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Presiding over the ceremony was Prince Mahmoud, General Manager of the Royal Saudi Arsenal.

Mahmoud was the cousin of Walid and Muhammad by blood, and his father was the half-brother of King Saleh.

Being able to sit in the position of general manager of the Saudi Royal Arsenal shows that Mahmoud's status in the royal family is not low.

Of course, it's not too high, and it's certainly not as good as Prince Waleed.

Muhammad arrived before the ceremony began, and he was already very face-saving, after all, he was now the crown prince who had more opportunities and time was more precious than gold.

After Crown Prince Mohammed's symbolic move, the groundbreaking ceremony officially began.

On behalf of D&F, Serena, the company's president and legal representative, and Wang Dong is just a shadowy personal bodyguard.

Saudi Arabia is represented by Prince Mahmoud.

Prince Waleed did not come forward, and the Saudi royal family fund managed by him only provided financial support, and the joint venture was handled by the Royal Arsenal.

The ceremony was grand and the atmosphere was nice.

It's just that Wang Dong can't understand why it is arranged at noon?

It's summer, the temperature at noon is close to 40 degrees Celsius, and the surface is above 55 degrees Celsius, and there is not even a place to shade.

Fortunately, the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony ended quickly.

According to the arrangement, Serena and Mahmoud will sign the joint venture agreement in the presence of Saudi officials, during which they will also have photojournalists take pictures.

Although the news media were not invited, the Saudi authorities would certainly have made a big splash.

At this time, inside the tent specially prepared for the crown prince.

After handing over the design book to the crown prince, Prince Waleed briefly explained the situation, mainly mentioning the risks of the matter.

"How much money do you need to invest according to their proposal?"

"Actually, funding is a minor issue."

Muhammad frowned, and looked at Waleed inexplicably, perhaps in his opinion, there was no problem that could not be solved with money.

"Because this new type of ammunition is still under development, even Wang Dong can't guarantee when it will be completed, so the first thing is the time cost."

"Can't we speed up the development process by increasing investment?"

Waleed sighed with a wry smile and said, "Although I don't know technology, according to Wang Dong, this is a revolutionary ammunition that will open a new era. With the size of a D&F company, what qualifications does it have to talk about 'opening a new era'? ”

Muhammad frowned, this is indeed a problem.

"Of course, I'm not saying that Wang Dong is bragging, but you need to think carefully. The second question is also related to this, which is the source of technology from D&F. ”

"Questions?"

"In order to convince me, Wang Dong revealed the caliber standard of Huaxia's next-generation gun bullets, and hinted that we can adopt Huaxia's standard."

"In that case, the technical problems you're worried about don't exist."

"The problem is that the new problems that arise from this are much more serious."

"What's new?"

"The bullet is small, but it reflects our basic policy."

When Walid said this, Muhammad's expression became grim.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, the Royal Saudi Army used almost all British-made weapons, after all, in the process of establishing the country, Saudi Arabia was highly dependent on British support.

During the subsequent wars in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia purchased many firearms from the former Soviet Union.

It was not until the 80s of the last century, after the basic pro-American policy was set, that the Saudi Army unified the caliber of firearms, and it was the NATO standards that were adopted.

From this, it can be seen that the caliber of firearms of the Saudi army has always been synchronized with the basic policy.

Of course, this is true not only of Saudi Arabia, but of almost all countries.

For decades, no matter what the standard rifle of Saudi Arabia is, it has always used NATO standard calibers, and the pro-American policy has not changed.

If the new standard is adopted now, or the standard of Huaxia, does it mean that the basic policy will also change?

Even if Crown Prince Mohammed is not a hardcore pro-American and wants to make a career earlier, he must consider this issue seriously and carefully.

"How did you reply?"

"I didn't give a clear answer, but promised that my proposal would be considered."

"Did Wang Dong make any other suggestions?"

Waleed nodded, and explained the two compromises proposed by Wang Dong.

"So the key is still money." Muhammad let out a long breath before he said, "Both of the methods he proposed are feasible. ”

"It's a huge investment."

"Yes, but not without meaning."

Waleed's brows furrowed and he remained silent, not playing against the crown prince.

"According to my understanding, Wang Dong's new type of guns and ammunition is indeed the direction of development, and if even the Chinese military is ready to adopt it, I am afraid that it will be promoted around the world in a few years. It's just that the existing ammunition will certainly not be phased out immediately and will remain in place for a long time. Even if the firearms purchased from D&F will soon become obsolete, they will be able to be used to help friendly countries in the future, and there will be no need to re-purchase them. ”

"This ......"

"Don't say that armed groups like the Syrian rebels are able to get better weapons from other sources than we are aiding."

"In this case, there is no need to re-tender at all, just purchase more DF762 series firearms."

"The tender still has to go ahead, but it will take a while to wait for D&F to develop the countersunk and start mass production."

Waleed nodded, indicating that he understood what Muhammad meant.

"Anything else?"

"The ...... of the D&F company to build an ammunition factory in our country"

"Let's talk about it first, find out their intentions, and if there are no problems, I will approve it. In terms of investment, you can just look at it. ”

Clearly, in Muhammad's eyes, funding was the least important concern.

At this time, next to the inside of the tent.

The contract signing ceremony was underway, and Wang Dong stood next to the side door, several meters away from Serena on the stage, and further away from the Saudi officials.

When Musharraf walked over, Wang Dong just nodded at him.

"You shouldn't fool Prince Waleed." Musharraf whispered a word when he approached.

Wang Dong was slightly stunned and looked at Musharraf incomprehensibly.

"Don't say, those three numbers you told him are the caliber data of Huaxia's next-generation guns."

"Of course not."

"Well, sooner or later, Prince Waleed will know that you are lying."

Wang Dong smiled faintly and said, "So what? When we develop the countersunk bomb, all the problems are not problems. ”

"This ......"

"Don't worry, all he needs is a guarantee, even if it happens to be said by me, the Saudi military will never adopt Chinese standards. As is the case with the Saudi authorities, the time will allow us to develop several completely new guns and ammunition based on the needs of the Saudi military. ”

Musharraf sighed to himself, but he was relieved.

Wang Dong is right, as long as the influence of the United States is still there, let alone now, even in a few years, Saudi Arabia will never be so blatant, at most it will be unusual.

By that time, I'm afraid Waleed had forgotten the three numbers Wang Dong said.