It was normal for weapons to be upgraded, but after being modified like this, the performance could be improved by two generations. This was simply a huge breakthrough.
More than 500 members of Congress were shocked. The 18-year-old Chinese president had brought them too many surprises.
As members of parliament, they all had some background.
Most of them were officials supported by the top ten consortiums in the United States.
From this, they understood that Andy had actually ascended to the throne under the vigorous promotion of interest groups led by Morgan Financial Group.
However, Andy had only been president for a week, and he had surprised them one after another.
First, he was the only candidate for the Nobel Prize in Economics, and then he was the one who improved the weapon.
"Mr. President, you just said that the new B-2 Ghost Stealth Bomber, Trident Cruise Missile, and M416A4 were all improved by you. Have you ever done in-depth research on weapons?”
A member of the Senate couldn't help but ask. He was too curious.
He had achieved great success in the economic field, but he was also so powerful in the weapons field. This was simply astounding.
Hearing this question, everyone looked at Andy quietly, waiting for his answer.
Under the gaze of more than five hundred people, Andy shook his head and said,"
"Actually, I didn't study it too deeply. I just took a casual look and found some flaws. Then, I spent the entire night drawing blueprints and improving the weapons and equipment.”
As soon as he said this, the entire place was in an uproar.
He didn't study it in depth!
I was just looking around!
It took an entire night!
This series of information left them dumbfounded. They looked at Andy blankly, not knowing what to say.
After a long time, in the silent council hall, a member of the House of Representatives said faintly,"
"Is this the difference between a genius and an ordinary person?”
Everyone came back to their senses and could not help but sigh.
Seeing that things seemed to have gone astray, Andy cleared his throat and said,"Alright, let's return to the topic from before.”
"Everyone has seen the performance of the improved B-2 Ghost Stealth Bomber, Trident Cruise Missile, and M416A4 Automatic Rifle. I propose to use these for this year's military procurement and replace the outdated weapons and equipment from previous years.”
Everyone fell silent.
These people were all shrewd people. Before the direction of the wind was clear, how could they easily agree?
" Mr. President," one of the representatives asked," may I ask if the improved weapons and equipment will still be supplied by the Consortium?"”
This was the question that all the councilmen present wanted to know.
They could only express their opinions after they had identified the supplier.
Andy shook his head." It's a pity that the Consortium, as the government's largest arms supplier, hasn't developed many impressive weapons and equipment for more than ten years.
These improved weapons and equipment were produced and supplied by the military factory under the Morgan Financial Group.”
When the answer was out, the 500-plus members of Congress immediately took sides.
The members of the Morgan Financial Group's faction all agreed with Andy's proposal, while the members of the American Financial Group's faction pushed him away with various reasons, saying that these weapons had never been tested on the battlefield and were worried that there would be problems. It was better to maintain the status quo.
The dispute caused by the consortium's interests began again.
In fact, every meeting of the Congress and every dispute was actually a dispute of interests.
Andy glanced at the Minister of Defense.
The Minister of National Defense's body trembled. He knew that he could not escape and had to express his stance.
He took the microphone and said,"Members of Parliament, the improved weapons can greatly increase the combat effectiveness of our army and reduce the number of deaths." The Ministry of National Defense has agreed to the president's proposal and decided to purchase this batch of improved weapons and equipment from Morgan Financial Group this year.”
" I agree with the president's proposal."
"I agree."
The Deputy Minister of National Defense and Chief of Staff quickly agreed.
The opinion of the Ministry of National Defense could play a vital role and could not be underestimated.
Andy's long and narrow phoenix eyes swept across the members of Congress below, and her voice was flat."
"Everyone has their own ideas. There's no way to argue. Let's vote.”
All the members of parliament were middle-aged men in their forties.
However, when Andy's gaze swept over him, he felt as if he had been electrocuted.
It was as if he had seen the leaders of the top ten financial groups!
There were a total of 535 members of Congress, and the voting results were soon out.
400：135
The Congress approved Andy's proposal.
There were two reasons. One was that the improved weapons and equipment were indeed superior. The second was that the Ministry of Defense had agreed. If they objected, they would be criticized by the general public.
After all, Andy had requested that the meeting be broadcast live to the entire US!
When the 135 staunch supporters of the consortium saw the voting results, they felt like dying.
They voted against it and ended up falling behind by a large margin.
Not only did they fail to fight for the interests of the consortium, but they also offended the president, Andy. In the future, the president would probably give them a lot of trouble.
The voting ended and the proposal was passed. This meant that this batch of weapons and equipment, which took up a large portion of the military expenditure, would be purchased from Morgan Financial Group.
Andy had snatched a piece of meat from the American consortium and threw it into the Morgan consortium's mouth.
When the ordinary people saw this result, they were only happy for the improvement of weapons in the United States. They did not care which consortium the government purchased the armaments from.
However, the interest groups led by the Morgan Financial Group and the American Financial Group felt completely different.
……
In Morgan Manor, Jeff Morgan, who had been watching the live broadcast of Congress, lost his composure and took three puffs of his cigarette in excitement.
"Good, good, good. Andy did a great job this time. He snatched food from the tiger's mouth of the Consortium.”
On one hand, he was happy that the Morgan Financial Group would be able to make a huge profit from the military. On the other hand, he was happy that Andy had the guts to take revenge on the American Financial Group.
Next to Jeff Morgan, Jessica raised her chin proudly." Humph, there are still many outstanding aspects of Andy that you don't know.”
Hearing the person she liked being praised by her father, she was so happy.
Jeff Morgan looked at her and laughed.
"Hmm, in that case, when Andy's term of office is up, the two of you will get married. At that time, I will hand over the Morgan Financial Group to Andy.”
Jessica's face flushed red as she began to imagine the scene of her marriage with Andy. A feeling of happiness spread from the bottom of her heart.
Jeff Morgan was happy, but the fury of the consortium was enough to disperse the clouds in the sky.
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