Become a super arms dealer with the workshop system

Chapter 178 How did the Wehrmacht become like this!

After temporarily stabilizing Musk's mentality, Han Feng finally flew to Germany with Leila, and of course followed those engineers with passports from the three Baltic countries.

As for their actual identities, that is to see through but not reveal.

Due to a superficial bidding process, they did not fly directly to Hamburg, where the shipyard is located, but landed in an air force base outside Berlin.

In order to inject capital into Musk before, Han Feng even contacted the organization when he was in CAF, and exchanged all the gold found in the basement of Bunge City Hall into money. Therefore, although he has a large stall now, his capital chain has returned to the state where it was a little tense at the beginning.

Of course, the BI Group has already developed to this level, so neither the organization nor Leila can really let him fall casually, but asking for others is worse than asking for himself, Han Feng still hopes that he can solve the problem without relying on outsiders.

There has never been a free lunch in the world. When others spend money on BI Group, they will have influence, and this influence will inevitably interfere with Han Feng's decision-making process.

Fortunately, the factory in Yiliji was in a state of positive income. Apart from the salaries of the combatants of BTD Company, Han Feng didn't have much to spend.

Moreover, according to the agreement between Han Feng and Leila, the German government will pay the BI Group directly for this project, so a sum of money will be collected soon.

If it is a normal military trade contract, it is not uncommon for Party A to delay the payment for several months or even years, and it is not uncommon for Party B to delay the completion of the project for several years or even more than ten years. However, the K130 frigate project is both risk and opportunity for Germany and Lucia.

They were greeted by Wolfgang Müller, an undersecretary of the German Ministry of Defense responsible for the development of military equipment.

And of course a line of Wehrmacht honor guards in gray tuxedos and green berets.

The ostentation is not too big, but it is enough to show that the Germans attach great importance to this matter.

This is the first time that Han Feng has seriously "inspected" an army. It must be said that if we only look at the level of the dozen or so guards of honor, then the situation of the German army... seems to be okay.

At least there is no problem with spirit and queue training.

It's a pity that the Belgian branch of BI Group is theoretically a Belgian arms dealer after all, so we can't see the grand occasion of the German military band playing the Lucia national anthem (the melody is the same as the Soviet national anthem).

"Welcome to Germany, both of you." Minister Muller shook hands with Han Feng and his party who had just stepped off the plane: "We have already prepared the relevant documents for the bidding process. The other two companies participating in the bidding have no experience in designing CMS systems and offer high prices. We will have a public bidding meeting tomorrow. Your company just needs to find someone who understands the business to attend."

"Don't worry, the few people who came with you this time are engineers of the CMS system, and they will help you complete all subsequent system development and upgrade work." Han Feng replied, pointing to a few people carrying briefcases behind them.

"That's good. For the sake of confidentiality, the hotel we arranged for you is inside the base. Come with me."

Mueller nodded, turned and got into the back seat of a car in the convoy.

During the Cold War, the Wehrmacht of West Germany did something like throwing a missile away for several months without knowing it. Now, more than half a century has passed, and the Wehrmacht, which has continued the blood of West Germany, seems to have made no progress in this regard. Han Feng can even see the runway of the air force base in the distance directly through the window of his room, and he can have a panoramic view of all aircraft takeoff and landing activities.

Moreover, the Germans did not conduct any search of their carry-on luggage, and the binoculars and SLR cameras in Han Feng's bag were brought into the house in such a ostentatious manner.

outrageous.

After Mueller left, Han Feng and Leila first assigned tasks to those engineers. Only two of them could speak German, so they were directly asked to participate in tomorrow's bidding meeting, and the other three could sort out some technical materials in advance.

Lucia participated in the K130 frigate project through Hanfeng's BI Group, and sold the ship's CMS system together with the technology to the Germans, not because of the spirit of internationalism, but because Germany was willing to share the power of this frigate - MTU 20V 1163 TB93 diesel engine, each with a power of 7300kw, which can be used on the Lucia Navy's new ship of about 2000 tons.

Of course, after the end of the K130 project, both CMS and diesel engines will become "independently developed" products of the two countries. As for why the technical routes are similar...

Coincidence, all coincidence.

"If you cause trouble in the future, just don't tell me that you are a teacher."

After dealing with these trivial matters, it was almost time for dinner.

No matter how serious the Germans are, it is impossible for outsiders Han Feng and Leila to eat in the cafeteria with the pilots, so there is a restaurant where they live, and the windows of this restaurant are bigger, and they are also directly facing the runway area.

"Actually, I think the situation of the German army is not as bad as the rumors say."

Looking at the sauerkraut stewed pork knuckle and grilled sausages on the table in front of him, Han Feng suddenly had the illusion that he was in the Northeast...

While Han Feng and Leila were enjoying a German meal, Damascus was 3000 kilometers away.

The 4nd Brigade of the 42th Armored Division of the Syrian Army launched a tentative counterattack to the eastern suburbs of the capital this morning. Although the battle has continued for more than 10 hours, the government forces that have lost the suddenness of the battle and lack decisive reserves have begun to gradually withdraw from the battlefield.

In an underground command post near the People's Palace in Damascus, President Bashar can even hear the faint sound of shelling in the distance. This is the fifth year that Syria has been mired in civil war. Although the army loyal to him is still resisting steadily, overall, there is still not much good news.

Some time ago, an impromptu force miraculously withstood the attack of the main force of the Al-Nusra Front in the western part of Homs province, which gave Damascus a chance to breathe.

Sitting opposite Bashar al-Assad were several Persian soldiers in green uniforms, the leader of whom was Soleimani whom Han Feng had met before.

"Mr. President, our People's Mobilization Forces in Iraq have begun to attack the black flag forces, hoping to open up the road connection between our two countries in the shortest possible time." Soleimani pointed to the satellite map on the big screen and briefly introduced the current situation: "However, the air strikes by the Gulf coalition forces on the Houthi organization since March this year have indeed distracted us to a certain extent. I have to allocate a considerable part of my strength to help Yemen resist the invasion."

"General, we can directly hear the gunfire in the suburbs from our current position." President Bashar said with a tired face. Since 2011, he has hardly had a peaceful night's sleep: "Syria needs a decisive force to reverse the situation. Now the Al-Nusra Front has divided our control area into two parts, the north and the south. If contact cannot be restored in a short period of time, I worry that the resistance of the northwest coastal areas will continue to decline."

Soleimani did not answer right away. As the long-term de facto person in charge of the diplomatic work of Persia, he certainly knows how complicated the actual situation in Syria is.

Strictly speaking, whether it is Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the State of David, or the Pact, all they are aiding are the opposition forces in Syria. However, with the rapid rise of the Nusra Front and the Black Flag forces in the Greater Levant, these so-called opposition groups and terrorist organizations have begun to switch seamlessly, entering a state where you are among me and you are within me.

After Persia and Syria were cut off by terrorists on the way through Iraq, it was difficult for the former to continue to transport personnel and equipment support-if it was transported by air, it was almost impossible to avoid the detection of the Kingdom of David.

After all, Persia, as a regional power in the Persian Gulf and the northern Indian Ocean, does not have the ability to leverage the situation on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean.

So Bashar is right that they need decisive power.

"We have taken the risk of sending two cargo ships disguised as Greek ships to deliver a new batch of equipment to the coastal area of ​​Latakia. As for the longer-term plan..." Soleimani stroked his gray hair: "Next month at the latest, I plan to go to Lucia myself."

Hearing this sentence, Bashar's eyes lit up: "Are you sure you can convince the Kremlin?"

"Judging from the situation of the last phone call, the Kremlin is at the midpoint of the swinging balance. The President's Office did not directly make any statement, but Chief of General Staff Gerasimov told me at the end of the call that the troops of the Southern Military District have ended the leave of all soldiers and re-signed service contracts with some contract soldiers."

The atmosphere in the conference room finally became a little more relaxed.

The bidding process on the second day was very smooth, and the other two companies did not show any attraction. The BI Group and the German Ministry of Defense signed the contract under the witness of the media and became the contractor of the K130 frigate CMS system.

Originally, according to the plan, the group was supposed to take a special plane to Hamburg that afternoon, but when it was time to take off, Han Feng received a notice that the power system of the business jet prepared for them had suddenly failed and could not take off normally, so they had to take a car instead.

Fortunately, the German car is still trustworthy, and there were no other accidents along the way, and it arrived at the B&V shipyard smoothly in the evening of the same day.

Like almost all routine visits, the first trip after arriving at the shipyard is to go to the museum while listening to the staff introduce the history of the shipyard, and then go to the slipway to visit the second batch of K130 frigates under construction.

This shipyard has a long history, but with the decline of the overall shipbuilding industry in Europe in recent years, the name of B&V shipyard has become less famous.

Han Feng knew that this shipyard had once built the most famous ship in the history of the German Navy—the Bismarck battleship, but probably because this warship belonged to Nazi Germany after all, the staff mentioned it briefly during the introduction process, which somewhat disappointed him.

But when Han Feng was looking around, a group of people happened to pass in front of the photo of a steel four-masted sailing ship under the leadership of the staff.

The ship itself was unremarkable, but the inscription engraved on the bow attracted Han Feng.

"PEKING"

The old-fashioned translation of the Chinese capital.

Even the name is not the most outrageous, the ship in the photo is painted in the livery of the British Royal Navy, and the name of the ship written on the label below is still HMS PEKING.

A German-built ship with a Chinese name serving in the British fleet.

Seeming to have noticed Han Feng's gaze, the staff next to him briefly explained the origin of the ship to him.

Simply put, this ship has no direct relationship with Huaxia, and the shipyard has not retained enough information to explain why it was given such a name. After it was launched, the ship has been transporting ore for a German company until it was sold to the Royal Navy in 1930. It was used as a training ship and was used until it was decommissioned in 1974.

Then a museum in New York bought the ship, but because not many people were interested in a steel sailing ship, it was ready to be demolished in 2012, but it was re-bought by a foundation in Hamburg, and it was planned to be refurbished and shipped back to the B&V shipyard where it was born as a memorial.

"According to the information available so far, this should be the earliest and most complete ship left over from the most glorious era of Hamburg's shipbuilding industry." A not-so-young shipyard worker next to him whispered in German while looking at the photos on the wall, and was then translated to Han Feng by Leila.

After a quick visit, Han Feng and his party finally came to the vicinity of the K130 frigate which was preparing for outfitting on the berth.

This is the first time Han Feng observed a ship at such a close distance.

Although the displacement is only about 1600 tons, it is still a huge monster compared to any land unit.

The workers on the berth were busy going around. Han Feng knew nothing about shipbuilding, so he couldn't tell what they were doing, but at least they looked very orderly.

"In Hamburg, our B&V Group is the benchmark." The director of the shipyard stood next to Han Feng wearing a hard hat, and said proudly with his hips on his hips.

"It seems that the construction of this frigate is very smooth, Mr. Factory Manager." Han Feng's idea is to see if he can take the opportunity of visiting the ship to scan the MTU diesel engine, or at least the important parts of the MTU diesel engine into the system.

Although Germany's shipbuilding industry is almost doomed, marine diesel engines still occupy the mainstream market share in the world. Therefore, if one can be reproduced, even if it has similar performance, I am afraid it will not worry about selling.

"Of course, our B&V will always uphold the principle of quality first, so we won't cut corners like ThyssenKrupp's bastards."

The factory director was obviously dissatisfied with the former awarding the contract of the F7100 frigate with a displacement of up to 125 tons to the other party.

(End of this chapter)