50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 874 Tacit understanding
Although the "Costro" will basically not return to domestic waters except for maintenance in the future.

Moreover, the drivers are all retired veterans from China. But since they are retired, their actions are not legitimate without proper authorization. They still need to obtain a special approval document from higher authorities to get things done.

That evening, Sun Zhiwei returned to Beijing and went to Xu Yimin's home to explain the situation briefly.

Upon hearing the news, Xu Yimin had no choice but to take Sun Zhiwei to his former leader that very night to seek instructions.

He could easily decide what to do with ordinary spoils of war, but this time the amount was too large, and he really didn't dare to make the decision.

Moreover, this matter is both big and urgent. First, Sun Zhiwei's move this time is too ambitious, involving four titanium alloy nuclear submarines and one conventional submarine.

Each of these five submarines is priceless. Even the cheapest one, the 209 conventional submarine, is worth $400 million, while the four made of titanium alloy start at hundreds of billions of dollars, making them ridiculously expensive.

However, the fact that Sun Zhiwei was able to acquire these submarines in just a few months without making a big fuss is even more outrageous.

But this wasn't the first time. The leaders had discussed this issue privately before, but in the end, the top leader made the final decision, without asking about the details, just looking at the result.

Therefore, the reason why no one was sent to investigate the unbelievable events that Sun Zhiwei caused each time was actually because Sun Zhiwei was being protected by his superiors.

As for where this protection came from, Sun Zhiwei really didn't know.

He saved more than one person in the first half of his life. These acts of kindness spread throughout the court, inadvertently bringing him many conveniences and eliminating many hidden dangers.

Now, this thing worth hundreds of billions of dollars has been returned to us without spending a single penny. Not only Xu Yimin, but even the old leaders above him are probably feeling the heat of their hands.

Secondly, these submarines are actually very sensitive. If the information is leaked, the external situation will inevitably change drastically. Therefore, they can only be moored at the most confidential Huludao shipyard.

But Huludao is the cradle of my country's nuclear submarines, and its security is extremely tight. Without orders from higher authorities, it's not so easy to get in.

But he still insisted on going to Huludao, because it was the safest place, and only there were enough researchers who could study and absorb the technology from these advanced submarines.

The discussions above will take time, but it only takes three or four days to ship the goods back from Tokyo. It would be a huge embarrassment if the ships couldn't enter the port without orders.

That's why Xu Yimin was so eager to go see his old leader overnight.

Sun Zhiwei was surprised that Xu Yimin would report it so urgently; in fact, this matter should have been resolved with just a phone call.

He came to see Xu Yimin late at night just to show that he valued the matter. He wondered if he would get scolded for disturbing his old boss's sleep so late.

In fact, he completely underestimated the significance of his move. What does more than 1000 billion US dollars mean?

In 1987, the country's foreign exchange reserves were only US$163 billion, and this money was used to pay for the countless import demands that the country made every year.

By this calculation, Sun Zhiwei essentially sent back 10 years' worth of foreign exchange reserves at once. Although it wasn't in cash, the technology contained in these submarines was worth over a hundred billion US dollars.

Therefore, Xu Yimin's tension and concern were not an overreaction.

That evening, Sun Zhiwei followed Xu Yimin to several places and met with several leaders. In the end, he even attended a meeting in the early morning.

By noon the following day, everything was finally settled. Not only was Sun Zhiwei's plan to trade 4 for 1 approved, but the "Enterprise" was also officially approved.

From then on, the Enterprise and Costa Rica were put into service with the Navy and renumbered as T001 and T002, respectively.

Although they only have a code name and are not usually on patrol in the sea, they are allowed to dock at Huludao for maintenance and resupply.

Of course, the money that was due still had to be paid; the higher-ups wouldn't help a tycoon like Sun Zhiwei save money. Sun Zhiwei also didn't want to take advantage of public funds, so he was happy to pay.

This time, the authorities have solved a major problem that had been troubling Sun Zhiwei: the maintenance of nuclear submarines.

Subi Island lacks the capability to maintain nuclear submarines. The so-called maintenance on the island usually involves only surface work such as scraping off barnacles and applying anti-rust paint.

The island lacks both the equipment and the capability to properly maintain the submarine's internal equipment, especially the reactor.

Only those who have the equipment and ability to perform in-depth maintenance at home.

Now that the two nuclear submarines have serial numbers, they can legitimately return for maintenance. Anyway, he doesn't care if his family learns the technology from these two submarines.

Most importantly, there was the issue of Subi Island's status. The leaders made a decision that surprised Sun Zhiwei: to remove Subi Island from the Natuna Republic.

Sun Zhiwei thought about it and realized what was going on.

Firstly, the land belongs to the state, and private purchases of islands are not permitted domestically. If Subi Island is brought under the jurisdiction of Natuna in the future, he will have no choice but to relinquish Subi Island.

This is clearly disadvantageous to Sun Zhiwei; it would be better to take this opportunity to separate the company before it is taken over domestically.

Another, and most important, identity he holds now is James Robert.

Given the increasing importance of his identity, in order to protect Sun Zhiwei, it's best to clearly sever many overt connections.

Subi Island will then become a private island that does not belong to any country, which will provide greater convenience for Sun Zhiwei's future actions.

The leaders clearly have higher expectations of him because of this incident.

The leaders also knew which four titanium alloy nuclear submarines they were.

The other ships were just numbered, which the leaders might not know, but the story of the sinking of the "Youth League Member" nuclear submarine made it into foreign newspapers.

The leaders had all heard of this submarine and knew that it had sunk in the Arctic Ocean. The Russians couldn't do anything about it and could only leave it at the bottom of the sea.

But now, Sun Zhiwei has actually brought this sunken ship back by himself. Does that mean Sun Zhiwei's skills are even better than those of the Russians?

That's impossible; there must be some information they don't know.

However, Sun Zhiwei himself did not say anything, and the leaders did not ask him. This was based on Sun Zhiwei's contributions to the country over the decades, which proved his loyalty.

(End of this chapter)