"Mr. Lynch, your conditions are too harsh …"
Someone raised a different opinion. "We can't predict the duration and intensity of every war. It's possible that we're just trying to experiment with something, but we'll have to bear hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in military expenses."
"The board of directors won't support us doing this, and the shareholders will have opinions about it."
Military conglomerates were all listed companies, and the relationships within the company were very complicated. There were too many things to consider, and no one could guarantee that no one would object to the cooperation.
Moreover, the price was too high.
"If we only bear the cost of the equipment …" He glanced at Lynch. "Maybe I can convince the board of directors."
He meant that Lynch could take care of the ammunition and other things himself, but these were the real big issues.
Lin Qi shook his head. The others were also weighing the pros and cons of this plan.
Lynch gave them time to think. It wasn't that he didn't give them time to think. He respected everyone.
"In addition, considering the logistical supply problem, Blackstone Security will purchase a new batch of military equipment."
"We've been tortured by military equipment of different caliber, different standards, and different interfaces. I believe the Federation's military is the same, so we'll purchase a new batch of about 20,000 units of equipment."
He slightly emphasized his tone. "A full set!"
This sentence attracted everyone's attention. 20,000 sets of military equipment, and a full set. This included one or two rifles, a pistol, some other military equipment, and a large number of consumables, which would continue to be consumed.
Blackstone Security was different from the military. Although the military also had live ammunition practice, no one would make every soldier use up a thousand bullets in a live ammunition practice.
Blackstone Security could. As long as there were one or two conflicts, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of bullets could be fired.
Moreover, Lynch's proposed uniform standards made everyone somewhat moved. This was a very strong adhesion.
Now, the Federation and even the world's military conglomerates had not completely achieved uniform standards for military equipment. In other words, the interfaces and standards of weapons in each country were completely different.
In fact, different manufacturers in the same country would give different standards. After using this standard equipment, there was no way to change equipment from other manufacturers.
This could be seen as a means of competition. This was also the reason why the Federation's military hadn't finished changing their equipment yet. They still had to deal with the remaining ammunition and other consumables.
Only then would he be able to finish all the changes.
A simple calculation showed that this was a business worth tens of millions or even tens of millions.
At this moment, someone asked, "Mr. Lynch, do you accept any weapon experiments?"
Lynch paused for a moment and realized what he was trying to say. "We don't accept weapons that are against humanity, but you can hire our soldiers to protect your experimenters. It's not the same thing."
In fact, everyone had their own ideas. They would have to spend a lot of money just to get the data and reports of the new weapons.
They might not have given Lynch as much, but the reports wouldn't be so many, so detailed, and so valuable.
"I need to discuss it with the board of directors before making a decision."
Someone gave an almost affirmative answer. The result of the discussion with the board of directors was usually positive. He had been convinced, so he would go and convince others.
"Of course, this is your right. However, I need to remind you that we will have a large-scale military operation in Marillo."
"We plan to increase the number of reinforcements in Marillo to ensure that the number of soldiers in Marillo is between four to five thousand."
"The Department of National Defense will also send military observers to observe and summarize our every battle, including the weapons and equipment we use."
"You should understand that many times, once something is decided, it won't be easy to change it."
"We can't let the soldiers go to the battlefield with weapons that they have just come into contact with. You should understand what I mean."
Everyone nodded. It would take three to five days for the soldiers to familiarize themselves with the new weapons. This also meant that the weapons of the companies that reached an agreement with Lynch would immediately be able to participate in this plan.
Weapons with actual combat value and reference value were too tempting for these people.
Not to mention, the Department of National Defense would also send military observers. They were the real moneybags of military sales!
Every year, hundreds of millions of military sales were orders from the Department of National Defense. If they took a fancy to someone's weapon, they would be able to eat until they were full!
"Mr. Lynch, did you just say that any weapon is fine?"
"As long as it's not anti-human and doesn't violate basic human morals and ethics, it's fine."
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After coming out of the side hall, Penny ran over excitedly and held Lynch's arm. Her face was a little red from excitement.
"How many people did you invite?"
She asked in a low voice.
Just now, she saw a lot of people that could only be seen on TV, such as Mr. Vaudric and Mr. Patu. She had seen them before.
This time, even the Progressive Party's whip was here. Even if Penny was not sensitive to politics, she knew the current situation of the Progressive Party's whip.
This was probably second only to the Progressive Party's leader, the Progressive Party's committee chairman, and the president.
And in the "outside world", the position of the ruling party's whip may be higher than his actual position. People sometimes did not count the Progressive Party's leader as one of them.
In other words, in terms of political strength and political status, the party whip was considered the third most powerful person in the Federation.
With such an important person attending Lynch's birthday party, Penny could already imagine how tomorrow's newspapers would praise this birthday party.
And she was lucky enough to attend as well, with the identity of half a hostess. She glanced at Lynch and felt happy.
Lynch walked toward the lawn of the party and answered casually, "I invited some people casually. The others wanted to come. Many people wanted to come, but I didn't want to see everyone."
He broke away from Penny's arm and walked toward the party whip with a smile on his face. "Mr. Douglas, I'm glad you can come. I thought you would have something important to do this week, so I sent the invitation card with a slim hope."
Douglas, the party whip of the Progressive Party, was 62 years old. He did not look too old and was younger than his real age. He could work until he was at least 60 years old.
The Federation did not have any hard and fast requirements for working age. As long as they met the provisions of the Charter and had enough energy, physical strength, and brain power to continue working, they could work until they were 100 years old.
Eight years later, the party whip would only be 70 years old. Maybe he could work for a few more years.
Lynch's attitude made Douglas laugh. He took the initiative to reach out and shake Lynch's hand. "I'm really busy. You know we just won, but after I received your invitation, I took some time out."
"Happy birthday, Lynch …"
He took out a small palm-sized box from his pocket. "I prepared a gift for you. I don't know if you'll like it."
Lynch pretended to like it very much and held it in his hand. "Can I?"
"Of course!"
He quickly opened the small inconspicuous box. Inside was a party emblem, the emblem of the Progressive Party.
"It's a 200th anniversary custom. There are only 24 of them in the entire Federation."
Perhaps afraid that Lynch did not know the value of this emblem, Douglas briefly introduced it.
Lynch raised his eyebrows. "I like it so much. I always felt that something was missing from my chest. It seems that I've found it."
He waved to Penny and handed the emblem to her. "Put it on for me. I can't wait to put it on my chest."
Penny quickly put it on for Lynch. She did not understand the special meaning of this thing, but since Lynch valued it so much, it must be an important gift.
Anyone would be happy to see their gift valued, and so would Douglas. "It's great that you like it. I was afraid that you wouldn't like it."
"Why would I?"
Lynch shook his head and said, "I'm also a member of the Progressive Party."
The two were chatting amiably when a gentleman next to Douglas reminded him. He said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I don't have much time. Maybe we can sit down and have a good chat next time?"
He said that he wanted to leave, and Lynch took the initiative to walk him to the door. He watched him get into the car and leave.
When Mr. Douglas had completely disappeared from sight, Lynch took off the emblem and put it in his pocket.
At this time, people like Mr. Vaudric walked over from a slightly further place.
They did not like Douglas, just like how Douglas did not like them.
The responsibility of a party whip was very special. His job was to find fault, supervise, and so on. In short, he did not want to offend people. As his party began to take power, his power had increased unprecedentedly.
Even if it was the president, he could find trouble with him when he was dissatisfied.
Capitalists did not like to get too close to the party whip at this time. After all, the party whip was constantly being found fault with, found trouble with, and restrained or controlled the working life of the party officials. First of all, they had to make sure that they did not cause any problems.
In layman's terms, no one would be afraid of a corrupt party whip. Only a rigid, unapproachable party whip who strictly abided by the law and current rules could be feared, even if it was just an act!
The reason he could come here was actually related to Lynch's identity as a member of the Progressive Party. He had joined the Progressive Party when he was in Saibin. Coupled with his great influence in society, it was normal for the party to pay attention to him.
If other people went up to him, the atmosphere would be awkward. If he laughed, the next day's newspaper would report that the party whip and a certain capitalist smiled after looking at each other.
He needed to be serious, so it was best not to get in touch with those capitalists, at least not in the eyes of the public.