"What's the harm?" the two asked in unison.

"Once you enter the civilian business, it will be a little difficult to be in charge of military projects in the future. Xie Kai said, "Dad should know this." ”

"I just have a few brushes, and the military industry is a systematic matter, and it is impossible for one person to bear too much. Xie Jianguo didn't have Xie Kai's worries, "Besides, I was in the Hongqi Machinery Factory before, although I produced military products, but it was still a civilian project, right?"

"Do you really have no opinion?" Xie Kai was afraid that his father was trying to make himself feel relieved and not to make trouble with the base management committee, "Lao Zheng is clear, let you think about it first, if you don't want to, I'll just tell them." ”

There are no outsiders at home, so those words that are said to the superior leaders are naturally not needed.

Xie Jianguo smiled bitterly, "What can I do on a military project? It's the design drawings of that set of tank fire control systems, many of which you changed, right? Do you want me to get the control system of the fighter again?"

As a father, saying such things in front of his son is indeed a bit faceless.

Xie Jianguo also knows that he has too little contact, if Xie Kai has to let him do these projects, he can do it, but it will definitely drag down the progress of the project, and in the end, it will make people talk about it.

"As long as you don't object, that's fine. Xie Kai didn't say anything about it anymore, "Uncle Cao won't invite us to dinner?"

"You kid, why are you so snobbish. I really have to move in a few days, there are more people in the family, so it's not appropriate to eat......" Liu Xu sighed, "Originally, your Uncle Cao invited us to dinner, and I was originally going to go to Mo's house at noon......"

"Isn't it nice to be at home? Call Lao Cao and them at night and drink at home. By the way, Xie Kai, you are familiar with Director Zheng and them, you go and invite them to ......"

Xie Kai naturally did not refuse.

During the Chinese New Year, everyone goes to each other's homes to eat and drink, and then brags, even in one base, everyone is usually busy, and it is difficult to get together.

The holiday was only three days, and on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the base once again entered a busy working state.

What Xie Kai didn't expect was that the people from Tanzania still hadn't left, and they didn't know where they had been staying in the past few days, so they directly entered the negotiations on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and specified that they wanted him to participate.

"I'm not familiar with them. Xie Kai asked Wang Guilin in a low voice, "What are they looking for me for? Besides, don't they can't afford to buy our equipment? We are not a unit that engages in guns!"

Tanzania is too poor.

There are 59 tanks, and for them it is enough.

"You propose to exchange resources for weapons, and they are very interested. Moreover, it is still relatively reliable to cooperate with us in China for decades......" Wang Guilin briefly said the situation.

Tanzania has indeed cooperated a lot with China, but it is all domestic-aided projects.

404 wouldn't do such a thing.

The country can afford to lose, 404 can work?

"What resources do they have? There are no ...... of all kinds of ores" Xie Kai can't remember any mineral resources in Tanzania, and the Tanzania-Zambia railway was built to transport copper ore from Zambia.

It was also China's first major overseas aid project.

"Gold, diamonds, gems, these things are much stronger than ordinary mines, aren't they?" Wang Guilin said in a low voice.

Xie Kai's eyes widened.

These are all good things.

"Mr. Minister Kovarrubi, your request is very good, but we are not a government and there is no way to provide a loan for the advance construction. Zheng Yucheng's voice interrupted Xie Kai's communication with Wang Guilin. "Even if we use the gold mine as collateral, we can't do anything about it. ”

A gray-bearded, chubby black man in a suit, Kovarobi, spoke in English with some excitement, "We will work together directly, and this will save a lot of trouble...... And we are not asking for assistance, we just hope that you can take the lead and help us build some basic factories and exchange equipment according to the resources you have proposed......"

"Mr. Minister, this is a very large cooperation, we are only arms suppliers. Our purpose is not only to buy weapons to improve the defense capabilities of our customers, but more importantly, to establish a long-term cooperation, especially to help you develop your economy...... This point can be explained to you by Comrade Xie Kai, the initiator of our program...... "Zheng Yucheng's words are somewhat official.

This plan was originally to sell more weapons, but he said that it was to help others develop.

Xie Kai didn't expect that Zheng Yucheng threw himself out directly.

A group of black men turned towards Xie Kai.

Let Xie Kai's back hair stand on end.

In desperation, I could only stand up and introduce the entire detailed plan.

"For loans, we will make a request to your government. For now, however, we will turn to the issue of weapons and equipment to be procured. After listening to this, Kovarubi did not comment.

From this plan, they saw the sincerity of this unit.

In the past, it cooperated with European countries, which were all for mineral resources, until Nyerere came to power, and nationalized large and medium-sized mines, and it was precisely because of this that they received much less money from the international community.

The Chinese side also wants mineral resources, but they don't want mining rights, they provide equipment, funds to help build mines, only ore, and even help build smelters.

Such a good thing could not be found with a lantern, and when it became a European colony, even after independence, Europeans did not want to see them have their own industrial base.

Last year, President Nyerere resigned amid domestic and foreign difficulties, and the country was unable to collect taxes.

I came to China this time to seek China's assistance.

The problem is that China has just gone from being too poor to afford to wear underwear to being able to wear underwear, and it can't help its black brothers in Africa, right?

As a result, I just happened to encounter the problem of exchanging resources for equipment raised by the crazy guys of 404 in order to sell weapons.

Even if the black brothers on the periphery, five pairs of 59 tanks with heavy wheels, it is enough to have Type 54 122-mm howitzers supplied by China decades ago, there is no need to update the armament, in order to get financial assistance - no, here is a loan, they can't give it up, right?

President Mwini, who had just taken office, began to reform.

Reform requires capital, how can we do it without capital?

So, they thought of Big Brother China, didn't they just come......

After coming for more than ten days, the money did not arrive, and then someone asked them to help buy missiles, and it was okay to make money at a glance, but the relationship between the missile business was too complicated, and when they were about to leave, someone took the initiative to come to the door, as long as they bought weapons, we will help you build the ability to mine stones, and then give us ore worries, do not want mining rights......

"Your company's 359 tank, both in terms of defensive capability and firepower, is far more powerful than the Type 59 tank we are using now, and we hope to remove the overly complex configuration in it, not a stable fire control system, and no computer-aided system...... "Kovarrubi made their request. "With such tanks, we hope to get two battalions. ”

The armor is thick and durable, and the firepower is strong, and the is more ferocious, and that's enough.

It's too advanced, and the black guys won't use it!

After all, the African PLA is not the Chinese PLA, they are not so hardworking, and they are not so eager to give full play to the performance of the tank, they are more willing to spend their energy on the unemployment of making villains with girls.

"Also, as a backup, your 122mm self-propelled howitzer is very good, with a high rate of fire and great mobility, but like the tank, we also want to get rid of the fire control system...... It's advanced, but it's too responsible for our armored forces......" Kovarrubi didn't feel any shame in the slightest. "It will be difficult for us soldiers to learn computers......"

The Chinese are their teachers.

I know my own business, do you have to learn to drive a tank first?

Xie Kai's head was full of black lines.

This is the second time that the fire control system has been removed.

Before, it was because of the price, but this time it was because the 359 tank was a little too complicated compared to the African black uncle......

After all, once there is a problem with the fire control system, or the wrong key is pressed, the operation is wrong, and you don't understand the computer, it is difficult to solve it, right?

"That's what you need. Xie Kai saw Zheng Yucheng looking at himself and nodded.

As long as you can make money, whatever!

The ability of the African Black Uncle, everyone knows.

In the whole of Africa, there is no need for too advanced weapons, and bazookas and other weapons are considered heavy weapons.

"Really, what about defense and firepower?" asked Kovarrubi.

"It won't be lowered. Xie Kai replied, "But the hydraulic system must be there, otherwise our tanks will not be able to withstand the recoil when firing guns." ”

"There is no problem with this, we also want two battalions of self-propelled howitzers to support the tank battalion. Kovarubi has no opinion, "...... on the issue of payment of money"

They don't even ask about the price.

"What are these guys up to? $2.2 million a tank without a fire control system is not bargaining, and self-propelled guns without fire control, 3.8 million units, are also not bargaining. After coming down, Zheng Yucheng was extremely unaccustomed to the other party's non-bargaining.

Wang Guilin and others also couldn't figure it out.

It's so unusual.

Tanzania's military establishment is the same as China's, adopting the three-three system, one battalion and three companies, plus the battalion headquarters platoon, a total of 43 vehicles, 86 tanks, with a total price of $189.2 million, and two self-propelled howitzer battalions with 36 guns, another $136.8 million, with a total price of $326 million!

For a country that spends about $100 million a year on its military, such a large amount of money is really a bit much.

It's not a bargain.

When did the African black brothers become so upright?

Xie Kai knew the inside story, "They want assistance! Especially for investment, Tanzania couldn't even collect taxes last year, and the economy was ......extremely difficult."

"That can be done? When the time comes, the state will lend them money, and this must not trap the country?" Zheng Yucheng felt that this project could not be had.

404 got the money, but it turned out to be a trap for the country.

I had to provide some equipment or something, and that was more than $300 million.