Blackstone Code

The Ministry of National Defense is located a little to the west of the warning zone, on the outskirts of the special zone, a little away from the city circle.

When he arrived at the Department of Defense, Lynch was greeted by a civilian major general.

The current Secretary of Defense was appointed by Mr. Trueman, but he is already doing the handover work, preparing to transfer his power to the Secretary of Defense in the next presidential cabinet.

The Ministry of National Defense will not be paralyzed by the change of government because those who are mainly responsible for daily work are "lower-level" officers.

Although they are said to be at the lower level, in fact, these people are actually doing their jobs. Even if some people contradict the minister, they will not be punished too severely.

Even though the person who greeted Lynch was just a major general, from the perspective of the structure of the Ministry of National Defense, he was already quite high in the power rankings of the Ministry of National Defense.

"Mr. Lynch!" The major general was in his forties and looked very energetic and enthusiastic. "Please come with me, everyone is waiting for you!"

Lynch shook hands with him, a little surprised, "Looks like I'm late."

The major general quickly denied his statement, "No, I mean we are all looking forward to meeting you earlier, Mr. Lynch."

"So many bad things have happened this year, and the military clubs in the central and southern military districts are closed."

"A lot of places have written to complain about this, and we also want to get it up and running as soon as possible, but you know, it's not that easy to operate."

The Peleus line was uprooted from the army system, and the central and southern military districts were filled with a large number of officers from the northern military districts.

The soldiers were actually at a loss. They were not the actual beneficiaries of the Peleus family, but they became "victims" due to the scandal.

The military club is a place for soldiers to release stress and is an important part of the entire military system.

Now the central and southern military region itself is under great pressure, and the military club has been closed. The people below are actually very dissatisfied.

The Ministry of National Defense also had some difficulties after taking over the Central and Southern Military Region. The reason for the difficulty was that these office-based people suddenly left the army, and their theoretical knowledge could not help them control the army well.

Reopening so many clubs will require a lot of money. When the new cabinet takes office next year, it will take at least April or May to apply for military funds and receive funding.

Such a long time will definitely cause unnecessary trouble.

Lynch said at this time that he is willing to take over this mess, which is a good thing for the Ministry of National Defense.

While the two were talking, they entered a conference room, where there were already many people.

Everyone got to know each other and found a seat to sit down.

The major general asked someone to bring coffee to Lynch and said at the same time, "Mr. Lynch, you can talk about your views on the management of the military club. If we don't have any major differences, we can sign the contract today!"

Lin Qi organized his thoughts and said after a moment, "I have a plan."

"This scandal has caused many people to have a huge misunderstanding of the military. Not all soldiers and officers are like this."

"Coupled with the special nature of the army, I thought about it for a long time before I wanted to talk to you."

"Let me talk about my views on the club first..."

"The current federal military clubs have backward facilities, backward and outdated content, and cannot keep up with the development of the times."

Lynch's criticism of the business model of military clubs will not actually cause dissatisfaction with the Department of Defense, since it is not their fault.

"Tell me what you think..."

"My idea is to first make military clubs have more stress-relieving features. For example, I will hire psychotherapists to be stationed in each military club for a long time."

"No matter who has psychological problems, they can get free care from here to avoid a small number of extreme cases!"

There are really many problems in the federal army. Almost every year, soldiers commit suicide or kill their comrades.

This is also regarded by some soldiers as "tradition" and a feature that needs to be preserved.

Obviously, these are actually bad things, including bullying, beating, and mistreating recruits.

Some people can adapt, some people can't.

Those who cannot adapt will either sink in silence or explode in silence.

Once it breaks out, it will not only be a scandal, but also a big trouble!

People in the Ministry of National Defense nodded in support of Lynch's move. In fact, they also knew that arranging more psychologists to alleviate psychological problems would be good for the military.

But again, who pays for it?

"I plan to expand the area of ​​the club and provide more entertainment facilities, instead of letting a group of soldiers huddle on a worn-out sofa to watch pirated videos!"

This sentence caused some embarrassing expressions on the faces of some officers in the Ministry of Defense.

Video tapes are expensive.

Film is more expensive.

But pirated copies are very cheap.

A videotape duplicator costs about two thousand yuan, and then it can continuously copy the contents of the "master tape" for five yuan per reel.

Although it will be a bit moldy, the price is cheap.

At present, the price of a genuine movie video tape is about 20 to 30 yuan, which does not seem to be much more expensive than a pirated one.

Taking into account the number of clubs and the update speed of movies, if you watch the original version, you will spend 500,000 to 600,000 per year on it.

But in exchange for pirated video tapes, a hundred thousand is enough!

Among the ideas Lynch proposed next were not only to build football fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, and swimming pools, but also professional boxing gyms and playgrounds.

"In my opinion, many problems within the military are caused by excess energy. They lack suitable channels to vent their energy and lack people to give them correct guidance, which leads to the occurrence of some scandals."

"For example, the comfort between comrades."

Today's meeting has made the officers of the Ministry of National Defense very embarrassed. This topic is still shocking in society, but it is relatively common in the military.

To some extent, the atmosphere in the military and prisons is almost the same on this issue!

But now there is a slightly better place, that is, there are female soldiers in the army, but this also led to the outbreak of the Gianna scandal.

"We can let the boys use their excess energy in sports, which not only vents their excess energy, but also allows them to strengthen their bodies."

"And I plan to introduce a league system and establish sports games within the military. This can also cultivate the collective sense of honor among soldiers and make them more tacit understanding..."

After hearing this, the officers of the Ministry of National Defense suddenly felt that this suggestion was good, and if it got bigger, it could make some profits as a "by-product".

At the same time, this is also an image project that can show the positive, sunny and healthy side of the army in front of the people.

The Ministry of National Defense is not a purely military institution, it is a "government department", so these people value political interests more!

There's no doubt that Lynch's offer appealed to them.

The most important thing is that it is healthy, can grow in size, and can be recognized by the public. This is a good thing!

Lynch said a lot more, including providing more stress-relieving content in the military club, including eating and drinking.

It was obvious that he was well prepared.

A Lieutenant General of the Ministry of National Defense coughed slightly and temporarily interrupted everyone's discussion.

"Mr. Lynch, the ideas you raised are all constructive, but I think there are still many problems here."

"For example, regarding funding, it is impossible for us to spend so much money on club operations."

"According to previous years' military expenditure records, we can spend up to two million a year to operate the clubs in the Central and Southern Military Region..."

Two million may seem like a lot, but in fact it's not much at all. It's no wonder that the military club has never been able to function as a club.

Lynch thought for a while, "Money is not an issue, but I need some extra compensation."

"land!"

"Secondly, I want to build a business ecological environment around the club. Then some ordinary businessmen may gather here."

Originally, the people in the Ministry of National Defense were a little worried that Lynch would ask the lion to open his mouth, but they did not expect that his requirements would be so low.

Most military bases are not located in urban areas of cities. Many of them are in the suburbs, and the land is not valuable at all.

Even if they don't give it, Lynch can get the land at a very low price by going to the local city hall.

Of course, whether he is allowed to purchase it must obtain the consent of the military, but to the Ministry of National Defense, this requirement is as if it has not been mentioned.

As for the second question, it can be seen that Lynch intends to operate some profitable services within the club.

In fact, this is not surprising. For example, many clubs provide beer and the like. These are not provided free of charge. Soldiers have to spend their own money.

The officers of the Ministry of National Defense discussed it for a while and felt that this was acceptable.

Even if they don't agree, there are now some commercial ecological environments outside some large military bases.

They usually don't have the energy to manage these operators, so they might as well take this opportunity to let Lynch manage them. Not only did they meet Lynch's requirements, but they also solved some minor problems.

There was no disagreement between the two sides, and even the officers of the Ministry of National Defense felt that they had taken advantage of them and were a little embarrassed.

In such a friendly atmosphere, the two parties signed a cooperation letter for Vito Management.

The military provided Lynch with the land he needed for free, and the ownership of the land belonged to Lynch. It was basically worthless land anyway.

If there are plans to expand or relocate military bases, and Lynch needs to make concessions for these plans, he must also make concessions.

But after the program is over, he can move back or get new land from the military.

The military paid Lynch two million a year as entrusted operating expenses, and Lynch needed to do a series of things to make him successful.

Once the contract is signed, it lasts for thirty years.

In Lynch's words, the initial investment is huge, and he would not agree if he only signed for three to five years.

The Ministry of National Defense thought about it and thought they would not suffer a loss, so they agreed.

Of course, this is just a letter of intent. The Ministry of National Defense will definitely have to hold a meeting to study it. Only after they confirm that there is no "trap" will they sign a formal contract with Lynch!