Guo Zhuocheng pretended not to know whether it was true or false: "Only 50% sure? That's too little. ......, Your Excellency, we would also like to purchase from Kuwait the right to explore for crude oil on a portion of the land, right next to the territory that we have now identified. I don't know your country

Can fu help us with this? ”

Now Kuwait is Iraq's best ally, firmly standing behind Iraq and paying for Iran. It was not until the end of the Iran-Iraq war that cracks appeared in the relations between the two countries, and finally Saddam Hussein sent troops to annex Kuwait in order to repay his debts, in order to annex Kuwait's rich underground oil resources, and in order to gain more access to the sea

i's allies.

The ambassador affirmed: "His Highness Uday means: if your country can be stationed this year, our country zhèng

fu can help you buy the corresponding land. ”

The Ambassador's words are a clear guarantee, and it is impossible to say them without a great deal of certainty.

Coming to Iraq is a bit of a hurry, to this point in the war with Iran, the future seems to be far from as good as expected before the war, they want to drag a big country like China in to support them, and at the same time Uday also wants to further befriend Guo Zhuocheng to help them achieve victory on the battlefield, so they don't think too much about Guo Zhuocheng's requirements.

Guo Zhuocheng said: "I will strive for the leadership of our country, and I believe that our country will also speed up the relevant progress." ”

After having lunch with the ambassador, Guo Zhuocheng returned to the State Planning Commission and met Vice Premier Yu Gangqiu who was waiting for him again.

Yu Gangqiu asked Guo Zhuocheng, "Help them get things done?" What is there for us to come forward? ”

Guo replied: "I came here mainly to know two things. The first thing is that the relevant state departments have contacted the Iranian side? ”

Yu Gangqiu didn't answer immediately, but asked, "What about the second one?" ”

Although he was confident in front of the Iraqi ambassador and military attaché, he looked like he was in control, but in front of Yu Gangqiu, Guo Zhuocheng couldn't pretend to be it, but said anxiously: "You haven't answered me the first thing yet." ......, the second thing is whether you were mentioned about the construction of oil wells in Iraq

I came up. I just had a conversation with the Iraqi side, and they are very concerned about this and hope that we can get over as much as possible. And they also promised us that we could have chemical plants and oil refineries there, and even promised to help us find Kuwait to buy a place to build a civilian port for oil tankers, and help us negotiate with Kuwait about the construction of oil pipelines. ”

Yu Gangqiu's eyes lit up and asked, "Are they so good?" ......, the Iranian attack on Basra hit them in the soft underbelly, and they are now a little panicked. ”

Guo Zhuocheng said: "We can't stand by and be lively. Now is the time for China to enter the Middle East and look for iron-hearted friends, and if we give up on Iraq, who will believe us in the future? Also, if we don't get in when they want it most, we're going to lose too much in the future. Once they reduce or even cancel our mining rights in that area, where in the future will we find such good oil fields in the world? ”

Yu Gangqiu said angrily and funny: "What is the difference between what you said and what I said before, it's just that I'm talking about Iran and you're talking about Iraq." I just spoke to the Supreme Minister, and he said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is arranging for personnel to travel to Tehran to meet with the Supreme Leader of Iran. ”

Guo Zhuocheng asked, "When can I see that person?" Can we convince him? ”

Yu Gangqiu said: "Who knows, there should be seventy percent certainty." ”

Guo Zhuocheng breathed a sigh of relief and said: "You said that there are seventy percent, and it must be 100 percent successful." ......, on what grounds are you going to persuade them to abandon Basra? ”

Yu Gangqiu smiled and said, "You have confidence in me. I'm talking about only 70 percent, but you say you're 100 percent sure. ......, reasons, reasons are still hard to find? If they hold on to Basra and don't give up, Iraq will attack desperately for the security of the capital Baghdad, and we also tell them that Iraq is gathering and hiding more than this armored force nearby.

Moreover, we can advise them from a military point of view that if they do not concentrate their forces and use them, but disperse their living forces in the north and south directions, and put the main armored forces in Basra, or if their troops are pinned down here, how can they recover Abataan?

If Iraq were to react and the Iraqi military would rent ships and use ships to maintain Abadan's links with Kuwait and the interior of Iraq, Abadan would probably become a strong fortress, and Iran would lose more than it gained. It is better to abandon Basra while Iraq is now in a state of panic, and concentrate all efforts on retaking Abadan and restoring his own land first.

In addition, we will have them fly in advance the planes that our country has sold to them but have not paid for, and we will carpet bomb Basra in an overwhelming way, assuring them that in this way we can inflict heavy damage on the Iraqi army, and that by doing so, we will make the balance of war more in their favor. ”

Guo Zhuocheng sighed at Yu Gangqiu and said: "Vice Premier Yu, Jiang is still old and spicy, and a bunch of reasons are given in a few words. With all this, I think Iran's temporary withdrawal is certain. ......, by the way, the piece of land that Iraq sold us at a low price is youzhèng

How does fu work? They are still waiting for our letter, and they hope that we will be able to build there this year. ”

Yu Gangqiu smiled and said, "What are you zhèng."

fu we zhèng

fu。 Isn't your kid zhèng?

Fu officer, just make the distinction between you and me so clear? ”

Then, with a wry smile, he said, "I know Iraq is waiting for us, and I hope that we will come over to ease the feelings of their people and show their people that the world's great powers support them." However, it all takes money. Do you think we're going to send a drilling team over and get oil out of the derrick there? Even if there is oil there, it would be nice to drill five wells and have one well to produce oil. Although these funds are all paid by you, but that is also money, a well needs two million to five million in China, and it must be more than five million abroad, plus the terrain there is not good, the labor cost must be higher, maybe the cost of a well is as high as more than 10 million.

As for the construction of oil refineries and chemical plants there, the investment required is even greater, and the corresponding problems are also more, especially the political issue, which involves a long-standing change in our foreign policy. We must not only deal with inquiries and doubts from the international community, but also deal with domestic accusations and opposition. What is the difference between us and capitalist countries such as the United States and Britain when we extract oil from them, and we do not occupy their resources in the same way? It is easy for us to agree, but it is troublesome to get certain old comrades to agree, who will think that we are colonizing abroad and will definitely oppose it.

Xiao Guo, national affairs are not so easy. I know you're in a state of urgency, and you really want us to dig up oil abroad, but this kind of thing can only be done slowly and quietly. Also, what is the social security there? What if we go so hastily and in case it arouses the disgust of the Arabs? ”

For those conservative old comrades, Guo Zhuocheng could only be speechless: These people have been educated by the party for many years, and all of them are too righteous to be righteous, just like those kind old ladies in the countryside, who have no opinion at all about selflessly helping others, and if they want to take advantage of others and harm the interests of others to gain benefits for themselves, it is even more troublesome than beating them.

As Yu Gangqiu said, it is very troublesome for them to turn around from their hearts and start to "think more about themselves, regardless of the life or death of others", not to mention that some people have other purposes, and it is strange not to object to the state doing this.

Just when Guo Zhuocheng was distressed by this, Yu Gangqiu said with a smile: "Boy, don't pretend to be pitiful, you don't need to be hearty for this." What you should be thinking about is how to raise money. ......, I really want to ask you, how much oil can be drilled in our country? Is it worth the political risk we take? Is it worth a fundamental shift in our foreign policy? Our country will change from the original large-scale assistance to the third world countries to the frenzied plundering from the third world countries, and the price of this policy is not small. ”

Guo Zhuocheng was not surprised at all Yu Gangqiu asked such a naïve question, if it was in a previous life, this question is that a three-year-old child knows: the oil in the ground is limited, and if you dig up a barrel today, you will lose a barrel in the future. In order to use our country's resources for a longer period of time, it is impossible to overdo anything now. In addition, even if we do not consider the future and the future energy situation, but only consider the economic benefits of the present, it is best to extract crude oil in the Middle East.

Guo Shucheng said patiently: "If you only say that there is one bucket of resources to dig one bucket and one bucket less, you will definitely not agree with my words." I would like to talk about the significance of looking for oil in Iraq in three other ways. First, economically, we should look for oil there. As you know, although our country's oil reserves are large, if you divide it by the huge population of our country, the amount of crude oil allocated to everyone is far from enough. Compared with the Middle East countries, China's crude oil is not only not as good as theirs, but also the extraction cost is much higher, according to their labor costs, they only need three to four dollars for a barrel of oil, which is quite cheap. If our workers extract oil there, we can save the country a lot of money and make more profits. With foreigners' land, earn foreigners' money, feed our workers, and get huge profits, why doesn't our country do it? ”