The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 318 Special Advisor
It is quite difficult for people outside to find out some information about China.

However, even if people within the system do not have very accurate information, it is relatively easy for them to make some assumptions based on the various situations they have previously learned.

Just like Chen Qi from Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant, he has a lot of contact with Capital University of Technology.

In this case, the Capital University of Technology's Special Vehicle Factory was responsible for the research and development of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile launcher, and he knew a little about it.

Of course, he is not stupid and he will definitely not say these things to others casually.

Otherwise, he would get in accidentally. He still has some sense of confidentiality.

Although he won't say it casually, it doesn't mean he won't take any action.

"Xiao Jiang, now the Polytechnic Special Vehicle Factory, FAW and Second Automobile Works are all developing heavy truck projects. I think with the rapid development of China's economy, the demand for trucks will definitely increase."

"Our Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant has also officially entered the field of truck production. What do you think?"

Although he already had two products, BJ212 and BJ310, and a joint venture factory with American AMC, Chen Qi's ideas did not stop there.

He hopes that under his leadership, Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant can become the leader of China's automobile industry.

If one day, the scale of their factory completely surpasses that of FAW and Second Automobile Works, then it would not be impossible for the Ministry to upgrade the administrative level of the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant, right?

Otherwise, why is FAW a vice-ministerial enterprise while their Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant is only at the bureau level?
In the development of passenger cars, Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant is already at the forefront, and Chen Qi is confident that it can always keep pace with FAW and Second Automobile Works.

However, in terms of commercial vehicles, there is still a big gap between us and our competitors.

"The demand for trucks will definitely increase in the future. Director Chen feels confident that he can do it well, so it's natural that he can do it."

Although Chen Qi called to ask for his opinion, the other party must have made a decision in his mind and did not really want to hear Jiang Hui's opinion.

"I think so too, so I plan to join forces with some other factories to form a truck company together."

“Is BMW planning to enter the truck production field in the future?”

Chen Qi is still very confident in Jiang Hui's technical level and feels that if he can get Jiang Hui to his side, it will definitely be beneficial to the development of new products.

But Jiang Hui already has BMW cars. If he wants to make trucks himself, he will most likely not cooperate with Capital Automobile Manufacturing.

Chen Qi still has this self-awareness.

"BMW's development focus for the next decade will be on passenger cars, and commercial vehicles will not be considered in the short term."

"At present, the research and development of various types of engines alone consumes a lot of our time, so we don't have the energy to directly enter the production of commercial vehicles."

Jiang Hui gave his answer very affirmatively.

There is no need to keep Chen Qi hanging at this time.

"I understand what you said, but BMW doesn't produce commercial vehicles itself. Can you consider cooperating with us to produce them?"

Although this possibility is not very high, Chen Qi did not give up.

"BMW will focus on developing BMW engines in the future. These engine products will not only be supplied to BMW, but will also be considered for external sales."

"In the future, we may be able to cooperate in the field of engines."

The situation in the domestic commercial vehicle market will be very complicated in the future.

Jiang Hui, a foreign-funded automobile company, has no plans to participate directly.

However, selling core components such as engines and gearboxes is something that can be considered.

Anyway, as long as you master the core technology, you can still make a lot of profit even if you don’t produce complete vehicles.

"Diesel engines are mainly used in commercial vehicles, and the use of gasoline engines should continue to decrease."

"But in passenger cars, it's the other way around, with gasoline engines being the main engine used."

“Will BMW also develop diesel engines in the future?”

Chen Qi was not disappointed with Jiang Hui's answer. Instead, he was quite interested.

Jiang Hui was able to assist Zhu Jiansheng in developing the Polytechnic Special Vehicle Factory into what it is today, and there are historical achievements such as the BJ212 and Hummer military vehicles for reference. As long as Jiang Hui said that he would develop diesel engines well, Chen Qi believed that Jiang Hui could achieve some results.

"Most domestic passenger cars use gasoline engines, and very few use diesel engines."

"But the situation in Europe is a little different. The possibility of diesel engines being used on a large scale in passenger cars in the future is also very high."

"So BMW will not only develop gasoline engines, but also diesel engines."

Jiang Hui once again gave an affirmative answer.

Now that things have come to this, Chen Qi didn't hesitate any longer.

It is enough to arrange someone to keep in touch with BMW and see how to maintain cooperation on diesel engines in the future.

……

Just after finishing the conversation with Chen Qi, the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building arranged personnel to come directly to Jiang Hui's office and asked him to go directly to the capital for a meeting.

This really confused Jiang Hui.

Can’t I just call?

How to arrange for someone to come directly and ask them to go to the capital immediately?
With all kinds of questions in mind, Jiang Hui followed the people from the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building to Yangcheng and took a plane directly to the capital.

"Xiao Jiang, the main reason we asked you to come here this time is to have you serve as our consultant for the special arms purchase negotiations with the Arab Empire."

After arriving at the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building, the people responsible for receiving Jiang Hui were Deputy Minister Chen Erdong and Chief Engineer Li Darui.

Jiang Hui had come into contact with these two people before when they were working on missile launchers at the Polytechnic Special Vehicle Factory, but they had never had a particularly in-depth relationship.

Now that the special arms purchase negotiations with the Arab Empire were mentioned right away, Jiang Hui was really a little confused.

However, he at least knew that in history, China and the Arab Empire had a special missile deal in the 1980s, which created a foreign trade contract with a sky-high price of US$100 million per missile.

That incident definitely has extraordinary significance for the development of China's military industry.

After that incident, China's enthusiasm for exporting high-end military equipment has become much higher than before.

The most important thing is that with such funding, many projects that are on the verge of being discontinued can continue to be researched.

This has enormous significance for the future development of China's military industry.

"Leader, there should still be no direct contact between the Arab Empire and us, right?"

"I heard that they are not very friendly to us in the Middle East."

Although he already had a rough guess in his mind, Jiang Hui still pretended that he knew nothing.

Otherwise there is absolutely no way to explain it.

"It is exactly as you said. The relationship between us over the past few decades has not been very good. It can even be said to be very bad." "The contact between us is very rare."

Chen Erdong did not deny this.

The most important industry of the Arab Empire was the oil industry, and they made a good living by exporting crude oil to the international market.

It just so happens that at this time, crude oil is one of China’s main export products.

In addition, in the past few decades, the relationship between China and America has not been good most of the time. As a follower of America, the relationship between the Arabs and China is naturally not good either.

"But the relationship between countries is not a simple math problem. There is no standard answer."

"According to the information we have obtained, the Arab Empire is in a very urgent need to purchase medium-range ballistic missiles. It has also communicated with the United States, but was rejected."

"In this case, they must be prepared to bleed heavily when they come to us to purchase."

"There are many R&D projects in the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building that are now almost stagnant due to insufficient funding."

"If we can obtain a large amount of funds by exporting some missiles, so that our various advanced projects can continue to develop at a high speed, this is something that is very worth a try."

"So after the Arabs took the initiative to contact us, we quickly held a meeting to discuss the matter, and then reported it to our superiors again."

"The day after tomorrow we will be preparing to fly to the Arab Empire and conduct the first round of communication in the city to their south."

"If everything goes well, they will soon arrange for someone to come directly to our site for inspection and discuss further cooperation plans."

Chen Erdong quickly explained the situation to Jiang Hui.

"Leader, I haven't had much contact with the arms trade before. Would it be inappropriate for me to serve as a consultant? Can some experts from the Lifanyuan provide more meaningful and constructive suggestions?"

Jiang Hui did not get carried away just because the other party suddenly invited him to be a consultant.

Although I actually know a lot about the arms market, people of this generation don't know.

So we should be humble when we need to.

Taking this opportunity, I will also find out the real reason why the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building invited me.

"If you don't have enough experience, you won't find anyone in the country with more experience than you."

"We initially cooperated with the United States to provide the BMW 70 to Afghanistan as a military aid project. Later, we exported various military products such as the BMW X and 107 rocket launchers to Afghanistan, which created huge foreign exchange income for us."

"These contributions are all yours, and no one can erase them."

"When Vice President Zhu Jiansheng of Capital University of Technology talked to me before, he also mentioned the idea of ​​broadening horizons and expanding the export of military products. He mentioned the practice of exporting advanced products such as missiles to some special countries in exchange for a large amount of foreign exchange."

"It is said that you were the first to come up with these ideas."

"So when the Arab Empire came to communicate with us this time, I immediately thought of inviting you to come over and take a closer look."

"After all, your international perspective is something that many experts in our country do not have."

After Chen Erdong said this, Jiang Hui was no longer modest.

If it can help China earn more foreign exchange, then there will definitely be no harm.

For the Arab Empire, there is actually not much difference between selling a missile for $1 million and selling it for $2 million.

After all, what they want is a strategic deterrent weapon. If China sells it too cheaply, many people probably won’t think how much of a deterrent effect these missiles can have.

But it is sold at a high price. Considering that the missiles sold can carry special warheads, others have to carefully consider whether there is one missile among these missiles that carries a special warhead.

In this way, the deterrent effect will naturally increase.

I believe that the people of the Arab Empire could also think of this.

"Leader, has the Kingdom of Dashi said they want to purchase any specific products?"

Since you are going to serve as a consultant, you naturally have to get into the state quickly.

If I don't show my abilities well, I would be unworthy of the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building for calling me back from Shenzhen all the way.

"Director Jiang, let me talk about this matter."

The chief engineer and Jiang Hui are old acquaintances, so he is naturally responsible for matters related to specific product models.

His opinions are very important, including which products can be sold and which cannot.

"For the Arabs, purchasing ordinary short-range missiles is not particularly meaningful."

"Their main purpose is to bring a certain strategic deterrent to Baghdad, Persia, and even the Hebrew Kingdom, so the advanced missiles they purchase must be able to cover the entire land area of ​​these countries within their range."

"Intercontinental ballistic missiles are a product that can certainly meet their purpose, but they also know that we are unlikely to sell them."

"So what they want to discuss with us most right now is medium-range ballistic missiles, the kind that can carry special warheads."

In the past two days, Li Darui has quickly analyzed and confirmed the various situations on the Arab side. Combined with the local situation, he has made a basic judgment on the demands they have put forward.

"If it is a medium-range ballistic missile, then apart from us, I don't think the Arabs will be able to obtain it from any other channel in the world."

"In this case, our offer must be higher. The other party has no intention of purchasing such strategic weapons at a cheap price."

Combining the information just now, Jiang Hui immediately knew that the purchasing demands from the Kingdom of the Arabs this time were similar to those in history.

It's just that the time has been brought forward.

This is actually a good thing for China.

Because the international environment faced by the Arabs during this period was even more severe, Persia and Baghdad were fighting in full swing.

On the contrary, after a few years, the situation will be more or less under control, and the Arab Empire may not be so worried.

The wealthy dog ​​owner is coming to give money, and the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building invites Jiang Hui to be a consultant for the negotiations. At this time, Jiang Hui must fight for the interests of China.

Why should you be polite to others when you can easily get a large amount of foreign exchange?
Anyway, their money was really picked up from the ground. It is definitely a win-win choice for China to exchange a huge amount of foreign exchange for the strategic weapons that they really want.

"If we offer too high a price, and scare them away, we will have to go directly to American arms dealers to buy from them. Wouldn't that be a loss for us?"

Li Darui asked a little worriedly.

Li Darui is definitely not the only one who has similar questions.

Even when Jiang Hui heard that China had offered a sky-high price of 100 million yuan for one coin in history, he was thinking of offering it at 100 million yuan per coin, and he also gave the other party room for bargaining.

As a result, the other party directly said that one coin cost US$100 million and there was no problem with them!

From this we can see that China still does not have an accurate grasp of the mentality of the big dog owners, and does not have a clear understanding of the influence of its own weapons.

(End of this chapter)