Chapter 653: Return to Moscow
According to the original plan, after successfully capturing the "Varyag", Li Yadong and his entourage did not make any further stops in Ukraine, and took an international flight at Kiev's Zhuyanny Airport the next morning and flew to Moscow.
And on the Ukrainian side, in addition to the old Ivan and two weapons experts stationed, Victor also stayed for the time being.
He had only one task, to guard the "Varyag".
This aircraft carrier has now completely severed relations with Ukraine and is private property, but it is enough to rent a slipway at the Nikolav Black Sea Shipyard for berthing, and you still have to pay 20,000 dollars a day, which is also dark enough.
Although the "Varyag" has already arrived, how to get it back to the country is also a big problem.
First, its electrical system is not yet perfect, and it cannot be driven, so it can only use a towing boat.
Second, it cannot go by empty or terrestrial routes, only by water, and the Black Sea is an inland sea between Europe and Asia, connected to the Mediterranean Sea by the Turkish Strait, and any ship that wants to reach China from Ukraine must pass through the Bosphorus, which is controlled by the Turks.
And Turkey is a country......
Xu Zengping's experience in his previous life has been well proved, this is a country of car bandits and road rage.
In order to enable the "Varyag" to successfully pass through the Bosphorus, China not only paid a deposit of 1 billion yuan, but also attached a policy of 2 million yuan a year for tourism to Turkey, as well as relevant technical support conditions for the "Guardian" rocket artillery.
In his previous life, Xu Zengping and others also suffered a dumb loss, and when he dragged the "Varyag" to the vicinity of the Bosphorus, he encountered a sudden attack from the Turkish government.
But in this life, since Li Yadong already knows that Turkey is not a good bird, he will definitely not make the same mistake again.
He decided to go back to Moscow first to discuss with Kong Siqing and others, solve the problem on the Turkish side in advance, and then consider the issue of towing the "Varyag", so as not to have the fleet floating on the vast sea and being ripped off again.
Moscow, Sheremetyevo International Airport.
When Li Yadong and his entourage arrived, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon.
It was Brother Shengli and Lao Luo who came to pick up the airport, which made Li Yadong a little unhappy.
Comrade Lao Kong, who was on the dog day, didn't even come to greet him, a great hero.
After getting into his "Ultimate Volga" car and listening to Brother Shengli's explanation, Li Yadong knew that he had thought about it.
"Brother Dong, Brother Kong asked me to apologize to you, they are acting very secretively now, trying not to appear in public places, saying that they are worried about destroying your good deeds on the Ukrainian side, and it is also for your good. ”
"I see, it's quite thoughtful. Li Yadong smiled and nodded.
There is nothing wrong with being cautious, although Kong Siqing and his party in Moscow are employees of Dongfanghong Group, but if it is too high-profile, such as digging up the wall, it is inevitable that someone will investigate.
In this way, it is indeed not beneficial to Li Yadong at all.
And the "Varyag", don't look at the fact that it has been successfully taken now, if the Vantaa gang learns Li Yadong's true intentions, they will only have a ghost if they don't intervene.
The convoy drove slowly through the streets of Moscow, the scene around it was not much different from the last time it had left, maybe there were more drunk people carrying bottles of wine wrapped in brown paper, and nothing more.
When they arrived at the base camp, they saw a group of people waiting outside the iron gate next to the bank.
The leaders are not Kong Siqing and Guo Bangjin, who are they?
"Haha...... Our great hero has returned triumphantly!"
As soon as Li Yadong stepped out of the car, Kong Siqing stepped forward with a laugh and shook hands with him.
He definitely had reason to be happy, and the results of this trip to Eastern Europe were much greater than they had imagined.
Not to mention anything else, the drawings of the three transport aircraft from the Antonov Design Bureau alone can be called a national treasure that cannot be changed!
The day before yesterday, Li Yadong's private cargo plane was used to transport him back to China, and you can't imagine the excitement of a group of researchers from the China Machinery Department who received this batch of materials.
The director of the research institute personally called over and thanked Kong Siqing and others, including Li Yadong, a "patriotic Hong Kong businessman."
"I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission. Li Yadong laughed.
"Not only did it live up to our expectations, but it far exceeded all of our expectations. Guo Bangjin, who has always been unsmiling, also smiled unprecedentedly, and looked at Li Yadong's eyes much softer than before.
To be honest, as a person from the military, he has never been very kind to see businessmen who are full of copper stench in the past, even Li Yadong is the same.
In the past, his attitude could only be regarded as lukewarm, but now, his senses for the businessman in front of him have undoubtedly changed drastically.
China, in need of such businessmen.
In a way, this kind of businessman has a certain level of competence that all countries have.
For example, this time the purchase of the "Varyag".
You must know that the country has long noticed this half-finished aircraft carrier, but the top leadership has not been able to reach an agreement on whether to attack it.
The military forces are absolutely in favor of it, but the political forces are against it.
In the midst of such entanglements, the opportunity was almost missed, but fortunately at this time a patriotic businessman stepped forward and took down the "Varyag" in his private name.
Can the state still have a reason to refuse?
Naturally not.
Guo Bangjin thanked the young man in front of him from the bottom of his heart, because he is also an absolute supporter of "China should have aircraft carriers".
Not to mention him, the group of national elites standing behind him and Kong Siqing at this moment looked at Li Yadong with respect in their eyes.
Such a person deserves their respect.
"Okay, there are some things that are inconvenient to discuss outside the door, let's go in first, Comrade Xiao Li, I am quite curious about your experience in Ukraine. Kong Siqing said with a smile, dragging Li Yadong's arm and walking towards the courtyard in a hurry.
Throughout the afternoon, Kong Siqing, Guo Bangjin, and Li Yadong stayed in the office and never came out.
Li Yadong didn't hide it, and told what happened in Ukraine as it was.
Although he spoke lightly, Kong Siqing and Guo Bangjin could also hear the hardships, especially about the "Varyag" bidding meeting, when they learned that there were six governments and three companies, a total of nine forces competing at the same time, they really pinched the sweat for him.
"In this way, even if our country sends a delegation to participate in the bidding, I am afraid that it will be difficult to win the bid in the end. Kong Siqing sighed.
There is still a lot of debate in China about "whether China needs aircraft carriers", but I don't know that even if I want it, I may not be able to get it.
Li Yadong smiled, undeniable, "Brother Kong, Brother Guo, there is no need to talk about these things anymore, anyway, they have been won, and now there are still two things to deal with." One is the matter of classified information, and the other is the matter of the return of the 'Varyag'. I'll have to discuss it first, because I'm going back to China soon. ”
"Huh, when?" Kong Siqing asked.
"Just these two days. ”
“…… So fast?" Kong Siqing was slightly stunned.
Guo Bangjin on the side also frowned and said, "In this critical period, you ...... How can I go back home. ”
Li Yadong thought to himself: No matter how critical it is, the key is to spend the New Year with his family.
Of course, he would definitely not say these words, and said with a sneer: "Anyway, the big thing has been done, and the work of sweeping the tail is left." As for the confidential information, you can arrange for the personnel to receive it, and there is no big problem. The main thing is the 'Varyag', I definitely don't have time to personally escort it back to China, so you have to send someone to do it, you can call my company's name, and ......"
As he spoke, Li Yadong told the matter of Turkey in a speculative tone.
"This is not a good idea, my idea is that it is better to communicate with the Turkish side in advance, and get the relevant agreement in hand, so as not to make them improvised and to guard against the Western powers. ”
"Yes, you've thought about it carefully, and it does happen. Kong Siqing thought thoughtfully and said sincerely.
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