Chapter 367 Da Mao lets go of Varyag
"Mr. Qin, are you in such a hurry to leave?" The leader of the base looked at Qin Tao in front of the plane and said with emotion: "Please stay here for a few more days, and let us do our part as landlords."
“There happens to be a plane back to Huating. I’ll fly with them to save my own helicopter from having to come over to pick them up. I can save tens of thousands of dollars on this one up and down.”
“We agreed to get drunk and then we’ll stop!”
“Next time you go to Huating or Mingzhou, I’ll invite you.”
“Yes, Mr. Qin, when will your shipyard be able to build a few warships for our fleet?”
"Is this your real purpose?" Qin Tao looked at the people in front of him with a smile: "You asked the wrong question, I am not qualified."
At present, the three fleets of the motherland make the fleet in the south the most miserable.
To the north, there are two 052s and two 051Cs. To the east, there are two modern-class ships purchased. What about the south? What's there in the south?
Frigates are frigates, and destroyers are destroyers. Seeing that the two brother fleets are about to have a displacement of more than 5,000 tons, what do they have in the fleet to the south? It is still the 051 with a displacement of 3,000 tons that supports the appearance.
Of course they are also greedy.
However, Qin Tao's answer was correct. Whether it can be built is not decided by their Mingzhou Shipyard, but depends on the allocation from superiors! The Navy doesn’t have that much military spending, and there’s no rice in the pot, so how can we make porridge?
“After the 054 is built, I will give you two ships. Okay, let’s go.” Wu Shengli said, with a wave of his hand, he took Qin Tao and others onto the plane.
This is a Tu-104. After Qin Tao got it back, a few of them became special planes for navy leaders to travel. They were cheap and affordable. After all, this was originally an island. If you don’t take a plane, you have to take a boat.
In the cabin, Qin Tao watched the plane slowly leave the runway, thinking a lot.
In a few years, will that EP-3 land here?
No, not anymore! Because I will make my motherland stronger!
Qin Tao clenched his fists.
"The problems of the southern fleet are indeed not small. So far, the navy has not been able to equip them with large warships." Wu Shengli said: "Taozi, do you have any ideas?"
What ideas can I have? This really has nothing to do with me!
Qin Tao thought secretly in his heart.
"For now, the key technology that restricts our navy's large ships is still the gas turbine. Without advanced gas turbines, we cannot build warships with a displacement of more than 5,000 tons." Qin Tao did not mention money, but first put the technology The problem above was stated.
"The next step is the research and development of our Sea Star radar." Qin Tao continued: "If we want to produce warships now, we must aim at the situation ten or twenty years from now. Without a four-sided phased array, naval ships cannot Go out to perform missions. Therefore, the next warship to be produced is an air defense destroyer with a displacement of more than 6,000 tons, a four-sided phased array radar and dozens of vertical launch units. Although the relevant technology is being researched, it has not yet matured. when."
Wu Shengli nodded: "Yes, these technologies are not yet mature. Now, we can only let 054 make up the numbers for the time being. Fortunately, although 054 is a frigate, its displacement is higher than that of 051, and it can be regarded as filling the gap in the southern fleet. ”
Money and technology have to keep up. At present, it is not yet time for the main naval ships to make dumplings.
The cabin was temporarily quiet.
“What if we purchase from Lao Maozi again?” a leader asked.
"Purchasing is also a plan, but what should we purchase?" Qin Tao said: "The original purchase of the modern class was for the various weapons on it. Two ships are enough, and they are about to be assembled. If we continue Procurement, then Lao Maozi will have to restart production. Everyone knows what Lao Maozi's military industry system looks like. It would be too risky for them to restart production now."
Everyone nodded.
Over the past few years since the collapse of the Red Empire, everyone has seen how this country has declined rapidly. Ordering semi-finished warships and installing some weapons can be completed, and the risk is smaller. If a brand new warship is built, the consequences are unpredictable.
“What about the procurement subsystem? Like the powertrain?”
The navy's warships are most lacking in gas turbines. As long as they have mature gas turbines, they can build warships with higher displacement.
"If we can purchase gas turbines from Ermao, then we can continue to build large warships now." The leader opened his mind: "Our land-based Hongqi-9 missile has been successfully tested. At worst, it will be like the two 051Cs. Go to the warships to form our most important air defense weapon system. Build two first to provide emergency response to the fleet in the south."
Qin Tao shook his head helplessly: "Ermao's gas turbine? We have already recruited a group of people. Now there are many old people in the 703 Institute. Think about it, not only are we digging, the West is also digging. If you stay, How many people are there in Ermao? Their technical personnel are losing a lot. Even if we can build it, do we dare to use it? Will there be any problems? "
When Qin Tao said this, everyone was silent.
That is indeed the case.
The legacy of the Red Empire era has been squandered. How much capability does the Dawn Alliance still have? I don’t dare to use the ones that are made.
In case of emergency, the gas turbines at Dawn Alliance are indeed an important source of power. However, Qin Tao also knows in his heart that the UGT15000 gas turbine technology is too old, and the improved UGT25000, after the collapse of the Red Empire, is no longer available. That ability.
In later generations, it was only because China ordered ten units that the Shuguang Design Bureau was brought back to life. Now, if you can do it yourself, you don’t need to ask Ermao for help. You have the technology, funds, etc., and you just have to wait for the passage of time.
In these fields, Qin Tao has become an authority. Since Qin Tao said this, others will remain silent.
In the cabin, there was another period of silence.
Qin Tao leaned on his seat and fell asleep.
When we arrived at Huating, it was already evening and several people had returned home.
"Come, let me listen." After entering the door, Qin Tao threw himself on his wife's belly and put his ear on it, so that he could hear some movement inside.
“The little guy in my belly has been very noisy recently. I guess it’s probably a boy, not as quiet as a girl.” Zhao Ling said.
“Well, men and women are the same.” At this time, it’s hard to identify men and women. Qin Tao is very open-minded, and he really has no prejudice against men and women.
“What’s good to eat tonight?” Wu Shengli asked, “I smell the smell of pig’s trotters.”
"Yes, pig's trotters." Zhao Xiu'e said, "You will also be in luck if I make them for Xiaoling."
"This pig's trotters are eaten a little early." Qin Tao sighed: "Generally speaking, you have to wait until the child is born to produce milk."
“Hey, you know there are still many.” Zhao Ling looked at Qin Tao.
“That’s the parenting knowledge book. I took it to Experiment 3 and read it many times when I was bored at sea.” Qin Tao said.
"oh."
Just when the family was enjoying themselves, Xu Zhengyang came.
“Zhengyang, come and eat together.” Qin Tao greeted.
Xu Zhengyang shook his head: "Mr. Qin, there is important news. I think it would be better to tell you as soon as possible."
After speaking, Xu Zhengyang leaned into Qin Tao's ear and said something.
Hearing this, Qin Tao suddenly became excited: "So fast?"
"Um."
“What’s going on?” Wu Shengli also noticed something.
“Dad, come to the study room.” Qin Tao said.
“The food is here, what do you do...”
Zhao Xiu'e watched the three people enter the study room without any temper.
"What is this that makes you so happy?" Wu Shengli asked Qin Tao.
“Zhengyang, tell me.”
“Well, we just received news that the Mao Navy has officially decided to abandon the Varyag.” Xu Zhengyang said.
“Damao Navy gave up?” Wu Shengli was also shocked by this statement: “In other words, can we buy that warship back?”
Under Qin Tao's indoctrination, Wu Shengli had already firmly established this concept: several Kiev-class heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruisers could not meet his own needs. If he wanted to obtain a real aircraft carrier, he could only get it from Varyag. No. Start.
However, it is not that easy to purchase the Varyag.
The first problem is that there is a dispute over the warship. The Dalai Lama Navy and Er Mao have been arguing over the ownership of the Varyag.
In Da Mao's eyes, that warship is a legacy of the Red Empire era. Although it was built in Ermao's shipyard, it also belongs to Da Mao's navy. They only need to pay the remaining cost to complete the construction of the warship.
Where are the two cents? I definitely won't do it. I insist that this warship is the property of Ermao. After all, when the families were separated, whoever it fell into belonged to whomever it fell to!
So, if you want to buy Da Mao, you have to pay the full price.
The two parties have been arguing for several years over the issue of fees. This is like a house with property rights issues. Who would dare to buy it without being far-sighted? Even if I buy it, I can’t live in it!
So, although Qin Tao was greedy, he did not take action immediately, because Qin Tao knew that the warship was not within his reach. Every time he went to the Black Sea Shipyard, he could only drool while looking at it.
Now, the Mao Navy has accepted its fate. They already know that they are simply incapable of completing the Varyag. Even if they only pay the remaining 30% of the cost, they are not able to do it.
Just look at the fate of the Kiev-class heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers in their navy. They all died young in their prime.
The only ship, the Kuznetsov, is still alone on the dock. The carrier-based aircraft have not yet been equipped. Even if they are, there are no funds to rent the Nitka base for training.
Qin Tao’s opportunity has come.
At this time, after hearing Wu Shengli's question, Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, we can buy that warship back!"
“How much does it cost?” Wu Shengli continued to be excited.
“At least 100 million.”
“What did you say?” Wu Shengli was shocked by this number.
One hundred million!
"A second-hand scrapped warship is so expensive? Didn't the Kiev cost just a few million?" Wu Shengli looked at Qin Tao with some embarrassment: "It actually costs 100 million?"
Only the Minsk, under Qin Tao's deception, was willing to be bought by Dazhou Company of the South Pickle Country for 80 million. Including the 20 million design drawings, the total cost was 100 million. However, Dazhou Company has already It went bankrupt and closed, and everyone saw how risky it was to buy a second-hand aircraft carrier!
The Damao Navy doesn’t want it, and the Ermao side can only dismantle it into scrap metal, which can’t be sold for much money.
Qin Tao actually said 100 million?
"That's right, at least 100 million." Qin Tao said: "Among them, the formal procurement cost may only cost 20 million, but to manage the relationship, it will cost 80 million, and everyone must be fed. Only then can we bring that warship back."
Wu Shengli frowned.
"What's wrong?" Qin Tao looked at Wu Shengli: "Dad, are you in trouble? Why are you suddenly unhappy?"
"If it only costs a few million, our navy can still find a way to raise it. If it costs 100 million, we don't have that much money at all!"
Wu Shengli is worried about money.
Projects worth hundreds of millions cannot be solved internally by the Navy. Superiors must be asked to make this decision.
However, the superiors have not yet unified their thinking.
Although it is definitely necessary to develop the motherland's navy, there are big differences on how to develop it. Even after the Star incident, most people still think that maintaining a near-water navy is enough. After all, aircraft carriers are offensive weapons.
Our country’s foundation is not strong enough. At this time, it is not appropriate to develop offensive weapons.
Therefore, many people do not support the Navy's deployment of aircraft carriers. The Navy can only continue to conduct preliminary research and never receive sufficient support.
Now, if you want to spend 100 million, you have to explain the situation to your superiors. If such a large amount of funds are secretly mobilized, Wu Shengli will be in big trouble if problems arise in the future.
Hearing that his father-in-law was worried about this, Qin Tao smiled brightly.
“Taozi, why are you laughing? Dad is very anxious right now!” Wu Shengli looked at Qin Tao angrily.
"A penny beats a hero. I have known this for a long time. Therefore, over the years, I have been making money non-stop, just to be able to use it when I need it." Qin Tao He opened his mouth and said: "The purchase of the Varyag is a matter for our Mingzhou Group. Does it have anything to do with our navy?"
"You will provide money to buy warships for our navy?"
"We will spend money to buy ourselves a super luxury cruise ship, which will be converted into a casino in the future." Qin Tao said, "Well, our Mingzhou Group also has to put aside the relationship and register a new company."
"Then you will donate it to the navy in the future?" Wu Shengli didn't care about these things that had nothing to do with them. He only focused on the key points.
"Of course it's impossible. We will keep an account of how much money we spent in total, including our transportation costs. When the Navy unifies its thinking and decides to get this warship, it will have to include the period from when we spent money to when the Navy purchased it. The interest on time is included." Qin Tao said very directly: "In short, we will not make money from the navy, but we will definitely not suffer losses."
“You are really a bastard.” Wu Shengli laughed and teased his son-in-law.
“Zhou Bapi is better than Shen Wansan.” Qin Tao said.
Xu Zhengyang's eyes became complicated. He knew that Mr. Qin was very good at making money, and Mr. Qin didn't care about money. Many of the things Mr. Qin did were for the country and the people. However, Mr. Qin was also very smart, and he knew how to measure everything. Got to be just right.
“Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. When do you plan to leave?” Wu Shengli asked Qin Tao.
"Leaving? Why are you leaving?" Qin Tao asked.
"What else? Of course I want to buy Varyag!" Wu Shengli looked at his son-in-law dissatisfied. You asked knowingly.
“No need to rush, we have to wait for a while.”
“Wait, still waiting?”
"Of course we have to wait. Now, Er Mao thought that the warship was just a piece of cake. He was holding it in his hands, waiting to make a lot of money. Now let's go and purchase it. Er Mao might ask for 2 billion," Qin Tao said. : "If we want to buy it, we can buy it at the scrap price. If we go up now, we will be taken advantage of."
In the past, Ermao never had the power to deal with the Varyag. They could only keep arguing with Da Mao. Now, Da Mao finally let go and Er Mao can handle it by himself. In their eyes, Varyag The number is still very valuable and can be sold at a high price.
Now if you take the initiative to come to your door, you will be ripped off!
Wu Shengli sighed: "In other words, there is nothing we can do now?"
"That's not true. There is still something we can do now. For example, our teacher Zhang can analyze the future of this warship." Qin Tao said with a smile.
"Have you finished talking? The food is cold, and Xiaoling is still waiting for you to eat together!" Zhao Xiu'e's voice came from outside.
“Okay, here we come!” Qin Tao was the first to open the door and walk out.
another beautiful day!
Far East, Vladivostok.
"President Qin's method is really good. We have already brought this warship up." Kvyat looked at the huge warship standing in the open space of the shipyard with emotion in his heart.
Only a genius like Mr. Qin can come up with this native way of mounting a horse!
The scaffolding has been half erected. As long as it is all erected, they can start building warships.
"Yes, Qin's family runs a shipyard. He is very familiar with this kind of thing. If it were not to avoid being discovered by Asan, we could even ask him to be our consultant." Nicholas said.
“Your Excellency Nikolai, Director of Kvyat Factory, Asan is here again.” Zaitsev whispered to the two of them.
Chhetri, Kidambi and others came over.
"How about it, Mr. Chhetri, we didn't lie, did we? We said that we would drag this ship up and refit it, and now, we have done it." Nicholas smiled and said to Asan.
“Yes, the scaffolding is being set up now, and construction will officially start soon. Don’t worry, we will definitely complete the modification task.” Kvyat also said.
Chhetri’s face showed an expression of shame: “I’m sorry, the situation has changed.”
“There’s been a change, what’s the change?” Now it was Nikolai and Kvyat’s turn to be surprised.
“Our domestic instructions are that the modification project of this aircraft carrier will be temporarily stopped.”
“Stop for now, why? Haven’t you been urging me before?”
"Yes, things have changed a bit now, everyone, I'm very sorry."
Nikolai thought of something, and his face suddenly darkened: "Are you going to buy the Varyag?"
Ah San has always been very enthusiastic about aircraft carriers. After being tossed around many times, he finally decided to invest in the Novorossiysk. Some time ago, they kept urging, but now they suddenly have to brake.
There must have been other major changes.
The answer is readily apparent: Ah San has taken a liking to the Varyag!
"Yes, the voice in our country is very high now, so a delegation has already set off to Ermao." Chhetri was also helpless: "If the Varyag project is negotiated, it will definitely cost a fortune Huge amounts of money, so we can only suspend the transformation of the Super Sun King first."
With the start of the transformation, Ah San had already named the aircraft carrier Super Sun King. Everything was going well, but something like this happened midway.
"It's OK to suspend, but don't ask for a deposit. We have already ordered the raw materials. Moreover, because of your reasons, the construction period and renovation funds have increased. Don't blame us then." Nicholas's face became serious.
"Yes, we know." Chhetri's face was equally ugly: "You two also know that this project is promoted by our team. If the project can continue until the ship is delivered, it will be our credit. However, we cannot influence the opinions of many big players in the country. So..."
“I understand, you can go.”
After Chhetri, Kidambi and others left, Kvyat sighed with emotion: "If Asan really buys Varyag, then the aircraft carrier may have to be suspended indefinitely."
"That's fine. When the time comes, we will have an excuse to scrap the project and use the existing funds to transform the aircraft carrier for our own use!" Nicholas said. At this time, he was still immersed in fantasy.
“Asan’s existing funds are still a bit low. If we want to complete the transformation of our factory, it is still not enough.” Kvyat said.
“Well, when our country’s economy improves, it should be almost done.” Nikolai is full of confidence.
Just when Chhetri and Kidambi disappointedly informed that the aircraft carrier modification project was suspended, another group of people happily set off from the capital of Asan and flew directly to Nikolayev City.
On the plane, Sunil, a senior naval officer in Asan, was extremely excited.
"Compared with the Varyag, the Chaori King is a piece of shit." He did not hide his contempt for the Chaori King: "The displacement of that aircraft carrier is only 40,000 tons, while the displacement of the Varyag is , with a total of 60,000 to 70,000 tons, a larger deck area, and more fighter aircraft that can be operated! We need a powerful aircraft carrier to show the majesty of our Asan Kingdom Navy!"
There are certainly many profit factors involved in this. After all, the construction of the Super Sun King has already started, and a large deposit has been paid. There is no need to stop the project. After all, they need more than one aircraft carrier.
However, he still used his connections to lobby various departments, stopped the Super Sun King, and went all out to purchase the Varyag.
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