Chapter 693: The Courage of Arms Dealers

Chapter 693: The courage and wealth of arms dealers. It is harmful to say that Fan Yaobing has never had money saved by the embassy.

Apart from the losses, the bombing of the embassy objectively gave China an opportunity to reflect and change. On the one hand, the people realized that economic construction is the foundation for strengthening the overall national strength. On the other hand, they also firmly believe that only a strong military force and an advanced national defense industrial system can fundamentally protect and defend the achievements of economic construction.

Since then, a large number of low-efficiency and high-energy-consuming military enterprises have been eliminated through policy-driven bankruptcy. The remaining enterprises have also strengthened their technical strength and management capabilities through policy-driven investment in technological transformation and safety transformation, exerted the overall advantages of military-civilian integration, and created a number of vital brands.

Lao Tzu said, "Misfortune is the foundation of blessing, and blessing is the foundation of disaster." Where there is misfortune, there are countless examples of bad things turning into good things from the perspective of simple dialectics and contradictory thinking. Of course, things are man-made. If the ruling party does not have a clear mind, bad things will still get worse and out of control.

As the largest defense contractor in the United States, Lockheed Martin occupies one-third of the orders of the US Department of Defense and controls 40% of the world's arms market. Its business involves aircraft, missiles, aerospace, defense electronics, computer services and communication systems, and it is best at aerospace. It almost covers the production and launch of all US military satellites.

The company's famous products include old fighters, second-generation stealth fighters, third-generation fighters, special mission reconnaissance aircraft and transport aircraft, submarine-launched missiles, theater missile defense systems, etc., and it is now in the process of The largest order for the operation was the fourth-generation fighter of the US Air Force. The Lockheed brothers started to build a company in 1913 to design and produce seaplanes. The first successful one was the "Lightning" fighter launched in 1938, which became famous in response to the advanced "Zero" fighter of the Japanese army at that time. This was the first military aircraft developed by Lockheed Aircraft Company, designed by the legendary Kelly Johnson. In 1936, the US military announced the design requirements for a double interceptor, and the 6th Army adopted Lockheed's design the following year.

It was widely used in the Pacific battlefield. It has excellent characteristics that frightened the Japanese army: high altitude, heavy armor, and powerful firepower. Many US ace pilots are proud to fly this aircraft. The most famous achievement is the shooting down of the Japanese Combined Fleet Commander over Bougainville Island. The plane that killed General Yamamoto Go-sama killed him on the spot. The Japanese pilots hated and feared it, calling it the double-bodied demon.

After World War II, Lockheed Corporation opened up the reconnaissance aircraft market. In 1955, it developed high-altitude spy reconnaissance aircraft, the US military's large military transport aircraft, the Wan series "Galaxy" submarine missile "Polaris", etc.

Martin, a pioneer in the aviation industry, began to establish a company specializing in the development of medium-sized aircraft in 1909. Martin Company once produced the first bomber in the United States and quickly became the main supplier of the US military. During World War II, the Luan bomber it developed was famous for a while. After World War II, Martin Company developed intercontinental missiles, space launch devices, etc. The "Magellan" spacecraft it produced entered space and became a long-term contractor for NASA,

making a key contribution to the United States' exploration flight to explore planets.

In 1995, Lockheed Corporation and Martin Corporation merged, referred to as Lockheed Martin Corporation, and acquired General Motors' aircraft engine company in the United States, etc., becoming the world's largest aerospace and fighter manufacturer, with its business concentrated in four core areas: aerospace, aviation, system integration, and technical services.

Today, the company has more than 190,000 employees and ranks 69th among Fortune magazine's top 500 industrial companies in the United States.

Despite the current tensions between China and the United States, Lockheed Martin's top executives still attach great importance to Fan Wubing's visit, and specially sent the company's executive vice president and financial officer, Marcos Benechai, to receive him.

Bennett is also quite talented. The merger of Lockheed and Martin was his work. He also considered merging with Northrop Grumman, but was forced to give up due to strong opposition from the Ministry of Justice. If the merger is successful, the company will control a quarter of the US Department of Defense's funding.

Bennett knows Fan Wubing's background very well. As an arms dealer, it is very important to understand potential customers and their needs. For important figures like Fan Wubing, the company's intelligence department has very detailed research reports. Therefore, after receiving Fan Wubing's request to visit the company in advance, Bennett quickly got a full understanding of Fan Wubing's situation.

Bennett was very jealous of Fan Wubing's wealth, but unfortunately he was now in China, and his orders obviously could not be sold there. The Chinese side would not want ordinary equipment, and the Ministry of Defense would definitely not allow the export of advanced equipment. It was a pity.

Despite this, Bennett was still very attentive to Fan Wubing's reception, because he also knew that Fan Wubing's power in Indonesia was expanding rapidly. He was worried that the Indonesian government would place some orders with him after it recovered. Some relationships need to be laid at the beginning, especially for big figures like Fan Wubing who basically control the financial power of the Indonesian government. They need to communicate well.

"If Mr. Fan needs some private armed forces, we can provide them."

Based on the principle that no matter how small a mosquito is, it is meat, Bennett said to Fan Wubing.

"It's not that we can't consider it, but we have to say hello to Australia and the Indian Football Government first." Fan Wubing said with a slight smile.

Bennett's proposal is worth considering with consternation. After all, he has a lot of properties in Lombok, Indonesia and the private islands he purchased in Australia. As a leader, it is also necessary to have a certain amount of private armed forces. In this regard, the country has It is difficult to get equipment from Lockheed, and there is nothing wrong with purchasing equipment from Lockheed.

Fan Wubing suggested that he was interested in Lockheed Martin's stinky glaze factory and hoped to visit it.

Bennett hesitated for a moment, but thought that Fan Wubing was not a professional and it would not be a big deal to just watch things, so he nodded and agreed.

But before they left for the Stink Factory, Fan Wubing's old friend Maximus suddenly arrived and warmly welcomed Fan Wubing's visit.

"Could it be that you joined Lockheed Martin again?" Fan Wubing was a little puzzled by this old Jewish man's frequent job changes. Although the career outlook of foreigners is different from that of Chinese people, Maximus is already so old, so why bother?

But the old Jewish man was getting stronger and stronger, patting the sick shoulder of Chapter 693: The Courage of Arms Dealers. He said very affectionately, "The joy of doing it is to keep fucking me.

I'm now a senior vice president at Lockheed Martin. "

"How many senior vice presidents does your company have?" Fan Wubing asked suspiciously.

"There must be a few of them, right?" the old man replied with a haha.

After all, it is a large company with more than 190,000 employees. It is understandable that there are a few senior vice presidents. If there are fewer, Fan Wubing really doubts whether they can manage it?

Once Maximus arrived, the atmosphere was completely different. After all, the old man and Fan Wubing were doing business together, and they were having a heated business. In addition, the two of them had purchased satellites as a partnership before. Maximus was also the first manager Fan Wubing came into contact with who was selling high-tech products, so he was naturally quite familiar with him.

Therefore, Bennett also said that everyone can have a meal together, and then go to the Stinky Touch Factory to visit, so that Fan Wubing can have more confidence in his company. After all, Bennett still hopes that his company You can sell some things to Fan Wubing.

In Bennett's eyes, Fan Wubing is quite a big fat sheep. If he doesn't pluck the hair out of such a fat sheep, then that's not his Bennett style. xち If he didn't have much confidence before If so, the appearance of Maximus at this time added a lot of confidence to him.

"At least we have to let Fan Wubing buy something to go back to." Bennett had already begun to think about what he should sell Fan Wubing.

Fan Wubing also knows a lot about Lockheed Martin. Among the American companies that are most enthusiastic about arms sales to Taiwan, Boeing provides Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Raytheon provides Patriot missiles, and Lockheed Martin offers mostly old fighter jets. As for another United Technologies company, it provides Black Hawk helicopters.

For many military fans, when talking about these companies, they always gnash their teeth and want the government to impose sanctions on them. In fact, this idea is a bit unrealistic.

The export directions of several major U.S. arms dealers may be Europe, the United States, or the extremely unstable Arabian Peninsula or the militant Africa, but it has never been the mainland of China. For this place, they have always pursued Those who have an arms embargo, if you want to impose sanctions on them, that is really a nonsense.

Speaking of the bombing of the embassy, ​​Fan Wubing also clearly saw that the radical forces' vigorous promotion of nationalism had caused the domestic people and public opinion to be overly optimistic, so much so that they did not know how much they really weighed. .

After the embassy was bombed, some domestic public opinion clamored for war with the United States. But at this time, what strength can directly challenge the United States? Or some people say that Americans are afraid of death and are paper tigers.

In fact, the last thing Americans fear is war. Since World War I, they have relied on the arms business. What the arms dealers look forward to every day is not world peace, but the hope that there will be wars everywhere. Only through war can they have their market, profits, and Americans. The foundation of the country.

During the meal, two sisters, Ding Bing and Ding Xue, asked in a low voice next to Fan Wubing, "The plane that blew up the embassy was produced by their company?"

Fan Wubing shook his head and said, "No, that's a Tian stealth bomber, developed by Northrop. They are two different things."

"It seems that we shouldn't cooperate with them, right? xち." Ding Bing said to Fan Wubing, "After reading and hearing in the past few days, the higher-ups downplayed the fact that they bombed the embassy, ​​and only made a mistake in saying it. See Very infuriating.

Fan Wubing knew that the two sisters were angry at the public opinion of the Americans. Considering that they did not know the inside story, it was inevitable that they would be angry, but it was not surprising. So Fan Wubing explained, "Some people say "Delete is a lackey of the U.S. government. This statement is wrong." He is not a lackey of the U.S. government, but an integral part of the U.S. government. The U.S. does not have a propaganda department. The major American media companies are the U.S. propaganda department, including Disney. "

"There is no propaganda department?" The two sisters felt very incredible after hearing this, "Then how do they operate?"

In fact, many people do not understand the operating mechanism of the US government, just as many people think that the Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States, but in fact the Federal Reserve is just a private institution.

The US government has never been a great democratic government. As an agent of a large interest group, simply put, the United States is more like a large company, and these large interest groups are the board of directors. The US president is the general manager. Every four months, the board of directors will throw out a few candidates and let all employees vote to choose the general manager. This is American democracy.

Since the big companies are the masters of the United States. So many government units are omitted, and the Propaganda Department is one of them. In fact, with such successful Hollywood and Disney, why do they need the Propaganda Department?

The United States does not have any large state-owned enterprises. For example, the most important oil companies and power companies are private enterprises. These industries that are closely related to people's livelihood are all controlled by private hands. The United States also does not have a national defense science and technology unit. All arms come from the private sector. For example, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, General Motors, Boeing, Ford and other companies.

The interests of all these big companies are the interests of the United States.

In this board of directors with complicated interests, powerful people each hold their own mountaintops, but there is only one person who is the most powerful, the oil tycoon Rockefeller family. The Rockefeller family controls Exxon and Chevron Oil Company. Later Secretary of State Rice was once the executive director of Chevron Oil Company, and Secretary of Defense Ramsfield was the chairman of the American Rand Corporation. The backstage sponsor of the Rand Corporation is Lockheed Martin, the largest arms dealer in the United States.

This is also the practice of successive US governments. Most secretaries of state come from oil companies, while secretaries of defense come from arms companies. In fact, the real US government is not in Washington, but the headquarters of various multinational companies in New York. The shadow State Department of the United States is the department of the Rockefeller Oil Empire in New York.

"So, the bombing of the embassy should be manipulated by Lockheed Martin behind the scenes? They are so bold!" The two sisters said in surprise after listening to Fan Wubing's explanation.

"The courage of arms dealers is never the biggest, only bigger!" Fan Wubing replied.