"Arms trafficking?!" The second old man listened, and his eyes widened at the boss.

"Well, arms trafficking." Ye Kai's answer was very affirmative, and it could be seen that he was serious.

The second old man pondered for a while, and then said to Ye Kai, "This matter is not very reliable." ”

Because of the Nanmen Incident two years ago, the Americans, together with Western countries, are imposing an economic blockade, arms embargo, and various other sanctions on the Republic, and it is difficult for some sensitive materials to be shipped out through sea channels, not to mention that there are no large-scale wars in neighboring countries, and it seems unlikely that they want to use land channels to traffic in arms.

What's more, the top level of the republic is not very interested in the arms trade, and the only few channels are countries with relatively good relations, and the number is not very large.

So when it comes to this matter, the first thing that comes to the mind of the second old man is that it is not feasible, one is the lack of supply, and the other is the lack of market channels.

But the main problem is the relationship between the Republic and the United States.

The republic does not want to over-irritate the Americans, or to cause a lot of trouble because of a little petty profit, and the big customers of international arms dealers such as Arab countries are basically regular customers of Western countries, and it is not so easy to accept other sources of goods.

Moreover, this is not quite in line with the national policy of the Republic.

"I'm just borrowing someone from you, the source of goods and market channels are outside, and it has nothing to do with China." Ye Kai said, "The most important thing is loyalty, which is the first thing to consider. ”

When the second old man heard this, he immediately felt a little embarrassed.

There are such talents, but as he said to Ye Kai, everyone is a baby bump in the military, although the second old man controls the Military Commission, but he is not a one-handed cover, and things that harm the public and private interests naturally cannot be done often.

"It's not that there are a lot of people, two is enough." Ye Kai said.

"If you have two, you can barely find out......" The second old man thought about it, and finally nodded, "But you have to tell me about the plan." ”

In the final analysis, the second old man is still more curious.

"I'm not afraid to tell you this, anyway, the government definitely can't come forward to do this." As soon as Ye Kai heard that the second old man had agreed to borrow someone, he suddenly came to his senses, and told the second old man about his plans for a while.

Ye Kai's goal was, of course, the huge arsenal of the Soviet Union.

It is said that during the Cold War, in order to counter the nuclear deterrence of the United States, the Soviet Union created a set of "super doomsday weapons" -- the "limbic system" -- in a state of top secret, also known as the "hand of death." In the event of a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union, the activated "limbic system" will begin to automatically detect, and if within a certain period of time, it does not receive a response from the Soviet leadership, it will automatically recognize that "the end is coming, the Soviet leadership has disappeared", and then start a Jedi counterattack against the United States.

As for the Soviet Union's nuclear bomb reserves, it is also an extremely large number.

However, with this kind of equipment, Ye Kai naturally has no way to get his hands on it, and he doesn't have the guts, if it is possible, the suitcase nuclear bomb can be considered, the power of this thing is relatively strong, and the size is small, if you can get dozens or hundreds of sets, it is the best weapon to blackmail the Americans.

Strictly speaking, nuclear weapons are in the hands of the government, and at most they can only play a deterrent role, but in the hands of private individuals, that influence is very great, and with so many nuclear bombs, it is not much of a problem to establish a country overseas.

Of course, the premise is that you have a launch vehicle to launch a nuclear bomb, or at least a medium-range missile, otherwise the threat is greatly reduced.

"I mainly look at the conventional weapons of the Soviet Union......," Ye Kai said to the second old man, "Now the war in Africa and the Middle East has never stopped, and countries such as Afghanistan, and even some small countries in South America, where there is a threat of armed force, will be our arms dumping ground." ”

In fact, the arms trade is also a special component of international trade.

As an indirect means of military struggle in the international community, it plays a unique role in adjusting multilateral relations, improving the strategic situation, and balancing strategic forces, and is of great political, military, and diplomatic significance.

At the same time, as one of the most profitable transactions in the world, it is also an important way for some countries to obtain greater economic benefits and ensure the survival and development of their industry.

Therefore, after the end of the Cold War, the arms trade, as an important part of international politics, economy, and military, has undergone profound changes along with the changes in the international situation, and has taken on some completely different characteristics at the strategic level from those of the Cold War period.

What Ye Kai values now is that after the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union has not yet fully integrated with the international community, the domestic political situation is very chaotic, and the top level of the military is serious.

"Actually, I just want to make a time difference." Ye Kai said to the second old man, "During the Cold War, due to the fierce confrontation between the East and the West, the international arms trade, as a means of military struggle, also had a strong confrontational nature. As the main arms suppliers to their respective camps, the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, are not primarily concerned with economic interests but with political and military interests when providing weapons and equipment to their allies or quasi-allies. For example, the United States clearly stipulates in the Arms Sales Control Act that exports may be authorized only if it can be clearly demonstrated that the sale of arms will enhance the national security of the United States and be consistent with the foreign policy of the United States. Therefore, countries that have military-trade relations with the United States are generally direct allies first, and indirect allies or friendly countries second. The United States not only strictly prohibits the sale of weapons to countries of faith in principle, but also has many restrictions on the sale of weapons to developing countries. ”

As a result, there are many blind spots in the world that the business of the United States ** fire dealers cannot do.

"In fact, the development of foreign arms trade is also a means to curb the excessive development of US power." Ye Kai also said, "In fact, the arms trade still plays an irreplaceable role in adjusting multilateral relations and balancing geopolitics. For example, after the Cold War, in order to avoid the emergence of a new strategic vacuum, an imbalance of power, and a threat to its global interests, the United States has continued to rely on the arms trade to curb the occurrence of such situations while constantly looking for various solutions; through the arms trade, on the one hand, it can maintain and expand relations between the United States and its allies, bring relevant countries or regions into the US sphere of influence, and become part of the US global strategy, so as to prevent the so-called filling of the vacuum on the country and causing damage to US interests. ”

For some countries importing military products, the arms trade has become a means for them to seek high-level security interests beyond the scope of military force, while rapidly raising the technical level of weapons and equipment and enhancing their defense capabilities.

After the Gulf War, in order to safeguard their own security, the GCC member states did not adopt a one-sided approach toward the United States when procuring armaments, but purchased advanced weapons and equipment from the United States, Britain, France, and other countries. The main reason for this is that one of the main considerations of the Gulf countries is to take care of the interests of the arms importing countries, use the arms trade as a means of struggle to "build momentum," form good alliances with other countries, and obtain security guarantees or verbal security commitments from major countries.

"As you said, the arms trade in the Gulf is basically monopolized by the United States and other Western countries." The second old man frowned and said, "But Africa is so poor, are you sure you can receive the payment?" ”

"The arms trade itself is a high-risk, high-reward business, but if you want to sell to African countries, you naturally can't collect their currency, and even the dollar is not easy to use." Ye Kai replied with a smile, "But they have gold and diamonds!" ”

In fact, Ye Kai prefers diamonds to gold.

Because this thing is smaller in size, more valuable, or the payment after a transaction, a person can bring it back in a suitcase, which is the most convenient.

Moreover, diamonds are non-renewable resources, and their value will only get higher and higher, so it would be perfect if Ye Kai had time to set up a large gemstone jewelry company to specialize in processing diamond jewelry and selling it.

Of course, this kind of thing is also easy to provoke a backlash from international arms dealers, for example, the Americans can easily find clues about arms trafficking from the diamond trade, and then find them in the door.

Although relations with the United States are still relatively tense, the impact of the Nanmen incident is gradually fading with time, and relations with the United States are also recovering, which is naturally in line with the development of the Republic's foreign relations.

If it is because Ye Kai is so messing around outside, it will affect the normalization of relations with the United States, and things will be in trouble.

"That's why I'm looking for a surrogate." Ye Kai said, "The source of goods is in the Soviet Union, the market is in Africa, or some other remote places, the middleman is the Soviet, I just sit and wait to collect the money, even if the Americans know who is behind the instructions, what excuse can they catch up with me?" In China, this is not a place where they can go wild! ”

The second old man nodded, feeling that what Ye Kai said was also very reasonable.

In any case, the international arms trade is a kind of mutual affair, and everyone wants to dump their weapons on a third country, but they are worried that other countries will follow the same example and affect their own national security.

But if you smuggle arms, you don't have so many scruples, or Ye Kai may be able to make Americans feel anxious under Ye Kai's toss.

"In principle, I support you, but the details need to be carefully considered." The second old man thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to support Ye Kai, aside from the fact that he was the only heir of his old Ye family, this idea of changing the world's strategic structure through arms trade is also worth a try.

(To be continued)