Chapter 1754: Yellow Wine Needs to Be Heated
Soldiers are to be respected!
Xiao Peng said to Kaxin, "Kaxin, I believe in the saying, 'Those who fall behind will be beaten.' Think about how much has happened to us? We've always been bullied, but we've endured it. But endurance doesn't mean forgetting. Who will endure it when our fists are strong? When I was poor, I hid from everyone I saw. What about now?"
Kasin nodded and said, "Boss, your country is developing very well. In fact, the strength of a country depends on its navy!"
"Of course, it's because our country is rich now!" Xiao Peng agreed with Kasin's opinion, because the navy is arguably the most expensive of the three armed forces.
Just like Kasim said, whether a country is strong or not depends only on its naval strength.
There is a saying in military circles that goes 'one year for the army, ten years for the air force, and a hundred years for the navy', which means that the army can become combat-ready in one year, the air force needs ten years, and the navy needs a hundred years.
Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, it is also very appropriate. The so-called "century-old navy" does not mean training a navy, but that the navy needs a large amount of wealth accumulation to form combat effectiveness.
For over twenty years, the navy hadn't added a single destroyer and had to rely on smaller vessels. There was no other way around it. At the time, a nation's annual revenue was only $500 to $600 billion. How could they afford to invest in the navy?
The reason why the navy is now producing so many advanced warships is that the country has money in its pocket.
Especially the appearance of the 055 destroyer shocked the whole world. For the modern navy, having a powerful destroyer means being ahead!
In the modern navy, destroyers have replaced cruisers and become the core of the new generation of fleets.
Like battleships, cruisers have now withdrawn from the stage of history. Only Russia still has a few Soviet-era cruisers. Countries around the world have long stopped the research and development of cruisers.
Just like the American aircraft carrier formation, many people think that the commander of the aircraft carrier fleet commands the fleet on the aircraft carrier. In fact, this is wrong. Just like the command center of the American aircraft carrier formation was originally on the "Ticonderoga" cruiser, and after the cruiser withdrew from the stage of history, it became on the destroyer.
Kashin sighed and said, "I wish we in Russia had the nerve to say what you said. We were watching your confrontation back then too. I never thought you were so resolute."
Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "It's not us who are tough, it's our soldiers who are tough. Look at our soldiers, they can both fight earthquakes and disaster relief and defend our country. This makes people respect them from the bottom of their hearts."
He suddenly stood up when he said this, and Kaxin was stunned: "Boss, you don't want to eat anymore?"
Xiao Peng replied, "Who said you don't want to eat anymore? You should have a drink now."
Kasin was happy: "This is good."
But after seeing the bottle of wine Xiao Peng took out of his backpack, Kaxin shook his head again: "This is not good."
Xiao Peng pointed at his nose and said, "You stole my wine again."
Kasin quickly explained: "Boss, no! How could I steal your wine?"
"Not a shit! How about you explain it?" Xiao Peng took out a container and poured the wine into it, then took out some sliced ginger next to it.
Kasin asked in confusion: "Boss, what are you doing?"
Xiao Peng said, "Let me show you some truly delicious wine. I'm telling you, our country has been drinking this stuff for at least 4,500 years out of its 5,000-year history. Add a little sauce and some brown sugar, then heat it up... and you'll be ready to drink in a moment."
What he took out was of course rice wine, or to be more precise, old northern wine.
The three oldest alcoholic beverages in the world are rice wine, beer, and wine. The ancient saying "drinking wine with big gulps and eating meat with large bowls" refers to rice wine. Although baijiu (white liquor) has been around since the Yuan Dynasty, until the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and even later, it was often considered cheap and inferior, and those who could afford it still drank rice wine.
Although both are rice wines, there are differences between the north and the south. The northern rice wines are mostly made from millet known as "rhubarb rice", while the southern rice wines are mostly made from glutinous rice.
However, no matter north or south, rice wine needs to be heated before drinking: for example, adding wolfberry, plum and other ingredients to Huadiao makes it taste smoother, while the "old wine" in the north is usually added with shredded ginger and brown sugar before heating.
The taste of this rice wine is completely different when heated and when not heated. Anyway, after Kaxin took a sip of the heated old wine, he never said it was "bad" again.
After eating and drinking, the two set off again. They chatted while driving and didn't feel bored.
Xiao Peng had been driving for an unknown amount of time when he was about to take a nap when Ka Xin suddenly exclaimed, "What the hell, what the hell is that?"
Xiao Peng was also surprised after taking a look: "Kasin, is this thing common in Russia?"
Kashin shook his head. "Boss, if it were common, I wouldn't be surprised. I'm Russian after all. I used to think I wouldn't encounter anything surprising on Russian soil. Now I realize how naive I was!"
Xiao Peng rubbed his eyes and sighed sincerely: "I'm beginning to admire the creativity of you Russians."
Before their eyes was a giant: could it be called a tank? It had the front and body of a truck, but could it be called a truck? It had five pairs of wheels underneath.
"The turret looks scary from a distance, and the five pairs of road wheels are scary up close."
These are either T54 or T62 tank tracks. Can someone explain why there's a truck on top of this thing? And what's that black smoke coming out of the windows? Is there a fire in the cab?
Xiao Peng really wanted to ask the guy driving the car: How did you put these two things together? What kind of powertrain could drive these tracks? Although Xiao Peng had seen many old cars that should have been thrown in the trash in Russia, especially in Siberia, still working, he had never seen a car assembled like this.
This is too cyberpunk, isn't it? It looks like the robots from Transformers before they turned into cars!
This looks so sci-fi! There's also a large pipe behind the engine. If Xiao Peng is not mistaken, it's definitely the exhaust pipe on a large tractor! What's the point of installing this thing on this car?
Kasim stopped the car and planned to let this "monster" pass first.
This was also Xiao Peng's opinion. He was truly afraid that this thing, so to speak, could be called a "car," would fall apart mid-drive and crash into his car. Compared to this unprecedented "monster," their GAZ-3937 looked like a mere "little fellow"!
Instead, the car stopped, opened the door, and poked its head out. "Welcome to Vorkuta. Do you need a qualified guide?"
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