The Military-industrial Scientific Research System of the Academic Master Chapter 680

Chapter 680: Preparing for trouble, support from the east

 The next day, Chang Haonan and Wu Yifan signed a cooperation agreement in a low-key manner in the Torch Group's conference room.

 According to the content, the latter Black Sea Import and Export Trading Company will provide Torch Group with up to 1,000 professors, senior engineers or other professional and technical personnel of the same level within five years.

In return, Torch Group will pay an intermediary fee ranging from 15,000 to 50,000 US dollars for each person according to different personnel levels, of which 5 million US dollars will be paid in advance after the contract is signed, and thereafter in years. If the time period is too long, there will be more refunds and less compensation.

Of course, this money does not really need to be paid by Torch Group.

 The Committee of Science and Industry provided a special fund for the Friendship Plan to pay for these expenses, and Chang Haonan only acted as a middleman that both parties trusted and were familiar with.

As for the advance payment of 5 million US dollars, it is naturally not exactly what is written on the surface. Instead, it includes the freight paid by Wu Yifan to transport a batch of "mysterious goods" into the Balkans, which accounts for about five percent of it. one part.

Throughout the Spring Festival holiday, Dianke Group has been working overtime to produce this batch of electronic components, and it was not until yesterday that the quality inspection was finally completed.

Originally, the Air Force's intention was to let it bring a batch of 57mm and 100mm anti-aircraft artillery shells that were about to expire. It was supposed to support the brothers in the third world in resisting hegemony, and by the way, it could save money on destroying them in two years.

However, these two kinds of ammunition can be said to be everywhere in Southeast Europe. It is too abstract to take the trouble to fly them from China and then take the risk to send them to the Balkans. Moreover, when explosives are involved, the risks and shipping costs will increase exponentially. In the end, Chang Haonan still Rejected the offer.

However, these contents are all conditions reached in private and will not be directly reflected in the content of the agreement.

 “It's a pleasure to work with.”

 After the signing was completed without a press conference or flashing lights, Wu Yifan stood up and exchanged the agreement documents with Chang Haonan, and then shook hands:

“I didn't expect that the biggest order I've ever made since I entered the industry was with you, Brother Nan.”

Chang Haonan took the folder and handed it to Song Jingming next to him, indicating to the latter to archive it.

 After there were only two people left in the conference room, he spoke:

"Old Wu, it's better to recruit people in a short supply than in a hurry, and we're not in a hurry. It's enough that the first batch can arrive in China before the end of this year, but the batch of goods I asked you to transport must be transported to the destination before mid-March. "

“In addition, we should try to obscure our identity as much as possible during the whole process. It is best to use hints and other means to make the other side mistakenly think that it is the work of the Russians.”

Wu Yifan's expression became serious.

After all, this is also the first time he has done such an exciting job of transporting military supplies to a quasi-war zone:

"The latter step is not difficult. The reason why the Russians came to me before was because I had done business several times with the officer in charge of reception at the destination, and we were considered acquaintances. As long as I didn't say anything, he would definitely assume that I was Got the order from Moscow.”

 “But before mid-March…”

 He looked at the perpetual calendar hanging next to him with some embarrassment:

"Brother Nan, it's already the end of February, and you also know... Okay, you probably don't know... But for smuggling, for the sake of cost-effectiveness, we wait until the day when the person we cooperate with is on duty before going through customs, but this I can't predict the timetable in detail, plus I have to pass through a third country..."

 Halfway through speaking, Chang Haonan interrupted him with a wave of his hand:

 “We paid millions of dollars, but we don't ask you to pay attention to cost-effectiveness.”

“In this matter, safety and efficiency are the top priorities. If the funds spent in the middle are too much, we can make up for it later.”

In the original timeline, the start date of the Allied Forces Operation was March 24, but Chang Haonan could not guarantee whether the details would change in this life, and there was still time to prepare, so it was indeed a bit rushed.

However, Wu Yifan still shook his head:

 “It's not all about the money.”

“I know what you mean is that we are worried that we will move too slowly and be unable to send them in before the conflict breaks out, but just because the situation in that area is tense now, we don't want to make too much noise.”

“On the surface, what we are transporting is just a batch of electronic components. We bribe a few grassroots officers and veterans. They don't care what they are sent for. We just make the money and that's it.”

"But if you contact the person in charge with a higher level in a big way, they will have more things to consider. At this juncture, even relying on money alone may not be enough. After all, tens of thousands of yuan were spent in bribes to smuggle a batch of electronic products. No matter how you look at it, there are big problems inside.”

Chang Haonan has been a law-abiding citizen his whole life, and he really doesn't know as much about these things as Wu Yifan.

 But if this batch of things is still on the road when the conflict breaks out, it will be completely wasted.

Looking at Chang Haonan who looked troubled, Wu Yifan gritted his teeth:

"Okay, Brother Nan, I can take an airlift. The airspace in those countries is basically undefended at the moment. If we get a transport plane to fly lower and bribe the management of a semi-abandoned airport on the border, we can save the time." It saves about three or four days of the hassle of customs clearance by land, but..."

 “Do I need to pay more?”

Chang Haonan asked.

 “It's not...uh...well, it's going to cost more, but it's not the kind of money you think.”

Wu Yifan got a little distracted, and after a moment of thought, he continued:

"Your shipment including the protective packaging weighs almost 4 tons. It can't be pulled by a small plane. I have to build a serious transport plane, but I probably won't need this thing in the future, so after it's done Either you or the organization can help, but we have to buy this plane.”

“Of course the price won't be very high. The Ermao Air Force subcontracts normal aircraft and scrapped aircraft and resells them. It's about one to two million US dollars.”

 That's not a lot of money.

 What's more, you can get another plane and come back.

 The only problem is that unless this aircraft is an Il-76, other models will just be thrown into the dust even if it is brought back.

 But even based on the price of scrapped aircraft, the one that can be bought for one to two million US dollars is definitely not a strategic transport aircraft like the IL-76.

 “Let's do this, Lao Wu.”

After thinking for a moment, Chang Haonan raised his head and said:

“The money to buy this plane, like the freight, will come from the funds of the Friendship Plan according to the agreement just now.”

“But don't bother bringing this aircraft back to China. Just leave it with Ermao. You can just maintain it from time to time. I guess jobs like this will happen again in the future. Just treat it as an investment in the future.”

Wu Yifan took a deep breath. He felt as if he was tied to a pirate ship by Chang Haonan...

 But the matter has come to this, and there is no turning back.

 And it's really fast to make money on this pirate ship…

 “Okay, let's do it!”

a.

 An airport covered with snow in Satu Mare County, Romania.

 A convoy of five Ural trucks is lined up and parked on the grass next to the runway.

The cargo box of each truck is covered with a tarpaulin. Judging from the compressed distance between the rear wheel and the wheel hub, it should be in an unloaded state.

This airport, which is now somewhat dilapidated and desolate, was built more than ten years ago when the Warsaw Pact was still in place.

 The primary purpose is of course war preparedness, but there are also considerations to improve transportation and commuting convenience in border mountainous areas.

 Therefore, a large amount of manpower and material resources are devoted to maintenance every year.

 But after entering the 1990s, due to well-known reasons, infrastructure maintenance in remote areas basically stopped.

 After ten years, the infrastructure of this airport has basically stopped, with only a few basic staff remaining.

However, for people like Wu Yifan and others who run the "cross-border transportation" business, it is actually a good thing.

 He ​​only spent tens of thousands of dollars in total to get the airport director to agree to provide them with a runway and refueling services.

 It's just that the airport radar has long been broken and there are not enough manpower, so they cannot provide guidance during the landing process, and they have to do the loading and unloading themselves.

“Angkor, it's been 10 minutes since the estimated time, why hasn't the plane disappeared yet?”

In the cab of the first truck, Yan Yong, Wu Yifan's deputy and the driver of the first truck, raised his hand and looked at his watch, looking slightly anxious.

They have known each other since childhood. When Wu Yifan graduated and went abroad to pursue his career, Yan Yong was with him.

 He is also the only one of the five drivers who knows the specific route and schedule.

However, we don't know anything about the specific goods being transported or the shipper.

“Don't panic, after all, we have to fly nearly 400 kilometers, and it's all at low altitude, so we can't control the time so accurately.”

 Actually, Lao Wu in the co-pilot's seat was also a little impatient.

 He was not afraid that the pilot would run away with the plane, but he was worried that flying at very low altitude in the mountainous area would cause it to crash easily if something malfunctioned or got lost...

 But in front of his subordinates, he still had to show that he had everything under control.

So in order to divert my attention, I had to turn on the radio in the car and adjust the **** to try to find a channel that I could listen to.

“The USS Theodore Roosevelt is reported to have approached the Adriatic Sea, putting pressure on... and the EU... issued an ultimatum..."

The signal in the mountainous area is really average, and Wu Yifan's Romanian and Russian are both weak, so he can basically only get a rough idea.

 But it's enough to get useful information.

“Speaking of Angkor, the Balkans are not peaceful recently. We are going there to transport things at this time, so we won't be trapped in it, right?”

 “Go and come back quickly, no.”

Wu Yifan shook his head, his tone decisive.

He knew that he must not show any hesitation, otherwise others might not dare to make this trip.

“I don't know who it is, but at this juncture it's still..."

Just as Yan Yong opened his mouth, he was interrupted by an increasingly loud roar.

Wu Yifan turned off the radio, stuck his head out of the side window, and looked at the northern sky with his telescope.

 A strange aircraft with engines mounted on the wings was aiming at the runway, extending its landing gear, and gradually descending.

 It was the An-72 transport plane that Wu Yifan urgently purchased from the Ermao Air Force.

He originally planned to buy an An-24 or An-26 to solve the problem, but the maximum payload of these two models is only about 5 tons, and the age of the aircraft is generally upwards of 20 years. The risk of low-altitude flying with large loads is really a bit high. high.

 That's why we finally made a big one.

 The good thing is that there are only a few of this aircraft in the world and its features are so distinctive that you don't have to worry about making mistakes.

Wu Yifan picked up the walkie-talkie placed next to him, opened the door and jumped out of the cab:

 “Everyone get out of the car and get ready to load!”

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