dognovel Chapter 3305 Second-hand aircraft carrier, who cares?
Chapter 3305 Second-hand aircraft carrier, who cares?
Chapter 3305 Second-hand aircraft carrier, who wants it?
The 'confrontation' with Hathaway was short-lived, but the aftermath of the deal was incredibly complicated.
At first, Yang Xiaotao listened to the "friendly conversation" between the two sides, but after listening for an afternoon, he never went back the next day.
After handing the site over to the foreign trade personnel, Yang Xiaotao prepared to attend to his own business.
But to everyone's surprise, Hathaway arrived at Department Nine early in the morning and asked to take a tour of it.
Yang Xiaotao initially wanted Liu Lixue to show them around, but Hathaway felt slighted and insisted that Yang Xiaotao accompany her.
Having no other option, Yang Xiaotao had to lead the other party on a tour of the headquarters.
Of course, some sensitive places should be avoided.
After much deliberation, they decided to take Hathaway to the headquarters memorial.
"Is this your steam engine?"
Looking at the steam engine displayed in a prominent position, Hathaway covered her mouth with her hand and laughed, "We made this thing more than two hundred years ago."
Yang Xiaotao didn't say anything. He knew about Watt's steam engine without being told. It was mentioned in the textbook.
Seeing that Yang Xiaotao remained silent, Hathaway smiled smugly, but she still noticed the article below.
The above records the process and significance of Yang Xiaotao's steam engine making.
The two continued walking, and Yang Xiaotao was too lazy to introduce anything, leaving Hathaway to wander around on her own.
I thought we'd be done walking around quickly, but this guy actually started wandering around the memorial hall.
She kept running around the machinery exhibition area, and then she would look at the newspapers on the wall and comment on them, acting like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.
"Wow, this is your diesel engine? It looks pretty good."
"Hey, is this the pressure cooker you made?"
"I've heard that you use this in many of your dishes."
Hathaway spoke with great curiosity, while Yang Xiaotao merely nodded in agreement, showing little enthusiasm.
Seeing Yang Xiaotao's expression, Hathaway was not angry at all; instead, she found it amusing.
He also wanted to vent the anger he had suffered at the negotiating table.
The more reluctant Yang Xiaotao was to leave, the happier she became.
However, as she walked along the way, she also discovered that many things here were related to Yang Xiaotao.
Pressure cookers, rice cookers, tractors, and other machines were all designed by Yang Xiaotao.
If that's all there is to it, then it's nothing special; at most, he's just a mechanic.
Yes, a younger mechanic.
But the further she went, the less she could move her legs.
Standing in front of the photo of the machine tool, Hathaway's face showed no surprise, only solemnity.
As the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, she was exposed to Britain's glory from a young age.
Naturally, the importance of machine tools to the nation's industry is clear.
Especially industrial machine tools, which are the cornerstone of manufacturing and the heart of industrial civilization.
And right in front of her was such a mother machine.
She also realized that with this thing, industry would develop rapidly.
After leaving the machine tool display area, Hathaway stood in front of a motorcycle.
At this point, Hathaway had lost the will to speak and only wanted to quietly finish watching what was in front of her.
If the contents of this book are genuine, it would be an absolute legend.
And it's still an unfinished legend.
Arriving at the final electronics section, Hathaway was utterly awestruck.
From nothing to something, through breakthroughs and accumulation, this vast exhibition area has finally come to be.
There aren't many items inside, but every single one of them is enough to turn heads worldwide.
Standing in front of the latest computer, Hathaway reached out and touched the screen, then looked at Yang Xiaotao again, "Yang!"
Hathaway, who had been silent for a while, suddenly spoke up, which made Yang Xiaotao feel a little uncomfortable.
He realized what was happening, hummed in agreement, and then looked at Hathaway.
"Yang, you are a remarkable inventor."
"No, he should be a very great inventor."
inventor?
Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment."
"However, I prefer you to call me 'worker,' because here, workers are the creators of everything."
"Worker, that is also our most glorious title."
Hathaway smiled and said, "Really?"
“Where we live, workers aren’t as great as you make them out to be.”
"But they can still live very well."
Yang Xiaotao scoffed, "That's not because you're being merciful, it's because you're afraid."
Hathaway paused for a moment, then a look of embarrassment crossed her face.
I straightened my pale yellow dress and quickly adjusted my mindset.
The next moment, Hathaway's gaze lingered on Yang Xiaotao's face for a moment, and finally she sighed and walked to the side to lean against the wall, looking at Yang Xiaotao with a deep look in her eyes.
"Yang, I have something I want to tell you."
This left Yang Xiaotao speechless. Fortunately, there were several people following behind him, so it wasn't a situation of a lone man and woman.
"You speak, I'm listening."
Yang Xiaotao crossed his arms and looked serious.
Hathaway said speechlessly, "You should be careful of India."
Yang Xiaotao frowned. "What do you mean?"
Hathaway imitated Yang Xiaotao by crossing her arms in front of her chest, highlighting her assets.
Yang Xiaotao's attention was entirely focused on what the other person was saying, and he had no interest in appreciating it. Besides, it wasn't like Yang Xiaotao hadn't seen foreign women before, cough cough.
"It means, be careful of India."
Hathaway repeated it, then smiled and walked out of the visitor area.
Yang Xiaotao frowned slightly; there must be some truth to what the other party was saying.
Then I remembered that the chemical equipment was stolen from India. Could it be that this little vixen was stirring up trouble?
But why remind me again?
Wait a minute, this was all Britain's idea, they sent it themselves, what does it have to do with me?
But considering the nature of those people in India, if they really knew about this, they probably wouldn't dare to blame their master, Britain, and would only vent their anger on their own side.
No, I need to find out.
Thinking this, Yang Xiaotao stepped forward and asked, "What message did you receive?"
Hathaway stood with her hands behind her back, looking smug, but didn't say a word.
"Tell me, what will it take for you to tell me?"
Yang Xiaotao asked directly, and Hathaway stopped and turned around to smile, "I brought Helen with me this time. We'd like to visit your home. I wonder if that's convenient?"
Yang Xiaotao frowned. What was this woman up to?
Then I thought of the Dragon Boat Festival.
Well, as an outstanding Young Pioneer, Duanwu naturally has to shoulder the important responsibility of revolutionary construction. Of course, I still need to tell Ran Qiuye about this.
Thinking of this, Yang Xiaotao took a deep breath and smiled, "What's inconvenient about that? Our whole family will be waiting for you tonight."
Hathaway didn't understand what "sweeping the bed to welcome" meant, but she still understood that Yang Xiaotao had invited her tonight.
Actually, we don't know much either.
Hathaway spoke first, and Yang Xiaotao almost cursed, but then continued, "They are preparing to buy a batch of weapons and ammunition from us."
"Including the rifles, artillery, airplanes, and missiles we use now."
"By the way, they also want to buy Mirage fighter jets from France, which are said to be the latest model."
At this point, Hathaway noticed that Yang Xiaotao's expression turned serious.
He thought to himself, "As expected, men all care about the same things."
But there's nothing wrong with that. If a man is constantly nagging a woman about cosmetics and luxury goods, is he still a man?
At this moment, Yang Xiaotao recalled what had happened in Tibet last time.
It's said that a few fools were indeed caught, but it's unclear how they were dealt with afterwards. However, India certainly lost face.
The other party is definitely not buying so many things to keep at home as decorations.
The intention is then quite obvious.
Nine times out of ten, they're going to get their revenge.
Hathaway continued, "Furthermore, they are in talks with us about a deal for an aircraft carrier."
"Aircraft carrier?"
Hathaway nodded. "Yes, the Indians want to strengthen their naval power, so they've asked us to buy an aircraft carrier."
At this point, Hathaway smiled again and said, "Of course, if you want to buy it, I can help you make the connection."
Yang Xiaotao shook his head immediately after hearing this, "Thank you for your kindness."
"However, we won't take these used second-hand goods."
What a joke! It's just a light aircraft carrier, and a used one at that. It's nowhere near as good as a domestically built nuclear aircraft carrier.
Besides, with that money to buy an aircraft carrier, it would probably be enough to build one.
He won't fall for it.
"you"
Hathaway was furious when she heard this.
That's an aircraft carrier! How many countries have aircraft carriers these days?
Even if they want to buy it, they might not be able to.
This guy actually started to complain.
Hathaway took a deep breath, feeling it necessary to educate this ignorant guy about aircraft carriers. "Do you know what you're saying?"
"That's the Centaur-class 'Hermes' aircraft carrier."
"An aircraft carrier with a standard displacement of 23,000 tons and a full-load displacement of 29,000 tons, do you know what that means?"
"It means that with such an aircraft carrier, you can carry more than twenty fighter jets and then sail the seas to demonstrate your power."
"It means you can build an aircraft carrier battle group, it means no one will dare to underestimate you anymore, it means the strength of the nation."
As expected of a woman who came from the British Empire, she spoke eloquently about sea power.
Even Yang Xiaotao had to admit that the other party truly lived up to his reputation as a former maritime overlord.
Pity.
After speaking for a while, Hathaway looked at Yang Xiaotao again with an arrogant expression on her face.
Yang Xiaotao then asked, "That thing you mentioned earlier, that 'Athletics God' machine, how fast can it run?"
Hathaway thought Yang Xiaotao was interested, so she said smugly, "It's the Centaur-class 'Hermes,' powered by two steam turbines, so its maximum speed must be at least twenty-seven knots."
"Steam turbine?"
Yang Xiaotao curled his lip upon hearing this, then shook his head and said, "I thought it was something good, but it turns out to be just a piece of junk."
"Modern aircraft carriers all use gas turbines, yours is way too outdated."
Hathaway opened her mouth slightly, not expecting that Yang Xiaotao would know about gas turbines.
Then Yang Xiaotao said, "Speaking of which, if you want to sell the aircraft carrier, are you trying to find a fool to take it over?"
"If we sell this, we can get our money back, and we might even make back our initial investment."
"By the way, I've heard that the maintenance of an aircraft carrier is very expensive."
"You must have spent a lot of money on this over the years."
"Judging from your expression, I think I've hit the nail on the head."
Yang Xiaotao's confident smile made Hathaway feel a lump in her throat.
This man is too smart.
Just as Hathaway was about to retort, Yang Xiaotao spoke up again, "We really don't care about this second-hand aircraft carrier."
"However, if you can sell us a new type of aircraft carrier, we can discuss it."
"Don't worry, we have money now."
He said this with a smug smile.
Seeing Yang Xiaotao like this, Hathaway was not only annoyed, but also so angry that her liver ached.
What does it mean to be rich? Doesn't this guy know where this money came from?
From now on, she is prepared to retract her previous assessment of Yang Xiaotao.
"Want to buy a new one? Dream on."
snort!
Nonsense.
Hathaway walked forward.
Yang Xiaotao sneered from behind, thinking, "Does he really think I care about that piece of junk?"
I have something even better. Once I build it, it'll scare you to death.
However, putting aside the aircraft carrier issue, we must pay attention to the situation in India alone.
Especially recently, the other side has been jumping around quite a bit.
"Damn it!"
"We haven't settled the score for the computer incident yet. If you push us too far this time, we'll settle both the old and new scores together."
Yang Xiaotao cursed inwardly and turned around to talk to Old Chen.
No matter what the other party is like, you have to be careful.
India may not be good at much else, but anyone who gets involved in its troubles will be left with a mess.
It's absolutely disgusting.
Moreover, he didn't think Britain would keep the chemical equipment matter a secret; otherwise, Hathaway wouldn't have betrayed them so easily.
That said, Britain seems to be a troublemaker too.