Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1099 Tell them, "It's better to buy than to make"

The five good men are not fools. Gaul's small submarine and White Bear's small aircraft carrier actually have practical reasons behind them.

Of course, John Bull, who has more generals than tanks, is a bit abstract.

The Gallic man nodded slowly after hearing what Senna said. This was the greatest convenience of establishing diplomatic relations with the Orientals - there were almost no substantive diplomatic contradictions and potential conflicts of interest between the two at present. On the contrary, there were many areas where they could complement each other in terms of status, geography and economy.

And now it seems that the technology is available.

Besides, causing trouble for the Citigroups is what the Gauls like most at the moment. At this stage, it even exceeds the nonsense with John Bull.

"You have some truth in what you say... Marine medium-speed diesel engines..."

Speaking of this, Senna is no longer sleepy. Our comrades are very cunning and put this thing into civilian technology. Don’t worry about where I use it, just ask if it can be used on civilian ships.

Although large cargo ships mostly use low-speed diesel engines, it should be OK for tugboats and ferries to use them, right? The only difference is that ferries may be larger, use more engines, and run a little faster.

"Sir, this is a civilian product. The other party promised to provide us with some materials and technologies that we don't have. Our steel companies have seen the list and praised it highly."

Senna's words implied that this thing had little to do with this military technology exchange, and he first talked about the conditions given by the Orientals.

"Steel material technology? What good steel material technology do they have?" Even the Gallic man was a little surprised. This really subverted his inherent impression.

"Yes, indeed. Last year, they invited Professor Lewis and other famous material scholars to attend a steel academic conference. Professor Lewis spoke very highly of them, saying that this academic conference coincided with his ideas for many years and produced huge benefits in terms of steel production efficiency and energy consumption."

Senna brought out Professor Li Wei, who participated in the "Gao's Blast Furnace Operation Line" last year.

"So that's how it is..." The Gallic man fell into deep thought.

As time passed, he looked up at Senna and said, "You need to sell the medium-speed diesel engine at a good price. Do you understand me?"

Senna was overjoyed. Didn’t he get his KPI again?
"As you wish, my sir."

Speaking of the Gauls in the 70s-90s, although the prices they asked for were high, they really paid the money. Maybe it was because it was an old revolutionary base?

An interesting fact: We almost bought the Mirage 2000, and the province of Danggui also considered the Su-27.

In the end, the people from the General Equipment Administration left with exchange licenses for delta wings, anti-submarine missiles and several other military equipment technologies. However, Senna, who had obtained a license for medium-speed marine diesel engines, was somewhat unsatisfied and did not leave with the people from the General Equipment Administration.

"Is there anything else?" The man asked, looking at Senna who stayed behind.

"Yes, our cooperation with Dongfangren on industrial design software is coming to an end and has basically been a complete success, but the other party has proposed a new and very interesting idea."

Senna announced the good news first and then talked about the other side.

"Well, you did a great job on the industrial design software. So what new ideas do they have?" He didn't actually ask too much about the industrial design software. This matter was carried out before the establishment of diplomatic relations, and it had more of the attributes of pure commercial cooperation. However, happy events are happy events after all, and as the head of a country, this is also his KPI.

Senna took out a document and handed it to the man: "Sir, this time, their appetite is huge, but they also give a lot of expectations."

The Gallic man glanced over and sat up straight in surprise.

"Regional jets? They really have a big appetite!"

In this regard, the Gauls, who would later become one of the pillars of Airbus, were far from as glorious as they later became, and were completely suppressed by the opposing Mishima.

Compared with the successful passenger aircraft such as "Comet" and "Trident", the achievements of the Gauls are indeed a bit lacking. After all, S2 John Bull's exploration of passenger aircraft has not been interrupted, while the Gauls of the same period spent their energy on learning Hansel.

"What bargaining chips do they have? After all, they don't have any technology or experience in this area." The Gallic man shrugged.

Senna was confident: "It's not like they don't have any experience. They once built a 1-seat light passenger plane called 'Beijing No. 10'."

This is a bit far-fetched. There was no follow-up to this aircraft. After all, a light passenger aircraft with twin engines, only 10 seats including the pilot, and many problems really had no possibility of further development.

But let me ask you whether this thing has ever flown into the sky.

It was clear, though unclear on the details, that this was not enough to impress the Gallic man: "I don't think that's enough, Mr. Senna."

"Yes, sir, but what if we add their market?" Senna said. "Their market..."

After a while, the man said, "But it will take a long time for their market to mature."

He knew very well that the country could not buy many planes now.

"Not only them, but also the potential market of the countries of the Economic Association. And my sir, if this thing can be successful, it means that we have a huge potential market, and this market is difficult for Citi people to enter. No matter how poor they are, their purchase volume is enough to support the initial cost of the aircraft."

Senna was not speaking for the Orientals, but he really felt that this was a good opportunity, an opportunity to seize the market first.

"But we are considering working with John and Hans to develop Europe's own large passenger aircraft." This was the reason for his hesitation. The Gauls might not be able to sustain a multi-front war, and compared to the poor and backward Orientals, John and Hans were undoubtedly better partners.

Although Airbus was only established in 1970, the three companies began to cooperate as early as the mid-60s in order to resist the further occupation of the European market by Citigroup. The concept of "Airbus" was first proposed in 65, and a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in aircraft research was formally signed in 67.

The fact that the three companies had fought each other 20 years ago did not prevent them from cooperating after Hans was castrated.

At this time, the Gallic triangular aircraft fortifications were also cooperating with domestic aircraft companies to produce Mercury 100 aircraft. This multi-line operation made the Gallic man somewhat discouraged. He knew very well that for some things, being too greedy would exceed his own capabilities.

For example, Hans S2 was fighting on multiple fronts and was defeated.

Senna did not insist, he was just trying to find the way: "I just think that it is always a good thing to keep a possibility. In addition to the market, the Orientals promised to provide funds corresponding to the shares, as well as some technology. I think it is necessary to keep contact."

Senna’s statement is very simple. At this stage when no substantial investment is required, you can have some faith in it. It doesn’t cost any money anyway.

And Orientals are not completely useless.

"Oriental technology?" The Gallic man felt that it was a little unreal. It was not that he had any ideas, but that the Orientals' appetite this time was indeed very big.

"My sir, we were just discussing how to exchange technology from them, weren't we?" Senna didn't know what technology the Orientals had in this regard, but he felt that the Orientals were not without any chips in their hands.

"Well, you have a point..." The Gallic man is not the kind of person who keeps saying WinWinWin all day and never gets mad at others, and Senna is not the kind of aide who surrounds people and flatters them crazily. The conversation between the two is still fruitful.

"Well, keep in touch with this matter and don't reject it outright. Let's see how things develop, Mr. Senna."

Senna smiled: "Yes, my sir."

For him, this was enough. It expressed the wishes of the Oriental people, and at the same time the possibility of cooperation was not completely blocked, but there was still a loophole.
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At about the same time, the Russians also received similar cooperation intentions from us, of course, with some other things.

Yes, although Gao Zhendong was not impressed by the Russians, other comrades and leaders did not think about issues as simply and directly as he did.

He was working backwards from the answer, but other comrades didn't have the conditions he had, so this was really cheating!
In fact, our leaders have always attached great importance to the idea of ​​jet regional airliners. They personally allocated funds for the "Beijing No. 1" which was actually unsuccessful, and one of the most respected leaders was one who cared about the progress.

What Gao Zhendong knew in his previous life is that in this major industrial direction, it’s not that we can’t see it, but that we can’t do it.

But this life is different. Since comrades have brought up this matter, it is reasonable for the Russians to test the waters. It is not a bad thing to try a few more routes. Gao Zhendong can serve as a diode, but the leaders cannot.

"What do comrades from the South think this time?" In the Russians' case, everything that flies in the sky is under the jurisdiction of the minister in charge of military and technological exchanges. After all, their first jet airliner, the Tu-104, was modified from the Tu-16 bomber.

By the way, they also modified the Tu-95 bomber into a long-range passenger plane - the Tu-114. The Russians really love bombers.

"They want to work with us to design and build a regional jet," his men reported.

"Jet regional airliner? Isn't it a little too early for Comrade Nan Fang to consider this matter now?" Although the minister had a good impression of Comrade Nan Fang, he felt that this matter was beyond Comrade Nan Fang's ability.

After all, in his opinion, no matter how many computers are installed on a passenger plane, they are of no use.

And this is the extent of Comrade Nan Fang’s technical advantage.

"I don't know, but they clearly expressed this wish."

"You reply to them that we have the best ... jetliners in the world, they don't need to waste money on them, we can open them up to buy them."

(End of this chapter)