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War has been a constant throughout the development of human civilization.

Whether primitive society, slave society, or feudal society.

The causes of war are complex and varied.

When human civilization entered the industrial age, the causes behind war became much simpler.

It has changed from simply fighting for territory and population to fighting for resources.

Since the mid-20th century, most of the wars that broke out around the world were related to minerals and energy.

The current development speed of Longguo has entered the absolute fast lane.

In the future, the demand for oil and mineral resources will increase year by year.

The existence of the bad neighbor Curry Country affects whether Dragon Country can smoothly obtain large amounts of cheap oil from the Desert World.

It is also related to the stability of the border areas of Longguo.

No one can explain the mysterious confidence of the Curry Nation.

He was beaten to a bloody pulp time and time again, but he would jump out again and again with his fangs and claws bared.

Rather than leaving a series of troubles for future generations.

Why not take this opportunity to take advantage of the conflict between the White Eagle Kingdom and the Curry Kingdom to break the backbone of the Curry Kingdom.

Make them unable to continue launching military provocations.

The Curry Kingdom and the Pakistani Kingdom are the old enemies, and they feel uncomfortable if they don't fight for a day.

Once a country obtains advanced equipment, it will definitely attack its mortal enemy first.

History has proven this countless times.

Secretly helping the Bayang Kingdom defeat the Curry Kingdom will not only further strengthen the relationship with the desert countries.

At the same time, it is also for the long-term development of Longguo.

From the 1950s until the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States remained an important partner of the Soviet Union in the region.

As the Soviet Union ceased to exist, the Curry Country immediately changed its course, plunged headlong into the Western camp, and became a filial son and grandson of the United States.

In more than a month.

The international situation is changing rapidly.

Just like more than 20 years ago, the Curry Kingdom began to continuously send troops to the border areas.

The eyes of the whole world are once again focused on the old rivals, Dragon Country and Curry Country.

at the same time.

The United States sent a representative and proposed to assist Dragon Country in fighting against Curry Country.

Sell ​​fifty civilian Black Hawk helicopters to Longguo at cost price.

It aims to help Longguo improve its ability to transport materials to the plateau areas.

In the business field, Lin Kaifeng seemed to have disappeared.

For a whole month, no news related to Lin Kaifeng came out in the business community.

Li Chaoren felt deeply disturbed by this.

Not long ago.

Li Chaoren failed to gain any advantage over Lin Kaifeng and was instead hit by a series of punches from Lin Kaifeng.

The company suffered severe losses in working capital and five key enterprises changed hands.

All of them became Lin Kaifeng's possession.

What made Li Chaoren scratch his head even more was yet to come.

In front of all the bigwigs in Hong Kong City, Lin Kaifeng set rules for everyone in a domineering manner.

It seems that Lin Kaifeng is the boss of Hong Kong.

Exactly.

No one dared to refute the big guys.

More than a month passed, and Lin Kaifeng made a phone call to the Armed Forces Headquarters.

Upon learning that the tanks modified by the Northern Machinery Group had been upgraded, General Liu, with great curiosity, led more than a dozen senior military officials and Li Jinjun, Minister of the Ministry of Ordnance Industry, to the Northern Machinery Group Automobile Factory.

"Is this our Type 59 tank? Apart from the five pairs of road wheels, there is nothing similar to the Type 59 tank..."

"General Lin, what changes have you made to the Type 59 tank? I have been dealing with the Type 59 tank for almost years, and this is the first time I feel so unfamiliar with it."

"Is this a smoothbore cannon? The barrel is at least 120 millimeters long, right?"

"Isn't it an overreaction to install new composite armor on the Type 59 tank?"

Led by the branch staff, General Liu and his party came to the automobile test site of the automobile branch.

When they saw the Type 59 tank parked in the middle of the test field, everyone had only one thought in their minds.

Is this thing a Type 59 tank?

Except for the five teams of road wheels, Lin Kaifeng modified all the possible appearances.

The barrel became longer and thicker.

The defensive armor around the tank is no longer homogeneous armor, but composite armor.

It is also the best among composite armors, ceramic composite armor.

General Liu and Li Jinjun looked at each other.

Among the people present, only the two of them knew the truth.

Exporting a batch of main battle tanks to the Kingdom of Bayang boosted Bayang's confidence in war.

The grievances between the two countries are extremely complicated.

The Curry Country and the Soviet Union signed a large number of agreements, with military content accounting for more than half of all the agreements.

In decades, the Soviet Union has never been so generous as this time.

Exporting a large number of active weapons to other countries.

in the past.

All weapons exported by the Soviet Union were of the previous generation, and very few active weapons were sold or provided as aid to other countries.

From this we can see that the Soviet Union was absolutely crazy because of poverty.

The only country capable of purchasing large quantities of Soviet weapons is Curry.

The economic situation in the Eastern Bloc was even worse than that of the Soviet Union.

The local tycoons in the desert are influenced by the United States and the West. They dare not buy openly and buy relatively small quantities.

It was unable to satisfy the Soviet Union's idea of ​​solving economic problems through arms exports.

Patting the tank's armor, Lin Kaifeng said, "Comrades, if we don't modify the tank to be better, how can we sell it at a high price?"

"Today is different from the past. Our Dragon Country is gradually becoming richer and stronger, and the speed of military research is gradually catching up with the United States and the Soviet Union. Why can they sell weapons at high prices, while we still have to continue to export at low prices?"

When this was said, everyone agreed.

Local enterprises and state-owned enterprises earn foreign exchange through exports through external windows such as the Canton Fair.

Obtain foreign exchange funds by selling agricultural and sideline products and primary industrial products.

The military was also not idle.

Selling weapons to other countries at low prices.

After selling cheap goods for more than ten years, who doesn’t want to do big business!

now.

Lin Kaifeng put Longguo, the Soviet Union and the United States on the same level.

They can export high-priced weapons, and so can Longguo.

Li Jinjun said excitedly: "I am the first to agree with Comrade Lin Kaifeng's words. Our high-tech civilian products can already be sold at high prices, but military equipment is still low-end."

"In recent years, Northern Machinery Group has focused on developing a series of technological upgrades such as computers, home appliances, semiconductors, and industrial equipment. The number and variety of exported goods ranks first in the country, and the export price has also increased many times compared to before."

"In the U.S. and Western markets, the price of a Tiangong phone is $10,000."

“Even if it’s sold at a sky-high price, there’s still no shortage of buyers.

"Civilian products can be sold at high prices, and military products can no longer follow the old path, but the Type 59 tank... is a first-generation tank after all."

Li Jinjun sighed, and the excitement on his face faded away.

Selling high-priced weapons to the international arms market.

Lin Kaifeng's ideas are good, but he has to respect reality.

No matter how it is modified, can the Type 59 tank be transformed from a first-generation tank into a third-generation tank?