The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 399 Decision
Think about it in detail.

Liu Tao gradually made a decision - conventional submarine!
Nuclear submarines are good, but they are too expensive. The navy can hardly afford the high cost. Liu Tao thought with his fingers and knew that once he developed a nuclear submarine, the navy would definitely be very happy, and then they would either pay in installments or buy it on credit first and pay later when they had money.

Nuclear submarines are notoriously expensive.

The latest cost of a Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine in the United States is now $9 million! The cost of an Ohio-class nuclear submarine has also soared to $20 billion.

The high cost is something that even the wealthy Americans cannot afford, and there has been strong opposition from Congress.

France's 'Triumph-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine', with the latest cost of one unit exceeding US$50 billion, is the most expensive submarine in the world.

The cost of building Soviet nuclear submarines was not much cheaper either.

According to Liu Tao's research, China's nuclear submarines, the Type 091 and Type 092 nuclear submarines cost about 3 million yuan, and that does not include weapons.

If Liu Tao wanted to develop a nuclear submarine, he would definitely follow high standards and high requirements. The cost of building a nuclear submarine would probably soar to 10 billion or even 20 billion yuan.

In addition, the construction period is long, so it is not as good as building conventional submarines.

After all, the current navy is not positioned as a blue ocean navy!
Conventional submarines cost much less and take less time to build, allowing the navy to have submarines in use more quickly.

The most important thing is that even if the Navy pays in installments, Panshan Group will not need to feel that much pressure.

After making up his mind, Liu Tao applied to review the design data of the Type 035 submarine.

Soon, the application was approved.

Time always passes fastest when you are immersed in something.

Before we knew it, the last day of 1984 had passed and the first day of 1985 had arrived.

On the last day of 1984, Liu Tao rushed back to Beijing for vacation.

On New Year's Day, the state issued the "Ten Policies on Further Activating the Rural Economy", deciding to reform the unified purchase system of agricultural products and implement contract ordering and market purchase from 1985.

The main contents of these ten policies are to reform the unified purchase and distribution system of agricultural products, replace the unified purchase and distribution system with contract ordering and market purchase; actively develop diversified operations, open up multiple channels to raise funds for road construction and develop transportation; implement credit and tax incentives for township enterprises, encourage farmers to develop mining and other development businesses; revitalize rural financial policies and improve the efficiency of capital flow; further expand urban and rural economic exchanges; develop foreign economic and technological exchanges, etc.

Since the state approved the "Minutes of the National Rural Work Conference" on January 1982, 1, this is the fourth consecutive time that the state's No. 1 document has been about agriculture, rural areas and farmers, demonstrating the importance attached to rural reform and agricultural development.

It is also because of this year's No. 1 document that people in various rural areas have started to purchase crops from farmers instead of having to sell them to agricultural stations.

This is also the country's efforts to carry out rural reform and develop agriculture, and it is also a reflection of the spirit of the leader's speech last year, allowing some people to get rich first.

Liu Tao got up much later than usual and it was already eight o'clock in the morning.

After getting up, he rubbed his waist.

"Being thirty is indeed a hurdle. My body can't take it anymore." Liu Tao muttered.

When I got up, I smelled a strong aroma of medicine.

Apparently a nourishing soup was stewing in the kitchen. Liu Tao felt a warm feeling flowing through his heart. His sister was indeed a good person, considerate and caring.

The children are playing and having a lot of fun.

It was holiday now, and several nephews and nieces were playing together. There were about a dozen children in total, playing here.

"Brother!" Chen Lijuan hurriedly called out when she saw Liu Tao coming.

Liu Tao nodded: "Xiaojuan, isn't it too tiring to take care of so many children by yourself?"

Chen Lijuan, also the wife of Liu Tao's cousin 'Liu Qi', is two years younger than Liu Tao, but is already the mother of two children.

When Liu Qi went to the north to do business, Chen Lijuan moved to the courtyard to help take care of the children or help in the store. After all, Liu Qi lived in a shabby and small dormitory, and the whole family lived in a dormitory of less than 30 square meters, and the living environment was far inferior to the courtyard.

Besides, since Liu Qi resigned and started his own business, he naturally couldn't live in the dormitory anymore.

Liu Tao asked Liu Qi to arrange for Chen Lijuan to move to the courtyard so that they could help each other.

"No, I'm not tired at all." said Chen Lijuan.

After coming here, living and eating well, all Chen Lijuan has done is help take care of the children. She has gained a few pounds in the past few months.

Liu Tao and Chen Lijuan chatted for a while.

Then he would play with the children. He only came back to Beijing for a few days a month for vacation, and the time he spent with the children was limited, so every time he came back, he would try his best to play with the children.

At noon, Liu Tao drank a large bowl of nourishing soup and felt that his energy and spirit were restored all at once, as if he were full of energy again.

There is no back pain when walking, and no floating feeling.

Liu Zhenbang talked about arms exports.

Currently, China's most profitable trade is the export of weapons and equipment.

Iraq alone purchased 50 billion rounds of various types of bullets.

In addition to purchasing advanced weapons from Panshan Group, both Iran and Iraq purchased large quantities of bullets, artillery shells, Type 59 tanks, artillery, anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, etc.

Of all weapons imports, China North Industries Corporation accounts for the largest share, exceeding the total of other sectors.

Almost all of China’s previously sealed firearms, replaced guns, etc. were exported to Iran, Iraq, the Middle East, and Africa.

Now, before New Year's Day, China has replaced all its pistols with Type 78 pistols, all its rifles with Type 78 automatic rifles, and all its machine guns, heavy machine guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, sniper rifles, etc. have been replaced.

All the weapons that are replaced should be exported as much as possible.

"How much of the ammunition reserves have been used up?" Liu Tao asked.

Liu Zhenbang stretched out five fingers, and Liu Tao immediately understood what Liu Zhenbang meant, which was to use one-fifth of his strength.

This means that four-fifths of the ammunition previously produced are still in the warehouse.

One can imagine the amount of ammunition produced in the past thirty years.

Liu Tao couldn't help but shook his head. This also meant that even if the Red Dragon's Roar and the accumulation of these years on the front line were added together, the ammunition consumption in the previous warehouses was still roughly more than three-fifths.

Part of the bullets and artillery shells that Panshan Group survives are exported, part are used on the battlefield, and part are kept as ammunition reserves.

After all, at this time, everyone still has a bottom-line mindset and is preparing for the S3 season to break out.

The intensity of the Iran-Iraq war was not even enough to consume all the ammunition reserves.

But think about it, the ammunition reserves are for the S3 season, and the amount of ammunition stored across the country is absolutely astonishing.

Liu Tao could only say that the current inventory sales speed was still too slow.

But after thinking about it, he couldn't think of where he could sell some more.

In recent years, the Soviet Union and the United States have become much quieter, and the whole world has become much calmer.

It is really not that easy to sell these guns and ammunition.

(End of this chapter)