Siheyuan starts from a good life

However, the Eagles were very smart. The F-16s they brought out were not for their own use, but downgraded F-16/79 fighters with reduced performance. The original turbofan engine with better performance was replaced with a J-4 turbojet engine used on the F-79 fighter. The performance degradation caused by the power replacement has affected its positioning as a third-generation aircraft. Therefore, this plan certainly did not receive our approval, and we also changed from the initial intention to purchase cooperation to finally turning to the Gallic chickens to negotiate the Mirage 2000 fighter.

The self-proclaimed smart Eagles must have reacted strongly to this. After inspecting the French Mirage 2000 in my country, the pragmatic Eagles opened a larger menu for selection. After all, such a large market was blank in our country at that time. Since everyone is still on good terms and it is the honeymoon period, the Eagles simply threw out a package of fine products for you to choose from. Companies including Westinghouse and Hughes took the initiative to recommend them for sale to my country. For example, if the E-3 "Sentry" airborne early warning aircraft is too expensive, you can negotiate and disassemble and sell the radar equipped by the E-3 separately. This radar was originally planned to be used in the Y-10 early warning aircraft plan.

In 1984, Grumman took the lead in expressing its willingness to provide my country with 24 F-14 fighters, and this batch was an upgraded version of the F-14A. Equipped with a better F110-GE-400 engine, the performance was further improved, and it was also equipped with AIM-54 "Phoenix" long-range air-to-air missiles. This long-range interception is quite suitable for our needs.

Our country is very satisfied with the F-14. Once introduced, the combat capability of the Air Force will be immediately improved to a higher level. We believe that its aerodynamic shape, engine, radar, weapons, variable swept wing and other technologies will play a huge role in the development of future fighter jets. Moreover, the navy also has its own plans. The Tomcat is a carrier-based aircraft. In the future, if there are aircraft carriers, it can be deployed on board and the navy can also develop its own carrier-based aircraft.

It takes some effort to negotiate such a large contract for advanced fighter jets. In the next few years, the two sides conducted multiple rounds of negotiations on the performance and price of the fighter jets. In order to show its sincerity, Grumman also invited Chinese researchers to visit its factory and arranged for the Eagle Sauce Navy pilots to perform a flight demonstration of the F-14 fighter jet. The wonderful performance brought by the variable sweep wing was still eye-opening for the delegation, although they had seen many Western fighter jets. After all, this fighter jet has only been equipped by the Eagle Sauce and Iran so far, and it is a rare opportunity.

However, the negotiations were not smooth: first, the Eagle Sauce government only allowed the export of complete aircraft but not the transfer of technology, which was unacceptable to my country. Second, my country could not afford it. In the 70s, Iran purchased Tomcat for $2500 million each. Even if they offered the best discount, it would still cost about $6 million each, which was not financially feasible.

It's a pity, otherwise having both Su-27 and F-14 at the same time would be a dream start for my country's military aircraft development. After mastering the technologies of both companies, no one can predict how advanced our technology will be.

"What we want to use most is the Tomcat fighter, but one unit costs nearly 6000 million US dollars, and 24 units will cost more than one billion US dollars. Our finances do not allow this. What's more, we are not purchasing just this one type of aircraft, which will have a greater impact on the follow-up." Liu Xingchao said with some regret.

"If the export of complete aircraft technology is not allowed, we can talk about other things, such as engines, radars, weapons, variable sweep wings and other technologies. Even if they are one generation behind those installed on their aircraft, as long as we can negotiate it, it will be a gain for us. Our aviation technology is learned from the Russians, and we have also absorbed the technology of the Americans. Just think about how much help this will be to us." Jiang Yan said.

"Just because the country doesn't have money doesn't mean other people don't have money. If the country really wants to purchase, I will find a way to get the money."

When saying this, Jiang Yan was quite confident. You know, in 1985, at the Plaza Hotel in New York, the Eagle Sauce signed an agreement with John Bull, Hans Cat, Gallic Chicken and other countries, agreeing to jointly curb inflation, expand domestic demand, reduce trade intervention, and coordinate intervention in the foreign exchange market. The core content is to agree that the central banks will jointly intervene to achieve an orderly depreciation of the US dollar against the Japanese yen, British pound, mark, and franc, and weaken the rapid appreciation of the US dollar. In fact, the Japanese yen of Foot Basin Chicken has become the most depreciated currency, and the Foot Basin Chicken economy has also been hit the hardest.

美元兑日元的汇率也从1985年初的1：260变成1987年的1：120，带动鹰酱向脚盆鸡的贸易输出，同时降低了脚盆鸡向鹰酱出口增速。鹰酱的本意是想对几个国家“同时调节”，只不过这个目标首当其冲对准了当时的“大个子”脚盆鸡。

How could Jiang Yan miss out on an opportunity that could bleed the chicken and make a fortune at the same time? As early as the end of last year, Jiang Yan sent Zhang Pengfei to Japan and found many traders to trade the Japanese yen. According to the feedback received not long ago, the hundreds of millions of dollars they invested have now multiplied several times, but the final harvest is about to begin. If all goes well, he can have a taste of the fat meat, and spending some money to purchase aircraft is basically not a problem.

Even if he doesn't come today, I will have to find my leader and apply to go abroad. Now I am still a confidential personnel and must report anything when going abroad.

"Lao Jiang, this is not a joke. This is not a million. Including the technology transfer, it will cost 15 billion US dollars. Can you get that much money if you sell all the companies you own?" Liu Xingchao said.

"I never joke about this matter. Forget it. I'll report back to his leader later!" Jiang Yan thought for a moment and said.

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After returning home with his mother, Jiang Zihan began to sort out his things, mainly some books, manuscripts, and drawings in the second suitcase. These were all harvested in Hans, and they were basically drawings of various machine tools, which were very important to the country.

There was only one set of clothes left in the suitcase. Although the clothes were expensive, the books were more precious, and they were all specially selected by him. There was also a small box in the suitcase, which contained 50 US dollars. He took it in Hong Kong because he was afraid that no one would be interested in it after he returned, so he used it to build a factory.

Since I don't need it now, I'll give it to my dad. I still have about $3 in cash, which I can use to give red envelopes to my younger brothers and sisters.

Jiang Zihan waited until his father came back, then carried his suitcase and went to find his father.

"Dad, your son has made a little fortune. This is to honor you!" He handed a small box containing $50 to Jiang Yan.

"Oh, that's quite a lot. But your father and I don't need it. You should just take it yourself!" Jiang Yan opened it, took a look and said.

Jiang Yan's refusal doesn't mean that others don't want it. Jiang Sirui took it and said, "I'll save it for you first, and you can use it when you get married."

"No need, mom. I still have a lot. If I wasn't worried about the inconvenience and safety of carrying them, I would have taken them all out."

After Jiang Sirui locked the small box in the safe at home, she said, "My son is very capable, and I'm very proud of him as a mother. I'll put it here first. Your father and I have earned a lot in the past few years. We'll talk about it later!"

"Well, okay, please give me some money, I have no money, I need RMB!"

Hearing his son say he had no money, Jiang Sirui took out 3000 yuan and asked him, "Is that enough? Do you want some more?"

"That's enough, Mom. I'm going to buy some more clothes. I came back in a hurry and didn't bring much!"

"Okay, if it's not enough, tell your mom. Don't worry about the money. By the way, here are 1,000 foreign exchange coupons for you. If you want something that's not in the department store, you can go to the Friendship Store to buy it."

"Why don't you go for a walk around Sijiu City? It has changed a lot in recent years. If you want to drive, you can take the car away. We have no shortage of cars." Jiang Yan said.

"No, I can just ride a bike."