ryethenovel Chapter 321 Please and Your Excellency
Chapter 321 Please and Your Excellency
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August 8th, 25:9 am.
Ten miles away from Chang'an Avenue, in front of Tianmen Jinshui Bridge.
The guards with live ammunition drove the luxury version of the smart electric motorcycle specially made by Hongqi Motors, escorted a bulletproof version of the Red Flag, detoured from the north to the south of the road, and turned into the square in front of the synagogue.
After a while.
Chief of Defense of North America, Chief of the North American Marine Corps, Head of the Texas National Guard, the actual controller of the world's largest private armament - Ray's Group, one of the investors of the Carlyle Consortium, a shareholder of Carlyle, a shareholder of Leifei Technology, a Republican The main member of the faction, General Raymond, was wearing a formal suit and dark brown sunglasses, and walked down the bulletproof version of the red flag.
Then, under the guidance of translators and receptionists, they walked across the red carpet for more than ten meters. In front of the cameras of global reporters, they shook hands, communicated with and took photos with the person in charge of the Eastern Military Department surnamed Guo.
This is the first official relationship between Dongfang and North America after Xiaobu came to power.
At the same time, it also means that Xiao Bu is coming soon.
Of course, no one knows that General Lei Meng arrived in Daze yesterday, and played Bansu's newly released 'Call of Duty - Mobei Suppression of Drugs' with Director Xu.
the other side.
The deputy director and Mr. Zhang were reviewing the materials submitted by the fourth secretary.
Xu Fei used Germany North to fight for his own interests, as if asking for three free throws from North America.
One is about the American individual combat system.
One is about the Bradley M2 tank.
One is about most-favored-nation status in North America.
These three free throws, with adults, can definitely be scored.
But how to play, who will play, whether to play a one-pointer or a three-pointer, how to make the goalkeeper - Raymond, satisfied with the result, all have to be carefully considered.
Such as individual combat systems.
In the past, the family directly accepted it, so they would not consider other things.
However, there are well-informed and adults here, and our side has learned that in addition to combat uniforms, combat boots, goggle helmets, water bottle sundry bags, gas mask H belts, etc., the system also includes information-enhanced night vision devices.
This is an 'input and output thermal imager' realized by digital processing. It can mark the enemy in the field of view, as well as display terrain and object outlines. It is even compatible with laser sights, allowing the user to 'see the target immediately. After aiming, overlap the weapon's front sight with the virtual cursor in the field of vision, and you can shoot and hit' the effect.
In addition, there are squad command systems, individual smartphones, wall penetration testers, portable fuel cells, portable solar charging blankets, radar helmets, and finger-type laser friend or foe identifiers...
There are hundreds of components scattered here and there. If it wasn't for the science popularization with the adults in advance, one-fifth of them would be obtained at most.
But now, our side definitely wants them all.
The problem is that these technological products are not in the hands of the North American Military Department.
Like the 'information-enhanced night vision device', the device was developed by TEP's United Defense-FMC Food Mechanics and Chemicals Company, and holds a technical patent.
If North America wants to send the device to its own camp, Xiaobu needs to convince TEP chairman James, and then let United Defense authorize its own military industry enterprise.
Otherwise, if disputes are caused, one's own side will definitely suffer.
Moreover, our own side does not belong to NATO, and if North American military enterprises want to authorize their own side, they need the approval of the North American Congress.
An 'information-enhanced night vision device' is so complicated. Hundreds of other components come from different arms manufacturers.
Therefore, the idea of the deputy director is that the goal of the individual combat system is to get half of the components, and the bottom line is to get a third.
In the same way, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle is guaranteed to have at least half of its combat functions.
As for the most-favored-nation treatment, considering the industry of one's own camp, the person in charge of foreign trade suggested exporting 'cars'.
Because this is a large item, domestic car companies, driven and supervised by the Daze Industrial Complex, now also have the basic conditions for export.
Leader Zhang looked through the deputy director's plan, but he was not at ease about the abilities of the second general Guo Xu.
In other words, these two people can get a 'guarantee' at most.
"I want a replacement."
The deputy director also wants to change. After all, Guo Xuer will not be his own, but if everyone is replaced by his own, the board of directors will definitely kick him out, "Mr. The position is equal, except for the second general Guo Xu, I can't let you come forward, right?"
"Actually, Xu Fei can come. That kid knows a lot. He not only personally supervised the production of FMC products, but also helped build tanks for United Defense. With his current position, he can be regarded as a general."
"But he doesn't belong to the military department, and his field of charge has nothing to do with what was discussed today."
The deputy director said so, but after careful consideration, he suddenly found that in his own camp, no one was more suitable to be the 'negotiation supervisor' than Xu Fei.
One is that Xu Fei has a job. Although he doesn't look very high-ranking, he is recognized by his own side as a "Master and Master".
Second, in the field of capital, Xu Fei focuses on industrial production and the electronics industry, and knows everything in North America like the back of his hand.
The third is the relationship between Xu Fei and Lei Meng, both public and private, they are all very close, it can be said that they wear a pair of trousers.
Fourth, Xu Fei is a "Grand Duke" figure in Germany, and his status in the world is higher than that in his own camp.
The deputy director looked at the leader of the elder, and after the latter ordered the general, he said nothing more.
The deputy director immediately took out his mobile phone and dialed someone.
"Before 1 p.m., come to the capital for a meeting."
"Don't go."
"Ok?"
"almost there!"
……
10:30am.
A golden Gulfstream V-type business jet flew across the sky of Beijing, parked at Beijing International Airport, and connected to the special terminal invested by Daze Industrial Complex.
After a while.
Director Xu in a suit and leather shoes, wearing a Youth League badge and a bright red tie, and the Fourth Secretary, who was also dressed in the same attire, walked quickly into the convenient passage and got into the bulletproof version of the red flag that had been waiting for a long time.
The vehicle started, followed the armed guards, and went straight to the central area of the capital.
Xu Fei sat in the back row of the vehicle, looking at the street view on both sides.
Since the focus of their own investment has shifted to Shanghai, the capital in 01 is still the same capital.
Except for the higher streetlights and the addition of an additional supply and marketing head office, nothing else has changed.
However, the Olympic bid was successful. I heard that the Olympic Park is being built in the north. I don’t know if the whole will usher in earth-shaking changes after it is completed.
"By the way, Xiaosi, back then we enclosed a lot of land between the fourth and fifth rings of the capital, and invested in Qinglong, Suzaku, Xuanwu, and Baihu, four TEP playgrounds. Now that the construction is going on in the north, has the Xuanwu store been requisitioned? ?”
"No, the superiors couldn't afford to dismantle it, so they surrounded the Xuanwu store with projects."
"Can you still do this?"
"The meaning of the operation center is to ask the superior for half of the Olympic project, which is worth about 1500 billion red notes, and we will keep 200 billion, and then throw it to your father to undertake the construction. If the superior agrees, we will set up a fast track project for the Xuanwu store. It connects Qinghua and Jingda in the west of the capital, and Beijing International Airport in the east. In this way, the capital not only has a high-speed railway that ranks first in the world and surpasses the Shinkansen, but also can be used to host the Olympic Games.”
"08 years..."
Xu Fei didn't want to spend more money in other fields. He heard that half of the Olympic was worth 1500 billion red notes, so he really wanted to persuade his superiors to throw 3000 billion red notes into the Himalayas.
But in 08, the disaster was still early, and we couldn't live by tightening our belts during this period.
Moreover, the implementation of the project means that a large number of farmers will go to the city to work, and they will definitely get more money than farming, which will facilitate the supply and marketing system to buy back land from the countryside in the future to realize centralized mechanized planting.
If our side still maintains a small-scale peasant economy, even with the support of Mexico North Agriculture and non-regional land reclamation projects, our side will lose its grain pricing power after joining the WTO.
It is not conducive to the 'three five-year plan' of hoarding resources by oneself.
Thinking.
Escorted Director Xu's convoy to the auditorium.
The staff led them to the box on the second floor, where the Deputy Director and Uncle Zhang, who was over seventy years old, sat.
After Xu Fei said hello, he obediently sat aside. Before the deputy director could speak, he wiped off the sweat that didn't exist on his forehead, then pulled off his tie, and fanned the neckline with his hand, "It's so hot."
"..."
"Sorry, I'm young and energetic, and I usually don't go out in hot weather, but I can't help it today."
After Xu Fei finished speaking, he looked at Grandpa Zhang, "Chief, I always feel that you look familiar, as if I've seen you somewhere before."
"Think about it."
"Oh! I remembered, it's the little yellow hair from Bullying Boys, called... Zhang Xiaojun?"
"That's my second grandson."
"Hey, so we're still a family."
Seeing that someone's ass was not hot, the deputy director drew his people over, and knocked on the table expressionlessly, "Your operation center has always wanted the Olympic project. If that's the case, as long as you get this piece of paper today I will give half of the project to Daze Construction Engineering.”
"Hiss... the leader is rich!"
Xu Fei picked up the paper, quickly glanced at it, and saw half of the target and a third guaranteed, thinking about it secretly.
The individual combat systems are all high-tech products, even if they take them all, they probably won't be able to manufacture them.
Half of the goal and one third of the guarantee are indeed in line with the status quo.
But the Daze Industrial Complex can be built and imitated. No matter how bad it is, it is not difficult to use the personal relationship of director Xu to find James, Welch, etc. to ask for authorization, or to ask JP Morgan to directly ask for a military enterprise.
The Bradley M2 combat vehicle is even simpler, which is a product of its own joint defense.
As for the most-favored-nation treatment, the car is listed as the focus of export...
Xu Fei took out a golden pen from his suit pocket and crossed out this item.
Seeing this, the deputy director exchanged a look with Mr. Zhang, and said puzzledly: "Xiao Xu, apart from the car, our family doesn't have many big items that we can take out now."
"In the automotive field, who have we fought against? General Motors? Ford? Or German? Japanese? These are the most delicious cakes in the capital camp. We'd better not eat them... Or, wait a few more years, wait I will perfect the flywheel battery, or lay out the supercapacitor industry, and then launch the electric series, overtaking on curves."
"Then what do we do instead of making cars?"
"Household appliances, refrigerators, washing machines, gas stoves, microwave ovens, induction cookers, soybean milk makers... there are many, in this regard, the European and American markets are very complicated, there is no monopoly capital, even if there are small companies that take away market share from our Eastern products I am very dissatisfied, and I can also secretly get rid of it, so that our household appliances can gain a firm foothold in the European and American markets."
It's not that the deputy director doesn't understand business or the market. It's just that he doesn't know how to play capital games like adults. In other words, it's one thing to understand overseas capital operations, but another thing to know how to play.
Obviously, the relationship and experience with the adults in the capital market are unmatched in China.
"In this way, you can handle today's matter, and I will hand over the most-favored-nation affairs to you."
"Oh?"
Xu Fei had originally planned to go to a large domestic factory to inspect and promote the sales of domestic products overseas. Hearing this, his eyes lit up, "Wait for my good news."
……
The second floor of the auditorium, the VIP room.
Although Raymond agreed to authorize the individual combat system and the Bradley M2 combat vehicle to Dongfang, it did not represent a sincere authorization.
Like the individual combat system, except for the superficial equipment, such as combat uniforms and combat boots, all of them are real. The rest of the electronic equipment almost belongs to the previous generation of products, probably used in the Gulf War.
And the second general Guo Xu, who has never seen or fought against North American soldiers, can only use the intelligence system and personal cognition to judge whether what Lei Meng provided is true.
As a result, negotiations between the two parties proceeded very slowly.
1pm.
Xu Fei had enough to eat and drink, and came outside the VIP room. Seeing that the staff at the door was about to help open the door, he always felt that something was missing, so he stopped the movement of the other party's hands.
Then, under the surprised eyes of the deputy director and the old leader Zhang, he stepped back more than ten meters and gestured to the guards lined up in the corridor with live ammunition.
"Come on, say hello!"
"???"
"Shout together, hello factory manager!"
"..."
"What's going on, do you still want to be armed?"
"Director, good!"
"good very good!"
Xu Fei cheerfully walked to the VIP room, the staff hurriedly opened the door and shouted, "Director Xu is here!"
'It's true. '
When they came to the VIP room, both sides of the negotiation had stopped.
Xu Fei looked around, Lei Meng was on the left, his second general was on the right, and there was no one on the top and bottom of the oval conference table.
He signaled the staff to move the chair to the position he liked to sit on, patted the dust that did not exist on his body, wiped the badge on his chest, and sat down steadily.
The fourth secretary, who was following behind, hurriedly placed documents for display, a golden fountain pen, and a ceramic cup with the most glorious name of the working people on the table.
Subsequently, the fourth secretary asked the staff to install the projection equipment.
He also took advantage of the situation and introduced: "This is the person in charge of our 'Foreign Trade-Most Favored Nation Treatment' affairs, Xu Fei, Director Xu."
Although the Second General Guo and Xu had been greedy for Daze's industry long ago, and regarded Director Xu as an enemy, but today he was a little bit unable to step down, and he applauded fiercely.
When Lei Meng saw Xu Fei coming in, he knew that there was nothing good going on, but as a friend, he couldn't help showing face, so he clapped his hands.
Xu Fei coughed, raised his hand and pressed down, "Actually, there is nothing to discuss about these three projects."
Lei Meng said dissatisfiedly: "Xu...Mr. Xu, you have to know that there are many things in this, which cannot be decided by the North American Military Department."
"I understand, such as the information-enhanced night vision device in the individual combat system."
As Xu Fei said, he took out his personal communicator and dialed James' number.
"Crooked? Bro, I haven't contacted you for a long time."
"Xu, what's the matter?"
"You authorize the information-enhanced night vision device to Dongfang Weapons."
"This one needs a nod from Congress."
Xu Fei didn't hang up the phone, and motioned to Lei Meng, "Call, you can ask the Congress whether it is agreed with Germany to attack Israel, or with United Defense to authorize the technology to the East, and settle this matter through me."
Raymond understood what it meant.
Use the State of Israel as a bargaining chip to persuade Congress to agree to the authorization of individual combat systems by various military enterprises to the East.
If the military-industrial complex does not agree to the authorization, let Congress put pressure on it.
If the Congress does not agree, then put pressure on the State of Israel through Germany, and the Jews in the State of Israel will put pressure on the Congress.
Overall, there really isn't much to talk about.
The Congress will definitely agree, and so will the military industry, including the people of Judah and the State of Israel.
Lei Meng closed the document, not wanting to continue discussing the most-favored-nation treatment with Xu Fei, so he suggested, "Xu, how about we go to Bada Hutong for a stroll?"
General Guo and Xu Er didn't understand what happened, let alone how they got involved in Bada Hutong after a good talk.
Xu Fei picked up the ceramic cup, "After discussing the most-favored-nation treatment, we will go. This is the list of our import and export electrical products."
The four secretaries hand over the copy.
Raymond picked it up and looked it over, and found that it was not the car he imagined, frowning slightly.
In terms of most-favored-nation treatment, North America most expects the East to submit auto imports and exports.
Because American cars enter the East, the tariff is about 80%~160%.
For example, a certain car of General Motors costs 1 US dollars in North America, about 8.15 red notes. When it comes to the East, it needs x180%~260%, about 14.67~21.19 red notes.
If the East and North America reach a most-favored-nation agreement, this car of General Motors will enjoy the treatment of German cars, and the tariff will be reduced to 0%.
In this way, the bidding power of American cars in the East has risen sharply.
Of course, Dongfang will definitely adjust the tax rate for German cars, but American cars enjoy the same treatment as German cars, and everyone is still at the same starting line.
However, Xu Fei submitted household appliances.
At present, the tax rate of Oriental home appliances in North America is 45%, which is 35% higher than that of products from other countries.
If the most-favored-nation agreement is signed, the tax rate of Oriental home appliances in North America will be reduced to 15%.
The tax rate of FMC electrical appliances in the East is 3%, which is 8% lower than that of products in other countries.
If the most-favored-nation agreement is signed, the tax rate of FMC appliances will be the same as that of other countries, and the selling price of related products in the East will also increase.
"Xu, James helped you just now, are you cheating on him now?"
"It's not a trick, it's because you don't understand the Eastern market. No matter how good the domestic products are, no one will buy them. No matter how expensive the foreign brands are, people will rush to buy them. The tariff increase on FMC products, James just took the opportunity to increase the price by 50%. Get more profits. In other words, there is no harm without comparison, and I believe in the quality of FMC appliances."
"The problem is that Samsung, Panasonic, Siemens and other companies will definitely not agree to Dongfang Electric's entry into the European and American markets."
"General Raymond, may I ask if these brands belong to your country?"
"No."
"Then what do you care about them?"
"Ok! I agree with the list you submitted, but I hope you can lower our car tariffs."
"20%."
"No, Xu, we also want MFN treatment, both sides should be fair and just."
"The tax rate for German cars is also 20%, which is quite flat."
"Ok, but I don't want any subsidies or tax rebates for German cars to raise tariffs on American cars in disguise."
"I'm doing things, don't worry, I can cheat you?"
Lei Meng didn't respond. He glanced at the second general Guo Xu, took out a cigar from his underwear pocket, and lit it on his own.
Xu Fei rubbed his thumb and ring finger against Guo Xuer, and stretched out two more fingers.
The latter was at a loss.
Xu Fei sighed and tapped the pen.
Seeing this, the fourth secretary opened the folder, took out two blank A4 papers, put in a magnetic card, and pushed it in front of Lei Meng, "General, my factory manager said that recently the breeding base has bred four top-level hounds, each of which can at least Selling for 500 million dollars, when you return to North America, will you take one with you?"
Lei Meng pushed back the blank A4 paper, "I dare not take Xu's things."
Seeing this, General Guo Xu Er finally understood what it meant, and while greatly shocked, he quickly signaled the staff to prepare money.
Xu Fei waved his hand to stop the two of them, got up and picked up the magnetic card, stuffed it into the pocket of Lei Meng's jacket, "Let's go, let's take a stroll in Bada Hutong."
Raymond shrugged and stopped refusing, explaining: "The money is not for me, but I need to lobby the diehards in Congress. This is called political donations."
"I know." Xu Fei was not surprised by this. If he didn't give Lei Meng the money, Lei Meng would have to pay for it himself. With this money, go to lobby the diehards in Congress, and this money can be legalized.
In short, don't use Eastern thinking to speculate on Western capital methods.
When Xu Fei walked to the door, he suddenly remembered something. He looked at Second General Guo and Xu, "Leader, you two will reimburse me for the 8000 million dollars given to General Lei Meng."
"???"
Isn't it four top hounds, worth a combined $2000 million?
When did it become 8000 million?
Guo Xu Er will look at the fourth secretary.
The latter has approached Raymond's staff and issued a receipt.
It is indeed 8000 million dollars.