Chapter 54 Bargaining

He looked at Di Kun for help.

Unfortunately, Di Kun looked away and pretended not to see it.

Tao Fu had no choice but to refuse.

"This... Queen, you should know the situation of our First Army."

"The situations of all the major army groups are actually similar. Military expenditures are tight, and the war on the front lines is intense. We... well, our Quartermaster Department has no choice but to accept commercial orders and use this method to increase income. This..."

"Well, it's not that I don't want to pay you, but... it's that we don't have the money to buy the materials?"

"Without the materials, we can't make the equipment for you even if we want to!" Tao Fu's face almost turned bitter.

Jinna had expected this and was not in a hurry.

"The payment period doesn't need to be too long, one month is enough. How about it?" he asked.

"Queen, I want to agree to your request, but the situation does not allow it..."

"You don't know how much pressure our Quartermaster Department is under."

"When the war comes, a large number of mechas will be scrapped on the front lines. The cheapest mechas can cost hundreds of thousands of star coins, while the most expensive ones can cost hundreds of millions. In addition to the scrapped mechas, there are also those that need repairing. The materials of mechas are so expensive, and a slight repair will cost tens of thousands or even millions of star coins."

"In addition to these, the soldiers' allowances and food expenses are also very high. Especially the expenses on natural ingredients."

"In order to keep the soldiers' mental strength stable for a long time, a natural meal a day is necessary."

"But those bastards are like starving ghosts. They fight desperately for natural food as soon as it is available. The Quartermaster Department spends so much money every day to buy natural food for them, but they still complain that they are not full. Queen, do you think it is easy for me..." Tao Fu said bitterly, looking like he was about to cry.

"How about you, Queen, talk to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to allocate more military funds to our First Army?"

When Jinna heard this, she immediately gave up the idea of ​​continuing to ask about the payment period.

The old man feels it is very difficult to get the current military funds. It would be strange if he could give more.

But will she really give up like this?

Of course not.

"If it's a problem with natural ingredients, I might be able to help." Jinna said.

Tao Fu's eyes lit up, and then his expression showed some disbelief.

70% of the empire’s natural ingredients are controlled by the Qian family, and most of the remaining 30% are also related to the Qian family.

The Queen is the Marshal's mother. If she could help, she would have done it a long time ago.

"How can I help?" Although he didn't believe it, Tao Fu still asked. He was a junior and a subordinate, so he had to respect the queen.

"As long as you agree to give me a month's payment, I will provide your military with natural ingredients at 50% off the market price. The daily limit is 80,000 tons."

Tao Fu was shocked.

He looked at Di Kun in disbelief.

This time, Di Kun seemed to be hesitant to speak, but still didn't open his mouth.

On one side are his family, and on the other side are his subordinates and comrades. How can he speak?

Seeing Di Kun's reaction, Tao Fu knew what was going on.

What the Queen said should be true.

"Only... 50% off?" Tao Fu asked tentatively.

The market price is 50% off, which should be about the same as the first-hand wholesale price. Hmm...it may be slightly lower than the first-hand wholesale price. It must be much lower than the price they are buying now.

But the Queen is so straightforward... there should still be room for negotiation, right?

Jinna raised her eyebrows when she heard this.

"Only 50% off? Can Director Tao buy natural ingredients at a cheaper price?" he asked with a little displeasure.

"It is only because my son is the commander of the First Army that I directly offer a 50% discount. If Director Tao still wants to bargain--"

"No, no, no, I spoke out of turn! Queen, please forgive me, don't bother with my mouth that deserves a slap!" Tao Fu interrupted and slapped his own mouth with his hand.

Jinna's expression looked better now.

Tao Fu stole a glance at Jin Na.

"Well,

Queen, do you think this is okay?"

"I'll make the decision here. I'll approve a payment of 1 billion to you every month. You can supply us 100,000 tons of natural food ingredients every day at 50% off the market price." he said.

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Before she became queen, she had discussed a lot of business with people.

I've seen people who dare to raise conditions during a negotiation, but I've never seen anyone so bold.

Thinking of this, Jinna glanced at her son.

Di Kun simply looked away, not wanting to get involved.

Jin Na was helpless and looked back at Tao Fu.

"Ten billion in credit. Supply volume sixty thousand tons."

Tao Fu showed a bitter expression again.

"Ten billion is too much... let's say two billion. Sixty thousand tons of natural ingredients are not enough, please give me one hundred thousand tons."

"Nine billion, supply volume 60,000 tons." Jinna frowned and continued.

"Three billion, one hundred thousand tons." Tao Fu looked serious.

"Nine billion, sixty thousand tons." Jin Na no longer gave in.

Tao Fu looked embarrassed.

"Four billion, one hundred thousand tons! We can't give in any more, Queen!"

"Nine billion, sixty thousand tons." Jin Na remained calm.

Tao Fu was almost scratching his head.

"Six billion, one hundred thousand tons!" He looked fierce.

"Nine billion, sixty thousand tons." Jin Na still insisted.

Tao Fu looked like he was about to cry.

He lowered his head and said nothing for a long time.

"Okay! Nine billion, eighty thousand tons!"

Jinna's eyes wavered.

"Sixty thousand tons is really too little, Queen!" At this moment, Tao Fu shouted.

Jinna glanced at Tao Fu.

"Deal." He said lightly.

Humph, this kid...

Sixty thousand tons is not a small amount.

Although the First Army had more than 20 million people, they only ate one meal of natural food a day. Even if each person ate 2 kilograms, it would only be less than 50,000 tons.

She offered to sell them 60,000 tons, which was definitely enough.

However, 80,000 tons is 80,000 tons. Anyway, as long as enough food can be collected, my daughter-in-law can purify no less than 350,000 tons of food every day.

Excluding these 80,000 tons, there are at least 270,000 tons left available.

After securing the 10 billion yuan account, Jin Na started discussing the details of the cooperation with Tao Fu.

After bargaining, both parties decided that the payment period would start from today, while the food supply would start from three days later.

This is mainly because Jin Na placed an order worth more than 30 billion yuan on the spot, and the Ordnance Department had to start preparing stocks today and produce some equipment at the same time.

As for the ingredients, Jinna said she doesn't have them on hand yet.

However, Jinna also promised Tao Fu that she would start to supply goods stably in three days, otherwise the payment would be invalidated.

The order is worth more than 30 billion yuan, with a deposit of 30%, which is exactly more than 9 billion yuan, close to 10 billion yuan.

In other words, before the delivery of the goods and the final payment, Jin Na does not need to pay any additional money to Tao Fu.

Tao Fu accepted the order, looked at Di Kun several times, and then accepted Jin Na's farewell.

After the video call ended, Jin Na didn't care what Di Kun thought and told him about her plans.

"Tao Fu will deliver the 100 agricultural mechas and some space rings tomorrow."

"I'll ask Yueyue for the balance. You should think of a way to deal with the people who drive these 100 agricultural mechas."