industrial overlord

Chapter 370 It's All Good Things

arms!

Lin Zhenhua almost jumped up. What does this man want to play? Could it be that he is planning to bring arms from the Soviet Union to China?He wanted to say something to Wu Jie, but after thinking about it, it seemed that it was not his turn to care about this matter. Chen Tian was a member of the secret front, so why should Chen Tian be in charge of such matters?

He turned his head to look at Chen Tian again, and saw that Chen Tian was still cooking meat seriously, it seemed that what Wu Jie said was just a very common thing.Only then did Lin Zhenhua realize that his cultivation skills were still a little behind Chen Tian's.Anyway, they are doing secret work, and they really have the strength to not be surprised before the collapse of the mountain.

"Hehe, Mr. Wu, please continue." Lin Zhenhua thought about his role clearly, and said to Wu Jie with a relaxed smile, "Why is the Soviet Union's arms so cheap?"

Wu Jie said: "Mr. Lin may not know much about it, but Mr. Chen should be quite clear about this. The Soviet Union is in great chaos now. Those who are capable are desperately trying to make money, while those who are incompetent can't make money, and they are not willing to do it." It’s alive. Especially the army, it’s basically out of control, the soldiers directly steal guns and ammunition to exchange for drinks, as long as you pay for it, anyone who wants an atomic bomb can get it for you.”

"Brother Chen, is the Soviet Union really in such a mess?" Lin Zhenhua asked Chen Tian.

Chen Tian nodded with a gloomy face, and said, "I really don't know what these grandchildren do for food, so that they can make a country like this."

Chen Tian and Lin Zhenhua have different backgrounds and ideas.

For Lin Zhenhua, the Soviet Union is just a symbol. What he thinks more about is what benefits he can gain from it after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the future.In addition, in Lin Zhenhua's mind, the powerful Soviet Union is a potential threat to China, and the decline of the Soviet Union is good for China.

But Chen Tian's thinking is quite different. A cadre's son like him has accepted the idea that the Soviet Union is the big brother of socialism from his parents since he was a child. He knows how powerful the Soviet Union used to be, and he has also envied this kind of strength. .In addition, they grew up watching Soviet films such as "The Battle of Moscow". In today's terms, they are hardcore "Soviet fans".Seeing the idol in his heart collapse to the ground, he was very depressed.

"Mr. Wu, you don't mean to sell a batch of guns and ammunition from the Soviet Union to China?" Lin Zhenhua asked jokingly.

"Of course that's impossible!" Wu Jie said hastily, "Although people die for money and birds die for food, I'm not ready to risk my life just to earn some money. If some guns and ammunition are brought over from the Soviet Union, I guess the police had already arrested me before I even got out of the train station."

Lin Zhenhua said: "Then you said just now that the cheapest thing is ammunition, it doesn't mean anything to you."

Wu Jie said: "Boss Lin doesn't know, this ammunition is not just guns and ammunition, this tank is also considered ammunition. Now Soviet tanks are sold at the price of scrap iron. If they can be brought back, they are all good steel. .”

"You don't want to bring the tank back to the furnace, do you?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

"I have to ask Mr. Chen about this." Wu Jie said cautiously, "I heard that Mr. Chen has a way. If you can help pass the customs, get these tanks back for dismantling and recycling, it will definitely be a high profit .”

"If you can get it, customs clearance is not a problem." Chen Tian replied, "You just need to make sure that there are no shells in the tank. If there are shells, I can't help you."

"Will our troops be able to use these tanks?" Lin Zhenhua asked whimsically.

Chen Tian shook his head, and said: "It's not necessary, our troops are not as good as they were back then. Back then, when my father and the others were fighting in the country, they could equip whatever weapons they captured, and even pick a small Japanese Type [-] tank as a treasure. Now The army pays attention to regularization, and the equipment must meet the standards, so as to achieve logistical support. Most of the tanks that Mr. Wu can get are also tanks that are on the verge of being eliminated in the Soviet army. It should be more strictly controlled, we can't get it."

"Mr. Chen is really knowledgeable." Wu Jie raised his thumb and praised, "That's true. All we can get are equipment that is about to be scrapped. It's no problem to get it back as scrap iron. I really want to drag it to war. I Look at Xuan."

"Oh, if that's the case, then I'm afraid it has nothing to do with me." Lin Zhenhua said disappointedly. He also imported a lot of scrap steel from Germany, and he didn't plan to recycle old tanks from the Soviet Union. After all, he is not running a steel factory.At best, the things Wu Jie said had something to do with Chen Tian, ​​and it all depended on whether Chen Tian was interested in participating.

Just as Lin Zhenhua finished speaking, Chen Tian waved his hand and said, "Zhenhua, that's not the case. I invited you here today precisely because I think President Wu and you may cooperate."

Lin Zhenhua said: "Really? According to Brother Chen, how can President Wu and I cooperate?"

Chen Tian turned to Wu Jie and asked: "Mr. Wu, you just said that soldiers in the Soviet army even dared to steal and sell weapons, so let me ask, do they dare to steal and sell equipment from military factories? "

"Of course I dare." Wu Jie said with his eyes wide open, "Don't tell me, I actually met someone who asked me if I wanted machinery and equipment. It was in the Urals. I don't know if the factory made guns or tanks. , in short, the boss’s factory. Someone from their factory came to ask me if I want equipment.”

"What equipment do you have?" Lin Zhenhua became emotional when he heard the word "equipment".The industrial foundation of the former Soviet Union is very solid, with many very good equipment.After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, some of these equipment flowed to the West, and some were gradually scrapped due to neglect.If you can start now, then what you can get is good stuff.

Wu Jie worked as a worker in a steel factory, and he knew a little about machinery and equipment. When Lin Zhenhua asked, he counted for Lin Zhenhua with his fingers: "There are lathes, milling machines, and boring machines, all of which are large-scale equipment. The largest boring machines are those capable of boring five-meter-deep holes. There are also forging machines, steelmaking furnaces, and automatic welding machines. Let’s just say that everyone has everything that can be used in the factory, and they can sell it out.”

"Nobody cares?" Lin Zhenhua asked dumbfounded.

Chen Tian sighed, and said: "According to what we have learned, in the past two years, the Soviet Union has adopted new thinking, Gorbachev has disarmed on a large scale, and defense investment has also been greatly reduced, so many military enterprises have ceased production. Workers We can't pay wages, and the government can't provide money for relief, so each factory can only find a way to turn around. It is very common to sell equipment. However, it is said that we have some units engaged in foreign trade After the high-precision machine tool was brought back from the Soviet Union, it was directly disassembled and returned to the furnace as scrap steel."

"No way? What a pity!" Lin Zhenhua said, "The high-precision machine tools of the Soviet Union are much better than our domestic machine tools, right?"

Chen Tian said: "Nowadays, the trade between China and the Soviet Union is basically private enterprises. Many people don't understand industry and don't know the value of these equipment. In addition, some of them get the equipment back through smuggling channels. Dare to trade publicly, so we can only treat these equipment as scrap iron."

"What about you, Mr. Wu?" Lin Zhenhua looked at Wu Jie and asked.

Wu Jie hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice: "To be honest, I have already brought back a batch of machine tools from the Soviet Union, and I am thinking about how to sell them. I found a few buddies who work in the factory, but they said that their The factory is also in a downturn, and now I can't wait to sell the machine tools outside."

Lin Zhenhua was speechless. Just now he was still lamenting the decline of the Soviet Union. In fact, China at this time is also facing very serious difficulties.However, the plight of the Soviet Union was nationwide, and the entire economy was on the verge of collapse.However, China's domestic difficulties are structural. The main contradiction is that the reform of a large number of traditional state-owned enterprises is struggling and their operations are very difficult.Contrary to the state-owned enterprises, a large number of township and village enterprises are in a state of sudden emergence, and their vitality is very strong.

The area where Wu Jie is active is mainly in the Northeast. As China's old industrial base, the Northeast has many state-owned enterprises, and it was very depressed in the late 80s. It is no wonder that the machine tools he returned could not be sold.

"In principle, I want all these machine tools." Lin Zhenhua said, "However, let's talk about the ugly things first, I will send someone to check the integrity of the machine tools and performance indicators, and I will definitely not want scrapped or outdated machine tools. .As for the price..."

"As for the price, you can just give it as you see, as long as it is a little higher than the price of scrap iron." Wu Jie said hastily, his words are actually quite artistic, and his statement that the price is higher than the price of scrap iron implies that Lin Zhenhua cannot regard these machine tools as scrap iron.As long as these machine tools he bought with scrap iron prices can still be regarded as machine tools, the price will not be too low anyway.

"In terms of price, it will definitely not let you suffer." Lin Zhenhua promised.He had already figured it out, if these machine tools were really good, he could give Wu Jie a decent price.He was not a black-hearted businessman, his creed is to pursue win-win.

"Mr. Wu, I think the equipment business is worth starting." Lin Zhenhua said, "How about it? Let's agree on a cooperation plan. I'll arrange some professionals to go to the Soviet Union with you. How about it?"

"Of course that's good. I'll talk to the Soviets about what you like. There are a lot of good things in Lao Maozi's factory. As long as we are willing to give money, they are willing to sell anything. By the way, the Soviets are now favorite. Not the ruble, not our renminbi, their favorite is the dollar."

"I can find a way to raise some US dollars." Lin Zhenhua said indifferently.

"Really?" Wu Jie's eyes lit up, "Boss Lin, if you can get US dollars, I know you can get other things from the Soviet Union. Relatively high."

　Haha, on the last day of March, Cheng Zi's personality exploded!The fifth update.In fact, some of today's chapters can be combined. In order to prove that it is five chapters instead of four chapters, it is strictly divided into chapters of 3 words.

　　
　
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