Chapter 1518 Haha, This Isn't a Difficult Thing

"Most people in Congress are idiots, and only a few people like Mr. George can think clearly and clearly."

Astromola flattered her a little, and then got to the point.

"Those idiots actually plan to provide weapons for free to the Yang government that is now in power in South Vietnam. In my opinion, this is a very stupid approach."

Old George and Jin Xiantae both had serious expressions on their faces, listening to General Astmoreland's complaints to Congress.

Even old George quite agreed with General Astmoreland when he described most of the people in Congress as idiots.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

Kim Hyun Tae's military plan for South Vietnam was written in great detail. He was using this opportunity to conduct military operations on Vietnamese soil to clean up the old military inventory in the United States in disguise.

At the same time, when cleaning up and consuming old military inventories, they found excuses to make the South Vietnamese puppet regime foot the bill.

In this way, not only has the United States cleaned up its large inventory of old arms, it can also make a huge profit.

After all, if they clean up those old arms inventories themselves, not only will the Americans not be able to make a fortune, but they will also lose a lot of money.

You know, the cost of cleaning up old arms is really not low.

But Kim Hyun Tae found a way to not only easily consume the old arms inventory, but also to train the army so that the army has actual combat experience and make a real profit.

To be honest, no one would like such a good thing.

Of course, Kim Hyun-tae's plan was known to only a few people in the military and political circles and was not widely circulated. Therefore, most members of Congress did not know about it.

Therefore, when the U.S. military entered South Vietnam and began military conflicts with the North Vietnamese army, those members of Congress who did not understand the real goals inevitably made some wrong decisions.

One of them is a proposal to provide free weapons and material assistance to the South Vietnamese regime, and at the same time help them train their troops to cooperate with the US military and the North Vietnamese army.

After all, the battle against North Vietnam cannot all rely on the US military stationed in Vietnam.

As the South Vietnamese government, it has to contribute in this matter, right?

After all, they have to protect their own interests and always let American soldiers fight with the North Vietnamese army. What the hell is going on?

From a logical point of view, this is correct.

But the only difference lies in the word 'free'.

At least General Astmoreland felt that it was quite unreliable to provide a large amount of weapons, equipment and living supplies to the South Vietnamese government for free.

Besides, the South Vietnamese government is not without money, so even if they are asked to use some money to buy equipment, it is still better than giving it to them for free.

Besides, the South Vietnamese government is very corrupt. Corruption is common among officials at all levels. Every one of them is embezzling and getting rich. If South Vietnam's wealth is being embezzled like this, why can't Americans make a profit?

At least General Astmoreland thinks so.

This time, in the midst of his busy schedule, he returned to the United States from South Vietnam. In addition to asking Congress to increase the number of troops and weapons, equipment and materials for the US military stationed in Vietnam, and having a private meeting with Kim Hyun-tae, he also hoped to get those in Congress to Guys, change your stance on providing free aid to South Vietnam.

Originally, Astmoreland felt that the success rate was not very high regarding this matter.

But things are different now.

George Sr. has an unusual position in Congress. He also holds the power of the Defense Budget Appropriations Committee and controls the allocation of secret military funds.

So as long as old George can be persuaded, the idiots' idea will definitely not be adopted.

As for now, I can even convince old George to use this opportunity to let everyone get a vote.

Thinking of this, General Astmoreland, who had been working hard all his life and had never had any chance of being "hands-on", felt very excited in his heart.

You know, he has never used his power to do this kind of opportunity to gain benefits for himself. Now that he has this opportunity suddenly, of course he will be quite excited.

Especially being able to work with someone like George Sr.

Astmoreland never dreamed of this.

"The top leaders of the South Vietnamese regime changed very quickly. From the initial Bao Dai, to the Ngo Dinh Diem brothers, to the current Yang Gao and family, in just one year, South Vietnam has changed eight leaders. It can be seen that the government is competing for power. What a level of confusion.

Therefore, I personally feel that it is very unnecessary to provide large amounts of weapons, equipment and supplies to these guys for free.

Because they will sell the weapons, equipment and materials we assist through various means, methods and channels, and will not use them to build the army at all. Otherwise, these weapons, equipment and materials will become of the North Vietnamese Army.

You know, North Vietnamese agents are very active in South Vietnam, especially Saigon, to the point of being pervasive. "

Speaking of these dirty things about the South Vietnamese regime, General Astmoreland had a look of contempt on his face. It was obvious that he looked down on those in the South Vietnamese government at all.

"Some insider information I know shows that the South Vietnamese government is quite wealthy. They have a lot of gold, so they definitely have purchasing power. We don't need to provide them with free assistance at all. We even send instructors to help them build and train their troops. They should also be allowed to pay.”

After speaking his mind, Astmoreland glanced at Old George, obviously to see what Old George thought about this matter.

Jin Xiantai had no intention of speaking, and he also needed to wait for Old George to speak first.

About ten seconds later, Old George finally spoke: "It is not enough to just ask the South Vietnamese government to hand over the gold they have. We can also take over the various mineral resources in their territory. Instead of letting those corrupt South Vietnamese officials at all levels get the advantage, I think it is better to let us Americans get the advantage."

Astmoreland's eyes lit up, and even his face began to glow.

Old George not only had ideas about the gold in the hands of the South Vietnamese regime, but also had some thoughts about the various mineral resources in the territory it controlled.

Astmoreland could definitely hear these.

But the next second, Astmoreland's brows wrinkled slightly, the brilliance on his face faded, and he looked a little embarrassed instead.

Seeing this, Old George asked: "What's wrong? Is there any connection that makes you embarrassed?"

According to Old George's idea, this matter should not be too difficult.

But General Astmoreland's reaction made Old George start to feel a little nervous.

Seeing Old George asking about this, Astmoreland frowned and replied: "Mr. George's idea is very good, and I personally agree with it. However, compared with gold, the existing mineral resources are controlled by the powerful people in the South Vietnamese government. It is difficult to take them away from them."

Before Old George could speak, Jin Xiantai, who had been silent all the time, smiled and continued: "What's the difficulty? Just make them disappear. Who would use normal means to compete with them for the development rights of those mineral resources?"

Old George, who was originally embarrassed by Astmoreland's words, suddenly became smiling after hearing Jin Xiantai's words.

And General Astmoreland looked extremely shocked.

Both of them could hear the meaning of Jin Xiantai's words.

In short, no matter who controls those mineral resources in South Vietnam, Jin Xiantai will use abnormal means to make the other party disappear, and then take over the development rights of that mineral resource.

As for the normal ways and means, it is obvious that Jin Xiantai has never thought about it.

Jin Xiantai continued with a smirk: "We are the saviors of the South Vietnamese government. Without us, what can they use to fight the North Vietnamese army? With this as a basis, I dare to conclude that no South Vietnamese high-level dares to oppose us."

At this point, Jin Xiantai looked at Old George seriously: "I will go to South Vietnam to serve in two days. I will let those corrupt South Vietnamese high-level power figures know this and make them deeply aware of this."

Old George smiled and nodded. Jin Xiantai's words were very much to his appetite as a hawk.

Jin Xiantai said to General Astmoreland again: "Everyone can make money. Instead of letting those high-level South Vietnamese corrupt, it is better to give us a bargain. At least we have also contributed to South Vietnam.

Besides, our American soldiers are bleeding in South Vietnam. Do these protected guys still want to bully us? No! I want to tell them that in front of us, they are all grandchildren, and we are grandfathers!"

What a joke!

Jin Xiantai originally planned to go to South Vietnam to be a "grandfather", so he would not have any scruples, but would definitely do whatever he wanted.

As for whether it would cause any problems, Jin Xiantai had never considered it at all, nor did he care.

Even if there was a problem, he would have old George and Astmoreland to endorse him. As long as Jin Xiantai brought others to share the profits, he would not have any problems.

Jin Xiantai had never thought about eating alone, because it was impossible.

"Yes! You said it very well. How can we let the South Vietnamese guys suppress us? You need to let them recognize this reality. I support you in this matter."

As Jin Xiantai's diehard and hawkish old George, of course, was quite excited by Jin Xiantai's idea and expressed his support at the time.

Old George expressed himself, and General Astmoreland had to express his opinion, and General Astmoreland also felt that it was not wrong to use the war to plunder South Vietnam's wealth and make a profit at the same time.

So how could he not support it?

"I support you too. I will give you some special powers, and I will support you with force when necessary." Astmoreland also expressed his support.

"William, what are you going to do in detail?" Old George asked at this time.

"I want to bring in all the generals of the US Army stationed in Vietnam. I guess no one would not want to get rich, right? General Astmoreland will take the lead in this matter. In this way, General Astmoreland can also enhance his prestige among the generals of the US Army stationed in Vietnam."

General Astmoreland would certainly not refuse Kim Hyun-tae's arrangement, and he could also see what benefits this matter would bring him. Only a real idiot could not see these, but General Astmoreland was obviously not such an idiot...