Sitting in the conference room of the Future Man Building, Fumixiong Kishida thanked the waiter for the tea, but his eyes involuntarily aimed at the wall clock on the wall. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is the tenth time he has repeated this action since he entered the door.

After talking to Jiang Chen on the phone, he immediately postponed his afternoon itinerary and rushed here after ending his meeting with Zhang Yaping.

When he arrived here, Jiang Chen was on the space elevator, and there was still more than an hour to reach Koro City, so Xia Shiyu arranged them in this conference room and asked the manager to make them a few cups of tea.

Also sitting in this conference room were several diplomats from the same party that he trusted from the diplomatic team he brought with him.

In order to avoid arousing the suspicion of the United States, he came this time under the guise of electricity negotiations, and he could not stay here for long. As for the purpose of his trip, there is no need to guess, of course, it is for the 50 percent defense tax.

When it comes to the thirst for space resources, there is no country in the world that compares to Japan. Since the last century, the scarcity of local resources and the divergence between industrial development have been like a curse on Japan, and the Nikkei index will have to fall at the slightest shock in the world economy.

As soon as Transwarp announced that it would accept foreign capital investment, Japanese domestic capitalists and large conglomerates rushed to it, especially the rare earth mining project in Guanghan City, for fear that Transwarp Trade would not want their money.

It is no exaggeration to say that the total investment of Japanese enterprises in Transwarp City ranks third after the United States and China, and even ranks ahead of Russia.

It is precisely because of this that the 50 percent defense tax will make them so painful.

Just as Kishida Wenxiong was muttering in his heart, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and Jiang Chen walked in from outside.

Seeing this, he immediately took the lead and got up from the chair, with a smile on his face, and stretched out his right hand to meet him.

"Fortunately, fortunately, the contemptible Fumikuma Kishida, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan. ”

Jiang Chen, Chairman of Future People Group and Transwarp Trading. Mr. Kishida doesn't need to introduce himself, we met at the Outer Space Security Summit. Holding his outstretched hand, Jiang Chen said with a smile.

Hearing the words Outer Space Security Summit, an embarrassed expression flashed from Mr. Kishida's face. But he is worthy of being a diplomat, and his face is naturally far beyond that of others, pretending not to hear the word, holding Jiang Chen's hand warmly, and greeting politely.

Since the collapse of the Ampere cabinet after the Resident Evil incident in Tokyo, he has changed his political stance and defected to the left. Because of his strong support for the foreign policy of the new prime minister, he continued to be nominated by the foreign minister after the new cabinet was formed, becoming the only cabinet minister who was not removed from office.

Of course, this is also related to the turbulence in Japan at that time, and there was no one to use a new prime minister.

Aside from those external factors, judging from his style of conduct, this person can be called a typical example of seeing the wind and steering the rudder.

Obviously, he stood firmly on the side of the American father at the outer space defense summit, and when he saw that the Earth Defense Alliance was making a fuss, he immediately came over as if nothing had happened.

However, as the so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, looking at his smile and bowing, Jiang Chen also grinned, and after letting go of his hand, he made a gesture of invitation to the chair next to him.

"You may be seated. ”

After seeing Minister Kishida sit down, several diplomats who came with him also sat down.

Jiang Chen walked to the first seat in front of the conference table and sat down, gestured to the assistant behind him, and motioned for him to go out and close the door by the way. Hearing the sound of the door closing behind him, he leaned back in his chair and looked at the Japanese delegation for a long time.

"Mr. Kishida didn't come to me to catch up. You know, I'm an entrepreneur. I don't have to do all that red tape here, if there's anything, I might as well say it. ”

"Since Mr. Jiang Chen said so, then I will get straight to the point," Minister Kishida coughed lightly and said, "Is the 50 percent defense tax you proposed a little too high?"

When Jiang Chen heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

"This decision was made after discussions within the Earth Defense Alliance, and all member states voted on the final resolution. If you have any objections to this resolution, you may wish to consult with China and Russia first?"

Fumikuma Kishida laughed dryly.

"Mr. Jiang said with a smile, as far as I know, the 50% defense tax is collected by the Transwarp Trade Space Elevator Operating Company and injected into the Earth Defense Fund in the name of donations.

Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows, and glanced at the sixty-year-old man with some surprise, but he didn't expect that the people of the country didn't take the Earth Defense Alliance seriously on the surface, and the investigation in private was quite clear.

But having said that, the initiative is still on his side.

So, Jiang Chen didn't use excuses to prevaricate, but instead pulled out the banner for all mankind.

"Resisting the aggression of extraterrestrial civilizations is for the common interests of the international community, and in that case, we can't let some people rush to the front while the other part hides behind and enjoy the results, right?

Fair you paralyzed!

Minister Kishida scolded in his heart.

How can it be fair to use our country's money to support your aerospace enterprises, and when the time comes, we will wait for you to use your leading aerospace technology to continue to earn our country's money?

However, he also slandered these words in his heart, and on the surface he still had that kind face with a smile.

"You are right, it is the duty of all nations to confront extraterrestrial civilizations. After seeing your example, we have indeed seriously reflected on our own selfishness in this regard. Therefore, we have decided to set up a space unit in the Self-Defense Forces to support the fight against extraterrestrial civilizations!"

Jiang Chen didn't speak, leaned forward slightly, and looked at him with a smile across the table.

Just when Kishida Wenxiong felt a little hairy when he was watched, Jiang Chen spoke.

"Are you kidding me?"

Although he knew that the conditions he proposed were excessive, hearing Jiang Chen's undisguised refusal, Minister Kishida's expression couldn't help but be a little embarrassed. However, the negotiations had to continue, and he had to bite the bullet.

"And what do you want?"

Smiling slightly, Jiang Chen leaned back in his chair and said in a relaxed tone.

"It's easy to get rid of the defense tax, just join us. ”

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Kishida Fumixiong immediately jumped up.

"We are allies of NATO, how can we join a new military alliance treaty!"

Jiang Chen didn't care about Kishida Wenxiong's aggressive gaze, and said with a smile.

"Then pay taxes honestly and contribute to the cause of 'ground defense'. (To be continued.) )