Section 1317 Indian Arms Purchase
Wu meng xxx was about to burst into joy when Li Xian said that. There was nothing useful about it. If you stay here now, I have no other way to tell you to leave, right? Look at your military power is much stronger than mine, now you are going to leave, it's not like I'm being dishonest, it's really good, although the most important things have been blown up, but the search After a while, they can still produce a lot of things. Their Maoist armed forces need money to continue to develop. In the past, where did they always get money in the deep mountains and old forests?
"How is this possible? This is the fruit of our common victory. Mr. Li, you should share the spoils equally with us. It is absolutely impossible to leave like this. We must share weal and woe. This must be kept." This The guy's ability to lie is also very good, and he speaks clearly and logically at the moment, as if if you leave, I will be sorry for you, but Li Xian is not a fool, and he can see it with the eyes of this guy Just now, when he said to leave, there was a gleam of joy in this guy's eyes. He thought he would be able to pass it, but he did see it, so he won't share those little things with you here. It is a lot of money, if you continue to stay, you may be hated by people. Just when Li Xian was about to leave, a Maoist armed man ran over quickly. Did something major happen?
"xxx, Mr. Li, we found a lot of stones in a warehouse, but we don't know what those things are. We seem to be useless at all, but the old housekeeper said that this is their master's most valuable asset. "His words attracted the attention of two people, especially Li Xian. If nothing goes wrong, these things should be rough emeralds. My uncle has been tinkering with that stuff for a long time. How can I not I know, it seems that I am still a little unclear about the main assets of this city. These rough jadeites are priceless now. Since Li Cong pushed the price of jadeite to the peak in Hong Kong, the price of this rough jadeite has now been reduced. It is more than double that at that time. As long as it is jadeite, it is a sky-high price. In the past, a pair of bracelets cost only a few million, but now it is not necessarily worth buying tens of millions. This is the real valuable thing. , It’s just that Uméngxxx doesn’t have so much knowledge at this time. He has been staying in the mountains since he started leading the Maoist armed forces. How could he know what those things are for? Li Xian.
Although Li Xian said that he was going to leave just now, but now he is not going to go and have a look. Wu mengxxx has no other choice. In Wu mengxxx's opinion, the most valuable stone must be gold ore, except for that How can things be worth anything else? Looking at these dark things, Uméng xxx can't wait to beat up that kid just now. You didn't understand what it was, so what are you reporting? This is a bunch of useless Stones, such things are not necessarily useful for road construction, and some are green. I accidentally smashed one just now, and it is not hard at all. Such things are really useless for anything, but this Li Xian actually After squatting and looking at it for a long time, is this thing really valuable?
"Who owned this house before? How come there are so many things?" Li Xian said relaxedly, looking at the expression on his face, he didn't seem to care much about it.
"Mr. Li, this place used to be the ancestral house of a jeweler. We also found this place by accident. After we found this place, we found that those people were very nervous and we came in, but we didn't expect that there was a pile of stones inside." This The guy said helplessly, others are copying big households to get rich, but he copied so many stones, if it spreads out, his face will not be glorious. I thought that xxx and Mr. Li came here and felt that this thing is valuable. But looking at the faces of these two people, they don't seem to be very good, and they don't like each of them very much.
"Jeweler? I think this guy has deep thoughts. I know this thing. He is nuclear ore. Because it has not been mined, there is no radiation, but there is also a small amount of radiation. No wonder this guy put it in such a sealed place. Let’s go out, everyone. Standing in such a place for a long time will inevitably cause radiation. I asked someone to transport these things to the sea. This will be our place in the future. We should not have these things here. The things are good. In fact, these things are very valuable things. It’s just that our technology can’t be researched now. Moreover, if the nuclear weapons are really researched, they will probably be targeted by those big countries. It’s not a big deal. It's a good thing." Li Xian said slowly, after hearing what he said, several other soldiers threw the stones in their hands on the ground, one of them still had green, Li Xian's heart hurts, buddy, you can't Handle it with care, you kid just fell into it with millions of Hong Kong dollars, but you can't blame others, who told you that there is radiation.
Wu mengxxx is the one who is most worried about his own life. He still knew about the nuclear radiation of xxx a year ago, so he hurried out of here. At the beginning, he also thought that this kid was lying to him, but now he believed it. He also said that these things are very valuable, and he also knows how powerful nuclear weapons are, but he doesn't have that ambition yet. Nuclear weapons are not something he can have at this stage. If he doesn't have nuclear weapons, maybe New Delhi can call himself There has been a lot of trouble here for a few years, but if he really has nuclear weapons, he will die faster. This thing is a deterrent when it has strength, but it is a reminder when it has no power. Look at North Korea, you are stared at when you have nothing to do, that's what idiots do.
"Hehe, this matter of Mr. Li is really troublesome for you." Wumengxxx stopped after walking a long way, and it can be seen how scared this guy is of death. Are you kidding, the thing just now has nuclear radiation. We are not fools, if the thing is infected, it is not our business, maybe our children and grandchildren will be in trouble, so naturally we have to avoid it.
"Hehe, it's a bit too much for Wu meng xxx to say this. We are allies. Your people don't understand these things. If you just go in like this, it will be a disadvantage. My people still know it. If there is no problem in contact, it will not work for a long time. Besides, after they finish this matter, I will ask them to go to Hong Kong to check it out. It seems that your people are not very convenient." Li Xian has to give this matter to him quickly. After finalizing it, it looks like it must be tens of thousands of dollars just now. If it is brought to the jadeite trading market in Hong Kong, it will be over 100 billion Hong Kong dollars. If the jadeite inside is taken out, it will be even more valuable. There aren't many windfalls these days, but just now Li Xian saw how this guy's subordinates did things, and his heart was bleeding. This delivery thing must not let their people go, If they let their people carry it, I guess there will be nothing there by then, and maybe I can find some emerald residues. At that time, my uncle will beat me to death. That is the real hard currency. Who doesn't want to bring some emeralds to show off their abilities?
Wu meng xxx really feels that the kid in front of me is so nice. Since your people are going to do such a thing, I will be polite to you. I still have a lot of things to do. Wu meng xxx hastened to come after a few words He went to the city, and what he wants to go now is to see where the most important wealth in the city has gone. If he can't find him, this attack will be fruitless. His arsenal is basically It's all gone, if you can't get money from these wealthy businessmen, what will you do in the future, you can't ask your own people to take wood to fight for yourself, right?
The incident in India was soon reported to Li Cong. Calculated this time, xxx can be regarded as a harvest of 200 billion US dollars. No wonder those people liked to fight so much in the past. Li Cong didn't understand why there was still a war When the whole country is dragged down, it is naturally where the guns are shot. The strategy of the little devil back then was good, as if I am now, I don’t feel that I am losing money, and I am still fighting. To make money.
"Boss, this is the list of some antiques we got from India this time. Our people have done some calculations. If they can all be auctioned off, the total value will not be less than 30 billion U.S. dollars, and these are all our Chinese antiques. Calligraphy and paintings, these were all shot by the British colonists in China in the past, and they were transported to India after trading with some local people. These things are not very high-quality goods, but each one sells for dozens of dollars. I asked someone to make an estimate, and although the items are not expensive, the quantity is quite a lot, and it should be between one and a billion RMB.” Karelina is the most caring person for these things, and she doesn’t know how When did this girl start to be greedy for money, anyway, as long as there is money, there is her, Li Cong can only helplessly hand over such shady money to this girl.
In fact, Li Cong hasn't gotten over the sadness of Liu Jing's departure at this moment. This girl left and returned to Beijing after that incident, and her desire to win her over immediately became confusing. , People didn't say anything or say nothing, just left like I lost something, I was not so worried about gains and losses before, could it be that there is really such a little love between the two of them?
"Well, it's not bad. Those rough jadeites are shipped to Hong Kong. If I have time, I'll go over and have a look, and let Qin Guozhong go and pick a few pieces. I heard that his life is not very easy recently." Li Cong thought of his good It's my fault that my buddy complained to me about the price increase of jadeite, but this kid is also a beneficiary, and the reason why he complains so much is that he wants to give him more rough jadeite.
"Boss, there is a reason for Mr. Qin's complaints. After the war in Myanmar, basically all the rough jadeite is under our control, and we release too little and too little every year. The whole world is now in a state of extreme shortage. Regarding the status of the goods, even if we don’t increase the price very much, the price is still going up. Last time when you held the public offering, a piece of garbage jadeite the size of a fist could sell for about 8 million Hong Kong dollars at that time, but now after With such a crazy rise, you can’t get it now even if you have 15 million Hong Kong dollars. As for those jewelry, they are even more expensive. I went shopping a few days ago and found that a pair of earrings now cost 700,000 Hong Kong dollars. Such a small thing It's twice as expensive as diamonds, it's crazy." Karelina said unhappily, her life was really affected.
Li Cong smiled helplessly, this girl, I don't always give him good things, and now she knows how to pout.
"Okay, don't do that anymore, at worst, I'll give you a set when I go to Hong Kong next time. Are there any problems with our military operations in India and other large forces?" Li Cong straightened his suit , I'm going to meet an important person in a while, so I can't be rude.
"I read the new report. This time we killed 17 people and injured 25 people. The battle loss rate can be said to be very low. Mr. Li from the Philippine Military Department performed very well this time. According to The regulations of our military department can be rewarded, and the people in the Philippine military department who followed him are also brave in combat, but there are also some bad things. The 50 soldiers of our Indian military department actually defected because they The reason for this has caused us serious losses, and the specific reason is that they are also high-class people, and it is impossible for them to help the untouchables to fight." Karelina said helplessly, and she did not expect that India's hierarchical system could be It is really sad to have such soldiers in war.
"Shoot these 50 people, and let other people in the Indian military know that those who fight bravely will be rewarded. This time, Li Xian will be promoted to major general, and he will be equipped with an extra helicopter of 25 planes. He was given 50 million RMB to reward his subordinates who went to India with him this time. The group gave him a personal reward of 10 million RMB. Except for the blood money of the soldiers who died in battle, the Indian military department will send the blood money as usual, and the salaries of others will be halved. Three months." Li Cong handled these matters very easily, and it was nothing more than a process of rewards and punishments.
Karelina nodded her head. It seems that the president is going to support Li Xian in the military department. I really can't see that this guy has such good shit luck. Now the military department is like a sweet pastry. , In the initial stage of establishment, credit can be obtained quickly, just like the investigation department, although they have done a lot of things, but now they don't have much credit, because they were able to do these things very well before.
"Boss, it's still the question just now. The Indian government in New Delhi has the most intense reaction to our affairs in India. They have organized an army of no less than 100,000 people to quell the situation within a month. xxx, and said in the international community that the Maoist armed forces are rebels. As for other large forces, they have not expressed any views on this matter. Only the Chinese government said that they will pay close attention to it. The other Indian allies have nothing to say It just means that the special envoy of India has arrived in Russia, and they hope to buy new T90 tanks." It seems that India really wants to solve the Maoist armed forces at once, no matter what they do, this time it will be a waste When India's national power was strong, the Indian navy suffered heavy losses last time. Although India has another aircraft carrier, it is not enough in terms of combat capabilities. It would be great if the Indian army could be disabled this time, but Li Cong soon knew that this was impossible. The Indian army has more than one million troops, although he was in Myanmar before. I have done similar things, but they do not belong to the same department. Now these armies are under the control of the central government. It is not so easy to deal with them, and the combat effectiveness of the Indian army may be better than that of the Burmese army. A little bit.
The t90 tank, this Indian is really ridiculous. He gave the Arjun garbage tank he produced to the Philippines. Now he wants to buy the Russian t90 tank to clean up the domestic xxx. This way is very good. Just have yourself, can you really do it? The t90 is an advanced advanced tank, the world's first tank equipped with an automatic loader, and the world's first main battle tank that only requires three people to operate. The most obvious sign is the huge infrared searchlight on the right, and all subsequent Russian tanks have inherited this structure. It was mainly developed to deal with the threat of NATO at that time, and almost all of them were deployed in theaters close to NATO. It has always been used as a defensive weapon in the Soviet Union, and it was only exported to India in recent years. "
"Boss, in fact, it's nothing for Indians to buy t90. The t90 they bought is like a joke." Karelina saw that the boss was worried about the t90. What happened to India's t90.
The whole country of india is so happy about the t90 tank assembled entirely from russian parts, really sad for them. According to the problems discovered by the Russians in helping India assemble this tank, the T90 has never solved the problems of engine overheating and insufficient power. There is a certain gap between the world's most advanced tanks. Especially after the Sino-Russian joint exercise in 2009, Russia found that the modernization level of T90 was only equivalent to China's Type 96G tank, and compared to China's Type 99 tank, it was already significantly behind.
In particular, it should be pointed out that due to the lack of armor protection, Russia designed the external armor for the t90, but the external armor on the turret was designed as a wedge shape with the middle line of the turret as the horizontal center, which formed the t90 between the turret and the turret. The "nest area" between the car bodies, and this nest area forms a favorable guide for the shells hitting the tank, that is, if it hits the middle and lower parts, the shells will be tilted by the external armor. Under the action of the gun, it points to the junction of the turret and the hull. This part is the most sensitive part of the tank. If the shell explodes at this part, even if it does not penetrate its armor, it may cause two results. The turret cannot be rotated. At present, the whole world has abandoned this design method. It is considered that this is a very bad form for the protection of tanks. The seamless overall external armor of the turret part inclined to the top of the turret avoids the formation of such a deadly "bomb area".
Why didn't Russia solve this problem? The main reason is that the Russian artillery shooting optics and aiming system are not highly electronic, and still rely on the mechanical integration of the artillery and the sight, that is, the aiming system and the artillery are required to be at the same horizontal position. Therefore, the position in the center of the turret cannot be closed, so this kind of plug-in treatment has to be done. The 96 and 99 tanks of our army, as well as the tanks of the United States, Japan and Germany, all use electronic targeting systems, which do not require their optical positions to be coaxial with the artillery, so the front of the entire vehicle does not need to be solved except for parallel machine guns. Space requirements for the targeting system. From this point, we can see how poor the modern consciousness of Indians is. I don't even know the trend and status quo of tank development in the world. I was using the most backward plug-in armor mode, and I thought I picked up a "golden doll". I really didn't know how big the sky outside was!
"The Indians are not so stupid, are they? Don't you Russians cheat others? Why do they go to you to buy weapons and give them such second-hand goods?" Li Cong had some feelings for the Indians at the moment. On balance, India spends so much money on military purchases every year, but what do they get? These are things that are not used much in other countries. These things can be said to be very, very outdated. These things are very popular in India. Take the t90 as an example. I want to buy these things back.
"Hehe, boss, this is a matter of willing to fight and endure. It is not my motherland that harmed India. At that time, India, especially the Indian military, had a great demand for main battle tanks. Three years ago, 400 The t90 tank purchased from Russia is generally favored by the Indian army: the Indian army believes that the tank can not only effectively improve the army's overall combat capability, but also deter India's traditional opponents in terms of armored combat capabilities. According to the agreement reached between Russia and India According to the technology transfer agreement, India can also produce the main battle tank locally. However, due to serious defects in the tank's fire control system, India's Awadi Heavy Vehicle Manufacturing Plant plans to manufacture the t90 main battle tank project this year, which may be forced to be unlimited In addition, India's Bharat Power Co., Ltd. originally planned to produce AT-11 "Sniper" anti-tank missiles for the T90 main battle tank from the beginning of this year. However, due to repeated test failures, the missiles have not yet been put into normal production. Production. At present, it seems that the main battle tank is facing a lot of troubles, and the Indian Army is already battered. Many officials of the Indian military even began to think that the performance of the t90 main battle tank is not better than the older generation of t-72 main battle tanks How much." Karelina said helplessly, this has nothing to do with forced sales, it is because Indians like this one.
"Boss, there is actually a joke on the Internet, don't you know?" Karelina suddenly thought of a joke about t90 she saw on the Internet.
"What joke?" Li Cong was a little confused, why is there a joke on this weapon, what is this girl talking about.
"Hehe, it's said on the Internet. People say that India's T90 tank is very scary. Even the Chinese Type 99 tank can't fight. Why? Because he can burn this thing by himself. , Isn’t it scary?” Karelina said with a smile, and Li Cong also laughed for a long time, it turned out that it was so scary, it seems that India’s arms purchase plan doesn’t need to be hindered?
In fact, Li Cong doesn't need to be so worried about India's arms purchase plan at all. As a member of the "BRICS", India's economic indicators are not the best. However, for Russia and some Western military companies, India, an emerging economy Compared with China and Brazil, it can be said to be more like a pure "golden brick". According to the latest report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a well-known think tank in Sweden, from 2007 to 2011, India was the country that imported the most arms in the world, with a total amount of US$12.6 billion, accounting for about 10% of the world's total arms imports at the same stage.
In military news, sensitive people will feel the frequency of Indian military purchases. It seems that India has endless money and countless military purchase projects. Russia is undoubtedly the main supplier of Indian arms purchases. From Su- and MiG-29k fighter jets to "roof" ship-borne radars to sa-19 air defense missiles and 25 anti-ship missiles, and even relatively simple weapon systems such as naval guns and portable air defense missiles, India has purchased them from Russia. On the list of weapons exported from Russia to India, it can be said that there are everything except nuclear missiles and strategic bombers.
The United States is a newly emerging major arms exporter to India, and it may further surpass Russia in the future. In terms of aviation products alone, from 2007 to 2011, the United States exported 6 C-130 medium-sized transport aircraft and 10 C-17 heavy-duty transport aircraft to India, with a total value of nearly 5 billion US dollars. It can be said that although the quantity of US exports to India is relatively small, the value is huge.
In addition to the United States and Russia, France and Israel are also the main force in arms exports to India. France has been exporting anti-ship missiles and anti-tank missiles to India, and is still making money from the project to upgrade Mirage-2000 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force. Especially in 2012, the French "Rafale" won the bid for India's new fighter jet project, and its arms exports to India will surely reach a new level.
It is worth mentioning that the color is a country with an extremely "pocket" population and territorial area, but it has occupied a considerable portion of the Indian market by virtue of its outstanding avionics technology. The above listed companies have exported a large number of airborne electronic radars, air-to-air missiles and drones to India in recent years, the most typical of which are the three el/m-2075 "Falcon" airborne early warning radars exported to India. The total value is 1.1 billion US dollars.
From India's huge arms purchase list, we can really feel that India uses its status as the so-called "largest democratic country" to buy everything except nuclear weapons. While the Chinese emphasize self-reliance, India has gone to the other extreme: buying out a military modernization.
India is not a permanent member of the Security Council, but India's ambition to become a great power has never been small. But to become a big country, it is impossible without a powerful gun. Since the Cold War, U.S. unilateralism has made a very bad start in the international arena, using force at every turn for its own hegemonic interests. Although India is temporarily unable to become a major power in the world, it feels that it is still possible to manage the Indian Ocean. At least it must have the ability to fully suppress its old enemy Pakistan in terms of military strength, so as to fully control the South Asian subcontinent when the time is right.
However, in terms of equipment, although India far exceeds its opponents in quantity, the large amount of old equipment originally imported from the former Soviet Union is no longer suitable for the needs of information warfare. India must have an army capable of winning modern local wars. However, India, a country with relatively backward industrial technology, will not be able to complete this task for a long time. Therefore, outsourcing has almost become India's only option.
After the gradual rise of the Indian economy, we can find that the Indian military has painted a huge and beautiful blueprint, and its purpose is to build a powerful army with an information system. However, the countless nodes on this blueprint are mostly composed of outsourcing. The Indian army has become a purely international arms purchaser, picking different products from the world's shelves, but rarely considering the economic affordability, whether it suits its own needs, and the troubles that may be caused in future logistical supplies. This "purchasing" army looks scary, full of advanced weapons, but it is actually very fragile.
Why Nobody Shouts "India Threat Theory"
India has purchased weapons on such a large scale, but it is difficult to find traces of the "India threat theory" in Western public opinion. First of all, India is regarded by the West as an important pawn to check and balance China, so it has been given the international image of a "democratic country", so it cannot be labeled as an Indian threat theory; and in the eyes of Western public opinion, India's purchase of weapons has become a "power against China". Rise" of the legitimate behavior.
Secondly, as mentioned above, the "upstart" behavior of the Indian army can hardly become a threat. If India wants to threaten its own interests, the US and Russian arms companies only need an embargo order, and a large amount of imported equipment for the Indian army will immediately "squat" on the spot and be unable to move. How could such an army become a threat?
Any arms purchase plan of a country like India will not affect the overall situation, but it is for conflicts between India and other countries. If India really buys these 500 t90s this time, it will be specially used to deal with them If the Maoists are armed, then they can really win.
"Let's pay attention to Russia and delay the time as much as possible. I think this T90 tank has various problems, but it can still be useful. How is Russia's production force? What is the price?" heard When Li Cong said that, Karenina naturally knew what Li Cong meant. Anyway, the military now needs a lot of heavy weapons. This time the boss made such a windfall, so he naturally wanted to buy some. The production capacity is only so much. If you buy it yourself, Russia will definitely produce it for yourself first, and you can't cut off other people's money, but delays are still okay.
"There are several factories in Russia that can produce. In fact, our African base can also produce. The production cost of Indians is about 3 million U.S. dollars, and the cost of Russia is 2 million U.S. dollars. Our own The production cost is 3 million, but we use RMB. In terms of production capacity, Russia can produce at least 200 vehicles per month. India itself is relatively garbage. Their monthly production of 80 vehicles is a record. We use all of them there. With mechanized operations and 24-hour non-stop assembly, we can produce 490 vehicles per month. Of course, because the parts and components are all produced by ourselves, if we use the law of war, that is, open several of our other production workshops, we can achieve every month. The high-energy output of 1,500 vehicles per month, of course we have very advanced technology, we will not continue to produce the garbage of the T90, ours are all improved." Karelina honestly report.
In fact, Li Cong only knew that the production base was developing very powerfully, but he didn't know that it was so powerful. It's just that the whole world is staring at him now. If he makes so many weapons for no reason , That's the most exciting thing, when the time comes, I don't want to be stared at like a fool, it's too much exposure.
"Contact the Russian side. We want to order 600 T90 tanks. We must not let them have time to spare. At that time, these tanks will be distributed to our military department. We will arrange several African countries to order them. "Backdoor" some time ago, the energy group's large-scale procurement of arms has caused a lot of trouble. Li Cong didn't want this matter to continue, but what people didn't realize was that although the energy group purchased large-scale, it seemed that they all There is no intention of purchasing ammunition. Many people would not think that the energy group actually produces them themselves. Most people are thinking that the energy group may have bought them back as cheap goods, but hundreds of third-generation tanks are also very expensive. It looks great.
Russia's arms production department has really had good luck recently. First, India sent a large number of orders because of domestic xxx. In fact, India also knows that T90 will have various shortcomings, but there is no way to call them now. It seems that it is too late for the Chinese army to adapt to a kind of mental tank, and the t90 tank is not very rubbish, sometimes it is very good, at least it is completely possible to deal with the rebels, but this benefit has not yet been taken When it arrived, another person came to the door. This person is the head of the Russian military department of the energy group. In a super large sovereign country like Russia, it is impossible to have its own army, but that was only in the past. Now the energy The group has passed the company security bill and can already have its own army in Russia. Of course, the number is strictly controlled at one-twentieth of the Russian army. Of course, this is only a superficial figure. There are still many people who want to expand For example, in the huge Asian part of Russia, there is almost no one to be found in dozens of square kilometers. What happened to the energy group building several hidden military bases, and they did not develop weapons of mass destruction? The Russian military As long as they have money, they just stipulate that the army cannot go to certain places, and the requirement is that they must purchase Russian weapons. The equipment for tens of thousands of people will cost tens of billions of dollars. They can definitely make a lot of money, and the export-oriented weapons are naturally far from the ones they use themselves, so they naturally don't care that the army of the energy group will defeat them.
"Mr. Minister, in fact, we have received orders from Indians. They also want several hundred vehicles. According to our current production speed, you will see the first one off the assembly line in two months at the fastest, and after debugging It will take five months to get the fastest one, so let me recommend our t90f, which is the latest model we have improved.” The factory manager doesn’t want to lose these two orders, so it’s better to stagger them , anyway, they are not in the same workshop, so they can earn the money of the two.
"Hehe, your calculation is good. We will pay for the 600 cars immediately. I know your cost is about 2 million U.S. dollars. I will give you 3 million U.S. dollars for each car. Can the Indians compare with us? They You have to discuss with the bank, when will you get the money, this is a check for 1.8 billion US dollars from Huaxia Bank, if possible, I will come to pick up our tank in three months, of course this one is 1500 The check for 10,000 rubles is for you, how it works is up to you, and you will be thanked once everything is done. You know what our energy group does. Our friends are very good, and our enemies are good.” This kid didn’t After speaking, he patted the guy on the shoulder and went out. The factory manager stared blankly at the two checks on the table. ! .