Just when all parties are looking for Liu Ziguang, the international iron ore market is changing again, and the three monopoly iron ore companies have canceled the quarterly pricing and adopted monthly pricing and index pricing, which is the second forced change after the three major mines forcibly canceled the annual negotiated pricing model of iron ore that has been implemented for more than 20 years.

As an iron ore monopoly, the full implementation of indexation and financialization of iron ore trading will naturally make it easier for shareholders to obtain greater financial benefits from other means, but for China, the only result is to pay a more expensive price.

The three main iron ore indexes in the world, namely the mBIo index of Global Steel News (11etin) and the Platts index of Platts Energy Information (p1atts), ironically, these mainstream indices are designed according to China's spot market price plus shipping prices, and as the world's largest iron ore importer and consumer, there is no right to speak on the pricing power of iron ore. In the end, they all accepted the price increase in their entirety, and they couldn't even get a dime discount.

After the price of iron ore was linked to the index, imported Australian ore and Indian ore rose by 45.2% and 38.7% respectively, plus the cost of shipping, the CIF price has far exceeded 200 US dollars per ton, and the annual overpayment of foreign exchange alone is as high as more than 50 billion US dollars, which must be included in the cost of steel production, and finally fall on the heads of Chinese consumers.

If Huaxia Mining can successfully win the shares of Wood Iron Mine this time and have a certain right to speak, then the China Iron and Steel Association will have a lot of confidence when negotiating with the three major mines, at least it will not lose so badly every time.

Of course, although the Wood iron ore is rich in reserves, but the surrounding infrastructure is almost blank, it is impossible to meet the domestic demand for iron ore in the near future, but in the long run, the benefits brought to the country by taking this iron ore are huge, immeasurable, for which the State Council has set up a special team, led by a vice premier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the China Iron and Steel Association, Huaxia Mining, and some relevant departments are responsible for coordinating this matter, it can be said that the state attaches great importance to this matter.

Originally, everything was going smoothly, but suddenly there were complications, and the West side unilaterally suspended cooperation and made contact with Japan, Australia, Brazil, and other countries.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs took urgent action and learned through relevant channels that the Government of Western Sadamoa was in contact with a certain Japanese chaebol to discuss the matter of investing in iron ore as a shareholder.

Japan due to the small territory, has always been keen on overseas investment, especially in terms of resources, as far as iron ore is concerned, the three major mines have a considerable proportion of Japanese investment in it, so Japan does not care about the rising price of iron ore, for them, it is nothing more than the money in the left hand to move to the right hand, but for China it is completely different, the momentum of rapid growth of domestic infrastructure is not reduced, the urgent demand for iron ore can not be reduced, it has to be controlled by others, and give away the hard-earned money, Moreover, the degree of national construction must also be constrained by this, and it is simply like a fish in the throat.

The ambassador to the neighboring countries of Western Sadamoa went to West Sadamoa to make contacts to test whether the government of the western country has a tendency to lean toward other countries, but the results of the test have made the situation even more confusing; the authorities of the western country have always adhered to the tradition of friendship with China, and he has even studied in China, and he is an out-and-out China expert, and his Chinese is even more proficient than the translator brought by the ambassador, but with a slight accent from the Huaijiang River valley of the Central Plains.

After friendly talks, the Cabinet of Western Sadamoa approved the request of the Chinese Foreign Ministry to set up an embassy in San Juan, and implemented visa-on-arrival visas for China, and said that all investment and assistance were welcomed, and the friendship between the people of Western Sadamoa and the Chinese people will last forever.

However, when talking about the investment in Wood Iron Mine, Martin talked about him left and right, saying that this project is the lifeblood of the country's economy, and it needs to be seriously considered, and it needs to be reviewed and approved by a special committee of the parliament.

Mr. Ambassador, accompanied by the Prime Minister, presented a flower basket to the sculpture group at the intersection of the center of San Juan, and said that in that tragic massacre there were many heroes who could sing and cry, including a Chinese medical team, and it was with their help that thousands of refugees hiding in the San Juan Hotel survived, and the people of Western Sadamoa will always remember these heroic deeds.

At the crossroads, there is a group of newly completed granite sculptures, a man with an Asian shotgun on his back holding a torch symbolizing freedom, followed by a group of men, women and children with complex expressions, some Asians, but more local blacks, some are helpless, some are terrified, but more are a generous expression to death, the sculpture group is obviously from the world's top masters, the style is strong, full of power and indescribable tragic atmosphere.

The ambassador had done his homework in advance and knew that the story of this sculpture came from the story of a Chinese medical team protecting thousands of Caye refugees during the San Juan genocide, and he pointed to the Asian man holding the torch with emotion: "We are deeply moved by the deeds of Comrade Mak Jiaxuan, and this sculpture also symbolizes that the friendship between the Chinese and Spanish people has been tested by blood and fire, and let us bow to the heroes who have died." ”

Saying that, he led the attaché to bow three times to the sculpture, the atmosphere was solemn, Martin Xiang was even more excited for a long time without saying a word, and waited for Mr. Ambassador to send the flower basket, before coughing twice and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ambassador, I think there is some misunderstanding here, maybe the topic of transliteration is not known, you know, my Chinese is not very good, I don't know if your country is transliterated as maijiaxuan for 1iuziguang?" ”

Mr. Ambassador's face suddenly became extremely embarrassed, and he secretly scolded in his heart that the person who provided him with information was not cautious at all, and got the names of the people wrong, this diplomatic oolong can be a shame, but fortunately, Martin didn't seem to mind and didn't mention it anymore.

That night, after the banquet, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Western Sadamoa presented the ambassador with some audio-visual materials and picture albums about the massacre at that time.

After receiving the letter, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately convened a meeting, and it is said that the minister severely reprimanded the relevant personnel, saying that what is used for domestic propaganda can be used internationally, and the participants conducted a profound review of the problems that have arisen in the work of information sharing to ensure that similar mistakes will not occur again.

After analysis and discussion, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted a report to the leading group, which naturally did not mention this small oolong, but said that on the whole, the attitude of the western side is still friendly and positive, and the twists and turns in the Wood iron ore project are just a bargaining chip for the other side to raise the asking price.

The report was handed to the National Iron Ore Resources Leading Group, which was well received, and the relevant leaders instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to continue to follow up, and other units worked closely together to solve the embarrassment of China's iron ore imports.

The document soon arrived at Director Tan, he looked through it, was slightly surprised, and first called the personnel of the relevant departments under his control: "Shangguan Jin, I am Tan Zhihai, stop the secret search for Liu Ziguang and withdraw all the field agents." ”

"Yes." Shangguan Jin on the other side of the phone, that is, Wang Qian, let out a sigh of relief, it is not easy to search for a former employee of Yongchang Company, he used all the technical equipment and human resources that he could access, and the other party was like a steamed world, which made her feel tremendous pressure, and the order from above to revoke the previous order made her feel the pressure plummet.

Then Director Tan called Ma Fengfeng again: "Do you have any news over there?" ”

"I've already let go out, the black and white buddies are looking for him, as long as he is still in Beijing, sooner or later will be the dish on my plate, Uncle Tan, you can rest assured." Ma Fengfeng still had a cocky face, which made Director Tan slightly displeased: "Okay, don't look for it, he will come out by himself." ”

"Oh, I see."

Previously, Ma Fengfeng greeted the Public Security Bureau through his connections, and let his friends from the Public Security Corps and the Criminal Investigation Corps keep an eye on him, and he hired several experienced private detectives to investigate Liu Ziguang's whereabouts.

Friends on the underworld have also said hello, Beijing Sijiu City mixed good big brother, are Ma Fengfeng's iron buddies, Fengzi in a word, they all help each other, Liu Ziguang's photos are tens of thousands of A4 paper, these people are more efficient than the police, don't look at the capital is so big, in fact, there are not many places, the registration system of the hotel and the police are joint hotels, Internet cafes, bathhouses and other places, but also all over the eyeliner, as long as Liu Ziguang appears, he will definitely not be able to run.

But after looking for two days, there was no shadow at all, Ma Fengfeng's breath became bigger and bigger, although Director Tan said hello, he did not withdraw his words.

Director Tan didn't know Ma Fengfeng's thoughts, he asked people to send Liu Ziguang's files over, but was told that after the dissolution of Yongchang Company, all the files were sealed and kept highly confidential, and no one was allowed to access them without the authorization of relevant leaders.

So Director Tan made another call: "Minister Chi, do you have the authority to access the secret files of Yongchang Company?" ”

Minister Chi had a golden star shining on his shoulder, and replied unhurriedly: "Yongchang is a confidential unit under the General Assembly, and the level of secrecy is very high, and I have no right to call it, only the level above the assistant director has this authority." ”