Chapter 55: The Military-Industrial Complex of Another World
After dinner, Lieutenant General Pei brought Ouyang Yu a cup of coffee made by himself, sat down in front of her and said, "Miss Ouyang, a beauty like you should be sought after and courted by excellent aristocratic young people every day, instead of being locked up in a small dark cell as a prisoner, it's a pity, it's a pity." β
Ouyang Yu, who was holding coffee in both hands, said secretly in his heart: "The main drama has begun, let me see what your purpose is, right?"
Putting down the coffee cup, Ouyang Yu pretended to be a little scared and asked: "Your Excellency General, I don't want to go to prison, but I don't know anything about Lieutenant General Benjamin and Brigadier General Louis, I am just the commander of a small mercenary group, and I have always acted on orders, please help me, I am willing to pay whatever the price." After saying that, she squeezed out two tears.
Lieutenant General Bei was very satisfied with Ouyang Yu's expression, especially her last sentence that she was willing to pay any price, hehe smiled, Lieutenant General Bei said in embarrassment: "Miss Ouyang, I also know your situation, don't worry, I will do my best to help you, but it's ......." β
"But what?" Ouyang Yu was still squeezing out tears.
Lieutenant General Bei walked up to Ouyang Yu and picked up a bunch of her hair, put it under his nose and sniffed it, the fragrance of his hair made him smile intoxicated, "But you need to pay a little price." β
Ouyang Yu was chilled by Lieutenant General Bei's actions, if he dared to make excessive demands, she would be willing to turn against the allied forces of the Eastern Continent.
"I don't know what price I have to pay?"
Lieutenant General Bei put his left hand on Ouyang Yu's left shoulder, gently stroked her smooth skin with his fingers, lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "Someone wants me to tell you, where did your weapons and equipment come from? Who researched and manufactured those weapons? Where were those weapons manufactured? If you can tell me the truth, I can assure you that not only will you not go to prison, but you will also be promoted to a knighthood." β
Ouyang Yu resisted the urge to slap Lieutenant General Bei's left hand, and finally knew Lieutenant General Bei's intention, she got up without a trace and walked to the wine cabinet to pour a glass of wine for Lieutenant General Bei, and asked without answering: "I see, it seems that it was me and Lieutenant General Benjamin who moved someone's cake or some people's cakes, and Lieutenant General Benjamin and I will find an excuse to be arrested, and Brigadier General Louis is just being harmed by the pond fish, can I know who is warning me?"
Lieutenant General Bei drank all the wine that Ouyang Yu had poured for him, and showed an appreciative smile to Ouyang Yu, " It's comfortable to talk to smart people, let's be honest, in fact, the arms deal between you and Lieutenant General Benjamin Those people don't know, a month ago you and Brigadier General Louis wrote a report asking for a change in the supply of military rations, Lieutenant General Benjamin tried out the samples of military rations and decided that all the coalition forces in the Luxon theater of operations would use the military rations you provided, which greatly offended the Marquis of Charles, the Marquis of Charles, who monopolized the supply of military rations in the Luxon theater of operations, and your previous arms deal with Lieutenant General Benjamin was not involved in it, so he took a blind eye, but when you reached out and wanted to seize his interests, it triggered a fierce reaction from him, tell some people about your arms deal with Lieutenant General Benjamin, and it will be the disaster that you have today. β
"Minister Zuo? Ouyang Yu held a grudge against Minister Zuo, she helped Lieutenant General Bei pour another glass and asked, "I don't know who I offended?" Then she put down her wine glass and walked behind Lieutenant General Bei and gently massaged his shoulder.
Lieutenant General Bei leaned comfortably on the chair and closed his eyes to enjoy Ouyang Yu's massage service, "It's okay to tell you, the group of people you offended are very powerful, they are a group of businessmen, The huge interest group composed of officers and officials controls all the weapons manufacturing and munitions supply of our allied forces, and all the countries of the Eastern Continent have members of this interest group, and it is terrible to hear that even half of the weapons and munitions of our enemy, the Phoenix Empire, come from this interest group, and the means taken by this interest group to members or organizations that have not joined them are generally to suppress and acquire, as long as you truthfully tell the weapons development and manufacturing organization behind you, those people have no interest in you yourselfγ β
"Military-industrial complex in another world? I see, thank you for your advice. β
"Hmm. Lieutenant General Bei patted Ouyang Yu's little hand and stood up, "Okay, let's talk about it here today, you don't have to go to the cell anymore, just live in this villa, think about it tonight, I'll come back to you tomorrow." After speaking, he bowed slightly to Ouyang Yu, and then left the villa without looking back.
Lying on the soft big bed in the bedroom on the second floor of the villa, Ouyang Yu couldn't sleep all night, she couldn't imagine that there would be an organization like the military-industrial complex in another world.
The so-called military-industrial complex refers to a huge interest group consisting of military departments, military-industrial complexes, some members of Congress and defense research institutes. Because the military-industrial complex involves not only the military, but also defense companies and, more importantly, Congress, its impact is extremely far-reaching.
The military-industrial complex, as a complex and huge institution, is in fact manipulating the defense policies of the United States and European countries because of its close ties with the United States and European militaries and Congress.
This is reflected in the following aspects:
First of all, the navy, army, and air force need advanced weapons, which must be filed with the Department of Defense before applying to the congressional military appropriation agency. Many advanced weapons need to be developed by defense research institutes. As a result, the above-mentioned departments and institutions form an inseparable whole, and no one can do without the other.
Second, whether it is a defense enterprise or a scientific research institution, they need a lot of funding and will inevitably hire relevant personnel. Retirees from the defense sector have become the object of contention between the above-mentioned enterprises and research institutes. This is because these retirees have a particularly close relationship with the Ministry of National Defense, and many of them are former key members of the Ministry of National Defense. Involving them in a company or research institute can bring more benefits to the business and research department.
Third, in order to get more funding from Congress, defense companies and defense research institutes often have to conduct extra-parliamentary activities outside Congress to strengthen their influence over members of Congress, who not only receive substantial benefits from defense companies and research institutions, but also gain votes for the large number of jobs that provide jobs at selected military bases and defense research departments and enterprises. As a result, these lawmakers struggle to compete with Congress for budget allocations from defense companies and research institutions in the region.
Finally, through personnel arrangements, the goal of ultimate control of defense policy is achieved. In terms of personnel arrangements, leaders of national defense companies are assigned to important departments of the Ministry of National Defense, and retired personnel of the Ministry of National Defense are assigned to important posts in national defense companies. It's a two-way flow of people. For example, US Vice President Dick Cheney stepped down from the post of secretary of defense after the end of the Bush administration, and later assumed a high-level position at the Haliburton Company, a defense industry company. Through the two-way flow of personnel exchanges, defense enterprises are encouraged to directly participate in the formulation of defense policies of major countries in the United States and Europe through various relationships.
It goes without saying that the result of the military-industrial complex is that representatives of defense enterprises go directly to the organs of state power and use their power to pursue the interests of the group in defense policy. Moreover, the military-industrial complex also uses various ways to further influence the security decisions of the governments of the United States and European countries.
It can be said that with Ouyang Yu's current strength against the military-industrial complex of another world, it is tantamount to an ant challenging a dragon, the dragon doesn't even need to stretch out its claws, it only needs to sneeze to kill the ant, Lieutenant General Benjamin is the best example, a high-powered theater commander can catch it, Ouyang Yu really has no capital to fight.
Before lying on the bed and falling asleep in a daze, Ouyang Yu remembered the words of the old ancestor, took a step back and opened the sky, it is not too late for the gentleman to take revenge for ten years, thinking that Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, was forced to sign a humiliating alliance under the city, and called the Turks a tribute, and then Li Shimin relapsed to accumulate strength, and finally subdued the Turks and was called the Heavenly Khan, and the king of Yue, Goujian, was defeated as the king of Wu, and the horse was like a slave, and after a few years of lying on the salary, he destroyed the Wu State in one fell swoop and became the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Periodγ
Early the next morning, Lieutenant General Bei came to the villa, Ouyang Yu washed up and carried a box down to the first floor, and Lieutenant General Bei was tasting coffee.
"Miss Ouyang, good morning. β
"Good morning, Your Excellency. β
"Did you sleep well last night? The bed in the bedroom is more comfortable than the iron bed in the cell. β
Lieutenant General Bei was warning Ouyang Yu, although Ouyang Yu was angry in his heart, he kept a smile on his face, "Thank you for your concern, I slept well last night, and the big bed in the bedroom is indeed much more comfortable than the iron bed." β
Hearing Ouyang Yu's answer, Lieutenant General Bei was very satisfied, put down his coffee cup and looked at her, waiting for her next words.
Ouyang Yu put the box in his hand in front of Lieutenant General Bei and opened it, it was full of blue paper, and Lieutenant General Bei curiously picked up one and opened it, it was a weapon design drawing, that is, a blueprint.
"Miss Ouyang, what do you mean by this?"
Ouyang Yu pointed to the blueprint inside the box and replied, "The weapons sold to Lieutenant General Benjamin are all designed by me, here are the design drawings of all the weapons, please pass them on to the people behind you." β
Lieutenant General Bei looked at a few blueprints, he was not a professional weapon designer and couldn't understand it at all, but he already understood what Ouyang Yu meant, closed the box and said: "I didn't expect Miss Ouyang to be a genius in weapon design, but just having these drawings is not enough for those people." β
"I know that my weapons production plant will also be handed over, but it will take some time to disassemble the equipment, and I hope that Your Excellency the General can give me some time and freedom to deal with it. β
Lieutenant General Bei leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to think, he didn't fully believe Ouyang Yu's words, but the people behind him just asked him to obtain the drawings and equipment of the weapons in Ouyang Yu's hand, and warned Ouyang Yu not to sell arms again, this drawings and equipment Ouyang Yu has taken the initiative to hand over, and without production equipment, Ouyang Yu's possibility of selling it again will be cut off, it can be said that the purpose of Lieutenant General Bei's posthumous people has been achieved, so Lieutenant General Bei does not plan to embarrass Ouyang Yu anymore, but before that, how can he blackmail her.
"Miss Ouyang, I can give you time and freedom, but how can you repay me? You may not know that those people behind me are not easy to talk to, I need to deal with them before you can be innocent. β
Ouyang Yu gave a bearer passbook very well, the amount on it was one million silver coins, and she also made a lot of money in order to settle Lieutenant General Bei.
Lieutenant General Pei laughed happily after seeing the numbers on the passbook, "Miss Ouyang, please stay here for a few more days, I think you will soon be completely free!"