The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 706 I'm not that kind of person! ?
Prince Sultan and Prince Fahd both frowned.

They were all unhappy about the long delivery time.

According to their thinking, the sooner the delivery, the better, and now that all the goods have been delivered, they will pay all the money to Panshan Group.

As the two richest oil-producing countries in the Middle East, they have never lacked money, at least not in the past twenty years.

Several hundred billion dollars is not a huge amount of money for them.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait’s assets in China are more than enough!
The most important thing now is to stop that madman Saddam. Even if we cannot stop that madman Saddam, we must be able to protect ourselves and force Saddam to give up.

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

He understood the Chinese people and knew that as long as they were paid enough, they would find a way to accomplish any task, no matter how difficult it was.

If you have enough money, all problems are not problems.

Liu Tao smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness Prince Sultan, Your Highness Prince Fahd, this is not a matter of money. We are old friends. Don't you know what kind of person I am? 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 with a reliable reputation, so the two parties can maintain long-term cooperation.

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

"Add 10% for emergency expenses." Prince Fahd raised a finger.

When Liu Tao heard that the other party was actually throwing money at him, he immediately became angry: "My 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.

600 billion US dollars, 20% of emergency expenses, that is 120 billion US dollars!
China's annual military expenditure is not that much.

Liu Tao's heart began to beat violently and his eyes turned red.

"20% emergency expenses. It's not impossible to consider. I'll think of a way!" Liu Tao gritted his teeth, his mind racing.

We are now operating four shifts a day and carrying out emergency production.

It’s too late to build another production line.

The production quality of China North Ordnance Industry Group Corporation is quite worrying. It is ok to produce other firearms, but the number of qualified tanks and armored vehicles that can be produced is limited. Even if they rush the work, they will not be able to produce anything good.

what to do! ?

Liu Tao's mind was racing, thinking about all the possibilities.

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

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

Panshan Group’s Armed Forces Department, isn’t this already available?

Liu Tao's eyes lit up, and then he said to the two of them, "Prince Sultan, Prince Fahd, I have an idea. We have a batch of equipment for our own use, which you can use first, but our people must use it, and you have to pay a hiring fee of $1 per person per month."

Prince Sultan and Prince Fahd immediately laughed very happily.

Sure enough, money makes the world go round.

Arms dealers like Liu Tao need money to attack, and even if there is no other way, they will find a way out!
The employment cost is US$1 per person per month. Hiring 1 people per month only costs US$1 million, and hiring 10 people per month only costs US$10 billion.

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 very readily.

Liu Tao said: "I have to report this matter. After all, such a big thing 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 his leader.

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

In an instant, the last bit 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 discussed this issue.

Soon, the two sides reached a consensus.

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

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

Even though they knew that Saddam would start a war in a week, neither Saudi Arabia nor Kuwait had the courage to take the initiative to attack Iraq.

Iraq has 120 million regular troops alone, all of whom are extremely powerful. The armed forces of the two countries combined do not even have a quarter of Iraq's 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 already become tense, but the Saudi and Kuwaiti armies only stepped up their training and did not mobilize for war.

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

This kind of weird thing is absolutely unimaginable in China.

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

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

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

The current Iraqi navy is no match for the Kuwaiti navy.

When the war breaks out, it will be pure profit to replace Iraq's navy one by one.

Anyway, Kuwait is richer than Iraq now.

Prince Sultan and Prince Fahd finished their business, met with relevant departments for consultation the next day, and then hurriedly left the capital by plane in the evening and returned to Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

After all, the war is about to begin, and as important military leaders, they cannot leave the country.

This time, their goal of coming to China has been achieved. Although the cost was a bit high, they think it was worth it.

The two countries spent 720 billion U.S. dollars, not only to purchase a large amount of weapons, equipment and supplies, but also to lease satellites to strengthen battlefield reconnaissance, communication and other capabilities. There are also a large number of satellite phones and navigation equipment accompanying them back.

At the same time, in their view, 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 instead make friends with the United States, Europe, the Soviet Union, the East, etc., or at least do not make enemies with them. They are pursuing an independent status and adopting a policy of non-alignment.

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

At least in the case of Panshan Group, their strategy has proven to be effective and powerful enough to save lives at critical moments.

So even though the two left in a hurry, they both 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 the delivery time may even take several years. More importantly, there are a lot of additional political and economic conditions, which make them see the ugliness of the world.

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

Even the emergency expenses were raised by them!

(End of this chapter)