In the summer of 1988, Qi Yiming was paying attention to the progress of Base No. 4 in Afghanistan and dealing with the issue of arms sales to his country.

In the original timeline, the "Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration" should have been signed in '87 and renewed in '88, but the situation was a little bit worse here, because China and the Nanyang countries had bad relations with the United Kingdom, and a certain big man directly sent troops to Hong Kong, which was equivalent to directly tearing up the signed "Sino-British Joint Declaration". Although China and Britain have now ceased to be at war, Britain is still in an antagonistic position with China on the Hong Kong issue and does not recognize China's legitimate sovereignty over Hong Kong.

Because of the changes in Hong Kong, Portugal also has a lot of doubts about Macao, and naturally they don't dare to talk about negotiations, because China has already sent troops to Hong Kong, and if China's patience is exhausted, and China sends troops to Macao again, Portugal's face will not look good.

Originally, there was no big problem with the protection of Macao's prosperity and Portuguese culture, the Portuguese people could choose Chinese or Portuguese nationality, and Macao's own political system, but on the date of the transfer of sovereignty, the two sides had a relatively large disagreement, Portugal hoped that the transfer of sovereignty would be after the 21st century, while China insisted on completing it in this century.

Qi Yiming knew these things before he crossed over, otherwise the day of Macao's return would not have chosen a special date that was about to enter the millennium. (Common sense complains, the first year of the 21st century is 2001, and 2000 still belongs to the 20th century, so Macao's return to the motherland is still more than a year away from the 21st century)

Hong Kong officially returned to the motherland on July 1, 1987, and Qi Yiming and a group of high-level officials have lost too much patience for the problem of Macau, especially now that Taiwan's difficult bones have been taken back, and Macao is only 32. With 8 square kilometers of land and the size of a township, Qi Yiming didn't have the heart to delay it until after 1999. Because of his appearance, things will change a lot, and it will be delayed until so late, and it will be too late to change.

So Qi Yiming imitated Hong Kong, giving the Portuguese the same ten years in advance, and on December 20, 1989, the sovereignty of Macao must be handed over.

Compared with Hong Kong and Taiwan, Qi Yiming has a better impression of Macau, this place is not big, but there are not so many brains. In fact, it is mainly related to the fact that the Portuguese did not bury nails here, and Macau's ties with the mainland are also close, and the locals are mostly gentler than Hong Kong people.

The negotiations between China and Portugal were extremely difficult, and although Qi Yiming kept following up, he was very dissatisfied with the progress, and if he continued to talk like this, he would certainly not be able to meet his needs to get Macau back in a year. It was at this time that Qi Yiming went into battle shirtless and personally participated in the negotiations on the transfer of sovereignty.

“…… I have repeatedly reiterated my country's position on the resumption of sovereignty over Macao, and the time limit is December 20 next year. "For a small country like Portugal, Qi Yiming has very few scruples, even if you are a member of NATO, Lao Tzu's patience is limited, small countries must have the consciousness of natural obedience to big countries, is there any!

As soon as these words came out of Qi Yiming's mouth, the faces of the Portuguese negotiators became the same color as their flags—a burst of blue and a burst of red.

"Sir, are you threatening us? Portugal does not accept threats, and we will never compromise with the powers. The Portuguese representative pretended to be tough, and then perhaps felt that it was too slow to speak, and added: "Our government must be responsible for the people who live here and are still Portuguese nationals." ”

Qi Yiming said solemnly: "First of all, what I just said is not a threat, it is my country's basic position, it is a basic statement, as for how you want to interpret and understand, it is your own problem. Secondly, I understand your attitude of being responsible for the people there, and in fact, like you, we all hope that the people of Macao will be better and more responsible to face this matter. It is precisely because of this that we hope to reclaim Macau as soon as possible. ”

The Portuguese representative protested: "But it is too fast, whether it is political, economic, legal or other issues, there is no opportunity to arrange and deal with them." ”

"How to deal with it is our Chinese's own business, you look at Hong Kong, there is also no transitional period, now is not a good life, according to the latest Hong Kong poll, Hong Kong people are more than 80 percent satisfied with the SAR and the new model, which shows that we Chinese have the ability to handle our own problems well, and do not need foreign friends to worry more."

"Macau and Hong Kong are different, and your country's use of force to seize Hong Kong is also a point that worries us."

Qi Yiming said with a smile: "Our force is aimed at colonizers and invaders with ulterior motives, and it is an illegal government that deceives and oppresses the people, not against the people there. ”

The Portuguese delegates once again turned into national flags.

Qi Yiming lowered his tone again and said: "Our country intends to develop friendly relations with Portugal, although we uphold different ideologies, we share the same philosophy, and each is committed to maintaining the stability and stability of the world and the region. China is willing to cooperate with Portugal for mutual benefit and mutual assistance in more areas, not only on the Macao issue. Well, let's say in the field of security, Portugal is on the front line of resistance to Soviet hegemony in Western Europe, and I think my country has an obligation to help Portugal defend its homeland. ”

He took out a piece of material, handed it to the Portuguese representatives attending the meeting, and said: "This is a military aid plan drawn up by me, which mainly includes giving your air force 24 Chinese-made FC-1 Thunder fighters, 120 VN-11 infantry fighting vehicles, and 500 sets of avant-garde-3 individual anti-aircraft missiles for free. A low unit price of 200 million provides 2 advanced frigates with a displacement of 3,000 tons......"

This time, the Portuguese representatives' faces were no longer blue, but turned red. They had no idea that things would turn out like this, and that this Chinese representative, who had just been so tough and uncomfortable, would throw such a big pie at them. Counting the things that don't need money, there are nearly $600 million. Portugal is a small country in Western Europe, with little military spending, and a lot of military equipment is planned by NATO assistance.

In recent years, China's weapons have gained a good reputation for being tough and durable, and they are also considered to be a good source of arms. Portugal coincidentally wanted to buy a new generation of fighter jets, and in another plane, the "Peace Atlantis" plan, they bought 20 American F-16 fighters. Although the FC-1 Thunder is slightly lighter than the F-16, it really makes Portugal only 9 in size. Used by a small country of 20,000 square kilometers, the Thunder has enough range to circumnavigate the national border for several weeks.

Not to mention the issue of combat effectiveness, this free gift alone will make the population flow out. The price offered by the Americans is at least 300 million, and the Chinese do not want money.

The Portuguese delegates looked at each other, clearly impressed by the proposal. But they also know very well that the Chinese representative cannot just send such a big gift of military aid for no reason, this is a political exchange, if you want this military aid of up to 600 million US dollars, then you have to relent, and return Macao within the specified date.

Qi Yiming looked at their intentions, and his heart was also dark. The feeling of having money, goods and hole cards is different, although a lot of good things have been sent in one go, but these things are just a few of their own bases for a day's shipments, except for the consumption of some resources, he has no cost at all. Besides, Portugal is a little coffee who can't have any direct conflict with China, and it's nothing to send a little military equipment.

"It doesn't cost money to send equipment, but doesn't it cost money to raise equipment and buy weapons?" This routine was learned by him from the later Emperor Puting, and the Emperor said to Ah San, I am good to you, I will give you an aircraft carrier, but you want to buy carrier-based aircraft and modifications with me, Ah San happily agreed, and then they paid 23. $300 million.

One more user, of course, one more advertisement, not to mention the advertising thing, you need to buy spare parts after buying a fighter jet, right? Missiles and bombs for training and combat use need to be bought, right? After the overhaul period, it costs money to return to the factory for modification and upgrading, right?

Don't look at the money is not very big, but it is a lot of savings. What's more, Qi Yiming intends to squeeze out American-style equipment within the world, and it will be a victory for him to buy FC-1 instead of F-16.

As for the fact that he wants to sell two F30 frigates to the Portuguese at a low price, although the unit price is 1. 200 million US dollars is a little lower, but the shipyard definitely has its own profits, at least one-third of such a ship is net profit, who made my Tianchao's production cost so low now? The F30 is also the main foreign trade ship type, equipped with a 76mm naval gun, a 730 close defense gun, a total of 32 medium-sized vertical launch units in the front and 8 in the rear 16, which are used to launch Hongqi-7 or Hongqi-16 anti-aircraft missiles, two quadruple C-802 anti-ship missile launchers, and two twin 324mm torpedo tubes. It has a stealth design, beautiful hull lines, and is equipped with a helicopter hangar and take-off and landing platform.

The reason why Qi Yiming mentioned the F30 ship is mainly because although the Portuguese Navy recently bought three Meko200 frigates, most of the ships in service now are old ships in the sixties and seventies, and they are not rich in military spending, so they will definitely not miss such an opportunity to buy a value-for-money frigate.

Facts have proved that the wealth is moving, and the Portuguese did not hold back this sky-high military aid, and the so-called sense of responsibility for the well-being of the Macao people has gone. The two agreements were signed at the same time, one on the table and one on the table, with Portugal agreeing to return sovereignty to Macau in December of the following year, and China agreeing to provide Portugal with a military aid worth US$600 million.

After Qi Yiming succeeded, he couldn't help but feel secretly proud: "Wielding a large amount of military aid, whoever disobeys will be stoned to death, no wonder the Americans live so comfortably!" ”