Patriotism is never just a talk for many people.
From ancient times to the present, some people sacrificed their lives and died behind their lives and deaths; some people lost their money because of their patriotism and never regretted it.
From large to small, some people bravely stand up when their national image and interests are infringed upon, either strive for or maintain them; some people work diligently in their daily lives and abide by the law.
No matter what kind of patriotic behavior it is, as long as you can, it is worthy of praise.
And what we want to talk about today is a patriotic person who seems a little "out of his reach" but "stubbornly" doing so. During the gap period of my country's national defense industry, bought aircraft carrier from abroad with a large amount of money, and spent a high-priced "toll" to finally transported this behemoth to China. helped my country's national defense industry to get out of difficulties and reach a new level.
This person is Xu Zengping .
He is on the verge of bankruptcy because he purchased the aircraft carrier . But when you asked him if he had any regrets, he said firmly: I never regret it.
We do not have the ability to spend tens of millions of dollars like him to patriotism, but his firm patriotism is worth learning from.
was born in the north, south 期
1952, Xu Zengping was born in Shandong. html When he was 417 years old, he was still a teenager and had the passion of a young man, so he resolutely chose to join the army and stayed in the army for 14 years. Although joining the army is hard, it is also very honorable.
80s, Hong Kong's economic development was in a good trend. After Xu Zengping retired from the army, he decided to go to Hong Kong to go to , which shows his long-term vision and uniqueness.
Then, he took one step at a time, and in just a few years, he had a net worth of tens of millions, and founded his own group . With his smart mind, the group has developed rapidly, and its business has grown bigger and bigger, spreading at home and abroad, and its social status has also risen.
may be a sense of mission and belief for soldiers. While reaping career, status and money, Xu Zengping is in the land of Hong Kong that had not returned to the country at that time. He always cared about the motherland, longed for unity, and hoped that the motherland would prosper and be strong and invincible.
So, there was a story about spending tens of millions of dollars to buy an aircraft carrier.
purchases aircraft carriers, and countless difficulties
In 1997, a news broke out about Ukraine's plan to sell an aircraft carrier named "Varyag" . According to reports, the transaction between Ukraine and Russia failed, the project was stranded as early as 1991, and the aircraft carrier was not completed. At present, it can only find a new owner for the aircraft carrier. The message
happened to be seen by Xu Zengping and was moved by it.
You should know that at that time, my country's economy was developing slowly, and national defense technology was still in a blank period, and large-scale military equipment was scarce, and it was urgently needed to improve. If my country can also have its own aircraft carrier, it will undoubtedly rapidly improve its national defense strength.
So he set out to Ukraine for negotiations and stated that he would transform it into a large maritime comprehensive tourism facility and would be parked in the waters near Macau in the future.
At that time, Ukraine put forward four conditions for purchasing the aircraft carrier, including requiring the purchaser to have a deposit of more than US$50 million in the bank, not to make military purposes after purchase, and need an import license from the relevant port.
While Xu Zengping is actively contacting Ukraine, he also has to use multiple channels to rush to raise funds because his Chuanglu Group's bank deposits cannot meet this requirement. In addition, various agencies need to be found to provide assistance proof.
has countless difficulties in the early work. In the end, he spent money to complete all the procedures through a person who could speak and make sense in Macau.
It was not until 1998 that he raised all the funds, completed all the procedures, and set out on the plane to purchase the aircraft carrier.
negotiation process, twists and turns
After stepping on the "Varyag", the fineness and advancedness of this aircraft carrier made Xu Zengping determined to buy it.But when the negotiation process was really coming, there were twists and turns.
On the one hand, the price is stalemate. Ukraine said the initial price is US$18 million and it is not responsible for after-sales service. However, when Xu Zengping asked for the design drawings of the aircraft carrier, he was rejected because it was "the country's highest military secret."
Xu Zengping did not give up easily in this regard. He understood that without drawings, the structure of the aircraft carrier would not be well understood, and there would be no way to transform or research. So he proposed to increase the price.
Finally, Ukraine raised its price to 20 million US dollars , and the two sides reached an agreement.
On the other hand, it is encountered tracking. It was originally a secret transaction between Xu Zengping and Ukrainian side, but it was followed by unknown people. Xu Zengping was very cautious and reminded the staff to pay attention to safety.
Just when everything was ready, Wu Fang suddenly changed his mind. said that the aircraft carrier will be auctioned through a public auction in three days. The news of made Xu Zengping furious.
It is said that many countries have raised questions after learning about this transaction. In order to respect other countries, Ukraine also had to abide by the transaction agreement with Xu Zengping, so it set up an auction three days later.
Ukraine said that in such a urgent time, other countries cannot participate without preparation in advance. Only Xu Zengping can do it, and naturally only Xu Zengping can win the bid. On the day of the
auction, only Xu Zengping's Chuanglu Group was well prepared. After several rounds of bidding in the United States, Australia, South Korea and Japan, Xu Zengping raised his bid and paid US$20 million and finally won it.
This section of the road to return to China has been four years
1999, and this aircraft carrier began a long journey to return to China.
When passing through the waters near Türkiye , was repeatedly blocked by Türkiye and other countries due to excuses such as excessive hull and stagnated in Black Sea . During the stagnation period, Chuanglu Group was required to pay US$8,500 to the tug company every day and US$17,000 to the Ukrainian port every month.
At that time, Xu Zengping was in "internal and external troubles". On the one hand, he was constantly paying high fees for this aircraft carrier, and on the other hand, he was affected by the financial crisis , and it was difficult to raise funds.
However, facing such a high "toll", Xu Zengping did not blink and insisted on paying. He urgently hopes to let this behemoth come to the embrace of the motherland immediately.
Until 2002, the "Varyag" finally arrived in Dalian after being blocked by man and natural disasters. The "Varyag" returned to China at the end of
has been successfully launched and tested and renamed " Liaoning ", and has been rebuilt into the first aircraft carrier of the Chinese Navy. For such a feat, Xu Zengping almost lost everything.
But even so, Xu Zengping is still working hard to improve. He spent a few more years to start a business again and donated 200 million yuan in R&D funds to to Tsinghua University .
His name, and the name of Chuanglu Group, which no longer exists, will always remain in the development history of China's aircraft carrier . This patriotic sentiment is always worthy of praise.
