Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 255 Varyag Aircraft Carrier

Perhaps because he heard the sound of parking in the courtyard, an imposing soldier walked out of the Fang family villa. It was Zhao Nan, the former rear admiral commander of the Yazhou Naval Base. But now Zhao Nan has been transferred to the South China Sea Fleet.

Headquarters, he serves as deputy chief of staff. There are even rumors in the military that the Military Commission is considering promoting him to lieutenant general at the appropriate time.

"Uncle Zhao, why are you here? Why didn't you say hello in advance?" Fang Mingyuan opened the car door and said with surprise.

Zhao Nan came forward with a smile, looked Fang Mingyuan up and down and said: "Good boy, this head has grown again! Well, now he looks like a big boy! I came to Qinxi Province not many years ago

I'm doing some work, so I stopped by to see you! Well, you have beauty by your side, boy!"

Fang Mingyuan introduced Aso Xiangyue and Uda Mitsuri to Zhao Nan with a smile, and Zhao Nan was also filled with surprise. After the introduction, Aso Xiangyue and Uda Mitsuri entered the villa first and introduced Zhao Nan and Fang Mingyuan

Left outside.

Zhao Nan looked at the sky and suggested: "Mingyuan, the weather is nice today and the sun is shining brightly. How about we just go for a walk outside?"

Fang Mingyuan naturally would not refuse. Obviously, Zhao Nan's coming was probably not as simple as just doing business as he said. And the reason why he did not go into the house to talk in detail was probably because of his concern for Aso Xiangyue and Uda Hikaru.

The two girls in Li were worried.

The two of them walked along the path in the courtyard and walked to the backyard. There was a small door here that led to Lishan behind the courtyard. The two people walked out of the small door and followed the path in the field towards the direction of Lishan.

They walked away. Not far behind them, four people followed unhurriedly.

Fang Mingyuan and Zhao Nan chatted casually, and they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

"Thankfully you helped us at the beginning. That money and the subsequent projects solved a big problem for us!" Zhao Nan said with deep emotion, "A few months ago, our South China Sea Fleet came out on top in the exercise, and the North Sea fleet was the best.

The fleet was suppressed."

Fang Mingyuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhao, I don't dare to take credit. It's not a help, but I also got a lot of benefits from it. It's a win-win situation for us!"

Zhao Nan patted Fang Mingyuan on the shoulder with a smile and said: "You boy, excessive modesty is pride! Our South China Sea Fleet Commander Lou Zhinianlou and Deputy Commander Xiao Yuxin asked me to meet you, so I want to thank you very much."

What about you?" If it weren't for the fact that when Fang Mingyuan developed Yalong Bay in Yazhou, he gave the South China Sea Fleet a generous transfer fee, and also allowed the engineers of the South China Sea Fleet to join the development work, thus providing support funds to the South China Sea Fleet in disguise, and the South China Sea Fleet would have another

How can you maintain the high-intensity training compared with your brother troops and shine last year?

As for the subsequent skyrocketing land prices in Yalong Bay, in Zhao Nan's view, it was purely a matter of Fang Mingyuan's foresight and foresight. That piece of land had been there for so long, and no one had developed it. They spent huge sums of money to buy it.

There is no price reduction, and there is no arrears in land acquisition payments. As for what happens next, that is up to the person. Don’t just see people eating meat, but also see a large number of people being beaten. Now the real estate industry in Qionghai Province is in trouble.

On the streets, unfinished buildings abound.

Seeing others make a lot of money, you feel that you have lost money. If you want to get a piece of the pie, if they lose money, do you also have to compensate them for part of it? Zhao Nan cannot do such a shameless thing.

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Fang Mingyuan looked around. Except for a few people not far away, there was no one around. Then he smiled and said, "Uncle Zhao, you can tell me now. What do you want from me?"

Zhao Nan rubbed his hands in embarrassment and said, "How can you be so sure that I must have something to ask you?"

Fang Mingyuan burst into laughter. You, the deputy chief of staff with the rank of rear admiral of the South China Sea Fleet, can you come to Qinxi Province before the holiday if there is no big deal? Although there is an army here and a large number of military industry companies, there are only a few that have anything to do with the navy.

Not much! Moreover, if Zhao Nan has nothing serious to do and just wants to catch up with himself, is it necessary to avoid Aso Xiangyue and Uda Mitsuri?

As soon as Zhao Nan said the words, seeing Fang Mingyuan's dumbfounded laughter, he knew that what he was saying was pure nonsense, and his face looked even more embarrassed.

"Okay, Uncle Zhao, let's not be dumb. What's the matter? If I can help you, even for your sake, Uncle Zhao, I will definitely not push back!" Fang Mingyuan said seriously.

Zhao Nan patted Fang Mingyuan on the shoulder gratefully, and then said: "Mingyuan, have you ever heard of the former Soviet Union's Varyag aircraft carrier in China?"

Fang Mingyuan was startled, and then showed a look of sudden realization.

The Varyag aircraft carrier was a name that had been haunted by many military fans who wanted a strong motherland in their previous lives. How could he not know it?

The Varyag aircraft carrier was originally a Marshal Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier of the Soviet Navy. Construction started at the end of 1985 and was launched three years later. Later, due to the sudden disintegration of the Soviet Union, its later construction projects were interrupted due to lack of funds.

It was classified as owned by Ukraine. Russia originally wanted to pay the remaining construction costs and take it back to Russia, but the Ukrainian side hoped that the Russian government would bid to buy it. As a result, the two sides have been wrangling for several years.

, in the end, unable to continue building it, the Ukrainian government decided to dismantle all the power system, command system and weapons system on it, leaving only an empty shell and auction it off as a scrap ship.

In 1998, a company in Macau bought it for US$20 million, but it is said that it actually cost more than US$100 million. Moreover, it went through many ups and downs on the way back to China. Until four years later,

Only then did we enter the Chinese territorial waters.

"What? Uncle Zhao wants the Varyag aircraft carrier?" Fang Mingyuan stopped and asked softly.

"Yes! Of course I want it!" Zhao Nan said categorically, "Every naval officer hopes that China's aircraft carrier fleet can sail on the South China Sea and defend the motherland's waters! With aircraft carriers, our country's South China Sea territory will no longer be This is not a stage where clowns in the South my country Sea can come and go at will! With the aircraft carrier, our Chinese Navy will truly take the first step from a near-water navy to a blue-water navy! I have been waiting for this day for a long, long time!"

Fang Mingyuan nodded knowingly. Indeed, if China has an aircraft carrier formation, it must first be included in the South China Sea Fleet to defend the South China Sea waters of the motherland! And small Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam and the Philippines, if they want to invade and occupy China's South China Sea islands and reefs, they will

Think carefully about the consequences!

"So Uncle Zhao, how can I help?" Fang Mingyuan asked bluntly.

Zhao Nan rubbed his hands and said with some embarrassment: "Money! The problem is that we don't have money!"

The Ukrainian government also offered a high price of 20 million US dollars for the empty shell of the Varyag aircraft carrier. Although the domestic economy has developed rapidly in recent years and the country's GDP has significantly improved, the country's financial situation is still unacceptable.

Optimistic. The military expenditures allocated to the military are still stretched thin. And considering that the military equipment has not been updated in time for many years, the living conditions of soldiers have improved, etc., there are many historical issues left over in all aspects that need to be solved urgently.

, this small amount of military spending allocated every year cannot even accomplish these things, so the US$20 million has become an insurmountable mountain for the military to purchase the Varyag aircraft carrier!

"Money is not a problem, but I think just having money is not enough!" Fang Mingyuan nodded, then shook his head.

Zhao Nan frowned with joy, grabbed Fang Mingyuan's hand and said, "As long as you have money, we can borrow it! It's just that the repayment time will probably be longer."

Fang Mingyuan calmly withdrew his hand and said: "Uncle Zhao, it's not as simple as you think. Twenty million US dollars is not such an amazing amount for me. Let alone borrowing it, it is just donating it to

You, as long as the relevant departments don’t like me, it’s okay. But have you ever thought about it, you can buy the aircraft carrier for 20 million US dollars, but how do you transport it back? I have heard that it is just an empty shell of the aircraft carrier.

The power system was dismantled by the Ukrainian side!"

Zhao Nan was silent, yes, just buying it is not enough, it has to be shipped to the country, and then you can really get it.

"And Uncle Zhao, have you ever thought about it, the Varyag aircraft carrier is anchored in the Black Sea. If you want to transport it back to the country, you have to pass through the Bosch Strait in Turkey..." Fang Mingyuan continued.

"Bosphorus! Also called Istanbul Strait!" Zhao Nan said.

"Yes, it's this strait. If I remember correctly, this strait should be long and narrow, with a total length of more than thirty kilometers, and the narrowest point is less than a thousand meters wide, and this strait

It is an important maritime transportation channel, and the wind and waves are not small. A behemoth like the Varyag aircraft carrier does not have its own power system and only relies on tugboats to pull it. It may not be easy to pass there. Moreover, the Turkish government and the

The relationship between our countries is not harmonious, and the Turks have always wanted to join NATO. If the Americans are trying to hinder us behind our back, I'm afraid..." Fang Mingyuan looked at Zhao Nan, smiled, and said no more.

Zhao Nan was already sweating profusely at this time. Ever since the Ukrainian President visited China at the beginning of the year and learned that the Varyag aircraft carrier might be acquired, everyone has been worrying about where the acquisition cost will come from, but they have not considered the Varyag aircraft carrier.

There are still many difficulties and obstacles in the journey from the Black Sea to China. Fang Mingyuan said it right. Once any of these problems become a reality, it will add countless variables to the purchase of aircraft carriers.

Is twenty million US dollars really enough?

At this time, Zhao Nan was no longer sure!