Chapter 659: Planning
It is said that a living polar bear is not a good polar bear, but a dead polar bear is a truly good polar bear.
Its mistakes will fade with time, but its ideals will become clearer and more beautiful.
Liu Tao still remembers that in the original time and space, as time passed, people not only did not forget the Soviet Union, but missed it more and more.
People found that when the polar bear died, no one did not applaud, but later found that when the polar bear was alive, there were actually more benefits.
In the same way, from the heart, Liu Tao hopes that the polar bear will be well. Maybe it can't be that strong, but it is necessary for it to exist.
The focus of the existence of the polar bear will always be in Europe, not in East Asia!
In this way, all the focus of the Eagle Sauce will be on the polar bear.
To be honest, when the polar bear was there, it was a big constraint on the Eagle Sauce. When the polar bear was gone, the Eagle Sauce did whatever it wanted, really not caring about human affairs, winning the Cold War and getting the biggest spoils of the Cold War. The Eagle Sauce did not consider benefiting the earth and leading the earth's human beings to a higher level of development, but instead did things like "punching the Nanshan Nursing Home and kicking the Beihai Kindergarten".
Obviously, the two sides cooperated and cooperated for win-win results, and he was still the biggest beneficiary, but in a blink of an eye, he turned his face and accused his partners of taking advantage of him.
That kind of disgusting thing is definitely vomiting.
Even when the Soviet Union was at its strongest and brought huge pressure to the world, Liu Tao believed that this polar bear was necessary to exist, but it didn't need to be as strong as this polar bear.
So he supported Liu Qi and others to go to the north. Liu Qi and others' business grew bigger and bigger, like a snowball, and Liu Tao was supporting them behind the scenes.
It was to import a large number of light industrial products and materials to the Soviet Union to ease some contradictions within the Soviet Union from a certain perspective.
On the one hand, they sniped the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, preventing it from going south to open up a passage to the Indian Ocean, and on the other hand, they helped the Soviet Union ease its internal conflicts, so that the Soviet Union is still doing well until now.
As long as the Soviet Union is still doing well, there will be no major problems in Eastern Europe.
This is clearly proved by the fact that the Berlin Wall still exists.
West Germany did not have the courage to tear down the Berlin Wall.
Because East Germany was not bad in development, and its military strength was not bad. East Germany was a "military monster". In the Warsaw Pact's military strength ranking, East Germany was the second most powerful military in Europe, second only to the huge Soviet Union. East Germany's territory is only one-third of the original Germany, only 100,000 square kilometers, with a population of 16 million and an army of only 170,000. However, it is a powerful army. The East German Army has more than 3,000 Soviet tanks. In addition, the East German Army has fully realized mechanized transportation, with more than 5,000 armored vehicles of various types, and more than 1,000 large-caliber artillery and rocket launchers. If a fight really breaks out, West Germany will most likely not be able to resist East Germany. In theory, East Germany can transport its troops to France within three days.
Thinking of the Soviet Union and East Germany, Liu Tao thought of a person and a terrible plan.
What the Soviet Union needs is not Gorbachev, but a strong man.
And this strong man, Liu Tao has a goal!
Because history has proved that the man does have great potential, and is indeed not an easy character to deal with, and his skills are absolutely superb.
He has held the peak power for more than 20 years without weakening, and no one can shake his position.
However, the operation in this regard must be meticulous, at least the intelligence systems of the United States and Britain must be closed.
Otherwise, the risk is still relatively large.
After the party on the first day of the Chinese New Year, Liu Tao took his children and accompanied his wife back to her parents' home on the second day.
In the next few days, he visited some friends and leaders in Beijing.
In a blink of an eye, it was the seventh day of the Chinese New Year.
Liu Tao did not return to Kunming directly, but went directly to Zhanjiang, which is the home port of the South China Sea Fleet.
The third Persian Gulf escort formation is about to set sail.
This third Persian Gulf escort formation is very spectacular.
Two Type 054 frigates, two Type 052 destroyers, and several Type 022 missile boats and Type 022A torpedo boats.
Prince Sultan's eyes were shining and his mood was surging.
This time he came to China secretly for this Type 054 frigate and Type 052 destroyer.
Panshan Group has delivered missile boats and torpedo boats before, which greatly enhanced the strength of the Saudi Navy.
But for Saudi Arabia, the Type 054 frigate and Type 052 destroyer are more important, because this kind of large modern surface ship has stronger deterrence.
This time, Panshan Group officially delivered the first Type 054 frigate and Type 052 destroyer.
"Liu, my friend, your reputation is indeed trustworthy, and we will definitely have more and more cooperation in the future." Prince Sultan gave Liu Tao a thumbs up.
It has been less than four years since they placed this order, but they have already received a batch of Type 022 missile boats and Type 022A torpedo boats, and now the first Type 052 frigate and Type 052 destroyer have also been obtained.
Compare Iraq again, the ships ordered from Italy before the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War have not even seen their shadows.
No comparison, no harm.
Liu Tao smiled and said: "Prince Sultan, we have been cooperating for ten years, and our reputation is absolutely guaranteed! Believe us, we Chinese have always been the most trustworthy and honest, and we are absolutely sincere to our friends!"
"In the next five years, we will deliver all your Type 054 frigates and Type 052 destroyers!" Liu Tao said: "The Saudi Navy will definitely become the most powerful navy in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and the Arabian Sea, safeguarding Saudi Arabia's interests!"
At the beginning, Saudi Arabia ordered ten Type 054 frigates and six Type 052 destroyers. In 1988, it added fifteen Type 054 frigates and seven Type 052 destroyers.
It can be said that Saudi Arabia is the largest buyer of warships in the Panshan Group.
Twenty Type 054 frigates and thirteen Type 052 destroyers mean that Panshan Group will deliver four frigates and two or three Type 052 destroyers every year.
Also because of Saudi Arabia's large orders, the construction of warships at Yangcheng Shipyard is fully arranged. Mawei Shipyard has not yet been built, but has taken the lead in building warships. Even Dalian Shipyard and others are working at full capacity.
If it is Europe and the United States, they will also consider their own maritime interests and are unwilling to let these oil-producing countries in the Middle East have too strong military forces.
But Panshan Group has no such concerns, and only needs to consider making money.
After all, if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up.
Now China is too small, and there is no chance to hold it up.
Development is the first thing China considers now.
At a meeting just before the Spring Festival, the top leaders once again emphasized reform, development and stability: economic construction is the center of all work, reform and opening up are the driving force for development, development and reform are the foundation of social stability and long-term peace and stability of the country, and maintaining social stability is a necessary condition for developing the economy and carrying out reforms.
Chinese people understand the relationship between reform, development and stability better than anyone else.
Now the whole country is wholeheartedly engaged in development, and the external world is to develop friendly diplomatic relations and emphasize win-win cooperation.
For Panshan Group, the major oil-producing countries in the Middle East are the largest customers.
These local tyrants pay very quickly, never default on their debts, and even pay the order money in advance.
Making friends with local tyrants has always been Liu Tao's favorite!