(The third update, I'm going, it's stupid, the chapter that has been coded at six o'clock this morning actually forgot to post it!) ）

Sure enough, the delegation of the Ministry of Defense who received the benefits and went back immediately became the loyal "common spies" of the Soviets, and stated to Indian Defense Minister Kapoor the importance of purchasing the Gorshkov in the posture of an enemy in the Ministry of Defense, and proposed such things as "the Indian Navy is not strong, it must have the Kiev-class", "The price of aircraft carriers in the world has risen, and we have the Kiev-class, and we can save a lot of money!" "There's nothing that one Kyiv-class aircraft carrier can't do, and if there is, then two." slogans like that. And as long as there is an improved version of the Gorshkov, no one will dare to speak if the Indian Navy walks sideways in the Indian Ocean.

After referring to the plan provided by the Soviet Union, Defense Minister Kapoor also thought that it was a good deal to spend less than the Kiev-class money to buy an upgraded version of the near-Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier, although the purchase of the Gorshkov now seems a bit redundant, but for the Indian Navy, which has no reserve aircraft carrier, it is a little dangerous. Without aircraft carriers, can it still be called the hegemon of the Indian Ocean? Can you still realize your dream of becoming a great power? Dream on you.

After being tempted, Kapoor sent Prakash as a negotiator for the defense department, just like last time, but this time he sat behind the scenes and did not go to Moscow. Maybe it was the hangover from the previous one that made him feel uneasy, so this time he just pushed Prakash out of the fire pit.

This time the Soviet Navy did not dare to slack off, they did not prepare vodka to torture this group of poor Hindus, because compared to vodka for hundreds of dollars. Billions of contracts are the top priority.

The representative sent by the naval side was General Sergeyev. As a person who watched the Kyiv-class aircraft carriers grow in their own hands. And the father of the Kiev aircraft carrier who dominates the four oceans, no one knows the Kiev class better than him, and he is also a general with outstanding eloquence. The war of words of the Indians seemed to him like the unreasonable noise of a three-year-old child.

Therefore, when the admiral, whose military uniform was full of medals, sat down at the negotiating table, his majestic momentum instantly shocked the representatives of the Indian Ministry of Defense who were chatting and laughing.

"This is the Kyiv-class aircraft carrier transformation plan we provide, and everyone here must have seen it." General Sergeyev looked around at the somewhat silent Indian delegation on the other side of the negotiating table, and said in a calm tone, "The price at which we sell aircraft carriers and the cost of modernization are also behind." Please take a look at it for yourself, and if there are no problems, we can skip the negotiation section and go straight to signing the contract. ”

The Indians gasped, and the Russians spoke directly, omitting even bargaining, and directly asserted that the negotiations were over.

Then the Indian delegation turned to the last page of the dense plan, and when they saw that the Gorshkov, the Kyiv-class aircraft carrier, was sold for $500 million, they were secretly surprised as if they had picked up a big bargain, but when they looked down a line. After seeing the quotation of the modern-level modification, my heart instantly cooled half.

$1.56 billion!

They rubbed their eyes. I confirmed that I was not mistaken, and then lowered my head and looked again, and it was indeed $1.56 billion, not rubles, but the real $1.56 billion. Prakash looked up and asked with a somewhat pale face, "Are we mistaken?" General Sergeyev, the transformation of this Kyiv-class aircraft carrier costs $1.56 billion? This...... Why is this so expensive? It's just a modification, huh? ”

When the interpreter translated the words of the Indian delegation to Sergeyev, he just smiled and asked, "With all due respect, Prakash Staff Officer, do you know what a huge project it is to widen the deck of a Kiev-class ship and add a sliding deck?" ”

"This is not as simple as you laying railways in India, the transformation almost changes the structure of the entire aircraft carrier, the deck is the soul of the aircraft carrier, this is to change one thing is to change all the projects. So $1.56 billion is already the price of our conscience, if you think it's expensive, I suggest you go to the United States or Britain to buy their decommissioned aircraft carriers, of course, I believe that you will never be able to buy it without more than $2 billion. So do you think spending $2.06 billion on a near-Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier is still an expensive thing? ”

Indeed, the cost of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier alone is close to 2 billion US dollars, and it is no exaggeration to be called a gold-swallowing monster if you count other costs.

There is a contrast to create a gap, Prakash thinks about it, it is true. And even if India buys their modern-class aircraft carriers from the United States or the United Kingdom, it may not be willing to sell them, and when the Indian aircraft carriers are facing retirement and the navy's combat effectiveness is insufficient, this near-Kuznetsov-class is particularly important.

"But it's still too expensive for us to afford." Prakash complained to Sergeyev that their Ministry of Defense did not expect that it would take $2.06 billion to get everything done, and they thought that they would be able to get all the projects done with only one billion dollars and take the aircraft carrier home.

"Maybe you can save the money for leasing Soviet nuclear submarines to vigorously develop aircraft carriers, so that you will have money?" Sergeyev said lightly, "But we don't dare to guarantee that we will not lease nuclear submarines to you again in the future, so you can see this business." ”

In 1985, the Soviet Union agreed to lease the Type 670 cruise missile nuclear submarine Chakra to India, and during the three-year lease period, India not only trained the first batch of officers and men for nuclear submarines, but also conducted a comprehensive study of the submarine in addition to the power compartment, obtained a large amount of information on the development of nuclear submarines, and vigorously promoted the development of India's domestically produced nuclear submarines. If the Soviet Union severed the lease of nuclear submarines at this time, it would undoubtedly cut off the follow-up nuclear submarine development plan of the Indian Navy. Of course, India can lease nuclear submarines from the United States, but this means that previous research work will have to be renewed.

In the face of the naked threat of the Soviet Union, the Indian side was obviously hesitant, and he thought about it for a long time before saying, "I can't make a claim, I need to report this news to the Ministry of Defense." ”

"Yes." Sergeyev made a gesture of invitation to Prakash, "But in terms of modification, our price is not without a way out, and we can save you a hundred million dollars in commissioning funds." Doing so means that you will need to debug the Kyiv-class aircraft carrier yourself. ”

Prakash had a glint of surprise in his eyes, but it was fleeting, and he had covered it up well. He nodded at Sergeyev and replied, "I'll report this to the Ministry of Defense." ”

"Then I'll be amazed by the good news." Sergeyev said he got up to escort the Indian delegation out of the conference hall and arranged for a vehicle to take them back to the hotel where they were staying to prepare for the next round of negotiations.

Yazov, who had been hiding behind the scenes, only appeared at this time, and he was also very concerned about the sale of the aircraft carrier, so he came over to ask Sergeyev what the reaction of the Indian delegation was.

Sergeyev just said silently, "He will definitely agree to my request, because the Indian delegation has no choice, and now besides us, which country is willing to sell aircraft carriers?" Is the United States willing to sell Nimitz-class aircraft carriers? Even if it does, can India afford it? And India also has to consider the relationship with us, after all, changing the seller at will may lead to a series of subsequent cooperation miscarriages. ”

Sergeyev analyzed the Indian Navy at the head of the Tao, and it was precisely because he took a fancy to them that they did not dare to change their plans at will, so he could always bully the hard-working Ah San in terms of price.

"Then it's time to bother Comrade Sergeyev." Seeing that the other party had such a lot of confidence in this transaction, Prakash was also relieved.

"And the Indian delegation went back to discuss just asking for money from the Ministry of Defense, anyway, this aircraft carrier is paid by the state, and it has nothing to do with them, they just need to complete this task. As for the burden on the country because of this aircraft carrier, I don't think they will take it seriously. ”

Comrade Yazov sighed, "Since the other side is so bold, there is no need for us to pinch and twist with them in terms of price, the general secretary is right, 'mercy to the Indians is cruelty to our military industry'." (To be continued.) )