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"Want the sales agency rights for our Longguo Penicillin?"

Hearing this, Shi Aiguo was slightly stunned, then said with disdain.

"Sir Lucas, I remember that your country and my country are still at war, right?"

"Besides, our two countries haven't established formal diplomatic relations yet. Isn't your request for cooperation a bit abrupt?"

"My dear friend from Dragon Country, these two points are not actually obstacles to our cooperation."

Seeing that Shi Aiguo did not refuse outright, Lucas felt that there was a way and hurriedly explained.

"Those currently fighting your country in South Korea are merely our foreign legion, essentially a group of mercenaries."

"Whether they participate in the war or not does not reflect our country's attitude towards your country."

"As for the establishment of diplomatic relations...our Great Commander Dai Le has always had a strong interest in your culture. As soon as we learned about the founding of the New Dragon Nation, we were ready to establish diplomatic relations with you."

"It was just delayed for some reason..."

Hearing Lucas's extremely "sincere" words, Shi Aiguo showed a sarcastic smile on his face.

What "certain reasons"? It's nothing more than not wanting to offend the United States. Is it necessary to put it in such a high-sounding way?

However, based on Longguo's traditional hospitality, Shi Aiguo did not point it out directly, but fell into deep thought.

As a victor of World War II and one of the five permanent members of the Blue Star Council, France still has considerable influence in the Western world.

If we can successfully establish diplomatic relations with him, it will be able to break the international blockade imposed by the United States on Longguo to a certain extent.

There are many benefits.

Seeing that Shi Aiguo was in hesitation, Lucas was afraid that the other party would directly refuse this matter, so he immediately added.

"Dear Dragon Country friends, I know there's an old saying in your Dragon Country, 'Courtesy should be reciprocated.'"

"If you are willing to entrust the sales agency rights of penicillin to us, France, we will not only withdraw the foreign troops from the battlefield in North Korea but also establish diplomatic relations with Dragon Kingdom."

"At the same time, we will also donate a complete set of military truck manufacturing technology to your country as a thank you gift!"

"A complete set of military truck manufacturing technology?"

Hearing this, Shi Aiguo raised his eyebrows and looked at him in surprise.

Wow, France has spent a lot of money to get the sales agency rights of penicillin!

It is often said that if you want to be rich, you must first build roads. But after building roads, what is the most important thing?

Transportation, of course!

For road transportation, apart from trains, trucks have the largest carrying capacity.

Truck manufacturing technology is extremely valuable in any country and will not be leaked easily.

Not to mention, it is the manufacturing technology of military trucks, which are more durable and powerful.

Thinking of this, Shi Aiguo asked with some confusion.

"Mr. Lucas, please forgive me for asking."

"Several Western countries already have the technology to mass-produce penicillin. Why are you spending so much money to negotiate a partnership with us?"

"Isn't the United States your ally? Why not just talk to them?"

"Minister Shi, you don't know this. The reason our country came to your country, Long, to discuss this matter is to counter the United States' monopoly on penicillin!"

Hearing this, Lucas said righteously.

"Since World War II, the United States has seized the opportunity and launched the 'Marshall Plan' in Europe, ostensibly to support our post-war reconstruction."

"In fact, it is to take advantage of the opportunity to control us European countries!"

"And our President Dale has always maintained that Europe belongs to the Europeans, not to the slaves of the United States!"

"Therefore, we, France, must take the lead and stop the United States from expanding its influence on European countries!"

"And the first step is to get rid of European people's dependence on American medicines..."

"So, now you know why our country must discuss this cooperation with your Dragon Country, right?"

Lucas paused slightly when he said this, and then added.

"Of course, this is not the whole reason."

"Not only is the penicillin from your Dragon Country more effective than that from the United States, but it's also priced a full two dollars lower than the international price!"

"Even after deducting the cost of shipping it back to France, we'll still make a profit..."

Hearing this, Shi Aiguo nodded.

When Lucas gave the first reason, Shi Aiguo was a little skeptical of what he said.

After hearing the second reason, he was convinced of the other party's sincerity in cooperating.

After all, there are people who do business that will get them killed, but no one does business that will lose them money.

Penicillin, a groundbreaking antibiotic, was a bestseller even in continental Europe.

Don't worry about the fact that France can only make a "pitiful" $1 for each penicillin injection.

But he sells a lot...

Even if 10 million units are sold every month, the net income will be 10 million US dollars per month!

That’s $1.2 million a year!

For France, which had just emerged from World War II and had a lot of work to do, this was a considerable income.

"Okay, I've received your sincerity in cooperating, but this is not a trivial matter after all. I need to report to the top leaders of Dragon Country before I can get back to you."

After thinking carefully for a while, Shi Aiguo nodded and replied.

"It should! It should!"

After hearing Shi Aiguo's reply, Lucas hurriedly agreed.

"In that case, I'll go back and wait for your good news!"

After saying that, Lucas excitedly walked out of the door of the Ministry of Commerce.

After Lucas left, Shi Aiguo did not dare to neglect his duties.

He immediately put down all the work at hand and went to the center of Dragon Kingdom alone to report the matter to the leader and his entourage.

"After all, France is one of the five permanent members of the Blue Planet and has a great influence on European countries. I think it's a good idea that they are willing to establish diplomatic relations with us."

"With France as our friend, we can relieve a lot of international pressure!"

After listening to Shi Aiguo's report, the chief took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile.

"But should we give you the sales agent for penicillin? We're not experts in this field, so we can't give you any useful advice."

"Huh? If you can't even give me advice, who should I ask?"

"If you ask me, why don't you call and ask the person who developed this technology in person..."

After hearing the chief's words, Shi Aiguo suddenly felt as if he had been enlightened.

He hurriedly left the Dragon Kingdom Center and returned to his office.

Before he even sat down, he picked up the phone on the table.

"Hello, this is the Ministry of Commerce of Longguo. Please connect me to the Northeast Military Factory."

"Yes, I'm looking for Fang Yu!"