It was his first time to attend a military meeting, and as soon as he attended the military meeting, he heard about such a tragic battle as the Battle of Vera. John Niu had not yet completed his psychological positioning at this time, so naturally he could not adapt to "the public eye", and he felt very upset when everyone saw him. He forced a smile and asked Ouyang Yun: "Prime Minister, why are you looking at me? I have flowers on my face."
"Because you are our God of Wealth." Ouyang Yun joked first, and then said seriously: "Minister Niu, you also heard what Deputy Director Chen said just now. If the US military requests our country to send troops to Australia again, then the military expansion will be It is inevitable, and to expand the military, we will definitely need financial support, but we don’t know how much financial support can be given.”
After Ouyang Yun said this, everyone looked at John Niu more eagerly, but John Niu felt a thump in his heart, licked his lips and said: "Prime Minister, I just reported the financial issues to you at the beginning of the month. Now, there is no financial situation." How much surplus is left? If we want to expand the army, I think one brigade and one division may not be a problem, but if there are more..." At this point, he shook his head: "I can only say that I am powerless."
At least two-thirds of the participants at the meeting knew this answer, but everyone couldn't help but look disappointed. Some were more upright and asked directly: "Sending troops to Australia is beneficial to the country's long-term interests, so we can't send troops to Australia in other countries." Is it a local province? A brigade or a division is as big as Australia and there are so many Japanese troops in Southeast Asia. What use can it be?"
"I remember that before we sent troops to Australia, the United States paid for it and we sent the troops. Why is it different this time?" John Niu asked, looking at Ouyang Yun.
"I can answer this question for you for three reasons. One is that the U.S. government has no money now. Two, Americans have learned better. Finally, and most importantly, providing money and people ourselves will help improve our status in the United Nations. ." Song Ziwen answered.
Song Ziwen is a frequent visitor to military meetings. If the generals were still resistant to his attendance at the beginning, they are now accustomed to his presence. As the Chinese army intervenes in overseas operations more and more frequently, he is a diplomat. The presence of experts will also help the Supreme Command to more comprehensively grasp the folk customs and other information of the troop dispatching areas.
Seeking a dominant position in the United Nations, this strategy has now been recognized by the vast majority of the generals of the Supreme Command. The Chinese have had a love for the country since ancient times, especially among the military. In the era of the central government, even those here Because the country's strength is unbearable, they can only suppress this feeling in their hearts. Now, since the country's strength has been qualitatively improved and it has the ability to intervene in several major battlefields in the world, they are naturally unwilling to give up such an opportunity.
What exactly is the United Nations? Those of you here may not know or bother to understand it before, but now, as major allied countries in the world have sent heavyweight representatives to be stationed in Chongqing, and have begun to do everything possible to obtain military assistance from China, As one of the people being fawned over, they naturally have a deep understanding of it.
Song Ziwen's words can be said to have touched the hearts of most people present. Bai Chongxi immediately responded: "Now most of the allies hope that we can increase the intensity of the war against Germany. At this time, we should also have this awareness." , that is, we can make a greater contribution to world peace; we also have the ability to influence regional and even world situations. Everyone who has experienced World War I knows what a pity we gave up at that time. , now the opportunity has come again, and our own conditions are better than ever. What reason do we have not to seize it? The Chinese nation has been the most influential country in the world since ancient times. After three hundred years, we have In order to get another chance to stand on top of the world, everyone, we cannot be sinners of the nation."
"This time the military expansion is imperative." John Niu took a deep breath and looked at Ouyang Yun and asked.
Ouyang Yun nodded and said: "It is true that military expansion will put pressure on finances, but we should also see that in war years, especially when a country has regional or even global influence, military expansion is actually a steady profit. Moreover, the war is about to end. Have you ever considered that because Japan and Germany were defeated, what, the Axis Powers won, hehe, I may not have dared to say this before, but now I am sure that in the end, the victory This unprecedented war must be ours. Germany and Japan are defeated. The world structure will inevitably change, and rights will be reorganized in many places. Everyone, this is our opportunity. As Mr. Bai said, from the Han and Tang Dynasties, China It is a country that has extensive influence in the region and even the world. But later, it was blocked and bullied by Western powers, let alone Vietnam and Japan, who were once little brothers, dared to sit on our heads and shit on us. , Everyone, I never hope that this situation will happen again in the future, so what we should do now is to expand the country's influence as much as possible, so as to gain enough benefits for the country and our descendants after the war, expand the army, and The current situation of the government is indeed very difficult, but this difficulty is definitely temporary. Once we fully open up the situation, once the war is over, the rewards we will get will be immeasurable. This is a war era, so people's material needs are not It’s not a big deal, but have you ever thought about it. Once the war ends and the world enters a period of peace, what will people pursue in their daily lives at that time? Yes, it will be better material comforts, cars for going out, and gas stoves for cooking. Telephone, TV, You have all been to Guangzhou. When you know what kind of family is considered a wealthy family in Guangzhou, have you ever considered that such a life is based on rich oil resources? This is just Guangzhou. What if this kind of life spreads to the whole of China? Mr. Feng, don’t look at me like that. As long as we continue in the established direction, it won’t take long before ordinary people can enjoy this. Here comes the question, how many people are there in Guangzhou and how many people are there in the whole country? If they all live such a life, plus the military and industrial needs, how much oil will we consume every day? Not only oil, but also There is steel, copper, aluminum... Yes, it boils down to one word, resources. Everyone has understood why I insisted on sending troops to Soviet Russia. Although it is not yet certain whether the Far East is rich in resources, those lands are always real. To be honest, this is also a type of resource, because without land, there is no food, and our country now has 40 million people. When the war is over, this number will definitely rise. By then, we will have so many people. Is the land used to grow food? Mr. Feng, don’t look at me like that. This question may not be obvious now, but it’s not difficult to get the result if we calculate it. Minister Niu, you are good at this. Come and calculate it for everyone. one time,."