Reagan's proposal was not a trivial matter, so Alice was not hot-headed and full of promises, of course, she didn't have much to say directly verbally at the moment, everything needed to be considered in the long run. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

So the next day, still the president's oval boardroom, where Reagan, Alice, George H. Bush and then-Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberg gathered.

"Let me start by saying that I don't have a lot of money right now. ”

Alice said: "If the time is really tight, you can choose to support other forces, and although the training base has been built, there is still a lot of work to be done." ”

While saying this, Alice was also gambling. Since Reagan would have made this suggestion to himself, it must have been based on two circumstances.

The first is that he has fully investigated himself and thinks it is appropriate, and it is more suitable for other security companies of various sizes in the country. Second, time is indeed not very urgent, even if Blackwater International is not fully prepared.

Because the government's current goal is to induce Iran to surrender quickly, it is a long-term plan to support Blackwater International to become a government supplier.

To put it bluntly, if it is really necessary, the Pentagon can even send troops directly to the Iran-Iraq battlefield, and once captured, they can directly say that they are Blackwater's people, even if they have not signed a contract with the company at all.

So just as Alice thought, Defense Secretary Weinberg smiled and said: "Don't worry, Alice, our budget for the past two years is quite abundant, if you are short of money, we will provide you with funds in various names." However, both in name and in amount, it must be reasonable. ”

Alice agrees that government spending money is subject to congressional approval, and every name is recorded. Directly taking the public money and throwing it to a private company is definitely the most deadly act.

"Well, maybe we can do that. ”

So immediately after, Alice's joke came: "Blackwater International buys millet and rice from the USDA, what do you think of the price of millet and rice?"

As she spoke, she made two gestures in her hands, which were clearly the current prices of gold and silver.

The three adult men in the room looked at each other, and in the end, it was Bush Sr. who couldn't help but laugh: "Buy gold and silver at the price of rice and millet? Good guy, where did you get the idea? Hey, Ronald, do you hear that? Maybe someone in the government is really doing this!"

"The Kuomintang in the thirties and forties was so corrupt. ”

Alice explained lightly, and immediately changed the topic: "I believe you have already investigated me a lot, otherwise you would definitely not put such an important matter on me." But Mr. President, may I ask why? Do you see those sparkles in me?"

Although the answer can be guessed.

Sure enough, Reagan spoke up immediately, and the answer was obviously prepared: "Age, little Alice, of course." Although there are many forces that are more powerful than you for the government, and of course we have been cooperating with them a lot, you are a newcomer after all. Whether it's Wall Street, or oil conglomerates, or arms dealers, you don't have any foundations, and you just have a few companies in Silicon Valley. ”

"You're only fifteen years old now, but you've made a ...... To be honest, already better than Rockefeller of the same age. ”

This sentence caused everyone to chuckle, and Reagan continued: "Age, coupled with ability, coupled with the lack of deep roots, there is no reason why we should not cooperate with you and nurture you properly, right?"

After saying this, he sighed softly, slowed down his speech, and said earnestly: "The United States is a very inclusive country, although you are Chinese, you were also born and raised in this country. I believe you also have a deep understanding of this. ”

"I admit that our country still has a lot of problems with race, and the old chaebols who rode the Mayflower legacy are not easy to accommodate outsiders. But Alice, the talents you are currently embodying will definitely make everyone look at them, and the factors that can hinder the development of most people will have a very limited impact on you. ”

When Reagan said that, the room was a little too quiet.

Because these words are a little too shocking.

Alice immediately figured out why he said this, probably because of her young age, and wanted to use this emotional card to make herself trust the government. Well, the idea was good, and Reagan's analysis was so good that it lifted her to the skies. Since the president himself is so enthusiastic, it is reasonable for her to refuse.

After that, the situation is very simple, in order to speed up the construction of Blackwater International, the Ministry of Defense will provide Alice with a full 300 million dollars.

Three hundred million!

Of course, the White House is not going to make a money-losing deal, there is no doubt about it.

The Iran-Iraq war is a special war, a veritable, "marathon" war of attrition, a war in which neither side has more to gain than it loses, and there is no winner. At the same time, it was commented by the world's military circles as the most typical example of "advanced weapons fighting low-level wars", and the self-proclaimed world military power used all advanced weapons except the atomic bomb, including chemical weapons, F14, F4, Mirage fighters, and Scud missiles took turns to fight, so that Iraq alone was burdened with a total of more than $40 billion in arms debt, not to mention Iran.

Arms dealers have indeed made a lot of money, but at the same time, because of the near stagnation of oil production, the continuous high production of oil fields from non-OPEC members and the Soviet Union has seriously affected the interests of American oil tycoons.

Every day the war ends, the global oil price will return to normal one day earlier, compared to the hundreds of billions of funds recovered, giving Alice 300 million is really nothing.

What's more, this was originally a long-term investment by the Ministry of Defense in her.

The meeting in the Oval Office was soon over, and Alice enjoyed a rare luncheon cooked by a White House chef. After saying goodbye to the enthusiastic President Reagan, Alice once again got into Vice President George H.W. Bush's car and drove in the direction of his mansion.

"Old man, be honest. ”

In the back seat, Alice burped and patted her belly with satisfaction, and said to Bush Sr.: "Is it also for this reason that I asked me to invest five million in your son?"

"Well...... Well, such a big thing, of course, I would have known in advance. ”

Bush Sr. said happily: "Don't forget, since I promoted the adoption of Cisco products by government offices in so many eastern states, how can Ronald not know the reason? In the past few months, you have always been a little celebrity talked about by the secretary of defense!"

The corners of Alice's mouth twitched: "Iran-Iraq war...... At the end of the day, they were really speechless enough. ”

These remarks attracted the attention of the elder Bush, and when the car had just turned a corner, he asked with great interest: "It has been seven years since the Iran-Iraq war was fought, and you should have already had a lot of opinions, right?"

Well, it's another time to prove your talent.

Alice rolled her eyes and said without thinking: "First of all, this war has proved a truth, that is, huge funds can buy modern weapons and equipment, but they can't buy the modernization level of the army. The industrial base of Iran and Iraq is weak, and they are unable to repair the spare parts of many advanced weapons, and they mainly rely on foreign supplies for ammunition. Moreover, the education level of their soldiers is very low, and it is quite difficult to master some advanced ground-to-air missiles or advanced weapons such as MiG-23 fighters. ”

"Second, it is obvious that a local war under modern conditions should certainly attach importance to a quick and quick solution, but at the same time, it should also be prepared for a long-term war, and it is necessary to have both. The lightning action taken by Iraq in the early days of the war, this is good. However, it bets the war entirely on this point, and lacks the ideological and material readiness for a long-term war, so once the attempt for a quick victory is crushed by the other side, it will be miserable. ”

"Third, in modern local wars, the main goal should still be to annihilate the enemy's vital forces, and we should not be overly entangled in the gains and losses of one city or one place. In this war, almost all the battles were offensive and defensive battles aimed at cities, villages and towns, and both sides were content with the superficial victory of attacking cities and seizing land, ignoring the annihilation of a large number of enemy living forces. This is the direct reason why this war has lasted so long. ”

"In addition, modern local wars have a large loss of weapons, equipment, and materials, which has raised new issues for logistical supply. Although the Iran-Iraq War could not be called a high-level modern war, the war consumed a great deal of effort that was unprecedented in the history of local wars since World War II. For example, in the early days of the war, Iraq fired tens of thousands of artillery shells at a town of 1,000 households like Schillingburg alone. Moreover, their army was mainly mechanized, but the supply of fuel was so miserable that the pace of all the battles was so slow that the time was naturally prolonged. ”

After uttering such a tirade almost without thinking, Alice pursed her lips fiercely and said disdainfully: "Look, even if this war ends next year, these two countries will be miserable anymore." After so many people died, spent so much money, and stopped developing for so many years, it is estimated that after the fight, it will be good for them to be able to maintain their life in the sixties. ”

After saying these words, Alice seemed to have finished her opinion, and immediately picked up a bottle of mineral water and began to grunt.

However, the elder Bush, who suddenly heard such a long list of incisive analysis, was almost speechless. (To be continued.) )