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The successful sale of the Gorshkov immediately attracted the attention of navies around the world, especially those countries with great ambitions to leap from a second-rate naval country to a near-first-class naval power, and even showed great interest in the Kiev-class aircraft carriers. Although the Kiev-class aircraft carrier, as a major aircraft carrier, was no longer on the table in the 90s, its configuration can definitely be tailored to the standard configuration of small countries that want to develop aircraft carriers.

Realizing this, South Korean Defense Minister Choi Se-chang immediately submitted a report to then-South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, stating that they could buy Kiev-class aircraft carriers at a low price to augment the defense capabilities of the Republic of Korea's navy. And Cui Shichang also explained in the report the importance of having an aircraft carrier.

"We can build up our navy to deal with the threat from the north. As long as there are aircraft carriers, we have the absolute right to speak in the coastal waters. Moreover, South Korea is technologically weak in the construction of large ships, and by studying the aircraft carriers of the USSR, we can learn from the experience and lay the foundation for us to forge large ships. "Defense Minister Cui Shichang made a clear and well-founded analysis of the importance of buying the Soviet Kiev-class, and they did not want to pull the aircraft carrier back to serve as a façade like India, but fully considered the surrounding international political environment to make an absolute.

So Choi Se-chang's words made South Korean President Roh Tae-woo fall into deep thought all of a sudden.

"Your Excellency, you and I both know the severity of the military threat from the north, and instead of waiting for the Americans' Pacific Fleet to come to the rescue from the distant seas, and our capital may be in danger of falling at that time, it is better to build a strong aircraft carrier combat force now to defend our coastal waters." Choi Se-chang once again reminded Roh Tae-woo of North Korea's threat of force, saying that this socialist watchdog planted on the Korean Peninsula is the object of fear for everyone.

"The question is, are the Soviets willing to sell to us?" President Roh Tae-woo raised his head and looked at Choi Sechang with some confusion. "You will also say that the DPRK is a socialist ally, so the USSR will sell us aircraft carriers?"

"Your Excellency, don't you see it?" Cui Shichang's eyes carried a trace of excitement that could not be concealed, "The Soviet Union's sale of aircraft carriers shows an attitude, their economy is no longer good, and the Navy even wants to sell aircraft carriers in service to maintain military spending." A poor and crazy country, will they care who their counterparty is? Because they have no time to take care of their own strategic interests. ”

There was a brief silence in the office, and after a long time, South Korean President Roh Tae-woo raised his head and said to the defense minister, "You are right, the Soviet Union has no time to take care of its own strategic interests, we can send personnel to meet with people from the Soviet side in private, and we must not let the United States know about this." ”

Considering that South Korea wants to buy an active aircraft carrier with the Soviet Union, it will definitely attract the intervention of the Americans, and it may be a combination of political and economic involvement. It is unclear what the impact will be on South Korea's economy. And Roh Tae-woo doesn't want to see South Korea go from an economic boom to a country as poor as North Korea overnight.

But if the boat is already in place, the Americans will have no choice but to go with the flow of South Korea's approach.

"However, this aircraft carrier cannot be brought back to South Korea in the form of arms sales for active aircraft carriers." President Roh Tae-woo still has his own ideas, "In the same way, we also have to consider all aspects of the situation, and it is best to solve this matter with our Daewoo Heavy Industries Group, and try to dilute the shadow of official involvement." Then we must declare to the outside world that the purchase of this aircraft carrier is a private act of the people and has little to do with the government. In this way, the outside world has nothing to say. In the end, Daewoo Group can sell the aircraft carrier to the South Korean government, and we can take it over as a matter of course. ”

This is obviously a way of covering one's ears and stealing the bell. But it's better to have than nothing. So when Yanayev saw the request of the Daewoo Heavy Industries Group that was submitted, he suddenly cried and laughed, is this kimchi country so eager to realize its dream of unifying the universe? South Korea is the most popular of the Asian tigers at this time, although in the future the other two degenerate and insects have no intention, one still has not changed much, but so far economically. It is also the most ideal development of South Korea.

Thinking of this, Yanayev was a little blushing, eager to cut off a large piece of meat from this aircraft carrier from South Korea's strong annual GDP growth.

"The Ministry of Defense doesn't know how to handle this matter, so I still want the general secretary to take a look at it himself." Defense Minister Yazov said respectfully that selling to South Korea is different from selling to other countries, after all, it is necessary to consider the feelings of its ally North Korea.

"You actually want to buy the aircraft carrier Novorosses with us...... Is it really impossible to break through the limitations of history? Yanayev smiled helplessly. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, South Korea's Daewoo Group bought the aircraft carrier Novorosses in 1996, which was forcibly decommissioned, and the aircraft carrier has not been in service in the navy since then, and its whereabouts have been unknown. But since the Kiev class was purchased by South Korea, South Korea's shipbuilding industry has been thriving, and it is self-evident that it is boring.

"So what should we do? Sell to South Korea, or refuse? Yazov is waiting for the final decision of the General Secretary.

"Sell, of course I have to sell it to them. If someone wants to buy our aircraft carrier, why let this business go. Yanayev said happily, "What's more, the South Koreans bought aircraft carriers from us, which shows that they need to build a strong navy to deal with the threat from the north, which is also a business opportunity for us." ”

"Business opportunity?" Yazov somewhat did not understand what Yanayev said.

Yanayev said solemnly, "Yes, business opportunities. On the one hand, we can sell the Kyiv-class aircraft carriers to South Korea, and on the other hand, we can also sell anti-ship weapons to the DPRK. Remember, the situation on the Korean Peninsula must be balanced by the sword, and no one side should be allowed to gain the upper hand. ”

Yazov's eyes lit up, and he quickly understood what Yanayev meant, on the one hand, selling aircraft carriers to South Korea, and on the other hand, selling anti-aircraft carrier weapons to North Korea, and when South Korea spent a lot of financial and material resources to bring back an aircraft carrier, only to find that his northern neighbor had deployed a large number of anti-aircraft carrier weapons, the expression of the South Korean defense minister should be very interesting at that time.

As the battlefield of the political game between the great powers, it is best to maintain a state of equilibrium, and once this dangerous balance is broken, it may be exchanged for more violent turmoil and reshuffle.

"It doesn't matter if they are not willing to buy our aircraft carriers. When the time comes, you can privately tell the South Korean representative that South Korean President Roh Tae-woo has deposited more than $60 million in secret political funds in a bank under a pseudonym, and I think this incident is enough to stimulate the other party's nerves. Yanayev said lightly. In 1997, Roh Tae-woo was fined 262.8 billion won and sentenced to 17 years in prison for the bribe, and although he was granted amnesty in 1998, the incident was enough to make Roh Tae-woo's political opponents ecstatic.

Yazov was stunned, he didn't expect that Yanayev actually even had the information on the secret bribery of the South Korean president in his hands, so is there any leader of a small country in his hands who does not have a scandal?

And why is General Secretary Yanayev even more terrible than the KGB agents, you must know that such a secret scandal may only be known to a few people around the South Korean president, is it possible that the top level of the South Korean government has been infiltrated by communist spies? It's chilling to think about.

"Anything else? Comrade Yazov? At the moment when Yazov was stunned, Yanayev raised his head and asked casually, as if the secret revealed just now was just random chatter.

"It's nothing, I'll go down and arrange the negotiation of the South Korean delegation." Yazov replied that after previous negotiations with the Indian delegation, the personnel of the Ministry of Defense also had the experience of pitting people. Now the Soviet Kiev-class is like four hot potatoes ready to pit people, waiting for those impatient buyers to come to the door.

The highest level of pit people is to let the other side cry bitterly and let you go to pit him, India is the first, and South Korea is definitely not the last. Compared with the four Kiev-class aircraft that have been ruined in history, Yanayev can even proudly say that I have found a good home for the Soviet Kyiv-class aircraft carriers. (To be continued.) )