Chapter 200: Long-term Layout
Field Marshal Eisen had several weapons in front of him, these weapons were all new weapons used by the Imperial army captured in the battle, he picked up a Stern submachine gun and unloaded the magazine, and then looked at the MP-18 submachine gun he had prepared on his side, the two looked very similar in appearance, but the former seemed to be a shoddy imitation made by a plumber with a few water pipes, while the latter was a finely carved handicraft, but it was such a fake and shoddy imitation that was slaughtering his soldiers on the battlefield.
In addition to the Stern submachine gun, the captured Enfield rifle, the Hatch Chase heavy machine gun, and the British bizarre weapon, the No. 74 sticky anti-tank grenade.
After looking at the captured weapons, Marshal Eisen's heart already had a rough judgment, and at the same time, his heart was also full of puzzlement, selling weapons to both sides of the war? What is the difference between being the king of a country and an unscrupulous businessman who has no position and only wants to make money? Despise the unruly empress in the north, he began to analyze the changes brought by the new weapons of the imperial army to the war situation, and at the same time sent a request for protest to the Eastern Continental Council, so Azrael, as the middleman, came to Ouyang Yu's palace again.
"Your Majesty, fortunately you became the emperor, if you were a businessman, it is estimated that I would go bankrupt in the future. ”
In the palace of Chang'an City, Ouyang Yu and Azrael sat opposite each other, Azrael and Ouyang Yu did not deal with each other once or twice, the two had worked together very happily before, and they also had a common language on some topics, so the personal friendship was also relatively comparative, and when he talked to Ouyang Yu, he was naturally more casual, and sometimes he would make some small jokes.
It was as if now, in the back garden of the palace, he and Ouyang Yu were leisurely sipping tea, chatting about Ouyang Yu's trade in weapons from the Imperial Army.
Ouyang Yu put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Actually, you shouldn't be happy. It is precisely because I am the emperor that I can sell weapons to both the empire and the coalition and you can't, you are a private arms dealer, I am a state arms dealer, everyone is an arms dealer, there is only so much cake, the state is more powerful than the private person, so you may still go bankrupt in the future. ”
What Ouyang Yu said made a lot of sense. Azrael couldn't refute it, so he had to show a smile that was uglier than crying, "Then please show me, a future bankrupt merchant, Your Majesty." ”
"It's not that there is no clear road, but I just don't know if you and the merchants of the federation dare to do it. ”
Ouyang Yu had something to say, and Azrael also put down the teacup, and said, "Please also ask Your Majesty for guidance." ”
Ouyang Yu leaned comfortably on the chair, folded his hands on his lower abdomen, his eyes were half-closed and half-open, and said seemingly casually: "Establish a country with business." Taking advantage of the current chaos in the world, to build a country dominated by businessmen and with the interests of businessmen as the priority, do you and the businessmen of the Federation dare to do it?"
"Build a country based on business, build a country dominated by businessmen and prioritize the interests of businessmen?"
Azrael repeated Ouyang Yu's words and fell into deep thought, Ouyang Yu's words had too much impact on him, he had never thought about this or similar questions.
Ouyang Yu didn't bother Azrael's thinking either. Picking up the teacup and drinking it quietly, it took a while for Azrael to wake up from his contemplation and ask, "Your Majesty." Why do you have such thoughts, and what good will it do you if we businessmen establish a state?"
"The world is so boring, I need to have more fun, are you satisfied with this explanation?"
The corners of Azrael's mouth twitched, "Satisfied, I'm very satisfied." ”
"As for the benefits, there are still a lot. Business can communicate with each other, business transactions can create a lot of wealth, business can also create a lot of jobs, and I am promoting urbanization in the country, and there is a need for prosperous business activities. There is a need for investment, there is a need for jobs, but the backwater rule of the aristocracy hinders the development and interests of our country, so I want to overthrow their rule. ”
Azrael listened to it with a cold sweat in his head, and decisively terminated the topic, shifting the conversation with Ouyang Yu to the protest of the Continental Council, but Ouyang Yu's proposal had been deeply reflected in his heart.
"Hmph, a group of country aristocrats who have no vision. Ouyang Yu said disdainfully: "You go back and tell those noble lords, if you want to protest, don't buy my things from now on, and my deal with the coalition will end here." ”
Azrael smiled bitterly, he knew that what Ouyang Yu said was just angry words, if she really broke off the deal with the coalition army, then the weapons bought by the coalition army would all become waste after running out of ammunition, if he passed Ouyang Yu's words back as they were, the nobles in the south would have to eat him.
"Your Majesty, please tell the truth, what are you going to do in the future?"
"Cold salad. Ouyang Yu said a witty remark, "Whether my transaction with the coalition army or with the imperial army is a normal business practice, no one can interfere, if anyone wants to interfere with me, I will terminate the transaction with whom, you go back and how to tell that group of noble lords I don't care, but that's what I mean, I still say that, don't buy my things if you don't like it." ”
In the face of Ouyang Yu's arrogance and unreasonableness, Azrael could only smile and respond, he knew better than anyone that the imperial army could not buy Ouyang Yu's arms, but the coalition army, which was seriously backward in equipment research and development and production, could not, in the absence of advanced weapons that could compete with the imperial army, before they were developed and mass-produced, the coalition army must rely on Ouyang Yu's weapons to resist the attack of the imperial army, this time he was called to see Ouyang Yu to protest in person, in fact, it was just a superficial effort that the nobles in the south could not wipe their face, it was not that they really didn't want her weapons, at least not yet。
"I see, I'll tell the representatives of the Council what you mean when I get back. ”
Azrael is a busy man, since the main purpose has been achieved, he also got up and said goodbye to Ouyang Yu, after returning Azrael explained Ouyang Yu's purpose to the council, although the countries of the council did not like it, but now they can only pinch their noses and admit it, a few days later, another long list of weapons procurement was sent to Ouyang Yu's hands, this time it was the weapon order placed by the council of the Southern Theater to Ouyang Yu, with a total value of up to 200 million silver coins.
Along with the purchase list came a long list of training units, including infantry commanders, tank crews, pilots, artillerymen, and other arms, and at the top of the training list was the name of a prince, Hamza bin Talal, the second heir to the throne of Karak in the desert kingdom. (To be continued.) )