I built an armada.

Chapter 328: Making money cannot disrupt the production of warships

Su Dingping, who had predicted all this, was still a little excited after hearing it.

If Longxia rejoins the trade organization, it will be able to carry out low-tariff trade with the organization's member states, greatly promoting import and export trade.

It is very beneficial to boost the economy and will also enable the Longxia tribe to learn advanced management and technology, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

"Our navy's Operation Bright Sword was a great success, and the leaders are very happy."

"Dingping, all this is thanks to you. Without that batch of new warships and the improvement of the navy's strength, I'm afraid we would be rejected as before, and I don't know how long we would have to wait before we could join."

"In the final analysis, the world is backed by strength. Without strength, you can only be slaughtered by others."

Sun Yongguo looked at Su Dingping with great enthusiasm and said with emotion.

He also told Su Dingping about Operation Bright Sword, but he didn't tell him too much detail. It had not been successful before, but the purpose of this operation had been achieved, so he could naturally tell him about it.

"That makes sense. Strength determines everything."

"Blue Planet is still a place where the strong prey on the weak. The law of the jungle prevails. If you fall behind, you will be beaten. We still need to work harder."

Su Dingping nodded slightly, feeling that all his past efforts were worth it. He became more determined to improve the navy's strength as soon as possible and become the strongest force in the Blue Star Ocean.

Only when the Longxia Navy is fully strengthened, Longxia merchant ships will not have to worry about safety when sailing in any waters of the Blue Star.

Last night, he took some time to look at the sea map of Blue Star and found that important waterways were still firmly controlled by the Eagle Tribe Navy. This was definitely not a good thing for the Longxia Tribe, but a huge hidden danger.

On weekdays, everyone is in a peaceful state and doesn't think there is anything wrong.

Once a war breaks out, especially an armed conflict between the Longxia tribe and the Eagle tribe, the Eagle tribe will cut off these trade routes without hesitation, causing great trouble to the Longxia tribe's goods and the import and export of raw materials.

He remembered clearly that after the Longxia tribe joined the Blue Star Alliance Trade Organization, the hard-working Longxia people finally made the economy number one on Blue Star, and the import and export of goods accounted for 35% of the total amount on Blue Star.

Among them, the import volume of bulk products such as oil, natural gas, and iron ore is very terrifying, and almost all of them go through these channels.

Oil is particularly deadly, with imports exceeding 60 percent.

Once a war breaks out, the Eagle Tribe can cut off the crude oil channel, which will have a huge impact on the launch of the Longxia war machine.

After all, whether it is a battleship, a fighter plane, or a car running on land, armored vehicles all need to burn petroleum refineries. Without these things, they can only be disabled.

Because of this, the Longxia tribe needs a very powerful navy.

The source of naval strength lies fundamentally in the strength of surface warships. After all, surface warships have an irreplaceable advantage over submarines and other platforms, and that is the mobile territory.

It can be used in peacetime to safeguard maritime rights and interests and the security of trade channels.

In wartime, it can hunt down enemies, whether they are battleships, submarines, or aircraft carrier formations.

Professors Lu Guangjun, Zhang Gongnong and others were also very excited after listening to it.

"Fuck, more than a decade has passed, and we have finally succeeded in joining the trade organization. Congratulations!"

"I am so happy that we have finally joined the WTO. Our development will enter the fast lane in the future. Only when the economy takes off can we get more military funds."

"More than a decade has passed so quickly. We have become gray-haired without realizing it. It is true that one can never be young again."

"It's worth celebrating. Our hard work over the past decade has paid off. I'm so happy."

"Our navy is here to open channels for trade and provide safe escort, and Operation Bright Sword did a good job."

The knot that had been knotting together for more than ten years was finally untied along with joining the trade organization, and it was also closely related to the strength of the navy. Everyone was naturally proud and excited, and several old experts even shed hot tears.

Sun Yongguo then continued, "Dingping, you know that the tribal representatives who voted in favor are also very interested in our 052C and 052D, but the leader is reluctant to give them up."

"Before I came back, the leader asked me if we could develop a production line to produce 052B as the main product for subsequent sales."

Su Dingping refused without even thinking: "No."

"It's easy to build a 052B production line, but the investment is huge. Even if we sell them, how many can we sell to make a profit?"

"The difference between the benefits and the costs is too great. It is not cost-effective for us. We cannot disrupt our own development rhythm in order to meet the needs of other tribes."

"Our current goal is to make the navy faster and stronger, not to stick to the old ways. Why should I ask you to firmly grasp the core technology? The purpose is to start a large-scale shipbuilding program."

Having said that, he paused, picked up the water cup and took a sip to moisten his throat to keep himself fighting.

In fact, he could understand the leaders' painstaking efforts. They just wanted to build a 052B production line specifically for export and produce warships for those friendly tribes.

It can achieve the goal of maintaining close relations between the two sides while allowing the navy to have a steady stream of military trade income, killing two birds with one stone.

However, when they were considering the problem, they overlooked the fact that naval development had already entered the fast lane, and all three fleets were waiting to replace their equipment.

Moreover, once the Eagle Tribe withdraws from the central region, it is very likely to turn its attention to the Longxia Tribe and exert extreme pressure on it. At that time, the navy will be the first strategic force to bear the brunt.

Without more cutting-edge warships, how can the navy hold on in the front?

"It's not that I'm stubborn or unreasonable, there's really no other way."

"It would be impossible to build a 052B production line outside. The Eagle Tribe, many Western tribes, and the Japanese would definitely try every means to find out the secrets, which would pose a security risk to us."

"If it is placed in an integrated military factory, it will take up space and the cost will outweigh the benefits. It is currently under expansion."

"The integrated military factory is now extremely expensive, and there is no extra space at all."

"Finally and most importantly, the 052B is more advanced and will definitely cost more than the 051C. Even though they are all envious of the 052C and 052D, only a few can really afford them."

"So, there is absolutely no need for us to waste time on the 052B."

"I will personally report this matter to the chief."

Sun Yongguo also expressed helplessness after hearing this. Now the navy has entered a stage of rapid development. He remembers very clearly that at least 052 D warships must be produced, plus frigates and other auxiliary ships.

Just to produce these warships for the navy, a large number of shipyards and production lines are needed.

With this calculation, there is simply no space or time to spare to produce warships specifically for foreign customers.

If they only care about making money and disrupt the rhythm of naval equipment production, it will be a huge strategic loss for the Longxia tribe, and they may even encounter a huge setback at some point in the future.

Then they would become national sinners.

"Of course, if we are really short of money, we can expand the 051C production line and move it to other shipbuilding bases for production."

"Anyway, the 051C has been thoroughly studied by Western tribes, so there is no need to worry about leaks."

"Besides, the 051C ship can also be modified to make it very sci-fi and have stealth capabilities."

After saying that, Su Dingping rummaged through his laptop computer and finally took out the modified version of 051C and showed it to everyone.

Sun Yongguo and other experts and professors were so shocked that their jaws dropped to the ground. Is this really the 051C?
It was modified so much that even its own mother couldn't recognize it. Lu Guangjun rubbed his eyes hard but still couldn't tell that this was the 051C.

"Ding, Dingping, is this really 051C?"

"Why do I feel like it's a new type of battleship?"

Lu Guangjun had been in charge of the improvement of 051C and was very familiar with this warship. But now his eyes were wide open, and he could not find any similarities at all.

This battleship has been optimized in both appearance and weapon system.

No one would doubt that it is a brand new type of battleship.

"That's right, I just changed the appearance to make it look more sci-fi and more domineering."

"Of course, a vertical launch system is also installed to provide battlefield situation awareness, and it has a certain stealth capability."

Su Dingping explained with a smile, "The core is still the 051C. This way we can use it to confuse Western intelligence agencies and let them go crazy."

When Lu Guangjun heard this, he was so excited that he gave Su Dingping a thumbs up.

"It's really great, it kills two birds with one stone."

"I have to say, you are awesome. I didn't think about this before. Dean Sun, I think you can use it to fool those foreign customers."

"This modified version of the 051C is both good-looking and well-made, and it's very good, and the price is not expensive."

This was the love ship of his dreams, and Lu Guangjun immediately helped to promote it.

"I also think this is a type of warship that can be very popular and can be promoted to the international market."

"Just looking at the appearance, I think this ship has good combat capability. Dingping really knows how to build ships and understands the psychology of customers."

"I can assure you that the oil-producing countries will definitely like our type of ship, as it is very suitable for their temperament and does not cost too much."

Professors including Zhang Gongnong echoed the sentiment and gave high praise, saying that such warships would be the future naval warships.

"Now that you've said that, what else can I say?"

Sun Yongguo accepted it helplessly, but soon he realized something was wrong. He stared at Su Dingping and said, "I'm beginning to suspect that you've been waiting for me for a long time. I feel like you've tricked me."

Soon, Su Dingping took out a model drawing from his handbag and threw it to him.

"Since you said I was tricking you, I'll trick you again."

"If the chief comes to you, you can submit this drawing and have the model factory make some."

At this point, Su Dingping suddenly thought of an important thing, "There is another important point. Transferring the 051C to other shipbuilding bases is also to improve the shipbuilding level of other shipbuilding bases."

"Our navy cannot only have our integrated military factory, but also needs to be built everywhere, with shipbuilding capabilities in the north, south and central China."

“There are other large-scale shipyards that need to have the same capabilities.”

“In this regard, I will draft a report and submit it personally to the chief minister.”

He knew very well that with the arrival of the climax of shipbuilding, the integrated military factory would be exposed sooner or later and would become the target of close attention from Western tribes.

If the shipbuilding bases spread everywhere, once the war mode is initiated, no matter how powerful the Western tribes are, they will not be able to destroy all the shipbuilding bases of the Longxia tribe.

As long as other shipbuilding bases can still activate the troop explosion mode, the Eagle Tribe and even the ambitious tribes in the West will not dare to act rashly.

This involves a major strategic issue, and naturally you will be pushed along with joining the trade organization.

Moreover, Longxia’s shipbuilding capacity will be the best in Blue Star in the future, which is also a good foundation.

"By the way, Dingping, since you've modified it to this extent, the price won't be more expensive than the original, right?"

Sun Yongguo asked curiously.

"Not much more expensive."

"Besides, after the technological progress in the past two years, the cost of 051C has been reduced a lot, so it can be sold at a lower price."

"If others want something a little more sci-fi, give them this."

"In this way, everyone can afford and use advanced warships."

Su Dingping patiently explained that both the modified version and the prototype 051C can use some of the technologies on the 052C.

With the rapid development of technology and the improvement of shipbuilding capabilities, the cost of building warships has also decreased.

"I understand. Our main goal is to provide a product that is inexpensive, high quality, and extremely advanced."

Sun Yongguo was completely convinced. Such a sci-fi warship is not much more expensive than the 051C. Doesn't this obviously meet the needs of those oil-producing countries?

It can also meet the needs of those tribes that do not have much money but want to improve their coastal defense capabilities.

It is also the 051C but it has two functions.

Such a strange idea could probably only be had by Su Dingping. He even wanted to open its head to see what was inside.

After leaving the integrated military factory, Sun Yongguo rushed to the Northern Fleet Headquarters without stopping to meet Xu Dongguo in person.

Entered the office.

Without even taking a sip of tea, he spoke out Su Dingping's opinions.

"Commander, Dingping is unwilling to build a new 052B production line. I won't go into the reasons."

"But the solution he proposed is extremely brilliant. It is truly a genius idea. I am completely convinced."

Seeing Sun Yongguo so excited, Xu Dongguo's curiosity was suddenly aroused.

"Oh, how exquisite is it? Tell me about it."

Then Sun Yongguo took out two pictures of 051C and the modified version of 051C, placed them on the table, and pushed them in front of Xu Dongguo.

"Commander, let me ask you first, do you think these two warships are the same model?"

"This? Since you ask, it's definitely not the same model."

Hearing this, Sun Yongguo did not keep the secret and said directly: "They are the same type of warship. According to Dingping, the cores of the two ships are the same."

“But they sell to different people. This is called precision marketing.”

"The turret looks scary from a distance, but up close it's still five pairs of wheels. These are Ding Ping's original words."

(End of this chapter)