"You don't have to pay too much money, and it doesn't affect the construction of the navy and national defense, and you can get a real aircraft carrier?"

Both Chief of Staff Shuntong Kongsongpeng and Naris Yongchaiyu, Naris Yongchaiyu, were extremely moved by such good things.

Aircraft carrier, the top equipment of any country's navy.

It doesn’t need to affect the entire navy or even national defense construction. Who wouldn’t be willing?

If the Spaniards hadn't provided a better plan and moved them, how could they have thought of adjusting the development plan of the entire navy?

But this matter is too difficult to understand.

"No, they paid for construction and leased it to us. We had to pay rent every year, although it would not affect our defense plan. If the contract ended, they would no longer lend it to us..." Naris Onsuwan said dissatisfiedly, "No matter how much an aircraft carrier is, it can serve for thirty or forty years. If the requirements are not high, it can even serve for longer..."

Obviously, they understood what Chinese people are planning.

Let the Thai Navy pay and help the Chinese Navy build warships. By then, the Chinese Navy will empty out an additional aircraft carrier. The Thai Navy, which has paid a large amount of rent, will eventually face the situation where there is no aircraft carrier available.

"This is indeed a problem, a serious problem." The Secretary of Defense also responded.

But now, with the proposal proposed by the Chinese, they no longer want to ask for the light aircraft carriers proposed by the Spanish.

"The Chinese did not force us to purchase their carrier-based fighter jets. We can choose to introduce carrier-based fighter jets from the United States or France. In this way, if we carry more than a dozen fighter jets, both in combat capabilities and combat radius, they will be greatly improved..." said Naris Yongchaiyu.

He hopes to agree to China's project plan.

The only problem is that you cannot use the rental method.

Otherwise, in the end, the Thai Navy will help the Chinese Navy make wedding dresses, and the aircraft carrier will become China after more than ten or twenty years of use.

A 30,000-ton light aircraft carrier, if not a carrier-based aircraft and weapon system, or an escort fleet, costs up to 600 million to 700 million US dollars.

If the requirements are reduced, just like the Spaniard's plan, the cost will be lower, and there will be no higher cruising speed and maximum speed required. Combined with the Spaniard's plan, some unimportant systems can be obtained by using the technical standards of civilian ships, and even about 500 million US dollars.

It is obviously not possible to ask the military to spend 500 million US dollars at a time. After all, it also needs to be equipped with a carrier-based aircraft system and a supporting escort fleet, which will be at least more than 2 billion US dollars.

"If China can allow us to pay a sum of money every year and lend us a loan to build aircraft carriers or even a supporting fleet, their plan will be perfect..." Commander Chavali Yongchaiyu said with anticipation.

The same is true for others.

"After understanding their construction plan, we will negotiate with them." Bing Tingsulanuan gave instructions, "It takes ten or even twenty years to pay off the construction funds of the entire fleet, which is more in line with the development of our navy. With the growth of the national economy, the defense budget will gradually increase..."

"Or, our carrier-based fighter jets can also use this method..." Shuntong Kongsongpeng suggested.

Everyone was immediately overjoyed.

If so, they will soon have the only aircraft carrier fleet in the entire Southeast Asia region.

"Will they agree?"

Chinese are not fools.

Building an aircraft carrier requires a lot of money.

There is already a lack of construction funds in China.

"Mortgage loan?" Xie Kai proposed such a plan for what he said to them that Thailand was not a fool. He rented it for decades and finally the aircraft carrier was from China.

Use mortgage loans to deliver the entire fleet to the Thai Navy, which is not enough money.

Even Mo Qi and Gu Baonong couldn't make a turn.

The first proposal of Xie Kai to build an aircraft carrier for free is not really free to build.

Is it possible for free?

There has never been any good thing in this world that pie falls from the sky.

Li Qingmin and Gu Baonong knew from the beginning that Xie Kai could not give each other a free construction. People of 404 were always asking for money and life.

Didn't look at it, a warship like 053h3 has only added some simple ground attack missiles and a short-range air defense missile system. The price directly soared from the original Navy contract price of 46 million soft-girl coins to a selling price of US$200 million?

However, they never understood how Xie Kai made money by making plans like this.

Now it is true that fangs are revealed.

"They are not fools. If they had to bear more loan interest, they would not agree to such a plan at all." Li Qingmin sighed.

Xie Kai took it for granted.

If this is true, it will be an absolute good thing for China. Not only the Hudong Shipyard is one of the most profitable shipyards, but also other naval construction units.

Even CITIC Bank can make very profits.

No one is a fool.

"Don't worry, everyone will know in a while. They will agree!" Xie Kai smiled, as proud as a weasel who had successfully snatched the chicken but was not caught.

Finally, it's time.

The Hudong Shipyard sat together with the top leaders of the Thai military for the first time.

"The 30,000-ton light aircraft carrier plan: the length of the ship is 278 meters, the width of the flight squad leader is 268 meters..." After Xie Kai communicated with Li Qingmin and others, even though they were extremely unwilling, they introduced the plan provided to them by Xie Kai.

This plan is in the briefcase Moqi carried with him.

Li Qingming and others had never seen her before, and even Mo Qi didn't know that there was such a plan in her briefcase before.

There are two plans in total.

The first plan is similar to the Spaniard's plan.

And this plan, just data, let Li Qingmin and the others know that it is the design plan of 707!

"Aeroplane carrier-based aircraft adopts ski jump takeoff... In order to save construction costs, the battleship's flight deck, power system, watertight chamber design, etc. adopts military standards, while the rest adopts civilian ship design standards; the internal hangar can be abolished, and 18 carrier-based aircraft or 24 medium-sized helicopters..."

The specific carrier-based aircraft is not introduced in the plan.

"Cancel the hangar in the ship?" The Thai military was dissatisfied.

Without the internal hangar, can it be considered a real aircraft carrier?

Now the top leaders of the Thai military have clarified their purpose - to allow the Thai Navy to have a real aircraft carrier, rather than a light aircraft carrier that can only carry helicopters and vertical take-off and landing fighter jets.

Although during the Battle of the Horse Island, the British Harrier vertical take-off and landing fighter shot down 21 Argentina fighters, including the Super Military Flag, because they did not have any damage, this thing was achieved by fighting less, having a series of advantages such as surface fleet support and air defense firepower, and advanced air-to-air missiles with better performance.

The Vietnam Air Force has a large number of advanced Soviet fighters. If the performance of Harrier vertical take-off and landing fighter is really strong enough, it probably won't have that few orders.

What's more, this thing has a very bad nickname - Widow Maker.

"This is also to save costs..." Xie Kai said with a smile, "It is definitely not a problem to build an internal hangar. In that case, the number of carrier-based aircraft can reach 37..."

"If we are unwilling to use the method of renting, and without taking up too much funds, are there any other plans?" asked Naris Onsuwan.

They won't pay a lot of money as the Chinese wishes, and the aircraft carrier will eventually belong to China.

It is not a problem to serve an aircraft carrier for half a century. Moreover, the strategic goal of the Thai Navy is not to dominate the world like the United States and the Soviet Union. It only has a forward base during wartime and a maritime command and communication platform during rescue.

Li Qingmin, Gu Baonong and others looked at each other.

They did not expect that the Thai military's reaction was the same as the analysis of Xie Kai.

"Of course there is a plan." Xie Kai's smile became stronger, "mortgage loan."

"Let us bear the high interest on the loan?"

The Thais are angry.

The other party is actually making such a plan. Do you think the top leaders of the Thai military are all fools?

"No, we do not recommend this method. The lease plan can extend the time, and even sign a 20-year lease time directly. According to the rent, the aircraft carrier will be directly given to your navy..." Xie Kai said with a smile.

“Where is the conditions?”

The other party has already revealed its fangs, obviously wanting to obtain more funds.

"The total amount reaches $1.2 billion, for example, a year of $60 million in rent, twenty years later, this aircraft carrier will be yours..."

“…”

Chinese people are too shameless.

According to this construction plan, the cost of a light aircraft carrier of 30,000 tons will definitely not exceed US$600 million. The Chinese actually asked them to pay US$1.2 billion to transfer the ownership of the aircraft carrier to them!

This is far more than three times the price they originally planned.

Even Li Qingmin and the others thought Xie Kai was too much.

It is said to be built for free, but it requires people to pay a higher price.

"We can't afford such a price!" Chavali Yongchaiyu directly asked Xie Kai and the others to die of this heart.

The price of buying a 30,000-ton aircraft carrier with a fund of US$1.2 billion is too high.

"General, this price is not high. In twenty years, although there are so many overall prices, inflation and changes in international exchange rates do not affect this price. To use the simplest example, everyone knows how much difference is between the purchasing power of US$1.2 billion twenty years ago and the current US$1.2 billion, everyone knows..." Since Xie Kai is mentioning this, it is impossible for him to be unprepared.

The $1.2 billion in the 1960s was definitely an amazing huge amount of money.

Although it is still a large amount now, its purchasing power is far worse than in the 1960s.

It is impossible for the top leaders of the Thai military to understand this.
Chapter completed!