The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Mountain city.

The secretary hurried in and whispered in the ear of the leader of the Fifth Machine Department, and the leader's face changed.

"Leader, what's wrong? What happened?" Liu Tao asked in a low voice, curious.

The leader of the Fifth Machine Department pondered for a moment, took Liu Tao and several others to the meeting room, and then reported the situation.

"According to the latest news, the Iraqi army mobilized a large number of aircraft to carry out air strikes on 15 cities and air bases in Persia," the leader said in a deep voice.

Other leaders showed shock. No one expected that Iraq would be so full of martial virtues and brazenly launch a war against Persia. This is definitely a major international event that can cause a sensation in the world.

Liu Tao was ecstatic in addition to being shocked.

The Iran-Iraq War finally broke out!

This huge stage has completely kicked off.

He has been waiting for this day for a long time!

The cruelty of the war will be fully reflected, and the huge casualties and huge losses of weapons and equipment will be fully displayed.

Iraq, which is still picky now, will have no choice at all. Even weapons and ammunition from World War II are not picky. As long as the weapons can kill people, they will be fine.

Iraq's foreign exchange reserves are now nearly 40 billion US dollars, but when the war is over, its foreign debt will be more than 70 billion US dollars.

This is not the sum of the two, which is 110 billion US dollars. It will definitely be more.

And you have to know that Iran, the other party in the war, is also a major oil-producing country. It has made a lot of money relying on oil exports in recent years. It now has 37.3 billion US dollars in foreign exchange reserves. When the war is over, Iran's foreign debt is 45 billion US dollars.

Add the two together, that's 200 billion US dollars!

If China gets 10%, it's 20 billion US dollars!

If it's more, such as 20%, it can make 40 billion US dollars.

If you are more greedy, such as taking 30%, it will be a full 60 billion US dollars!

When the cannon is fired, it's worth a lot of gold!

The weapons of Europe, the United States, and the Soviet Union are notoriously expensive, and they often come with many economic or political conditions.

But China is different. China's weapons are good quality and cheap!

Moreover, payment methods can be varied, preferably US dollars, but also British pounds, francs, German marks, Japanese yen, Hong Kong dollars, etc., and even if you don't have money, you can exchange oil fields for weapons and equipment.

"This time, we must make more money, and make a lot of money!" Liu Tao's eyes flashed, and his heart was burning.

Relying on the Iran-Iraq War, the weapons, equipment and ammunition sold are enough to support a large number of military factories, and this opportunity can also be used to make military factories better transformed.

Now that Liu Tao has opened the golden finger, he will only make more money, not less.

After all, the two sides have accumulated a deep friendship in the early stage, and the only one that has not been developed is Iran.

For Iran, Liu Tao is not worried about not being able to develop friendship between the two sides.

Since the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty, coupled with the outbreak of the "hostage crisis", Persia has completely fallen out with the United States. How iron Persia and the United States were back then, how bad the relationship between the two sides is now.

With Iraq now receiving strong support from the Soviet Union, even the United States is inclined to support Iraq, not to mention the Arab world, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are the two rich people behind Iraq. You don't have to think about how bad the environment around the Persians is now.

Why did the Soviet Union strongly support Iraq?

It was nothing more than expanding its influence in the Middle East and taking this opportunity to force Persia. Once Persia surrendered, even if the Pakistan line was not connected, it could connect to Persia through Afghanistan and reach the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf, and also achieve the strategy of controlling the world's energy center.

Once the war started, Persia would have a hard time.

Liu Tao took the initiative to make friends, and the Persians would definitely not refuse his olive branch.

After all, the Persians were in a bad situation, and there were very limited objects to purchase weapons from. If they did not look for China, they could only look for polar bears, who were quite greedy and might even take this opportunity to control Persia.

"And in the future, more Chinese equipment will appear on the battlefields of the whole world. The world's weapons will not only have American and Soviet equipment, but also Chinese equipment!" Liu Tao's eyes showed enthusiasm.

For him, nothing is more exciting than the equipment he has researched appearing in the whole world.

It's not for fame, he doesn't need these reputations. Even from a security perspective, the lower his profile, the better, even if his name is top secret and few people in the world know his name.

It's his raging ambition!

In today's world, there is a bipolar world pattern. The United States and the Soviet Union are clearly divided in ideology, economic system, military, etc., and they are competing in all aspects.

Even weapons are also in full competition.

This means that in the world, only American and Soviet weapons and equipment are truly systematic, and the weapons of other countries are not systematic.

Even some European powers have developed some refreshing weapons, but they are still not systematic and cannot compete with American and Soviet weapons and equipment.

Even China is taking the path of imitating Soviet weapons and equipment, and belongs to the Soviet weapons and equipment system.

Except for the weapons and equipment developed by Liu Tao, almost all of China's weapons and equipment can be said to be imitations of Soviet weapons and equipment of the same generation.

Around the world, the biggest impression everyone has of China is that it is poor and backward. It has a certain industrial strength, but its industry is not strong and it has strong copycat capabilities.

Liu Tao hopes to change the world's perception of China through his own efforts.

He hopes that China's weapons and equipment can be recognized, and the performance of weapons and equipment can be reflected not in the test field, but in the battlefield. Only after passing the test of blood and fire on the battlefield, showing excellent performance and having a strong record, can it be a weapon. A true display of weaponry.

"One day, China's weapons and equipment will definitely become the best in the world, and China's national defense strength will also be the best in the world!" Liu Tao said with gleaming eyes.

"The Iran-Iraq war is this huge stage! This is just the beginning, not the end!" Liu Tao felt his heart burning.

Throughout the 1980s, the international situation was changing, and wars never stopped, including the Afghanistan War, the Iran-Iraq War, the Falklands War, the Fifth Middle East War, and the Falklands War!

Even, there was the Gulf War that broke out in 1990!

These wars will be a testing ground for China's weapons and equipment, and they are also a good time to make a lot of money. As long as they are done well, China's development will definitely be much faster than before.

China is very poor. There is no abundant oil that can be exported to make a lot of money, and there is no developed industry to export industrial products. If you want to make money, you can export low-end industrial products, such as shirts, socks, pants, etc., and earn some hard money. .

As for the export of weapons and equipment, this is a huge profit, which can make more profits, allowing China to have more money for development.

From where Liu Tao stood, he knew very well how poor China was and how short of money it was.

The construction of infrastructure such as railways, roads, expressways, etc. requires money. Industrial upgrading requires the purchase of production lines and advanced equipment. Money is also required to send people to study abroad to learn advanced concepts and technologies!