"What else?"
Jiang Yun 'an gestured for the three of them to sit down. He took out a stack of foreign newspapers from the drawer of the coffee table and threw them on the table.
"The economic crisis that started with Yingjiang has already swept across the West. It will bring a devastating blow to the economy of the entire Western capitalist world, including Fusang!”
"The destructive power of this economic crisis is more terrifying than imagined. A large number of banks have closed down, enterprises have gone bankrupt, the market is depressed, production has plummeted, the number of unemployed has soared, the living standards of the people have plummeted, the prices of agricultural products have fallen, and many people are on the verge of bankruptcy.”
"According to my estimation, within three years, the industrial production of the entire capitalist world will drop by 40%, and the industrial production of the western countries will regress to the level of the end of the 19th century. The total trade volume of the capitalist world will be reduced by at least two-thirds.”
Jiang Yun 'an was not exaggerating. This was the real data of the economic crisis of 1929 in modern space-time history.
There were a total of 290,000 companies in Eagle County, Great Britain, Gaul, and Germany that went bankrupt. The number of unemployed workers in the capitalist world reached more than 30 million. Eagle County, which stood at the top and fell the most, had more than 17 million unemployed people. Millions of small farmers went bankrupt, and the unemployed people were displaced.
The economic crisis caused the inherent contradictions of the capitalist system to cause political turmoil in the capitalist countries. It also intensified the contradictions between the capitalist countries, leading to a series of customs wars, dumping wars, and currency wars, which eventually became one of the triggers for the Second World War!
When the conflict accumulated to a certain extent, war was the best solution.
Fusang chose to invade and plant flowers, while the Germanic students who failed the exam took advantage of the economic crisis to come to power. They developed the military industry on a large scale, quickly restored the collapsed economy, and revived the glory of Germanic.
However, the military industry was different from other industries. Who would you sell your weapons and ammunition to?
There were too many military products that could not be sold, and they could not stop production because it meant that the workers would lose their jobs.
The rate of joblessness would soar, the common people would have no money to spend, and the economic crisis would reappear!
How to solve this problem?
War!
The simplest and crudest solution was war. The original world's failed students began to expand their armies and prepare for war, provoking the second world war.
Ying-chan had also relied on World War II to truly get out of the economic depression!
This time and space's failed students, and Yingchan. Although they were not connected, they had also chosen this path.
"The economic crisis is a nightmare for the western powers, but since we started implementing a planned economy and collective agriculture four years ago, the economic crisis has little impact on us.”
" Seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we have at least seven years to increase our strength so that we can deal with the world war that will definitely break out within ten years.”
"I made a simple plan. First, expel the western powers in the country and control the economic lifeline.”
"Second, find a reliable ally in Europe to contain the British, Gaul, and the polar bear Yingchan.”
" The third step is to prepare for battle!"
" After this world war ends, the world order will be reshuffled. Whether we can overtake them and officially rise will depend on this.”
After saying that, Jiang Yun 'an looked at the model of the Heaven-Class Battleship on the cabinet. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a sinister smile.
"The appearance of the Tianhe-class battleship is a deterrent and a warning to the western powers!”
"If it were you, would you panic when you see the enemy have an invincible giant ship?”
Jiang Yun 'an's words just now contained too much information. Yang Yuting, Bai Yixi, and Jiang Rong were numb.
Hearing the question, the three of them nodded obediently.
"I'm scared!"
"That's right. Commander Father has decided to spend a huge sum of money to build the Heaven-class battleships. There's only one purpose, and that is to forcefully provoke a naval arms race.”
Jiang Yun 'an sighed." The navy is too expensive. During the European War ten years ago, all the naval powers designed battleships of a larger scale and more powerful firepower. The caliber of the main gun was increased to 16 to 18 inches. Due to the extremely high construction and maintenance costs of battleships, this costly arms race obviously became a heavy financial burden after the war ended. Therefore, the Western powers unanimously decided to stop the arms race and sign the Huashengdun Navy Convention.”
"In the future war, sea control is the key. Our navy started late. If we want to defeat the old naval powers of the West, it's impossible to catch up.”
" Starting an arms race is the best way to confuse the enemy, forcing the western powers to build battleships crazily under pressure. We will do the opposite and secretly build aircraft carriers that are low-cost, easy to maintain, and have a short construction period!”
Yang Yuting, Bai Yixi, and Jiang Rong seemed to understand what he meant.
In order to keep it a secret, Jiang Xiong had never revealed to the generals that aircraft carriers were the backbone of future naval warfare and that battleships were outdated.
Therefore, when Yang Yuting and the other two heard that they were going to do the opposite and choose to build aircraft carriers instead of battleships, they were confused.
There was another reason. Ever since the first war broke out, the country's gate was knocked open by the strong ships and cannons of the Western powers. The people suffered from a fear of insufficient firepower, and at the same time, they all became huge ships and cannons.
Especially the generals of the Feng Department. After being taught by Jiang Xiong, who had a phobia of insufficient firepower, they all stubbornly believed that the higher the warship's weight, the better. The larger the main cannon's caliber, the better.
It was the same for tanks and artillery. If Jiang Xiong didn't allow it, the engineers in the Equipment Department of the Feng Army could have produced a giant tank weighing 70 to 80 tons with a 150 mm main cannon.
" Commander," Bai Zixi said in surprise," battleships with thick armor and large main cannons are the main force. The aircraft carriers have thin skin and big stuffing. Their combat power can't be compared to battleships…"
"You're right, but have you ever thought about whether 100 carrier-based aircrafts or a battleship is more expensive?”
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