Volume 1, 1st Pot of Gold, Chapter 790, Arms Race

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After taking Jiang Chen off the plane, the Moro Kingdom was naturally a good hospitality.

The welcoming motorcade was a black Lincoln Stretch and the hotel was the State Hotel in Moro. Passing through the emerald green lawn, under the greeting of the honor guard, step on the pure white stone steps, and the marble columns stand solemnly in a row, quite a bit of the charm of the Pantheon in Paris.

The former rebel flag fluttered in the sky with the posture of the national flag, and such a majesty really amazed Jiang Chen.

But then he couldn't help but speak, what a special **!

Although the per capita income is only $800, this does not prevent the warlords who rule Mindanao from living a petty bourgeois life. He has been fighting guerrilla warfare in the mountains with the Philippine government army for decades, and now he has finally fulfilled his long-cherished wish of independence.

According to the requirements of the Future People Group, the Moro State defines the type of government as a democratically elected government in the constitution in order to block the tongue of Western countries. At the same time, however, they also included in the constitution a special wartime ordinance, which stipulated that the presidential term of office would be extended indefinitely in wartime, and that the supreme commander would decide when the wartime regulations would end.

By the way, both the president and the supreme commander, both General Santos alone.

How Santos exploited his own people, Jiang Chen didn't care.

All he's responsible for is the employees of the Future People Group, the Warriors of the Star Ring Trade, and the people of the New Nation on the Panu Islands. Therefore, in the face of the curry favor of the Moro government, he accepted it very calmly.

There are as many as ten maids who are responsible for taking care of his daily life, and all of them are at the level of disaster water in terms of appearance. The decoration of the room is extremely luxurious, and the "daily necessities" such as wine and cigars placed in the display cases are all international famous brands, but I am afraid that Santos himself is reluctant to be so extravagant.

While feeling the generosity of the Moro government, Jiang Chen couldn't help but wonder in his heart, did this Santos have something to ask him?

In the evening, Santos held a banquet in the auditorium of the State Guest Hotel to entertain Jiang Chen.

Except for Jiang Chen, the protagonist, the guests who visited were all powerful people with heads and faces on Mindanao. Most of them are military personnel, and there are some real estate developers and gold mine owners in the Moro country. Most of the female guests who visited were relatives of these officers and businessmen, and Jiang Chen noticed that many young girls were full of fire when they looked at him

It's just that the daughters of these local nobles are really beautiful, and Jiang Chen is not interested in it at all anyway.

The banquet was staggered, melodious symphony music was played on the stage, and the guests chatted happily.

After three rounds of drinking, Santos, who was sitting next to Jiang Chen, suddenly had a smile on his face.

Seeing his expression, Jiang Chen knew that this guy must have something to trouble him.

"Mr. Jiang, our enemy has been a little restless on the border recently. ”

I have to say that this Santos is much more sleek than the previous man with five big and three thick, and I think he also understands the truth that governing the country cannot rely on muscles. With this opening, he used "our enemy" to pull Jiang Chen's position to his side. And the tone of his speech is as if he is discussing the military situation with his allies, and he will not lose face in front of his subordinates.

Although he saw this, Jiang Chen didn't take his careful thoughts to heart, took a sip of the wine glass, and asked casually.

"Oh, is there any movement on the Philippine side?"

The Aquino administration enacted a new conscription bill, declaring a 100,000-strong expansion of the decadent army. ”

"Aquino, didn't that guy take the blame and resign?" Jiang Chen frowned.

"The one who resigned was Aquino III, and this is the new Aquino IV"

Well, IV.

Jiang Chen reached out and pinched his brow, which was sour from drunkenness.

He doesn't know much about these monkeys

Glancing at Jiang Chen carefully, Santos continued.

"In addition, the Philippine side also announced that it will build a modern army with the help of the United States, and introduce 11 main battle tanks and Apache helicopter gunships and other vehicles"

"11?" Jiang Chen's eyes moved slightly, his fingers lightly tapped the wine glass, and the corners of his mouth pursed disdainfully, "Can they afford it?"

How many bananas does it take to buy an 11 main battle tank?

Hearing this, Santos also sighed with a sad face.

"I don't know, but the news from our informant in the Philippines is that they seem to have received a large loan. ”

Loan?

Putting down the wine glass in his hand, Jiang Chen's expression was a little strange, and then he asked Santos.

"Do you have any definite information on the number of loans and the timing of the loans?"

"It's about 10 billion dollars, and it's about the end of April. After exchanging glances with his intelligence minister, and after receiving an affirmative answer, Santos nodded and said.

At the end of April, it was almost the time when Jiang Chen and the Freemasons had a bad relationship, and there was a crack in the cooperation between Future Mining and the mining group.

$10 billion, a lot of money! The price of an 11 tank is only $4 million, and if all this money is spent on the army and air force, the Philippines will be able to build a modern army.

Investing in the expansion of the army, except for the war to recover the investment, Jiang Chen couldn't think of any other way.

Originally, Jiang Chen still couldn't understand why the group proposed such a future person who the group would not accept at all, and then evacuated so calmly after being refused to renew the contract. Looking at it now, what they have planned should be not small.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Chen lightly ordered the glass of wine on the table and asked in a half-joking tone.

"Your military expenses shouldn't be spent on this. ”

"How is that possible! We account for 15 percent of our annual military budget, just because we are worried that they will tear up the armistice agreement. Santos hurriedly replied.

Without asking him how much he spends on enjoyment each year, Jiang Chen pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Starting tomorrow, Transwarp Trade will help the Moro nation build a modern army to deal with regional tensions caused by the expansion of the Philippine forces in the north. You don't have to worry about military spending for the time being, our side will lend you low-interest loans, with a total amount of 5 billion dollars. ”

Hearing this, Santos couldn't help but be overjoyed, the big stone that had been pressing on his chest all these days was finally removed, and he immediately got up and raised his glass and toasted Jiang Chen.

"Haha, thank you so much! Our friends, the people of Mindanao will remember your contribution to our revolution!"

After the banquet, he declined the invitation of several ladies and celebrities to "visit the boudoir", and Jiang Chen went straight back to the state-guest hotel.

Throwing the dress on the hanger, he immediately spoke on the phone with Star Ring Trade, and told Ivan and Bakari about his decision to assist in the modernization of the Moro ** project.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Chen was about to change his clothes and take a bath under the service of a group of maids, but the r on his wrist rang again.

Looking at the lines of words on the holographic screen, Jiang Chen was slightly stunned.

It's an international call

And from Boston, USA. To be continued