Don't talk about martial arts, I'm a war contractor

Chapter 450 Upgrade Upgrade, Ancestral Arts (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

"Minister Zhang, I have heard of you for a long time!"

Xia Yu stepped forward and firmly shook hands with Minister Zhang, who was also a veteran sailor.

Having spent more than a decade in the Ministry of National Defense in charge of the development of the military in Xing County is something that cannot be compared to those ignorant political officials in Europe and the United States.

This was also the reason why he decided to deal with Lao Wang and Lao Dai first instead of confronting Minister Zhang directly. He wanted to let their own people convince their own people, which would be more efficient than an outsider like him.

"Mr. Xia, you managed to get rid of one of our tough-class soldiers without making any noise. You really left a deep impression on me the first time we met. I admire you!"

After shaking hands, Lao Zhang gave Xia Yu a thumbs up.

I'm not being sarcastic, but I really think that this boss is quite capable and has a strong ability to integrate resources.

"Everything is done to combat piracy and ensure the safety of the Strait of Malacca and the entire Southeast Asia waters."

Xia Yu occupied the commanding heights as soon as he came up. The safety of the waterway is the most important thing. What's wrong with asking you for a second-hand warship? It is your business that is being protected.

"Secondly, Singapore will always be a strong home. Everything is the same as before."

There is no difference, you can just stay at your mother's house and eat and drink for free!
We are all adults now, and of course we would not say such harsh words, but Lao Zhang still couldn't help thinking so in his heart.

But it’s a good thing this way. The official approach can’t solve the problem of piracy. Let’s invest some money and resources to see if private military contractors can solve this problem.

After the two sides' bosses met and finalized the general direction of cooperation, all that remained was for Lao Zhao to lead the team in discussing the details with the other party.

These days, Xia Yu explained a lot to him, for example, during the firepower upgrade of their Tenacity-class ship, branch employees will be allowed to board the other three Tenacity-class ships for adaptive training so that there will be a seamless transition later.

As for which ship it is, it is impossible to name the lead ship, USS 207 Endurance. Although the hull is the oldest, when all of them are decommissioned in ten or twenty years, only the lead ship may be converted into a museum, and the other three sister ships will all be dismantled.

So the unit that the other party sold was No. 208 Resolute, and the unit responsible for personnel training was No. 209 Persistence.

The dismantling of the Resolute's weapons and radar will be carried out this month, and the ship will be officially handed over to its home base for upgrades next month.

However, Xia Yuren was no longer in the country at that time, and left the follow-up work to the employees of the branch company. He took the Fisher and flew directly to Huaxia Benniu Airport.

Liv, who already had a domestic driver's license, drove to the terminal and successfully picked up her husband whom she had not seen for several months.

"My dear, you've recovered well!"

After walking around his wife, Xia Yu took off his sunglasses and said.

"We can't do this kind of work without a healthy body. I started full recovery training when Xiaoyouzi stopped breastfeeding last month. I just don't know how the shooting is going now."

Women all love to hear others say that they have a good figure. Liv smiled and patted her newly tight belly.

"We'll find out when we get to Piros. Now let's go home."

Xia Yu said as he sat in the passenger seat.

The Dragon Boat Festival had just passed and his hometown had just entered the rainy season these two days. In the past, he hated the hot and humid rainy days the most, but after spending several rainy seasons in the rain forest of Guo, he found that this was nothing.

“Woof~Woof woof woof~~”

The car drove into the yard of his hometown, and as soon as Xia Yu got out of the car, he heard Xiao Huang's barking.

The little guy was sent back to China just after he was weaned, and had long forgotten how his parents fed him.

Fortunately, Xia Yu is a professional dog trainer and he became familiar with Xiao Huang in no time.

As expected, with such a personality, he could never get a stable job and could only survive by eating leftovers from his job as a gatekeeper.

There is a sense of vigilance, but only when there are no acquaintances around. Strangers who hang out with acquaintances will quickly become familiar with each other, and if they encounter an acquaintance committing a crime, they will be at a loss.

But with the help of modern technology, this is enough to check the gate.

Xia Yu had not been squatting down to play with Xiao Huang for long when Lin Shuqin came out holding the 7-month-old Xiao Youzi. Although the baby at this time could not speak yet, he could still babble.

The little boy looked at his father with doubtful eyes, and he looked quite like the one he often saw in the frame.

The child still couldn't understand what a video call was, but he could finally confirm that this was someone he knew.

Xia Yu took his son from his mother's arms. The boy acted neither friendly nor resisting.

This is the consequence of appearing too infrequently during the parenting process. He has become a familiar stranger. Fortunately, no matter how busy he is in the next few months, he can bring his wife and children with him.

This year, the whole of 18, can be said to be a year of harvest and investment layout. The crackdown actions are not as intensive as in previous years. The boss Xia Yu can take a break from his busy schedule and return to his family for a short time.

The maritime strike business will be officially launched next year, and he must personally monitor it in Dongnan Ya. As well as the local business in Afika, the company will be extremely busy.

So while you are not busy now, enjoy this moment of peace and comfort.

After returning home, a drizzle began to fall. In the modern village, only a few wisps of smoke could be seen rising in the rain and fog.

One of them is Xia Yu's family. Liv, who is not good at using the big pot on the stove, can only light the fire behind the stove, while Lin Shuqin cooks in the front.

Xia Yu was taking advantage of the time before dinner to feed his son complementary food. His grandfather stayed up late to catch loaches, deboned them and mashed them into a paste, then mixed the paste with steamed egg custard and fed it to little Youzi mouthful by mouthful. The food was definitely nutritious enough, and he had tasted the flavor after taking a bite.

Well, I don’t like it very much, just like adults cannot accept breast milk, this complementary food is also a bit lacking.

"Dip~dip~dip~~"

The satellite phone on the table rang. Without a tactical vest, Xia Yu didn't have many pockets to hold a "big phone". But when he picked up one, he realized it was another one that was ringing.

"All!

"Boss, our Sea Harrier has arrived at the port."

The ferry range of the Short-legged Harrier with four auxiliary fuel tanks is nearly 2000 nautical miles, but it still cannot fly to China, so it was directly shipped over.

Alvin, who was evacuated from Mary, boarded a cargo ship and came to China because he was responsible for the driving of the Sea Harrier and the training of pilots. Both the people and the cargo are now in Yangshan Port in Shanghai.

It was a bit of a stretch to ask the old guy to fly over directly. The fighter jet had been hovering over the sea for more than ten days and could not take off without a comprehensive overhaul, so Xia Yu had to make the arrangements.

After a few phone calls, this meritorious Sea Harrier of Jihuo Defense was stationed at a naval station in the Magic City.

The combat radius of the vertical take-off and landing Sea Harrier is similar to that of the Yak-38 Blacksmith, both only about 100 kilometers, but this is enough to fight pirates. After all, it does not need to engage air defense, it can just clear the ground racks and retreat.

If the Endurance class is to perform with higher combat effectiveness, the carrier-based aircraft must be replaced. It would be more appropriate to replace them with the Yak-141 Freedom, several prototypes of which have all entered the museum.

Regardless of whether it is needed or not, this aircraft is one of Xia Yu’s targets for purchasing during his trip to Peros.

After all, as long as he collects 5 types of vertical/short takeoff and landing fighters, Xia Yu will have the opportunity to unlock the rappelling technology reserve package. He already has the Ultimate Phantom, and he also wants to try to modify the legendary J-18 Red Eagle.

Regardless of whether it is practical or not, it just looks good.

However, a total of four prototypes of the Yak-141 were built, so it is not as easy to get as the Yak-4, which produced 143 aircraft. Xia Yu had to go there in person to see if there was any chance.

After returning to China after a long absence, Alvin settled down there directly.

It was originally a typhoon simulation, but now it has regressed to training for Sea Harriers. Life happens so suddenly.

The plum rain season has passed, and the hot July has arrived as expected.

In addition to the new Otto 200mm naval gun that had not fired 76 rounds in more than ten years, the Resolute, with all its weapons and radars removed, also arrived in the Magic City.

This Italian naval gun is known as the AK-47 in the naval gun world and is used by a large number of countries including Russia.

The tonnage of the Tenacity-class is sufficient, but its business scope is only to fight pirates after all. Xia Yu resisted the urge to replace it with dual 100mm or single 130mm naval guns.

Yes, let’s save the budget and space for the multiple-barrel close-in weapon system!
备弹2560发的11管高配近防炮他要，共用1部目标跟踪雷达和1部光电跟踪仪的外贸型双7管近防炮他也要。

The radar and optoelectronic systems are separated, and a single close-in defense gun can be equipped with two magazines with 1000 rounds of ammunition. Adding another 7-barrel close-in defense gun can quadruple the power. One on the left and one on the right are placed obliquely behind the 4mm naval gun, and the firing range covers the front of the warship.

The sea search radar will be moved forward at the rear, leaving space above the hangar for the deployment of an 11-tube high-end model, thus achieving a -degree defense without blind spots.

Of course, the price is also very expensive. Even if he only offers the cost price, after the full set of modifications, it can almost become a Tough-class ship, but it is worth the money.

Steel hulls are not as afraid of missiles and rockets as aluminum alloys, but even being hit by just one is embarrassing enough, not to mention the increasing number of suicide drones in the future.

Upgrade your configuration now so that it won't be outdated in the next ten years.

"Dad, Mom, we have to go."

Before the Resolute was transformed, Xia Yu had to say goodbye to Lin Shuqin and Lao Xia. After returning from Aeolus, Liv and Xiao Youzi would go to Afika with him and would not return to China until the Chinese New Year next year.

So this separation lasted for more than half a year, and the once bustling Xia family courtyard had to return to its former tranquility.

"Come on, let's go and have some fun. The weather is so hot, your dad and I will stay at home."

Lin Shuqin, holding Xiao Huang's hand, said goodbye to her son's family.

Old Xia drove the family of three to the airport and watched the Fisher take off before returning.

When we meet next time, little Youzi will probably call us grandpa and grandma, right?

Well, maybe she’s pregnant with her second child.

Xia Yu is so rich and doesn’t have a child. Does he want his poor friends to do it?
As the only child, he has to shoulder his own mission.

After taking off, the Airbus A319 headed north. After leaving the Chinese border, it did not fly to the bustling Moskva and St. Petersburg, but landed at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.

This dual-use military and civilian airport is only 60 kilometers away from Lake Baikal and is also the first stop for Xia Yu and his family of three to enter Russia.

"Historically, the Xiongnu people lived here. A Chinese diplomat named Su Wu was detained in Lake Baikal and herded sheep. He demanded that the rams give birth to lambs before he could be released back to Han territory."

The plane was descending, and Xia Yu, holding his son, was telling his wife the story of Su Wu herding sheep.

The Huns disappeared in the long river of history, and Lake Baikal became the territory of the Russians.

Only the Baikal seals still live here carefree. The couple came here not only to see the lake but also to see the seals. If they are lucky, they may even see brown bears hunting the seals.

There is a lot of wildlife in Afika, but no bears. It would be great to see a wild brown bear in Ceros.

As for hunting brown bears, forget it. Xia Yu is not superstitious about bear paws and tiger bones.

If he has to hunt animals, he prefers poultry. Next year or the year after, he will definitely go back to Germany to hunt ostriches.

"And did the ram give birth to the lamb?"

Liv felt that if a hermaphroditic sheep mixed into the flock of rams, there was a chance that it would give birth to a lamb. The probability of deformed babies occurring due to inbreeding in livestock was very high.

"Of course not, but as the Xiongnu weakened, Su Wu, who had been herding sheep for 19 years, was released back to China."

Xia Yu is not a medical student, so he does not discuss this possibility.

After the tires touched the ground, reverse thrust was used to slow down the aircraft. After completing the landing, Lao Qian controlled the aircraft to turn to the taxiway.

Xia Yu unbuckled his safety buckle and handed his son to Liv, while he looked at the small airport through the window.

"Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Airbus A320, Airbus A321... Why are they all European and American commercial airliners?"

He thought that the most common ones he would see were Soviet-made passenger planes such as the Tu-204 and Il-96, but it turned out that the list was dominated by Boeing and Airbus.

In fact, if you think about it, European and American civil airliners are both fuel-efficient and comfortable, while the experience of riding on Soviet civil airliners is the same as riding on a military transport plane.

Of course, as long as one is willing to spend money on modifications, the Il-96 can also become a comfortable presidential aircraft. As for saving fuel, it is impossible to save fuel, and Russia does not lack this little jet fuel.

The problem is that a war is likely to break out in the future. Will the large-scale use of European and American civilian airliners by Russia be halted due to sanctions?

Xia Yu didn’t just rely on the system to grow his business so big; he also had a keen observation of the details in life.

Just four years ago, Russia took over Crimea and was also subject to a series of sanctions from Europe and the United States.

If the scope is expanded in the future, the sanctions will be even more severe.

Let’s not talk about other aspects for now. The aviation industry alone is enough to give Russia a hard time. Civil airliners wear out parts much faster than vehicles.

It's fine if it doesn't affect the flight, but if you don't replace it if it does, the result will be facing endless aviation accidents.

If the emergency landing cannot be made, all the people on the plane will die. That situation is extremely terrifying, and it will be too late to use the Soviet passenger plane again.

Based on this possibility, if we continue to deduce, the Russians will, like the Persians did everything they could to obtain the F-14's consumable parts, purchase a large number of Boeing and Airbus consumable parts through the black market, whether they are first-hand or second-hand.

This is exactly the business opportunity that Xia Yu sees. The system can print spare parts for military aircraft, and naturally for civil airliners as well.

Not to mention that selling spare parts is much more convenient than selling complete aircraft, and if he doesn't sell it, Airbus and Boeing might sell it secretly!

Imposing sanctions while shipping large quantities of goods is their ancestral art, Xia Yu is just easier to learn.

(End of this chapter)