Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

"Of course, it's not impossible, but it's really unlikely and unrealistic to expect them to give us an aircraft carrier."

"Why? We've already left our hometown!"

"Yes, we did provide the land, but what else did you contribute? Did you contribute money or manpower? You contributed nothing, yet you created a place. They're not stupid; why would they give you an aircraft carrier? Just because you're arrogant?"

Isn't it?
From funding to personnel, all of this came from later generations.

Even this shipyard was said to be jointly built by both sides.

In reality, both the funds for building the shipyard and the technical personnel for its construction were provided by later generations.

If someone from the Sijiu City World wanted to work as a laborer in a shipyard, they'd probably be looked down upon.

They look down on the people in the "Four North City World" area, saying they don't know anything and are dragging them down.

Why should they do this?
Why should they be entitled to one aircraft carrier for the entire city of Beijing?

"Old Luo, you're not pretty, so don't dream too much. It's unrealistic. I don't have the face to say that to people either, it's embarrassing, you know?"

Of course, besides this reason...

There are two other reasons that must be mentioned.
"An aircraft carrier can only truly demonstrate its combat power when it is assembled into a complete carrier battle group. In short, you need to have armed escorts."

"We need destroyers responsible for air defense, anti-submarine warfare, and anti-ship missions, as well as frigates responsible for anti-submarine warfare, using sonar, anti-submarine torpedoes, and other weapons to defend against enemy submarine attacks."

"In addition, submarines, hospital ships, comprehensive supply ships, and carrier-based fighter jets are all essential. Without any one of them, the aircraft carrier cannot fully exert its combat power."

"Where are you going to get all this stuff? Even if we really throw away our pride and lose all sense of shame, Yi-Yi and the others have also lost their minds and provided us with everything we needed."

"So many high-end items, items we've never even seen before, do you even know how to handle them? You're just shamelessly asking for them?"

Luo's face immediately turned red with embarrassment.

But what about Bai Ling?

They still had no intention of letting him go.

Her little mouth was as sharp as a knife, and she kept talking non-stop.

"There's also the financial pressure. A single aircraft carrier's fuel tank alone is worth tens of millions! The Type 1130 close-in weapon system costs 1000 to 2000 million per minute to fire!"

"Old Luo, this is only for one minute! If it costs this much for just one minute, what would happen if it took an hour? Billions of dollars would just go down the drain!"

"Are you going to train or not? Can you afford to train? And what about routine maintenance? Let's not even talk about whether you know how to do it."

"Even if you really could, could you afford to maintain it? Even if I sold you, it wouldn't be enough! If you can't even afford maintenance, what do you want? What makes you think you deserve anything?"

"Seriously, instead of wasting your time on this, you should think more about how to get more of their soon-to-be-retired Type 052 destroyers and Type 054 frigates. That's the real deal."

These words made Lao Luo's face turn pale and then purple.

It made Lao Luo so embarrassed he couldn't stand it anymore.

After a long while, he finally exhaled a breath of stale air.

Sighing and admitting
"You're right. Asking for an entire aircraft carrier right off the bat is indeed a bit unrealistic. But..."

Changing the subject, Lao Luo was still not entirely convinced. "Just because it's not possible now doesn't mean it won't be possible in the future! With Ah Lang and the help of later generations, we can't be poor forever! If we continue to develop like this, we'll eventually escape poverty and become truly wealthy!"

"And then there are those advanced technologies that we can't even comprehend or understand right now. Don't forget, we have a huge number of promising young talents here that future generations will envy! They will definitely grow into top-tier scientists in the future!"

"With their help, coupled with our own hard work, continuous diligent study, and the constant stream of talent produced by compulsory education, we will eventually master these technologies, understand them, and be able to handle these advanced products!"

"When that time comes, funding, technology, and talent will no longer be problems for us. In the future, our shipyards will produce batch after batch of warships, and warships will no longer be as scarce as they are now."

"When that time comes, we'll ask them to give us one. It doesn't need to be too advanced, just one like the Type 001 with a full-load displacement of only 6.75 tons will do! We'll use their outdated models for destroyers, frigates, and supply ships."

"They've taken such a huge advantage from us, and we've been so humble. How can they possibly ignore our requests and not give us a ship? They should at least give us a token rental fee, right?"

Don't say it, you really don't say it.

If things continue along Lao Luo's line of thinking, it's not impossible that future generations will be allocated a medium-sized aircraft carrier to Beijing.

Even considering the kindness and consideration people show in later generations, it's not impossible that they could simply commission a ship to be custom-made to their specifications!

Feeling that this was indeed feasible, Bai Ling took out her phone without hesitation and called Xia Yiyi right in front of Lao Luo.

And the first thing he said was
"Yi-yi, since we're all brothers, give us a hand. After this is done, we'll get an aircraft carrier as a share."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Yiyi's expression changed drastically.

He stared at Bai Ling in disbelief for a long time, making sure that this was indeed a private conversation and did not involve the world of Beijing or the future of either side, before finally uttering a single word.

"roll!"

After saying that, he hung up the call with Bai Ling.

Wow, that was incredibly efficient and decisive.

This infuriated Bai Ling.

Until Lao Luo, whose role had been reversed, hurriedly reminded him
"No, no. You can't just come up and ask her for an aircraft carrier! You have to make sure she understands all the preconditions I just mentioned. Probe little by little, and then talk about the aircraft carrier."

Bai Ling then realized the problem.

Then, I immediately dialed back.

After the video call connected, he followed Lao Luo's instructions and told Xia Yiyi everything in detail, even though she looked unhappy.

Explain all the prerequisites to Xia Yi.

Xia Yiyi's expression finally softened.

First, he gave Bai Ling a lecture, ostensibly to preach, but actually to build rapport.

"Look at you, if you had said that earlier, it would have been fine! Look at the mess this has made, it's so bad! Of course, I'm the same, I have a terrible temper, please don't take it to heart."

And with these words, he carefully considered the whole matter from beginning to end.

Then he finally relented.

"In principle, this is definitely not feasible, but in practice, it does have a certain degree of possibility." (End of Chapter)