The journey starts from the Titanic

"The boat is coming!" He Wenxiu took Situ Nan into a speedboat and sailed into that harbor in a short while.As Wenxiu said, this is a small shipyard.

Situ Nan saw that there was a ship lying on the slipway that had not yet been finished, and when he walked in, he found that many early workers had begun to work on the slipway.The strong man wielded the hammer and clanged to install the ship board on the hull.

"That's right, I didn't expect that there is a shipyard in this remote place. Then the road will be repaired to the dock, and the traffic of this shipyard will be solved. How about the production capacity of this shipyard?" Situ Nan asked.

He came with great interest. Although it was incomparable to the shipyards he saw in the United States, it is not a small achievement to build a decent shipyard on Sumatra, and it is rare.

"It was built last year and can build a small wooden ship with a size of 1,000 tons. Most of the steel plates and parts are customized in the United States and shipped here to assemble. Now we can assemble a 3,000-ton boat. It will be completed in a month."

He Wenxiu explained.

Situ Nan nodded. The trade in Southeast Asia is developed, and ships have become the main means of transportation. Even if this two-to-three thousand-ton ship cannot go offshore, it is enough to meet the needs of the islands in Nanyang.

"Let's go! Let's see the real good things." He Wenxiu then took Situ Nan into a car, and finally drove into a restricted area.

It was a seaside cave. There were guards outside the cave. From time to time there were clanging sounds, and it seemed that some major project was being implemented.

Situ Nan walked in and took a look. There was a cave inside. Under the light, Situ Nan finally saw everything inside the cave. Damn, the mountain belly was hollowed out. Dozens of workers were driving the machine under the guidance of engineers. Digging the ground down, dug a pit with a depth of five or six meters and an area of ​​several hundred square meters.

At this time, if Situ Nan didn't know what was going on, it would be too stupid.This is just the prototype of a submarine base, and the shipyard outside is just hiding it.

If there is no close observation, most people never expect that a military base is hidden in a remote and hidden bay.And the submarines deployed are still frightening.

Bela Port is on the south side of the Strait of Malacca. When you go out to the sea, you will find the busy golden waterway of the Strait of Malacca.Deploying a submarine base less than 100 kilometers from the Strait of Malacca is crazy to think about.

No wonder He Wenxiu stopped mentioning this at the conference a few days ago. It is so important and the threat to the Strait of Malacca is too great.Once the news leaked, let alone the Dutch, the British Royal Fleet swarmed immediately, and there was no possibility of negotiation.

At that time, it's impossible to say that the Medan incident will be exposed. Before the incident can happen, you have to face the British fire.

call!

Situ Nan breathed flatly, looking at He Wenxiu who was a little proud, and excitedly said: "Oh your good, how! I didn't expect you to hide such a hand! Tell me, when did this happen?"

After speaking, he looked at He Wenxiu with a serious face.

He Wenxiu still had a calm face. Under Situ Nan’s gaze, he whispered: "Not long. About a year ago. We lost a boat nearby and were held hostage by pirates. After a lot of hard work, finally I found this place, eliminated the pirates, and accepted it. After inspecting the environment here, I found that if a submarine base is built here, the Dutch and even the British can be prevented from attacking from the sea in the future.

At this time, we discussed with Yao Hongmin, and it happened that he also planned to build a shipyard outside, so we hit it off. He built the shipyard outside, and I built a submarine base here.Because this matter is too important, it has to be kept secret. Even if the party is only you, Yao Hongmin and the person in charge of the base know.Even the workers at the shipyard outside did not know."

"This is done right. When we don't have the ability to protect ourselves, confidentiality is the most important." Situ Nan nodded, he was always assured of He Wenxiu.Although this gentleman doesn't talk much and people are a little cold, he has always handled things safely and cautiously.

"You brought me here, don't you just want to surprise me? Say it! What do you want me to do?" Situ Nan asked.

He Wenxiu is not welcome, he immediately said: "Now the base is just a rudimentary form. We have nothing but this, submarines, engineers, officers, maintenance personnel, almost nothing, almost everything is needed. My plan is like this , The submarines are mainly purchased from Germany or the United States, and the number is about 20. 10 are deployed here, and the surplus can be deployed to other bases. I am considering the establishment of a second submarine base, and I will notify you at that time .

If you can't buy it under the official name, you can learn from an outside shipyard and send someone to the American shipyard for training. After you master the technology, you can ship the parts ordered by the United States back here for assembly.

As for the construction of submarine forces, we have no experience in this area. Apart from sending people to study abroad, it is best to introduce submarine instructors from Germany.

What's more, the submarine base we are designing now is completely crossing the river by feeling the stones. There is no experience. Engineers with construction experience or relevant materials are needed to proceed with the next construction work.You need to deal with these issues, and it is best that we can get the relevant technical equipment from the Bethlehem Shipyard."

After He Wenxiu finished speaking, she looked at Situ Nan expectantly.There is no navy, but it is really difficult to deal with the Dutch by relying on the army to deal with the islands dotted in Southeast Asia.Besides, it is better to be ready for the British's armed intervention.

Since coming to Nanyang, these questions have appeared in He Wenxiu's mind ever since.Some can be solved by himself, some have to use Situ Nan's relationship in the United States, and the latter is the key.

Situ Nan listened quietly to He Wenxiu's words, and his mind had turned to how to establish a submarine force in Nanyang.

It is not difficult to get submarine or submarine technology from Bethlehem.It is not difficult to get a batch of submarines from the Germans in the name of Bethlehem. The key is how to send these submarines to Nanyang?

Bethlehem certainly cannot send the submarine to Nanyang in an open manner, and the training of the submarine force is also a headache!The Navy is not like the Army. It fires a gun and drills for three or five months, and then a soldier is trained.The submarine force not only needs a lot of material input, but also a long time!

Time, this is the worst!The century-old navy is a bit exaggerated, but it hasn't been more than ten or twenty years. I don't think I can train a navy that can go out.

Situ Nan thought for a long time, and found that in the end, he had to go to the German.At least one group of German naval officers must be hired to carry the Nanyang mobs in their hands. Otherwise, let alone the British, even the down-and-out Dutch won't win.

Situ Nan thought for a while, and soon got an answer. He said to He Wenxiu: "Go to Latin America! Find Gomez, it's cheap to die Venezuelans!"

He Wenxiu thought for a while, and immediately responded: "What do you mean..."

"Yes!"

Situ Nan nodded and explained, "In the name of Venezuela, buy the submarine from Bethlehem or Germany, and then the Venezuelan side will secretly deliver the submarine to us. At the same time, I will suggest that the Venezuelan submarine force introduce naval instructors from Germany. Recruit Nanyang navy students and let our people train with Venezuelans."

Since there is no country of its own and no official name, Nanyang wants to build its own navy and can only provide equipment and venues through a third party.The Zhi Gong Dang has to go round in order to realize the navy's dream.

Thinking of this, Situ Nan said again: "Not only submarines, surface ships, you can cooperate with Venezuelans if you see anything that is not convenient to do in Southeast Asia. I will convince Venezuelans."

Situ Nan is very sure about this matter.The William Consortium has a good relationship with the Gomez family, and Venezuela only provides venues and a name so that their army can be trained without much effort. There is no reason to disagree.Just to persuade the Venezuelans, Situ Nan estimated that he was going to have a lot of blood this time.

Damn it, do good deeds and help Asia, Africa and Africa.

Situ Nan thought angrily.Fortunately, the William Consortium got much more from Venezuela than what it paid, and Situ Nan's heart gradually balanced after thinking about it here.

"That's fine. I didn't expect the answer to be in Venezuela, thousands of miles away." He Wenxiu laughed, and he was relieved.But what it said next made Situ Nan a grasshopper.I saw He Wenxiu say: "The United States trains the air force and Venezuela trains the navy. Then we go back to the mainland to train the army, what do you think?"

"What? Go back to the mainland to fight?" Situ Nan stared at He Wenxiu, a little stunned, he didn't even think about going back to grab territory!

"What do you think?" Situ Nan asked.

"Look! Although our focus is in Southeast Asia, we need to establish an independent Chinese nation in Southeast Asia. This is inseparable from the support of the mainland. At least in the future, will we allow large numbers of immigrants from the mainland without a stable base to work? , We have to pay a huge price. You know what those bureaucratic warlords look like.

Rather than let them continue to harm the people, it is better to let us occupy a foothold, at least for our plans and for the people in the future control areas of the mainland, it is a good thing, and we can also train our army. This is not three birds with one stone. Is it possible?"He Wenxiu smiled.

He had this idea a long time ago, but he knew that Situ Nan had always had a feeling of escaping from the mainland. He paid attention to the affairs of the mainland and avoided contact with the mainland subconsciously. This was strange and contradictory.

"Let me think about it!" Situ Nan hesitated...

Chapter 39

Should we open up a base area on the mainland?After thinking about it, Situ Nan felt he listened to everyone's opinions.So the following controversy occurred.

As expected by Situ Nan, two different opinions appeared in the Zhi Gong Party.

"Our business in Nanyang has entered a critical period. There is no need to waste energy because of things on the mainland. Unexpected risks may occur when entering the mainland. More is worse than less." Situ Meiden said.

As soon as this solemn idea was spoken out, it was immediately endorsed by another veteran of the party, Huang Sande.

Huang Sande nodded and said, "We must remember the lesson to the court. If we enter the mainland, both the Beiyang government and the Southern Kuomintang will reject us. If this is the case, why bother to annoy people?"

It is estimated that he had been bitten by a snake for three years and was afraid of well ropes. The previous cooperation between Zhi Gongtang and the Tongmenghui left a psychological shadow on Huang Sande, so he was a little bit repulsive from being involved with the Kuomintang.

Situ Nan smiled. Knowing that during the Revolution of 1911, Situ Meideng, Huang Sande and other overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese in North America made great contributions. Unfortunately, for various reasons, they were suppressed and banned by the Nanjing Provisional Government. It was swept away, and the two sides were guilty of each other. Although they were not to the point of being an enemy of life and death, they also meant that they would not communicate with each other.

Except for Situ Meitang and Huang Sande, everyone in the party is young people in their 20s and 30s, so everyone respects these two old people.

After Huang Sande finished speaking, Situ Nan turned his head to He Wenxiu, Zeng Limin and others, and asked, "What is your opinion?"

"I think it is impossible for us not to deal with the Kuomintang at all. Whether we organize peasants to emigrate to Nanyang or maintain our influence on the mainland, it is necessary to win a territory to show our existence. This is not only beneficial to Nanyang. The implementation of the immigration plan can also guarantee our investment interests in the mainland. We must strive for the initiative, rather than pin our hopes on the conscience of those warlords or the Kuomintang!"