Cutting-edge technology: I handed myself over

Chapter 47: A Happy Ending

"Here are the detailed minutes of the meeting. Take a look for yourself."

Three days after the live broadcast ended, Yue Mingyuan put a thick stack of documents on Guo Yi's desk and said gloatingly, "Don't even think about getting Sisi to summarize and report for you. She's not qualified to see those detailed records."

Don't even think about getting Wen Shu to input the data and then give you a summary report.

If I could, I wouldn't have gone through the trouble of transporting the documents back.

Also, after you've finished reading it, you must personally burn the document to ashes, then crush the ashes and dispose of them.

"..."

Guo Yi glanced at the thick stack of documents on the table and said with annoyance, "Did you guys start talking about everything from the creation of the world to the post-peace arrangements? How come the meeting minutes are so thick?"

"To prevent you from not understanding, the document also includes some related information, which is why it's so thick."

After explaining, Yue Mingyuan continued teasingly, "You think you can escape by slacking off and skipping meetings?"

"I wasn't slacking off; I just happened to be at a crucial point in my research and couldn't leave."

"..."

Upon hearing Guo Yi mention his research, Yue Mingyuan frowned and asked worriedly, "You really didn't do anything reckless?"

"You've asked me seven or eight times already. Don't worry, I really didn't do anything wrong."

"Who told you to ask for those materials and to be so secretive about what you were researching? Of course we'd be worried."

You'll find out then.

"..."

Yue Mingyuan shook his head helplessly, then stood up to say goodbye, "Alright, I can't chat with you anymore. I need to hurry up and finish the work that's piled up these past few days."

"Um."

"..."

After Yue Mingyuan and Li Sisi left, Guo Yi carefully read through the detailed meeting minutes of the small meeting.

Unsurprisingly, the first item on the agenda for the small meeting was about the ladder belonging to Mr. Wan and his group.

The higher-ups secretly told Wan Shuiye and his group that they could openly invite them to a neutral region for talks and negotiations, and make certain concessions to them to help them stabilize the situation or increase their support.

There are five key concession clauses.

First: I agree that Mr. Wan's company will participate in the technology exchange meeting in a month and a half.

As for whether they meet the requirements, whether they can buy the technology, what kind of technology they can buy, and how much technology they can buy, it all depends on their own abilities and sincerity. The higher authorities will never interfere or provide any guarantees.

Second: Agree to export some Zhenyue mechs and other engineering mechs to them.

Whether they put the mechs into actual use or disassemble and attempt to replicate them after obtaining them, the higher-ups don't care; it's up to them.

Third: We agree to terminate the previous sales contract for the military exhibition. However, Mr. Wan and his team must strictly compensate all buyers for their losses in accordance with the contract terms. In addition, they must also compensate us for damage to our reputation, lost wages, and other related expenses. Not a penny less.

Fourth: Agree to sell them a certain share of (inferior) E-carbon steel, and will also provide the necessary technical support and allow them to apply that E-carbon steel in the military field.

Fifth: We agree not to actively change the current international order, but those few countries should not make any moves, especially not in front of them. Otherwise, they will lose control of public opinion and will not be able to suppress the young soldiers' desire to make achievements and bring glory to their ancestors.

The reason why the higher-ups suddenly contacted the Tax Master and his group at this time and helped them get through this crisis was because the Tax Master and his group were "one of their own" and they were reluctant to let them leave... If a more capable person were to take over, it would be troublesome.

Secondly, there's the fear that the tax collectors might act rashly and recklessly start a nuclear war.

After all, if the political careers of the Tax Lord and his ilk were forced to end completely, they would likely face not only their own purge, but also the complete uprooting of their family's influence.

Even a cornered dog will jump over a wall, let alone a group of gambling addicts who wield some power and whose entire families are on the verge of ruin.

Therefore, to prevent the Tax Lord and his ilk from going all out and gambling with nuclear war, it's best not to go to extremes and wipe them out.

It's not too late to wipe the slate clean once we have a neutron jammer in a few years.

Third, it is to stabilize the international situation and gain valuable time for rapid development.

Raw materials are needed everywhere in the home now, and to ensure a sufficient supply of raw materials, it is essential to maintain a stable international situation.

Otherwise, the more turbulent the international situation, the less raw materials will be extracted, which will in turn affect the rhythm of life at home.

Therefore, we need to use methods and technology to coerce and entice Tax Master and his team to stay at home and focus on researching and replicating the code, so they have no time to cause trouble outside.

At the same time, in order to conduct research and production, Wan Shuiye and his team will inevitably increase the purchase of raw materials, thereby increasing the amount of raw materials mined, which indirectly provides convenience for their own family.

Fourthly, and most importantly, and most realistically: our family is truly poor right now!

Promoting driverless public service systems requires funding.

The daily operations of civilian mecha-related organizations require funding;

Purchasing various raw materials requires money;

Mass production of those new weapons and equipment costs money;

Maintaining those new weapons and equipment, and upgrading defense and industrial systems, requires even more money!

It's fair to say that money is being burned everywhere in the family right now, and with the shipyard being such a money-devouring beast, the family's finances are already stretched thin.

It's no exaggeration to say that our family's savings are almost gone. If we don't find a way to increase our income soon, we'll have to start using our life savings.

What's worse, there are still several plans at home that haven't been started yet.

Once those plans are launched, their savings will only last for a short time; they won't last much longer.

Unfortunately, those plans were interconnected, and could not be delayed or interrupted.

So, since the family couldn't cut expenses, they had to increase revenue: selling mechs, selling inferior E-carbon steel, earning technology transfer fees, etc. At the same time, they also took the initiative to contact the tax collectors, using a little bit of insignificant face to exchange for real benefits.

Ashamed?

so what?

Money buys power, and power brings forth great scholars who will debate scriptures for free!

Incidentally, the reason for holding the military exhibition in the past was also to generate revenue: rubber dealers' money is easy to make!

As for whether terminating the exhibition sales contracts will cause resentment among the buyers...

To be honest, if a buyer is not grateful but resentful, then there is a serious problem with that buyer. You must reassess the level of your relationship with that buyer, and you may even have to block that resentful buyer.

The reason is simple. First, the penalty for breach of contract is not given directly to the buyers by Wan Shuiye. Instead, it is given to Wan Shuiye first, and then Wan Shuiye gives it to the buyers. Therefore, with Wan Shuiye's reputation, the buyers do not need to worry that the penalty for breach of contract is an empty promise.

Secondly, those buyers have only paid a prepayment and placed a renovation order. They haven't received the goods yet, let alone paid the balance.

However, ceasing sales does not mean permanently stopping sales, nor does it mean that renovations cannot continue.

Finally, and most importantly, the penalty for breach of contract was exactly equal to the total amount paid by those buyers for the weapons and equipment in full.

This means that if the sales contract is unilaterally terminated by Dongda, the buyers whose purchases were terminated will essentially get a batch of weapons and equipment they need for free.

Although the delivery time may be a little late, it's free!

Given this situation, do those buyers have the right to harbor resentment? Shouldn't they be grateful?

As for whether the tax collectors are aware of this operation, and whether they agree to "peace talks"...

To be honest, the tax collectors definitely knew, but so what? Did they dare to disagree?

Not only did the tax collectors dare not disagree, but they even had to kowtow to their own families several times to express their gratitude!

Otherwise, their entire family might suffer a fate worse than death!

As for the penalty for breach of contract...

It's just money. Let's make those troublemakers suffer, then make our godsons suffer, and finally make our allies suffer, and the money will come.

Therefore, not only were the family satisfied with their ladder, but the buyer was also satisfied, and the tax collectors were even more satisfied, making it a win-win situation.

As for who might be dissatisfied...

The answer is no one is dissatisfied; those who are dissatisfied are not human.

"Heh~"

After reviewing the detailed report of the first item in the small meeting, Guo Yi couldn't help but sneer, and then began to look at the second item, which was the next plan.