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ABC TV station's report on new military vehicles by various car companies caused a great sensation not only in the United States, but also in the entire world. The performance of the Heiyun automobile is so powerful that it is the military vehicle that all countries dream of.

Saudi Arabia has accelerated the pace of negotiations. No country has ever been more willing to deal with money than Saudi Arabia. As long as money can solve the problem, it is not a problem for the big investors in the Middle East.

After the report came out in the United States, Prince Sultan personally joined the negotiating team. Previously, the head of Saudi military procurement wanted to lower the price, but now he definitely does not have the guts. Heiyun Automobile has become famous, and many countries are queuing up to buy it, but they cannot get up early and then rush to the late market. That is not in line with Saudi Arabia’s national image, and the royal family doesn’t want people to laugh at it.

For new military vehicles, Heiyun offers prices of US$380,000 and US$400,000; the hybrid fuel-powered version is more expensive. It’s a relatively reasonable price, but of course it’s just the most basic configuration. If you want to add other equipment, you need to pay additional modification fees.

Prince Sultan called Bao Zixuan directly, his meaning was obvious. Saudi Arabia needs to develop a separate communication system, and they do not trust Motorola very much.

Bao Zixuan had also worried about this before, just because it was purchased by the US military. If it were Heiyun's own communication system, the US military would not dare to use it. Only then did I think of cooperating with Motorola. In addition to purchasing from the US military, we could try to use our own communication system.

But there is one troublesome thing. The relationship with Motorola is not bad now. If their communication systems are only used by the US military for procurement, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction on the other side. At present, Motorola is still needed as a shield, and things are a bit difficult to handle.

Bao Zixuan thought for a while and said: "A communications and chip research institution can be established in Saudi Arabia, located within the Saudi branch of Yulin Institute of Technology. This is a research institution, and Saudi Arabia can participate; and then produce industrial chips and communications on a small scale equipment."

"Gradually replace the communication systems and industrial chips used by Saudi Arabia to purchase all foreign weapons and equipment. This will not harm the interests of foreign companies. At the same time, it can ensure Saudi national security; of course, there are also disadvantages, that is, the cost will increase."

Prince Sultan directly agreed to Bao Zixuan's suggestion without even thinking about it. In their view, chips and equipment produced within the country must be foolproof. Bao Zixuan is really a good friend, and he thinks so thoughtfully. Spending some money has never been a consideration for Saudi Arabia.

In this way, Saudi Arabia successfully negotiated a contract for 20,000 military vehicles, including 10,000 regular versions and 10,000 hybrid fuel-powered versions; the total contract price was US$7.8 billion, and did not include later modification costs.

With the size of the Saudi army, there is simply no need for so many military vehicles. It is estimated that government procurement is also involved. Of course, the royal family will definitely give priority. The members of the Saudi royal family have not been having a very good time recently. Since the royal family's expenses have been reduced for national construction; the expenses of the royal family members have been reduced a lot, but some places still need to be appeased. At least one-third of the share will go into the hands of the royal family and big families, which is a monarchy. Of course, it has nothing to do with Bao Zixuan. For Heiyun, as long as he can make money, it doesn't matter.

Heiyun Town is a gold-swallowing behemoth, and it really can’t afford it if no hot products come out.

For transactions involving billions of dollars, Saudi Arabia must also notify its citizens. No matter how powerful the royal family is, it still needs to do some face-saving projects.

However, when it comes to the military's procurement of weapons and equipment, citizens usually do not have any opinions and do not dare to have any opinions. As long as the people live a happy life, they don't have to work much every year, and they just have money to share. Others are left to the people in power to decide, and the procurement of weapons and equipment is also for national defense needs.

Without a strong national defense, no matter how much money you have, you cannot defend it.

The speed of Saudi Arabia's actions once again shocked the world. While other countries were still waiting and watching, they had already taken action. At this time, everyone admired Bao Zixuan very much. So many countries do not do testing and single out Saudi Arabia. It turns out that it was planned in advance. It seems that good products should be shown to the wealthy people in the Middle East first.

As a result, the advanced weapons and equipment of future countries will basically be placed in Saudi Arabia when they need desert terrain and environmental testing. Everyone wants to let the big players in the Middle East know about it first. After all, their purchasing power cannot be ignored.

After Saudi Arabia announced the purchase of 20,000 Heiyun's latest military vehicles, countries around the world began to actively contact their own Heiyun branches. They all want to buy some and go back. If the technology cannot be developed, it might as well support their appearance.

The most sincere person in this regard is undoubtedly another upstart in the Middle East. The Secretary of the Interior personally came to the headquarters of Heiyun Automobile in the United States to negotiate.

The State of Kuwait, commonly known as Kuwait, is a constitutional monarchy located in the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula and the northwest of the Persian Gulf in West Asia. It borders Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north. Across the sea from Iran, the country's capital, Kuwait City, shares its name with the country.

It was part of the Arab Empire in the 7th century AD. After 1871 it belonged to the Ottoman Empire. It became a British colony in 1899 and became independent in 1961.

Kuwait is rich in oil and natural gas reserves, with proven oil reserves of 14 billion tons, ranking seventh in the world. Natural gas reserves are 1.78 trillion cubic meters, ranking 18th in the world.

Kuwait's climate is not conducive to agriculture, and almost all agricultural products must be imported. The country began to develop a diversified economy and reduce its dependence on oil. It also promotes Kuwait's development in the fields of energy, railways, power grid integration, infrastructure construction, communications and new urban construction, and is committed to building Kuwait into a financial and trade center in the Gulf region.

With such rich oil and gas resources, the land area is less than 20,000 square kilometers, and the population is only 4 million. If you want to say who is the richest in the world, Kuwait must be on the list.

Even if our countrymen do nothing, they can live by making money from oil and gas sales. When Kuwait purchases weapons and equipment internationally, it only chooses the best, and price is never an issue they need to consider.

Nawaf Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was born in June 1937, the sixth son of the 10th Emir of Kuwait, Ahmed I. Since 1978, he has served as Kuwait's Interior Minister.

Bao Zixuan still paid enough respect to this talented man who was destined to become the Amir of Kuwait (head of state).

Strangely enough, Mr. Bao has been to the Middle East many times and for a long time. But I have never been to Kuwait, mainly because I was not invited.

This time Nawaf happened to be in the United States for inspection and knew that Saudi Arabia had already taken action. He informed Heiyun through the Kuwaiti Consulate in the United States that the Secretary of the Interior wanted to come to Heiyun Automobile headquarters for an inspection.

Of course, Heiyun will not reject the sincerity shown by Kuwait. The other party felt much better when he saw Bao Zixuan receiving him in person.

Bao Zixuan said in Arabic: "Your Excellency Nawaf is welcome to come to inspect the work, and thank you for your recognition of Heiyun Automobile."

Although I had long known that Bao Zixuan spoke Arabic very well, I didn't expect it to be so good. If I hadn't seen him in person, I would have thought it was an authentic Arabic speaking.

Nawaf smiled and said: "Although I have heard it for a long time, I just found out today that Mr. Bao's Arabic is better than the legend. But you are very uninteresting. You have visited the Middle East several times, but you have never come to Kuwait."

"Kuwait is very hospitable, especially for young talents like Mr. Bao. They will line up to welcome him. If you don't go to Kuwait, I have to come to the door myself."

You can't say that you can't go unless someone invites you. Wouldn't that be too pretentious?

Bao Zixuan could only smile and said: "The main reason is that my schedule in the Middle East was quite busy in the past. I will definitely pay a visit next time I go there. And I will stay for a few more days, so don't bother me then."

This is a polite word, and it can also be regarded as a step down for both parties.

After that, Bao Zixuan took Nawaf to visit the Heiyun Automobile Factory. Of course, it was impossible to visit everything. Moreover, Nawaf is only interested in George Patton-type military vehicles, and others have been seen in other automobile manufacturers before.

After seeing what was reported on TV, Heiyun Group’s automobile engines adopted cold installation technology. Nawaf said with a smile: "I saw the report yesterday and consulted experts. Mr. Bao is worthy of being an entrepreneur with an engineer background. He has technical requirements that other manufacturers cannot achieve."

"Kuwait hopes to introduce this military vehicle, with 5,000 regular diesel versions and 5,000 hybrid fuel-powered versions each. The contract can be signed today. At the same time, Kuwait is very interested in many Heiyun products. As for whether it can be introduced, it depends on Mr. Bao. Sincerity.”

Of course I understand what the other party means. I hope I can go to Kuwait for inspection.

Bao Zixuan: "Thank you Kuwait for trusting Heiyun Motors. I also have the idea and willingness to go to your country. I will go to the Middle East next year, and the first stop will be Kuwait. I can assure you of this."

The interior minister and future head of state of a country will send you an invitation. If you don't give face, it would really be unjustifiable; Nawaf is very satisfied with Bao Zixuan's guarantee.

Before leaving Heiyun Motors, Nawaf signed a purchase contract with Bao Zixuan for 10,000 military vehicles, worth US$3.9 billion. Needless to say, members of the royal family will definitely get a large share, but these others can only envy them.