USSR 1991

"If they don't want to buy our aircraft carrier, it doesn't matter. You can tell the South Korean representative in private that South Korean President Lu Tae-woo has deposited more than 6000 million US dollars in secret political funds in the bank under a pseudonym account. I think this matter, It's enough to stimulate the opponent's nerves." Yanayev said lightly. In 1997, Roh Tae-woo was fined 2628 billion won and sentenced to 17 years in prison for the bribery funds. Although he was granted amnesty in 1998, this incident was enough to make Roh Tae-woo's political opponents ecstatic.

Yazov was taken aback. He didn't expect that Yanayev even had the information on the South Korean president's secret bribery in his hands. So is there any leader of a small country in his hands who has no scandal?

And why is General Secretary Yanayev even more terrifying than KGB agents? You must know that such a secret scandal may only be known to a few people around the South Korean president. Could it be that the high-level South Korean government has been infiltrated by communist spies?It's chilling to think about such things.

"Is there anything else, Comrade Yazov?" At the moment Yazov was in a daze, Yanayev raised his head and asked casually, as if the secret revealed just now was just casual chat.

"It's nothing, I'll go down and arrange for the South Korean delegation to discuss matters." Yazov replied that after the previous negotiations with the Indian delegation, the personnel of the Ministry of National Defense also had the experience of deceiving people.Now the Kiev class of the Soviet Union is like four hot potatoes ready to cheat people at any time, waiting for those eager door-to-door buyers.

The highest state of cheating is to make the other side cry and let you cheat him. India is the first, and South Korea is definitely not the last.Compared with the four Kiev-class ships that were ruined in history, Yanayev can even proudly say that I have found a good home for the Soviet Kiev-class aircraft carrier.

Chapter 196 Exactly the same

Park Soo-hoon, the representative of Daewoo Heavy Industries Group, set foot on the territory of the Soviet Union as a representative of South Korea. As the only Korean negotiator who knew Russian, Park Soo-hoon naturally had to take on the important task of negotiating the acquisition of the Novorossiysk aircraft carrier. The chairman of the group almost It was the one who reminded himself that this matter was related to the national honor of the Republic of Korea.

Park Soo-hoon, who has always put the national spirit first, naturally gave birth to a spirit that must win glory for the country. Even if the opponent is the powerful and aggressive Soviet Union, he must show the strong side of the Korean nation.What's more, Park Soo-hoon has never forgotten the humiliation in 1983. The major incident of the Korean Air passenger plane being shot down by the Soviet Union once filled the entire nation with righteous indignation.

However, when he met the Soviet representative who was interviewing him, Park Soo-hoon couldn't help being stunned by the other party's Hexi smile. The blond Soviet representative kindly helped him lift his luggage and put it in the trunk of the car, and then asked the other party about his journey in fluent Korean. Is it pleasant.After getting in the car, he also chatted with the other party while driving him to the hotel where he was staying.

"The talks will be held in the lobby of the hotel." The representative of the Soviet Union who was in charge of the reception said friendlyly, "Because it is not a negotiation between governments, we will not hold negotiations on important diplomatic occasions. Please forgive me."

After speaking, the representative of the Soviet Union bowed slightly in a friendly manner, which made Park Soo-hoon a little flattered, and quickly replied, "Where are you, you are too polite. We want to complete the negotiation as soon as possible so that the aircraft carrier can be towed back to South Korea."

After the representative left the room, Park Soo-hoon non-stop took out the documents and began to check the information for the last time. This time, the aircraft carrier purchased by a Korean private company was originally used to build a restaurant with an aircraft carrier as the theme. Of course, these are just plain words In fact, both parties are well aware of what is going on, so they will not puncture that layer of paper.

Daewoo Heavy Industries offered that they would be responsible for consigning the aircraft carrier back to South Korea. Naturally, it was impossible for the Soviet Union to reject Daewoo Heavy Industries’ offer. They stated that once the Novorossiysk left the Soviet port, the goods would not be returned.

After finalizing some final data, Park Soo-hoon hastily ate some food.I just closed my eyes and rested my mind, preparing for the big negotiation between the two parties at night.For the Soviet Union, this may be an insignificant commercial negotiation, but for South Korea, it is a major opportunity to enhance its naval strength.

seven o'clock in the evening.Negotiations officially started.As soon as Park Soo-hoon came up, he took a pre-emptive stance and began to find faults with the New Rossis with a nitpicking attitude.

"This is an aircraft carrier that began to serve the Pacific Fleet in 1982, and its completion time may be earlier. It should have been completed in 1980, which means that the Novorossiysk is an aircraft carrier that has exceeded its age. A ten-year-old aircraft carrier. An old-fashioned aircraft carrier costs 6.3 million U.S. dollars? I think the price proposed by the Soviet Union is a bit of a big mouth, right? With 7 million U.S. dollars, we can buy a brand new one, which is more in line with the Korean Navy The required light aircraft carrier. What's more, the second-hand aircraft carrier India purchased from the UK was only more than 2000 million US dollars."

Although the Soviet delegation did not show the attitude of buying, buying or not, Park Xiuxun's chattering attitude obviously annoyed a person who didn't want to appear on the negotiating table, but was forced to come over by the Ministry of Defense to make up for it— — Victor.

At this time, Victor heard that the other party was belittling the value of the Kiev-class aircraft carrier, stood up very dissatisfied, and asked in very fluent Korean, "Mr. Park Soo-hoon, can South Korea manufacture a medium-sized aircraft carrier?"

Park Soo-hoon's eloquent speech was interrupted impolitely, and he didn't get angry, he just shook his head and said it couldn't be done.

"Very good." Hearing the other party's negative reply.Victor also got excited. He moved his chair back a little, put his hands on the table, leaned his head forward, and made a provocative gesture, "Then I want to know, is there anyone in this world who is willing to sell a medium-sized aircraft carrier?" For the country of South Korea, is there any?"

"No." In the face of reality, Park Soo-hoon had no choice but to admit one thing honestly, South Korea could choose from the four Kiev-class aircraft carriers in front of it.There is no other choice.In other words, it is now a seller's market. As long as the Soviet Union is willing, those countries that are desperate can't even get an aircraft carrier.

"I have to say. The Kiev class is by far the most suitable aircraft carrier for South Korea." Victor deliberately sighed, and began to refute what Park Xiuxun said one by one, "The Kiev class is equipped with a large number of anti-ship missiles and anti-submarine missiles. Weapons, I believe that the funding of the South Korean Navy cannot support a huge aircraft carrier battle group, so the Kiev class with its strong anti-ship capabilities has become your first choice, isn't it? Anyway, your enemies except the North are eyeing. Other countries. Japan, China, the Soviet Union, which one do you have the courage to challenge?"

Hearing Victor's ridicule, Park Soo-hoon couldn't help but turn red. As a small country struggling to survive in the slits, South Korea, no matter what Victor said, he had to call him dad.

"You said that the Kiev class is an old-fashioned aircraft carrier that has been in service for nearly ten years, but do you know that India spent 2000 million to buy an aircraft carrier that has been in service for more than 30 years. If you think you have to compare it with it, then you Come back to buy the Kiev class from us in 2010, and maybe we will sell it to you at a price of 2000 million."

Victor unceremoniously pointed out that everything Park Soo-hoon said was a fantasy.And Park Soo-hoon was obviously irritated by Victor's words, he made a movement to pack his briefcase, and told the attendant representatives around him that this business could not be done.But the sharp-eyed Victor saw the clumsy performances of these Korean sticks at a glance.

Deliberately threatening us with signs of a breakdown in negotiations?When Victor thought about it, he waved his hand in the same way, and deliberately said to the people around him in Korean, "Comrades, the negotiation is over. The Koreans seem to be unwilling to reach this deal. We can go home and go to sleep. The next one is to buy Which country is the representative of the Novorossiysk? Argentina? Thailand? Vietnam? Tell their delegation to come and sign a contract with us tomorrow."

Hearing Victor's answer, Park Soo-hoon's movements suddenly stopped, his face was a little pale, he waved his hand to tell others to stop packing up, stopped turning his head stiffly and said to Victor, "I think our negotiation is okay. Continue, as long as both parties show enough sincerity."

"Sincerity is always enough, as long as you are willing to continue the conversation, instead of threatening to end the transaction at every turn." Victor scoffed at Park Soo-hoon's trick.

"There is one more thing I want to remind you." Victor walked in front of Park Soo-hoon, deliberately approached him and whispered, "Your Excellency President Lu Tae-woo has a secret fund of 600 million in the bank, and we just got hold of it." If the 600 million US dollars in the presidential account is released, what kind of impact will it have on South Korean politics?"

"Is this threatening our president?" Park Soo-hoon's eyes narrowed into a line, and his eyes immediately became dark. He secretly clenched his fists.

"I'm not threatening your president. To be honest, if we really do this, we can call the president to confirm." Victor said nonchalantly, "I'm threatening you, because you told the secret , You came to tell the representatives of the Soviet Union, so you have to bear the blame." After speaking, Victor also took out a photo from his arms, on which was President Roh Tae-woo who was making political deals.

"You!" Park Soo-hoon didn't expect the Soviet representative to use such a despicable method.

"What about me?" Victor pressed him further, "Now do you want to continue the transaction, or should I ask the people from the Ministry of National Defense to call President Lu Tae-woo to confirm before continuing, but no one can guarantee you at that time." Your personal safety. To sign, or not to sign, you decide for yourself!"

After Victor left Park Soo-hoon, Park Soo-hoon slumped on his seat as if he had been drained of all his strength. After a long time, he came back to his senses and looked around the imposing Soviet representatives with a sad and angry look. Said to the Korean representative entourage beside him, "We are willing to accept the price proposed by you."

"Mr. Park Soo-hoon..." The people around him were about to advise him, but they were interrupted by a gesture. He said firmly, "Sign it, and I alone... will be responsible for everything, and it has nothing to do with you."

"Very good." Victor smiled with a successful plot, and pushed the signing document in front of the South Korean representative, motioning for him to write his name on it.

In the face of big power politics, a small country like South Korea will never have a chance to bargain.

Chapter 197 The Wrath of North Korea

In the end, Park Soo-hoon, a representative of the North Korean Daewoo Heavy Industries Group, purchased the Novorossiysk aircraft carrier with a service life of more than 6.3 years at a price of 10 million U.S. dollars without any bargaining.Of course, what awaited Park Soo-hoon was the accusation from the board of directors of Daewoo Heavy Industries Group. Of course, this scapegoat, Park Soo-hoon, would not be blamed. When he revealed the secret political funds of South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, all the board members fell silent.

Obviously they heard something they shouldn't have heard, and Park Soo-hoon, who told the secret, also indicated that he wanted to drag them into the water together.The reason why Daewoo Heavy Industries Group has achieved today is the support of the Ministry of National Defense of South Korea and even the president. It is impossible for them to stand up and participate in the muddy waters of high-level politics, so they can only choose to keep silent.Swallowing this bitter pill is the best option for Daewoo Heavy Industries Group, if they don't want the board to be restructured under political pressure.

South Korea's purchase of the Novorossiysk aircraft carrier has caused a sensation in the entire North Korean government. As an old political enemy in the south, the ruler of the Kim family is even a little angry. Why would the leader of the socialist camp, who has always taken good care of him, sell the aircraft carrier to his political opponents? What's even more hateful is that the Soviet Union actually unilaterally reached this deal without telling itself, without any estimate of North Korea's feelings.

Obviously North Korea overestimated its own political status, but North Korea's National Defense Commission still protested to the Soviet embassy in North Korea, expressing their serious condemnation of the incident.They better hope the USSR breaks the deal, or the Korean People's Army will bulldoze the South Korean capital, Seoul, with a million troops.

North Korea's behavior seems unreasonable like a three-year-old child's play house. Maintaining the situation on the Korean Peninsula is the best choice. No matter who has the idea of ​​​​unifying the peninsula, they will be hit by the surrounding powers. Neither the Soviet Union nor China wants to see another Korean War break out.

Yanayev asked the foreign department to reply to the North Korean government, telling Kim Jong-il, who was in the limelight, that if North Korea had the idea of ​​unifying the peninsula by force, then the Soviet Union would unite with another major neighboring country to impose sanctions on it.Yanayev also clearly stated that it is a double political and military sanction, which is also a warning to North Korea from the side, recognize who is your real master, and too much dancing will not end well.

Sure enough, as soon as this remark came out, North Korea died down.At this time, the Kim family in the 90s was not that crazy regime. They needed the aid of the Soviet Union. Although the Soviet Union reduced the aid to North Korea at this time, they could still get a generous amount of political aid for a small country.

But in terms of arms transactions, the Soviet Union has become nothing. Yanayev made it clear that he will not provide free military aid to North Korea, which means that if you want weapons, you have to pay for them yourself.

In desperation, Kim Jong-il, the chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, had to come to Moscow to see Yanayev in person. This time he chose to lower his stance, lowered his head and went to Yanayev's president with an attitude of admitting his mistake. office.When he pushed the door and walked in, Yanayev was already waiting for Kim Jong Il's arrival.In his eyes, the fat man in front of him was not a political leader who was ridiculed by the world, but a guy who gritted his teeth and wanted to give himself money.

"Please sit down, Comrade Kim Jong Il, I am sorry to trouble you to travel all the way from Pyongyang to Moscow. You must be tired all the way." Yanayev told the staff around him to serve Kim Jong Il a cup of tea, and then Just waiting for the other party to ask about arms sales, as long as the North Korean leader opens his mouth, Yanayev will be able to convince them to pay out of their pockets.

Sure enough, Kim Jong-il's first sentence was to ask about the situation of the Novorossiysk aircraft carrier. He asked, "Can the Soviet Union withdraw its arms sales to the South Korean aircraft carrier for the sake of North Korea?"

Yanayev sighed intentionally, "You need to keep your word in business. We just sold an aircraft carrier. How could we ask the other party to send the aircraft carrier back?"

"Then, can we pay [-] million more than South Korea to buy the Novorossiysk aircraft carrier?" Kim Jong-il asked anxiously. At this time, he was already driven mad by South Korea's purchase of the aircraft carrier, without considering North Korea's actual financial revenue. .

"Of course not." Yanayev rebuffed the other party, "Don't talk about whether you can afford an aircraft carrier. You didn't fully pay us the final payment of our last arms sale transaction. Why should we give it to you again? Selling an aircraft carrier that does not know when it will get back the final payment? At least the Koreans have a conscience and know that they will pay back the full amount.”

North Korea is notorious for defaulting on the balance of arms sales, so Yanayev would rather cut off military aid to North Korea than sell large strategic weapons to the other party. Want to buy?The full amount is paid in one lump sum, and the payment is made in one hand, and the goods are delivered in one hand.We are also very fair and pragmatic with our socialist allies.

Seeing that the Soviet Union was unwilling to sell the aircraft carrier to himself, Kim Jong-il had no choice but to use another way to make the other party accommodate, "Then can you provide some anti-ship weapons to North Korea? You must know that if this aircraft carrier is towed back to South Korea, it will inevitably lead to The situation on the Korean peninsula is tilted, and the socialist camp will be destroying the Great Wall by then."

"Aid is also no way." Yanayev refused the other party politely, "We are willing to provide anti-ship weapons unless you buy them with genuine foreign exchange. It just so happens that we have a batch of KH-29 air-to-ship missiles ready now. For sale, if you can afford it, we will sell it to you."

The Kh-29 air-to-ship missile, also known as the AS-14 small anchor missile, is an air-to-ground missile developed in the 1970s and entered service in the 1980s. It belongs to the third generation of Russian-made tactical missiles. These missiles can be equipped on multiple types of Russian-made fighters. .The vast majority of fighter jets of the North Korean Air Force are MiG 21, MiG 23, and a small number of MiG 29 and MiG 25.The North Korean leader's obsession with the MiG series has led to the North Korean Air Force being all MiG fighters.

At this time, Kim Jong Il is also considering how cost-effective the deal is. They can’t afford the aircraft carrier, but North Korea can still pay for anti-aircraft carrier weapons. Thinking of this, Kim Jong Il agreed almost immediately. To buy KH-29 air-to-ship missiles.

"It's a face-to-face full payment transaction." Yanayev reminded the other party, "We don't accept a part of the down payment first, and then pay the rest of the full amount. And you must settle the balance of the last arms sale before you come Pay for the anti-ship missiles this time."

Of course, Yanayev will not do too much. He said that he can donate a MiG-21 fighter jet that has been decommissioned by the Soviet Union to the North Korean Air Force. Anyway, the other costs of this kind of thing may be more expensive than the aircraft itself. Simply go along with the flow and be a favor.