Going to America, Jiangdong will completely change the imperialist view of China.

The World Anti-Fascist Conference will be the most critical step towards China's rejuvenation.

Participating in the world war and participating in the distribution of benefits after the war is a historical trend and a major event!

However, before leaving, Jiangdong must also arrange various affairs in Northeast and North China.

The first is the development of military equipment for the navy, land and air forces.

Sitting in front of Kodō were senior officers from the navy, army and air force, as well as professors from the Academy of Sciences and senior officials from the Administrative Committee.

"The size of the army exceeds 1.2 million, and 1.2 million troops are enough to deal with domestic wars."

Jiang Dong tapped the table lightly, looked at his team members and said:

"However, the current world situation is corrupt and there are many places where we are needed. After considering resources and the ability of the people to support them, I think maintaining an army of 1.5 million is an appropriate size!"

Jiang Dong has told everyone that he is about to leave North China and Northeast China and go to America to participate in the World Anti-Fascist Allied Conference.

Everyone knew the nature of this meeting, so everyone brought a notebook to record the tasks assigned by Jiangdong in detail.

"Commander-in-Chief, compared with the nearly 10 million troops of the Third Reich and Soviet countries, is our scale of 1.5 million too small?"

Xie Chengrui knew Jiang Dong's ambition and wanted to make some preparations in advance, so he asked.

Wu Zhan glanced at Jiang Dong and said:

"The size of the army of 1.5 million should be enough. If the establishment is expanded further, it may have a drastic impact on the development of other aspects.

Lao Xie, I'm afraid you have forgotten the sixty German weapon masters in Chongqing!

We will bear the burden, but Chongqing must also share some of the pressure."

Xie Chengrui indeed forgot, he smiled bitterly and patted his forehead.

"The commander-in-chief is right, 1.5 million army troops is indeed an appropriate size." Wang Xueqin, deputy director of the Administrative Committee, looked at the crowd and said:

“The Administrative Committee has made corresponding financial calculations, and it is easy to support 1.5 million army troops with the civil affairs strength of Northeast and North China!

In addition to the army, we must also add the air force and the navy, especially the latter. The consumption of one warship is enough to support 100,000 troops.

After considering all aspects, the Administrative Committee believes that the size of the Army Department cannot exceed 1.5 million, otherwise problems will easily arise!"

Xu Tingyi, commander of the Bohai Fleet, looked at Xie Chengrui and said:

"Chief of Staff Xie, you are the Chief of Staff of the three armed forces. This bowl of water can be used to balance the water! The navy currently only has one Bohai Fleet. You can at least let us use the names of Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea!"

"There is also an air force!" Air Force Commander Zhou Yingshan also shouted,

"The Air Force only has more than 500 combat aircraft. Compared with the European battlefield, which often has thousands of combat aircraft, we are still far behind.

And we don’t even have our own transport planes and bombers, so this military expenditure..."

Xie Chengrui hurriedly raised his hand,

"Okay, okay, I know you are all poor and weak, come one by one, don't worry.

Let’s listen to the commander-in-chief’s instructions first.”

Everyone turned their attention to Jiangdong at the same time.

Scenes like this quarreling over military expenditures should be common in the future. Jiangdong felt that it was a bit troublesome and that these matters should be discussed by themselves.

'It's time to establish the General Staff of the Armed Forces and appoint a chief of general staff!'

Jiang Dong thought in his heart.

However, we still have to consider the face of the Chongqing government, and this matter cannot be rushed.

He glanced at everyone and then said what he just said:

"We are now in a war era, and there is no clear amount of total military expenditures, but this situation will not last forever. In the future, we must learn to plan and budget. Arguing and arguing will not solve the problem. We have to rely on documents written in black and white.

"

"yes………"

Several people nodded in agreement and had a very good attitude.

Jiangdong continued:

"The Army maintains its size of 1.5 million people, but it must enrich its services as much as possible and strengthen the upgrading of weapons and equipment!"

The performance of the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle can adapt to the battles in the next five years, and Jiangdong has no plans to replace it for the time being.

The army's military expenditures will mainly be used in tanks, armored vehicles and artillery.

Increase the size of airborne and armored forces.

Even if you want to go on an expedition, the performance of the T34/85 tank is adequate.

If you are facing a Tiger tank, you can only find a way to win with numbers.

It’s not that Jiangdong is unwilling to equip his troops with more advanced tanks, it’s just that the production technology is there and there’s no rush!

The design and research work on advanced tanks is already underway, and the next generation tank of the 6th Corps will not be released until at least next year.

"The army's winter training plan has been put out, right?" Jiang Dong looked at the two chiefs of staff,

"Both the Army and the Air Force conduct winter training, and the colder the winter training environment, the better!

This is the most important thing this winter, I will check it myself when I come back!"

"Yes!!" Xie Chengrui and Wu Zhan did not dare to be careless and stood up to salute and accept the order.

"As for the Air Force." Jiang Dong looked at Air Force Commander Zhou Yingshan and said:

"The J-1 fighter production technology is already very sophisticated. 1,000 fighters is not an astronomical number. We will be able to satisfy you after this winter!"

In addition to participating in winter training, the Air Force must also learn the combat tactics of the Soviet, German, American, British and other air forces from limited information, compare the differences in aircraft performance, and simulate combat at the same time!"

The implication of Jiangdong's words is that the air force should treat the air forces of other countries except its own as enemies, and look for ways to defeat the enemy during training.

The people who can sit at this table are all the core figures of the Sixth Corps. They are naturally not stupid, and they can easily hear the implication of Jiang Dong's words.

"There will also be transport aircraft and bombers! In the next six months to one year, the air force system will gradually improve, and the types of combat aircraft will increase accordingly!"

Zhou Yingshan finally felt relieved.

Finally, there was the Navy. Xu Tingyi took the initiative to look towards Jiangdong.

Jiang Dong turned over a new page, raised his head and said:

“The Bohai Fleet has achieved considerable results in the Yellow Sea, and its proactive attitude must continue!

I have asked shipyards in various places to speed up the construction of new warships. Old Xu, your mission is still the same as before, which is to train troops continuously and train more troops!"

"yes!!!"

Jiangdong is building mainly warships, cruisers, destroyers and frigates. In addition, Tianjin and Dalian shipyards are building aircraft carriers in a race against each other.

In Jiangdong's plan, the first batch of aircraft carriers to be launched will be two.

Koto has no plans to continue building giant ships like the Iowa-class battleships. The reason is that the cost of building battleships is simply too high.

The functions of aircraft carriers in this era are relatively simple, and the construction technology is simple and crude!

The oceans of the future will be dominated by aircraft carriers. This is a general trend.

In contrast, building more aircraft carriers is more economical and practical than building battleships.

"The Administrative Committee is already very skilled in its thinking and methods in dealing with civil affairs, industry and commerce. I have nothing more to say, just to emphasize one point!"

Jiang Dong looked at Wang Xueqin, Ding Beifeng and others and said:

“We must be wary of the trend of hedonism and severely crack down on corruption!

Some people may ask, I have been fighting for so many years, but now that North China and Northeast China are stable, can't I enjoy it?"

"Boom!"

Jiang Dong punched the table,

"My answer is no!

Now is not the time to enjoy it, and the tight string cannot be loosened, do you understand?"

"yes!"

Everyone was startled by Jiang's sudden cold eyes, and responded in a flurry of responses.

"Okay, that's all I have to say, is there anything else you want to ask?"

Ding Beifeng hesitated for a moment and then said:

"Businessmen who previously purchased war bonds hope to obtain some shops and other commercial resources in various cities in the Northeast. There are many cities in the Northeast and businesses are prosperous. The Department of Commerce is considering these people's requests. Director, your opinion is..."

Jiang Dong thought for a while and then said:

"Northeast China and North China are so big, commercial resources cannot always be in the hands of Fuxing Trading Co., as this would easily lead to market monopoly!

After the Fuxing Trading Company has mastered the main industries, it can open up some other industries. There are so many resources such as stores, and you can't use them all yourself. If you can use them to repay the war front, repay some of them first!

But there is one thing you must insist on,
To be continued...