When Ye Kai thought about selling arms, he couldn't help but think of Major Butt. He didn't know how he was doing recently.
In the previous two arms deals, Major Butt brought back a large amount of jewelry and diamonds for Ye Kai. This time, it was quiet. He didn't know what he was busy with. When Ye Kai thought of this, he called Zhang who was far away in the Soviet Union.
San and Li Si asked about their current situation.
"He recently went to the United Arab Emirates..." Zhang San said on the other side of the phone.
It turns out that in recent days, Major Butt has been busy moving his business center to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, because the United Arab Emirates is the most important trade and air transportation hub between Asia, Europe and Africa.
"How could he think of going somewhere?" Ye Kai felt a little surprised.
"I also discovered it by accident. The situation in the Soviet Union has been very chaotic recently. Government affairs are in a state of disarray, almost paralyzed. There are many people taking advantage of this opportunity to make money. Many people have suddenly appeared in the Soviet Union.
Rich people came, and after making money, these people did not dare to spend it in the Soviet Union, so they all went to Dubai." Zhang San explained.
Because Major Butt discovered that the new rich who had just made a lot of money were keen to go shopping in Dubai's duty-free stores, so he seized this business opportunity and launched an air transportation business from the Soviet Union to the United Arab Emirates.
Not only can arms business be done on this route, but there are also many new business opportunities. For example, Bout discovered that gladioli, which is native to Africa, is very popular in the Arab region. In the United Arab Emirates, a single gladioli can be sold for US$100.
In South Africa, the country of origin, the cost per tube is only US$2.
"Second Young Master, you really have a good vision. Butt is very economical and has a keen sense of smell." Zhang San said to Ye Kai with some admiration, "Now Major Butt is going to South Africa to do business. In addition to selling arms,
On the return trip, it was filled with gladioli. One of his transport planes could transport stewed gladioli, which was faster than printing money. Moreover, he was also working hard to open up new markets, including Angola, Cameroon, and China.
Africa, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland and Uganda, etc. Now our map of Africa is full of little red flags."
"Young man is very capable!" Ye Kai was a little impressed after hearing this.
Although he knew before that Major Butt would not disappoint him, his understanding of Major Butt was only limited to the movie "Lord of War" and the description of Butt in the media. At this time, he personally participated in talking to him.
After my cooperation, I discovered that this young man is indeed full of passion and talent.
"You should also be more careful over there, pay more attention to the collection of sensitive intelligence, and most importantly, pay attention to your own safety." Ye Kai expressed his condolences to the employees.
Speaking of which, the current domestic environment in the Soviet Union is relatively chaotic. Local minor conflicts continue to occur. The power of Soviet President Gorbachev has been completely eclipsed. Russian President Yeltsin is wresting leadership rights, including control of the military.
, and the presidents of other union republics also followed the same example.
The disintegration of the Soviet Union is already in front of us. It is estimated that by the time the contract is renewed at the end of the year, there will be a result.
"Thank you, Second Young Master, for your concern."
Zhang San laughed on the phone, "It feels okay. If it doesn't work, we will hide in the embassy."
The advantage of working for Lao Ye's family is that it is very convenient. Whether it is the military or other forces, they can be borrowed. For example, there must be personnel from the Military Intelligence Department in the embassy. It is easy to contact them, and the other party
He will definitely give face. After all, Uncle Li is the leader of the entire military intelligence system and has great authority within the system.
"There is another situation that Second Young Master should pay attention to. It is said that the Black Sea Shipyard has stopped working. It's just that we haven't had time to implement this situation in view of the complicated situation around us, but I guess this news should be true." Zhang San.
Thinking of this incident, he said to Ye Kai.
"This situation is very important." When Ye Kai heard this, he immediately became energetic.
He had previously visited the Black Sea Shipyard, mainly because he was interested in the factory itself, and also in the two aircraft carriers under construction. Now that he learned about the suspension of work in the Black Sea Shipyard, he would certainly use his brain.
Ye Kai has never given up on the idea of ​​purchasing the "Varyag" under construction. In fact, he hopes to make the purchase as early as possible and acquire some manufacturing technology at the same time.
These resources, under normal circumstances, would be almost impossible to obtain, but now that the Soviet Union is in chaos, and the struggle for power among the union republics is also very serious, it gave Ye Kai a very good opportunity.
Chance.
"You can put down other things at hand and concentrate on understanding the situation at the Black Sea Shipyard. Then I will send ship experts over to discuss with you, and we should start with those key targets." Ye Kai said.
"Yes, we understand." Zhang San and Li Si also knew that what Ye Kai ordered was of great importance, so they agreed very solemnly.
Ye Kai quickly contacted the second old man and explained the situation in the Soviet Union.
"This matter has something going on." The second old man is also a wise and wise person, and he expressed his position immediately after the incident.
You can still take a look at the basic shipbuilding technology in China, but if you want to build an aircraft carrier, it will definitely not be possible without a long period of exploration, such as problems with carrier-based aircraft, power problems, steam catapults, etc.
, if there are ready-made technologies for reference in these situations, actual progress will be rapid.
The second old man had also seen the report submitted to him by Ye Kai before, so he was very concerned about this matter.
The aircraft carrier can be said to be an integration of century-old industrial technology, or it can be said to be an integration of modern high-tech. Aircraft carriers are very different from other surface ships.
The first is that the design technology of carrier-based aircraft is completely different from other fighter jets.
The second issue is the power of the aircraft carrier. The United States has fully realized nuclear power. Although France built a nuclear-powered medium-sized aircraft carrier, for some reason, it went back to the gas turbine technology. This also reflects a problem.
, the power issue of the aircraft carrier is still the key.
Another one is the ship-to-aircraft adaptation technology, which also includes a lot of content.
There are also new concept weapons technologies, such as laser weapons, electromagnetic guns and other new weapons and equipment.
The other is the material technology of the aircraft carrier. The steel used in the aircraft carrier is also different from the steel used in other ships, including the material technology of large ships and oil tankers.
As an aircraft carrier with a sea-based aircraft platform, it is very particular about how it ensures that aircraft can take off, fight, and recover normally. To ensure that aircraft can take off and land safely on a floating, wandering deck, the aircraft itself should
There are technologies to adapt to the environment. For example, the wings can be folded. Of course, land-based aviation does not need to consider this situation. However, aircraft carriers have stacked hangars with limited space. The area occupied by the folded wings of the aircraft is small, or even
The noses of some countries' aircraft carrier-based aircraft can also be folded.
In addition, when the aircraft is recovered, there must be a hook to ensure that the carrier-based aircraft can land safely on the flight deck within a limited distance. This technique seems very simple, but in fact, there are certain difficulties in its actual implementation.
Difficulty.
If all these technologies are added up one by one, it does take a lot of energy and time to master them. However, if you have a reference and relevant technical materials for comparison, it will be much easier to solve the problem.
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It didn't take long for the second old man to reply, saying that experts are easy to find. When we had a good relationship with the Americans a few years ago, there were still technical talents who wanted to develop aircraft carriers, but later the relationship reached a deadlock.
, this matter has become obsolete, but the talent is still not wasted.
"It's just that you also know that over in the Soviet Union, our capital flow is not very convenient. If we do it too obviously, it may be difficult to deal with." The second old man also expressed his difficulties.
Domestic senior officials actually have different views on the issue of aircraft carriers. Some people think that this thing is not suitable for the national conditions and costs too much. We do not need to go out to show off our power like the United States. Aircraft carriers are useless.
Therefore, if the news of this matter leaks out, the matter may cause some troubles, and the second old man will not dare to use the few funds at hand to buy some Soviet core technology.
"This is not a big problem, I will solve it." Ye Kai was very generous.
In fact, Ye Kai had thought about this problem a long time ago. He was also careful about trafficking arms in the Soviet Union. Because of some private deals reached with high-level military officials, Ye Kai could easily transfer some funds within the Soviet Union, so he used
It doesn't take much trouble to buy some technical information.
The key to doing this lies in whether the domestic situation in the Soviet Union can continue to deteriorate.
Even now, when panic has not yet fallen, the top brass of the Soviet military have already begun selling fighter jets and surface-to-air missiles. If the crisis breaks out completely and the people can't even get bread, what will these technical information mean?
Ye Kai now estimates that this time is coming soon, so all preparations must be in place. He also has some small expectations. If the situation is very difficult soon, he will probably transport a few planes of food and daily necessities.
You will be able to pocket these priceless assets.
If you are lucky enough, you might even be able to trick a group of relevant experts into coming back. After all, they also need to eat.
Now I just hope that this day can come as soon as possible!