Chapter 43 Super High Cost Performance
Al made a phone call.
Not long after, a middle-aged man in military uniform walked in.
"Mr. Al." There was a trace of confusion on the middle-aged man's face, "Who is this Chinese?"
"This is the director of a military factory in China, Mr. Liu Tao." Al introduced, and then introduced the person in front of Liu Tao, "Rashid, Army Attaché!"
"Are you kidding, Mr. Al? How old is this young man to be the director of a military factory?" Rashid was surprised.
Liu Tao is really too young, no matter how old he looks, he is not over thirty years old.
"Mr. Rashid, although I am young, I have successfully developed several firearms, which have been tested on the battlefield and are loved by soldiers." Liu Tao smiled and said, "Geniuses never judge heroes based on their age! "
Rashid was speechless.
Soon, they set off. In addition to Al and Rashid, there were two guards.
About twenty minutes later, they arrived at a military camp.
After Liu Tao presented his letter of introduction and explained his intention, the soldier went to report.
"Comrade Liu Tao, who are these?" A young man in military uniform looked at Al and others in confusion.
"They are our friends and they came to experience target shooting." Liu Tao said with a smile.
The battalion commander led Liu Tao and others into the military camp and directly to the shooting range.
Not long after, soldiers came over carrying boxes and opened them one by one.
"These are all guns developed by me." Liu Tao introduced, ten '78' pistols, four '78' automatic rifles, two '78' heavy sniper rifles, three '78' general machine guns and two '78' heavy machine guns.
He picked up a '78' pistol, turned it familiarly, and handed it to Al, "Mr. Al, Mr. Rashid, you know best whether the weapon is good or not."
Each box, in addition to holding guns, also contains bullet boxes.
This time, more than 10,000 bullets were transported to the capital.
"Let me try." Rashid, as a military attache, took the pistol and began to try shooting.
After loading a magazine, Rashid couldn't help but admire, "It's a good pistol. It's very powerful and accurate. The recoil is very small."
"That's natural. This pistol is definitely suitable for officers. Now our army is using this gun as a sidearm for officers." Liu Tao introduced the performance data of the '78-style' pistol. "Of course, the most important thing is its cost-effectiveness. So A good gun only costs $180.”
According to the current exchange rate, 1 US dollar = 1.5 RMB.
180 US dollars, which is 270 RMB.
The military’s purchasing price for the ‘Type 78’ pistol is RMB 200 per gun. Naturally, this export cannot be compared with the one for personal use.
And it seems that the current exchange rate is this. In fact, on New Year's Day, the country announced that the exchange rate will implement a "dual-track system", that is, there will be two exchange rates, the "interbank market" and the "free market".
1 US dollar can be exchanged for more RMB privately.
"So cheap?" Rashid's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
There are cheaper pistols on the market, but the performance of those pistols is much worse than this pistol.
"When making friends, you have to be sincere and give them discounts." Liu Tao said with a smile, "This pistol is definitely the most cost-effective pistol in the world, and we can also give discounts on bullets. One bullet only costs $0.50!”
Now in the international market, a pistol bullet costs about US$0.8 to US$1. If you buy it on the black market, it will be even more expensive.
For military procurement, the price is horribly low, leaving only a little profit.
But this kind of export is different. The arms business is notoriously profitable.
By doing this, Liu Tao took the initiative to lower the price and obtain orders with high quality and low price.
Compared with Soviet-made weapons and American-made weapons, Chinese-made weapons are too unknown, and they can only focus on cost-effectiveness.
But even at this price, the profit is still amazing.
Rashid was too shocked to think. Guns were cheap, bullets were cheap, much cheaper than he knew.
What's more, there are no strings attached.
At this time, Liu Tao picked up the '78' automatic rifle, skillfully loaded the magazine with bullets, and handed it to Rashid, "Major Rashid, try this automatic rifle. Its performance will definitely surprise you." of."
Under the guidance of Liu Tao, Rashid began to test the gun with this '78' automatic rifle.
With two magazines down, Rashid already knew in his mind that this was a good gun.
After Rashid finished testing the gun, Liu Tao introduced the performance of the 'Type 78' automatic rifle.
Although Al is the person in charge, Rashid is an army attaché with the rank of major. He is an insider who is easiest to communicate with and has a great say.
"Mr. Al, Mr. Major, you are very likely to be the first customer of our Panshan Machinery Factory. I come here with great sincerity." Liu Tao emphasized 'friendship', "For the sake of our friendship, The prices I gave are very favorable. Such a good gun only costs 700 US dollars, which is about the same as the AK47, but it is much better than the AK47!”
The current price of AK47 in the international market is about 650 to 700 US dollars, and second-hand AK47 is even cheaper, only about 300 to 400 US dollars.
Liu Tao's offer was similar to that of AK47, but although AK47 is a classic rifle, its performance is inferior to that of the 'Type 78' automatic rifle.
"As for the price of rifle bullets, it is 0.7 US dollars per bullet." Liu Tao said.
Rashid's eyes widened. This price was indeed very cheap.
He naturally knew that the current market situation of the arms market, a good automatic rifle often costs thousands of dollars, and rifle bullets are more expensive than pistol bullets.
Liu Tao looked at Rashid's reaction, and his heart was full of joy, and his confidence increased a little.
In this era, everyone is preparing for a world-class war. In addition, the United States has consumed a large amount of weapons and ammunition in South Vietnam for more than ten years, and there is no industrial monster like China, so the prices of guns and ammunition are relatively high.
Unlike in the future, the United States imports 200 million rounds of bullets from China every year, and there are no major wars in the world, which makes the prices of guns and ammunition plummet.
He doesn't believe that with such a big discount, he can't impress the rich in the Middle East.
Of course, pistols and rifles are relatively easy to buy in the international market, but machine guns are not so easy to buy. Heavy sniper rifles and heavy machine guns are even harder to buy. Advanced heavy sniper rifles and heavy machine guns are listed as controlled weapons.
In the international market, the trade of heavy sniper rifles and heavy machine guns sometimes does not even accept US dollars, but only gold.
After all, the number of countries that can produce heavy sniper rifles and heavy machine guns can be counted on one hand.
Heavy sniper rifles and heavy machine guns are Liu Tao's trump card.
Even if Iraq is now known as the world's third largest military power, Liu Tao does not believe that they can resist the attraction of heavy sniper rifles and heavy machine guns.