Chapter 797: Lay out in advance
“Old Wu.”
After the waiter left, Chang Haonan took a sip of tea and then got straight to the point:
“Luchang Group buys The aircraft carrier that came back hasn’t been towed back yet?”
“Not yet”
Wu Yifan lowered his head and scooped up a spoonful of stewed lion head:
“Originally we planned to set off in August or September, but I also reported to you last time that there was a batch of Yiyi that I had obtained from the shipyard and loaded on the ship. The equipment was damaged, and they were worried that it would be damaged or stolen by someone, so they made a temporary decision to dismantle it and give it to me to transport back, so it took a few months to dismantle the equipment.”
“But I didn’t. Before returning from the trip, all the work has been basically completed. I estimate that I will be able to leave Hong Kong before the end of the year."
After finishing speaking, he put the lion head into his mouth, tasted it carefully, and then said. He sighed with satisfaction:
“When it comes to food, it has to be better in China...”
Chang Haonan had not been abroad for a long time, but looking at the other party's appearance, he probably suffered a lot outside. He immediately turned a few big dishes to the side:
"That's good. During this period, Shipbuilding Industry has been eagerly waiting for the ship to arrive. It is said that Lianhai Shipyard and even the dock have been cleared. It's ready..."
In fact, for him, it doesn't matter that the ship leaves a month early and a month late.
The key point is that you need to calculate your time and prepare to deal with the Turks who are likely to cause trouble.
At this time, Old Wu finally put down the spoon in his hand:
"Speaking of which, there is one more thing that needs your decision."
Chang Haonan was rolling duck pancakes with his head down. He did not speak, but raised his hand to signal the other party to continue talking.
“It’s about the Friendship Plan.”
Wu Yifan replied:
“Didn’t I send hundreds of engineers and technicians from the Black Sea Shipyard to China before? Some people were a little worried at first and didn’t want to bring their families with them, but after staying for a few months they regretted it and rushed to contact their families one by one to ask them to come over.”
"As a result, this matter slowly spread. Not only the Black Sea Shipyard, but also several large-scale military industrial companies such as Kharkiv, Antonov, and Ivchenko started to Contact the smuggler... er... liaison officer I assigned there and ask if they can implement the same policy and come to China."
"Yes, of course."
This time Chang Haonan raised his head:
“As long as it meets the requirements we have set, the more the better. Even if most people cannot participate in our military projects, they can also play a role in the civilian industry. It works.”
The original intention of setting up the friendship plan was to systematically introduce talents from the CIS countries, and now they are rushing to come over, which is naturally a good thing——
You know, these people are not foreign trash, they are all technical backbones trained during the Soviet period.
“But Brother Nan...”
Old Wu hesitated:
“Others are easy to talk about, but Antonov and Ivchenko are both. It is the second-tier supplier of the Tu334 passenger aircraft we introduced, which should be called C808 in China.”
“I asked someone to check it. Even under the current situation, it is very difficult for them to complete the delivery task. If I pick up the wool again, I'm afraid the production speed..."
Obviously, after a few years of hard work after graduation, he is much more thorough in handling things than before.
"Don't worry about this. You are only responsible for checking the qualifications and bringing them back. I will solve the problem of quotas!"
Chang Haonan's answer was crisp and clear.
“But the passenger plane...”
Wu Yifan is still a little worried.
Chang Haonan raised his hand and pressed it down, then lowered his voice slightly:
"Technically speaking, the production of C808 only requires us, Tupolev and Salute. The reason why Ermao was included at that time was In addition to considering the property rights of Figure 334, I came in just to wait for the day when their production capacity can’t keep up..."
"Huh?"
Lao Wu’s pick of vegetables The chopsticks stopped in mid-air.
"This matter is more complicated to elaborate on..."
Chang Haonan also stopped drinking soup:
“In short, this project was guaranteed by the Ermao Official. In other words, if it cannot be implemented as required, the compensation will be paid by the Ermao Official. "
"Uh...so?"
Old Wu frowned, feeling that things were not simple:
"Er Mao is so poor now that he doesn't even have natural gas. You have to rely on Da Mao to support you. Unless you go to Kiev to dismantle telephone poles, it will be difficult to get the money back..."
"I wasn't planning on asking for it at first."
Chang Haonan pointedly said:
"I was planning to wait until a certain stage and then use the name of paying off debts to get some good stuff back."
“Is that so?”
Wu Yifan suddenly realized, then he raised his hand and touched his temples:
"If you want to say it's bad, you're the one who's bad..."
Chang Haonan waved his hand:
"Hey, no prizes, no prizes..."
The one he was eyeing, Naturally, it's the pictures 160 in Ermao's hand.
There are currently a total of 19 Tu-160s remaining at Preluki Air Force Base. After so many years, there may still be a total of eleven or twelve that can still fly.
Originally, around 1995, China sent people to inspect these aircraft.
But Ermao was under joint pressure at that time, and in the end it was not sold.
Originally, this matter should have been discontinued.
If there had not been a series of drastic changes caused by Chang Haonan later, 8 of these aircraft would have been handed over to Mao in the name of debt repayment about a year later, and the remaining 11 would have been under "international supervision" was completely destroyed.
Later, Tupolev used the spare parts left over to assemble a new aircraft to supplement a Tu-160 that crashed due to an accident.
Moving forward, that is the story of the successful resumption of production of Tu160M2 in 2023.
However, in today's unrecognizable timeline, the United States and Russia, which originally had a certain tacit understanding on this matter, have interrupted contact due to Allied Forces operations——
Although there has not been any Any evidence clearly points to where the weapon that shot down the B2 came from, but in this day and age, Americans' path dependence is still stuck in the Cold War era.
So I almost instinctively put the blame on Da Maotou first.
Therefore, if Da Mao now wants to get a few bombers back according to his previous plan, it would be best to find one or two more helpers to jointly put pressure on Er Mao.
Of course, as a proper strategic weapon, the whereabouts of any Tu-160 is an extremely sensitive matter. Even Chang Haonan cannot guarantee 100% success.
But now that I have the opportunity, I must try it.
Even if we can only get three or four of them, it will give China early access to the design, maintenance and production of 300-ton supersonic aircraft.
As well as mastering a theoretical strike capability against the east coast of the Pacific——
In fact, since the mid-1970s, the Chinese Air Force has eliminated all nuclear-related positions, and no mass-produced aircraft in service can actually carry nuclear weapons.
In other words, China's "trinity" nuclear capabilities have actually been absent for a long time.
In the context of the time, this decision was understandable. After all, aerial bombing with H-6 nuclear bombs, however abstract it may sound, had no tactical value.
But as the times progress, the variety of space-based nuclear weapons will increase again, especially in the use of tactical nuclear weapons, which have unique advantages.
It is best to recover as soon as possible.
As a strategic bomber, the Tu-160 has undoubtedly considered this since its mother's womb.
In comparison, having an additional logistics support system is a negligible price.
......
The two ate and drank together, and quickly finished chatting about the planned topics.
After a moment of silence, Chang Haonan said what he had just remembered during the day.
"Old Wu, after you go back this time, can you find a way to open up a transportation route from Eastern Europe to the east coast of the Mediterranean?"
This slightly jumpy topic made Wu Yifan, who was rubbing his stomach to digest after a meal, I didn't react for a while:
"Where?"
"The east coast of the Mediterranean, I mean the northern Levant region, places like Lebanon."
After hearing this, Old Wu sat up straight again and thought for a long time before asking:
"There doesn't seem to be anything worth going back to in these places, right?"
"That's true."
Chang Haonan replied:
"So you do it first Some normal supplies, such as transporting cars, flour, electrical appliances and other things, and then transporting some local specialties.”
“In short, the things are not important, you can make some money personally, the key is to route. Open it up so that if you need it in the future, you can use it immediately without having to worry about it temporarily. ”
There is no doubt that this is planning in advance.
"Well...I have to ask about this when I get back."
Lao Wu's answer was very cautious:
"I have never run this line before, and it feels like I have never run this line before. Going from the Anatolian Plateau or the two river basins in the east is more reliable than going by sea, but you have to try it to know the specific situation..."
"You are a professional in this regard."
Chang Haonan patted the other party's shoulder:
"I won't rush the time, and my priority is to ensure the stability of the channel."
"Okay."
(End of this chapter)