Military industrial hegemony

Chapter 872 Summary Analysis After Contact
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After bidding farewell to Bastian and the others, Jiang Chen and his party returned to the hotel.Although everyone was very tired, they didn't care about rest.At this time, the hotel's kitchen was already off work, so Director Yuan extravagantly sent people to the 24-hour fried chicken restaurant to buy dinner for the hungry Jiang Chen and the others.Except for Jiang Chen, it was the first time for other people to eat this kind of foreign fast food, and they were all very curious.However, most of these people are elderly, so they don't like this kind of overly greasy fried chicken and burgers. After a few bites, they lost their appetite. Instead, they ate the discounted bread bought from the bakery. .

This is also a phenomenon in Europe. There are many bakeries in large and small cities in Europe, and bread is also the staple food of European people.However, bread as a staple food does not contain any preservatives during the production process, so the shelf life is very short, so the bread made on the same day must be sold on the same day.If it cannot be sold, it will be discounted at night, usually only [-]% or [-]% off the original price, and then sold.And some poor people in Europe, beggars, or people who have difficulty in living will use this time to obtain the food they need to survive.And the owners of these bakeries are willing to do so, at least it can bring him a good reputation.And if the bread is not processed that day, it will be thrown away, so it is better to use the discount to make some money.Of course, there are still some bakeries that don't even give discounts, but give away for free, to some homeless and beggars.Of course, Jiang Chen and the others definitely couldn't get these free breads.

It was also by chance that an accompanying girl in the delegation knew about this, so she tried to buy some and tasted it, and found that the taste was not bad.So under the advice of those who have tasted it, everyone went to buy discounted bread from several nearby bakeries every night, and gave them supper or dry food for them.It's not that the hotel's products are not good, but that they don't suit their taste, and the price is very expensive. Everyone is very restrained and reluctant to spend.On the contrary, this kind of cheap and discounted bread has been loved by everyone, and some leading cadres did not feel disgusted, and it was a joy to eat one by one.This moved Jiang Chen very much. The hard-working spirit of the older generation really deserves his admiration and learning. Compared with them, Jiang Chen felt that sometimes he was really too extravagant.

While nibbling on bread and hamburgers, Jiang Chen and the others began to discuss the content of today's meeting.For Jiang Chen and the others, Jiang Chen and the others had already been prepared for the reaction of the French representatives today, and they had also anticipated their reaction.But to be honest, after facing this kind of result, Jiang Chen and the others were somewhat depressed.Of course, I also have some doubts about Jiang Chen's plan and strategy. This is not to question Jiang Chen's ability, or to criticize him, but to share a common illness and find a way.From their point of view, there is nothing wrong with Jiang Chen himself. He won't get anything by doing this, and it's all for the country and the army.So they didn't blame Jiang Chen for anything, which also made Jiang Chen appreciate the integrity of the older generation.You must know that in future generations, such opportunities are full of filth, and they will not follow the plans and methods of a brat.

After eating, Director Yuan also changed his previous elegant image, unbuttoned his button, lit a cigarette, and said to everyone: "Actually, I think our contact with the French people today is still meaningful, at least we have found out The basic attitude of the French towards us. Judging from their tone, they are also eager to sell their fighters to us. Even during the break in the middle of the meeting, the major general also implicitly stated to me that their military Fang will fully support the success of our trade. He even said that if we are really sincere, they will persuade manufacturers and the government to lower the price of fighter jets. Judging from his tone, I think at least It can be reduced by another ten or twenty percent."

"Oh, why is their military eager to advance our order? Is there any other request or conspiracy." Deputy Director Song asked with some doubts.

"It's not hard to guess." Jiang Chen next to him wiped his mouth with a paper towel and smiled at everyone, "France's new fighter jets are in trouble, and they urgently need funds to invest in them. And the French Parliament rejected their new fighter jets." They are required to find another source of funding. If the order is successful, the money will be invested in the development and procurement of new fighter jets. This is why the French side has always insisted that we pay with foreign exchange and precious metals reason."

"Then what should we do? We don't have so much foreign exchange funds." Deputy Director Zhao of the Air Force said worriedly.

"Hehe, we definitely don't have that much money. Even if we did, it's impossible to use it to pay for the military expenses. That's why I proposed this loan plan. In this way, there are two roads before us, one Continue peer-to-peer trade and barter. In addition, even if this kind of loan is used, personally, I am more inclined to use this method of loan. Of course, the two solutions can also be combined, depending on the specific situation. The negotiation has come to an end. In fact, we don’t have to worry too much. The world is generally in a state of peace, so the arms trade is generally in a state of shrinking and low population. Therefore, an order as large as ours must be the most desired by all parties. Yes. The crazy performances of those people in the past few days have also proved this point, and what we need to do is how to use these two methods to introduce an advanced fighter back to our air force." Jiang Chen analyzed and posted with a smile.

Director Yuan on the side also nodded and said: "I also feel this point. Today the French people keep their attitude very low, which is not at all like the arrogant character when we met in the past. It's just that I don't understand. In the past The profit-seeking French, how could they take the initiative to lower the price today? This is not at all like their character."

The Deputy Director Song next to him waved his hand and said, "It's very understandable. Besides wanting to fight for this huge arms sales contract and bring them a huge amount of money, there is another very important reason, that is, they I want to maintain the normal operation of the entire Mirage 2000 production line and reduce maintenance costs. This is not only from the perspective of business operation, but more importantly, national defense security. As long as the production line can operate normally, the workers can produce proficiently. Then once wartime comes , then this fighter jet production factory will be able to switch to wartime production immediately to provide fighter jets for their air force. If there is no order to stop the factory, it will be difficult to resume production immediately when it is re-opened, and the skills of the workers will also be reduced. Rusty. That's the shrewdness of the French, using our money to help them feed their factories."

Hearing Deputy Director Song's words, everyone fell into deep thought. They didn't know what they were thinking, but they felt that the clouds in the room became thicker.

(End of this chapter)