Chapter 198

Facing Schultz's doubtful gaze, Qin Miao smiled and nodded, as if telling Schultz, I'm not joking, I'm serious!

Schultz turned away, deciding not to listen to Qin Miao's persuasion; our MTU company would definitely not accept such terms, and whether other companies agree is their own choice.

Josef was obviously embarrassed; they went to the East to cooperate to make money, not to lend, and even high-interest loans were out of the question—who knows if they could get the money back?

Qin Miao smiled: 'Mr. Josef, we and we expect Steyr to be able to enter our East, then we can have a low-cost truck cannon solution; by the way, do you know the truck cannon produced by our Ha Gong Da?'

Josef instantly delighted: 'Of course I know, Mr. Qin, no need to wait for Steyr to officially enter the East; let's do it now—we'll quickly send you a few sample vehicles, you probably need 6x6, right?'

The truck cannon produced in the East has already attracted the attention of many international military experts; this way of combining cannon and truck is fresh and practical! Previously they always used Mercedes-Benz chassis, which performed well but was expensive; if the domestic military wants to equip large numbers, they will definitely have to use Steyr chassis.

As a reborn person, Qin Miao naturally knows Steyr will definitely enter the East, so he painted a pie for them, promising that as long as Steyr enters the East, our side will build truck cannons based on this chassis.

But… the other side is obviously more anxious.

This truck cannon is a hot commodity in the international market; even if the East does not introduce Steyr technology, directly importing fully built Steyr vehicles modified into truck cannons can be sold worldwide!

Sending a few sample vehicles, no big deal!

Qin Miao was also pleased; he just casually mentioned it, and the other side sent free sample vehicles—nice, straightforward!

'Yes, a 6x6 chassis needs an added power take-off on the transmission to facilitate installing the hydraulic oil pump.'

'Good!'

Schultz turned his head again for a look; for some reason he vaguely felt that Mercedes, being too proud, might lose a big market!

On the plane, most people were excited, except for one person sitting in the corner, listening to the people nearby chat, yet feeling extremely angry inside.

This Qin Miao wants to meddle in everything—who do you think you are? Humph, when I get back to the factory I'll badmouth Steyr; our Yellow River Factory will refuse to introduce Steyr! In short, it's just to cause trouble for you, Qin Miao!

Before Luo Qiang became Secretary Zhao's aide in the Fifth Machinery Ministry, he worked at the Yellow River Factory!

During the long journey, sleep was the best option; after chatting for over an hour, Qin Miao fell into a drowsy sleep, and when he woke up again, the plane was about to land.

Qin Miao glanced at the scenery outside the porthole and thought of something: 'Miaomiao, if we see our dad, then we…'

Chu Miaomiao nodded: 'Understood.'

Airport, arrival gate.

Qin Miao followed behind Chu Miaomiao, his expression slightly tense; he had caused big trouble for his father-in-law, so he needed to walk cautiously, but with Schultz and others beside him he couldn't act too sneaky—he still had to hold his chest high.

There were many people at the arrival gate, including many who looked like government officials at a glance, after all Secretary Zhao and company were on the same flight back.

'Comrade Qin Miao, if you're not in a hurry to return to Ha Cheng, why not come sit at our 201 Institute?' Before Zhu Lao could finish speaking, two uniformed people walked over.

'Well, well…'

'San Shui!'

A woman's voice? This is… Zhang Honghong?

'Sis, how did you come here?'

'The civilian goods our Ha Gong Da Import-Export Company wants to export need some paperwork; I came back to handle the procedures, but I've run into some resistance, you…'

'Hmph, see who dares to block our exports!' Qin Miao's face darkened instantly: 'Miaomiao, take our guests to stay in the Capital first; after I settle this, we'll go back together! Zhu Lao, really sorry, I don't have time to go to your 201 Institute right now.'

After Qin Miao finished speaking, he followed Zhang Honghong, strode outside, got into a car, and when the cold wind blew on his forehead, he suddenly realized what was going on.

Most of our exports are products from various factories in the Capital, and my father-in-law also values these collaborations greatly… so… which blind fool would dare to trip up our Ha Gong Da Import-Export Company?

If it's not these people, then it's…

'Big sis, are you lying to me?'

Zhang Honghong gave him a sideways glance: 'San Shui, you'd better search your conscience—when has the big sis ever lied to you? This time you brought Miaomiao abroad and didn't even bring the big sis, your secretary, and she hasn't complained at all…'

Alright, indeed women and petty people are hard to satisfy.

The car sped off into some government unit; after getting out, Qin Miao let out a long breath. He and Miaomiao had originally planned that after disembarking, if he saw his father-in-law or his secretary, Miaomiao would handle the meeting while he looked for a chance to slip away—but now… there's no chance!

Want to run? Look at the surroundings—guard posts every three steps, sentries every five steps. Dad, to block me you're really wasting resources!

Go on up!

Office.

'Dad, I'm back.'

'You brat, you actually came back—I thought you'd stay abroad forever!'

'How could that be, Dad? This is my home, and my veins flow with the blood of the Yan and Huang descendants.'

'Go on, tell me exactly what you're thinking.'

'What about?'

'Of course it's about starting a company—do you know how many people have lost sleep over this news?'

'Well…'

Qin Miao knew that if he didn't say something today, he couldn't get past this hurdle; his father-in-law's calm demeanor suggested he had already settled things, so…

'Dad, the old leaders have always taught us to be bolder and take bigger steps, but in practice it's hard; the reason is actually just one thing: fear that there's too much capitalist influence, that taking the capitalist road actually…'

Qin Miao paused: 'I believe the criterion for judging a system's merits has nothing to do with what surname it bears, but whether it promotes the development of socialist society's productive forces, whether it strengthens the comprehensive national strength of the socialist state, and whether it raises the people's living standards! After all, poverty is not socialism…'

These three 'whether beneficial' points are among the most classic statements of later times; it's precisely because of these three standards that our country has developed rapidly!

A negative example is North Korea: the whole country has just one fat guy; even though they allocate housing and provide free medical care and education, what good is that?

Free housing allocation means in the countryside it's just dilapidated huts with inadequate power supply, while in the city ordinary workers get nothing more than communal dormitories.

Free medical care means only a few kinds of medicine—if it works, great; if not, you just wait to die; getting an IV, the bottles are beer bottles, and the cotton is grown by the doctors themselves.

Free education means ordinary families have to donate various supplies to schools; moreover, university admissions require recommendation by the 'University Recommendation Committee' and then approval from superiors, and in this process countless power games and bribery run rampant.

Ordinary people wanting to stand out? Dream on! Good universities are reserved for cadres' children! What high happiness index—when the whole country has only one fat guy, how high can the happiness index be?

Poverty is not socialism; the country must develop its economy!

With money and a developed economy, we can have skyscrapers, modern metropolises, abundant material resources, and strong national defense; when the Americans try to reap us, we can then wrestle with them on equal terms!

'Well said!' At that moment, a voice sounded from a room inside the office.