Girard did not expect such a reversal. As a practitioner in the related industry, he was of course very aware of the profits in the arms market. Now he had the opportunity to engage in trade in related products with the support of a general, which was certainly a rare opportunity for him.
He didn't care about what Fang Lang said about selling the products to designated customers. Although Fang Lang said that he only wanted him to make a small fortune, he knew very well in his heart that what he needed was an admission ticket to this industry. As long as he entered this industry, he would have the opportunity to take his career to a higher level through his own efforts.
However, he learned his lesson this time and did not express his inner thoughts and excitement directly. Instead, he suppressed his inner excitement and carefully thought about the meaning of Fang Lang's words. After a while, he hesitated and tried:
"When you say sell to a designated person, do you mean that all goods can only be sold to the person you designate, or that at certain times, some higher quality goods can be sold to the customer you mentioned at a relatively low price."
Fang Lang looked at Girard with some surprise. He didn't expect this guy to ask this question. It seemed that he had quite some political acumen!
“Since we want you to make money, we will of course only use your name at certain times, but most of the time you are free. We will provide you with sufficient supply and arrange professional staff to help you build a complete team.
But I have to make it clear to you first. 90% of the profits from the business must be handed over to the Fleet Logistics Department, and you can't let anyone know that this business has anything to do with our fleet. If we discover the risk of leakage, you will bear all the consequences. Do you understand?"
Upon hearing this, Girard looked up at Fang Lang in disbelief and said with some stammering:
"Hand it over to the Fleet Logistics Department? Shouldn't it be handed over to you?"
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He never expected that after all this time, this business was not the private business of the general in front of him, but the business of the entire fleet. He had long anticipated that he would not let outsiders know who the boss behind the scenes was, and he was even prepared for the possibility of being silenced if he leaked the secret.
After being in this business for so long, if he still doesn't understand this, there's no point in him thinking about going any further.
“This business belongs to all officers and soldiers of our fleet, and the profits will be used for officers’ and soldiers’ welfare, so you don’t have to worry about your safety outside. If anyone dares to hurt you, be prepared to face our retaliation.
But if you mix some tricks into your business and harm the interests of all our officers and soldiers, you must also be prepared to face the wrath of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers."
Fang Lang felt that Girard seemed a little timid. He was worried that he would be insecure when he went out to discuss business with others and be taken advantage of. Therefore, he told him directly that this was a business related to the welfare of the entire fleet, so that he would have enough courage.
Of course, he could also tell him directly that this was his personal business, but if word got out one day, it might become a handle for others to attack him.
After all, no one can guarantee that this guy will never be exposed or can really keep the secret forever.
Although Girard did not understand the purpose of Fang Lang's words, in fact, in his heart, he was working for Fang Lang. As for Fang Lang's statement that the profits from the business would be used to improve the welfare of the fleet's officers and soldiers, he did not have any doubts. After all, this kind of business that only eats for itself often cannot last long.
He had always been a younger brother, but now he had the opportunity to become a truly big arms dealer. He would never give up such an opportunity, so he did not think too much about it. He gritted his teeth and spoke directly:
"General, thank you for giving me this opportunity. Please accept my loyalty."
After saying that, he didn't stand up but knelt on the ground. Fang Lang didn't expect that this guy would do this. However, he had no intention of getting up to help him. This Girard could be said to be a hidden chess piece he had sent out. He didn't care how far the other party could go.
It was the peak period of colony independence. Although he was a major shareholder of Shata Corporation, which also carried out a lot of business all over the world, a large company like Shata generally targeted large organizations as its clients, and many small organizations would be easily ignored.
At this time, if Girard goes out, he can more or less fill the market gap left by Shata Company and form differentiated competition with the other party.
When the world's two poles gradually take shape, the Soviet Union will definitely find a way to impose targeted restrictions on Shata Company, and at this time, the inconspicuous private arms dealer Gilad may be able to grow and become stronger. If there is an opportunity, it is not impossible to purchase some weapons and equipment from the Soviet Union and sell them abroad!
Moreover, arms dealers are often the people with the most sensitive noses in the world. The sudden appearance of a large number of arms orders in a peaceful region often means that some major changes are about to occur in this place, and this is real intelligence.
From the beginning, Fang Lang planned to let the intelligence personnel of Fangyuan Group's Investigation Department find a way to infiltrate the senior management of Girard Arms Company, so that he could collect various intelligence from outside in a timely manner.
As for why the personnel of the Investigation Department were not directly responsible for the arms trade, it was because compared to Girard, the Investigation Department was definitely more important and needed to be more secretive.
With Girard in the front, even if someone finds out about Girard and Fang Lang behind him, they will only think that this is Fang Lang abusing his power for personal gain, and they won't be able to do anything to him.
If the enemy reported the matter to the Brazilian government, Fang Lang could treat it as an official matter. After all, the profit did not go into Fang Lang's personal pocket, but became funds for the development of the intelligence network and the welfare of the fleet officers and soldiers.
Even if the Ministry of National Defense and the government want to impose penalties, at most it would be a violation of regulations, but not illegal. And anyone who wants to make a fuss about this matter must be prepared to face the anger of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers. Unless they are stupid, no one should want to continue the investigation.
In this way, the intelligence personnel hidden under the arms dealers will become less important. After all, who knows whether these intelligence personnel are from the Brazilian Intelligence Agency? As long as the Brazilian Intelligence Agency does not come out to deny it, no one can continue to investigate.
In the end, the most that could happen is that Girard would be used to take the blame, and when Girard was done for, someone else would take over the business.
So, in the final analysis, Girard is just a chess piece in front of Fang Lang. How far he can go in the end depends on his own ability. If he can become a world-class arms dealer in the end, as long as he does not betray Fang Lang, Fang Lang will not do anything to him.
If he collapses halfway, it can only be blamed on his bad luck.
"Very good, I accept your allegiance, and I hope you won't let me down."
After saying this, he turned to Qi Qingshan who was standing beside him and said:
"Qingshan, take him down and make the arrangements! We shouldn't interfere with business operations, but our people must be responsible for the finances."
Upon hearing this, Qi Qingshan glanced at Girard who was still kneeling on the ground, stood at attention and saluted:
"Yes, boss!"
After saying that, he looked at Girard and said:
"Mr. Girard, please follow me!"
Hearing Qi Qingshan's call, Girard quickly got up from the ground, stood behind Qi Qingshan and walked out. Before leaving, he turned around and bowed to Fang Lang, with a fawning look on his face, just like the Japanese translator.
Qi Qingshan led Girard out of the office building and came to a Willys Jeep downstairs. He got in the car, started the engine, and nodded towards the passenger seat, motioning Girard to sit down.
When Girard saw that it was Qi Qingshan who was watching, he seemed a little hesitant, but in the end he gritted his teeth, quickly turned to the passenger seat and climbed up.
After the other party got in the car, Qi Qingshan started the car and drove to the military supply warehouse group next to the airport. The car drove for about seven or eight minutes and stopped in front of a huge warehouse.
Qi Qingshan did not get out of the car. He honked the horn twice. A small door next to the warehouse opened and two soldiers ran out quickly. When they saw that it was Qi Qingshan, they stood in place and saluted, then turned and entered the warehouse and slowly pushed open the two doors to both sides.
This is a huge warehouse with nearly four floors. The door of the warehouse alone is large enough for four trucks to enter and exit side by side. As the door of the warehouse slowly opened, the scene inside gradually appeared in front of Girard. What caught his eye were neatly stacked crates of various sizes.
Because there was no light on, Girard could only see the distance of several dozen meters near the door with the light from the door opening, and the farther back was pitch black. But even the part he could see was enough to shock him so much that he couldn't close his mouth.
Qi Qingshan did not get out of the car. He turned the steering wheel and drove into the warehouse. He turned on the car lights and pointed at the neatly stacked crates on both sides as he walked.
"These are all weapons and equipment we captured from the European battlefield during the war. Most of them are German-made weapons, ranging from pistols, rifles, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, mortars, etc. There are also some old equipment left behind by the US military when they withdrew. I will show you the specific list later.
This is only what is stored at our naval base. There is also storage at other bases. From now on, you are the arms dealer with the largest supply in Brazil.
If these are sold out, we can also ship directly from the US military warehouse. We can have as many as you want. Now it depends on your sales ability."
Girard looked at the warehouse full of munitions, and then listened to Qi Qingshan's words beside him, and his whole brain had already gone into a state of shutdown. Thinking about how Boss Vox had been begging for help in order to find the source of goods, and now seeing such a huge warehouse filled with goods, he was left with deep shock in his heart.
Maybe Boss Vox never sold even one tenth of the arms here in his entire life! Thinking about how he now had so much stock on hand, he didn't feel any pressure at all. He just felt a little bit dizzy and began to mutter unconsciously:
"I'm going to be rich, I'm going to be rich, I'm going to be very rich!"
As he spoke, he picked up the towel and wiped the sweat off his face.
Qi Qingshan, who was driving, glanced at the other person with a sidelong glance, a hint of disdain appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he cursed in his heart, "Country bumpkin!"
However, at the same time, one cannot help but sigh at this guy's good fortune. You know, after the goods here are sold, one percent of the profit will belong to the guy in front of him. From this point of view, it is not wrong for the other party to think that he has made a fortune.
The Willys Jeep drove in the warehouse for nearly three minutes before returning to the warehouse door. As the warehouse door slowly closed, the two people sitting in the Willys Jeep outside the warehouse did not drive away immediately.
"Mr. Girard, I understand your feelings at the moment. But I have to remind you that there are many people like you. As long as the boss needs it, people who are willing to work for the boss can line up from here to Rio de Janeiro.
So I hope you can conscientiously carry out the tasks assigned by your boss. If there are any mistakes, I will fire you without hesitation and replace you with someone else.
If you can't control your mouth and say something you shouldn't, I will make you regret coming into this world, do you understand?"
Qi Qingshan spoke in a cold tone and stared at Girard in the passenger seat with an unfriendly look.
Girard, who was in a state of great surprise and had not yet recovered from his shock, felt as if he was doused with a basin of ice water from head to toe after hearing Qi Qingshan's words.
He was not worried about Qi Qingshan threatening to take his life or make him regret it. He was not worried about these issues at all because he had never thought of betraying Fang Lang, so he was naturally not afraid of being killed by Fang Lang's men.
But when Qi Qingshan told him that there were many people like him and the boss could replace him at any time, he was shocked. Yes! There were too many people like him. Not to mention others, even in the gang of Boss Vox who was arrested with him, there were many people who could replace him at any time.
He didn't know why he was able to stand out from so many people and get the job, but he was very clear that he was definitely not the best among them. If he didn't perform well, he might really be replaced at any time, which gave him a huge sense of crisis.
“Sir, please rest assured. I am very grateful to the General for giving me such an opportunity. I swear to you in the name of my parents that I will never do anything to let the General down.
If possible, you can prepare a dose of poison for me. Once I am caught, I will take the poison immediately and will never let anyone implicate the general through me."
Qi Qingshan looked at the determined black man with a surprised look, and for a moment he couldn't be sure whether what he said was true or not. But since the other party took the initiative to make this request, he certainly wouldn't refuse.
In Qi Qingshan's opinion, Fang Lang didn't need to personally approach Girard. After all, if Girard was captured, Fang Lang might be implicated. Although Fang Lang didn't care, Qi Qingshan still wanted to avoid this trend as much as possible.
The main reason why Fang Lang personally arranged these people engaged in the gray industry was because Fang Lang did not have suitable personnel to help coordinate and manage this business.
If Qi Qingshan were to take responsibility, there would be no problem. However, once others found out about Qi Qingshan, it would be no different from finding out about himself. As Fang Lang's adjutant, no matter whether he admitted it or not, everything he did directly represented Fang Lang's position.
So, he simply came forward to contact these people himself.
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