Chapter 543: The Winner Who Laughs Last
The reason why Lord Atekin was able to firmly occupy the position of head of MI6, in addition to his super ability, the most important thing was his extremely keen political sense and unusually vicious eye, and it was precisely because of this that he was able to interpret the goodwill released by Liu Haotian's words far beyond expectations before other British members.
Developing the economy, building large-scale projects, and complementing each other's advantages, these words are connected together, so that Lord Artskin suddenly sees huge business opportunities in his eyes, you must know that today's Britain, after experiencing the collapse of the dollar and the oil crisis, has fallen into a serious stagflation stage, and the economic situation is very bad.
The reason why Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher disregarded the interests of the people at the bottom and insisted on promoting the privatization reform that met the expectations of the big capitalists was, in the final analysis, to reverse the current economic situation in Britain with a strong medicine.
For this reason, the Thatcher government has tried a variety of efforts to improve the increasingly severe unemployment rate, but the domestic market has been saturated, and in the international market, British products are not only restricted by the high-end United States, Germany, and France, but also by the impact of low-end Japan, South Korea and other countries.
However, Liu Haotian's remarks just now mean that the Chinese market may open its doors to Britain without reservation, and China is a large country with a population of one billion and 9.6 million square kilometers. Although it is not very wealthy now, its huge size also means that this ancient oriental country has great potential for development.
Even now, the Chinese government has invested a considerable amount in economic development. Take Baosteel, which China is preparing to build, for example, it is all imported from Japan, from screws to complete sets of equipment, and Japan has made a lot of money with just one project.
In retrospect, Lord Arteskin, who had provided business intelligence to the British steel industry, was still remorseful. If China's determination had been accurately judged at that time, or if Japan had been pressured on other fronts, this big fat meat would have inevitably made Britain eat with oil in its mouth. But as the saying goes, there is no regret medicine in the world, but there are opportunities that continue to be delivered to your eyes.
Lord Arteskin is a man who is good at spotting opportunities, and even more so at seizing them. Baosteel is a thing of the past. But ambitious China cannot be satisfied with just one Baosteel, as Liu Haotian said, nuclear power plants, polyethylene, textiles and shipbuilding machinery.
As long as Britain wins one of the big orders, what will be the profit? What will be the converted into GDP? How many new jobs will be created? Lord Atekin simply can't imagine, only feel that the problems that have plagued the British government for many years have finally been solved, so that the Chinese on the other side will not take advantage of the danger as before. The hatefulness of forcing him to bow his head is indescribably cordial and friendly
"Mr. Liu. As you know, we've had a lot of tricky things to deal with lately, and we've been negligent in the details!" Lord Arteskin saw Liu Haotian sit down again, a kind smile on his face, and his flickering eyes revealed a hint of businessman-like shrewdness:
"I just don't know, what do you mean by complementarity?"
"Of course, it is to give more opportunities to British companies in China's vast market!" Liu Haotian said bluntly, without any concealment:
"From the first day of contact with your country, our attitude is very clear, that is, win-win, as the so-called friends come to have good wine, we are open to British friends, open and honest, but your country's attitude has disappointed us a little!"
"Mr. Liu, you have misunderstood, actually," Lord Arteskin paused, squeezing out an indescribable helplessness on his face, and then explained:
"You also know that several technologies required by your country are the core areas of a country's military industrial development, and we have to be cautious!"
"I have just made it very clear that the use of these technologies, mainly to deal with the threat from our north, the Soviet Union's 'Seven Hours of Nuclear War' exercise has been enough to prove that this country has the ability to destroy the world, which makes us have to strengthen our own armaments to deal with the growing threat from the Soviet Union, Mr. Lord, this concern, I think you and your country should be sympathetic!"
Lord Arteskin nodded, "Yes!"
"What's more, these technologies are not free to take, I said it is a win-win situation, and naturally you can't take it for nothing!"
"You mean to say"
"Xiao Lu, tell me about the specific plan!" Just when Lord Artskin was puzzled, Liu Haotian handed over the right to speak to Lu Jiadong, and Lu Jiadong answered, cleared his throat, and then began to elaborate on the specific plan for Sino-British military technical cooperation:
From the core technology of the RB211 three-rotor engine in the field of aero engines, to the introduction of 2076 active/passive bow sonar and 2050 towed array sonar in the field of underwater acoustic detection, from the manufacturing process of "Tigerfish" and "Stingray" torpedoes, to the final assembly requirements of CACS ship combat command system, from the technical application of military data communication chain, to the silent method of submarines, from the manufacture of airborne radar, to the core process of PWR1 pressurized water reactor
At first, almost all the British negotiators, including Lord Arteskin, did not look very good, because Lu Jiadong's plan almost included most of the British core military technology, but as they listened, they heard the doorway, and then began to soothe their expressions, and then nodded frequently, and finally a satisfied smile appeared
"Taking the RB211 large bypass ratio civilian engine as an example, the Chinese side can be used as an OEM factory to produce relevant core components for the British side, and the required technical equipment can be imported from the British side, so that while reducing the production cost of your country, it can also give us the opportunity to make a profit, such as fish, sonar and command system. In terms of civilian use, we can be a supplier of parts for British related enterprises, and improve the competitiveness of the British side in the international market by virtue of China's high bidding cost manufacturing costs. That's our win-win model!"
As soon as Lu Jiadong's voice fell, Liu Haotian added: "Of course, our country will also have some major national projects in recent years, such as the nuclear power plant project, and we are ready to use the form of international cooperation to build it, and if there are companies in the UK that are interested in this area, we welcome them at any time!"
Interested. Very intrigued, Lord Arteskin gave this answer without even thinking about it, to be honest. He really did not expect that the Chinese in front of him not only did not fall into the well because of Britain's embarrassment, but showed enough sincerity to let Britain obtain unimaginably huge benefits in cooperation.
Originally, China held the initiative in Argentina's anti-ship missiles, so Lord Arteskin had to throw a mouse. Now he has put down his position and adopted a win-win cooperation attitude. Not to mention Lord Arteskin, even Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will nod her head without hesitation and agree:
"Mr. Liu, Mr. Lu, I just want to say now that this trip to San Diego is indeed the most wonderful trip of my life!"
"Me too, Mr. Lord!" Liu Haotian replied with a smile.
"This is a technical model for several aero engines and hydroacoustic sonars!" said Lord Artskin, taking out a few microfilms and information from his briefcase and handing them over:
"This is our sincerity as friends!"
Liu Haotian took it. It was then handed over to Lu Jiadong, who unfolded it and confirmed that it was the technical data of the RB211 engine, the "Stingray" torpedo and the 2050 towed array sonar. nodded at Liu Haotian, and then Liu Haotian responded with a smile:
"In this case, we can't be stingy, and when the time comes, we will wait for British companies to come to China, of course, as a meeting gift, we will complete your country's requirements within two days!"
"Thank you so much, but"
"What, Mr. Lord, what else could you ask for?"
"It's not a request, it's just that, as you know, the losses of the Royal Navy this time are not small, and I may be in the publicity"
"Haha~~" Listening to Lord Arteskin's slightly embarrassed words, Liu Haotian waved his hand nonchalantly: "Chinese don't pay attention to any false name, you can publicize it at will, we don't have any limelight, then the French Exocet, the American bomb is up to you, don't talk about our C801!"
"Haha~~ Mr. Liu, you are so humorous!"
"This matter can be humorous, but when it comes to the issue of sovereignty, I am very serious!"
"Margaret Thatcher has confirmed the start of negotiations on Region X, and she herself is preparing to visit China in September, when what we have finalized today, along with the negotiations on Region X, will be fully launched in the presence of the leaders of the two countries!"
"This is the way friends should be!"
"You're right, Mr. Liu, to be honest, I hope we will always be friends with you China!"
Liu Haotian smiled and nodded: "As long as you treat each other sincerely, we will always be friends!"
"We'll always be friends!"
"September, Kita~~ Kyomi!"
"Kita~~ Kyomi!"
Saying that, Liu Haotian and Lord Artskin's two big hands clasped tightly together across the space above the conference table, and with this belated handshake, the protracted Anglo-Argentine naval battle was doomed to his irreversible end, but in the confusing fog of war, no matter whether they won or lost, there were winners who benefited from it, but decades later, when people turned over this dusty history again, they suddenly found that the last laugh was an existence that no one expected (to be continued). )
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