Chapter 859 Insufficient Foreign Exchange
Early the next morning, Yang Xiaotao bid farewell to Ma Sanxing and rushed together in Wang Huzi’s jeep to Hami City, two hundred kilometers away.
But before leaving, Yang Xiaotao asked Ma Sanxing to find some melon seeds for him to keep, and Ma Sanxing agreed.
Yang Xiaotao doesn’t know much about Hami City. In his previous life, he only knew that there was a kind of melon that was very delicious.
But he doesn’t know if there are any now. If there are, he has to try them anyway. It’s best to take two back.
The car sped along and refueled once before arriving at the outskirts of Hami City in the evening.
"There is also a steel factory in Hami City, but it is much smaller than the ones in other places."
The car stopped on a slope and the four people got out of the car to rest.
Wang Huzi took two sips from the water bottle and handed it to Yang Xiaotao.
On the other side, Xiao Wu also gave the kettle to Wang Hao, and the two drank while watching their surroundings.
Walking in this desert, especially when the weather is very hot, if you don't carry much water, it will be a life-threatening situation.
This is also the basic common sense for people living here.
In this aspect, Yang Xiaotao has learned very well.
There are ten barrels of mineral water stored in his space, each barrel is eighteen liters.
If there weren’t too many things in space, he would have wanted to buy ten more barrels.
Yang Xiaotao picked up the kettle and took a sip of water, then spit out the sand in his mouth, and then took a few sips to dispel the heat in his lungs.
Then we looked at the Hami City not far away, which still retains its ancient city walls.
Compared with the walls of Sijiu City, the ones here seem a bit petty.
Of course, it depends on the place.
Cities like Sijiucheng are rare in the entire continent.
As for whether it will be demolished in the future, Yang Xiaotao has no say in this.
But it’s still a pity in my heart.
The war-torn city walls have been preserved, but when it came to this, I demolished them first.
Yang Xiaotao really couldn't figure out what those experts thought.
Of course, if you have the opportunity, you must try your best to retain as much as possible.
At least when the children grow up, they can see the real thing instead of just the patterns in the photos.
"Hami is a good place. This area is rich in metallurgical industry resources."
Wang Huzi pointed around, as if commanding a war, his eyes sparkling with wisdom.
“There, thirty miles away, there is high-quality iron ore. Fifty miles to the north, there is an open-pit coal mine. Mining is very cheap.”
“But 50 years ago, this place was not For every pound of iron or steel produced, even the iron used for horseshoeing has to be shipped from the mainland or imported. ”
"But now, there are steel plants, power plants, and various mines. Under the leadership of the revolution, people of all ethnic groups have united sincerely to create a beautiful home."
Wang Huzi said this I was very pleased, but then a little disappointed, "The only pity is that there is not much water here, otherwise, we can develop as soon as possible."
"Water source?"
"Yes, there is only one water canal here. It was built when Zuo Jigao was in charge of Huijiang affairs. Later we widened and strengthened it, but one water canal is very important to the city. In terms of development, it is still too weak.”
“Zuo Jigao, the one who carries the coffin?”
Yang Xiaotao took another sip of water and asked tentatively.
"Yes, that's him. He carried the coffin to the war and returned to Xinjiang for evaluation. In my opinion, he is a hero just like Zheng Chenggong."
"Great men have said that there is no leftist Ji Gao, it’s hard to talk about returning to Xinjiang.”
Yang Xiaotao nodded, “Indeed, it’s not as easy to pacify here as in the mainland.”
Seeing what Yang Xiaotao said, Wang Huzi also nodded.
When he brought people here, the difficulties he faced were unimaginable.
Fortunately, with the persistence of comrades over the years, the situation has finally been resolved.
“Let’s go into the city.”
Seeing that several people were almost resting, Wang Huzi asked Xiao Wu to drive into the city.
At the gate of Hami City, the car was stopped by the guard. Wang Huzi took out his ID. The guard looked at it twice, looked at it carefully, and then immediately let him go.
"What we went to this time was not a steel factory, but a newly established machine repair shop."
"This factory was only established last year. The machines in it were all purchased from neighbors, and the manpower was also transferred from all over the northwest. Those who came here have not yet grown in scale, and the things they produce are only enough for the people in the city."
Wang Huzi said on the side, while Yang Xiaotao looked at the surrounding environment through the window.
Special northwest architecture, some of the pedestrians coming and going are wearing workers' clothes, and some are wearing local clothes, but these people also have happy joy on their faces.
The car passed through the eyes of everyone and came to a building without a gate. Wang Huzi and the two got out of the car.
"This is the station. We will live here. Put down your things first and rest tonight. I will take you to the machinery factory tomorrow."
"The Second Machinery Manufacturing Factory!"
Yang Xiaotao nodded. , and looked around again, the smell of dust came to his face.
After Yang Xiaotao and Wang Hao put away their things, they washed up and began to rest.
At this time, the sky is still bright.
"Director, you feel very worried when you come out this time!"
After spreading the quilt, they closed the curtains and lay on the bed to rest.
Wang Hao couldn't help but ask. The two of them had traveled a lot on business and knew each other well.
“You can see it?”
“I’m not a fool. It’s so obvious, but I still can’t see it?”
Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "My baby is due to give birth in two months. Do you think I'm worried or not?"
"Hey! It's okay. We will definitely be able to get back. The corns have been planted, and there are still What can happen?"
"I hope so."
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, he looked at the time. It was nine o'clock and it was not dark yet!
Closing his eyes, he called out to Xiaowei in his heart, and the scene at home appeared in his mind.
Ran Qiuye sat in front of the kerosene lamp with a serious look on his face, correcting his homework.
On the other side, Duanwu is lying on the bed with his butt sticking out and sleeping...
...
Thousands of miles away!
Ha country, Akka City! In the spacious and bright room, the two of them were sitting on a blanket, with local fruits on the fruit plate in the middle.
Behind them, there were three or five people sitting and standing, all of them silent.
“Dear Li, this is already the best price!”
The middle-aged man wearing a white top hat and a black-edged toga held his hands together and looked into his slender eyes. Brown orbs flashed with cunning.
In front of him was a middle-aged man who was also well-dressed, with yellow skin, spoke fluent Korean, and had a warm expression. "Dear Mohammed, you also know our difficulties, and I hope you can understand our sincerity."
"This price is much more than we can afford."
"Does the friendship between us still have to be like this?"
The man surnamed Li said sincerely, and Mohamed across from him said De, on the other hand, looked calm and reached out to touch his two delicate mustaches.
"Li, the friendship between you and me must be like the Yili River, connecting us and having a long history."
"But now, to use your ancient Chinese saying, it is called Talking about business”
"And I am a businessman!"
Mohammed did not back down, and the man surnamed Li showed a wry smile.
Although this negotiation is under the guise of commercial exchanges, it is actually a transaction between the two countries.
However, the other party was wary of the alliance's attitude, so they kept using the banner of non-governmental exchanges.
This time, the two represented their respective countries and discussed a batch of equipment.
Although this batch of equipment has been eliminated by the alliance, it is still good equipment for China at this time.
Had Kazakhstan’s industry not become saturated, they would not have sold it.
The country attaches great importance to this and must transport these equipment back to the country.
However, the two parties have never reached an agreement on the price, and today is the deadline given by the country, and we cannot wait any longer.
As for what, the country didn’t say anything, but he could feel that the alliance was beginning to intervene.
"Li, I know this is a bit, um, forcing people to do something difficult. But this is, this is also the bottom line behind me."
Seeing the entanglement of the person on the other side, Mohammed slowed down his tone. After all, the relationship between the two parties was Friendships still need to be taken care of.
Especially his wife at home, she was very fond of the flying eagle made by Huaxia, and it also gave him a different taste.
"Mohammed, you also know that we wish we could break our little foreign exchange in half and use it. This time, we have directly wiped out several years of savings!"
Li Xingnan said painfully, those of them who deal with foreign countries know best how difficult it is to deal with foreign exchange.
If we want to develop domestically and deal with foreign countries, we need money everywhere.
Even for communication, you need money to open the way.
After a moment of silence, Mohammed felt that he couldn't make it, or that he was a little bit embarrassed about selling a batch of old equipment at that price, so he whispered, "Li, let's do this."
"There is a replacement drilling equipment in the factory under my name. I will give it to you in my own name."
"This is the most I can do."
After Muhammad finished speaking, he sat upright again, with no expression on his face.
No one around noticed anything unusual, and the negotiations continued.
The man surnamed Li glanced at Mohammed, then took a deep breath and nodded slowly.
“Then, dear Mr. Mohammed, may our friendship last forever.”
Mohammed smiled and said, “Friendship will last forever.”
Afterwards, the two parties quickly reached a consensus and signed an agreement, which was surprisingly fast.
When the two shook hands friendlyly and left again, both sides looked relaxed.
This negotiation is finally over.
Leaving the castle building behind him, the man surnamed Li got in the car and rushed to the station.
“Leader, this price has exceeded the budget. We have no money for the extra money.”
In the passenger seat, the young man wearing round glasses turned around and said.
"There is no way, it must be completed as soon as possible, otherwise, the night will be long and the dream will be long. When the time comes, the bamboo basket will be empty, even if you have money, you can't buy it."
The man rubbed his brows, this time Negotiations are so nerve-wracking.
“But, what should I do with the money that is missing? Is there any special domestic funds?”
“No need for now!”
The man surnamed Li pondered for a moment, and then shouted to the driver, "Go to the Business Department!"
"Leader, what do you want?"
The young man instantly understood what the leader meant.
Since the pressure cooker was exported, the Business Department in Kazakhstan has opened a sales department for pressure cookers to manage export affairs.
“Well, so many days have passed and so many have been sold, there should be some inventory.”
"Uh, leader, this is the third time we have gone there. Section Chief Wang is afraid of us!"
The young man said sheepishly, "Besides, it's already nine o'clock now, it's night time , It’s not a good idea to disturb him.”
The man surnamed Li didn’t take it seriously, “You know what, you are all contributing to the country and the revolution.”
“We must have an overall view and a long-term perspective. We must use this money to purchase more machines for the country...”
“Besides, can we make money? It’s just for money! Otherwise, it’s just waste paper. Only by buying a machine can you make money.”
"Besides, it's still bright today, isn't it!"
The young man pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, thinking of Section Chief Wang's embarrassed appearance as a good old man, and felt sorry for him.
"No, leader, this kind of wool cannot be harvested by a sheep!"
"Nonsense, you think I am willing. At this time, no food is sold, except for pressure cookers. How can you make so much money? "
The man surnamed Li said helplessly, and the young man stopped talking. After all, this is the current situation.
Foreign exchange, apart from gold, can only be earned from export trade.
But gold cannot be touched lightly.
“Well, I’m thinking now, with tens of thousands more Flying Eagles, we can have confidence in our negotiations.”
The young man is not talking, the domestic Flying Eagle manufacturing is not It's easy, tens of thousands of units, I dare to think about it.
The car was silent, the driver pursed his lips, and everyone felt heavy in their hearts.
There are so many good things, so many important equipment for the country, so many things that can be bought as long as you have money.
However, a penny stumps the heroic man!
(End of this chapter)