According to the habit of Sioux City, it is necessary to pull partners to tackle key problems together.

He thought for a moment and smiled at Governor Wan: "If the State Planning Commission is concerned, I may be able to find someone, can the Ministry of Railways ask the province to come forward and coordinate." We can sign long-term shipping agreements and never let them lose money. ”

He was thinking of Director Ding of the Economic Reform Commission, and the two were familiar with each other.

Governor Wan listened to his words, his eyelids flickered, and he turned to smile and said, "Okay, then we will tackle the problems separately according to this distribution method." However, the Ministry of Railways does not yet have a train to transport liquefied petroleum gas, and it is estimated that it will take a certain amount of time in this regard. ”

Su Cheng nodded slightly, but he didn't take it as a thing, in his mind, the Ministry of Railways has a lot of construction projects in Shanxi, and the government needs to coordinate everywhere, this is the capital for the negotiation of Governor Wan, although the LNG train is expensive, but it is supported by a long-term agreement of 15 years, so it is not reluctant.

Huo Chang moved his body, attached himself to Su Cheng's ear, and said, "Coal mine." ”

Su Cheng shook his head slightly with some hesitation, and did not say it immediately. If you have money in the coal mine, you can buy it, and if you have empty gloves and white wolves, you will look a little ugly.

If he doesn't say it, Governor Wan will naturally not force him.

The two sides discussed some more details, agreed on the time of the next meeting, and then went back to each other.

Huo Chang was slightly disappointed and asked, "Su Dong, if we don't take advantage of the fact that the petrochemical base has not been built, it is estimated that people will not sell coal mines to us cheaply." ”

"Coal prices are volatile, and there is no rush to sell. This is the result of Sioux City's long thinking, and it is also a conclusion from memory. He paused for a moment and said: "The most important thing now is to transport all the three sets of gas head methanol equipment dismantled from Brazil back to China, and strive to complete these purchases in the first half of the year." ”

It's already February, and it's four months before the end of the first half of the year. Huo Chang felt that time was pressing, and said, "We have purchased several sets of equipment in the Americas and New Zealand. I didn't talk about it, and the first half of the year was shipped back to China, and the time was too tight, and the cost was high. ”

"It's normal to have a little more burden at this time. Su Cheng thought to himself, when China is blocked by various countries again in the second half of the year, it will be purely on his own time. So, he added: "Spend more money now." Spend less later. ”

Huo Chang didn't know why. But I still did it.

A few days before the Chinese New Year. Su Cheng and Governor Wan and other people went to Bei*Beijing to pay New Year's greetings, chatting and teasing along the way. I hope to get the approval as soon as possible.

However, when I arrived in the capital, this was not the case at all.

Governor Wan went to visit the Ministry of Railways. The answer was fundamentally negative, and the Planning Commission also clearly told Sucheng that even if the petrochemical base was approved, it would only allow export sales, not domestic sales. In other words, the methanol produced by the petrochemical base established in Shanxi can only be sold abroad......

This is the Planning Commission's killer weapon, and with China's current form of production, it is easy to sell it domestically. Export is difficult. 500,000 tons of methanol, if all of it is exported, is equivalent to the death of the petrochemical base in Shanxi. From Shanxi, it can radiate the whole country to sell, if the sales area is placed overseas, the transportation cost will erode more than half of the profits.

This is tantamount to an opposition. In fact, what the Planning Commission can decide is the domestic market. If an enterprise is export-oriented and only sells to foreign markets, the Planning Commission will not be able to control it at all, and perhaps there will be a number of preferential policies.

On the 29th day of the lunar calendar, the New Year's greeting project is basically over.

Sioux City and Governor Wan meet. A face full of frustration.

"As a result, the loan will probably not be approved. Governor Wan sighed. Said: "I guarded for a few days, the Ministry of Railways meant, even if it is a locomotive, can arrange freight, it will take about 5 years, let us estimate the production status ......"

"We can build a petrochemical base in two years at most, and products can come in and out in one year. "Sioux City was disappointed.

For him, it was a huge setback. Moreover, the petrochemical base is actually linked to the oil fields in Abu Dhabi, and if the petrochemical base is not completed on time, it will cause a chain reaction.

The spell of tightening that could not complete the contract was instantly tightened.

Su Cheng asked again: "Formosa Plastics will also participate in this investment, has the Ministry of Railways taken this into account?"

Governor Wan shook his head and said: "They just said that the transportation capacity is tight and there is no ability to increase the volume, that is, the number of liquefied petroleum gas vehicles will not increase at all, and even the transportation conditions of one million tons per year cannot be met." ”

The Ministry of Railways is one of the few economic ministries that has not been abolished. Its combat effectiveness is about the same 30 years ago and 30 years later.

Su Cheng sighed and said, "I don't know anyone from the Ministry of Railways either." Is there anything else you can do?"

"Secretary Qiao went to the State Council yesterday to visit the relevant leaders, and there was no conclusion, mainly for us to discuss with the relevant ministries and commissions. Governor Wan's mood was even heavier than his, and he sat down and said: "Su Dong, can you consider changing the raw materials for methanol production to coal? In this way, it is not only close to the raw material production area, but also convenient for sales, and also reduces cost pressure." ”

Su Cheng thought to himself, for your province, coal head petrification is naturally good, but for me, it is a thankless task.

He knew in his heart that in five years at most, at the end of 1994, the global price of methanol would reach a peak of $500 per tonne. Coupled with the merger of the exchange rate of the RMB against the US dollar, 500 US dollars can be exchanged for 4,400 yuan, which can be said to be the highest price in history, which is twice the price after 2010.

The excess profit in this is enough to make up for all the losses. The cost advantage of coal heads over gas heads has basically come to naught. On the contrary, due to the simple production process of gas head methanol, once the production is stable, it is very easy to increase production, and the one-time investment of gas head is also low compared with the investment of more than 1 billion yuan in coal head natural gas.

However, the basis for everything is that a petrochemical base can be built.

This is not a simple facility that will solve the problem. The area of a petrochemical base is much larger than that of a county seat, and there is no problem in becoming a city on its own.

"Gas head methanol and synthetic ammonia are the production methods determined by Dahua Industrial. Su Cheng showed an apologetic expression, and instantly picked it up again, and said: "No matter what, our petrochemical base will be built, if it really can't be done, we will introduce Formosa Plastics Group to invest in your province." ”

This was the first time that Su Cheng showed the intention of retreating, and his heart was also helpless.

Governor Wan can understand Sioux City's choice, if the railroad can't be done. Gas head methanol can't be done. However, he still wanted to continue to work hard, gritted his teeth and said: "If Dahua Industrial invests in coal head methanol, we can borrow a few coal mines." ”

"Huh?"

"Dahua can get the coal mine immediately, whether it is to organize production and sales, or to stock up on goods. And you don't have to pay upfront, wait until the coal head methanol is put into production and the profit is generated. The profits were then used to pay for the coal mines. ”

This is tantamount to giving Sioux City a few coal mines for nothing. Purely in terms of price. At least tens of millions of dollars.

Su Cheng hesitated again, but still apologized: "Coal head methanol is really not the technology we want to develop. ”

He invests in Shanxi. To a large extent, it is valued for the coal resources of Shanxi. As far as time is concerned, as long as he is given 2 years, the problem of natural gas underwriting will be solved. Immediately, you can take the momentum of victory and visit the "famous mountains and rivers" in the west of the mountain. When the time comes, it is natural that whichever coal mine you want, you can get which coal mine.

This kind of political business in China is actually a political business that foreigners follow. Take a risk first, then make a big profit, both of them. The coal of Shanxi*West has been mined for hundreds of years, and generations of people have become wealthy, and they know very well the value of the land beneath their feet. Even in an era of low coal prices. It is also very difficult to obtain those coal mines with reserves of more than 100 million yuan. In the legendary story of getting rich overnight, except for the children of the eunuchs, even at the best time, the coal mines that can be obtained cheaply are only at the level of 10 million tons, and they have been mined for twenty or thirty years. The total price is hundreds of millions of yuan.

If you want to get a good coal mine, you must first have in-depth cooperation with the government.

However, Governor Wan's request was obviously beyond the reach of Sioux City.

After a few false shots, Governor Wan took his leave and left.

The two of them came on the way. I went home disappointed, and I couldn't feel better.

Sioux City booked a plane for the night. Be prepared to go today. Tomorrow will be the Chinese New Year's Eve, and if you stay in Beijing, you will not be able to do anything.

With thoughts spinning in his head, he poured himself a drink and drank Moutai. At weekday banquets, he drank at most three or four taels of wine to the end, but today he poured it uncontrollably.

He poured another glass, and was about to drink it, but it was covered.

"Su Dong, why is he drinking alone?" The person who came turned out to be Wang Sheng.

Su Cheng said with a big tongue: "Why are you here?

"I picked up my wife and children to play in Beijing, and I celebrated the New Year in the mainland this year. Wang Sheng smiled and asked, "The conversation didn't go well?"

Sioux City shook his head.

"It's not as hard as Abu Dhabi. ”

"Abu Dhabi, I know the result. This time, I don't know. Su Cheng was a little dizzy from drinking, so he said it casually, and he shivered in an instant, and he was a little sober.

Wang Sheng thought he was talking about the crown prince, so he smiled and said: "On the mainland, you can also find the upper echelons, what the Ministry of Railways can't solve, when you get to the top, maybe it's a small problem." ”

Su Cheng nodded clearly, but said with a smile: "They have found the relevant leaders, but the matter is too small, and they still call back." ”

When Wang Sheng saw Su Cheng like this, he didn't have a surprised expression at all, but smiled very happily, and said mysteriously: "Su Dong, we Formosa Plastics have a big plan, which is estimated to be implemented in the second half of the year, and as long as it is passed, there will be no disadvantage, and your current preferential conditions are not a ...... at all."

Su Cheng drank half dizzy, looked at the old Taiwanese man in front of him speaking a delicate Taiwanese Mandarin, grinned, almost stretched out an orchid finger, suddenly shocked, and suddenly thought of their boss, Wang Yongqing said a sentence:

In the past, the strength of the country was determined by the amount of steel produced, but today the situation is different, and it is determined by the output of the petrochemical industry, and the whole world is developing in this direction!

He sobered up most of the time at once, Formosa Plastics will cooperate with him, there is definitely a big event, he can't build a petrochemical base in Shanxi, but they used to easily let the central leaders draw a circle in Xiamen......

Su Cheng endured the cold, replied with a smirk, stretched out his hand and held Wang Shengdao: "Come on, come on, have a few drinks with me." ”