Chapter 878 Twenty First Flight
The package project of building a weak country and strengthening the army is a pioneering work of the Mingzhou Group. The Mingzhou Group is a large-scale multinational enterprise with a wide range of interests. Even if the customer has no money and wants to purchase equipment, there is no problem at all. A place without money is a poor place. , the resources in poor areas are not developed, as long as resources are provided.
If the customer is unable to mine resources, Mingzhou Group will help mine them. In this way, many customers come to the door, not to mention ordinary destroyers and frigates, and even aircraft carriers.
Mingzhou Group relies on this working attitude of trying its best to solve customers' problems, and has won the recognition of countless customers and obtained a large number of orders.
However, he has never had the idea of Northern Kimchi Country. After all, this country's situation is special. For example, outside capital will never be allowed to exploit their resources. Everything is state-owned. Now, the other party actually wants it too. Exchange resources for weapons and equipment?
How to change?
Invite Mingzhou Group to help mine resources? Will that suddenly be nationalized?
Qin Tao had to be very energetic.
“How do you plan to join this plan?”
“We have a large amount of coal and iron ore in the country. These should be resources that Mingzhou Group is interested in. We hope to use these resources in exchange for warships.” Yin Chengze said.
"You have these resources, but wouldn't it be better if you mine them and export them to earn foreign exchange? Are you willing to exchange them with us directly?" The same is true for many other customers. They have resources and are selling them, but selling them These resources will not buy equipment for the navy, but will require new exploration and mining resources.
The situation in the Northern Kimchi Country is even more special. When they sell these resources, they must buy good things. Can they be used directly in exchange for warships?
"Yes, with our current mining capabilities, we certainly don't have excess resources to exchange with you. However, if you are willing to provide us with a batch of advanced mining and transportation equipment, then our export volume can increase Doubling the output, the extra output can be used to carry out the package project of strengthening the weak country and strengthening the army. We need your equipment."
The original plan was for the Mingzhou Group to fund the mining of mines. On the North Kimchi Country side, the Mingzhou Group provided the equipment and then handed it over to the North Kimchi Country, who would organize the mining themselves. In this way, the amount of ore mined would still be the same. controlled by them. You can also control how much you sell and how much you give to the Mingzhou Group.
Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, the money for mining equipment can also be used to pay off the mined minerals. Do you still insist on 22350 frigates?"
“Yes, only by owning this kind of warship can we fight our enemies and better defend our motherland!”
“Then you still plan to ask for the drawings and build it yourself?”
"Yes, we have to build it ourselves. However, we cannot produce many of the equipment above and need to purchase them from you. These can be exchanged for iron ore and coal. However, we still hope that you can provide us with them for free. drawing."
"Okay." Qin Tao agreed. These drawings will be given to Lao Maozi anyway. It doesn't matter if he gives an extra copy to the Northern Pickle Country. Since the other party has decided to do a big business of this level, there is no need to worry too much. .
"However, it is useless for you to only build a few warships. In terms of conventional weapons, you are still lagging behind the south." Qin Tao said: "In this aspect, you should learn from the Kingdom of David and see what they have done in the past. When it was time to strengthen a certain service, they chose the Air Force. After all, without air superiority, there is nothing."
“Mr. Qin, do you want to provide us with advanced stealth machines?” Yin Chengze felt his heart beating violently.
“We will not provide it, but your relationship with the Parthian Kingdom is so good. If you obtain a self-developed fighter jet from the Parthian Kingdom, it has nothing to do with us.”
"Mr. Qin, your suggestion is very important. I will report it back as soon as possible." Yin Chengze said: "If we have a stealth machine, we will have one more way to defend the motherland!"
The air force of the North Kimchi Country is quite large. They have thousands of fighter jets. However, among these fighter jets, the only ones that are truly capable of fighting are only about thirty MiG-29s. A series of recent wars have , has shown the backwardness of this red empire-era fighter aircraft. Without the confrontation of systems such as early warning aircraft, the combat effectiveness of this aircraft is even worse. There is almost no possibility of shooting down the enemy, and it will be shot down when it takes off.
If you switch to a stealth machine, the situation will be different.
They can't change the balance of forces by building a few frigates, but if they have advanced fighter jets, it will be different.
As expected, when doing business with Easterners, you have to show sincerity. After offering this package of projects to build a weak country and strong army, the Easterners began to sell various weapons!
Yin Chengze is very excited. This time he came to the East and achieved much more than last time!
After the meeting, Qin Tao walked to his father-in-law's office with a relaxed pace.
“How is it? Did they make excessive demands?” Wu Shengli asked.
“Dad, you must have listened to the whole process, right?” Qin Tao asked.
The expression on Wu Shengli's face froze, and then he said: "You can get the news about this package project for a weak country and a strong army. If you send advanced mining equipment there, they will increase production capacity, but all the ores and coal will be lost." If I sell it and don’t give it to you, what are you going to do?”
As expected, my father-in-law didn’t trust the Northern Pickle Country either, and he was always worried about being cheated by them. Qin Tao smiled and said, “Dad, have you ever bought a car with a loan?”
Wu Shengli shook his head, what kind of car should he buy? There will be people to pick you up when you go in and out, so you can just walk home.
“Even if you buy a car with a loan, you still need to install a receiver. If the payment is not made on the due date, the car will be locked remotely, let alone our mechanical equipment.”
Wu Shengli nodded, and then thought of something: "That won't work either. These devices are going to enter the mine. What if we can't receive signals from the outside world?"
“The countdown is one month. It will be locked after one month and you need to enter a new unlock code to continue using it,” Qin Tao said.
“Then what if they decipher it?”
“Decode? Then just lock it down. Dad, why do I feel that you are more worried about the Northern Kimchi Country than I am?”
Wu Shengli smiled: "Isn't this because I am afraid that you will be deceived?"
"Probably not. These are the most extreme situations. I use a stealth machine as a bait, and they won't do anything too outrageous." Qin Tao has this confidence.
North Kimchi Country acted quickly. On the third day, Yin Chengze came to see him again.
"Mr. Qin, regarding our package of projects to strengthen our weak country and strengthen our army, our superiors have agreed. I hope we can sign an agreement as soon as possible. Your side will provide us with a large amount of special mining equipment and transportation equipment. The extra iron ore and coal we mine can be Used to conduct related transactions, this is the text of our contract, please take a look."
Qin Tao took it over. Sure enough, these guys were smart enough. The iron ore and coal they mined were discounted according to the highest standards. The equipment provided by Mingzhou Group, as well as the subsequent drawings and technology, were all based on the highest standards. Comes at the lowest price.
“According to this contract, our fourth-generation stealth aircraft will be sold to you for US$15 million each?” Qin Tao smiled: “You can ask about what kind of aircraft you can buy with this money now.”
"Mr. Qin, we are all good friends. I hope you can sell it to us at cost price. After we obtain advanced fighters, we can better protect our motherland and help you guard the country's gates."
Qin Tao shook his head: "The cost price is okay, but the price you offer is less than half of the cost. It is impossible for us to do business at a loss. If you want it, we can give you a discount of 20% off the market price at most."
“What’s the market price?” Yin Chengze asked, and the officials following him became nervous.
“Currently, the price of our fourth-generation stealth aircraft is US$100 million. If we discount it by 20%, it would be US$80 million.”
"You are simply robbing money!" An official behind Yin Chengze couldn't help it: "The price can't be so high!"
"Everyone, what we want to sell is a fourth-generation stealth aircraft. This kind of aircraft is originally expensive and is still in short supply. Even if we sign the contract now, you will not be able to get it until five years later. Judging from the depreciation of the US dollar, , five years later, the price may have risen to US$200 million per unit. Now we quote you US$80 million, which will also have to withstand inflation." Qin Tao said: "Moreover, the price we quoted is the full price. The price during the life span includes maintenance, stealth coating repainting and other services, as well as two base numbers of ammunition. If you want to buy only bare metal, then we can offer another 20% off, which is 64,000 One million dollars, this is already the lowest price, it cannot be lower than this.”
Modern fighter jets are not cheap. Look at the F35 of later generations. The version used by the US military for its own use costs 78 million US dollars, but the export sales are at least 150 million US dollars. Even non-stealth aircraft are not cheap. Now a Su-30 costs 50 million US dollars. For more than USD 100, it is impossible for Dongfang to sell to the other party at a loss. No matter how important the customer claims to be.
“If we buy bare metal, can we mount our own bombs?” said an official behind Yin Chengze.
“There is no problem with bombs, but as for missiles, they can only be mounted with missiles produced by us.”
“No, we can no longer import your missiles. This is not conducive to our logistics supply. We hope to be able to mount the missiles used by the MiG-29.” He insisted: “In this case, we can purchase them at the bare metal price.”
"As long as you can provide the weapon interface data of the missile used by the MiG-29, we can match it." Qin Tao replied: "But don't expect us to open the weapon interface, this is related to our confidentiality."
So, when Qin Tao proposed this condition, he didn't expect the other party to agree. Who would have thought that the other party actually nodded: "Okay."
Did these guys decipher the weapon system?
They want to pick up sesame seeds and throw away watermelons. These guys just want to be cheaper and use the bare metal price. They have no idea that if maintenance is required in the future, the price will be more expensive. It is definitely not as cheap as buying it together now.
The matter of the aircraft was finished, and then came the matter of the warship. The other party continued to carry forward the spirit of never giving up and asked for the drawings to be provided free of charge. Qin Tao agreed, and then increased the price of the weapons and accessories.
After haggling for a whole day, Qin Tao felt dizzy and vowed never to deal with these guys again. Just talk about it directly and leave it to the people around you to talk about later.
When he got home, Qin Tao sat on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest. A pair of soft and slender hands massaged his temples. He knew it was his wife without opening his eyes.
“You look very tired today.”
"Yeah, those guys are so abominable." Qin Tao said: "They are so greedy and always want to take advantage. I won't talk about it next time."
“Well, next time we encounter this situation, I will come forward to talk on your behalf.” Zhao Ling said.
“Taozi, are you done talking?” Outside, Wu Shengli walked in: “What’s the result?”
“Dad, the contract is on the table, you can read it yourself.”
Wu Shengli looked at it again and was a little confused: "They actually don't want services? They don't want missiles either? Then how can they use them?"
"We'll talk about it when we use it." Qin Tao said: "At that time, we have to pay according to the highest price. Use it if you like it, and don't have to pull it down."
“Oh, these guys are real. By the way, the Z-20 is about to fly for the first time recently. Are you interested in going and taking a look?”
"So fast?"
"I'm not happy. The last time we went over to take a look, the prototype had already been manufactured. We were still waiting for our engine. It must pass all test items and pass the test before it can be installed and used. And in terms of funding, the Army and our Navy It was a shame, it was delayed for a while, so the first flight is only now." Wu Shengli said: "What, are you interested in going over and taking a look?"
"Of course." Qin Tao nodded: "This project was promoted by me, and there are people I brought with me. Of course, I have to go there to participate in the first flight ceremony."
“Okay, let’s go together.”
Ha Fei.
The sky is clear and cloudless. Although the cold wind is blowing, everyone's hearts are full of warmth.
“Lao Wu, are you here too?” Ma Sheng, the leader of Lu Hang, greeted him with a smile.
“Old Ma, you said that your father is an old leader of our navy, but you always compete with our navy over trivial matters!” Wu Shengli complained when they met.
Ma Sheng's resume is very special. He joined the army in 1968. At that time, he was a flamethrower in the army's chemical defense force. He was the most vulnerable target to enemy snipers on the battlefield. However, in September of that year, he was chosen to attend the aviation school. He learned to fly, and after graduation he stayed in the Air Force and became a helicopter pilot.
In 1985, the Air Force carried out pilot rating assessments. He was among the first batch of special pilots and among the most skilled. At that time, the country established the Army Aviation Force, and all the helicopters of the Air Force were allocated to the Army. So, Ma Sheng returned from the Air Force. army.
In Army Aviation, he has been rising all the way, and now he is in charge of the leadership of Army Aviation equipment technology. Among his work projects, Zhi-Twenty is obviously the most important project.
"We have to share scientific research funds according to the order ratio. Your navy has decided to order an additional batch. It should share more research and development funds in research and development work." Ma Sheng said: "Old Wu, our friendship is a friendship and our work is a job. This It's two different things. Alas, it's a pity that it's too late. During the military parade a few years ago, we could only drive the Z-9. When the next military parade is held, we must drive the more advanced Z-20!"
Ma Sheng was also the lead aircraft in the military parade a few years ago, and was the first helicopter in the helicopter formation to be inspected. However, he still had regrets. He flew the Z-9 back then, which was only a four-ton helicopter. The Z-2 in front of him was Ten is already a ten-ton general-purpose helicopter!
“Let’s go and see the helicopter.” Ma Sheng and Wu Shengli walked side by side.
“Ahem.” Wu Shengli coughed twice: “Old Ma, I think you should say hello to the people around me. Haven’t you always said you want to see my son-in-law?”
son in law?
Ma Sheng looked at Qin Tao next to Wu Shengli. At first, he thought Qin Tao was just a staff member brought by Wu Shengli, but he didn't expect that it was Mr. Qin!
There is no way. Mr. Qin has been busy with Navy projects and Air Force projects. He has little involvement in Army projects and has not had much contact with Mingzhou Group. In order to protect Qin Tao's safety, Qin Tao also He basically didn't show his face to the public, so much so that Ma Sheng didn't recognize Qin Tao immediately.
“Mr. Qin, I’m very sorry, I didn’t recognize you just now.” Ma Sheng quickly shook hands with Qin Tao: “I have wanted to see you for a long time. Without you, there would be no modern helicopters for our army!”
“Mr. Ma, I’m sorry, you’re too foreign. I’ll call you Mr. Ma, but you call me Taozi. How about that?”
Ma Sheng smiled: "I'm not that old yet, call me Uncle Ma. Mr. Qin... Taozi, I have to thank you on behalf of the Army. We will soon have an advanced general-purpose helicopter, at the same level as the Black Hawk!"
“I am here to help the Navy. Our Army does not need to be grateful to me. Besides, the engines and reducers used on the aircraft belong to our Mingzhou Group. We also want to make money. Let’s go and take a look.”
The helicopter has been towed to the apron, and is surrounded by a group of technicians doing pre-takeoff inspections. Looking from a distance, it is almost exactly the same as the Black Hawk.
Of course, if you look at the details, you can still see many differences.
"Mr. Qin, when outsiders look at our aircraft, they always blurt out Black Hawk. Can you tell us what is the difference between it and Black Hawk?" Ma Sheng said to Qin Tao, as if he was testing him.
"There are many differences. Let's look at the top first. The Black Hawk's rotor has four blades, and ours has five blades." Qin Tao began to introduce: "The nose part of the Black Hawk is smaller, and ours is smaller. It is rounded, has more space, and it also has a two-piece windshield. From the fuselage to the tail boom, the Blackhawk is a straight line, and our aircraft has an obvious transition.”
“Mr. Qin is really good, you can tell at a glance.” Ma Sheng admired him very much, but he didn’t expect Mr. Qin to have such good eyesight.
Qin Tao smiled: "This is just what I see from the outside. In fact, it is much different inside. All the parts on it are produced by ourselves. We will not be restricted. We can make as many as we want." .”
Compared with the outer shape, that is, the shell, the most proud thing is its interior, its power system, avionics system, operating system, everything is produced by Dongfang itself!
"Yes, every part on this aircraft is produced by us, especially the engine." Ma Sheng was very satisfied: "After a long period of testing, its engine is finally qualified. This engine is our most advanced The world's largest turboshaft engine has not fallen behind at all."
As he spoke, everyone had already arrived beside the plane. Deng Hui walked out from the maintenance staff and greeted him excitedly.
“Leader Wu, President Qin, are you all here?”
"Um."
“Is the engine mature?”
"It's mature. The performance of this engine is too advanced, with a rated power of 1,600 kilowatts. Even the latest model of the Black Hawk engine, T700-GE-701D, has a rated power of only 1,470 kilowatts. Only the one currently under pre-development in France The output power of Neto 1K is greater than ours." Speaking of this, he was very excited. The biggest problem of domestic aircraft is the engine. Without an engine, everything is in vain.
Now, our own engines can meet the demand, which is also the biggest contributor to the successful development of Zhijiang.
"In addition to the power reaching the standard, what is more important is the power-to-weight ratio. It has successfully reached 7, and the entire engine weighs only 220 kilograms." Deng Hui continued to introduce that what he is most satisfied with is the engine. After all, this requires supporting units. help.
The thrust-to-weight ratio of the turbofan engine has reached 8, while the power-to-weight ratio of the turboshaft engine has reached 7, which is already a very impressive figure. The development difficulty is not lower than the former.
In order to develop this engine, Lao Maozi and Dongfang technicians worked together to apply a large number of advanced technologies on the turbine shaft, such as integral blisks, counter-rotating turbines, etc. They also applied a series of high-tech materials. For example, the compressor uses metal matrix composite materials, the combustion chamber and turbine use ceramic matrix composite materials and carbon-carbon composite materials, etc. In short, all the advanced materials and technologies developed in domestic aerospace engines are used in engines. superior.
It is the stacking of various advanced technologies that allows the engine to achieve such powerful performance.
"Of course, there are things that are not as good as the West." Deng Hui continued: "For example, in terms of fuel consumption, we cannot compare with the West. It is much higher than them. However, fuel consumption only affects the voyage. We can't increase the fuel consumption at most. Among various technical indicators, we first met the requirements of power and power-to-weight ratio."
While everyone was talking, a dashing pilot wearing a full flight suit and carrying a flight helmet walked over with another male pilot.
(End of this chapter)