Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 209 Military Rank

It is undeniable that Lu Shaohua was very anxious. He hoped that Zeng Jianguo would tell him the last request as soon as possible so that he could know the result. Judging from Zeng Jianguo's first two conditions, Lu Shaohua also guessed that the last condition might be difficult, but he was not sure before Zeng Jianguo said it.

"Haha, Grandpa Zeng, stop teasing me and tell me quickly." Seeing Zeng Jianguo not speaking for a long time, Lu Shaohua said impatiently. He is like this, he can only tease others, but others can't tease him. It's a bit like the government can only set fires, but the people can't light lamps.

"Haha!" Zeng Jianguo was very proud. He had never seen Lu Shaohua so anxious before. He looked at Lu Shaohua's anxious expression with interest and a smile on his face. However, he came here for business this time. It was obviously not the time to tease Lu Shaohua. After a while, he spoke. "The third request is about military technology. The country may need other equipment in the future. I hope you can help get it when the time comes."

Lu Shaohua smiled knowingly. Sure enough, they came. He knew that the country needed them. He only got a frigate, a cruiser, and three different types of fighter planes. Once these were handed over to the country, the country would definitely study and imitate them as soon as possible. Lu Shaohua, who had a memory, knew that even in the 21st century, China still had a lot of weapons and equipment that evolved from Soviet weapons and equipment, or to put it bluntly, they were copied.

It would be a piece of cake for him to get other types of military technology in the future, no problem at all, but Lu Shaohua was more concerned about what benefits he could get. Should he be a complete intermediary or try to get some returns for his future development in every transaction?

Lu Shaohua's mind was spinning rapidly. As the old saying goes, if a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. He is a qualified businessman. Since he has such an opportunity, how can he not seize it? Not only can he have closer relations with the country, but he can also benefit from it. It is like killing two birds with one stone.

"Haha! Grandpa Zeng, I can't make big promises in this regard. If it is within the scope of my ability, I can agree to it, but if it is beyond my ability, then I can't do anything about it." Lu Shaohua thought for a long time and said.

"Okay, the country will take your difficulties into consideration, but you must promise to help within your capacity." Zeng Jianguo said happily, but he didn't seem to mention what benefits Lu Shaohua could get if he helped.

"Oh! Great Grandpa, you also know that I am a businessman. Everything I do is based on the identity of a businessman. As the saying goes, business is business. If I help you, you can't let me do it for nothing, right?" At this juncture, Lu Shaohua would not give up his own interests. He loved his country, but not to the extent of ignoring his personal gains and losses.

"Oh! I actually forgot about this." Zeng Jianguo pretended to pat his head, as if he had really forgotten about this incident.

Lu Shaohua looked at him with disdain. "Pretend, pretend. If I don't mention it, you will say it." These were only what Lu Shaohua said secretly in his heart, and he didn't say them out loud. If he really said them out loud, Zeng Jianguo would be angry.

"Oh! Well...well, what benefits can I get?" Since Zeng Jianguo pretended not to remember, Lu Shaohua did not point it out, giving him a way out.

"Well, how should I put it? There are definitely benefits, but I can't give you any substantial benefits now. I can only say that I have got them everywhere. You can propose them again. As long as the conditions are not too excessive, the top leaders of the country will still be able to accept them." Zeng Jianguo said seriously.

This promise is no different from not making it, but it can only be done this way now. As Zeng Jianguo said, it is impossible to give Lu Shaohua substantial benefits now. It is not too late to talk about it later! Isn't this good? Anyway, Lu Shaohua does not need any promise from the country at present, but if there is no promise now, it does not mean there will be no promise in the future. Hanging the promise here, if there is really one in the future, it can also be used as a trump card for Lu Shaohua. With the promise of the country, it will be easier for him to do things.

"Well, let's talk about the future later. Oh! By the way, I will have those military technologies disassembled into individual components and shipped here." Lu Shaohua said lightly. There was no other way. The thing was too big. If the finished product was shipped directly, it would be too conspicuous. It could only be disassembled into individual components and then shipped together with electronic products.

Up to now, Lu Shaohua's private transaction with the country has finally come to an end. As for the result, it was of course successful. Both parties achieved their respective goals. The restrictions that Lu Shaohua wanted were also lifted, and the country was able to obtain the top military technology it wanted most. It can be said that both parties are happy.

"When you ship it here is up to you, as long as you don't delay it too much." Zeng Jianguo changed the subject and said, "Next, I will first fulfill the conditions that the country promised you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zeng Jianguo's bodyguard, the cold-blooded man who opened the door for Lu Shaohua twice, produced a password box from somewhere, pressed a button skillfully to open it, and then placed it in front of Zeng Jianguo, who then stood aside like a wooden man.

When the password box was taken out, Lu Shaohua's eyes were all on it. He didn't know what was inside, but he knew there must be one thing inside, and that was the gun license.

Sure enough, Zeng Jianguo took out four red books from the password box and said, "These four books are gun licenses. I believe you have your own channels to get guns. We will not provide them to you. You can get them yourself, but you must register them after you get them."

Lu Shaohua did not say anything, but just nodded to show that he understood. He directly took the four gun licenses, touched them lovingly, and put them aside. He knew that Zeng Jianguo had something else that he had not taken out.

Seeing Lu Shaohua taking the gun license, Zeng Jianguo took out a small blue booklet and threw it to Lu Shaohua, saying, "Take a look for yourself. This is for you."

The cover was all blue, with a five-pointed star stamped on it. Inside the stamp was a line of small characters that read "People's Republic of China". He carefully opened it, and the first thing that caught Lu Shaohua's eye was a one-inch photo of Lu Shaohua himself, followed by the title below, "Military Advisor". Yes, it was a military advisor. Lu Shaohua didn't know much about this military advisor, but he didn't mind. It was just a sinecure, with no real power.

Continuing to look down, there was a line that caught Lu Shaohua's attention, that was the column of military rank. Behind the two words of military rank were two neatly written characters "Senior Colonel". Lu Shaohua nodded, not bad, this two bars and four stars, commonly known as "two cents and four", made him very satisfied. What is the concept of a senior colonel? In the military, military rank represents honor and power. Although there are many senior colonels in the military, there are also limited senior colonels. After all, a senior colonel is only one step away from a major general.

But Lu Shaohua didn't expect, he really didn't expect that in order to win him over, he would be given the rank of colonel. This was a huge investment. If he took out this identity and went into the army, many soldiers would probably salute him and call him "chief" when they saw him.

Can a military rank really buy off Lu Shaohua? To be honest, if it weren't for the convenience of having an identity in the future and getting closer to the country, he would not have accepted this military rank. "Grandpa Zeng, I want to keep this identity confidential, the highest level of confidentiality, because my future business may be abroad, and I don't want my identity to be labeled as a country, so that people will say that there is a shadow of the country behind me."

This is Lu Shaohua's request. Some businessmen in some capitalist countries do not like to deal with the government. If Lu Shaohua is labeled as a country official, it will definitely have a great impact on his business.

"You can rest assured about this." Zeng Jianguo said seriously. Giving out a military rank also requires careful consideration. Lu Shaohua wants to get closer to the country, and the country also wants to get closer to Lu Shaohua. After all, Lu Shaohua's potential is immeasurable, and the value of his existence is beyond doubt.

"That's great!" Lu Shaohua waved his hand, and then said, "How about this, you say hello to the Northeast Military Region, and I will transport those things over within the next two days."

This was an excuse. Lu Shaohua wanted to transport the "things" over, but he also wanted to open this transportation line as soon as possible. The sooner he could transport the goods over and sell them in Hong Kong, the more money he could make. Time is money!

"Haha! I see that you don't want to transport the weapons and equipment here as soon as possible, but you want to open your transportation line quickly." Zeng Jianguo bluntly revealed Lu Shaohua's real purpose.

Lu Shaohua felt powerless, but he refused to admit it. He said, "Hey! Grandpa Zeng's words really make me sad. I just want the country to get those equipments as soon as possible, so that we can study other people's technology faster, and make the country's military strength the first to rank among the world's powers, so that the country..."

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Lu Shaohua spoke for a long time with great righteousness, and became more and more excited as he spoke, as if everything was not for himself, but for all aspects of the country.

Who is Zeng Jianguo? How could he not see through Lu Shaohua's true nature? But seeing how righteous Lu Shaohua was, as if he really wasn't doing it for personal gain, he didn't have the heart to point it out. "Okay, okay! Don't say any more. They've already informed us before I came. When you transport the equipment here, load it into a vehicle and notify them. The people from the Northeast Military Region will take care of it."

"Okay, I'll take my leave now. I'll go back and arrange for it to be shipped here in the next two days." Lu Shaohua stood up and turned around and walked towards the door, leaving Zeng Jianguo sitting on the sofa and asking himself, 'Am I that scary? Can I run that fast?'

In fact, Lu Shaohua was not afraid of Zeng Jianguo, but he was anxious to go back and call Chen Guobang to ask him to arrange for those things to be shipped to China. However, this was just a purpose, no! It cannot be said to be a purpose, because he had another extremely important thing to ask Chen Guobang to do...