"Tank race? Zheng Yucheng looked puzzled.

"Is it because there is no notice from above, or do you not take it seriously at all? Uncle Zheng, as I said, we will continue to do the business of foreign trade equipment in the future, but we have to shift the focus to China. Xie Kai felt a little powerless, "Didn't you say that the Argentines were coming over? I haven't seen a shadow yet, and Ibrahim hasn't come either." ”

"I'm thinking a little bit about Ibrahim. Zheng Yucheng didn't want to answer Xie Kai's words.

Wang Guilin was on the side.

Xie Kai looked at Zheng Yucheng with a look of contempt, "You want Ibrahim's money, don't you think about it, the Iraqis are poor at this moment." ”

The Iran-Iraq war lasted eight years, and oil production in both countries was almost destroyed.

In Iraq, in particular, the oil ports at the narrow entrance to the sea were blown up, and the oil fields were bombed by the Persians.

Eight years of attrition have made Iraq owe a lot of debts, and at this time, the stupid Damu is estimated to be worried about money, and maybe he has already begun to prepare for Kuwait in order to repay the debt.

There are too many debts, and after such a long war, Kuwait is still selling oil every year, and even frantically expanding oil production because of the decline in oil production in Iraq and Persia.

"No, right?" Zheng Yucheng didn't believe that Iraq had no money, "Didn't you say that they could dig oil wells with just a few shovels?"

"Yes, although oil production decreased during the war, now that the war is over, as long as the reconstruction work is done seriously, their oil production will increase, and it will soon develop. What's more, during the war, Iraq's domestic economic construction has not stagnated, and their women have built the city very well...... Wang Guilin felt that Xie Kai's view was wrong.

Iraq is rich in resources.

This resource, which is still the most important energy source in the whole world, is not to be sold at all, and even the exploitation method of cooperative sharing can get a large amount of money without input costs.

"Although rich in resources, Iraq's development is not without problems. Xie Kai shook his head.

Although it is said that he was fooled by the Americans, Silly Damu's attack on Kuwait is actually very directly related to his own ambitions.

"What's the problem?" Wang Guilin asked Xie Kai.

On the outskirts of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, one of the secret palaces of Silly Damu.

At this moment, the stupid big wood frowned and looked at the arrogant Soviet representative in front of him, Ibrahim was sitting in his place, closing his eyes and recuperating.

"Your Excellency, the MiG-29 is the most advanced front-line fighter in the world, and our two countries have a long-standing and deep friendship...... We support and welcome your proposal to purchase the most advanced fighter jets...... Due to the high cost of the advanced performance of the MiG-29...... We hope that your country will negotiate a contract for the purchase of MiG-29s after settling the previous arms payments......"

The Soviets were very clear, demanding that Iraq repay its huge debts first.

Moscow is even more angry that Silly Damu is getting closer and closer to Western countries, especially the constant orders for weapons and equipment from countries such as France and Italy.

Silly Damu still owes the Soviet Union tens of billions of dollars in equipment.

Not only did they not keep their distance from Western countries, but they also got closer and closer.

Once Iraq fell into the arms of the West, Soviet influence in the Middle East would be wiped out.

"There's no other way?" asked Silly Oki.

The Soviets shook their heads.

There is no room for negotiation at all.

"Your Majesty, we can seek to procure the Mirage of the French...... "Ibrahim knows what the president thinks.

The Air Force also suffered heavy losses in these eight years of war and needed to be replenished. The armored forces are replenished by cheap tanks from China, and there are also third-generation tanks with cheap and advanced performance from China to improve their combat effectiveness, but the air force cannot be replenished.

In this way, Iraq's influence in the Arab world in the Middle East will be greatly reduced.

"The French fighters are not as advanced as the MiG-29!" the president shook his head, "Convene a meeting of the relevant personnel, we must solve the current poor financial situation!"

The president is serious, not at all like a joke.

The problems that Iraq is facing now are so serious that they will affect their status as the world's third military power.

Egypt has purchased a large number of advanced fighters, and even introduced production lines, and there is news that Saudi Arabia is also negotiating with the Americans to introduce advanced F-16s. It's not that the stupid President Oki is not moved by the F-16, the conditions of the Americans, he cannot accept.

The Americans demanded that Iraq sever relations with the Soviet Union, and at the same time had to accept a military advisory group sent by the United States, and the United States recruited retired pilots to operate the F-16 fighters to help the Iraqis......

How can the president accept such a request?

The war is over, and although Iraq has an unprecedented number of weapons and equipment and the size of its army, it lacks advanced equipment.

At the same time, huge military expenditures have left the country's finances in a very poor position. Because of this, Ibrahim, the person in charge of arms procurement, not only did not get credit at this time, but was accused of putting too much burden on the country.

Everything he did was done according to the president's request.

You can't blame the president, so naturally you can blame him.

Who put him on the responsibility of buying arms?

"Your Excellency President, the post-war reconstruction work requires a lot of money, we must expand oil production, and only more oil revenues can meet our financial needs......," an official looked at Silly Damu's calm face and tentatively suggested, "Only by restoring oil production as soon as possible can economic development be rapid, not only to repay debts, but also to solve the current funding gap for government infrastructure......

When he said this, he also looked at the oil minister.

The Minister of Petroleum is in charge of all oil-related industries.

The development of oil fields, the construction of oil ports, the restoration of refinery capacity, etc., the Ministry of Petroleum believes that this is infrastructure construction and should be undertaken by the government.

"Your Excellency President, it's not that we don't work hard, at the moment OPEC does not agree to give us more oil quotas, and at the same time is unwilling to reduce oil production and increase oil ......prices," the oil minister looked embarrassed.

It's not that they don't work hard.

After eight years of the Iran-Iraq war, Iraq's oil exports have fallen by the most margins, and oil prices have been rising, but the high profits have nothing to do with Iraq, which started the war.

Iraq has suffered heavy losses, while other oil-producing countries have made war profits there.

The war ended, and international oil prices began to fall.

This is not a good thing for Iraq, which owes a huge amount of money for equipment. They need higher oil prices to pay off their debts quickly.

The price of oil has fallen, and only by producing more oil can we increase revenues.

But internationally, it is not a country that can produce as much as it wants, and if there is no unanimous opinion, every oil-producing country will desperately produce oil, so that the supply of oil in the international market will exceed demand, and the price can only be continuously reduced.

No one wants to see such a thing.

Iraq's Ministry of Petroleum proposed to OPEC to allocate more oil exploration quotas to Iraq and increase the country's fiscal revenue, which can not only meet Iraq's post-war reconstruction needs, but also repay the loans lent to Iraq by various countries, and at the same time repay the equipment money.

"OPEC refused?" Silly Damu frowned.

"Yes, Otock does not agree to increase our oil quota. There is also the problem that even if OPEC agrees to increase our oil quotas, it will be very difficult for us to export crude oil because of the restrictions on access to the sea...... Kuwait's oil production is growing...... "The oil minister told the president all the problems they are currently experiencing.

Not to prove his abilities, just because these things are not something that he, an oil minister, can solve.

Silly Damu's brows tightened even tighter, "We helped them resist the Persians' economic export, and even fought a war with the evil Persians to maintain the price of oil......

The president was furious.

The rest of the Arab world has gone too far.

"Your Excellency, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait do not agree to debt ......relief for us," the Foreign Minister said, adding even more anger to the President.

For these things, Ibrahim only listened, and did not speak.

He was worried that after he spoke, the bastards would turn their attention to him.

Just considering the current economic situation of the country, whether the Chinese will still sell weapons and equipment to them.

Crude?

Prices have been lowered, and the Chinese themselves are relying on the export of crude oil to obtain foreign exchange, and will certainly not agree to a large-scale oil-for-equipment program; loans?

Thinking of Xie Kai's vampire-like face, Ibrahim felt that there was no possibility at all.

The Chinese sell equipment and simply do not agree to owe money.

"Ibrahim, is it okay to continue to exchange oil for equipment with China?" I don't know how long it took, the others finally left, and Silly Damu turned to ask Ibrahim.

Ibrahim quickly came to his senses, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the Chinese are more realistic than those countries in the West. Last time the oil was exchanged for their equipment, Chinese made more than twice as much profit from it......"

"Now you can trade with them at the same price!"

There's a lot of oil.

The Iraqi Air Force needs advanced fighters.

"Your Majesty, Chinese himself is exporting crude oil...... Ibrahim reminded the president.

It was long overdue to leave for China.

However, because of the lack of money, the Hongqi Machinery Factory, which China has always cooperated with, does not accept arrears, and Chinese banks do not have such a huge amount of money to lend to Iraq.

Petroleum?

China itself sells oil.

"Isn't there a solution?" the president was annoyed.

He is the president of the world's third-largest military power.

"Your Majesty, you can personally talk to the Emir of Kuwait and the King of Saudi Arabia...... "The representatives sent by the Americans are happy to help President Silly Damu share the burden, "can increase oil production...... But your country's access to the sea is too small......"

Americans are concerned that Iraq's oil outlet to the sea is too small.

"Iraq helped Saudi Arabia and Kuwait resist the Persian export of revolution, and let the war continue, the oil revenues of the two countries have increased a lot, they should bear some of the cost of the war, forgive some of the debt, and increase Iraq's oil export quot......as," the American told Silly Damu very seriously.

When Silly Damu heard this, he looked excited, "Mr. Colonel, is this the attitude of your government?"

The man known as the colonel shook his head, "Even if our government has such an attitude, it will not be clearly stated." ”

The words of the representative of the United States, like a seed, quickly took root in the heart of Silly Damu.

Iraq and Kuwait have always had territorial disputes, and Kuwait was originally a province of Iraq.

If Kuwait were to become a province of Iraq, all the problems facing the Iraqi Government would now be solved.

The length of Iraq's coastline is only 60 kilometers, because the two river basins have brought a large amount of sediment deposits, which has caused the coastline to move forward, and Iraq's real coastal coastline is less than 10 kilometers long! Kuwait has a small area, but it has a coastal coastline of 290 kilometers. The annexation of Kuwait would increase Iraq's access to the sea from 10 to 300 km......

At the same time, Iraq's debt of more than $20 billion to Kuwait will also disappear. It will even have more abundant oil production because of the annexation of Kuwait......

There are just too many benefits.

As long as the Americans support and annex Kuwait, it will be of great benefit to Iraq's future development.

The Americans' proposal made the president feel that he could begin to seriously consider such a plan, and soon gathered his confidants to discuss the possibility of such a matter.

Fighting the Persians, the other side has a large population and a huge number of troops, and Iraq has not been defeated, that is normal.

The US delegates believe that if even Kuwait cannot be dealt with, how can Iraq have the face to claim that it is the third military power in the world? Even if Saudi Arabia does not reduce its debts and assume its responsibilities after Kuwait is destroyed, the Iraqi army can completely destroy Saudi Arabia again.

So, Silly Damu was completely moved.

While plotting how to bring Kuwait into the territory, Silly Damu took the initiative to communicate with Saudi Arabia and the Kuwaiti royal family.

The Gulf War will break out anyway, Xie Kai is very sure.

As for whether it is still the original time, Xie Kai can't be sure, and he can't go to the international crude oil market to go long oil futures, which are now greatly reduced.

"Don't count on Ibrahim, they won't be able to bring orders as big as they used to be. Iraq can no longer afford to raise such a large army. I don't know how to repay all the debts I owe! What's more, the restoration of the original output of their oil fields cannot be completed in a short period of time. They are expanding their production, and other countries are also expanding their crude oil production...... "Xie Kai really can't understand whether Zheng Yucheng was a goose in his last life.

Geese are different from other poultry in that they eat grass and everything, and they will eat up all of them in one place.

Zheng Yucheng is determined to keep picking up Iraq's wool.

Iraq has no wool to pick up now.

There is a lot of money, people are stupid, and they are high-quality customers.

Problem: This high-quality customer has no money to pay off now!

In order to force the Iraqis not to object to their continued expansion of crude oil production, Kuwait will certainly force the fool to pay back.

"Maybe they're going to go to war over these debts!"