Reborn American Giants

Through Antino's words, Victor learned that the actions taken by the Independence Palace to suppress military forces had led to a series of problems within the army due to a lack of military spending.

As for Benedix specifically, as the salaries of the officers and soldiers below were delayed longer and longer, the various supplies supplied to the troops by the logistics department became worse and worse, and those supplies became less and less.

The mood of the army officers and soldiers is also becoming increasingly dissatisfied.

Just some time ago, a government army stationed on the front line of Sensuntepec, in a small town called Xenaga, was in arrears with military expenses, which led to a riot among the soldiers of this unit.

Although Lieutenant General Alejandro urgently mobilized nearby troops to quell the riot at the Cienaga garrison, the rioting soldiers were also annihilated by the military.

But the consequences have already occurred: the small town of Shenaga was wiped off the administrative map of the local government because the rioting soldiers rushed out of the military camp, looted innocent villagers, robbed finances, killed resisting villagers, and raped

Women, etc…

According to internal military statistics, more than 300 villagers were killed in the riot, and nearly a hundred women were raped by the rioting soldiers...

Of course, this kind of news cannot be known to the outside world. Although the military's announcement attributed all this to a guerrilla force that attacked the government troops stationed in Xenaga, Benedix still suffered a military attack.

He has not been able to refute the accusations made by some powerful factions within the party. Who makes him the top person in charge of the logistics and supply department?

And now, Victor, who was already well aware of Benedix's situation, heard Benedix further explain the issue of the "arms trade" that he and Garcia were colluding with, and said: "General,

According to the information I have learned, our army has been having a very difficult time since the beginning of the year.

First of all, the Independence Palace was at loggerheads with the Ministry of National Defense over military expenditures. Therefore, the National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Committee suspended the audit of the financial appropriation budget submitted by the military.

This was followed by another month-long recess of Parliament, and then we finally waited until the end of the recess of Parliament to start work again. However, we encountered something like an election again, and the situation was chaotic, resulting in a delay in the resolution of the military expenditure issue.

to resolve.”

Victor paid attention to Benedix's face. As he spoke, his face became very exciting, as if he had thought of something unpleasant, and his face became heavy.

"...Sigh," Victor sighed and continued: "I think the brothers of the Fourth Armored Regiment helped me a lot in business, so I can't just sit back and ignore their difficulties. So, this is also

That’s why I took Colonel Antino and Colonel Guadui from the 4th Armored Regiment to start this trading company.

During this period, the salaries and other expenses of thousands of soldiers in the Fourth Armored Regiment were all billed to this trading company."

"We all know this," Garcia on the side lost no time in flattering him. "Victor, your generosity has made the officers and soldiers of other units jealous of the treatment of the Fourth Armored Regiment."

"I don't know if the other people are jealous or not, but I only know one problem. If things continue like this, the trading company will probably be unable to survive before the soldiers in the Fourth Armored Regiment who are owed wages start to make a fuss.

, after all, we are in business, not a gold mine."

"That's right, that's right," Garcia echoed.

"So I have been thinking about how these two somewhat contradictory issues can be perfectly solved. To put it bluntly, it is how to make the Fourth Armored Regiment self-sufficient and at the same time reduce the pressure on De Oro Trading Company.

." Victor ignored Garcia and said to himself.

The army is self-sufficient? Benedix's mind moved. He vaguely seemed to have guessed something, but he was always just a little bit short of being able to figure it out. This feeling of being neither up nor down, with a heart hanging in the air.

It made him very uncomfortable and became anxious. Therefore, he was eager to know the answer, so he did not interrupt Victor's words.

"...I have been observing and understanding these days." Seeing Benedix's interest aroused by his words, Victor secretly laughed and grasped what the other party wanted most right now, which was to take the initiative.

And what does Benedix want most now? There is no doubt that it is to obtain funds to restore the logistics supply of the army, and to regain the ability to be on an equal footing with the other two military giants, or even surpass them.

"...When Colonel Garcia came to me and proposed his plan, I discovered that this plan could be expanded to benefit all government army officers and soldiers, numbering up to about 300,000.

On the body.

In other words, at least it can solve the army's desire for soldiers' salaries." Victor didn't know what was thinking in Benedix's head. Of course, he had no intention of guessing. Seeing him hear his words

, and with the interested look he showed, Victor knew that the other party had no resistance to his plan.

"According to the information I have learned, combined with the information provided by Colonel Garcia, from the current situation, the monthly salary of a recruit in the army is 804 colones, and then increases step by step. The salary of a second lieutenant is 1,700 colones.

Around colones, a major is 5603 colones.

While we ignore other benefits and subsidies, I did some calculations. If we provide salaries to everyone according to the minimum standards, one month is the salary that needs to be provided to these 300,000 officers and soldiers. Let’s convert it.

It's probably around 20 million US dollars, which is not a small sum. Sure enough, the army is a giant beast that swallows gold." Victor sighed.

"This is what gives me a headache," Benedix said: "Although the Americans support us with hundreds of millions of dollars in aid every year, most of it is replaced on the spot with weapons, equipment and other supplies.

Wait, the rest is also in the hands of President Jose.

It’s really embarrassing to say that a good woman can’t make a meal without rice. As the head of the logistics department, I have no way to solve the salary problem within the army.”

"So, this is the solution that Colonel Garcia and I proposed to solve this problem. Judging from the current situation, a large amount of weapons, equipment and various supplies from the United States are stored in the warehouse of the military logistics department.

These things have already exceeded the military's highest demand for weapons and equipment. They are kept in the warehouse all day long, taking up space and have little use value. This is entirely because our President Jose needs to satisfy the arms companies in the United States.

To transfer benefits by feeding their bellies," Victor said here, without any concealment. He said straightforwardly: "... President Jose must have his considerations in doing this, and I will not comment.

But it was Colonel Garcia who reminded me, can we find a channel to sell these excess supplies in exchange for the funds that are most urgently needed for the military now..."

Victor stopped here. He looked sideways at Benedix, who was a little dazed, and said in an erratic tone: "General, do you understand what I mean?"