Chapter 213: A Request from Pakistan
Not long after Tan Bin put down the phone, the door of his office was pushed open, and a thin man was wearing a brand-new 65-style military uniform, with a bright red collar badge that looked particularly dazzling against the background of his dark face, a pair of Danfeng eyes under the sword eyebrows showed a resolute and resolute light, and his short gray hair stood upright, like rows of dense small steel needles embedded in his scalp, which complemented his pine-like upright posture!
"I said you are Liu Haotian, Liu Dada'er, I haven't seen you so energetic for so many years!" The person who walked into Tan Bin's office was none other than Liu Haotian, director of the Military Quality Inspection Department of the Guixi Provincial Department of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, but Liu Haotian seemed to be very familiar with Tan Bin, and he didn't have much restraint after coming in, so he sat down directly on the sofa next to him:
"It's like you Tan Cannon knew me on the first day, since the day I joined the army, when have I lost my energy?"
Listening to Liu Haotian's words, Tan Bin did not get angry, but smiled with the joy of seeing old friends for many years, handed Liu Haotian the teacup full of water, and sat next to him and continued to smile and say:
"The last time I took down the intelligence network of the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence of the Soviet Union, it was indeed a good job!"
Liu Haotian took the tea handed over by Tan Bin, a hearty smile appeared on his dark face, and the tone of his speech became sonorous and powerful: "Anyway, it's still the old chief's sentence, friends come and have good wine, if the jackal comes, we will pick up a shotgun and beat him, not to mention the Soviets, even if the Americans and the British dare to spread wild on China's land, we will beat him back mercilessly!"
"That's how it should be!" As soon as Liu Haotian's voice fell, Tan Bin responded without hesitation, and then looked Liu Haotian sitting opposite him up and down:
"Anyway, it's better to see you put on a military uniform that is more pleasing to the eye, how about returning to the headquarters to get used to it?"
"Adapt!" Liu Haotian took a sip of tea, then put it on the coffee table, and his face showed a trace of puzzlement: "I understand that I was transferred back to the headquarters, but why did you transfer Li Ming to the Naval Research Institute? In addition, Yang Limin of the Wanshan Factory returned to the Southwest Aviation Institute, and Hu Qinghua continued to develop portable bazookas in the G Military Region.
listened to Liu Haotian's words. [ads:This site has a new URL,Shorthand method:,.] Tan Bin explained with a smile: "Li Ming was originally an expert in acoustics and ships, and he was also in the Guixi Provincial Department for training, and now it is normal to return to the Naval Research Institute, Yang Limin." Oh no, it should be called Yang Hongyi, and Hu Qinghua is also in the field they are familiar with!"
As he spoke, Tan Bin's tone became serious: "Besides, the development of the military industry is a game of chess in the whole country. can't be limited to the gains and losses of one province and one place, I said Lao Liu, after so many years, your thinking of protecting calves really has to be changed!"
As soon as Tan Bin's words fell, Liu Haotian seemed to know Tan Bin again, and re-examined the slightly chubby and burly old comrade-in-arms in front of him:
"Huh, I said Lao Tan, after staying at the headquarters for the past few years, how do you think you have a tendency to develop into political work cadres!" After speaking, Liu Haotian's words paused slightly. A meaningful smile appeared on his face, and he continued half-jokingly:
"We still don't have a political commissar in the Second Department of the General Staff, otherwise I'll talk to the old chief and transfer you over!"
As soon as Liu Haotian's words were finished, Tan Bin nodded Liu Haotian with a smile with his hand: "Look at it, look at it, no wonder the old chief wants to transfer you, Liu Daring, back, that sentence is really right."
Before Tan Bin could finish speaking, Liu Haotian opened his eyes wide and asked curiously, "What words?"
"What words?" Tan Bin glanced at Liu Haotian. He took a mysterious breath on his face, then exhaled softly and continued: "Say you, after so many years of performing tasks outside, people have become wild!"
"Isn't it the same with your old Tan. Over the years, I've gotten bolder and bolder!"
When Tan Bin first heard Liu Haotian's words, he didn't feel anything, but then he felt that something was wrong, there seemed to be something in the words, looking at the slightly meaningful smile on Liu Haotian's dark face, Tan Bin's eyes suddenly lit up. Then leaned towards Liu Haotian:
"How's that? What did the old chief say about Pakistan's request?"
People who can do the position of the head of the General Staff Armament Department naturally have stronger political comprehension and awareness than ordinary people, and Tan Bin also knows that the main task of Liu Haotian's transfer back to the headquarters this time is to reintegrate the external liaison department of the General Staff Department, and the most important one is to divide arms sales from the General Staff Armament Department so that the high-level can directly control and unify management, and the request issued by Pakistan happens to be under the jurisdiction of Liu Haotian, because of this, Liu Haotian did not feel particularly strange about Tan Bin's question, if he couldn't ask, it would be hell:
"To be honest, the old chief agrees with you in principle, but there are still differences in this opinion within the high-level!" As he spoke, Liu Haotian took out two cigarettes, handed one to Tan Bin, then lit it himself, took a puff and continued:
"The most important thing is the relationship between Pakistan and us, it has been our donor since the 60s, and now that the Soviet army has invaded Afghanistan, the front has approached the Pakistani border, as long as the Soviet armored forces are full of power, they can reach the Indian Ocean.
In addition, India, the traditional old enemy, is also an ally of the Soviet Union, which means that Pakistan is in a dangerous situation of being attacked from the belly and back, and in such a sinister situation, the Pakistani government is like sitting on pins and needles, and it is precisely because of this that Pakistan has spared no effort to support the anti-Soviet guerrillas in Afghanistan.
It is precisely for this reason that even if Pakistan does not make a request for weapons and equipment, our country cannot sit idly by, after all, we cannot let our good partners and good neighbors suffer the threat of hegemonism, and we will certainly provide assistance to the best of our ability to fully support Pakistan's struggle against the Soviet Union!"
"It's not that we can't get help if it's help, it's just"
Tan Bin's words were not finished, but Liu Haotian understood and knew his worries very well, in fact, not only Tan Bin, but also in the General Staff Department, the Military Commission, the State Council, and high-level officials, there are many people who have the same idea as Tan Bin, and the starting point of such an idea stems from several arms transactions completed by the Eighth Foreign Liaison Office of the General Staff Department.
These transactions not only obtained the machinery and equipment and electronic chips that were urgently needed in the country, but also earned back millions of foreign exchange, at a time when the country's foreign exchange was very scarce, and the words "export foreign exchange" appeared in almost all official media, newspapers and magazines, and it can be said that every cent of foreign exchange was very valuable.
This is especially true for the army, which is already insufficient in military spending, and this millions of foreign exchange can be described as a timely rain for the country and the army, and many key projects and projects of the country and the army have been continued and developed because of the injection of millions of foreign exchange!
More importantly, these successful arms deals are like opening a skylight in the minds of the army and the top leaders, and these battle-hardened veteran generals and leaders did not expect that these guns and ammunition could make money in addition to fighting, and they also made a lot of money, which is tantamount to planting a seed of ignorance in the hearts of these old leaders who have come all the way from the bottom and are eager to get rid of poverty and backwardness, and this seed will soon take root in their hearts. Sprout and grow into a lush towering tree, so that they will not forget the sweetness and benefits of arms sales!
If a few years ago, Pakistan only had to make a similar request, it is estimated that the high-level leaders would have been very quick to approve and unconditionally provide free assistance, but now it is different, and the military and high-level leaders, who are already well aware of the benefits of selling weapons and equipment, have to re-examine this application, and some high-level leaders have even proposed to sell these weapons and equipment at international market prices.
However, this viewpoint has also been opposed by many people, and their starting point is not wrong; after all, Pakistan is China's neighbor, and it has a very strong traditional friendship, and they are threatened, and China is also cold-lipped, and supporting Pakistan to immediately contain the Soviet Union can alleviate India's threat to the Tibetan border, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, and it is precisely because of this that this matter is no longer a question of money or not, but a matter of national strategic interests, so this part of the people advocate providing free assistance in accordance with the past policies and practices towards Pakistan!
Since Pakistan's request was sent, the views of the two factions have been at loggerheads, and logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with either faction, but the starting point of looking at the problem is different, and the most important thing is to find a practical balance of interests, a balance point of international morality and commercial interests!
For this point, both Tan Bin and Liu Haotian's psychology is very clear, and judging from Liu Haotian's meaningful smile, he estimates that he knows more, and Tan Bin is already an anxious person, how can he not know that he has received the exact news from the old chief when he sees Liu Haotian's appearance, so his face sank, and he pretended to be angry and said:
"Lao Liu, how did you learn so deeply on the hidden front, what can't you say in one breath?"
Listening to Tan Bin's words, Liu Haotian's smile couldn't help but be a little better, and then snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand in the ashtray:
"Actually, it's nothing, it's just a sixteen-character policy: deepen friendship, do what we can, mutual benefit and win-win, and innovate relationships!"
When Tan Bin heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes let out bursts of light, and a bright smile bloomed on his depressed face again (to be continued. )