In 2018, the ancient country's military expenditure was 1.1 trillion RMB, which was about 160 billion USD.
This military budget was completely incomparable to Singapore's.
It seemed like 1.1 trillion was not a small amount, but when it was divided among the four armed services, it did not seem to be that much.
Moreover, the army had always been raised by the stepmother, so the military expenditure was even more difficult to meet.
Therefore, it was impossible to rely on existing weapons to make too much money from the army.
However, the nine provinces now needed a large amount of funds to develop, and foreign military trade was the best choice.
There was no shortage of local tycoons like the Peacock Country who bought a Predator drone for 100 million US dollars.
Qin Yi was very envious of the huge profits.
Now that the time was ripe, it was time to open up the overseas market of the nine provinces.
It was the same for both domestic and foreign military enterprises. It was still difficult to support a large-scale military enterprise just by relying on the domestic army.
MT-1 main battle tank was a product that was very suitable for military foreign trade.
As long as the electromagnetic railguns, high-energy lasers, and other overly advanced functions were removed, they would be replaced with smooth-bore cannons and close-range cannons.
In this way, the MT-1 would maintain a sufficiently advanced level, but it would not cause the leakage of advanced technology.
This was also what Qin Yi had thought of from the beginning. He relied on this MT-1 main battle tank to launch the first shot of Nine Provinces 'entry into the foreign arms market.
After hearing Qin Yi's words, the old chief pondered for a long time before saying,"Wait for the news. I will try my best to help you fight for this matter. The better the development of a company like Nine Provinces, the better it will be for our country's national defense industry.”
"Although I don't dare to be too confident, I don't think there's a problem with your proposal. If it really passes, I'll give you a gift.”
Qin Yi could not help but feel relieved after hearing the elder's words.
Since such a big shot had said so to him, then the problem of the exit was almost solved.
Now, he only needed to submit the modified blueprint to the military and the relevant departments for review.
As for the gift that the elder had mentioned, Qin Yi was still quite looking forward to it. Since such a big shot had made a move, this gift should not disappoint him.
After returning to the Imperial Capital, the old man gathered a group of military bigwigs for an internal high-level meeting.
After the lights went out, the old man looked at everyone and said in a deep voice,"You've seen the video. What do you think of this tank?”
"Strong, it's really too strong. If you weren't watching it personally, I would have thought that this was a CG movie that was used to fool us.”
"Electromagnetic railguns, high-energy laser weapons. I didn't expect to see these advanced weapons in service before I retire.”
"Yes, with this tank, I dare not say anything else on the land battlefield. Even if I face the armored forces of Singapore, I have the confidence to win.”
"Do you even need to say that? This tank is so powerful. Is there any tank in the world that can match it?”
"I'm getting more and more curious. How did Qin Yi come up with these technologies? Is there really an extraterrestrial force supporting him?”
The old man glanced at him and said,""Put away your little thoughts. All you need to know is that what he's doing now is beneficial to the country.”
"Now we should consider the problem of making a choice between the Type 99 tank and it.”
"Do we still need to choose?" said an old man. One tank like this is worth ten modified 99 tanks. Even though I am reluctant to part with the modified 99 tanks, this is the truth.”
Another old man said," There's indeed no need to choose. Besides, although the 99 is not as advanced as it is, it's more than enough as a second-tier tank."”
The land forces of ancient countries were not as generous as the Star Army. The armored forces were all equipped with M1A1 and M1A2 main battle tanks.
In addition to the 99 modifications, there were also the Type 98 and Type 96 main battle tanks, so it didn't matter if they had one more or one less.
"Then what about the export matters he mentioned? Nine Provinces was such an excellent military enterprise. Only by having a sufficiently broad international market could they develop better.”
"Since the foreign trade version has removed these core technologies, as long as protective measures are taken, it will not cause technology leakage.”
The elder looked at everyone and asked.
"I don't think it's a big problem. Doing so can also help us improve our image in the international arms market and get rid of the label of being a country bumpkin.”
At this point, everyone fell silent.
Previously, the ancient country's firearms were once representative of good quality and cheap prices, but they were destined to miss out on rich customers.
Over the years, with the advancement of technology in the ancient country, this image had improved to a certain extent.
However, at this time, the international arms market was basically controlled by the Western allies led by Singapore and the Northland. The ancient countries could only take a small piece of this huge cake.
"Maybe this tank is an opportunity. Let them develop a foreign version, but it has to go through layers of review to ensure that it won't be leaked.”
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