Shadow Empire

Chapter 1026 If it can't be bought, there's no need to buy it.

This involves a deal worth tens of millions, and the President of the Czech Republic cannot simply believe whatever these two federalists say. He must find out whether they are blackmailing him.

And whether they are necessary.

The Czech Republic has an embassy in the federal government, and in addition to the embassy, ​​there are also some private institutions.

Ever since they discovered that the Federation had begun to have ideas about annexing the Alan region, the Grand President began to place some people infiltrating the Federation and helping them find anything they could use.

Whether it's a person or a thing, they are willing to try anything that can help them.

For example, the two guys who almost ended up in jail because they got into trouble were actually discovered by their intelligence department, which then managed to get them out.

Besides themselves, they also bribed some Commonwealth people. After all, in the Commonwealth, a place full of interests and desires, and with serious discrimination against certain groups, a Commonwealth native is far less likely to attract attention than a Jede.

They bribed many of these Commonwealth citizens, some of whom were unaware that they had been bribed.

Some of the intelligence personnel from the JED established small service companies in the Federation. These service companies did not have any actual business operations; their main business was to provide convenient services to some clients.

Whether these clients are real or fake, or whether they are impersonating others, is irrelevant.

They hire federal employees and assign them tasks, at which point these federal salespeople become very motivated to work in order to secure the order and commission.

They were originally federal citizens, so when discussing work, the federal citizens weren't too wary of them.

Today, this service company received instructions from the Czech Republic, and soon the company's boss dispatched two salesmen to different military industrial enterprises to inquire about the production line.

The salespeople didn't see anything wrong with it; in their eyes, it was perfectly reasonable and normal because this was the Federal Republic.

In the federal government, anything can be a commodity.

A real commodity, a person, an event, anything!

So, an assembly line is naturally a type of product.

The sales representative quickly arrived at the military enterprise and discussed with them whether they could purchase the production line specified by Engineer Smith, but the company directly rejected his purchase request.

"I'm sorry, this is not for sale unless you can obtain a purchase permit from the Department of Defense, or a document signed by the President that allows you to purchase it."

“Otherwise, I can’t sell these things to you. Federal law prohibits us from selling these devices to individuals or unregistered businesses,” the receptionist explained cautiously and in great detail.

This surprised the salesman, but the company boss gave him some flexibility.

In his office, he glanced back at the closed door and lowered his voice, “Listen, my client is a very wealthy man. He has never had any concept of money; after all, it’s just a string of numbers.”

"Six million per unit."

He quoted a price that was almost double the original price. Normally, at this point, the seller would be very reserved and would reluctantly agree, since the profit would almost double!
But this time, the receptionist he was faced with simply shook his head expressionlessly, saying, "I'm sorry, I can't sell it to you. It's not about the money."

The salesman was slightly surprised, but he didn't think he would lose. "Eight million!"

"I've already made it clear to you, we can't be together..."

"Ten million!"

"Feel sorry……"

"I'll say it again, this isn't about money..."

The salesperson even offered to give the other party a rebate, but the receptionist still refused.

However, the staff did not speak rudely to them, since the other party wanted to buy their company's products and did not mind giving a high kickback.

If the company hadn't specifically warned against selling these items, he might have been tempted to sell them.

Another salesperson encountered a similar situation. In order to obtain more accurate and truthful information, he did not go to the military company where Engineer Smith had previously worked to inquire about the bullet production line.

He went to another military industrial company that also produced bullets and inquired about whether he could purchase the bullet production line.

The other party's answer was simple—no!

However, they can offer the service of selling finished bullets.

Apart from these two salesmen, the president's secretary did not hire anyone else to continue gathering information.

If someone discovers this seemingly insignificant matter, they might uncover their plan and sabotage it.

The two salesmen compiled the information they had gathered into the office, and then the office staff sent the intelligence back to the Secretary of the President of the Czech Republic through other means.

He frowned slightly as he looked at the process and results of the actions on both sides of his hand.

One of the salespeople offered a price of 13 million, which is more than three times the profit, but it still didn't sway the other party.

Based on this intelligence, if they want to obtain these two ammunition production lines from within the federal territory and use them directly, they must accept Engineer Smith's blackmail.

The secretary didn't dare linger. He took the document and quickly went to the president's office, handing it over while also stating his views and conclusions.

"According to our people currently infiltrating the Federation, we used Federation people to negotiate business and were willing to offer several times the profit, and they refused to sell the production line."

“One of the employees from the military industry who received our sales representatives learned that the federal government had banned the free trade of these items.”

"If we want to make legitimate purchases, we must obtain approval from the Ministry of Defense to allow us to make the purchases before we can spend the money."

"Otherwise, we have no hope."

The president nodded. "I'll think about it." He didn't say anything more after that, which was a signal for his secretary to leave.

After the secretary left, he dialed the phone number of a mechanical expert at Jedd University.

This expert was sent to the federal government to learn about the most advanced industrial knowledge as part of the previous "Industrial Revitalization Plan" of the CJD government.

After returning, he joined the University of Geedhard and became a professor of mechanical engineering, helping the Geedhard Republic to find ways to achieve full industrialization.

So far, there haven't been many successful cases of large projects, but there have been many successful cases of small projects, such as the renovation of some old machinery.

In the professor's words, large projects require the overall industrial capacity of the nation, not just the understanding of advanced industrial technologies by one or two individuals, nor can they be solved by one or two people. He is committed to developing basic industries, a view that stands in stark contrast to some more radical scholars and experts in China.

These scholars and experts have been developing "international procurement" business. Although they are also scholars and experts in industry, they rarely talk about the achievements of industrial development in the Czech Republic.

They focused more of their energy and attention on "how to buy what they want from the international community".

They advocate for quickly acquiring finished industrial machinery through purchase and putting it into production.

This saves a lot of R&D costs and achieves partial industrialization at the fastest and best speed.

Whether this approach is acceptable has been a subject of debate in the Czech Republic for some time.

After all, the research and development costs of industrial technologies are too high!
It's possible that the results you've achieved after investing heavily in research are not just slightly behind, but significantly behind.

Others have already started producing fifth and sixth generation products, while what you've developed is still in the first generation.

In an era of rapid scientific and technological development, the generational gap in products is not like many years later when technological development slows down; the generational gap may only be two or three percent.

The generational gap during this period was enormous.

Instead of investing a lot of money, manpower, and resources in developing a product that is destined to be meaningless and already obsolete, it would be better to just buy it from the Federation.

The president was not actually a staunch advocate of research and development or purchasing; he would support anything that was beneficial to him and the country.

This led him to connect with the professor.

"Your Excellency the President?"

"It's me!" the President said, taking a deep breath. "I have some questions for you."

"Please speak, I'm listening."

The professor's voice was gentle; just by hearing what he said, one could imagine his mild appearance.

"If we continue our research on bullet production lines, how long will it take to see a finished product?"

After hearing the question, the professor thought for a moment before saying, "Your Excellency, you know me. I rarely ask others to obtain what they want through purchasing."

"But this time, my advice to you is that if we can buy it, it's best to just buy it directly."

"This is a very complex, comprehensive study that involves many fields."

"Our research on cartridge cases, projectiles, primers, gunpowder, and the like is practically zero!"

"We need metallurgical formulas for cartridge cases and projectiles, or a large number of mature alternatives or substitutes."

"It's possible to get a primer if you spend a little money."

"But gunpowder involves chemical research, as well as other high-tech aspects that we may not have noticed."

"This cannot be solved by promoting the development of one or two projects; it involves multiple fields, and we currently do not have the capacity to conduct research."

"Even if we have to start this project now, we won't see results for another two or three years."

When the president heard this, he already knew how to make a decision. He thanked the other party for telling him these things honestly, and then hung up the phone.

Fifty million is not a small amount, even though this is the most developed country in the Asia-Pacific region, bar none.

However, if he were to suddenly produce 50 million Federal Sols, it would have some impact on both the foreign exchange market and the stability of the entire Republic of Germany.

But I can't not buy it.

He sat there for a while, then he called his secretary over.

“I agree to the price of fifty million.”

Engineer Smith was embracing a beautiful girl, engaging in the most primal act. He was forty-four years old, a stage in his life when male energy and stamina were at their peak, and so were his needs.

For him, the Republic of Germany was like paradise.

The girls here are very enthusiastic and have no sense of shame or anything like that, so for those who like to hunt for women, this is paradise.

Engineer Smith struck up a conversation with the woman on the street. She was a woman in her twenties. During their conversation, he learned that she had a boyfriend and was getting married soon.

He even saw the woman's engagement ring on her hand.

But this woman, with almost no effort from Engineer Smith, was able to get her lying naked on the bed.

He simply told her, "I'm from the Commonwealth and I'm not familiar with this place. Can you help me?" and the woman took the initiative to approach him, appearing here three hours after their first meeting.

Just as he was making his final push toward the truth, a sudden knock on the door forced him to end his journey of seeking knowledge prematurely.

He didn't care about the woman on the bed, picked up a bath towel and wrapped it around his waist, then walked to the door. "She's my friend, and also a federal citizen."

The woman, who had originally sat up to find some clothes or sheets to cover herself, only found something to cover her lower body after hearing that the visitor was also a federal citizen. As for her upper body...

It remains exposed.

Come on, that's a Federalist!
His colleague stood outside the door, looking at him with an incredulous and surprised expression. "They accepted our offer!"

As he spoke, he noticed the woman on the bed behind Engineer Smith, who was practically naked from the waist up. The woman also noticed him and greeted him.

Smith's colleague responded, turning his gaze back to the other person, "You have so much energy, changing things every day, aren't you afraid of getting sick?"

Engineer Smith chuckled twice. "I'll check it first, though."

He paused for a moment, then said, "I'm going to take a shower. Wait for me a bit, I'll be right out."

Looking at the closed door, his colleague could only shrug helplessly, after all, this operation was led by Engineer Smith.

Hopefully he won't miss the deadline!
(End of this chapter)