The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 385: The skyrocketing prices of weapons and equipment

Under the canopy were parked tanks, armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, troop carriers, and transport vehicles.

They are all military products.

Although Liu Tao also pays attention to the quality of civilian products, he does not attach as much importance to it as he does to military products.

Liu Tao will only pay attention to it if the CNC machine tool leaves the factory.

80式主战坦克、80式自行高炮、81式轻型坦克、81式中型坦克、81式水陆两用坦克、81式步兵战车、81式120毫米自行迫榴炮、81式122毫米火箭弹、81式反坦克导弹发射车、81式122毫米自行榴弹炮、82式120毫米自行迫击炮.
These weapons and equipment are all heavy equipment. Except for the Type 80 main battle tank and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, a large part of which are export versions, the rest are domestic versions and are not exported for the time being.

Because the troops strongly opposed it, they demanded that the equipment be equipped in large quantities before being exported, so as to avoid a drastic reduction in the number of armored forces as before.

Some of these heavy equipment are tracked and some are wheeled.

Both tracked and wheeled vehicles have their own advantages and are suitable for their own terrains and battlefields.

Although Liu Tao prefers tracked vehicles, which can adapt to various complex terrains, he does not reject wheeled armored vehicles.

Liu Tao opened them one by one, and then repaired the defects, and some of them were directly upgraded.

So far, none of the heavy equipment produced has truly met Liu Tao's requirements.

But a welcome change is that the number of unqualified items is decreasing, and it is estimated that some heavy equipment will be qualified by next year.

Now time is short and the task is heavy, so Liu Tao can only go himself to repair the defects of the heavy equipment.

Otherwise, there is no way to deliver on time.

By this year, the price of the Type 80 main battle tank has generally reached US$250 million per vehicle, and the price of the Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun has reached US$650 million per vehicle. It is true that the US dollar has depreciated sharply and its purchasing power has dropped significantly.

In addition, the Type 80 main battle tank and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun have performed excellently on the battlefield, making them still very popular even though their prices have increased.

Even some wealthy countries, in order to get the goods early, the price of the Type 80 main battle tank has reached 300 million US dollars per vehicle, and the price of the Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun has reached 700 million US dollars per vehicle.

In recent years, one very obvious feeling is that the US dollar is depreciating rapidly.

Advanced weapons and equipment are priced in US dollars, and their prices are rising rapidly.

Not only are Panshan Group's weapons and equipment rising in price, but even the United States' own weapons and equipment are rising sharply.

The materials used by Panshan Group to manufacture weapons come from domestic sources. The domestic production costs have not increased, but the selling price has increased. Coupled with changes in the exchange rate, Panshan Group has been able to make more money from the arms trade.

This is also a major source of Liu Tao’s confidence.

You can earn a lot of money from overseas continuously, and the profits are amazing.

Even if the domestic procurement prices of weapons, equipment and ammunition do not increase, Panshan Group can maintain its rapid expansion.

"It would be great if we could get the treasure!" Liu Tao couldn't help but sigh: "That would make us rich overnight and save us countless troubles."

Thinking of this, Liu Tao was suddenly stunned.

This reminded him of something.

One thing he once knew deeply about treasure.

In the past, there was a piece of news in India that shocked the world. In 2011, a large number of treasures were found in several secret rooms of a temple, including gold, diamonds, gems, etc. The estimated value was said to be more than 1 trillion rupees, which is equivalent to more than 200 billion US dollars in US dollars.

And there are still secret rooms that have not been opened, so the number of treasures will be even greater.

After learning the details, Liu Tao went to the local area himself to learn about the treasures of this temple.

It is said that this temple is called Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, which was built in the 16th century by order of the king of Travancore Kingdom, which ruled the region at that time. After Liu Tao went there for a tour, the tour guides described it vividly, saying that there has been a local rumor that the king of Travancore buried all his huge treasures in the thick brick walls and underground secret rooms of the temple.

As to whether this was processed after the treasure was unearthed or it was a legend that had always existed, Liu Tao was not sure.

And no one knows whether the estimated value of the treasure is inflated.

But there is no doubt that this treasure is absolutely amazing.

Thinking of this, Liu Tao's heart couldn't help but become excited. Now the treasure of the temple has not been discovered yet. If he could get it, wouldn't he be able to gain a huge fortune for free?

Afterwards, Liu Tao began to plan this matter.

This temple is located in Kerala in southwestern India, not on the border, and everything is carefully planned to both go there inconspicuously and retreat quietly.

Otherwise, it will be very troublesome.

mid-December.

The scorching sun baked the earth, causing a layer of mist to rise on the ground where it had just rained, giving people a hazy feeling. However, as the sun continued to shine, the hot and humid feeling made people very uncomfortable.

A group of people came to a small village near the temple.

After this period of preparation, Liu Tao and his team disguised themselves as a scientific expedition team and a caravan and arrived in Kerala.

In order not to attract attention, this group of people were all made up, and if you didn't look carefully, you couldn't tell that they were Chinese.

As for the route and plan, everything has been prepared.

After obtaining the treasure, they will evacuate quickly to a rented dock via the vehicles of the scientific expedition team and the caravan, and then evacuate from the sea.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of this trip, three hundred thousand US dollars were spent to arrange it.

Only after coming to India in person did Liu Tao realize the extent of social corruption here. It was even hard to imagine that the social structure was in the 80s.

He saw with his own eyes that the woman was burned to death.

The police acted nonchalantly and didn't take it seriously at all, as if the person burned to death was not a person but a chicken or duck.

He also saw a man marrying three women on the same day, without any dowry, and the women's families gave a large sum of money.

This is something that will definitely make all the men in China envious and cry.

Who could have imagined that not only could you marry several wives, but you could also do it without spending any money and instead make money.

Liu Tao is also personally watching the current India. To be honest, he does not believe what those Indian fans say and does not think that India can really surpass China.

This also made Liu Tao more determined to continue to take some actions in Sikkim, Nepal, southern Tibet, Bhutan, Kashmia and other places. As for this country, it must be kept in turmoil, so that it will not do something that people can't figure out even after ten days and ten nights.

But the most important thing for him now is to take away the temple treasure, which is a huge sum of money.

With this huge amount of windfall, the pressure on him will be greatly reduced and he will appear more relaxed.

As for whether you would feel guilty, ashamed, or guilty about taking this fortune, that is absolutely not the case.

Treasures have always belonged to those with virtue.

The fact that he was able to obtain the treasure showed that he was a virtuous person and that the treasure was destined to be his.

(End of this chapter)