The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 440 Gwadar Port
The capital city is also starting to heat up.

The scorching heat of summer has begun to descend on the capital.

There are always a lot of people in Shichahai on weekends, even in midsummer. After four o'clock, there will be quite a few people in Shichahai.

In Tingniaowu, Liu Tao is drinking coffee with his friend 'Bahati'.

"Liu, my friend, we are very interested in the development of Gwadar Port that you mentioned last time." Bahati said, "But how can we cooperate to develop Gwadar Port?"

Gwadar Port is an important port in Pakistan. Pakistan purchased the Gwadar region from Oman for 1958 million pounds in 300. Gwadar Port is located in the south of Gwadar City in the southwest of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is a deep-water port.

Pakistan has a total coastline of about 700 kilometers, with only two important military ports: Karachi Port and Gwadar Port. Karachi Port is on the east coast, close to the Indian side, and Gwadar is on the west coast, close to the Iranian side.

Gwadar Port is only 120 kilometers away from the Iranian border. It faces the Arabian Sea of ​​the Indian Ocean to the south and is located at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. It has important strategic significance. It controls several important sea routes from Africa and Europe through the Red Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf to East Asia and the Pacific region.

As early as 1964, Pakistan decided to build Gwadar into a port, but it has never been implemented.

Liu Tao is naturally very interested in the Gwadar Port. As long as the two sides reach a cooperation, he will have ports in Cambodia, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Tanzania.

Liu Tao did not try to eat alone, but adopted a "win-win cooperation" model. Pakistan provided the land and personnel, and he provided the technology and funds. The two sides jointly established a joint venture to develop the Gwadar Port.

"Believe me, as long as this project is completed, it will bring a lot of benefits to Pakistan. We are friends, China and Pakistan are friends, and our cooperation is based on 'win-win cooperation'!" Liu Tao said.

That is to say, in this era, if we wait until ten years later, it will be very difficult to take over this port.

Because such important locations often easily attract the attention of the international community.

"And with our help, you will definitely be able to defeat the Indian army." Liu Tao said.

Bahati nodded heavily.

Karachi is very close to the Indian border and can be easily blocked by the Indian Navy in case of an emergency. It is necessary for Pakistan to disperse its logistics which are concentrated in one place.

Just like this time, although four Indian Navy warships were destroyed by the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles, the Indian Navy warships did not dare to approach.

However, facing the Indian naval warships far away from the coastline and out of the attack range of the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles, Pakistan is powerless and the port of Karachi is still in a semi-blocked state.

Of course, such a big thing cannot be settled in just two contacts. Now it is still in the contact stage, and more details need to be negotiated in detail by the professional team.

After the Gwadar Port issue was settled, Liu Tao's mood suddenly became very good.

Not to mention the military significance of Gwadar Port, the economic rate of return alone would be extremely astonishing.

Once the Gwadar Port is completed, it will not only drive the economic development of the poor and backward Balochistan Province and even the entire Pakistan, but will also become the nearest seaport for landlocked Central Asian countries such as Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, and will undertake the task of connecting these countries with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Iraq and even with western provinces such as China's Western Regions, becoming a maritime transit station for regional transshipment, warehousing and transportation.

The 99-year port operation rights and the surrounding land operation rights, if achieved through economic development at that time and real estate development alone, will be enough to recover the investment and make a lot of money.

It can be said that no matter how you look at this project, it is a sure win.

To be honest, Liu Tao has to thank this era and his third brother.

Otherwise, he would have forgotten about Gwadar Port.

"Brother~~" Liu Ziyu shouted happily when he saw Liu Tao.

At the age of 21, Liu Ziyu has grown into a slender lady, about 164cm tall, which is considered tall for girls in this era. Wearing jeans and a T-shirt, she looks very trendy, youthful and beautiful. Coupled with her slim figure and delicate facial features, I'm afraid she will attract % of the attention when she walks on the street. Liu Tao sighed in his heart, and he didn't know whether Liu Ziyu had attracted the attention of those yellow-haired people.

Liu Ziyu stepped forward and took Liu Tao's hand, "Brother, I will definitely finish all my classes next semester, so you can't cheat when the time comes."

"So fast?" Liu Tao was a little surprised. "As long as you complete all the courses, you can graduate early. But for me, it will take eight years to complete the master's and doctoral programs, unless you meet my requirements and graduate early."

He knew that Liu Ziyu was talking about studying for a master's degree with him.

Of course, coming to him is not just about studying for a master's degree. His requirement for students is to study for a master's and doctoral degree for eight years in a row.

Eight years is just an estimate. If the student is really talented and has reached the required level, Liu Tao will not prevent him from graduating.

If his level after eight years still does not meet Liu Tao's requirements, Liu Tao will not agree to his graduation.

He is not a master or a doctor.

"Brother, can you apply for another exam?" Liu Ziyu asked cautiously, biting his teeth.

Liu Tao was a little curious. Liu Ziyu had been testing him since last year.

As if he had thought of something, Liu Tao was a little surprised: "Zi Yu, you are not in love at school, are you?"

No matter how you think about it, this is the only possibility.

Liu Ziyu's face suddenly turned red, even his neck turned red.

"There's no romance at all. She's a classmate of ours, a girl. She's very talented and studies very hard." Liu Ziyu explained quickly.

"Well, then take a set of papers and if you reach the passing score, I will give you an interview opportunity." Liu Tao did not agree directly.

Liu Tao has very high requirements for his students, and not everyone can be his student.

What he wants to train are people with great potential and develop them into top talents.

Everyone has limited talent. As Einstein famously said: Genius is 99% sweat + 1% talent. People often emphasize the 99% sweat to prove the importance of hard work. But in fact, in top fields, talent is more important!

Because top talents don’t do things that most people can do, but solve things that most people cannot do or problems that most people cannot solve.

This is the role of top talent.

"Okay!" Liu Ziyu looked delighted.

My brother is the real boss. If you want to find a mentor, you should naturally find the real boss. Only in this way can you learn more knowledge.

If Liu Ziyu were given a choice, she would choose Liu Tao without hesitation. She estimated that any normal person would make the same choice.

Although none of their textbooks were compiled by Liu Tao.

But Liu Tao's achievements in the field of computers are definitely the best she has ever seen.

(End of this chapter)