Chapter 177: Oil Wars
"Mr. Ivanovich, welcome!"
As the Special Counsel walked briskly down the gangway, the man who looked to be fifty years old, with slightly dark skin and a turban on his head, walked briskly forward and stretched out his hands.
"Hello, Mr. Saho."
The last two men shook hands at the bottom of the gangway, the Soviet special adviser named Ivanovich greeted him with a smile on his face, and the Indian Saho said with a smile:
"It's a pleasure to meet you, and I think you must have brought good news this time."
"Here, please, let's sit down and talk about it."
Then a group of people left the airport apron by car, came to an office building, sat down in the conference room, drank a simple round of tea and exchanged a few words, and after a few words, Saho, who was wearing a headscarf, asked with a smile:
"Mr. Ivanovich, I think you came this time because of the T-72A tanks we exchanged before, right?"
"Or maybe it's because we wanted to buy an aircraft carrier?"
In normal history, India purchased the first initial model of T-72 tanks from the Soviet Union in 78, and after simple use, it was very satisfied with this product, so it introduced a full set of T-72 tank assembly lines from the Soviet Union to assemble T-72 tanks by itself, of course, most of the parts still have to be imported, but they can be assembled in China, and it seems that they have been made domestically.
But with the passage of four or five years, the situation has changed again, and the T-72, which has been born for many years, has been upgraded and remodeled, such as the use of composite armor, such as the use of laser rangefinders, which has caused India to be very envious, so they want to continue to purchase this new T-72A model, which has been applied for before, and the Soviet side seems to be still entangled and has not given an accurate answer.
In addition, this kind of interaction between India and the Soviet Union has also made the United States feel like a man.
After all, India is indeed a country with a "huge land area", and there is nothing wrong with calling it a "large country", or a "big country" for short, and the eyebrows of the Soviet Union and India are essentially a kind of Soviet geopolitical expansion strategy, so in this case, the United States has to find a way to win over India and resist the expansion from the Soviet Union, and on the other hand, it will win over Pakistan next door in an attempt to form a confrontational situation.
In fact, this kind of pulling activity has been going on continuously throughout the 60s and 70s, and it is precisely because of this co-opted position that India has gained tremendous benefits from left and right, so it is sometimes not recognized that India is a country with superior people.
However, they have another disadvantage, which is that they are particularly prone to inflation.
So there was a conflict before, and finally it was taught a lesson, and it was from that time on, in line with the principle that the enemy of the enemy is the friend, Pakistan became a very important country.
Now, India has once again accumulated strength, in their opinion, as a sign of a great power, that is, it must have aircraft carriers, but aircraft carriers are very difficult to manufacture, and they do not have the ability to manufacture them, so they are ready to buy them according to the consistent strategy!
Since the early eighties, India has been in contact with a number of countries that have aircraft carriers and have the ability to build aircraft carriers, but in fact there are few countries, nothing more than the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France, etc., but they have all been refused.
And this refusal did not dispel this idea from India, but became more and more eager, because in addition to being a face-saving project, aircraft carriers do have a very important strategic value, that is, to contain Pakistan!
As you can see from the map, Pakistan is India on the left, Iran and Afghanistan on the right, and the southern part of the center is their outlet to the sea, and the whole and India share a coastline, so if India wants to control this old rival, the best way is to contain their coastline, after losing the coastline, the country is tightly clamped on land!
So, India, from the eighties, was very eager for aircraft carriers.
In normal history, their first aircraft carrier was purchased from the United Kingdom, called the Athletic God, which cost 63 million pounds, and was modified by the United Kingdom, and the name was changed to the indigenous Verat in 86 years, at this point in time, to be honest, they who have aircraft carriers are really very good, once Wang Ye heard the news, he couldn't help but be very envious, after all, it was an aircraft carrier! Aircraft carrier! The crown of naval might!
At this moment.
Under the gaze of many Indians in the conference room, Ivanovich nodded slightly and said:
"It's related to those two things, but it's mostly a different issue."
Hearing Ivanovich say this, a wonderful expression appeared on the faces of everyone present, they now have a great desire for T-72A tanks and aircraft carriers, because as long as they have these two weapons, they can suppress Pakistan in the west on land, and they can also face their northern neighbors more aggressively, even shamelessly, so how can they suppress the excitement in their hearts?
"Mr. Ivanovich, please speak!"
Then, Saho, wearing a turban, tried to restrain the excitement in his heart, and Ivanovich put away the last smile on his face, glanced coldly at all the Indians present, and then coughed lightly and said:
"This time, I am here as a special envoy plenipotentiary, and I hope to consult and communicate with you."
"We hope that this winter, you will be able to launch an operation called the 'Winter War' against your neighbors to the west, and the scale of this operation will be small to large, and drag your neighbors into the quagmire of war step by step, dragging them to death!"
"As long as you are willing to cooperate with the operation, we can provide you with all the technology and production parts of the T-72A, as well as a large amount of other weapons and equipment support, only at cost price, delivered in US dollars, and even support your large quantities of ammunition and light weapons for free."
"What's more, as long as the final progress is good, we can sell you an aircraft carrier, and we can even provide you with modifications to facilitate the take-off and landing of Yak-38 carrier-based fighters and many other fighters."
Ivanovic's voice echoed in the conference room, and everyone present was stunned, they never expected that Ivanovich would come with such an order and propose this plan!
Although there has been some friction between the two sides in the border areas over the years, it has been almost a decade and there has really been no large-scale conflict.
"Mr. Ivanovich, this request of yours is too abrupt."
"We may need some time to negotiate."
"Maybe you can stay here for ten days! Within a week, we will definitely give you a satisfactory answer! ”
Finally, Saho, who was wearing a turban, said this, and Ivanovich smiled, nodded and said:
"Okay! No problem, then I'll wait quietly for the good news! ”
"I don't think it will disappoint me, after all, in my opinion, if a country wants to rise, it is not possible to go through the test of iron and blood, and today's historical node is very delicate, if you can seize the opportunity, then everything is possible."
"And if you miss the opportunity"
In the end, Ivanovich did not continue to speak, but smiled, then got up and left under the guidance of the staff, leaving only the Indians in the room looking at each other.
After a moment of silence, Saho, wearing a turban, let out a long sigh.
"Obviously, it's because of Saudi Arabia!"
"The global battle for oil prices has sounded the horn, and the next conflict will only become more and more intense!"
"In order to contain Saudi Arabia, I didn't expect them to hit Pakistan with their ideas."
"But I have to say, it's a really brilliant step."
"They can get what they want, and we can get what we want, but the only problem is that we might be able to lower our relationship with the United States to the freezing point because of this, so what do we choose? Interests"
Accompanied by the self-talk of Saho wearing a turban, many people present nodded slightly, they all know about the recent situation in the desert, and the relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is beyond doubt, originally Saudi Arabia only needs to support Iraq in the north, control the border and domestic militant attacks, but if Pakistan also falls into the war, then their pressure will increase sharply!
Under such circumstances, in the case of no hope of increasing oil production, oil prices will inevitably rise, whether it is a war situation or an economic situation, it will be unlimitedly biased towards the Soviet side, and how can the Western countries led by the United States break the situation?
Meanwhile.
Huaxia, Luqi Province, base dismantling plant.
Just after attending the groundbreaking ceremony, Wang Ye, Commander Song and others returned to the conference room and sat down, Commander Song took a sip of hot tea, and then said to Wang Ye with a smile:
"Wang Ye, I think it's time for you to build the railway!"
"The Ministry of Railways alone can't count on it, you have to take out the courage of the local big households, put forward a plan and write a plan, and then invest some money to connect your factory with the railway from Yuntai to Qindao, so that it will be much more convenient in the future and the transportation cost will be reduced a lot!"
Nowadays, the domestic railways are not particularly developed, just like the Luqi Province, there are only a few railways, and the later generations of the four directions can not be compared, let alone the speed of transportation.
However, there is currently a railway from Yuntai to Qindao, which is not too far from the consortium, and this railway will eventually lead to Quancheng City, and eventually connect with the Huaxia railway network.
Just like the base of this armored division, there is a railway straight line connected to the trunk line from Yuntai to Qindao, which can facilitate the mobilization of armored troops, in a sense, Wang Ye also took a big advantage this time, after all, the chassis is dismantled here, the weapon station is transported and installed, and after the assembly is completed, you can borrow this railway and send it directly to the port of Qindao, with speed and efficiency many times higher than before.
"You're right, I have this plan too."
"After all, the next transportation pressure will only increase, and it is unrealistic to count on trucks all the time, and the efficiency is not enough."
"But this railway construction should still have the approval of the Ministry of Railways, right? I can't get along with that side at all, and our railway troops will also be merged into the Ministry of Railways, otherwise you can just say it. ”
Hearing Wang Ye say this, Commander Song smiled and said:
"Isn't it that the transfer hasn't been completed yet?"
"My words still have some effect, so be it!"
"I'll get in touch with you, and when the land melts next spring, you can start work, and you just have the money ready."
"After a while, someone will come and measure it."
Suddenly, a touch of joy appeared on Wang Ye's face, and he gave a thumbs up and said:
"It's got to be you! Thank you so much! ”
"To be honest, I don't know how to thank you for so much support in our work!"
Regarding Wang Ye's statement, Commander Song sighed and said:
"You've said it all, it's work support."
"I support your work, in a sense, it's part of my job!"
"Just like this cooperation, so many people, so much money, how many problems can be solved? So you don't have to thank me for taking care of our children, and I'm satisfied! ”
"In essence, we are one!"
Of course, Wang Ye had no problem with this, and then after greeting for a while, Commander Song and the others left here directly and returned to the theater base in Quancheng, while Wang Ye inspected the work again, and after confirming that there was no problem, he directly got into the truck and returned to the consortium.
As soon as he returned to the consortium, Bai Tingyu, the secretary on duty, said excitedly:
"Factory director, Director Li called just now."
"Said that they have been stationed in the Yuntai City Shipyard, and they have been welcomed by the big guys, and it is said that many people directly knocked on the lid of the pot and ran to tell each other!"
"And Director Li said that the relevant work is progressing in an orderly manner, please send a working group to move in tomorrow."
"What do you think we're going to do?"
Hearing this, Wang Ye thought for a moment, and then said with a smile:
"It's simple, just follow the previous process of merging the steel plant, let Section Chief Su be in charge, he is the best at doing this, and he has the right eye, and he can't escape his triangular eyes if there is any problem."
"Shhhh
Section Chief Su in Wang Ye's mouth is the chief financial officer of the original machinery factory, and he is currently responsible for the financial and related legal affairs of the entire consortium, and because he has a pair of triangular eyes, everyone in the factory often ridicules him for being very careful, and he can see clearly at the tip of the needle, don't want to get an extra penny from him, Section Chief Su doesn't care about this at all, and is proud of it, as the best proof of his work.
"By the way, have you dealt with all the idle people?"
Hearing Wang Ye say this, Bai Tingyu nodded and said excitedly:
"It's clean, and it's said that a lot of people have been arrested."
"It was said that the planned materials in the factory were taken out and resold."
In this regard, Wang Ye could only sigh.
"Okay, then thank Director Li, in addition, from our base, a thousand part-time soldiers will be transferred to find the kind that is ready to retire."
"Let's send us to the shipyard, and the shipyard will also transfer a thousand people to our base."
"Let's do this first, to prevent any moths from appearing!"
Although the boss has been dealt with, but no one knows if there are any remnants, the open gun is easy to dodge and the hidden arrow is difficult to prevent, Wang Ye has to be a villain for the overall development, and do such a hand, for the current more than 3,000 workers in the shipyard, a thousand soldiers are mixed in, and the impact is very great, if someone wants to do something, they can serve with a big fist in a casserole at any time, and finally clear these remnants, and the rest are good workers, after all, most of them are ordinary people who are looking forward to a good life.
"Okay, factory director, are you going to go with us tomorrow?"
Hearing Bai Tingyu say this, Wang Ye nodded and said with a smile:
"Of course I want to go, at least to see it."
"But I don't care about the specific work, let Section Chief Su do it!"
Then Bai Tingyu nodded and left to arrange the work, while Wang Ye returned to the chair and sat down, with a long sigh, now that the problem of personnel is basically solved, the next work will be simple.
On the one hand, the production ramp-up is to prepare for the listing around the Spring Festival, and to use the effect of advertising to the limit.
On the one hand, there is the promotion of scientific research projects, such as metal laboratories and so on.
On the one hand, it is the creation of the machine tool center, the key problem is the purchase of machine tools, you have to go to Yanjing again, first find a way to contact small Japan, if you can get it from them at a similar price, it is naturally the most convenient.