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“I want to tell everyone that there is no need to worry too much. We have given careful consideration to every form of cooperation. The reason we reached this agreement with Nguyen Van Hung of the ancient Viet Kingdom is because we have a special history together. Moreover, we started our business in that country and have a very close relationship with the local people.”

However, Jiang Chuan's words still attracted the attention of many reporters, especially those from the West, who launched a relentless attack.

"Have you considered the issue of local sovereignty when you did this? To be honest, Nguyen Van Hung's actions are no different from those of foreign powers, after all, you are about to control their country's military industry."

"You say you're as close as family, but you haven't produced any concrete cooperation agreement to prove it. Besides, you're currently the controlling shareholder; if you don't want to produce for them, what's the point? Isn't that a monopoly?"

Faced with a barrage of questions from reporters, Jiang Chuan was prepared and directly retorted:

"I would like to ask, what about those so-called companies of yours? Before the catastrophe that Atlantis was destroyed, did every single one of the military factories they built around the world have any helpful significance? No, right? Many of them are wholly owned subsidiaries, and no one has raised any objections."

"You're just allowing officials to set fires while forbidding ordinary people to light lamps. What we're doing is actually something we learned from the arms dealers of your Atlantis. Is it legal there, but morally reprehensible here? That doesn't make sense."

Jiang Chuan's words left the reporters speechless.

"As our ancestors said, 'Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.' Before you criticize me, take a look in the mirror and see what you have done."

The news immediately caused a huge uproar online. Domestic netizens applauded the move.

"That's exactly how we should confront them! As our country grows stronger, we should take our weapons abroad for sale and production. Why be so timid? If they can do it, we can do it too. It's a matter of reciprocity."

"That's right! Are we only allowed to expand abroad? Besides, our country's weapons are already world-leading, so what's wrong with exporting them? If they can't do it, they should improve their own technology first, instead of resorting to moral blackmail all the time."

"I think these people are just sour grapes. Atlantis has suffered a catastrophe, and arms dealers in Europe are adjusting their strategies, but their technology is no match for ours. That's why they're using these propaganda tactics to suppress us."

After Chinese netizens expressed their indignation, peace-loving people around the world gave them their thumbs up.

They believe that Jiang Chuan's actions are actually contributing to world peace. After all, a wide variety of weapons does pose a threat to the world.

At this moment, the only nation to remain silent was Atlantis, especially President Jones, who simply smiled calmly after witnessing all of this.

"Gentlemen, listen to me. The more they make a fuss, the happier we should be. Our arms dealers, from now on, must not make any rash moves. Let them fight it out on a global scale."

Upon hearing this, the business tycoons shared the same thought. They knew that Atlantis's national strength was no longer what it once was, and if it continued to flaunt its power as before, it would likely provoke global opposition once again.

Moreover, even if the Western countries didn't intervene, they would find ways to resist the actions of the Great Shang Kingdom. But the Great Shang Kingdom simply wouldn't listen to such tactics; they were powerful and exported weapons under the guise of aid.

Therefore, the ancient Yue Kingdom's attempt attracted the attention of many smaller states. These states flocked to the powerful Shang Kingdom, hoping that Jiangchuan could help them escape poverty and establish a genuine weapons defense system in the same way.

However, Jiang Chuan sensed something was amiss. To achieve this goal, he had to champion peace. Therefore, in his interactions with various countries, he publicly declared that these weapons and equipment were solely for defensive purposes.

If anyone dares to use these weapons and equipment to launch an attack, Jiang Chuan will intervene using technological means. This statement immediately won widespread praise from netizens around the world, who once again believed that Jiang Chuan was contributing to global peace.

However, journalists criticized him harshly, accusing Jiang Chuan of monopolizing the global arms market and calling on so-called insightful people to unite against him.

However, the reality was quite different. Spokespeople from various countries were unwilling to take the lead and observed from the sidelines. Western arms dealers, while recognizing this trend, felt helpless when they gathered together.

"I really didn't expect Jiang Chuan to take things this far. The key is that he even tried to solve it by supporting small countries, which will have a significant impact on our market."

“Once these small countries possess advanced weaponry, they will no longer favor our products. However, the defense mechanisms they establish seem to be an unavoidable prerequisite.”

"Jiang Chuan is too shrewd. He establishes a defense system first, and then solves other problems. In this way, if someone invades, they can respond quickly."

Faced with this situation, the arms dealers were at a loss and under immense pressure. After the gathering, they could only disperse helplessly. Although they longed for recognition, their own strength was insufficient, and they could only watch Jiangchuan develop step by step.

However, Jiang Chuan was quite wise; he was not in a hurry to expand and slowed down the pace of each company he established.

In this way, his business empire quietly rose to prominence. Crucially, the Great Shang Kingdom also fully supported him, publicly announcing that it would provide economic aid to countries that acquired Jiangchuan's weapons and equipment.

Following the introduction of these supporting measures, many countries were eager to cooperate with the Great Merchant Kingdom. In contrast, the situation in Europe appeared bleak.

If they continue with their current methods, they will likely suffer a devastating blow. Left with no other choice, these arms dealers have to quickly band together for mutual support.

"What do you think we should do? If Jiang Chuan's plan succeeds, we arms dealers will be devoured by him sooner or later, and in the end we will have no choice but to do what he asks."

"Do you remember the weapons research and development center that Jiang Chuan set up in our Europe region? Although Chen Feifei is still the chief scientist and has been providing everyone with some new scientific and technological support, the results don't seem to be very ideal."

Suddenly, a businessman shared his idea.

"If we can start with this R&D center and accuse them of providing outdated technology, we can demand that Jiang Chuan provide us with the most advanced technology. After all, he previously said that he would help the world build the most advanced weapon system, so he has to provide the technology first. Moreover, there is already an agreement between him and the Europa region."

“That’s right! Since there’s an agreement in place, if they don’t do it, then we can tear off their mask of hypocrisy.”

Sure enough, just two days later, these arms dealers in Europe released a statement through reporters, claiming that they had complained that the research and development center was not providing new technologies and was restricting their development.

The news quickly spread in Western newspapers and websites.

Many media outlets even took this opportunity to produce so-called documentaries to tell about this so-called "abnormal phenomenon".

Now, public opinion has begun to shift, and it's hard to say whether Jiang Chuan's current approach is still applicable to the situation. Jiang Chuan knows that these people are now targeting him because they see his market share shrinking.

That's why they joined forces, much like the ancient strategy of "vertical alliance." So what exactly were they planning? It's quite simple: they wanted to force Jiang Chuan to use his most advanced technologies for research.

Now that they've united, the first thing to do is break their current cooperation. The best way to do this is to send an envoy into their territory to restart the research.

"Actually, these arms dealers seem to be united against a common enemy only because we've pushed them to the brink. But each of them has their own agenda. What can they accomplish by putting them together? If we just give some of them a little favor and provide them with some assistance through the research center, wouldn't everything be fine?"

At this point, Xu Jiajia put forward her idea. Since they want to unite, let's form a "horizontal alliance".

"it is good!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiajia became very excited and elaborated on her thoughts in detail.

"For example, the president of France, where the Europa R&D center is located, is particularly eager to acquire some new technologies. Why don't we take this opportunity to give him some benefits, and then quickly lead the local arms dealers to conduct some new weapons research? Wouldn't that work?"

"But the problem is, if we do that, wouldn't our technology be directly leaked to them? If that happens, I believe the higher-ups in the Great Shang Kingdom will definitely not agree."

"No!"

At this moment, Xu Jiajia smiled.

"We just need to share the technology we're currently providing to those smaller countries. Everyone knows that truly cutting-edge technology is never given to any one country; it's a core secret of each nation, and even in Europe, it's impossible for them to share it. That's the loophole we can exploit. Besides, when we signed agreements with those smaller countries, we also stated that if they wanted to research advanced weapons, we could help them establish laboratories, and then make a final judgment based on the actual situation, right?"

Xu Jiajia's words immediately made everyone realize that this was indeed the case. Moreover, these agreements also included different memoranda of understanding based on the specific circumstances of each country.

"These people don't understand the situation and are just raising these ideas, which is meaningless. The best strategy is for us to take this opportunity to undermine them from within."

"it is good!"

And so, everyone immediately began making preparations. Although it was unclear how long this method would last, it was certain that they were fully prepared mentally.

"Then let's get started."

Sure enough, the next day, Jiang Chuan contacted French President Salman through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Salman felt somewhat conflicted upon hearing the news. He truly hadn't expected to have the opportunity to access cutting-edge weapons technology at such a crucial moment.

To resolve the issue, Salman immediately summoned all the arms dealers in the country and told them the news directly.

"what?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

"Does that mean they've decided to share their technology directly with us, through their R&D center in Europe?"

"Correct!"

"That's exactly what they said: scientists from various countries will not disclose the research results on cutting-edge weapons to the public, but they are willing to share the scientific and technological achievements they provide as foreign aid with you."

The arms dealers were shocked to hear this. They all knew that the country's cutting-edge technology was absolutely not something that could be disclosed to the public.

"They also explained that these cutting-edge technologies are not made public because they are subject to strict restrictions under local laws. If they were to share these technologies directly, their own company would not only be shut down, but the people involved would even go to jail."

This caused the arms dealers to waver. They never dreamed that Jiang Chuan would extend such an olive branch to them at this crucial moment. With such a huge benefit right in front of them, it would be ideal to seize the opportunity and get a share of the profits.

However, they are currently unsure whether they truly possess such capabilities. While they may be able to acquire these technologies, the specifics of negotiating cooperation remain to be seen and will depend on their methods.

After all, they all knew that Chen Feifei, the director of the experimental center in the Europa region, was not an easy person to deal with.

At that moment, Jiang Chuan announced to the public that, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the cooperation, Chen Feifei would act as the plenipotentiary representative of the European region and negotiate with everyone one by one.

It was only then that everyone realized things were far more complicated than they had imagined. They already knew what kind of person Chen Feifei was.

However, the arms dealers from France were very happy to hear that they would be sharing technology.

Next, Chen Feifei proposed a plan: they could use the technology to establish a production line and then form a joint venture with local arms dealers. In her view, it was unlikely that small countries in Europe would be able to directly import technology, while a joint venture was a viable option.

"You mean you're funding this project and doing it with us?"

"That's right, isn't it? When your country first started developing, didn't you solve problems in the same way? Now we're sharing technology in the same way, what's wrong with that?"

Chen Feifei's meaning was very clear: this is about reciprocity.

The arms dealers were somewhat disappointed by the terms. They had originally thought they would be given the technology directly to use. (End of Chapter)