Chapter 277: Meeting with Brigadier General Lemmon
Representatives of Franco and the Spanish government arrived in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, one after the other. In the newly established headquarters building of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Industry Complex, Xiao Weiguo met with them one after another.
The first to arrive was Franco's representative, Brigadier General Lemmon. This Lemmon was Franco's own brother and one of the most talented people in the Spanish Air Force, and he joined when his brother staged a military coup. For the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex, Lemon has always been very concerned, because the two Stockholm International Defense Exhibitions have made the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex out of the limelight! The "Gu's Defense Weekly" sponsored by the Dragon Soul Ordnance Consortium has also become a must-read publication for senior military officers of various countries. So as soon as the war started, Franco and Lemmon both thought of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex, they knew that only the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex could provide the best weapons, although they also received support from the Soviet Union, but both of them knew how backward the weapons of the Soviets were! Moreover, Soviet weapons were notoriously shoddy and very difficult to use.
Brigadier General Lemmon arrived in Stockholm with six men. He found the headquarters building of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex, which was a four-story building, but it looked quite magnificent, and after the report, he was received by Xiao Weiguo.
Now the Dragon Soul Ordnance Consortium can be regarded as a world-class large-scale ordnance group, so Xiao Weiguo bought a building in downtown Stockholm as the headquarters building of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex.
Xiao Weiguo is also very concerned about the civil war in Spain, and he also wants to organize a mercenary army of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex to enter the Spanish to participate in the war. You must know that mercenaries are also very popular in Europe, if the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex can have its own troops, existing in the name of mercenaries, it can not only participate in the war for weapons actual combat testing, but also as a force to defend the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex. Of course, the establishment of mercenaries also requires the approval of the Swedish government. Xiao Weiguo is ready to set up this mercenary army in the name of a security company, so that it can be easily approved.
Xiao Weiguo was naturally smiling at Brigadier General Lemmon's arrival, of course he knew that the other party was here to buy weapons, so how could he not welcome it! Seeing Brigadier General Lemon stepping into the reception room, Xiao Weiguo stood up. Strode towards Brigadier General Lemmon and said loudly in English: "General Lemmon, welcome to our Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex, there is an old Chinese saying that it is fun to have friends from afar!" I think the arrival of Lemon in the future will really make our Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex shine! ”
Lemmon also stepped forward with a smile and warmly shook Xiao Weiguo's hand, now he has a request for the tall man in front of him who looks much older than himself, and he has always admired Xiao Weiguo for being able to create a large ordnance group from scratch. It's not something that ordinary people can do, how can it be without super ability? Even Lemon has a sense of heroic sympathy, and perhaps the helmsman of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex can bring him good luck and make him a general who shocks the world.
"Mr. Philip, what a kindness! Speaking of which, I am also a long-time Mr. name, but unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to see it! Now that I've finally achieved my wish, I'm so excited! Mr. Philip's Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex. Now it can be said that it is the most powerful comprehensive armament industrial group in the world, and we have taken a fancy to this. Want some support from Mr. Philip! Lemmon said excitedly.
Philip laughed and said, "If you don't do business, that's a fool's business." I am very happy that General Franco and General Lemmon were able to choose our products! Please sit down and talk! ”
After everyone sat down, Xiao Weiguo looked at Leman and said: "General Lemmon, I heard that General Franco has 200,000 people under his command, presumably you are sure of winning this war, but I don't know why you need to buy more weapons?" ”
Lemmon shook his head and said, "Mr. Philip only knows one thing and doesn't know the other. Although our actions were widely supported and responded by most of the military, the incompetent government of Madrid was supported by the Soviet Union! Now the Soviet Union has organized a large number of volunteers to join the army of the Madrid government, so we are not sure of victory! The Soviets brought a large number of weapons, and the government in Madrid was too disappointing to the people. We are very saddened by the fact that they gave away a large amount of gold to the Soviets, which we in Spain have accumulated for many years, and now because of our internal struggle, they have taken it away from the Soviets, who are completely plundering our property! ”
Xiao Weiguo said in surprise: "The Soviets are so bad? As far as I know, Spain is the sixth largest country in terms of gold reserves, and the Soviets have bad intentions! Gold is hard currency in this era of economic depression, and the Soviets took all your gold, and your economy is even more dangerous! ”
Although he said so, Xiao Weiguo was secretly slandering himself, you Spain used to be the biggest robber in the world, and now it is your turn to be slaughtered, you really deserve it. Spain maintained the largest empire in the world from the annexation of the Portuguese Empire in 1580 until the loss of the American colonies in the 19th century, and in the 16th century, Spain received the equivalent of 1.5 trillion dollars in gold and silver from New Spain. At that time, its territory was so vast that it was often referred to as the "empire on which the sun never sets". Spain briefly occupied some coastal areas north and northeast of Taiwan, but not for long, and was soon driven out by the Dutch. So Xiao Weiguo didn't have much affection for Spain, after all, like Britain and France and other European countries, it was a colonizer.
At that time, the silver produced in the Americas was called the Mexican silver dollar, and with the large surplus of the Chinese side of the trade between the East and the West, the Mexican silver dollar flowed into China in large quantities. At that time, the Spaniards did not care about the huge deficit, the Spaniards and the Portuguese did not care, they had a steady stream of large quantities of gold and silver to make up for the trade deficit with China.
By 1800, Spain had robbed more than 2,500 tons of gold and 100,000 tons of silver from the Americas in 300 years, equivalent to about $6 billion at the time. This wealth was based on slave labor, and Spain became the largest nouveau riche in Europe at the time. With a large amount of gold and silver, Spain went on a shopping spree all over the world, causing the general price of goods in Europe at that time. As a result of the price increases, social unrest in other European countries intensified, so much so that later social upheavals were brewed. Therefore, Xiao Weiguo felt that the war in Europe also had a contribution from Spain, and now they also found their own internal war.
Of course, Xiao Weiguo will not refuse Franco to buy weapons from him, the Spaniards want to fight by themselves, so let them fight well, they are happy to sell weapons, only war will greatly increase the sales of weapons, this is a good opportunity, Dragon Soul Ordnance does not do this business, someone else will do it, Xiao Weiguo will not give up such a good opportunity. (To be continued.) )