I built an armada.

Chapter 479: Cultivating talents in an unconventional way, Longxia tribe also needs to be generous

"Now I can finally take a breath."

These words made Xu Dongguo and others laugh.

The navy's spending is really exaggerated. Billions of dollars are easily consumed.

Although the expenses are high, fortunately the gains far outweigh the costs.

In fact, they are still very helpless. If the pace of expansion is reduced, causing the momentum of naval development to stagnate, they will undoubtedly feel very depressed and will definitely not be able to sleep at night!
If we don't take a contractionary approach and don't have enough money to spend, it will be really a headache.

Now, we have an additional 40 billion US dollars, plus the purchase of some other warships and weapons, the cost has reached 50 billion US dollars, and we suddenly have a lot more money on hand.

"Indeed, based on the current productivity level and various conditions, the production cost of 052-ton destroyers and D is indeed a bit high."

Su Dingping nodded in agreement and said, "Please rest assured, Chief. Just give me some time and I will refine the production process and increase the level of automation. I will try to reduce the cost as much as possible."

Hearing this, Liu Huaming was deeply moved, but he quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this. The navy's military expenditure can still be sustained for the time being. You are still responsible for moving forward. I will let other military experts take charge of reducing costs."

"We can't let military spending hold you back."

Xu Dongguo took over the conversation and said, "That's right. They can't just keep living off your legacy. They should make some achievements themselves. It would be best to reduce the cost and hand it over to them."

His words successfully aroused the interest of several other leaders.

"Dingping, you are busy enough on weekdays. How can you take time out of your already tight schedule just for such a small matter? You are too busy."

"Yes, Dingping, if you are too busy, it will be a big loss. It will be an immeasurable loss for our navy."

"Dingping, you must take care of yourself. There are some things we can help you with and we will never distract you."

Several leaders agreed that they were well aware of the current naval situation.

The more advanced a modern warship is, the higher its manufacturing cost will be, because the performance of the warship is achieved through the accumulation of advanced high technology.

If it were in the hands of other people, no matter how much money they spent, they would not be able to build so many advanced warships. It is even possible that they would not be able to build a single one. Why would those people be dissatisfied?
If Su Dingping were to collapse from exhaustion, it would be a huge loss for the navy and even the entire military industry.

On this point, their attitudes were consistent. He absolutely could not let Su Dingping waste his energy on those trivial matters.

Su Dingping should focus his main energy on building more advanced warships and should be a leader in advanced equipment.

Especially Liu Huaming, he has always been thinking about that nuclear-powered super aircraft carrier, which is 13 tons, larger than the most advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Eagle Tribe, and more majestic and domineering.

That is the dream ship of the future navy and also the target ship!

"That's fine."

Su Dingping agreed after a slight hesitation.

"One more thing."

Xu Dongguo suddenly said, "A few days ago, when the Shayi tribe representatives bought the aircraft carrier from us, they made a request that they wanted us to help build a complete aircraft carrier fleet."

Previously, Xu Dongguo was responsible for the final decision of the auction. Aziz also had in-depth discussions with him and expressed his strong intention to purchase weapons.

It would be a lie to say that Su Dingping was not interested.

As a strategic-level scientist, in addition to focusing on his job, he also has to worry about making more money for the navy.

There is really no other way. The Longxia tribe is still too poor. Its economic development is still on a positive track and has not yet achieved rapid development, making the navy's military expenditure worry-free.

"Aziz, the representative of the Shayi tribe, hopes that we can build them a complete aircraft carrier fleet. At least the same as the previous aircraft carrier fleet of the Tesha tribe."

Without waiting for anyone to speak, Xu Dongguo explained seriously again, and then looked at Su Dingping, "I have checked our production line, and we only have one 051C production line at the moment."

“Do we need to expand our production line?”

He knew very well that if he wanted to ensure the delivery of the aircraft carrier fleet, he had to have another production line to build it.

Su Dingping still has an impression of the 051C production line. It was a line specifically built to make money through export and had not been dismantled.

The 051C was purchased in the warship procurement agreement signed with Bird Edin and Xu Dongguo of the Tesha tribe.

At that time, except for Su Dingping, no one present would have expected that within less than two years, the 051C would have been in a completely backward state in the Longxia Navy fleet sequence.

The navy has even begun considering retiring the 051C to provide space for the new generation 052D and the new frigate 054A.

The money they earned from selling 051C was already a considerable income for them.

Now that the navy's expenses are growing, this money seems to be a drop in the bucket.

If we carry out expansion, it would be unnecessary, so after discussion, we asked Su Dingping for his opinion.

"It is indeed inappropriate to continue to maintain such an outdated production line."

Su Dingping pondered for a moment and then said, "I think it would be better to do this. We can replace the 051C that we promised to the Tesha tribe with the more advanced 052B after converting it into a certain price ratio. Its combat effectiveness is even stronger than the 956E. We can simply reduce the scale and make a profit without losing money."

"I believe that the Tesha tribe will definitely not refuse to obtain the more advanced 052B."

Having said this, he paused for a moment and then added another sentence.

"My dear leaders, I remember that at the last Blue Star Alliance Trade Conference, representatives of the tribes supported us to join because they planned to purchase a batch of warships?"

These words instantly aroused everyone's curiosity.

"Yes."

Xu Dongguo nodded.

He still remembers this incident very clearly.

"In that case, we can upgrade the 051C production line to the 052B production line."

"For our navy, it is already outdated, but for many tribes on the Blue Star, it is still a very advanced modern warship."

"Although the combat performance of the 052B is lower than that of the 052D and the price is a bit higher, it is still feasible as an export ship and can make more money."

Liu Huaming and other leaders' eyes suddenly brightened, and they were obviously tempted.

"This is a good idea. I think it is feasible."

Several leaders immediately made almost identical statements.

“Besides, I think.”

Su Dingping continued, "We can say that the 051C is increasingly playing a miscellaneous role in the navy's combat sequence, and will be retired sooner or later." "In that case, why don't we take it out and hand it over to colleges and universities, so that those talented students can study and learn about it, and increase their perception of warships."

"We can also use this to discover more successor talents."

Once these remarks were made, they immediately aroused shock and great interest among the leaders.

You have to know that except for tribes like the White Bear Tribe and the Eagle Tribe, other tribes simply cannot provide modern warships for students to use for study.

Moreover, only the top talented students from top universities are eligible to have access to them.

Just like Zhang Gongnong, Su Dingping's mentor, who studied abroad in the White Bear Tribe and ranked first in the exam, he had the opportunity to see the 956 modern battleship with some top talents. However, since he was not from the White Bear Tribe, he could only watch from afar and could not go on board to conduct research.

Today, students of the Longxia tribe no longer need to beg others for help. We can do it ourselves. And it is not just for the top talented students. Any slightly outstanding student who is willing to devote his life to national defense can have access to it.

Taking out the very advanced missile destroyers currently in service and providing them to students for research purposes can be said to have set a precedent for the Longxia Tribe Naval Academy.

"Is it too challenging for our students?" Xu Dongguo couldn't help but ask.

Su Dingping shook his head slightly and said, "The more challenging it is, the better. It's just a way to select talents."

After everyone pondered for a moment, they suddenly understood.

After thinking about it carefully, they felt that it was extremely rare for Su Dingping to have such a vision at such a young age. It proved that he was really mature and knew how to think about problems from a global perspective and discover more top talents for the military industry.

Liu Huaming took a deep look at Su Dingping and cast an approving glance at him.

"I think it's feasible, let's do it!" Liu Huaming made the decision immediately.

As a long-term plan for the Longxia tribe, every leader present hoped that more talented people like Su Dingping would emerge to ensure the sustainability of scientific research capabilities, all of whom were young and strong.

Only when more aspiring young people join the military industry can we lay a solid foundation for national defense and allow the Longxia tribe to always maintain a world-leading level.

The Navy can have advanced warships that are ahead of the rest of the planet, so why can’t the Army or the Air Force?
After pacifying the powerful tribes in the Dongzhou waters, the Longxia Navy gained a period of stable development.

As its strength grows, the 051C will definitely not be able to meet the future naval ocean-going combat needs.

Therefore, the retirement of 051C is only a matter of time.

"There is one more thing everyone should pay attention to."

Liu Huaming continued, "We plan to pick a day to settle accounts with the tribe that made trouble before. Dingping, do you have anything to say?"

He used a direct, inquiring tone.

"Commander, I'm just a researcher, you guys are good at this kind of thing."

Su Dingping was slightly startled, and then said truthfully, "I don't have anything to say."

"Since you have nothing to say, then this matter is settled."

Almost subconsciously, Liu Huaming did not regard Su Dingping as just a researcher, but as a naval chief, and a senior staff officer who could give constructive advice.

In fact, it cannot be said that Liu Huaming was respectful to the wise and humble. It was simply that Su Dingping proved with his actions that he had such ability.

Several major issues were finalized, and Liu Huaming and other leaders could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Next, the few of them discussed some details and finalized the action plan.

Su Dingping also boarded a special plane and flew directly back to the integrated military factory.

The trip was definitely worthwhile for him. Liu Huaming directly allocated $4 billion of the $5 billion he earned to Su Dingping as his scientific research fund for the next six months.

Calculated based on the current exchange rate of 40, the final amount of 8.27 billion US dollars is 330.8 billion RMB, plus the more than 300 billion RMB left in Su Dingping's hands.

This means that in the second half of the year, Su Dingping can mobilize funds of more than 630 billion RMB.

Although it sounds like a lot, if you really invest in it, it would just be a few 052-ton destroyers, plus about two Ds every month. In reality, there is not much, and it can be said that there is no money left again.

Not to mention, he will have to spend more money on researching new nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and other weapons and equipment.

But then again, having this amount of money is better than having nothing at all. It can alleviate the urgent need temporarily, which is good.

As soon as he returned to the integrated military factory, Su Dingping simply drank a sip of water to relieve his busy mood, and then immediately plunged into new scientific research work.

Military Illustrated Forging Space.

Looking at the super-intelligent military factory not far away, Su Dingping picked up the setting drawing next to it and looked at it carefully.

This design drawing shows the key subsystems and design concepts of the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.

U Lao 2 has only acquired the core technology not long ago, and it will take some time to fully analyze it, but he still can't wait.

After looking at it carefully and having no clue, he put the drawing back.

Turning around and taking a step forward, he arrived inside the military factory.

A new batch of air defense missiles and anti-ship missiles are being forged here.

This batch of missiles have been modified to adapt to land-based and air-based platforms. In fact, they are upgraded and modified based on the core technology of the Haihongqi 901B and the Eagle Strike 801B.

With the help of the military illustrations forging space, upgrading and transformation is not difficult. It is nothing more than changing the launch method and changing the initial launch performance.

It is actually not difficult to modify the land-based version, but it is more difficult to modify the air-based version.

Once equipped to the army and air force, it will greatly enhance the army's air defense and anti-missile, as well as anti-sea combat capabilities, and enhance the strike effectiveness of coastal defense forces.

After checking each link, he found that the manufacturing process was progressing quite smoothly, which made him feel relieved.

Su Dingping raised his foot and instantly appeared on the other side of the military factory, a large shipbuilding base on the coast.

This area belongs to the production line of 052D.

A completed 052D lies quietly in the dry dock. If you look closely, this ship is different from the previous version.

The rear deck of the hangar is longer, and the four phased array radar panels on it are also larger, which means greater power, and the fire control system has also been upgraded.

Although the 052D is the latest warship among all the tribal navies on Blue Star, its combat effectiveness is instantly much worse when compared with the -ton destroyers.

The main reason is that the performance of the Haihongqi 901A is outdated, and the anti-ship missile Eagle Strike 801A it is equipped with is also outdated and cannot meet the needs of high-intensity combat.

(End of this chapter)