After all inspections were completed, Zhao Yi sat back in Yao Ziliang's office. They needed to discuss follow-up issues, especially the procurement and pricing of domestic military equipment.
Although land military equipment is currently relatively complete and can be handed over to the military for testing, other military equipment will not be handed over to the military for testing until the end of this year.
As for the military's purchase order, we don't know when it will be. This not only involves the advancement of military equipment, but also the use and distribution of military expenditures. The matter is more complicated.
But neither China Military Industrial Company nor Zhao Yi himself has any doubts about whether the military will purchase their military equipment.
Because these military equipment are at the world's leading level, and our country has never slackened on improving national defense security, whether in the past or this life, otherwise there would be no Huaxia Military Industrial Company.
But they were unsure of how much they would purchase in the end. Although the economy had made great progress in recent years, more funds were spent on various domestic construction projects. Although military expenditures had improved compared to the previous life, they could not be said to be rich.
In this case, the pricing issue of military equipment becomes particularly critical. It stands to reason that if the purchase quantity is small, the pricing will definitely be high. After all, the cost needs to be spread, and vice versa.
If Zhao Yi did not discuss it with Yao Ziliang, Yao Ziliang would definitely proceed based on this principle. In fact, there is no problem with this. After all, it is a universal standard for international business.
However, although Zhao Yi established the Huaxia Military Industrial Company for the purpose of making money, the more important thing is to improve domestic national defense security. This goal is the primary goal.
If we want to improve domestic national defense security in a short period of time, China Military Industrial Company is not allowed to adopt complete market pricing principles. At the appropriate time, it must also give up the profits it has received.
It is precisely because of these considerations that Yao Ziliang is afraid that he will implement according to general business rules, so he must explain some issues in advance to avoid situations that are contrary to his goals.
"The strategic bomber production line is indeed a big surprise to me. How many aircraft can the annual production reach?" Zhao Yi asked.
Zhao Yi was very satisfied with the appearance of the strategic bomber this time. Especially when he stood under the plane, the shock was even stronger. It was not something that could be felt on the drawings.
It is precisely because of this that he asked some questions about strategic bombers straight to the point, and at the same time, he used this to bring the topic to the point.
"At present, the production line has been completed. If it is a complete strategic bomber, it can produce about 5 to 10 aircraft a year, depending on the urgency of the mission." Yao Ziliang said.
This is true. Although the performance and deterrence of strategic bombers are strong enough, the cost is also very high. The military estimates that the purchase quantity is not very large, and it is enough to maintain an annual production of 5 to 10 aircraft.
Not to mention the annual output of 10 aircraft, even the annual output of 5 aircraft is actually enough to cope with it. No matter how much production efficiency is, it will be a waste in the end, because the final quantity purchased by the military will not be very large.
"What about the cost? What is the purchase price you plan to give the military?" Zhao Yi asked.
“Although the various performances of this strategic bomber have reached or even surpassed the international leading level, due to the short design time and good support for various technologies, the cost price is actually not that exaggerated.
According to our current calculations, the total research and development funds invested in strategic bomber aircraft have reached 10 billion yuan. Adding the production cost, if calculated based on the total number of 10 aircraft, the cost of each aircraft is 2 billion yuan.
In other words, in addition to the cost of R&D investment, the fixed production cost of each aircraft is 1 billion yuan, so the overall cost depends on the specific purchase volume, but the minimum will not be less than 1 billion yuan.
As for the purchase price, we have not yet made a relevant decision, but according to general business logic, we may double the price for sale.
Only in this way can we ensure that we have enough profits to invest in the research and development of next-generation equipment, because the research and development costs of military equipment will become higher and higher, and it is difficult to ensure sustainable development if the price is too low. Yao Ziliang said.
Although Yao Ziliang did not say the specific sales price, Zhao Yi did some calculations and found that if the total purchase of 10 aircraft is calculated, the purchase price of this strategic bomber will reach 4 billion yuan per aircraft.
Although this price is still much cheaper than the B2 bomber that has not yet been born, but compared to the actual situation in our country, the price is ridiculously high.
If only 10 aircraft are purchased, then the purchase amount will reach 40 billion yuan, and the total annual military expenditure has not exceeded 100 billion yuan, so you can see whether the price is expensive.
Moreover, military expenditures cannot only be used to purchase this kind of military equipment. There are also many military equipments. Although the unit price may not be so expensive, the quantity required will be very large, and the total purchase amount will not be too low.
In fact, there is a reason why Yao Ziliang set the purchase price of this strategic bomber so high, because future orders for this aircraft can only come from China, not from abroad.
In other words, the profit of this bomber can only be made up from domestic sources. It is basically impossible to obtain additional high profits from abroad, because this advanced strategic bomber cannot be exported.
This is also the reason why the price is so high. Not to mention the export of such advanced bombers, even ordinary bombers are basically exported by few countries, because this is also a strategic deterrent weapon and equipment, which has the same status as nuclear weapons.
Moreover, our country is currently pursuing a headquarters defense strategy, and the number of purchases will not be too large, mainly for deterrence. Therefore, according to Zhao Yi's estimate, the number of domestic purchases is only 10 at most, and it is impossible to be more.
"With the current domestic situation, you also know that it is impossible for the military to spend so much money for procurement, and our other weapons and equipment also need to be purchased by the military, and the scale of military expenditure is limited.
Moreover, when I established the Huaxia Military Industrial Company to conduct research and development of military equipment, my main purpose was to improve our country's national defense security to cope with the impact of the deterioration of the external environment.
Therefore, we must think about the problem in a different way so that we can achieve a win-win or multi-win situation. We can not only make money for the research and development of the next generation of military equipment, but also allow the military to obtain a large amount of military equipment. " Zhao Yi said.
Hearing what Zhao Yi said, Yao Ziliang also became interested. Of course, he also hoped that the military would purchase as much as possible, so that the country's military strength could immediately reach a higher level.
But reality is reality. With the country's current strategic focus turning to economic construction, the possibility of investing a large amount of military expenditures in the military field in a short period of time is extremely low.
If, as Zhao Yi said, it can be a win-win or even a win-win situation, then of course it would be the best, and it would be beneficial to everyone.
"Oh, Mr. Zhao, tell me quickly." Yao Ziliang said.
"It's actually very simple. For domestic military purchase orders, we provide them at cost prices. As for the profits we need to obtain, we obtain them from abroad. I believe that with the advanced nature of our equipment, there is still a certain amount of space in the international market.
So we must reach an agreement with the military and the government. We can provide military equipment at cost price, but we must exempt the military equipment we export from taxes and fees to make up for our profit losses. " Zhao Yi said.
After listening to Zhao Yi's plan, Yao Ziliang did not show excitement. Obviously he was not optimistic about Zhao Yi's strategy, because in his opinion, although the idea was good, it was very difficult to implement.
The difficulty lies not in the exemption of taxes and fees, but in the quantity of exported military equipment. Don't think that advanced equipment can seize the international market. This is too naive.
When other countries purchase military equipment, on the one hand, it is out of consideration for their own national defense and security; on the other hand, they are not paying protection fees to world powers.
Unless this country is unreliable to both world powers, they will focus more on the first reason. Only then will there be an export market for the advanced military equipment of China Military Industrial Corporation.
However, there are actually very few such countries in today's international environment. More countries are considering the second reason, which will greatly reduce the size of China Military Industrial Corporation's export market.
It is very difficult for small countries to independently support national defense and security on their own. Even if they have advanced military equipment, they cannot face a protracted war because their national power cannot afford it.
Instead of facing this situation alone, it is better to entrust one's own safety under the wings of a big country. This can also avoid the trouble of war and keep oneself in a state of peace for a long time.
If this strategic goal can really be achieved, it won't matter if they spend some money to pay protection fees. Let alone advanced military equipment, even junk equipment, they will be ecstatic to buy it.
This is the real situation in the world arms market at present, rather than as Zhao Yi said, advanced equipment can kill all directions. This idea seems naive.
Judging from our country's strategic direction and diplomatic principles, even if our country's economy has made great progress and its military strength has been greatly strengthened, it will not be able to compare with those two poles in a short time.
This is not a question of whether we can do it, but a question of whether we want to do it. Judging from the current situation, our main purpose is still to develop ourselves, and externally to develop trade.
Yao Ziliang can think of the crux of these problems, and Zhao Yi certainly understands this truth, but there is actually a reason why he still proposed such an idea.
The first point is that although the current world is dominated by bipolar forces, which cannot be changed in the past few years, and this is what he is willing to see, the future is hard to say.
This life is still very different from the previous life. Zhao Yi used his own technical strength to strongly intervene in the field of high-tech technology, which not only brought a large trade surplus to our country, but also weakened several major industrial powers in the previous life.
In the past, Yingjiang and RB relied on semiconductors to achieve rapid development in the post-industrial era. Later, after RB was taught a lesson by Yingjiang, the semiconductor industry was transferred to South Korea, allowing South Korea's economy to achieve considerable development.
But now the situation is obviously different. The semiconductor industry, especially the high-end semiconductor industry, is basically firmly in Zhao Yi's hands, and he has also brought down his competitors through rapid technological upgrades.
In other words, those countries that benefited from the great development of the semiconductor industry in the past life can no longer count on these industries to improve their economic strength.
In addition to the semiconductor industry, other industries such as the software industry, automobile industry, consumer electronics industry, chemical industry, and even the financial industry have been affected by him to varying degrees.
Although the economies of major countries in the world are still developing forward, this is not supported by their technological progress and high-tech industries, but by international trade. There is a clear difference between the two.
Although Yingjiang tried to revitalize the country's manufacturing and high-tech industries through exchange rate-related agreements, the results must have had little effect, Zhao Yi is very sure of this.
Fortunately, Yingjiang still has the pawn of global currency and finance, and the Bretton Woods system has also collapsed, completely freeing their hands and feet to print money like crazy.
Although it may be that they have just faced this predicament and have not yet adapted to the pleasure brought by crazy money printing and are still cautious about these actions, this situation is not expected to last long.
It's like a person who feels that his physical strength has declined significantly, but he can't think of a better way to solve the problem, so he can only keep taking supplements, and the more he takes, the more addictive he becomes.
In fact, Zhao Yiyi doesn't have much objection to exchanging the products he worked hard to produce for other people's pieces of paper, because he knows that this kind of madness is only temporary, and he also wants to encourage the other party to do this.
Because as long as the other party is addicted to the feeling of getting what they want without spending any money, then their other industries are destined to gradually wither, and the final end can be imagined.
The development of a country does not depend on how much banknotes it has, but on how many irreplaceable industrial industries it has and the types and quantities of products that meet the needs of the domestic people.
Although it seems that we are just exchanging our own hard work for pieces of paper printed effortlessly by others, this is just an appearance. In the process of this exchange, our social organizational capabilities, industrial production capabilities, and corporate management capabilities will all be greatly improved. Big enhancement.
This is the real strength of a country, not the so-called right to print money. If these things are gone, the right to print money alone is destined to not go far, and will eventually be abandoned by the world.
Moreover, another obvious feature of finance is that the concentration of wealth will be very high. This is different from the industrial industry, which will quickly expand the gap between the rich and the poor in society.
As long as the gap between the rich and the poor in a country expands to a certain extent, internal conflicts will inevitably break out. In the end, if there is no effective solution, the end result will not be much better.
As for them printing money like crazy and then investing in high-tech fields, Zhao Yi thinks it is impossible. Even if they have such ideas, Zhao Yi will make them come to nothing.
Based on this realistic situation in the future, other countries are certainly not fools. They will turn their attention more to the next superpower to facilitate the possibility of seeking asylum.
For the former overlords, if they were unwilling to accept their own decline and would fight to the death, those small countries would not care so much and they would change the flag on the city wall without any psychological pressure.
Second point, as our country's overseas interests continue to expand, we have to extend the scope of our military deterrence overseas to protect our overseas interests. This is a general rule.
Therefore, our country's current weak international influence is only temporary. In the next few years, our country's influence will be greatly improved, especially its economic influence.
As for military influence, on the one hand it depends on our country's national defense and security strategy, on the other hand it also depends on our own national defense and security strength.
Zhao Yi is not sure about the former, because what the mainstream of thought will be in the future depends on the domestic and international situation at that time, which cannot be determined at present.
But the latter is certain. With the current military equipment of China Military Industrial Company, it is enough to greatly improve our country's national defense and security capabilities.
If the service of these military equipment only allows our country's national defense strength to move from catching up to the first echelon, then the service of the next generation of military equipment will definitely give us the ability to lead, or even dominate.
From this perspective, when we have both the ability and the interests, it is inevitable to expand our overseas influence. At that time, some issues may need to be rethought in order to adapt to the changes of the times.
Under this background, it is possible to expand the scale of China Military Industrial Company's military equipment export market. It just needs to wait for some time. At this time, Zhao Yi still has the patience.
The third point is that with the end of the era of confrontation between the two major forces, the rise of our country's economy and military, and the alliance of some European countries, an international multi-polar pattern will be formed.
As for how long this multi-polar pattern will last, Zhao Yi feels that it cannot be changed in a short time. The formation of this pattern is caused by many reasons.
The first is that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although the bipolar pattern has been ended and the strength of one side has been greatly weakened, strategic nuclear weapons are placed wherever they are. Even if the economic strength is not good, there is still deterrence.
The second is that our country's economic and technological development is very different from that of the past. The short-lived one-pole pattern in the past is estimated to be difficult to form now, and will quickly enter a multi-polar pattern from bipolarity.
The third is that in the face of rapid changes in international relations, it will become inevitable to join the group to keep warm. Only in this way can one's own interests be guaranteed. Otherwise, it will be difficult to cope with the crisis caused by the rapid changes in the international situation.
The fourth is that even if our economic scale far exceeds that of other countries, based on our traditional culture and past historical experience, the possibility of pursuing hegemony will be relatively low, and more will be focused on our own development and the maintenance of our own reasonable interests. .
This multi-polar structure can bring stability to the international community, but it may also bring more uncertainty to the international community. This depends on whether the old forces are willing to accept the formation of this situation.
If the old forces are willing to accept this multi-polar situation, then everything will be fine. Everyone can sit down calmly and pass a framework agreement to ensure the needs of all countries for equitable development.
If the old forces are unwilling to give in and the new forces need to protect their legitimate interests, then the international community will enter a period of turmoil until a relatively balanced new pattern is reached.
If it is the former, although the total size of the international arms market may shrink, we also have the opportunity to enter it and get our own share of the cake.
If it is the latter, it will be more beneficial to the arms dealers. Not only will the overall scale expand a lot, but as a new force, the cake that may be obtained will be larger.
So no matter what the situation is, as my country's leading military equipment R&D and production unit, the number of international military equipment orders will not be small in the future. Huaxia Military Industrial Company only needs to wait patiently.
Moreover, Zhao Yi's purpose in establishing Huaxia Military Industrial Company was not to earn excess profits for himself. He himself had never thought about taking money from Huaxia Military Industrial Company to subsidize himself.
Under the guidance of this goal, Huaxia Military Industrial Company only needs to obtain sufficient funds for its own development, and this goal should be easily achieved after the previous analysis.
Moreover, the cost price sale mentioned by Zhao Yi earlier only refers to the current military equipment. As for how to price military equipment in the future, it needs to be combined with its own profitability, the amount of national military expenditure and the needs of the international environment. (End of chapter)