industrial overlord

Chapter 228 Petroleum Equipment
"Oil!" Wei Dongqi's eyes sparkled.

"Yes, we have just discovered oil there, but our oil cannot be transported out and cannot be turned into wealth. Although we have a lot of oil, we are the poorest area in the world." Wahir said sadly.

"Wait." Wei Dongqi said, he turned his head and shouted to Lin Zhenhua: "Manager Lin, please come here."

Lin Zhenhua responded. Wei Dongqi pointed to Vasir and said to Lin Zhenhua: "Manager Lin, this friend is from southern Sudan. He wants to know about oil equipment. I know about oil equipment, but the southern Sudan What's going on with Sudan, I don't understand at all."

"Southern Sudan?" Lin Zhenhua was taken aback. "Isn't there a war in your place?"

Lin Zhenhua doesn't know much about southern Sudan. In his memory, every time he hears this place name, it is always related to war.Of course, this refers to his memory in later generations. Back then, southern Sudan was a completely unfamiliar concept to the Chinese.

Southern Sudan is located in the central part of Africa. It is a multi-ethnic and tribal area with an area of ​​more than 50 square kilometers.Historically, this area has abundant water and grass and fertile land, and was once an important agricultural area in Africa.Since the middle of this century, due to the degradation of pastures due to overgrazing, the climate has gradually drier, agriculture has also declined, and the economy is on the verge of collapse. In the early 80s, oil resources were discovered in this area. However, these oil resources did not bring hope and happiness to the local people, but brought them disaster.

During the colonial period of the European powers, Southern Sudan, as the prey of the great powers, changed hands several times, which led to the disruption of the original tribal boundaries and the confusion of land ownership.After the discovery of oil, many tribes tried to divide the oil-producing area into their sphere of influence. When the government and the law failed to resolve the situation, the tribes began to fight each other.In addition to tribal disputes, the government also coveted the black gold, which created sharp conflicts with local separatist forces, which eventually triggered years of civil war.

Due to the impact of the war, oil exploration in southern Sudan is very difficult, and foreign transportation has been hindered.

Washir is the Minister of Industry of a large local tribe named Siya. In his tribe, oil has been discovered, but there is no way to sell it.The tribal leader told him to come to Frankfurt to see if he could buy a set of oil refining equipment to go back. After all, the sale of refined oil is much easier than crude oil.

Like Halore of the Usan Republic, Vasir also met with ashes at the exhibition.His tribe only produces hundreds of thousands of tons of oil a year, which is not in the eyes of Western equipment manufacturers.In addition, Vasir has no cash at all. In such a conflict-ridden area, who dares to provide equipment easily?

Just when Vahir felt disappointed, he met Hallore, a friend he had known when he was studying abroad in Paris.Halloy told him: There are Chinese people in this exhibition, and Chinese people are friends of Africans.

So, Vahir came to the Chinese exhibition area and listened to the industrial solutions provided by the Chinese with a group of purchasing representatives from developing countries.He found a sincere and cooperative attitude from these Chinese people, as well as the attitude of a big country that treats everyone equally regardless of size, rich or poor. He felt that his hope lay here.

"Mr. Lin, you are right. Our country is indeed at war," Vasir said. "But what is the root cause of the war? Isn't it poverty? Because of this, we want to develop the economy, and we If you want to engage in industry, as long as the economy develops, everyone will not kill each other like this."

"Mr. Vahir, please wait a moment, I have something to say to our Manager Lin." Wei Dongqi interrupted Vahir, then pulled Lin Zhenhua aside, and asked in a low voice: "Manager Lin, What, Southern Sudan is where the war is going on?"

Lin Zhenhua nodded: "I don't know much about it, but my impression is that they are constantly fighting over oil."

Wei Dongqi said: "If this is the case, then we can't intervene. I remember that the country has this policy, and we can't interfere in other countries' internal affairs."

Lin Zhenhua said: "We have not interfered in their internal affairs. We are only selling equipment. How can it be regarded as interference in internal affairs?"

"Didn't you say that they are fighting for oil? Then whose oil is it? If we provide oil equipment for Vasir, it is equivalent to acknowledging their right to the oil. Isn't this an interference with them? Internal affairs? Xiao Lin, let me remind you as a big brother, we earn money, and we should not make such political mistakes." Wei Dongqi said seriously.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Old Wei, thank you for your reminder. However, I think there is some truth to what this Vasil said. What is the reason for the war in Africa? Isn't it because of poverty in the final analysis? The warehouse knows the etiquette according to the facts, this is what our ancients said. If we can provide them with industrial equipment, so that they can get rid of poverty and become rich quickly, the common people can eat enough, wear warmth, and live a happy life, and a few careerists can still win Is there a storm?"

"Does what you said contradict the country's policies?" Wei Dongqi asked.He felt that what Lin Zhenhua said had some truth, but he also felt that it was different from what he had known in the past.After all, he is a technical person, and he doesn't understand enough things like politics and economics.From his original intention, he also very much hopes to cooperate with Vasir.

"Old Wei, don't worry, let's talk to Lao Wa first, whether it will be successful or not, let's at least understand the situation first?" Lin Zhenhua said.

After the discussion between the two, they came to Vasir again, and Lin Zhenhua asked: "Mr. Vasir, can you tell us about the situation in your place first, so that we can design a reasonable plan for you. "

"Absolutely," Vasher said.

Next, Vahir introduced the situation of the Siya tribe in detail to Lin Zhenhua and Wei Dongqi.It turns out that the Siya tribe is a tribe located in the fringe area of ​​southern Sudan. It is still a certain distance from the area where the war is currently taking place, and has not yet been caught in the flames of war.The Siya tribe is one of the largest tribes in southern Sudan. Although other tribes are also jealous of the oil resources within their sphere of influence, they dare not provoke disputes for a while.

The leader of the Siya tribe knew that with oil in his hands, it was completely impossible for him to be alone in this troubled world.If you want to protect yourself, you can only quickly turn oil into dollars, and then use dollars to buy weapons in order to defend your territory and resources.

"Weapon?" Lin Zhenhua frowned, thinking of Wei Dongqi's warning to him, he also felt that this matter was indeed quite tricky.The other party made it very clear that the purpose of extracting oil and then refining refined oil is to exchange dollars and buy weapons. If Lin Zhenhua provides them with oil refining equipment, it will be a complete support for the civil war.

"Schuman, go and ask Minister Gao to come here." Lin Zhenhua ordered.

When the matter reached the point where Gao Zuxing needed to come forward, naturally he couldn't talk about it in a noisy place.Shuman went to find a small conference room and invited Gao Zuxing over.Since Vasil's level was not high enough, Lin Zhenhua did not disclose the identity of Gao Zuxing, only saying that he was the person in charge of the Chinese delegation.

"Xiao Lin, putting aside political issues, from the perspective of your technology, is it possible for them to build oil refining equipment?" Gao Zuxing asked Lin Zhenhua in a low voice after listening to the cause and effect.He uses Chinese, so there is no need to worry about Vasir understanding it.

Lin Zhenhua nodded: "There is no technical problem. We can provide them with 50-ton small-scale oil refining equipment. In the initial stage, they only need to be able to produce gasoline and diesel. If necessary in the future, they can expand to increase lubricating oil and liquefaction. Gas, aromatics and other products, engaged in petrochemical industry. Director Wei has communicated with him about this point just now, and the other party fully accepts it. Our domestic technology is already very mature for this level of equipment.”

"If this is the case, you can first sign a letter of intent for cooperation and connect the line. After we return to China, we will seek the advice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and see what specific policies they have in this regard. Now the emphasis is on emancipating the mind. In terms of diplomacy , we are no longer a one-size-fits-all, we need to analyze specific situations.” Gao Zuxing said.

"I understand." Lin Zhenhua said. He turned his head and said to Vasir: "Mr. Vasir, we have already discussed with our leaders. In view of the current war situation in southern Sudan, we still need to return to our country for some policies. The foreign department asked for instructions, so I can’t give you an accurate answer now. However, we can first establish a preliminary contact mechanism, and once we get the country’s approval, we can provide you with equipment.”

"That's great!" Vasir said happily.Lin Zhenhua said that he still needed to ask the foreign ministry for instructions, which was also expected by Vasir.After all, Lin Zhenhua gave him a promise that as long as the diplomatic issues can be resolved, there will be no obstacles in terms of equipment. This is already the best result Vahir can get in Frankfurt.

"However, Mr. Lin, I still have one embarrassing thing that needs to be explained to you in advance." Vasir said.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Tell me, since we are all friends, if there is any difficulty, we can solve it together."

"I would like to know, if it is possible for us to cooperate, how much will the overall investment of the 50-ton refinery equipment mentioned by Mr. Wei just now cost?" Vasir asked.

Wei Dongqi said: "I've already done the calculations. We will build in a turnkey manner, and the total investment will be around 2.5 million US dollars."

Vasir nodded and said, "This price is completely acceptable to us, but we don't have the money right now. I would like to ask, are you willing to provide such a set of equipment in the form of compensation trade?"

(End of this chapter)