Chapter 385: The skyrocketing prices of weapons and equipment
Under the canopy, there are tanks, armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, troop carriers, and transport vehicles parked.
All of them are military products.
Although Liu Tao also pays attention to the quality of civilian products, he does not pay as much attention to them as military products.
Unless the CNC machine tools are shipped, Liu Tao will pay attention to them.
Type 80 main battle tank, Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, Type 81 light tank, Type 81 medium tank, Type 81 amphibious tank, Type 81 infantry fighting vehicle, Type 81 120mm self-propelled mortar, Type 81 122mm rocket, Type 81 anti-tank missile launcher, Type 81 122mm self-propelled howitzer, Type 82 120mm self-propelled mortar.
These weapons and equipment are all heavy equipment. Except for the Type 80 main battle tank and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, most of which are foreign trade versions, the rest are self-use versions and are not exported for the time being.
Because the troops were very opposed, they demanded that the troops be equipped with a large number of them first, and then exported, so as to avoid a significant reduction in the number of armored troops as before.
In addition to tracked equipment, some of these heavy equipment are wheeled.
Tracked and wheeled equipment each have their own advantages, and each has its own suitable terrain and battlefield.
Although Liu Tao favors tracked equipment, which can adapt to various complex terrains, he does not exclude wheeled armored vehicles.
Liu Tao drove them one by one, and then repaired the defects, and some were directly upgraded.
So far, none of the heavy equipment produced has really met Liu Tao's requirements.
But a gratifying change is that there are fewer and fewer unqualified places, and it is estimated that some heavy equipment will meet the requirements by next year.
Now time is tight and the task is heavy, Liu Tao can only repair the defects of heavy equipment himself.
Otherwise, there is no way to deliver on time.
By this year, the price of the Type 80 main battle tank has generally reached 2.5 million US dollars per vehicle, and the price of the Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun has reached 6.5 million US dollars per vehicle. It is really that the US dollar has depreciated greatly and the purchasing power has dropped greatly.
In addition, the excellent performance of the Type 80 main battle tank and the Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on the battlefield makes them still very popular even if the price has increased.
Even some wealthy countries, in order to get the goods early, the price of the Type 80 main battle tank has reached 3 million US dollars per vehicle, and the price of the Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun has reached 7 million US dollars per vehicle.
In recent years, a very obvious feeling is that the US dollar is depreciating rapidly.
Advanced weapons and equipment are denominated in US dollars, and the prices are rising rapidly.
Not only are the weapons and equipment of Panshan Group rising, but even the weapons and equipment of the United States have risen sharply.
The materials used to manufacture weapons by Panshan Group come from China. The domestic production cost has not increased. The increase in selling price, coupled with the changes in exchange rates, has enabled Panshan Group to make more money in arms trade.
This is also a great confidence of Liu Tao.
A lot of money can be earned from overseas continuously, and the profit here is amazing.
Even if the domestic purchase price of weapons, equipment and ammunition has not increased, Panshan Group can maintain its rapid expansion.
"It would be great if we could get the treasure!" Liu Tao couldn't help but sigh: "That would be a sudden wealth, saving countless troubles."
Thinking of this, Liu Tao was suddenly stunned.
This reminded him of something.
Something about treasure that he had learned in depth.
In the past life, there was a piece of news in India that shocked the world. In 2011, a large number of treasures, including gold, diamonds, gems, etc., were found in several secret rooms of a temple. The estimated value is said to be more than 1 trillion rupees, which is equivalent to more than 20 billion US dollars in US dollars.
And there are secret rooms that have not been opened, and the number of treasures will be even greater.
After Liu Tao learned about it in detail, he also went to the local area to travel and learn about the treasure of this temple.
It is said that this temple is called Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. It was built in the 16th century and was ordered to be built by the king of the Travancore Kingdom, which ruled the region at that time.
After Liu Tao went on the trip, the tour guides described it vividly, saying that there has always been a rumor in the local area that the King of Travancore buried all his treasures in the thick brick walls and underground secret rooms of the temple.
As for whether the treasure was processed after it was born, or whether it was a legend that had always existed, Liu Tao was not sure.
And no one knew whether the valuation of the treasure was inflated.
But there was no doubt that this treasure was absolutely amazing.
Thinking of this, Liu Tao's heart was hot. Now the temple treasure has not been discovered. If he can get it, wouldn't he be able to get a lot of wealth for nothing?
Then, Liu Tao began to plan this matter.
This temple is located in Kerala in southwestern India, not on the border. Everything will be planned carefully. It must not only go without attracting attention, but also retreat quietly.
Otherwise, it will be very troublesome.
Mid-September.
The scorching sun steamed the earth, causing a layer of mist to appear on the ground where it had just rained, giving people a hazy feeling. However, as the sun continued to shine, the hot and humid feeling made people very uncomfortable.
A team of people came to a small village near the temple.
After this period of preparation, Liu Tao and his team disguised themselves as a scientific expedition team and a caravan and came to Kerala.
In order not to attract attention, their team was all made up, and if they were not carefully distinguished, they could not be distinguished as Chinese.
As for the route and plan, everything has been prepared.
After obtaining the treasure, the expedition team and the caravan will evacuate quickly to a rented dock and then evacuate from the sea.
In order to make the trip go smoothly, three hundred thousand dollars were specially spent to arrange it.
Only when Liu Tao came to India in person did he know how corrupt the society here was. It was even hard to imagine that the social structure was in the 1980s.
He saw with his own eyes that women were burned alive.
The police were careless and didn't care at all, as if the one who was burned to death was not a person, but a chicken and a duck.
He also saw that a man married three women on the same day, but he didn't need a betrothal gift, and the woman's family gave a large sum of money.
This is definitely something that will make Chinese men in the future envious and cry.
Who can imagine that not only can you marry several wives, but you don't have to spend money, but you can make money.
It is also looking at the current third brother in person. Liu Tao honestly doesn't believe what those Indians say, and doesn't think India can really surpass China.
This also made Liu Tao more determined to continue to make some moves in Sikkim, Nepal, southern Tibet, Bhutan, Kashmir and other places. For this country, it must be kept busy so that it will not do something that people can't figure out for ten days and ten nights.
But now the most important thing for him is to take away the temple treasure, which is a large amount of floating wealth.
With this large amount of floating wealth, the pressure on him can be greatly reduced, and he will appear more calm.
As for whether he will feel sorry, ashamed, or guilty for taking this floating wealth, that is absolutely not the case.
Treasures have always been owned by people with virtue.
The treasures that he can get show that he is a virtuous person and the treasures are destined to him.