Chapter 540: Iraq Running Out of Ammunition and Food
In the simple reception room, Obeidi was invited in by the staff, a cup of tea, a wooden sofa carved with dragons and phoenixes, and next to it was a neat bookshelf, on which neat books were placed, with obvious traces of frequent turning.
The reception room is not very large, more than 60 square meters, bookshelves and sofas combined, and the remaining space is not very spacious.
There are no luxurious decorations, no celebrity calligraphy and paintings, no precious antique relics, and it looks similar to ordinary people's study.
Obeidi who came in was a little surprised, in his opinion, the future technology group is so rich, it must be very luxurious, but in this reception room, there is nothing that can match the prestige.
Even compared to the decoration of the shopping mall below and the floors of various ethnic groups in the world, it is several grades worse.
He didn't know if this was Cai Ruichen's private meeting room or the private meeting room of Future Technology Group, but it gave him the feeling that it was very incommensurate.
This is completely unworthy of Cai Ruichen and the identity of Future Technology Group.
However, what he didn't know was that every book in it could make scientists all over the world crazy, and the wood of the sofa he sat on was also an out-of-print mahogany, which could always exude a fragrance.
The bookshelves are not simple, they are all made of good rosewood, and they all have a long history, all of which are masterpieces left over from ancient times to the present day.
He is purely a cow chewing peonies, and he can't see the value of this place at all, and he doesn't even have such an appreciative eye at all.
As for those luxurious decorations, Cai Ruichen doesn't bother to engage in those nouveau riche outfits, he likes simplicity and style. It's not like I'm wearing gold and silver all over my body. I'm afraid that others won't know that they have money.
And here. It is indeed Cai Ruichen's private reception room to the outside world, if it weren't for Cai Ruichen wanting to see him, he would not be able to come in for the rest of his life.
Cai Ruichen didn't let Obeidi wait for a long time, a cup of tea was still steaming, and he walked in.
Followed by Chizuru, the secretary who has officially taken office.
When Obeidi saw Chizuru, the beauty that was not disguised at all made his eyes reluctant to leave even for a moment.
He didn't even look at Cai Ruichen. It's as if the whole world is all left with Chizuru alone, and there is nothing else.
Chizuru caught Obeidi's gaze, and the temperature around him seemed to freeze in an instant.
In the headquarters of Future Technology Group, there are advanced temperature control devices and perfect air purification systems, in such an environment, it is only possible to change the temperature if unexpected situations occur.
Cai Ruichen didn't feel anything yet, and Obeidi suddenly felt like he was about to be frozen. The head also woke up from Chizuru's beautiful face.
The women of the Middle East are notoriously beautiful. Obeidi can be regarded as having read countless beauties, but he swears that he has never seen such a perfect woman in his life.
After he came to his senses, he saw Cai Ruichen who was already sitting in front of him, and coughed at him, as soon as he thought of his identity and intention, he immediately sat up straight, and forcibly refused to look at Qianhe, he was afraid that he would be lost again.
"Mr. Obeidi, what are you doing here today?" Cai Ruichen asked calmly.
In fact, for Al-Obeidi's arrival, Aziz, who was far away in Baghdad, had already sent him the news that the Iraqi government had run out of money.
There is no money to pay for the electricity bills of Future Technology Group, and the international oil price has now fallen to $30 per barrel, which is a complete price for all oil-producing countries in the world.
The price of crude oil has dropped to $30 a barrel, and many crude oil exporters are barely enough for the cost.
Especially in war-torn Iraq, the cost of Iraq's oil exports has always been higher than $30 per barrel, and the most important thing is that Iraq can only get part of the money for oil exports, and the other part goes to those elders or tribes, and the United States has a piece of the pie.
Tragically, the Iraqi government also has to pay for all the costs of oil extraction, transportation to the port, transportation or pipeline maintenance, and the Iraqi government is also responsible for the costs.
The Iraqi government's monthly revenues have fallen to an all-time low, and the government has little money left to keep afloat.
At present, the United States is also facing huge economic pressure at home because of oil prices, and it is not easy to help Iraq.
Militarily, the United States can still support Iraq, but the Americans are not philanthropists for the financial operation of this kind of domestic demand, so it is naturally impossible to help the Iraqi government.
At present, the Iraqi government has almost reached the point where it has run out of ammunition and food, and its financial revenue can only barely maintain the basic living security of its citizens under its rule.
But once all the income is used to maintain basic living security, the Iraqi government simply does not have the money to pay for the army for this month.
At present, in order to maintain the basic livelihood security in the country, the Ministry of Finance of the Iraqi Government has decided to use this money to maintain the basic livelihood security.
So it's the turn of the Minister of Defense to have a headache, because the government needs the support of the people, but the army also needs to be supported, and the soldiers can be in arrears for a month's salary, but they can't be in arrears forever, otherwise the soldiers mutiny, and then the matter will be even worse.
The expenditure of soldiers' salaries is a guarantee for maintaining the stability of the country, and now even the soldiers are almost unable to eat, so what else is there to say.
A country's government cannot lack rigid expenditure, otherwise what is it called rigid expenditure, rigidity is not bent at all, and there is no discount to say.
"It's not a secret, I came here this time, just hoping that the future technology group can help the government army, the country's financial revenue, this month has fallen into a huge crisis, this oil war has been inconclusive, so ......" Obeidi said this, he couldn't say it anymore, came here to ask Cai Ruichen, he had never thought about it before, lowered his head, and looked helpless.
"Let me help the Iraqi government raise the army?" Cai Ruichen said with some mockery: "Then this army is mine, or is it the government?" ”
"What Dr. Cai misunderstood is not gratuitous, we are willing to borrow from Future Technology Group, as long as oil prices rise, we will repay the loan and interest as soon as possible." When Obeidi heard this, he hurriedly said.
It's hard to borrow money, and even more so for a country.
Cai Ruichen shook his head and did not agree directly, but asked curiously: "With the combat effectiveness of the government army, I really can't figure it out, is it necessary to raise such an army?" (To be continued.) )