Chapter 70: Honest Big Man
The commander of the Navy had already received the call, not to mention how happy he was, he and Chen Hu were not only old comrades, but also fellow countrymen. People who are so old are willing to come to Beijing in person, and they must be warmly welcomed, and the commander personally stood outside the gate of the Navy Headquarters to greet the old man.
The commander of the navy is a senior admiral, and he is willing to go out to greet him in person, which is a face-saving thing.
As soon as they met, the two old men first renewed their relationship, and then Chen Hu pulled Zhong Siyang in front of him and introduced: "This is the offspring of my small factory, and young people will be difficult to manage when they grow up." He had recently been out of the country, and he didn't buy a gift, so he hurried home with only a message, saying that it was very important military information, and that it must be dictated to you, the commander of the navy, in person. ”
"Lao Chen! You are making a fool of yourself, your military factory is now replacing a lot of advanced equipment with shotguns, and the largest and most advanced military factory in the country is your home. Especially the advanced CNC machine tools, I heard that it can already manufacture the most advanced submarine propellers, and even the Japanese have come to order products from you. The commander looked at Chen Hu, who was on crutches, but his eyes were still brave, and said enviously.
"Wherever you go, it's the young people in the factory who are tossing. What do we have to do with the navy, but there is a requirement that our Jiangnan plant will fully assist. "Chen Hu is a good-looking man, and the admiral personally complimented himself, and the old man was inevitably a little complacent.
"What's the name of the lad, do you have a message to tell me? Just say what you have! I'm listening. The naval commander glanced at Zhong Siyang and said directly.
"Report to the commander, my name is Zhong Siyang, my message can only be said to you alone, and it is impossible to be present with outsiders!" Zhong Siyang shook his head and quickly closed his mouth.
Chen Hu immediately slapped the big man's ass with a cane and scolded: "In your eyes, I have become an outsider, haven't I!" ”
"Director, it's not that I don't want to say it, it's Director Chen who told me that this matter is very important, and even if half a word is leaked, many people will die." Zhong Siyang touched his buttocks and said aggrievedly.
"Hahaha, since the little comrade wants to tell me alone, then follow me to the company!" The commander of the Navy was open-minded and led the way directly from the front.
After going upstairs, the commander and Zhong Siyang entered the office together, and the old man Chen Hu said goodbye to the two and went to find an old friend who he hadn't seen for more than ten years.
Chen Hu felt that this might be the last time he came to Beijing, and he wanted to reunite with his old friends.
"Little comrade sit, if you have anything to say, you can rest assured, it's safe to talk here." The commander took a pack of cigarettes from his desk, then pointed to the sofa next to him, and motioned for Zhong Siyang to sit down and chat with him.
Zhong Siyang has an honest personality, but he is not stupid, he is not arrogant enough to dare to sit with the commander of the navy, he first looked around the entire office, and after confirming that what he said would not be heard, he stood and said respectfully: "Report to the commander, our director is concerned about naval construction, and he went abroad a few days ago to get a submarine and wants to hand it over to the navy." ”
"The director you are talking about is Lao Chen's grandson, the one Chen Xu who just came back from the Soviet Union! I've been hearing about him a lot lately. Two days ago, he got a large number of advanced battlefield radars and sent them to the front line, which really helped our army a lot. I heard that with that radar, there is no need to send scouts, and the military deployment of Vietnam on the opposite side is all clear, and even a few people hidden in the bunker can be directly scanned, and the target is clearly fixed with artillery. The commander of the Navy happily lit a cigarette for himself and said with a smile.
"Report chief, those radar directors bought it for 150 million dollars, of course the expensive things are easy to use." Zhong Siyang was a witness to the transaction, and said a little triumphantly.
"One hundred and fifty million! Or in dollars...... The ships of our navy are not worth that much. "The commander of the navy trembled, not that the commander of the navy had never seen this amount of funds, but that the navy has a big business and people eat horses, and it is difficult to come up with more than a billion yuan to purchase new equipment at one time.
Zhong Siyang nodded and said indifferently: "Chief, please rest assured, the director has made long-term plans for the navy, and he told me that it won't be long before we can even use aircraft carriers." ”
"This is a big talk, we will not build aircraft carriers, and no country will sell them if we buy them. Besides, we can't afford it, where did you get this aircraft carrier from? The commander of the navy shook his head, seeing that Zhong Siyang was very sensitive to the smell of smoke by snorting hard, he hurriedly snuffed out the half-burned cigarette in the ashtray, picked up the teapot and drank two sips of tea.
"The director never talks big, he told me that as long as this submarine can return to China smoothly, let alone an aircraft carrier, it is not impossible to put together an aircraft carrier fleet with a few frigates and hundreds of fighters, of course, this will cost a lot of extra money." Zhong Siyang repeated what Chen Xu had said, and Chen Xu told him this on the dock a few days ago.
"What kind of submarine did that kid get? In these years, all the old submarines that can be bought on the international black market are from the Second World War era, which does not have much effect on our country. In the thinking of the naval commander, Chen Xu got a submarine, which could only be purchased on the black market, and there was no other possibility.
Zhong Siyang shook his head vigorously and explained: "No, the big black fish brought back by the director is the latest type, and the submarine has only been in service for a few months, and it is completely new. ”
"The latest submarine...... Could it be a German-made U209-class submarine! That can be extremely expensive weapons, a submarine including after-sales service, and supporting repair equipment, the price is a full 400 million US dollars, it is too expensive, we can only look at the boat and sigh. ”
The naval commander sighed in disappointment, and then continued: "I know that Chen Xu's kid has great ability, and he will bring back some good things for the country at every turn, but I didn't expect that it would be our navy's turn this time." ”
"209 submarines? The Director did get one of these submarines, but according to his plan, he was going to sink it in the Atlantic! Zhong Siyang blinked his eyes and said without any scheming.
"What do you say...... Chen Xu's kid really got a 209 submarine? Also ready to sink it! You give the explanation and explain the reason. "The commander of the navy is old and serious, and he is a figure who does not change color when Mount Tai collapses, and he is not surprised because Chen Xu wants to sink the submarine.
"Report chief, I need you to give a guarantee first!" Zhong Siyang's face was solemn and he said seriously.
"What guarantees do you want?" The Commander of the Navy once again raised his teacup.
"The director hopes that after he brings the submarine back to China, he will get the support of the Navy in some work problems in the future." Zhong Siyang finally said the core issue of today's meeting.
Chen Xu is not a saint, and he can't do everything selflessly. Even if it was the battlefield reconnaissance radar, he asked Allen to transport it to Xiangping City first, and let the Huxiang Military Region where his father was located control the right to use this batch of thunderbolts, and then transferred it to the front line. For the front-line officers and soldiers, the use of this batch of radars is equivalent to owing his father a favor, and if Chen Xu has anything to do in the future, this kind of favor can make it easy for him to get things done.
In the same way, it is impossible for Chen Xu to give a nuclear submarine to the Navy for nothing! If they want to get a nuclear submarine, they won't be able to cut the flesh, but they owe favors.
And it makes more sense to let a general make a verbal promise.
"He also talked to me about business, but there is no free lunch in the world, as long as he can really drive the submarine back, I can accept this promise!" The commander of the Navy was a man of understanding and immediately gave assurances.
"My director helped the Navy get an Alpha-class attack submarine of the Soviet Navy, and by the way, he also captured a few sailors on the boat, and killed the rest." After receiving an accurate answer, Zhong Siyang was very calm and said this matter very indifferently.
The commander of the Navy happened to be drinking tea in the tea jar, and after hearing this, he was instantly stimulated. A mouthful of tea stalked in my throat, and I only felt suffocated......