"Aren't there several bullets here? Why don't we try the effect first?" Zheng Yucheng's eyes were a little hot.

This caliber, if it is not used to hit people, radar stations, etc., the effect does not seem to be very good.

During World War II, anti-tank guns also had a caliber of at least 14.5.

The whole 12.7 mm caliber, what can it do?

"Don't, now there are only ten bullets, and there are several models, with one round, one less. We need to disassemble the bullet and analyze the performance of each structure of the bullet. The gun is critical, and the bullet is even more critical. Xie Kai wanted to see for himself the effectiveness and power of the 12.7mm heavy anti-materiel sniper rifle that the Bartlet Company had almost monopolized the market. "To achieve counter-materiel effect, high-energy ammunition is needed. ”

But he knows that a gun is a good gun, and bullets are more crucial.

With this Bartley in his hand, Xie Kai didn't know what the specific model was.

There are many models of Bartlet, the first prototype gun was manufactured in 82, and it was not until 7 years after the successful development that it received an order from Sweden for 100 pieces, and then the following year, that is, in 90 years, in the Desert Shield in Kuwait and Operation Desert Storm in Iraq, the United States Marine Corps purchased 125 guns for attacking the Iraqi army, and then received a purchase order from the United States Army and Air Force......

"We must not only study, but also improve the defects. Standing on the shoulders of giants, the starting point is naturally much higher. Let's leave it to the Firearms Laboratory for research. Xie Kai sighed.

He didn't know if he could make a complete replica.

No one can guarantee whether the imitation will work better.

This time in Africa, getting a sniper rifle of this caliber was a complete unexpected surprise.

Xie Kai understood the shortcomings of the earlier Bartlets model, such as the heavy weight, the muzzle of the two-stage conical brake, which was not very effective in real combat, the lack of Picatinny rails, which could not be fitted with too many attachments, and the huge recoil that allowed the gun to be used in a prone position, and could not be used against moving targets such as helicopters......

Xie Kai also knows about the modification plan.

He could even provide Chetak's .408 caliber "Hiren" 400 long-range sniper rifle, a detachable polymer stock, a titanium alloy receiver to reduce the weight of the gun, and a V-shaped double-chamber muzzle brake that reduced recoil by 69% directly from the later model of Bartlé.

Whether it is suitable or not requires a lot of research by the firearms research institute.

"It doesn't require much of a budget, does it?" asked Wang Guilin.

"How much R&D funds can be used for a gun, anyway, the firearms research institute is also researching special weapons for special operations. Zheng Yucheng waved his hand, feeling that a gun didn't cost much research and development at all.

It wasn't until later, when the base's firearms research institute was researching the Bartley sample gun, and modified it according to the plan provided by Xie Kai, and found that the materials and manufacturing process could not keep up, and the cost was far more than Zheng Yucheng imagined, so he regretted beating his chest.

But that's all for later.

"Okay, Xie Kai has been flying for more than ten hours, let's go back first, he will rest first and report the situation in Africa. Wang Guilin saw that Xie Kai didn't take out any more weapons and equipment, and said.

Xie Kai shook his head, there is a bed on the Il-76, and when he should rest, he will naturally not treat himself badly.

I just got these things done first.

The matter on Kaisheng's side has not yet been completed, and the loan on the African side must also be approved by the base management committee, otherwise a formal contract cannot be signed.

The vast majority of the members of the base's management committee are there.

Xie Kai saw his father again, and saw that he looked haggard, more haggard than when he was the chief engineer in Hongqi Machinery Factory, and couldn't help but regret it painfully, why did he push his father to a management position.

The members of the 404 management committee have great power, and the corresponding pressure is also great.

I can't make more progress in my career.

Unlike other state-owned units, if you have made achievements, you can make greater contributions in higher positions.

Otherwise, it would not be so easy for Zheng Yucheng to clean up Wang Shuwei.

"In this counterinsurgency war in Burundi, we have achieved remarkable results in the development of armor-piercing missiles and anti-tank missiles. All the data and the actual combat data obtained from the combatants, on the way back, have been sorted out, you can take a look, there is no problem, and it will be transferred to the relevant research units. Xie Kai took out two notebooks from the bag he was carrying.

The above are all records that he sorted out after learning in detail about the new anti-tank armor-piercing projectiles and anti-tank missiles.

Whether it is used for the problems encountered in combat, or the effect of use, or even the feelings of the combatants, etc., there is a complete record.

"I personally suggest that the next time a weapon is involved in a combat experiment, the technical personnel of R&D should be involved. After all, I'm not a professional, and there are many processes that I don't understand. Xie Kai handed over the information and spoke.

He is not a weapons developer, and he needs to record that, he doesn't know.

Anyway, according to what you know, record it all.

"What are we looking at? Just hand it over to the relevant units. Zheng Yucheng took the lead in refusing. "Let's talk about something else. ”

Others also shook their heads, after all, actual combat data is important to the R&D unit.

Whether a group of sub-managers look at it or not, it doesn't matter.

"Anti-tank missiles, sold three hundred, $180,000 each. Xie Kai said with a smile, "This is a very good start. ”

When Xie Kai said that he would sell 300 anti-tank missiles for $180,000, everyone was happy.

The developed anti-tank missile, which has not yet been finalized, has just participated in the actual combat and won the order, who can not be happy?

What's more, this is the same as the tank armor-piercing projectile developed by the base in many places, and the cost is very low, and the research and development cost is less than 20 million.

"With this order alone, the R&D funds will come back. Zheng Yucheng was overjoyed.

Bai Yanjun's eyes widened, "The other party has no opinion on this price?"

"How about an opinion? Xie Kai said proudly, "This anti-tank missile in our base is also the top in the world! If we have a chance, we have to sell it to the Americans and the Soviets!"

"This is good! Especially the Soviets, they must be slaughtered severely. Zheng Yucheng slapped his face with joy.

China has always imported weapons and equipment technology from the Soviet Union, and now it is cooperating with the United States.

Everyone was hardly surprised that Xie Kai was able to sell the weapons they developed for a high price.

"When will the order be delivered?" Wang Guilin asked Xie Kai with a smile.

"We produce it and deliver it. Xie Kai said, "Kabila ordered." In addition, on the Iraqi side, a delegation may come to discuss the procurement of new armor-piercing missiles and anti-tank missiles in the near future. ”

The crowd was even more happy.

For Iraqis, the base is liked.

People are stupid and have a lot of money.

As long as they fancy the weapons and equipment, regardless of whether the performance is really first-class in the world, they are more happy than anyone else to give money.

"When will the money arrive?" Yang Qian's serious face also showed a smile.

When Xie Kai asked her for money, her face was like October frost.

But when a large amount of money came in, she was happy.

"It's been paid. Didn't I bring back more than twenty tons of gold before?" Xie Kai grinned.

Yang Qian couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Gold can't be used directly for payment.

"Are the Persians coming?" asked Zheng Yucheng greedily.

Everyone looked at Xie Kai expectantly.

Xie Kai has always sold equipment to Iraq and Persia at the same time.

"They have military representatives at the base, and when the Iraqis come, they will naturally come. Xie Kai replied.

He didn't really want to sell it to the Persians, after all, the Persians were getting poorer and poorer, and they had a lot of oil, because Khomeini didn't deal with the West, and the oil couldn't be exchanged for money.

Now Xie Kai wants to cash in.

Silly Damu is now in debt, and he is in debt when he buys weapons from the Soviet Union, and he buys equipment from Xie Kai, but he gives cash.

How can such customers not like it?

"In addition, I signed a series of framework contracts with Burundian President Bagaza, mainly involving mining, infrastructure, factory construction, etc., and we will provide some loans, technology and management...... Xie Kai took out a stack of thick contracts again and handed them to everyone.

This time, the crowd didn't shake their heads again to indicate that they didn't look at it.

But the more you look at these contracts, the more serious your face becomes.

"As for the plan for Africa, we have discussed the plan at our base before, but we have not come up with a specific and implementable plan. This cooperation with Burundi is a key part of our plans in Africa...... "Xie Kai continued as he explained the contract discussed with the Burundian government.

Bai Yanjun and the others couldn't help frowning when they heard that it was an interest-free loan of $300 million first, and then it involved some infrastructure projects.

"Xie Kai, this cooperation is good, but it doesn't match the specialty of our unit. Others didn't speak, and Xie Jianguo took the lead in raising objections.

Qi Zhiyuan also nodded in agreement, "Yes, we are a military industrial unit, not a state-owned enterprise with foreign investment." ”

"The $300 million interest-free loan, converted at the current exchange rate, is nearly a billion yuan. According to the domestic loan interest rate, in five years, it will have to exceed 500 million yuan in interest loss, which is not calculated according to compound interest...... "Wang Guilin analyzed from the perspective of investment.

The interest rate on domestic loans is high.

At present, the R&D funds of 404 basically rely on the interest generated by the money from the sale of tanks and missiles.

Lending one billion to the Burundi government, not to mention the foreign exchange problem, just this interest loss is enough to make people feel heart-wrenching.

The R&D funds for the 359 tank have not been used so much until now.

"It's not easy to do foreign exchange either. Zheng Yucheng also spoke.

They all looked at Xie Kai, obviously, everyone was not very interested in such cooperation.

In exchange for military cooperation, 300 million dollars, the entire 404 management committee of people, it is estimated that there will be no one who will object.

"I know what you're considering. First of all, in terms of return on investment, we really don't make much money. Xie Kai admits this, "However, we don't have to bear this cost." ”

"We don't have to bear it, who will bear it?" Yang Qian is now in charge of the base's money bag, and she is happy that there is an income.

But it costs money, and it is a large amount of money, and she is not happy.

404 big businesses have a lot of expenses in ordinary times.

Just paying salaries costs tens of millions a year.

"The whole contract mainly involves the investment of mining, smelting plants, etc., as well as the infrastructure supporting the Burundian government...... We're quite middlemen. After all, we don't have the ability to fulfill all the contracts in one unit. Xie Kai said.

No one spoke, all looked at him.

"As before, we cooperate with relevant domestic state-owned enterprises, units with the idea of going out, cooperate with us, we provide business and foreign exchange loans, they bear interest and investment, and in their external units, we account for a part of the shares, only dividends, and do not participate in management. At the same time, the units that go out must give priority to the equipment of the brother units we cooperate with...... "In this way, China CITIC Bank can also have long-term loan customers." In this way, we can create an export alliance and pass on our risk ......"

404 has a significant stake in China CITIC Bank.

Zheng Yucheng made eye contact with Wang Guilin and the others for a while, and their faces were a little weird.

It seems that they are thankless in this matter, and in the end, they just take the business, sign the contract, and then transfer all the risks without bearing the cost, and sit back and wait for the benefits.

Even the construction machinery of Hongqi Machinery Factory can get a lot of business.

Brother units can get a share of business, and their own units can run?

"What about foreign exchange, how to solve foreign exchange?" Yang Qian didn't believe that Xie Kai didn't spend money on this matter, "There are also interest-free loans of 300 million US dollars." ”

"Shouldn't China CITIC Bank get so many high-quality customers and take the lead in going global in China and undertaking interest-free loans of $300 million?" Xie Kai asked Yang Qian rhetorically.

Yang Qian was stunned for a moment, and then said unwillingly, "We have 49% of the equity in CITIC, 300 million US dollars, and we have to bear half of the ......."

Xie Kai was a little speechless.

Yang Qian, who is in charge of the money bag, is Pixiu, and she only enters and does not leave.

"We can afford such losses. Wang Guilin thought for a while, "For other units that have obtained infrastructure projects and mining rights, we have to get at least 20% of the dividends, at least, we will not lose money." ”

Not to mention that there will be no losses.

That's just a safe way to put it.

"What do you do with that batch of gold? Didn't you say that you would ship seven tons to the Swiss bank?" Wang Guilin suddenly asked Xie Kai.

Only a portion of this gold belongs to the base.

Zheng Yucheng and others also speculated that the rest was Xie Kai's.

Xie Jianguo's haggard is also related to this batch of gold.

It has not been processed.

"With the Swiss bank, seven tons of gold are just stored with them, ready to be withdrawn. These are Kabila's ......," Xie Kai said, "What's more, there are a lot of places to spend money on the Ukraine and Africa side now." We all have to transfer foreign exchange, and we can't transfer money directly. Kaisheng's money, not enough. Help Kabila to deposit in a Swiss bank, and then use the gold mortgage to get foreign exchange ......"

As soon as Xie Kai said it, everyone had nothing to say.

Plans are approved by the Management Committee.

"The people from CITIC have been here before, and they have also checked the gold, and the purity is a little low. Wang Guilin looked at Xie Kai, "We said we need to wait for you to come back before we can make a decision......

"When are the people from CITIC coming?" Xie Kai asked. "What conditions do they give for this batch of gold?"