Hearing the tone of Lao Gao's words, Xu Ziling and others felt a sense of sadness, but this was the country's decision, and they had no ability to change the situation. They didn't know how to comfort him for a while.

It is good to vigorously develop the navy, but the key investment direction is still in carrier-based aircraft and aircraft carrier formations. The only aircraft carrier in the country nominally belongs to the East China Sea Fleet. Although the South China Sea Fleet is not as miserable as Lao Gao said, it is also

It's not that there is no benefit, but it's really not much.

"In a year or two, when Jiangnan Factory develops, your life will be much better." Xu Ziling really couldn't think of how to comfort him, so he could only talk about what happened at Jiangnan Factory.

"Jiangnan Factory?"

Lao Gao didn't know why Xu Ziling said that, and looked at him with confusion.

"Pa" Xu Ziling patted his head and laughed sarcastically, forgetting that Lao Gao had been accompanying Yang Ruolan and the others, so he didn't know what happened in the headquarters before, so he explained to him what he said.

reason.

When the Jiangnan Factory cooperated with the Red Star Military Factory, Xu Ziling only asked for a controlling stake, but he never thought that the shares of the fleet would be reduced to a very low level. Although the export version he prepared had the Hawkeye system removed and replaced with an optimized radar system

, but the performance will not be reduced much. It is not worse than those destroyers of Western countries. It can be expected that once it breaks through the influence and restrictions of Western countries and becomes famous internationally, there will be no worries about anyone not buying it.

Once the Jiangnan Factory embarks on the road of export, you can imagine what a prosperous future it will be. In this way, the South China Sea Fleet will also benefit from this. On a larger scale, if the export business is good, it will start in one year.

The benefits shared by Jiangnan Factory may be comparable to the one-year quota of military expenditures. After all, there are many people on earth who are not very fond of Western countries led by the United States. These people are not because of their sanctions, threats and other means.

I don’t dare to buy a warship anymore.

"Really?" Lao Gao had a look of surprise on his face. For a moment, he didn't think about the economic issues. He just thought that the warships in the future fleet could be self-sufficient. It was enough for him to be happy. He had known Xu Ziling for so long.

I got to know him a little bit, and I knew that as long as it was something he was selling, I didn’t think it would be an ordinary good-looking product. "That would be great, like No. 051? In the future, if we form a formation, we can withstand the aircraft carrier even if we encounter it!"

"..."

Faced with Lao Gao's mentality, Xu Ziling could only retreat magnificently. Although there were four or five new warships, with the long-range "Eagle Eye", he could strike first and could indeed compete with the aircraft carrier formation, but who could

Would you really use a destroyer to attack an aircraft carrier formation?

Unless war is coming and we concentrate our firepower to knock out the aircraft carrier first and prevent all aircraft from taking to the sky, otherwise, as long as there are aircraft taking to the sky, the air power will be a disaster against the power of four or five ships on the sea.

No matter what kind of longing Lao Gao had in his heart, being able to say such words at least meant that he was no longer depressed. After bringing up the topic, he led a few more people into the cab.

With the battleship plan information provided earlier, Xu Ziling was already a VIP figure in the hearts of the people at Jiangnan Factory. Tang Jiannian first greeted him, and as soon as Lao Gao called, he immediately set off the yacht from the docked port.

Come here and prepare a captain for a few people, so they don't need to worry about it at all.

The operation of the yacht is very simple, and one person can easily handle it. For the sake of caution, the people from Jiangnan Factory sent three crew members over and greeted them in the cockpit. Several people asked Xu Ziling where they wanted to go.

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"The weather is not good for swimming. Let's go fishing first. Where are the sharks? I haven't lost a shark yet." Although the lobbyists did whatever they wanted, Lao Gao still let Xu Ziling and the others make the decision, and they didn't have any guarantees here.

Where to go, besides, there aren’t many activities on the sea. In the end, Li Cheng proposed to remove the sharks.

"Okay." Hearing that Li Cheng was going to remove the shark, several crew members smiled and remembered that they had done such a thing for the first time when they went to sea. One of them, Huang Lin, said to them, "Then you want to get rid of the shark."

Whether you want to fish for small ones or big ones, the small ones can be found twenty or thirty nautical miles south, while the big ones have to be a little further away.”

"It doesn't matter how big or small it is, as long as there are sharks, just catch one and make soup for dinner."

Li Cheng was just curious and didn't care about the size of the shark. He waved his hand with great courage, as if the shark was there waiting for him to catch it.

"I'm waiting for your shark soup." Lao Gao looked at him like that, said with a smile, and then motioned to Huang Lin and the others to start the boat.

After starting the engine, the hull of the boat vibrated slightly. The loudspeaker reminded Yang Ruolan and Liu Xin who were wandering around to pay attention. With a whistle, the yacht began to slowly move away from the dock.

There were not many ships coming and going in the military port. There were only a few maritime ships and small armed gunboats cruising around. The remaining warships were docked there. The yacht entered the channel and began to speed up, not far to the south.

It is the adjacent civilian port. Compared with the quietness of the military port, it is very lively here. Cargo ships, various speedboats, and small yachts are shuttled in and out of the port, making it a busy scene.

Arriving at the Minggang area, seeing Huang Lin driving the yacht slightly deviating from the original direct channel, Xu Ziling thoughtfully pointed to the sea area on the other side where there were only a few speedboats, and asked Lao Gao next to him, "What's the channel over there?"

Is it different from here?"

"Well, that is a military waterway. Only warships or civilian ships are allowed to sail in emergencies. When this yacht was registered, it was registered for civilian use. As long as you make good contact with the military port, civilian ships are not prohibited from entering the port, but the waterway cannot.

Driving casually." Lao Gao looked at where Xu Ziling was pointing, and then gave them some explanations.

It was not the first time that Xu Ziling and the others came to the South China Sea Fleet, but they were all sitting on warships, so they really didn't notice this situation. After Lao Gao's explanation, they realized that the waterways here are also separated.

, but looking at this wide sea area, it is indeed good to separate. In this way, the warship will never be blocked by civilian ships entering and exiting and delay the time.

Entering the civilian waterway, there were more ships around, and many inquiries came from the radio on the ship. While controlling the ship, Huang Lin replied one by one, chatting with everyone in the channel, Xu Ziling next to him

Several people were a little dumbfounded when they heard what they said, because the topic they talked about was entirely about "fish".

"The fleet only has the opportunity to use this yacht three or five times a year. In order to keep it confidential at that time, it was affiliated with a private company. In order not to attract attention and subsidize some maintenance costs, the yacht will be received at the port.

People who go fishing, so all the boats around here know about this yacht." Seeing the expressions of Xu Ziling and others, Lao Gao explained from the side.

"Ah! This is indeed a good way to hide your identity and make money at the same time." Xu Ziling nodded and responded.

Xu Ziling used to like fishing very much, but in the past two years, he basically had no time. Except for fishing with the old principal a few times in the small garden behind the University of Science and Technology, he never had the chance to go fishing again, but he also knew

, in coastal areas, sea fishing activities are very popular.

Not everyone of these enthusiasts can afford a boat, so most of them choose yacht rental. This situation slowly evolved into three, five or ten people chartering a boat to go out to sea together, and many fishing boats or yachts in the port

To carry out business in this area, each person will be charged a few dollars each time according to the time and distance to sea.

Amounts ranging from hundreds to thousands, or even thousands, can be considered a good means of making money. The yacht they are riding on can carry at least thirty people at a time, even if each person receives three to five hundred at a time, they go out to sea.

You can also make a lot of money. If you go out to sea several times a month, you can recoup a lot of the maintenance costs. It is indeed very cost-effective.

However, Yang Kaiming and Li Cheng didn't understand the twists and turns involved. In their understanding, how could they make money in this way, so they asked.

Lao Gao smiled at their questions and then made a calculation with them, and they immediately understood.

"If there are thirty people at a time, each person will be charged one thousand." Li Cheng pointed his fingers and stood there counting, with a look of surprise on his face, "Even if we go to sea once every two days, that's ten thousand a month."

How many tens of thousands does it cost? How many times a year do you do it? Then there are still a lot of maintenance costs. Why do you think the fleet still has to bear it? "

"It's not as simple as you think." Yang Kaiming on the side figured out the problem and smiled slightly, "It's definitely impossible for anyone to pick up this yacht. It's enough to go out to sea a few times a month. Do you still want to pick it up every day?

Such a business."

"Yes!" Lao Gao clapped his palms and confirmed Yang Kaiming's statement, "There is a lot of business like this, but we usually only accept people we are familiar with and not strangers, so we can only earn part of it. If we really let go,

If we open it, we will definitely still be able to make money within a year. Otherwise, if there are so many private yachts in this port, how can we support them?"

In recent years, the military has been allowed to engage in commercial activities in order to increase the welfare of soldiers and investment in scientific research. However, this also depends on the level of the military. Just like the South China Sea Fleet, due to the increasingly tense situation in the South China Sea, it is busy with various

In emergencies and responsible tasks, everyone is making the best use of their resources. How can there be time to engage in business activities?

Therefore, now the entire South China Sea Fleet, except for the Jiangnan Factory and several subordinate fishery companies that can bring some additional income, the rest does not have any commercial projects. Due to confidentiality issues, yachts can only be used to hide their identities.
Chapter completed!