Chapter 1543: Four. Chess (8)

The evaluation of old opponents is always the most accurate, as is Roland's evaluation of Li Lin. Li Lin's power is terrible, but it is simply a devastating existence, and he cannot use that power at will unless he gets the permission of the head boss. At most, it can only become a threat that hangs over everyone's head like a natural disaster. In contrast, although Li Lin’s ability to control the development of the situation and the control of key nodes is not so straightforward, this invisible force that is ubiquitous but indistinguishable is any enemy or game against the empire. All must face.
Li Lin is very clear that in the final analysis, the cause, direction and possible results of the arms race are all about money.
Any form of arms race is just a means. Like war, it is not a goal, but a means to achieve it. Whether it is preparing for war, using huge military expenses to bring down the other party’s economy, or creating an
existing fleet
to shake the other party’s maritime hegemony, ultimately, it is to achieve political and economic purposes. Apart from the war madness, no one would fight for war.
Putting this logic on the delicate relationship between the states and empire, it is not difficult to find that the purpose of the states is to make small moves everywhere and privately fund the republic and terrorist organizations for the purpose of ensuring their own security. Only by containing the energy of the empire and curbing the pace of the empire's growth can the countries gain a breathing opportunity, maintain the strength comparison with the empire, and ensure the "first-line vitality" like the silk of the mouth.
Under the powerful deterrent force of the empire, countries cannot use trade barriers to stop the influx of imperial commodities with good quality and low price, and advanced functions, nor can they stop people from buying imperial commodities and using imperial marks. In the face of such an offensive, all countries, whether they are government-run enterprises or private workshops, have only been rubbed on the ground.
Of course, the countries have not tried hard, and they have promulgated policies to encourage innovation and invention, and have greatly increased the budget for education and industrial layout. Otherwise, they will start technical cooperation with the Republic. However, the effect is not ideal.
It should be said that not ideal is a normal phenomenon. Whether it is from a backward agricultural country to an advanced industrial country or a backward industrial country, it is not easy to achieve overtaking in a corner. They were not the Soviet Socialist Union under the leadership of a steel father. They just caught up with the economic crisis in the West. They did not hesitate to drain the last grain of peasants' hands in exchange for a comprehensive but still flawed industrial system. Nor was it the dynasty that met Comrade Cornhead, who first received the full industrial system support from the Soviet Union and later introduced technology from the West. Facing the technical advantages of the empire and the meticulous technical blockade, the only thing the countries can do is to buy high-priced machine tools from the empire, or simply let the empire's enterprises invest and set up factories on their own land.
This is the only measure that can guarantee the best interests of all the methods that the countries can think of. Perhaps the various types of commodities produced by the primary working machine that were bought at a high cost are still unable to match the similar products produced by the empire, but fortunately It is to save some losses, and it will not stimulate the empire. Even so, the nations still cannot escape the blueprints that the empire has already planned.
First, since the various countries purchased the working machine from the empire, the empire can easily grasp the technical level and industrial production capacity of the various countries. There is no secret for the empire in this regard;
Second, because of the purchase of a working machine produced by the Empire, it is difficult for countries to continue to invest in industries such as working machine. Because of the long development cycle of these industries, it is difficult to achieve results but face the situation of lagging behind when they come out. Even if there is a national subsidy policy, it is difficult for enterprises to be interested in buying such "defective products." After all, the survival of an enterprise depends on the sale of commodities, and the products that were originally produced are one grade behind those of the empire. Nowadays, even the similar products produced by other companies in other countries and their own countries are not as good. Who will buy your things? A vicious circle has led to the unsustainable development of the working mother machine in various countries;
Third, because of the monopoly on the supply of working mothers, the empire actually added a means to intervene in the comparison and balance of the powers of the countries. Imagine that, except for the Republic, all countries can only buy working mother planes from the empire. If any country provokes the empire and cuts off the supply, then the working machine planes in that country will not be replaced. After all the working machine planes are worn out . The country's market not only faces imperial commodities, but also competition from similar products in other countries. At that time, the country will have to face a massive outflow of funds, a large number of domestic factories have closed down, and the unemployment rate has soared;
There are three reasons for this. The nations are unable to trade trade with the empire even if they have the heart. They can only watch their economy fall into the empire's control little by little. It is precisely because of the worries about this prospect that the countries have taken the risk to support the Republic and terrorist organizations in order to avoid accelerated deterioration of the form.
Understand this layer, it is not difficult to understand why the countries would rather face up with the empire and never engage in an arms race, because that is equivalent to giving up the "first-line vitality" of the countries, instead of being dragged down by the arms race, or succumbing to the empire, but also It's better to fight hard.
Knowing the state of mind of the various countries, then it is the right medicine.
The fear of the countries is that they can't see any hope of fighting, and they are eager to maintain the status quo. It is better to improve. That being the case, let’s talk about arms limitation. Let’s discuss an acceptable bottom line for armaments, and avoid situations that everyone does not want to see.
According to Li Lin's script, the empire will take the initiative to convene an arms control conference and offer to be willing to reduce military expenditures in order to attract the nations to the meeting. Then at the meeting, the Empire will clearly propose to stop the construction of battleships; dismantle a part of the old warships; calculate the naval strength based on the total tonnage of battleships, and determine the proportion of each country; the old ships of more than 20 years in each country are reporting to treaty supervision After the committee, under the supervision of the committee, it can be demolished and retired, and new ships of the same level and the same number can be built for replacement;
These four treaties seem to be in line with the needs of the various countries, limiting the expansion of the empire's military strength, avoiding an unordered arms race, and also leaving room and time for the countries to catch up with the Dili. Obviously, the empire was also worried about the financial burden of crazy shipbuilding, so it was only to propose such sincere conditions. Where to find such a good condition, not signing is simply a fool.
Is this really the case?
Of course not, not at least.
The financial pressure brought about by the explosive shipbuilding plan and the arms race is indeed a huge burden on the empire, but the purpose of convening an arms control conference and signing an arms reduction treaty is not just for financial considerations. This is just to reach the end point of "establishing an armament advantage" through a roundabout path on the basis of one stone and many birds.
"It is not yet time to meet the soldiers of the various countries. Since the countries want to keep hope, they may wish to give them a little more hope. But correspondingly, they have to pay for it-it will not show up in a short time, but it must be Will pay."
The black soldiers on the chessboard started to advance towards White's territory~EbookFREE.me~ It is still quite far away from the white king, but it did advance.
"On the surface, it seems that the empire is self-restraint, but in fact it is the countries that have fallen into the guise of preparing for them. With their industrial production capacity and technical level, even if they barely complete the allocation of shipbuilding tonnage, they are close to the financial limit. However, the performance of the warships it built lags far behind the empire. At the same time, the empire can get enough quota to build destroyers and cruisers that can protect the maritime traffic line and blockade the Republic, which not only consolidates the smooth flow of the maritime traffic line, but also It is possible to maintain a certain degree of advantage by using technical means to drill treaty Confucius. As for the Republic, although it is not bound by rules, they have not built the strength of an ocean navy. And they will be further isolated from the international system. outer."
The empire took the initiative to limit arms reduction. In return, the countries must also reduce all kinds of exchanges with the republic. At the meeting, the Empire will make this clear. Of course, it can be expected that the countries will not nod easily, but because of the "Rhineland" incident, they can't just shake their heads and refuse. At this time, a decisive event is needed to push from behind.
"'Cold-blooded massacre against young girls in the flower season'-this material should be easily accepted?'Cowardly terrorists who only dare to deal with children','Murderers who shout justice slogans but do despicable and shameless acts', 'Not only to condone the militias to indiscriminately kill merchant ship crews, but also to fund the republic of terrorist organizations', when these materials were widely reported and caused a wave of public opinion. Above the cusp of public opinion, no matter how the empire handles the republic, the righteousness is in our hands."
Hold the white king lightly with your fingertips and push gently, the falls down suddenly. 8)