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Chapter 2170: Joining hands with three parties to export engineering projects

At the beginning of the construction, Ji Donglai knew that it would be difficult for local people to afford the cost of these projects, but he still took it. Now that the other party can't find funds, the only solution is to borrow money from various places.

Currently, only a few countries like China can provide loans to organizations like the other party. Of course, Yiyuan Zhizao can also get a loan, but we cannot take the initiative to propose it now to prevent the other party from thinking too much.

Every large-scale construction project involves huge consumption and a process of capital accumulation.

The locals have been engaged in agricultural business for a long time and have seldom been involved in such construction. They are the same as the Chinese in the 1980s and 1990s, who were more concerned about making shirts.

The first ship of rice has passed Malacca, and the other party has no choice but to invest. Now they can only move forward, otherwise Ji Donglai will not send people out.

"Mr. Ji, you should have told us the cost in detail before this project. Otherwise, we won't invest. This project is too big. We don't think these things are that expensive..."

The other party always felt that he was cheated by Ji Donglai. According to his subordinates, those elites who returned from Europe and the United States, these things did not cost much money. In fact, the other party was also cheated by this group of people.

"Boss, it's not that we don't want to say it, but this is basic common sense. Your subordinates are all from Europe and the United States, especially those elites who came back from Germany. In fact, they know how much money these construction projects will cost."

"In Germany, even replacing a manhole cover requires full engineering machinery, which is very expensive! The highways built by the Third Reich are still in use today, and the standards used are no lower than our current requirements!"

"Our small projects don't actually cost much. You can go to Uzbekistan and see the large factories we built, and that's where the real cost is."

"If you don't believe me, take a look at this photo. This is our on-site workers tying up steel bars and mixing concrete..."

Ji Donglai sent the other party the photos of You Sanfu working in Uzbekistan, which indeed showed a lot of people tying steel bars.

The difference is that the other party is constructing the floor inside the factory, and the workers are working diligently.

“I feel this is enough…”

There are almost no steel bars on the ground in the factory, and seeing that these places can also be used for driving, the other party felt like he had discovered a new world.

"call out!"

"These roads were all demolished two months after construction was completed because they were substandard. Look at this road, it was crushed to pieces by trucks. The boss's brother-in-law Martin was in charge of the construction. He did not follow our drawings at all. This road alone cost us more than one million!"

"If you want to try this, we don't mind. It will just take some time to rework it, and we will charge you again, so you will lose money. You can also contact Buick in Uzbekistan to see if you can."

"He is very stubborn. He wants to build a so-called garden factory. We have designed the roads, but he insisted on changing them! Later, the transport trucks could not get out, so we had to rebuild it again, which cost three times the money. He always felt that what he said was reasonable, but when it came to actual use, it was a joke..."

Ji Donglai sent over the road planning map of the Buick factory, Buick's revised construction drawings, various troubles that occurred during driving later, and photos of the road repairs.

The other party slowly fell silent at this time. Facts speak louder than words.

The big corner is indeed in line with the aesthetic of Islamic construction style and looks very beautiful.

When a large truck goes up and turns, the right angle becomes an oblique angle, and the truck gets stuck easily. This is a real problem.

The picture remained still for at least ten minutes. Ji Donglai knew that the other party had gone to a meeting to discuss something. After a while, the other party returned to the camera again.

"Mr. Ji, can we use other means of payment? We have a contract with others for rice now. If you can accept other means of payment, we can discuss it."

"Do you have any preliminary drawings for your construction? I hope you can give us a copy so we can know how much more money we will have to spend. We do have difficulties with a lot of funds."

"We have been fighting for 2001 years since 20. We are all out of money, both as a country and as individuals. Please understand us."

This time, the opponent's arrogance was obviously not as strong as before, and Ji Donglai nodded.

He asked his subordinates to send all the construction drawings of the building to the other party in a few minutes. As for whether the other party wanted them or not, it depended on their mood.

As for the payment method, Ji Donglai had actually thought about it already.

"Donkey meat is the favorite of the people in our country. You can sell it to us, and then we will export it to the country. Peppers, carrots, wheat flour, and even seasonings are all acceptable."

"We don't mind you making transfer payments, but there must be enough. We will wait for the signature of your leaders for the next batch of construction. If you agree, we will start construction. If you don't agree, we will start later."

"But we have to make it clear, boss, that the person who modifies the drawings must give us detailed data and have sufficient qualifications and capabilities, otherwise we will not allow them to modify our design and construction drawings." "Our drawings are made by engineers from the design institute. If anything goes wrong in the future, we will have someone responsible. Your people can't just slam the table and modify the drawings. Any project must have sufficient technical support. Can we reach a consensus?"

The other party doesn't want to lend money now, so Ji Donglai is not in a hurry.

The company still has a lot of funds lying in the account, and the best way is to convert them into resource-based assets. There are still a lot of such resource-based assets in Afghanistan, which are occupied by local people.

It is obvious that Yiyuan Intelligent Manufacturing would not be able to satisfy Ji Donglai's appetite if it only did one project.

The key is to tear a hole and eat the meat inside.

In addition, Ji Donglai is followed by a large number of Chinese companies. These people all want to go overseas to make money, so they need enough places to stay.

From now on, Yiyuan Zhizao is no longer simply a manufacturing company, but has gradually become a platform company. If any Chinese company wants to go overseas, Ji Donglai is ready to let his subordinates prepare to take over.

This requires Yiyuan Intelligent Manufacturing to be able to provide sufficient support locally, from officials to individuals, local consortiums and elites. As long as Chinese companies need it, Yiyuan Intelligent Manufacturing needs to be able to provide it.

Ji Donglai is going to do everything this time that the country has not done in the past few decades.

But Ji Donglai cannot ask for it actively, otherwise the locals will suck Ji Donglai dry. Now this construction is the best opportunity for Ji Donglai.

Even China back then needed to obtain international loans for large-scale projects.

The iron ore project in Harat may look small, but in fact the construction is very large.

The various equipment that Ji Donglai was responsible for providing only accounted for a quarter of the cost, and this was only on paper. In the future, underground ore mining engineering machinery, pipeline wells, wires and cables would all cost money.

When Ji Donglai saw the construction expenses, he knew that the other party's funds were definitely insufficient. If payment was involved, the other party did not have foreign exchange, so Ji Donglai only accepted physical payments from the other party.

Every institution that can successfully take over the local government is actually very smart. No one will give Ji Donglai unlimited food from his own country. If the people have difficulty eating, the legitimacy of the other party's rule will be questioned.

As for donkey meat, it involves very complicated things like faith and religion, so naturally some things will come to fruition.

After hanging up the phone, Ji Donglai sent an email to Hu Xinyu. As soon as she finished reading it, she received a notice from the locals asking Yiyuan Zhizao to inspect a factory in a certain city.

This was a factory owned by the Afghan government that was illegally occupied by a European country. The other party retreated hastily, leaving behind a lot of large engineering equipment.

The current owner of the factory does not have the financial strength to operate it, and this time it involves importing raw materials for infrastructure construction. The other party has no choice but to use the right to use the factory as a means of payment.

"Boss Ji, you're right. Now they only have the chance to discuss cooperation with us. We have inspected this factory and overall it is in good condition and can be restored."

"In this way, we can transfer some things from the east to here for production, especially some mobile phone parts and digital product parts. We can produce them locally."

After completing the inspection report of the entire factory, Hu Xinyu passed it to Ji Donglai, a rare smile appearing in her eyes.

It seems to be a simple equipment manufacturing output and just an ordinary transaction to outsiders, but the benefits it creates for Yiyuan Intelligent Manufacturing are far more than that.

"Some factories in Uzbekistan can be moved here. There will be many similar large-scale infrastructure projects here in the next stage. We must seize this opportunity. After the Harat project is completed, many people will come to us for construction. We must control the quality problems for us."

"Anyone who wants to cause damage is absolutely not allowed. Local people like to be lazy and often do not wash the stones. We asked our people to keep an eye on it. There are also many cases of yellow mud being mixed into cement. We must control it!"

"If it really doesn't work, let their leaders come over. This is our first major project in the local area. We must build it with all our heart, even if it doesn't make money."

"Also, be sure to pay attention to safety. Although things have recovered here, there is still a big gap compared to our country. You must pay attention!"

Thinking of the complicated local situation, Ji Donglai gave various instructions.

Just a few days ago, a local Korean engineering base was attacked, killing fifteen people.

This is considered normal locally. Compared with the Chinese, Koreans have been very successful in the entire Central Asian region and often arrive there earlier than the Chinese.

(End of this chapter)