Chapter 368 Want to sell two billion

  The sea breeze is blowing at the Nikolayev Shipyard, and there is a damp smell in the air.

  On the No. 3 berth, an oil tanker is under construction, and this is the only project that has started in the entire huge shipyard. The other berths are quietly rusting in the wind and rain, as if they were abandoned.

The huge No. 0 berth is empty. The former nuclear-powered heavy-duty aircraft cruiser was about to succeed, but it was eventually dismantled into scrap iron. After the dismantling, the so-called orders, the so-called second-hand metal dealers, all gone.

   These **** Westerners, none of what they say is worth believing!

  Director Makarov clenched his fists.

  He hasn't walked around the shipyard for a long time, let alone the outfitting dock. Every time he comes, he feels very uncomfortable.

   However, this time is an exception.

  Finally, the fate of the Varyag has ushered in a new turning point!

Da Mao gave up this huge warship, and Er Mao will completely control Varyag. Next, they need to find a buyer and complete the construction of this warship. Although it is destined not to fight to defend the territorial waters of the former Red Empire, but , it will eventually be built, served, and become a formidable fighting machine.

  Thinking that the Varyag will be reborn, Makarov's heart is full of expectations.

   "This warship doesn't seem to be in very good condition." Finally, Ah San and his party came to the pier. When they saw the Varyag, they immediately frowned.

  The entire warship is already covered with rust, and it looks like the dilapidated metal ruins that have been abandoned for decades. Ah San and his party were immediately splashed with cold water.

"The rust is nothing." Makarov looked at the visitor: "As long as the rust on the surface is polished off, I can guarantee that the bottom will be brand new. Anything that is iron will rust. , we haven't had time to paint it with anti-rust paint yet."

   Makarov swears.

"Yeah?"

"That's right, these are all floating rust, and in some places, you can even wipe it off with your hands." Makarov said, reaching for the nearest steel plate, and after his glove wiped it, sure enough, there was a Here comes something shiny.

  Ah Sans opened their eyes wide in an instant.

   "Let's go up, let's go up and have a look." Makarov led the visitors onto the deck.

  Only standing on the deck can you feel the power of this warship. The leaping deck of the bow is like a hillside. The huge deck is several times the deck area of ​​Ah San's existing aircraft carrier.

  There was anticipation in their eyes.

   "Currently, 68% of the construction of this warship has been completed." Makarov said: "If you need it, we can completely complete it."

"Mr. Makarov, with all due respect, you once said that the construction of this aircraft carrier can no longer be completed, because its construction requires a powerful country, but now, that powerful country has disappeared." Suni Er went straight to the point. After he finished speaking, he stared intently at Makarov's expression.

"That's right, I said it, so we can't build it alone, we can only sell it, because you will definitely choose more weapon suppliers for it, such as its radar, sonar, navigation system Wait, you can all make different choices, even carrier-based aircraft, you can choose Western fighters." Makarov said: "Since the second-hand Novorossiysk, you can Buy it and transform it into Chaoriwang, why can't we finish the ship we have now?"

  Sunil nodded: "Yes, you are right, we will purchase a lot of Western equipment to make it more powerful."

When Makarov said that the project could not be completed, he meant that he could not complete the project by himself alone. After the collapse of the Red Empire, the technical strength of the remaining ones was too weak. This is obvious to all, and every military factory could not maintain it. In the state of production, a large number of workers were lost, and many production equipment were dismantled and valuable parts were sold.

  However, if outsourcing, it is different.

   "Of course, at the request of Da Mao, we will also remove many parts of this warship. For example, its most powerful anti-ship missile system needs to be removed."

Lao Maozi's warship is called a heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruiser. It is worthy of the name. Even if it goes straight to the deck, there is only the bridge on it. Under the front deck, 12 units of 3K-45 "granite" anti-ship Once they encounter the enemy's fleet, these missiles will also sound the death knell of the enemy's demise.

   However, this kind of missile system is a top secret, and it is also used by Da Mao, not only the Kuznetsov, but also the Oscar-class nuclear submarine. Therefore, these anti-ship missiles cannot be sold.

   "Of course, we don't need that kind of missile system. If the anti-ship missile system is removed and the space in front is opened up for the plane, it would be great." Sunil said.

  Get through?

   Makarov frowned.

  This is not easy.

   They didn't design this warship, they were only responsible for the construction, and they didn't carry out the relevant strength calculations. What if it was dismantled rashly and the top collapsed?

  However, he hasn't answered yet, these Ah Sans started talking about more important issues.

   "How much do you plan to sell this warship?"

  This, even Makarov didn't think about it. In the past, he had been calculating how much money it would take to build this warship.

  So, he cautiously asked the other party: "Then how much do you plan to pay?"

   "Our highest price is 400 million." Sunil said: "We will drive this ship back and refit it ourselves."

He has to do better than Chetri. Chetri and the others spent more money to purchase the Novorossiysk, but the performance is worse. He has to do a better job than Chetri. .

   "400 million?" Makarov said, "I need to report your purchase plan."

  Big Mao is gone, and there is no dispute about ownership. This Varyag is their Ermao's wealth. Although it is in the shipyard, they cannot make decisions. Now, they need to report these things.

  The superior will reply soon.

the next day.

"Hi everyone, let me introduce to you. The person next to me is Asnayev, who came from Kiev and is in charge of the sale of the Varyag." The young man introduced it to Ah San who was present: "He will be in charge of the next negotiation. Our shipyard only needs to do a good job in the handover."

   "Welcome." Sunil stretched out his hand: "It's been a hard journey."

"Okay, let's officially start negotiations." Asnayev sat down and looked at the people present: "Everyone, please don't compare the Varyag with the Novorossiysk, these two warships are not of the same class Yes, with us the Varyag belongs to the third generation, it is already the most perfect."

  We know it! That's why I gave up the Novorossiysk and came here to purchase.

   Sunil and the others were a little confused, not knowing what Asnayev meant by this sentence.

  However, Asnayev did not keep them waiting too long, and quickly expressed his meaning.

   "So, you only paid 400 million U.S. dollars, which is an insult to this warship. It is worth at least two billion U.S. dollars."

Two billion!

  Sunil could only feel rumbles in his head, are these two hairs crazy about money? Only a fool would ask for this price, right?

   Two billion, buy a rusty wreck?

  Dongfang, Huating, a comfortable flat floor.

   "Brother Tao, why did our TV change again?" Zhao Ling came home from get off work and found that the TV was bigger again.

"My mother doesn't have a TV in her room, so I wanted to buy one, so I moved the one from the living room to her room, and we changed it." Qin Tao said: "The screen is big, so sit farther away, so it won't hurt your eyes." .”

  Zhao Ling looked at the 29-inch color TV and wanted to ask how much it was, but after thinking about it, she decided to forget it. After hearing this, she was upset. Anyway, Brother Tao has money, and how he wants to spend it is his business.

  At this time, not only Qin Tao, but also Wu Shengli were sitting on the sofa, looking at the TV screen in front of them.

   "Alright, defense observation is about to begin!"

   Zhao Ling was very impressed with this program, so she couldn't help but sit beside Qin Tao and watch TV with Qin Tao.

   "Hi, everyone, welcome to this issue of Defense Watch. Today, we have invited the famous military theorist Mr. Zhang again. Now, let us welcome Mr. Zhang into the studio!"

The camera switched to Zhang Zhong, and he waved his hand: "Hi everyone, I am very happy to be here. Recently, the matter of the Varyag has once again attracted the attention of many parties. Therefore, today we will talk about the cliché, and talk about the Varyag again." Liangge."

  The screen switched, and both of them disappeared, and the rusty Varyag appeared on the TV screen.

   "Recently, someone took photos of the Varyag. We can see that the state of the warship is very poor, it is like a pile of scrap iron."

   "Host, I suggest that you remove the fact that the current Varyag is just a pile of scrap iron."

   "Why do you say that?"

"We know that a warship must be well maintained. Now, this warship has been cutting steel plates since 1985. It has been ten years since the warship. During these ten years, the warship has not done any maintenance. Anti-rust treatment, some places may even be rusted through." Zhang Zhong said: "If it is an ordinary ship, we can find a well-repaired steel plate, cut it off and replace it with a new one, but this is an aircraft carrier, and replacing the steel plate is not easy. It’s the same as gouging out flesh and repairing sores, and this large area of ​​rust is more complicated than rebuilding.”

  Qin Tao watched with great interest. Zhang Zhong is still top-notch when it comes to serious nonsense. Now he has many fans and a great reputation. His analysis will soon spread to the whole world.

   "Mr. Zhang, if you don't look at the rust, is it possible for this warship to be completed? Will it become a powerful war machine?"

   "Okay, let's continue to analyze it." Zhang Zhong continued to explain it eloquently.

   "First of all, we know that this warship is called a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser. In Lao Maozi's era, it was not called an aircraft carrier. Why? Because it has an anti-ship missile launcher in front of it."

   A photo of the internal structure diagram appeared on the screen. The front anti-ship missile poked almost from the top to the bottom, and the proportions were obviously wrong.

  Put this picture out, and you can see that it occupies too much space.

"In the era of Lao Maozi, this kind of missile can carry a nuclear warhead and has a range of hundreds of kilometers. It is the biggest threat to the enemy fleet. However, if it is sold, these missiles will definitely not be sold. Therefore, the front machine The volume of the warehouse is greatly reduced, despite its huge size, but its actual carrying capacity is very small, and it is not even comparable to the Novorossiysk aircraft carrier that is being transformed."

   "Then can it be dismantled?"

   "Of course not. If it is removed, the strength of the front structure will be reduced. Now, it is estimated that even the Neva Design Bureau has no ability to make a remedy."

   "That is to say, it is actually a waste as an aircraft carrier?"

"Of course it depends on the price. It is said that Ah San is currently negotiating the purchase of this aircraft carrier. Ermao is asking for 2 billion. If you use 2 billion to buy such an aircraft carrier, then add renovations and complete the ship. Aircraft, the total investment will exceed five billion U.S. dollars, which can be described as the most bizarre military purchase in the 1990s."

   "Wonderful?"

"That's right, only the weird Ah San would do this kind of thing. Anyone with a brain would not buy it. However, Ah San has done a lot of similar things. If they spend two billion dollars to buy Such a pile of scrap iron is acceptable, although it is incomprehensible."

   "Is it okay for Zhang Zhong to say so?" At this time, even Qin Tao couldn't help laughing: "This kind of personal attack is unnecessary. You can say that people have a strange brain circuit, but don't say that they are weird."

   "It's okay. When it's translated into a foreign language, it should be the same thing." Zhao Ling said.

  Wu Shengli sighed from the side: "Taozi, it's just as you guessed, the current Ermao still treats this aircraft carrier as a treasure, and dares to ask for a price of two billion US dollars. Do you think Ah San will buy it?"

Qin Tao smiled: "Ah San is not really stupid, how could he buy it. Moreover, we will continue to build momentum, and spread the news that the Varyag is scrap iron all over the world. As long as Ah San doesn't buy it, There will be no second country to buy. At that time, they can only sell scrap iron.”

   On the TV, the program is still going on.

   "Then, Mr. Zhang, what do you think is the ultimate fate of the Varyag?"

"I think of its predecessors, the Kiev and the Minsk. The fate of these two warships is completely different. The Minsk has been dismantled into scrap iron, and the Kiev has become a sea park. In other words, it is better to take the route of the Kiev than the route of the Minsk.”

"Well, Zhang Zhong ran the train with his mouth full, and finally got it back." Qin Tao nodded with satisfaction: "Comparing the Kiev with the Minsk is really embarrassing. When Ermao's hopes are shattered, we can buy scraps Iron."

   "How long will it take?" Wu Shengli looked forward to it.

"I have no idea."

   "Haven't you always been in control of the overall situation?"

   "I'm not Ermao, how do I know what they think?"

   "Okay, stop arguing, the children are disturbed by you." Zhao Ling covered her stomach.

   This move was the most effective, the two men quickly became gentle, watching Zhao Ling's movements.

   "Compared to Ah San, the old bus is much more pragmatic." After a long time, Wu Shengli sighed.

   "If you don't have any money in your pocket, why don't you shop around and weigh it over and over again? If you have money, you have enough confidence." Qin Tao said.

"Yes, Ah San can build an aircraft carrier, but the old bus can't even afford a frigate, so he has to hesitate again and again." Wu Shengli said, "They once passed by our booth to see the foreign trade version of our 053H3 frigate, but they didn't continue. purchase."

  When participating in the defense exhibition, Mingzhou Group was in the outdoor exhibition area, and other units were in the indoor exhibition area. The two sides had no intersection, and each sold their own products. Therefore, Qin Tao didn't know what was going on there.

   Now hearing Wu Shengli say this, he also smiled wryly.

  If there is no personal involvement, the old bus will definitely buy it. After all, only the two ships sold last time are definitely not enough. But after seeing the 054 that can be launched vertically, I definitely don't like the 053H3.

   "Leader Wu, President Qin, just received the news." At this moment, Xu Zhengyang came running again.

"what's the situation?"

   "The old bus requests to visit the new frigate under construction at Mingzhou Shipyard."

  The old bus asked for a visit?

  Qin Tao looked at Wu Shengli.

   This 054 is the newest frigate of the Navy. It is not up to Qin Tao whether people can visit it or not.

   "Our navy needs to discuss it before making a decision, but we will give them an answer as soon as possible."

  China and Laoba have a traditional friendship, and almost all kinds of advanced weapons are shown to Laoba. Back then, when the 112 ship was being built, Laoba stepped on it more than once to watch it. Therefore, it is just a matter of going through a process, and it should be no problem for the old bus to visit the 054 frigate.

  Qin Tao looked at his wife: "Xiaoling, I'm afraid I need to go back to Mingzhou for a few days."

   "You should have gone back a long time ago. There are so many people busy at the shipyard. It is not appropriate for you to come out to take care of me alone." Zhao Ling said, "You should focus on your work."

   "I always put my mind on work." Qin Tao was very wronged: "Although I am in Huating, I have not delayed my work."

   A few days later, Mingzhou Shipyard.

   "When you get off the plane from Huating, you can go to Huating first to see the 053H3 frigate that is being built for you." Qin Tao said.

The leader of the team was Mahmoud, who was already an old friend. At this time, hearing what Qin Tao said, Mahmud shook his head with a smile: "President Qin, if you go to our place to sell for the first time, we will know that there is such a If it is a frigate, it will definitely not purchase 053H3, our navy needs powerful warships to protect our oceans."

"I'm very sorry, when we promoted the 054 frigate last time, it was still under development." Qin Tao said: "We must sell mature and reliable warships to the outside world. We can't hand over unfinished test products For you guys."

   Faced with this reason, Mahmoud had no doubts. A group of people walked to the berth and looked at the warship under construction.

   "What's that over there?" Mahmoud was first attracted by No. 116.

   "It is a professional air defense destroyer built by us, with a displacement of more than 6,000 tons." Qin Tao said.

   "Air defense destroyer?"

"Yes."

   "What missile does it use?"

"Land-based S-300." Qin Tao introduced: "We imported the system from Lao Maozi, and then installed it on our warships. There are only two ships, and they lack power systems, so they cannot be exported. You should come and see them here." 054."

After this period of construction, the hull of the first 054 has almost been welded. After all, it is just a warship with a displacement of less than 4,000 tons. At this time, there is still a big hole in the tail of the hull, waiting for the engine to be hoisted .

   "Its shape is really beautiful." Mahmoud said with emotion.

   "Yes, modern warships have begun to pursue the stealth effect. It is in front of the radar and looks smaller than a thousand-ton warship."

  Whether it is Lao Maozi, the United States, Britain, these first-class powers, there is currently no design plan for stealth warships, and their movements are even slower.

  Although France has already begun to try, but their orders are few, and now only Mingzhou Shipyard is building such stealth-shaped warships in large quantities.

   "Can we go up and have a look?"

"sure."

  So, a group of people climbed onto the scaffold, moved their bodies amidst the sparks of electric welding, and reached the very top.

  Looking down from here, you can see the deck under construction clearly.

   "The vertical launcher for your own use is different from the foreign trade version." Mahmoud said.

  What they are most concerned about is the air defense missile system.

"That's right, we use our self-developed launcher, which uses cold launch technology. The foreign trade version, we use the anti-aircraft missile imported from Lao Maozi, which uses thermal launch, so one is round. One is square, but I can guarantee that you will not worry about the source of the missile in the future."

  Don’t dare to say anything else, let’s take the first place in the cottage!

  The ones used by our navy must be mass-produced, and the price of selling them to you will be absolutely cheap.

   "After we thoroughly understand the technology, the warships built in the later period will also adopt the thermal launch method, and it will be basically the same by then."

   This is the difference. Everything else is the same. We have simultaneously exported the advanced technology for our own use. Only hard-core allies like Laoba are eligible to buy it.

  The old buses watched carefully on the scaffold, and came down after more than an hour.

   Entering the conference room, Mahmoud was preoccupied.

"President Qin, our navy is very satisfied with this warship and looks forward to it very much. However, there are still many people in our country who oppose the exchange of the right to use Gwadar Port for 50 years. In particular, the American Forbes Company has obtained This news is lobbying our relevant domestic departments to obtain the development right of Gwadar Port."

  Qin Tao nodded: "If they want to develop it, let them develop it!"

What? Mahmoud looked at Qin Tao in surprise: "Boss Qin, are you serious?"

   "That's right, wait until they finish the negotiation and sign the investment agreement, you just need to announce the agreement."

   Mahmoud's eyes lit up.

  (end of this chapter)