Chapter 356: Make trouble

 Qin Tao threw out Wang Zhao.

 The expressions in the old men’s eyes changed.

Is there such a good thing?

　　Yes, this is of course a good thing.

What is Gwadar Port? It's just a remote wasteland, with some primitive indigenous tribes living there for generations, living in isolation.

 For Laoba, it is too difficult to develop the economy. The existing sea outlets are not enough. They have long wanted to develop Gwadar Port, but they have no money.

 So, a few years ago, after the collapse of the Red Empire, the American company Uncol bid for the Laoba oil pipeline project, with the end point being Gwadar Port.

 But Laoba doesn’t have this kind of energy?

This is of course starting from the Turkish Kingdom. The Turkish Kingdom in Central Asia is also an important energy country. It has the famous Adelabad Oil Field in the country. In this way, as long as the construction starts from the Turkish Oil Field and passes through the Imperial Cemetery, It can reach Pakistan, with a total length of nearly 1,500 kilometers and a planned investment of 1.7 billion.

 In this way, the oil and gas resources of the Central Asian countries can be directly exported to the Pakistani port through pipelines, and then transported to the Far East through giant oil tankers crossing the Indian Ocean. Therefore, the economic prospects are very attractive.

 However, even if the Red Empire collapsed, Da Mao still regarded Central Asia as his own back garden, and Da Mao would never stand idly by. So with a wave of their hands, they directly bought out 80% of Turkey's oil and gas reserves exploitation rights.

 As a result, even if the pipeline is built, there will be no energy output at all, so the plan was terminated.

 Besides, ever since the Red Empire evacuated the Imperial Cemetery, continuous civil wars have begun there. It is too uncertain to build an oil pipeline through that country.

Hence, the construction of Gwadar Port was quietly terminated.

Now, Qin Tao has proposed that he can lease the Gwadar Port to himself, so that he can have a large amount of funds.

 “What do you want Gwadar Port for?” Mahmoud remained calm.

 The purpose of a port is either to have a suitable geographical location and serve as a transit point for shipping. For example, Singapore, a small city in Malacca, occupies a geographical advantage. The same goes for the Oriental Pearl Tower.

 Either, it serves as the country’s external port and undertakes the task of import and export.

 For Laoba, the country's import and export business can be handled by the current port. It is useless to build another Gwadar port. As for the transfer station, there is no need. All the oil coming out of Xi'an Bay was oil tankers, and it was not their turn to be transshipped at the port.

 It was originally developed for the export of Turkey's oil and gas resources, but now it has come to nothing.

 Is it to establish a naval base? Impossible. China’s policy is offshore defense. Where does it need overseas bases?

"Well." Qin Tao hesitated for a moment, and then said: "At present, it is indeed of little use, but after obtaining this port, we can unload some goods from this port and transport them to our country by land. .”

 Several old men present opened their eyes wide.

 Actually, Qin Tao is unwilling to reveal his trump card so early, so there is no need to talk about the construction of railways and oil pipelines for the time being. However, it is only possible to transport the goods by land after unloading.

 After all, although the road is difficult to walk, it is still passable.

“The Xingchen incident has greatly stimulated us.” Qin Tao said: “So, in the transportation of certain goods, we would rather spend more time on land transportation than sea transportation.”

 Several Laoba officers nodded.

 That’s right, last year’s Zhejiang incident had a huge impact. China’s purchase of the Modern-class and the Kilo-class were all after that incident.

“Yes, you have reason to get Gwadar Port.” Mahmoud nodded.

"We not only have reasons, we also have the strength." Qin Tao continued: "As you probably know, we built a shipyard for Parthia last year. Now, the progress is going smoothly. In terms of overseas construction, we We already have a lot of experience. We can definitely build Gwadar into a modern port."

"During the construction process, it will create relevant local employment. We will recruit thousands of local workers, allowing them to earn high incomes. After the construction is completed, local health and transportation will have great development. "

 Qin Tao extended a lot of olive branches.

 “So, how many years do you plan to contract for? At what price?”

“At least fifty years. In terms of price, how about four F-40T foreign trade frigates?”

Four frigates, in exchange for the fifty-year right to use one port, seems not cost-effective. However, if you take into account the investment of the Mingzhou Group and the benefits to the surrounding and even the entire country, it is quite a deal. .

  After all, if there is no investment, it will always be an ancient and primitive area, and Lao Ba himself will not have the strength to develop it.

Four ships, 600 million U.S. dollars, in exchange for fifty years of use rights. Qin Tao stated this condition, but only gave the other party a preliminary plan, because this kind of thing cannot be finalized in a few words and requires repeated negotiations from all parties. , there may be many people who interfere with it, and it may take a long time to finally reach an agreement.

 It can only be a proposal now.

“This kind of warship uses Damao’s weapon system. Will we encounter problems in purchasing ammunition in the future?” Mahmoud continued to ask.

There are few countries in the world that can produce military industry, and most of them rely on outsourcing. This kind of outsourcing will cause big problems in the future supply of ammunition. After all, Damao and Ah San have a better relationship.

“Don’t worry, we have purchased two modern-class destroyers, which also use this kind of missile system, and it is impossible for us to always outsource ammunition.”

This kind of words don’t need to be said too clearly. Just mention it a little and the other party will understand.

 It doesn’t matter, you don’t have to go to Lao Maozi to purchase ammunition later, our copycat ammunition is better than the original.

 This is the last question.

After seeing off Lao Ba’s navy representative, Qin Tao continued to go out and watched Yang Dawei leading the fifth wave of people to visit.

This warship is not a cabbage. It must be weighed in many aspects. The main reason for attending the defense exhibition is to take a look, broaden your horizons, fall in love with it, and then discuss it in detail. It may take many negotiations before you finally buy it.

 Only those kind of old customers will be more likely to place orders.

For the Mingzhou Group, the Siam Navy is an absolute old customer. However, these customers have just bought aircraft carriers and are now thinking about supply ships. Therefore, even if they are interested, they cannot place orders directly. Now F- The 25T frigate has not been delivered yet, and it is impossible for Siam to have a new frigate procurement plan.

At this time, Yang Dawei was accompanied by naval officials from the Pyramid State.

"Currently, there are very few warships using vertical launch systems in the world. Our warship is definitely the most suitable choice for you." Yang Dawei kept introducing there. Although he is engaged in technology, Now, it’s not bad to rush the products to the shelves and promote them.

“Compared with the 053HE we imported before, it has indeed undergone earth-shaking changes. However, my friend, if we purchase it, we still have one requirement.”

"Speaking."

“Can we start construction in our own shipyard?”

Yang Dawei was stunned when he asked this question.

The two are old friends. More than ten years ago, the Navy of the Pyramid State came to the East to start construction and ordered two 053HE frigates. This was also the first time that domestically produced frigates went abroad. Of course, they relied on low prices at that time.

When the other party came, Yang Dawei, the designer, accompanied him throughout the whole process, which can be regarded as forming a friendship with the other party, so now, Yang Dawei can be so comfortable. He is an old friend, and everything is easy to talk about.

 However, upon hearing the other party’s conditions, Yang Dawei had no idea.

How is it possible to let the other party build it by themselves? This is a frigate!

“That depends on the quantity you purchase.” At this moment, Qin Tao’s voice came.

Yang Dawei breathed a sigh of relief. Since Qin Tao is here, he doesn't have to make trouble. Let Mr. Qin make the decision on decision-making matters.

"If you can purchase four ships at once, or even more, then when we sign the contract, we can stipulate that the first two ships will be built domestically and the last two ships will be built in your shipyard. If you only plan to purchase If there are two ships, it’s really unnecessary. The cost of building them yourself will exceed the cost of purchasing them from us.”

 Every country will have its own special national conditions, and the Pyramid Country is naturally no exception.

 They were once the regional big brothers, but were later abandoned because they sued for peace with their bitter rivals. Their originally inferior equipment later began to move closer to the Western world.

However, their country's economy is not very developed, so when purchasing weapons, they have to weigh and compare.

 China exports weapons without any political conditions, so they have also purchased a large number of Chinese weapons, from fighter planes to warships, all of which are madeinchina.

Furthermore, they are also working hard to improve the industrial level of their own countries, so after introduction, there are often additional conditions, which is to produce products in their own country.

K-8 training aircraft is one of the examples.

As for the navy, the Pyramid State purchased the Type 053HE frigate ten years ago. They call it the Zafir class. The weapons on it include one Type 66 twin-mounted 57mm naval gun; three Type 61/76 twin-mounted 37mm guns. gun; 4 "Haiying" HY-2 anti-ship missiles; 4 RBU1200 5-tube anti-submarine rocket launchers.

 When they were purchased ten years ago, their performance was not very strong. Now, they have completely fallen behind. They are very concerned about obtaining new frigates.

 So, in 1996, they obtained 4 American-made Perry-class frigates and 2 Knox-class frigates, which solved their urgent need.

 In their area of ​​​​the sea, there can be no tigers in the mountains and monkeys dominate.

 As for now, I don’t have it on hand yet, so I’m very anxious.

It would be great if this brand new anti-aircraft frigate could be purchased back. It would be even better if it could be built in its own shipyard.

 Their idea was very good, but Qin Tao put forward conditions for them.

 At least four ships!

“If the price is cheap, of course we can purchase four ships.” Mamish said.

“The price is definitely cheap. The version equipped with Hedgehog ship-to-air missiles only costs 200 million U.S. dollars. You have already built it, which is about 150 million U.S. dollars.” Qin Tao finally made a public offer.

 “What? This is too expensive!”

“That’s right, how much did the aircraft carrier cost to build for Siam?”

"Everyone, that is the standard for civilian ships. If you want to lower the standard, we can also lower the price." Qin Tao said: "Moreover, we only make the shell of that aircraft carrier, and many of the equipment were purchased by Siam. Now if you As long as it’s a shell, I’ll sell it to you for 50 million, and you can install the equipment yourself, how about that?”

Xu Zhengyang, who was following Qin Tao, was a little curious. Mr. Qin was very generous to Lao Ba, but not to others. This Pyramid Country is supposed to be our traditional customer, so why can't he give us a friendly price?

“Of course, no matter how much the price is, you need to settle the final payment when the ship is delivered.” Qin Tao continued to add a condition.

This time, Xu Zhengyang's eyes were even more surprised. What's wrong with Mr. Qin? He has such a good attitude towards Lao Ba, but is he so harsh towards the people of Pyramid Country? Do you seem to be in business?

Of course, Qin Tao is in business, but he will never do business that is loss-making. A certain customer has a history of not paying the final payment and defaulting on the bill. Of course, similar things must be avoided.

 Otherwise, if a warship is built, you will earn 20 to 30% of the final payment, and the other party will simply forfeit the balance, so what else will you earn? Qin Tao would not do this kind of thing of making wedding clothes for others.

 Customers like Lao Ba can earn less, after all, they are closely connected. As for other customers, we will follow the rules.

 On the other hand, Qin Tao also knew that the customer in front of him had no choice at all.

 What can they choose?

The FREMM "European Multi-Mission" frigate is not available yet. None of the warships built in Europe are equipped with vertical hair. The most they buy is the second-hand Perry class from the United States. Those warships are just sea sparrow point defense systems. Can it be compared with our tall and tall hair?

 American Aegis? Don't even think about it.

 In the 1990s, when 054 was launched, it was definitely the first choice in the third world. Any customer would find it delicious.

"The South Kimchi Country has launched an export version of the King-class warship." Finally, one person in the delegation from the Pyramid Country couldn't help but said: "We might as well go and take a look at the products of the South Kimchi Country."

"What? King level?" Qin Tao was also a little curious: "Is it the Earth King?"

“Anyway, the displacement is about the same as your warships, and the performance of Western equipment is not inferior to yours at all.”

 “Yes, let’s go and have a look.” Mamish said.

The conditions Qin Tao just mentioned were difficult for him to accept, so now he has given up his interest in this warship and decided to look elsewhere.

 “Okay, I’ll go there with you.”

Mamish and others are very curious, what are you going to do?

Of course I’m going to cause trouble! The other party just sent someone over to smash his own place. If he had anything to say, of course he would smash it back!

 “Let’s go, it will be fun if we go together.”

 Can’t you see that we want to change to another manufacturer because we are not satisfied with the service of this warship? What do you mean by coming with us?

 However, they were too embarrassed to say it, so a group of people left the Mingzhou Group’s booth and went to the indoor exhibition area.

Generally speaking, as long as there are no ordinary tourists, there will not be too many people in this kind of exhibition area. However, today is the first day after all, and a lot of reporters came, so the entire defense exhibition seems very lively. .

The exhibition area of ​​the South Kimchi Country happened to be not far from the CSSC. When Qin Tao and the others walked by, they saw that there were many people gathered there. After all, there are still not many rich people in Asia. , when countries purchase warships, many go for high quality and low price.

In the Hyundai Heavy Industries booth, designer Lee In-joon was introducing it.

“Our King-class warship is almost the same as the domestic KDX-1 warship. Its biggest feature is that it uses a 16-unit vertical launcher that can launch Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles.”

In the past, the main force of the Southern Pickle Country's navy was second-hand warships retired from the United States, and they also pursued a policy of offshore defense. After all, for them, once a war broke out, the enemy would definitely come from the land to the north. There is no point in having a strong navy.

 It was not until the late 1970s that they started the road to the first-class self-made frigate, which is the Ulsan-class frigate. Since the target is still the enemy in the north, there is no need to consider air defense at all. This frigate is fine for personal use, but no one wants it for export.

In this way, after entering the 1980s, the policy of the Southern Kimchi Country changed, from "coastal defense" to "ocean defense". Just when the first Ulsan-class frigate was commissioned, they proposed the famous "Homemade Destroyer Experimental Plan", which implemented a three-step strategy, and the product of the first phase was the KDX-1 Gwanggaeto King-class destroyer.

By analogy, this first destroyer is very similar to the domestic 052. Both of them purchased a large amount of advanced weapons and equipment to achieve a rapid increase in combat effectiveness despite insufficient industrial capabilities.

 For the Kimchi Country, the weapons and equipment above are of course all American products.

 In terms of displacement, the full load is 3,900 tons, which is very similar to the F-40T exported by Mingzhou Group. However, in terms of configuration, it is far different.

At this time, hearing these guys bragging, Qin Tao coughed twice, cleared his throat, and then spoke in a loud voice.

“A 16-unit vertical launcher is still a Sea Sparrow with a range of only 16 kilometers. This is simply fooling people!”

As soon as he said this, the person who was explaining above immediately became angry.

 “Who? Who is talking nonsense there?”

“Nonsense? A warship with a displacement of nearly 4,000 tons is only equipped with 16 vertical launch units. It’s still a sea sparrow. What’s the use? It’s useless!”

Li Renjun was completely annoyed and looked down sharply. At this time, the crowd of people watching below also made way, and Qin Tao and Li Zhengyang appeared in front of everyone.

“Mr. Li, he is Mr. Qin of Mingzhou Group.” Zheng Yuzhe approached Li Renjun and whispered to him.

After Zheng Yuzhe came back in despair, he told Li Renjun what happened. Li Renjun didn't pay attention at that time. He would never have thought that the other party would actually come to his door!

But, why are there a group of people from the Pyramid Country behind the other party? We had introduced it to these people before the defense exhibition started. They seemed dissatisfied. They took a quick look at it today and then left.

 Why are you back now?

Zheng Yuzhe couldn't figure these things out in his mind, but now, the most important thing is to drive the other party away!

“Mr. Qin, if you do this, aren’t you afraid that we will call the security guards in?”

He was quite direct, calling the referee directly. If Qin Tao is making trouble here, call the security guard to chase him away. This is like fighting with a child and suing his parents if he loses.

"What's wrong with me? As warship designers, can't we communicate with each other?" Qin Tao said with a smile: "If you are afraid of communicating with us, okay, we can leave, and you can continue to entertain yourself here."

"Stop!" Of course Zheng Yuzhe knew that if Qin Tao left, it would definitely be publicized everywhere and ruin the reputation of their modern heavy industry. So, let's make it clear now, what are we afraid of?

“You say our design is not good, so tell me, why is it bad?”

“For Sea Sparrow, it is enough to use eight MK29 launch boxes. Why did you choose a vertical launch system?”

“The vertical launcher is, of course, to gain the ability to withstand saturation attacks! We have sixteen units that can intercept eight targets at the same time!”

“What happens after eight? In today’s maritime battlefield, saturation attacks have become the norm. As long as the enemy still has the ninth missile, you will not break the defense!”

“However, if MK29 is used, there are only eight prepared bombs. How can it be compared with the MK48 launcher with sixteen units?”

"So I just said that this is a useless air defense system. If you use vertical launchers, you have to at least double the number to thirty-two units. In this way, even if two missiles intercept one target, it will not It can intercept sixteen targets. The survival rate on the battlefield is doubled. If the opponent has a seventeenth missile, that is enough."

 What does it mean to be basic enough?

Of course it’s the price. An anti-ship missile costs up to a million, and a warship costs tens of millions or even over 100 million. Therefore, it is not cost-effective to intercept seven or eight targets. If it is to intercept a dozen targets, then If it was sunk again, it would be a good deal.

Li Renjun really can't say anything. Their original imaginary enemy is still the North Kimchi Country. How many anti-ship missiles can there be there? Sixteen transmitting units are enough, but if it is introduced to the international market, it will not work.

“Then you said using the MK29 launch box, what’s the use?”

"For a point defense missile system, oblique launch is more suitable than vertical launch." Qin Tao continued to talk: "The oblique launch device can rotate to the direction of the target in advance and launch at the right time, while vertical launch The system needs to be launched into the sky first and then swoop down, which will delay time."

 “Vertical launch is the trend!”

"If MK41 vertical launchers are used, there are still a lot of them, and they can be loaded with various weapons. That is indeed a trend. If there is only one kind of sea sparrow, and the number is not large, then why bother with vertical launches? Keep up with the trend of the times. ? See if you are qualified!"

 (End of this chapter)