The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 543 Next Target
Before this, Liu Tao had never thought about this issue.

Firstly, he was busy developing army and navy equipment and had no time to spare. Apart from vacations, he only slept about four or five hours a day and had no other energy to develop air force equipment.

Secondly, China and the United States are currently in a honeymoon period. China can even purchase F-14 "Panda" fighter jets from the United States. Although they all have to go through him to process and remove the secret door, after all these years of delivery, the Chinese Air Force is actually not weak. Except for being inferior to the United States and the Soviet Union, the air forces in the surrounding areas are already inferior to China.

But now the situation is different, and he began to think about this problem.

Now, China's advanced army equipment is no longer inferior to that of the Soviet Union and the United States, and has reached the world's leading level.

Basically, everything that should be there is there.

The only shortcoming is that the army is too poor, the annual purchase quantity is limited, and it takes time to accumulate.

In time, the strength of the Chinese Army will surely catch up quickly, and building a mechanized force is not a castle in the air at all.

After all, Panshan Group makes almost no money by delivering various army equipment to the troops.

From firearms to various cannons and tanks and armored vehicles, each of them has advanced performance, but the prices are not high, and can even be considered cheap.

Not to mention various advanced radars, communication systems, satellite positioning systems, and satellite reconnaissance systems.

If it weren't for him, it would probably take China at least ten or twenty years to develop an air defense missile system with good performance.

The navy's equipment includes the "Eagle Strike" series of anti-ship missiles, which have very strong deterrent power, as well as advanced missile boats, torpedo boats, minesweepers, frigates, missile destroyers, conventional submarines and electronic reconnaissance ships.

What is lacking are nuclear submarines, aircraft carriers, and carrier-based aircraft of various functions.

Carrier-based aircraft, after all, belong to the aviation industry.

It can be said that at present, the biggest shortcoming of the Chinese army is the air force.

Previously, China imported F-14 'Panda' fighters, F-15 'Eagle' fighters, F-16 'Fighting Falcon' fighters and 'Black Hawk' helicopters from the United States.

Hundreds of fighter jets of various types were imported, and more than 100 Black Hawk helicopters were imported.

At that time, importing these fighter jets and helicopters was not particularly expensive.

But now, these prices are often two or three times or even three or four times what they were before.

Not only fighter jets and helicopters, but also the corresponding missiles, their prices have increased much more than before.

With such a high price, China can no longer afford to import it.

Although foreign trade has been growing in recent years and the foreign exchange earned each year is much more than before, China is so big and needs money everywhere, and it really cannot afford to waste precious foreign exchange.

"You, little girl, have reminded me that I should make careful plans after the Spring Festival." Liu Tao smiled.

It is better to make weapons and equipment by yourself.

Whether you can buy it or not is one thing, the initiative is not in your hands at all.

People say price increases, so they do, regardless of whether the two parties have a friendly relationship.

The business jet landed in Beijing and began unloading.

This time when he returned to Beijing, Liu Tao purchased a lot of good things, all of which were precious mountain products.

Many mountain products are not available in Beijing.

These things are very suitable for eating with your family or giving as gifts during festivals.

By the time Liu Tao and Liu Ziyu arrived at the courtyard, the house was already preparing the New Year's Eve dinner.

Because there were so many people, we didn't cook any food, so we just prepared hotpot.

This year's New Year's Eve dinner includes both mutton hotpot and beef hotpot. You can choose whatever you like. Liu Honglei and her family also returned to Beijing with Liu Tao and Liu Ziyu.

At this time, everyone has a reunion dinner together. There are many people and it is very lively.

A group of children were playing, bringing great vitality to the courtyard.

Compared to before, Qian Huaqiang has a thicker gold necklace on his neck, a gold ring on his hand, a mobile phone, and a bag with him.

His attire tells everyone without a doubt that he is a boss and a rich man.

After several years of hard work, Qian Huaqiang's net worth has reached tens of millions of RMB, making him a true multi-millionaire.

The family happily ate the reunion dinner and was in great joy.

As the Spring Festival holiday passes, for the people of the whole country it is truly the end of 1986 and the beginning of 1987.

The Spring Festival holiday had just passed, and Liu Tao had already set off from Beijing with a group of leaders, riding the "Fuxing" EMU southward to the final stop, Kowloon Station.

Before the Spring Festival, after continuous efforts in the past, the Jingjiu Railway was finally fully connected and all train stations were built.

This time they go south, they will experience it for themselves.

In the past, it was done in sections, but this time it is done across the entire line.

There are more than a thousand people from various ministries and commissions on this "Fuxing" EMU, including office heads.

It concerned the leaders' trip from Beijing to Hong Kong by special train in 1987. No one dared to neglect such a big event and a lot of preparation was required.

It is necessary to satisfy the leaders and ensure absolute safety.

No negligence is allowed.

July 1987, 7 was an extremely important day for all of China and Chinese people around the world, and no one wanted to miss that grand ceremony.

The Hong Kong on July 1987, 7 was extremely important, but the Beijing-Kowloon Railway was equally important as it could make this ceremony even more brilliant.

After all, this is a high-speed railway. It has opened a new chapter in the history of China's railway development and will also become a business card of China in the world.

When Japan built the Tokaido Shinkansen, it started from Tokyo, passed through Nagoya, Kyoto and other places and ended in Osaka. It was 515.4 kilometers long and had an operating speed of up to 210 kilometers per hour. Its completion and opening to traffic marked the arrival of a new era of world high-speed railways.

Although China's high-speed rail was developed late, with the opening of the Beijing-Kowloon Railway, China's high-speed rail mileage surpassed Japan, becoming the world's first in high-speed rail mileage. China's high-speed rail technology also reached the world's leading level.

In order to boost national prestige, rally public opinion and raise the profile of China's high-speed rail, the first train to be officially put into operation was a special train for leaders.

Liu Tao always kept an eye on the virtual panel at the corner of his eye, paying attention to the situation of the "Fuxing" EMU and the railway.

If there is a problem anywhere, Liu Tao will silently record it and then correct it.

Liu Tao's seat was next to the window. He placed a coin on the window, observing the coin while looking out the window.

Although the entire line is now open to traffic, it does not mean that the Beijing-Kowloon Line has been officially completed, because in terms of the railway line, only a little more than half has been completed.

Now that the Spring Festival has passed, construction of almost the other half has begun.

China now has two crucial high-speed rail projects, one is the Beijing-Kowloon Line and the other is the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed ​​Railway.

Only after these two high-speed railways are completed will the country build other high-speed railway lines.

The most important one at present is undoubtedly the Beijing-Kowloon Line.

　Today's update is irregular, so I may not be able to update Chapter 5
　　
　
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