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Lin Kaifeng said frankly: "Generals, I did not recommend the purchase of the USS Moore aircraft carrier back then, not because the United States was interfering, nor because our economic strength was not enough to buy this ship."

"Everything is related to the manufacturing drawings of the aircraft carrier."

"As we all know, the blueprint of an aircraft carrier is the soul of an aircraft carrier."

"At that time, the United States tried to win us over for a simple reason: it needed our million-strong army to contain the Soviet Union."

“We are not considered as important partners.”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's memories went back to the early 1980s.

At that time, the United States adopted an unprecedentedly friendly attitude and carried out multi-faceted cooperation with Long Country.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the United States hopes that Longguo will contain the Soviet Union's Far East Army Group in the border area.

Time passes.

The Soviet Union's military strength has reached a point where it can no longer be sustained.

On the other hand, Long Country's economic development is getting better day by day.

China's achievements in all aspects are catching up with those of developed countries, and its importance to the United States is increasing year by year.

As for household appliances and export commodities, they have become irreplaceable.

The vast market of Dragon Country has become a treasure trove in the eyes of Western capital.

Lin Kaifeng continued: "Although the USS Moore is only a light aircraft carrier and was built in the 1940s, an aircraft carrier is still an aircraft carrier after all."

"A light aircraft carrier is also an aircraft carrier. With it, we can improve the overall strength of our navy and strengthen our understanding and research of aircraft carriers. It plays a role that other ships cannot replace."

"But then again, if we had paid to buy it, the Kangaroo Country would have sold us only an empty shell of an aircraft carrier, all the equipment inside would have been removed, and they would never have given us the blueprints of the aircraft carrier."

"Even if the Kangaroo Country agrees, the United States will not agree."

"After all, at that time we dared to ease relations with the United States and the West, and they still held a hostile attitude towards us."

“Time has changed, and many things are changing.”

A naval general hesitated for a moment and said, "What was impossible back then has become possible now?"

"of course."

Lin Kaifeng talked about how Northern Machinery Group established a large number of cooperative relationships with the Kangaroo Country last year.

A commitment to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Darwin every year over the next five years.

Assist Darwin and the Northern Territory to develop the economy and increase employment.

Open a series of high-tech enterprises and factories.

At the same time, Lin Kaifeng became a partner with an old family in the Northern Territory.

The other party will cooperate with Northern Machinery Group to establish a solar energy company.

Specialized in the production of solar panels.

Judging from the current situation, everything is ready to purchase the complete version of the USS Merle aircraft carrier, except for the favorable conditions.

When making any investment, Lin Kaifeng will think three steps ahead.

Investing in the Northern Territory and Darwin is not only because these places have abundant mineral resources and ports.

In addition, there is another hidden reason.

Lin Kaifeng set his sights on the USS Moore aircraft carrier, which no one was interested in.

Not only do they need to buy an aircraft carrier, but they also need to obtain design drawings and a certain amount of aircraft carrier electronic equipment.

In the Northern Territory, Lin Kaifeng is their strategic partner.

Looking across the Kangaroo Country, Northern Machinery Group is a partner of Horton.

Local consular districts and large enterprises have all established cooperative relationships with Lin Kaifeng.

Even the Kangaroo Country's military had some doubts about selling the blueprints.

As long as these regions and enterprises stand on Lin Kaifeng's side, Longguo's success rate will be close to 100%.

What left the Kangaroo Country was not only an aircraft carrier, but also the dream of a future blue-water navy.

Tang Wenyu sighed: "Comrade Lin Kaifeng, you think too far ahead..."

Lin Kaifeng smiled faintly and said, "As the saying goes, if you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries. We should either not buy it or buy the whole set."

"In the eyes of the United States, the USS Moore aircraft carrier is an outdated thing. Let alone buying one, even if they buy two or three, it is impossible for them to pose any threat to the US maritime forces."

"Plus, our group has a certain influence in the Kangaroo Country, so the problems that plagued this transaction basically do not exist."

"Let's talk about the Northern Territory and Holden. The Northern Territory is one of the six important administrative regions of Kangaroo Country, and Holden is a national enterprise of Kangaroo Country."

"The influence of the two companies is by no means comparable to that of ordinary regions and companies. They are enough to influence the top leaders and military of Kangaroo Country."

After Lin Kaifeng finished explaining the advantages of Longguo's current purchase of the complete version of the USS Moore aircraft carrier, Tang Wenyu and other naval generals showed expressions of relief and emotion.

The combined age of all of them was over five hundred years old.

He doesn't think about things as thoroughly as a young man in his thirties.

Lin Kaifeng continued, "Other countries are not stupid either. It has been five years since the Moore aircraft carrier was retired. Why have other countries never shown any interest in this aircraft carrier and let the Moore aircraft carrier stay at the berth?"

"It's very simple. Other countries want to buy aircraft carriers, but they know that they can't get all the construction drawings of aircraft carriers without paying huge interests."

"If the Merle was an aircraft carrier built in the 1960s, no, even if it was built in the 1950s, countries would be willing to spend a lot of money to buy it back."

"Unfortunately, this aircraft carrier is too old."

"Among all the aircraft carriers in the world today, the United States' nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are the main ones. It is not a good deal to spend a lot of money to buy an old aircraft carrier that was born during World War II."

"In addition, there is another trend of thought that is forming around the world, which believes that aircraft carriers are living coffins at sea. Apart from their intimidating appearance, their actual combat value is negligible."

"The emergence of this idea is directly related to the Falklands War. The Exocet anti-ship missiles scared the British aircraft carriers so much that they dared not even move. One of the aircraft carriers was almost sunk by the Exocet missiles."

"After this war, the influence of aircraft carriers dropped to the lowest point, and many countries began to think that aircraft carriers are useless."

General Liu echoed, "The view that aircraft carriers are useless has indeed been recognized by many countries. These countries believe that instead of investing a lot of manpower and material resources to build aircraft carriers, it is better to save money and build guided missile destroyers equipped with anti-ship missiles."

"A destroyer equipped with anti-ship missiles may not be a match for an aircraft carrier."

Tang Wenyu smiled and said, "Comrade Lin Kaifeng, since you think that we have a great chance of getting the complete version of the manufacturing blueprints of the HMS Merle when we purchase the aircraft carrier this time, why not go to Kangaroo Country with us?"

"In that case, I will respectfully obey your command."

Lin Kaifeng agreed readily.