Chapter 3484
Chapter 3484
Chapter 3484
There is another invisible but significant reason why Qian Tiandun is eager to push forward the construction of the Hambantota Port in Ceylon. That is, after the spring, the Executive Committee's attention will not always remain in the Indian Ocean, but will soon be attracted by the dramatic changes in the situation in another region.
According to the information he learned from the internal report of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Shi Diwen spent a lot of resources and carefully laid out the chess game in Japan, which would probably be launched when winter turns to spring. By then, a large-scale civil war is very likely to break out in Japan, and this is exactly the situation that the Executive Committee is happy to see.
Compared with occupying an unowned continent and establishing trade routes in the Indian Ocean, the Executive Committee would probably prefer to see the day when civil war breaks out in Japan.
It is said that many high-ranking time travelers have already booked trips to Japan, ostensibly to show support for the Kyushu feudal lords' "overthrow of the shogunate" movement, but their actual purpose is of course to watch the fun.
Even Qian Tiandun himself was eager to witness this historic moment with his own eyes. If he could be closer, he would probably put down his work and join the ranks of those who watched the fight from the mountain.
Qian Tiandun did not hide this idea from those around him. Takahashi Nan, who was loyal to him, had no objection to this. He hoped that Hai Han could promote the practice of taking over Sasebo Bay and encircle more territories in Japan. It would not be unacceptable even if it directly replaced the ruling position of the Tokugawa shogunate.
In the words of Takahashi Minami, if they could rely on Hai Han, or even obtain citizenship and become Hai Han citizens, it would definitely be a great blessing for the Japanese people. In any case, it would be far better than being exploited by the shogunate and local daimyo.
Qian Shaobao did not quite understand his father's obsession. In his opinion, although Japan, the neighboring country, had been quite belligerent in history, it had never posed a real threat to Hai Han. So why did the Executive Committee always want to get rid of it as soon as possible?
"You don't understand. We are eliminating hidden dangers for future generations. If this disease is not eliminated, there will be disastrous consequences in the future!"
Qian Tiandun was unable to explain to Qian Shaobao the cause and effect that had not yet occurred in this time and space, so he could only gloss over this section and turn the topic back to the main business.
Qian Tiandun said: "Once the civil war breaks out in Japan, even if we make a big noise here, we won't be able to steal the limelight, so we need to seize this period of time to push forward the construction progress as much as possible and strive for more resources from the Executive Committee."
Qian Shaobao was puzzled and said, "But our country will not send troops to participate in the war directly. Even if there is a life-and-death struggle over there, how will it affect our acquisition of resources?"
Qian Tiandun patiently explained to him, "Before the civil war broke out there, a large number of shipbuilding orders had already poured into our country. Now almost all domestic shipyards have received orders and are building warships for various Japanese forces day and night. This is why the prices and delivery times of our domestic ship orders have changed."
"The impact is not limited to the shipbuilding industry. Any industry that has anything to do with the military industry will probably experience similar situations. If the civil war in Japan continues for a long time, it is hard to say who will be given priority in the supply of domestic military production capacity in the next few years."
Qian Shaobao said, "You mean, our military factories will give priority to supplying foreign countries in order to make more profits? The Executive Committee will not agree to this approach, right?"
Qian Tiandun said: "Other countries certainly don't have such influence, but if it is to meet the needs of Japan's civil war... then it's hard to say."
Qian Shaobao was secretly shocked when he heard this. He never thought that a civil war thousands of miles away in another country could affect the expansion of the special warfare division in the Indian Ocean. Qian Shaobao couldn't help but ask: "If the military factory supplies a large amount of arms to Japan, will it lead to technology leakage and allow them to steal our military technology?"
Qian Tiandun said, “This possibility is not high, because the weapons we sold to them are basically old models that have been eliminated by the Hai Han army. Moreover, they do not have the corresponding production lines and processing equipment. Even if they know how to make them, they can only imitate them by hand. The cost and production capacity cannot reach our level.”
"For our country's military factories, there is not much profit in manufacturing new weapons for the Hai Han Army. The highest profit comes from manufacturing and selling these old weapons and equipment. We have finally found such an arms market with almost no restrictions. Military factories must adjust their production capacity and take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune!"
Qian Tiandun's prediction was not much different from the actual situation. When the shogunate and the Kyushu domains arrived with a large number of arms orders, the Executive Committee initially carefully set an order cap to avoid over-arming these forces and fostering their ambitions for external expansion.
But later, the situation of internal disputes in Japan became clearer, and the outbreak of civil war was inevitable under Shi Diwen's operation. Therefore, the Executive Committee gradually relaxed restrictions, allowing domestic shipyards and military factories to accept orders from Japan and build a large number of weapons and equipment needed for the civil war.
To this end, several military factories on Hainan Island have even restarted their shut-down old equipment production lines to ensure that production capacity can meet the needs of the Japanese "market" in the next few years.
Such a situation will definitely have a certain impact on the Hai Han Army's equipment procurement. However, after the Special Operations Division moved south the year before last, Qian Tiandun has successively placed a number of orders with various military factories, and even reserved a portion of the funds for military expansion in the next few years.
Many of these orders have not yet entered the delivery period, but because the orders were placed early, they will basically not be affected by the Japanese civil war.
But the situation with warships was different. Qian Tiandun had not anticipated a sudden surge in warship orders in the past two years. In addition, the delivery period for shipbuilding orders was often as long as a year and a half. Considering the need to operate with limited funds, he did not place a large number of orders to build new warships.
However, the production capacity of major shipyards is now occupied by Japanese orders. If Qian Tiandun wants to place an order at this time, he can only wait patiently. In terms of the delivery time of existing orders, it is definitely difficult to meet the needs of rapid expansion at this stage.
After listening to his father's analysis of the international situation, Qian Shaobao felt quite frustrated that the spotlight might be overshadowed by the Japanese civil war.
"It seems we can only hope that the civil war in Japan ends soon!"
Hearing Qian Shaobao's muttering, Qian Tiandun smiled and shook his head and said, "It's impossible. As long as a fight breaks out over there, the Executive Committee will definitely find ways to make the civil war continue for a long time."
Qian Shaobao said: "Shouldn't the goal of the Executive Committee be to select a local regime that will obey our country through this civil war?"
Qian Tiandun shook his head and said, "The ultimate goal is to keep the Japanese archipelago in a state of civil war and division for a long time."