Chapter 64: The Inhumanity of the Rich

Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.

Liu Tao came to Wang Baoguo's office.

"All the goods were loaded last night, and the balance was remitted into the account." Wang Baoguo said with joy, "The ministry will settle the money in your account in the next few days."

The goods were delivered and the money was also received!

This means that the order is completed.

This is how the arms business is. The money and goods are settled. There is no special agreement on maintenance costs, so there is no need to provide maintenance and repair costs.

Liu Tao also smiled, and this matter was temporarily put to a full stop.

However, this will not be the first order. He believes that there will be a second order soon.

Even if it is just an order for parts such as bullets and gun barrels, Liu Tao will not be dissatisfied with it.

No matter how small the mosquito meat is, it is still meat.

Liu Tao talked about the agreement with Osama.

"After you go, report to me as soon as possible if there is any result." Wang Baoguo said.

Liu Tao nodded, this is as it should be.

After leaving the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building, Liu Tao went to No. 2 Ritan East Road.

Today is the agreed time, whether there will be any gains depends on this time. If there is no order, he will go to the next target.

Soon, Liu Tao met Osama.

After a pleasantry, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Osama took the initiative to talk about the situation: "My friend, we will purchase 2,000 pistols, 10,000 rifles, 500 light machine guns, 200 heavy machine guns, 100 heavy sniper rifles, 120,000 pistol bullets, 11 million rifle bullets, 900,000 heavy machine gun bullets, 10,000 sniper bullets, 20,000 heavy machine gun special seed bullets, 1,000 sniper rifle special seed bullets."

"But we think the unit price is too high. You know, we are a developing country. We don't have much money, so the unit price is reduced by 20%." Osama looked at Liu Tao.

Good things are good things, and Egypt is also interested. After all, they are now facing huge pressure and are in a bad situation.

If you are not careful, you will lose control of the Suez Canal.

The ferocity of the jackal should never be underestimated.

Liu Tao frowned slightly. A 20% price cut would mean a reduction of nearly 5 million US dollars.

Although Panshan Machinery Factory also made some money, this precedent cannot be set. If it is set, it will be difficult to explain to Al and Rashid, and the people behind will also use this price.

This loss is huge.

"Mr. Osama, it is impossible to reduce the price by 20%. The previous quotation is already a friend's price. You must know that in the international market, the same performance price is at least twice as expensive." Liu Tao shook his head, "More importantly, there will be many conditions attached, and we will not only have a lower price, but also will not require any additional conditions."

"If you insist, I am afraid that this cooperation will not be achieved. We can only look forward to the next cooperation opportunity." Liu Tao would rather not have this order than open this loophole.

Osama smiled and said, "Don't worry, my friend."

"I can introduce you to friends in Syria and Jordan to promote your cooperation and guarantee that the order will not be less than ours. How about it as a condition for price reduction?" Osama seemed very confident.

Liu Tao was stunned.

Then he frowned slightly, "Will they have the money to buy it?"

In 1958, Egypt and Syria merged to form the United Arab Republic. The two sides had been united until Syria withdrew from the 'Arab League' in 1961, but the two sides had a friendship of fighting side by side for more than 20 years. Osama could make the connection, Liu Tao believed.

But Syria is not an oil-producing rich country like Saudi Arabia and Iraq. It fights with its neighbors from time to time. It belongs to the poor country in his impression.

Jordan is also a country that gained independence in the wave of national independence after World War II. It gained independence in 1946. Unlike Egypt, Jordan has a small land area and a population of several million, and it has fought at least five wars in the past 30 years.

Can poor and weak countries afford it?

"They may not have so much money, but someone pays them!" Osama smiled.

Liu Tao suddenly realized.

This is a misunderstanding of his thinking. Syria and Jordan are poor, but there are a large group of white-robed bearded local tyrants behind them.

These white-robed bearded tycoons are extremely rich because of the oil price increase. They have everything except money.

"If that's the case, I think it's OK!" Liu Tao said with a smile.

Soon, Liu Tao met several other distinguished guests.

He went to the shooting range to try it out, and in the evening, the deal was already done.

Let Liu Tao really feel how rich the white-robed bearded men are!

Syria purchased 2,000 pistols, 20,000 rifles, 1,000 light machine guns, 400 heavy machine guns, 200 heavy sniper rifles, 120,000 pistol bullets, 21 million rifle bullets, 1.8 million heavy machine gun bullets, 20,000 sniper rifle bullets, 40,000 heavy machine gun special seed bullets, and 2,000 sniper rifle special seed bullets. The contract is as high as 45.12 million US dollars.

Jordan purchased 1,000 pistols, 15,000 rifles, 1,000 light machine guns, 300 heavy machine guns, 100 heavy sniper rifles, 120,000 pistol bullets, 16 million rifle bullets, 1.35 million heavy machine gun bullets, 10,000 sniper rifle bullets, 30,000 heavy machine gun special bullets, and 1,000 sniper rifle special bullets, with a contract value of up to $32.99 million.

In addition to Egypt, the contract value is $96.6 million, close to $100 million.

They even told Liu Tao that as long as this batch of weapons performs well, they will purchase more.

Seeing their excitement, Liu Tao was thoughtful, afraid that the fifth Middle East war was not far away!

"Gentlemen, this is the first cooperation between us, but I believe it will never be the last cooperation. We are not doing a one-time business, but a long-term business. Long-term business depends on integrity and reputation!" Liu Tao smiled and said, "In the future, our cooperation will have advanced cannons, tanks, armored vehicles, and airplanes!"

At this time, Liu Tao suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind.

He thought of a magic weapon that might be more suitable for them than advanced cannons, tanks, armored vehicles, and airplanes.

That is the gas tank!

These gas tanks can usually store gas for cooking, and once it comes to the critical moment, it is a killer.

The power that can be exerted is absolutely beyond imagination.

More importantly, this thing is easy to make and simple to operate, which is simply too suitable for these places.

Liu Tao seemed to see what his first civilian product would do.

And this is not only suitable for those countries, but also for the vast number of African countries.

Cannons, tanks, armored vehicles, and airplanes are high-tech jobs that require a long time of training, but gas tanks probably don't require much training and can be operated.

Liu Tao seemed to see the great money-making potential of gas tanks, and his heart was excited.

It wasn't until Osama started to take everyone to the cocktail party that Liu Tao came back to his senses.

Liu Tao, in a good mood, drank with Osama and others, and unknowingly got a little drunk.

After leaving No. 2 Ritan East Road, Osama sent his driver to take Liu Tao home.