1890 King of Southeast Asia

"Wuhu~Take off~" Liu Yiming sat in the yard, coaxing the child.

Two months have passed since the reorganization meeting, and the basic framework of each department has been built, and the latest radio equipment has been distributed.

Due to technical limitations (referring to Nanhua, I don't understand), a radio transceiver needs a platoon of people to serve behind it, which is unimaginable for the company level, but a radio station can send and receive signals within a radius of 20 kilometers, which is just right for the regiment level.

Considering the personnel allocation, the radio station can only be distributed to the regiment level, and the special radios used below. The regiment level simply strengthened the radio station, stuffed a set of broadcasting equipment, and commanded through broadcasting.

In other words, Nanhua needs to have extreme control over the occupied area, otherwise there is no need to distribute it to the regiment. The current radio is still not suitable for use on land.

The size is still a small problem, and high energy consumption and fragility are the big problems.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner. Xu Hui simply took on part of Liu Yiming's work and let him accompany the child's mother.

"Okay, baby, go to sleep..." Liu Yiming coaxed his daughter to sleep, put her down carefully, and tiptoed into the room. Zhang You held her son and gave him a look, indicating that her son was still awake.

Liu Yiming nodded and slipped out again.

"Huh~" Liu Yiming sighed. Taking care of children is really not a human job. Two children, four adults take turns, and two nannies and two wet nurses are hired. Even so, Liu Yiming is still overwhelmed.

"Prime Minister, the Vice Premier asked you to go to the government because you can't make up your mind about something." Secretary Wang happened to come to the door.

"Let's go. Do you know what it is?" Liu Yiming nodded and went out to get in the car.

"Everyone has been very honest recently. The army is busy with reorganization. It should be about internal affairs." Secretary Wang thought about it and used the elimination method to find the answer.

Liu Yiming twitched his mouth. The Emperor Party also appeared in Nanhua. It was officially established on the day his child was born, and reserved the majority of seats in the parliament with only the right to speak - meaning that most of the members are from the Emperor Party.

Liu Yiming could understand that they mainly wanted to express their attitude, but he couldn't accept it. Changing the route now would cause huge turmoil.

It was just the teaching system. The education system that was built with great difficulty and cost a lot of money had to be changed again. Maybe a generation would waste the most precious time in turmoil.

...

Knock, knock, knock.

"How does it feel to take care of children?" Xu Hui teased Liu Yiming.

He was already the father of three children, all sons. The eldest was six years old, the second was four years old, and the third was one year old. They were all chasing chickens and chasing dogs, and people were annoyed by dogs.

"Don't mention it. Every day, besides eating, they cry. What happened?" Liu Yiming smiled bitterly. This was different from what he thought.

He was a father for the first time, but it was very different from his imagination.

"The problem of industrial layout, our heavy industry is basically mature and self-operating well, light industry mainly relies on imports, and the textile industry can only support the needs of five million people. Should it be expanded?" Xu Hui said.

When Nanhua was first established, the first thing to solve was the safety problem. This problem was not solved until the Wuyue class was officially put into service.

But the textile industry is not good, processing is okay, Chinese women can sew and mend, Nanhua encourages work, and it is mainly young people, so there are many garment workshops.

But the main raw materials are imported. The most outrageous thing is that Nanhua sells a lot of dyes to die Qing, and then imports the printed and dyed cloth.

"Also, after annexing Ford and forming the American Automobile Group with major consortiums, we received an order for 12,000 cars. The production of Automobile Plant 1 is insufficient, and we hope to expand it." Xu Hui took out a few tables.

"In this case, I calculated that the demand for steel has increased sharply, plus road and bridge construction, machinery manufacturing, steel production may be insufficient again..." Xu Hui was a little speechless, the order did not come early or late...

"12,000 vehicles, how much steel can be used? We should have a certain amount of redundancy, and I remember that Automobile Plant 1 has no export plan..." Liu Yiming said puzzledly.

Opening the order, 4,000 of them are General Motors Type 1 heavy-duty trucks produced last year, which have nothing to do with BMW. No wonder the Automobile Plant 1 is expanding.

Because of the insufficient production capacity of diesel engines, the automobile factory developed a new type of heavy-duty truck to sell to the army.

A 65-horsepower gasoline engine provides power, and it can travel at a speed of 30 kilometers on wartime roads with a load of five tons.

The performance is excellent, and the manufacturing of the truck does not need to be kept secret. Before the army placed an order, dozens of trucks were sold to the civilian market, each priced at 8,000 yuan.

"It's great to have money!" Liu Yiming murmured to himself: "In this case, let the first automobile factory expand, and at the same time support private enterprises and give them certain orders."

Liu Yiming's mind is no longer here. Four thousand trucks, and they are models that have not been widely promoted. Liu Yiming can laugh out loud when he says that the US market will digest them by itself.

"Coordinate production, give priority to truck production, and don't let this order run away." Liu Yiming was absent-minded.

Xu Hui was confused, talking to you! "What's wrong? Is there any problem with the order?"

Liu Yiming came back to his senses and said seriously: "The Americans should be preparing to take action."

Xu Hui didn't think it was wrong. Didn't Nanhua agree with the United States to take action together? Isn't this normal? Nanhua is almost ready.

"We just agreed to target Spain together, but we didn't agree on a time." Liu Yiming understood at a glance that Xu Hui didn't know the specific content of the agreement.

Xu Hui asked doubtfully: "Are they going to abandon us?"

Liu Yiming shook his head. The Americans hoped to have friends to resist the pressure together. They would not abandon Nanhua.

What puzzled him was why the Americans also began to prepare for war?

Liu Yiming made military preparations only after knowing the Maine incident, so he would not be in a hurry. However, 4,000 trucks were so expensive. At this time, Europe and the United States still regarded cars as toys for the rich. How could they be sold?

"Nothing, just doubts. Maybe McKinley was convinced and the United States began to prepare for war." Liu Yiming complained.

Maybe the American army had been suppressed for too long. If all 4,000 trucks were used to transport people, one truck could transport 16 people, and everyone had a seat. 4,000 trucks could take away half of his army.

"According to what you said, we can adjust the industrial structure, expand the automobile factory, let the automobile factory also build a branch in Borneo, the electronics factory, textiles... You decide, I don't understand." Liu Yiming is now in a hurry to find Sam, and he decided in a few words.

Of course, it is to decide the direction. He doesn't need to intervene in more specific matters. Nanhua has already started to operate well, and there is no need to build one factory after another. Just check various works from time to time.

………

"Sam, I have to say that you are slack. Look at your belly, God!" Liu Yiming teased Sam who was fishing.

"Oh! I'm old, this is normal, you also have this... day..." Sam was originally smiling until he saw Liu Yiming unbuttoning his clothes and showing his six-pack abs.

"It's a nice weather today, isn't it?" Liu Yiming was lying on a recliner, drinking coconut juice.

"Okay! I admit that I am jealous, so Mr. Prime Minister, why did you ask me to come here today? Don't say it's fishing." Sam picked up the rum.

"Are you ready to do it?" Liu Yiming went straight to the point and stared at Sam.

"I can only answer you that I don't know." Sam took a sip of wine and looked at the float.

"It's really strange that a group of American businessmen actually placed an order for 4,000 military trucks. Since it's not you who want to do it, I have to refuse." Liu Yiming shrugged.

"Why? Isn't trade free?" Sam had no expression on his face.

Liu Yiming also had no expression on his face and said in an indifferent tone: "This is a military truck, specially developed for the rainforest climate. The production capacity is not sufficient. It may be sold later. After meeting the needs of Nanhua..."

Sam raised his eyebrows, especially after hearing that it was specially developed for the rainforest climate: "Well, the army has a certain expansion plan."

The army plans to double its army so that it can form a local force advantage over the Spanish army at the beginning of the war. As for the purchase of trucks, the first is to be used in war, and the second is to be used for post-war construction. After the construction, it can still be sold. The demand is very large.

Liu Yiming got the news he wanted: "Then I will tell you the truth. It will take Nanhua a whole year to make these trucks. Can you wait?"

Sam drank the wine in his hand: "No problem, but Nanhua should expand its military. Time waits for no one."

As for other production capabilities? The United States has them. They may not be so good, but they can be used-referring to the Spanish-American War, when Americans were still using black powder rifles.

Liu Yiming smiled: "Don't worry, Nanhua has completed the military expansion plan."

Sam was shocked. If Nanhua took action now, the United States would be at a strategic disadvantage.

After a long silence, Sam said: "I think both sides should act in unison, and if Pumpkin took the initiative, it would not be good for Nanhua's international image.

The United States has already made a plan. The war in Cuba is getting more and more intense. At that time, we will join in in the name of protecting overseas Chinese and declare war on Spain."

Sam meant that the United States already has a timetable and hopes that Nanhua can give the United States some time.

"Of course, I heard that you have made plans for the visit. Are you ready to go?" The Maine exploded in February 1892. Liu Yiming couldn't remember the details, but the visit plan had to be announced in advance.

"The Spanish have won and lost countless times, it's too chaotic. This visit is just a deterrent. The United States is not ready yet. It will be around the end of next year." Sam thought about it and told the truth.

The United States originally wanted to take the initiative in this matter, but now it seems that it won't work.

"Okay, then I can let go and solve the Japanese deterrence problem..." Liu Yiming said one thing and another, and Sam shouldn't lie to him at this time.

In other words, was the Maine really caused by the Americans' own problems?

Yes, the United States lacks experience. The basic structure of the Maine is: armor-coal bunker-ammunition depot. It is very likely that the coal bunker spontaneously combusted and ignited the ammunition depot.

"You go fishing! I have to go back to take care of the children." Liu Yiming was absent-minded when he was looking for excuses.

"Oh! I almost forgot, this is a gift, congratulations on the birth of your child. This is from Mr. Mellon..." Sam asked his entourage to drive the car over, which was full of gifts...

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