Chapter 168: The contract terms are fine—we

Creak—

Qin Miao gently pushed the door open, thinking everyone was asleep, but … the father-in-law was still sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper—was he waiting for me?

Is the matter settled?

Yeah, more or less.

Good, not bad, San Shui, you really are someone who can handle big things." Zhang Wanhe nodded satisfied: "It's getting late, you should sleep early."

Yeah, thanks, Dad.

Don't mention it, we're family. By the way, the light industrial products from the Capital have also been gathered here—if you have time …

No time, no time, I'm exhausted today …

This father-in-law treats himself like an ox or horse, making him work so late! Qin Miao would never agree.

Back in the room, Chu Miaomiao's scent still lingered; Qin Miao got into bed and quickly fell asleep.

Middle South Sea.

The old leader raised his head, looking at Leader Yang: "Should we sell a weapon similar to a mushroom bomb as a mushroom bomb?"

Yes, that's what Qin Miao means, we …

Hmm, this approach is good; in the formal documents we don't need to mention special terms—we can just use 'mushroom bomb' for everything.

Old leader, do you support Qin Miao's suggestion?

This is clearly …

The old leader chuckled: "Qin Miao's saying is correct—this thing is for deterrence; as long as Sha certain person has it, no one will dare attack them, so it will never be used; moreover, we can send it back periodically for maintenance."

That means, if the situation worsens later, we can still swap …

Leader Yang nodded: "Okay, then the price …"

Thirty-five billion is already a lot—we'll send one to them!

Good … there's also the matter that Ha Gong Da wants two hundred million USD to develop a missile launch vehicle; … given our domestic situation, which you know, many military vehicle orders are declining, and many car factories are eyeing them; if this business were handed directly to Ha Gong Da …

Who knows how many people would be dissatisfied!

Given Ha Gong Da's current capabilities, there probably won't be any shortsighted parties openly demanding orders, but behind-the-scenes meddling is still possible—Ha Gong Da isn't an automobile factory, after all; they need large quantities of auto parts, which must be produced by various domestic suppliers.

If the car factories don't cooperate, they won't be able to build the missile vehicles!

Hmm, since they want it, we'll give it to them; we'll wait and see—Ha Gong Da might truly be able to upgrade our military's equipment.

The old leader's support for Qin Miao and Ha Gong Da … is beyond words!

The import/export company also got special approval for car manufacturing—special approval as well …

When Qin Miao was woken by the knocking, he glanced outside—it was still dark!

Comrade Qin Miao, Comrade Qin Miao?

Qin Miao covered his head with the blanket and continued to sleep soundly.

Bang, bang-bang!

Who is it! Won't you let people sleep? Do you know where this is?

Even if the father-in-law went to work and the mother-in-law went to the morning market to buy vegetables, this household isn't a place for outsiders to run wild.

San Shui, I'm your mother.

Holy crap! The mother-in-law didn't leave?

Mom knows you're tired, but …

Creak!

Qin Miao had already opened the door, cheerfully saying: "Mom, please let these two comrades wait a moment—I'll go to the restroom, at most five minutes."

In front of the mother-in-law, one must show enough diligence and enough positive optimism!

Chu Guilan looked at Qin Miao's appearance, her face showing a pained expression—this child, so young, already has to bear so many tasks… but this is also to train him; later, after he gains more experience, his achievements will definitely surpass his father-in-law's.

Half an hour later, Capital, Great Hall.

Your Highness Sultan, this is the formal contract; please review it with your subordinates, and if there are any parts needing amendment, we'll discuss revisions together.

Okay.

Sultan took the English version of the contract, which he could understand, and began reading it carefully from the first line.

His subordinates also received a copy of the contract to study on their own.

Ten minutes later.

The main text of the contract had been read, and Sultan was very satisfied.

Hmm, the contract's clauses are almost exactly as we discussed yesterday; we're satisfied with this cooperation, we need to take the contract back to His Majesty for his approval, and then, on our next visit, we'll bring the money back.

Everyone present felt their hearts thumping wildly.

You want to bring it over, rather than … transfer?

Wouldn't a transfer expose our deal? We'll just bring cash—my plane can carry it. Sultan waved his hand.

100 million USD is about 1.05 tons, so 3.5 billion USD is 36.75 tons! If we first pay half as a deposit, a Boeing 707 used as a dedicated plane could easily hold it.

After the Bretton Woods system established the dollar's international status, 239 banks worldwide jointly created the SWIFT payment system, which provides a fast, secure platform for transmitting messages between international banks; however, the core of this system has always been in the hands of the United States.

Such a large transaction by Sha certain person couldn't be hidden from the United States; cash transaction is still the most convenient! Look at those arms dealers' movies—they're always handing over cash on the spot, never mind whether that little box can hold it.

Okay, then thank you for the trouble.

But … the warheads we talked about last night …

Your Highness Sultan, you can continue reading the attached documents.

Sultan lowered his head to look at Attachment One, which clearly listed the warhead inventory.

High-explosive warheads, twenty pieces.

Letter-coded warheads, fifteen pieces.

One special warhead.

His gaze lingered on the special warhead, his voice trembling slightly: "What kind of warhead is this special warhead?"

Everyone looked at Qin Miao.

This is what you're going to bluff with, so you say it!

"Your Highness, naturally it's a warhead that can produce a mushroom cloud after explosion."

"Good, good, good! This warhead is not bad, how much does it cost?"

"We don't want money; this warhead is given together with that attached missile as a gift." Leader Yang said.

"That won't do..."

"Your Highness, don't rush; there are still maintenance and warranty clauses for the warhead later—please read these first."

Sultan looked at the clauses above; the storage and maintenance of the warhead are under Eastern supervision, and even a person from Sha cannot even touch this warhead, and furthermore, when it needs to be used, one must also consult the Easterners' opinion.

This... this means the key is in the hands of the Easterners!

Everyone was somewhat worried, wondering whether this person from Sha could agree.

Sultan's expression quickly turned ugly, and the scene became awkward.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes...

Qin Miao, however, didn't mind; this clause must be added, otherwise... how could someone from Sha believe this is a genuine mushroom warhead?

Indeed, Sultan seemed to think of something, and his expression gradually relaxed.

"Good, we accept this clause."