Not to mention how the overbearing president, who was obviously in a state of irritability, would spend the night in anxiety.

Tang Lang and the fat man were very happy.

When he heard that the "Julang" company would vigorously develop mecha products in the future, and the "technical director" was Professor Edward, Liang Qiu immediately decided to talk to General Tang, the commander of the Southwest Military Region.

Tang Lang also contacted Professor Edward, and the white-haired old man also sent a video of the "Xiang Yu" mecha action and performance indicators to Tang Lang, which was still at the classified level. In the private room of the hotel where the secret shield was activated, Admiral Tang, who watched the training video of the "Xiang Yu" mecha controlled by Tang Lang himself, directly made a decision and ordered 5,000 mecha to Julang Company, which did not even have a mecha armor plate.

In addition, after the contract is signed, the Southwest Military Region will pay 30 percent of the cost in advance. That's an astronomical amount that everyone can't help but jaw-drop, and the entire mecha order is as high as 250 billion credits.

Professor Edward is not a businessman, he only makes suggestions for the "Xiang Yu"-class mecha from the cost price.

Ordinary 8th generation mechas, because the order volume is extremely huge, such as the Qin Warrior with an annual purchase volume of 60,000 units, the price of several major mecha manufacturers in the Federation is around 3 million credits. However, the 9th generation mecha "Ming"-class mecha that has not yet been fully put into service with the federal army, because its manufacturing volume is not large, and the cost of a single unit is as high as 60 million credits.

The "Xiang Yu" mecha developed by Professor Edward, which is completely different from the single energy furnace engine "Ming" class mecha equipped with the latest Hot Wheels engine, is stronger than the "Ming" class mecha that has been set and is in service in batches in terms of firepower and energy engine power, and its cost is even more amazing, reaching 80 million credits, which is even higher than the "Pacific" class mecha that has always been "not the best, but the most expensive" The Great Eagle Empire has been in active service for several years.

Aside from the special structure of the hot wheel engine, the core of the mecha, which is completely different from the existing energy engine production line, with the shortcomings of the current "Xiang Yu"-level mecha frantically devouring energy and its prohibitive cost, it is already destined that the "Xiang Yu" mecha will not become the 9th generation of the main mecha considered by the Federal Military Affairs Department.

With the advantages of excellent performance and high combat power, in the face of limited financial resources, it can only become a niche equipment. Originally, in Tang Lang's plan, this kind of mecha could sell 2,000 units, which was already the sky, but he didn't expect that General Tang, the commander of the Southwest Military Region, would order 5,000 units in one go.

If there is a purchase volume of 5,000 units, after the cost of the "Xiang Yu" mecha is apportioned, it can be below 40 million credits, and the profit of a single mecha of Xiang Yu mecha can reach 20% based on the price of 50 million credits that Tang Lang is not higher than the "Ming Warrior" level mecha.

And the profit of 50 billion credits for a single order, even the fourth mecha manufacturer of the Federation such as "Zhengdao Heavy Industries", can only be left behind. It didn't take long for the fat man to stand in front of the domineering president and tell the man with a downward posture that he didn't need to enter any wealthy family, because he was a wealthy family himself.

And why the profit of a mecha manufacturer like "Zhengdao Heavy Industries", which produces tens of thousands of mecha per year, is far less profitable than that of Julang, and the reason is simple, they do not have a scientific research master like Edward. Hundreds of billions of scientific research funds invested every year need to be deducted from profits, and a mecha can earn five percent is already good.

But 250 billion credits is all the budget of the Southwest Military Region to equip the 9th generation mecha in the next year.

The division of federal military spending not only stands on the whole federation as a whole, such as the more expensive starships that cost tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of dollars, but also gives military region-level and fleet-level commanders a certain degree of autonomy in the procurement of weapons systems, such as mechas.

The Federal Ministry of Military Affairs is only responsible for the allocation of military expenses to the three major military districts and the ten main fleets under the Ministry of Military Affairs in accordance with the military budget approved by the People's Assembly.

Of course, it is not that the commanders of the generals and lieutenant generals can do whatever they want and what kind of mecha they procure, but they must first make a report according to the defense and strategic and tactical needs of their own troops, and the evaluation agency specially organized by the Ministry of Military Affairs will evaluate the report and consider that the mecha can meet their needs, and will approve its use. In the military region and fleet, there are also inspectors directly under the Ministry of Military Affairs, who are responsible for supervising the use of the purchase and reflecting the combat effectiveness formed after the service of this type of mecha to the Ministry of Military Affairs.

In the past 2,000 years, this kind of supervision, which has a certain degree of autonomy to enhance combat effectiveness and precautions, has been developed to the extreme perfection, and the welfare benefits themselves are extremely high, and the generals with a bright future will not be allowed to make up their minds about military spending.

Admiral Tang naturally did not have any personal factors involved, but that Julang Company had the great god Edward to suppress the formation, and because of the incomparably outstanding performance of the "Xiang Yu" mecha.

However, once the two countries go to war, the Southwest Military Region will bear the brunt, and urgently need a mecha that can confront or even suppress the ghost of the Jiepeng Royal Special Mecha Regiment, which is the real reason why he made a decision immediately.

In the eyes of the incomparably experienced Admiral Commander, the performance of the Ghost Cut Mecha that appeared on the Rafi Star was the most important factor he considered. The sky-high price of ordering and follow-up maintenance is not in the consideration of a general who is about to face a big war.

In the war, he only needs to be able to kill more enemies, and his own soldiers will die less.

The military expenditure of 5,000 9th-generation mecha was brought by General Tang to the military affairs department after the battle of Lafi Star with more than 100 soldiers from the "Shuguang Base" of the Southwest Military Region who died on the battlefield in grief. The first-level parliamentarians, who had personally experienced the atmosphere of the imminent war in the Ministry of Military Affairs, did not leave any difficulties in the face of this funding, and almost unanimously approved it.

It can be said that it was the heroic sacrifice of the officers and men of the "Shuguang Base" that allowed the Southwest Military Region to obtain the qualification to equip 5,000 9th generation mechas. The Central Galaxy Military Region, which has always been close to the water, has only obtained a special military quota of 2,000 9th generation mechas, 1,500 in the Northeast Military Region, and only 1,000 units for each of the nine main fleets, that is, the 2nd Fleet participating in the war has received a slightly more 1,500 units.

And that is already the red line of military spending that the Southwest Federation, which has not yet activated the war regulations, can reach in peacetime. The economic pressure caused by the sudden increase in trillions of special military spending and the increase in the number of starships built has begun to cause the overall economic downturn of the federal society, and the government has to maintain a balance between national defense and people's livelihood.

And don't look at the start of the war, the crazy attrition and the artillery fire that goes out like no money is like a gold-swallowing beast, devouring the wealth accumulated by the people of the Federation for a hundred years, but the excited people will shift most of their attention to the front line, and the domestic contradictions are not so prominent.

Relatively speaking, the government, which has already begun to burn out, is even more desperate than the military to go to war with Jeppen.

The ambitious emperor of the Jeppen Empire probably couldn't have imagined it, because of his threat, the Southwest Federation, which had always been low-key and forbearing, was like a volcano that was about to erupt with energy, and even had a stronger desire to go to war than him.

The scheming aggressor was actually worried about the big fat in his eyes. After listening to Liang Qiu's description of the incomparably urgent purchase of the 9th generation mecha in the Southwest Military Region, Tang Lang couldn't help but feel a feeling of crying and laughing, which seemed to be very different from the time and space he had been!

"So, I hope that CHIRON will start delivering orders in half a year!" Liang Qiu's eyes burned and slid across the faces of his two future subordinates. "As for the quality of the mecha, you will also use it in the future, if you are not afraid of death, as long as you can fool the overseer of the Ministry of Military Affairs."

This is, naturally, a joke. Not to mention that the fraud will be sent to prison, as Liang Qiu said, as the first elite of the Southwest Military Region, it is naturally the first batch of equipment troops of the 9th generation mecha, but these two are the officers of the Storm Bear Mecha Regiment that have been booked in advance, and the "Xiang Yu" mecha is their standard configuration, who dares to joke with their own lives?

"No problem, half a year is too long, I promise that the delivery of the military region will begin in three months, and the delivery will be completed in eight months." After careful calculation, Tang Lang replied firmly.

"Good!" Liang Qiu nodded with satisfaction. "Then it's decided, as long as it can be delivered on time, I will reserve the position of major company commander for you!"

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"Commander, what about me? What do you think is the right location? The fat man raised his eyebrows.

"You! How is a lieutenant mech maintenance officer? Liang Qiu glanced at the fat man with a smile on his face.

"Thank you, Captain." The fat man couldn't be happier.

Both a lieutenant and a maintenance officer who does not need to go to the front line is perfect for him.

"If you're not busy, you can also be responsible for the procurement of mecha accessories for the whole group!" The smile on Liang Qiu's face was even bigger.

"No matter how busy I am, I have to do it, and the most important thing for the younger generation of soldiers like us to learn from our predecessors is dedication." The fat man said righteous words that Tang Lang couldn't bear to look at directly, but his face was smiling like a chrysanthemum.

"Very well, I appreciate your determination. However, those are all promises after the delivery on time, if you can't complete the order on time, both of you will sweep Lao Tzu to the regiment headquarters. Liang Qiu smiled and dropped a sentence and left.

"I'll 。。。。。。" The fat man regretted wanting to slap himself in the mouth, looking at the back of Colonel Liang Qiu leaving, his eyes were extremely sad: "Just give me ordinary treatment!" ”

The fat man who regretted it looked at Tang Lang with a sad face: "My brother! We haven't even sold the Energy Valve yet! The various accessories required by the mecha are still in the stage of imagination, and after three months, what will we hand over! I can't run away from this sweep. ”

"Out of breath!" Tang Lang sneered. "Have you heard of a saying spread among your ancestors who fought with javelins 4,000 years ago?"

"What?"

"No guns, no cannons, the enemy made us!"

"To rob the Jeppen?" The fat man was terrified, it seems that the Southwest Military Region doesn't want to ghost cut mechas!

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What the hell is this brain circuit!

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PS: Ahem, yesterday it was because of the sluggish subscription that the book hadn't even finished at the beginning! How can there be no below? When the protagonist finishes accumulating strength, he starts a war with Jeppen, and Fengyue is actually in a hurry. Please believe that Fengyue can write this story well, Fengyue, like you, is a man with feelings! Well, it's the kind of man who has a tiger in his heart and sniffs the roses! Please God grant me a female fan! My phone number is ***********.

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