Chapter 395: Not for sale! But you can exchange
The country where everything went dark before my eyes had a share of John Bull.

The two John Bull's men looked at the information sent back by the intelligence personnel from the Russians' home. One of them looked relaxed, while the other looked worried.

"Dear Minister, when the lease expires, will we be able to keep Hong Kong Island? I think the situation is moving in a direction we don't want."

"No, Sir, we must keep Hong Kong Island. At least two pieces of it are ceded to us. The jewels in the Queen's crown are becoming fewer and fewer!"

Of the three major parts of Hong Kong Island, except for the one close to the Special Administrative Region which is leased, the other two were ceded away by the prodigal sons back then.

But he is obviously overthinking it. Maintaining the status quo of Hong Kong Island temporarily is a move of our leaders. Taking back Hong Kong Island at that time is also a goal we must achieve. They are just wishful thinking.

Moreover, in addition to taking back the leased part, we also took back all the ceded parts.

"Dear Minister, I don't think it's worth your time to think about something that has already been decided. You should grab more benefits while it's still in your hands, and leave them with enough trouble, and then wait for that day to come. The path of Hong Kong Island was decided 11 years ago."

This knight is also a wise man.

Among the countries that caught my eye was even Gaul, a member of the Oceania Treaty.

"It seems that our former emperor was right. The lion is really beginning to wake up."

Hearing his superior say this, Mr. Senna was very disapproving in his heart. Sir, have you just woken up? Ten years ago, they told the whole world that they were awake, and they gave most of the countries in this camp a fatal blow.

This is also the reason why the American forces on the ground in Indochina did not dare to cross the 17th parallel north. As for the country in the east, don’t worry about whether it is poor or not. Just ask whether it hurts when they hit you.

But these words can only be thought in the heart, Senna humbly said to the man: "Yes, my sir, they used to have courage, will and wisdom, but now it seems that they have begun to attack science and knowledge."

The Gallic people speak in a relaxed and elegant manner.

The person who can be called "my sir" by Senna must not be an ordinary person.

"I heard that you have already appreciated the fruits of their knowledge and wisdom?"

Senna is quite proud of this.

"Yes, their electronic computers are very unique, and my timely communication with them on the scientific and technological achievement of 'laser' also gave our scientists a good start in this field."

When it comes to lasers, in terms of occupying the market, we are first, the Russians are second, and the Gauls are third.

The man said, "Well, I guess you can also communicate with them in time on this new anti-ship weapon, right, Mr. Senna."

There is no sign of Gallican's Flying Fish, which was to become a big hit in the future. Even its predecessor, the AS.34 "Cormorant", a collaboration between Gallican and Hans Cat, was not launched for two years.

Although the No. 1 and the Cormorant and Flying Fish took completely different paths, this did not affect the Gauls' great interest in the No. 1, which had won the world's first battle.

The country in the East is very special to the Gauls now. This completely cuts off the channels for solving the problem by relying on intelligence means, so they have to start from the official level.

Therefore, Senna, which has frequent exchanges and good relations with Eastern countries, naturally became the bridge.

"I'll do my best, my sir." Senna readily agreed, but he was not optimistic about the outcome this time. He had seen intelligence that the anti-ship missile was copied from the Russian country in the north. He thought the Eastern Lion would not be so unscrupulous.

But there is no need to say such things to the man. Although there are no words like "advise" and "stubborn" in Gaulish, he still understands the difference between the two.

Somewhere in the capital, the foreign affairs department received more than one request to import the Zhengxian-1 missile, especially for the small ponds in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

Although some of these countries do not even have any bilateral relations with this side, they still expressed strong intentions through channels such as Beibian and Bayang.

At this time, those people with only a piece of cloth on their heads had not yet realized through the oil crisis that China was the richest country in the world, but they were still following their tradition: they had no shortage of money.

As for many countries within the Economic Assistance Council, they are keeping a close eye on it as they have direct channels.

For weapons, the best advertisement is combat record.

It's like when John Bull attacked the Weeping Country, but was beaten badly by the country's only five Exocet missiles. After that, Exocet became a best-seller in the international arms market.

I don’t know what the Russians think about this matter, but our comrades are in a difficult situation.

Because at that time, our policy was "not to be an arms dealer", and our main goal was to support the resistance struggle around the world. We could give it to you, but we couldn't sell it to you. However, if we gave it to you, many countries would not meet the conditions, and we couldn't afford it. The people in the foreign affairs department couldn't decide on this matter, so they had to report it to their superiors. As for the foreign business department, it was not their responsibility to sell this thing. If the DJS-59 still had civilian functions, then there would be a special agency responsible for missiles, but they didn't exist at that time, or they were responsible for giving it away but not selling it.

This matter was discussed at length by the higher-ups.

Are there people who are forced to buy it? You say this is a trick.

Finally, after many meetings, the final decision was made.

Not for sale! But you can exchange it.

As Senna had expected, the Gauls' request was rejected. After all, selling imitation Russian missiles to the Gauls was still a bit outrageous in that era.

It’s easier for countries that are members of the Economic Aid Association. Although they have not joined the Economic Aid Association, they can still exchange things through this platform.

Food, light industrial products, and heavy industrial products can all be exchanged. This was not the past, when we had everything. Even if the things were not so good, they were almost acceptable. Now, except for willpower, everything is lacking.

The economic assistance association is originally a bookkeeping transaction, which is similar to barter.

As for whether we should consider the Russians’ ideas? Guess whether we have considered this when we provided foreign countries with copies of AK-47, RPG-7 and MiG-19?
The remaining group of people with only a piece of cloth on their heads are actually beginning to awaken to self-awareness, and some countries with ideas have begun to want some say of their own.

In fact, the Cold War was quite enjoyable for small countries, because both sides wanted to win them over.

It was in this environment that they discovered that they actually had some say and could play a role, and they were not even afraid of the threats from the old imperialists. If you keep pushing me, I will join the other side.

The "Cod War" between Iceland and John Bull is a vivid example in this regard. Because Iceland controls the strategic points of the Baltic Sea and the Arctic Ocean, it threatened the Americans and forced John Bull to suffer several losses.

Of course, there is a more famous saying that may better explain the essence of this, and it has nothing to do with economics.

——"After we leave, they will build schools and hospitals for you and increase your wages. This is not because they have a change of heart or because they have become good people, but because we have been here."

In short, as the two camps joined forces to dismantle the colonial system, many small countries gradually began to rise up. They urgently needed more powerful weapons to protect themselves to a certain extent, or to give full play to their own special advantages.

For example, strangling the Strait of Hormuz.

For them, what we mean here is that we will not sell them, but we can support you a little bit. At the same time, you can also support us a little bit, such as industrial blood and the like.

How vulgar is it to talk about business? Supporting each other is the way to communicate and cooperate.

In short, the deal was finally done, but the goods could not be delivered for the time being because they had not been produced.

The Russians noticed this problem very keenly.

Comrade Linochka hurried to find his comrade minister.

"Comrade Minister, there is some bad news."

"What's the problem again?" The minister didn't want to see Linochka recently because every time he came, the topics he talked about were not very pleasant.

"Regarding the anti-ship missiles that our comrades in the south have been using these days."

"That? We don't need that, my dear Comrade Linochka. We have something better, at least we are almost there."

Due to their maritime strategy, the Russians attach great importance to anti-ship missiles. For decades, they have been working non-stop to develop many anti-ship missiles with amazing parameters. Therefore, the Russians are not interested in the outstanding Zhengxian No. 15, although its performance is much better than their own P-.

In fact, even if they don't have anything better, they don't have the interest to do so for the time being and can't bring themselves to do so. For example, when the eldest and the second son had a fight decades after dividing the family property, they were not able to bring themselves to do so at first.

But the good news for them is that they have started to get used to the fact that their comrades in the south still have some good things that are ahead of them. Maybe in this time and space, they will lose face earlier?
If that's the case, it can be regarded as another good deed of Gao Zhendong. At least they can save a few lives.

It’s still a long way from that now, and what Linochka wants to say has little to do with this, but their business has been affected.

"Comrade Minister, many members of the Economic Assistance Council, except for those who provided free aid, have terminated their plans to purchase the P-15 missile system from us and have turned to the southern comrades to purchase their new anti-ship missiles."

Suizong's aid was not as large as Xunzong's, who later reaped the benefits of oil. So at this time, the proportion of aid was not as high as the proportion of sales, which was not too bad news.

(End of this chapter)