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Luo Rui continued to negotiate with the Russians, while Ding Wei was thinking about who could help.

Damn you kind father, why don’t you die yet?

If you were dead, everything would be fine.

The Type 07 destroyer is an old destroyer designed before World War II, with a full load displacement of only 2070 tons. Its structural strength and seaworthiness are not very good.

最大航速38节，主要武器是4门单装130毫米主炮，以及2具三联装533毫米鱼雷发射管。

The remaining ones are 2 76mm anti-aircraft guns and 2 single-mounted 45mm anti-aircraft guns.

There was a common problem with ships before World War II: insufficient anti-aircraft firepower and basically no fire control system.

The Type 07 destroyer has a lot of disadvantages, but as for its advantages, it has no advantages at all.

For a destroyer like this, let alone 2000 million US dollars, even 200 million is not something I would consider.

It's just bullying. The Russian bear is purely bullying because it is sure that you don't have large ships.

I know for sure that you urgently need to increase your naval strength and enhance your offshore defense capabilities.

Besides buying from him, who else can provide warships to Longguo?

The Eagles will definitely not aid the enemy. All of Sakura’s warships have been destroyed and cannot be sold even if they want to.

Another thing is the British Empire. It is so close to the United States that it is almost in cahoots with the United States, so it is even less likely to sell warships to us.

Ding Wei had two ideas. One was to spend a relatively large amount of money to repair a light cruiser we had.

The Yamashiro cruiser was given to the transport brigade by the British Navy. After the end of the civil war, this stranded light cruiser was completely grounded and docked in a offshore port under the bombing of aircraft.

If it can be repaired, with a light cruiser and a few destroyers, the navy can barely maintain its appearance.

Another way is to directly purchase two light cruisers and four destroyers from the Soviet Union. Don't build the Yamashiro anymore. Just buy the Soviet Union's things, such as human-made warships, fire control, artillery, and naval systems.

It would be great if we could use unified standards from top to bottom.

Of course, this is Ding Wei's wishful thinking. As for whether the key person, Mao Xiong, is willing or not, we have to wait and see the results of the negotiations and whether the price offered is high enough.

Let’s see if we can reach an agreement on the conditions and see if we can make the Russian bear interested.

The negotiations between the two parties were always handled by Luo Rui, who tortured them back and forth.

For this small-eyed deputy commander of the navy, his inner sharpness was sharpened unusually in front of the Russian bear.

He was talking in a very humble manner, almost begging for help from everyone.

To put it nicely, he is the big brother, to put it bluntly, he is a gangster who takes advantage of your weakness to kill you. The more he knows that you need to build a navy, the more he will get stuck in your heart and repeatedly control you.

If you want to solve it smoothly, the best way is to wait until next year and wait for Corn Mr. to take over.

He is quite friendly towards Longguo and is generous.

At this moment, the kind father who is not in good health still holds the power. If you don’t agree with him under pressure, you will have no chance of getting the good things.

One year is neither long nor short.

The sooner we get the warships, the sooner we can train naval personnel.

In the evening, Ding Wei, Wang Chao and Luo Rui got together to discuss the next plan.

I have been visiting here for half a month and have seen all the warships, big and small.

No matter how good the Russian warships are, the key is that there is no second choice.

There is only one place like this, no other place like this.

"The ships they are selling are old and the prices are ridiculously high. We cannot waste the country's money on a few obsolete warships. Commander Ding, what do you suggest?"

Ding Wei was silent for a moment. The price of four Type 07 destroyers was indeed too exaggerated, 10 times higher. According to the normal valuation, 800 million dollars would be enough, and the bear would still make money.

The asking price at this moment is 64 tons of gold, equivalent to more than 8000 million Swiss francs, which is at least 10 times higher.

Typical is bullying us.

When he sold the Tianshu fighter jet, the price was only doubled, and Ding Wei felt that he was really kind-hearted.

Damn, so fucking kind.

"Deputy Commander Luo, what's the quote for repairing the Shancheng? Have you communicated with the experts?"

Luo Rui raised his hand. The Russian bear offered 5000 million dollars to repair the Shancheng, and the lion opened its mouth wide.

The Yamashiro is a ship on which the sun never sets. If the Soviet Union were to repair it, its equipment, fire control system, artillery, etc. might have to be dismantled and replaced.

The total cost will definitely not exceed 2000 million.

In comparison, the price of repairing the Yamashiro light cruiser seems to be more acceptable.

Cruisers are larger ships than destroyers and can be used as flagships of the navy. A cruiser with four destroyers can form the smallest naval formation, and it is not too shameful to deploy them.

Liao Xiazi has four destroyers, two of which are Sakura's ships and two are Eagle Sauce's ships.

Most of the small ships in the navy are from the Sakura and the British Empire. If the Russian warships are introduced, the logistics department will be in trouble.

Therefore, Ding Wei suggested repairing the Shancheng cruiser and canceling the plan to purchase a destroyer.

We have the shipbuilding technology, necessary equipment and instruments, and we will see if we can purchase them through other channels.

On the surface, the British Empire is in cahoots with the United States, and it may be possible for it to buy the United States' equipment through comprador channels.

Is there anyone who can't get along with money these days?

No matter how evil the comprador merchants' hearts are, they are not as evil as the Russian bear's.

The two quickly reached a negotiation plan, agreed to it first, and looked at the overall package agreement of the bear. Aren't the four destroyers the most expensive? If you are not satisfied, you can return them.

After having a negotiation idea, Luo Rui suppressed his inner thoughts and actively communicated with the Russian side.

The other party proposed the idea of ​​a loan of 6.5 million rubles to sell more than 4 ships, including destroyers, at one time.

It comes with drawings, equipment, technical assistance, and more than 150 technicians, all delivered as a package.

More than one hundred small warships include 26 submarines, 4 thousand-ton frigates, 10 minesweepers, and 24 torpedo boats.

The torpedo production technology and small ship production technology will be transferred simultaneously.

Ding Wei has all of these, but others have also transferred production lines, technologies, and experts to you, and taught you step by step, so you can naturally avoid many detours.

To be honest, the foundation of our navy is too weak. Even if Ding Wei has the technology to build warships, the domestic foundation cannot support it.

If you ask Ding Wei to build an aircraft carrier now, he may be able to build it with all his strength, but he doesn't even have a navy that can use and command it.

Who will steer the warship? Ding Wei? Luo Rui? Su Liguang?

What's the point of building ships if there are no soldiers?

The fundamental problem is that the navy’s foundation is too poor, the construction of the naval system is zero, and the naval soldiers have almost no training experience.

At this step, you have to spend money and get ripped off.

It’s okay to know that it hurts. Only when you know that it hurts will you feel ashamed and then be brave.

Luo Rui had lost his backbone, and following Ding Wei's instructions, he signed this big package agreement, an agreement worth 6.5 million rubles, with the four destroyers alone worth 4 million rubles.

Each destroyer is sold at a price of 6000 million rubles. These are outdated warships. You are so cruel, father.