Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 210 The Ultimate Goal of Military Purchases

Lu Shaohua left Zeng Aimin's house, and as soon as he walked out of the door, Li Shangkui came up to him and followed him. Lu Shaohua didn't say much, and walked towards the parking lot. When he got close to the car, Yang Yang and Li Wusheng also came over, stood around Lu Shaohua, waiting for Lu Shaohua to get in the car.

Although Lu Shaohua was very anxious, he was not in a hurry. He held the open car door with one hand, turned his head and looked at Li Shangkui and Yang Yang, and said, "You are all from the special forces. Although you have retired, the higher-ups still want you to have a position in the army. What do you think?"

Lu Shaohua had no way of deciding whether to take up official posts or not. The four of them had to make the decision themselves. If they were unwilling to take up official posts, Lu Shaohua could only replace them with four willing people to be bodyguards and have Zeng Jianguo make a new one for their gun license. After all, the four gun licenses he already had their names on them.

After these words were spoken, Li Shangkui and the other four did not answer, but looked at Lu Shaohua strangely, somewhat confused about what Lu Shaohua meant by this.

"Haha! No need to look at me like that, make your own decisions. If you agree, I'll talk about the next things. If you disagree, I'll rearrange it." Lu Shaohua said in a light tone.

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There was silence all around, no one spoke, except Li Shangkui, the other three had no expression on their faces, only occasionally glanced at Li Shangkui, as if waiting for him to make a decision. Yes! Among the four, Li Shangkui was their leader, and this was an order from Chen Guobang, which was equivalent to the bodyguard team of Lu Shaohua, who had to obey Li Shangkui's orders in everything.

After thinking for a long time, Li Shangkui finally spoke. "Yes!"

Li Shangkui made the decision, and the other three nodded, which was considered as their agreement.

Lu Shaohua didn't hesitate any more, and directly took out four gun licenses from his arms and handed them to Li Shangkui, then quickly got into the car and said, "One gun license for each of you, think carefully about what kind of gun you like, and tell me when you get back to the fruit shop, and I'll ask Brother Guobang to get it from the Soviet Union."

The four of them were stunned at the same time, then they smiled, which was rare on their faces, and returned to their posts with their gun licenses.

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It was only a few dozen minutes' drive from Zeng Aimin's place to the fruit shop. There was no conversation along the way. After arriving at the fruit shop, Lu Shaohua got off the car, and Li Shangkui and four others also stood in four directions around Lu Shaohua.

"Tell me, what kind of gun do you want?" Lu Shaohua asked leisurely.

A weapon that you like can sometimes help you show your level. Although special forces like Li Shangkui are familiar with all kinds of guns, Lu Shaohua still let them choose.

"Four Desert Eagles." Li Shangkui said excitedly, with enthusiasm in his eyes obvious.

Even Lu Shaohua, who doesn't know much about guns, has heard of the Desert Eagle. The Desert Eagle is a pistol with a sturdy appearance, strong recoil, huge lethality, and is known as a "powerful deterrent". It is the favorite of many killers. The earliest design of the Desert Eagle was released by MRI in 1980, and the prototype gun was completed in 1981. The final design was finalized by the Israel Military Industries (IMI). Even in many Hollywood movies, the Desert Eagle has earned enough screen time.

"Okay, I got it. We can get the gun in a week at most." Lu Shaohua said with a smile.

The first thing Lu Shaohua did when he entered the fruit shop was to go to the phone, pick it up and dial a number far away in the Soviet Union.

Soon, the call was connected and Chen Guobang's voice came through.

"Brother, it's me, Xiaohua." Lu Shaohua immediately revealed his identity, and then said, "The situation in Shenzhen has been resolved. Have someone dismantle the items into parts, load them up separately, and then transport them together with the other goods to the Northeast."

"Well, okay, I'll arrange someone to do it later." Chen Guobang said without any nonsense.

"Okay. Oh, there is one more thing. Please get four Desert Eagles from the Soviet Union. I have already applied for a gun license." Lu Shaohua had no choice. In order to prevent Chen Guobang from thinking that he was getting guns to do something illegal, he could only talk about the gun license. Having a gun license also means that it is legal to hold a gun!

"Oh?" Chen Guobang was obviously stunned, but he quickly recovered and said, "The Desert Eagle was not produced by the Soviet Union. It seems to be produced by a company in Israel."

After a pause, Chen Guobang continued, "I'll try to get someone to make four. I heard that the company produced a new model in 89, which seems to be called "Mark VII". Let's make this one."

"Let's just use the latest model, so that they can use it more effectively." Lu Shaohua agreed with Chen Guobang's point. "In the coming days, I may need you to do something!"

Lu Shaohua has not mentioned this matter to anyone until now, including Chen Guobang. This matter is also the highest level of private transaction between Lu Shaohua and the military. Before leaving the Soviet Union, Lu Shaohua had thought of letting Chen Guobang talk to the top military officials, but after thinking about it, Lu Shaohua gave up, thinking that the time was not ripe yet.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Chen Guobang asked on the other end of the phone.

"Talk to the top military officials. I want to buy the technology for aircraft carriers. Just the technology, not the finished product. See if they are willing to sell it to you." Lu Shaohua stated his purpose. Yes, an aircraft carrier is a good idea. This is Lu Shaohua's ultimate goal. Lu Shaohua had thought about it at the time. He must get an aircraft carrier, but he would not hand it over to the country now because it was too outrageous.

"What?" Chen Guobang's surprised voice came from the receiver, and then there was no sound, only silence.

Lu Shaohua, who was holding the receiver, did not speak. He knew that Chen Guobang would not be able to get over the shock for a while. Just imagine it, owning an aircraft carrier can almost be said to be the overlord of the sea, and Lu Shaohua suddenly wanted to buy aircraft carrier technology, which really made Chen Guobang unable to react.

Time passed by bit by bit, ten seconds, twenty seconds, one minute, two minutes, a full three minutes, in the receiver, Chen Guobang's deep breathing could be clearly heard, a moment. "Xiaohua, it may not be easy to buy aircraft carrier technology. You know, although our relationship with the military is based on interests, this relationship is not reliable. If you want to buy aircraft carrier technology, it's a bit too much!"

"Haha! I know, this is my ultimate goal. If the relationship is not solid now, I can wait until it is solid. I don't need to buy it now." Lu Shaohua said lightly.

This goal does not need to be completed now, as long as it is achieved before the Soviet Union quells the unrest. The rest can come slowly. Besides, the military is building up its own power and will be able to provide some help in the future.

"I can't guarantee that I can get it, but I will try my best." Chen Guobang said seriously.

"Hmm!" Lu Shaohua said. In his opinion, there was really no way to make it happen. If the military refused, it was because of the price. As long as the price was raised to a terrifying number, it would definitely be possible to buy it. It was just that Lu Shaohua didn't want to spend too much money on an aircraft carrier.

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After chatting with Chen Guobang about other things for a while, Lu Shaohua hung up the phone, turned around and made an OK gesture to Li Shangkui and others to indicate that the gun issue had not been resolved. Then he picked up the phone and called Liu Mingzhang, telling him to prepare to run the sales company.

"I'll give the order and ask them to be prepared." Liu Mingzhang said on the phone.

"Well, don't be so anxious. It should take another week." Lu Shaohua just wanted them to be mentally prepared. Once the goods arrive, it will be time to officially start work. "By the way, there is one more thing for you to do. Go get me four gun licenses."

There are legal gun licenses in China, but Hong Kong has not yet returned to China. If you take them to Hong Kong, they will not recognize them. So you need to apply for them in both places. With the current status of Phoenix Group in Hong Kong, it is too easy to get a few gun licenses. It is easier than eating. After all, Hong Kong is a capitalist country. To put it bluntly, money makes you the boss. Does Phoenix Group have money? The answer is obvious.

"Okay, I'll get it done in a bit." Liu Mingzhang responded and asked again. "Is there anything else?"

"No more, hang up." After saying that, Lu Shaohua hung up the phone first.

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After hanging up the phone, he looked at the clock. It was already twelve o'clock noon. Needless to say, it was time for lunch. "Let's go eat." Lu Shaohua called Li Shangkui and the others.

Back in Shenzhen, Weng Wende's restaurant was like Lu Shaohua's home. He ate almost all three meals a day here, and they were free. It would be a waste not to eat. Lu Shaohua would not be polite to Weng Wende.

This time, the lunch took less time, just over 40 minutes. After the meal, Lu Shaohua asked Zhang Qingyun to drive to Lin Qiquan's home in Shenzhen. It was less than one o'clock in the afternoon, and Lin Qiquan should still be at home at this time.

When they arrived at Lin Qiquan's house, just as Lu Shaohua had expected, Lin Qiquan was at home, but he looked like he was about to go out. When he saw Lu Shaohua coming, he chuckled, welcomed Lu Shaohua in, and then asked his wife to pour him some water.

Regardless of whether Lu Shaohua was Lin Qiquan's boss or what other status he held, he should be polite when he came to someone else's home, and he said to Lin Qiquan's wife. "Haha, hello, sister-in-law!"

"Hello!" Lin Qiquan's wife replied. From her expression, she seemed to know Lu Shaohua's identity.

Walking into the living room, Lu Shaohua also saw Lin Qiquan's parents and his two children. He called them uncle and aunt one by one, and then called Lin Qiquan's two children over. He reached into his arms and took out a stack of RMB. Needless to say, this is the custom in Lu Shaohua's hometown. When meeting someone for the first time, red envelopes are inevitable. However, Lu Shaohua did not have any red envelopes with him now, so he could only give them directly.

"Here, use it to buy candy." Lu Shaohua was not a stingy person. He counted out 10 RMB notes of 100 yuan each and handed them to Lin Qiquan's two children. (Note: China's fourth set of RMB was issued in 1987, and already had denominations of 50 and 100 yuan.)

Obviously, Lin Qiquan's two children were well-mannered. Seeing Lu Shaohua handing them money, they didn't dare to come over to take it. But in the end, Lin Qiquan nodded, and they took the money from Lu Shaohua and said sweetly, "Thank you, uncle!"

Lu Shaohua was also a little depressed. He still couldn't figure out the seniority. Lin Qiquan was a dozen years older than Lu Shaohua, but his children were already four or five years old. Lu Shaohua looked only 7 or 8 years older than the two children, yet he was an uncle.

He shook his head and stopped thinking about it, found a seat and sat down, saying, "I came here today to tell you something serious."

"Yeah!" Lin Qiquan responded, his eyes suddenly became serious, and he waited quietly for Lu Shaohua's next words.

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