If you want to publish a scientific paper in the journal Nature, you don't have to be anyone.

Although Yang Weiping often published papers in the world's most authoritative scientific journal in his previous life, he is now a white man who does not even have a high Chinese credential.

Now that Donald, a well-known British metallurgical and mechanical expert, is the recommender, Yang Weiping certainly can't ask for it.

Williams's movements were very fast, and within four hours, he returned to the Tiangong New Materials Research Institute with twelve "workers" wearing the work clothes of Hong Kong Giant Bicycle Manufacturing Company.

Seeing the twelve "workers" brought by Williams who exuded an obvious professional military atmosphere, Yang Weiping was deeply satisfied with Williams's cautious measures.

"Colonel, seeing you, I feel like I'm seeing a cash check. Yang Weiping looked at Williams half-jokingly and half-seriously, and laughed playfully.

"Yang, it seems that you have sharpened your knife and are ready to make us bleed. Williams shook his head with a wry smile, "Your 6063 alloy, the British Empire paid five conditions for this, this time, I hope you don't offer too harshly." ”

"Don't worry, Colonel, I'm also very generous to sincere collaborators. Yang Weiping said with a smile: "I have already told Professor Donald about my conditions, and the professor said that I am a very sincere partner. ”

Williams looked at Donald in surprise.

Donald succinctly recounted the quid pro quo that Yang had offered him.

After listening to this, Williams looked at Yang Weiping with puzzled eyes, and asked in a daze: "Are you sure you really want to set up a base in Africa?"

"That's right, Colonel, is there any problem?" Yang Weiping replied with a nod.

"Then have you ever understood that African countries are basically in a chaotic situation right now?" Williams said, "There, almost every day there are wars, and people are dying every day!"

"Hehe, Colonel, wealth is in danger. It is precisely because of the chaos that the security business is promising. Yang Weiping smiled disapprenously: "If the world is peaceful everywhere, the security industry will have no future for development." ”

Williams thought about it, and it really made sense. If there is really any security company that can gain a foothold, take root, develop and grow in that ghost place in Africa, then this company will definitely be able to set up branches in various countries and regions around the world in the future to contract all kinds of security business, and it will definitely be a source of money at that time.

But is it really as simple as John Young said? Is he really not having any political agenda? But if he had ulterior motives, how could he take the initiative to accept and settle a group of retired officers and soldiers of the British Empire every year?

If he really just wants to develop a security business, this condition is really not a harsh condition. At the very least, it is much easier to handle than the five conditions he put forward before.

Since the beginning of the Cold War era between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 60s, the United States and the Soviet Union have divided Europe with East and West Germany as the boundary, and Europe has become the most critical confrontation line between the United States and the Soviet Union in their struggle for hegemony.

In the face of the torrent of mechanized troops of the former Soviet Union, the countries of Western Europe were in danger. In order to protect its allies and forces, the US military has stationed hundreds of thousands of troops in Europe and built a large number of bases, including defensive missile bases and nuclear missile bases, thus deterring the possible westward advance of the former Soviet forces. The hegemony of the two families turned Europe into a large arsenal.

Based on this situation, Britain formulated the United States and built a series of military bases in Western Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

However, as African countries continued to declare independence, Britain's overseas troops and bases in Africa were seriously impacted and threatened. In the past two years, the British Ministry of Defense has begun to systematically shrink the strategic deployment of the British army in North Africa, and in order to save military spending, it has been forced to abandon several secret military bases and withdraw its garrisons. …,

John Young proposed to use a military base in Africa in exchange for this new aluminum-lithium alloy with more strategic value than alloy 6063, and also promised to help the British military settle a group of retired officers and soldiers every year in the future.

Therefore, for the British government, it is equivalent to waste use.

Although a lot of money and resources were spent on the establishment of these bases, once the Cabinet and the Ministry of Defense decided to abandon them, it would be tantamount to throwing away the entire bases, except for personnel and weapons and equipment.

Now there is an opportunity to take a base that is about to be abandoned and make a deal with John Young, which is definitely beneficial and harmless to the British Empire.

Even if John Young really wanted to have some plans in Africa, but with so many retired British officers and soldiers working for him in his Rock Security Company, he would definitely be able to keep track of his and Rock Security Company's every move.

If John Young really has the ability and strength to build the Rock Security Company into a mercenary corps similar to the French Foreign Legion, with the relationship between the British Empire and the Rock Security Company, in the future, if there are any overseas military operations that the British military and government are inconvenient to interfere with, they may be able to come forward through the Rock Security Company.

Thinking through the various links and possibilities, Williams was determined. He now has a dual mandate from the Cabinet and the Ministry of Defence to handle the British Empire's partnership with John Young. If the deal could be struck with a British military base in Africa that was about to be abandoned, Williams was sure that he would be greatly appreciated and praised when he returned home.

This matter must be dealt with immediately and as soon as possible, otherwise if John Yang repents and changes, it will be too late to regret it.

"Mr. Yang, you should know that the military base of our British Empire in Africa is the smallest one, and its construction cost is not less than 20 million pounds. "Williams is clearly much more experienced than Professor Donald in business negotiations.

"Colonel, the British Empire should have invested more than 50 million pounds in the research of the second generation of aluminum-lithium alloys!" Yang Weiping said with a smile indifferently.

"As far as I know, there are currently three military bases in Africa that the British Empire is preparing to transform, one in South Africa, one in Egypt in North Africa, and one in the Somaria Peninsula. All three bases are regimental in size, and all fortifications and barracks infrastructure are first-class. Williams introduced with a solemn face: "You can choose any of these three bases." ”

Yang Weiping pondered silently for a while, then raised his head and said, "I choose the base on the Somalia Peninsula. However, I would like to ask that the British troops remaining at the base be left behind as a group of officers and soldiers before the Rock Security Company is able to protect the base. If the local situation and international political factors are taken into account, these officers and soldiers can be retired on the spot to join the Rock Security Company. In addition, I request that all conventional weapons at the base, with the exception of missiles, be retained. ”

Williams was obviously stunned by Yang Weiping's request. He even asked to keep some of the defenders, and it seems that he really wanted to make that base a training base for the Rock Security Company.

As for weaponry, Williams was well aware that the army base on the Somalian Peninsula had already had plans to be upgraded, and all the equipment was basically light and heavy weapons from the mid-sixties. This batch of replaced equipment, even if it is brought to the international military market, will not sell much money, it is better to sell John Yang a favor. Maybe this guy might come up with something better one day.

"Mr. Yang, this request of yours is a bit difficult. Williams frowned a little embarrassed and said, "That's all the equipment of a light regiment, and all of this equipment is the best ......"...,

"Colonel, there is a famous saying in China, called 'Don't burn fake incense in front of a true bodhisattva'. Yang Weiping interrupted Williams's pretent with a smile, and said indifferently: "Africa is not Europe, I believe that the British Empire's army there should have already reached the age of all redressing and upgrading." The reason why I asked for this batch of old equipment that is about to be phased out is nothing more than to let the Rock Security Company have a little bit of self-preservation there, and it will definitely not cause any trouble for your British Empire. I am a businessman, not a politician, I just want to make money, get rich, and by the way, protect my private property from any organization and power. ”

Seeing that he couldn't fool the other party, Williams no longer held a stand, and happily negotiated with Yang Weiping on the specific handover of the military base on the Somalia Peninsula.

Somalia Peninsula Base, located in the Gulf of Aden coastal plain a nameless valley, was founded in 1941, has been renovated and expanded three times, covers an area of nearly six square kilometers, away from the urban area, with a complete coastal defense and land defense fortifications fortress, since the British Somalia region declared independence, this area was classified as an unmanned military restricted area by the Somalia government, there are no villages and towns in the original 30 kilometers, resulting in the British officers and soldiers stationed in the base logistics supply is very difficult, can not get daily supplies in the local area, all supplies have to be completed from the British mainland through sea transportation。 It is precisely for this reason that the British Ministry of Defense has decided to close down and abandon this overseas military base.

Although the base is regimental-level, it currently has only one battalion-level Marine Corps.

In addition to the conventional weapons of the British army, there are four Chieftain fighting vehicles, two Centurion main battle tanks, twelve infantry fighting vehicles, two helicopter gunships, and four transport helicopters.

Williams initially insisted that combat vehicles and helicopters were not conventional weapons, and that Yang Weiping would have to pay a fee if he wanted to receive them.

Yang Weiping was willing to spit out this kind of fat that was delivered to his mouth, emphasizing that these tanks and helicopters were all obsolete goods, and even if you British got rid of them, the transportation cost alone would not be low. And since all this equipment belongs to the base on the Somalia Peninsula, of course all of them are packaged and handed over to him.

Seeing that Williams was still a little grinding, Yang Weiping suddenly proposed, no matter how stingy you are, Lao Tzu even wants to find two corvettes in the base port!

Frightened, Williams immediately relented, and Donald acted as a notary public, signing the transfer agreement for the base on the Somalian Peninsula on the spot.