Don’t panic if you get scammed, give him a Desert Eagle instead.

"To be honest, you can certainly use these technologies. We can even help you build an independent laboratory. But the premise is that this laboratory must be built in our experimental center, with an independent space, and exist in the form of cooperation between the two countries. In this way, the Great Shang Kingdom will also send scientists to you to work together to improve the local weapons manufacturing level."

In other words, true monopoly is not achieved through a single company, but rather through the overall coordination and management of the Great Shang State.

Jiang Chuan's efforts were all in line with this strategy. After all, everyone knew that allowing all sorts of weapons to continue circulating in the market would only lead to endless wars.

Sure enough, these measures left the French arms dealers completely bewildered.

"And I can tell you definitively that if you can cooperate well according to our requirements, your profits will definitely increase. What are we businessmen after? Isn't it money? If we can make more and more money, wouldn't that be the best?"

Upon hearing Chen Feifei's words, the arms dealers were all overjoyed and immediately announced through official channels that they would begin cooperating with the Great Shang Kingdom.

"what?"

This news caused the entire European arms alliance to collapse instantly. Faced with such an attractive form of cooperation, many countries responded enthusiastically.

Out of desperation, at the last meeting of this alliance, some people still tried to put up a fight.

"What are you people thinking? Haven't you realized yet? This kind of thing is actually very scary. In the end, who can bear such responsibility? Do I need to say more? You're completely foolish!"

As a result, no one paid any attention to the weapons merchant after he finished speaking.

"We formed this alliance in the first place because they were taking all the profits without even letting us have the broth. Now they're directly establishing joint ventures and building collaborative labs, so we can make money together in the future. Who would turn down money?"

After this conference, the so-called European arms alliance completely disappeared, replaced by various private activities among arms dealers within these countries.

When this situation arose, President Jones of Atlantis was stunned. He never expected that the Great Shang Kingdom could so cleverly and easily dismantle such an alliance.

"My goodness, they've applied 'The Art of War' to an absolutely divine level!"

At this moment, Yajet shook his head.

"Mr. President, you are mistaken. Sun Tzu's Art of War is about subduing the enemy without fighting, but what they are using now is actually the crystallization of wisdom passed down from their ancestors. They were studying these strategies thousands of years ago, while what were we doing back then?"

At a crucial moment, Yajet offered his own insights.

"To be honest, we are still a bit short of the skill to compete with a country like this. So I think the best way for us to truly control the situation is to cooperate with them and focus on this wholeheartedly."

At least for now, the Kingdom of Atlantis does not yet possess the strength to challenge the Great Shang Kingdom again, so they can only continue to focus on development.

What's even stranger is that the Great Shang Kingdom seems to have completely disregarded the situation in Atlantis.

In fact, this is because cooperation with smaller countries is still progressing, and cooperation with the European region is gradually getting on track. Therefore, the Great Shang Kingdom is making final adjustments.

But everyone knows that the once superpower Atlantis was powerful and had borrowed so much money from the Great Shang Kingdom. All its businesses were booming and the country would surely become even stronger in the future.

At this critical moment, the higher-ups began to consider this issue. The fact that such great efforts had failed to shake the nation of Atlantis demonstrated the depth of its resolve, a truly awe-inspiring quality.

To solve this problem, the higher-ups decided to gather everyone together to study it.

“Listen to me, everyone. If we continue to fight against Atlantis as frequently as before, our role will change, and the initiative will gradually fall into their hands.”

"It doesn't have to be like this."

At this moment, Jiang Chuan smiled.

“I think we should do the opposite. Atlantis needs funds right now, so why don’t we just reopen our bank there? My bank was shut down there before, wasn’t it? This time, we can have Mr. Wang talk to them directly. If we can reach an agreement, we can provide them with financial assistance first.”

"no!"

As soon as Jiang Chuan finished speaking, everyone shook their heads.

"If we keep sending them large sums of money, it will only make them stronger. Are we going to create a rival?"

"Mr. Xu, I also think this method is not feasible. The fact that they can develop quietly and without making a sound shows that they have certain strength. To put it bluntly, President Jones is indeed a very capable person."

“I agree. If we start providing them with financial aid now, the result is predictable. We don’t need to do that. Isn’t it enough for us to just do our own thing? As for whether they have the ability to provide it, we don’t need to worry about it so much. Like I said, just keep an eye on them, but don’t make any special arrangements.”

……

Everyone was discussing amongst themselves, but the core message was to focus on doing their own thing well first. Since the Great Shang Kingdom could now do business all over the world, they should expand their business empire as much as possible, as long as they didn't seek hegemony.

“We all know the nature of Atlantis. Once they develop to a certain point, they will definitely choose to cooperate with the European region, and they will even confront us. Once they form an economic alliance, that will be their fault. Then it will be easy for us to retaliate. It is meaningless for us to create new ideas now, and we need an opponent.”

At this point, a member of the think tank came up with a fresh and unconventional idea.

"Why has our Great Shang Kingdom become so powerful? It's because we've always had rivals. And that's how our country is; if it eventually becomes unprecedentedly powerful, danger will quietly descend."

In this small conference room, when the expert put forward such a unique idea, everyone, including his superiors, was stunned.

"Hmm... I think I, Old Master Wang, still have some ability, otherwise how could my son be doing so well in Jiang Chuan's company?"

It turns out that this expert was none other than Mr. Wang's father, a highly respected elder who, despite being in his seventies, still held considerable prestige.

"In fact, looking back at our history, you'll find that when we become so powerful that we have no rivals, it's often the beginning of our decline. Our biggest problem lies in internal strife, and now, if we want the world to become stronger, we must unite everyone. Therefore, we desperately need the existence of a rival." This is actually the legendary "reference point project."

"So I think we don't need to rush to provide them with financial aid. If we're talking about aid, haven't we already lent them money?"

After hearing this, the superior suddenly realized the truth.

"You mean we should adopt a laissez-faire approach, put things aside for now, and then work hard quietly on our own, is that what you mean?"

"Yes! We don't need to frown every day over something uncertain. What we need to do now is develop ourselves and become stronger. Our future adversaries are not just the Atlantis Kingdom, but potential threats we've never seen before, perhaps from outer space, or from those so-called creatures capable of destroying the world, aren't they?"

It turns out that the old man already knew about these things.

"So I said, Jiang Chuan, it's normal that there are some things you haven't said up to now. Including that matter you reported to your superiors before, we don't know the specifics. But we are very clear that you explored an unknown world that has never been seen before."

"Correct!"

At this moment, the superior also smiled and nodded.

"It's not time to announce this yet, so I apologize to everyone. Once everything is clear, I will tell you where our current measures came from."

"Don't worry, we're not saying this to blame Jiang Chuan for not being sincere. We know that every country has its own pressures, and some things are indeed not easy to do, are they?"

This is the problem that everyone urgently needs to solve right now. Therefore, in order to solve all the problems, the old man didn't want to say anything more.

"So, we're just going to wait and see how things develop, and then solve the problem, right?"

"Yes! The current global arms landscape is actually like that of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. At most, we are just the arms hegemon of the East. Although we are cooperating with many small countries now, it doesn't mean we have merged them. It only means that our territory is constantly expanding. But what will happen when these countries become powerful in the future?"

In other words, to reach a higher level, all of humanity must be willing to cooperate.

"Our Great Shang Kingdom should not be a ruler, but a leader. We should act like an elder brother, guiding our younger brothers to develop well. In the end, everyone will listen to us. But this 'listening' will not be achieved through coercion, but by presenting the facts and reasoning with them, letting them know that what we are doing is the right thing to do."

"Isn't this the idea of ​​a world of universal harmony?"

At that moment, Jiang Chuan suddenly realized. Sure enough, the old man had proposed this approach at a crucial moment, which was exactly the ideal world that everyone was currently pursuing.

"All right!"

At this moment, the old man smiled shyly.

"I've simply explained my ideas from beginning to end. Whether they can be implemented depends on your capabilities. Well then, since we've reached this point, I think we can conclude today's meeting."

Sure enough, the superior then smiled and announced the meeting was adjourned, and then called Jiang Chuan to his office.

"So, did this old man's words resonate with you?"

"Yes! Actually, this plan was originally my own idea, and Old Xu also mentioned something similar to me. I think these old men must have had a discussion about it."

"Yes! Now you should know what to do."

"Don't worry, since this is the way we're going to promote weapons, I certainly won't resort to aggression all the time. As I said before, I will win people over with virtue. If you're not willing to cooperate, then I'm not willing to cooperate either."

After the meeting with his superiors, Jiang Chuan had a general idea of ​​what was going on, and when he got home, he told Xu Jiajia everything.

"Haha, Old Master Wang is truly remarkable. He lives such a clear and insightful life! Working with him is incredibly motivating."

Xu Jiajia understood that the existing methods were far from sufficient, but given the current situation, maintaining the status quo and adopting a "no movement if the enemy doesn't move" strategy might be the best solution.

Meanwhile, Jones of Atlantis noticed something unusual as the situation developed. She had initially thought that the Great Shang Kingdom would repeat their mistakes at a crucial juncture, but to her surprise, the Great Shang Kingdom changed its strategy in an instant.

"It has to be said that the talent in their country is amazing. They can quickly adjust their strategy at critical moments and stabilize the situation. They have resolved the European problem by forming alliances and counter-alliances."

This wisdom from our ancestors has had a significant impact on the international situation at crucial moments. Jiang Chuan also took this opportunity to legitimately continue to assist those smaller countries in building genuine systems.

After cooperation began in the European region, all parties were happy with it. Meanwhile, in the Great Shang Kingdom, various affairs were also being carried out discreetly and smoothly.

However, the potential threat did not disappear. The global expansion continued, and some arms dealers in Atlantis realized that if this expansion were allowed to continue, the consequences would be unpredictable. Left with no other option, they approached Jones again, hoping to change the situation.

"To be honest, we are also very worried. Although Atlantis is not as strong as it used to be, it would be troublesome to just watch Jiangchuan continue to grow stronger. At the very least, our country's research institutions should start researching and upgrading their weapons and equipment as soon as possible."

Everyone knows that to truly control the situation, one must solve problems as quickly as possible. But Jones was deeply conflicted after hearing this. She was only a transitional president and naturally hoped to resolve issues during her term, but as a woman, she longed even more for the country to be revitalized.

"Ugh!"

At the crucial moment, Jones shook his head helplessly.

“Our country is willing to do it, but we don’t have the money. Building laboratories and conducting research and development all cost money. The national treasury is tight right now, and the funds available are limited. Moreover, as you have seen, after the catastrophe, many military industries are recovering, and college students and scientists are busy with various research projects. They simply don’t have the energy to do this.”

"Money is not a problem." (End of Chapter)