"It's not impossible!"
Shepard looked at the graceful figure of the Middle Eastern beauty who was serving him obediently, and then lowered his voice and replied.
"You guys go down first!"
The prince immediately clapped his hands and drove everyone out. Shepard's men also left with great discernment, not forgetting to close the door tightly to ensure that the sound inside could not be heard outside.
"Your Highness, there is an old saying in the East, which is that if the East does not light up, the West will light up. This is a Chinese proverb, which means that if it doesn't work here, there is still room for maneuver elsewhere!"
Shepard first said the common saying in Chinese, and then explained the specific meaning in English.
"In other words, if this method doesn't work, maybe it can be done somewhere else?"
"Is such that!"
"That and this?"
"There are relationships!"
Shepard took a sip of the cold juice. Because fermented wheat drinks are not allowed in Saudi Arabia, he stocked a large amount of fruit juice soda in his refrigerator. In fact, there was also fermented grape juice in it, but he did not dare to carry it. come out.
"Your Highness, I would like to ask, how many countries in the world are capable of manufacturing long-range ballistic missiles?"
Prince Sultan immediately began to count down, and there were only a few countries that had this ability, including the five permanent members of the United Nations.
"You mean, let me consider the Soviet Union?"
The prince thought for a moment, then shook his head.
"It's impossible, it's even less likely that the Soviets will sell it!"
"It's not the Soviet Union, it's their southern neighbor!"
"It's them?"
Prince Sultan frowned.
"But their weapons..."
Although arms from major Eastern countries are very common in the Middle East, they do not have a good reputation among the Saudis because during the Iran-Iraq War, both Iraq and Iran used a large number of equipment including tanks and aircraft, and many of them were used Destruction loss.
Therefore, in the eyes of Prince Sultan, Eastern weapons are low-end goods with little technological content.
It is normal to have this kind of prejudice. After all, for various reasons, the development of weapons in the great Eastern countries largely relies on imitation.
Even in later generations, when we have embarked on the road of independent research and development, there are still all kinds of weird remarks, such as the 99 tank is equipped with T72 and so on. Of course, there are also many military illiterates who like to say that the bullpup rifle has high aim. Base line, the plastic magazine flattens when pinched or something.
The current weapons development of the great Eastern countries is slowly starting to catch up amid difficulties, so it is normal to be biased.
"Your Highness, do you want a plane or a cannon?"
"None of that!"
"Yes, then you don't want those things. Why do you care about quality and price? Their missile technology has always been very good. You must know that they were the first to invent rockets in the world!"
"Then will they sell it?"
The prince was persuaded by Shepard, and then began to worry about the sales problem.
"That's up to you, isn't it?"
Although Shepard knew that the now impoverished Eastern Powers would definitely sell, he was not so sure and could only express euphemistically that the prince could find a way to contact the other party.
The prince thought better. He hoped that Shepard would serve as his personal representative to meet with the other party.
"ah?"
"But I am an American, and this status is inappropriate!"
Shepard shook his head. He was really not suitable to come forward for this kind of thing. Being able to make connections was the limit!
Prince Sultan also realized that Shepard's identity was indeed unsuitable, and he should even take the initiative to report this information to the US government to stop the Saudis.
"You are special, Mr. Shepard. If it were anyone else, I don't think they would tell me this at all!"
"Your Highness, I am also a peace-loving person.
As a person, regional stability is also very important to me, because in that way, I can also make money. As an important country in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia should stand up to maintain order. As a beneficiary, I naturally support it! "
"Of course, I will definitely report this information, but I think it's best for you to get everything settled before I report it!"
"Thank you for the reminder!"
Afterwards, Shepard came to Fort *** again. As a middleman to connect Saudi Arabia with the Eastern powers, he immediately and silently withdrew from the talks. Anyway, the talks were apparently about Saudi Arabia purchasing some weapons to arm Pakistan. And it was specially held.
And when Shepard was present, everyone was indeed talking about relevant content, but after Shepard left, he didn't know what they were going to talk about!
The relevant person in charge was also shocked when they learned about Saudi Arabia's intentions, because whether it is a short-range ballistic missile or a long-range ballistic missile, it is an important weapon of the country. Otherwise, why are they called ballistic missiles and not cruise missiles? The difference between the two is huge!
And the most important thing is that a missile not only depends on its range and flight mode, but also what kind of warhead it is equipped with. The most disturbing thing is the nuclear warhead. One ballistic missile can carry many nuclear warheads. For countries without interception capabilities, this thing is the Sword of Damocles.
If Saudi Arabia possesses this kind of weapon, it will threaten Israel, the most important ally of the United States in the Middle East. By then, any city in Israel may be targeted by Saudi Arabia.
Therefore, no matter what, the Americans would not allow Saudi Arabia to possess such weapons, but the U.S. government did not expect that Saudi Arabia would establish relations with Eastern countries, and what the Americans did not expect was that it would actually Someone will sell this thing!
You know, the foreign exchange reserves of the big Eastern countries are pitifully small at the moment, and it is really extremely difficult to develop the economy.
Saudi Arabia's request is equivalent to sleeping on the pillow, and like Zhou Yu wearing a yellow cover. You agree with me. Therefore, without too much thinking, the central government of the Eastern countries agreed to the deal.
This time, the transaction between the two parties was not as dramatic as Shepard's previous life. The Eastern countries actually understood the financial resources of the Saudis, and the Saudis also actually understood the actual power of the Dongfeng 3 ballistic missiles they were about to purchase. They were overjoyed. Saudi Arabia simply offered a missile at US$250 million, but the purchase quantity remained the same as before.
The two parties negotiated and communicated secretly in this way, and after nearly a year and a half of planning, the purchase agreement was finally completed.
Moreover, just like in the previous life, Saudi Arabia tried to offer 10 billion US dollars to ask if it could obtain another nuclear warhead. Although the price was very exciting, it was not sold in the end. After all, ballistic missiles with or without warheads are completely two different things. The former You might pinch your nose and forget it, but if it's the latter, then there might be another world war!
