Chapter 1328: Proud inside, humble outside
"Ditch, what kind of Eastern power is he?"
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Li Ye's complaints really came from the heart.
But after he finished speaking, he immediately felt something was wrong, because his colleagues around him all looked at him with strange expressions, and Deputy Director Liang's eyes were also somewhat unfriendly.
Li Ye immediately understood that if there were no outsiders present at this moment, he would have been scolded by Deputy Director Liang 100%.
The people from Kamaz on the other side were also whispering. After a moment, Zelyushhenko asked Li Ye: "Comrade, do you think White Elephant is not a big country?"
Li Ye immediately felt the pressure, especially his colleagues on the inspection team, who were all a little worried about him.
Li Ye speaks aggressively, and if he says a few wrong words, it could be a serious accident or a minor one.
However, Li Ye said calmly: "White Elephant's land area ranks seventh in the world, which definitely meets the standards of a great power. We also treated it as a great power in the past."
"But later we discovered something strange. One of my elders was a soldier and had many in-depth discussions and exchanges with the White Elephant people on the southwest border.
He believes that White Elephants do not have the demeanor of a great power. They like to brag and say that they are third in the world. But if they are third in the world, what place are we?
Also, they tend to go back on their words. What they say today may not count tomorrow, so if they say they're willing to give you a million dollars, you better actually get a million dollars."
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After Li Ye finished speaking, the people from Kamaz were confused. It was obvious that their Chinese proficiency was very limited. They could still translate short sentences, but the long sentences and idioms simply crashed.
But the translator of the inspection team also rolled his eyes because he didn't know whether he should translate or not.
Such words are too offensive. If they get to the ears of the White Elephant who makes a fuss about nothing, it would be strange if there is no quarrel!
At this time, Deputy Director Liang said calmly: "Comrade Li Ye's words are too long-winded. Let me briefly summarize. We respect White Elephant very much. They are indeed a big country in South Asia.
Especially before 1962, we thought they were very powerful. When they said they were the third most powerful military country in the world, we were very nervous. But after 1962, we realized that their military strength was far inferior to that of some third-rate countries.
Although commercial cooperation should not be linked to military strength, if we have to accept this backward technology just because of their participation, then there is no need for us to continue the discussion."
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What Liang Furu said was even more blunt than what Li Ye had just said, but the translator immediately translated it for the people from Kamas. He actually looked down on Bai Xiang as well, but now that he had the endorsement of the big boss, why should he be polite?
When the translator translated Liang Furu's words, Sumenkov and others looked a little strange.
Dignity is earned through fighting.
Before 1962, the Flower Planters did respect the White Elephant and definitely respected their opponent strategically. After all, they had fought World War II with Britain. But when the farce of 1962 ended, many soldiers who had been eager to make achievements were greatly disappointed.
[Their combat effectiveness is much worse than that of the main force of the Guo army. They run away after being attacked and cannot gain any great credit.]
This is the true evaluation given to the White Elephant by the warring parties.
I don’t know what the principal who retreated to the other side of the strait felt after knowing this evaluation.
"Oh, Liang, I understand your confidence and pride in the motherland, but advanced technology should be matched with a suitable price. Your sincerity is not enough now."
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Seeing that Liang Furu was angry, Kamaz's director Sumenkov hurried to explain and expressed the idea of "the highest bidder wins".
But Liang Furu immediately stood up and said calmly: "Okay, let's go back and study it before making a decision. Let's stop here today! Goodbye."
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After Liang Furu finished speaking, he politely said goodbye to Sumenkov and turned away.
And when he was leaving, he deliberately said to the person next to him: "Ask the Communist Qingtuan Automobile Factory if they can arrange a visit for us tomorrow."
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Sumenkov, who was still in a "confused" state, immediately changed his expression, because even if their Chinese level was low, they could still understand the three words "Communist Purge Group".
He immediately said to Liang Furu: "Liang, in the field of trucks, no one has better technology than our KAMAZ."
Liang Furu turned around and said with a smile: "We are an inspection team, not just inspecting trucks, please don't mind."
[I don’t mind, so I’ll see a ghost~]
The Komsomolskaya Automobile Factory is also a large automobile enterprise located in Moscow. The "Moscow Man" brand cars they produce are famous brands in Russia and have been exported to the mainland of China.
Moreover, the 2141 sedan, which was just launched in 1985, is an advanced model in the whole of Eastern Europe. If the flower growers have their eyes on them, wouldn't Kamaz have an extra competitor out of thin air?
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Li Ye followed the inspection team out of the Kamaz building. When getting into the car, Liang Furu suddenly called him to get in his car.
After getting in the car, Liang Furu said, "Although the people of Kamaz are not honest, this is a common occurrence at the negotiation table. Don't bring in personal emotions when you speak."
Li Ye said helplessly: "I'm sorry, Director Liang, my brother-in-law's father died in the war in 1962, so my words just now were indeed inappropriate."
Liang Furu was stunned for a moment, then he said in a gentle tone: "It is a good thing for you young people to be proud of the strength of your motherland, but in such foreign-related occasions, no matter how proud you are in your heart, you must be humble on the surface and hide your arrogance."
Li Ye said awkwardly: "Am I proud?"
Liang Furu said with a smile: "Aren't you proud yet? Just now you almost stood on the table and shouted at Sumenkov that the White Elephant was defeated by us."
“Haha, haha~”
Li Ye laughed.
Decades later, White Elephant was considered useless in the eyes of many flower growers. Although it was truly an "Oriental power" in the international community, it was only because the flower growers of decades later stood in too high a position.
The number of science and engineering technicians trained by Baixiang every year is only slightly less than that of the flower growers who have respected "only studying can bring success" for thousands of years. But when compared with other families, we can gain full confidence.
In fact, their military strength is not bad. When facing Pakistan, they were able to organize nearly a hundred third-generation fighter jets to take off and fight at the same time. Their technical and tactical level is definitely among the best on the blue planet.
It can be said that on this blue planet, those who are qualified to laugh at the white elephants can be counted on the handfuls of one hand, while those who really dare to confront and fight the white elephants may be less than one handful of one hand.
But it happened to be born in the wrong place, and had the misfortune of having a flower-growing neighbor. The 360-degree all-round suppression left it with no chance to even breathe.
If he could have a fierce fight with the Flower Planting Family, even if the odds were 30-70! As long as he promoted it properly, and promoted a small defeat as a big victory, he could also use the remaining power of the big victory to integrate the internal contradictions and catch up with the Flower Planting Family.
After all, they have too many things to catch up with. Qin Shihuang achieved "standard writing and standard wheel gauge" two thousand years ago, but they still have twenty-two languages. The national parliament needs the help of translators to discuss things, otherwise it is easy to have a phenomenon of speaking different languages.
Even their most impressive population in later generations is not as large as that of the flower-growing families! So Li Ye was right to mock the proud opponent for being "what kind of great Eastern country".
(End of this chapter)
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