Chapter 33: What an International Joke
ABC's production base has now started construction, mainly based on the South Soviet Branch of Huaguo China Construction Group.
The presidential palace in the southern Soviet Union was built by this company, and the efficiency was very high, and according to Li Dongcheng's report, by the end of this year, the production base would be completed and put into production.
The first phase of the thermal power plant has also entered the final stage, but the trouble is the laying of the circuit network, even if you can directly purchase related equipment from Huaguo, such as wires, repeaters or something, Huaguo can also provide skilled electricians, but the investment is not small, and the maintenance is an astronomical amount.
The steelmaking plant is also planned to start construction at the same time as the ABC production base, and the iron ore near Haiban has also begun to arrange workers to mine, and the related mining equipment also needs to be purchased from Huaguo, which is a lot of money.
After years of war, there are a large number of dilapidated buildings in the city of Kaduli, such as the Municipal Axe Building, which need to be repaired, replanned and a lot of money.
After all the calculations, although a large amount of aid was advanced to China in advance, the money was still spent like water.
The Swiss bank's billions of dollars, which can be invested in the construction of Kaduli, are like a bottomless pit, without even a splash.
Therefore, the sale of arms to North Kordofan has become a priority.
It's not easy to get arms, Jace's connections are all small arms dealers, and it's up to the sky to get a few hundred AKs.
Of course, we can't forget that the world sells equipment, and there is also a big change of clothes, but China sends a large number of aid, but the arms and equipment are very stuck, and the attitude is that they do not want to support Yang Tian to develop military strength.
In this way, it can only be obtained from the black market.
On the black market, the only one who can meet Yang Tian's needs is this Russian arms dealer who seems to have a lot of energy for the time being.
However, before contacting this Blackstone merchant, Yang Tian also had to meet the people of Northern Kordofan first.
If you want to buy low and sell high, you must first ask the needs of your target users.
The other party is the political axe of North Kordofan, a logistics officer of the Provisional Military Department, according to information from Jace, called Turki.
The meeting took place in the former oil town of Heidinger.
Today, it is no longer as prosperous as it used to be, and it is in decay.
Yang Tian came here to take advantage of the need to take back the delegation of Total.
Heidinger is under Said's control, and safety is not an issue.
When Yang Tian arrived, this Turki had already arrived in advance.
The war between the North Soviet Union and North Kordofan, as the outside world said, has been friction and war, but in essence, the two sides are almost really fighting.
The day before this meeting, the Northern Soviet army attacked a small town called Eric in the east of Obaid, and both sides used artillery, armored vehicles and other heavy weapons, and the battle lasted for a day and a night, killing and wounding hundreds of people.
And this is only a partial microcosm, in the important towns of Kai in North Kordofan, the armies of both sides have begun repeated tug-of-war.
Such a battle is not at all like the claims of the outside newspapers, in restraint, local friction or something.
The two sides were angry, and they didn't even play the game of declaring war, and started fighting directly.
Therefore, Yang Tian felt that North Kordofan, who could not consume the Northern Soviet Union in terms of consumption, should be in a hurry.
In fact, just as Yang Tian thought, this logistics officer named Turki was really anxious, and as soon as he saw Yang Tian, he hurriedly came forward.
"Mr. Yang, I thought you weren't going to see me." Turki was a white Arab in his thirties, still wearing the military uniform of the Northern Soviet Union, and he was obviously relieved to see Yang Tian.
Led Turki to sit down, Yang Tian smiled and said: "How come, Colonel Turki should know that I have always opposed the political axe of the Northern Soviet Union, and this time Northern Kordofan declared autonomy and openly rebelled against the political axe of the Northern Soviet Union, I have been paying attention to it, and I want to do something for you." ”
Turki muttered secretly, I don't know that you are still against the political axe of the North Soviet Union.
However, Turki was more concerned about Yang Tian's sale of arms, and said: "If Mr. Yang can sell us a batch of arms, it will be the greatest help to us." ”
"It's nothing, I just don't know how much arms you need, and I don't have much ammunition left." Yang Tiandao.
Turki hurriedly said: "We don't need much, we don't lack weapons, mainly ammunition." ”
Yang Tiandao: "Oh, then how much do you need?" ”
Turki thought about it for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "Mr. Yang, we need about 10 million rounds of ammunition, as well as a large number of RPG shells and tank shells. ”
"Ten million rounds, so many?" Yang Tian looked shocked.
However, Yang Tian still smiled in his heart, not afraid that you would not dare to ask for it, but afraid that you would ask for less.
Turki was a little nervous, the army of the North Soviet Union was pressing forward step by step, and the weapons were okay, but the ammunition consumption was huge.
After thinking about it for a while, Yang Tian still said: "Okay, Colonel Turki, don't worry, I will try my best to provide this batch of ammunition, but at this price." ”
Yang Tian dragged out his voice, which made Turki's heart tighten.
The financial situation of North Kordofan is not good, and now that the war breaks out, the finances are even more tense to the extreme.
"In terms of price, I hope Mr. Yang can give a discount, not to hide from Mr. Yang, now our finances are also very tight." Turki Road.
Yang Tian frowned, and seemed to be a little dissatisfied, which made Turki, who noticed it, even more apprehensive.
But the next moment, Yang Tian's tone changed and said, "If you can't take out this money for the time being, then use gold to offset the price." Colonel Turki, what do you think? ”
"Gold?" Turki was stunned, this was the first time he had heard Yang Tian talk about it.
This time, of course, Yang Tian could not ask for Sudanese pounds, which were cheaper than straw paper. I want US dollars and euros, but I don't have many political axes in North Kordofan, and the maintenance of political axes and military expenses are not enough, and I can't take too much to buy arms from Yang Tian.
But Yang Tian was willing to accept the gold offset, and Turki came to the spirit.
The gold reserves of the Northern Soviet Union are not low at all, and there is no shortage of gold in North Kordofan itself, which has two large gold mines.
In peacetime, gold is easy to sell, but now it is a time of war, and with the blockade of the army of the North Soviet Union, it is difficult to sell gold.
If you can trade the backlog of gold for much-needed munitions, this is definitely a business that can be done.
Therefore, Turki almost did not think about it, and agreed.
"Happy working together!" Yang Tian also stood up with satisfaction and stretched out his hand.
After sending Turki away, Yang Tian hurried to meet Mr. Finley of Total Company.
Compared to Turki, this Frenchman Finley is not easy to deal with.
This guy is a real businessman, and as soon as he came up, he directly listed a large number of documents and data to Yang Tian, analyzing and reporting something.
is dozens of pages, and it can be seen that the other party still attaches great importance to this cooperation.
However, the other party listed so much data and information, and the purpose was one, bargaining.
"Mr. Yang, we have a preliminary estimate that the initial investment will be 86 million euros for the reconstruction of six oil wells in the Abyeji area. At the same time, we are also planning to build an oil pipeline from Diling to Hadinga to Bentiu, and the cost of maintenance may cost more than 100 million euros. Finley took out a few documents, put them in front of Yang Tian, and talked eloquently.
Yang Tian pouted, 100 million euros, do you want to scare me?
He didn't look at the documents, Yang Tian just asked, "Mr. Finley, how much share do you want?" ”
Saying so much, just for one thing, to ask for more shares.
Yang Tian had already thought clearly, as long as Total was not a lion's mouth, Yang Tian would not embarrass them.
Finley noticed Yang Tian's attitude, a touch of disdain flashed in his eyes, he felt that Yang Tian was a madman who didn't understand anything, and thought for a while: "Mr. Yang, as long as you agree to this cooperation, our company can start the reconstruction work immediately." When Kenya's pipelines are laid, you'll have your first oil revenues by the first half of next year at the latest. ”
"We have estimated that the entire Abyekh region can produce about 32,000 barrels of oil per day, and this number will increase when new oil fields are discovered in the future, and at that time, your daily income will probably be around hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars."
Finley's painstaking persuasion gave Yang Tian a good prospect of making money, and then his tone changed, and he said: "Regarding our company's share, we have estimated it, and we think that seventy-five percent is a very appropriate proportion. ”
Burst!
Yang Tian felt that if he was drinking tea, he must spray it directly on Finley's face.
Seventy-five percent, you are not opening the lion's mouth at all, you are simply robbing it directly.
"Why, Mr. Yang thinks this distribution ratio is inappropriate?" Finley asked rhetorically, pretending to be puzzled.
Yang Tian frowned, and didn't bother to go around in circles with this annihilator, so he raised three fingers and said, "Give you thirty percent of the share, not a single point more." ”
"My God, Mr. Yang, are you sure you're not joking, it's only 30 percent, you have to know, how much we have invested, the initial investment is more than 100 million euros." Finley sat up in shock, unconsciously waving his arms, and complained to Yang Tian.
Yang Tian felt that Finley, who was spitting and waving his arms to speak, looked like a Frenchman.
Invest 100 million euros, you want a 75% share, what an international joke.
Just as Finley himself said, the Abyeh region produces about 30,000 barrels of oil every day, and at the current international oil listing price, $100 per barrel, the total sales amount is $1.195 billion a year for 365 days.
You just invested 100 million euros, and you dare to open your mouth like this, do you really think that Lao Tzu only knows how to throw nuclear bombs, is it a fool?
"Mr. Finley, thirty percent, no more. If Total is unwilling, it doesn't matter, I think the German Rheinland Group, BASF AG and other companies will definitely give me a satisfactory price. Yang Tian stood up and gave a final offer.
Finley also lost his original composure, and it wasn't until this moment that he understood that Yang Tian didn't understand, but understood very well, and more importantly, as soon as the Kenyan oil pipeline was completed, people just had nothing to fear, and the beautiful girl didn't have to worry about getting married.
"This ...... I have to discuss with the head office before I can reply to Mr. Yang. Finley said.
Yang Tian patted Finley on the shoulder: "Then Mr. Finley, don't let me wait too long, I'm afraid you don't know, I'm not impatient." If I have an agreement with another company, then I will ......"
Seeing Yang Tian shaking his head and sighing softly, Finley was like a deflated ball, completely losing his temper. (To be continued.) )