Chapter 282 Internal Factors
"If we take into account the post-war world pattern, we will have to fight for at least three years."
As soon as these words were said, let alone Li Tianling, even Bai Huawei showed a look of confusion.
"It will take at least three more years to fight?" Bai Huawei obviously felt that Ding Zhennan was exaggerating, or he didn't understand why Ding Zhennan dared to make such a conclusion.
Li Tianling also nodded slightly, and even looked at him as if he was listening attentively.
"You obviously overlooked a problem." Ding Zhennan paused for a moment, and without waiting for the two of them to speak, he said: "Whether through negotiation or other methods, this war will never end as we imagined, or there will be no real result. Then whether it is us or the Republic of Newland, we must consider the post-war international order, and we need to complete the deployment before the end of the war. Even if it cannot be completed, we must deploy in advance to ensure that the post-war world pattern is more beneficial to us."
"You mean..."
"The era of two powerful people competing for hegemony." Li Tianling said it for Ding Zhennan.
Ding Zhennan nodded and said, "This world is too small to accommodate three super hegemonies, so there will be only two super hegemonies after the war. In fact, the little national strength of the Tiaoman Empire cannot support the super hegemony at all, but it is just a false reputation. It is not difficult to imagine that the original three-legged stalemate will become a battle between two strong people after the war, and the world pattern will inevitably be reshuffled."
"The Republic of Newland is far worse than us." Li Tianling said again.
“That’s the key.”
After hearing what Ding Zhennan said, Li Tianling immediately frowned.
He began to follow Ding Zhennan's words, but did not talk about the key points.
"The problem is that even if the war lasts for another three years, the national strength of the Republic of Newland will not be able to catch up with us and will still be at an absolute disadvantage."
"Why should we catch up with us?" Bai Huawei asked such a question, indicating that he had not reacted yet, or that he had not understood what Ding Zhennan meant.
"Even without the Third Global War, our comprehensive national strength is far above the Newland Republic. If the group is the basis, the Western Land Group and the North Gate Group are not as good as the Eastern Group. In fact, for a country like the Newland Republic, which is outside the world island, it may not necessarily be equal to us in terms of comprehensive strength. The reason is very simple. The Newland Republic does not have core interests on the world island, and it does not need to consume resources to maintain its existence on the world island. On the contrary, in order to safeguard the core interests on the world island, we must invest a lot of resources. Besides, the geographical advantages provided by the two oceans are enough to offset the gap in comprehensive strength."
This time, Bai Huawei and Li Tianling remained silent.
Obviously, the key is geopoliticality.
As early as decades ago, the imperial authorities and the military made a statement that even in a state of high spirits, such as in the years after the end of the Second Global War, the empire could not effectively control the entire world island, let alone include the entire world island in the scope of governance.
To be said, the imperial authorities did do similar research in the years after the end of the Second Global War.
To put it simply, it is the possibility of establishing a world union.
Unfortunately, it is only a theoretical research, or after completing the theoretical research, it is left behind because it is not feasible.
It can be seen that if you really compare geopoliticality, the advantages are all in the hands of the Republic of Newland.
"But, this issue should be viewed from another perspective."
"Where to that angle?"
Ding Zhennan smiled and said, "The disadvantages we see are actually based on the traditional strategic view, that is, no matter how much we pay, we must face challenges from land. Influenced by culture, tradition and thought, we cannot solve the problem of imbalance in regional development in any way. The result is that as the sphere of influence expands, our expansion pace will inevitably slow down and reach a balance at some point. It is also true that offshore countries like the Republic of Newland can use their geographical advantages to offset the gap in strength, and through continuous confrontation, we will collapse in the increasingly serious internal contradictions."
"According to your opinion, will there be other opinions?" Li Tianling asked directly.
“Can’t we really eliminate regional development differences?”
After being asked by Ding Zhennan, Li Tianling did not react at all.
"Even if it can, it will take enough time, at least decades, or even hundreds of years." This time, Bai Huawei first understood what Ding Zhennan meant. "Not to say anything else, just cultural identity will take several generations, and it is definitely not something we can foresee in the future."
"It does take a lot of time, but as long as you go the right direction, sooner or later, you can unify the world island and even the whole world."
"That's too far away," Li Tianling brought the topic back. "At present, since you have such a clear geographical advantage, what reason does the Newland authorities have to spend a few years with us? Not to mention anything else, just three years of war expenses are just astronomical!"
"If the Republic of Newland wants to maintain its geographical advantage, it must have a strong enough navy that can at least prevent us from crossing the two oceans." Bai Huawei pursed his lips and said, "Even at wartime, it will take at least three years to build a navy that can compete with us. Considering that we will increase our investment, maybe three years are not enough, at most it is only barely enough."
"This is still a secondary issue." Ding Zhennan took over the topic.
Bai Huawei was stunned for a moment, but he didn't answer.
"After fighting several large-scale naval battles, the decisive role was actually the shore-based aviation force, which at least played a key role. It is obvious that before we grasp the absolute advantage of military strength, we will definitely not enter the Gu Continent, let alone attack the Newlands directly. From a developmental perspective, let alone three years, even if there are three more years, we may not be able to gain an absolute military advantage that can enter the Gu Continent and attack the Newlands."
Bai Huawei pursed his mouth and did not refute Ding Zhennan's view.
Ding Zhennan's remarks meant to refute his initial argument that it would take three years for the Newland Navy to build a navy that was sufficient to protect the local area.
As for the navy's standards, the so-called "absolute military advantage" not only needs to crush the enemy's fleet, but also needs to crush the enemy's shore-based aviation forces.
Obviously, this is a very high standard.
However, this is also a real problem that cannot be avoided.
In the late period of the Second Global War, the Empire had no combat operations to attack Newland's homeland even though it had absolute control over the sea. The most important thing was that even relying on the shore-based aviation troops deployed to front-line bases, the Imperial Navy had no absolute advantage.
"The real key is actually an internal problem."
"The Republic of Newland?" Li Tianling asked afterwards.
Ding Zhennan nodded and said, "As you mentioned at the beginning, the three-year war expenses are definitely an astronomical figure. Even if they can bear it, they will inevitably have a huge impact on Newland's economic structure. The key is that in addition to using the wartime state to implement some bills and policies that cannot be implemented in peacetime, the Newland authorities will inevitably take this opportunity to attack the interest groups that control the lifeline of the country. That is what I mentioned at the beginning, the Newland authorities must be prepared to confront us for a long time after the war before the end of the war."
"this……"
"The most important thing is actually to reclaim the right to mint."
Bai Huawei's brows twitched quickly a few times, and Li Tianling also seemed very shocked.
"If you really want to say, war expenses are small. In the future, a comprehensive confrontation that lasts for decades and even longer, and the inevitable spokesperson war during the confrontation, even if it is just to build a modern army and develop advanced weapons and equipment, the funds required will exceed the war expenses. What's more, this is in peacetime, without the convenience of war. If the Newland authorities cannot recover the vital right of minting before the end of the war, then after the war, they can only last for fifty years, and perhaps twenty years will be over."
"If this is true, three years may not be enough." After saying this, Li Tianling sighed.
Bai Huawei didn't respond, but just shook his head with a wry smile.
The three soldiers actually don’t have much say in this issue in the Republic of Newland, after all, this requires sufficient rich and profound professional knowledge.
Of course, the key is one point.
The Newland authorities' control over the country is simply not comparable to that of the imperial authorities.
To put it simply, the Hwacheng government in Newland is more like the headquarters of a group company, various states, and enterprises with strong strength, especially the financial industry represented by banks, which are subsidiaries and branches under the group. The group headquarters and various subsidiaries and branches are not affiliated, but more like cooperative relationships. To safeguard the common interests of members, a management agency with headquarters is needed.
It can be seen that the Republic of Newland is more like a consortium.
Although the Republic of Newland is also a centralized regime, the gap is very obvious compared to the centralized power of the Liangxia Empire, and the control strength is not at the same level at all.
The most representative one is the right to mint coins.
The right to mint the Newland Republic is in the hands of private financial institutions and is controlled by institutions jointly established by dozens of banks. The Huacheng authorities have no right to style currency and can only style government bonds, or let banks that hold the right to stoke coins purchase government bonds.
The key is that the bonds must be repaid, and it is not that the Huacheng authorities want to buy them if they want to have a bond.
In contrast, the Liangxia Empire's coin power has always been in the hands of the imperial authorities, so the imperial authorities can conduct macro-control of the economy by controlling the hairstyle of currency.
The most important thing is to put financial capital in this way.
From this perspective, the Newland authorities will never end this war before completing the rectification of their own financial system, at least before seizing the right to mint the coin. The key is that Newland's financial capitalists will not sit idly by, and will not willingly hand over the right to mint the coin.
Don’t forget that the financial capitalists who hold the right to mint coins have existed for hundreds of years and have long grasped the economic lifeline of the Republic of Newland.
It can be seen that three years may not be enough!
Of course, there is no need to continue talking about it after all this discussion.
Chapter completed!