When Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin were standing in the open space, the sound of engines coming from behind was very loud.
The two men turned around to see a huge tank. Stopping right behind them.
The battle look of the tanks appearing in front of them is stunning. The steel plates on the outside are lined up in rows, revealing solid armor with an unimaginable thickness. The thick tracks were like two giant claws, firmly gripping the ground. The tank's main gun looked like the huge head of a giant beast, and the black barrel shone with metallic luster.
Viewed from the side, the tank's body and bottom are rectangular in shape. The wide body is also equipped with many mechanical accessories, making it appear extremely powerful. The entire tank shines with precision and powerful power. It is like a giant beast made of steel, capable of splitting the heaven and earth and killing everything on any battlefield.
Such a huge tank gives them enough deterrence. This shocked them. Then he kept retreating. But the tank soon stopped.
Wei Zheng only stood on one side. He was very satisfied with the reaction of the two people. This was the reaction they should have.
And who wouldn’t be confused after seeing such a big tank?
Li Shimin suddenly asked: "What is this?"
Li Shimin was very puzzled by the existence of tanks. Because this thing looks like a car, but not like a car. So what kind of existence is it?
Just when Li Shimin was puzzled, Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty! This thing is called a tank. It is used for combat. It has absolute defense. Look at this barrel. It can make the enemy frightened. And this body is very hard, generally Bows, arrows and artillery shells cannot penetrate, and its existence is equivalent to entering an uninhabited land, making the enemy frightened!"
Li Shimin was really shocked by such an existence. At this time, Cheng Yaojin said: "I see it has no wheels, and it doesn't feel like it runs very fast."
"It's true that its speed is not as fast as that of a car. But even if there is no road, it can still work."
Listen to what Wei Zheng said. The two were even more shocked.
Li Shimin asked: "Wei Zheng, what is the difference between this barrel and our Shenwu cannon?"
"There is not much difference between this barrel and the Shenwu cannon in essence. But this thing can be moved, and its cannon is more powerful than the Shenwu cannon."
Wei Zheng said so. Li Shimin was very satisfied, but then Wei Zheng said: "But its price is relatively high, and the price of each shell is much higher than the price of Shenwu Cannon shells. I still have to tell you about this. After all, Such a modern artillery shell. Its manufacturing capabilities are very complex. The cost required is very high."
"I know this!"
Li Shimin still recognized this point.
No matter what, the cost is there, but Li Shimin may make another acquisition in the near future.
About the tank production line. This is a good thing. The military of the Tang Dynasty was very good.
But what to say?
Li Shimin and the others could only produce. To produce some things like cannonballs, we still have to rely on the Shengtang Group for research.
Because technology is the strongest support of the Shengtang Group, it can be said that the Shengtang Group leads the development of the military.
You can buy production lines, but you cannot buy technological development. Moreover, the development of these technologies requires a large investment of money. It's not what you want. Therefore, if research is not continued, the military in the future will only stay at this stage.
Then it depends on whether Li Min is willing or not. Upgrade these military weapons.
In fact, the current military weapons are completely sufficient, so the probability of Li Min upgrading them is very low. Rather than upgrading these weapons, he might as well study more on how to immigrate all humans to other planets. That's better than weapons.
Scientific and technological research is what Li Min has been doing.
"Tell me what's so special about this tank!" Li Shimin asked again.
"This tank is three feet long, one foot wide, one foot high, and weighs seventy tons. Its top speed can reach 240 miles per hour. It is equipped with a rifled gun for firepower.
There is an observer on it, which can automatically switch between aiming and searching, and there is an independent rangefinder on the vehicle that can lock the second target in advance. It can be said to be very powerful! "
Listening to Wei Zheng's words, you can feel that this tank is really powerful.
Cheng Yaojin was shocked.
Fighting now is completely different from before.
In the past, we used swords and guns, but now we use cannons, tanks and the like.
Such a war is really shocking.
So, how much are these weapons worth?
Li Shimin wanted to know.
"Wei Zheng, can you tell me how much he costs for such a tank?" So, Li Shimin asked.
Wei Zheng didn't even think about it and said directly: "This thing has never been sold before, but my husband once set a price for him, one million taels for a tank!"
One million taels is no longer very high. The price of the helicopter at that time was such that Li Shimin spent a lot of money to get it. The current price of tanks is less than one-tenth of that of previous helicopters.
So in Li Shimin's opinion, this was not expensive, but at the same time, a thought flashed through his mind: war does cost money. And it costs a lot of money.
"Okay? How many of these tanks are there in the Shengtang Group now?"
"Only ten are being produced now."
"Ten cars? I want them all."
"Okay! The price of the tank is one million taels, and the price of the artillery shells will be added on. One artillery shell costs 10,000."
This shell is quite expensive. But if you buy a tank but don't buy artillery shells, then the tank's role will be gone, so no matter how expensive its shells are. Li Shimin will buy it.
"Okay, here are 10,000 shells."
So Li Shimin directly asked for 10,000 coins.
In the blink of an eye, money was spent in units of hundreds of millions.
But a mere 100 million is nothing.
The value of silver now may be less than one-tenth of its previous value, due to inflation and the depreciation of silver.
And Li Shimin thought, if we fight a war now, it may consume more. Therefore, if we can avoid fighting, we will not fight.
But others bullied me to the point of being bullied. There is no reason not to fight.
Therefore, the Turks must be defeated no matter what. Let them know. The consequences of invading the Tang Dynasty are unimaginable.
This is Li Shimin's idea. In fact, no matter what the cost, he wants to let the Turks know how powerful he is. Let them know that the people of Datang are not easy to bully.
"So do you still have weapons?"
Finally Li Shimin asked again.
"No more, this is the last thing!"
Wei Zheng said immediately.
"When will it be delivered?"
“When the price talks and the funds are in place then it can be delivered.”
"Can I take it first?"
Li Shimin said a little anxiously.
"That can't be done! You can't take away one of them before the funds arrive."
"Are you worried that I have no money?" Li Shimin asked a little unhappy.
Wei Zheng immediately said: "No, no, no, it's Shengtang Group that has no money! Now Shengtang Group is in urgent need of a capital injection. It's good to research newer things. Now every year, Shengtang Group's research on technology accounts for more than 99% of its income. . The synchronization of these scientific researches has brought huge benefits. Because these investments have also brought a huge burden to Shengtang Group. So now it can only be filled with money. It happens that these things can be sold to make money, so please also Your Majesty, please understand. It’s not that we think you don’t have money, it’s because we need money.”
Wei Zheng said a lot, but every word was true.
Shengtang Group really has no money.
Li Shimin is also a sensible person.
So he was too embarrassed to say anything else, because what he said was right.
And there is buying and selling. It is only natural that the person who buys it should give money, why should he withhold a little money and not give it to him.
If it can be given, it will be of great benefit to Shengtang Group. If not, it will only put Shengtang Group in danger. Obviously, this is not in the interests of Shengtang Group.
If the Shengtang Group fails, then Li Shimin's court will naturally fail. This is mutual.
Therefore, Li Shimin had no reason not to give money.
"Okay! Do you want to talk to that guy? What are the prices of all these things? Then let's talk about when to pay?" Li Shimin said. He is also anxious now and there is no need to bargain at this time.
Now he just wants to get weapons and shells as soon as possible. It is best to have everything for himself, and Shengtang Group does not want to keep anything. Although it is a bit unrealistic, he wants to do it. What he wanted was to buy out all the weapons of the Shengtang Group. As long as the Shengtang Group has no weapons, there is no threat to itself.
"Okay! I'll call sir now. Please wait for me a moment."
Then Wei Zheng called Li Min.
He walked to the edge to contact Li Min because he was afraid of being overheard by Li Shimin.
Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin got into the tank and stared at everything in the tank in a daze.
They didn't want to ask what Wei Zheng and Li Min said.
Because these involve some confidential things.
They just wanted to see what was good in the tank, so they sat in it, but it was difficult to sit in it.
It was a bit cramped and they felt very uncomfortable when they sat inside.
But it's really handsome outside.
After sitting inside, after a while, he kept calling Wei Zheng.
Ask him to come over and introduce you.
Wei Zheng ignored this and told Li Min everything Li Shimin wanted.
Li Min felt quite satisfied after hearing this.
I didn't expect Li Shimin to be so straightforward for the first time.
This is a good thing, that’s what business is about.
He said: "In this way, we can at least get back another one billion taels of funds! These weapons and equipment have been kept for too long!"
Except for some weapons that were transported to Dongzhou, those weapons were relatively high-end, while the weapons in Datang were relatively backward, which Li Shimin could digest.
In the past, he could not find a suitable reason for Li Shimin to digest it, but now he can, which is a good thing.
Li Shimin took the initiative to ask for these weapons, just in time to recover some funds.
"Indeed, at least one billion."
Wei Zheng said so.
"About the price. You can raise it higher. Then talk higher. I have no objection." Li Min added that this was his attitude.
As for how much money can be raised, that is Wei Zheng's business.
When the time comes, Wei Zheng will definitely raise the price. He is much more ruthless than Li Min.
"Is that so? Then I know!"
"Okay, anything else?"
"No, I will discuss this matter with His Majesty now."
"Okay! Then I'm going to be busy."
"Yes, sir"
Finally Wei Zheng hung up the phone.
Went to find Li Shimin.
But he was not in a hurry to let Li Shimin come out.
Instead, he waited outside for Li Shimin to appear.
About half an hour later, Li Shimin and He Jin walked out.
During that time, he was also driving around in a tank.
This thing is indeed the king of destruction. It is destroyed wherever it goes.
Li Shimin was very satisfied with this thing. If he could sit on this thing and command the battle, that would be quite good.
"Wei Zheng, this thing is really good. By the way, how did it go?"
Wei Zheng said to Li Shimin: "If you want them all, pack them all for two billion taels. We will give you all the things of Shengtang Group. Not a single thing will be left behind! We will also move the production lines together."
Wei Zheng was quite ruthless. When Li Min said one billion, he directly asked for two billion. Anyway, the money he got was Li Shimin's.
"Can it be cheaper?"
Li Shimin said.
"Your Majesty! This is not cheap. National security is no small matter. You know this without me saying it. If you have such a production line, then artillery shells can be manufactured in large quantities! Weapons can also be manufactured in large quantities. Who else in the world would you rather me? "
What Wei Zheng said directly touched Li Shimin's heart.
Yes, you can make weapons by yourself, you don’t have to have as many as you want.
But he overlooked one thing, that is, these weapons all cost money.
It’s not like you can get it without spending a penny.
Cost still needs to be considered.
No matter what, these are a burden.
Therefore, Li Shimin said: "Two billion is two billion! That's what we decided. Later I will ask Dai Zhou to come over and calculate it with you."
"That's it! When the money comes and when the things are shipped to the military camp, I can have the things ready now!"
Wei Zheng is very principled in doing things.
This can indeed speed up the transaction.
"Okay, Zhijie, let's go back!" Li Shimin said immediately.
So the two of them headed towards Tai Chi Palace.
Wei Zheng picked up the phone and called Li Min.
When Li Min heard two billion, he smiled.
This Wei Zheng really thinks about the Shengtang Group.
That's really good.
Li Shimin probably didn't expect that he would be tricked by Wei Zheng this time.
Whoever Wei Zheng is loyal to must be treated with the most loyal heart.
This was one of the reasons why Li Min wanted him.
From now on, Li Min felt more confident about handing over Shengtang Group to Wei Zheng. I believe that with his presence, Shengtang Group will only get better and better.
(End of chapter)
