"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. This Admiral Lobov must not fall into their hands again!"

"But, what should we do? After all, this is a normal arms transaction."

As long as it is not a country sanctioned by the United Nations, it has legitimate reasons 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 prevent such warships 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 Orientals 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 300-400 million U.S. dollars." One person said: "We might as well offer 500 million U.S. dollars. In this way, Ermao will definitely pay for the ship."

Sell ​​it to us."

"Five hundred million, Robert, are you crazy? What's the point of spending so much money to buy 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 huge 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.

By reducing electronic equipment, installing only data links and target illumination systems, and equipping a large number of missiles, this arsenal ship plan is simply tailor-made for their navy!

"Yes, this is indeed an idea, but we have our own hull and 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, not really buying. As long as the Oriental people 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. It’s high, it’s really high!

"That's not right. If Ermao knew that we had tricked them, wouldn't he go to the Orientals again? Maybe they would be sold 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.

How come they 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, then let's do this!"

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.

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Under Qin Tao's deception, the navies of many countries began to consider the idea of ​​this arsenal ship.

To them, this thing is too attractive!

After all, everyone is short of money. If you 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 stand on the second floor. When Qin Tao and others passed by, they saw the man sitting in the stand. (Some information says that this villa is 15 kilometers away from the shipyard.

, if it was so far away, I probably wouldn’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: "Did you enjoy your stay here? Do you want it?

Go to our east and watch the modification of the Oriental 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 extreme.

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?" 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 very happy during his decades of work. Since retiring, he could no longer find

It feels like it used to.

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Hearing what Makarov said, Qin Tao was overjoyed, which meant that the other party's heart was already relaxed.

In fact, 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, and there are also many workers in the Black Sea Shipyard who have gone to our Mingzhou Group. It's not like you don't know that they are currently polishing the Oriental Sea Blocking City.

, 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 Ducheng, 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 can see many 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, it will be easier to refit the aircraft carrier.

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 meets 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 work. He is a workaholic and will continue to work until the day he collapses.

"Okay, now that you have said so much, I can no longer refuse. I am willing to go to the East with you."

"Will your family also pick it up?"

"They won't go there for the time being. I'll go to your place first to have a look. If it's 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 has no value anymore, but Qin Tao still needs to make various preparations to avoid someone stumbling behind his back.

Anyway, there is no need 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 then Qin Tao went to another place.

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, now it seems 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 return tickets?" Zheng Ming asked.

"Why are you so anxious? Ermao hasn't officially notified us yet. When they do, we will disgust them again."

Are you disgusted by two cents? Or are you disgusted by those guys?

Zheng Ming did not ask Qin Tao carefully, he just waited to see how things would develop next.

The next day, Qin Tao continued to stroll and came to Shuguang Mechanical Complex.

Qin Tao is also 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 other 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.

The Shuguang Mechanical Complex was once so powerful, but now?

Now Qin Tao can't stand it anymore.

After all, the most famous thing here is the gas turbine. China 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 have nothing 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."
To be continued...