It's so funny, in international politics you can always trust yourself and you never know when a friend will stab him in the back. When Nasser had a round of conversations with the U.S. ambassador, he understood once and www.biquge.info better understand what mercenary means.

How so? The United States verbally said that the friendship between the two countries would not ignore Egypt's Israeli aggression, but in fact it implied to him that it would be difficult for the American Senate to agree to greater aid to Egypt without sufficient political benefits. This is actually Chiguoguo's request for Nasser to let the meat be cut.

When Nasser walked out of the U.S. Embassy, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He knew that Americans might be very difficult, but he didn't expect Americans to be so greedy. According to the U.S. ambassador, the U.S. wants to expand the Suez Canal in order to increase the canal's capacity, so the shareholders of the Suez Canal need to invest more.

Sounds good, but wouldn't it be nice to increase the capacity of the Suez Canal? But it's not that simple, because not all good things have to be done right away. Yes, some comrades may not understand that good deeds should be done immediately, why not? Whether it is a person or a country, the energy or ability is limited, no matter what you do, you must have an overall plan, do what you do first and then what you do, and do what you can.

As a simple example, is manned space engineering a good thing? Of course, it is an important good thing in the long run, but from the perspective of the Great Celestial Empire in later generations, is there a lot of investment in this area? In fact, it's really not big, and it's a drop in the bucket compared to Britain and the United States during the Cold War. Why not catch up with the United States and the United States? The reason is also very simple, this thing has a good future, but the efficiency-to-cost ratio between investment and income in the near future is really ugly.

The expansion of the Suez Canal also belongs to this kind of situation, for the time being, the capacity of the Suez Canal in the past ten or twenty years can meet the demand, although the expansion is beneficial to the long-term, but the short-term is equivalent to waste. For Egypt, these precious funds can be invested in other more important areas, whether it is people's livelihood or armaments, Egypt needs to spend too much.

And the Americans also showed a clear meaning, the investment in this expansion is quite large, and it is definitely not a small amount of money. Can Egypt get this money? To put it mildly, not to mention Egypt, even Britain, the other major shareholder of the Suez Canal Company, cannot come up with this money, and the only people who have the funds to invest are the Americans with deep pockets.

And we must also think about it, why the Americans chose to expand the Suez Canal at this time, is it because they are really dissatisfied with the current capacity of the Suez Canal? To put it mildly, the capacity of the Suez Canal has little impact on the United States, most of the merchant ships passing through this canal are going to Europe, and the United States is still the largest oil producer and oil exporter at this time, and they are all selling oil, and there is no need to ship it back at all, and there is not much demand for the capacity of the Suez Canal. On the contrary, the countries of Western Europe value this important passage more and rely more on the canal.

So is the United States a living Lei Feng, helping Western European countries out of its own pocket? Do you want to be so naïve, when have Americans ever been so kind?

So it is obvious that the Americans proposed to expand the Suez Canal at this time with absolutely uneasy intentions, in fact, it is a means to try to gain control of the canal. Expansion costs money, and Britain and Egypt can't afford it, if only the United States pays for it, then there is a problem later, how to adjust the equity?

You can't afford to give money for nothing and not have power, right? According to the general business practice, after the additional investment, the equity must be adjusted, and the more money will naturally occupy a little more shares, and the shares that do not contribute or the less money will be diluted. And now the Americans are playing this hand, which is called an open robbery!

For Egypt, the choice was simple, and if they agreed, they would have to dilute their shares, which Nasser would never want to see unless he could come up with the money. But we all know that Egypt has no money, and either he will find a way to get money, or he can only choose to refuse.

Think about it deeply, can Egypt reject the US proposal now? It is clear that if Egypt does not agree, then the Americans will follow Israel to beat Egypt well, and it is normal to see death and not save it.

However, Nasser was really unwilling to agree to this kind of coercion, and the recovery of the Suez Canal was an important capital for him to come to power, precisely because he was able to recover a large part of the shares, satisfied the national pride of the Egyptian people, and got back real money to increase the income of Egyptian politics and the military, which stabilized his position. Once the equity is diluted, this capital is injected with water, and what will be triggered, you can guess with your ass.

So Nasser had to be cautious, because the choices before him were all terrible, and each one was worse than the other. It's normal for Nasser's natural expression to be unsightly.

"I'm afraid we'll have to say yes." Sadat also gritted his teeth a bit. He can also see that the Americans are plundering Chiguoguo, that is, they are sure that Egypt has no way to resist, this is taking advantage of the danger of others!

However, Sadat also knew very well that Egypt now has no better choice but to accept the exploitation of the United States. However, he also said hatefully: "My friend, we will repay the setbacks and insults we have suffered this time in the future, but now we can only endure and secretly gather strength!" ”

Nasser did not immediately make up his mind, and he had to consider such a major matter carefully, but from his statement, it seems that he also agreed with Sadat's suggestion - forbearance!

If nothing else, this time the conflict between Egypt and Israel is likely to be cheaper for the Americans. But things are not so simple, how can Li Xiaofeng's high concern make Americans eat alone?

Not long after the American ambassador made the American attitude known, Yevgeny approached Sadat, who brought good news to the Egyptians.

"My friend, I heard you're in trouble?"

Self-government. After the success, Sadat's horizons have broadened a lot, especially the channels for obtaining information. It was not difficult for him to figure out how much water Yevgeny had as a German journalist, and it was clear that the real object of this journalist's service was the Soviet KGB, and this was a Soviet agent.

Therefore, during this period of time, Sadat deliberately or unintentionally distanced himself from Yevgeny and did not make too close contacts, so as not to attract criticism and set himself on fire.

Some comrades may find it strange that Yevgeny has done too much espionage work, and his identity has been exposed so quickly, and he is not hidden at all, nor is he thrilling, and he must give a bad review.

In fact, intelligence workers are not as mysterious as you think, and their work is not as mysterious as the secret joints played in spy movies, most of the intelligence workers' identities are not so hidden, and a considerable part of their activities are public, for example, the guys with titles such as the title of counselor secretary in the embassies of various countries are actually open intelligence workers, and they can do a lot of things with the convenience of diplomatic immunity.

Evgeny is similar to the work of this type of intelligence officer, the meaning of his existence is to openly collect intelligence, openly contact foreign dignitaries, and do some private communication work. This type of intelligence officer is a high-end intelligence officer, whose identity does not need to be kept secret, and sometimes their official background allows them to do a lot of work that is not carried out publicly, such as secretly communicating with the country's diplomatic personnel. This kind of channel is quite important, after all, compromise and political transactions between countries are the mainstream, and there are still few times when you really tear your face PK.

Yevgeny's job was to maintain communication with Sadat, because Li Xiaofeng, who was well versed in history, was well aware of Sadat's historical position in Egypt, and objectively speaking, his political level was much higher than that of Nasser. Therefore, it is very important to maintain a channel of communication with such a strong person.

Of course, Sadat also couldn't understand what Yevgeny was doing all of a sudden, was he here to persuade him to surrender?

Of course, Yevgeny was not here to persuade him to surrender, because there was no such thing as surrender in this between Egypt and Israel. Because of the existence of the United States and the Soviet Union, it is impossible for these two countries to allow either Egypt and Israel to fall, and there is no war of annihilation after World War II, and the cost and pressure of destroying and annexing enemy countries is too great. Therefore, as long as there are no particularly major changes in the international pattern, they can only coexist in hostility forever.

Getting back to business, Yevgeny asked: "As I understand it, it seems that the US government is interested in expanding the Suez Canal?" ”

Sadat was a little surprised by the news, because the matter was too critical and sensitive for Egypt, so he simply blocked the news, and only a very small number of people knew about it. Although Sadat did not think that Egypt's intelligence organs were very strong, he still believed that secrecy, especially the secrecy of this top-secret information, should still be relatively in place, and it would never be leaked in the short term. But how long has it been now? The Soviets came to the door when they heard the news, and this Nima's secrecy work is simply a sieve!

Although there was some anger in his heart, Sadat was silent on the surface, after all, he was not sure whether the news had been completely leaked, or whether the Soviet Union had only smelled a little smell and came to test it, and no matter what, his side should not leak.

So he asked with a little surprise: "How did I not know that there was such a thing?" Where did you get the gossip? ”

Yevgeny is not a rookie in the intelligence community anymore, he has been exposed to it for so long, and he is also clear about the routines in it, and he does not need to entangle with Sadat at all, which directly shows that the luck of breaking Sadatat is much stronger.

"The amount of investment estimated by the U.S. government cannot be taken out by your country according to the proportion of shares, so I am willing to make a proposal to your country on behalf of the Soviet government!"

Sadat's brows were furrowed, because Yevgeny's attitude was too resolute, and it didn't seem like he was here to test the intelligence at all, but the Soviet Union knew very well the authenticity of the information, and it really came to do business. And he was also more curious, what exactly did the Soviets want to buy?

"Our government is ready to help your country with financing, on the condition that you sell a part of the Suez Canal......

Before Yevgeny could finish speaking, Sadat categorically interrupted: "This is impossible! We will not cooperate with the enemies who support Israel, let alone cede the decentralization of the Suez Canal to Israeli partners! ”

Yevgeny smiled: "Everything is possible, because this problem is very difficult for your country, and you cannot come up with such a huge amount of money." And our country ......"

Sadat was a little impatient: "I said, we will not cooperate with Israel's friends, if your country is really interested in the Suez Canal, please break off relations with Israel first!" ”

Sadat's attitude was very resolute, although he knew that it was impossible to break off relations between the Soviet Union and Israel, but it did not prevent him from trying, what if the Russians were brain-dead?

Yevgeny, of course, was not brain-dead, and even if it was not his turn to make decisions about the cause of the brain-dead Soviet Union, he was only a negotiator, and he only needed to accurately express the will of the Soviet government.

"My friend, I'd better ask you to listen to me first, if after I finish speaking, you are not interested, then you can just kick me out, and I will not harass you again in the future, is that okay?"

Sadaji nodded, he was now also interested in seeing what Yevgeny was trying to say.

"Your country needs a large amount of money to retain its sovereignty, and we can lend it to you, and of course, we can understand your criticisms of our relations with Israel, which will put great political pressure on your country. But there is no way to avoid this pressure, our government will not directly come forward to buy the Suez Canal shares, the capital to your country and receive shares is the Finnish Industries Group, a private enterprise that has extensive business in Finland and the United States, and has no direct relationship with the Soviet government, which will avoid a lot of political disputes, right? ”

Sadat was a little stunned, he didn't expect the Soviets to play like this, although this is a bit of a cover-up, but having this fig leaf is completely different from not having it. If you don't, you don't have to talk about it, and if you do, you can continue to sit down and talk.

However, this does not mean that it is easy to talk, because the differences between the two sides are still huge, and neither Sadat nor Nasser will agree to sell their shares to the Soviet Union or the Soviet Union's civilian spokesperson, and if this issue is not resolved, there is no need to talk about it at all! (To be continued.) )