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Chapter 666 Blackmail! (4K chapters)

After leaving Bai Peila, Wu Qian returned to the Partridge Manor in London.

Although he said that he doesn't care much about the votes of those countries with ambiguous attitudes, it is a bad signal after all, and it deserves attention. Something needs to be done to stabilize the situation. If the situation is allowed to develop, it is very likely that it will become an unmanageable situation .

The votes in the hands of each country in the United Nations General Assembly have equal effects, and will not occupy a higher or lower share because of the strength of the country.

Wu Qian understood in his heart why the United States expressed its disapproval of the Suo Languo matter. It was definitely not the pollution and peace that the press release said. There was only one real reason, because in the big move to develop Bai Peila, he almost It didn't let the United States directly earn a penny...

Whether the Solan Kingdom can become a sovereign country has nothing to do with the United States, but seeing that European countries such as Germany, France, and the United Kingdom have signed orders with Solan, and even countries in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and South America have trade orders, America is not happy.

If you are not happy, you have to do something!
Back at Partridge Manor, Wu Qian did not rest immediately. Since he knew what the problem was, he had to solve it quickly. Neither he nor Solan had the ability to wrestle with Miguo. There is only one thing.

Appropriate compromise.

Wu Qian knew exactly what Mi Guo wanted at this time.

"Xin Lu, is there any gap in Bai Peila's material procurement? Is there any way to cooperate with the United States?"

Wu Qian asked while sitting at his desk in pajamas.

Yao Xinlu rolled her eyes, she understood the problem very well, and said: "There is no demand for high-tech, and you have already cooperated with Mao Ziguo in terms of arms, and it is not easy to talk to Mi Fang, so the rest is Think of ways from two aspects of industry and agriculture.”

"Industry has already signed a lot of orders with Germany, and the gap for large machinery is almost zero. We can only look at food. At that time, we did not choose to import food from the United States, but because of transportation costs, you see... ..."

In the early days, Wu Qian did not consider the impact of economic diplomacy at all. Basically, wherever the materials were cheap and good, he would buy them from wherever...

The world's largest food exporting country is the United States, but the mountains are high and the roads are far away. Even with the lowest cost of shipping, the cost is too expensive and it is not worth it. In the end, they chose Brazil, which ranked second, and China, which ranked third Fifth Argentine for procurement.

And in order to take care of the business of their own country, the fruits and vegetables that could have been purchased from Southeast Asia were all purchased from China. I am afraid this is also the reason why the United States is very unhappy.

Of course, taking care of the business of one's own country also received certain benefits.

Wu Qian estimated that he was not wrong at all. The high-level officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture are always watching the world's grain import and export trends. They naturally noticed that Solan purchased a large amount of beef from Argentina, and then purchased a lot of grain from Brazil and China. fruits and vegetables.

The annual grain export volume of the United States is about more than 1000 billion US dollars. This is not caused by a single order, but one small order after another. Finally, the GDP of more than 1000 billion is achieved when the sand is gathered into a tower.

The senior officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture watched Solan’s Mamai and Mamai’s, and they waited for business to come to their door. They never thought that Solan would not look for them, which made people very angry. They are in charge of African trade Senior officials went directly to the federal cabinet to gossip...

In fact, the US Department of Agriculture is not the only one that is greedy. Light and heavy industry-related companies are also very depressed. It is understandable that you are looking for Tianchao for infrastructure construction in Solan. Ask us?Are we much worse than Germany?

The billion-dollar business has no chance of competition. The Ministry of Commerce is very unimpressed by the behavior of Solan Kingdom. Although not every company directly complains to the cabinet like the Ministry of Agriculture, there are still gossips in some social meetings. .

The various behaviors of leaders from all walks of life have directly led to a phenomenon that the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that those who promote Solan's development are not friendly to the US...

Naturally, Wu Qian didn't know the details of the situation in the United States. He tapped his fingers on the table and seriously thought about ways to make up for it.

Seeing that Wu Qian was a little uncertain, Yao Xinlu said, "In the past half a month, since Qiming Shipping has fully supported the material transportation of Solan Kingdom, the profitability has increased by [-]% compared with the third quarter of this year..."

"Oh?" Wu Qian was a little surprised, but this was expected. He understood the reason why Yao Xinlu mentioned this matter, meaning that he could consider making part of the profits and then purchasing grain from the United States.

"Since this is the case...it's too late today, let's wait until tomorrow. I'll find someone to contact the US Department of Commerce and place a purchase order for corn and pork from them. If the price is right, we can consider long-term cooperation."

"As long as the city develops and the cargo ships passing through the Suez Canal choose to dock at the port of Baibera, the demand will be much greater than now, and I don't care about doing more business, as long as I don't trip me."

"In addition, let's see if we can purchase a batch of cheap heavy trucks from the United States. There should be some gaps in this area. Just...sleep."

After making up his mind, Wu Qian lay down and rested.

In the early morning of the next day, just before seven o'clock, a series of rapid phone ringtones woke Wu Qian who was sleeping soundly.

It was already two o'clock when he went to bed last night, and Wu Qian was still in a daze at this moment. He touched the phone on the bedside table and pressed the answer button.

"Wu, something bad happened..."

Kuretta's dull voice sounded in the microphone.

Wu Qian smacked his somewhat dry lips, and said, "What's wrong, your armament was stolen?"

"Don't be joking, Wu, I was worried about voting yesterday. I contacted some friends and found out very bad news..."

Cooks eloquently said that overnight, the hesitation of the United States led to a wider impact.

Among the NATO member countries, apart from Britain, France, Germany, and Italy, among the more than 20 other countries, [-] or [-] countries are vague, and several others are neutral.

"Not only NATO member states, but also the high-level voices of some other countries are not very clear. Wu, we have to do something to change this situation."

Since he decided to participate in the development of Bai Peila, the pressure on Kureta's shoulders has been more than twice that of Wu Qian. It can be said that he has gambled on the future fate of the entire family. If Waterloo encounters, the Sergey family will fall apart. , the final end must be very miserable.

So Kureta was more nervous about the Solan Kingdom than Wu Qian. He made a lot of efforts to help Solan vote in the United Nations, and used all the connections he could use.

In the absence of external interference, everything is going well, but the United States jumped out to make trouble.

Wu Qian sat up with a huff, without any sleepiness. The speed of the development of the situation exceeded his expectations, and the large movements woke up the person next to the pillow.

Wu Qian is not as concerned about Solan as Kuleta, but it doesn’t mean he doesn’t care. Solan’s becoming a sovereign state is the foundation of all subsequent plans. If this step fails, all the previous investment will basically be wiped out. , the right to contribute to underdeveloped countries.

"Is there any direct evidence that someone in the United States is doing something secretly?"

Wu Qian asked.

Kuretta rubbed his temples, and said, "Wu, what time is it now, and I'm not going to go to court, and I don't need to pay attention to the evidence."

"However, I can tell you that senior officials from some departments in the United States are indeed on the move. A politician from a NATO member state who has a good relationship with me said that he received a call from the Ministry of Commerce of the United States, complaining about Solan's matter inside and outside. "

Wu Qian frowned deeply, he really didn't expect the start to be so difficult.

"In the beginning we thought everything was too simple, this is not a stand-alone city simulation game... OK, Kuretta, I will find a way here, there are still a few months before the UN General Assembly, it should be enough for us Solve the problem, first."

After finishing speaking, Wu Qian hung up the phone.

Miguo's behavior made Wu Qian very upset. He got out of bed and took out a cigar from the drawer, then cut it with a cigar cutter, walked to the window, lit the cigar and started smoking.

"Great country, small belly, do you think they are used to being the boss, and whenever something goes wrong, they will start to play tricks..."

Yao Xinlu poured a glass of water for Wu Qian, walked to the window and handed it to him, saying, "Judging from what I have seen and heard in the years in the United States, it is unexpected and unreasonable for the United States to target you and Kuretta."

"I have thought about this before, but I think that coming to the United States probably won't target you and Kuretta's personal behavior, so I didn't say it in advance. I plan to talk to you about economics and diplomacy after finishing the initial work. I didn't expect... The United States is indeed quite stingy."

Although the purchased materials were used in the construction and development of Solan Baipela, the person who signed the order was Wu Qian or someone under him. It was indeed a personal act, but even so, it was still targeted .

"It's true that we didn't think carefully. The idea of ​​​​the United States is to let us go far and wide to buy things that are not necessarily better but more expensive, just to please them! Can you understand this?"

After Wu Qian finished speaking, he took a sip from the water glass, and then took a strong puff of the cigar.

Yao Xinlu smiled far-fetchedly and nodded without denying it, probably that's what she meant.

Wu Qian sighed, walked to the table and extinguished the cigar, then went out and called Rosalind, asking her to prepare a set of materials, and after lunch, he would send a negotiation invitation to the Ministry of Commerce of Mifang to discuss cooperation The problem.

In the morning, Wu Qian was not idle either. Mi Fang's attitude was on the one hand, and the countries that had expressed their approval also needed to maintain it.

During the period, Rapo Elkann also made a special call to tell Wu Qian that Italy's attitude on this matter would not change, so he didn't have to worry.

In the end, Wu Qian discovered one thing, that is, as long as there are countries with which he has economic ties, there will be no problems. The problems are those countries that have been left out in procurement matters.

"If you want to take care of everything, it is definitely impossible now. First get through the relationship with the United States, and we will talk about it later."

During lunch, Wu Qian said.

In the afternoon, Wu Qian had a very smooth video conversation with a high-level executive from the US Ministry of Commerce.

Wu Qian had a good time, sitting in front of the camera, both sides were smiling, as if there was no unpleasantness at all.

Wu Qian expressed his thoughts in the past, explaining the partial gap in corn and pork, and expressed his intention to purchase a batch of second-hand heavy trucks from the United States, starting with at least a hundred units.

However, when Wu Qian finished speaking, the senior official of the Ministry of Commerce had a very strange expression, and said: "Mr. Wu, how can the development of a city only need such a small amount of supplies. As far as we know, the manpower invested in Bai Peila now is at least With 20 people, a little corn and pork won’t last long.”

"Not to mention the millions of people who originally lived in Baibera, with such a small amount of food, I am afraid that the time to eat it is faster than the time to transport it..."

The total price of the materials Wu Qian proposed to purchase could reach [-] million U.S. dollars. For such a small item, the Ministry of Commerce simply looked down on it.

Being able to maintain a calm attitude and continue talking with Wu Qian was entirely thanks to the strict system. The senior official of the Ministry of Commerce felt that it was enough for his subordinates to receive Wu Qian, which was simply wasting time.

When Wu Qian heard the exact number of people mentioned by the other party, he knew that the other party really cared about this business very much, otherwise it would be impossible to investigate.

"It is true that a lot of manpower was invested in the initial construction, but you also know that Solan is an agricultural country after all, with its own planting and animal husbandry. Now that exports are being tightened to provide domestic demand, the food gap is not too big. In addition... ..."

Before Wu Qian finished speaking, the senior official of the Ministry of Commerce couldn't listen anymore. He interrupted Wu Qian's words and said, "Mr. Wu, I have a proposal. I hope you can listen to me."

Compared with the arrogance of the senior officials of the US Ministry of Commerce, those islanders in Takashimaya could be called a group of friendly people back then. Wu Qian suppressed his temper in his heart and raised his hand to signal.

"You said."

Now that I have to ask for help, I have to compromise first.

A senior official of the Ministry of Commerce said: "The United States has the best grain and light and heavy industrial equipment in the world. In addition, it is at the forefront of the world in chemicals, rubber, crude oil, medicines, timber, and armaments... Minister Ross very much hopes that he can cooperate with Mr. Wu carry out in-depth cooperation.”

Wu Qian quietly listened to the other party enumerating them one by one, including almost all the materials that needed to be imported.

Originally, Wu Qian planned to continue to argue with the other party, but even the LNG from Qatar, which is close to Solan, the other party hoped to import it from the United States. He knew that things might not be as easy as imagined.

This is not talking about import and export cooperation, this is simply being blackmailed!

As for the Secretary Ross mentioned by the other party, he is the current Minister of Commerce of the United States.

　Thanks to book friends King and Wang Faner for their 100 rewards.

　　
　
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