My Strength Does Not Allow Me to Low-key

"Isn't it just a coincidence that the 33rd brigade is going to be established in the Ithaca area? Let's put the focus of this purchase on the US side!"

Xiao Feng thought for a while, and then said to Antonio.

But after Antonio heard this, he frowned.

"Xiao, this matter is not that simple. It has to start with the military construction of the Tong Kingdom..."

Then Antonio began to introduce the national defense construction of the Bronze Kingdom to Xiao Feng.

It turns out that although the Copper Country claims to be the bully of the South American continent, in fact, their national defense construction is comparable to the dwarfs around them.

Their army is indeed capable of fighting, but when it comes to military construction, it is really a mess.

Almost all the equipment used by the army is purchased from abroad.

The planes were purchased from the United States, and the warships were purchased second-hand from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

Even armored vehicles and tanks were bought second-hand.

The tanks are second-hand Leopard II from Germany, and the armored vehicles are second-hand Engelsa bought from Brazil.

For rifles used by infantry, the sources are even wider.

At the earliest time, the AK given by the former Soviet Union was used.

It was used until Pi's came to power, and then used for more than ten years.

Later, those robberies finally couldn't stand it anymore, so they planned to start purchasing new guns on a large scale.

At first, I wanted to buy American products, so I chose the SCAR-L made by Herstal, Belgium, where the Americans are the major shareholders.

The United States also wanted to introduce this rifle back then, and later equipped a batch of it to the Marine Corps.

But later, because the price was too expensive, the Mi Army did not change their outfits on a large scale.

The SCAR-L assembled by Tongguo is actually an improved model with a very cool appearance, but the actual effect is not satisfactory.

Especially in the northern desert areas, there are often problems of stuck shells caused by wind and sand.

Later, they chose Israel's Galil ACE rifle as the main weapon of the army.

So Xiao Feng wanted to hand over the purchase order of firearms for the 33rd brigade to the Americans, which was really unrealistic.

After all, the Copper Nation has already imported a production license from Israel, and they can produce Galil rifles domestically.

If you forcibly import rifles from the United States, it will definitely cause some unnecessary troubles.

"What should I do?"

"Actually, I think our 33rd brigade can go in the direction of an integrated marine brigade, and we can purchase a batch of weapons such as helicopters."

Antonio tentatively said to Xiao Feng.

After hearing what he said, Xiao Feng immediately understood what he meant.

Antonio wants him to turn the 33rd Brigade into an elite like the 101st Division in the United States!

To put it bluntly, it is a mixed service of sea, land and air. The current First Division of the US Army and elites such as the 101st Airborne Division fit this setting.

This kind of army is indeed very powerful and easy to use, but there is one thing, that is, it is very expensive.

The 33rd Brigade is a local force in the Ithaca area, and because of the special regulations before.

This army country is only responsible for 30% of the military expenditure, and the rest must be raised by the Kaoysaka region itself.

So how much you pay depends on the wishes of the Ithaca region.

And the various weapons and equipment needed for this army to become an army will involve various forces.

Anyway, you have to satisfy all kinds of appetites, and if you can turn the 33rd Brigade into a mixed force.

Then Ithaca will pay a lot of money, and it is not too much to buy a few planes.

A Black Hawk helicopter costs more than ten million dollars.

Coupled with various configurations, a few planes can cost hundreds of millions. Such a contract should be able to stop the mouths of the Americans.

After thinking about it, Xiao Feng agreed to Antonio's request. This matter really required him to nod, otherwise Antonio would not dare to make a decision.

Let Antonio do the rest, and it is inconvenient for him to show up.

Together with Antonio, there is Ricardo, the new commander of the 33rd Brigade he appointed. Martinez.

This is a clone of a Latino image, but his original body is a veteran in the Ithaca area.

He is of Chinese descent and once served in the Bronze National Army.

After retiring, he joined the Cornflower Security Company established by Xiao Feng in Ithaca. In an operation not long ago, he died due to an accident.

He had no relatives and no reason, so he just happened to be the most suitable cloning object that Xiao Feng felt.

Then let the scientists in the Kalapago Islands make a clone based on him.

On the surface he is still Ricardo. Martinez's image, but he's a Space Marine at heart.

This time Xiao Feng asked Antonio to arrange for him to join the army again, and appointed him as the brigade commander of the 33rd Brigade.

At the same time, he must also participate in the procurement of weapons for the formation of the army.

Xiao Feng still planned to let this Ricardo show up more in the military to gain some prestige.

In this way, even if Antonio leaves the Ministry of Defense in the future, he will still have his own staff in the military.

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The next day, under the leadership of Bella, Xiao Feng walked around the city of Ithaca again.

The current Ithaca city is completely different from when he came here before.

When he came last time, it was still a big construction site, except for the well-preserved area in the city center.

In other places, ditches are being dug and roads are being built everywhere, and buildings and communities are being built.

And now many places outside the city center have been built.

There are many buildings with glass curtain walls in the downtown area, which looks like a metropolis.

Even compared to Santiago, the capital of the Copper Country, it is not much better.

Most of the urban areas extending outward from the city center adopt the design concept of Huaguo.

In order to save land, many places have been built into tall buildings.

However, unlike domestic buildings, the floors of these buildings are not as high as 20 or more than 30 floors.

The highest building is more than a dozen floors, which not only saves land resources, but also meets the living needs of urban residents.

The city looks much more organized, and people's lives are gradually returning to normal.

There are many new shops and supermarkets along the street.

Pedestrians and vehicles on the road are in their proper places and seem to be in order.

In those buildings in the city center, many new companies have recently opened up.

Some were run by local businessmen, and there were also many dignitaries from other parts of the Tong Kingdom.

There are even many companies from European and American countries who have rented space here to start their own companies.

And the most, of course, are the companies set up by various companies who came from Huaguo.

With the beginning of Huayang Petroleum, many domestic companies now know that there is such a land of our Chinese in the South American continent.

Although it belongs to the Copper Kingdom in name, the people here speak Chinese, eat Chinese food, and look similar to Chinese.

The most important thing is the attitude of the local government towards China, which is very friendly.

That made Ithaca a very attractive place all at once.

Although geographically, they are certainly not as good as Colombia.

But the attitude towards the Chinese here is friendly and safe!

Many state-owned enterprises that went overseas before attracted the attention of the Americans at every turn, or they would be sanctioned by them.

This can worry those companies, how to develop and grow has always been a problem.

And the South American continent, in the eyes of those companies, is not weaker than a cornucopia of Africa!

In the past, this place was the taboo of the Americans, and the Americans took whatever they wanted here.

Once the economy is not developing well, you don't even need to use the army, just use financial weapons, you can shear the sheep here.

Huaguo had always wanted to test the waters before, but unfortunately the progress has not been very great.

The geographical disadvantage is too obvious, the distance is too far, it is really beyond reach.

But now with Ithaca, many impossibilities before have become possible.

This is not only the door for those companies to open South America, but also an important transit point.

Beef and cowhide purchased from Argentina, cherries from the Copper Country, salmon, red wine and other agricultural products.

There are also various mineral resources purchased from other South American countries, which can be concentrated here.

Numbered and packed, then loaded on a ship, or loaded on a plane, and shipped back to China.

And taking the route in the Pacific Ocean here is much more convenient than taking the Atlantic Ocean, bypassing the Cape of Good Hope, or crossing the Suez Canal.

Therefore, a large number of vest companies of state-owned enterprises have appeared in Ithaca, renting or even buying office space here to start operating.

The arrival of these foreign-funded enterprises has greatly stimulated the local economic development of Ithaca.

"Recently we just established a university in Ithaca, which specializes in cultivating various talents..."

"For this reason, we specially invited many scholars from Huaguo..."

Bella and Xiao Feng introduced the development of Ithaca, Xiao Feng nodded.

"Karapago can't fall behind..."

In fact, the university on Ithaca is just a cover, and the real core area of ​​scientific research is placed on the side of the Kalapago Islands.

"Now with the increasing shipments, our port needs further expansion."

"We have already signed a contract with XX to expand the second phase of the Ithaca Port. They contract labor, materials and design, and we hold 51% of the port's shares..."

Xiao Feng was very satisfied with Bella's actions.

The airport has been built in sevens and eighties, the port has also been built, and the Ithaca railway has also been built.

The expressway is also being widened now, and they are even investigating the environment of the inland river.

See if you can build an inland canal connecting Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina.

Once this inland canal network can be completed, the development prospects of the Port of Ithaca will be even more impressive.

After a day of shopping in Ithaca, Xiao Feng finally returned to the hotel at night.

I originally planned to have a good night's rest and go to the Kalapago Islands the next day.

But as soon as he entered the hall, he saw President Qin of Huayang Petroleum waiting.

"Oh, Mr. Xiao is such a coincidence, long time no see!"

Mr. Qin greeted him with a smile, Xiao Feng said with a smile, "Yes!"

While talking, I shook hands with him, but I couldn't help complaining in my heart.

Is it a coincidence? I believe you ghost!

There is always no way to avoid what should come!

President Qin must have been waiting for him here for a long time, and he came to find his purpose.

Hehe, it's nothing more than rushing to buy arms...