1990Rage Flag Soldier

Chapter 185 Free Arms
"It is a good idea to use the Eritrean People's Front as a bridge to open up the Ethiopian market. The order of two million US dollars is a good opportunity."

"But Mr. Yuri probably doesn't know the main products of the factory yet. Haha, let's take a tour of the factory together?"

Zhang Ziwen was sitting on the sofa, holding a cigar in his mouth and slowly blowing out the smoke.

The "Eritrean Front" will have enough troops next year to hold an independence referendum and establish the state of Eritrea, which is geographically next to Djibouti. The Tigray Liberation Front, referred to as the "Tigray People's Front", will reform into the Ethiopian Revolutionary Party, separate the military and political parties, and control the remaining large areas of Ethiopia.

In a sense, a win-win situation is achieved.

Nowadays, the "TPF" and "EPF" are constantly negotiating, and at the same time there are military frictions, forming a front along the Asian border of Eritrea. The TPLF has made it clear that it wants to eat up the TPLF, and the transitional government is constantly putting pressure on Eritrea.

The entire Africa and the Middle East are actually paying close attention to the situation in "Ethiopia". It is actually a very good choice to take advantage of the friction between the two parties to open up sales for the company's products.

Military products that have not withstood the test of war are not good products.

Performance is the best advertisement.

Yuri thought that the factory was producing Soviet-style equipment. Hearing this, he couldn't help but look surprised and said politely: "I'm looking forward to it."

"Yuri, my partner."

"Hello Mr. Chen."

Zhang Ziwen was able to get several production lines of Soviet-style equipment to Bukit Ti and produce and sell them on his own, which was enough to shock him.

"The investment in the factory is not high, the rent is two million US dollars, and the construction cost is more than one million US dollars."

Although the shape of the cannonball looked a bit bloated and the gun mount was a bit crude, Yuri couldn't help but marvel: "Boss, how much did this factory cost to build, and what kind of weapons can it produce?"

Artillery shells were piled up in the warehouse area, densely packed, bringing a sense of oppression.

This is a leap from second-hand dealer to manufacturer, opening up the industrial chain from manufacturing to selling, and the profits are unimaginable.

Peter and George were immersed in the splendor of the factory.

The factory currently has one hundred and twenty technicians, seven engineers, twelve drivers, and thirty field operations personnel.

When the factory door opened, mortars and cannons of different calibers were neatly displayed, and the end could not be seen at a glance.

Yuri quickly shook hands with Chen Shaozhong.

In the production workshop, hundreds of workers are welding gun mounts
Arms expert Chen Shaozhong, wearing a blue uniform, walked up to him quickly, took off his dirty sanitary gloves, shook hands and said with a smile: "Boss."

But seeing the big boss being triumphant and the workers busy, Yuri, George, and Peter began to beat drums in their hearts, fearing that they would see weapons that could be brought to the international court.

Zhang Ziwen shook hands with Chen Shaozhong, and after introducing Yuri, he said: "Mr. Chen, the chief engineer of the factory."

Yuri told them that the big boss in Hong Kong Island was very powerful, but when he saw an overseas weapons factory with his own eyes, which was continuously manufacturing artillery, he couldn't help but be shocked.

Zhang Ziwen smiled and said proudly: "The most valuable things are the goods and technical staff. The salary of an ordinary technician is five hundred US dollars per month."

The salary alone will exceed 100,000 US dollars per month, but compared with the profits that will be brought, 100,000 US dollars is nothing.

"Let me show you."

Zhang Ziwen waved and took the three of them to visit the factory and introduced the gas tanks and mortars. Yuri couldn't help but admire: "BOSS, this genius initiative will definitely open up sales in the international market." Today's water pipes have not only changed their appearance, To truly become a mortar, the gas tank was also improved with the help of Chen Shaozhong. In addition to the basic liquefied gas model, there are also gunpowder and gasoline models.

It can adapt to a variety of combat environments and provide customers with diversified needs.

The prices of different types of shells will fluctuate.

Yuri also visited the artillery shell firing experiment and saw with his own eyes the different effects of gas bombs, gunpowder bombs, and gasoline bombs.

"The range of small-caliber artillery shells is one kilometer, and the range of 300mm artillery is kilometers."

Peter used his limited artillery knowledge to calculate and found that the range was much shorter than that of equipment from regular military factories. However, mortars were mostly used in positional warfare, so a short range was not unacceptable.

As long as the price-performance ratio is right, more artillery positions can be set up to form fire suppression. Even if the artillery positions are exchanged with the enemy, the customer can still make a profit.

Moreover, as the price drops, the military can allocate more artillery. Previously, a regiment only had one artillery battery, but now it can organize two.

If each platoon can be assigned mortars, the combat effectiveness of the grassroots army will be greatly improved.

The three of them have seen that the weapons in the factory are modified civilian items and are low-cost. They follow the low-price route, which is lower than the price of Soviet-made equipment!

After all, Soviet-made infantry weapons are not valuable, but the price of artillery is still high, with each shell costing several hundred dollars.

"I want to know the cost of the equipment and the shipping price." Yuri swallowed.

"The 60mm shells are priced at US$50 each, the 120mm shells are US$70, and the 150mm shells are priced at US$120." Zhang Ziwen smiled and said: "Of course, there will be some fluctuations depending on the type, but large quantities can be negotiated, wholesale at a fixed price No problem.”

"As for the launcher, every 1000 shells purchased will be given as a gift as a grand opening bonus."

It's not surprising that Yuri didn't hear the cost. The low price alone showed him the huge market.

One-third the price of Soviet-made equipment and one-tenth the price of American-made artillery shells.

fully meets the needs of the African people.

"BOSS, I think many African people need weapons to defend their homes." Yuri smiled.

Zhang Ziwen nodded: "This is just a stepping stone to open up the market. If the company can build a reputation, it will naturally launch better products to meet the needs of VIP customers."

Yuri suddenly realized that he was indeed a spokesperson backed by the Chinese military and used to interfere in African interests.
"I will go to Ethiopia again to try to negotiate the first order for the company." George was eager to give it a try.

Zhang Ziwen shook his head: "No, one of the opening activities is to give free trials to old customers. The first batch of 60 artillery shells and mm mortars have been shipped to Kasai in western Congo."

"Your customer is also from the company. The order is two million US dollars. Well, when you ship it, please bring ten 60mm mortars and a hundred artillery shells with you."

“Give customers a trial experience first, and if they think it’s good, they will naturally come to buy.”

Yuri and George looked at each other. They didn't expect the boss to be so generous, to give away arms whenever he asked, and to understand the essence of marketing.

"Thank you BOSS."

Zhang Ziwen can still afford this promotion cost.

(End of this chapter)