Paulson could not help but be excited, Lu Jiadong's proposal was a life-saving straw for Gage Cinda Company, if the previous "Jaguar" tank cooperation project was only for China's specific customer, specially built customized products, then Lu Jiadong's proposal is a luxury upgrade version of the previous project, perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, Lu Jiadong's upgrade plan for the old Type 59 tank and T-54\55 tank is indeed far from the original plan in terms of technology.

However, as a veteran in this field, Paulson knows that Lu Jiadong's private customized plan has been completely transformed into an ultimate perfect idea that benefits the general public, and you must know that aside from China's Type 59, there are tens of thousands of T-54\55 series tanks produced by the Soviet Union alone, and most of the countries equipped with them are also economically underdeveloped developing countries.

At the moment when military technology is changing with each passing day, although this model of tank can still be used, it is undeniable that it has become synonymous with obsolescence and backwardness, and there is a great country with the ambition to renew it, but looking at the high price of the second and third generation tanks, the ambitions of many countries have been doused by the cold snow, and they have been wiped out in the embarrassment of empty wallets.

However, at this moment, Lu Jiadong proposed a new tank that could allow these countries to use a new tank that does not belong to the second generation tank, or even a certain performance that meets the standard of the third generation tank, without spending money.

In this way, relying on a large quantitative base in the economy will inevitably lead to huge profits, and in the political sphere, the US government can also penetrate into the Soviet sphere of influence with the help of the modification of such tanks. This will further reduce the momentum of the Soviet Union's active offensive and take the initiative in the new round of US-Soviet hegemony.

In the face of such a large political and economic stake, Paulson's shrewd mind seemed to be a little short-circuited, and he had no idea how much profit and associated benefits would be generated from it, but he knew that with this plan, Gage Cinda would be in a desperate situation. Approaching the U.S. military-industrial complex club from the beginning, and he Paulson is naturally rising and opening a brilliant road

"Of course, before this, you also need your company to complete the transformation of the production line of our northern factory as soon as possible, you know, this factory is the main production plant of Type 59" Lu Jiadong saw the change in Paulson's expression without any difference in his eyes, and couldn't help but pull a bright smile on his face, but Lu Jiadong had just said half of what he said. Paulson nodded without hesitation:

"At present, the renovation project is progressing smoothly, and my engineer told me that the installation work is progressing smoothly and should be completed in half a month, and the rest is commissioning and personnel training!"

"Of course, there is also the problem of diesel engines, and the MB870Ka-500 diesel engine is obviously too big for a tank like the 'Jaguar', and the cost is too high. I wonder if we should jointly develop a low-power product based on the MB870Ka-500 diesel engine, so as to reduce the corresponding cost!"

"I think it's necessary. But please rest assured Mr. Lu, we still have a lot of experience in the development of diesel power systems!"

"I mean, can we also put the power project of the Jaguar tank in China, and our personnel will be fully involved in it!"

"That's fine, you know, labor in the United States is prohibitively expensive. It's just that the question is"

"I understand your concerns, we divide the intellectual property issue in half, and as for the profit, I think it is also divided according to this standard?"

"Mr. Lu, what should you tell me to say?"

"As long as Mr. Williams is satisfied!"

"Satisfied! satisfied! satisfied! I promise. If this plan does not pass, Mr. Williams can go to the door of the opponents with his beloved shotgun and fight hard"

In the beautiful and melodious dance music, the conversation between the two sides was both cordial and friendly, and from time to time they both raised their glasses and patted their shoulders, looking like two friends who had not seen each other for many years worked hard to meet each other, and some talked and laughed to finalize the details of the upcoming relaunch of the "Jaguar" tank project.

In fact, Lu Jiadong didn't think about stiffening the relationship with Gage Xinda Company from the beginning, anyway, the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, although Gage Xinda Company is not a super military-industrial complex, but the relevant military technology in his hands is quite valuable to China, if he can take advantage of the current strong international environment, supplemented by potential interests to promote, Lu Jiadong is still very willing to reach cooperation with Gage Xinda Company.

You know, MB870Ka-500 diesel engine and other related projects through Lu Jiadong's efforts to be fully introduced, but this does not mean that China can be in a short period of time into these into the complete digestion and absorption, in the real history, China has from the German KHD company to introduce the B\FL-413 series of diesel engines, the process of digestion and absorption can be described as difficult and abnormal, which in addition to talents, technology, technology, but also involves industry standards, ways of thinking, production experience and other factors in it.

It is precisely because of this that the road of localization of the B\FL-413 series diesel engines in those years went very unsmoothly, starting from the early 80s and not until the end of the 90s, when it was initially completely localized, and the innovation and development on the basis of it was at the beginning of the new world.

The localization process of the B\FL-413 series diesel engine, which is only a low-medium power diesel engine used in light vehicles and medium-sized wheeled vehicles, is so difficult, and the high-power diesel power system installed on the German Leopard 2 tank such as the MB870Ka-500 diesel engine and brings together many disciplines and cutting-edge technologies of industrial manufacturing can be imagined.

Lu Jiadong is a military expert who is well aware of the development of the military industry, and he knows very well that a piece of equipment is not produced with production drawings and corresponding production lines, just like the production of sausages, manufactured one by one, which involves hardware and software, and its complexity can be said to be unimaginable, otherwise as long as a few production lines are built in Africa, the whole Africa will enter industrialization from then on. The world can also become a true world of great harmony.

However, the reality is not like this, talent, capital, technology, process standards and so on are indispensable, and it is precisely because of these. Only then did Lu Jiadong take advantage of the bugs in the source code of the M25A64D fire control system to tie up the Gage Cinda Company, and then throw out the "Jaguar" tank project with huge profits, making the Gage Cinda Company a real partner.

Its ultimate purpose is to take advantage of the opportunity of cooperation with Gage Cinda Company, especially the joint research and development opportunity of the low-power version of the MB870Ka-500 diesel engine, and cultivate a group of talents who understand all aspects of the MB870Ka-500 diesel engine. It will be much faster to do than others, and so on, and other problems will be satisfactorily answered by the same principle.

The "Jaguar" tank project is such a mathematical problem, and Lu Jiadong's interest is not how much profit the entire project can generate and how much personal benefits it can win, but that through this solution, which is like an example of a problem, Chinese technicians can thoroughly understand the relevant US technology and manufacturing process imported as soon as possible, and then digest it. Then absorb until you build on it to create a truly your own innovation.

Of course. Lu Jiadong did not think that Gage Cinda would not hesitate to reject his proposal, but this idea only stayed in his mind for a moment and then was fleeting, after all, the current international situation is there, the general trend of Sino-US cooperation is also there, and the difficulties faced by Gage Cinda are even more clearly there. If Gage Cinda refuses to be a project with huge benefits, then his head is really squeezed by the door:

"Mr. Paulson, it is clear that we now have a common interest that is closer than ever!"

"You're right. Mr. Lu!" Paulson nodded, then looked at Lu Jiadong beside him with admiration, and continued with emotion:

"And you, sir, are also the smartest person I have ever met in China, and of course the most formidable opponent I have ever met, so I hope to take this opportunity to make us trustworthy friends again, not rivals with each other!"

"Aren't we friends now?"

"Uh" Paulson froze for a moment, then raised the wine glass in his hand, touched it with Lu Jiadong, and responded without hesitation:

"Yes, of course we are friends"

A few days later, at the Capital International Airport, a Pan American Airlines Boeing 747 took off, its slowly upward fuselage reflected in the eyes of everyone standing there through the glass wall of the airport terminal:

"It's finally over!"

"Yes!" At this time, the plane had already flown into the sky with a huge roar, and only a small dot that kept shaking could be seen in the distance, Hu Qinghua, who was standing next to Lu Jiadong, raised his eyes again and looked at him, and then turned his head to look at Lu Jiadong beside him, still with an indifferent and confident look back then, and still a look that was not afraid of difficulties, but at this moment Hu Qinghua felt a little special, maybe it was the slightly mature face that gave people trust, or maybe it was the emaciated figure that made people more determined, but no matter what, his heart was always very relieved, and he was full of infinite hope for the future

"Qinghua, what do you think I'm doing?"

Lu Jiadong naturally noticed Hu Qinghua's strange gaze, and Hu Qinghua smiled: "I, I remember the words of Zhu Lao yesterday!"

"What?"

"He said, Jiadong, you are the number one contributor to our military industrial system!"

"Me?" Lu Jiadong paused for a moment, and then waved his hand: "I'm just playing tricks and making a trick."

"It's not so simple, right? Zhu Lao's eyesight is very deep, and he told us yesterday, Jiadong, what you are doing this time, but it will lay a strong foundation for the development of our country's military industry in the next ten years, and his old man is very happy about this matter these days, and he said that several domestic gaps have been filled by what you said."

"As long as it's not in vain!" Lu Jiadong replied with a smile, and then seemed to remember something: "Oh, by the way, what Qinghua told you a few days ago, have you thought about it clearly?"

"Forget it!" Hu Qinghua waved his hand: "Back then, I didn't look like a person who was engaged in ammunition to develop firearms, and now let me cooperate with the United States to develop diesel engines, unless Jiadong you really want that jaguar to lie in the nest and never move, I can still consider it!"

Lu Jiadong didn't answer, just nodded at Hu Qinghua beside him with a smile with his hand, and Hu Qinghua didn't care: "Let's let Chen Zihao go, he is very malleable, and his attainments in the field of machinery are also very deep, if it weren't for Director Chen."

Hu Qinghua stopped talking as he spoke, and squinted at Lu Jiadong's expression, after all, it was a private matter, and he was not an outsider to comment too much, and the reason for this Lu Jiadong also knew that Lu Jiadong's father-in-law Chen Zhen has always been a strict self-disciplined person, and he is also strict with his family.

Although he is the head of a factory, not only does he never abolish the public because of his private affairs, but also the control of his family is almost to the point of being strict, and even some deliberate suppression, especially for Chen Zihao, in fact, according to Chen Zihao's technical level, it is very easy to be promoted to a middle-level cadre, but Chen Zhen deliberately pressed it down in order to avoid suspicion, so that Chen Zihao has been the leader of the fitter class for several years, and there is no progress.

This made Chen Zihao, who has always wanted to make some achievements, very uncomfortable.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to run away from home before the Chinese New Year, of course, he was finally found by Lu Jiadong, until then Lu Jiadong knew that he had been busy outside for a few years, Chen Zihao was not idle, and he took several correspondence courses in mechanics one after another, and also taught himself a lot of basic theories and processing technologies.

"When the time comes, I'll talk to him personally!" Lu Jiadong pondered for a moment, then nodded in response, but at this moment, an airport staff member rushed over and asked who Lu Jiadong was, and after Lu Jiadong confirmed his identity, the staff gave him a letter, Lu Jiadong took it and looked at it, which said a sentence in Hebrew:

"Lu, you're such a terrible opponent, but you're also a trustworthy friend!"

"This guy's predicament should be eliminated, and from now on he has changed from a pro-China faction to a complete anti-China faction."

"What elimination? What pro-China, anti-China?" Hu Qinghua was very surprised when he heard Lu Jiadong's brainless muttering, but Lu Jiadong waved his hand indifferently:

"It's just a foreign friend, who helped us a lot this time, and of course helped himself!"

"That"

"Okay, it's time for us to go, I really miss Sanlin's Sanhua wine, I must have a good drink when I go back this time" Saying that, Lu Jiadong walked briskly towards the ticket gate of the airport, Hu Qinghua stood in place, thinking for a long time and didn't come up with a reason, so he could only give up thinking, and then follow (to be continued. )