Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 849, Believe it or not

"Oh, by the way, could we get a cruiser? Like the 1144?"

Yang Xiaole suddenly remembered something and asked a question.

In fact, the mainland's investment in naval vessels is far less than its investment in air power.

There's no way around it; our air power is far behind.

We are at a disadvantage in both quantity and quality, and that sense of urgency makes us restless.

However, having a cruiser would at least keep the little creatures like monkeys in the vicinity quiet.

Viktor thought for a moment and shook his head: "This is rather difficult. If you really want it, we can take our time. I don't know exactly when it will be ready."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole didn't insist.

The 1144 he mentioned refers to the Kirov-class cruiser, which has a displacement of 2.5 tons.

It is a large nuclear-powered missile cruiser with 400 vertical launch cells.

Only four ships were built in total, three of which are in service, and one is under construction at the Black Sea Shipyard, which is expected to be completed in the next few years.

This thing was considered a major weapon in this era.

The cost is over one billion US dollars.

This thing wouldn't be of much use to the mainland even if there were more of it.

It mainly serves as a reference.

The annual maintenance cost of this thing is a terrifying figure.

Pulling himself back to reality, he said, "Alright, you handle it. Let me know if there's any news. As for the other things, see if you have anything else..."

We then chatted for a while about other equipment.

Many of them are not top-tier products here, but they are products that are lacking in mainland China.

It can not only be equipped with it, but also serve as a reference.

It is of great significance.

The two chatted for a while before parting ways.

……

When Yang Xiaole returned to the hotel, it was already quite late.

Feng Guanhua did not go to him.

"Is the matter done?"

Huang Xintong was lying in bed when she saw him come back, and asked him with a smile.

"Yes, it's done!"

Yang Xiaole came in, took off her clothes, and crawled directly into bed.

While playing with it, he said, "Aren't you going to Thailand tomorrow? I might not be going with you."

The site visit is almost complete, and Huang Xintong needs to allocate resources.

I'm not here right now.

Huang Xintong nodded gently: "Okay, I know! You go ahead with your work. When are you leaving? Are you still going to Hong Kong Island?"

"I'm not sure either, we'll see how it goes!"

If the early warning system is in place, and considering the timeframe, he will need to transport the goods to the mainland.

It will be almost Chinese New Year by then.

These days, most of these people spend the Lunar New Year in Beijing, so he can't have New Year's Eve dinner with them.

Huang Xintong thought for a moment after hearing this, then smiled and agreed: "Okay! Then I'll go to Beijing for the New Year too."

"Okay!"

Yang Xiaole said nonchalantly.

Anyway, he's got too many lice now and isn't itchy anymore, and Qu Ying won't be meeting these people anyway.

He also knew that his women were all there for him to spend the New Year in Beijing, but they couldn't meet openly.

Fortunately, Qu Ying turns a blind eye to his going to these families to celebrate the New Year together at noon.

As for Su Ling and her husband, after meeting their parents for the first time, they spent the Spring Festival at home by themselves.

Huang Xintong smiled and agreed.

He closed his eyes and let Yang Xiaole do as he pleased.

……

The following day, Huang Xintong boarded a plane to Moscow, and then traveled to Thailand.

He also received a call from Feng Guanhua this morning; his flight was this morning.

At noon, Yang Xiaole picked up Feng Guanhua outside the airport.

He was alone.

"You little brat, you called me over in such a hurry, don't you think travel expenses are free? We're on a tight budget for this trip!"

After getting on the bus, Feng Guanhua started complaining.

Yang Xiaole chuckled upon hearing this: "Uncle Feng, don't you want to know why I called you here?"

He also knew that foreign exchange was tight at the moment, and the amount of foreign exchange he could bring with him was very limited.

There was no way around it; the plate was just too big.

There are far too many companies that ask for money without asking.

Now that no one was around, Feng Guanhua spoke less seriously: "You brat, if you don't satisfy me, see how I deal with you!"

Then I felt a wave of discouragement.

He'd wanted to teach this guy a lesson for a long time.

My daughter is already 40 years old, and she still refuses to get married. Matchmakers have been knocking on our door, but she hasn't liked any of them.

Of course, this has something to do with Feng Xue's appearance.

She's forty years old, but has the skin and face of a twenty-year-old.

Feng Xue would never be interested in someone older than herself, and she treats younger people like children.

He was extremely anxious.

How many times in a lifetime do we reach the age of forty?

I really want to chop this guy up, and I'm even thinking about whether I should have someone tie him up.
But Yang Xiaole's next words made him unable to sit still.

"What did you say? Ouch!"

When I sat up, my head was on the roof of the car.

"Uncle, please don't get agitated!"

Feng Guanhua exclaimed excitedly, "You mean the A50, which only entered service in 84? Are you sure? How did you get it?"

How could he not be excited?

The mainland currently does not have any early warning aircraft. If the two sides were to engage in combat, without a powerful early warning aircraft, and given the outdated nature of the aircraft themselves, it would be practically blind.

Even the Russian side didn't have many.

"Uncle, don't worry about that. We have our ways. Just tell us if you want it or not! One plane costs $8000 million."

After hearing his words, Feng Guanhua's mouth watered.

This price is very high.

But this thing is expensive to make!

Yang Xiaole smiled at the other person.

The mainland actually had a plan to buy early warning aircraft radar systems, and even spent several hundred million US dollars to purchase them a few years later. However, the US interfered, and in the end, the equipment was never received.

The money hasn't been returned yet.

This is a very humiliating thing in history, but you can't fight city hall.

Seeing this, Feng Guanhua hurriedly urged, "Don't go, hurry back, I'll go to the mainland to apply."

He was originally from the Air Force, so he naturally knew the importance of this thing.

"Hey, Uncle, don't worry!"

Yang Xiaole smiled and dissuaded him, saying, "No rush, let's talk about the MiG-27 first. There are still many good things here! And we need to make some arrangements here too."

Besides, there's only one flight from the mainland right now. You don't even know the situation, yet you dared to agree!

Actually, you can go to Moscow now.

Seeing this, Feng Guanhua stopped: "I was only preparing to go back and apply because I believed you!"

He then said, "The higher-ups have already approved the MiG-27 plan. We can transfer part of the money to the company in Hong Kong first, and the rest will be delivered according to the schedule after the goods arrive."

Yang Xiaole nodded and said, "Okay, let's discuss the specific steps later."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "As you know, this matter is quite sensitive, so we still need to be careful. You will operate the MiG-27s. Since the other side can handle the transportation issue, you will handle it yourselves. However, the A-50 early warning aircraft is not easy to operate, so we need to transport it from Afghanistan!"

Feng Guanhua frowned upon hearing this.

"Let's go back first!"

Yang Xiaole smiled and agreed.

They drove towards the hotel.

The two arrived at the hotel but did not go inside. Instead, they ate at a nearby Western restaurant.

"You're being so extravagant here!"

Feng Guanhua looked at the dishes and muttered something to him.

The ruble hasn't collapsed yet, so the cost of living here is quite high. Yang Xiaole ate his pasta and laughed, "Uncle Feng, our missions are different! We need to pull strings to get here, so our expenses are a bit higher."

I just made something up on the spot.

After saying that, he smiled and said, "There is a box of foreign exchange in the car for you. It's a token of our support for you here. We can't let you lose face."

Looking at Lao Feng, he felt that the other party was too shabby.

But that's just how reality is.

We're strapped for cash, so strapped for cash.

Feng Guanhua rolled his eyes.

Others are strapped for cash when they go on business trips, but Yang Xiaole's standard of living is so good!

He kindly reminded her, "Be careful not to make any mistakes!"

"Hey, Uncle Feng, don't worry! I have that much common sense."

Seeing that he said that, Feng Guanhua didn't say anything more.

The two quickly finished their meal and returned to the hotel.

This is a newly opened house.

After entering, Feng Guanhua anxiously asked, "Xiao Le! Tell me honestly, is this true?"

He was still somewhat skeptical.

It's important to know that the A50 early warning aircraft is considered one of the most advanced and sophisticated products, even by the standards of the Russians.

Yang Xiaole chuckled: "It's definitely true! If you want, we can get surgical bullets, it just takes time."

This is indeed true.

This thing looks intimidating, but it's actually not very expensive in terms of production costs.

The smaller ones only cost a little over a million US dollars.

If this thing isn't used, it's just scrap metal sitting there; it can only be used as a deterrent.

We can't live without it.

Back when he was in the Great Northern Wilderness, he secretly sent some things to the mainland, but he doesn't know where they are now.

"hiss!"

Feng Guanhua gasped.

"Really?"

"This is definitely real. Do you want it? If so, I'll try to get a few and send them to the mainland!"

Feng Guanhua rolled his eyes and ignored him.

Fighter jets, even early warning aircraft, are not a particularly big problem if they are detected.

But if the surgical bullet is discovered, things will be really serious.

How could something of this caliber possibly leak out?

Seeing his expression, Yang Xiaole smiled and said nothing.

If you don't believe me, fine.

Pulling himself back to reality, Yang Xiaole said, "There's no need to rush the A50 issue. Let's negotiate first. If there are no problems, we can fly directly to the mainland to deliver the goods at night."

Let's deal with the MiG-27 first!

The A50 has a range of 6400 kilometers, which is enough to fly from Afghanistan to the interior of China.

At 800 kilometers per hour, it would only take a few hours to get there.

As long as we don't shoot it down.

Feng Guanhua agreed upon hearing this.

"Row!"

She then told him about her plans.

The first batch of money will be given to Ivanka, since they are acting as guarantors.

Payment will be made after the goods arrive at the location, are installed, debugged, and tested.

Yang Xiaole naturally has no problem.

The two talked for a long time and settled on the general details. Next, they would need to go to Irkutsk to complete the next part of the transaction.

Until the goods are transported to the mainland.

The conversation went fairly well.

Moreover, Yang Xiaole also said that once the deal is confirmed, the plane can be transported to the mainland first.

He was the one who provided the guarantee.

That evening, Yang Xiaole called Viktor to inquire about a list of supplies and their prices, and asked Feng Guanhua to make the selections.

Feng Guanhua was very envious of many things, but he couldn't make those decisions for the time being.

We'll have to wait until we get back to talk about it.

……

The following day, the two boarded a plane again, flew to Moscow, and then transferred to Irkutsk to assist Feng Guanhua and his group in completing the transaction.

Things went relatively smoothly.

The transaction was finalized in two days.

It took a week to gradually load the goods onto the train and send them off.

It took about half a month for the goods to pass through customs as ordinary goods. The goods were inspected by the Production and Construction Corps near Hulunbuir before being resent to the inland areas.

Feng Guanhua left here and returned to the mainland a week ago.

Naturally, the topic was the early warning aircraft.

Yang Xiaole also flew back to Moscow.

As for Victor, everything is ready. He can take the goods away at any time once he arrives at the destination.

And it was the entire plane.

……

Yang Xiaole returned to the restaurant in Moscow and was having dinner with Huang Qiujing.

"How's the foreign exchange rate here now? I saw that the official announcement has changed the exchange rate. We didn't lose money this time, did we?"

Yang Xiaole looked at Huang Qiujing and asked with a smile.

Huang Qiujing smiled and shook her head: "We didn't lose money! But we didn't make much either. This time, we taught them a lesson!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaole gave her a thumbs up.

"Great!"

Huang Qiujing rolled her eyes, cut her steak, and said, "By the way, I have something to tell you."

"what's up?"

Yang Xiaole took a sip of red wine and asked.

Seeing this, Huang Qiujing stopped eating and said, "It's like this, I've noticed that other funds here have large foreign companies as guarantors for joint ventures in the form of technological cooperation. Although we are also operating in this way, there is still a gap. My suggestion is to increase investment and focus on our strengths."

Yang Xiaole laughed upon hearing this.

"You have quite an appetite!"

Currently, Huang Qiujing has captured 65% of the market, and the rest will naturally be up for grabs.

Over time, its market share may drop significantly.

After all, the West had its own agenda regarding such a large market, and it was impossible for them to take all the benefits.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Okay! Let's expand it then, just like a land grab. The rest is just waiting for time to take effect. In three years at most, we will reap a rich reward."

Furthermore, the New York stock market event has concluded, allowing for the temporary withdrawal of some funds from the stock market.

Foreign investment in mainland China follows the same pattern.

First, seize the opportunity to expand your territory, and then gradually expand your territory.

However, this requires a large amount of initial capital.

Western countries were generally worried that the influx of large amounts of capital would alert Russia, so the amount of capital entering the market was not very large.

If things go as Huang Qiujing envisions, the amount of funding will need to be increased to another level.

Of course, this was done behind closed doors.

On the surface, Ivanka's South African company also accounts for a large proportion, and funds between the two sides are exchanged in the form of loans.

The kind that doesn't charge interest.

Huang Qiujing smiled upon hearing this: "Okay, then I'll take care of it. I'll bring the money in through the channels. I'm planning to make a big splash."

"big?"

Yang Xiaole was puzzled.

Seeing this, Huang Qiujing said, "Yes! But I haven't finished analyzing the situation yet, and I don't know if it will work. If it doesn't, I'll give up. Anyway, there's always more money to be made here."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole shrugged: "Fine, you decide for yourself. Just follow the route we've set."

Just as he finished speaking and was about to eat, the phone on the table rang.

Yang Xiaole picked it up and answered the call.

The call was naturally from Feng Guanhua, who had just gotten off the plane and wanted to discuss something they had agreed on earlier.

(End of this chapter)