Chapter 844 Procurement Contracts
The commander-in-chief was anxious for Stilwell to come over to negotiate on the purchase of weapons by the United States, at this time, the commander-in-chief, the chief of staff and Director Ye of the logistics department were sitting in the commander-in-chief's office, and the commander-in-chief was holding a document in his hand, looking at the things on it, and sighed.
This report is a list of medicines that Yan'an needs to purchase from the United States this time, including 3 million battlefield first-aid kits, as well as various anti-inflammatory and hemostatic drugs, the entire list, according to the previous price, the total price is 250 million US dollars, and this time the sale of tanks and planes was only sold for 500 million, plus Hu Bin's money, it is only 535 million US dollars, and nearly half of the money will be spent.
"Hey, that's too fast, isn't it? More than 200 million went out at once. If the people on the Executive Yuan knew, they wouldn't know how to fight with us! The commander-in-chief looked at the list and said with a little headache.
"But this is something that our troops urgently need, we can't just look at our wounded and die straight on the hospital bed, right? This is human life! Director Ye looked at the commander-in-chief and said.
"I know, I didn't say no, can I not buy it? Now it's not the same as before, there was no money before, there was no way. Now that you have money, you don't buy it, how can you be worthy of the soldiers on the front line, that is! Oops, distressed! The commander-in-chief said, looking at the list.
"I don't know if I can buy it at this price, but the price of these drugs on the market has increased by 10%, and the price has doubled." Director Ye said.
"Let's talk, these drugs, try to purchase them at the price 4 months ago, no, I have to discuss with Xiaobin, it's not a matter to purchase them like this, it's too expensive!" The commander-in-chief touched his head and said.
"You mean Xiaobin still knows how to get medicines? No way? Chief of Staff Chen looked at the commander-in-chief and said.
"No, but he has a vision, and he also knows whether we should get it or not, and in what direction we should get it, which can reduce a lot of our research and development time.
Look at it, if the Executive Yuan knew that we spent so much money on medicines, it would definitely have an opinion! The commander-in-chief put down the document and said.
"It's not okay if you don't procure, and we don't have it in China? What to do? Our front-line soldiers are fighting with their lives, at this time, do you have to save money? Commander-in-chief, if they come to quarrel, we will quarrel with them, and they will go up if they have the ability! Director Ye looked at the commander-in-chief and said.
"Okay, okay, I'll tell the commander about this, let's buy it first! Purchase first! Chop first, play later! The commander-in-chief stopped at the topic.
Although he knew that the people in the Executive Yuan would have opinions, just like Director Ye said, the soldiers on the front line are fighting with their lives, isn't it okay to purchase some medicines for those soldiers?
After a while, the commander-in-chief's secretary came over and told the commander-in-chief that Stilwell was coming, and in the conference room next to it, the commander-in-chief heard it, and went over with the two of them and a few interpreters, and went to the conference room next to it.
"I've seen General Zhu, as well as General Chen and General Ye!" When Stilwell saw the three of them coming, he immediately stood up and saluted, and the commander-in-chief and the three of them returned the salute.
"I'll still call you the commander-in-chief, I know, that's what the generals in Yan'an call you!" Stilwell spoke, and the interpreter next to him began to translate to the Commander-in-Chief.
"Okay, it's just a name, whatever, this time I came to you, we want to talk about this procurement, you went to Hu Bin's side before, and this morning you also came over to say that you want to purchase 1,000 Type 40 main battle tanks, as well as 1,000 Jian-Yi fighters, let's discuss it here, there is no problem with this quantity, and there is no problem with the price, however, we also have some requirements here."
This is what we want to purchase, and it will be sent to us in China within 2 months, you can take it back, discuss it well, and we have marked the price, but we can't transport it back by ourselves, in order to show our sincerity, we are willing to pay you 5% of the contract price for transportation costs! As he spoke, the Commander-in-Chief handed Stilwell the document in his hand.
When Stilwell heard the translator's words, he immediately opened it and looked at it, and after seeing the list of medicines on it, Stilwell also made a bargain.
"Commander-in-chief, we can provide you with this medicine, but the price seems to be a little lower, according to what I know, now our domestic drugs are also in short supply, now you need so much, our domestic drugs will be insufficient, although I don't know the specific price yet, but obviously, the price you give is low!" Stilwell looked at the Commander-in-Chief and said.
"I know, we just want to purchase at this price, the Soviet Union also has it, I think, we can purchase from the Soviet Union, but considering that our cooperation is very good, and I think, it is also difficult for you to pay 500 million US dollars at once, so we are willing to hand over this order to you, you can discuss!
The price of the entire contract is 250 million US dollars, plus the transportation cost is 12.5 million US dollars, which are deducted from the contract between our two parties, and you will hand over the rest of the money to us! The commander-in-chief nodded and said.
"This, I really need to ask about the situation in China, and I don't dare to answer you now." Stilwell looked at the Commander-in-Chief and said, and the Commander-in-Chief nodded.
"Commander-in-Chief, I wonder if this contract for medicines shouldn't be tied to our contract for the purchase of weapons, right?" Stilwell asked, looking at the Commander-in-Chief with the contract.
"It's bundled together, of course, if you are willing to sell it to us at this price, we are willing to train 1,000 pilots for you now, and we will charge 20,000 US dollars for each pilot training fee, this price is low enough, right?" The commander-in-chief said with a smile.
"Okay, commander-in-chief, don't worry, I will send this list back to China immediately, I think, there will be no big problems!" Stilwell heard the commander-in-chief say, train pilots for them now, and the price is so low, Stilwell is completely tempted, if he trains now, after 2 months, their pilots in the United States will be able to directly drive the plane to the front line in Canada, this is the key!
"Okay, I'll wait for your good news, you have discussed it over there, come and inform us at any time, and we can sign the contract at any time!" The Commander-in-Chief stood up and said to Stilwell.
"Okay, thank you, Commander-in-Chief, thank you!" Stilwell also stood up immediately, he didn't expect that the purchase process would be so simple this time, he thought that he needed to grind with Yan'an for a while, he didn't expect Yan'an to be so happy!
"The customers introduced by Hu Bin, we must pay attention to them!" The commander-in-chief said with a smile!
"Oh, thank you, thank you!" When Stilwell heard the words of the commander-in-chief, he immediately knew what the commander-in-chief meant, and knew that Hu Bin played a decisive role in this purchase, and the commander-in-chief did it on purpose.
Hu Bin can get money from the United States, and he will not keep it himself, not for Yan'an, since the people of the United States like to send it, let him send more.
After Stilwell left, Chief of Staff Chen looked at the commander-in-chief and shook his head with a smile.
"What's wrong?" The commander-in-chief asked, looking at him puzzled.
"You, just pit Xiaobin, really, when Xiaobin's reputation in the international community is about to be finished by you!" Chief of Staff Chen said with a smile.
"What are you afraid of, anyway, we know that this kid won't touch such money, besides, if this kid really needs money, he won't get it from here, think about it, our instant noodles, if Hu Bin doesn't hand them over to us, how much money will he make, hundreds of millions of oceans a year is no problem at all, he still uses this?" The commander-in-chief said nonchalantly.
In the evening, while the commander-in-chief was still busy in his office, he received a telegram from Stilwell, saying that they had agreed to China's drug procurement plan and that the contract would be signed immediately!
The commander-in-chief heard it, found several other senior cadres, reviewed the contract together, and after determining that there was no problem, he began to meet with Stilwell, and signed a procurement contract that night, this procurement contract was not announced, and people outside did not know that the United States has now purchased so many fighters and armored vehicles in China!
The morning after the contract was signed, the commander-in-chief had just gotten up and was blocked by Minister Liu of the Executive Yuan.
"I said Lao Liu, what are you doing? Who owes you money? The commander-in-chief saw Minister Liu standing in front of him with an iron face, blocking his way, to the left, he was also blocking, and to the right!
"You, you owe me money! Hey, I said, you are really rich, more than 250 million, no, more than 260 million meters of gold, you use it to purchase medicines, you don't know that we are now asking for money everywhere in Yan'an.
If you want to purchase, don't buy so much, I checked, you purchased 3 million sets of first-aid kits alone, and we don't have 3 million in our troops now, why do you want so many medicines, can't you purchase them later? Minister Liu looked at the commander-in-chief and said.
"You see the contract?" The commander-in-chief looked at Minister Liu and asked.
"I don't see the contract, I'm still in the dark with you. I said, Commander-in-Chief, I know that it is not easy for the soldiers on the front line to fight, but so much money, all spent abroad, is really not worth it, not worth it, do you know? If it is spent in China, it can also drive our domestic economic development! Minister Liu said.
"Okay, okay, I know what you said, I'll just say a word, do we have it in China? If so, do I still need to go to the United States to purchase? The commander-in-chief interrupted Minister Liu and asked directly.
"What's the matter, why did you two quarrel so early in the morning?" At this time, the commander was also rushing to the headquarters, and when he saw the two of them arguing on the side of the road, he came over to ask! (To be continued.) )