Although Peng Jiasheng did not see the battle last night, how could he not know the combat effectiveness of a main battalion of the government army?
That was a regular army of more than 2,000 people. Although the quality of the soldiers was not very strong, they were still regular troops armed with semi-automatic rifles. They were able to defeat this main battalion in one night. Peng Jiasheng naturally knew what played a key role in that.
Of course, Peng Jiasheng also knew better that the two Americans who had made such a great contribution would definitely ask him for compensation. Aren’t all Americans like this?
So Peng Jiasheng simply didn't mention the compensation issue himself, but asked directly: "Mr. Ballmer, I wonder if you can sell those two armed helicopters to me?"
Hearing Peng Jiasheng directly throw out this question, Yang Jing and Nicholas Ballmer couldn't help but look at each other, and then they both understood the meaning in each other's eyes.
Yang Jing: "You coming?"
Nicholas: "You should come!"
Yang Jing: "Okay, I'll do it then!"
Although the two people have not known each other for a long time, both Yang Jing and Nicholas feel that they have met each other too late. Friends and lovers are actually similar, both require getting along well.
Nicholas coughed lightly and said, "Commander Peng, I'm sorry I can't agree to this because my boss is right next to me. If you have any needs, it's best to talk to my boss."
Yang Jing rolled his eyes helplessly. This arms dealer was ruthless enough to directly put him in the position of his boss.
However, for the sake of the eight unattended sites, Yang Jing could only accept this identity. When doing business in a foreign country, there must be and can only be one voice!
Yang Jing said: "Commander Peng, it's not impossible to sell these two Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters to you, but the price is..."
Peng Jiasheng frowned, pondered for a moment and said, "You name the price, and I will try my best to meet your needs." The decisive warlord immediately showed his decisive side.
Yang Jing nodded slightly and said, "I'm sure you know the price of a new Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter, Commander Peng. It's 18 million US dollars. The two Hinds I have are second-hand, but they are not very old. When I got them from the Soviets, they cost me 10 million US dollars each."
After hearing Yang Jing's words, Nicholas Ballmer silently gave a thumbs up to the nominal "new boss".
The Soviet Mi-24 Hind helicopter is one of the most advanced helicopters in the world, and its overall performance is second only to the American Apache. But don't forget, how much does an Apache cost? One Apache is enough to buy three Hinds.
The Soviet Union sold Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters to other countries at a price of 18 million U.S. dollars per aircraft, but when Nicholas Ballmer got these two second-hand Hinds from the Soviets in Afghanistan, he only spent 7 million U.S. dollars.
The corruption among the top brass of the Soviet military during this era was a well-known fact. If it had been delayed for a few more years, this corruption would have become even more serious. Let alone the Mi-24 Hind armed helicopter, those guys would have dared to sell mushroom bombs if they were so corrupt!
Later, Russia once sold 50 Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters to the Myanmar military, with a total price of US$750 million, and the price of one helicopter was US$15 million. But that was a military sale that took place 30 years later. In this era, the price of a Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter is 18 million!
Do you want it? If you want it, just pay for it. If you don’t have money, there’s no way!
Of course Yang Jing knew the price of the two Hinds. Nicholas had already told Yang Jing about it on the way from Mandalay to Myitkyina. Otherwise, Yang Jing would not have asked Nicholas to send the two Hinds for support last night.
The price of 10 million US dollars really made the King of Kokang frown again. You know, the Peng Jiasheng who made a comeback is not the Kokang King of the 1970s. In the 1960s and 1970s, this Kokang King was an out-and-out drug lord. At that time, Kachin State was full of poppies.
However, when he came back to the fore after retiring for seven or eight years, he had decided not to grow poppies in Kachin State anymore, so he does not have that much money now.
Compared with his neighbor Khun Sa to the southeast, Peng Jiasheng is now an absolute pauper.
Seeing that Peng Jiasheng remained silent for a long time, Yang Jing asked tentatively: "Commander Peng, is this the price..."
Peng Jiasheng let out a long sigh and said, "That's right, I can't afford this price for now. You know, after my comeback this time, I have decided not to touch drugs anymore, so I don't have that much money right now."
Yang Jing nodded, "Then Commander Peng, what are you going to do with the eight sites at Mogedie?"
Peng Jiasheng looked at Yang Jing meaningfully and asked, "Are you planning to take over these venues?"
Yang Jing shrugged and said, "Of course, if Commander Peng is willing to give me one of the sites, I don't mind having another one."
It is very cheap to contract a jade mine now, with the annual cost being only over one million US dollars, but a mine can only be contracted for five years at most. Of course, it is not easy to get the contract right. Without sufficient connections in the local area, you cannot get the contract right even if you have money.
If Yang Jing had not impressed Peng Jiasheng with his arms, he would never have been able to open his Wuma field.
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