It was undoubtedly a risk to bring Howen to the sea table, as he was not a member of the delegation, and the level of secrecy was not sufficient to participate in negotiations of this standard.

With China's practice of diplomacy as no trivial matter, of course, it is impossible for him to join in such foreign affairs activities so easily. Therefore, although Hu Wenhai almost persuaded Lin Qianjun, there was one of the biggest obstacles in front of him -- he had to convince the military attaché stationed in the United States.

The Chinese military attache in the United States is an extremely capable middle-aged officer, and in fact, with his current age and experience in such an extremely important post, it can be said that he has absolutely a bright future.

When the car drove through Central Park in Washington, D.C., and crossed International Road, a very antique building appeared in front of Hu Wenhai.

In front of the embassy, which is quite in the style of ancient Chinese architecture, a bright red five-star red flag is fluttering on a flagpole. Needless to say, this is the Chinese Embassy in the United States.

And just in front of the gate of this building, a middle-aged officer in a Chinese military uniform had obviously been waiting for a long time.

The Chinese Embassy in the United States should be the highest-ranking and most important of the Chinese embassies, so when Hu Wenhai jumped out of the car, he was really startled to see Jiang Yucheng, who was standing motionless under the sun. This is not a small person, and when China restores its military rank in a few years, it will be a star on his shoulder.

In other words, this is a real "general".

"Ambassador Jiang, we're late, so you'll have to wait for a long ......time."

"Where, it's not too late for you to come, I'm in a hurry!" Jiang Yucheng didn't have any consciousness as a general, grabbed Lin Qianjun's hand who jumped off the car, and immediately shook it hard.

The Chinese military attache to the United States is the deputy of the ambassador to the United States, which is administratively equivalent to the level of deputy minister, and can be said to be at the level of a senior PLA leader at the deputy military level. If it is placed in the country, then there are guards in and out, and the state allocates cars and houses, and it is trivial to see a doctor without spending money or anything. The subordinates can pull out a division at any time, the real pillar of the army.

A leader of this level is standing alone in front of the gate like this, waiting to greet Lin Qianjun and Hu Wenhai, how can he not be flattered.

"I heard that your negotiations are having difficulties, and I haven't even been able to sleep well lately. I don't have anything to do right now, I'm just waiting for you here, and I'm relieved to see you coming. Jiang Yucheng raised his eyes and looked behind Lin Qianjun, and suddenly smiled: "This is Comrade Xiaohu? Please come in, it's the road, have you eaten?" I asked people to prepare a little food, let's talk about how to ...... while eating."

Hu Wenhai was pulled by Jiang Yucheng, this general's hand is like a pair of iron tongs, although it is not very strong, but you can feel the infinite power hidden under these hands.

Judging by his age, he may be in his forties on the outside, or he may look a little younger, but he will certainly not be more than sixty years old. However, on Jiang Yucheng's body and face, there is no trace of age at all, he is like a middle-aged officer, steady and capable, and full of energy.

The most important thing is that this Jiang Yucheng is so approachable, it really makes people feel that he is a general at all, but like an uncle in the neighbor's house.

Just under Jiang Yucheng's Zhang Luo, Lin Qianjun and Hu Wenhai followed him and walked into the door of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, and then they were pushed onto the embassy table in a daze.

"The F-14 fighter is related to the national defense and security of our country's north, and it should be said that it is a very important weapon. As soon as Hu Wenhai was pressed to the table, Jiang Yucheng couldn't wait to sigh: "It's just that the country's economic situation is not good now, and the Americans want to sell us good things, but we can't afford it ourselves." The economic achievements created by the people of the motherland with tears and sweat are constantly exposed to the missiles of the Soviets, which is a shame for the soldiers of our republic......"

"Ambassador Chiang......"

Jiang Yucheng's status as defense attache in the United States is equivalent to that of deputy ambassador, and this "deputy" can be omitted in most cases according to domestic customs. Hu Wenhai is also happy to call him "ambassador", which is better than calling him "military attaché".

Although Hu Wenhai knew that the Soviet Union would not invade China in the future, he was reborn for more than ten years, and he felt the same way that the Chinese army was wary of the Soviets at this time.

In the face of an enemy with a long border line, there is also a powerful weapon that is almost completely defenseless on the opposite side - although the eighth master was created to intercept the backfire, but the models before the Jian-8 II did not have a large radar, I am afraid that when the time comes, it will only be guided by the ground and play high-altitude bayonets.

In such a situation, how can an army say that it is not panicked and does not lack a sense of security? Now a life-saving straw, oh, the F-14 is not a straw. If you really want to say, it's equivalent to a canoe. Such a life-saving thing was missed because of poverty, and I don't know how many soldiers of the Republic would beat their chests.

As a military attache in the United States at this time, Jiang Yucheng not only had the ardent expectations of the country, but also a historical burden on his shoulders.

"Hey, what ambassador, call me Uncle Jiang, at my age, it's not a loss to be your uncle, right?"

"No loss!" Hu Wenhai immediately shook his head like a rattle.

"It's good if you don't lose money, I listened to Lin Qianjun's report, do you have a way to get Grumman to agree to pay in RMB? Hey, our country's foreign exchange is too small, and many projects in the army suffer from lack of foreign exchange, so they can't work at all. If you really have a way to get Americans to accept renminbi to pay their bills, then you will be doing a great job for the country!"

Hu Wenhai wiped the sweat on his forehead without a shadow, and said with a reluctant smile: "Actually, it's not that Grumman agrees that we pay in RMB, but that I have a way to exchange a sum of RMB for US dollars." ”

"Oh, let's talk about it, what are the good ideas?" Jiang Yucheng was not disappointed, in his opinion, no matter how strong Hu Wenhai's ability is, he is just a person. It is almost impossible for the United States to accept payments in yuan. But what if someone has a flash of inspiration, so it's best to have a way, and I won't be disappointed without him. Even if it's just a one-shot deal, it's better than nothing, right?

"Please take a look at this first, Uncle Jiang. Hu Wenhai took out a letter, and without asking, it was the lawyer's letter from Baldwin, the lawyer of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

"What is this?"

Jiang Yucheng opened the envelope as he asked, took out the letter paper inside and looked at it roughly.

"This is a lawyer's letter sent to me by the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, USA, they want to obtain a 51% share of the patent of a drug in my hands, and they are preparing to go to court with me after I refuse. ”

"This thing, did you really invent it?" Jiang Yucheng quickly read the letter, looked Hu Wenhai up and down and asked.

"The patent for sildenafil is in my hands, not only in the United States, but as early as the beginning of September this year, I had entrusted a lawyer to register the patent in all Paris Convention member states. Although some countries have not yet ratified it, they have certainly entered the patent protection period. ”

Hu Wenhai didn't say where the drug came from, and he couldn't say clearly, so he simply avoided talking about it. After all, developing drugs is a very complicated matter, and he himself has no background in biochemistry, so no one believes that he has researched it himself. Anyway, the patent in hand is real, and no one can say anything.

"Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory was commissioned by me to conduct reliability testing and clinical trials of this drug, as well as industrial production design, and we have signed a complete agreement in this regard. ”

Jiang Yucheng tapped his fingers on the table, and after a while, he nodded and said, "You brought the patent certificate and agreement?"

"Brought. Hu Wenhai nodded, and took out a thick stack of documents and certificates.

After Jiang Yucheng took a cursory look at it, he turned his head to Hu Wenhai and asked cautiously: "Do you mean that you hope that the state will help you fight this lawsuit?

"No, no!" Hu Wenhai hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand, jokingly, if this charge is confirmed, won't it become a threat to blackmail his motherland?

"When I say the dollar exchange method, I mean this patent. Hu Wenhai then said: "I don't know if Uncle Jiang is not aware of the status of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the American scientific community? The level of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is one of the best in the world, so would they give such a black hand to the face for an ordinary patent?"

"I've heard that the president of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is Watson, right? ”

"That's right!" Hu Wenhai nodded, his eyes flickering: "The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has a transcendent status and abundant capital, do you want them to end up so shamelessly, this cheeky skin must be sold at a good price, right?"

"Then, how much money is this Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory going to buy your patent, and how much are you going to sell this patent?" Jiang Yucheng felt in his heart that what Hu Wenhai said still made some sense, an institution like the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, of course, could not ruin its reputation without a bottom line, so when it didn't want a reputation, it would definitely mean that it was a big prey.

Hu Wenhai stretched out a finger and said calmly: "The bid of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is 10 million, but I did not agree, my asking price is 1 billion US dollars." ”

"As long as the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is settled, after my patent is sold, I am willing to exchange some dollars for the military to purchase F-14 fighter jets. ”

"What patent is worth a billion dollars?" Jiang Yucheng looked at Hu Wenhai as if he was looking at a madman, and said: "If you want me to say that 10 million is not a lot, none of the technologies imported in China can be sold at this price." ”