foreign merchant ships prefer to choose Pattani instead of Kelantan as a berth, and the port environment is one of the most important factors.Kelantan is inherently deficient in this aspect, so the scale of foreign trade has always been slightly inferior to that of Pattani.
However, in recent years, because of Haihan's mining in Kelantan, it has created wealth at a rapid rate. In Li Yuande's view, Kelantan's economic strength has come from behind, surpassing its neighbors to the north.
The Haihan Fleet stayed in Pattani for three days, which was enough time for the news to reach Kelantan.So not long after the fleet docked, the welcome team from Kelantan arrived.
The reception in Kelantan was also extremely high. King Suji and his ministers took a boat to the temporary berth of the Haihan Fleet. After obtaining permission, they boarded the flagship of the fleet, the Weibang, and expressed their welcome to Qian Tiandun in person. .
But what really attracted Qian Tiandun's attention was a familiar face in the welcoming team.
Roger's adjutant, Tan Tianlei, actually came with the King of Kelantan.
Qian Tiandun met Tan Tianlei at the meeting in Jinlan Bay earlier. He knew that this young man was also a second-generation child, and his father, Tan Juren, was the chief executive of Xingdao District.It is probably not a coincidence that Tan Tianlei will appear here.
After King Suji introduced the ministers who came with him, Tan Tianlei took the initiative to greet Qian Tiandun.It turned out that he came to Kelantan specially to wait for Qian Tiandun's arrival under the order of Roger.
The reason is also very simple. From Kelantan all the way to the south, it is the sphere of influence of the Sing Tao Region.The appearance of Tan Tianlei here symbolizes that the military power of the Xingdao Region has also begun to join the action.
Qian Tiandun noticed that King Suji's attitude towards Tan Tianlei was quite respectful. Combining the information he had before, it can be seen that Xingdao's influence in Kelantan is indeed not small.
I don't know if it was Kelantan's intention to show off, or it was Sing Tao's idea. There is one more arrangement in the welcome ceremony here than in Pattani, and that is to review Kelantan's newly established naval fleet.
More than a dozen warships formed a long snake formation on the river, which looked really majestic.As far as the entire Malay Peninsula is concerned, there are only a handful of countries that can possess this level of armed fleet.After all, there are not many countries in this region that have the strength and channels to purchase Haihan warships in large quantities, and Kelantan is indeed proud of it.
In a trance, Qian Tiandun had the illusion of suddenly teleporting to the Datong River in North Korea, where he had inspected the North Korean navy fleet more than once—it was also an armed fleet that was sinicized from top to bottom.
Qian Tiandun's face was calm, but he was secretly sighing in his heart. From the Kelantan fleet in front of him, it can be seen that Haihan's influence in the South China Sea has become greater and greater, and there are more and more coordinating troops .
The armed forces of these small countries are far from those of Haihan, but when their military systems are gradually transformed into Haihan, it means that they can seamlessly connect with the Haihan army during wartime, and cooperate to carry out some less-intensive combat tasks. .
Instead of using Haihan's money to raise these allies, they would pay Haihan a lot of money for military purchases and personnel training. For Haihan, it was indeed a very good deal.
In addition, Haihan can also use these allies to indirectly control the political situation of some countries, and even let the army launch a coup to take over the power of the country if necessary.
"Just last month, I have placed an order for a new batch of warships to your country. A total of eight exploration-class warships will be delivered within two years. In the next ten years, I plan to make my country's warships The number has reached more than sixty, becoming the most powerful maritime armed forces in this region!"
King Suji proudly informed Qian Tiandun of his military expansion plan. It can be seen that he attached great importance to the construction of the navy and did not hesitate to invest a lot of money for it.
Qian Tiandun pretended to be puzzled and said, "Is His Majesty the King planning to go to war?"
King Suji replied very seriously: "There are many people in this area who covet our country's wealth. Only with strong military force can these people's ambitions be dispelled."
Qian Tiandun said: "Your Majesty, the fleet you plan to build is a bit too large for your country. Based on the population size of your country, this means that at least one out of every ten people is a navy soldier or a Navy-related logistics personnel."
Qian Tiandun is not an admiral of the navy, but he is well aware of the extent to which the navy burns money.A naval force has more than 8000 warships, so the force size of this force is at least [-] people, plus the personnel who provide logistics services for the navy, the total should have exceeded [-] people.
However, the total population of Kelantan is only over [-]. If one-tenth of the population is serving for the navy, this is obviously not a reasonable ratio, even in wartime, it is an exaggerated number.
King Suji seemed very calm: "The world is unpredictable. Maybe ten years later, our country will have enough population and military expenditure to maintain such a maritime armed force."
Ten years, at most, can make Kelantan richer, but it is obviously not enough time for rapid population growth.The only way to realize the king's wish is probably to annex other countries.
Qian Tiandun looked at Tan Tianlei, seeing that his expression was as usual, and he didn't seem surprised by the king's remarks. It seemed that Xing Tao knew about it.
Feeling Qian Tiandun's gaze, Tan Tianlei took the initiative to say: "General, more than half of the warships purchased by Kelantan from our country are built in the shipyards of Xingdao. So in theory, as long as Kelantan can pay , Sing Tao can build a large-scale armed fleet for Kelantan."
So it turned out that Qian Tiandun had a complete understanding of Kelantan's confidence.
From the standpoint of Sing Tao, while supporting Kelantan, and making money from the arms trade, why not do it?
If Kelantan really becomes a major country in the region ten years later, it will not cause any harm to Sing Tao. Maybe the military purchase orders from Kelantan will increase several times by then.
However, Qian Tiandun was somewhat worried. Xingdao's arms export seemed to far exceed the level allowed by the country.Whether provoking these small countries to fight each other will strengthen Haihan's control over the region, or will disrupt the international order in the region, it is not yet possible to make a clear judgment.
(End of this chapter)