According to the results of the Geneva Conference, China has allocated a total of 120,000 tons of aircraft carriers, according to China's plan will build three large aircraft carriers, plus the starting point, a total of four, in addition to China's existing four escort aircraft carriers will be reduced to one, three escort aircraft carriers will face the fate of retirement, that is to say, with the launch of the Zhenyuan, China can retire an escort aircraft carrier.

There is no doubt that the aircraft carrier is a weapon of the country, and there are not many aircraft carriers bought and sold in later generations, and the Americans would rather dismantle the retired aircraft carriers themselves than sell them, which shows the importance of it, because such a ship carries a country's shipbuilding level, and can also reflect the ideas and strategies used by the navy, and the value is immeasurable, even if it is this kind of modified aircraft carrier.

China has long reached an arms deal contract with King Rama VII of Siam, China will help Siam build an aircraft carrier formation within five years, after Rama VII brought the news back to Siam, the whole country of Siam is also boiling, they already know that China defeated Japan's combined fleet with aircraft carriers, if Siam also has an aircraft carrier, even if there is no China's combat effectiveness, it is also a huge deterrent to Britain and France.

In the past, Siam relied on the left and right sources in exchange for independence, but in fact it was the life of a semi-colony, and now if they have an aircraft carrier, the Siamese people will be able to straighten their waists, and they will no longer have to be afraid of others, and the whole country will strongly support the king's decision, and the military will be even more happy.

The Siamese newspapers discussed this issue for a month or two, but when it was time to introduce aircraft carriers, Rama VII realized that it was far from simple, and although China only offered a preferential price of 30 million Chinese dollars, and could repay it in ten years, the actual cost was much more than that.

First of all, Siam has to arrange a special military port for the aircraft carrier, and it also has to allocate some maintenance and nursing equipment, which cannot be taken without 5 million yuan, and the pilot training of carrier-based aircraft is a big one, and Siam is a small country with a weak population and a very low level of education. There are not many land-based pilots in the country. Not to mention the more demanding naval aviation, fortunately, China has promised to help with training, but the cost is at least 3 million yuan, and this is only the initial cost, and flying technology is not something that can be learned once, and in order to ensure combat effectiveness, it is necessary to conduct training every year. Although it doesn't seem like much, it can't stand the trickle of water for a long time, and it costs a lot every year.

In addition, other warships equipped with aircraft carriers also need professional crews, which means that the navy has to be expanded, and all the weapons used by warships can hardly be produced in Siam, and even naval uniforms must be imported from China. If you want the aircraft carrier to settle down in Siam, don't think about it without 50 million.

As a matter of fact, Siam has to import everything from the navy to the maintenance personnel on the shore to all aspects of logistics management from China, because after the aircraft carrier is possessed, the combat mode of the army will also be changed, and the high-level leaders of the three armed forces will also have to be sent to China for training, otherwise they will not be used at all if they have empty weapons. It's just a toy.

Rama VII did the math himself. If you want to introduce such an aircraft carrier task force, you can't do it without 100 million. This is a complete money-burning thing, and it is simply a bottomless pit.

In fact, Rama VII is still less, if Siam introduces the warship back, the follow-up costs will be linked one by one, never stop, this is the bulk of China's money, of course, Siam can also choose not to be slaughtered, then it can only make the aircraft carrier bought at a huge cost become an expensive toy, it will be even more fatal.

Arms trading is often like this, the biggest profit is actually the follow-up service maintenance, who told you to have nothing, even a screw can buy hundreds of dollars, love or not!

Don't think it's too much, China's arms trade is already very kind, especially this time Qiao Yu in order to win over Siam, a lot of training fees have been erased, otherwise the price can be doubled, if it is changed to Europe and the United States, it will only ask for a more ruthless price, and it may not be sold to you!

"President, this arms trade is really profitable, this time we are selling retired warships, the cost is extremely low, before and after the calculation can get at least more than 50 million profits, if you increase a little more investment, you can build a brand new large aircraft carrier, this profit is too rich!"

"Brother Baili has more than that, we have sent a lot of technicians this time, many of whom are apprentices, so that they can use the Siamese territory and Siamese money to hone their skills, this way of borrowing chickens and eggs is the best!"

"President, don't just think about good things, Siam just sent a notice saying that the finances can't bear it, this is the first year, what if they can't come up with the money?"

Qiao Yu's brows also furrowed, it seems that the Siamese people have also understood the problem of arms trading, it is far from being as simple as they imagined, but at this time, it is absolutely impossible to let the big fish that has just been hooked escape.

"Brother Baili, you ask the Ministry of Finance to study the limit of what Siam can bear, and as for the shortfall, use Siam's specialties as collateral, mines, grain, land, in short, it is worth it, and there is no problem with more years."

"The president mine can be, but the grain is exempt, in recent years, China's grain production has been rising, and there is a lot of growth potential, in a few years China will be able to export a large amount of grain, and now it is useless to import too much!"

"I have food in my hand, I don't panic in my heart, we are such a big country with continuous natural disasters, the drought in the northwest has been very serious in recent years, if it is not for Yan Xishan's good governance, I am afraid that there will be a large number of displaced people, I am ready to establish a national strategic grain reserve, China must at least prepare food for the whole country for two years, in addition to oil and other important materials must also establish a complete storage system, so that when it comes to war, you can be prepared!"

Strategic reserves are not a new thing, Chinese dynasties in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, when the economic conditions are good, will build a large warehouse, store all kinds of materials, such as the famous Wenjing Zhizhi, for example, Sui Wendi Yang Jian stored materials even used in the Tang Dynasty, of course, this kind of storage is still some and landlords build granaries in general, lack of scientific management, often with the collapse of the rule of officials, the things in the warehouse will be consumed, only some data on paper remain.

In addition, things such as grain and cloth also have time limits, and they must be replaced regularly, for a super-populous country like China, it is necessary to establish a huge strategic reserve, and Qiao Yu also knows that there will be an economic crisis soon, the United States is the hardest hit area, and a large amount of grain is burned on the spot. At the same time, more than 10 million Americans in the United States are severely malnourished. Many people died of starvation, and by the time the United States was conscripted for World War II, more than a quarter of young people were in poor health, most of them because of the devastating Great Depression.

Of course, there is no need for China to be a savior for the Americans, Qiao Yu saw a very good opportunity to buy grain at a low price, as long as China can spend some freight to get a large amount of grain, to enhance China's strategic reserves.

Even if you don't eat the food, you won't lose it. Because at this time Russia was facing a great famine, in fact, since the founding of the country, Russia has faced a serious food crisis, a large number of ordinary people were starved to death, some people even commented that Stalin starved to death of eight million Ukrainians, in exchange for winning Hitler's factory.

In fact, this statement is very plausible. Although Russia has a large area and a large population, if it is spread over the territory, you will find that Russia is actually a relatively sparsely populated country, compared with Eastern Europe, Western Europe is very inferior, perhaps better than the northern European countries, of course, the region east of the Urals is even worse.

According to the laws of the market economy, there is no hope of building factories in Russia. The reason is simple. That is, the cost of transportation infrastructure is too high, and the products produced in Russia are not competitive at all. However, the Russians' adoption of a planned economy, combined with the blockade of Russia by the great powers, enabled Russia to establish its own industrial system.

Of course, many of the costs of transportation, raw materials, fuel, etc. are borne by the government, and in this part of economics it is called sunk cost, which is completely borne by the government, so after the breakdown of Russia's planned economic system in later generations, Russia quickly embarked on the road of deindustrialization, that is, no one can afford this part of the cost except the government.

Some people in later generations thought that Stalin's move to starve the Ukrainians was genocide, but it was not necessarily correct, but Russia had no choice but to make a choice between industry and agriculture, after all, Russia's strength was not enough to support a two-legged walk, and to make a choice between industry and agriculture, Russia chose industry, so Stalin could only rely on extreme measures to build factories that defeated Hitler.

In fact, China was also in the early stage of industrialization, facing the same problems as Russia, China's advantage over Russia is that China has an unparalleled labor force, even if it is absorbed by industry a large number of workers, the countryside still has sufficient labor force to support the needs of agriculture, which is incomparable to any country in the world.

However, in any case, Russia is now hungry and screaming, and China's grain can be exported to Russia in exchange for Russian industrial and mineral products, which is also a good thing with huge profits.

Qiao Yu told Jiang Baili about his ideas, and Jiang Baili also agreed very much, which is indeed a good way.

"President, Russia is also undergoing drastic social changes, and the speed of industrialization is very alarming, but the struggle of the Russian upper echelons is also very sharp, and it has spread to the Far Eastern Republics, should China participate in it, weaken Russia as much as possible, and let the Far Eastern Republic distance itself from Russia!"

Russia has been a nightmare for neighboring countries since its birth, although China has recaptured the Outer Northeast and successfully forced the Far Eastern Republic to continue to retain, but for the northern frontier, China still cannot take it lightly, especially the upper echelons of the Far Eastern Republic are still under the influence of Russia, among which the foreign minister of the Far Eastern Republic is still the Russian political tycoon Trotsky, and the Minister of Defense is also the former Russian general Blyukhel, in this case, the Far Eastern Republic is almost a satellite country of Russia.

"President, a month ago, Krasnoshchekov, Chairman of the Far Eastern Republic, sent a secret envoy, hoping to strengthen exchanges with China, especially military exchanges, they want to buy some Chinese equipment, and in addition to carry out economic exchanges with China, especially hoping to import grain and vegetables from China!"

The hearts of the people are indeed the most susceptible to change, and after a few years of existence in the Far Eastern Republics, there is already a considerable degree of independence from top to bottom, and they are not willing to accept the control of Russia, and China is waiting for this day! (To be continued.) )