"Brother Bai, even if what you said is true, what does it have to do with Hongmen?"
After listening to Bai Zhentian's words, Qin Feng said disapprovingly: "The masters who control the lifeblood of the United States cannot be us Chinese. Those Westerners have always been defensive towards the Chinese..."
What Bai Zhentian said is really far away from Qin Feng's life. There is no explanation at this level in Qin Feng's Jianghu dictionary, because these things have nothing to do with him at all.
"Of course there is a relationship, and the relationship is very deep."
Bai Zhentian took a deep breath and said: "Qin Feng, do you know why even the most arrogant drug dealers in the world dare not provoke arms dealers?"
"Isn't this obvious?"
Qin Feng heard this and said with a smile: "Drug dealers want to have weapons, so they have to find arms dealers to buy them. If they offend the arms dealers, wouldn't they cut off their own retreat?"
"You're only talking about one side."
Bai Zhentian shook his head and said: "The main reason is that every major arms company has an elite private armed force. Even if this armed force confronts the special forces of various countries, it can not fall behind...
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"With the financial resources of those arms dealers, they can indeed afford such weapons."
Qin Feng nodded, then frowned and said, "But how can the US government tolerate the existence of these armed forces? The strongest armed force in any country should be in the hands of the government, right?"
A great man once said that political power comes from the barrel of a gun. No matter which country it is applied to, this sentence is an irrefutable truth.
Although the United States emphasizes democracy and freedom, it is very nervous about the country's armed forces.
They have the most complete system to govern and restrain the strongest military force in the world. They simply will not tolerate the emergence of so many forces in the country that can compete with the army.
"These armed forces are usually called mercenaries..."
Bai Zhentian patiently explained: "In the United States, mercenaries are allowed to exist. Many times they even use mercenaries on the battlefield themselves. During the Iraq War, there were many small units composed of mercenaries...
These mercenary organizations appear to be independent. In fact, most of them are formed by arms dealers.
In normal times, they can take on various tasks, but when arms dealers need them, they are the sharpest blades, which can help arms companies eradicate enemies that block their progress...
As for the U.S. government, the existence of these mercenaries will not affect their regime. On the contrary, in many cases, the U.S. government even borrows the power of mercenaries to do some shameful things..."
"Okay. Brother Bai, let's talk about something reliable."
Qin Feng waved his hand and interrupted Bai Zhentian's words, saying: "I don't want to hear these confidential things you said. If you listen too much, US federal investigators may come to your door one day. I think you should talk about Hongmen and
The relationship between arms dealers..."
After listening to Bai Zhentian's nonsense, Qin Feng guessed that the purpose of Bai Zhentian's trip must be related to arms, but he didn't understand why Hongmen would be involved in these things.
"Brother Qin, I won't hide it from you..." Bai Zhentian stared at Qin Feng and said, "Hongmen holds a large share in one of the five major arms companies in the United States..."
"What? How is this possible?"
Qin Feng was really surprised this time. He shook his head and said: "Brother Bai, the status of Chinese people in the United States has never been very high. How could they allow Hongmen to invest in an arms company?"
Any company that can become one of the five major arms dealers in the United States has undertaken a lot of weapons orders related to U.S. defense affairs. This is absolutely crucial for the United States, which has always imposed an arms blockade on various countries.
Therefore, these companies are all determined by the government after countless rigorous reviews and inspections. Groups with Chinese backgrounds like Hongmen basically have no possibility of participating in them.
"When Hongmen took a stake, the company was not an arms dealer. It was just a refrigerator manufacturer."
Bai Zhentian knew that Qin Feng didn't believe it, so he explained: "Although Hongmen occupies a large share of the company, Hongmen has no management rights over the company. It only takes the dividends it earns based on the shares every year...
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It turns out that the company Bai Zhentian was talking about was none other than Raytheon, the most famous company in the United States.
In 1922, two young scientists graduated from Cambridge founded a small company called "American Instrument Company" at the time.
This small company was mainly engaged in the refrigerator business in the early days. After failure, it turned to the production of Raytheon brand electronic tubes. It achieved great success and quickly occupied a large market share in the United States.
In 1925, the company officially changed its name to "Raytheon Manufacturing Company". ray comes from French, meaning "a beam of light", and theon comes from Greek, meaning "from God".
During World War II, Raytheon began by manufacturing magnetrons for radar and then moved on to producing entire radar systems.
In 1945, Raytheon's Percy Spencer invented the microwave oven and discovered that magnetrons could also be used to cook food.
In 1948, Raytheon began manufacturing guided missiles. In the postwar years, Raytheon also manufactured radio and television transmitters and related products, and became involved in the educational publishing industry.
Raytheon became involved in transistor manufacturing in the 1950s, including the popular ck722, which was sold to hobbyists.
Later, Raytheon successively established Defense Systems Company, Intelligence and Information Systems Company, Missile Systems Company, Network Central Systems Company, Aircraft Company, Technical Services Company and Space and Air Systems Company.
After more than 80 years of development and innovation, Raytheon has become a leader in industries such as military technology, government and commercial electronics, business aircraft and special mission aircraft.
In the field of military industry, the famous Sidewinder missiles, Tomahawk cruise missiles, and the Patriot missiles that shined in Iraq are all produced by Raytheon.
Many people now know about the glorious history of Raytheon Company, but few people know that in the 1920s, Raytheon Company once faced bankruptcy.
That was when the two founders of Raytheon Company failed in their refrigerator business. They no longer had money to develop new businesses, so they could only find ways to raise funds, hoping that someone would invest funds to help them get out of the predicament.
It was at that time that Hongmen injected a sum of capital into this humble little company. It was this capital that helped the company come back to life, and the future Raytheon Company was born.
But when Raytheon was reorganized, the company's founders signed an agreement with Hongmen's investment company.
The agreement states that although the investment company is the major shareholder, it can only withdraw dividends from it and is not allowed to participate in any scientific research and actual management of the company, nor is it allowed to view Raytheon's core confidential documents.
It was this agreement that enabled the U.S. government to vigorously support Raytheon. After lagging behind in strict supervision, it handed over many government orders to Raytheon, allowing it to develop into the fifth largest defense partner in the world.
"Damn, Hongmen still has such a background?" After listening to Bai Zhentian's words, Qin Feng's mouth was open enough to swallow an egg.
Qin Feng really didn't expect that Hongmen could actually penetrate into the most cutting-edge industries in the United States. No wonder the relevant domestic departments have always wanted to win over Hongmen.
"Without this background, do you think a Chinese gang can take root in the United States?"
Bai Zhentian sighed. In fact, life in Hongmen was not easy. This background certainly made the U.S. government wary, but more importantly, it caused suspicion and precaution.
The U.S. government has always wanted to buy back the Thor shares held by Hongmen. For a period of time, it even tried every possible means to attack Hongmen and wanted them to withdraw voluntarily.
However, Hongmen has always persisted and has never violated the rules. Except for nominal shareholders, they cannot participate in any specific affairs of Raytheon Company. This is why they have gained peace for so many years.
What makes Hongmen even more depressed is that after the relevant domestic departments learned about this incident, they tried to win over Hongmen and obtain some confidential documents out of national justice and national sentiments.
But those departments don’t know that, let alone Hongmen’s inability to obtain those secrets, as long as it dares to take any action, it will immediately be labeled as leaking state secrets and be completely eradicated. The US government has never relaxed its control.
Hongmen surveillance.
"Brother Bai, are you shareholders really miserable?"
Qin Feng could understand Bai Zhentian's difficulties. Although he received a large dividend every year, the feeling of a sharp knife hanging around his neck was not very pleasant.
Now Qin Feng also understands why Hongmen built so many secret manors everywhere. This was also to prepare a way out for himself in case the US government turned against him.
Qin Feng looked at Bai Zhentian and said, "Brother Bai, since Hongmen can't take care of the company's specific business, what is the purpose of your trip?"
"Brother Qin, you must not leak a word of what I am telling you today!"
Although the room had been rigorously searched and there was electronic interference, Bai Zhentian still lowered his voice and said: "Thunder Company's mercenaries were formed by Hongmen. If there is a problem, Hongmen will naturally take action..."
In any case, Hongmen is the major shareholder of Raytheon Company. Although it is subject to many restrictions, Hongmen still has some benefits. The amount of money Raytheon Company pays Hongmen to maintain mercenaries every year is an astronomical amount.
For Hongmen, maintaining Raytheon Company is equivalent to safeguarding its own interests. The elite force controlled by Cao Guoliang actually exists in the form of mercenaries.
