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From the time he visited the Amber shipyard to the time he came out, Director Porokov did not speak. As the director of the Soviet shipbuilding bureau who Yanayev single-handedly raised www.biquge.info Porokov's conscientiousness in his post in recent years has made Yanayev very relieved. He was like an indispensable cog in the Soviet naval machine, faithfully fulfilling his duties. It can be said that if Soviet ships want to develop, in addition to crossing the Yanayev hurdle, Porokov is also an indispensable link.

"General Secretary Yanayev's focus is not here, is it? Although the Amber shipyard was chosen at the beginning of the visit, the Baltic Fleet was no longer the offensive fleet that was preparing to attack from Northern Europe and occupy Germany. Now I want to keep the territory of the Baltic Sea, don't I? So the Baltic Fleet has not developed much over the years. ”

Porokov spoke more sharply than anyone else, and the silent chief was actually much smarter than Yanayev had imagined, smart enough to know what to do and when to shut up.

"The main thing is that you issued the order, the transfer of the glorious class of the Black Sea Fleet to the Pacific Fleet, you can see whether General Secretary Yanayev has begun to shift his focus? After all, Europe was now busy with civil strife in order to gain opportunities for the Soviet Union to develop. ”

"No, we are always on guard against Europe, and we will never let up. It's just that in the past few years, Europe has turned from defensive to offensive. ”

Yanayev smiled and shook his head, doesn't Porokov actually know where he is now? Now that he is under too much pressure, Europe's strategic intention to lock itself in has never changed, but Yanayev still has other ideas in his mind, about the development of the Far East. And Yanayev now needs to develop the economy, and when there is no more money, Yanayev thinks about the development of the Far East.

The Far East has 19.3 billion tons of coal reserves, 18 billion tons of oil, 25 trillion cubic meters of natural gas resources, and 200 billion cubic meters of timber reserves.

However, the vast and sparsely populated area, the lack of infrastructure, and the long-term lag in economic development are the decisive factors that plague the strategy of large-scale development of the Far East. The industrial production in the region is underdeveloped, and the technology is relatively backward, especially the processing industry. Labor productivity per capita in the Far East and Baikal is only a quarter of that of Japan, one-sixth of that of the United States, one-fifth of that of Australia, and is also lower than the national average.

Due to the poor social environment and the fact that the income of the population seriously lagged behind that of the central regions of Russia, the population of the Far East and Baikal regions began to migrate in large numbers from 1991. The population density of the region is equivalent to only one-seventh of the average population density in Russia.

The transport network is underdeveloped and the level of transport services is low. Although the Far East and Baikal region occupy more than 45% of Russia's total land area, only 13.8% of the total length of railways operated, 9.5% by road and 28.7% by inland waterways. Coupled with factors such as obsolete roads, transportation facilities and rolling stock, it is difficult to form an effective logistics system.

Poverty in the Far East was foreshadowed as early as the time of Stalin.

Ostrovsky, deputy director of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that the most important shortcoming of the new state plan is the weak financial support from the central government. Even if local budgets were included, they were far from what was needed.

If Yanayev wants to develop, it will be necessary to make large-scale investments in the Far East. And the budget for this investment in improving infrastructure is estimated at 10 trillion rubles.

If Yanayev had been asked to come up with ten trillion rubles in 1991, he would have chosen to fight with the other side.

Now let Yanayev take out ten trillion rubles, he will take it out first and then fight with the other side.

The large-scale development of the Far East has become a foregone conclusion in Yanayev's mind, and the only thing to consider is the sale of resources. At this time, strengthening the influence of the Pacific Fleet in the region is also to add a bargaining chip in the political game in the future.

Using the Far East as a shot in the arm, the Soviet economy once again burst into vitality and became one of the world's economies.

Yanayev had already taken into account that in ten or twenty years, the Soviet Union would invest across the continent, and in addition to economic security, there would be more important military support, and it was precisely because of this that Yanayev would strengthen the Pacific Fleet before the start of the large-scale development strategy.

"The Black Sea Shipyard is building a new large anti-submarine ship, does Comrade Porokov know about it?" Yanayev asked coldly.

"I know." Porokov nodded, "In order to strengthen the anti-submarine warfare capabilities of the Black Sea Fleet, I just don't understand a little, why even the decommissioned ships are being re-taken out for modernization?" ”

Yanayev explained, "It is precisely because we want to strengthen the strength of the Pacific Fleet, in the Black Sea, one modified Kara-class anti-submarine ship is enough, but the Pacific Ocean is so vast, one is far from enough, at least three more ships must be added to add a guarantee to the Far East." The Far East is likely to become a key economic development region in the future. ”

Porokov took a deep breath of cold air, he did not expect that Yanayev's idea had been thought out so far-reachingly, and if what the general secretary said was true, then the Far East would definitely become an economic priority in the future.

Yanayev also revealed some information, and as for the rest of the detailed plot, he has been tight-lipped about it. He is planning a far-sighted move, and changes in the Far East will inevitably affect changes in the situation in East Asia. So Yanayev has a lot more to think about than he thinks.

"We also need 4 thug-class frigates to add leverage to the Pacific Fleet. It's time for the aircraft carrier battle group, dominated by the Ulyanovsk, to add new members. "Yanayev's words even affected the development of the Pacific Fleet as a whole, in his eyes, the army must first serve politics. Even if other admirals argued for the importance of the Northern Fleet, Yanayev could refuse.

Stop thinking about the will of Peter the Great, for the current Soviet Union, economic development is the first element. The Soviet Union could no longer be a deformed and bloated giant, with strong arms but unable to walk.

The future is not in the hands of aging Europe, nor in the turbulent Middle East, and only East Asia can emerge as the ultimate winner. Everyone felt the pressure of the Eastern Dragon to take off, but no one would have imagined that this dragon would become an important barrier to the challenge of American hegemony in the future. Therefore, Yanayev would rather abandon the unfashionable guys in Eastern Europe and join the East Asian club.

Moreover, the goal of Yanayev's development strategy in the Far East is to match China, Japan, and South Korea. Cooperation with the new economic body is far better than that of the guys in Western Europe who can't help it.

However, Porokov will not take into account the economic dimension after all, he expressed his concerns about the development of armaments, "but General Secretary Yanayev, haven't we been emphasizing that the Navy should be developed sparingly? With so many new ships added in a short period of time, and all of them focused on the Pacific Fleet, I'm afraid other fleets will ......."

"If they are dissatisfied, let them be dissatisfied, the future of the Soviet Union is not in Eastern Europe, but the focus of our game is there." Yanayev said disdainfully.

The Slavs have for centuries considered Moscow a political and economic pride, but in the eyes of Yanayev there is no such opinion. The regions that can bring great wealth to Russia are strategic points, and Yanayev's job is to unearth the financial gold mines in this region.

Yanayev pointed to the position of the East, although he was in the three Baltic countries, Yanayev's focus has always been on the East, and it can even be said that the East is the future of the Soviet Union to get out of its own predicament.

Yanayev has put his chips here, and he already sees the area as a last straw. The natural gas and oil that are present can still maintain a high momentum.

"The future of the USSR is there, in the resources of the Far East." (To be continued.) )