Chapter 112: Thoughts Opened (Please Collect, Read and Vote)

Wang Baoguo's office.

"Speak up, it's not your nature to be timid. Don't keep it to yourself." Wang Baoguo looked at Liu Tao who was thinking, and said unhappily: "You came to my office to talk about it, but you didn't say a word."

"Leader, aren't you thinking about where to start and how to say it!" Liu Tao scratched his head.

"Just say whatever you want to say!" Wang Baoguo picked up the enamel teacup and drank a sip of water.

Liu Tao said: "Leader, didn't I just meet Mr. Huo and think about some overseas cooperation with him."

"Overseas cooperation? What can we cooperate on?" Wang Baoguo looked puzzled.

"This is what I think. Many third world countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America are too poor and have no foreign exchange to buy weapons and equipment, but they often have abundant resources. We can completely accept that they use resources to buy our weapons and equipment." Liu Tao said.

Wang Baoguo glared at Liu Tao, "That's exploitation, how can you have such an idea!"

"Leader, last year we stopped providing military aid for free, and we need to pay for it! Times have changed, and the mindset must change!" Liu Tao emphasized, "This is just business, pure business, but they don't trade in dollars, but in resources."

Wang Baoguo was stunned.

After a while, he said, "But many countries are in chaos, and they don't have the ability to develop resources."

"So, we need to form a security force, just like mercenaries in Europe and the United States, and then help our customers develop resources." Liu Tao said, "Leader, think about it, now we have to cut the army, and it just happens to solve the resettlement of some veterans."

"Mercenaries, that's not a good thing, how can we do it?" Wang Baoguo shook his head repeatedly, with a look of disgust and resentment.

Mercenaries are a group of people without faith, everything is just for money, as long as they have money, they are the boss.

"Not mercenaries, but security guards. We can open a security company and recruit veterans as security guards to protect the safety of the mine." Liu Tao quickly changed his statement.

Although in Liu Tao's opinion, mercenaries and security guards are almost the same, just a different way of saying it, the essence is the same.

But obviously, security guards sound much better than mercenaries.

Sure enough, Wang Baoguo's face eased, "Security guards are security guards, what about mercenaries, are you trying to scare me, an old man, to death!"

"Yes, yes, I didn't express it well." Liu Tao quickly admitted his mistake.

"What can we cooperate with Mr. Huo?" Wang Baoguo seemed a little confused again, and couldn't figure out what room for cooperation there was.

"Leader, isn't it because we are not familiar with overseas, and the company is in our mainland, but it has not been opened yet. This security company can be registered in Hong Kong. Mr. Huo also has connections and talents. He is an expert in resource mining, transportation, and trading." Liu Tao said, "Besides, our shipping is weak, so we have to go through him, otherwise how can the weapons and equipment and the mined resources be transported?"

Liu Tao knew that if this security company was well run, it would be very profitable.

Look at the future Wagner, but it has a large number of mines, sophisticated weapons and equipment, and its influence cannot be underestimated.

Of course, there are some lessons to be learned, that is, we should not be too powerful, because it is easy to lose control if we are too powerful.

And this is also easy to solve, just set up a few more security companies.

"Leader, you see, this matter is not only beneficial to our export trade, but also beneficial to solving some veterans, and can also help our brothers in the third world. It is a hundred benefits without any harm, and it is a win-win situation." Liu Tao said.

By the end of last year, the number of military personnel in the country exceeded 6 million again. And just last month, the superiors made a decision to streamline and reorganize the army, focusing on reducing the number of infantry personnel and increasing the proportion of technical arms to improve the air defense, anti-tank firepower and excitement capabilities of the troops. Vigorously streamline the organs, reduce non-combat personnel and support forces, and implement simplified organization in some troops.

Although the plan for streamlining and reorganizing the army has not yet been released, Liu Tao knows that this time the total number of troops will be reduced from 6.02 million to 5.3 million.

In other words, 720,000 troops will be cut in one year!

Looking at the world, only China can do such a large reduction in the military.

You must know that many countries in the world are still preparing for war.

And you know, this is just the beginning, not the end. Two years later, the army will be cut by one million again, reducing the total number of troops from 5.3 million to 4.3 million. By the mid-1980s, the army will be cut by one million again, reducing the total number of troops to 3.3 million!

In other words, in a few years, China has cut nearly three million troops!

Three million people, many countries even have a total population of less than three million!

It is conceivable how great the courage of China was in the 1980s, and how much it contributed to world peace and development.

Liu Tao became more and more excited as he spoke, and felt that his idea was very feasible.

Not to mention more, as long as the number of security guards in the security company can reach 100,000, it will solve the employment of 100,000 veterans.

In addition to mining resources, it all requires machines and people, which can also solve part of the employment.

The most important thing is that this can expand the scope of military trade.

Third world countries are poor, but that doesn't mean they are useless. On the contrary, many third world countries have abundant resources, such as natural gas, oil, iron ore, copper ore, gold ore, etc. Even Southeast Asian countries have abundant timber resources and are very suitable for growing rice. They can open up a large amount of fertile land to grow rice.

As long as a deal can be reached, these resources are perfect for trading weapons and equipment.

And the weapons and equipment sold can just be replaced with more advanced weapons and equipment.

The more Wang Baoguo listened, the more frightened he became. But this matter was still very possible. He wanted to split Liu Tao's head to see what Liu Tao was thinking. He could actually have such an idea.

"Well, you follow me to the leader." Wang Baoguo hesitated for a moment and said.

This matter is very serious, and he can't make a decision directly.

Liu Tao understood immediately and said quickly: "Leader, I will talk to Mr. Huo about this matter. If it works, it will be the best. If it doesn't, it's okay."

"If something goes wrong, it's only the company's business, not the country's." Liu Tao said.

The leader looked satisfied.

Liu Tao and Wang Baoguo returned to the office, and the two had a good discussion and perfected it.

After feeling that it was almost done, Liu Tao left and went to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse to meet with Huo Yingdong.