At the mention of modern warfare, many people's first reaction was missiles, aircraft carriers, planes, and tanks.
However, those things were all things that burned money. They were killing weapons on the battlefield, top-tier divine weapons.
The foundation of war was still built on guns and ammunition, which were relatively close to ordinary soldiers.
Ammo was the most important. Without bullets, even the best gun was a fire stick.
Moreover, in the world of arms dealers, the specifications of ammunition were mostly standard. Many guns had a common bullet model standard. There would not be a problem of bullets produced in one country not being used by another country.
Fang Ming looked at Tang Shi. This man had swallowed 500 million bullets in one go. He was quite bold.
Tang Shi was also sizing Fang Ming up.
He had thought that Fang Ming was just a friend of his daughter, Tang Qian, but now it seemed that Fang Ming's background was not simple!
Tang Shi asked himself. He was in the arms business and the contents were strictly confidential. There were less than five people who knew the contents of the transaction. Besides Tang Shi himself, the others were all military officers, at least lieutenant colonels.
Almost all the Chinese arms dealers were related to the Chinese government and the military. Strictly speaking, they were the agents of the Chinese government.
For Fang Ming to know about this matter and accurately say the keyword of 500 million, it meant that the power behind Fang Ming was not simple.
Moreover, it was very likely that it was the military and the government.
"Little Brother Fang is indeed extraordinary. This matter is clear now, but this matter is not suitable to be said in public. Come, come, let's have a private chat.”Tang Shi had changed the way he addressed Fang Ming. He pulled Fang Ming and the two of them walked to a quiet corner. The people around them were tactful and did not disturb them.
"Little Brother Fang, how much do you know about this matter?”Tang Shi asked when they were alone.
"500 million in funds, 500 million in bullets, and other firearms. You took advantage of it, but you couldn't find another buyer.”Fang Ming said simply.
Tang Shi's heart skipped a beat. He knew that Fang Ming was not speaking without reason.
He valued Fang Ming even more.
"I see that you know the gist of it, but you don't know the details. Actually, this time, it's not that I'm greedy, but that I'm under other pressure.”Tang Shi sighed and said.
"What do you mean?" Fang Ming asked.
" Actually…" Tang Shi looked around and said,""In the early years of China, before the Soviet Union disintegrated, in order to guard against the invasion of the Soviet Union, we produced a considerable amount of firearms, including billions of bullets.”
" Now that Su Lian has been disbanded, China hasn't encountered any major wars. The bullets from back then are almost at the end of their lifespan. If they were to be destroyed, the cost would be too high. The military is unwilling to bear the cost, so they gave a price below the cost and assigned it to us businessmen.”
"I used to be in the arms business and received a lot of support from the military. Now that the military wants to sell these expired bullets, I have to express my gratitude and share the burden with the military. Otherwise, not only will the military lose trust in me, but I might not be able to get any resources in the future.”
" There's competition among the arms dealers in China, so I have to buy this batch of goods. Even if I have to lose money, I have to do this business. However, as you know, I was under pressure and bought this batch of goods, but I don't have a second buyer.”
"Little Brother Fang, you weren't talking nonsense just now, right? Could it be that you have some way?”
Fang Ming heard this and understood.
"Is Tang Shi telling the truth?”
“85%”
Fang Ming's System made a judgment and understood what was going on.
Tang Shi might have some selfish motives and wanted to earn a fortune from the cheap firearms, but most of what he said should be true.
Fang Ming pondered for a moment and said to Tang Shi,"Boss Tang, how much are you willing to pay if I find another buyer for your firearms?”
"I don't want to take this batch of hot goods anymore. To be honest with you, the cost of taking the goods is 500 million. All the things are packed up and the shipping price is 550 million. This batch of goods takes up too much of my liquid funds. My capital chain is too tight. I don't ask for much money anymore. I only want to keep 50 million for the transportation fee.”Tang Shi said excitedly.
Fang Ming heard this and understood.
The system had verified that Tang Shi had indeed obtained this batch of goods for 500 million yuan.
Moreover, this batch of bullets was indeed hot. They were all bullets that were about to expire. If they aged and the ammunition warehouse exploded, it would be a big deal. Moreover, these bullets were manufactured before 1990. It was almost 30 years now. It was not even certain if they could be fired.
"I do have some channels, but I have to talk about the specific information.”Fang Ming said.
"Little brother, you really have connections? That was great! "But I wonder what your channel is…" Tang Shi was overjoyed.
He did not suspect Fang Ming of lying to him.
Anyone who dared to do the firearms business had some ability. If Fang Ming lied to him about this, he would have to face the consequences of having his body wiped clean.
Tang Shi was only curious about who Fang Ming was looking for.
"Trade secrets." Fang Ming smiled but kept his mouth shut.
What a joke, next door? 'I don't even know who the next one is…' Fang Ming complained in his heart…
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The second chapter.
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