Chapter 106 The Rabbit is Making a Fortune Again! Shipyard Acquired?!
"Did I hear that correctly? Dragon Country actually wants to trade mechas for our shipyard???"
"How could they have such an idea? I get it now, they must want to use this to obtain our special equipment!"
"Although Dragon Country's shipyards are quite famous, some of their equipment isn't as advanced as ours. They want to obtain the manufacturing technology for these pieces of equipment!"
"Dragon Country's abacus is sure clicking loudly!"
The sudden condition from Dragon Country left everyone in Russia almost unable to react!
They never expected that Dragon Country would point its spearhead at their shipyard!
However, they also knew that Dragon Country's move was aimed at the shipyard's equipment and the technology within it, but it still caught them by surprise for a moment.
At this moment, Vladimir asked tentatively, "I wonder which shipyard your country is referring to?"
As everyone knows, Russia has quite a few shipyards, and several of them are world-class!
General Zhao Yong said calmly, "I am referring to your Baltic Shipyard!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Russian Ministry of Defense conference room fell silent!
These high-ranking officials seemed unable to believe that Dragon Country would propose trading the Baltic Shipyard.
The Baltic Shipyard was established in 1856. It is the cradle of Russian and former Soviet naval warships, having built approximately 400 warships to date.
Throughout history, it has helped the naval fleet rise three times: after the war between Russia and Japan, World War I, and World War II.
Before and after World War II, it built numerous well-known warships, such as the Sverdlov-class cruiser, the Project 613 medium torpedo submarine, the Project 651 diesel-electric submarine, and the Project 1144 nuclear-powered missile cruiser, among others.
Among them, the most famous, the missile cruiser "Peter the Great," is known as the "Aircraft Carrier Killer."
At the same time, the shipyard also participated in the construction of Russia's nuclear shield; almost all nuclear-powered icebreakers and nuclear-powered surface ships were assembled and produced by the Baltic Shipyard.
It can be said to be one of the most important and historically significant shipyards in Russia.
Hearing that Dragon Country had set its sights on it, the Russian high-ranking officials were immediately displeased!
"No, absolutely not. The significance of the Baltic Shipyard to us goes beyond its intrinsic value. It is the cradle of our naval warships and a totem symbolizing the continuous rise of our navy. We cannot sell it to Dragon Country!"
"I also strongly object. This cannot be sold for any amount of money! Although the Baltic Shipyard is not what it used to be, its technology in nuclear power research is incomparable!"
"If Dragon Country wanted other shipyards, we could consider it, but if they want the Baltic Shipyard, I can only advise them to stop dreaming!"
Vladimir also understood the significance of the Baltic Shipyard to them.
He proposed that Dragon Country choose another shipyard!
But General Zhao Yong refused!
"Mr. Vladimir, you should be thankful that we haven't achieved success in nuclear power research yet; otherwise, we might not have set our sights on your country's Baltic Shipyard!"
"However, I can reveal some news to you: we have already made significant breakthroughs in this area of research. Once we succeed, you will have missed this opportunity!"
"I know the significance of the Baltic Shipyard to you, but a country cannot rely on these illusory totems to survive. If I am not mistaken, the Baltic Shipyard is already on the verge of bankruptcy, right?"
The facts were exactly as General Zhao Yong had stated!
Even though the Baltic Shipyard possessed the capability to build nuclear-powered warships, it needed orders to do so!
After the dissolution of the former Soviet Union, the shipyard suffered a heavy blow. Military orders decreased, and it could not compete with Western countries in the civilian market. Later, it was only because Dragon Country purchased gantry cranes and provided some orders that it was able to survive!
General Zhao Yong paused for a moment, then continued, "Now I will give you a choice: are you prepared to hold onto this significant shipyard and continue as you are, or will you trade it for the 'New Era' Individual Combat Mecha, which has even greater national defense value?"
General Zhao Yong deliberately emphasized the words "New Era."
It was to remind them that the times had changed!
Ships heading toward a new era had already appeared before them; whether or not they boarded depended on their decision!
"Of course, if you want to purchase them with cash, then just pretend this old man never said these words!"
General Zhao Yong's words seemed to pierce through Russia's hypocritical facade, forcing them to face the bloody reality of today!
Do they want the so-called totem symbolizing the rise of the navy, or do they want the mecha that can truly improve their national defense combat power...
The high-ranking officials were silent!
They were shaken by General Zhao Yong's words!
Vladimir pondered for a long time, then finally sighed, "It's just that we are not resigned to this!"
"We have invested hundreds of billions in the Baltic Shipyard!"
Hearing this, General Zhao Yong realized they were wavering and immediately said, "One Individual Combat Mecha costs thirty billion. How about we trade three mechas with you?"
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned!
The gloomy atmosphere was swept away, and smiles of temptation immediately appeared on their faces!
Three!!!!
They originally thought that Dragon Country was only prepared to trade one!
Although they had invested a lot in the Baltic Shipyard before!
Now, at most, it was only worth a few tens of billions!
However, Vladimir suddenly realized something was wrong: "Eh? Isn't one mecha twenty billion?"
General Zhao Yong was stunned for a moment and looked at Commander Liu Chengzhi, who was beside him!
It just so happened that he was also here. The two communicated briefly, and General Zhao Yong immediately said to Vladimir, "That was the discounted price for previous purchases!"
"You can't expect us to keep giving you discounts forever!"
Hearing this, these people's hearts immediately turned cold!
That is to say, if they wanted to continue purchasing two more mechas now!
It wouldn't be forty billion!
But sixty billion!!!!
The difficulty had increased once again!
As a result, using the Baltic Shipyard to trade with Dragon Country was actually the best strategy!
Trading a shipyard on the verge of bankruptcy for three mechas worth nearly one hundred billion—this deal seemed feasible!
Vladimir asked for the opinions of the others!
After careful consideration, they also changed their attitude, feeling that it was more reliable to use it to trade for mechas!
Vladimir was quite tempted!
He didn't have deep feelings for the Baltic Shipyard; it was mainly the navy's concern.
However, they agreed!
Then there were no more obstacles.
And so...
"Mr. Zhao, I think it would be better to discuss this matter in person!"
"Some things cannot be explained clearly over the phone!" Vladimir said excitedly.
General Zhao Yong smiled calmly, "We welcome your side to come to our Dragon Country for face-to-face discussions!"
Vladimir quickly hung up the phone and decided to go to Dragon Country in person to discuss this matter.
General Zhao Yong put down the phone and looked at Commander Liu Chengzhi with a smile, "The Russian Director's tone was very excited; this matter is 99% done!"
Commander Liu Chengzhi also laughed, "If they knew the cost of our mechas, they would probably die of anger!"
Three mechas, costing two or three million at most, actually traded for a large shipyard that Russia had invested hundreds of billions in!
This deal was definitely a massive killing for Dragon Country!
As for why they set their sights on Russia's shipyard, it was mainly because the current manufacturing speed of warships was still a bit slow!
Now, General Zhao Yong was personally overseeing the shipyard, while Su Chen had returned to the Laboratory to continue researching the relevant core components of the warships.
Although a significant amount of manpower and resources had been mobilized, the shipbuilding speed still left General Zhao Yong unsatisfied!
However, in the future, with the Baltic Shipyard and relying on its special engineering machinery, the speed would definitely be able to increase significantly!