The next day, under a large number of media reports, the high-level dialogue between India and Somalia was officially held in the banquet room of the Victoria Palace.

The Victoria Palace, which was originally used as the Viceroy of British colonial India, has been the official residence of the Supreme Leader since India's independence, and some peripheral parks are opened for visitors to enjoy every January.

Today, the Victoria Palace, which has been renamed the Presidential Palace, is the most iconic building of the Government of India and the main venue for Indian heads of state to meet with heads of state, representing the entire country of India.

Arranging a meeting here is not an exceptional treatment, nor is it condescending, and the procedures taken are very normal.

The specific itinerary of the talks was divided into two parts, the first of which was to summarize international issues and prospects for cooperation between the two countries and exchange views.

This part is open to the public, and both sides are almost actually reading the lines, Li Lan is no exception, the staff have prepared a statement for him, and he only needs to read it. This speech is, first of all, a guarantee that the Führer does not say the wrong thing and does not leave anything out, and there are strict procedural restrictions.

This kind of reading of the manuscript needs to last for nearly two hours to listen to the other side's position on international issues, and also provide a good reference for the second phase of the formal meeting.

After going through this fixed procedure, the half-hour break was over, and Li Lan was invited to the presidential room, where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Mukherjee were already waiting.

After a period of hypocritical politeness, the two sides began to sit down, and then all the secretaries and translators took the initiative to leave the place. Soon only Mitty and Mukherjee were left in the entire meeting room.

In the circular single-seater sofa layout, Li Lan sat opposite the two of them, the three of them looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes, and the love seemed to be still brewing, and no one spoke.

Li Lan can't say how he feels about the two people in front of him, the two figures in front of him, who represent the highest power in India, invited him to come over, but both of them are hardliners against China, and Modi also has an extreme hatred of Muslims. Racist ideas are extreme.

And he is a Chinese. He was also the head of a Muslim country, and in front of these two people, there were some things he really didn't know how to say.

The same goes for Modi and Mukherjee, who have planned everything to say. But such a quiet atmosphere. I couldn't find the entry point for a while.

After up to two minutes of eye contact. Li Lan suddenly curled the corners of her mouth, glanced at the huge living room, and said, "The silence is here." The two of them invited me to India, but I am afraid that they did not come here to be silent. Now it's just the three of us here, and we can say anything without any worries, and we don't need to beat around the bush, let alone hesitate. ”

Li Lan is not in the mood to spend time here, his schedule is relatively tight, and he will leave for the next stop in the afternoon.

"President Li is really a capable talent, no wonder he has built a great reputation at a young age." Modi smiled slightly, and after a simple politeness, the topic also changed: "Time really can't be wasted like this, Somalia and India are both countries bordering the Indian Ocean, separated by only more than 2,000 kilometers, although there are very different cultures and beliefs, but there are still many common languages between them." The invitation to President Lee to visit India this time is also in the hope of enhancing relations between the two countries and strengthening cooperation between the two countries in the Indian Ocean. ”

As the saying goes, reaching out and not hitting smiling people, Modi has a smiling face, and Li Lan naturally has to accompany him, saying: "Somalia is an emerging country, limited by land and population, and its future achievements are limited, India is a country with huge potential, and we are also very willing to cooperate with future powers, as Prime Minister Modi said, there is a very wide space for cooperation between the two countries, especially in the economic and energy fields, and the complementarity between them is very strong." ”

"Since President Lee has the same idea as us, then things will be easier." Mukherjee followed Li Lan's words and said: "There are rules and plans to follow in economic and energy cooperation, and they can also be handed over to the people below to discuss, and there is no need for us to meddle. ”

"As long as it is in the interests of both parties, I will naturally not refuse." Although he didn't know the other party's purpose in such a grand manner, Li Lan was also ready to retreat.

"Just listen to it." Modi nodded and explained; "President Lee is also aware that India seems to be developing very well, but it is also riddled with holes, the country's overall industrial system is not perfect, and the infrastructure is lagging behind most countries, which severely limits India's development efficiency. In recent years, we have also begun to improve this situation by improving the country's industrial system and easing the fiscal pressure caused by high imports. ”

"Then I don't know how I can help you?" Li Lan did not express her position, and asked directly.

"To tell you the truth, we are very envious of Somalia's industrial system, which has been perfected in just a few years, and has been able to turn a country with nothing into an industrial powerhouse, and President Lee's talent naturally needs no doubt. Therefore, we also hope to be able to cooperate with the Somali side in industrial construction, to have enough cheap workers in India, to have better investment security than in many countries, and to give the most preferential treatment in various policies. ”

Li Lan instantly understood the thoughts of these two people, and India now wants to follow the national policy of China in the past, and use foreign capital to build factories to improve the country's industrial construction. If this country is not India, but Pakistan or Iran, then Li Lan will gladly agree, but this country is India, a country that is very good with the United States and any other country, and it is almost impossible for him to invest in this country without any scruples.

However, Li Lan did not directly refuse, but asked euphemistically: "Presumably this is not the first time that the two have said it to the second head of state!" ”

In fact, whether it is Russia or the United States, or even the United Kingdom and France, it is not that they have not seen the investment environment of India as a country, but no country dares to make large-scale investments here. The first is the national economy, India's per capita GDP is low. Purchasing power is low. Another factor is the political assertion that India pursues a policy of eternal neutrality and non-alignment, but it is very close to many countries, whether it is Russia or the United States, and they are worried about the loss of investment.

The same is true for Li Lan, if India turns to the United States after the investment and construction is completed, then every qiē will be India's own, and when the time comes, it will be equivalent to giving it to India, and the same is true for the United States. If you don't have enough protection. It's that no one wants to really put money and technology into India.

And the reason why Li Lan was able to hear the words of the two. If you think about it with your toes, you can understand that between India and the United States and Russia, the conditions will definitely not be negotiable. Otherwise, they would not have retreated to him.

"Indeed, we have been in contact with Russia for a long time. But the results were very unsatisfactory to both sides. As for the United States. The cost is also huge, and we dare not fully bear it. Of course, the time really comes when it has to be. We can only choose one. ”

Mukherjee replied very calmly. This made Li Lan very surprised, but after thinking about it, he quickly understood that this was deliberately told to him, if Somalia is unwilling to agree to India's demands, then India will choose Russia or the United States. It's kind of threatening.

"In that case, let's talk about it, and give me a little time to think about it or not." Li Lan's eyes narrowed and said.

Mukherjee and Modi looked at each other, nodded slightly, and then Mukherjee spoke: "Since the founding of the country, India has set a national policy that has remained unchanged for a hundred years, non-alignment and neutrality, so we will not help anyone, no matter how the world is turned upside down outside, and no matter which country is involved, it is the same." ”

"Of course, the development of national defense is also an urgent need of the country, so we also very much hope to strengthen military cooperation between the two sides on the premise of economic exchanges between the two sides. We are very interested in the advanced weaponry of your army, and if possible, we are willing to purchase a certain number of warships from Somalia. ”

Modi continued: "At the beginning, the United States planned to give us the Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier, but we have not agreed to it until now, mainly because the huge cost of the follow-up is not less than the price of building a new aircraft carrier, and the United States is the only one in the world that has the ability to build aircraft carriers of more than 80,000 tons, and the US Congress has strictly restricted the export of advanced large aircraft carriers, and the price is also extremely expensive." Now, we have one more choice, and I'm sure President Lee will be willing to give us a good price. ”

Li Lan knows very well that this is the highlight of this meeting, but an aircraft carrier is not cheap, and the price he sells to China is only a brother, so naturally it is impossible to sell it to India so cheaply, and he said: "Every aircraft carrier is a big project, and the price is naturally very expensive, a conventional aircraft carrier of more than 80,000 tons alone costs more than four billion US dollars, plus supporting carrier-based aircraft and equipment, it is a huge expense, do the two really have the determination to build a heavy aircraft carrier fleet?" ”

"The price is acceptable, and we can even add money, but we only have one requirement, and the equipment must be produced in India." Modi made the most crucial point.

When Li Lan heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile: "The aircraft carrier is the important weapon of the country, and the aircraft carrier technology also represents the crystallization of the highest technology in a country, how can it be produced in other countries." If it is produced in your country, we will re-design a drawing for you and send engineers into the Indian way, then it will be possible. ”

Hearing Modi's words, Li Lan had only one reaction, that is, whimsical, no matter what country, it is impossible to allow this kind of thing to happen, even if it is built and shipped to India for assembly, it will take a long time to consider, not to mention that the entire aircraft carrier is being built in another country, and when the time comes, it is not equivalent to bringing technology and industries that can build heavy aircraft carriers to India.

Therefore, it is naturally impossible for Li Lan to agree to such a condition, and it is absolutely impossible for Obama to agree to such a request.

Mukherjee and Modi also seemed to have expected Li Lan's refusal so simply, and there was no disappointment on their faces.

"But as far as we know, China is now building a 100,000-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in China, and the technology and main engineering personnel of the aircraft carrier are all from Somalia." Mukherjee Road.

Li Lan sneered in his heart, as far as the relationship between Somalia and China is concerned, how can it be compared with India, let alone building an aircraft carrier in China, even if it is to send an aircraft carrier to China, it is not impossible. Moreover, China's own industry is not comparable to that of India, and China can build a 100,000-ton shipyard. There is a finished aircraft carrier industry to complete the aircraft carrier construction. And an Indian domestic aircraft carrier has been built for so many years, and it has not been completed until now, which is simply a joke.

India wants to build aircraft carriers in India, not for the construction of the aircraft carrier industry, and the construction of an 80,000-ton aircraft carrier is enough to build India into an advanced aircraft carrier producer.

Anyone can play such wishful thinking, but no one will fall into the trap, because this kind of thing is not just as simple as the disciple of the church starving the master. Rather, it is related to the country's global strategic layout.

In the case of the United States. This condition of the Indians must have also been mentioned, and the result was naturally rejected, and the Americans would never let go of India in the first place if they did not succeed in winning over India. Even if it really woos India. The bigger picture is also taken into account.

The same is true for Somalia. Compared to the United States, which is separated by an Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Somalia is bearing the brunt of India's development. When the time came, India really learned the construction of heavy aircraft carriers, and the country's industry was further improved. The most immediate victim of the future will be Somalia itself.

So, how did Li Lan agree.

But then again, even if he doesn't agree, India is very likely to agree to the Americans' conditions, and Somalia will have one more opponent at that time, and this is a problem that Li Lan has to consider.

"First of all, China has enough industrial strength to complete the construction of the aircraft carrier, and all we pay is drawings and engineers, not any raw materials, and we rely on China itself. However, India does not have enough aircraft carrier industry, and we need to import everything, which makes it very difficult for us to do so. Li Lan still did not directly refuse.

"We promise that if you agree to this arms purchase, we will not only raise the original price by a notch, but also import all the materials strictly from Somalia and will never be mixed with third-party technology." Modi immediately assured.

In fact, both Modi and Mukherjee also very much hope to reach this deal with Somalia, and now the international situation is changing, and the growth of China's military strength has made Indians feel boundless worry, plus Somalia, and Pakistan, India is equivalent to being caught in the middle.

At present, the number of aircraft carriers in China and Somalia is close to 10, the Indian Navy does not even have the slightest advantage, and the Indian side is also in an extremely dangerous situation in terms of land. Born in sorrow and dying in peace, India's top brass is naturally restless.

If it weren't for the fact that the conditions in the United States were too unacceptable, they would not have thought of Somalia. First play the economic card, cooperate with Somalia during the important period of Somalia's economic development, and promote bilateral relations. Then with the help of Somalia's powerful military industry to develop itself, as long as India can have a complete military industry itself, then no matter what happens outside, as long as India develops itself, it will be all done.

However, blindly buying finished weapons will not only fail to learn anything, but will also be greatly constrained by others, which has made India's war potential in a state of weakness all the time.

However, the cost of importing technology is too great, and even if it is joint production, the main technology is still in the hands of others, and India, which has already suffered a lot of losses, understands this better than anyone.

Moreover, even if there is technology, with the current industrial capacity of India, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, so she can only look at the drawings and stare at the skilled workers.

As a last resort, the Indian side had no choice but to put down its position and invite Li Lan to visit India in the hope of opening a gap from Somalia, which would not only ease the pressure in three directions, but also realize India's great ambition of becoming a great power.

At this moment, Li Lan kept weighing the pros and cons in his heart, but the result still did not change, he could not accept such a deal, but he still did not give up, and gave another plan, saying: "Ten months ago, we reached an industrial aid agreement with Nigeria, these are not secrets, and now the first phase of industrial construction has also been carried out on the east coast of the Atlantic, and even some factories are almost built. So, if you have to ask the aircraft carrier to be built in India, that's fine, but the construction process must be controlled by us throughout the whole process, and the Indian side must not interfere, and at the same time, we must demarcate an area for us, and the Indians cannot approach it, so that we can ensure that the aircraft carrier technology is not leaked.

At the same time, one of the aircraft carrier's modules must also be built in Somalia and then shipped to India for assembly, and this process must also be fully responsible for us. Of course, we will also give a certain number of Indian experts to participate in the construction of the aircraft carrier, and will redesign the layout of the aircraft carrier according to your needs. ”

This is the biggest concession Li Lan has made, if there are no such conditions, then Li Lan is willing not to do this deal, aircraft carrier technology is the core of the Red Guard Navy, absolutely cannot be leaked, otherwise in the future, it will inevitably become a time bomb.

Hearing Li Lan's words, Modi and Mukherjee both shook their heads at the same time, Li Lan's condition was similar to that of the United States, and the United States only put forward such a condition after giving away a Kitty Hawk.

If they were willing to accept such conditions, they would not have found Li Lan, but would have directly agreed to the United States.

Li Lan naturally saw the reaction of the two in her eyes, and sighed lightly in her heart. (To be continued......)