Chapter 259 Back to the Topic
Liu Shengzhan's expression showed no emotion. He nodded slowly and gave a brief introduction:
"According to data analysis, our current battleship manufacturing level, after the improvement of material technology and due to some other reasons, its usability is very good.
The Space Force believes that if we compare our current T2 Punisher with the best-selling battleship on the star market, our battleship is completely comparable to the other side in terms of armor strength.
And because of the extremely low energy requirements of the hull structure design and the hybrid engine system we installed, our Punisher actually has more advantages in terms of maneuverability, excluding the jump engine.
Of course, the advantages mentioned here are only for comparison with these performance data.
In a real battlefield environment, the comparison of spacecraft also needs to consider the type of turret used, range, rate of fire, turret aiming speed, the maximum speed of the spacecraft, the amount of armor maintenance, electronic warfare equipment and other data as reference objects. "
Liu Sheng gave a brief explanation, with no change in expression on his face. But when he talked about the Punisher, the corners of his mouth could not help but slightly rise.
He didn't explicitly state the special reason he was talking about, but everyone present knew that it was because the hull design was based on the Conqueror, where Ah Dai was, and the powerful photon computer had gone through hundreds of detailed calculations and verifications, and the hull structure had no obvious shortcomings.
Obviously, the various data brought back by the Peace Messenger during this trip made the Space Force Marshal very optimistic about the Punisher in the hands of human civilization.
Fan Ren understood what Xu Hongwei meant, and his brows slightly frowned.
As an engineering student with very high aspirations for technology, he believed that the Punisher was not suitable for sale in the star market in its current state.
"Chairman, everyone."
Xu Hongwei's clear voice slowly sounded.
“Indeed, our Punisher may not be as good as the battleship with the highest transaction volume in the current star field market in terms of comprehensive performance, but one thing you should know is that the hull consumables of that battleship are basically the same as ours, but the price is more than 1500 times more expensive than the consumables themselves.
Of course, our battleships cannot be sold for 3 million star coins, or even million star coins, and we currently have no significant advantage in market competitiveness.
But there is one thing I think you have been overlooking.”
Xu Hongwei raised a finger, looked at the people in the room with a confident smile on his face, and continued without pausing:
"Around us, there are seven other Level 2 civilizations whose technological levels are on par with ours, and some are even much more advanced than us in some areas due to special reasons.
My thought is that we can make a breakthrough in this area.”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was silence in the conference hall, and then a buzz of low conversations broke out.
Fan Ren and Liu Shengzhan looked at each other, and both noticed a serious look in each other's eyes.
Xu Hongwei's idea was extremely bold. He not only took over Ke Fengyun's words, but also extended them. In the capacity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he changed the topic from the Stargate loan to the battleship trading market.
The value of the metal itself is actually not expensive. Taking human civilization as an example, the silver-like supermetal produced in one year can fully meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of space military ships.
However, in the previous conference resolution, human civilization did not list the relevant metal ores as self-produced finished products because its technological level was very backward compared to most civilizations in the Galactic Alliance, and did not obtain the added value of these metal ores by buying and selling finished products.
But now that Xu Hongwei mentioned this, everyone realized that the environment faced by human civilization is not limited to the Galactic Alliance and Sirius civilization.
Not far from them, within a range of ten light years, there are seven civilizations of the same level.
And some of their products have advantages over these civilizations.
So instead of taking the product to the more high-end star market to compete with the mature products of a number of old-established civilizations, why not focus on the civilizations nearby? But this brings up another problem.
Judging from the behavior of the Hans civilization in sending out expeditionary fleets before, these surrounding civilizations of the same level do not have a friendly attitude towards human civilization.
So, if we sell the most advanced battleships and other products of human civilization to these civilizations, will this increase the other party's armed strength and in turn pose a threat to human civilization?
The answer is definitely yes.
Liu Shengzhan and Fan Ren both knew that among these civilizations, for example, the Hans civilization's main fleet configuration used missile turrets with long-range advantages.
Well, if we can purchase a short-range artillery battleship with very good performance at a low price, the opponent's fleet shortcomings will be instantly made up for, thus posing a threat to humans.
Similarly, most of the surrounding secondary civilizations have less access to resources due to the blockade of the Sirius civilization, and have all adopted low-cost weapon systems such as missile turrets in their fleet configurations.
Once the sale of the Punisher is released to these civilizations, they will definitely not hesitate.
Unless the price offered by human civilization makes them unable to make up their minds.
Fan Ren fell into deep thought. On one side were the huge benefits, and on the other side were the threats that would come with them, which made him unable to make a decision.
"Please be quiet. I think our topic has strayed a little bit."
Jin Qiaoying's cold voice suddenly rang out, and the meeting room returned to silence as this top-ranked committee member spoke.
At this time, Fan Ren also realized that he had been led astray.
What is being discussed today is whether to take out a loan to purchase a Stargate to meet the increasing demand for space activities.
“Minister Xu’s proposal is very good, and it relieves us of the doubts about whether this loan will drag down our economy.
I think that as we are currently leading in some aspects of technology, we have more to do than just selling ships.
For example, the hybrid engine set that Minister Xu mentioned earlier, our brain wave technology, our "spacecraft stealth technology" and so on. Of course, some of these may not be sold publicly for some reasons.
But what I want to say is that it is precisely because of these technologies that are ahead of the surrounding civilizations that we have the confidence to make the decision to purchase the star gate with a loan.
100 billion is a lot!
But I think that as long as we play the cards in our hands well, this loan will not have a particularly significant impact on our economy.
However, if we have a star gate, it will not only greatly increase our communication with the Galactic Alliance, but also with numerous civilizations.
It can also save the time cost of transporting materials.
And most importantly, the Conqueror will be less exposed.”
(End of this chapter)
