As the plane from Russia to Sakhalin Oblast prepares for landing, Yanayev sits in his seat, with a stack of documents on his lap, all detailing the Sakhalin oil fields, including the economic development of the oil city of Okha in recent years. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info has taken care of the Kremlin's procrastinating conservatives, and Yanayev finally has a chance to set his sights on the last feat he needs to accomplish.

Harnessing the abundance of natural gas to create a prosperous Far East.

The Sakhalin-3 project was launched last year, including an oil exploration program. This time, Yanayev did not go to the Kuril Islands to declare sovereignty, but for the next oil cooperation project. Of course, by far the most powerful and most suitable as a financier is the Japanese, who are separated from Hazarin. Moreover, a treaty on the South Kuril Islands has already been signed to shelve disputes, and there is no need for him to fall out of power with the moderate Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on this issue.

Moreover, as far as Japan is concerned, a series of energy conglomerates have long been eyeing the oil development project in Sakhalin Oblast, and since the news was released half a year ago, the flies that have been looking for it, the general trading companies of all stripes, have quietly prepared to extend their tentacles here. Before, it was just that the detection work was about to be completed, and everyone was still waiting and watching. But the immediate release of the results and the political support behind the Soviet leadership made it natural for businessmen to flock to the business, driven by profit.

As early as 1958, Japan acquired the rights to develop the offshore oil field in Saudi Arabia's Haifji and embarked on a journey to build an overseas energy map. It has successively established dozens of mining bases in the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and other places, covering the whole world.

Unlike the U.S. and Western Europe, Japan's oil business is often developed by general trading companies such as Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corporation. Although Japan's own natural gas resources are lacking and not as strong as the Soviet Union, relying on these key industries, Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corporation, together with other general trading companies such as Sumitomo, Itochu and Marubeni, have always been in the top 10 of the world's top 500 companies by relying on these key industries, and their status cannot be shaken at all. In this way, Yanayev found a breakthrough for the Japanese, and the thirst for oil and energy forever drove this group of people to conquer everywhere.

The plane landed smoothly on the ground, and Yanayev came back to his senses from his deep thought. He saw that the edges of the white wings were already green grass. Winter in Sakhalin has passed, and it is the season of warming.

Ryzhkov picked up the white paper scattered at his feet, placed it on his seat, and said, "It's all ready, can you start working?" ”

Yanayev nodded, "Almost." As we have already seen, the Sakhalin-3 project, like the previous oil pipeline transportation plan, can be roughly divided into two categories: state-owned oil companies and oil companies under general trading companies. State-owned oil companies (NOCs) are one of the most important new forces in Japan's overseas market to compete for resources, such as the Japan International Oil Corporation and the Imperial Oil Company, which undertake the task of national strategic petroleum reserves and support the oil reserve business of private enterprises. Mitsubishi Petroleum Corporation, Idemitsu Kosan, and Mitsui Petroleum, which are subsidiaries of general trading companies, are another more powerful force, which is a leader in the Japanese energy market, and is also an absolutely market-oriented and commercial company. If I'm not mistaken, Japan will choose to take a two-pronged approach this time, using international oil companies and private trading companies to complete its control of Sakhalin. And according to the ambitions and throughput of the Japanese, Sakhalin is a sure thing. ”

Yanayev vaguely remembered what he had read a long time ago in the book "The Mitsui Empire in Action", in which he described a general trading company like Mitsui & Co. as an investment amplifier, and even a direct investment of $100 million can often lead to a billion dollars of investment in its consortium-affiliated enterprises. Due to its huge ability to coordinate and drive industries, general trading companies have been named industry organizers and have played an extremely successful role in the energy development industry.

He sighed, the Japanese were simply predatory demons in this regard.

The Nippon Foundation is an energy market strategy centered on a general trading company. First of all, the oil and gas engineering project itself is a cross-industry comprehensive project, including petrochemical, construction, steel products, complete sets of equipment and trade and other specialties, so it is difficult for any enterprise to contract construction alone, so the joint participation of related industries and enterprises is the best combination model. Secondly, the joint participation model of enterprises is easy to exert comprehensive economic benefits, and the integration of experts in related professional engineering into a whole can reduce production costs and save expenses. Third, the enterprise alliance mechanism will lead different industries in the country to expand the export of products, equipment, and technology. There are no loopholes.

After listening to the general secretary's exposition, Ryzhkov replied, "The weight of Sakhalin cannot be swallowed by Japan, and although their strength and funds are equally abundant, I think the general secretary will not have only one investment object, right?" ”

In order to compete with international oil oligarchs such as ExxonMobil, Royal Shell, and BP, Japan has gradually integrated its domestic oil companies to concentrate its advantages. From next year, Japan's oil companies will join forces to become more competitive and terrifying monsters.

Yanayev glanced at the corners of his mouth, pointed to the left of Japan on the map, and said, "There is another customer here, of course, not only Japan." Don't put all your eggs in one basket, that's always been my way of doing things. Don't underestimate their future explosion of productivity, which will allow us to make a fortune on oil revenues. ”

As for the discussion of the productive forces and the relations of production, it is not within Yanayev's consideration. Compared with emphasizing reform and development and emphasizing the productive forces, Yanayev is developing with the equal importance of the productive forces and the relations of production, and does not wait until the Soviet Union becomes rich after the reform and innovation, and a group of people directly become the elite class. This can be said to be taboo in the eyes of the general secretary, and the most ironic point is that the minimum program of the party's founding was to guarantee the workers an eight-hour working system, but in the end it was not even guaranteed eight hours. The most important thing is that the national conditions of the Soviet Union are completely different, they are already developed socialism, they only need to maintain stable economic growth, and they do not need to catch up with other countries, but seek progress while maintaining stability.

"But after all this is done today, it is time for Surkov to put the Soviet Propaganda Department up and running, and to promote the Far East development project as a future mission. Use the abundant oil resources to drive the development of local industries, and don't waste this source of cold. ”

Accompanied by the secretary of the Sakhalin region, Chepzhakov, Yanayev visited Oja and looked at the thriving streets and buildings that were lined with buildings, and he was glad that he had prevented the 1991 change, otherwise the Far Eastern island, which had been growing since the sixties, would have seen a terrible wave of population decline.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the living standards of the population were sharply reduced, the domestic situation was unstable, and the conditions for medical care and other social security were not as good as before, which seriously affected the demographic situation of Russia as a whole, especially in the Far East. The fertility rate of women in Russia, including in the Far East, is declining, and more and more families are reluctant to have children due to excessive burdens and other reasons.

On the other hand, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the process of mass migration from Russia and Europe to the Far East ended. By 1999, only 19 per cent of the number of people who had moved from Europe and Russia to the Far East was 19 per cent of what it had been in 1986, while a large number of people had returned at the same time, and life expectancy in Russia, including the Far East, had been declining for nearly a decade.

Although there has been a slight recovery in population migration in recent years, it is still a step away from before.

However, Chepzhakov expressed concern about Yanayev's plan: "General Secretary Yanayev, although the exploration program of the Sakhalin-3 project has been carried out in this area according to your previous proposal, we simply cannot afford such a heavy pre-development cost without a strong investor...... The Sakhalin region has some financial difficulties. ”

Chepzakov couldn't understand why this was originally the internal business of the Soviet oil company, and why it was placed under the care of the local government. He didn't understand, but he didn't dare to disobey the Central Committee, and it was only when Yanayev suddenly visited Sakhalin Oblast that he dared to stand in front of the general secretary and throw out his questions.

Yanayev smiled, he did something very "unfair", and even Pavlov, when he heard about his decision, thought that this request was a bit difficult for a strong man.

"There is a reason why the Sakhalin-3 project is planned to be paid by the local government, and besides, we don't know what your revenue situation is? The Sakhalin region may have to pay half of its annual tax revenues to be able to exploit oil projects. But the worse your situation is, the more it will attract the attention of another country. ”

"Huh?"

Chepzakov has not yet figured out what General Secretary Yanayev is going to say.

"Another country?"

"Yes, their trading companies, their government will help you with all the preparations for mining, of course we have to pay a certain amount of resources, but on the whole the income is still far greater than the expenditure, they will help us, the capitalists are willing to risk hanging on the gallows in the face of 300% profits, how can these people let go of this opportunity. In a month at the latest, those people should come and negotiate with us. ”

The purpose of crying poor is to make the energy oligarchs think it is profitable, but in fact, Yanayev has other killer tricks hidden behind his back.

A series of interlocking schemes can lure those daring fish and shrimp into the city,

"Doing business with one country is doing business, and doing business with another country is the same. The more customers we bring in, the more diverse our options become. I don't think we need to teach this kind of thing, right? ”

Leaving a confused Chepzakov, Yanayev turned around and walked to the coast. He looked at the blue sea and the fishing boats in the distance, half-squinting to feel the breath of the sea breeze.

In this direction, a few dozen nautical miles past a few dozen nautical miles is where the Hazarin-3 oil field is located, and the drilling platform has not yet been developed, only the probe ship shuttles back and forth in the sea area.

Chepuzhakov stood behind the general secretary, feeling oppressed. Although this man does not say anything on the surface, he controls the whole course of events. Every step he took was not a whim, but a forethought. He also heard rumors about Moscow, and it is said that General Secretary Yanayev made the then mayor and the successor of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs lose his head in just a few words, and the old marshal of the Red Army, whose prestige was unsurpassed, directly resigned.

Thinking of this, he had a chill down his spine, and he had better do what the other party said, otherwise the next unlucky person may be himself.

The tall back image was a huge rock standing still, and Yanayev did not look back, but spoke directly.

"At that time, the Soviet Propaganda Department will spare no effort to publicize the Sakhalin oil field project, you should cooperate well, as long as you 'cry poor' in the local newspapers, there will naturally be those guys who see money and are deceived. When the time comes, remember to appease these people well, and whether Sakhalin can get out of the wave of economic recession depends on the performance of this group of people. ”

Yanayev took a deep breath of the cold sea breeze, which cleared his somewhat dazed head a little.

That's all he can do, use oil resources to stage an empty glove white wolf, I don't know if this group of people who have poured alcohol into their brains will be able to win the big orders of Mitsubishi and Mitsui.

The next thing was man-made, and suddenly as if he remembered something, Yanayev added.

"One more thing, if you guys mess up the Sakhalin-3 project. I don't think I need to say much about Luzhkov's fate, right? ”

The moment Yanayev turned his head, Chepzakov was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head. He didn't dare to comment on the eyes that were colder than the frozen soil of the Arctic Circle. The careful thinking of the blackmail business group that originally surged up in his heart also disappeared in an instant.

Yanayev knew what these greedy Slavs were thinking, otherwise the merchants would not have secretly cursed when they went to Russia to do business. However, if they dare to make some small moves behind their backs on these projects related to the development of the Far East, from the first secretary of the Moscow region to the secretary of the city level, they will all go to the coal mines of Siberia to dig coal.

"It's not that Moscow is helping you in this matter, but that you have to help Moscow do it well, and if you don't do it well, hehe. The mayor of Moscow committed suicide in his office. ”

"I don't want a scene of mass suicide in Sakhalin." (To be continued.) )