1929 I am a chaebol in the United States

Chapter 315: Military Industry Promotion

Lu Chen stopped Mai Paopao and came to Dio. Seeing Lu Chen coming, Dio immediately pulled Lu Chen to General Pershing and introduced him to General Pershing:

"Old General, look, this is Lu Chen. The penicillin and the new rifle I just introduced to you were both developed and produced by him for the company."

After listening to Dio's introduction, Pershing looked at Lu Chen curiously. Dio next to him introduced Lu Chen:

"Lu Chen, this is our American legendary general, General Pershing (six-star general) who commanded the army to break through Hindenburg and forced Germany to surrender."

Although he had already known from Mai Paopao that this old man was very awesome, he did not expect that this old man was so awesome. He said to Pershing enthusiastically:

"Hello General Pershing, it's nice to meet you."

After looking at Lu Chen for a while, Pershing said, "You are a good young man. I heard from Dio about your invention. It is very good. This invention can save many lives."

Lu Chen didn't quite understand what the old man was talking about. He looked at Dio for help. Dio smiled and explained:

"The old general is saying that both of your inventions are good. Whether it's the automatic rifle or penicillin, they are both things that can save lives."

Lu Chen didn't quite understand the old man's thinking. He muttered to himself, isn't this rifle a weapon used to kill people? How could it be related to saving people? But Lu Chen would never easily refute the old man's point of view. After all, the other party was a powerful person. Since the old man recognized his rifle so much, he must seize this opportunity to sell his own product to him.

So, Lu Chen smiled and said sincerely: "Thank you very much for your praise, old man! I also firmly believe that our company's products are indeed excellent and can save the lives of many soldiers. I just wonder if the Ministry of National Defense is interested in purchasing our company's products?"

After hearing this, General Pershing couldn't help but laugh and responded: "Young man, although I am personally optimistic about your product, this does not determine everything. If you want the Department of Defense to buy your products, the key is whether the officials of the Department of Defense are interested in your products."

At this time, Dio interrupted and said, "General Pershing, you are too modest. Many of the officials in the Ministry of Defense were once your subordinates. If you can recommend them in person, will they refuse?"

Pershing smiled and shook his head, then sighed, "The country's current economic situation is so bad. If they are asked to allocate a large amount of money to replace the army's equipment at this time, how much money will be left for national construction?" He explained earnestly.

Afterwards, Pershing shook his head at Dio and firmly stated that he would never act as a lobbyist.

Lu Chen smiled and retorted: "Old General, your words seem a little inappropriate."

Pershing asked in confusion, "What did I say wrong?"

Lu Chen replied: "I don't think the old general's objection to the army changing its uniforms now is correct."

Pershing curiously asked, "Oh, so what do you think about this?"

Lu Chen said confidently: "I personally think that the army should take this opportunity to replace a batch of new equipment."

At this time, Franklin happened to walk to Lu Chen's side. Lu Chen's words aroused his interest, and he asked:

"Lu Chen, what you said is quite fresh. This is the first time I've heard of it. Tell me what you think."

Seeing Franklin coming, Pershing, Dior, and Lu Chen hurriedly greeted Franklin. Seeing that Franklin was staring at him, Lu Chen had no choice but to say:

"There are a large number of unemployed people in the United States now. These unemployed people have no source of income. If the government does not take care of it, so many unemployed people may affect social security. Only by giving these unemployed people jobs and ensuring their livelihood can we ensure that they will not cause trouble."

An official nearby curled his lips and said: "You are talking nonsense, everyone knows this."

Lu Chen ignored the people around him and continued, "There are so many unemployed people now because the factories have nothing to do. If the factories have orders, they will recruit workers. As long as a large number of factories have orders, a large number of factories will need to recruit workers, so they can absorb a lot of workers.

Military equipment is undoubtedly the best order. For example, the production of a warship requires hundreds of thousands or even millions of parts. This requires a large number of factories to cooperate. This order can allow dozens or even hundreds of factories to resume production.

Another example is armored vehicles and rifles. Because of their large base, the production of these weapons also requires huge manpower and physical resources. As long as the military's equipment is replaced, many companies can immediately come back to life."

Lu Chen said all these in order to sell his guns. No matter if it was right or wrong, as long as he could fool Franklin into agreeing to buy his rifles, he would be considered successful. Of course, Lu Chen was completely fooling. After all, in the future, in order to stimulate domestic demand and strengthen our own strength, our warships were built like dumplings. There were also large-scale infrastructure projects that were launched one after another.

After listening to Lu Chen's words, Franklin continued to ask:

"Any other reasons?"

Lu Chen thought for a while and said, "Yes, it's just that the labor is cheaper at this time. If you hire these people now, you only need to pay enough money to guarantee their basic living conditions, and they will be willing to work for you. Therefore, the money you pay for changing clothes now is much less than at other times.

If the government has any large infrastructure projects, now would be a good time to start them. With so many unemployed people, there is no need to worry about not being able to recruit workers.”

After hearing what Lu Chen said, Franklin nodded in satisfaction. He said:

"Large-scale infrastructure, that's a good idea. As for the military's equipment replacement, I'll consider it."

After that, Franklin chatted with Pershing and Dio for a few more words, then walked towards the others.

After Franklin left, Dio took Lu Chen to meet several other senior military officers and introduced them to him one by one.

At this gathering, Lu Chen met many important figures in the US military, which was undoubtedly a rare opportunity for him. Through communication with them, he not only broadened his horizons, but also learned a lot of valuable knowledge and experience. And these connections will also become a strong support for his development in the United States.