Chapter 72: Accidental Discovery

The Lafayette frigate is a kind of missile frigate that is fully invisible. In order to achieve stealth from radar, it puts anchor equipment such as anchoring machines, cable guides, cable piles, cable winders, etc. on the main deck below the upper deck. The main deck is surrounded by invisible inward bulwarks, and there are operation holes on the bulwarks for cable throwing and cable tying operations. During navigation, these operation holes are covered with covers.

In addition to the helicopter take-off and landing deck, all the side rails were removed from the upper deck, and the boats and daggers on the side were also placed in the superstructure. In addition, the masts and chimneys were also designed in an inclined structure, and even tilted covers were installed on both sides of the air defense missile launcher. The appearance of the artillery and radar wireless have been improved to enhance stealth. After such thorough technical measures, when the helicopter on the ship needed to return to the mission, the mothership could not find the mothership. The mothership had to put away the rectangular manhole curtain on the side of the superstructure, deliberately increasing the radar reflection and accumulating to find the location of the Rafale ship.

Its infrared stealth measures are mainly aimed at heating areas, such as exhaust chimneys, where steel plates are not manufactured with easy infrared radiation. Instead, glass fiber reinforced plastic is used instead, and special coatings are applied to strengthen thermal insulation to suppress the strength of infrared radiation.

The Lafayette uses four French diesel engines with a total power of 20,000 horsepower and dual-axis propulsion. The cabin is usually unmanned. The control center of the entire ship can operate the power plant, power station, anti-screw system, three-defense system and damage control system.

In terms of sea weapons and equipment, it includes two four-unit Feiyu anti-ship missile launchers, arranged on the top of the central superstructure, equipped with eight ammunitions, with a range of 70 kilometers, and missiles fly over the sea. A 100-mm automatic gun is installed on the first deck with a range of 17 kilometers, and has a bullet storage that can accommodate 600 shells. When the helicopter is equipped with a flying fish missile launched in the air, it can also perform anti-ship missions. For this reason, a missile storage is installed under the helicopter take-off and landing deck, and is equipped with a special lift.

Although this advanced weapon is a missile frigate, as long as it is equipped with a missile, it is more competent, whether it is a guard or an attack. Therefore, Beijing opposed it very much at the time.

"It is not easy for Taiwanese to buy it. France sold six frigates in Taiwan. The originally agreed total price was 11 billion francs, but the final transaction price was as high as 16 billion francs, which is about 2.7 billion US dollars. This price is more than three times that of Singapore's purchase of the same number of Lafayette frigates." The ambassador said to Fan Wubing, "And the purchase contract for 60 Phantoms and 2,000 aircraft signed by France and Taiwan at the end of last year was also quite valuable. Although we first negotiated with the French side and said that we would never tolerate this matter. Then we sent an economic and trade delegation to France to make it clear that if the French side gave up selling the Phantom fighter jets, China could buy French products in cash and purchase $2 billion. At the same time, we also provided the French side with a project order with a total amount of $15.4 billion--"

"This kind of thing cannot be stopped-" Fan Wubing said to the ambassador, "not only do they have to calculate the income from selling arms, but more importantly, the profits of arms are too great, and the beneficiaries are also bribed. With the courage of 2.7 billion US dollars, they can at least take out 700 million US dollars to bribe! Although you proposed to buy 2 billion US dollars of French goods, this does not have any practical benefits to government officials! Which one do you think they would choose?"

"It's not true? Could it be that it's because of hundreds of millions of dollars that they have done such a thing that damages the relationship between the two countries?" The ambassador felt that there was no reason at all when he heard Fan Wubing's words.

"This is what the French think is easy to bully for Chinese people - and there is also a political need. It is probably because of the election, and some people want to make some benefits -" Fan Wubing listed all the three most important reasons.

The ambassador nodded, what Fan Wubing said really makes sense.

At that time, the French Socialist government was facing a domestic election and was not good enough, so it was untrustworthy and wanted to make every effort to gain immediate benefits as its ruling achievements. At that time, there were still many people in the French decision-makers who believed that China's approach was weak and could be bullied, and thought China would swallow this glass of bitter wine.

As a result, France's wishful thinking was wrong.

"The French Socialist Party has stepped down this year, so the new government wants to seek to improve Sino-France relations. Considering the actual interests, the negotiations must continue. However, we still have to severely impose sanctions on several companies selling arms to Taiwan." The ambassador said to Fan Wubing.

Fan Wubing shrugged and said, "This kind of sanction is meaningless to them. Anyway, China won't buy their weapons?"

But in this way, Fan Wubing finally understood the reason why those Taiwanese people would appear here. He was quite interested in these people, so he went there and wanted to hear what they said.

The result was really unlucky. Those people were arguing with French Foreign Minister Roland Dima, but they were all in French, and Fan Wubing couldn't understand a single sentence. In short, they quarreled fiercely, with red faces and thick necks.

"What are they talking about?" Fan Wubing had to ask the two sisters Giselle and Adrina.

After listening for a while, Giselle said to Fan Wubing, "Those Taiwanese people said that the warships we sold to them were of poor quality, and many places were worn out equipment, which did not meet the conditions stated in the contract at all. They refused to accept these warships, demanded compensation from our company, and handled their affairs according to the contract."

"How did that old French man answer?" Fan Wubing looked at Roland Dima and asked Giselle.

"He said this was a business dispute and it should be negotiated by companies from France and Taiwan, and it has nothing to do with the government." Gisele reposted to Fan Wubing.

"This old man pushed it very cleanly!" Fan Wubing said with a smile.

Adrina was still listening to them, and after a while he said in surprise, "The Taiwanese man said that he found that there were thirty-four defects on the Lafayette frigate, so he was preparing to return to Taiwan to file a motion, suggesting that the military cancel the military purchase plan this time."

Oh? Fan Wubing couldn't help but look at the man seriously and found that he was a colonel officer, who was under fifty years old and looked quite capable. He looked like a top businessman, the kind of person who relied on his own strength to get to power.

However, this guy is a little naive.

Even if he wants to reject this military purchase case, he shouldn't talk to the French in person, right? After returning to Taiwan, he would just talk to the superiors about the problem. If he strongly opposes this business, he will offend many people. I guess many people are thinking of killing him now.

The arms dealer wants to kill a little officer who doesn't like, but it's really nothing to stretch his little finger.

So Fan Wubing said to the two sisters solemnly, "I bet that this guy will definitely be in trouble!"

However, suddenly encountering this kind of thing tonight made Fan Wubing more cautious. If he wanted to buy a French Airbus plane, he should keep a handle in his hands. The money must not be paid in one lump sum. At least he would have to pay in installments to save them from using inferior products and using second-hand goods to deceive himself. If any parameter does not meet the requirements of the product manual at that time, Fan Wubing has the right to claim the deduction of money!

Fan Wubing walked around the hall again. This time, there were many people greeting him enthusiastically. Perhaps many people learned about Fan Wubing's background from various channels and knew that he was a hot business giant in mainland China or a giant in the financial market. When he looked at his eyes, he did not look down on him at all.

Faced with so many warm greetings, Fan Wubing seemed very calm and comfortable. However, when the two sisters around him suddenly realized that their boss had suddenly become the focus of the Palace of Versailles, he was shocked.

"Sister, is our annual salary a little lower?" Adrina looked at the high-ranking officials who greeted Fan Wubing and said to her sister Giselle with some regret.

Giselle looked at his sister with some dissatisfaction. Is this kind of thing easy to change? Although she also felt that Fan Wubing's identity was extraordinary and might be a wizard, since everyone was a scrambler, he could not speak without trust, otherwise it would be difficult to gain a foothold in Taoer.

Fan Wubing seemed to have heard the conversation between the two sisters, so he turned around and looked at Adrina, then smiled and said, "It's easy to get a salary increase, but the premise is that your job is worth my salary increase. Work hard, little girl!"

Adrina suddenly became a little angry and stammered at Fan Wubing, "Oh my God! You actually called me a little girl?! Is that how you are talking to a hereditary count?!"

Fan Wubing shook his head and said, "To me, the little girl is a little girl. Whether it is an earl, duke, or even a queen, it is actually the same if she strips her clothes naked."

Looking at the two sisters who were blushed by their bold words, Fan Wubing smiled and said, "Well, it should be a little different. The smoothness of the skin should be different."

"Rogue--" the two sisters commented at the same time.

Fan Wubing didn't care about his mind, but just looked at the French Foreign Minister Roland Dima who was still talking there, and then suddenly said to the two sisters, "You guys say, will Roland Dima have lovers?"

If the Chinese heard this, they would probably be a little slandered. After all, that guy is already an old man, and his moral character is still as good as a government official, he would never be so unpretentious in his private life, right? Fan Wubing is a bit too much to say about a foreign government official.

If the ambassador heard it, he would probably have to say something about Fan Wubing, such as saying that such words are not conducive to improving Sino-French relations or something.

But when he heard his words, it was two French girls, the romantic mood of the French. It was really not a big deal for lovers, so Giselle replied, "It should be there? As long as you check it carefully, it will not be difficult to find out."

"Very good!" Fan Wubing said to Giselle with great satisfaction, "This is the first task I give you, to find out Roland Dima's lover, and try to get detailed information. If you complete this task, you will get a bonus!"

After hearing this, the two sisters were a little moved. This kind of job of inquiring about secrets was very consistent with the nature of their previous work, and they were very familiar with it.

However, it is very challenging to investigate the secrets of the French Foreign Minister and the fifth person in France.
Chapter completed!