The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 89: Buying and selling cannot be done with kindness and righteousness

"Sing praises to Mr.

Liu Tao took the initiative to shake hands with the other party and was very polite and enthusiastic.

"Mr. Liu Tao, no need to speak English, I can speak Chinese!" Ge Song smiled and spoke fluent Chinese.

Liu Tao secretly admired in his heart that being able to communicate in Chinese was naturally the best way.

After a brief greeting, Liu Tao turned the conversation to Annan, indignantly condemning Annan's wolfish ambitions.

Gesong deeply agreed that Annan's ambition put Thailand under tremendous pressure.

If it weren't for the 'Roar of the Red Dragon' in February, which achieved huge results in just one month and taught Annan a severe lesson, Thailand would have been trembling in fear.

"Annan has evil ambitions and is still preparing for war. They refuse to admit defeat. Their big brother is backing them up and helping them to recover their strength." Ge Song said worriedly.

The polar bear is absolutely a giant. When it raises its foot, the whole world will shake. When the polar bear roars, countless countries in the world will tremble in fear for the arrival of the S3 season.

Everyone doubts that Season 3 will be absolutely different from World War I and World War II. The flames of war will definitely spread to every corner of the world, and no place will be a pure land.

As Einstein said: I don't know what a third world war would be like, but if a fourth world war breaks out, it will certainly be fought with stones and sticks.

Liu Tao smiled faintly and said, "So you need weapons and ammunition. I am an arms dealer and can sell you a large amount of weapons and ammunition so that you can have stronger military strength."

"All kinds of light weapons, cannons, tanks, armored vehicles, and airplanes are all fine!" Liu Tao watched Ge Song.

The song showed a thoughtful look.

Speculating on Liu Tao's background, he knew that ordinary people definitely could not have this kind of energy.

He has a good understanding of Chinese culture and has been in China for many years.

He couldn't help but secretly guess that Liu Tao represented some kind of significance in enhancing the strength of the Thai army in order to resist Annan.

Ge Song smiled and shrugged, saying, "As far as I know, your weapons and equipment are very backward, far inferior to those of the Soviet Union, Europe and the United States."

"Yes, our weapons and equipment are very backward, but our prices are very cheap, only half or even one-third of theirs." Liu Tao laughed, "And we used these weapons and equipment to beat them to a pulp."

The praises fell silent.

Because the one-month-long 'Red Dragon's Roar' has confirmed this, it is an ironclad fact and indisputable.

"We are engaged in a very pure commodity trade. Arms are just commodities. Money is exchanged for goods, and both the money and goods are cleared. There are no strings attached," Liu Tao added.

In his opinion, China's weapons and equipment are so competitive.

It is a little behind, but the price-performance ratio is very high.

Plus, there are no strings attached, which is extremely attractive.

"In addition to paying with US dollars and gold, you can also pay with rice." Liu Tao does not insist on using US dollars or gold as a means of payment.

For example, Thailand has a lot of rice. The grain production in Yunnan Province is not large. Now China has a population of one billion, and grain is also a hard currency.

Ge Song showed a look of surprise, but at the same time he became interested and began to learn about the prices of various weapons and equipment.

Thailand also lacks US dollars and gold, but it does not lack food. If it can be paid with food, that would naturally be the best.

"A Type 69 main battle tank only costs 50 US dollars, and a Type 59 tank only costs 30 US dollars?" Ge Song was shocked. He was a military man and had participated in weapons procurement before, so he naturally knew the market price of weapons and equipment.

The same type of main battle tank as the Type 69 costs about 100 to 200 million US dollars on the international market, while the same type of tank as the Type 59 costs 60 to 100 million US dollars. You can't just buy it by paying money. There are often many conditions attached, such as ports, trade, mines, etc., and you even need to take sides.

The price Liu Tao offered was to cut the price in half, without any additional conditions.

"Yes, these weapons are in stock. As long as you pay, they can be delivered as soon as possible." Liu Tao nodded.

The Type 59 main battle tank has the same performance indicators and structure as the Soviet T54A medium tank. More than 1 of it and its improved versions have been produced. This is China's first generation of main battle tanks and the main equipment of China's armored forces. There are about to vehicles in service, and about to are in storage.

Liu Tao already knew that the Type 59 main battle tank was going to be discontinued.

Because the performance of the Type 59 main battle tank is still too backward to meet China's national defense needs, China needs a more advanced main battle tank.

As for the Type 69 main battle tank, it is a medium tank that was independently improved and designed based on the Type 59 main battle tank. The design was finalized in 1974, and there are now about two hundred of them.

However, the Type 69 main battle tank suffered the same fate as the Type 63 automatic rifle and was disliked by the troops. The troops would rather have the Type 59 main battle tank than the Type 69 main battle tank.

Ge Song's heart was pounding, and he swallowed his saliva, "Mr. Liu Tao, this is a big deal and I can't make the decision directly. I have to report it to the higher-ups. How about you come back after three days?"

"No problem. I came here with great sincerity. But even if the deal doesn't go through, we can still be friends!" Liu Tao said with a smile.

It would be best if a deal could be reached, but it doesn’t matter if it can’t.

There is always some affection when we meet. Even if we can't reach a cooperation this time, we may succeed next time.

This time when talking to Gesong, Liu Tao recommended the previous weapons and equipment. As for their Panshan Machinery Factory, he had not thought about exporting them to Thailand for the time being.

After they exchanged phone numbers, Liu Tao left.

He looked at the sky and saw that it was still early, so he headed to the Pakistani Embassy, ​​located at No. 1 Dongzhimenwai Street.

Pakistan is located in the northwest of the South Asian subcontinent, bordering India to the east, China to the northeast, Afghanistan to the northwest, Iran to the west, and the Arabian Sea to the south. After the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, Pakistan's situation was not very good. Because of the partition of India and Pakistan, India wanted to be the overlord of South Asia and kept bullying its neighbors.

However, Pakistan is still a big country with a population of over 80 million and an area of ​​nearly 800,000 square kilometers. Three-fifths of its territory is mountainous and hilly, and the southern coastal area is desert. It is not easy to deal with either.

Moreover, as a member of the Islamic world, it is easy to obtain financial assistance from the white-robed brothers in the Middle East.

So even though Pakistan is as poor as China now, Liu Tao believes that if the deal can be reached, he will still be able to obtain a lot of orders and will not be afraid of running out of money.

He had a deep understanding of how wealthy the local tycoons in the Middle East were. Those bearded men in white robes were so poor that they only had money left.

Just like last time, they took out tens of millions of dollars without even blinking an eye.

(End of this chapter)