Chapter 123: Military Orders
"Master, there is a Mr. Major Ross from the Ministry of Defense looking for you!" Inside Stark's mansion, Jarvis shouts to Howard, who is playing a game with his new girlfriend.
"Someone from the Ministry of Defense? Ross? Who is it? Howard looked up from his snow-white face and said with some confusion.
My acquaintances in the Ministry of Defense don't seem to be named Ross!
What's more, a mere major is really not qualified to talk to him.
"Major Ross is a member of the Thaddeus family, and he is only twenty-two years old this year." Seeing that his master began to frown, Jarvis naturally knew what the other party was thinking, and hurriedly introduced it.
"Well, let him wait for me in the living room." Hearing that the other party turned out to be from the Thaddeus family, Howard stood up and spoke.
It took more than forty minutes for Rose to finally wait for Howard, who had just gotten up from the woman, in the meeting room.
"Hello, Mr. Stark, I'm here to talk to you about an order on behalf of the Department of Defense." Although he was very dissatisfied with Howard hanging himself here, Rose also knew that the other party was such a temperament, and he was able to come to see him because of his family, and he was far from reaching that level if he wanted Howard to respect him.
"Is there no one in the Ministry of Defense now? Why did you send me to talk about business? Howard didn't pay any attention to Rose's outstretched right hand, walked straight to the seat and sat down, took out the notebook and looked at it, and asked without raising his head.
Rose's smile stiffened on his face, even though he had heard of Howard's eyes in other people's mouths a long time ago, but such a faceless still made him a little unexpected.
But fortunately, he can be regarded as having practiced, so he withdrew his hand and said directly.
"Because this order is just an intention, the Ministry of Defense sent me to ask Mr. Howard's opinion first!"
"Huh! Orders of less than 300 million can be negotiated directly with Jarvis, and it is not used to waste my time. Howard continued to scratch his notebook.
"This girl is in too bad shape, don't! This chick doesn't look like her ass is upright, don't! ”
The thick folder is full of beautiful women that Jarvis helped him collect, and it is said that Jarvis is also very hard as a housekeeper, not only to help Howard take care of the family's affairs, but also to help him deal with the company's problems, and by the way, he has to pimp part-time, which is really a lot of work!
"This business, according to the budget, is about to be at least close to 13 billion US dollars." Rose cleared his throat and said in a straight voice.
"What did you say?" Howard, who was still immersed in preparing to spend the night with that chick at night, suddenly stood up, looked at Rose in front of him with a surprised face and asked.
$13 billion?
Even for Howard now, this amount of money is a huge number.
The total market value of his Stark Group has just exceeded 10 billion.
"Yes, but I don't think Mr. Stark has much interest in talking about this business!" Rose smiled.
"Where, how is it possible, Jarvis, Jarvis, where are you dead, why don't you hurry up and make black tea!" Howard put down the folder in his hand and yelled at the door.
Jarvis, who was standing outside, immediately trotted in, still holding a pot of steaming black tea in his hand?
In other words, how did he manage to build the black tea and serve it by the way in tens of seconds?
"Major Ross looks like a young and promising person, I don't know what kind of order is the business you are talking about?" Howard warmly beckoned Ross to sit down, then asked with a smile.
Look at his amiable appearance, he is completely like two people just now!
"That kid seems to be a lot trickier than I thought!" After a long time, after sending Rose away, Howard leaned back on the sofa and said slowly.
"Master, what are you talking about......?" Jarvis asked, somewhat confused.
"Who else, which Duke of Weting!" Howard smiled, opened the drawer and pulled out a small notebook from the hidden compartment inside.
"I always thought that he was just a young man and was young and vigorous, but now that I think about it, the other party turned out to be doing it step by step!"
"What do you mean, master, I don't understand it!" Jarvis asked, pretending to be modest.
"That Ross was here to be a lobbyist, our new president wants to move troops in Vietnam, and if a real war starts, Stark Industries can get at least $13 billion in military orders." Howard wrote Conrad's name in the notebook, and then put the small notebook back in the dark compartment.
"The president wants to use troops against Vietnam? Wasn't he always against war before? "Jarvis is also quite smart, otherwise Howard would not have chosen him as a butler.
But on the other hand, no one is perfect, and Jarvis is very good in other aspects, but unfortunately in terms of politics, he is completely novice.
"At this time and then, when Lyndon was not president, he naturally wanted to oppose the war, and now that he is president, of course he wants to promote the war, otherwise next year's election, why should he fight with others?" Howard pinched his chin and thought about it.
"That kid didn't want to bow down to me, and he was afraid that I would sincerely cooperate with Bell Company, so he sent me a step down, this scheming is really powerful!"
Although Rose didn't say anything, Howard was such a character that he understood the mystery after a little thought.
If the order had been finalized, it would have been the Pentagon that invited him to negotiate, rather than sending a major from the Department of Defense to argue with him.
Thinking of the current rumors, which Duke Wettin is dating Linden's daughter, it is conceivable that the other party came here completely on behalf of Linden's private opinion.
Although Stark Industries is now the hegemon of the US arms industry, it does not mean that the war must be from him to purchase weapons and equipment.
A president in office, plus a major from the Thaddeus family, could have messed up the business.
"So on the Bell side, do you need me to reject them?" Although Jarvis was still a little confused at this time, he finally understood that whether the Stark Group could get this war order or not had a lot to do with which Duke Wettin seemed to have a lot to do with it.
The order of 14 billion yuan, let alone slapping him, even if he is slaughtered, it doesn't matter.
Because Howard was first a businessman, then a scientist, and finally his master.
"No, you can go to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Carter sent me a message saying that a very smart young man has been recruited recently, I have seen some of his ideas, and I feel good, you go and help me bring his research materials."