Chapter 793: Profits Industry (Third update, please subscribe)
Sometimes, really big customers are unexpected.
Originally, Li Yi'an thought that the big customers for F1 fighter jets should be from countries such as South Asian states. Although the states are not big, they can still buy hundreds of them.
And Nanyang has certain political influence on them. In itself, the arms trade often involves political aspects.
So, here we are even ready to reach export agreements with those princely states.
But surprisingly, the real big customers came from Europe, not only that, but also an Iron Curtain country - Yugoslavia.
After witnessing the outstanding performance of the F1b fighter jet and conducting many test flights, Yugoslavia sent a negotiation team headed by the deputy commander of the Air Force.
Yugoslavia immediately placed an order for 208 aircraft. According to their requirements, in addition to exporting 100 complete aircraft to Yugoslavia, the remaining 108 orders were placed in parts by Nanyang technical staff. Assembled in Yugoslavia under the guidance of
In addition, Nanyang also needs to be responsible for training and helping it establish an aircraft maintenance system. The entire contract value is as high as US$78 million!
For Nanyang, this is definitely the largest arms order in history. Li Yian is naturally very concerned about this order.
"The military needs to coordinate well with the company and must do a good job in the next work. After all, this is a good start. After a good start, it can win more orders in the future, and... these are the people of Yugoslavia We can’t let them feel that their hard-earned money is not worth it!”
As a businessman, Li Yi’an is undoubtedly competent, and there is absolutely nothing picky about his attitude towards customers.
“I understand, for an aircraft costing US$250,000, the military purchase of an F1 only costs over US$80,000. Exporting arms is really profitable!”
It’s more than just making money. . Just relying on this order not only earned back the funds for developing fighter jets. Basically, the investment in several other passenger aircraft projects was earned back.
Through this order, Aviation Industry Corporation finally achieved real profits. Although the military's orders are also very generous, they are far from comparable to exports.
"No wonder those European countries were willing to sell weapons all over the world in the past. They did it for a long time. This thing is really profitable. Not only does it make money, but it is also beneficial to their own weapons development. Such a profitable business can continue Keep doing it.”
With emotion, Zou Tongjie added.
“In addition, because the needs of the Yugoslav military are very urgent, they hope to provide them with the first batch of aircraft before the end of the year, so we have transferred 8 of the aircraft ordered by the Air Force to them, and then from next year Starting from January, the Aviation Industry Corporation will deliver to them at a rate of 8 aircraft per month."
"Well, this speed is still very good."
Li Yian nodded and said.
"When selecting instructors, we must also choose first-class instructors. After all, if these aircraft go to the battlefield in the future, they will rely on those customers to make our products famous."
Then Li Yian gave a few simple instructions sentence.
Less than a month after the contract was signed, eight F1B fighter jets arrived in Belgrade via Supergiant transport aircraft. The Yugoslav military, which had been eager for new equipment for a long time, excitedly announced: "'Thunder Jet Fighter'" It has arrived, and now we can say without exaggeration that we finally have an air force with first-class technology."
Considering the performance of the F1B fighter, Yugoslavia's statement is not an exaggeration, even. It can be said that Yugoslavia suddenly became the first country in continental Europe, apart from Soviet Russia, to possess high-performance jet fighters.
As a direct reaction, half a month later, Soviet Russia announced that it would provide MiG-15 fighter jets to Yugoslavia's neighboring countries, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.
It has to be said that arms sales in many cases will only intensify the arms race among countries and even aggravate regional tensions. Of course, for arms dealers, this is definitely a good thing.
Of course, Li Yian knew nothing about the small arms race caused by F1B fighter jets in Europe. After all, there were some futures that he could not predict.
After finishing his business, he looked at the date on the desk calendar, Li Yian raised his eyebrows slightly and said to himself. "If I remember correctly, it should be these two days."
The two days Li Yian is talking about are naturally the famous "London Smog" incident.
It happened in 1952, when an anticyclone affected the sky above London. A large amount of exhaust gas emitted from factory production and residents' coal-fired heating was difficult to spread and accumulated over the city. London is shrouded in thick smog, so dense that residents in some areas of the city cannot see their feet as they walk. The smog paralyzed London and disabled all transport except the Underground system. Smog not only disrupts citizens' lives, but also seriously damages people's health. Many citizens experienced chest tightness, suffocation and other discomforts, and the morbidity and mortality rates increased sharply.
This heavy fog lasted for five days - from December 5th to 9th, covering the entire city of London, until a strong and cold westerly wind blew away the smoke shrouding London. It ended the blind life in London. The number of people who died due to the Fog incident that month exceeded thousands.
"Stana and Ji Li should be allowed to come to Nanyang..."
Thinking of the heavy fog in London, Li Yian naturally thought of Stana, Ji Li and the children, their The body is the most important thing.
"Let them come here quickly, just in these two days..."
With this thought in his mind, Li Yi'an specifically raised his head and glanced at the sky. Unlike London, the sky in Chang'an was still the same as before - the sky was clear blue, and the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant outside the window. This is not just because of the advantages of seaside cities, but more importantly because there are not as many chimneys in Nanyang as there are in the UK - British factories are filled with a large number of small generating units, which are relics of history. After all, the power of power generation equipment in the past was It's not big, and factories usually use electricity themselves.
Small steam generators worsen London's air quality.
In contrast, Nanyang relies on several large power plants near the sea to provide unified power supply. Companies such as metallurgy are located in industrial zones far away from the city, so the air quality in the city is naturally first-class.
But at present, the whole world does not care about environmental protection issues. Even the original color of the sky in London cannot be seen, and no one would think that it is the performance of a backward country. Even in the eyes of many people, it is the embodiment of an industrial power, and it is also an existence that many people deliberately pursue. When you open the window, you can see the big chimney. The black smoke in the chimney blocks the sky and the sun, which is what people want.
Of course, Li Yi'an doesn't care about this. The reason why he remembers the "London Smog Incident" so clearly is because it caused a large number of casualties. It is the most famous air pollution incident in human history.
This incident not only caused London to start cleaning up industrial pollution and forced power plants and heavy industries, which were large smoke emitting industries, to be relocated to the suburbs, but it also aroused the attention of all sectors of society on environmental protection.
The social concern directly led to the transformation of "environmentalism" from "non-mainstream" to "mainstream" in Europe, and eventually spawned a series of environmental groups. In the end, the KGB also paid attention to these groups.
In the 1960s and 1970s, various ideological trends such as environmental protection, equal rights, animal protection, etc. began to become popular in Europe and the United States, and the KGB also showed its prowess among them.
“This knife is quite enjoyable for them to use...”
Li Yian said to himself.
"In that case, let you put it to good use."
In fact, Li Yian is not opposed to environmentalism, but he firmly opposes extreme environmentalism. If you want to pursue original ecology, you can go to Africa ah.
Look at those so-called environmentalists. They all have the mentality of having both. They can completely take off their clothes of modern industrial textiles and return to men farming and women weaving. They can throw them away. To modern transportation, walking is not the option.
What’s the result?
We talk about environmental protection, but in fact, there is no one who is environmentally friendly in life. When talking about generating electricity at home, no one is willing to abandon the convenience that modern science has brought to life.
But what was environmental protection during the Cold War?
It is ammunition, it is a weapon... Although it is not from Nanyang, it can weaken the power of the Western world to a certain extent, which is in line with Nanyang's interests to a certain extent.
London!
Li Yian couldn't help but feel regretful when he thought about the governance in London after the fog incident.
“Hey, I’ll never see Fog City again!”
(End of this chapter)