Others need to make an appointment to see Zhao Tianqiang, but Zhu Tian naturally doesn't have that trouble.
When Zhu Tian walked into his office, he saw that the former hero had been sitting at his desk waiting for a long time.
"What a rare visitor. What brought you here?" Seeing Zhu Tian come in, Zhao Tianqiang stopped what he was doing, smiled and stood up and said.
Zhu Tian noticed that his face looked good, without any of the depressed look he had when he handed over power.
"How have you been lately?"
"Haha, it's all good. It's all thanks to Boss Zhu. Come on, let's sit next door."
The food business grew bigger and bigger, and although he lost some of his rights, he gained a lot in other places.
Under Zhu Tian's instruction, he formed a trading fleet, which not only brought the food business as far as Shanghai and Shanghai, but also opened up the sales of tea and coffee. The green energy crystals were pouring in like a tide.
In one month, he had made up nearly 30% of the losses he suffered in the civil war.
While joking, the two walked to the reception room next to the office and sat at a tea table. After a while, his female secretary Sophie walked in, silently made two cups of hot tea for them, and then
Retreat to the door.
Zhu Tian noticed that her right hand had been replaced with a mechanical prosthesis, presumably because of the civil war.
After some pleasantries, Zhu Tian went directly to the topic and asked about the completion status of the order for the ten W-type power armors. It was already March, and it was almost time for delivery.
"It's done! I went to inspect the military factory yesterday, and the technicians have completed the final program debugging. Do you want me to take you to see it now?"
Zhu Tian waved his hand: "Don't worry, I will send someone to pick up the goods tomorrow. The remaining 88,000 energy crystals will be deducted from the income from the food trade. By the way, what is the production capacity of your military factory now?"
When Zhu Tian asked about the production capacity of the military factory, Zhao Tianqiang thought for a moment and then gave a conservative answer.
"With the newly added production lines, production capacity has been increased by approximately 60%."
"Sixty percent? Let me put it another way. How many units of power armor can be produced in a month?"
"Maximum three."
"Too little." Zhu Tian shook his head.
Seeing that Zhu Tian was a little dissatisfied with his work, Zhao Tianqiang couldn't help showing a helpless expression on his face: "Actually, there are already quite a few. Powered armor is not a bullet and cannot go through the assembly line. Basically, it is surrounded by dozens of technicians engaged in mechanical engineering.
It takes more than half a month to complete a set with a skeleton and tinkering with the drawings. This is still a skilled worker."
"Why can't we use the assembly line? Is it possible that all the power armors in the past were built one by one like this?"
Hearing Zhu Tian's question, Zhao Tianqiang couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "How can it be so easy? There are thousands of sets of large and small accessories. Without a complete industrial system, there is no way to put such a big thing through the assembly line. The power armor is not bad.
It's like a spider tank. If you can build one in half a year, it's considered fast."
After a pause, Zhao Tianqiang continued.
"And to be honest, there are more and more factories now, and materials such as steel, copper, and aluminum are not cheap. How can the military industry trade be as profitable as the food business..."
After hearing what Zhao Tianqiang said, Zhu Tian finally understood.
It turns out that the key reason is that this guy has no interest in developing a military factory.
The profit from the food business is more than one million, and a set of power armor costs more than 9,000 energy crystals. If it is sold at a price of 10,000 yuan, it only makes 2,000 yuan. After working all winter, I only made 20,000 yuan.
, it’s not as good as taking a convoy to the next city.
In the past, the purpose of developing military factories was to arm his own private soldiers. Now Zhu Tian has restricted their private armies, and even gave him the "Glory Chip". As a result, he will naturally have no development.
The power of the military factory.
But after all, this military factory belongs to the family, and it's hard to force Zhu Tian if others don't want it, so he thought for a moment and said.
"Well, then, you sell the military factory to me, including the workers, and you give me a price."
Seeing that Zhu Tian was willing to take over the military factory, which had little profit, Zhao Tianqiang was naturally overjoyed and said with a wave of his hand.
"No problem. The military factories related to power armor and spider tanks total 870,000 energy crystals, which is considered a cost price."
In the end, Zhu Tian lowered the transfer price of the military factory to 600,000 energy crystals.
Eight hundred and seventy thousand? Do you think your military factory is stable and profitable? Most people can't afford power armor, and the market itself is very narrow.
What's more, with the establishment of the Tianyuan Base Bank, the wealth brought by the last two expeditions has completely ignited the industrial fire of Tianyuan Base. Small workshops and even military factories have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the hugely profitable food business has continued.
To expand the military factory is simply to make trouble for the money bag.
Zhao Tianqiang argued with Zhu Tian for a while, and then happily accepted the price. He was quite satisfied with being able to sell 600,000 energy crystals. With the working capital of these 600,000 energy crystals, he will further expand his business
Increase the size of your team and expand your business to further locations.
But Zhu Tian is different. Compared with energy crystals, he, the marshal of the military government, needs to consider military issues more.
"By the way, how is the development of the W-1 type power armor going?"
When talking about research and development, Zhao Tianqiang's face looked slightly embarrassed.
"Some technical problems have not been solved yet. The main problem is the engine problem. The two mercenary groups I entrusted have made little progress in recycling related technologies..."
"Then the R&D team will be transferred to me." Zhu Tian said directly.
It happened that the 007 shelter had just been incorporated. Problems that Zhao Tianqiang could not solve might not be a problem at all in front of the shelter scientists who had inherited a large amount of pre-catastrophe technology.
Zhao Tianqiang nodded: "Okay, then the scientific research team is originally part of the military factory. But to be honest, developing this thing is a bottomless pit. In addition to the brittle armor, the W-type power armor is superior in mobility and firepower.
, there won’t be much room for improvement..."
"It's not a little brittle, it's too brittle." Zhu Tian shook his head: "Except for the chest armor, the other parts of the armored crawler will break after being scratched twice."
Hearing this, Zhao Tianqiang smiled bitterly and said: "You can't compare this with a crawler. Defense is not the strong point of airborne powered armor. Being stuck close to a crawler will cause some trouble even for land combat powered armor.
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"Land combat power armor? By the way, speaking of which, does Tianyuan Base have a military factory that produces land combat power armor?"
Zhao Tianqiang shook his head: "No, or it's not necessary."
"Isn't it necessary?" Zhu Tian asked slightly surprised.
"Compared to the bulky land combat power armor, the airborne type that is highly maneuverable and can fly short distances is obviously more suitable for exploring the wasteland. For example, if you are surrounded by a group of zombies, the airborne type can fly with the help of the vortex engine behind it.
Go out, and the land combat type will have to be squeezed to death there." Zhao Tianqiang patiently explained to Zhu Tian.
The claws and teeth of zombies cannot break the steel of power armor, but there is no problem in squeezing power armor flat with thousands of them.
I see, in the final analysis it is still a matter of practicality...
The tea on the table has gone cold.
Looking at Zhu Tian's thoughtful expression, Zhao Tianqiang picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then motioned Sophie to pour hot tea.
"Don't bother, it's getting late." Zhu Tian glanced at the electronic watch on the wall and stood up with a smile.
Zhao Tianqiang also stood up and asked with a smile.
"Are you ready to leave? I'll take you down."
"Oh. By the way, there is one more thing... I also need a batch of arms. Do you have an arms dealer you know who can introduce me to it? It's best to have ready-made ones."
Zhao Tianqiang was stunned: "What type of arms?"
"Anti-armor weapons, thermal grenades, sniper rifles, etc. In short, the bigger the better."
"Haha, then you have found the right person!" Zhao Tianqiang rejoiced: "Just in the past two days, an old guy from Su City came to me and asked me if I was interested in eating a batch of arms. But I
Now he is no longer doing business in that area, and he is worried about how to get rid of this batch of goods. If you are interested, I will help you contact him now."
"Then what are you waiting for?" Zhu Tian smiled and said, "Just take me to him. I want to resolve this matter as soon as possible."
Zhao Tianqiang and Sophie gave some instructions and asked her to contact the merchant from Su City.
Then he and Zhu Tian went downstairs and took a car directly to the industrial area of Tianyuan Base.
Not long after, the car stopped in front of a warehouse.
There was a middle-aged man with wrinkles standing at the door of the warehouse. Judging from the half-burned cigarette, he must have just arrived. After seeing Zhao Tianqiang's car, his eyes clearly lit up.
He stubbed out his cigarette and stuffed it back into his pocket, clapped his hands and walked over to the two people who had just gotten out of the car.
"Hey, Boss Zhao, I heard that you are interested in my goods?" The wrinkles on his face squeezed together, and the man grinned, revealing his sallow front teeth.
"It's not that I'm interested, it's this big shot." As he spoke, Zhao Tianqiang looked at Zhu Tian and casually introduced him: "The marshal of the Tianyuan Base military government, Zhu Tian."
"It's actually Marshal Zhu? I'm glad to meet you." There was a hint of obvious surprise on the man's face. He quickly reached out his hand to shake Zhu Tian's hand and introduced himself at the same time: "I, Emperor Hu De, come from Sioux City.
As a businessman, I have admired the name of Boss Zhu for a long time."
"Do you know me?" Zhu Tian asked slightly surprised as he let go of his hand.
"Hey, Boss Zhu is joking. How many businessmen who often go to this area don't know you?" Emperor Hu De touched his dirty nose and said with a smile.
"Since you recognize it, I think you should understand who should not be fooled." Zhao Tianqiang looked at Emperor Hu De with a half-smile and said.
"Ahem, of course, even if I had a hundred courages, I wouldn't dare to fool Boss Zhu. But with Boss Zhu's reputation, he shouldn't be able to do things like credit, right?" Emperor Hu De's eyes were cloudy.