The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Bang bang bang.

As sporadic sounds broke the silence in the venue, applause swept the entire venue like a storm.

In the entire auditorium, thousands of people couldn't help but applaud, and gave their applause to Liu Tao.

The warm applause lasted for three minutes.

This gradually subsided.

The host came on stage and announced a fifteen-minute break. After fifteen minutes, there will be a communication session.

These fifteen minutes are for everyone to go to the bathroom and drink water.

Liu Tao also took a sip of water during the break.

After speaking endlessly for more than two hours in front of thousands of people, he felt as if smoke was coming out of his throat.

But the warm applause made Liu Tao very happy, because he felt that everyone recognized his speech.

He was also excited because this speech could inspire and help others.

I drank some water, went to the bathroom, and took a short rest.

Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and Liu Tao walked out of the rest room again and came to the podium.

At this time, everyone returned to the auditorium and sat down.

No noise, very orderly.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Liu Tao who came out.

They have not forgotten the content of Liu Tao's speech just now. As for Liu Tao's many titles, they are even more shocked.

General Manager and Party Secretary of Panshan Group Corporation and Secretary of Southwest Associated University.

A total of forty or fifty titles!

Among the many titles, the one that impressed everyone the most was not General Manager and Party Secretary of Panshan Group Corporation, Secretary of Southwest Associated University, but Chief Scientist of China!

Everyone admires scientists. I don’t know how many people in elementary school, when asked what they want to be in the future, they will answer: they want to be scientists when they grow up.

Everyone also knows some scientists, especially in recent years, the country has vigorously promoted the winners of the "Two Bombs and One Star" medal. Everyone is familiar with these great scientists, and they also admire and admire them.

But Liu Tao's title as "Chief Scientist of China" makes everyone feel powerful as soon as they hear it. Chief Scientist, this means that he is the most powerful among scientists.

Entering the interactive session, many people raised their hands.

Liu Tao ordered a boy with a very elegant appearance and short hair. This boy was full of scholarly spirit.

"Hello, there has been a lot of controversy about the Korean War in recent years. Many people think that this war should not be fought, but you think this is the war for the founding of China. Can you explain this in more detail?" The boy was a little excited. , but the expression is still very clear.

"The Opium War and the Sino-Japanese War brought down the Chinese people. Do you have different opinions on this?" Liu Tao did not answer directly, but asked about the Opium War and the Sino-Japanese War.

No one stood up to object.

The two Opium Wars and the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War truly defeated the Chinese people.

In the First Opium War, the British used strong ships and cannons to open the gates of China, which ended with China's defeat and the loss of territory as compensation. China was forced to sign the first unequal treaty in Chinese history, the Treaty of Nanjing. China began to cede territory, pay indemnities, and negotiate tariffs to foreign countries. This seriously jeopardized China's sovereignty and began to degenerate into a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.

Hong Kong Island was ceded to Britain during the First Opium War with a compensation of 21 million silver dollars.

The modern history of China is also divided by the First Opium War.

During the Second Opium War, China's national gate was once again bombarded by strong ships and cannons, the Old Summer Palace was burned, and countless treasures were plundered. China was forced to sign the Treaty of Nanjing, the Treaty of Tianjin, the Treaty of Beijing, and the Sino-Russian Treaty of Yuan Treaty of Hui and other unequal treaties. After sending troops, Tsarist Russia coerced the Qing government to cede more than 1.5 million square kilometers of territory in the name of "meritful mediation". In addition, it also ceded Hong Kong and Kowloon to the United Kingdom, etc., and had a negative impact on Britain and France. The national compensation was 8 million taels of silver each.

In the Sino-Japanese War, China was defeated and the Beiyang Navy was annihilated. The Qing government was forced to sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki. China was forced to recognize North Korea's "complete independence". In fact, it recognized Japan's control of North Korea. China was forced to transfer the Liaodong Peninsula to , Treasure Island and all affiliated islands, and the Penghu Islands were ceded to Japan. China paid a compensation of 230 million taels of silver. Including interest, the total compensation was more than 300 million taels of silver.

The outcome of the Sino-Japanese War of 1888-1894 brought an unprecedented serious national crisis to the Chinese nation, which greatly deepened the semi-colonialization of Chinese society.

Counting from the beginning of the Opium War, China has paid a total of more than 1.3 billion taels of silver in compensation for all unequal treaties signed.

The Chinese people were truly beaten to the ground, and could hardly even breathe.

The Anti-Japanese War almost led to the destruction of China.

The sick man of East Asia!

The sick man of the east!

"Since everyone agrees, what I want to say is that the Korean War was the first war in which the Chinese nation could stand up and fight against the world's powers since we were defeated in the Opium War and the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1898!" Liu Tao's The voice was sonorous and powerful, "As Mr. Peng said, the history of imperialism being able to conquer a country or a nation by setting up a few cannons in the East is gone forever!"

As soon as Liu Tao finished speaking, the entire auditorium burst into warm applause, and the applause came to Liu Tao like a tide.

The battle for the founding of the country!

There is no doubt that this is the founding battle!

In a war with North Korea, there are naturally gains and losses! But overall, the gains definitely outweigh the losses.

Our country paid a heavy price, with heavy casualties, and nearly 200,000 people sacrificed alone! In that war, the total number of Chinese troops exceeded 2.4 million, and at most, 1.35 million troops were maintained in the entire North Korea.

But China also gained something. First of all, China's international status was recognized. After all, it beat more than a dozen gangs, including the most powerful and well-armed US military, and beat the US military three times. How can it not make people look sideways? Secondly, it saved North Korea as a "strategic buffer country", so that the Northeast, the most important industrial base in the country, was not directly ranked on the front line; and the relationship with the Soviet Union entered a honeymoon period. The Soviet Union gave up the privileges of the railway in Northeast China and the factories it controlled, allowing China to regain control of the economy in the Northeast region. At the same time, the Soviet Union also provided 156 major project support to China, which brought great help to China's industrial infrastructure construction.

On the other hand, it greatly deterred the Western powers led by the United States. During the Vietnam War, the line was drawn, but the US military never attacked that line.

It is no exaggeration to say that the war brought about thirty years of peace.

Liu Tao was quite relieved. Although some voices began to appear at this time, the voices that cursed their ancestors and revolutionary martyrs were not loud, and everyone's three views were still relatively positive.

He only hoped that Panshan Group and Southwest Associated University could maintain a clear stream in society in this regard.

Patriotism is the mainstream, and patriotism is glorious rather than shameful.

Liu Tao really didn't want to see that he had to be cautious in being patriotic, and he would be criticized to pieces when he said he was patriotic.