A doctor who travels through two eras

If Lin Sanqi was only concerned with the retreat on the eastern front before, he now understands that the strategic position of the western front is actually more important.

Lin Sanqi also secretly resolved to help Commander Xu hold the line. Not only to hold the line, but also to eliminate more enemies, so that they would not dare to move for decades to come.

Just as the group was chatting, there was a knock on the hotel door, followed by a hearty laugh:

"Chairman Lin, haha, it's an honor to meet you."

Lin Sanqi saw several middle-aged men wearing wool coats come in. Judging from their demeanor, they were leaders, the kind who usually wore executive jackets.

He Chenggong opened the door with a smile and introduced:
"Chairman Lin, this is Chairman Zhao Pingzhi of the Oriental Ordnance Group. Old Zhao, this is Mr. Lin Sanqi, the God of Wealth, and Chairman of the Lingnan Hall Group."

Zhao Pingzhi stepped forward and firmly grasped Lin Sanqi's hand:

"Chairman Lin, hello, hello! It's great to finally meet you today! Haha, our group has been talking about you every day."

Lin Sanqi smiled and shook hands, while asking with a puzzled expression:

"Why does Mr. Zhao keep talking about me? Does he want to buy my ginseng?"

Everyone in the room chuckled, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Zhao Pingzhi chuckled:
"You spent 50 billion yuan to purchase the Shandong Cat. Oh dear, this really hurt us. Our Jialing factory clearly has a pure military version of the all-terrain vehicle, but you didn't purchase it. Instead, you went and purchased the agricultural version of the Shandong Cat."

For this, we received severe criticism from our superiors.

Within our group, we hear this every day in meetings, big and small: we can't continue to be complacent; we need to proactively reach out and find orders, and we can't rest on our laurels.

Lin Sanqi understood. It turned out that the military enterprise that had objected to his purchase of Shandong Cat was Dongfang Ordnance.

But now that he's a seasoned boss, he naturally wouldn't give the other party a hard time, so he explained with a smile:
"Hey, this is because of the information asymmetry between us. Oh, Chairman Huang is here too, he can testify. The first time I approached the military to cooperate in buying aircraft, this wasn't allowed, that wasn't allowed, there were too many restrictions."

Today was my second time in Xi'an. I originally wanted to purchase Y-20 transport aircraft, but Chairman Huang told me no. Then I found Chairman He from Shaanxi Aircraft Industry Group and said I wanted to purchase Y-9 transport aircraft, but Chairman He also shook his head at me.

Oh dear, then I realized there are too many restrictions on cooperating with your large military industry, so I had my secretary find a civilian company online at random.

"If I had known Mr. Zhao was interested, I would definitely have placed the order with the Jialing factory."

Whether Lin Sanqi was lying or not, the old foxes nearby could tell at a glance; clearly, sincerity was the surest weapon.

Sure enough, Zhao Pingzhi felt relieved upon hearing this, thinking that his Jialing Factory was indeed too arrogant, only waiting for others to come to him for cooperation, and not actively seeking orders.

This is actually a common problem in large state-owned enterprises; the bureaucratic mindset is still very serious.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhao Pingzhi got straight to the point.

"Chairman Lin, let's not dwell on the past. What's important is the future; we all need to look forward. Haha. I heard from Lao He that you're looking to purchase a batch of weapons? I wonder who the buyer is?"

Lin Sanqi blinked, puzzled, and asked, "The purchasing entity is our Lingnantang Group?"

Zhao Pingzhi waved his hand and corrected him with a smile:
"Chairman Lin, actually, the last time your Lingnan Hall purchased fighter jets for export, you were skirting the line."

If your orders weren't so large and the transaction volume so huge, you would definitely have been stopped by your superiors.

Because weapons exports require qualifications; you can't just buy them or export them whenever you want.

"Take the firearms you mentioned, for example. That's a business under our weapons group. It's not appropriate for Lingnan Hall to act as a middleman."

Although Zhao Pingzhi spoke with a smile, there was actually a warning in his words.

After all, for large state-owned enterprises, it is absolutely intolerable for you to steal my business, have a louder voice, and earn more money than me; you have broken the rules.

Lin Sanqi understood this too. Since the law had regulations, he couldn't just do whatever he wanted because he had money. This matter definitely needed to be regulated.

"So, according to Mr. Zhao's instructions, how should we proceed?"

Zhao Pingzhi's eyes darted around, and he offered a suggestion:

"Chairman Lin is said to have very good connections in Madagascar. You can set up a company in Madagascar and then purchase weapons in the name of a foreign company. If it is a large weapon such as an airplane or a cannon, you can purchase it in the name of the Madagascar government. This way, you can avoid all risks and at the same time avoid giving foreign countries any reason to criticize you."

Lin Sanqi understood; exporting weapons also had to take geopolitics into account.

If exported to foreign countries under the name of Lingnantang Group, a Chinese company, it would look like exporting revolution, which could easily cause misunderstandings in many countries.

So, who are you planning to support in Africa? Or are you preparing for war?
However, if the purchase is made in the name of Madagascar, then China is merely the country of production and sale. As for what the other party does with the purchase, no one can control that, and if something goes wrong, China cannot be blamed.

Lin Sanqi understood, and readily nodded:
"Okay, thank you for the reminder, Mr. Zhao. This is easy to handle."

That's easy enough. Lin Sanqi already has several companies in Madagascar, so he can just initiate procurement contracts in the name of these companies.

Even if you want to make purchases in the name of the official government of Madagascar, it's simple. It's just a matter of stamping a document. As long as the black president receives the money, he can stamp it however he wants.

In any case, the central government he represented could not issue orders beyond the capital, and the local areas were in a state of fragmentation by various warlords and tribes. He was just a nominal head of state.

This is also why Lingnan Hall can wield such influence in Madagascar; in such a poor and small country, money can buy almost anything.

Seeing that Lin Sanyi was on the right track, General Manager Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and then extended a friendly gesture, saying:

"Chairman Lin, if you are purchasing under a foreign name, there will be very few restrictions on the procurement catalog. What types of firearms do you need this time? How many? Let's see if I can meet your needs."

Lin Sanqi wasn't a military enthusiast, and he couldn't really say what specific type of gun he wanted; he could only describe it like this:

"Mr. Zhao, it's like this. The guns I'm purchasing this time have special requirements. One is that they must be suitable for the tropical rainforest environment, and the more advanced they are, the better. For example, in terms of rifles, they must completely outclass the AK47."

Zhao Pingzhi nodded slightly, thinking that it was hot in Africa, so it was normal to have such a request.

"Another requirement is that it must be adapted to the extreme cold of high-altitude weather, such as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in my country. As for weapon performance, if there are no restrictions, I want the best, and the price is negotiable."

Zhao Pingzhi was now scratching his head, his mind filled with thoughts of which African country had high plateaus and extremely cold weather.

I thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with anything, so I just stopped thinking about it. Anyway, as long as the order is in hand, it's your business if you go to fight the United States.

The secretary handed over a tablet computer; it was a domestically produced military version, with a high level of confidentiality.

Zhao Pingzhi opened his phone, clicked on a few pictures, and said:
"Chairman Lin, since you want the best, then I will recommend the best to you. The price will definitely be much higher, because these weapons are not even fully equipped by the domestic army."

For example, the most widely used rifle is the Type 191 automatic rifle, which belongs to the 20 series of rifles and fires the brand-new 5.8×42mm DBP191 rifle cartridge.

The design returns to the traditional front magazine layout, and the receiver adopts a flat-top design with added rails, which facilitates the installation of various scopes and has the same modular features as Western rifles.

I won't go into the specific parameters, as the information states that this rifle is suitable for all-terrain combat, and can fully demonstrate its performance whether it is in the snowy plateau or the tropical rainforest.

我只是向你承诺，我们的191式步枪，跟米国的M4A1和M16A4型步枪、欧洲的G36A3型步枪、俄国的AK12步枪相比，性能上绝对有超出。

As for the AK47 you mentioned, it's nothing compared to our Type 191 rifle.

To give a simple example, in terms of range, our Type 191 rifle can easily reach 500 meters, while the AK-47 rifle can only reach a maximum of 300 meters, a difference of 200 meters, which is a fatal distance.

If these two guns were to engage in a firefight, it would be a one-sided stomp where only we could hit them, and they wouldn't be able to hit us at all. Mr. Lin, wouldn't that be awesome?

Lin Sanqi was delighted to hear this. Although he didn't understand weapons, he understood the concept of "overwhelming advantage."

Even if the Type 191 rifle isn't the world's top-of-the-line rifle, as long as it's superior to the enemy's weapons, that's enough.

"Awesome, very awesome, haha. Just a side note, Mr. Zhao, do you know which rifles were the main weapons used by the state in Baotou during the 1960s?"

Zhao Pingzhi's tablet computer was like a military encyclopedia; it quickly retrieved the information:

"Wow, the weapons in Baotou in the 1960s and 70s were really diverse, they had all sorts of things."

The Soviet AK rifle, the Swiss SIG716G2, the UAE CAR816, and the Israeli TAR21... it feels like a hodgepodge. (End of Chapter)