Chapter 458 Who dug a hole for whom (ninth update)
“The Glory-class is a warship with powerful combat capabilities. We must not let the Easterners get this warship!”
"Yes, we failed to stop the Easterners on the Varyag. The Admiral Lobov must not fall into their hands again!"
"But, what should we do? After all, this is a normal arms deal."
As long as it is not a country subject to UN sanctions, it has a legitimate reason to purchase warships. The two Type 956 destroyers purchased by Dongfang did not encounter any resistance. The same is true for the Type 1164 cruiser now.
Even the Turkish side has no reason to stop this kind of warship from passing through the port.
“Then we can only buy it!”
They had no other choice but to buy it themselves. In this way, of course, the Easterners would not be able to buy it. After all, there was only one warship.
Shall we buy it?
Everyone thinks this is a solution, but it costs money!
"Currently, the issue they are arguing about is still the price. The Orientals are only willing to pay 100 million U.S. dollars. The psychological bottom line of Ermao's side is 300 to 400 million U.S. dollars." One person said: "We might as well offer 500 million U.S. dollars. In this way, Ermao will definitely pay the ship Sell it to us.”
“Five hundred million, Robert, are you crazy? What is the use of spending so much money on such a second-hand warship?”
“Transform it into an arsenal ship! The Orientals are really creative. This arsenal ship solution perfectly solves our problems!”
Their navy is large in scale and consumes a lot of money. With the end of the Cold War, they have also been affected by military expenditures. They do not have so much money to build warships in large quantities, so they have to find a way.
Reduce electronic equipment, install only data links and target illumination systems, and equip a large number of missiles. This kind of arsenal ship plan is simply tailor-made for their navy!
“Yes, this is indeed an idea, but we have our own hull and our own engine, why should we buy the Glorious class? We can’t use any of the things inside, and the vertical launch system must be replaced by our MK41!”
"We are just using this excuse to buy, but we are not really buying. As long as the Easterners are discouraged, our subsequent transactions can be terminated!"
When this plan was announced, everyone present was excited for a while. Yes, if we propose a procurement budget of 500 million, we will definitely be able to squeeze out the Orientals. Then, we will be able to make a profit of 20 cents without spending even 10 cents. , it messed up the purchasing plans of the Orientals, high, really high!
“That’s not right. If Ermao knew that we had tricked them, wouldn’t they go to the Orientals again? Maybe they would sell it for tens of millions.”
"Of course not, everyone, haven't you heard that a good horse never turns back to eat grass?" Robert said excitedly: "You don't understand the psychology of Eastern people. Once they are rejected, their self-esteem will be hurt. Why would you come here to buy for the second time? Even Ah San doesn’t want to look back, let alone the Orientals, so as long as we mess up this time, the Orientals won’t come to buy again in the future.”
“Okay, let’s do it then!”
The conspiracy was formed in this way. They had taken great pains to disturb the Easterners from purchasing the Admiral Lobov. However, if they knew that Qin Tao had no intention of purchasing this ship at all, I don’t know what they would think. .
Under Qin Tao's deception, the navies of many countries began to consider the idea of this arsenal ship.
For them, this thing is too attractive!
After all, everyone is short of money. If we build a special ship with missiles installed on it, the firepower density will be greatly increased and the cost will be reduced at the same time. Why not?
Qin Tao, who single-handedly stirred up the arsenal ship revolution, did not feel guilty at all for deceiving others. The next day, he happily came to the family area of the Nikolayev Shipyard.
This is a small villa with a simple appearance. There is a grandstand on the second floor. When Qin Tao and others passed by, they saw the person sitting in the grandstand. (According to some information, this villa is 15 kilometers away from the shipyard. If it is so far away, I guess I won’t be able to see the Varyag being towed away.)
“Mr. Qin, are you here?” Makarov saw Qin Tao coming and was very surprised: “Why are you still here? There is nothing here that you can appreciate, right?”
"That's not true. There are many things here that I value, such as you." Qin Tao came to the terrace where Makarov was and sat on a chair nearby: "Are you enjoying your stay here? Do you want it? Go to our east and watch the modification of the Dongfang Sea City Wall?"
Makarov was stunned.
Since the ship was towed away, he has never seen the ship again. Every day, he will sit here, looking at the shipyard in the distance, imagining the bustling work scene, and his mood is extremely of depression.
The glory of the past has passed.
Now, his negative emotions have accumulated to a certain extent and have even begun to damage his health.
When he was building ships, he would walk around the aircraft carrier every day and was more energetic than young people. What about now?
If he could continue to be exposed to the construction of that ship, maybe he would be in a better mood.
but…
Makarov still shook his head: "I'm sorry, my time has passed. Now I am an old man. It's good to be able to enjoy my old age here."
"Enjoy your old age in peace?" Qin Tao smiled: "Mr. Makarov, I'm afraid you have an unhappy life every day, right? Are you always in a depressed mood? If this continues, it will not be good for your health. You are like this People should always work, and work will make you happy.”
Does work make you happy?
Makarov smiled bitterly after listening to Qin Tao's words, but thinking about it carefully, it was really like this. He had always been happy during his decades of work. Since retiring, he could no longer find It feels like it used to.
“I am a foreigner, is it appropriate to go to your place?”
Hearing what Makarov said, Qin Tao was overjoyed, which meant that the other party's heart was already relaxed.
Actually, longing flashed in the other person's eyes just now, but there was still some hesitation in his heart, so now, what Qin Tao has to do is to get rid of all the hesitation in his heart!
"Our Mingzhou Group has already had a large number of foreigners working. There are also many workers in the Black Sea Shipyard. They have gone to our Mingzhou Group. It's not like you don't know that now they are polishing the Oriental Sea Dacheng." , after you went there, you happened to direct these workers to work. I believe they must also be looking forward to your coming. Do you still remember the people you saw when you went to our shipyard last time? They have been talking about you. "
“If I go there, it won’t interfere with your normal work, right?”
"Of course not. If you go there, then you will be the person in charge of the modification of the Oriental Sea City Wall, and you will complete all the modification work of this ship!" Qin Tao said: "When the time comes, many people will come. Working with you, you get to see a lot of old faces.”
Qin Tao is fully confident that as long as Makarov goes to the East, he will never come back. He will continue to shine in this position.
There is never too much talent at any time. Although Qin Tao is very satisfied with Babbage, but with Makarov, the modification of the aircraft carrier will be easier.
After all, Makarov is an old captain at the Black Sea Shipyard. He has been building aircraft carriers since the Kiev class. He has rich experience. With his command, the modification project will progress more smoothly.
Babic and Makarov have always cooperated tacitly. When Makarov passes by and sees Babic, who has been missing for several years, will he be able to come back?
This year is only 1995. Makarov can still work for at least ten years. It will not be too late to retire in 2005. By that time, it is estimated that domestic aircraft carriers will be launched, and even nuclear-powered aircraft carriers will be planned.
It is estimated that when Makarov is asked to retire, he will not do it. He is a workaholic and will continue to work until the day he collapses.
"Well, you have said so much, I can't refuse anymore. I am willing to go to the East with you."
“Will your family members also take it over?”
"They won't go there for the time being. I will go to your place first to have a look. If it is not suitable, I will come back."
"Well, you can clean up in the next few days, but don't reveal your whereabouts. We will send someone to pick you up when the time comes."
Makarov is of little value anymore, but Qin Tao still has to make various preparations to avoid someone stumbling behind his back.
Anyway, you don’t have to worry about the visa. You can just take Makarov on the plane when the time comes. Even if others want to react, it will be too late.
In order not to arouse others' suspicion, Qin Tao did not stay in Makarov for too long. He asked Xu Zhengyang to contact people and secretly protect the safety here, and Qin Tao went elsewhere.
The city of Nikolayev is still very big, and there are many places worth visiting. When he returned to the hotel that night, Zheng Ming hurriedly came to see him.
“Mr. Qin, it’s almost as you guessed. Sure enough, some people couldn’t sit still and lobbied in the capital of Ermao. They wanted to buy this warship, and they even offered 500 million!”
Zheng Ming is also very well-informed.
Qin Tao smiled: "Five hundred million, it seems that we will return without success!"
They were well prepared, so it didn't matter even if they returned without success, at least they had deceived Makarov.
"Yes, Mr. Qin, should we prepare to buy a return ticket?" Zheng Ming asked.
“Why be anxious? Ermao hasn’t officially notified us yet. When the notification comes, we will disgust them again.”
Disgusting, two cents? Or are you disgusted with those guys?
Zheng Ming did not ask Qin Tao carefully, he just waited to see the next development of the situation.
The next day, Qin Tao continued to stroll and came to Shuguang Mechanical Complex.
Qin Tao can be considered an old acquaintance here. After he arrived, Popov came to greet him personally.
"Qin, we meet again." Popov said: "You come to us, do you have any purchasing plans? As long as it is what you want, we can sell it to you."
Qin Tao secretly laughed in his heart. Since the collapse of the Red Empire, these brothers after the separation have no other future except selling property.
Now Qin Tao can't stand it anymore.
After all, the most famous thing here is the gas turbine. The country has bought all the technology. Now we can just produce it ourselves. There is no need to continue to purchase it here.
Looking at Popov's expectant eyes, Qin Tao felt a little pitiful.
“We don’t have anything to buy for the time being, but you should be able to sell a lot. Both Damao and Asan need your gas turbines.”
"Da Mao and Asan?" Popov said with melancholy on his face: "Yes, we are also full of expectations, but so far, we have not received an order from them."
“Don’t worry, there will be bread, and there will be orders. By the way, I heard that Ah San has recently started planning to build a frigate. You can come to sell it!”
“Their frigate plans to use four diesel engines imported from France instead of gas turbines.”
"How can we do that? The diesel engine is too useless and can't even reach 25 knots. It definitely can't meet their needs. Don't wait here. You must come to the door so that you can sell things. Trust me."
Qin Tao encouraged Popov, looked at the declining Shuguang Design Bureau, and sighed in his heart. Even if it could be produced, he didn't know the quality. It would be better to export the unqualified gas turbines to Asan. He tried to trick Ah San ruthlessly.
Popov nodded: "Mr. Qin, you are right, we are going door-to-door to sell, and we can't wait like this anymore, but..."
This guy is still looking forward and backward, without any aggressiveness. In the past, he was used to lying down and waiting for food. Now, he is really not suitable for taking the initiative to sell things.
“If you are interested, you can also participate in the defense exhibition. Our country will also hold an international defense exhibition. When the time comes, you are welcome to participate.” Qin Tao said.
Popov’s face was filled with joy: “Okay.”
In 1986 and 1988, the Capital Defense Exhibition was held, but then, due to some reasons, the defense exhibition stopped until now.
In the past, Qin Tao and the others had to go to Malaysia if they wanted to participate in a defense exhibition. Qin Tao has long had the idea of holding a defense exhibition in China. This is also a way to strengthen domestic momentum. This time, he just sent an invitation directly.
The day passed by again, and on the third day, Asnaev took Moskalenko and came to find Qin Tao in person.
"Mr. Qin, I'm very sorry. The purchase price you proposed is too low. Therefore, the superior department did not agree to your purchase request." Asnayev said: "I originally hoped that we could reach this transaction, but it seems that only I can say sorry."
Qin Tao nodded: "It doesn't matter, our business is business rather than friendship. However, I am curious, can you sell this warship for a higher price?"
Asnayev hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Ordinarily, I can't tell you, but we are good friends, so I will bluntly say that someone is willing to spend 500 million to purchase this warship. "
"Five hundred million? They are really generous." Qin Tao said: "So, have you signed the contract?"
Asnayev shook his head.
“Did they pay a deposit?”
Asnayev continued to shake his head.
"Well, it seems that you have forgotten about the Ulyanovsk. That's how it is, people. The scars are healed and the pain is forgotten."
Asnayev and Moskalenko’s expressions suddenly changed.
How could the two of them forget?
Although they were not from the Black Sea Shipyard, they all witnessed this process with their own eyes. Thirty percent of the Red Empire's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which had been built on the slipway at that time, was dismantled due to the deception of the West. dropped.
One company said that it would build a large ship and use slipway No. 0, and another company said that it would purchase scrap iron at a high price. So the Black Sea Shipyard believed it and simply dismantled the Ulyanovsk into scrap metal.
As a result, the company that wanted to build ships stopped building, and the company that wanted to collect scrap iron stopped collecting it. The good aircraft carrier was turned into scrap metal under the conspiracy of the West. Later, it was President Qin who took action and gave away the scrap iron. They were taken away, otherwise they would still be piled up in the Black Sea Shipyard.
How could you forget this?
“Mr. Qin, are you saying that this may be their conspiracy?” Asnayev asked Qin Tao.
"If I directly say that it is their conspiracy, it may not be appropriate, but think about it, why did they buy it? Don't they have a cruiser themselves? Does their navy's system match this warship? What if they buy it? When we go back, the changes are bigger than ours, and the cost is more expensive than the brand new Ticonderoga class, but they are actually willing to spend 500 million? Isn’t this causing trouble for themselves? "
With a simple analysis, you can know the loopholes.
Moskalenko swallowed and said: "Yes, we were almost fooled by the **** Yankees! If you go back, they will definitely give up the purchase!"
"We must immediately ask Yang Ji to place a deposit, at least a 20% deposit. If they cannot pay the deposit within three days, then we will give up cooperation with them!" Asnayev said: " We won't let them fool us anymore, these **** Yankees!"
When the Ulyanovsk was deceived and turned into scrap metal, many Ermao people were dissatisfied, but they did not say anything. After all, they had no experience at the time, but now, if they continue to be deceived, it will not be justified. Got it!
"Okay, then I will wait for you for another three days, hoping to get good news."
Asnaev and Moskalenko left.
Zheng Ming looked at Qin Tao: "Mr. Qin, do you have anything else to do?"
“I’m going to the Crimean Peninsula for a vacation.” Qin Tao said with a smile.
Vacation?
Zheng Ming’s face was full of disbelief.
After lunch that day, Qin Tao took Xu Zhengyang to the Crimean Peninsula and stayed in the villa area where he had lived.
At this time, there are really not many people. The peak tourist season will be after June and July.
Of course, Qin Tao didn't really come here for a vacation. That night, several mysterious visitors came here quietly to visit.
“Mr. Qin, I’m glad to see you.” The visitor said, “The scenery here is really good.”
“Mr. Qin, you came to us this time. What’s the matter?”
“Qasim, Salami, and a few others, thank you for your hard work. Time is tight. I didn’t go to Parthia but asked you to come here. I’m really sorry.” Qin Tao greeted the guests.
“Mr. Qin, this is what we should do.” Kasim said, “You must be doing something good if you come to us.”
"There are two things." Qin Tao said: "We have found a buyer for the ten Mirage 2000 fighters you have on hand. They will discuss it for a few months. It is estimated that there will be an answer soon. You should be prepared. We will be ready at any time. A trade is possible.”
Have you found a buyer?
Everyone was very excited: "Which country is it?"
“This is being kept secret for the time being to avoid leaking the news.” Qin Tao said, “We will contact you when the time comes.”
Kasim nodded: "I understand, but what about the second one?"
"The second thing is about expanding your MiG-29 fleet. I have inquired about a batch of MiG-29 fighters. The price is still very cheap. If you are interested, we will go over and discuss with the seller. discuss."
MiG-29!
Everyone was excited again.
Although they got the Phantom 2000, they couldn’t use it themselves. Once they used it, they couldn’t explain the source, so they had to sell it. This had to be done quietly and without publicity, otherwise it would be troublesome for the owner to find them.
As for the MiG-29, that is blatant. Because of the war in 1991, many MiG-29s flew directly to Parthia. After that, the Red Empire collapsed, and many union republics had MiG-29s. They could pass through various By getting the channels, we can also ensure the supply of parts.
So, they can blatantly expand their MiG-29 fleet, especially if they can buy them back cheaply, that would be even better.
“Where is the seller?”
"It's right next to Er Mao. If you are interested, we can go there together and have some contact with them." Qin Tao said.
This is also the reason why Qin Tao did not go to the Anxi Kingdom. What he wanted to do next was right next door to Er Mao.
Next to Ermao?
Several people immediately started thinking.
Da Mao? White hair? Impossible, Poland? Not right either.
“Moldova?” Finally, Kasim was the first to react.
This is a very frustrating country. It is only two kilometers away from the sea, but it has no coastline. It is a purely landlocked country. Moreover, this country is surrounded by Ermao on one side and Romania on the other. It is sandwiched in the middle, so historically, There have also been rough experiences.
Even after the collapse of the Red Empire, there was still a period of civil war, and it was known as the poorest country in Europe.
Therefore, for this country, it is not necessary to have airplanes and cannot afford them. However, when the red empire collapsed, people were able to get some inheritance.
In terms of fighter jets, they included 29 MiG-299.13 "Fulcrum C" fighter jets, the most advanced at the time. There are also 6 earlier MiG-299.12 "fulcrum A" fighters and 6 two-seat MiG-29UB combat trainers.
These aircraft and the matching missiles are all good things!
(End of this chapter)