Africa, Gabay State Pitsig Iron Mine.

Government officials and industrial executives from more than 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa huddled on makeshift podiums to watch the delivery of the second batch of Chinese mining machinery. In the open field in front of the viewing platform, 20 150-ton electric wheel dump trucks and 5 25-cubic-meter crawler mining excavators formed a phalanx, waiting for everyone to review. The height of the 150-ton electric wheel dump truck is close to 2 floors, and the wheels alone are more than a person's height, and the 25-meter-meter excavator is a steel monster weighing 800 tons, and the towing rope on the shovel is as thick as a child's arm. Such a device, a single one can give people a sense of majesty, a full 25 units lined up together, giving people a strong visual impact, it is even more indescribable.

"Cake seller, I've never seen so many dump trucks!"

"This kind of excavator can dig out at least 100 tons of ore with a shovel!"

"Is Urram crazy, after importing so much equipment at once, I'm afraid I can't afford to pay for the Piesig Iron Mine, right?"

"NO!NO!NO!NO!I heard that these devices are very cheap, these devices are all made in China, which is more than half cheaper than similar equipment in Western countries. ”

"Made in China, the quality ......"

"Don't you see, how can there be a problem with the quality of such a beautiful device?"

"This is the second batch of Chinese equipment introduced by Pitsig Iron Mine, and the use of the previous batch of equipment is very good. It is because of this equipment that the production of iron ore has quadrupled, and the cars that Luram is now sitting in are the latest Mercedes-Benz models. ”

"It's a pity that our country can't afford to spend so much money......"

"But don't you have copper mines?"

"Copper Mine ......"

The audience exchanged their heads with each other, and their words revealed infinite envy. The same sub-Saharan African countries, who doesn't know whom, each of these countries is counted as one, and they are all the countries with the lowest per capita GDP in the world. Although the heads of state of many countries live more comfortably than the oil tycoons in the Middle East, most of the people are hungry and poorly clothed, and the average life expectancy is higher than 55 years old.

The economic level of Gabek is considered medium among all African countries, and by the standards that everyone can understand, even the car of the Minister of Industry, Lulam, is only a new Fiat car, which is said to have been given by Western manufacturers when purchasing industrial equipment. But in the past two years, Gabe's economy has suddenly boomed, first with the construction of more than a dozen factories, and then the construction of power grids, and the number of people who can use electricity has increased several times. Later, luxury goods such as color TVs and motorcycles began to be popularized, construction was carried out in cities, residential communities were sprung up, and the media exclaimed that this was an economic miracle in southern Africa.

Lu Ram abandoned his Fiat sedan at the first time, replaced with a new Mercedes-Benz, and within a few months of driving, this second-hand Mercedes-Benz was transferred to Lu Ram's subordinates, and he bought the latest model of Mercedes-Benz himself, swaggering through the market all day long, showing the true character of a nouveau riche who burns bags.

This change in Gabez has certainly attracted the attention of neighboring countries. You don't need to inquire to know that the reason for all this change is the development of the Piet Sig iron ore mine. Gabezi has introduced funds from China to expand the production capacity of the Pete Sig iron ore mine several times, and all the ore produced has been sent to China across the ocean in exchange for a large number of Chinese-produced machinery and equipment and durable consumer goods. Chinese build roads and houses much faster than Westerners, and they don't have the stinking problem of picking and choosing and pointing fingers.

Because of this, when the Ministry of Industry of Gabay sent an invitation to all countries to participate in the delivery ceremony of the second batch of Chinese mining machinery, government officials and entrepreneurs from various countries gladly accepted, and most of them came to Gabay before the designated time, in order to have more time to understand the experience of Gabay's miracle.

When the auspicious time arrived, the handover ceremony began. The prelude is a song and dance that blends the styles of Central and Africa, with Yangge on one side and disco on the other, and the rhythm of the music is high-pitched and exciting, which makes people's blood rush. Next, there is a speech by the president of Gabez, as well as a speech from a deputy director of the China Economic and Trade Commission, the content of which is naturally inseparable from the theme of China-Canada friendship, and there is nothing else to do. In the speech of the deputy director, seven or eight allusions from classical Chinese culture were quoted, and the translator of Gabeiguo on the scene was obviously a Xibei goods, and the allusions were translated in a mess, but everyone did not care.

Luram's speech was much more pragmatic, he reviewed the process of Sino-Canadian cooperation in the development of Pietsig iron ore, spoke highly of the mining machinery made in China, and expressed his gratitude to the Chinese partners for their enthusiasm and integrity. The audience pricked up their ears to listen to his presentation, hoping to find out useful information for themselves.

Feng Xiaochen also delivered a speech in his capacity as the general manager of China Equipment Industry Corporation, he talked about the advantages of China's equipment manufacturing industry, and at the same time desperately publicized the Sino-Canadian cooperation model, saying that all countries with resources can learn from this model, China's modernization needs a variety of resources, including oil, coal, gold, silver, copper, iron and tin, as long as it can be mined out of resources, can be exchanged.

The ceremony ended with a grand finale in which the Chinese operator, who had been sitting in the cab of the dump truck and the excavator, jumped out of the car and handed the car keys to the Canadian operator. These Gabez operators have been trained in China for more than three months and have mastered the operation methods of the equipment. They took the keys, boarded the vehicle, started the equipment, and then slowly started up under the watchful eyes of the audience, and drove in a long line to the mine. Dozens of pieces of equipment weighing hundreds of tons passed in front of them, and there was indeed a feeling that the ground was shaking, and the audience was dumbfounded.

The vice chairman of the Economic and Trade Commission left after attending the handover ceremony, and he had other foreign affairs activities on his trip, and he needed to visit several other African countries to discuss matters related to economic and trade cooperation. Feng Xiaochen, Wang Weilong, Liu Wang, and others stayed, nominally to inspect the development of the Piethig iron ore mine, but in fact they stayed in the hotel and waited for officials from various countries to come to contact them about cooperation.

After the handover ceremony, there was an endless stream of people who went to the Chinese delegation's residence to meet with them, and Meng Yang, Wang Weilong, and Liu Wang's secretaries were very busy, carefully calculating the leaders' schedules to ensure that every potential customer had enough time to meet with the leaders.

"We can provide exploration services to your country and provide the necessary equipment to develop your country's copper mines. ”

"We have to have a stake in the copper mine, after all, our premise investment is risky, and we can't afford to take that risk if we don't have enough returns. ”

"Yes, the future ore price needs to be determined by both parties through negotiation, Mr. Minister, please rest assured, we do business in good faith and will not let your country suffer, but our rights and interests also need to be protected, right?"

"The cost of buying ore will be paid in RMB and international hard currency, but the proportion of international hard currency cannot exceed 30%, because China is a developing country and there is a very shortage of foreign exchange. ”

"Of course, of course, we can understand your desire to buy durable consumer goods, in fact, the quality of color TVs and air conditioners made in China is also very reliable, this part of durable consumer goods can be purchased in RMB, and we can give you a better discounted price......"

Every day, Feng Xiaochen and others have to repeat the above words dozens of times, come to negotiate business, there are ministers of industry and finance of various countries, as well as owners of mines, owners of industrial companies, etc., these people's demands are different, but they all value the fact that the Chinese can provide investment, although Feng Xiaochen and they repeatedly claim that this kind of investment can only be provided in the form of equipment, for everyone still find it very tempting.

African countries have traditionally been colonies of Western powers, and former overlords have made some investments in these countries, but on a relatively small scale, and on the other hand, they have certain political conditions attached, and it can even be said that these overlords first put forward political conditions and then give a symbolic investment in return. In recent years, the Western economy has fallen into a long-term stagnation, there is no surplus food in the suzerainty countries, and there is really nothing in Africa that interests the Western powers, so it has become more and more difficult for African countries to seek foreign investment.

The prosperity of Gabay has given everyone a new hope. As a fast-rising country, China has a strong demand for mining resources, and this is exactly what African countries have. Cooperation with China is undoubtedly a good opportunity for Africa's development, and if you miss this opportunity, you may have to wait for the rise of India.

Feng Xiaochen's cooperation conditions are actually quite harsh. China can send exploration teams to these countries to explore the distribution of mineral resources in these countries, and then use equipment as funding to jointly develop minerals with these countries. China needs to have a stake in the mines, the ore is sold to China, and the price is negotiated by both sides, and anyone can imagine that the Chinese side will definitely try to lower the price, and they do have the right and the necessary weight to lower the price.

But even under such conditions, the ministers of industry and finance of various countries still accepted without hesitation, and the fact that minerals buried in the ground are no different from garbage, and that the garbage should be sold at a decent price, so why not do it? Moreover, everyone has already inquired from Luram that the price of the ore from the Pitsig iron ore mine in China is much stronger than the price at which it was sold to the West in the past.