In Marvel's Kamen Rider Chronicles

In a capitalist country, you can do anything with money.

It is well known that America's annual national revenue accounts for several major financial expenditures, and the largest party is naturally the military.

But the spaceship...

You say this is not a weapon?

That's impossible. Put up missiles and laser weapons, which are low-Earth orbit weapons. Who in the world can resist it except that country that also has spaceships?

So if Tony comes up with a price, the problem then comes to the politicians.

What are they giving...

Or not?

……

And it was just as You Qi and Tony expected.

After those congressmen talked endlessly about the so-called national security, the so-called light of civilization, bringing civilization to mankind, and bringing freedom to other countries, Tony nodded and said: "I agree, national security is indeed very important. .”

A group of old men looked at each other, and then a councilman asked tentatively: "Then...do you agree to give us the design drawings?"

Tony raised his eyebrows: "What are you talking about? I promised to help this country, so why should I give you the design drawings? What if you change hands and sell them to other countries? How will our national security be guaranteed?"

"..." The old men were not surprised that Tony would refuse.

In other words, Tony should have refused.

It's just that Tony used what they said before to refute their approach...

Hmm...so familiar...isn't this something we do often?

Farke, this damn brat Tony learned it badly. Who did he learn it from?

But it's okay, they didn't expect Tony to agree to the design.

"Then let's talk about cooperation."

Tony nodded: "You can give me the materials and manufacturing costs, and I will provide you with a spaceship."

The Speaker nodded: "That's okay, then let's come to a squadron first."

This is the form of arms trade. They give money and Tony provides the finished product.

"Okay, 3000 billion." Tony said.

"what?!"

A group of old men were dumbfounded.

"How many?!"

Tony said with a serious face: "The cost of building a spaceship is only 100 billion, I am not cheating you.

My steel armor is about 100 billion each. You don’t think that a spaceship is less than billion, right? ! No way, right? "

Then there were words like "knowledge is priceless", "I spent a lot of effort to transform this", "I didn't even ask you for my personal hard work", "this 100 billion is really just for materials", etc. The few old men who heard this were stunned.

"..." How do these old men know anything about spaceships?

They can only see the value, but when it comes to the cost...

Their previous estimate was actually around one billion, and a squadron of 30 ships would be around 30 billion.

But now you tell me that 300 billion cannot even equip a small team? !

Is this reasonable? !

Tony Stark knocked on the table: "Several congressmen, your Excellencies.

How much money do we allocate to the military every year? That’s hundreds of billions of dollars! But what about the results achieved?

There is still constant resistance everywhere, and there are still endless terrorists from all over the world.

But what do you think would happen if you assembled a spaceship for a small team? "

The old men were silent.

What else could happen?

At this stage, this is a dimensionality reduction attack.

It's true that they can't come up with 3000 billion, but this is nearly one-third of the military expenditure of the entire army...

But really speaking...

Three teams can directly take down the resistance forces in at least three areas...ah, they are terrorists.

And the most important question is...

Besides Tony Stark...they couldn't find another seller who could provide the spaceship.

This is a pure seller’s market…

"...Huh...Okay, when can I deliver it?" the Speaker looked at Tony and asked.

Tony: "Ten years."

"What?!" There was a "bang", and several old men glared at Tony Stark.

However, Tony was unfazed at all: "I mean if you only let me rely on Stark Group for production, it will take ten years.

But if we can have a complete production base, it will naturally be different. Thirty spaceships can be completed in two to three years at most.

But the problem is...

Have it? "

Tony Stark sneered when he said this: "How long has the Manhattan Spaceport been under construction now? How long will it take? How long will it take before the machine can enter the factory? How long will it take to complete the wiring after entering the factory? How long will it take to install the equipment after wiring?

Members, could you please tell me? "

"..."

Speechless.

What can these old men say?

What's going on in that area of ​​Manhattan Harbor that they don't know about?

How can it be?

It's just that they didn't think it would be so fast before.

But it’s really happening now…

So what else can they do?

"...If we complete all construction of Manhattan Port within one year..."

Tony sneered: "Then I guarantee that within three years from now, I can give you a complete squadron of spaceships.

Oh, by the way, the premise is that the money must be in place. "

"..."

Taking a deep breath, the Speaker nodded: "Then it's settled, thank you for your help, Mr. Tony."

After speaking, the speaker hurriedly left.

Tony looked at the Speaker's back with disdain.

After all, it was the subordinates who did the work. After knowing that the spaceship was actually built, those subordinates must have thought about the importance of Manhattan Port after being excited.

Are you saying that they won't do anything inside and work solely for the development of the country?

Tony didn't believe it.

No one in Avengers Base believed it.

If there were politicians who were dedicated to serving the public good, the Port of Manhattan would have been built long ago.

……

Returning to the top-floor lounge of the Stark Group, Tony sat down on the sofa and rubbed his brow with a tired look on his face.

To be honest, he felt very uncomfortable every moment he spent with those old men.

But he had to stay there.

You hate your boss very much, but he called you over and talked with you alone for nearly an hour. This feeling that you really want to turn around and leave, but you have to endure is very uncomfortable.

And it’s also very tiring.

Not to mention that Tony Stark himself has been physically and mentally exhausted in the past few days due to the aftermath of the spacecraft.

Although it seems that this influence is gradually developing in a good direction now, he was not a god before, and it was impossible to know that he could really reduce the situation in Central Asia from a special military operation to a local conflict.