Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

The room suddenly became unusually quiet.

Submarines, this rich man really knows how to pick things.

Everyone fell silent. After about half a minute, the old man in the lead looked up and glanced at everyone.

"Everyone, what do you think?"

The old man's question brought everyone back to their senses.

"I think it can be considered. After all, it is just a conventional-powered submarine. This kind of thing is also very common in the international military trade market. European and American countries are exporting it. Can't our country export it? If we can successfully export a submarine to Saudi Arabia, it will be of great benefit to our country's future submarine exports."

Old Liu said in a low voice, and the others nodded.

"I think we still have to see if the price offered by the other party is worth it. In addition to this, it depends on what kind of submarine the other party wants. There is a big gap between our current submarine technology and that of European and American countries. To put it bluntly, even if we want to sell it, they may not be able to appreciate it."

Another old man said with a smile, which made everyone smile bitterly. At present, China's submarine technology is backward, with poor technology and loud noise. Can Saudi Arabia appreciate submarines with such technology?

"Xiao Sheng, what do you think about this?"

When everyone was discussing it, the old man suddenly asked, and everyone looked at Xu Huasheng.

Hearing the old man's question, Xu Huasheng looked at everyone.

"Leaders, since we have already offended the United States and Israel by selling missiles, what's wrong with selling more other things? Wouldn't it be nice to take this opportunity to make more money and develop our own military strength? Besides, the United States often threatens our interests and national security in this way, so why can't we sell arms to Saudi Arabia? Israel is also the father of the United States. You hit my son, why can't I hit your father? In my opinion, Western countries are afraid of power but not virtue. The more you give in, the easier they think you are to bully. We can't give in. You slap my son, and I will slap your father. Let's see who can't hold on first..."

Xu Huasheng said directly, and everyone laughed immediately.

"I think what Comrade Xiao Xu said is right. We have to do this. Damn it, at worst, we can just fight another war..."

Old Liu spoke directly, and the others nodded, with smiles on their faces.

Yes, they have already offended each other to death, so what if they offend again. If it doesn't work, you can protest, or do you dare to fight? These old people have all come from the war years, and they have seen all kinds of big battles.

"Xiao Sheng, what kind of submarine do Saudi Arabia want?"

An old man asked curiously, and everyone looked at Xu Huasheng. They were also curious about what kind of submarine Saudi Arabia wanted.

"Chief, I think Saudi Arabia should want something that can scare people, can scare others, and can increase the sense of security of the domestic people. If it is really a submarine battle, with Saudi Arabia's capabilities, even if they are given a nuclear submarine, they probably can't play a combat role. Submarine warfare requires a very strong intelligence system to support it."

Xu Huasheng's words made everyone nod, and they also felt that what Xu Huasheng said made sense.

Submarine warfare is not that simple. Real submarine warfare requires a huge information system and intelligence system to support it, rather than fighting alone.

"Since we know their purpose, why don't we build them a big black fish that can scare people? Build a submarine that is big enough to scare people. Let's just give them a 10,000-ton conventional-powered attack submarine. Then arrange more missile launch holes, and open them to give people a feeling of intensive phobia. As for the missile configuration, give them a ballistic missile or cruise missile with a range of more than 3,000 kilometers. We definitely can't give them nuclear bombs, but we can equip them with heavy thermobaric warheads..."

When Xu Huasheng finished speaking, everyone at the scene swallowed their saliva.

Wow, a conventional-powered submarine with a displacement of 10,000 tons, equipped with a missile with a range of 3,000 to 4,000 kilometers, and equipped with a heavy thermobaric warhead, this deterrent power is awesome.

This range is enough for Saudi Arabia to attack Israel directly from the Arabian Sea.

Although these missiles are not nuclear bombs, heavy thermobaric bombs are conventional nuclear weapons. If a submarine carries more than ten such missiles and fires them at once, it will definitely be a very stimulating blow to a small country like Israel.

"Everyone, how much do you think a submarine with such configuration would cost?"

After speaking, Xu Huasheng looked at everyone, and everyone swallowed their saliva. Damn, how much is it? I'm afraid it's a sky-high price. You know, the range of the Dongfeng III purchased by Saudi Arabia is only more than 2,000 kilometers, and each one costs 100 million US dollars..

"I think that a missile like this would cost at least 150 million US dollars. If this submarine has 16 launchers, each equipped with a missile, that would be 2.4 billion US dollars. And such an advanced submarine would cost at least 2 billion US dollars. Adding other weapons, a fully equipped submarine would cost at least 5 billion US dollars. Saudi Arabia can't just buy one submarine like this, right? With Saudi Arabia's style of doing things, at least 10 or 8 of them would be needed..."

After Xu Huasheng finished speaking, everyone swallowed their saliva. 5 billion US dollars for one submarine, how much would it cost to buy 10 of them?

"Will Saudi Arabia buy such an expensive thing?"

An old man couldn't help asking. A submarine costs tens of billions of US dollars, and even the rich must be scared. You know, this thing is too expensive. Even if Saudi Arabia is a nouveau riche, it can't spend money like this.

"Chief, Saudi Arabia is not stupid. To be frank, if there are ten submarines like this, it can at least keep Saudi Arabia peaceful for fifty years. Compared with decades of national security, this little money is nothing. Besides, for Saudi Arabia, it's just a shovel digging a few more shovels underground."

When Xu Huasheng said this, many people became jealous, and they wanted to get all these things to their homes.

Damn, jealous.

Look at how easy it is for the big dogs to make money. There is oil all over the desert. There are few people and a lot of money. It's a good start.

Look at China, where there are many people but poor families, and they are still being thought about by a few big dogs every day.

"Heads, we can actually build this submarine as our test boat. We will first use this submarine as our experimental submarine and complete our test mission in the early stage. After the test mission is completed, we will dismantle some sensitive things and modify it for Saudi Arabia to make a lot of money. This way, we can kill two birds with one stone. Not only can we sell it to Saudi Arabia, but also to other countries, such as Pakistan..."

When Xu Huasheng said this, everyone's eyes lit up.

This method is good. Build a large test ship, complete the experiments of various technologies first, modify it after use, and then sell it to make a lot of money. By then, the money earned from this big black fish may be enough for China to build a few big black fish with nuclear power.

Thinking of this, everyone had a smile on their faces.

Xu Huasheng pondered for a while, thinking of Pakistan, which is a country with mushroom eggs. If Saudi Arabia hooks up with him and buys a few big black fish for Pakistan, will Pakistan give Saudi Arabia a few mushroom eggs to express its gratitude? If so, it will be lively.