The years of red flags

"What's the use of thirty or fifty ships?" Huaxing Ship's CEO said with a smile: "If possible, we can also form an 8 fleet or something like that, eight aircraft carriers, one aircraft carrier with eight -ton destroyers, eight Type s, eight electric warfare ships, supply ships and submarines, etc., an aircraft carrier fleet of ships, then if we cough on the U.S. coastline in the western Pacific, they won't dare to say a word."

The naval officer stationed at the factory looked embarrassed: "You two, what you are talking about is a bit out of line. Although as a naval officer, I hope more than anyone else that we have more and more advanced ships, but if there is one aircraft carrier formation like the one you mentioned, there will be no other voice in the entire Pacific Ocean. You want eight more such formations, where will they be placed?"

The officer smiled and said, "Do you know how much a 10,000-ton ship of this size costs?"

The chief engineer next to him estimated in his mind and coughed: "Conservatively speaking, the cost of one aircraft carrier is at least 5 billion. If there are eight aircraft carrier formations, 64 ships, it will cost 320 billion."

Jiang Hua said confidently: "It doesn't matter. Our tobacco industry makes a trillion yuan profit a year. What's wrong with using one-third to build some warships? No matter how much the military expenditure is, it must be worthwhile to pay the war reparations. That old woman Cixi was unwilling to invest in the military expenditure, so how many gardens could the war reparations build?"

"That's absolutely true." The officer said with emotion: "No matter how much the military expenditure is, it is still less than the war compensation."

"Then let's not be tied up." Jiang Hua smiled and tapped the table with his finger: "The technical staff should quickly understand this blueprint, and the logistics staff should immediately purchase enough raw materials. I want to see this ship appear on our slipway in the shortest possible time."

"Boss, don't worry." The chief engineer patted his chest and said, "In one and a half years, I guarantee that this ship can be launched, and it will be the first one. If there are such tasks in the future, the time can definitely be shortened."

"Use any new technology you have." Jiang Hua said with a smile, "The biggest possibility is to increase the combat capability and defense of this ship. Maybe my daughter will be transferred to this ship in the future."

"Oh, then if the young lady is going to serve on this ship, we will have to be more attentive."

The officer smiled and said, "Not to mention your daughter, even I am jealous. When this ship is put into service, I will report to the higher-ups and see if I can get on board. It's meaningless to stay in the shipyard all day. It's more comfortable to be on the sea and cut through the waves."

The officer continued, "You have seen the blueprints. 112 vertical launch units, what does that mean? If I were in command of a ship like this, even just one ship, I would be able to stop an entire fleet of the Ugly United States. I would definitely be very confident."

"You, just stay at our Huaxing Shipyard." Jiang Hua said with a smile: "No matter what, it's not your turn to board the ship."

"Why can't it be my turn? I'm strong and I come from a surface ship background. I used to be a soldier on a frigate."

Jiang Hua shook his head: "Don't forget, you are now in the equipment logistics system. It is impossible for you to go to the front line."

Upon hearing this, the officer slapped himself in anger and said, "Why did I agree to be transferred here in the first place? I was blinded by greed. Now that I think about it, I regret it so much."

"Don't regret it." Jiang Hua said with a smile: "In the future, when each ship is launched, I will let you sit on it. Isn't it the same as you driving a warship?"

"I sense that you have bad intentions." The officer pointed at Jiang Hua and said, "You are much older than me. You can't be disrespectful to your elders. If you sit on it when I go down, I might drown myself."

"Aren't you a navy? Can't you swim? Besides, do you think our warships will sink as soon as they enter the water like the Indians?"

Before Jiang Hua finished speaking, the officer started laughing. "What are you laughing at?"

"I was thinking of something fun." The officer said with a smile, "A few years ago, another colleague and I went to India to inspect the navy. They showed us off and even let us see their shipyard. We almost vomited when we saw it."

"Okay, stop talking." Jiang Hua waved his hand: "I already know what the problem is."

"you know?"

"We all work in the shipyard, how could I not know what kind of people these Indians are?" Jiang Hua said with a smile: "Do the workers urinate and defecate in the cabin at will?"

The officer clapped his hands and said, "You're right. The cabin is airtight and reeks of feces, urine, curry, and sweat. I can stand being in a manure pit, but I almost vomited in there."

"I understand. I know it very well." Jiang Hua said with a smile, "But, although I don't understand how he can be so arrogant and domineering in the South Asian subcontinent, where does he get the confidence from?"

"I've thought about it for a long time, and I think his confidence may be because he doesn't strive for success." The officer said with a smile, "It is because he doesn't strive for success that no powerful country regards him as an opponent. He can dominate if he wants to, but he doesn't have any gold content anyway. Unlike us, we strive for success, and our gold content is too high. Once we strive for success, the whole world will be afraid of us."

"I think this is the reason why the Russians dared to transfer an aircraft carrier to them for only one dollar."

The officer nodded and said, "This is definitely the best deal in the history of world arms sales. It's a pity that the big bear didn't seem to seize the opportunity. Although it made a lot of money, it didn't accumulate much experience in building and repairing aircraft carriers. If it were given to us, we would definitely gain a lot."

"Because they know we are doing our best, the Russian bear will never sell this aircraft carrier to us. And even if they do, they can't cheat us out of our money."

"That's right! Our reverse engineering is already well-known in the world." Jiang Hua said with a smile: "Now foreign countries don't dare to sell us any advanced weapons. Sometimes doing business with us is really a one-time deal."

"Back then, people were poor and ambitious, and horses were thin and hairy, so we didn't care about many things. Now it's different. Our warships are the most advanced in the world. I'm afraid that someone will want to reverse engineer our projects in the future."

Jiang Hua shook his head: "It's not that easy, this is our specialty."

"It seems useless." The officer shook his head: "Our technological level is now one of the best in the world. Who can we reverse?"

Jiang Hua smiled and said, "What if we find alien remains on the moon in the future? Can't we reverse it?"

(End of this chapter)