Raw materials! What are raw materials? That is synonymous with no value, no technology, no market, no right to speak, and no status!
Once upon a time, the powerful United States also became a source of raw materials for others! Are chips valuable? But its raw material is silica, or stone for short!
What could be more ridiculous than this! Someone said to the United States in front of the whole world: You don’t need to provide finished products, just provide raw materials!
At that moment, it was like pouring ice rain pouring on George William's head. My whole body, including my soul, felt cold! Raw materials are the most precious resources, because without raw materials, there would be no such wonderful world. But raw materials are also the cheapest resources, because - they have no technical content!
At that moment, all ideals and goals were gone, and only the cold reality reminded George William that the United States was no longer the powerful world policeman it was when he was a child. The world is developing so fast, and a country declines so fast! To be precise, it is not that the United States has declined, but that China has grown too fast.
Of course, as a top diplomat who was once able to be ruthless enough to sell Russia in exchange for his own interests, George was not someone who would give up so easily, so he still had to make a last-ditch effort.
"Mr. Zhang, with the support of the United States, your company's production speed will definitely increase a lot. In today's era, efficiency is life, and this is a win-win situation. And relying on the huge production capacity of the United States, we can also Further reduce costs! ”
"Haha, Mr. George William. What you said makes sense; but have you ever thought that in the construction of this project, the shortcoming is not the production of reflectors, but the transportation capacity of the space shuttle. For the time being, there are only Rise has cheap transportation capabilities; and the space shuttle Rise, Today's master company only has two; although ten new Risings are already laying down the keel, it will be at least until the second half of this year before they can be used, and it is not even ruled out that it is due to individual reasons, such as emerging technologies. The problem was postponed to next year
Therefore, it can be said that China's current production capacity is sufficient. Of course, if your country can provide sufficient aluminum ingots, titanium, steel and other materials, we will still be happy to accept it. ”
"Uh..." In an instant, half of George's fighting spirit disappeared; yes, no matter how much production capacity there is on the ground, in this era of aerospace, if you want to carry out space construction, everything needs blood transfusion from the ground. There is only one way of blood transfusion - space shuttle! Of course, if the cost is not considered, rockets are also possible, but it is said that several demonstrations have occurred in Russia just because of the rocket problem.
Compared with the space shuttle, rockets are far behind this era - although it has only been a little more than ten years since the large-scale use of rockets!
"Okay, excuse me, Mr. Zhang, I also have something to ask." The Arab representative rudely brushed aside the American representative. But this is understandable. The Gulf War, the Iraq War, etc., the United States has hurt the countries in the Arab region too deeply. Now seeing the rapid decline of the United States, of course it is adding insult to injury.
"Mr. Zhang, I would like to ask, do you accept installment payment, do you accept the exchange of crude oil, natural gas, gold, silver, copper, iron, aluminum and other resources? What is the price?"
Zhang Jingyuan looked at the Saudi representative and suddenly felt that the beard on his face was so cute. People love so much that they have to surrender! Everyone knows that the currency is depreciating, but mineral resources are constantly being consumed, and their prices are rising. Especially energy, etc., as well as iron, aluminum, copper, etc., which are widely used in modern engineering. These are actually strategic resources and are much stronger than dry banknotes! And here in Arabia, there is also rich phosphate fertilizer, which is an important material equivalent to food for the earth today!
"Hello, we will calculate based on today's Huaxia futures price. Of course, installment payments are also accepted, but the period should not be too long, otherwise the master company will lose money." Zhang Jingyuan smiled very cutely... The current master company still has Due to the construction of super projects by the Eastern Group, metal consumption is astonishing. Now almost all project construction is built with metal.
"Thank you." The Arab representative was also very happy, because the master company did not rip off people, but also accepted his goodwill.
The Arab representative sat down with a smile. The master company calculated based on the current futures price in China, which directly reduced Arab's actual payment to 40% of the price! As a raw material producer, the cost price of Saudi crude oil and so on is not as high as the sales price. Even though the cost of crude oil extraction has increased a lot, the sales price is also rising. In fact, the current cost price of crude oil in Saudi Arabia is only a little over 30% of the market price. Even if you pay the freight yourself and transport it to China, the price is about 40%.
George glared at Cheng Yaojin who had come out halfway, and was furious in his heart! This bastard actually stepped on the shoulders of the United States and rose to power!
Yes, during their own negotiations, Saudi Arabia suddenly stepped in and not only plundered the interests that originally belonged to the United States, but also closed the door to American interests! This time, the United States is no longer human inside and outside!
At first, the United States sold Russia without hesitation; but now the Arabs seized the opportunity and sold the United States! It’s considered retribution!
But this cannot be blamed on anyone. There are only interests between countries. It is not a big deal for the Arabs to sell the United States when it is profitable. Even if the Arabs had not responded quickly, there might have been Germany, France, etc. The country jumped out. Just look at the regretful looks in the eyes of the remaining country representatives.
And this kind of thing is a surprise to Zhang Jingyuan. He didn't expect that his arrangement would lead to such unexpected gains. But looking back, it makes sense. After all, with so many countries together, how can it be possible for them to be harmonious?
Such results have also surprised many countries, such as sparsely populated countries such as Australia and Brazil, as well as some countries in Africa.
Ordinarily, resource-rich countries such as Brazil, Australia, and Canada do not need to participate in such distribution meetings; but these countries have participated and brought huge procurement plans. Of course, there are many considerations in this.
First, in these so-called sparsely populated countries, a small population is concentrated in a small number of cities, and the power supply in these cities is a problem. Brazil once had a nationwide blackout, and in the darkness, crime - needless to say.
A city with 24-hour sunshine, coupled with photovoltaic power generation, can theoretically save about 30% of the city's energy; and if all of this 30% of electricity is used in industrial production, the value will be immeasurable.
Secondly, 24-hour light can theoretically triple the growth rate of plants, which is conducive to improving the earth and is more conducive to increasing their own food output and vegetation growth. These days, high-quality forage is money.
Basically, it’s equivalent to giving once and reaping forever. This is actually a dangerous and endless gold mine.
In addition, this is actually currying favor with the master company and China - if something terrible happens in the future, everyone will still be able to talk about it.
At ten minutes past noon, the meeting had ended. After intrigues, the United States was sold out to the Arabs. The country with its vast territory, sparse population, and rich resources took a bite out of it. Several European countries rushed to come up with their own technologies...
Zhang Jingyuan spent the whole afternoon looking through these materials. Even Zhang Jingyuan's city was a little excited.
Arabia: Half will be fully purchased and half will be leased. An Arab federation will provide Gaoshang Company with 3 billion tons of crude oil and various metal ingots in the next three years. In addition to gold, silver and rare metals, almost all are million tons. Payment, for steel alone, will cost 500,000 tons per month until the debt is paid off. This is because Arabia is a friendly country, and the purchase price is 20,000 yuan per square meter.
Also, Germany is a country that will train a total of 300,000 top industrial workers for master companies. This plan will last for ten years. In modern production, we need not only top researchers, but also top industrial workers; otherwise, a lot of research will only remain on paper. Take the UAE Bridge, for example, because of the romance of Indian workers, the three-year design was delayed for six years and is still under construction...
And Brazil will provide Gaoshou Company with 100 million tons of coal, 15 million tons of steel and iron ingots every year in the next ten years, and countless other resources. Australia offers similar resources to mastermind companies.
The most miserable thing is the United States. Because it was sold once and was once one of the aggressor countries, it was severely chopped several times by a master company with knives.
The U.S. bill alone includes: handing over a complete set of particle collider technology, handing over a set of National Ignition Facility technology, handing over existing nuclear fusion research technology, and handing over all existing space exploration data. Set; various top laboratories will accept 8,000 researchers arranged by high-tech companies in the next ten years to go deep into various fields, including the Space Physics Laboratory-mainly researching technologies such as warp engines; the High-Energy Physics Laboratory- Including nuclear energy, weapons, etc...
Japan is definitely the country that has been ripped off the most. Not only because it is a feud, but more importantly, compared to other countries, Japan has a narrow territory, a large number of people, a lack of resources, and many volcanoes and earthquakes. In terms of food, Japan almost completely relies on imports, otherwise at least 30% of the country would starve to death!
In this case, the master company will certainly not let it go. Japan is a representative of both sophisticated and cutting-edge aspects of modern technology. Expert companies will not be lenient in this regard. There are a lot of things like dispatching students, transferring technology, etc.
Without seeing the deal, Zhang Jingyuan would laugh so many times that he almost dislocated his mouth! Only when you are in this era can you understand the importance of these resources. They can give at least one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight... pairs of wings to the take-off of the master company and the development of China!
However, in all these transactions, Gaoshou Company rejected some so-called apology requests from the country; in Zhang Jingyuan's view, in this era, we need to be more realistic. As long as you become stronger, you don't have to speak yourself. , others should take the initiative to apologize.
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