When he received Pierre's telegram, Qin Zhiyuan was presiding over the industrial 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, the triangle area of Wanghai Prefecture, Jinzhou, Youzhou and Papua Island, should be dominated by agriculture and tourism. Wanghai Prefecture and Jinzhou can undertake part of the manufacturing industry, but they are also It should 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 stronger than France and Italy. If there is a lot of money to be made, these heavy industries must not be abandoned, so relocation will be put 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. This difficult choice suddenly became very simple after Port Hedland and the City of Perth reached an agreement.
During the battle between Port Hedland and Perth 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 we continue to increase efforts on the existing basis, we will It is not difficult to build our Lanfang steel base in Jianye. Now we have 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. Come on, because the Pilbara region is vast and sparsely populated, even if there is a pollution problem, it will not pollute our Lanfang mainland. And because the Pilbara region itself is an iron source, the ore mined in the Pilbara region can be sent directly to Entering the factory in Jianye for preliminary processing will not only save transportation costs, but also help strengthen our control over the Pilbara region. If we analyze according to our previous speed, the steel plant will be completed within two years at most, and then in the future In twenty or even thirty years, we will not have problems with raw materials. 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 was a student of Lu Zhengxiang. He joined Lanfang together with Lu Zhengxiang when he was 18 years old. 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.
There are indeed benefits to building 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 nominally Australian territory and is still under the control of the Commonwealth. 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 takes turns between the two parties. When Lu Zhengxiang is on stage, Huang Bohan automatically becomes the Speaker of the National Assembly. When Huang Bohan is on stage, The same goes for Lu Zhengxiang.
Because Huang Bohan was implicated in the casino case, he voluntarily resigned from the position of prime minister, which allowed Lu Zhengxiang to take office. Huang Bohan was not willing to accept it, 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, Port Hedland There are two standing army reorganization divisions and three reserve divisions. If they are all armed, the strength will be 65,000. Because of the terrain between Port Hedland and the Pilbara region, even if the British are now sending With 100,000 people, the British can't even hope to reach Jianye, and according to our existing intelligence, the British are now unable to launch an expedition with a scale of 100,000 people. Defense Minister Qin Zhisheng has the confidence to win, and he feels a little 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 only need to block Port Hedland, and then they will be able to 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 only blockade, then we need 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. Our air force can defeat them without us dispatching battleships. All go to the bottom of the sea. When it comes to the air force, Qin Zhisheng is more confident. It can be said that so far in the world, Lanfang's air force is still second to none, not to mention the complacent British, even the Americans who have begun to pay attention to the air force. , there is no comparison at all, the advantage is as big as the British on the sea.
There is a reason for Qin Zhisheng to limit the advantages of Lanfang Air Force to the Far East. Lanfang is a country composed of islands. In the Far East, Lanfang has countless islands. These islands 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 launch attacks on the British.
The British will increase their troops. Their Congress is discussing whether to double the size of the Far East Fleet based on the existing basis. By then, the Air Force will be sure that it will be fully prepared to deal with Huang Bohan, and its intelligence work is also good.
In the Far East, Lanfang's behavior towards the British can be described as aggressive. The British will definitely not let the situation continue to deteriorate. If they ignore it, maybe in five or ten years, the British will no longer have a foothold in the entire Far East.
For the British, this is tantamount to the end of the world.
As the world situation gradually 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. Neither the British nor the Americans want to give up this market.
In order to compete for the market in the Far East, Lanfang was an unavoidable obstacle, so Harding proposed to convene a Washington meeting, and that was why Lloyd George and Qin Zhiyuan had secret talks in London.
In fact, the current situation is different from that of another time and space. Because of the emergence of Lanfang, the British have strengthened the strength of the Far East Fleet. Now the British Far East Fleet has four battleships, and the total tonnage of the fleet exceeds 200,000 tons.
It is the most powerful fleet in the UK besides the home fleet. If the British want to increase the tonnage of another generation on the existing basis, then everyone knows what the British plan is.
Our air force is also strengthening. The Falcon series bombers and fighter jets can ensure 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 launch all their warships
Come here, our air force is sure to sink them all, and we are not completely powerless to fight back. What are the advantages of Vladivostok and Lanfang? It may not be easy for the British to sink them. Qin Zhisheng cannot
Why worry, not all the advantages are listed.
Another advantage of Lanfang is the French. If Lanfang goes to war with the British, the French will never sit idly by. Even if the French make just a symbolic statement like last time, the French can also play a certain role in containing the British.
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According to the theory popular in the navy at this time, only battleships of the same class can sink battleships. The Vladivostok and Lanfang owned by the Lanfang Navy are both 43,000 tons. In the British Navy, only the Hood has a tonnage of 40,000 tons, that is,
It is said that only the Hood warship can pose a threat to the Vladivostok and Lanfang, so if the British want to start a war with Lanfang, I am afraid they must first build more 40,000-ton battleships.
The construction cycle of a battleship is similar to that of a steel plant, both calculated in years. By the time the British 40,000-ton battleship is built and Lanfang's real aircraft carrier has been put into service, who will have the advantage then?
Hard to say.
If we break up with the British, the Americans will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it. How will the Americans react? Has the military evaluated this? Huang Bohan also has a big killer weapon, and he has not released it until now.
When Americans are mentioned, the atmosphere in the conference room immediately freezes.
You are right. The relationship between Americans and British people is that of biological sons and biological fathers. If Britain and Lan Fang break up, Americans will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it.
