Chapter 2970

Kelantan's location for the capital was similar to that of many small countries on the Malay Peninsula. It also chose a location near the mouth of a large river.

This kind of place has relatively flat terrain, abundant water conservancy resources, and can use its coastal location to develop maritime transportation. It is a good environment for building large cities.

According to Li Yuande, since Kelantan does not have a natural bay like Pattani and lacks the natural conditions to build a large-scale trading port, all port terminals can only be built along the inland rivers. The entry and exit of merchant ships is definitely not as convenient as the coastal port.

Many foreign merchant ships prefer to choose Pattani instead of Kelantan as a berthing place. The port environment is one of the most important factors. Kelantan is inherently deficient in this aspect, so the scale of foreign trade has always been slightly lower than Pattani.

However, in recent years, due to Haihan's mining in Kelantan, wealth has been created at a rapid rate. In Li Yuande's view, Kelantan's economic strength has caught up and surpassed its neighbor to the north.

The Haihan fleet was stationed in Pattani for three days, which was enough time for the news to reach Kelantan. Therefore, not long after the fleet docked, the welcoming team from Kelantan arrived.

Kelantan's welcome was also of a very high standard. King Suji and a group of ministers took a boat to the temporary anchorage of the Haihan Fleet. After obtaining permission, they boarded the fleet's flagship Wei Bang and expressed their welcome to Qian Tiandun in person.

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But what really caught Qian Tiandun's attention was a familiar face in the welcoming team.

Roger's adjutant, Tan Tianlei, actually came with the King of Kelantan.

Qian Tiandun had met Tan Tianlei at a meeting in Cam Ranh Bay earlier. He knew that this young man was also a second-generation descendant, and his father, Tan Juren, was the chief executive of the Xingdao Region. And it was probably unlikely that Tan Tianlei would appear here.

What a coincidence it could be.

After King Suji introduced several ministers who came with him, Tan Tianlei took the initiative to come forward to meet Qian Tiandun. It turned out that he came to Kelantan specially to wait for Qian Tiandun's arrival on the order of Roger.

The reason is also very simple. All the way south from Kelantan, it is the sphere of influence of the Sing Tao Region. Tan Tianlei's appearance here symbolizes that the military power of the Sing Tao Region has also begun to join the action.

Qian Tiandun noticed that King Suji's attitude towards Tan Tianlei was quite respectful. Combined with the information previously obtained, it can be seen that Sing Tao's influence in Kelantan is indeed not small.

I don’t know whether it was Kelantan’s intention to show off or it was an idea from Sing Tao. The welcome ceremony here had one more arrangement than Pattani, which was a review of Kelantan’s recently established naval fleet.

A dozen warships formed a long formation on the river, which looked really majestic. As far as the entire Malay Peninsula is concerned, there are only a handful of countries that can possess this level of armed fleets. After all, they have the strength and channels to do so in large numbers.

There are indeed only a few countries in this region that purchase Haihan warships, and Kelantan does have the confidence to be proud of it.

Qian Tiandun suddenly had the illusion of suddenly teleporting to the Datong River in North Korea, where he reviewed the North Korean navy fleet more than once - it was also an armed fleet that was Chineseized from top to bottom.

Qian Tiandun's face was calm, but he was secretly sighing in his heart. From the Kelantan fleet in front of him, it can be seen that Haihan's influence in the South China Sea has become more and more powerful, and there are more and more auxiliary troops.

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Although the armed forces of these small countries are far behind those of Haihan, when their military systems are gradually transformed into Haihan, it means that they can seamlessly connect with the Haihan army in wartime and cooperate in carrying out some less intensive combat tasks.

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Not only do these auxiliary troops not need Haihan's money to support them, but they will also pay Haihan a lot of money for military purchases and personnel training. It is indeed a very cost-effective deal for Haihan.

In addition, Haihan can also use these auxiliary troops to indirectly control the political situation of certain countries. If necessary, he can even let the army launch a coup and take over the power of the country.

"Just last month, I have submitted a new batch of warship orders to your country. A total of eight exploration-class warships will be delivered within two years. In the next ten years, I plan to make our country's warships

The number has reached more than sixty, making it the most powerful maritime force in this region!"

King Suji was very proud to inform Qian Tiandun of his military expansion plan. It can be seen that he attaches great importance to naval construction and does not hesitate to invest heavily in it.

Qian Tiandun pretended to be puzzled and said: "Does His Majesty the King intend to start a war?"

King Suji responded seriously: "There are many people in this region who covet our country's wealth. Only with strong force can we dispel these people's ambitions."

Qian Tiandun said: "Your Majesty the King, the fleet you plan to build is a bit too large for your country. Based on the size of your country's population, this means that for every ten people, at least one is a naval soldier or related to

Navy-related logistics personnel.”

Qian Tiandun is not a naval general, but he is very aware of how much money the navy burns. A naval force has more than 60 warships, so the force size of this force is at least 7,000 or 8,000 people, plus the

The total number of personnel providing logistics services in the Navy should have exceeded 10,000 people.

The total population of Kelantan is only over 100,000. If one-tenth of the population is serving the navy, this is obviously not a reasonable ratio, and it is an exaggerated figure even in wartime.

King Suji seemed very calm: "Things are unpredictable. Maybe ten years from now, our country will have enough population and military expenditure to maintain such a maritime armed force."

Ten years can make Kelantan richer at most, but to achieve rapid population growth, this time is obviously not enough. The only way to realize the king's wish is probably to annex other countries.

Qian Tiandun looked at Tan Tianlei and saw that his expression was as usual. He seemed not surprised by the king's remarks. It seemed that Xingdao was also aware of this.

Tan Tianlei felt Qian Tiandun's gaze and took the initiative to speak: "General, most of the warships purchased by Kelantan from our country are built at the shipyard in Sing Tao. So in theory, as long as Kelantan can pay for it,

, Star Island can build a large-scale armed fleet for Kelantan."

So it turned out that Qian Tiandun finally understood Kelantan's confidence.

From Sing Tao's point of view, while supporting Kelantan, and at the same time making money from the arms trade, why not do it?

If Kelantan really becomes a regional power in ten years, it will not pose any hindrance to Sing Tao. Maybe the arms purchase orders from Kelantan will increase several times by then.

But Qian Tiandun is still a little worried. Xingdao's arms export seems to far exceed the level allowed by the country. Instigating these small countries to fight each other will strengthen Haihan's control of this area, or will it make the international community in the region

The order is in chaos, and it is not possible to make a clear judgment yet.
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