Chapter 1110 Is This Tax Too High?

Sitting in the conference room of the Future Man Building, Kishida Fumikong thanked the waiter for the tea, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at the wall clock.

This is already the tenth time he has repeated this action since he entered the door.

After talking to Jiang Chen on the phone, he immediately put off his afternoon schedule and came here after finishing his meeting with Zhang Yaping.

When he arrived here, Jiang Chen was on the space elevator, and there was still more than an hour to arrive in Coluo City, so Xia Shiyu arranged them in this conference room and asked the logistics manager to make them a few cups of tea.

Also sitting in this conference room were several diplomats from the same party he trusted from the diplomatic team he brought from Japan.

In order to avoid arousing suspicion in the United States, he came under the guise of electricity negotiations this time and could not stay here for long. As for the purpose of his trip, there is no need to guess, of course it is for the 50% defense tax.

When it comes to the desire for space resources, no country in the world can compare with Japan. The lack of local resources and the differences caused by industrial development have been like a curse on Japan since the last century. If there is a slight disturbance in the world economy, the Nikkei Index will fall.

As soon as Star Ring City announced that it would accept foreign capital investment, Japanese domestic capitalists and large consortiums rushed in, especially the rare earth mining project in Guanghan City, for fear that Star Ring Trade would not want their money.

It is no exaggeration to say that the total investment by Japanese companies in Star Ring City ranks third after the United States and China, and even ranks ahead of Russia.

It is precisely because of this that the 50% defense tax makes them so heartbroken.

Just when Fumikong Kishida was muttering in his heart, the door of the conference room opened and Jiang Chen walked in from the outside.

Upon seeing this, he immediately took the lead and stood up from the chair, with a smile on his face, and stretched out his right hand to greet him.

"Nice to meet you, my Excellency, Fumikuma Kishida, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan."

"Jiang Chen, chairman of Futureman Group and Starlink Trading. Mr. Kishida doesn't need to introduce himself. We met at the Outer Space Security Summit." Taking the hand he extended, Jiang Chen said with a half-smile.

When he heard the words "Outer Space Security Summit", an embarrassed expression flashed across Mr. Kishida's face. But he was worthy of being a diplomat, and his face was naturally far superior to that of others. He pretended not to hear the word, held Jiang Chen's hand enthusiastically, and started talking politely.

Since the Tokyo Biohazard incident,

After the fall of the Abe cabinet, he changed his previous political stance and defected to the left. Because he highly supported the foreign policy of the new prime minister, he continued to be nominated as Minister of Foreign Affairs after the new cabinet was established, becoming the only cabinet minister who was not replaced when the new prime minister came to power.

Of course, this was also related to the turbulent situation in Japan at that time and no new prime minister was available.

Regardless of those external factors, judging from his behavior, this person can be called a typical example of adapting to the wind.

He clearly stood firmly on the side of America's father at the Outer Space Defense Summit, but now he saw that the Earth Defense Alliance was making a fuss, and he immediately pretended that nothing happened and joined in.

But as the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. Seeing him bowing with a smile on his face, Jiang Chen also grinned. After loosening his grip, he made an invitation gesture to the chair next to him.

"Please take a seat."

After seeing Minister Kishida sit down, several diplomats who came with him also took their seats one after another.

Jiang Chen walked to the head seat in front of the conference table and sat down. He gestured to the assistant behind him, telling him to go out and close the door. Hearing the sound of the door closing behind him, he leaned back on his chair and looked at the Japanese delegation at leisure.

"Mr. Kishida probably didn't come to me to reminisce about old times. You know, I'm an entrepreneur. You don't have to go through those red tapes here. If you have anything, you might as well just say it."

"Since Mr. Jiang Chen said so, let me get straight to the point," Minister Kishida coughed slightly and said, "Is the 50% defense tax proposed by you a bit too high?"

When Jiang Chen heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

"This is a decision made after internal discussions within the Earth Defense Alliance. All member states voted before finally passing this resolution. If you have any objections to this resolution, you may wish to discuss it with China and Russia first. ?”

Fumikong Kishida laughed dryly.

"Mr. Jiang is joking. As far as I know, 50% of the defense tax is collected by the Star Ring Trading Space Elevator Operating Company and injected into the Earth Defense Fund in the name of donation. Does the Earth Defense Alliance still have a space elevator?" Isn’t it possible to acquire shares?”

Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows and glanced at the sixty-year-old man in surprise. Unexpectedly, the Japanese didn't take the Earth Defense Alliance seriously on the surface, but it was quite clear when they investigated in private.

But having said that, the initiative is still on his side.

Therefore, Jiang Chen stopped making excuses and instead raised the banner of serving all mankind.

"Fighting the invasion of extraterrestrial civilizations is for the common interests of the international community. If this is the case, we cannot let some people rush to the front while others hide behind and enjoy the gains, right? Either contribute money or efforts. This is fair, isn't it? ?"

Fair enough you're numb!

Minister Kishida cursed loudly in his heart.

Use our country's money to support your aerospace companies, and then wait for you to use your leading aerospace technology to continue to make our country's money. How is there any fairness in this?

However, he just said this in his heart. On the surface, he still had that smiling and kind face.

"You are right. It is the unshirkable obligation of all countries to fight against extraterrestrial civilizations. After seeing the example you have set, we have indeed seriously reflected on our selfishness in this regard. Therefore, we have decided that in the Self-Defense Forces Establish a space force to support operations against extraterrestrial civilizations!"

Jiang Chen didn't speak. He leaned forward slightly and looked at him across the table with a half-smile.

Just when Kishida Fumikong felt a little hairy at being looked at, Jiang Chen spoke.

"You're kidding me?"

Although he knew that the conditions he proposed were excessive, Minister Kishida still couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he heard Jiang Chen's unabashed rejection. However, the negotiations had to continue, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said.

"Then what do you want?"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, leaned back on the chair again, and said in a relaxed tone.

"It's easy to get rid of the defense tax, just join us."

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Fumikong Kishida jumped up immediately.

"This is impossible! We are allies of NATO, how can we join a new military alliance treaty!"

Jiang Chen didn't care about Kishida Fumikong's aggressive gaze and said with a smile.

"Then pay your taxes honestly and contribute to the cause of 'earth defense'." (To be continued.) Launch a new website