Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the Kung Fu Lantern Festival has passed. After a long vacation, all departments began to officially open.

"Sir." Zhang Cheng pushed open the office of Lieutenant General Shi Qin, director of the Army's Armament Department, and handed over a document in his hand: "This is the preliminary establishment plan of the Army's armored forces. ”

"Sit." After Lieutenant General Shi Qin took the document, he did not rush to watch it, but motioned for Zhang Cheng to sit down first.

After seeing Zhang Cheng sit down on the sofa, Shi Qinzhong picked up the cigarette on the table and took out one cigarette and threw it to Zhang Cheng. After a pause, he said, "The budget for the special request of the army for the establishment of armored units and the reorganization and replacement of equipment of the army air force has been approved. ”

Zhang Cheng's eyebrows raised, and before he could say anything, Lieutenant General Shi Qin waved his hand and continued, "However, the amount does not meet the psychological expectations of the army. And. A strange look flashed in Lieutenant General Shi Qin's eyes, "The army's military budget for the next fiscal year has also come out, and there has been no substantial increase." ”

"Your Excellency means." Zhang Cheng frowned, "The army won't carry out a large-scale refitting this time?" Because there is no money? ”

"Hmm." Lieutenant General Shi Qin nodded, his eyes full of helplessness, "It's not that Lord Shoufu is unwilling to allocate funds, it's just that he can't throw all the money on the army." So this time it can only be a small start. I won't continue until I have money in the future. ”

"Huh." Zhang Cheng shook his head and chuckled, not knowing what to say in his heart.

Who doesn't know about Daming? The major consortia that control most of the country's economic wealth basically do not pay taxes, which directly leads to the fact that the rich Ming Dynasty is even similar to the United States in terms of tax revenue. And this weird thing can't be changed at all. Although the Saga consortium is also fighting among themselves, they are unusually united in the face of a common enemy. With their combined strength, there is no one on this planet who is their opponent.

"Speaking of which, there is still a lack of money." Zhang Cheng leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs and spoke softly.

"Hmm." Lieutenant General Shi Qin nodded helplessly, got up and came to the wine cabinet, opened the wine cabinet, poured two glasses of wine, and came to sit opposite Zhang Cheng. "You are a famously rich man, and you have amassed a huge fortune in a short time. Are there any good ways to introduce to the Army? ”

"Hey." Zhang Cheng smiled: "Doesn't the army have a lot of weapons in stock?" It's better to sell it for money. ”

Lieutenant General Shi Qin's face turned pale when he heard this, his eyes stared at Zhang Cheng, and he said in a deep voice, "Although there are indeed such bastards in the army who sell the interests of the army, these are just a few bastards doing bastard things. If the Army does it on a large scale, what will it be? Don't talk about this kind of thing again. ”

"Actually, there's been a great opportunity to make money lately." Zhang Cheng looked weird, took a sip of the wine glass, looked at Lieutenant General Shi Qin, narrowed his eyes and said, "I just don't know if the army dares to make a move." ”

"Oh?" Lieutenant General Shi Qin's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He was also the head of the Army's armament department, and he had been feeling like he was going to have a heart attack as he watched the astronomical cost of the army's refitting and the expected wear and tear of training. Now, as long as I hear that there is money, I will immediately feel a hundred times more energetic. In this era of the supremacy of capital, the role of money is more important than anything else.

"What good chance?" Lieutenant General Shi Qin's body leaned forward slightly, looking at Zhang Cheng expectantly. The young Zhang Cheng went from nothing to a billionaire in a short period of time, and this ability to make money will naturally be admirable. Even Lieutenant General Shi Qin was very envious. Otherwise, he would not have proposed to ask Zhang Cheng to help find a way at this time.

"Stocks." Zhang Cheng spoke softly.

Lieutenant General Shi Qin was slightly stunned, and then his face suddenly appeared.

He is naturally aware of the recent boom in the stock market. But this matter is not a simple matter, strictly speaking, this is embezzlement of military funds!

Let's not talk about whether you can make money, or lose the army's pants. That's enough to get them to go to court-martialed to eat bullets.

"Although I also know that the stock market is hot right now. But it's better to forget about embezzlement of military spending. Lieutenant General Shi Qin shook his head helplessly: "I have an old one in my family, and a younger one in my family." I don't want to die so young. "Lieutenant General Shi Qin originally meant to let Zhang Cheng see if he could sell equipment cheaper, who would have thought that Zhang Cheng actually gave a plan to make money. And it's a way to look at the greed but can't do anything about it.

After being tested in practice, Zhang Cheng's weapons and equipment have been recognized by the army. Although the price is very expensive, it is so expensive that Lieutenant General Shi Qin's heart is straight. To the point of pumping. But Lieutenant General Schin never thought of buying the so-called new weapons that other companies were selling. He is the head of the armament department, and he is responsible for the soldiers who use it. If it was just for kickbacks, then he wouldn't be in the position he is today.

"What if you put it another way?" Zhang Cheng slowly lowered his eyelids and spoke softly.

"Huh?" Lieutenant General Shi Qin was slightly stunned, and looked at Zhang Cheng with a look of surprise on his face, "You won't really have the idea of fighting military spending, right?" Lieutenant General Shi Qin originally thought that this joke would be over, but he didn't expect Zhang Cheng to become serious. This is not a good thing, once it is really done, no matter how much money you make, you can't escape the fate of going to court-martial. Lieutenant General Shi Qin did not want to see such a promising young soldier as Zhang Cheng embark on this road of no return.

"Actually, it can be done." Zhang Cheng raised his eyelids to look at Lieutenant General Shi Qin, and said with a smile.

"Tell me about it." Lieutenant General Shi Qin stared at Zhang Cheng with a solemn expression, his eyes were as sharp as a knife!

"The main problem is embezzlement, right?" Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "What if you put it another way?" For example, the Army used a large sum of money to buy a much-needed weapons production plant? ”

"Would you like to sell?!" Lieutenant General Shi Qin looked at Zhang Cheng with a shocked face, if Zhang Cheng was really willing to sell, then the army would make a lot of money.

"Of course not." Zhang Cheng refused directly if he didn't want to. Just kidding, this is his cornucopia, why should he sell it to the army? Moreover, once it is really sold, the devil knows who will end up in the hands of whom.

"So what exactly do you want to do?" Lieutenant General Shi Qin looked at Zhang Cheng with a puzzled expression, and he felt that he was confused.

"Mortgage." Zhang Cheng took a sip of his wine glass, and a gleam flashed in his eyes: "Because I am in urgent need of a large amount of capital turnover, I am willing to mortgage the new weapon production factory urgently needed by the army to the army in exchange for a large amount of working capital, and I am willing to pay high interest." This matter is definitely beneficial to the Army. ”

Zhang Cheng paused, looked at Lieutenant General Shi Qin who looked stunned, and said with a smile, "First of all, I won't let the army be the big one." I mortgage as much as my aircraft factories and tank factories are worth. I don't need to say how important these two factories are to the army, which is in urgent need of replacing new equipment, right? What's more, this mortgage also contains my patents. If I can repay the money with interest after the mortgage expires, then the army will make a lot of interest for nothing. This money for the replacement of equipment will inevitably play a big role. If I don't pay the money, then the army will also make a lot of money, and directly get the production plant and patents for new weapons. There is no longer a need to overpay the intermediate profit spread. ”

"That's a bit out of place, isn't it?" Lieutenant General Shi Qin lowered his gaze, raised his hand and pushed his glasses, and said with some confidence.

It's not that he thinks this matter is inappropriate for the army, but that the army is embarrassed to take advantage of Zhang Cheng!

No matter how you look at this matter, Zhang Cheng suffered a loss, and the army made a lot of money. Even Lieutenant General Shi Qin, who was in dire need of money, felt a little blushing.

"Nothing out of place." Zhang Cheng narrowed his smiling eyes and said softly, "Who made me also a member of the army?" ”

"Good!" Zhang Cheng's words completely moved Lieutenant General Shi Qin. He slapped the table and stood up, looking at Zhang Cheng with blazing eyes, "If this matter is done, the army will never forget you!" I'll go to the marshal now! ”

Zhang Cheng stood up with a smile and said softly, "I'll go with you too." ”

Is Zhang Cheng really learning to do good deeds? How can it be!

He's not crazy, how can he do such a thing that harms himself and others? If there is no benefit, Zhang Cheng will only make this kind of opinion if he is crazy. It's just that the benefits he got are relatively hidden, and Lieutenant General Shi Qin can't see it for the time being.

First, by mortgaging his factories and patents, Zhang Cheng could borrow a large amount of money from the army that was urgently needed to be invested in the stock market. As for why he didn't mortgage to the bank, it was because the bank's capitalists were professionals who played with money, and Zhang Cheng was not so stupid to expose his intentions to these people. And there are a lot of invisible benefits to be gained by helping the Army, which bankers can't give.

Such a large sum of money can make Zhang Cheng crazy in the stock market again, and push the increasingly hot stock market on a large scale again, so as to obtain more profits. Don't say that Zhang Cheng is sabotage, he doesn't do it and doesn't make money, some people do it. He can still use the money he earns in important aspects, as for those people, hehe.

At that time, the money he earned back was not just about principal and interest. As for borrowing chickens to lay eggs, use the army's military expenses to make a lot of money for yourself and then repay the principal and interest. In the end, you still don't want to place an order for Zhang Cheng's factory? In the final analysis, it is back in Zhang Cheng's hands.

At the same time, Zhang Cheng's practice, which is tantamount to giving the army a large sum of benefits for free, will inevitably win the army's great favor. As his own person, Zhang Cheng's future development in the army will inevitably be smooth sailing.

And after the interests of the army are involved, everything he does will be much smoother. Zhang Cheng has many plans in mind, all of which need the support of the behemoth of the army. If there is no common interest, why should the Army help? When it comes to benefits, what could be more direct than Chiguoguo's money?

Zhang Cheng knows very well that as long as it can be solved with money, it doesn't matter.