294: Chapter 294 Chen Guanxuan compromised

The price Yan Zhengping quoted not only surprised everyone but also earned him deep approval for his character.

Everyone felt that at this price, Yan Zhengping wasn't making any profit.

This calculation is straightforward.

Ten thousand robots for 4 million crystalss means each robot costs 400. This doesn't even include the complimentary mainframes and charging cabinets. If you deduct the cost of the mainframe and charging cabinet, each robot is only a little over 300 crystalss.

Such advanced robots selling for just over 300 crystalss each—how could he make any money?

According to Expert evaluations, the robots' materials and workmanship are of excellent quality, and selling them for 1000 crystalss wouldn't be excessive. Now, only selling for 400 is a truly conscientious price!

"Holy moly! Old Yan, say no more, give my Southeast Military Region ten thousand first!" Zongzheng Yue couldn't stay calm after hearing this price.

With these things, defending the Yangtze River front would be so much easier.

"What are you doing? Don't forget the Ulan Country problem hasn't been resolved yet, why are you, Southeast Military Region, getting involved? My Northeast Military Region must get them first!" Suo Tonghua said.

"What do you mean, you get them first? Shentu Fu hasn't even spoken yet. Inner Mongolia Province is Northwest Military Region territory, what does that have to do with you?" Zongzheng Yue retorted.

"Zong Si Yan, I just praised you a few times, and now you're getting arrogant, aren't you? A part of my Northeast Military Region also borders the Ulan Country, shouldn't we be prepared?" Suo Tonghua shouted.

"Alright, everyone, stop arguing," Baili Ji called out.

The conference room instantly fell silent, and all the councilmen took their seats.

"Councilman 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 exercise was not to be ignored.

"The price of the flying robots is the same as that of the Simulation Spider Robots," Yan Zhengping replied.

Baili Ji nodded.

"Can you transfer the more than thirty thousand you currently have to the Northwest Military Region first?" Baili Ji asked.

"That's definitely not possible! These robots aren't from my Southwest Military Region; they were lent to us by the Huatong Chamber of Commerce for demonstration purposes!" Yan Zhengping was startled and quickly refused.

"That's easy to handle. The Huatong Chamber of Commerce still has fines that haven't been settled, we can deduct it from there," Baili Ji said.

"This..." Yan Zhengping was momentarily at a loss for how to respond.

Oriental Chen's quote was 2 million crystalss, so 30,000 spider robots plus 5,000 flying robots would total 7 million crystalss, which would only offset a portion of the Chamber of Commerce's fines. After the offset, the Chamber of Commerce would still need to pay an additional 3 million crystalss.

However, his quote was 4 million crystalss, meaning the total price for this batch of robots would be 14 million. Not only would it completely offset the Chamber of Commerce's fines, but the council would also have to pay an additional 4 million.

Such a situation would make accounting very troublesome.

Moreover, Yan Zhengping had no reason to act as an intermediary, which would make such an operation very easy to expose.

It should be noted here that normally, 5,000 flying robots would certainly not be sold when shipping. However, these were pre-produced by Oriental Chen and already equipped with mainframes, so they could be considered a special batch of goods.

"Speaker, this won't do!" Chen Guanxuan of the Finance Department became anxious upon hearing this; he would be furious with anyone who thought of touching that fund.

"Councilman Chen, you should be more open-minded about this. Battle is about to begin, and the meager assets you have will eventually be lost," Baili Ji reassured him.

"This..., sigh!" Chen Guanxuan sighed helplessly. The Speaker had spoken, and he knew there was no point in saying anything more.

Moreover, there absolutely could not be any errors in the battle with the Ulan Country. When a large country fights a small one, if it cannot crush the enemy in one go, it will cause others who are closely watching Huaguo's movements to develop inappropriate ideas. At that time, Huaguo would face continuous small troubles, which would be very headache-inducing.

Although the Finance Department was under great financial pressure, Chen Guanxuan understood the gravity of such major issues.

Originally, when Chen Guanxuan stepped forward to object, Yan Zhengping felt like he had found a lifeline. But now that Chen Guanxuan had directly compromised, he felt another headache.

"Councilman Yan, then let's proceed with this. You contact the Huatong Chamber of Commerce and tell them that the council is purchasing this batch of robots. Ask them to arrange a financial officer to liaise with Councilman Chen's side," Baili Ji said.

"I'm afraid not! Yesterday, Chairman Niu of the Chamber of Commerce specifically emphasized that the Chamber of Commerce does not do business with the military. They will not agree to sell this batch of robots to us," Yan Zhengping objected.

"Rules are dead, people are alive. Besides, this batch of goods is being purchased in the name of the council, it doesn't involve the military," Baili Ji said.

"This..." Yan Zhengping couldn't think of a better reason to refuse for a moment.

"Old Yan, tell them that according to Huaguo's wartime military equipment regulations, the military originally has the right to requisition their weapon production lines. Do you understand what I mean?" Baili Ji looked at Yan Zhengping and said in an unquestionable tone.

"Alright!" Seeing Baili Ji speak to this extent, Yan Zhengping knew there was no room for maneuver and could only bite the bullet and agree.

He wasn't worried about other issues; only this accounting matter was a bit difficult to manage.

It wasn't safe to discuss this matter over the phone, so Yan Zhengping could only board a plane and head to Binjiang.