The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 659 Planning
It is said that a living polar bear is not a good polar bear, only a dead polar bear is a truly good polar bear.

Its mistakes will fade with time, but its ideals will become clearer and more beautiful.

Liu Tao still remembers that in the original time and space, as time went by, people not only did not forget the Soviet Union, but missed it more and more.

People found that no one applauded when the polar bear died, but later they found that there were actually more benefits when the polar bear was alive.

In the same way, deep down, Liu Tao hopes that the polar bear is doing well. Maybe it cannot be that strong, but it is necessary for it to exist.

As for the existence of polar bears, its focus will always be in Europe, not in East Asia!

In this case, all the focus of the Eagle Sauce will be on the polar bear.

To be honest, when the polar bears were around, they were a big constraint on the Eagle Sauce. But when the polar bears were gone, the Eagle Sauce did whatever it wanted, truly doing nothing but winning the Cold War and getting the biggest trophies of the Cold War. The Eagle Sauce did not consider benefiting the Earth and leading the human beings on Earth to a higher level of development, but instead started doing things like "punching the Nanshan Nursing Home and kicking the Beihai Kindergarten."

It was obvious that both parties were cooperating and working together for a win-win situation, and he was the biggest beneficiary. However, he turned against his partner in the blink of an eye, accusing him of taking advantage and him of being the one who suffered the loss.

That kind of disgusting thing is definitely enough to make you want to vomit.

Even when the Soviet Union was at its most powerful and brought enormous pressure to the world, Liu Tao believed that the polar bear was necessary to exist, but it did not need to be as strong as this polar bear.

So he supported Liu Qi and his team to go north to make their own way. Liu Qi and his team's business grew bigger and bigger, like a snowball, and Liu Tao was supporting them from behind.

It is to import a large number of light industrial products and materials into the Soviet Union to ease some internal conflicts in the Soviet Union from a certain perspective.

On the one hand, he sniped the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, preventing the Soviet Union from moving south to open up a passage to the Indian Ocean. On the other hand, he helped the Soviet Union ease internal conflicts, so that the Soviet Union is still doing well until now.

As long as the Soviet Union is doing well, there will be no major problems in Eastern Europe.

This is clearly evidenced by the fact that the Berlin Wall still exists.

West Germany simply did not have the courage to tear down the Berlin Wall.

Because East Germany was not badly developed, and its military strength was not bad. East Germany was a "military monster". In the Warsaw Pact's military strength rankings, East Germany was the second most powerful military in Europe, second only to the huge Soviet Union. East Germany's territory was only one-third of the original Germany, only 10 square kilometers, with a population of 1600 million and an army of only 17 people. However, this was a powerful army. The East German Army had more than 3000 Soviet tanks. In addition, the East German Army fully realized mechanized transportation, with more than 5000 armored vehicles of various types, and more than 1000 large-caliber artillery and rocket launchers. If a real fight broke out, West Germany would most likely not be able to resist East Germany. In theory, East Germany could transport its troops to France within three days.

Thinking of the Soviet Union and East Germany, Liu Tao thought of a person and a terrible plan.

What the Soviet Union needed was not Gorbachev, but a strong man.

And this strong man, Liu Tao, has a goal!
Because history has proven that this person does have huge potential, is not an easy character to deal with, and is absolutely very skilled.

He has held the pinnacle of power for more than twenty years without any sign of weakening, and no one can shake his position.

However, operations in this regard must be meticulous, and at the very least, the intelligence systems of the United States and Britain must be closed.

Otherwise, the risk is still relatively high.

After the gathering on the first day of the New Year, on the second day, Liu Tao took his children and accompanied his wife back to her parents' home.

In the next few days, I will visit some friends and leaders in Beijing.

In the blink of an eye, it was the seventh day of the New Year.

Liu Tao did not return to Kunming City directly, but went directly to Zhanjiang, which is the home port of the South China Sea Fleet.

The third Persian Gulf escort fleet is about to set sail.

The third Persian Gulf escort fleet is very spectacular, with two Type 054 frigates, two Type 052 destroyers, and several Type 022 missile boats and Type 022A torpedo boats.

Prince Sultan's eyes were shining and his heart was surging.

This time he came to China secretly just for the Type 054 frigate and Type 052 destroyer.

Panshan Group has previously delivered missile boats and torpedo boats, which have greatly enhanced the strength of the Saudi Navy.

But for Saudi Arabia, the Type 054 frigate and Type 052 destroyer are more important because these large modern surface ships have stronger deterrent power.

This time, Panshan Group officially delivered the first Type 054 frigate and Type 052 destroyer.

"Liu, my friend, your credibility is indeed trustworthy. We will surely have more and more cooperation in the future." Prince Sultan gave Liu Tao a thumbs up.

It has been less than four years since they placed this order, but they have already received a batch of Type 022 missile boats and Type 022A torpedo boats, and now the first Type 052 frigate and Type 052 destroyer.

Compare it with Iraq, which ordered ships from Italy before the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War, but there is no sign of them yet.

Without comparison, there is no harm.

Liu Tao smiled and said, "Prince Sultan, we have been cooperating for ten years. Our reputation is absolutely guaranteed! Believe us. We Chinese people have always been the most trustworthy and honest. We are absolutely sincere to our friends!"

"In the next five years, we will deliver all of your Type 054 frigates and Type 052 destroyers!" Liu Tao said: "The Saudi Navy will definitely become the most powerful navy in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and the Arabian Sea, safeguarding Saudi Arabia's interests!"

一开始，沙特订购了十艘054型护卫舰、六艘052型驱逐舰，1988年的时候又追加了十五艘054型护卫舰、七艘052型驱逐舰。

It can be said that Saudi Arabia is the largest buyer of warships of Panshan Group.

Twenty Type 054 frigates and thirteen Type 052 destroyers mean that Panshan Group will deliver four frigates and two or three Type 052 destroyers every year.

Also because of the large order from Saudi Arabia, the Yangcheng Shipyard is fully scheduled for the construction of warships. The Mawei Shipyard has not yet been completed, but has taken the lead in building warships. Even the Dalian Shipyard and others are working at full capacity.

If it were Europe and the United States, they would also consider their own maritime interests and would not want to allow the oil-producing countries in the Middle East to have too strong military power.

But Panshan Group does not have these concerns and only needs to consider how to make money.

After all, if the sky falls, there are still tall people to hold it up.

China is too small now and has no chance of making a breakthrough.

Development is China’s top priority right now.

At a meeting just before the Spring Festival, the top leaders once again emphasized reform, development and stability: economic construction is the center of all work, reform and opening up are the driving force for development, development and reform are the foundation of social stability and long-term peace and stability of the country, and maintaining social stability is a necessary condition for developing the economy and carrying out reforms.

The Chinese people understand the relationship between reform, development and stability better than anyone else.

Now the whole country is wholeheartedly focusing on development, developing friendly diplomatic relations with other countries and emphasizing win-win cooperation.

For Panshan Group, the major oil-producing countries in the Middle East are their largest customers.

These wealthy people pay very promptly, never default on their debts, and even pay the order amount in advance.

Making friends with wealthy people has always been Liu Tao’s favorite!
(End of this chapter)