Great warships

Chapter 685 It's over in 3 minutes?
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"Your Excellency Senyawin, our bidding has ended, but no one came to bid." Basturk said.

Seniawin's face is very ugly, this is simply a slap in the face, they announced the bidding, of course they hope that there will be manufacturers to bid, and then choose the best solution from them, now, there is no manufacturer to bid, even There is no one to support him, which makes him speechless!
"How could this be? Don't the Orientals come? They should be very interested in our bidding." Senyawin said.

He knows Mr. Qin, this person has turned Mingzhou Group into a multinational enterprise, and the goal of this joint fighter is also very clear, that is, to win over many countries through arms sales. Now, the US joint fighter is still under development Among them, Dongfang's fighter planes have already begun to be delivered, and Mr. Qin's plan has succeeded.

If the vertical take-off and landing fighter can be sold to the country of chickens, their momentum will definitely continue to grow!Now, they didn't come to bid?This is not scientific.

"We analyze now that the production capacity of that advanced stealth fighter is limited, and the current order has been scheduled for ten years, so they have no urgent demand to sell this fighter at all." Basturk said.

To make this sentence clearer, this is a seller's market!When people are sitting at home, customers come to their door, so why come here eagerly?

"What about the British? Why don't the British come to sell?"

After all, the United Kingdom also has a Sea Harrier fighter, so come here to support it.

"The British should know our intentions. Our goal is the J-31A in the East, and we want to get it at a low price. Therefore, even if the British bring the Sea Harrier, it doesn't make sense."

"Why is it meaningless? Don't they try hard? Are they going to watch the Sea Harrier production line shut down?" Senyawin was still very upset.

In the 70s and [-]s, the Sea Harrier was just born, and it led the trend, becoming the most eye-catching existence at that time, reflecting the heritage of the old British empire. However, as time went by, the Sea Harrier began to slowly fall behind.

The Falklands War in the 80s showed the weakness of the Sea Harrier. Therefore, British Aerospace Corporation is constantly improving the Sea Harrier.

The latest improvement is the "Sea Harrier" FA.2.Its biggest advantage is the use of a new "Blue Vixen" radar. This pulse Doppler radar finally allows the sea harrier to have an over-the-horizon attack capability. It can not only guide the most advanced AIM-120 missiles, but also guide The "Sea Eagle" air-to-ground/anti-ship missile has been improved until now, and the Sea Harrier is finally considered mature, and can play a normal level of a carrier-based fighter.

The British not only improved their old Sea Harrier FRS.1 to the level of FA.2, but also purchased 18 brand new aircraft. According to their production speed, they can all be delivered by 99 .

After that, there will be no more orders for Sea Harrier!

No order means that the production line will be closed, and the closure of the production line will mean that the supporting manufacturers will also stop production, which means that there will be fewer and fewer accessories for existing fighters, and maintenance will become more and more difficult.

Therefore, as long as there is hope, we must continue to fool new customers.

Who would have thought that the British would not even come here to bid, so they had to fight for a chance anyway.

"I don't know." The subordinate dared not say anything else.

The country of chickens is notorious for their inconsistency in military purchases. It is estimated that they know that they have never purchased in good faith, so there is no need for the British to be perfunctory. If the chickens really want to purchase, they should take the initiative to come to the door, anyway. Everyone is in the same camp.

Senyavin was a little sullen, and at this moment, Akar, the director of the Yushikov Istanbul Naval Shipyard, rushed over excitedly.

"Your Excellency Senyawin, Your Excellency Senyawin, good news, good news!"

The news just now made Seniyawin very annoyed. Now, he looked over expectantly: "What good news?"

"Da Mao decided to sell the Gorshkov aircraft carrier."

"What kind of good news is that?" Seniawin said. "A year or two ago, they said they were going to sell."

They know what happened to the Gorshkov. Since the boiler exploded in 94, this aircraft carrier has been lying on the ground. It was originally planned to be repaired and continue to be used by itself. However, Da Mao’s national strength gradually weakened. There was not enough funds for repairs, and there was not even a suitable site for repairs. After that, the aircraft carrier has been in a state of neglect. Seeing that it cannot be repaired, it can only be sold.

"Yes, they said they wanted to sell it before, but at that time they didn't really sell scrap iron. They wanted to sell this aircraft carrier to Ah San to make money." Akar said: "They would rather sell It's cheaper, but the carrier has to be refitted at their place."

If you use the words of the East, this means that drunkards don't care about drinking, they don't care how much they sell, what they care about is how to exploit the modification fee.

But now, Da Mao has finally given up on this idea.

"Now, are they willing to sell it directly?"

"That's right, they really plan to sell it as scrap iron. They have already marked the weight after dismantling the weapons and equipment, and invited scrap metal dealers from all over the world to bid in Moscow, including the Mingzhou Group. ’” Akar said.

This is the second evidence: Mingzhou Group has also come. The rise of this group makes people jealous. They are very familiar with the past of Mingzhou Group. It once purchased scrap aircraft carriers, some as scrap iron, and some It was used as a park, and some were used as a ship jam. Now, the ship that blocked the boat has been improved into an aircraft carrier.

Why didn't I think of this way at the beginning?

"Since the Mingzhou Group has gone, the old man must not be able to ask for modification. It seems that he wants to sell scrap iron. However, the price of this scrap iron is also particular. I guess it will definitely be cheaper than ordinary scrap iron. Iron prices are higher."

Buying a ship to dismantle it into scrap iron is much cheaper than recycling metal. After all, it costs money to dismantle a ship. However, it would be a pity if the Gorshkov was just dismantled and sold as scrap iron. up.

"That's right, Your Excellency Senyawin." Akar said, "Even if we have aircraft carrier blueprints, we still lack construction experience. Ton level. If we buy this scrapped aircraft carrier and transform it into our own aircraft carrier, we can also learn advanced aircraft carrier manufacturing experience in the process, just like the Orientals, by transforming the aircraft carrier, they learned a modern large-scale aircraft carrier design and construction."

"But, will this transformation cost a lot of money? Even more expensive than a new aircraft carrier?" Seniawin was skeptical. After all, the example of Ah San's Chaoriwang is right in front of him.

"It depends on who is going to do the transformation. If it's Da Mao's transformation, it will inevitably delay the construction period and the cost will soar." Akar said: "After all, they regard the transformation of the aircraft carrier as a hen that lays eggs, but if we do it ourselves It is much easier to modify. Moreover, we plan to operate vertical take-off and landing fighter jets. We only need to replace the boiler that was blown up on the Gorshkov, and add at most a jump deck, which is enough. I Guess, the Mingzhou Group may also have this plan."

"Mingzhou Group's bidding for scrap iron is also planning to go back and change the aircraft carrier?" Seniawin frowned: "Can't they build an aircraft carrier themselves?"

This is a strong competitor.

"That's right, they have the ability to build it themselves, so their quotation for the Gorshkov will definitely not be particularly outrageous. If it is too high, more than half the price of their own production, it will not be worthwhile. , After all, this is an old-fashioned aircraft carrier. We guess, they are at most twice the price of scrap iron, and we only need to be slightly higher than their price to win the bid."

Scrap iron is bought back and has to be repaired in the dock, all of which cost money, so if it is too expensive, it is not worthwhile, and it is better to build new ones.

"Twice the price of scrap metal?"

"That's right, the current international scrap steel price is about US$90 per ton. The 4-ton aircraft carrier has about 360 tons of steel, which is US$720 million. Doubled to US$750 million, we expect At most $1000 million, we can get it down, and when we come back, we can spend at most $2000 million, and we can rebuild it, and counting the budget overruns, at most, $98 million, we can complete the transformation of this aircraft carrier It is," Akar said. (I checked it roughly, and this is the price of scrap steel we imported from Lao Maozi in [-], and this price changes from time to time.)
2000 million US dollars, less than the price of a Mirage 2000, can get an aircraft carrier, which is definitely worth it!Seniyawin nodded immediately: "Okay, I will report to my superior immediately."

Moscow is buzzing again.

The Gorshkov is going to sell scrap iron!For them, this is a rare opportunity in a century. They still vividly remember the previous biddings, especially the high price quoted by Dazhou Heavy Industry in the bidding, which eventually led to bankruptcy. .

With this lesson learned from the past, they made up their minds: in this bidding, they must not raise the price, let alone compete with Mingzhou Group. If the quotation given by Mingzhou Group is too high, then let Mingzhou Group play by itself .

Even certain forces have lost interest in preventing the Mingzhou Group from obtaining this aircraft carrier.

After all, the Mingzhou Group has already been able to build it by itself. For such a group, it is meaningless to stop it. If people come to purchase it, the price is just cheaper.

They colluded with each other and determined the highest bidding price among themselves. Everyone worked together to try to buy the aircraft carrier back at a low price!They really want to dismantle scrap iron!
Three days later, the bidding officially began.

Nikolai has long been familiar with the road, and has done similar things twice. However, thinking that the Gorshkov is sold, they will only have one Kuznetsov left on hand, and they still have a lot of trouble in their hearts. With a trace of loss.

"Everyone, the Gorshkov is the fourth of the Type 1143 heavy aircraft cruiser. Compared with the first three heavy aircraft cruisers, it has undergone certain improvements. It was launched in 87, only ten years away from now. In a few years, this warship died young, and we are very sad." Nicholas said: "However, in order to optimize our fleet, we still decided to scrap this old ship. Contributions to world peace, after dismantling the weapons and equipment, there are about 300 tons of scrap iron left on this warship, the base price is 50 million US dollars, and the price is increased by [-] US dollars each time. Now, the bidding begins, and everyone can quote."

"700 million dollars!" As soon as the words fell, a voice rang out.

The people present looked over and saw Dongfang's face, and they understood in their hearts: Bai is here, they don't need to say a word, just watch the Dongfang perform, this scene is so familiar.

Generally speaking, the bidding is called from the base price little by little, and the price is gradually increased. Now, it has more than doubled all at once, which has never been seen before.

The place was quiet.

Sitting beside Qin Tao, Zhao Ling was still slightly nervous.

This is too loud, what if there is no price increase?
Seeing her expression, Qin Tao smiled: "If no one raises the price, then let's buy this warship back and spend 2000 million to modify it. It will be no problem to sell it for [-] million."

If the navy wants it, it must be given priority to the navy. If the navy thinks it is tasteless, then it can sell it to other navies. There are at least three or five potential customers, and it can be packaged and sold together with vertical take-off and landing fighter jets, which is still very Cost-effective.

"700 million once!"

"Four million twice!"

"750 million!" Akar couldn't bear it any longer. He was still thinking about raising the price a little bit. Who would have thought that Boss Qin would raise the price to such an extent all at once. Now, he has no time to delay any longer. .

Will it be a hammer deal!If the Mingzhou Group increases the price to 800 million, then he will give up.

With a nervous mood, Akar looked at the location of the Mingzhou Group. If the other party raised the sign, he would have to go back home.

"750 million once!"

"Four million twice!"

"750 million three times, deal!"

This is it?

When the sound of the falling hammer sounded, Akar still couldn't believe his eyes. Mingzhou Group didn't increase the price?The other party actually gave up?They are rich and powerful, even if the price is increased to 1000 million, it is possible.

Fortunately, Mingzhou Group gave up, so he had this hope, otherwise, this aircraft carrier would not be able to be bought back.

Everyone present had a special feeling. They made a lot of preparations and rushed over. As a result, the entire auction ended in less than 3 minutes. Did they all become escorts?
However, the successful bidder was the native chicken, not the Mingzhou Group. This should be regarded as good news. There were a few who wanted to continue shouting just now, and now they are a little lucky. If the Mingzhou Group didn’t continue shouting, things would hit them I have it.

The auction ended, and the winning Akar went to go through the formalities, and everyone went out one after another. A French businessman couldn't bear it anymore. When he walked up to Qin Tao, he said to him: "Mr. Don't continue to increase the price?"

"Fare increase? Why do we increase the price?" Qin Tao asked back.

"Bidding it down and transforming it into an aircraft carrier!"

Qin Tao shook his head: "For us, 700 million is already the highest price. If it exceeds this price, we will lose money."

"Losing money? According to scrap iron, as long as it exceeds 360 million, it is losing money. Only when it is transformed into an aircraft carrier can it make money."

Qin Tao continued to shake his head: "We never planned to transform it into an aircraft carrier. The reason we can charge higher than the price of scrap iron is because we have our own set of procedures for dismantling and recycling warships. We can separate different types of steel for recycling and smelting. , to produce a part of high-standard steel to achieve profitability.”

The French businessman opened his eyes wide: "Isn't this a waste?"

"Why was it wasted? It has to be transformed into an aircraft carrier? Ah San's experience tells us that refurbishing a second-hand aircraft carrier is a big project, and it may even be more expensive than building a new one. If you want to use it for transformation, you will be out of your mind."

After saying these words, Qin Tao left with his subordinates.

The French businessman was a little confused, what did Mr. Qin mean by these words?Didn't win the aircraft carrier as expected, so are you cursing the local chicken who won the bid?

Here, Akar has completed all the formalities, and went to the Kola Peninsula to receive it non-stop. When he left Moscow, he heard Qin Tao's words relayed by others.

"This is jealousy of us." Akar immediately made a judgment: "President Qin of the Mingzhou Group and Nicholas, a high-ranking official of the Navy, have a close relationship. Maybe this is a plan discussed by the two of them to resell Da Mao's country at a low price. Assets, profit from it, this bidding is a process, after all, no businessman will buy the aircraft carrier more than the actual price, but they did not expect us to buy it.”

Akar made such a judgment: sour, this clearly means that the grapes are sour if you can’t eat them!Fortunately, they have this expectation and can purchase this aircraft carrier at a price they can accept. They are the winners of this bidding!
In Moscow, Qin Tao continued to drink with Nikolai.

"Qin, you have done us a great favor again." Nicholas said, "You are our real good friend!"

"These are all as they should be." Qin Tao said with a smile: "Nicolas, we have been good friends since ten years ago. Time has made our friendship continue to sublimate. Come and cheer for our friendship!"

So, it was another glass of wine.

"By the way, Qin, you came to see me in Moscow, do you have other business?" Nicholas suddenly thought of something.

"Yes, we heard that you have developed advanced club anti-ship missiles, some of which can be used on Type 877 submarines, so we want to purchase a batch." Qin Tao said: "Now you just need How about a batch of aircraft carrier boilers, eight missiles for one boiler?"

Nicholas nodded: "Deal!"

This is also one of Qin Tao's methods of doing things.

After he arrives at the destination, he will do a lot of messy things. These things seem to have nothing to do with him. He is just helping his friends. Tell the real purpose, at this time, it is not easy for friends to refuse.

Da Mao has been selling the Gorshkov for several years, but he has not sold it. Now Qin Tao is helping to sell it. Moreover, the $750 million is just the beginning, and there will be a lot of fees in the future, and he can make a lot of money. Profit, this favor has been helped, Qin Tao wants a batch of club missiles, which is logical.

Moreover, it was replaced with a boiler.

In the era of the Red Empire, the heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruisers manufactured by Da Mao all produced their own boilers. However, after the collapse of the Red Empire, they had lost the ability to manufacture their own boilers, and the Tuji Kingdom bought back the Gorshkov , the boiler must be replaced. In this way, the Mingzhou Group can continue to make money.

Now, Nikolai's power is even greater, not to mention that the club missiles were originally intended to be sold to make money, so this exchange plan is in the interests of both parties, and of course it hit it off.

Zhao Ling who was by the side was a little surprised.

I came here to get club missiles, but the plan is to only get three or five as sample bombs!The Gorshkov is expected to replace more than five boilers, which means that we can get forty or fifty of them back. Isn't that a lot?

However, at this time, it was not easy for her to ask, and Zhao Ling finally expressed her doubts on the way back to the residence after the two had finished drinking.

"Brother Tao, do we want to exchange all of them?"

"Of course not." Qin Tao said: "With the personality of a local chicken, he will definitely order one first to test the performance of the so-called Lao Maozi's self-produced boiler. The chicken man found out that this boiler is Made in China, and the native chicken man will definitely bypass the middleman to make the difference, and come directly to us to order."

Zhao Ling nodded, knowing that Brother Tao is leak-proof, her worries are unnecessary!
The native chicken ran to Mingzhou Group to purchase, and Qin Tao was also very helpless. He could only explain it to Nicholas. Fortunately, the native chicken needed to replace not only the boiler, but also the interior. There is absolutely no shortage of things to order here.

The impatient Turks have arrived on the Kola Peninsula.

Yaregin, the officer of the Northern Fleet, was in charge of the reception. He stretched out his hand: "Welcome everyone, we have received a message from Moscow to hand over the Gorshkov to you. Now, you can go up and check it out. , if there is no problem, then we will hand it over, and the customs personnel will be on call."

"Don't you guys dismantle those weapons?" Akar pointed to the distant port curiously.There, the rusty figure of the Gorshkov is clearly visible, the radar and other equipment on it are still there, and the launch tube in front of the bow is also lying there quietly.

Da Mao's heart can't be so big, right?There are still many secrets on this warship!
"What you see is only the outside. In order to hand over this warship to you as soon as possible, we have carried out a lot of explosion operations inside. All the equipment that should be destroyed has been destroyed, and there is no possibility of leaking secrets."

Akar's footsteps stopped suddenly, and he felt dizzy before his eyes: "What did you say? To save trouble, you directly exploded and demolished it inside?"

(End of this chapter)