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    After Qi Yiming finally saw the draft contract brought back by Zhou Yutong, his head was still buzzing. With his IQ and EQ, he couldn't understand how things turned out like this in the end.

    "I really have no intention of killing the Saudis." He said to himself with a smug smile and pretended to be kind.

    In addition to the projects they had previously assigned to Zhou Yutong, the Saudis also added 20 FBC-1B fighters, 4 Y-12 light transport aircraft, 24 Z-20 medium utility helicopters, and 1,000 Avant-2 missiles to the entire contract.  and Vanguard-3 portable air defense missiles.  Naturally, these are less than the total contract amount of 7.8 billion. In the end, in order to collect the entire 7.8 billion, Bandar irresponsibly asked the Chinese side to recommend it, but actually ignored it.

    Qi Yiming thought for a long time and gave the Saudis 100 ZBD-97 tracked armored infantry vehicles, 600 Hongjian-73C anti-tank missiles, and 4 battalions with a total of 108 WM-80 foreign trade multiple rocket launchers.

    These two types of equipment are not really good things, but they are superior in large quantity and high quality. The ZBD-97 is definitely not enough compared to the M2 Bradley, but there is still no problem in reaching 80% of the combat power.  As for rocket launchers, that is China's traditional advantage in arms. In later generations, the WS-3 led the world's advanced rocket launchers. However, Norinco's WM-80 is really not a particularly good thing.  This rocket launcher sold to Saudi Arabia has been improved. A 273mm eight-tube launcher is installed on the ZBD-97 body, which enhances its maneuverability and protection.  The rocket launcher also added some later inertial navigation technology, making it much more powerful than the WM-80, which only sold 4 sets in the original timeline.

    Looking at the well-written contract, Qi Yiming still felt that he was much more generous and reliable than the British.  In the first phase of the Al-Yamaha agreement with a total price of 7 billion, the British exchanged it for 72 Tornados, 60 training aircraft, 1 small civilian passenger plane, and hundreds of air-to-air missiles and anti-ship missiles.  Of course, a considerable part of this flows back to the Saudis as kickbacks.

    On the other hand, the list signed by Qi Yiming covers more than 400 military aircraft, thousands of missiles, and more than 200 armored vehicles and rocket launchers. No matter how he thinks about it, Qi Yiming feels that he is still too conscientious.  And not only did he feel that he had a conscience, but the Saudis who had been cheated of money also felt that he had a conscience. King Fahd, who finally made the final decision, looked meaningfully at Prince Sultan, his younger brother, who came to submit the details of the contract, and said  : "We were deceived by Westerners in the past. We exchanged US$7.8 billion for so many things. Doing business with the Chinese is indeed a very cost-effective thing!"

    Prince Sultan sweated on the spot because he was too embarrassed to talk to His Majesty the King. He, his son, and corrupt officials were still asking for a billion dollars in kickbacks in this agreement.

    King Fahd of Saudi Arabia expressed concern by the way: "Since the Air Force has bought more than 400 aircraft at one time, we may not be able to operate them."

    Prince Sultan immediately praised his son Bandar and said: "We have signed a labor employment contract with the Chinese. If necessary, all weapons can be operated and trained by the Chinese to help us. We need to pay an acceptable amount."  Hire them. I heard that Chinese soldiers and workers are very disciplined, rarely leave their workplaces, and are not as lazy as Westerners and us Middle Easterners.¡±

    In fact, Saudi Arabia has hired a lot of foreign military and technical personnel. King Fahd thought about it and thought it was no problem. He also explained by the way: "We still have ballistic missile transaction negotiations with the Chinese. How is the progress?  "

    "The Chinese have agreed to sell us the medium-range ballistic missile Dongfeng-3 and the tactical missile B611. Their price is relatively high. 50 Dongfeng missiles cost 3.5 billion. The price of B611 is very affordable. A single missile only costs 1 million US dollars, and its accuracy is also high.  Yes, it is better than the Soviet Scud in terms of preparation time and hit rate. However, these missiles with a range of 150 kilometers do not pose much of a threat to our neighboring imaginary enemies like Israel and Iran, but they can be used on the battlefield.  "Although Prince Sultan is a little greedy, he still has some skills and what he says is relatively reasonable.

    Let alone Iran, it is hundreds of kilometers away from Saudi Arabia, separated by the Persian Gulf and Iraq. They are also separated from Israel by Sudan. Even if they fight from the border area, they can only threaten part of Israel's southern area and deter them.  Still not strong enough.

    Of course, it¡¯s not that China doesn¡¯t have other short-range tactical missiles, but Qi Yiming, after weighing some considerations, did not provide Saudi Arabia with the B611M and P-12 missiles with a range of about 300 kilometers, or the 600-kilometer M-9 (i.e. Dongfeng  -15) Missiles.  The B611M and P-12 were originally modified based on the Dongfeng-15 in response to the PLA's lack of fire coverage of about 300 kilometers.  However, the Guardian series rocket launchers later replaced the firepower delivery of 200-300 kilometers. Not only is the accuracy no less than ordinary short-range tactical missiles, but the firepower density in multi-link is also much higher than ordinary tactical missiles.  So things like B611 have become export weapons.

    Of course not selling to Saudi ArabiaIt's not that I'm being self-conscious, but that I've taken the international situation into consideration.  50 Dongfeng-3s are enough deterrence, but selling hundreds of B611Ms to Saudi Arabia is putting a knife directly on Israel's neck. The United States will never allow this to happen.  The sale of Dongfeng-3 was actually driven by international politics. The United States also chose to turn a blind eye, but it is absolutely impossible for a group of B611Ms to be exported to Saudi Arabia in large quantities.  Qi Yiming still has some discernment, so he might as well just sell the non-extended range version of the B611 instead of causing trouble for himself.

    King Fahd was deeply impressed by the Chinese people¡¯s ¡°righteousness¡± and told Prince Sultan: ¡°Obviously, China has very strong industrial manufacturing capabilities and the largest military in the world. It is also a close ally of our Islamic brother Pakistan.  It can also become an important arms supplier to our Saudi Arabia. If we only rely on the United States and Europe, we will be slaughtered miserably. The past situation has been obvious. With the participation of Chinese forces, both Europe and the United States will definitely try to retain us.  And improving your own conditions is a good thing.

    Well, we have not yet established formal diplomatic relations with China, which is very detrimental to future exchanges between the two parties.  Let's prepare. We will try our best to establish formal diplomatic channels with China before the Al-Yamaha Agreement is officially signed.  "

    Prince Sultan added: "But because of the dispute between China and Taiwan, they will not become our diplomatic allies at the same time. If we want to establish diplomatic relations with China, then Taiwan will definitely need to break off diplomatic relations."

    King Fahd said as he should: "It's okay. The trade agreement we signed with China this time is larger than the trade volume with Taiwan in the past few decades. Besides, we have also carried out a lot of non-governmental exchanges with China.  Well, our mobile communication network was built by Chinese companies, and there will be more to come. There is no need to affect more important relationships because of a small Taiwan. After all, China is one of the five permanent members.¡±

    Prince Sultan also deeply agrees that if exchanges with China can be enhanced, then at least Saudi Arabia will have another helping hand in the Security Council.  The United States sometimes stands behind Israel. Saudi Arabia has been disappointed several times. Britain and France are soy sauce roles and basically follow the United States in speaking out. The Soviet Union is a loner and difficult to contact. China is in the middle and is just right to fight for it.

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    Qi Yiming hadn¡¯t seen Liao Huairen for a long time. When the Al-Yamaha Agreement was almost settled, Qi Yiming saw this guy who had been very busy recently in the small courtyard of his capital.

    At this time, spring has unveiled its thick veil, and a trace of warmth is covering everyone's heads. Although the temperature is still somewhat low, the willow trees have sprouted, and the sparrows are running and jumping in the yard, which is interesting.

    "Comrade Lao Comrade Liao, you have been very busy recently and I hardly see you." Qi Yiming cheerfully handed him a cup of tea and invited him to take a seat.

    Liao Huairen shook his head helplessly and accepted the tea ceremony: "Now I have become your full-time wiper. You sold 60 fighter jets to South Korea. North Korea is about to overthrow the sky. The diplomats and us are working secretly.  In order to provide air to North Korea, Kim Il-sung sent a special envoy to ask us if we were going to establish diplomatic relations with South Korea. The Chairman told them directly that it is impossible for neighbors to stay away from each other for a lifetime, but we will not establish diplomatic relations with South Korea so soon. We will inform them now.  Come to North Korea and let you be prepared. We will certainly have more support for you, our fellow socialist brothers.¡±

    Qi Yiming smiled and asked: "What do the Koreans say?"

    "What can I say? I can only say that Chinese comrades have their own plans. We try to understand them and believe that Chinese comrades will not betray North Korea's interests."

    Qi Yiming chuckled and said: "This is a soft threat. If you ask me, they won't be able to make big waves. They can just do it themselves."

    Liao Huairen shook his head and said: "North Korea is still our key ally in Northeast Asia and an important buffer zone against the power of the United States. It is impossible not to support it. Chairman Ping approved 50 J-6s and 30 J-6s that we retired.  The retired J-7s were given to North Korea as military aid this year, which proves that they have more support than South Korea. We only want to make money from South Korea. "

    Qi Yiming hugged his belly and laughed heartily, saying: "Haha, you can just throw it away." North Korea's long-term military equipment, especially high-tech equipment, has relied on Chinese military assistance. Most of the time, Kim Il Sung told China that you would provide assistance.  Let's do it, and then China will send equipment.  Although it seems silly, it is helpless, and at least it can have some effect.  But later on, this kind of assistance became less and less. By the 21st century, China¡¯s assistance was basically civilian supplies.

    Qi Yiming smiled and said: "If you can help, please help. My crushing crane is now eating J-5 and J-6. If you don't help, I guess there won't be any of these things in the future. Hehe, this reminds me, look.  It depends on who wants these things now, whether it¡¯s a favor or a disturbance.¡±
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