#294 - Chapter 294 Chen Guanxuan compromised
The price that Yan Zhengping quoted not only surprised everyone but also made them deeply admire his character.
Everyone felt that Yan Zhengping wasn't making any money at this price.
The calculation was straightforward.
If 10,000 robots cost 4 million crystal cores, then one robot's price would be 400. This didn't even include the free main control unit and charging station. If the cost of the main control unit and charging station were deducted, one robot would only cost a little over 300 crystal cores.
Such advanced robots, selling for just over 300 crystal cores each, what profit was there?
After expert appraisal, the robots' materials and workmanship were of very high quality, and selling them for 1,000 crystal cores wouldn't be excessive. Now, selling them for only 400 was a truly conscientious price!
"Damn it! Old Yan, enough said, give me 10,000 units for the Southeast Military Region first," Zongzhen Yue became agitated upon hearing the price.
With this, defending the Yangtze River line would be much easier.
"What are you doing? Don't forget the problem with Ulan country hasn't been resolved yet. Why is the Southeast Military Region joining in? The Northeast Military Region must get them first!" Suo Tonghua said.
"What do you mean 'you get them first'? Shen Tufu hasn't even spoken yet. Inner Mongolia is the territory of the Northwest Military Region, what does it have to do with you?" Zongzhen Yue retorted.
"Zong Four-Eyes, I just praised you a few words, and now you're already taking liberties? The Northeast Military Region also has some areas bordering Ulan country, shouldn't we be prepared?" Suo Tonghua shouted.
"Alright, everyone, stop arguing," Baili Ji called out.
The meeting room instantly quieted down, and the congressmen each sat down.
"Councilor Yan, what is the price of the flying robots?" Baili Ji asked.
Everyone hadn't paid much attention to the flying robots, but their role in the actual combat exercises couldn't be ignored.
"The price of the flying robots is the same as the simulated spider robots," Yan Zhengping replied.
Baili Ji nodded.
"Can you allocate these 30,000-plus units you currently have to the Northwest Military Region first?" Baili Ji asked.
"That's definitely not possible! These robots don't belong to my Southwest Military Region, they were lent to us by Huatong Business Association for demonstration purposes!" Yan Zhengping was startled and quickly refused.
"That's easy to handle, Huatong Business Association still has outstanding fines, we can deduct from that," Baili Ji said.
"This…" Yan Zhengping didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Dongfang Chen's quote was 2 million crystal cores, so 30,000 spider robots plus 5,000 flying robots would total 7 million crystal cores, which would only offset part of the business association's fine, and after the offset, the business association would still need to pay 3 million crystal cores.
But his quote was 4 million crystal cores, so the total price of this batch of robots would be 14 million, which would not only completely offset the business association's fine, but the council would also have to pay an additional 4 million.
This would make the accounting very troublesome.
Moreover, Yan Zhengping had no reason to go through an extra step, which would easily expose the situation.
It should be mentioned here that normally, 5,000 flying robots would definitely not be sold separately. But these were pre-produced by Dongfang Chen and already equipped with main control units, so they could be considered a special batch.
"Speaker, that won't do!" Chen Guanxuan of the Finance Department became anxious upon hearing this, he would argue with anyone who tried to touch those funds.
"Councilor Chen, you should think positively about this matter. The battle is about to begin, and you won't be able to protect your assets sooner or later," Baili Ji reassured.
"This…, alas!" Chen Guanxuan sighed helplessly. The speaker had already spoken, and he knew that saying anything more would be useless.
Moreover, there absolutely couldn't be any mistakes in the battle with Ulan country. If a large country couldn't overwhelm a small country in one fell swoop, it would cause those who were closely watching China's movements to have unwanted thoughts. At that time, China would have endless small troubles, which would be very troublesome.
Although the Finance Department was under great financial pressure, Chen Guanxuan understood the importance of such major issues.
Originally, Yan Zhengping seemed to see a lifeline when Chen Guanxuan came up to stop him. But now that Chen Guanxuan had directly compromised, he had another headache.
"Councilor Yan, let's do it this way. You contact Huatong Business Association and tell them that the council has purchased this batch of robots. Have them arrange an accountant to coordinate with Councilor Chen," Baili Ji said.
"I'm afraid that won't work! Yesterday, Chairman Niu of the business association specifically emphasized that the business association doesn't do business with the military. They won't agree to sell this batch of robots to us," Yan Zhengping stopped him.
"Rules are dead, people are alive. Besides, this batch of goods is being purchased in the name of the council, and doesn't involve the military," Baili Ji said.
"This…" Yan Zhengping couldn't think of a better reason to refuse for the moment.
"Old Yan, you tell them that according to China's wartime military regulations, the military originally had the right to requisition their weapons production lines. You understand what I mean, right?" Baili Ji looked at Yan Zhengping and said unquestioningly.
"Alright!" Seeing that Baili Ji had said this much, Yan Zhengping knew that there was no room for maneuver and could only bite the bullet and agree.
He wasn't worried about other issues, only the accounting, which would be a bit difficult to handle.
It wasn't safe to talk about this matter on the phone, so Yan Zhengping had to get on a plane and head to Binjiang.
