Chapter 594 Can’t fly, just show off your muscles on the ground

At this time, hearing Qin Tao's question, Grishin nodded: "Yes, the base there is closed, but there are still Tu-22M bombers in stock in the base, and we want to sell them to you. The bomber is stored there."

   "Are you sure it's sealed instead of scrapped?" Qin Tao asked back.

   "Yes, of course it is archived."

   "Okay, let's go and have a look." Qin Tao's heart is full of excitement.

   Where is Zavitinsk? Amur region! Where is the Amur region? Far East! My old friend Nicholas is in the Far East, and when I get there, it's like returning to my hometown.

   After such a long time, Nikolai is still in the Pacific Fleet and has not been transferred to Moscow. It is said that several times his superiors wanted to promote him, but he was unwilling. It would be easier to make money by staying in the Far East.

  In the evening of the same day, the special plane landed on the runway in Zavitinsk. Although the base was shut down, there were still a group of personnel staying behind. Lieutenant Migrodsky was the person in charge transferred over three months ago.

   "Welcome everyone." Migrodsky was very happy. In this desolate place, it is rare to see superior leaders, and it is rare to see a senior official like Grishin once in a lifetime.

   "We want to take a look at the bombers sealed up here. Those are state property. Have you carefully guarded them?" Grishin asked.

   This was his only concern.

  After the collapse of the Red Empire, Da Mao has always been in chaos. Things like guarding and stealing have happened from time to time, and the truth cannot be investigated afterwards. Forget about the rest, the Tu-22M bomber is the main force of the Da Mao bomber, and there must be no accidents!

"Of course, please rest assured that we have been carefully guarding these planes, and there will never be any accidents." Migrodsky said: "We know that when the economy improves in the future, our planes may fly again." to the sky."

  Grishin nodded with satisfaction.

A group of people came to the front of the hangar. The door was rusted. When it was opened, it made a tooth-softening creaking sound. The damp breath rushed towards them. A huge Tu-22M bomber appeared in front of everyone. before.

  The plane was directly dragged in, so what you see now is the chrysanthemum of the plane, and the positions of the two huge engines are quite spectacular, and one person can stand inside! The big guys from the era of the Red Empire are so rough.

etc!

  There seems to be something wrong with the chrysanthemum?

  Both sides are different!

  One side can see the afterburner inside, and the other side is empty, and you can see the rectangular air intake on the other side from this side!

   "Mr. Grishin, your storage method is really unique. There is no cover, and even the engine is gone. Did you remove the engine when you sealed it?"

  Grishin also frowned.

  He didn't expect that the state here is so bad!

   Even if the bomber that is about to be scrapped is provided to the Easterners, at least it must be kept intact, right? This lack of an engine cannot be justified anyway.

   Was the seal removed on purpose? So why only one was removed?

  Grishin was thinking about the reason quickly in his mind, and thought about it several times in a row, but none of them were very suitable. At this time, Qin Tao and the people he brought were already continuing to check the plane.

  A canopy of the cockpit of the plane has disappeared without a trace, and the equipment in the cockpit is also seriously missing. Even a finished vodka bottle was found in the gap of the seat.

   "How did this happen? Migrodsky, what is going on?" Grishin looked angrily at the person in charge of the base.

Migrodsky's face turned pale: "Reporting to Your Excellency Grishin, I have been guarding outside since I came here. The door of this hangar was opened for the first time after I was transferred. Inside is What's going on, I don't know."

After all, he has only been here for three months, so don't put the **** pot on his head. It's clearly the previous one who did it, or maybe the previous one didn't know it. It was the soldiers under him who did it. These guard soldiers have always been very courageous. , For a few bottles of vodka, the whole plane can be disassembled and sold!

   "Maybe this plane is not sealed, let's look at other hangars." Briznuko, who was traveling with him, was also dumbfounded. He still had hope, maybe the planes in other hangars were intact?

The hangar next to    was opened, this one is okay, both engines are there!

  However, when they came to the front of the plane, the nose radome disappeared without a trace, and the most expensive Leninez PN-AD radar on the nose was gone!

"Mr. Grishin, with all due respect, even if we have prepared well, half of the second-hand planes we bought back may not be able to take off. However, the batch of planes in front of us is still beyond the limit of our tolerance. In my opinion, this time Let’s forget about the deal, if we buy a plane like this for 20 million dollars, it’s a waste of money.”

  Two planes are like this, and the other planes are not much better. These are obviously broken, and the old man actually wants to sell them for a high price? What a joke!

  Grishin is also completely speechless. Although the planes here are about to be scrapped, they must at least maintain their integrity.

  Over the years, the guards at the base have guarded themselves a lot, what should we do now?

   "We won't waste your time." Qin Tao said, "Farewell!"

   "Boss Qin, don't leave, we still have something to discuss!"

   "I'm going to visit an old friend, I hope you can come up with a practical plan this evening, we don't want to be cheated!"

  Old friend?

  Grishin immediately reacted: Qin is always going to find Nicholas, maybe he can let Nicholas help as a lobbyist!

  The night was dark, and there were only a few dim lights in the Pacific Fleet base. Nicholas looked at Qin Tao cheerfully: "Qin, my friend, you have been too busy these two years, and you hardly have time to visit me."

"Yes, there have been a lot of bad things in China in the past few years. Since last year, we have been stimulated. The navy needs to develop, and our Mingzhou Group must play a key role in it." Qin Tao said: "So, listen Said that you guys are willing to sell Tu-22M to us, so you came here immediately. Unexpectedly, you want to sell us junk! If it is at the junk price, we will buy it, 20 million US dollars each, we should not be taken advantage of by this !"

   "Yeah, I heard that too."

   "Have you heard? From whom?"

   "Before you came, Grishin called me for half an hour, hoping that I could persuade you not to go to Ermao to purchase bombers."

Qin Tao felt happy for a while, this Nicholas is really interesting, and he sold Grishin in a blink of an eye. However, when selling things in the past, Grishin often jumped out to make trouble, and no one did not hate him. It is normal for Nikola to do this now.

  However, Nikolai cannot be completely trusted. If Nikolai can tell himself Grishin's true thoughts, he may also tell Grishin his true thoughts!

"Nikolai, you also know that we are currently repairing the Varyag in China, and we need to match enough carrier-based aircraft. The Air Force is also continuously purchasing third-generation aircraft. In fact, we don't have much money at all. On this flashy bomber project."

  Nicolas thought for a moment, then nodded, yes, Da Mao can no longer maintain a huge military force, and the East wants to develop an aircraft carrier formation, how can it be so easy, and the East does not have enough funds, which is predictable.

"It's just that we were interfered by external forces last year. If we want to fulfill our mission, we have to tighten our belts and use it even if we don't have money." Qin Tao said: "Especially the Tu-22M bomber, which In the era of the Red Empire, this type of aircraft was designed to deal with the American aircraft carrier formation. If we have more than 20 aircraft, it will greatly enhance our ability to resist the interference of foreign forces!"

  Nicolas nodded: "Yes, you do have this need."

"Even, there is no need to fly, as long as it can be displayed on the ground, it can scare others from making trouble." Qin Tao said: "The batch of Tu-22M that has been scrapped, if you can use a suitable Sell ​​it to us at a price, for example, twenty million US dollars in total, we can accept it, buy it back and put it in the hangar, and drag it out to scare people when needed. If it is more expensive, we have nothing to do. We can only go to Ermao to try our luck, especially since Ermao still has white swans there, even if we sell everything, we still have to buy a few."

It is not cheap to buy one for 20 million US dollars. If you buy back the 20 Tu-22Ms in the entire base, one for 1 million US dollars, it will be worth it. Although it is still far more than the scrap iron price, but, Among these scrapped planes, as long as one can be saved, it is worth it!

   "If you bought this batch of planes at a cheap price, wouldn't you go to Ermao?" Nicholas quickly grasped the key.

"Of course." Qin Tao said: "After all, for us, there is no ability to maintain a large bomber force. Our current main task is to build an aircraft carrier formation. Nikolai, my friend, you should have heard The advanced air defense ship with four-sided phased array radar on the berth of our Mingzhou Group, right?"

  Nicolas nodded: "Yes, the four-sided phased array, combined with the vertical launch device, is really too advanced, and we are all staring at it."

  Since the collapse of the Red Empire, Da Mao has been going downhill. The once huge Pacific Fleet has also declined rapidly. At its peak, there were two Kiev-class aircraft carriers. Now? Now in their formation, the largest cruiser is the Admiral Lazarev. This warship used to use the name of the Frunze. When it came to the Far East from the Baltic Sea in 1985, it caused a huge sensation.

   But this warship did not last long. In 1994, it stopped all combat duty tasks and lay down in the port. It will be officially retired this year. Of course, Lao Maozi is reluctant to part with this powerful battlecruiser. In 2014, he planned to refit it, but after all, it cost 1.5 billion US dollars, so he had to give up. In 21 years, the warship was finally dismantled. Its fate has also become the epitome of the entire Lao Maozi Navy.

   Now, Nicholas is very greedy for this warship. Among their warships, there is no such type.

   "If you are greedy, you can place an order. Our Mingzhou Group will build one for you." Qin Tao said.

  Nicolas smiled and shook his head: "How is this possible? As long as we restore the economy, we will be able to build a large number of warships and restore the scale of the past."

   A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The old man has self-respect. Want the Orientals to build warships for them? How can this be? They can't afford to lose this man.

   "It's just that if we want to build and maintain large warships, we still lack floating docks."

  Red Star Shipyard changed Ah San to an aircraft carrier, using the method of beach shipbuilding, which is the reason why there is no floating dock.

   "If you need it, you can get a second-hand large oil tanker, and Mingzhou Group will repair it for you." Qin Tao expressed his sincerity again.

  Nicolas nodded: "I will convey your thoughts to the Red Star Shipyard, but unfortunately, it is difficult to find a second customer like Ah San."

It is getting harder and harder to find a winner like Ah San. After Ah San was fooled, he also changed his plan and wanted to build an aircraft carrier by himself. Ah San can also build frigates and destroyers by himself, so It will be difficult to make money from Ah San in the future.

  Qin Tao nodded: "Nicolas, my friend, if you don't have a lot of money, our Mingzhou Group is willing to help. Your obsolete old ships can be handed over to us for dismantling."

  One cannot forget one’s origins. Mingzhou Group’s fortune began with ship breaking. Now if old friends have difficulties, of course they can also help break ships.

   "Let's talk about this later, we can maintain it for the time being. By the way, Sanxing Heavy Industry has approached us several times, asking us for the next step of building the ice-breaking natural gas ship."

  Nicolas said another thing.

At the beginning, Qin Tao entrusted Nicholas to find someone to go to Sanxing Heavy Industry to order this kind of ship. Although he didn't know Qin Tao's real intention, but of course he had to help with such a small favor. Now, Sanhang Heavy Industry is urging the next step What about the funds.

   "How well built are they?"

   "The hull has been built, and the internal liquid cargo fence is being installed."

"It seems that their actions are not slow." Qin Tao smiled: "Nicolas, promise them that we will pay all the money together in August this year, please continue to work hard and get all the money The ships are all built for us."

  August this year?

  Nicolas was a little curious: "What will happen in August?"

   "I just have some clues, but I still can't make a conclusion. I'll talk about it at that time. At worst, I will continue to delay." Qin Tao said.

  Nicolas nodded.

   While Qin Tao was talking and laughing with his old friend Nikolai, Grishin was anxiously waiting for the result.

   Time passed by little by little, and several people in the room were a little nervous.

"I didn't expect that the base below us would degenerate to such an extent." Briznuko said, "This batch of aircraft is no longer worth repairing and can only be scrapped. If I came to buy it, I wouldn't need."

   "Yes, the internal problems of our army are too serious!"

Grishin paced back and forth, feeling very helpless in his heart. Originally, including maintenance costs, one plane could sell for 100 million yuan, and the total amount was 2 billion yuan. It was considered a big deal. Now they were forced to accept the new The plan, 20 million a plane, can only sell for 400 million. Now it seems that 400 million is a bubble, and it will burst as soon as it is blown.

  How is the conversation between Nicholas and Qin Tao?

  When the hands of the clock pointed to eleven o'clock, the phone finally rang.

   "Hello, Nicholas, how are you?" Grishin asked anxiously after answering the phone.

  "Oriental people don't like those rags, they plan to go to Ermao to have a look. After my repeated persuasion, they finally agreed to a new plan."

  Grishin breathed a sigh of relief: "What plan?"

   "A million dollars a piece, they buy the junk back, put it out there to frighten people when they need it, and hide it when they don't need it."

   "How is this possible? We can't sell the property of the country cheaply!"

"If not, they will go to Ermao to buy white swans." Nicholas said: "There is only so much I can do. If you think the plan is feasible, then report to Moscow immediately. I can drag Qin for a few days." God, if you don't agree with this plan, then I don't care, let Qin talk to Ermao."

Now how to do?

  Grishin thought for a moment, and then said: "Okay, I'll go back to Moscow immediately, Nikolai. Before I come back, you must hold Qin back, and you must not let him go to Ermao."

  Therefore, Qin Tao stayed temporarily in the Far East, and Zheng Ming, who was traveling with him, was very satisfied with this arrangement.

  It is too difficult to come up with hundreds of millions at once. If it is tens of millions, then it is not a problem, and it will be saved.

   "Boss Qin, your methods are really good!" Zheng Ming said with emotion.

   "Yes, use Ermao to pressure Da Mao and let them sell these planes at a low price. This deal is worthwhile, but it would be even better if you can buy white swans from Er Mao." Another air force officer said.

  Tu-160, a strategic bomber!

"If you can buy it, of course it's great. But, how can it be so easy to buy the white swan." Qin Tao gave the answer: "It can't be bought by tricks. As long as we go there, it will cause trouble. Vigilance in all aspects will attract the attention of countless people, and then all kinds of pressure will come, no matter how much money we pay, it is impossible to buy the white swan back."

  In the past few years since the collapse of the Red Empire, Da Mao and Er Mao have been heavily infiltrated, especially Er Mao. It is not so easy to get Er Mao to export strategic weapons to his own side. Qin Tao, an arms dealer, is not alone.

"Yeah, even if we get the white swan back, we don't have the ability to maintain it, and we don't have the source of parts, so it's useless to buy it back." Zheng Ming said: "Even if it's this batch of Tu-22M, we want to save money after we go back. It is also very difficult to get usable ones. Thanks to our batch of engines.”

One of the important reasons why Qin Tao can buy these junk back is that when he bought the two Tu-22Ms last time, he brought back a large number of engines and parts. Otherwise, the engines of these aircrafts would no longer be usable. Can fly?

   "However, relying on that batch of engines will not last long. Should we plan to imitate this kind of engine in the future?" Someone discussed again.

   Mapping imitation?

  At this time, even Qin Tao is not sure whether he wants to imitate this big guy.

There is a shortage of domestic engines, and they are still importing a large number of third uncles. It will take a long time for the turbofan 10 to mature, and the improvement of the turbofan 15 will also take time, but it does not need to spend too much to imitate the engine of the Tu-22M After all, this kind of engine was developed by Lao Maozi in the 1960s and 1970s. Although it has high thrust, it is also heavy and has high fuel consumption. Is it better to imitate it, or wait until the third-generation domestic machine is manufactured and use the core machine to modify it?

  The development trend of fighter jets is stealth, and the future of bombers must also be stealth aircraft like the H-20. This type of aircraft must also be supported by qualified engines.

  I don’t have to think about these things myself, I’d better leave it to others to worry about. I’m a shipbuilder, why bother with so many things about building airplanes?

   "Let's go to the Sukhoi production plant in Komsomolsk City today." Qin Tao said.

   Accepted Nikola's invitation, the big guy will stay here for a few days, in order to avoid wasting these few days, the big guy visited around. Sukhoi's production plant must be visited.

   While the visitors from the East were visiting, Grishin was reporting work in Moscow.

   "That batch of planes, really can't fly?" asked a boss who had always been against it.

"Yes, the preservation was originally agreed, but no preservation work was done. The parts were seriously lost, and some engines were gone. The engines that were still installed on them had already reached the end of their life. It’s impossible to fly again.” Grishin introduced: “What the Easterners want is bluff, if they don’t get this batch of planes from us, they will go to Ermao to try their luck and try to purchase more advanced bombers.”

   "Hmph, they can't buy it from Ermao!" The boss shook his head: "We will put pressure on Ermao, and the United States will also put pressure on Ermao. Ermao dare not sell it."

"If it was someone else, of course it would not be successful, but the leader is Mr. Qin of the Mingzhou Group. He is very powerful. Maybe he can come up with some ideas to steal." Grishin said: "When we bought Varyag No, the whole world has been deceived by him, I don’t know what tricks he will play this time, we still have to avoid this risk.”

"Since these planes can no longer fly, there is nothing to worry about, just sell them and let them show the Americans." The person sitting in the top position said: "This will also make them attract more Americans. Attention, laying the foundation for our development."

   The big stone in Grishin's heart fell to the ground.

  Although the selling price is a bit low, from other perspectives, this transaction is still beneficial.

   "Send someone to Ermao to keep an eye on it. The Orientals are very cunning, and they may continue to make deals with Ermao secretly." The boss said.

  (end of this chapter)