It was dark and there was a long whistle outside.

Looking through the porthole, a 10,000-ton ship slowly sailed out of the harbor. The crew of Hall's fleet also began to get busy, using the ship's crane to lift the materials purchased by Zuo Heng, the manager of the Middle East branch, onto the ship one by one, while the captain and first mate stood on the dock to negotiate with the port officials, as if they had any doubts about the berthing fees they levied.

"Up?"

Chen Zhenghuai's energy seems to be more abundant than that of young people, he gets up so early every day, lifts the quilt, puts on his pants quickly, and asks with a smile: "Uncle Chen, how did you sleep last night?" ”

"It's okay, the boat is very stable, and I don't feel the rocking."

"It's more than 2,000 tons, and it's in the bay, how can you feel?"

Chen Zhenghuai looked around, patted the thick deck, and asked regretfully: "Is this ship really going to be dismantled?" ”

The charter stretched his waist, yawned and said, "There is no power, why don't you dismantle it and keep it?" Not to mention these three broken ships, even the MiG-21 people can't look down on them, not to mention those Soviet-style tanks, the West German officers who received the East German equipment got into it and sat for a while, and when they came out, they asked to be sent directly to the steel mill for recuperation. ”

The J-7 fighter is copied on the basis of the MiG-21 and is the main model in China. Germany does not look down on, let alone the United States, which has more advanced weapons and equipment.

For a long time, it was always believed that Soviet-style weapons were inexpensive and could compensate for the qualitative gap in quantity. But just yesterday, the Soviet-made tanks suffered a crushing defeat to the American-made tanks of the same generation, exposing the myth of Soviet-style equipment and removing the pseudo-mask of Iraq as the "fourth military power in the world."

Chen Zhenghuai felt very uncomfortable. The ghost envoy asked, "San'er." How many years do you say it will take for us in China to catch up with the United States? ”

If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government. After taking off their military uniforms, they still have this idleness, and the charter can't help but quip: "Haven't you tried to catch up with the British Super League?" ”

"Be serious, don't be weird."

"Did I really say that?"

"If you have anything to say, don't hide it."

The charter sighed secretly and said meaningfully: "You can't see it in your lifetime, and I may not be able to see it in my lifetime." But rest assured, times have changed. Except for a fool like Saddam, no country will ever wage war for the purpose of occupying the territory of another country. ”

"The world is too peaceful?" Chen Zhenghuai will be skeptical.

"Peace is the main theme, and the news broadcast doesn't say it every day."

Chen Zhenghuai was made ridiculous, and while following him to the restaurant, he scolded with a smile: "When did you kid watch the news broadcast, why don't I know the way?" ”

"We don't need to take care of national affairs, and we can't manage them, so we can't look at them."

"What if the state wants you to take care of it?"

The charter nodded slightly at the chef, said hello, and took a plate. He turned around and said, "If there is really something big, if you want to ask for it, then you will also ask for it." Please let me take care of ...... Are you kidding? ”

"I'm not kidding you."

Chen Zhenghuai's face was straight, and he said very seriously: "San'er, before resting last night, I used the satellite phone on the ship to contact the country, and the city asked me to contact the province immediately. At the same time, it sent electricity to various overseas agencies, and demanded that every reconstruction contract be sought. ”

"What does this have to do with me?"

"It's a big deal!"

Chen Zhenghuai leaned in front of him and said in a low voice: "Before the war, our construction labor subcontracting was successful, relying on low labor prices, good technical skills and strict construction team management, to occupy the Kuwaiti construction labor market. Now the internal and external conditions have changed a lot, and the labor subcontracting business has been greatly affected.

According to reliable sources, American companies have asked Pakistan for 100,000 workers. Thailand is preparing to return all the tens of thousands of workers who worked in Kuwait before the war, and intends to send an additional 8,000 people. Even Vietnam and North Korea are eyeing each other, while at home they are at a loss. ”

The charter forked two fried eggs and said casually: "It is normal for the reconstruction contract to be overshadowed by politics, and the economic contract to become a political bonus." ”

"There's no point in saying this now, the point is that we're here, and the above knows that we're here."

"The deputy director?"

"Well," Chen Zhenghuai nodded his head and explained with a serious face: "Four provinces, six companies, more than a dozen units, the movement is so big, how can the above not know the road?" ”

The charter was happy, and couldn't help but smile and ask, "What does that mean?" ”

"I hope you can match up and help win some orders, but it really can't be like power reconstruction, and intervene as a third party, or even a fourth party. Charter, you should be aware of how difficult it is to go from refusing foreign aid during the TS earthquake and not wanting Japanese war reparations to actively competing for Kuwait's reconstruction orders, and if you can, you can help.

And as mentioned above, you can postpone the payment of labor fees if you can't turn over the capital, and you don't have to worry about passports and charter flights. If nothing else, Siwei will call you soon to tell you about it. ”

Last year, college students made trouble, and two years later, there was a crisis in the Taiwan Strait, an unprovoked investigation of the Yinhe, a plane collision crisis, and an embassy bombing...... One by one, they caught up with them. The military strength is not strong, the waist is not hard, and if we want to develop the economy, we can only break the front teeth and swallow them in the stomach.

To be sure, these two terms of leadership were the most difficult.

In later generations, many people questioned the "Taoguang Yang Hui", which in the eyes of the charter was to endure humiliation and burden, although there were one or another problems, but no one could erase their achievements during their reign.

The charter pondered for a moment, then looked up and said, "I'd love to help, but we don't need so many people in the industry. ”

"Is there no way to do it?"

The charter shook his head, and said with a wry smile helplessly: "Interlaced is like a mountain, I don't know architecture, and I don't have friends who are engaged in the construction industry abroad, and the company will not get involved in the construction industry, at least at present, there is no way." ”

Chen Zhenghuai was anxious about being entrusted with loyalty: "The above has high expectations for you, and even plans to let Xiaoshan serve as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference." San'er, your brain is so active, there must be a way, think about it again. ”

An abstention vote blocked his own way, knowing now, why bother in the first place?

The charter racked his brains and thought for a while, but he still shook his head and said: "Uncle Chen, this matter is not as simple as you thought, although the war has not ended, the first round of reconstruction orders has been signed." The United States took 70 percent, and the rest was divided between the United Kingdom, France, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Japan did not contribute money, and deliberately kept a low profile in the first round of competition, and instead eyed equipment orders in the hands of the Americans. South Korea, on the other hand, has a traditional relationship with American and British companies that can subcontract contracts of more than a billion dollars. Germany has spent more than 30 billion yuan in military spending but has not fished in anything, so one can imagine what kind of position China is in. ”

"So fast?"

"You just know the way? In order to fight for the interests of its own enterprises, which country is not a senior official at or above the ministerial level, and how much role can a deputy director play? It is not too late to make amends, and although it has lost points politically, China is still a permanent member of the Security Council, and it may be too late to remedy it. ”

"What do you mean?"

The charter put down the knife and fork and analyzed it in detail: "The Arab countries will not allow the war to expand, which means that Saddam Hussein will not be able to fall for a while, which means that China still has a certain influence on the issue of sanctions against Iraq." Moreover, the beam between Kuwait and Iraq has already been settled, and Kuwait will not be relieved for a day if Saddam Hussein does not fall.

Abstain this time, and you can vote against next time. Uncle Chen, this country and state affairs are actually the same as things between people. If you give me face, I will give you face. Lower your posture a little and say a few good words to others, which can be regarded as an explanation of what happened before. If Kuwait is not stupid, it should give more or less face. If you don't give face at all, then you don't need to give him face again. ”

As if this was the case, Chen Zhenghuai asked thoughtfully: "You mean that the leader personally came forward?" ”

"What do leaders do, they're people who specialize in thinking about people. What we can think of, they can definitely think of. It's just that what we want to do, we do when we feel like it's okay. And they are always looking ahead and backward, always worrying about losing face, so they often miss opportunities. ”

After a pause, he added: "This is the case in Germany, which is still wandering around Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates under the guise of environmental protection, as if others were waiting for the Kuwaiti government-in-exile to return home." The specifications of the visit are still so low, and the results can be imagined. ”

The more Chen Zhenghuai listened, the more confused he became, and he asked puzzledly: "San'er, what kind of play did you do, since you don't have confidence in the German government, why are you still waiting here?" ”

"Wait for them to match me, as for whether we can win the firefighting order, we have to rely on ourselves."

"Kuwait doesn't even give Germany face, will it give you face?"

"I don't need Kuwait to give me face, I just need Kuwait to give me money."

Chen Zhenghuai was anxious again: "Don't sell me Guanzi, how did you plan it?" ”

The charter smiled and said proudly: "The plan is very simple, it is a win-win situation!" Because we are in agreement with the Kuwaiti government on the issue of extinguishing fires, we want to put out the fire as soon as possible and get money, and they want to put out the fire as soon as possible and sell oil. Whether or not to let us participate depends largely on the attitude of the American fire company.

They don't like competition, they like to eat alone, and they have the capital to eat alone. So I want them to know that it's not that easy to eat alone, and that if you want to make more money, you have to work with us. Then eat alone with them and make a lot of money together. (To be continued......)