Chapter 1836 Big Rewards
Perhaps also to show his ability, Allende couldn't wait to implement economic and social reforms after taking power.
In just one year, millions of hectares of land were confiscated. Encouraged by the government, farmers arbitrarily occupied land in the name of land reform, and the Chilean countryside fell into chaos.
Chile's three major copper mining companies were originally owned by American companies. Before Allende came to power, the Chilean government already owned 51% of the controlling stake through acquisitions. Later, Allende forcibly acquired all foreign capital. Allende also proposed that Americans earn Enough that Chile didn't have to pay anymore, which was, to put it bluntly, robbery, which was probably the only good thing he did.
He also tried to establish free universal medical insurance and education system in the poor mountainous country at that time. The wage level was greatly increased. Workers enjoyed high benefits and could strike at will. In the first year alone, workers' wages increased by 50%. To maintain high welfare, the government prints money.
Anyone who has gone to school for a few years knows that if this plan continues to be implemented, the result will be economic collapse, and there is no second possibility.
Chile is a narrow and closed country, far away from the focus of the world. If you conduct a radical experiment in such a country, the result will be the emptying of cities, the abolition of currency, and killing each other. Of course, there is also the possibility of a successful uprising by revolutionaries and driving the radicals into the mountains, Peru. That's the best example.
Fortunately, Chile has embarked on an unprecedented path that no one has followed. After some people launched a revolution, they implemented a privatization policy, protected private property rights, and implemented a market economic system. This is similar to the path taken by country Z in the early stages of reform and opening up.
Of course, Chile's economic reform is much more brutal and the methods are thunderous. Traditional Chile does not have the ideological soil for a free market.
What can be done is to sell state-owned enterprises, remove a large number of controls, simplify work procedures, ban trade unions, workers negotiate directly with capitalists, and implement a free wage system. In the field of monetary policy, currency is highly tightened, exchange rates are freely floating, tariffs are reduced as much as possible, and the domestic market Join the World Division.
To put it bluntly, it means leaving economic freedom to the private sector, while the state is only responsible for infrastructure construction.
It is precisely because of this that Chile has become a flower in Latin America and a star in the South American economic community. However, the inherent problems have not changed. The system can make the market better, but it cannot determine the upper limit. It is highly dependent on copper mines. There is no problem in the short term to achieve the upper limit of Chile's economic development, but as copper mines become less and less mined, the problem will be exposed.
This is exactly what Yang Cheng is worried about. The shares he has received are not guaranteed at all in the future. Another Allende can take back your shares with just one sentence, whether you die or not?
But now that copper prices continue to slump, if you want to recover costs before the problem breaks out, or even make a small profit,
The difficulty is not low, and Yang Cheng doesn't want to take such a big risk.
The key is that he has no foundation in South America. It is difficult for him to devote his energy to taking care of this area. Sometimes it is not necessarily a good thing if the territory is too scattered. If you don't have the strength to protect it, what's the use of laying down more territory? Aren't you making wedding clothes for others?
The most typical example is the United Kingdom. Back then, it was said that the sun never sets, and there were colonies all over the world. Today, we are not trapped in the rainy and foggy British Isles. When we see the sun, it is like seeing God, and the sun never sets.
Anyway, it would be difficult for Yang Cheng to feel relieved after such a large investment was not under his nose. After weighing it, he thought it was better to give up.
Of course, weapons still have to be sold. As for whether the other party will buy them, it is up to God.
Sanchez helped make an appointment with a military civilian. Although he didn't have to go to the battlefield, his power was not small at all.
The two parties made an appointment to meet at the hotel where Yang Cheng was staying and had a pretty good dinner. The three of them, including Sanchez, asked for a reception room and sat down to chat.
"Mr. Yang, I believe you have also received the news. Why don't we ask directly, what weapons can you provide?"
Yang Cheng spread his hands, "I can provide you with whatever you want, but there is a prerequisite. I am not interested in the shares of the copper mining company~"
The important military official is young, only in his 50s. Because they met in private, he did not wear his general uniform, but wore casual clothes, which made him look more elegant. Who knew he was a general?
"Don't want shares? But this is the only payment method we can provide, unless you are prepared to give it away for free~"
Yang Cheng smiled and said, "General, you really know how to joke. Free is impossible, but a discount is not a big problem~"
The general smiled perfunctorily and looked at Sanchez with a somewhat evil look, as if to say: Are you kidding me?
Yang Cheng took a sip of coffee and then said, "I have 6 second-hand Black Hawk helicopters in my hand. I wonder if the general is interested."
"Black Hawk?" The general's eyes lit up, and he was obviously tempted, "Black Hawk is good, but the price..."
Just because the price is too expensive?
It's easy to say, Yang Cheng said with a grin, "After all, it is a second-hand product, but I can help you replace it with a new engine for free. The price is easy to say, 15 million US dollars per unit. If you need replacement parts, the package price is 1 100 million, isn’t it expensive?
This is definitely a bargain price, and they are all 80% new second-hand goods. You can take them back and use them for another 20 years without any problem. "
This is definitely a conscientious price. You must know that the unit price of a brand new Black Hawk sold by the United States to Saudi Arabia is as high as 40 million U.S. dollars, and an 80% new one is only 15 million U.S. dollars. Even the boss and his sister-in-law can't sell it for this price.
"By the way, the Indonesian Air Force plans to purchase a batch of second-hand F16 fighter jets from the United States Air Force. The order is for 48 aircraft, equivalent to two air force regiments. I have a way to cut off this order and sell it to you, so that it can seamlessly replace you. The A\B models are also very cheap. The price of a second-hand F16 is only 30 million US dollars. Where can I find such a cheap one?
And as long as you need it, I can get more, all of which are the latest improved models of E\F. "
When the general heard this, his head became even hotter. The F16 itself is a very excellent multi-purpose fighter, especially the newly launched F16E/F, which can already be modified with an active phased array radar and an engine with a thrust of 144 kN, for combat The capability is very good, because the engine thrust is very terrifying, which is comparable to two French Rafale M88 engines. Therefore, the take-off weight of the F16E/F is basically the same as that of the Rafale M.
Not only that, because of its advantages in electronic technology and weapons, its combat capabilities are actually much stronger.
And the price of 30 million US dollars is completely cheap compared to fighters of the same level. Don’t miss this opportunity!
As Yang Cheng continued to fool around, the general felt the craziness before the Double Eleven shopping festival, and had the urge to regret it for the rest of his life if he didn't buy it.
But obviously he can't make the decision. 48 F-16s, that's close to 1.5 billion U.S. dollars, plus 6 Black Hawks, a total of 1.6 billion U.S. dollars. This budget can cover one-third of the annual military expenditure.
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