Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 1017: Investing in the future is worse than investing in the present

What Chu Xiangqian didn't expect was that after finding Logan, this guy listened to what he said about the arms business.

He was pulled into a car and driven straight to the warehouse area of ​​the base.

In a huge warehouse, Chu Xiangqian saw countless M16 and M14 automatic rifles.

There are also M60 general-purpose machine guns and M2 heavy machine guns.

And there are three more of the same warehouses.

Seeing Chu Xiangqian's surprised expression, Logan knew that this guy must be eyeing these second-hand weapons.

In fact, the base had long wanted to dispose of all these weapons.

But in reality, the top brass at the base just wanted to sell these weapons for extra money.

However, although these weapons are second-hand, the fact that they were worth preserving back then shows that their quality is actually not much different from that of new guns.

Unfortunately, we have never found a collaborator that the top leaders of the base can trust.

This is why it has been kept sealed.

Now that Chu Xiangqian is planning to do this business, Logan agrees wholeheartedly.

These weapons are all American products. In the future, we can say that all the guns purchased were new ones.

The profit here is not small.

While Logan was secretly happy, he also thought that Feilibin also stored a lot of weapons and equipment left over from the Vietnam War.

He smiled and said, “Stark, I still have a small amount here.

The number of American light weapons stored in the Philippine territory is at least two or three times that of the ones here.

If you have enough money, even American artillery of various calibers, and light and heavy tanks can be sold to you at a 30% to 50% discount.

As for the price of weapons, believe me, no one sells them cheaper than us.

You can take away all the weapons here for only 30% of the factory price."

Chu Xiangqian understood as soon as he heard it.

These weapons are definitely the light weapons that the Chinese people left behind in the Philippines and Japan when they retreated from Vietnam.

Moreover, Neon and Philippines served as two logistics supply centers during the Vietnam War.

There were also some light and heavy weapons that had not been unpacked at all.

When the Meiguo retreats from Vietnam, these light weapons and ammunition will be transported back to the Meiguo.

The cost is more expensive than buying it directly from Magnesium.

This is why it was sealed in the bases of 'Flying Philippines' and Neon.

Then, these senior garrison officials have been submitting applications to the Pentagon every year, using the excuse of high maintenance costs.

Nominally, a portion is destroyed every year.

But in reality, these weapons that had been destroyed in the accounts were not even moved to new warehouses.

Chu Xiangqian only thought about the price for a moment and agreed immediately.

Chu Xiangqian would even rather not make any money on this American weapons business, but would rather help Logan, Carter and the people behind them make money for nothing.

By helping them this time, Chu Xiangqian will be able to earn more from legitimate business in the future.

But Logan said that the M16 and M14 could be sold to him at % of the factory price, so he could make money with his eyes closed.

不仅毫不犹豫，当场花了76万美元，买下2万把M16和1万把M14。

If this is shipped to South America, the price will easily increase five or six times.

If shipped to Africa, the price is even higher.

Moreover, instead of cash, you can exchange it for jewelry such as diamonds and bring it back to Magnesium, which can double or triple its value.

However, the actual profit is not as much as imagined.

First of all, the international shipping costs and the cost of maintaining subordinates are not low.

Secondly, in this kind of business, the ones who make the biggest profits are actually the big guys behind the arms dealers.

Third, it costs money to get through the relevant departments, so in reality, the money that reaches the arms dealers is at most one or two times more.

But in the world, there are only a handful of businesses with profits of 100% or 200%.

But when Chu Xiangqian became an arms dealer, everything was different.

There is no need for shipping costs, and there is no need to buy off the interest groups on the Magnesium Women's side.

Even those witnesses and interest groups who relied on funding from the Women's Association demanded of him to a certain extent.

As for bullets, 140 million rounds only cost $24.

This price is considered to be a half-sale and half-gift deal for Logan and the top brass of the base. They hope that Chu Xiangqian can maintain a stable arms trading relationship with them in the future.

Chu Xiangqian was at a dock in Neon, watching a 3-ton cargo ship carrying 140 weapons and million rounds of ammunition.

And Logan himself set sail with 100 M60 general-purpose machine guns and 10 rounds of ammunition given away for free.

He turned around and took out a small black velvet bag from his pocket and handed it to Logan.

He smiled and said, "It's full of rough diamonds. Believe me, if you take them to New York, they will be worth at least $150 million."

Logan chuckled.

I just like generous people like Chu Xiangqian.

And as long as you give him benefits, you will be rewarded immediately.

This kind of collaborator is simply the best partner.

As for how Logan brought the diamond to New York.

As a powerful general of the Neon garrison, Logan has plenty of ways to bring these diamonds to New York.

Even if he carried it with him, no one would check it.

Of course, this also has some risks, so Logan himself certainly won't do this.

All we need to do is hide these diamonds in the transport plane flying back to Magnesium.

Or maybe in a warship being repaired at the Meiguo Shipyard, not only is the safety level extremely high, but even if someone is really found out, Logan will not be implicated.

Moreover, if a small bag of diamonds is hidden in a transport plane or a warship, if you want to search it out, you probably have to dismantle the entire plane or warship.

But doing so is extremely risky. If they fail to find it, Logan and his men’s counterattack will be extremely fierce.

Compared to cash, Logan and his friends naturally prefer diamonds or gold.

Not only does it hold more value than cash.

It is also easier to hide at home than cash, or put it directly in a bank safe.

So after Logan checked that the diamond was fine, he said to Chu Xiangqian in a very good mood, "Stark, as a thank you, we have prepared a gift for you that you will definitely like."

After saying that, Logan nodded to his adjutant who was five or six meters away, far away from the two men who were talking.

The adjutant then took out a carved wooden box from the trunk of the car.

When I opened it, I saw a neon saber in the box.

Chu Xiangqian knew that this was a general's sword just by looking at the golden blade threads.

In those days, Mountbatten also gave him a general's sword as a gift to express his gratitude.

So Chu Xiangqian recognized him at a glance.

Moreover, this sword is also well preserved, so its collection value is naturally very high. Ten or twenty years later, if the Japanese knew that they had collected two generals' sabers,

Maybe he would even exchange the national treasure of the Celestial Empire for me, and get back the two general's sabers in his hands.

But for Chu Xiangqian, a Chinese, the significance of this knife exceeds its own value.

As long as it is in my hands, to some extent, I can make the little ghost angry.

Even kept cursing.

Just thinking about this made Chu Xiangqian feel better.

For Logan and the others, the Guizi was originally in the South Seas and on many islands in the Pacific.

In fact, many generals were defeated, died, or surrendered.

The sword that Mountbatten gave was actually the one he received from General Xiao Guizi when he was the commander of Yingguo in Southeast Asia. It was a token of surrender.

The greater the value, the greater the shame.

Therefore, a saber that was captured in large quantities by Logan and his men but of little value to the Magnesium Women could win more favor from Chu Xiangqian, which would bring him many benefits in the future.

After Chu Xiangqian put away his saber, he promised Logan that in the future, there would be more than just one or two weapons sales.
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Afterwards, Chu Xiangqian spent a month visiting ports in several countries in Southeast Asia.

The goods from the polar bears and the weapons and ammunition delivered by the neon garrison were all stored in the warehouse of the novice village.

They even bought 4 M16s and one million rounds of ammunition from the Philippine garrison.

There are also 100 M2 heavy machine guns and 10 rounds of ammunition.

Unfortunately, Chu Xiangqian wanted to buy artillery, especially 155mm artillery.

But Lieutenant General Carter was more cautious than Logan and insisted that Chu Xiangqian obtain cooperation permission from the Women's Council's Appropriations Committee.

Only then will he sell the artillery to him.

Chu Xiangqian could only suppress his dissatisfaction temporarily.

They first went to Afghan Abdul Khan and hid some weapons and equipment in a cave on the border between Afghan Abdul Khan and Pakistan in the northeast.

Leave behind a level 18 snow leopard as a guardian and monitor.

Then he flew to Washington.

As the senior senator from California, Robert Alessandro spends basically two-thirds of each year in Washington.

Chu Xiangqian has been Robert's financial backer for more than a decade, and the two not only have a very good relationship, but are also mutually beneficial allies.

Over the years, Robert has created at least tens of millions of dollars in benefits for Chu Xiangqian just on the ranch.

In return, over the past decade, Chu Xiangqian has secretly given Robert tens of millions of dollars in benefits through various channels.

Moreover, Robert had financial needs, and Chu Xiangqian's donations were no less than 50 each time.
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With Robert as the middleman, Chu Xiangqian easily met Dennis McKesson, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.

Dennis himself and the interest groups behind him originally needed someone who could provide a stable source of weapons and, preferably, help them transport the weapons to the Deputy Khan's collaborators.

See the photos of weapons and equipment that Chu Xiangqian left behind and hid in a cave on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Then I read the plan written by Chu Xiangqian on how to help women save money.

Dennis only thought for a few minutes before nodding and agreeing to grant Chu Xiangqian permission.

After seeing Chu Xiangqian off, Robert talked directly with Dennis about how to distribute the funds that Chu Xiangqian had mentioned to help Meiguo save.

Dennis himself knew that the so-called saving money was just an excuse.

This part of money will definitely end up in the pockets of these women's association bosses and the interest groups behind them.

And Chu Xiangqian got the license from Dennis.

The focus was on Charlie Will, an inconspicuous congressman in the House Appropriations Committee, which was in charge of defense appropriations.

Although Dennis is still the one in charge at this time, he has great power and can do whatever Dennis wants.

The funding can easily increase from 1 million to million.

As long as the Afghan people use the weapons provided to them, they can cause certain casualties to the polar bears.

Not only will Dennis gain great reputation, but the amount of grant will also increase from 1 million to 2 million, 5 million, or even million.

5 million in this era will definitely be worth 50 billion or even tens of billions in a few decades.

But Dennis is old after all, and the return on investment in him is definitely far less than that of a middle-aged senator who has a bright future and is still in his rising stage.

In fact, Charlie Weir is not a female elite in the traditional sense.

Not only is he a playboy, he is also addicted to alcohol.

After this guy became famous, he replaced all the staff in his office with beautiful and sexy young female clerks.

The so-called 'Charlie's Angels' actually refers to him and his female clerks.

Fortunately, Charlie Will has been a bachelor for a long time.

Even when he was elected as a member of Congress in 72 at the age of 39, he never planned to get married.

Therefore, his lasciviousness was not a scandal for him.

On the contrary, because he likes to attend various parties and does not hide his love for women and wine, he has become the favorite target of interest groups.

It is much easier to talk to him in the office than to let a beautiful woman talk to him in the bathtub.

This hobby, on the contrary, enabled him to go from being an unknown person to being very successful and popular in the women's association within a few years.

Chu Xiangqian approached him because he knew in his previous life that this guy was the main force behind the Women's Association's allocation of funds to the Deputy Khan.

Later, as Polar Bear's losses to Deputy Khan of Afghanistan grew larger and larger, this guy directly became the director of the Appropriations Committee, specifically responsible for handling the affairs of Deputy Khan of Afghanistan.

However, not everything is smooth sailing.

In the first two or three years when the polar bears invaded Afghanistan, the women provided a lot of help.

The actual effect is actually very small.

The biggest reason why the Afghan people were forced to hide after being beaten was the Gazelle attack helicopter that Chu Xiangqian mentioned.

This thing is bulletproof and has very fierce firepower.

A single fight could make hundreds of people flee in panic.

This is also the main reason why the magnesium women have to assist the stinger in carrying the guide ball on his shoulder.

And the driving force behind this is also Charlie Will.

However, before Chu Xiangqian met Charlie Will, he met Elizabeth Taylor first.

As old friends, the two have known each other for seventeen or eighteen years.

Unfortunately, Chu Xiangqian treated this woman like she changed her husbands, and every time she got married, she was the one who benefited in the end. Naturally, he was not interested in her at all.

But as a major shareholder of Universal Pictures with a 20% stake, he is also Taylor's boss and the biggest backer of her acting career.

Taylor is already 48 years old. Although she still looks very beautiful, she has reached a certain age like countless Hollywood actresses.

No matter how successful your career was in the past or how many awards you won, you will inevitably face the decision of moving from the front stage to behind the scenes.

So after receiving Chu Xiangqian's call, Taylor spent a full six hours just preparing.

But when she saw Chu Xiangqian, still radiant and beautiful, she was so jealous that she almost went crazy.

In Taylor's eyes, Chu Xiangqian looked basically the same as he did a dozen years ago, except that he was more mature and more imposing.

No matter how well she concealed the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, she couldn't deceive herself.

Fortunately, when Chu Xiangqian met Taylor, he hugged him first and then gave him a string of South Sea pearls as a greeting.

(End of this chapter)