Chapter 1152: An Windfall in South America III
"Mr. Wu Chen, welcome to Chireni Beach, one of the most beautiful places to visit in Venezuela. Although our two countries have been cooperating in the military industry and the economy for a long time, this is the first time we have sat down to meet and exchange, but I have met your wife, Ms. Xu Zilin, who can run the trillion-dollar Atlantis International Group, and she is a very remarkable business woman. President Chavez said.
"Thank you, Mr. President, for recognizing my wife's ability to work, in fact, you know very well in your heart that sooner or later we will meet one day. The Golden Triangle Federation needs Venezuela's rich mineral resources, because my land is very barren, and all the energy and raw materials necessary for development need to be imported from outside, and Venezuela also needs the advanced weapons and equipment, industrial products and funds of the Golden Triangle Federation, and the two sides are mutually beneficial cooperation. Wu Chen said with a smile.
During his week-long stay in Colombia, Wu Chen held secret talks with the president, and the president of Colombia hated the domestic trafficking syndicate very much, but the domestic army and police were not very effective, so the two sides had a basis for cooperation.
Wu Chen agreed that the Los Angeles headquarters of the Golden Triangle International Security Company would send an elite force to intervene in Colombia's anti-drug operation, and the mercenary corps navy's Atlantic and Pacific theaters would be responsible for cooperating, but the government must sign an agreement, all members of the team participating in the operation have complete immunity, and Colombian law and law enforcement agencies have no authority to deal with mercenaries.
In return, the Colombian government signed an agreement with the Federal Government of the Golden Triangle, under which Leticia will be legally turned into a permanent military base for mercenaries, the two countries will give each other the most favored nation status, and Colombia's mineral resources and forest resources will be fully opened to the Federal Enterprises of the Golden Triangle.
Before coming to Venezuela, Wu Chen received news that President Chávez actually chose to meet him on the beautiful Chireni Beach, which is quite interesting, probably to create a relaxed atmosphere.
"I heard that Mr. Wu Chen likes to go on vacation and bought an island in the Maldives, and after careful discussion with the top level of the government, I decided to donate the islands of La Okira and Blanquilla to the Federal Government of the Golden Triangle as a symbol of friendship between the two countries, so that you can enjoy the scenery of the Caribbean Sea at any time." President Chavez said with a smile.
La Okira, which covers an area of more than 40 square kilometers, once held the president last year, has a villa for the president's vacation. Blanquilla, on the other hand, is more than 60 square kilometers and is basically an undeveloped island, but it has an airport and a marina.
Although the area of these two islands is not very large, the scenery is very beautiful, and both have quite good beaches to enjoy vacationing, especially La Oquira, which has a famous pink beach.
"Thank you very much, Mr. President, and the Venezuelan government, and in return, I will present you with a medium-sized conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Chavez with a steam catapult weighing about sixty thousand tons." Wu Chen must also be very generous, and the gifts he gave back were also quite valuable.
President Chavez was overjoyed, the reason why he gave Wu Chen the two islands was to further strengthen cooperation with the Golden Triangle Federation, but he did not expect Wu Chen to open his mouth and give a medium-sized conventionally powered aircraft carrier to Venezuela, which was also named Chavez.
The countries in the world that can manufacture aircraft carriers, there are about four countries in the Golden Triangle Federation, China, Britain and France, and half of the country is Indo, of course, purely in terms of manufacturing, Japan and South Korea can also, the shipbuilding industry is very developed, but in terms of technical strength, the Golden Triangle Federation is undoubtedly the first, even the United States can only be relegated to the second place, and there are only these two companies in the world who have mastered steam catapult technology.
Although Russia has mastered steam catapult technology, Chaves himself knows that it is definitely discounted, and the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk, will definitely not be able to be built with the capabilities of Russian shipyards.
"The United States is now an international hooligan and acts unscrupulously, and the relationship between Venezuela and the United States is very bad, I need to take precautions in advance, and the important content of this meeting is to order a batch of advanced weapons and equipment from Mr. Wu Chen."
"The navy includes 24 Shield Defender-2 fifth-generation carrier-based aircraft and four An-71 carrier-based early warning aircraft of the aircraft carrier, six Trident-class missile destroyers and six Tigerfish-class attack nuclear submarines, and four Black Piranha-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines."
"In the Air Force, one hundred and twenty single-seat twin-engine supersonic all-weather stealth heavy fighters, thirty Licorn-1 heavy transport helicopters, forty-eight Immortal-1 helicopter gunships, and one brigade of Hunting Bow-2 anti-aircraft missiles."
"In terms of the army, there are 600 Tyrannosaurus Rex-1 main battle tanks, 1,200 Wolf Warrior-1 infantry fighting vehicles, 800 Veteran-B1 modified infantry fighting vehicles, 300 Veteran-F1 anti-tank missile launchers and Veteran-F2 anti-aircraft missile launchers, 100 Tornado multiple launch rocket systems, and 2 long-range early warning radars." Chaves said.
"Mr. President also knows that with the rise in prices, our manufacturing costs are also increasing, and now the prices of these cutting-edge equipment have been raised to varying degrees, so much equipment is not a small amount, I suggest you still think more, mercenaries are a way to pay in advance, which is a great pressure on Venezuela's finances." Wu Chen said with a frown.
The Shield Defender-2 series of fifth-generation fighters is one of the most advanced stealth fighters in the world, of which 120 road-based fighters cost $420 million, and 24 conventional carrier-based aircraft cost $7.68 billion!
Four An-71 carrier-based AWACS aircraft cost $1 billion, six Trident-class missile destroyers cost $14.4 billion, six Tigerfish-class attack nuclear submarines cost $12 billion, and four Black Piranha-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines cost $10 billion!
$2.2 billion is needed for 48 Immortal Bird helicopter gunships, $6 billion for one brigade and four battalions of Hunting Bow-2 anti-aircraft missiles, $12 billion for 600 Tyrannosaurus-1 main battle tanks, and $6 billion for 1,200 Wolf Warrior-1 infantry fighting vehicles.
$2 billion is needed for 800 Veteran-B1 modified infantry fighting vehicles, $1.5 billion is needed for 300 Veteran-F1 anti-tank missile launchers, $2.1 billion is needed for 300 Veteran-F2 anti-aircraft missile launchers, $1.5 billion is needed for 100 Tornado multiple launch rocket systems, and $4 billion is needed for two sets of long-range early warning radars.