Chapter 246: Despised
"Don't look at me with such a gaze, I'm not crazy, this money is not given to you for free, it is conditional." Wiegman hurriedly explained to Su Ming.
"What conditions." Su Ming thought about it, 50 million German marks is more than 200 million yuan, who will give you 200 million for no reason, even if you have money, you won't spend it like this, you always have to do something, but what conditions will Wiegman propose, this Su Ming can't think of it, so he has to ask him.
"Well, you have to invest the money in a hedge fund based in Switzerland, and then half of the proceeds go to a foundation for anti-Nazi activities in Germany, and the rest half goes to you, what do you think?" Wigman asked, apprehensive.
Su Ming wanted to agree, but Wiegman's expression aroused Su Ming's suspicions, why should a seemingly normal thing be so troublesome, and judging from his expression, it seemed to be a little bold, what was going on, Su Ming immediately asked: "Mr. Wiegman, I treat you as a friend, you won't lie to me or harm me, right?" ”
"How could it be, you are the most honored guest of our company and my best friend, how could I harm you." Wigman said this in his mouth, but he looked like he was weak-hearted, and what he said was just not to harm Su Ming, and he deliberately said less about a lie.
"Hehe, then you just admit that you lied to me, then you tell me, why can't your company directly sponsor it, and you have to get a little hands on me, what's going on with this anti-Nazi activity foundation?" As the country that suffered the most from Nazism, it is normal and popular to oppose Nazis in Germany, and even receive funding from political axes, so how can such a secret organization be needed, and Nazi activities will not be carried out in the name of anti-Nazis, right? Thinking of this, Su Ming suddenly understood, why Wiegman Company wanted to be so secretive, it must have wanted to fund the activities of the Nazi organization, but he was afraid of being involved with the Nazi organization, thinking of this, Su Ming's face immediately changed.
"Isn't it because you're actually doing Nazi activities by studying anti-Nazism? I can't help you with that, and if it is exposed, I won't be able to gain a foothold in Germany. Su Ming Zhengse said to him, and Wiegman hurriedly denied it: "Brother Su, listen to me, not only this foundation, but also the hedge fund is ours, we are not pursuing Nazism, you can rest assured of this, if it is, we will not ask you for help." ”
Nazis means national socialism, preaching extreme racial theory, believing that no other nation should live in this world except for superior nations, and this kind of extreme racism has a market in any country or nation, but when it comes to the harm to other nations, the Germans are the most serious, so many countries are wary of the revival of Nazi ideology among the Germans, especially the Jews, the biggest victim, and the United States under the control of the Jews naturally pursues this kind of thinking.
Even the Germans themselves are reflecting on the dangers of this kind of thinking, so when Nazi ideas in other European countries are showing signs of appearing, there is no movement here in Germany, because once there is a resurgence of Nazism here, there will be anti-Nazi organizations to attack them, and the German constitution also prohibits the activities of organizations with all Nazi backgrounds.
"Why are you doing this, if it's not?" Su Ming stared at Wiegman in disbelief, from Wiegman's eyes, Su Ming saw firmness and ideals, especially after saying it, Wiegman's demeanor was much more relaxed.
"Although we are not Nazism, we believe that Prime Minister Bismarck's iron and blood can change Germany's policy, believing that now Germany has not obtained the international status it deserves, although we are a defeated country, we have paid the price for the war, and we have been repenting for decades, we will continue to compensate those who have been hurt by the war, our economy is already the first in Europe, but in Europe, any small country dares to sneer at Germany, we do not pursue world or regional hegemony, We just want the normal treatment of a first-class country, we are not Nazis, but we are afraid of being mistaken for Nazis, so I hope you can help us. ”
Wiegman was probably too excited, and what he said was a little incoherent, but Su Ming still understood what he meant, and still intended to revitalize Germany, thinking that the current Germany did not enjoy the status it should have, and wanted to change this status quo, although it was not Nazism, but it was indeed very similar, once it was made public, it would definitely be recognized as the resurrection of the Nazis, but what does this have to do with themselves, why should they find themselves.
"What is the Foundation going to do with all this money?" Su Ming continued to ask.
"Anti-Nazi propaganda in the army, compulsory and professive, and at the same time sponsoring like-minded soldiers and providing them with help in life or promotion." Wiegman didn't hide it from Su Ming, and even said that he was mainly developing personnel in the army.
"Oh, you won't be exposed, if you do, don't pull it on me." Su Ming was a little moved, since he had told him all these things, if he didn't agree again, he wouldn't accept the kindness of others, and once he accepted it, he wouldn't have to worry about future cooperation or anything.
"No, we are completely within the scope of the law, and at the same time, we will not have radical words, deeds and activities, we are thinking about the long term, and we are ready to change the status quo in Germany in a few decades, but because the anti-militarist forces are too strong, if we directly fund it, it will be discovered by the anti-militarist forces." Once the political axe implements a positive defense policy, it will definitely be these military industrial enterprises that will be stained, so the anti-militarist forces pay great attention to these enterprises, and Su Ming also understands the other party's thoughts after listening to this.
No one does not want their country to be strong, strong is not necessarily to oppress other countries, but at least can not be oppressed, Germans are hardworking, capable and disciplined, surname and tenacity, these characteristics are born to be the label of the strong, and now Germany's economy is very good, the development is booming, naturally unwilling to be hypocritical and good-faced British, lazy French.
In this respect, the situation of Germany and China is very similar, although in World War II one was the victor and the other was the defeated country, but China as a victorious country did not enjoy the treatment of the victorious country, but the country was divided and the country was looked down upon.
Thinking of this, Su Ming has a little approval and appreciation for Wigman's actions, and what he has done is not to change the status of the country in the world through his own efforts, but he is not as enthusiastic as others, nor is he as firm as others.
Although their efforts may not be successful and will be effective, as long as there is this belief, Germany will stand up sooner or later, forget it, help them calculate, Su Ming immediately agreed, and said that he could not have all these gains, how much can the income of hundreds of millions of yuan, but Wigman said that if this is the case, it may cause suspicion, and the management fees charged by the hedge fund are relatively high, and the income is not much.
Wiegman's words made Su Ming want to be generous, but in this way, with such a group to form a community of interests, Su's German interests will definitely be able to be safeguarded, compared to just business relations, the current relationship is much closer, Wiegman asked Su Ming in the future if a large number of equipment, how low can Odin's price be, if it is still as close to 10 million US dollars as it is now, not to mention Germany, even the United States will not be able to equip much, although the annual military expenditure budget of the United States is more than ten times that of Germany.
Although large-scale equipment can effectively reduce the cost of research investment, but if the unit price of a weapon is too high, even if it is as rich as the United States, it cannot be equipped, just like the F-15 fighter, Seawolf-class submarine, B-2 stealth bomber, B-2 was originally expected to be equipped with 132 aircraft, but the production of 20 was stopped, Seawolf originally envisioned the construction of 30, but now only 3 have been approved.
A Leopard 2 tank is only more than three million dollars, and one Odin is worth two more than two Leopard 2 tanks.
For the parliamentarians who hold the financial power, it is taxpayers' money that is spent, and it has nothing to do with them, as long as there is a suitable reason, no matter how much you spend, the voters will not think that you represent their interests because you saved money for him, and they will elect you next time, they want a sense of security and satisfaction, and Germany will only make them happy to be the first to equip Europe with such advanced weapons, although the price is a little more expensive, and the research costs are also military expenditures.
However, they have a very good reason, that is, the logistics cost of this weapon is particularly low, although the price of procurement is a little higher, but the cost of the latter can be saved a lot, as long as there is a suitable division to explain to the voters, the parliamentarians dare to approve this plan, of course, they also get benefits behind the scenes, originally according to the normal situation, the purchase again must be a few years later, but now because of the procurement of Austria and several other countries, the German Ministry of Defense believes that the pace of procurement needs to be accelerated.
In a country like Austria, the military support is only a little more than 1 billion, less than one-tenth of Germany's, and it is ready to purchase more than 300 aircraft, although the price of his purchase is a little lower, and it is completed in three years, everyone can afford to purchase it, why can't we purchase it.
Of course, some people also suggested that Odin's price was too high, and it would be better if it could be reduced by ten to twenty percent while the existing equipment remained unchanged, and Wigman Company knew that some people thought they had made too much, so they had to come over to discuss with Su Ming to see if the price could be lower.
It is said that a reduction of ten to twenty percent has no influence on profits at all, and it is a profit of several hundred percent, but it is so easy to drop, doesn't it mean that the price in front is killing people, Su Ming had to be embarrassed and said that it is not possible to reduce so much at present, and five points is already the highest.
Wiegman understood Su Ming's difficulties very much, and said very angrily that those congressmen didn't understand anything at all, thinking that arms were drug trafficking or smuggling, and that there were such high profits, but in fact, they despised Su Ming in their hearts, do you think I can't estimate it, at the beginning, the cost of one or two million US dollars, and now with mass production, it is no problem to reduce it by at least half, and the results will definitely not be higher than one million US dollars, but everyone is in business, and all they pursue is profit, Everyone can only know this kind of thing, who can't make it themselves.
(To be continued)