The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Prince Sultan and Prince Fahd both frowned.

They were unhappy with how long the delivery took.

According to their idea, the faster the delivery date, the better. Now that they are all delivered, they will pay all the money to Panshan Group now.

As the two richest oil-producing countries in the Middle East, they have never been short of money, at least not in the past two decades.

Tens of billions of dollars is not a huge sum of money to them.

The assets of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in China are more than enough!

The most important thing now is to stop the madman Saddam. Even if he cannot stop the madman Saddam, he must be able to protect himself and force Saddam to give up.

"Liu, let's increase the price and add an emergency fee. It's okay!" Prince Sultan said.

He understands the Chinese people and knows that as long as they are given enough money, the Chinese people will find a way to complete any difficult task.

With enough money, all problems are no problem.

Liu Tao smiled bitterly and said: "His Royal Highness Prince Sultan, His Highness Prince Fahd, this is not a matter of money. We are old friends. Don't you know what I am like? I will not lie to my friends!"

Prince Sultan and Prince Fahd looked at each other, with the corners of their mouths slightly raised.

They know Liu Tao very well, he is a real person and his reputation is guaranteed, so both parties can maintain long-term cooperation.

They understand Liu Tao's true nature better, an excellent arms dealer!

"Add 10% emergency fee." Prince Fahd raised a finger.

When Liu Tao heard that the other party actually used money to throw money at him, he was immediately angry: "Two princes, I, Liu Tao, am not that kind of person. This is not about money!"

"Add 20% emergency fee." Prince Sultan raised two fingers.

Liu Tao's breathing suddenly became rapid.

$60 billion, 20% emergency costs, is $12 billion!

China's annual military expenditure has not been so much.

Liu Tao's heart beat unsatisfactorily and his eyes turned red.

"20% emergency fee. It's not impossible to consider. I'll think of a way!" Liu Tao gritted his teeth and his mind was spinning rapidly.

There are now four shifts a day and emergency production is underway.

It was too late to build another production line.

The production quality of China North Ordnance Industry Group Corporation is quite worrisome. They only produce other firearms. There are only a limited number of tanks and armored vehicles that can be produced to a qualified standard. No matter how fast they work, they can't make a difference.

what to do! ?

Liu Tao's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about various possibilities.

He really didn't want to let it go. This was pure profit, extra money!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Liu Tao's mind, and he thought of a possibility.

Panshan Group Armed Forces Department, isn’t this ready-made?

Liu Tao's eyes lit up, and then he said to the two of them: "Prince Sultan, Prince Fahd, I have thought of a way. We have a batch of equipment for our own use, which can be used first, but our people have to use it, and you have to Pay an additional employment fee of US$10,000 per person per month.”

Prince Sultan and Prince Fahd immediately laughed, smiling happily.

Sure enough, money can make all the difference.

An arms dealer like Liu Tao must have money to spend, and there is no way to find a way!

The employment cost is 10,000 US dollars per person per month. It only takes 100 million US dollars to hire 10,000 people a month. It only costs 1 billion US dollars to hire 100,000 people a month.

Compared with life and death, and the purchase orders placed by the two countries, it is just a small amount of money.

"No problem!" Prince Sultan and Prince Fahd agreed readily.

Liu Tao said: "I have to report this matter. After all, such a big matter cannot be decided by me alone."

The two princes nodded understandingly.

Liu Tao went out for a while, picked up the phone and made a call to report to the leader.

At the same time, Prince Sultan and Prince Fahd reported the information obtained from Liu Tao to the King of Saudi Arabia and the King of Kuwait via satellite phone.

In one fell swoop, the last trace of awakening of the King of Saudi Arabia and the King of Kuwait was destroyed.

The King of Saudi Arabia and the King of Kuwait had a phone call and the two discussed this.

Soon, both parties reached a consensus.

The King of Kuwait was considerate and took the most advantageous measures to transfer wealth to Saudi Arabia.

At the same time, they mobilized their forces and began to make final preparations for the coming war.

Even if they knew that Saddam would launch a war in a week, neither Saudi Arabia nor Kuwait would have the courage to attack Iraq.

Iraq's regular army alone has 1.2 million people, and they are all tigers and wolves. The combined armed forces of the two countries do not even have a quarter of Iraq's military strength.

At the same time, the King of Saudi Arabia and the King of Kuwait began to order emergency mobilization and expansion of the army.

Yes, the situation had become tense before, but the Saudi and Kuwaiti armies only strengthened their training and did not conduct war mobilization.

Only now, with the last illusions shattered, did the two kings begin to mobilize for war.

Such a weird thing is absolutely unimaginable in China.

In addition, the Saudi navy in the Persian Gulf began to strengthen patrols and vigilance, keeping an eye on the Iraqi navy.

Although the Iraqi Navy currently does not have frigates or destroyers, it does have Type 022 missile boats and Type 022A torpedo boats, as well as equipped with "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles and advanced torpedoes. The threat is still very high.

Not only the Saudi navy, but also the Kuwaiti navy is taking action.

The Iraqi navy is not as good as the Kuwaiti navy now.

When the war starts, it will be pure profit to replace the Iraqi navy one by one.

Anyway, Kuwait is richer than Iraq now.

Prince Sultan and Prince Fahd finished their business, met with relevant departments the next day, and hurriedly left the capital by plane at night and returned to Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

After all, the war is about to start, and as important leaders of the army, they cannot be away from the country.

This time, their goal of coming to China has been achieved. Although the cost is a bit high, it is worth it in their opinion.

The two countries spent 72 billion US dollars, which is not only to purchase a large number of weapons and equipment and materials, but also to rent satellites, strengthen battlefield reconnaissance, communication and other capabilities, and follow them back with a large number of satellite phones and navigation equipment.

At the same time, in their opinion, this is also protection money.

In recent years, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have changed their policies. They no longer lean towards the United States, but have made friends with the United States, Europe, the Soviet Union, and the East. At least they are not hostile. They are pursuing an independent and autonomous status and adopting a non-aligned policy.

But they also hope to get international support at a critical moment.

At least here in Panshan Group, it proves that their strategy is effective. At a critical moment, it is really powerful enough to save lives.

So although the two left in a hurry, they had smiles on their faces.

It’s not that they didn’t negotiate with Europe and the United States, but the unit prices in Europe and the United States are much higher, the performance is not necessarily advanced, and even the delivery time takes several years. More importantly, there are a lot of additional political and economic conditions, which let them see the ugliness of the world.

So far, they have to admit that Panshan Group is the most conscientious arms dealer, and it has not raised prices at this time.

Even the emergency expenses were raised by them!