Cooperation with the Military

Lin Chenran continued, "I'll make the biggest concession. Our 077 Machinery Military Factory will take sixty percent, and the military will take forty percent."

The modified Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicle produced by 077 Machinery Military Factory only needed part of a Type 59 Tank's chassis.

There was no need for the turret.

Simply put, they only needed the Type 59's powertrain; the other weapons components would still be returned to the Flame Nation military.

After Lin Chenran's "patient explanation," Old Wei finally relented.

If 077 Machinery Military Factory only needed the chassis of the Type 59 Tank, then a sixty-forty split really did give the military a huge advantage.

If Old Wei still insisted that the military take forty percent, it might really force Lin Chenran to head to Mao Xiong Country and haul back a pile of cheap scrapped tanks.

After the two sides cooperated, would Lin Chenran stop going to Mao Xiong Country to get a bunch of tanks on the verge of being scrapped?

Come on, why were they so naive?

Flame Nation had a vast civilian engineering vehicle market. The Type 59 Tanks in the Flame Nation military's hands might not even be enough to meet demand!

Not to mention the even broader overseas market for civilian engineering vehicles.

Lin Chenran: Mao Xiong Country, I'm definitely going. Even Jesus can't stop me. I said so.

"Sixty-forty it is!"

Old Wei gritted his teeth and finally agreed.

"Old Wei, that's the second type of cooperation. Going forward, our 077 Machinery Military Factory will also need the military's support."

After hearing Old Wei agree, the stone hanging over Lin Chenran's heart finally dropped. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then struck while the iron was hot and made his request.

"Little Lin, go ahead! As long as it's not too outrageous, everything can be discussed." Hearing this, Old Wei already had a general idea, but he still let Lin Chenran state his request first.

"I need an import-export trade license."

"Our Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicle won't merely dominate the domestic market. I want to push it onto the international stage."

"Little Lin, hahahahaha..."

Old Wei laughed. "Your real aim isn't the wine at all! What you want probably isn't to export Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicles, but the tanks in Mao Xiong Country that are about to be scrapped, right?"

Old Wei smiled faintly, as though he had already seen through Lin Chenran's little scheme.

When Old Wei put it that way, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Lin Chenran's face. But he quickly regained his composure and said with a smile, "Old Wei, your insight is truly sharp. I have another idea. Mao Xiong Country's economy is having problems now, and the living standards of its ordinary people have fallen far behind what they once were."

"I want to take this opportunity to become a middleman, buy up those tanks they're about to scrap, then resell them. That would not only bring 077 Machinery Military Factory a considerable income." The more Lin Chenran spoke, the more excited he became, confidence gleaming in his eyes.

"If we can successfully export the Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicle overseas this time and bypass certain departments, the profits will be considerable," Lin Chenran continued.

If 077 Machinery Military Factory prospered, that meant the Flame Nation military prospered.

By exporting Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicles overseas, the Flame Nation military would also receive a share of the benefits.

At a time like this, he had to be candid and generously admit what he was thinking to earn Old Wei's support and understanding.

If he tried to act clever and play tricks in front of Old Wei, then once he returned to the Lin Family, Old Master Lin would definitely serve Lin Chenran a lavish feast of "loving care."

More importantly, Old Wei and Old Master Lin were the closest of comrades-in-arms.

"I'll give you credit for being honest and for always working to secure benefits for 077 Machinery Military Factory. As for the import-export trade license you need, I'll discuss it with the other higher-ups after I return and give you an answer later."

Although Old Wei did not agree on the spot, judging from his attitude, Lin Chenran could basically be certain that he would agree to his request.

"Also..."

Before Lin Chenran could finish, Old Wei cut him off. "You'd better not push your luck."

Old Wei was about to hang up when Lin Chenran hurriedly called out, "Hey! Old Wei, please don't hang up yet. What I'm about to say will also be greatly beneficial to the military."

"Go on!"

Lin Chenran then told Old Wei that his 077 Machinery Military Factory planned to recruit a group of retired tank soldiers as after-sales maintenance engineers for the Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicle.

"It really is beneficial to our military. It can help us place quite a few retired tank soldiers."

At that, a brilliant smile appeared on Old Wei's face.

This was another piece of good news.

Although the proportion of retired tank soldiers recruited by 077 Machinery Military Factory would be relatively small, it could at least help the Flame Nation military solve employment issues for some retired soldiers.

There was also another point: even if not all these retired tank soldiers stayed at 077 Machinery Military Factory as after-sales maintenance engineers for Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicles, they could still find a new path.

After training, they could strike out on their own and do repair work!!!

As Flame Nation's economy developed more and more rapidly, demand for automobiles and engineering vehicles continued to grow.

Automotive maintenance engineer was now also a job that could support a family.

Lin Chenran and Old Wei then discussed matters concerning the retired tank soldiers.

After more than ten minutes of discussion, Old Wei praised him with deep emotion. "The Lin Family has produced another exceptional talent. I'm starting to envy Old Man Lin."

Before Lin Chenran could even offer an excuse, Old Wei directly hung up.

He was truly swift and decisive!

Sure enough, after finishing his conversation with Lin Chenran, Old Wei convened a military discussion meeting.

They discussed the cooperation proposal for the Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicle that Lin Chenran had mentioned.

They needed to decide which form of cooperation to choose.

The military's higher-ups argued endlessly over it.

Both cooperation models had their own merits, but in the end, it depended on the sales volume of 077 Machinery Military Factory's Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicle.

If things went as Lin Chenran said—if the Type 59 Civilian Engineering Vehicle sold explosively in the domestic market and was exported overseas—then choosing the second model would maximize the military's benefits.

As for the import-export trade license Lin Chenran requested, that was nothing to the Flame Nation military. It was easy.

Sure enough, less than a day later, Old Wei called the director's office of 077 Machinery Military Factory again.

The Flame Nation military agreed to Lin Chenran's request and chose the second cooperation model.

They also informed him that the first batch of Type 59 Tanks would arrive at 077 Machinery Military Factory within three days and told Lin Chenran to prepare to receive them.

To ensure the safety of 077 Machinery Military Factory, the Flame Nation military also specially stationed a company of soldiers around the factory.

"This..."

"Well..."

Since he couldn't resist, he could only enjoy it!

And this was also beneficial to 077 Machinery Military Factory.