Warship of Great Power

"What about other customers?"

"Other customers can pay half of the deposit first."

"Why? You are clearly treating them differently!"

"This is determined based on the user's credit level. If the user's credit level is high, they can pay less. For example, when we do business with Mingzhou Group, they can pay us a 10% deposit, but when doing business with Asan, we must require full payment."

Alex was so angry that his lungs were about to explode: "You are treating us differently. You are despising us. We will sue you internationally!"

"Of course." The receptionist said: "You can sue as you like. It is not reasonable to ask for a deposit of any amount." The deposit or even the full payment is a normal business transaction, which is negotiated by both parties in a friendly manner. If we cannot reach an agreement with you, at most we will not do business with you, and we will not go to court to resolve the issue. If we only collect the deposit and help you recover, and you do not pay the balance at that time, we will still need to sue you. Instead of that, it is better for us to make an agreement in advance. "

In fact, if the other party does not pay the balance, Zhenhua Heavy Industries can remotely lock the gantry crane at any time, but at that time, Ah San will insist on not paying, and even bite back on the grounds that the gantry crane is locked and construction cannot be carried out. At that time, we will have to sue, so it is better to make it clear now.

Alex's face was extremely ugly. This was simply a blatant accusation against them, but they had no choice!

The restoration cost of 60 million US dollars is quite expensive. Alex certainly cannot agree on the spot. He still has to discuss it with the country. He can only leave with a serious face, full of unwillingness in his heart.

Orientals are too much. We should never do business with them. They look down on us Indians!

However, there are many things that only Orientals have, such as gantry cranes, so they have no choice.

After they left, the receptionist knocked on the door of the general manager's office.

"Mr. Guan, I have finished talking to them as you instructed."

"Well, what is their attitude?"

"Very angry."

"Angry is angry, but we have to deal with it. We will make a profit of 60 million US dollars!"

"Yes."

Watching his men leave, Mr. Guan picked up the phone excitedly.

"Hey, Mr. Qin, Ah San has come to us. We want 60 million, and we will give you half of it. Don't want it? I know that your Mingzhou Group is big and powerful, and you don't care about this money, but this is our intention, you must accept it."

"We haven't got the 60 million dollars yet." Qin Tao's voice came from the other side of the phone: "You still have to think of a way for Ah San to get the money together."

"Oh? What way?"

"Oh, I see, Mr. Qin, you are so smart!"

On the other side, Qin Tao put down the phone with a smile on his face. In this world, Ah San is the easiest to kill! Everyone wants to kill Ah San, the British want to, and the French want to, too. The French sold the Rafale fighter to Ah San at such a high price, didn't they think that Ah San is not so easy to be fooled?

The reason why Ah San agreed is that he had planned not to pay the balance!

Qin Tao put down the phone and looked at the people around him: "Dad, let's continue. The most important thing about an amphibious assault ship is the dock. Inside, we have the most advanced air-cushion landing craft in our country."

The air-cushion boat is a powerful weapon for amphibious warfare. It can directly land on the beach from the amphibious assault ship. No matter what obstacles there are on the beach, it can be fearless. After all, the air-cushion boat can blow air downwards with the side skirts to create an updraft. It is essentially similar to a helicopter, but with a stronger carrying capacity. It can land on the beach with main battle tanks!

075 has a major mission, and the equipment in its dock is a powerful support for future missions!

No matter how powerful the attack power of the carrier-based aircraft is, it is always in the sky, on land, and on the sea. It still depends on the air-cushion boat.

"That's right, our Marine Corps will also be equipped with the Army's main battle tanks in the future. Amphibious tanks with thin skin and large fillings will not work after all." Wu Shengli nodded.

The main weapon of the Marine Corps is the 63A amphibious tank, which can also be directly loaded into the belly of the amphibious assault ship, and then directly driven out to the opposite side.

During the beach landing, you can even fire directly on the other side of the sea and shoot at the target on the shore. However, due to its own weight, the armor of this tank is very weak, and even if it is hit by a small-caliber anti-tank weapon, it may be penetrated.

It is still a main battle tank with thick armor that can withstand the attack of all anti-tank weapons on the opposite side!

The main battle tanks of the army need to wait until the Marine Corps opens up the landing site and then transport them by roll-on/roll-off ship. It is a subsequent step. The navy opens up the beachhead, and the navy must also have powerful main battle tanks!

"Speaking of the transportation of main battle tanks, is the ground effect vehicle of the Fourth Design Department of your Mingzhou Group more suitable?" At this time, a leader spoke.

At the beginning, when Qin Tao was wandering around the old Russians, he accidentally met Tatyana Alexeeva, and fooled her to the East to set up the Fourth Design Department to specialize in the development of ground effect vehicles.

Over the years, there have been achievements one after another. The 50-ton Peace Dove I has been used in large quantities and performs transportation tasks on many islands. The 200-ton Peace Dove II can already carry anti-ship missiles and run around. Since it is the only technology in the world, it has been used for domestic use and has never been exported.

Then, there is the 500-ton Peace Dove III. This type of vehicle has a load capacity of about 200 tons and can transport four main battle tanks at a time, but it cannot fly directly to the beach. Therefore, in Qin Tao's eyes, it is not very meaningful.

"I heard that you are currently testing the Peace Dove IV with a take-off weight of 2,000 tons. At the same time, there are also projects with a take-off weight of tens of thousands of tons in the plan, especially a 100,000-ton aerospace aircraft carrier."

The 500-ton one is already the same size as the former Caspian Sea monster. The 2,000-ton one, what a huge behemoth it will be. Moreover, there is also a 100,000-ton aerospace aircraft carrier?

Qin Tao has decided that after returning, he will go to the Fourth Design Department to see what kind of existence they plan to develop the ground effect vehicle into?

Now, let's continue to appreciate the majestic appearance of 075. There are many cabins inside, all of which are worth reintroducing. The ones for personal use are much better than those for export.

Qin Tao and others strolled leisurely, while the Indians were very nervous. After receiving the news from Alex, Sunil and others were very angry.

"The Orientals are too much. They actually asked us for a high fee. This improvement should have been attached to the gantry crane. They are cheating us!"

"Yes, we must not be fooled. We must sue them!"

"Everyone, I have obtained the agreement signed by the Orientals and the British. There is indeed a clause prohibiting resale to a third party. So, if we sue..."

"The things have been sold to the British. The British have the right to transfer to a third party. This contract is illegal and invalid!" Sunil gritted his teeth and said, "Even if we sue, we may not lose."

"However, according to relevant regulations, even if we sue, it can only be us and the British, the British and the Orientals. We have not signed a contract with the Orientals..."

There are many twists and turns here, and it is not easy for ordinary people to distinguish them, but it is certain that they are not sure of suing, and it will waste their precious time!

"We have also investigated that the Orientals have also established an independent currency settlement system. Almost all customers who do business with them use this currency settlement system. Therefore, even if we win the lawsuit, they will not give in and we cannot freeze their funds."

An independent currency settlement system is a more terrifying thing. Unconsciously, the Orientals have done so much preparation over the years!

To carry out international trade, it is necessary to settle internationally, which is very difficult. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was mainly based on telegrams. Telegrams were sent to each other to confirm various transaction information. It often took ten days and a half to complete a cross-border transfer, which was obviously not conducive to international trade.

So, in 1973, the United States took the lead and 239 banks in 15 countries jointly established SWIFT. By 1977, the financial telecommunications networks between banks in these countries were completely connected, replacing the previous telegrams and starting to serve the trade of various countries.

Relying on advanced instant messaging services, this cross-border fund transfer can be completed within one day, safe and efficient, so it soon gained recognition from other countries, and almost all international bank transactions were conducted through SWIFT.

However, this kind of transaction has great security risks. After all, these transactions are mainly based on a certain country, and they can interfere.

Others don’t know that Qin Tao has long known the ugly face of a certain country, so he made arrangements in advance, using Dongfang’s advanced communication technology and Mingzhou Group’s huge business network to start promoting his country’s CIPS system. Anyone who uses this system for settlement can be given a one-point discount!

Don’t look at one point. The business with Mingzhou Group is often hundreds of millions of dollars. One point is millions. Therefore, more and more countries are using it, and other units in Dongfang are also following the promotion. For example, Zhenhua Group has also introduced the same policy, so the companies doing business with them also use this settlement system.

After a few years, the internationalization of CIPS has been completed. Almost all transactions use this system. In this way, even if some people or forces want to embarrass Dongfang, they can’t do it at all, because they don’t use other systems, and others can’t freeze their funds!

Hearing this news, everyone present was silent. Who would have thought that Dongfang people would come up with so many backhands without knowing it!

It’s amazing!

Think about yourself again, what have you been doing all these years? It seems that nothing has been accomplished!

The aircraft carrier has a lot of problems. Originally, we wanted to overcome the original problems and build a large aircraft carrier. Who would have thought that we would encounter such an infuriating thing!

"We haven't paid the balance to the British yet. There is such a big loophole. I think we need to withhold the balance. In this way, we can use this money to pay the Orientals, and we can solve the problem of the gantry crane. If there is no gantry crane, then the construction time of our next aircraft carrier will be extremely long."

No balance?

Countless people's eyes lit up, but there was also one person who shook his head helplessly.

"No, the British have already said that if we don't give them the balance, they will refuse to continue to cooperate with us on the electromagnetic catapult. We have invested a lot of money in this project, and I am afraid that all of it will be wasted. drift."

Everyone looked ugly.

what to do?

The Orientals are plotting against them! They don't have any chance to turn around!

what to do?

Alex, who stayed in the East, was also worried. This matter seemed to be in an endless loop and could not be solved at all. It was impossible for them, Ah San, to invest new funds in the gantry crane, but they had no money and could not do anything. .

Got cheated!

With mixed feelings, Alex came to the bar, wanting to drink away his sorrows. Although people at the bottom of Ah San didn’t drink, the top people at the top liked to have a few sips. Of course, they didn’t have a good drink capacity, so just one drink was enough. The kind that pours.

Alex was really depressed, but when he arrived at the bar, he unexpectedly discovered that the receptionist who rejected him was actually drinking here too!

He rolled his eyes and walked over.

"Hey, brother, why are you here?" Alex had a smile on his face: "It's really fate that we can meet here."

"That's right, it's really fate." The receptionist lost the business-like attitude in the company and said with a smile: "What do you want to drink? I'll treat you."

"Then let's have a glass of whiskey."

This guy is really rude. At this time, shouldn't he be the one who invites me to drink? The receptionist was secretly glad that she could be reimbursed this time, otherwise, I wouldn't have invited you.

"Come on, cheers!"

The receptionist raised his glass and drank half of it in one go. When he looked at the other person, he only took a small sip. It seemed that the other person could only drink this one glass of wine.

"Brother, is there really no room for negotiation about the matter discussed in the company?"

"Of course. When the contract was signed, it was originally worth US$100 million for a gantry crane. Later, both parties agreed not to transfer it to a third party, so the price was significantly reduced. Now Rosyth Shipyard is openly reselling it to a third party. , our boss is very angry, but you are so pitiful, you were deceived by the British! "

In fact, if you think about it briefly, you will know that they were indeed deceived by the British. The British started to sell them new ones, but they ended up selling second-hand ones, and there were contract disputes.

But now, they have to pay for this money. They are the real ones who have been taken advantage of!

But what can be done? After signing the catapult contract with the British and paying the money, it seems that they can only be manipulated by the British!

Thinking of this, Alex couldn't help but pick up the wine glass and took a big sip.

"Yes, we have been fooled by the British, but what can we do?"

"Of course there is a way. You don't have to pay them the balance at all. With your style, you shouldn't have paid them the full amount, right?"

"We didn't pay the full amount, but if we don't pay them the balance, then our catapult agreement will be invalid, and our aircraft carrier is still waiting to use an advanced catapult."

Alex was probably drunk and extremely depressed, so he said such things that he shouldn't have said. Of course, he might also have wanted to use this honesty to trick the receptionist.

"If you can lower the price for us, for example to US$10 million, we will accept it with gritted teeth. This US$60 million is really too much."

"That's impossible, and the price cannot be less. However, if you want to use electromagnetic catapults, you can definitely purchase them from us in the East. We have the most advanced and mature electromagnetic catapults in the world, and the price will definitely be covered for you. satisfy!"

Purchasing from your east? What a joke! We don’t want to purchase anything from you in the East, there’s nothing we can do this time!

Moreover, your Eastern technology is so advanced that if you just use remote control, our electromagnetic catapult will be useless. This thing relies more on chips and electronic systems to adjust the ejection force, which is more convenient for manipulation.

Seeing Alex shaking his head, the receptionist was not angry and continued: "Then there is only one way left."

"any solution?"

"You probably didn't pay the final payment for the Rafale fighter jets you purchased, right? This is a huge amount of money. If you save these funds, you will also have funds for the construction of the second aircraft carrier."

Alex's eyes lit up.

Rafale fighter jets are quite expensive. They also gritted their teeth and purchased them from France. A total of 36 aircraft were purchased for a total of US$4.3 billion, which is equivalent to US$120 million for one aircraft!

This is an incredible number. After all, even the F-35 developed by the Americans is not that expensive, and the fourth-generation heavy-duty stealth aircraft from the United States is only at this price!

Moreover, this is not the most expensive one. This contract also comes with a base construction contract. The French claimed that the Rafale fighter jets are very advanced, so ordinary hangars cannot bear the maintenance tasks of such aircraft, and a special base needs to be built. The cost was another US$700 million, so this became the most deceptive procurement plan in history at US$5 billion. Almost the whole world was laughing at the three people for being stupid and having too much money.

Is Ah San really a fool and rich in money? of course not!

"On the one hand, you can check yourself. This kind of cheating contract must have benefited many people, so they agreed to the price required by Dassault. On the other hand, you can also declare that this aircraft has serious performance defects, such as stealth, so you have sufficient reasons to default on the balance. How much is the balance?"

"We paid a total of 1.5 billion US dollars."

The French are really bold. The 5 billion contract, India only gave 1.5 billion, and dared to give all the fighters to India!

So, who else can India cheat if not you?

"That's right, 3.5 billion, enough for you to build a second aircraft carrier! These 60 million US dollars are not a drizzle?"

PS: The time in the book is 2006, which is also the price of that era. It should be half cheaper than ten years later. Huadong Zhixiong did not dare to write the price of 240 million US dollars for a Rafale, after all, it was in 2016.