This man spent a lot of money to buy an aircraft carrier for his motherland and declared bankruptcy after returning home. How's it going now?

The present army building is very different from the past. More than a hundred years ago, China people's concept of the army was only supplemented by the army and navy, and there was not even an air force. With the development of industrial revolution in western countries, the emergence of various new weapons of war has greatly changed the concept of army building. Although the army is still important in today's war, with the emergence of various fighters and warships, whether the air force and navy are strong or not has become the main factor that determines the outcome of the war.

As we all know, the construction of the navy is based on the aircraft carrier, which is equipped with various firepower. Together with cruisers, destroyers, torpedoes and planes, it forms an aircraft carrier battle group. However, to build an aircraft carrier battle group, the first problem that must be solved is the aircraft carrier. However, building an aircraft carrier is not only expensive, but also high in technology, and only a few countries can really master it.

Because China lags behind Europe and America in the process of industrial revolution, and is inferior to Europe and America in aircraft carrier technology, we must also defend our sea power and definitely set up our own aircraft carrier group. Through hard work, China's first "Liaoning" was launched into service, marking that China has also entered the era of aircraft carriers and stepped onto a new level.

In fact, the predecessor of the "Liaoning" aircraft carrier was the "Varyag". China can be bought from Ukraine, and it is also related to a man named Xu Zengping, who is a patriotic businessman. Xu Zengping spent a huge sum of money to buy the Varyag and gave it to the country, which made great contributions to the service of the Liaoning ship.

Xu Zengping, a native of Shandong, joined the army as a soldier in his youth. After retiring, he made small achievements in business in the sea and his business grew bigger and bigger. Later, he moved to Hong Kong and made great contributions to the return of Hong Kong. In everyone's eyes, Xu Zengping is different from ordinary wealthy businessmen. Although he is a businessman, he gives the public the impression that he is a pragmatic patriot.

Xu Zengping's purchase of aircraft carriers is full of twists and turns

1998, Xu Zengping successfully won the bid at the price of $20 million at that time, and bought it in the name of an enterprise, claiming to build a maritime entertainment venue. Because the seller only sells the "Varyag" and is unwilling to sell drawings, the technology of building an aircraft carrier is blocked. At that time, because of our limited economic capacity, it was a bit difficult to spend on economic construction. Coupled with the interference of other countries, the "Varyag" was finally acquired by Xu Zengping in the name of an enterprise.

Even if Xu Zengping bought the Varyag, there were still many hardships, especially in the Bosporus Strait, which was blocked for a long time. During that time, Xu Zengping spent a lot of money every day, whether it was to pay interest, parking fees or legal fees. At the time of purchase, it added up to more than 20 million US dollars, and all the expenses added up to more than 1 100 million US dollars.

Fortunately, the "Varyag" finally arrived in China safely, and Xu Zengping dedicated it to the motherland and paid a huge price. After some transformation, this "Varyag" became the Liaoning aircraft carrier, and was officially launched on September 25th, 20 12, becoming the first aircraft carrier in China.

Xu Zengping's purchase of an aircraft carrier went bankrupt. How's it going now?

Because Xu Zengping spent more than one billion yuan to buy an aircraft carrier, it also went bankrupt after returning home. Since then, he has not appeared in public view as often as before, and many people think that his life is unsatisfactory or even poor. Actually don't worry, Xu Zengping's social status is still very high. He also owns many family management companies, and he is also strong in ability. Life is not a problem for him.

Xu Zengping has made great contributions to the development of China's navy through his own personal strength. There is no shortage of wealthy businessmen in China, but people like Xu Zengping are indeed a minority, and the motherland will never forget his contribution. Now that China's second aircraft carrier has been put into service, I believe that in terms of naval strength, we will become stronger and stronger, which requires the efforts of all of us.