From arms dealer to king of war

Qiaojia participated in an 'International Defense Exhibition' in Egypt. At that time, he bought a ticket with full curiosity, and then discovered that this thing sounded mysterious, but in fact, this thing was almost like a car show.

Each company arranged its own booth and found a group of beautiful girls who didn't like to wear clothes to stand on the platform, and then a group of salty guys took pictures blindly with guns and cannons.

This is true for those who sell cars, and the same is true for those who sell so-called "defense supplies".

It's just that the rocket launchers here are like the fire extinguishers that come with the car. If you buy an armed off-road vehicle, you will get three RPG-7s for free. If you buy the top package, even if you want a heavy machine gun, they will just give it away with grit, and you can also use it with you. The car comes with several boxes of tracer bullets.

Of course, Qiao Jia has never participated in a super large exhibition such as the Munich Defense Exhibition, and he doesn't know what an exhibition like that where wealthy people gather is like.

It was Qiao Jia's first time as an exhibitor, but he saw the difference in the exhibition from another perspective.

Most of the ordinary people watching the excitement are interested in personal defense weapons, as well as various new gadgets, and even some weapon accessories from manufacturers attract more attention than those big guys.

The people who are really in need are divided into three categories. One is the big shots who represent government procurement. Wherever they go, they are cheered and supported. When those ghosts see such people, they all kowtow and entertain them hospitably.

There are also people from various defense companies in Afica. These people are stingy with money and are very knowledgeable. They pursue the highest cost performance.

Doing business with them is not very profitable, so the people at the booth are generally not very enthusiastic about them, because if they like it, you don’t need to introduce them to it, but if they don’t, they won’t buy it even if you sleep with them.

The third category is interesting. In fact, in terms of detailed breakdown, it can be divided into two types.

One is small countries like Central Africa that are subject to sanctions and embargoes. These poor, small countries simply cannot afford enough money.

Moreover, doing business with them may result in huge fines, and those involved may even face lawsuits.

Without the endorsement of one of the five big brothers of the United Nations, ordinary wage earners would definitely not be willing to take this risk.

The other type is various anti-government armed forces and extremists.

The two have one thing in common, that is, they usually come here just to see and buy, and the transactions they face are usually behind their backs.

Either it was supported by external forces, or it was completed by an underground arms distributor named Zachary who was killed in the bombing.

They come to the exhibition just to have a good time, and then record some prices to avoid being cheated too badly.

A normal price of more than four times is called being cheated, but under certain special circumstances, those people can accept 6 to 8 times the price. Buying and selling more than 10 times is definitely not something ordinary people can do, so you have to be cheated and you can still do it. The strength to make you kneel down and call daddy.

The real trading partners of these people are actually underground arms distributors. They control arms channels and are also engaged in the business of purchasing second-hand arms and reselling them on the market. Currently, Liberia and Afghanistan are the hardest hit areas for this kind of business. .

The arms sent by the French and Americans were packaged and sold, and then part of them was digested within the surrounding areas, and part of them flowed back to Europe and the Americas, becoming a serious problem for the security departments there.

The Mori family used to be Zachary's main collaborators. 30% of the smuggled arms from Europa to Afica were handled by the Mori family.

As a result, Zachary saw that the Mori family was in trouble, so he devoured the inventory they left in Afika.

This matter cannot be said to be right or wrong in the underground world. If you believe in the law of the jungle, then you have to accept the consequences, and then Zachary was killed!

When a giant falls, various characters will surely start to emerge.

Qiao Jia only wandered around the exhibition site for a whole morning before he felt an agitated atmosphere permeating the venue.

He couldn't describe his specific feelings, but some of them were very anxious, not just the anti-government armed forces and extreme representatives, but also some manufacturers who were also very anxious.

Qiao Jia wears the work badge of Yog Imbert Company. When he goes to any small company's booth, a manager-level person will come up to talk to him, asking him implicitly whether he knows any inside information. .

Without coming to the exhibition, you would never know that there are so many manufacturers in the world that rely on arms for their livelihood.

Ordinary people only know the AK series and AR series, but most people don't know that these two series have countless modifications and support many companies around the world.

These small civilian-oriented companies are not very well-informed, so they are a little scared.

Because in just one morning today, they sold out all the samples of small arms, as well as the inventory they brought.

Someone was purchasing goods through a South African defense company. Some small companies could not resist the temptation and sold all the samples in their hands.

The goods they brought were not very large, but they added up to a large number. People in these small companies didn't know what they wanted so many civilian weapons and ammunition for?

This was originally a good thing, but when they found that people in big companies were very quiet, they became nervous.

The risks in this industry are sometimes really high, especially for small companies with poor risk resistance. If one mistake is made, it will be doomed.

Bankruptcy is light, but once their weapons are involved in some fatal incident, litigation alone can drag them down.

Qiao Jia stood at the booth of a Belgian company called CQ, curiously looking at a sci-fi caseless ammunition automatic rifle with a square head and square head.

A tall Belgian man with brown hair came close to him, glanced at the work badge on his chest, and said: "What is Ug Imbert doing here? Have you found a new channel? Syriali's business is not enough Are you busy?"

Qiao Jia put down the impractical sci-fi rifle in his hand and said with a smile: "Let's test the waters. How is your business?"

The man shook his head slightly and said: "We haven't found a suitable dealer yet, but our small arms samples and inventory have been bought, so it can be considered a bit of a gain."

Qiao Jia looked at the mostly empty counter, frowned and said: "Who would want so many samples? These things are not of the same standard, and they are all modified guns for civilian use.

Who is so stupid? Why do you need so many modified guns? collect? "

The man looked at Qiao Jia a little strangely and said, "Didn't those people from the South African defense company come to you?"

Qiao Jia thought that it was useless to search for them. He had already wrapped up all the team weapons of Yog Imbert Company, leaving only a sample of each type to put in the booth to support the scene.

The same cannot be said for these small companies. Even their samples were swept away.

Qiao Jia was extremely curious at this moment. Who would do such a thing?

Except for some shotgun bullets, civilian ammunition is basically reduced-load ammunition. Why do defense companies need so many weapons and ammunition?

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When the two of them were equally confused, several people from other booths passed by in front of them.

People from these small companies should be competitors, but now everyone is exchanging news.

“Go check it out, there’s a booth on the first floor that’s just open now and our stuff is there.

Shit, we were fooled! "

Qiao Jia followed curiously to the first floor hall of the exhibition, and saw that in the center of the first floor, a 500-square-meter booth called "Red Stone" suddenly opened.

Hostess, buffet, and unlimited supply of champagne and red wine.

The defensive weapons carefully produced by various companies were displayed in their own booths by ‘Red Stone’ with great fanfare, attracting a lot of customers.

Managers from several small companies began to form a team and came forward to argue, loudly denouncing the 'Red Stone' company.

But Qiao Jia noticed a man in a wheelchair...

Driven by a young woman, this guy kept wandering around the booth, giving business cards to those who clearly had the characteristics of 'illegal customers', and then after a few words in a low voice, someone guided those customers Went outside the venue, boarded the vehicle and left.

Finally, the man in the wheelchair approached several representatives of large companies who were standing indifferently watching from a distance. After chatting in a low voice for a few words, he said goodbye with a smile and returned to the booth, starting to repeat the previous process.

Qiao Jia realized at this time that this was an opening ceremony with a prestige significance.

When the Tunisian distributor Zachary died, the appearance of this guy blinded some people in the small company, and then attracted all the attention of the audience to his side.

This approach is a bit like setting up a banner. He is telling people who come to see the exhibition that he has enough energy. At the same time, he can also use the eye-catching effect to attract the real customers he wants.

However, this method can only be used at a small defense exhibition like Tunisia. If it were a giant exhibition like the Munich Defense Exhibition, if this guy did this, he should be liquidated and kicked out by now.

Qiao Jia looked at the rows of small letters below the 'Redstone Company' logo, and the names of three well-known South African defense companies were clearly listed.

Qiao Jia realized at this time that this guy had obtained the ‘end user certificate’.

He can legally import weapons, but he has the final say as to who they sell to in the end.

This matter must be taken seriously. Of course it is still illegal, but it has nothing to do with those arms supply companies. 'Red Stone' is the one who takes the blame.

So after getting a 'reasonable explanation', the people from those big companies all left.

This time, the Tunisian defense exhibition was thrown into disarray because of the appearance of the ‘red stone’.

Some of the small companies whose main selling point is personalized and customized personal defense weapons have been used as cannon fodder.

The samples were sold out, but not a single long-term customer was found. They all backed up Red Stone. How could those people from small companies give up?

But the more they quarreled, the more popular the ‘Red Stone’ booth became.

A few of the smarter ones chose to pay extra money to buy back their own samples, but a few of the more stupid ones were finally pushed out by a few burly men, causing a burst of laughter.

Qiao Jia took a deep look at the wheelchair man and wanted to keep him in mind. He had a hunch that this guy would be a figure in the future.

Arms dealers have never rejected competition. Many companies may even appear to be rivals on the surface, but secretly there may be cross-shareholdings. Because without competition in this industry, the market will have no vitality. If the world is at peace, everyone will have no business. .

The man in the wheelchair seemed to sense Qiao Jia's gaze. He turned in Qiao Jia's direction and motioned to the girl behind him to push him over. He handed over a business card with a smile and said, "Hello, my name is Aaron Dupont. Red General manager of Stone Company.”

As he spoke, Aaron glanced at the work card on Qiao Jia's chest, and said with a smile: "Yuge Imbert Company has a great future, but if you want to open up the market in Afika, you need a strong collaborator.

Hope to have the opportunity to cooperate! "

Qiao Jia glanced at the heads of several small companies who had paid extra money to buy back the samples and left here in disgrace. He shook his head and said with a smile: "You can indeed make money by doing this business."

Aaron smiled and said: "Those who work in this business must be smart, courageous, well-connected, or have sufficient funds.

I happen to have a little bit of all of these! "