"When did you come back?" O'Connor stepped forward to hug Qin Lang warmly and asked in a low voice, "How was the holiday?" ”

"It's not bad. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info" Qin Lang replied.

"What does it mean to be 'not bad'?" Neither "good" nor "good", but "not bad". O'Connor blinked, as if trying to get to the bottom of the matter.

Of course, Qin Lang knew that this was a good-natured joke, so he smiled and bypassed the topic. "We'd better deal with our guests first, Sean." He walked up to the head of the Russian delegation and greeted him warmly. Next to the two, Nebogatov was talking in a low voice with another deputy head of the regiment, and the other members were looking at him with strange eyes. Qin Lang can understand the thoughts of these people, it is normal, just like the vast majority of white people he has ever met, he has always had some prejudice against the Chinese, but he is surprised by his identity, and in the end, he still wants to get benefits from him.

So, of course, their gaze would become very strange - but Qin Lang didn't know that these Russians had other opinions about him, not so pleasant ones. Two years ago, in China, the Russian army had barely gotten any good stuff because of his interference, and the dreams of officers and soldiers to make a fortune had been shattered, and their superiors had of course gained nothing, yet his mercenaries were transporting all kinds of treasures and goods in whole boxes. This incident caused the soldiers of the Russian Empire to not like him very much—"solitary eaters", "despicable arms dealers", and "cunning Chinese", and this is their common opinion.

The members of the delegation looked at Qin Lang with complicated eyes, watching him talk warmly with their head of the delegation through the translator, and laughing happily from time to time, like old friends who had not seen each other for many years.

Even if it's their first time meeting.

Businessmen and professional politicians, it seems, they are a natural pair. Everyone thought so, and watched the performance of the two silently, and then saw Nebogatov come in.

"Mr. Qin," the rear admiral gestured to the translator, "what do you mean by 'rental service' just now?" ”

"It means 'rental service,' general, just like a regular rental service." What else could there be besides that? Rental services are, of course, rental services, and since people can rent carriages, yachts, clothing, safes, or anything else that they need, but can't afford or won't buy, and someone offers to rent weapons, and of course they can also rent weapons and equipment.

There is no fuss about this, as it is a crude commercial reproduction of the Lend-Lease Act provided by a private company - and the Lend-Lease Act, for which Russia will be one of the main beneficiaries forty years from now, and thus win a hard-fought war.

Qin Lang didn't think there was a problem with his opinion. While some consider this to be an exaggeration, emphasizing the important role of U.S. aid on the Eastern Front in order to belittle the Soviet Union's vast military industry and the Soviet Union's dominant role in the war as a whole -- such as a self-proclaimed female lunatic who stumbled upon a "military" forum and was keen to inundulge his opponents with vast amounts of useless data -- the reality is that trucks, high-grade aviation gasoline, steel and non-ferrous metals, train locomotives and tracks, and others could not be used directly in combat without U.S. assistance, But the supplies that were important to the battle, especially the food that was scarce, especially the ones that had been used by Nikita. Sergeyevich. Canned luncheon meat, mentioned by Comrade Khrushchev, the situation in the USSR would have been much worse, I'm afraid.

Of course, this country will always see the defeat of the enemy, and the Third Reich, which fought on two fronts, will inevitably lose the war, and may even replace the Japanese to enjoy the baptism of the only two nuclear bombs in human history that have been put into actual combat, but that kind of outcome may hardly be regarded as a "win" for the Soviet Union.

At least Comrade Steel, as hard as his name, would never have thought that result would have been a victory.

So Comrade Steel needs the Lend-Lease Act.

And now, the Russian Empire also needs to lend supplies - Qin Lang's goal is clear, not to let the Russians win the war, but to ensure that they will not lose ugly.

Without the constant flow of reinforcements and supplies from the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Russian army in Northeast China, commanded by the wrong general, would not be able to afford to continue to deplete Japan's strength, and a total collapse like Waterloo would have led to the acquisition of all of Northeast China. Both results, no matter which one, did not fit his plan.

It's just that the Russians don't understand either their own needs or Qin Lang's plans.

Nebogatov shook his head. Although Qin Lang's attitude was very sincere, the rear admiral still felt that the concept he proposed was beyond his poor imagination.

"I still don't understand," he said cautiously, "that your company lent us armored vehicles before the war began, and then, when the war is over, we return them to your company?" ”

"That's it, General."

"I've never heard of anything like that." No one had ever heard of such a thing. "I beg your pardon, Mr. Qin, but that's the case, I'm afraid this is a business plan that has never been seen before in the world."

"I know, General, but it's a good idea, isn't it?" Qin Lang smiled and publicized the various advantages of his plan, "It's all good for us. The Russian army can acquire a new batch of weapons at a small cost, the generals can wait until they have seen the advantages and disadvantages of this weapon before deciding whether they need to equip it formally, and the officials who make the decision to lease it do not have to worry about the serious damage to the country and thus their own political future, and we can recoup some of the investment. ”

He deliberately paused for a moment to give Nebogatov time to think about it, and then continued: "In the end, even for the new weapon itself, the benefits of my scheme are obvious, it can immediately get the opportunity to put it to real combat testing." Traditionally, however, that would have been a long wait. ”

Qin Lang was sure that Nebogatov and the others would be attracted to his plan. There is no other reason than one of those benefits: since it is only a lease, they do not have to worry about their political future being affected by their decision to buy useless waste, but on the contrary they are rewarded for adopting a clever measure and not being fooled by cunning arms dealers.

While the lease option could provide them with fewer rebates than outright purchases, the additional benefits of the lease would appeal to the members of the delegation.

And, in fact, kickbacks are nothing more than a small problem that can be solved.

"If, after the end of the war, the Russian army is satisfied with these weapons, and the imperial government is willing, then they can be bought." Qin Lang threw out another card.

A good card.

Like a shark smelling blood, another deputy head interjected. "Mr. Qin, I still have a few questions."

"Please." Qin Lang nodded.

"If, after the end of the war, the Imperial Army decides to buy Lend-Lease armored vehicles, will they be sold at the original price, or after rent?"

"The original price, of course." There is no doubt about it, "but we can offer a partial discount on the cooperation between the two sides in wartime." "There is no doubt about it. For a country like Tsarist Russia, Qin Lang never expected it to buy a lend-lease armored car at the original price.

However, this question is not really a problem: first raising the price, then discounting, is the simplest means of commercial promotion. Moreover, the price of armored vehicles is completely determined by Umbrella, and there is no object to refer to and compare, so it is completely possible to set the original price in advance to a very high, but affordable standard for the Russians.

Then add a little kickback and the matter is completely settled.

Mere trifle.

Qin Lang smiled, waiting for the next question.

"If, after the end of the war, the Imperial Army decides to return all the armored vehicles, but some of the armored vehicles have been lost during the war, destroyed, abandoned, or acquired by the Japanese army, will the Imperial Army need to compensate them at the original price?"

"Of course, General." As in the previous question, "but we can offer a partial discount on the cooperation between the two sides in times of war." "It's the same as the previous question.

"Well, in times of war, who will bear all the costs of fuel, ammunition and parts consumed by Lend-Lease armored vehicles?"

"As in other types of leasing business, it is undertaken by the Russian army."

"What if the Imperial Army was only willing to lease the hulls of armored vehicles, not weapons?"

"Absolutely. The Russian Empire could decide for itself whether to lease the full set of weapons, or only to lease the hull, or even an empty car without an engine. And the Russian Empire can also decide for itself whether these armored vehicles are operated by Russian servicemen and maintained by Russian technicians, or by soldiers sent by us, and enjoy the full range of technical services we provide, or some kind of compromise. Qin Lang's smile became more obvious, "As long as the customer makes a request, Umbrella Group will definitely try its best to meet it." ”

Just try to be, and never get into the core issue: price.

This is the principle, the principle of a professional businessman.

"Thank you very much for your explanation, Mr. Qin." After a whispered conversation for a while, Nebogatov said: "We have one last question, is this special leasing business valid for all the products of your company, or only for armored vehicles?" ”

"It works for all products, General."

A louder "buzz" sounded. The members of the Russian delegation seemed to be ready to take action. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )