Capital.

Sioux City stood in the Olive Hall of the East Second Ring Road, looking up at the huge relief "Hua Xia Ming" above his head. On the two-storey building, hundreds of meters wide, you can see the Warring States bronzes, the Qin Dynasty terracotta warriors, the Han Dynasty jade pendants, the Song Dynasty Tiantu, the Ming Dynasty treasure ships, and the modern Long March 2 carrier rocket and other representative artistic patterns.

Below it, there is a Huang Ze wood relief screen selected from the "Qingming Riverside Map", the vivid Bianjing business district, as if frozen at a certain point in time, quietly waiting for the replication and worship of future generations.

Su Cheng's restless mind also slowly calmed down.

This scene, in the eyes of Jiao Guoping, who came later, could only be a stack of bitter smiles. As far as his understanding of Sioux City is concerned, the leisure at this moment is very likely to hold back his energy and want to make trouble.

Secretly alerted to himself, Jiao Guoping said resentfully to Liu Minghao who was hiding in the corridor: "You left the handle, you go and say." ”

"Didn't I do it for you the day before yesterday?" Liu Minghao was also unwilling, and said: "Since people have come to the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they must be looking for your Ministry of Foreign Affairs to talk, what is it for me to go out." ”

Jiao Guoping's voice said low and fast: "Minister Zheng asked you to say that it was to borrow your identity." I'll go out with you, but you'll have to come forward. ”

"Don't go. Liu Minghao also said it simply. It's true that he's an intelligence officer, but it also depends on who and what's going on. There is no legendary license to kill, and the other person is not 007, he can't even be considered a spy, at best, he is just an official who serves in the intelligence system, and the power model is not much different from the officials of other systems, but the type is different, Su Cheng wants to ignore him, he has a great tiger, and Su Cheng wants to ignore him. Besides, it's not idle?

Jiao Guoping was even more reluctant to come forward. He had eaten enough of the secret losses at the hands of Sioux City. Fortunately, there is Zhou Lao's incense, and he has never provoked Su Cheng hard, so he has today's future smoothly, for Jiao Guoping, the work explained above must be done, but you can't let yourself offend people privately for the sake of official business.

Seeing that Liu Minghao's feet were taking root and not moving, Jiao Guoping offered a killer weapon and said: "Didn't you keep asking Minister Zheng to cooperate? The Turkish side will definitely be unhappy, we can wait, can you wait?"

The current government of Azerbaijan pursues a policy of total tilt towards Turkey, and the ruling Popular Front has even made "Turkic" the Chinese language. As a republic of the former Soviet Union. The widespread discontent caused by this move has caused instability in Azerbaijan, but the strength of this policy tilt is also evident in the full support of the Turkish government. In return, they also want to help Azerbaijan put pressure on neighboring countries and cut off other countries' support for the opposition in Azerbaijan. Former Soviet officials such as Aliyev were the object of Elliichbey's expectation of a united front.

As far as Chinese officialdom generally knows, they don't care much about Azerbaijan. But it cares a lot about Turkey, a regional power that straddles Europe and Asia. Liu Minghao's business scope is very much in need of the cooperation of the Turkish side, which is half a private matter and half a public matter, so he can't be unconcerned.

Jiao Guoping's Shangfeng Minister Zheng. Originally, he used this matter to urge Liu Minghao, but Cui Guoping used it again, and the effect was just as significant.

Liu Minghao swallowed his teeth twice and shook his head. walked up to Su Cheng and said with a smile: "Su Dong is here this time." What's the matter?"

"Oh, are you really working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?" Su Cheng glanced at him out of the corner of his eye.

"How can I be, I was also sent by someone. Clamour...... That's not someone from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Liu Minghao made a sudden attack and sold Jiao Guoping.

Jiao Guoping was about to come out, and when he heard Liu Minghao's words, his eyes were called a grudge.

Is this to offend Sioux City to the death?

He couldn't take care of Liu Minghao, laughed three times, and the echo resounded through the hall, arching his hand from afar, and raised his voice: "Su Dong, meet again." Don't get me wrong, I can't help myself, I'm not here to explain. ”

"No misunderstanding. Su Cheng turned half of his body slightly, and took his gaze back from the relief.

Jiao Guoping was shocked, don't really misunderstand, and hurriedly said: "I really don't know about this matter, no, I didn't know about it beforehand, so I came to see you......"

"I know. Sioux nodded.

"Know?" Jiao Guoping was shocked.

Su Cheng took a look and said, "Stopped Dahua's overseas business." Naturally, such a matter can only be decided by high-ranking officials. ”

Jiao Guoping couldn't laugh or cry, but Su Cheng was right, he was not qualified to make such a decision.

"Long live understanding. Jiao Guoping saw that Su Cheng didn't really misunderstand, so he shook his head and said. However, after rejoicing, he regretted a little that he was not qualified to make decisions after all.

Su Cheng looked at Jiao Guoping with a smile, then at Liu Minghao, and said, "I came this time to meet and decide this matter...... Minister Zheng. It's him. ”

Sure enough, I still came to find fault!

Jiao Guoping was not surprised that Su Cheng knew Minister Zheng. They all used to be Zhou Lao's staff, and Su Cheng was also an expert on international issues recognized by Zhou Lao. There are not a few people he knew back then who have real power now, and there are even more who can find out the news.

It's just that Su Cheng's request is by no means what Jiao Guoping wants.

They had hoped that Sioux City would quietly accept the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and even happily accept the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Jiao Guoping sighed secretly and said, "Su Dong...... Let's tell you the truth, Aliyev, which you financed, and my colleagues in the Central Asia Bureau are not optimistic. I have asked several experts, and they all said that even if Azerbaijan wants to change its president, it should first be from their Popular Front party, and at worst, it will be Mamedov from the Independence Party, and it will not be Aliyev's turn...... Your previous funding for him, how to say, is equivalent to sinking, and you can't get it back. If you feel that you will stop funding, you will not be able to do it, or you will not be able to hang your face, so you can push it on our heads. It is said that the consistent principle of the Chinese Foreign Ministry is to prohibit interference in the internal affairs of other countries, because the Azerbaijani authorities have put it forward and have no choice but to do it......"

This passage. What Jiao Guoping said was reasonable, hard and soft, and quietly pointed out the principled position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and also gave Su Cheng a step down.

Even Liu Minghao's expression was a lot more relaxed when he heard it.

According to him, it is the normal choice for Sioux City to get off the donkey - since Aliyev is no longer worth investing, it is natural to cut off and save money early.

Sioux, however, never saw Aliyev as sunk.

From his point of view, it was the darkness before dawn, the last hour of the cold stove. At this time, it is too late to step up efforts to support Aliyev. What about retreat.

So, Su Cheng said very unhappily: "Eliqibey is currently in the final stage of political instability, and if it weren't for the strong opposition in the country, he would not have made such a request to you." ”

"But when he asks for it, it's hard for us to ignore it. Jiao Guoping said with small wings: "You can understand." ”

Sioux City grimaced. After a moment, he relaxed and said, "I have to listen to what Minister Zheng has to say." ”

Then he added, "If it is convenient, I would like to see Your Excellency the Minister." ”

"Minister......" Jiao Guoping's lips trembled, and he said helplessly: "If you want to see Minister Zheng, it's enough for me." See Minister. That's not something I can decide. ”

Su Cheng's eyes narrowed with a smile, and he said, "I invested $100 million in Aliyev, even if it is thrown into the water, you have to give me a sound." ”

The figure of $100 million was spit out. Not only Jiao Guoping, but even Liu Minghao was taken aback.

Before the post-Bush era, the U.S. dollar was still known as the U.S. dollar, and it was the world currency that was really valuable.

China's foreign exchange reserves in '93 were just over $60 billion. There is very little money for diplomacy and intelligence, even on a global scale. The diplomatic expenditure of 100 million yuan is remarkable. Lee Teng-hui paid only $4.5 million to Washington's consulting firm for public relations in order to visit the United States, and he has already been amazed by domestic diplomats as a loser. And Lee Teng-hui's vaunted funding for Taiwan's accession to the United Nations is nothing more than "several billion dollars."

As a company, invest $100 million in an old Soviet-era politician who is on the verge of death?

Jiao Guoping and Liu Minghao, who had done their homework, looked at Su Cheng again, and they all had an expression of "you are crazy".

In the real world, crazy people always get some preferential treatment.

Jiao Guoping looked around worriedly, and said, "I'll go to Minister Zheng and say, whether he agrees or not is not something I can decide......

"If you tell me what you tell you, he'll agree. Su Cheng smiled and said, "Where am I waiting for news?"

"Oh, let's go to the reception rooms, we have quite a few reception rooms, and they're pretty good. Jiao Guoping led the way in front with a smile, and his tone was soothing like a tour guide with laryngitis.

He also figured it out that it would be better not to offend a madman who can bet $100 million without blinking an eye. Even in his current position, it was definitely not worth $100 million.

Such a high-end matter should be handled by high-end people.

Dog-bite-dog-haired, regardless of who wins.

Liu Minghao began to scratch his head, he knew better than Jiao Guoping the value of $100 million in the international market. At this time, it is indeed difficult for some strongmen to let Sioux City stop supporting.

However, Minister Zheng does not seem to have such an understanding.

Half an hour later, when Minister Zheng and His Excellency the Minister appeared in the conference room together, Minister Zheng still said in a persuasive tone: "The situation in Azerbaijan is chaotic, and we will not mix if we can...... You may have heard about the recent Milky Way incident, as well as the ongoing bid for the Olympic Games, which requires the support of the international community. China's diplomatic principles, at such times, should adhere to the ......"

In '93, the Olympic bid was applied for the 2000 Olympics.

Sioux City doesn't remember much about China's bid for the Olympic Games, but he was deeply impressed by the Sydney Olympics, and on the premise of knowing that the bid for the Olympics failed, he naturally lost his sense of awe, and said with a smile: "What does the Olympic bid have to do with Azerbaijan...... ”

Minister Zheng frowned and said, "Our bid for the Olympics this time is inevitable. Not only the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but also enterprises and institutions across the country should cooperate as much as possible, although Dahua Industrial is a private enterprise, but we also hope that Dahua Industrial can take responsibility......"

Minister Zheng is a black-faced man of medium stature, a bit like the image of the brigade secretary in the TV movie at this time, although he speaks at a higher level, he is inevitably set in a set.

Su Cheng endured it without showing an impatient look, and said with a straight face: "Our Dahua Industrial is an energy company, and what we do is the energy business, and the Olympic bid can enhance China's international influence." That's good, of course. But isn't it a bit of a reversal for us to give up the oil fields we already have for the Olympics?"

The minister, who was sitting in the middle, heard the point and said strangely: "Dahua Industrial has obtained the oil fields of Azerbaijan?"

"This is a prerequisite for supporting Aliyev. He promised that when the time comes, Chinese companies will become the first partners of Azerbaijan's oil industry...... "Sioux City slightly changed the name of Dahua Industrial to a Chinese company to make it sound better." Of course, the original promise itself will not change.

Minister Zheng smiled when he heard this. "The prerequisite for Dahua Industry to obtain the oil field is Aliyev coming to power." How is this possible...... If Aliyev comes to power, our policy towards Iran, towards Armenia, towards Georgia and Turkey will change...... It is difficult for the Central Asian bureau to eat idle food. ”

"Colleagues from the Central Asia Bureau of your ministry should pay attention to many countries in Central Asia at the same time. It is understandable that Azerbaijan missed it...... "Sioux City helped them explain it first." In fact, so many countries in Central Asia have just experienced the turmoil of the collapse of the Soviet Union, and it is not surprising that experts cannot grasp the pulse of all kinds of strange things. However, Minister Zheng said this, which is a bit of a suspicion of buttoning his hat.

Minister Zheng obviously didn't feel that he was wrong, and he tapped Su Cheng with his finger in the air. In a joking tone, he said: "I see that you don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin." How can a small private enterprise command such a big thing as the Olympic bid and such a big diplomatic matter? Listen to me, the principles of Chinese diplomacy. The principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries cannot be changed even if you say that it will break through the sky. So. I don't care what business you have in Azerbaijan, you have to withdraw it for me. ”

That's a very unkind remark. Sioux City's face was also hurt. Since becoming Su Dong, especially after receiving the support of Zhou Lao, he has rarely been reprimanded in person.

In an instant, Su Cheng's old face turned red.

This is not ashamed, it is angry!

Minister Zheng is also breathing heavily, he is the vice minister in charge of Central Asian affairs, and his own one-third of an acre of land has been invaded by private enterprises, and he has made the opposite decision.

didn't swear words, Minister Zheng already looked at other people's faces and restrained a little.

It's a pity that Su Cheng didn't lose a little anger because of his light scolding.

He stood up with a stiff face and said, "So, Minister Zheng wants me to stop supporting Aliyev?"

"That's right. Minister Zheng was dismissive of Sioux City's anger. Today's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is no longer the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when Zhou Lao was the Central Advisory Committee, and he has nothing to taboo.

"Do you dare to write me an official letter?" Su Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "I must let Aliyev know the reason why I stopped supporting." ”

Minister Zheng hesitated a little at this moment and said, "You can explain the matter between you." ”

Su Cheng shook his head and looked at Jiao Guoping, and said, "It's not what you said, if I can't hold my face and don't want to go, I can push it to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

Jiao Guoping silently recited "The fire at the city gate affected the fish in the pond", and stood up and said: "I mean, in private. ”

Su Cheng pursed his lips, obviously disagreeing with his words.

Minister Zheng hesitated for a moment and asked, "If I issue an official letter, you will stop supporting Aliyev?"

"Yes. ”

"In this way, I issued an official letter demanding that foreign trade enterprises comply with the policy of domestic and foreign relations and diplomatic discipline, and you yourself will take it and explain it to Aliyev. Minister Zheng gave a conclusion that he was harmless.

Sioux nodded. This kind of content, plus time, is enough to explain the problem.

Seeing that he agreed, Minister Zheng finally smiled, clapped his hands and said, "Look, how good this is." ”

As he spoke, he asked Jiao Guoping to draft an official letter, sign and seal it on the spot, and asked the minister to sign it next to him, hand it to Su Cheng in person, and then pat him on the shoulder in a friendly way.

It seems that the voices and colors in front of you are all illusory.

Su Cheng put away the letter without saying a word, turned around and walked out of the conference room. Minister Zheng didn't think it was a pestle, but just glanced at Su Cheng with disdain.

The minister had nothing to do with this matter, and smiled like a peacemaker: "Guoping, you go and send it, don't treat others slowly." ”

Jiao Guoping hurriedly responded and walked out of the conference room quickly.

When he reached the first floor, he caught up with Su Cheng out of breath and said politely: "Where are you going? ”

Su Cheng, who was holding back his breath, stopped suddenly, looked at Jiao Guoping like a wolf, bared his teeth with disdain, and said, "I'll go to open up the territory." ”

"What?"

"I'm going to open up territory. Su Cheng repeated, but his tone became more and more determined.

Jiao Guoping felt something, stared blankly at the back of Su Cheng, turned the screen of "Qingming Riverside Map", passed through the relief of "Huaxia Ming", and gradually disappeared......

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