The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 812: Buy a frigate to deter pirates?

Beijing, Siheyuan.

Listen to the bird house.

On the table were thinly sliced ​​beef from various parts and some vegetables.

The soup base in the middle has boiled.

Liu Tao took a plate of young fat beef and poured it into the boiling water. When the water boiled again, he scooped it out with a colander.

He personally introduced to the guests how to eat it, and the two of them talked and laughed while eating.

The atmosphere is quite harmonious.

After about half an hour, when they had almost finished eating, they moved to the tea room.

Liu Hongying came in to pack up and took away the bowls and plates.

At this time, the tea had already been brewed twice, and the two of them got to the point tacitly.

"Liu, we hope to introduce your frigates, the new type of frigates!" said Hassan.

He came to China this time with many things to discuss.

Among them, strengthening naval construction is one of them.

After years of construction, Tanzania now has 20 ports, including the larger ones such as Dar es Salaam, Tanga, Mtwara, Zanzibar and Mwanza.

The Port of Dar es Salaam is the most important port in Tanzania. It is a bay port with a transshipment area and a basic port. It is located in the Bay of Dar es Salaam on the eastern coast of Tanzania, bordering the west side of the Indian Ocean and 35 miles northeast of Zanzibar Island. It is the largest seaport in Tanzania and one of the famous ports in East Africa.

The port is a natural deep-water port with an open area of ​​about 95 square meters, a 2016-meter coastline, 11 deep-water berths, and a maximum water depth of 10 meters. The port handles 95% of Tanzania's international trade and serves landlocked African countries such as Malawi, Zambia, Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda.

This port was also invested and built by Panshan Group. As a supply point for the navy, it owns 55% of the shares of the port.

It is precisely because of the increase in participation in international trade that Tanzania wants to strengthen its naval construction to ensure the safety of its shipping routes.

After all, there are a lot of pirates there.

Liu Tao frowned slightly: "Hassan, my friend, as a friend, my suggestion is that Tanzania can just import our new torpedo boats, at most new missile boats, and Tanzania should use more funds to develop the economy."

"If you import our new frigates, you will have to rebuild your navy's ports. After all, your navy's ports are not suitable for docking new frigates." Liu Tao suggested very sincerely.

He knows Tassania well because of their many cooperative relationships.

Tanzania is much better now than it was more than ten years ago, but it is also relative.

At present, Tanzania is still an undoubted developing country and a resource-based country.

Tanzania's largest export item is the export of mineral resources.

In recent years, taking advantage of the soaring oil prices, Tasmania has made a lot of money and its economic growth has been relatively fast.

But this does not mean that Tanzania has no problems. On the contrary, Tanzania has many internal problems. Corruption, bribery, tax evasion and other phenomena are very common.

During Tanzania's reform and opening up process, the rapid economic growth was obvious to all, but a large number of problems also emerged.

Even though it has developed well in recent years, Tanzania still cannot be called an industrialized country.

Given the situation around Tanzania, none of its neighbors have the ability to threaten Tanzania militarily. In addition, Tanzania is not threatened too much by the situation at sea, and the existing navy is enough to maintain maritime security.

The Type 054 frigate, if placed in Tanzania, would definitely be a powerful weapon.

"We don't ask for much, just a new frigate to deter pirates!" Hassan said. Liu Tao smiled bitterly.

Pirates, do we still need to use Type 054 frigates to deter them?

Just kidding!
A torpedo boat would be more than enough, or even an armed ship would be enough!

"Hassan, this new frigate costs $4 million, which is not a low price. You can also ask Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, etc. They will definitely not cheat you." Liu Tao said: "Even if you pay in RMB, it will cost 16 billion RMB!"

"With the money you spend on one new frigate, you can buy 13 new torpedo boats and 8 new missile boats, which is enough to increase your navy's strength by at least ten times!" Liu Tao said, "Are you sure you want to buy a new frigate?"

It was also because of the friendly relationship between the two sides, otherwise Liu Tao would not have persuaded him so earnestly.

"Yes, we are going to buy new frigates!" Hassan said firmly.

"Okay, but I have to say that even now, it will take four years for you to get the new frigate. If you want us to train officers and soldiers on the ship, you have to pay extra money." Liu Tao said.

It's true that both sides are good friends, but even brothers have to settle accounts clearly.

This is Liu Tao's consistent principle.

How much money should be paid is how much money should be paid.

Hassan showed a delighted expression, "Of course, of course!"

Purchasing new frigates is an important part of his visit to China.

As for the price, Tasania also inquired about it and had an idea of ​​it.

Moreover, after so many years of cooperation with Panshan Group, we understand the group well and will not quote a random price.

Now that Liu Tao has agreed, the matter is complete.

Then Hassan brought up the second matter.

The second thing is that Tasmania wants to build another railway, but it does not have enough funds, so it wants to borrow money from Panshan Group and have it built by Panshan Group.

In the past ten years, Panshan Group has participated in the construction of Tazania's railways and highways, which has been of great help to Tazania's transportation.

Liu Tao would naturally not refuse such a thing, after all, it was a good thing.

The loan is interest-bearing and the mine is used as collateral. The profits from building railways are also considerable.

By handing this matter over to the Ministry of Railways, Panshan Group can save some money.

"But Hassan, you must listen to us regarding the railway line, and you cannot interfere!" Liu Tao had to give a precautionary measure.

In Tasmania, various forces are complicated and intertwined. Each tribe has its own interests. These tribes always hope that the railway will pass through their tribe or mine, or that more young and middle-aged people from their tribe will be hired to build the railway.

Panshan Group has encountered many such incidents over the years.

"No, absolutely not!" Hassan said quickly, "We all believe in you. You are different from Westerners. Westerners brought us war, slavery, and destruction, but you brought us construction! The friendship between us has stood the test of time."

Tanzania has been continuously strengthening its relationship with China over the years, isn't it because they have tasted the sweetness and gained huge benefits from it?

Although Tanzania has paid a lot, it has also gained something. It can be said that both sides have achieved a true win-win situation.

This is something that cannot be achieved by cooperating with Westerners.

This is also an important reason why Hassan came to China this time, instead of going to the United States, Europe, or Moscow.

(End of this chapter)