Pang Jindong asked: "Aren't we also learning things from country M now?"

Cheng Hechu shook his head: "But it's not comprehensive, it's only limited to some trivial things." And this warship is a strategic offensive weapon, and the possession of it means a fundamental change in strategic thinking!"

Pang Jindong nodded: "Mr. Cheng thinks that with these drawings and materials, can a DDX be built?"

Cheng Hechu put the disc back in his notebook and began to look at it carefully. After a few moments, he replied, "There are not all the details of DDX here, only some of them are detailed, and the other part is just a technical summary." I'm guessing that the research institute where you worked was probably responsible for some of the design. ”

"Yes!" Pang Jindong nodded and asked again, "Can you make it?"

"These materials can help us improve the technology of our warships, but if we want to copy an identical DDX, we still can't do it!"

Pang Jindong sighed and didn't say anything, although his expression still seemed calm, he still faintly revealed a little disappointment.

Cheng Hechu was relieved: "As soon as the DDX came out of the cage, I have been paying attention to it, although I can't get such detailed information, I still have a certain understanding of the design requirements of the military of country M." This project is currently in the development stage, and even if it can have a full set of materials, it will not be possible to build a battleship that fully achieves the design purpose, because many of the technologies involved are experimental in nature, and even the people of country M cannot say whether they can succeed. Cheng Hechu kept his eyes on the information, and slowly continued: "With the current drawings, it is possible to imitate one, but the performance is only six percent at most." ”

Hearing Cheng Hechu's last words, Pang Jindong suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and hurriedly asked, "What about the cost?"

"The cost of manpower and raw materials in our country is very low, generally speaking, to manufacture a weapon with the same performance, the cost of our country and country M can be measured by one to one, that is, what country M does with one dollar, we only need to use one yuan. However, many of the technologies and components involved in this warship cannot be built in our country, and can only be purchased abroad, so the cost may be higher. Country M estimates that the cost of the first ship may reach $3 billion, and I estimate that we only need 30 to 40 percent to build it, and if the control is good, 25 percent is not impossible. ”

"Such a cost-effective ......" Pang Jindong frowned slightly, and sighed: "In this way, although our country's weapons are inferior to country M in terms of performance and technical level, the cost performance is far superior to theirs!"

"Of course, otherwise what else will we use to fight the threat of the devils of country M?!"

"As far as I know, it is not easy to imitate a weapon, even if you have mastered all the skills of others, but if the level of industrial base, equipment, and technical personnel does not meet the requirements, it is useless. There have been failures in the past, do you think we can support the construction of this warship now?"

"I know what the failure case you are talking about!" Cheng Hechu smiled and said confidently: "But don't forget it, no one is not amazed by our development speed, what you couldn't do last year, you can do it this year." It's just that this warship is too advanced, and it is only a conceptual weapon in country M, not an active weapon! So, although there is no problem in general, some key things still need to be imported!"

"But the West has imposed a technological blockade on us!"

"The blockade is not only today, it was blocked half a century ago, and as a result, our satellites have also been launched into the sky, and the atomic bomb has also been built! The blockade ......" Cheng Hechu snorted lightly and said disdainfully: "The more we are blocked, the more backbone we have!"

Although Pang Jindong admired Cheng He's initial expression of this kind of integrity, he didn't pay attention to it, because Pang Jindong was more concerned about solving practical problems: "You just said imports, but how can you break through the blockade?"

Cheng Hechu said on the matter: "If you just want to imitate this warship, if it was in the past, this kind of blockade would indeed give us a headache. But this is not the case now, because in the face of the rising cost of weapons development, today's countries are vigorously emphasizing the application of dual-use technology to reduce costs when conducting research and development, and DDX is a representative work of this idea. ”

Pang Jindong suddenly realized: "In other words, those key technologies that need to be imported can be disguised as civilian supplies to get their hands on!"

Cheng Hechu said noncommittally: "The blockade itself is not impossible to break through ......"

Pang Jindong understood that Cheng Hechu couldn't say something too clearly, so he just nodded knowingly and didn't continue to ask.

Cheng He sighed at the beginning: "It's a pity, it's not the right time for such a good thing to appear......"

Pang Jindong smiled indifferently: "I made it myself!"

This sentence stunned Jin Lingling and Cheng Hechu, and they almost asked in unison, "What did you say?"

"If I can spend billions of dollars to buy a bankrupt financial institution, can't I spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build a warship?"

"But ......." Pang Jindong's reason was very cunning and scoundrel, which made Jin Lingling speechless for a while. After blinking her eyes a few times, she asked strangely, "But what's the use of you asking for a warship?"

"Rich people like to play cruises, but I already have them, and now I want to play warships again, can't I?"

"Yes...... It's okay to ......" Jin Lingling smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "You play, be careful not to!"

"You can not think that I am playing, but that I am contributing to the country!" Pang Jindong said, and asked Cheng Hechu instead: "How should I start?"

Cheng Hechu frowned, and asked uneasily: "...... you Is it true?"

Pang Jindong did not answer this question immediately, but was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "As early as hundreds of years ago, Zheng He said something like this: 'Wealth comes from the sea, and danger also comes from the sea. If a foreign power invades from the sea, China will be in danger. But what did we do after that? After hundreds of years of seclusion and seclusion, Zheng He's giant ships, which were nearly 100 years ahead of the world at that time, were later built by no one else, and then they were far surpassed by other countries. When the door of the country was knocked open by the Western powers with strong ships and cannons, and the island country also issued a clamor of 'opening up thousands of miles of waves, spreading the country's prestige in all directions', we hurriedly spent a huge amount of money to order a few ironclad ships from the west, and as a result, the Yellow Sea was completely annihilated......" After a pause, Pang Jindong sighed: "Looking at the M country that dominates the world today, it relies on a powerful and incomparable navy. If our ancestors had realized this problem earlier, how could there be a history of humiliation for the next hundred years......"

Cheng Hechu waved his hand and interrupted Pang Jindong: "I know these histories, and now we are different......

Pang Jindong also interrupted Cheng Hechu's words: "Since it is different, we should make changes!"

"But you're just a human being......"

"I can do as much as I can alone, and if I succeed, it will be a great achievement, and if I fail, I will only lose some money!"

"Okay!" Cheng Hechu's gaze returned to the notebook and analyzed: "But even with these materials, theoretical research and implementation must be carried out before imitation, and some theoretical problems must be solved." ”

"I can set up a research center in the name of the Imperial Holding Group, the funding is not a problem, the equipment can be bought with money, but the researchers are ......."

Cheng Hechu understood what Pang Jindong meant, and promised: "I can recommend some supervisors and graduate students to conduct research in the name of internship with you." If you're looking to hire permanent employees, I can also recommend some recent graduates. ”

"I only have two requirements, the first is to have real talent, and the second is to be reliable!"

"No problem! But ......" Cheng Hechu's gaze fell on Pang Jindong's face, and said slowly: "You can conduct theoretical research in China, and large-scale practical and commissioning can also be done, but the construction of the entire warship is probably going to move abroad, do you have a suitable location?"

Pang Jindong was improvised, and he didn't have a comprehensive plan in advance, so he didn't think about the location at all.

I don't know why, after Cheng Hechu raised this question, Pang Jindong replied with two words without thinking about it: "MD!"

"MD......" If Pang Jindong was surprised that he said this answer without thinking, then what surprised Pang Jindong even more was Cheng Hechu's attitude: "This place is good!"

Pang Jindong asked strangely: "What are the advantages here?"

"You proposed this place!" Cheng Hechu shook his head in confusion and further explained: "MD has a good relationship with our country and is within the combat capability of our navy and air force. A few years ago, we also helped the MD government build a military port in Bo Sang, which has a throughput capacity that exceeds the MD Navy's active vessels, and the purpose behind it is self-evident. And as an investor, I went there to build a shipyard, and the local government also supported it, but is this investment ......?"

Pang Jindong said categorically: "The last thing I care about now is money!"

"Okay!" Cheng Hechu glanced at Jin Lingling meaningfully, and then said: "If you really go to MD, you can take care of it at the local political level!"

Jin Lingling pursed her lips uncomfortably, turned her head sideways and didn't look at the two.

The road has to be taken step by step, Pang Jindong and Cheng Hechu finalized the specific details of the establishment of the research center, and then quickly rushed to the group headquarters, focusing on preparing for the establishment of the research center.

Pang Jindong was very anxious to put the plan into practice, but he knew very well in his heart that although it was only a warship, the cost of the construction of the entire related supporting projects and facilities, and the employment of technicians and workers was more than hundreds of millions of dollars, and it would not be possible to see results in a few years.

And all this work, without taking into account the political troubles.

Pang Jindong is the kind of person who does not regret what he does, and he regrets not doing it, and since he has already decided, he will never back down.

Pang Jindong even considered that after the completion of the warship, even if the country did not accept it, it could still be assigned to the Blood Lion Legion.

The factories built for this purpose could be converted to the production of civilian ships, which became an opportunity for the Imperial Group to enter the industrial field.

By the time Pang Jindong returned home, it was already night.

Pang Jindong's biggest wish at this time was to have a full meal, and then go to bed immediately to relieve the fatigue of the day, but as soon as he entered the house, Pang Jindong found something unusual.

"One, two, three, four...... Five...... Why is there one more person?" Pang Jindong counted, scratched his head, looked at them one by one, and immediately asked in surprise: "Lu Jing, why are you there?"

Lin Peiwen doesn't regard herself as an outsider at all, Lu Jing also treats this place as her own home, when Pang Jindong came back, she was lying on the sofa watching TV, and the remote control at hand kept changing the channel.

Tang Yun was lying on another set of sofas to get her nails trimmed, while Lin Peiwen was sitting not far from Lu Jing, watching angrily as her rights were trampled on by others, but she was helpless. Masaharu Kazama and Kazuka Nagano play games in front of the fireplace, often peeking at the other three girls.

Usually when there were only four girls, Tang Chuanjiang already felt very awkward, and at this time, there was one more Lu Jing, which made him even more overwhelmed.

Seeing Pang Jindong come back, Tang Chuanjiang was like seeing a savior, and immediately slipped behind Pang Jindong.

Lu Jing threw the remote control aside, raised her eyes to look at Pang Jindong, and asked coldly, "Are you back?"

When Pang Jindong heard this, he felt as if he was really a guest at Lu Jing's house, and because he brought too many people at the same time, the host felt very unhappy.

However, Lu Jing's words sounded different to the other girls, Tang Yun and Lin Peiwen felt that she looked like the hostess here, and Masaharu Kazama and Nagano Kazuka were keenly aware that it seemed that a storm was about to break out.

"Yes...... Oh, yes...... It's back!" Pang Jindong unconsciously looked at the ceiling, as if trying to find out how many particles of dust there were on it.

"You go back to China, why don't you sue me?" So far, Lu Jing is still speaking patiently, although the tone is cold, it can still be reluctantly acceptable.

But Pang Jindong knew that her patience was about to run out.

Pang Jindong smiled embarrassedly: "Because...... I'm going to leave soon......"

"Where to go?"

“MD！”

"Then you're leaving!" Lu Jing's voice began to rise, and at the same time put on a questioning posture: "Why don't you leave? If I'm not mistaken, it should be a few days before you come back!"

"Because the last few days have been too busy, the group is now expanding too fast, and a lot of things are rushed to deal with, and they are all very urgent. Nevertheless, I could not delay any longer, and I was about to leave for the opening ceremony of the New Century Bank. ”

"Yes, but I'm afraid you're busy with other things besides the group, right?"

Pang Jindong forced out a smile and tried to make himself look relaxed: "I...... What are you busy with?"