Xishan, Weapons Experimental Center.

Mainland manufacturers' enthusiasm for weapons orders in the Winter Moon Empire far exceeded Lin Dong's expectations. Thousands of representatives of mainland merchants gathered here, and these long-sleeved and danced merchants gathered together to talk excitedly, as if they had seen huge checks waving to them.

The conference room could not accommodate so many business representatives, so Lin Dong directly asked someone to set up a temporary conference center on the wide open space. Hundreds of used wooden boxes were stacked together, with bright red carpets on it, and then placed amplification card machine, which was both simple and practical.

Lin Dong, Maya and several clerks walked onto the podium. Lin Dong glanced at the dense heads below the stage and said, "Jing Yijing, everyone, the weapons bidding project of the Dongyue Empire Weapons Department is about to be launched. Every company participating in the bidding must pay a deposit of 10 million pesos and receive their respective number plates. If you have not received the number plates, please hurry up and go to the East temporary office to go through the bidding procedures."

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of late representatives ran towards the east. A chuckled from the crowd. A middle-aged man with a beard said to his companion: "Look at these people's panic, what have they been doing? He dared to bid for the bid if he couldn't even do the preparations. These people had already lost before the bidding began."

"That's right, this time the bid for weapons of several trillion pesos of the Winter Moon Empire is a huge cake. No matter how big the cake is, everyone can't eat enough. The opportunity is left to those who are prepared."

"I asked you to inquire about the Weapons Department's plans, how did you inquire about it?"

"It's useless. This plan was completely planned by Prince Lin Dong. No one except him knows how to operate it."

The bearded man nodded and said, "Don't worry, as long as there is no secret operation, everything is possible. Everyone is on the same starting line. With the strength of our Dahe Trading Bank, we are qualified to get a share of the pie."

"The boss is still wise. As soon as he gets the news, he starts to fully recover funds. As of yesterday, the cash flow on our books has exceeded 50 billion pesos, which is not worse than many super companies."

The bearded man said proudly: "This is called planning ahead. Boy, learn more."

Lin Dong continued on the stage, standing on the stage, saying: "This time, the weapons procurement work of the Weapons Department will be split into two parts. Now we are conducting bidding for the Army weapons suppliers. There are four bidding projects for Army weapons. You can bid for any project based on your own strength. Each project will select the ten merchants with the highest bid price as the Imperial weapons suppliers."

"Now start the first project, the bidding for grenades."

"Grenade is a throwing explosive weapon with a metal shell and high-explosion gunpowder is added in the middle. This weapon has a relatively low technical level and can be produced by small workshops. However, if the bidding company cannot complete the order quantity required by the empire, or the quality does not meet the standards, then you will be removed from the supplier as soon as possible, and the deposit delivered will be confiscated. If you don't understand anything, you can raise your hand to ask a question."

Swish!

Hundreds of arms raised at the same time, Lin Dong glanced at it and said, "Ms. First, what's the problem with that brown-haired beauty?"

The brown-haired beauty named by Lin Dong looks like she is 27 or 28 years old. She wears a pair of square glasses and short hair, and looks very delicate. Standing among the men, she feels like she stands out from the crowd."

The brown-haired beauty pushed her glasses and said, "Minister Lin, I am the person in charge of Tiannan Trading. I have two questions to ask."

The crowd sighed. Tiannan Trading is a top-notch business in the mainland and ranks one of the top 50 in the mainland. Unexpectedly, their person in charge is actually a young woman.

"First, our Tiannan Trading hopes to get orders for more than one project from the Empire. If we get to this 'grenade' project, will we still be able to continue to bid for other bidding projects?"

Lin Dong smiled and said, "You Tiannan Trade has a great appetite. As long as you have enough strength, you can of course continue to bid for other projects."

The heads of some large groups in the crowd nodded one after another. None of these people's appetites are worse than those of Tiannan Business. Merchants are naturally pursuing profits, and no one will think that they have too much money to bite their hands.

"The second question is that we need to pay a lot of margin for this bid. I'm now making an assumption that if there is a company whose total assets are 10 billion yuan, and then they invest a bid at a price of 10 billion yuan, this is already all their funds and they have no money to produce it anymore, but they can split the contract to other companies that have not invested in the bid, and let them produce and make profits on their own. Is this considered a violation?"

Lin Dong's face became very cold and said, "The issue you mentioned is very representative. I can tell you clearly that you can arrange other companies to process OEM. Take grenades as an example. A small grenade requires many companies to produce together."

"First of all, the winning company needs an explosives production plant. With explosives, this is only the first step. It also needs a separate factory to produce fuses, one factory to build shells, one factory to make machinery kits, and one factory to perform final assembly."

"In principle, as long as the monthly production limit of the Weapons Department can be reached, it is OK to split the parts and parts for other companies after winning the bid. However, I have a minimum requirement, that is, the final assembly process must be completed separately by the winning bidder. This link involves the quality of military supplies and must not be taken lightly. The Weapons Department will dispatch special commissioners to each assembly plant to supervise the quality of products. If any inferior grenade flows into the army, I can tell you the responsibility that you will be disqualified from the Imperial Weapons supplier as soon as possible."

"And, you will become sinners of the empire and be sent to military court for treason!"

The audience sighed, "Oh my God! Treason! Is this too serious?"

"This crime seems to be very terrifying, and you should be sentenced to death, right?"

"Hmph! Everything has to be paid. If you want to get the greatest benefit, you need to take the highest risk. If you are afraid, please withdraw."

Lin Dong waved his arm and the venue immediately became silent and no one quit. Under the temptation of huge interests, these merchants showed unusual fanaticism.

Lin Dong said seriously: "I will explain the crime of treason to you first."

The merchants in the audience were not very clear about the imperial laws and all raised their ears to listen. What was the terrible thing about this treason?

"Anyone who commits treason will have no right to hire a lawyer to defend, will be deprived of all citizens' rights, and no one is allowed to visit during the seizure until the judgment takes effect or dies. The defendant must unconditionally obey any judgment of the empire and will not appeal. Once the judgment takes effect, the judgment will never be changed. After being released from prison, the prisoner will be exiled and will not be allowed to set foot on the territory of the two-month empire for life." Lin Dong said sternly.

The businessmen in the audience changed drastically. This crime of treason was too severe. Even murderers still had a chance to defend themselves. However, this crime of treason did not even give him a chance to defend himself. Anyone who violated this law would have to wait for death.

Weapon production is related to the survival of human beings. It is not easy to be careless and must be managed by iron-blooded means. Lin Dong first used a big stick to kill without saying a word. Those businessmen who were willing to take advantage of their mistakes were shocked and had a sudden idea early on, and did not dare to come from the heart.

Since the big stick has been sacrificed, it is time to give the merchants some sweetness, otherwise who will make weapons if they scare everyone away?

Lin Dong understands this principle. Businessmen will definitely use various conditions to maximize their interests. This is their nature. Lin Dong’s big stick policy is just to eliminate serious counterfeit and shoddy behavior. As for the irrelevant details, Lin Dong doesn’t want to care about it, nor can he control it.

Lin Dong cleared his throat and continued, "Treason is a very serious crime, but this crime will not be placed on everyone. You are all old experts in the mall. How to prevent inferior products from being professional than me? As long as the quality of the weapons does not have any problems, you not only don't have to worry about treason, but also get huge benefits."

"As the empire's weapons supplier, I believe you are very clear about how much profit there is in weapon production. Moreover, this is just the first weapon bidding. According to the Ministry of Military Affairs, the empire will update four major categories in the next three years, thousands of weapons and equipment, and the purchase amount is at least tens of trillions!"

The crowd was boiling, tens of trillions of dollars! Even if the profit was only ten percent, it would be tens of trillions of pesos! These wealthy businessmen in mainland China seemed to have seen countless tens of thousands of yuan banknotes falling from the sky, piled up into small hills, and they were swimming in the river made of banknotes.

This is how the merchants were. They were just worried about whether the treason was too severe, but with Lin Dong's inspiration, they turned to imagine a bright future.

"What Prince Lin said makes sense. As long as we control the product quality well, wouldn't it be enough?"

"Since my grandfather's generation, our family has made countless iron pots. No pot is a defective product, so it is certainly OK to make weapons."

"It's so much money, no matter how risky I'm going to do it! At worst, my family doesn't sleep and keep watching workers giving birth day and night. When the money is received, I use the money to make the bed. I slept with him for three days and three nights. I slept on my lie down and lie down and sleep on my side!"

Lin Dong looked at these almost crazy businessmen who were stimulated by huge interests with a smile. He hit the railway while it was hot: "Okay, everyone, start the first round of bidding now! Are you ready?"

"It's ready!"

Thousands of red-eyed merchants made louder voices than the army, and each of them had an indescribable excitement.

"The first round of bidding is a secret bid! The ten most bidders get the right to produce. At the same time, all relevant technical materials are given free of charge! Free gifts, friends! If you are asked to develop explosives yourself, how many years do you think it will take? One year or two years or ten or eight years? Now, I will give you these precious materials free of charge. You can put them into production immediately after you get the information. The products produced can be sold to the empire immediately and can be exchanged for banknotes immediately. What are you waiting for for such a good thing?"

Lin Dong's words made the scene warmer by his extreme incitement.

No, it's crazy to be precise!

Thousands of top businessmen in the mainland went crazy about it!

...

In the office, Maya and Lin Dong sat together for lunch, two meats, two vegetables and one soup. The Xishan base was far away from the city and could only provide the most basic working meals. Although the dishes were average, Lin Dong and Maya ate with relish.

"Maya, it's really hard for you to overcome the technical problems of these weapons in such a short time." Lin Dong put down his chopsticks and said.

Maya smiled slightly and said, "This is nothing. Fortunately, your thinking is clearer. If I were to design this primitive weapon, it would be too complicated. I just want to improve my combat effectiveness but ignore the productivity of this planet."

Lin Dong lit the pipe and took a deep breath, "What's the use of thinking? I only know a little bit of fur. If I really want to design things like rifle, I don't have the ability. No matter how simple the weapon is, it involves physics and chemistry, and I have returned the little things I learned from books to the teacher."

"Maya, it's great to have you." Lin Dong looked at Maya and said affectionately.

Maya's face turned slightly red. Lin Dong's sweet words were like drugs. If you listen too much, you will never get addicted. Every time she heard Lin Dong say this, she would find a kind of happiness she had never felt before. "It turns out that being a primitive person is so fun." Maya thought to herself.

"Do you still eat?" Maya said, looking at the small amount of food on the plate.

Lin Dong shook his head, "I'm full."

Maya smiled and poured all the leftovers on the plate into the soup bowl, and ate them in a big mouthful of spoon, not like a lady at all.

"Isn't it ugly for me to eat like this?" Maya asked.

Lin Dong smiled and said, "What's so ugly? I just like your sincerity and nature. When you are with you, you always feel that life is very real. You are not as pretentious as other girls. Just do whatever you want. What's the point of pretending?"

Maya has now understood more and more human behavior habits. Lin Dong can feel that she is trying hard to become a bimonthly person, but Lin Dong likes her original appearance more, after all, that is the real Maya.

At this time, Neuer, deputy director of the Weapons, knocked on the door and walked in, holding a freshly baked form in his hand.

"Minister Lin, we have really achieved great success this time. The contract has been signed. We collected 800 billion pesos for this bid alone, and the purchase price is 15% lower than expected. These merchants are really desperate for the sake of profit. They took out the deposit of 20 billion for each of the forty suppliers without even blinking."

"They would never have thought that our Weapons Department's big purchases actually didn't even have a penny, and the payment paid to them was their mortgage. How did you come up with this idea from Minister Lin? I really admire you!" Neuer said excitedly.

Lin Dong spit out a round smoke ring and watched it dissipate in the air. "This is called capital operation. Merchants are not fools. Although they don't make much money in this order, they can't just purchase this time. Relying on this big tree in the Empire, you can't suffer a loss. Weapons and equipment are consumables. You can make one billion from the Empire a year. So what about ten years? What about one hundred years? As long as the Empire does not collapse, the business will continue."

"And the technology is given to them for free. The R&D costs alone have given them more than tens of billions of dollars. I know that the imperial private funds are abundant, but I didn't expect that these merchants were so rich, and the deposit of 20 billion was still low."

Neuer blinked and thought to himself: "The orders of only more than 300 billion yuan were collected for 800 billion yuan. Isn't it too small? Lin Dong is really bad."

"What Minister Lin said makes sense. Why don't we raise the deposit a little more during the afternoon flight bid?" Neuer asked.

Lin Dong laughed, "That's not OK. Aircraft production is not the small projects in the morning. There are no more than twenty manufacturers with strength to build aircraft. Moreover, aircraft and cannons are completely different concepts. Mountain cannons and grenades do not require much startup capital. As long as there are simple machinery and enough workers, it can be made. The aircraft is different. Even if we give it drawings, these manufacturers need to re-stock mechanical equipment to produce."

"If we just need to clean up their funds for immediate benefits, what will they use to buy raw materials? What will they use to buy new equipment?"

Neuer nodded, "It's true that my subordinates have simple thoughts. This plane really has such great effect? ​​You should know that the amount of aircraft orders this time is more than one trillion pesos. In addition to building the airport and training pilots, the cost of this air force is really astronomical."

Lin Dong raised a finger in front of Neuer and said seriously: "Remember, the role of aircraft in modern warfare is decisive, no one. Aircraft can not only reconnaissance the enemy's situation from high altitudes, but also bombard the enemy's bases. While killing the enemy, it will greatly reduce the enemy's morale."

"Besides, with transport aircraft, our army can arrive in one day even on a remote battlefield. Fighters are fleeting, and sometimes a minute's advantage can change the situation on the entire battlefield. Now the gods and people have inexplicably withdrawn from the battlefield, giving us rare time to develop. During this period, we must establish our own air force system, absolutely! Must!"

Neuer did not expect that Lin Dong would attach so much importance to the construction of the Air Force. After all, he was a two-month person and did not understand the true value of the aircraft. He just felt that the aircraft was too expensive, and the price of an aircraft was almost as high as the same weight of gold.

"Yes, I understand what you mean. I will definitely send the most capable generals in the ministry to keep an eye on the plane and do their best." Neuer said firmly.

Lin Dong thought about it and said to Maya: "Maya, how long will it take for the bomb drawing to be made?"

Maya had eliminated all the remaining food at this time. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief with satisfaction and said, "I plan to spend more energy on the bomb and strive to make its performance a step further. The production of the aircraft has not yet been implemented, and there is still some time to conduct more detailed research."

Lin Dong nodded and said, "Well, I understand, don't worry, as long as you can complete the final design before mass production of the aircraft."

Neuer thought for a while and said, "Minister, I remember you mentioned several individual weapons for soldiers. Why didn't you bid together this time?"

Lin Dong sighed and said, "You are talking about firearms. I have calculated that the cost of firearms is higher than that of locking and jamming, and you also need to carry a large amount of ammunition with you. The weight of the soldiers is increasing, not to mention that the ammunition is consumed, but timely replenishment is needed. In general, the locking and jamming are more suitable for individual combat. Besides, the members of the Royal Cardmaking Association have increased a lot in the past. It is still possible to ensure that individual soldiers use cards to supply them. Let's talk about firearms later."

At this time, a staff member knocked on the door and walked in, "Minister Lin, representatives of forty-seven manufacturers in mainland China who are capable of participating in aircraft manufacturing have arrived. When do you see the bidding for the aircraft?"

Lin Dong cleaned the dust in his pipe and stood up and said, "I inform you that all staff will take their seats and start the plane bidding immediately. The army weapons bidding in the morning is just a pediatric department. This aircraft bidding meeting is our focus today. Let's go and meet these future aircraft manufacturers."
Chapter completed!