The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

After the welcome reception.

Liu Tao starts the second game here.

The second scene was not outside, but here in his courtyard.

Listening to the bird house, the hot pot has been set and the wine has been prepared.

This time, there were not so many of them. There were only a few people in the American delegation, and there were only a few people in Liu Tao's place.

There were ten people in total on both sides.

On this occasion, everyone can talk about whatever they have.

After thirty years of drinking, everyone started to get into the theme.

The chat here is not just in a low voice, nor is it just about superficial things, but about real and real things.

"Liu, your weapons and equipment can no longer be exported as before. You know, this is inappropriate! Now many people are dissatisfied and are putting pressure on us to take measures against you!" Cheney said seriously, "You know, our country is different from yours. We have opponents, and the Democratic Party is watching us very closely!"

The United States is governed by two parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. They are rivals, and the general election between the two parties is also known as the "donkey-elephant dispute."

The two parties each represent a group of people and have different priorities in governing, but they are essentially elite rule.

Liu Tao does not doubt the authenticity of what Cheney said, because this voice has not been cut off.

To be precise, this voice has never stopped since the Americans suffered heavy losses in Operations "Prairie Fire" and "Operation Golden Canyon."

In the international arms market, there are currently three major powers. France, the United Kingdom, and Germany occupy some market shares, but they are far inferior to the top three.

The three powerful forces stand in a confrontation, each with its own characteristics and its own territory.

The Soviet Union's arms exports were mainly to the socialist camp and the countries that the Soviet Union was courting. Soviet weapons were not too expensive, but they had attached political and economic conditions, especially the attached political conditions that often made people feel uncomfortable.

It can be said that even if you are not in the socialist camp, once you purchase weapons and equipment from the Soviet Union, you often need to become the Soviet Union's little brother, listen to the Soviet Union, support the Soviet Union, and then change the system internally.

As for economic conditions, they are secondary.

U.S. arms exports are mainly to NATO countries, Japan and South Korea, and U.S. military and paramilitary allies. These countries are either relatively wealthy or located in important geographical locations. U.S. weapons are often very expensive, and there are also many additional political conditions, economic conditions, especially economic conditions.

For example, financial jurisdiction needs to be opened up, such as which oil fields need to be handed over to American companies, such as allowing American companies to enter and compete in the market, etc.

It is not that the United States has never done so before. It provides military loans to other countries, imports American weapons and equipment, and then obtains benefits from additional political and economic conditions.

The export of weapons and equipment in China is purely commercial trade. Anyone who comes to place an order will export as long as they follow the rules. These are mainly in third world countries, and the Middle East is an important customer.

In the past, third world countries basically only had the choice of the United States or the Soviet Union, but now they have a third choice, and weapons payments are often flexible.

For example, an agricultural country can export grain and fruits to pay off debts; for example, if it is rich in mineral resources but cannot develop it itself, it can also cooperate to develop mineral resources. For this purpose, it will not hesitate to build roads and bridges. Some countries have the first highway and the first This is how railways were built.

"Liu, we are friends. You can't continue to do this in this regard. Now we are also under a lot of pressure." On the other side, a middle-aged white man in his forties said, "Of course, if you have any conditions, , you can mention it, these are all negotiable.”

Liu Tao knew that this middle-aged white man would later become famous and the future head of the Bush family.

The Bush family is already a big family in the United States. Its original head was already a manufacturing tycoon. The hostess of the family at that time was born in a financial giant.

Coupled with the ability of the current head of the Bush family, it can be said that the Bush family's industries now include oil, banks, military enterprises and even sports projects.

Their business can be said to be spread across most countries and regions in the world.

Speaking of the origin of the Bush family, it should be Samuel Bush. Samuel initially ran the steel manufacturing industry. Soon he discovered the bright future of the oil industry with a keen eye and quickly established cooperation with companies owned by the Rockefeller family. The relationship developed from then on. After World War I, Samuel formed a sworn friendship with Wall Street financial tycoon Walker, and their children were married.

When World War II broke out, Prescott Bush managed to get involved in the military industry, and the Bush family's wealth expanded rapidly. Later, Prescott established a personal relationship with Eisenhower, and he was successfully elected to the U.S. Senate in 1950.

In the United States, there has always been a revolving door between the political and business circles. Business elites enter politics, while politicians retire and enter the business world.

The young Bush in front of him was later laughed at and said to have a low IQ and low ability. However, as the heir carefully cultivated by the Bush family and enjoying an elite education, how could he be that kind of person? That kind of person would not be able to support the Bush family at all.

In fact, the Bush family has continued to grow much stronger in the hands of George W. Bush.

People are always unequal. They are unequal from birth!

For example, George W. Bush is so successful in the business world, but he has a noble person behind him. The reason why the noble person wants to help him is self-evident.

When Liu Tao heard him say this, he smiled immediately.

"First of all, you must not make trouble in the development of the Mekong River, the Chao Phraya River, and the Kra Canal." Liu Tao said slowly.

The Mekong River project and the Chao Phraya River project involve shipping, hydropower development, and water resource utilization. The Mekong River alone is enough for Yunnan Province to ship to the Mekong River. In the next ten years, the annual cargo throughput of Jinghong Port alone will reach 2.5 million tons, not to mention that there are 14 ports and docks along the entire Mekong River. These are huge benefits.

Besides, the Mekong River can also build a large hydropower station, which can play a role in flood control, power generation, water diversion, irrigation and other benefits, which can affect all places along the line.

What about the Mekong River project, the Chao Phraya River project is the same.

The Kra Canal can greatly shorten the route of the Strait of Malacca, so that ships entering the Pacific Ocean or the Indian Ocean do not need to pass through the Strait of Malacca, but can enter directly from the Andaman Sea of ​​the Indian Ocean via Malaysia and Singapore, shortening the voyage by at least 1,200 kilometers.

From the perspective of safety, it can be said that it has a huge effect.

Everyone knows that eggs cannot be put in one basket.

Things that involve lifelines are even less likely to be put in one basket.

However, these projects have been criticized by some environmental organizations internationally, who believe that these projects will damage the environment.

As for whether there is a force behind it, everyone knows it well.