The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 681: An Entire Aircraft Carrier Fleet
10 o'clock the next morning.

An air force base in Beijing.

There were already several planes parked in the parking area.

There are J-5, J-6, J-7, J-8 series fighter jets, as well as J-10 and J-11 fighter jets. In addition, there are K9 primary trainer aircraft, J-7A and 'Eagle' advanced trainer aircraft. There is one of each model, and there are more than a dozen of them displayed there, like goods in a supermarket.

Liu Tao and others came here with the Thai military delegation, just like they were shopping guides, helping customers choose goods.

歼5、歼6战斗机简单的介绍，歼7、歼8系列战斗机比较详细介绍，歼10战斗机、歼11战斗机则是着重介绍。

Liu Tao also gave a detailed introduction to three types of trainer aircraft.

The Thai military, especially the Air Force, looked at the J-10 fighter jets, J-11 fighter jets, J-7A fighter jets and the "Eagle" advanced trainer aircraft with shining eyes.

They didn't expect to see so many good things this time. Some of these things are very advanced in the world.

"Are you really willing to sell such advanced fighter jets to us? Are you kidding?" The Thai Air Force Commander swallowed hard, his eyes red.

As the Air Force Commander, he came from the Air Force and naturally hoped that the Thai Air Force would be equipped with advanced fighter jets.

Before that, he actually advocated purchasing F15 and F16 fighter jets from the United States.

They are a bit expensive, but both fighter jets have been tested on the battlefield and are well-known internationally.

But when he saw the J-10 and J-11 fighter jets, his view was immediately overturned.

"Of course. Since I brought you here, I can sell them to you!" Liu Tao raised his eyebrows. "You can order J-10 and J-11 fighters, but you also have to order some J-5, J-6, J-7, and J-8 fighters."

This is Liu Tao's strategy, to smuggle some private goods and sell these outdated aircraft as bundled items.

"What are the prices of these fighter jets?"

“歼5战斗机40万美元/架，歼6战斗机70万美元/架，歼7战斗机300万美元/架.歼10战斗机2500万美元/架、歼11战斗机4000万美元/架，K8初教机200万美元/架，歼教7A高教机900万美元/架、雄鹰高教机1500万美元/架。”刘韬报价着：“这价格，绝对是童叟无欺，国际上同款飞机价格都会比它们高出不少，不信的话你们可以去问问美国或者法国。”

ask?
No need to ask!

It’s not like Thailand has never had dealings with them before.

After leaving the air force base and returning to the conference room, the two sides held a closed-door meeting.

经过友好协商沟通后，泰国订购了40架歼10战斗机、30架歼11战斗机、三款教练机各40架、其他飞机各100架，再加上武器系统、培训费用、帮助建设专门机库等等，总合同达到了百亿美元。

After negotiating the order with the Air Force, they moved to Qingdao.

Qingdao is the home port of the North Sea Fleet, one of China's three major naval fleets, and is also the headquarters of the North Sea Fleet.

军港，022型导弹艇、022A型鱼雷艇、扫雷艇、84型扫雷艇、054型护卫舰、052型驱逐舰各一艘停靠着。

Naturally, Liu Tao would not let his customers stand on tiptoe to see it. Instead, he took them up personally and acted as a tour guide, introducing these warships.

Although there are big differences between the export version and the self-use version, it cannot be seen from the outside and can only be known through specific use.

Liu Tao was not afraid that the Thai military would learn everything and understand the secrets right away. If Thailand had this ability, it would not need to buy warships.

If it was the United States or the Soviet Union, Liu Tao would have been prepared.

Some techniques are like a layer of paper that can be broken with a slight poke.

After seeing and experiencing it in person, the two sides started negotiations and finally reached an agreement that Panshan Group would build an aircraft carrier formation specifically for the Thai Navy.

整个航母编队包括1艘轻型航母、2艘驱逐舰、3艘护卫舰、1艘后勤支援舰、1艘常规潜艇，共有8艘舰只。

1 light aircraft carrier with a standard displacement of 16000 tons, a full load displacement of 20600 tons, a maximum speed of 28 knots, a maximum aircraft capacity of 24, including 15 fighters and 9 armed helicopters, and a value of US$30 billion.

2艘驱逐舰，1艘052型驱逐舰1艘051型驱逐舰，总价值16亿美元；3艘护卫舰，1艘054型护卫舰2艘053型护卫舰，总价值5亿美元。

Together with other ships, training costs, weapons carried, etc., the total contract order is US$60 billion.

The two parties then agreed on the payment time for different batches of funds and the delivery time for different ships.

The Thai Navy still wanted to order Type 022 missile boats, Type 022A torpedo boats, Type 83 minesweepers, and Type 84 minesweepers, but this time the order has left them financially strapped, so they had to give up.

Although the total contract for the Thai military order this time reached 160 billion US dollars, it is not a one-time payment, nor does it require a one-time payment of half of the deposit. The funds have to be paid at different times, which relieves the pressure on the Thai military. However, this is still a large sum of money, and Thailand has to grit its teeth to squeeze it out.

Thailand's military budget this year is 30 billion US dollars. Given Thailand's situation, the maximum annual military expenditure in the next few years will be 60 billion US dollars.

In order to own an aircraft carrier fleet, Thailand has gone all out this time.

As for default, the cost of default is too high, even Thailand will not default easily.

After settling on the arms purchase issue, the two sides began discussing Chao Phraya River shipping and the Kra Canal.

Liu Tao did not expect that Thailand would choose to make concessions at this time and no longer insist on the share ratio.

In the evening, when Liu Tao met Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, Liu Tao finally understood the reason.

Liu Tao smiled and said, "Mr. Yongchaiyud, we are friends and I will definitely support you. China and Thailand have a long history of friendship. Our exchanges were much earlier than those of Westerners. Our cultures are ultimately of the same origin."

Liu Tao changed the subject and said, "However, the interests of overseas Chinese in Thailand must be ensured. The market in this world is huge and there is no end to the money to be made. Let's cooperate for mutual benefit and common development."

Once the situation in Thailand is stabilized, it means that in the whole of Southeast Asia, only Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia are left.

This is undoubtedly a very good thing.

The entire Southeast Asia is a vast territory with a large population, rich resources, and relatively hardworking people, so it is easy to develop. Such a large market naturally needs to be well developed.

Europe is developing the European Community and continuously promoting European integration. Based on the current progress, it is estimated that Europe and the United States will come into being in a few years.

The United States is developing the North American Free Trade Area, Africa is developing the African Union, and the Middle East is developing the Arab League.

China is naturally happy to promote regional economic development. After all, this is of great benefit to China.

What's good about fighting and killing? The most important thing is that we can earn money happily together in peace!
(End of this chapter)