Li Lu wanted a tomcat, he wanted it so much, he couldn't think about it. It was a heavy fighter that was very suitable for the actual use of the Chinese people, and it had a strong land-to-sea attack capability. The most important thing is that with this fighter, the birds of the future aircraft carrier will be landed.

It's simply a land-based and sea-based universal artifact.

But I can only think about it, in today's Huaxia Navy, the displacement of the largest warship does not exceed 3,000 tons, and if the Huaxia Air Force has a large number of six masters. And the troops, there is simply no money to buy even one.

In a word, there are no conditions for having cats nowadays!

Asking for variable swept wing technology is the minimum requirement put forward by Li Lu after careful consideration and integration of various factors. If you want too much or key technology, Grumman can't give it to you, but it doesn't make much sense to ask for something else.

Don't want the full set of techniques, even if it's too much money.

In fact, there is a tacit understanding between Li Lu and Wade that Wade does not know. Li Lu knows very well that the reason why Grumman Company made this decision is most likely because the negotiations with Huaxia collapsed! Grumman is interested in selling Tomcats to Huaxia! However, Huaxia simply did not have the money to buy it. This negotiation will last for almost two years, and the final agreement reached is based on the improvement of the eighth master, which is the so-called eighth master M.

Under such circumstances, Grumman must have known about the trading relationship between Red Star Defense and Iran's Puda and Iraq's Dharam, so its eyes fell on Li Lu, a young man sitting in a key position.

So with Wade's conversation, Wade must know the whole story.

He did not mention the negotiations between Grumman and Huaxia on the introduction of Tomcats, and Li Lu naturally did not pierce this layer of window paper.

Variable swept wing technology is Grumman's forte. General Dynamics' F-111 tactical bomber, the world's first combat-ready variable-sweep wing tactical bomber, was popular with the U.S. Air Force, despite its poor reviews by the U.S. Navy. As a long-term supplier of carrier-based aircraft to the U.S. Navy, Grumman has used variable sweep wing technology on the smaller panda, reflecting the company's development and application of this technology, which has surpassed General Dynamics, the first to eat crabs.

Li Lu does not believe that variable swept wing technology is not the mainstream wing technology, especially as a carrier-based aircraft and as a strategic and tactical bomber design, variable swept wing technology has at least 50 years of room for development. Folding wings also have the problem of affected payload, while variable swept wings are considered to be unstable. These, during the Tomcat's service, turned out not to be the main reason.

It is often criticized for the problem of its own weight, the complex structure of the variable sweep wing, which makes it difficult to control the weight of the fighter itself, and the fighting performance of the Tomcat cannot be compared with the F-15 "Hawk" series of heavy air superiority fighters of the US Air Force when using engines with the same thrust.

However, that was limited by the technology of the seventies, and the Tomcat was developed in the late sixties. In the 21st century, the rapid development of technology will solve the current problems well.

All aspects are considered, the variable sweep wing technology is one of the technologies that the Chinese National Defense Forces urgently need to be well stocked up on and can be put to use in a short period of time.

In another time and space, the biggest motivation for the disappearance of Tomcats was the collapse of the Soviet Union, not some technical reason, which may have something to do with the competition between American arms dealers, but not the main one. Tomcats were simply born for the Cold War, to deal with Soviet long-range bombers.

At this moment, what Li Lu needs to consider is whether to sell to Iran or Iraq. Iran has already armed eighty Tomcats, which were purchased by the Pahlavi government at that time. The twenty-four aircraft in Grumman's inventory were also ordered at that time, but unfortunately the Pahlavi dynasty was overturned, and the US government immediately stopped deliveries.

Selling to Iraq seemed to be the best option and would have fewer obstacles, but Li Lu quickly made the decision to sell to the Iranian company Puda. It's not because they have experience in using tomcats and are using them, but because Li Lu clearly knows that Comrade Lao Sa won't live long, and it is impossible to put the treasure on him.

Right now, Li Lu is waiting for Wade's feedback, Grumman agrees to the basic conditions, then everyone is happy and happy to cooperate, if he doesn't agree, then there is no such thing. Li Lu is not eager to engage in Tomcats, given the good relationship with the Iranian Puda Company, it is not difficult for him to contact Tomcats and even get a few from Iran to come back for research.

There is no feedback from Lloyd's side, which is not a bad thing, indicating that MBB attaches great importance to it, so it is necessary to hold a cautious meeting and then meet carefully to study the feasibility.

The next day, it was Min Qun who came.

Sitting down, Min Qun said a little impatiently, "Comrade Li Lu, after research, we can come forward to help your company obtain an insurance license." However, there is a very important issue that needs to be addressed again. ”

Li Lu was secretly overjoyed and asked, "Secretary Min, is it a nationwide license?" ”

"Of course, the first company in the country to engage in the auto insurance business, the city is very supportive." Min Qun said, "You have to set up a separate insurance company, and you have to have Hong Kong capital. ”

"I understand, it's not difficult." Li Lu nodded.

Hongxing Factory has a subsidiary in Hong Kong, and it is a common operation method to acquire a local related company to engage in it. Li Lu will not let Fenyuan Company come forward, the insurance license, a mountain of gold that is digging more and more, must be firmly controlled in his own hands.

Min Qun took a sip of tea and said, "The main problem is that the district hopes that you can launch two projects at the same time, the automobile market and the automobile factory." Of course, the district also knows that this is difficult, but the district can coordinate with the Shanghai Automobile Factory to provide support within its capacity to help set up the automobile factory. ”

There are not a few automobile factories in the country, but there are only two or three large-scale cars that can be counted, and the Changchun factory, Shanghai factory, and Beijing factory are barely one, and they are gone. After Min Qun learned about it, he knew that Li Lu's Red Star Factory could actually produce so many luxury cars, even if it was assembled with imported parts!

It is a great thing for Pujiang District to have such a high-value automobile factory settle down, and it can make Pujiang District a heavyweight investment project in a well-known area in the country!

Such a project, not to mention in Shanghai, even if you look at the whole country, it is the first one. Tens of millions of dollars of investment, that is a big project that the country will attach great importance to!

Not to mention anything else, if Min Qun pulls this project over by himself, he will be the district head in three years, or even earlier, and it will definitely not be difficult to jump the rank for promotion.

Therefore, Min Qun stared at Li Lu, hoping to get a positive answer. Applying for an insurance license is not difficult compared to 30 years later, but it must have the support and endorsement of the government, otherwise everything is empty talk. You know, this is a new attempt to issue this kind of license to private companies.

Pujiang District's proposal of this condition is not a harsh condition for Li Lu. Even if Pujiang District doesn't look for him, he will invest here sooner or later, and if he invests now, as long as there is no problem of wrong direction, it is a stable and profitable business.

What Li Lu lacks most is the right sense of direction.

Who knows, Li Lu was thinking about these miscellaneous things, but Min Qun thought that he was hesitating, and he was a little anxious at the moment. This is a big fish, and it is resolutely not allowed to be let go, this is a dead order from the superiors.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Comrade Li Lu, if you still have any requirements, just say that if you can meet them, we will definitely meet them, and we will do our best to meet them." ”

Suddenly stunned, Li Lu came back to his senses, and a map of the jurisdiction of Pujiang District appeared in his mind, and subconsciously said, "This section of land from the river to the mouth of the sea, can you sell me some?" Foreign trade is one of my main businesses, and if you are close to the river, it is much easier to transport. ”

Min Qun was absolutely taken aback, and he subconsciously said, "That's all? ”

"Ah, that's all." Li Lu felt strange, this should be quite a difficult thing.

Min Qun patted his thigh, looked left and right, and saw a Shanghai traffic area on the wall, got up and walked over, didn't ask, took it off directly, spread it on the coffee table, pointed to the jurisdiction of Pujiang District, and said to Li Lu arrogantly, "Comrade Li Lu, you choose a place, as long as the district can call the shots, there is no problem at all!" ”

"This ......"

Li Lu was shocked by this big deal.

Somewhat embarrassed, he stretched out his hand, and his fingers drew a line of almost five kilometers on the west bank of the Pujiang River, and said, "This area...... Do you think it's okay? ”

Min Qun looked at it and said with a smile, "Comrade Li Lu, there is not much of a problem with this, they are all tidal flats, there are a few villages, oh, and there are a few ship repair yards that are not very efficient. I'll go back and ask the leader as soon as I go. You, what other requirements do you have? If the leader says it, you can mention it, put it forward, discuss it, and the district will do its best to help with all your heart. ”

"It's so polite in the district."

Li Lu's face is still very thick after all, when does he want to have a face, don't want it in vain, don't want it in vain, of course he doesn't dare to ask for it in vain.

Looking at the map, he carefully calculated, thinking that he should take this opportunity to enter Pujiang District, a hot land for future investment, from capital in an embarrassing and polite manner.

The five-kilometer coastline may be as deep as one kilometer, and in such a large area, Min Qun is just the secretary of the district head, and the deputy director is at the level of the director, and he agrees to it, indicating that he has instructions from the superior leaders.

Looking at the short island at the mouth of the sea, Li Lu couldn't help but swallow his saliva. It's definitely a good place for shipbuilding, even if there is already an old shipyard in there, Li Lu has a soft spot for it.

"Short Xingdao is more suitable for shipbuilding, and our Red Star Factory also has plans to get involved in shipbuilding......