Expedition to Europe

When he received Pierre's telegram, Qin Zhiyuan was presiding over the industry transfer meeting.

Regarding industrial transfer, Lu Zhengxiang submitted a report last year, but because the objective conditions were not met, it has never been implemented.

In Qin Zhiyuan's plan, Lanfang's mainland, that is, within the triangle area of ​​Wanghai Prefecture, Jinzhou, and Youzhou (Papua Island), should be mainly based on agriculture and tourism. Wanghai Prefecture and Jinzhou can undertake part of the manufacturing industry, but it should also be kept away from central areas to avoid industrial pollution to the greatest extent.

But for a country, it is impossible not to develop industry, especially heavy industry. Lanfang now has relatively strong industrial manufacturing capabilities. Although it cannot catch up with the old imperialist countries, the United Kingdom and the United States, it is already better than France and France. Italy is going to be a lot stronger, and these heavy industries must not be given up, so relocation is also on the agenda.

Before Port Hedland and Perth City reached an agreement, Lu Zhengxiang preferred to transfer heavy industry to Yingzhou. On the one hand, Yingzhou was far away from Lanfang mainland and located in the center of Lanfang mainland and Northern Xinjiang. There were safety concerns. Guaranteed, on the other hand, it is also because Yingzhou is far enough away from Lanfang mainland and Northern Xinjiang. No matter what happens to Yingzhou due to industrial pollution, it will not have any hindrance to Lanfang or Northern Xinjiang.

This proposal seems to have many benefits, but in fact it also has shortcomings. The biggest shortcoming is that Yingzhou is far away from the raw material origin of Lanfang, whether it is from the Pilbara region of Australia or from Daqing City in Wanghai Prefecture. This It will increase transportation costs and affect the competitiveness of Lanfang industrial products.

There are pros and cons to transferring industry to Yingzhou, and neither Lu Zhengxiang nor Qin Zhiyuan has made up his mind. The daunting choice suddenly became very simple after Port Hedland and the City of Perth reached an agreement.

"——During the battle between Port Hedland and Pass City, Jianye City in the Pilbara region has already carried out infrastructure construction. The scale is still relatively small at present, but as long as it continues to increase on the existing basis With great efforts, it is not enough to build Jianye into our Lanfang steel base. Difficulty, now there is a rare opportunity. Our existing steel plants are in need of equipment upgrades, so we might as well build one or two large steel plants in Jianye. In this way, because the Pilbara region has a vast area and a large population Rare, even if pollution problems occur, pollution It is less than our homeland of Lanfang, and because the Pilbara region itself is an iron production area, the ore mined in the Pilbara region can be directly sent to the factory in Jianye for preliminary processing, which not only saves transportation costs, but also makes it more efficient. It is conducive to strengthening our control over the Pilbara region. If we analyze at our previous speed, the steel plant will be completed within two years at most, and then we will not have problems with raw materials in the next twenty or even thirty years. "Prime Minister Lu Zhengxiang has done a good job and is quite well prepared.

"This is a good suggestion. If the industrial base is moved to the Pilbara region, then our Lanfang environment will be guaranteed, and the tourism industry can maintain its current development trend." Zhou Yichun, Minister of Environmental Protection and Tourism, immediately expressed his support.

Zhou Yichun is a student of Lu Zhengxiang. He joined Lanfang together with Lu Zhengxiang at the age of 18. He once served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After Qin Zhiyuan returned from Europe, he fully realized the importance of environmental protection and established the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Tourism. This was a task that required a lot of coordination. department, so Zhou Yichun was removed from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as minister.

"It is indeed beneficial to build an industrial base in the Pilbara region, but how to arrange defense? The Pilbara region is not our territory now. Although it is under our actual control, it is still Australian territory in name and is subject to the Commonwealth "Control, if we build a base, what will happen when the British come to pick peaches?" Huang Bohan, leader of the largest opposition party and Speaker of the National Assembly, immediately asked.

Lu Zhengxiang's "Alliance Party" and Huang Bohan's "People's Party" are the two major parties in Lanfang. The position of prime minister basically depends on the two parties taking turns in power. When Lu Zhengxiang is on stage, Huang Bohan automatically becomes the Speaker of the National Assembly. Huang Bohan is in power. The same thing happened to Lu Zhengxiang when he was on stage.

Huang Bohan "voluntarily" resigned as prime minister because he was implicated in the "casino case", and Lu Zhengxiang was able to take over. Huang Bohan was not willing to give in, so he kept an eye on Lu Zhengxiang with wide eyes at all times, waiting for Lu Zhengxiang to make a mistake, and then kick Lu Zhengxiang down.

"Please ask Minister Qin to explain this issue." Lu Zhengxiang came prepared, and naturally he would not let Huang Bohan catch the pigtail easily.

"Our military has conducted many deductions. If the British launch a local war in the Far East now, they may not be able to reap the benefits. There are currently nearly 200,000 people in Port Hedland. For now, Hedland Hong Kong has two standing army reorganization divisions and three reserve divisions. If all are armed, the strength will be 65,000. Thousands of people. Because of the terrain between Port Hedland and the Pilbara region, even if the British send 100,000 people now, the British will never be able to reach Jianye. And according to our existing intelligence, the British do not have the ability now. Launch an expedition with a scale of 100,000 people." Defense Chief Qin Zhisheng was confident and eager to try the British.

Qin Zhisheng did not list the navy of Port Hedland. The submarines of the Port Hedland Navy are really not enough to face the overwhelming number of British battleships. However, all the advantages of the British are at sea. On land, the British could not even defeat the French.

"The British don't need to land. They just need to blockade Port Hedland, and then they can cut off our raw materials. Has the military considered this issue?" Even when facing the prince Qin Zhisheng, Huang Bohan did not give in, and the questions he raised were still sharp.

"If the British are just blocking, then it is time for us to intervene. Considering the size of the British Far East Fleet, it is wishful thinking for them to compete with us in the Far East. We don't even need to send out battleships. Our air force can drive them all into the seabed." When it comes to the air force, Qin Zhisheng is more confident. It can be said that so far in the world, Lan Fang's air force is still second to none. Not to mention the British who are complacent, even the Americans who have begun to pay attention to the air force can't do it. There is no comparison at all. The advantage is as great as the British on the sea.

Qin Zhisheng had reasons to limit the advantage of Lanfang Air Force to the Far East. Lanfang is a country composed of islands. In the Far East, Lanfang has countless islands, which can also be said to be countless unsinkable aircraft carriers. As long as it is in the Far East, Lanfang's Air Force can use any airport to attack the British.

"The British will increase their troops. Their Congress is discussing doubling the size of the Far East Fleet on the existing basis. Will the Air Force be able to cope with it at that time?" Huang Bohan was well prepared and did a good job in intelligence work.

In the Far East, Lanfang's performance against Britain can be described as aggressive. The British will definitely not let the situation continue to deteriorate. If they leave it alone, perhaps in five years or ten years, the entire Far East will have no place for the British to stand. For the British, it is tantamount to the end of the world.

As the world situation becomes clearer, the importance of the Far East becomes more and more prominent. It has the largest population in the world and the largest market in the world. Whether it is the British or the Americans, they don't want to give up this market.

If they want to compete for the market in the Far East, Lan Fang is an obstacle that cannot be avoided, so Harding proposed to convene the Washington Conference, which led to the secret talks between Lloyd George and Qin Zhiyuan in London.

In fact, the current situation is different from that in another time and space. Because of the sudden appearance of Lan Fang, the British have strengthened the strength of the Far East Fleet. Now the British Far East Fleet has four battleships with a total tonnage of more than 200,000 tons. It is the most powerful fleet in Britain except for the Home Fleet. If the British want to increase the tonnage by another generation on the existing basis, then the British are really Sima Zhao’s intentions. Everyone knows.

"Our air force is also strengthening. The 'Falcon' series of bombers and fighters can guarantee our air superiority. Although the British fleet is powerful, they may not dare to enter the combat radius of our bombers. Otherwise, even if they bring all their warships over, our air force is confident that they can sink them all. We are not completely powerless. The advantages of the 'Vladivostok' and the 'Lan Fang' are there. It may not be easy for the British to sink them." Qin Zhisheng was not very worried and did not list all the advantages.

Another advantage of Lan Fang is the French. If Lan Fang and the British go to war, the French will definitely not sit idly by. Even if the French are just symbolic like last time, the French can still play a certain role in restraining the British.

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According to the popular theory of the navy at that time, only battleships of the same level can sink battleships. The "Vladivostok" and "Lan Fang" owned by the Lan Fang Navy are both 43,000 tons, and only the "Hood" in the British Navy has a tonnage of 40,000 tons. In other words, only the "Hood" can pose a threat to the "Vladivostok" and "Lan Fang". Therefore, if the British want to go to war with Lan Fang, they may have to build more 40,000-ton battleships first.

The construction cycle of battleships is similar to that of steel mills. Both are calculated in "years". By the time the British 40,000-ton battleships are built, Lan Fang's real aircraft carriers will have been put into service. It is hard to say who will have the advantage at that time.

"If we tear our faces with the British, the Americans will definitely not sit idly by. How will the Americans react at that time? Does the military have any evaluation on this?" Huang Bohan also kept a big killer, and waited until now to release it.

When the Americans were mentioned, the atmosphere in the conference room immediately solidified.

You are right. The Americans and the British are like sons and fathers. If Britain and Lan Fang fall out, the Americans will definitely not sit idly by.