Chapter 289 Showdown, disaster relief fund!

Author: September Sauce

Chapter 289 Showdown, disaster relief fund!

Chen Nian rested at home for more than two weeks in total, and no one disturbed him during this period. He also spent the most relaxing period in four years.

However, while he was enjoying his vacation, the international situation became more serious day by day.

In the African region, the conflict in Darfur is intensifying. Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, is in danger. The Djibouti military port is blocked by the Fifth Fleet. Two Type 052B destroyers in Guangzhou and Wuhan are in a difficult confrontation with several Burke-class destroyers and a USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier.

At the same time, due to the impact of the war in Sudan, many neighboring countries, including Egypt and Ethiopia, are ready to take action. If China had not repeatedly spoken out and used investment in Ethiopia as a deterrent, Ethiopia would have almost taken the opportunity to deploy troops on the border and seize actual control of the Blue Nile River.

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North Africa is in chaos, and southern Africa is also unstable.

Although the Gauteng high-speed rail project went smoothly, due to the aftermath of Mandela's series of extremely stupid policies, South Africa's economy continued to deteriorate, partisan disputes became more serious, and even large-scale unrest occurred in Cape Town, the capital.

Moreover, after seeing the "demonstration effect" in Darfur, the opposition has intensified its contact with the United States in an attempt to overthrow black rule and rebuild white order.

Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible for society to maintain basic stability.

If South Africa had not been economically strong, I am afraid that the tragedy in Rwanda would have happened again.

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In fact, such incidents have already begun to emerge.

Large-scale tribal armed conflicts have occurred uniformly in Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Angola, Zambia, and Guinea. If no one among them contributed to the flames, even the United States itself would not believe it.

This is true for Africa, let alone the Middle East.

The dispute over oil is becoming more intense day by day, especially after the strength of the Fifth Fleet has been strengthened. Tensions in the Persian Gulf have returned to their peak in the past two decades, second only to the eve of the two wars.

Under such circumstances, several conflicting oil-producing countries will naturally not miss the opportunity. For a time, weapons of mass destruction, dirty bombs, poison gas bombs, and nuclear weapons

All kinds of news are flying all over the sky, and it’s hard to tell whether it’s true or false.

Compared with these two regions at the center of conflicts, the situation in Europe and America is relatively stable, but economic fluctuations are still severe.

The aftermath of the economic crisis has not dissipated, and what makes the European and American markets even worse is the arrival of the Chinese.

The Chinese businessmen who had accumulated a lot of money and made a fortune finally took action. In the European market, riding on the thunderous power of the "Mountain Moving" project, Huaxia Heavy Machinery almost swept the entire European market. Local traditional machinery manufacturing companies all

White flag, only a few old-school companies with accumulated technology in finishing are still trying to maintain it.

But how long they can last, who knows?

For the United States, the impact they have received mainly comes from the fields of daily necessities and consumer goods.

Due to the explosive breakthroughs in China's civilian technology, the entire industrial structure has undergone a major transformation.

The most profitable thing now is no longer the export of primary products and handmade products, but the export of finely processed end products after acquiring technology.

This also led to a rapid accumulation of funds, and the United States soon discovered that there were many things they could no longer buy.

This may be considered harmless in the short term, but in the foreseeable future, if daily consumer goods continue to be out of stock, it will also be a major blow to the industrial development of the United States.

More importantly, the United States was surprised to find that 555 Fulton, which first entered the local market before the financial crisis, had established a firm foothold and began to play its role as a "comprador".

Real estate, which had just experienced a sharp decline, suddenly gained momentum again.

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It seems that these people felt that the last time they were hit was not hard enough, so they wanted to pull them up and hit them again.

All in all, East Asia has become the only isolated island.

While everyone is struggling to survive, the rabbits are thinking about how to sweep the world.

In a room.

The meeting secretary reported the situation.

".So this is the current situation."

"Although they have paid a huge price, the situation in Africa has indeed been disrupted, and it has also caused certain disruption to our investment there."

"At present, this kind of interference is still controlled within a limited range."

"And, as our forces in Djibouti are gradually deployed, the unrest will be further suppressed."

"So, we believe that our current strategic layout in Africa has not been affected."

"At the same time, the global economy is in turmoil because of their irrational actions in Africa, and this is our perfect opportunity."

"In the next stage, we should still advance the original plan step by step, deepen the resource strategy, and obtain the most fundamental underlying advantages."

"On the one hand, we must step up the development of various mineral resources in Africa, especially iron ore resources, and strive to reduce our dependence on the four major international miners in the short term."

"On the one hand, we must speed up the process of technological development, exchange technology for resources, and reverse the scissors gap."

"According to the early plan, we need to complete the development of the African region within the next five years and completely solve the domestic resource dilemma."

Hearing this, the old man raised his hand to signal the secretary to pause, and then he said:

"Don't repeat things that are too macroscopic. Everyone knows what they are talking about."

"You mainly talk about the preparation status of several key conditions under these macro strategies, and go into specific matters!"

The secretary paused and replied:

"In terms of matters, the first condition is the establishment of African influence, that is, the need to compete with the Fifth Fleet and expand the presence of the Djibouti military port."

"In this regard, the Spark Team has entered the sprint stage. It is expected to take about one to one and a half years. After the two types of 055,001 ships are launched, they will be dispatched to Djibouti immediately to form a confrontation."

"The military has also given its opinion on how to deal with the one-and-a-half-year power vacuum period, and the Air Force should temporarily fill the gap."

"Currently, the construction of Djibouti Airport has been completed and it can take off and land large transport aircraft and bombers."

"Understood."

The old man nodded.

He could naturally understand the secretary's implication. The so-called "can take off and land" means "cannot actually take off and land." In the future, fighter jets represented by the J-22 and J-20 should still be the main combat force of the Djibouti base.

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But as long as the airport is there, it is a serious deterrent. It means that if the situation gets out of control, we have the ability to use the last resort.

"Except for Djibouti, how is Guinea's layout?"

"Negotiations are ongoing, but currently, the situation on the west coast of Africa is extremely turbulent, and Guinea's official control has declined. If we want to open up the situation, we still have to rely on the completion of the Djibouti base."

The old man frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said:

"Guinea is our most critical source of iron ore in the future. Whether we can break Australia's iron ore monopoly depends on our operations in Guinea."

"If you continue to inform us, we will increase the financial budget for the third and fourth quarters of the Spark Team, speed up the research and development of technology and equipment, and seize the opportunity at all costs."

"We must let those 'friends' across the sea understand that the era when just a few warships can force us to dare not move is over."

"They think whoever has the bigger fist can speak, so let's show them who has the bigger fist!"

"clear!"

The secretary nodded solemnly and recorded the old man's plan on paper.

"At the meeting next week, we will set an agenda to discuss your proposal. After the proposal is passed, we will implement it as soon as possible."

"Not as fast as possible, as fast as possible."

The old man sighed softly and continued:

"We don't have much time. We must seize every minute and every second."

Two weeks later, the Spark Team's additional financial budget plan was approved. Under Chen Guo's operation, this "windfall" was quickly allocated to several key projects of the Spark Team.

Among them, the Deep Blue 16 project and the 055 project took the bulk of the additional budget.

According to Chen Guo's estimation, with the support of additional funds, the construction period of these two projects can be shortened by at least 20%.

In other words, by January 2008 at the latest, the first aircraft carrier and the first fourth-generation ship should be sailing on the sea.

In the office, Chen Nian, who had just returned to NPU, sat opposite Chen Guo, listening to his arrangements for the Spark Team's capital budget.

In fact, such a budget report had already been done once at the beginning of the year, but due to budget changes, Chen Guo gave Chen Nian another report.

"So basically, as of now, the Spark Team's budget completion will be controlled at about 80% according to your requirements, and the remaining 20% ​​is the risk margin."

"But I really don't understand. What exactly do you plan to use the 20% of your budget for?"

"Metal hydrogen battery? According to the current progress, we can't spend that much money in the short term, right?"

"You know, our current annual budget is 220 billion, and 20% is more than 40 billion. Isn't it a bit of a waste to leave it empty and not used?"

"If it doesn't work, let's just vote for the Army. Their equipment really needs to be upgraded."

Hearing this, Chen Nian shook his head firmly.

"No, this 20% of the budget must not be touched."

"Don't say it can't be moved. Even the additional money I gave to Xinghuo before was originally planned to be withheld."
To be continued...