The reborn me has no pattern

Chapter 815 Do you have any problem with me personally?
The meeting with Alkatiri went very smoothly, and because of his Catholic faith, on his way back home, Alkatiri suddenly thought, "Hey, I have an idea," and then he sent an email to the Papal States, hoping to send a consecrated abbot of the monastery to visit Dondimen.

The bargaining chip Alkatiri brought out was "Peter's Pence", but the Papal States had abolished the donation system for a long time, at least on the surface, so this could not be said through public channels.

We can't keep doing the "Middle Ages" thing, can we?

The level of politicians in small countries, as Zhang Haonan predicted, is quite average, and they have little experience in international politics. Anyway, they said they were willing to offer "Peter Pence" and take a cut from the annual sales revenue of natural gas.

About five percent.

Normally the Pope would treat it as a fart and be reserved.

What grade? Talk to me about "Peter Pence"?
However, this email was exposed by an Australian friend named Julian Assange, and also exposed the value of the oil and gas fields in the sea area that Dongdimen planned to develop, which has a potential of up to 400 million US dollars per year.

And then… 5% of $400 million per year?
The Lord will bless Dongdimon.

Amen.

So, on September 24, the abbot of a major seminary who had been ordained a priest a few years ago wrote a special letter to the headquarters of the "SF Group" in Saigon. It was not an email, but a handwritten letter in Latin.

The international express train from Annan is quite fast, so on September 27, Boss Zhang sent a "happy letter", but due to his limited education, he could not understand the letters, so he had to find another way.

This thing had to be translated by someone when it was brought back to China. The general meaning was: Dear Mr. Siegel, Your Excellency...

There was a lot of nonsense, but the meaning was definitely conveyed, and the meaning was simple: as long as this is accomplished, you, Mr. Siegel, will be a knight of the faith.

The Papal States did not dare to communicate openly, and the reason was very simple, that is, the domestic diocese had nothing to do with the other side.

We don't listen to the Pope here.

Serious contact must be open and fair, which puts a lot of pressure on many people.

Boss Zhang collected the letter, framed it, and placed it in a glass case as a small exhibition of cultural relics.

"This small country is just unreliable and is just messing around."

While going to Yuhang West Lake to eat Sichuan cuisine, Boss Zhang complained to Chen Daosheng and others.

Since Chen Daosheng deals with rice, flour, grain and oil every day, he certainly wants to have a decent industrial base. Although he already has one, it does not prevent Mayor Chen from wanting more.

“This church is pretty hard-working.”

Mayor Chen was very curious, "How much benefit is there? He even asked the dean of the seminary in Saigon to write a letter."

"What nonsense! I don't have to do anything and I can earn 20 million US dollars a year for free. I'd even sell my ass for free."

"..."

Mayor Chen was accustomed to Boss Zhang's vulgarity, but discussing buttocks at the dinner table was a bit disgusting.

The dishes today are not mainly spicy. Foods like Fish-flavored Shredded Pork, Sweet-skinned Duck, Salty Shaobai, etc. are all very tasty and not so spicy that they make your lips turn outward.

The twice-cooked pork is not spicy either. Although a lot of chili peppers are added, they are Zhangpu chili peppers, which are slightly spicy and sweet, and will not irritate the diners from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

"So, are you really going to do this business? Isn't it too big a leap?"

Liu Chen, who came over to join the table, turned the turntable on the table to make it easier for Zhang Haonan to take the crabs and eat them.

“You have to do it even if you don’t want to.”

Zhang Haonan had a helpless look on his face. He had originally only planned to engage in exploration and refining business, but now he had to set up a pseudonym to serve as a platform for Blackwater Oil City's state-owned assets to go overseas.

Zhang Haonan had no way of telling the people in Yuhang about the details. Only two or three people knew the details.

He couldn't make any noise before the matter was formally settled, so he finally got the upper hand and started fighting with the crab.

Fortunately, the local crabs in Yuhang taste really good.

Internationally, because of this deal, it is not just the Papal States that have complicated situations. There are both good and bad things. In any case, there has been a subtle reaction in Australia.

Australian media, including television stations and newspapers, had all prepared press releases, but due to the intervention of the Papal States, how should I put it, they were simply put to a halt.

Having produced a "dud", this Australian bastard is indeed a bit effeminate and has no guts at all.

He didn't even dare to offend the Papal States.

But because Zhang Haonan had already communicated with Britain in advance, earlier than the Papal States, things in the religious field were a bit complicated and involved branch schools.

The person who came out to make some extra money in Britain this time is called "Earl of Wessex". Another more familiar name is the Duke of Edinburgh.

But the Duke of Edinburgh is already the Queen's son, so normally there would no longer be an "Earl of Wessex". However, due to some special royal events, the Queen's cousin may have upheld the dignity of the royal family in that incident, and at the cost of one eye, he was awarded the title of "Earl of Wessex" which is not made public.

There was no investiture ceremony, but there was a royal charter document.

It was originally a small benefit for the next generation. The next generation may not be able to retain the title of "Earl of Wessex" since their surname is not "Windsor" after all. But if one has money, this matter can be discussed again.

If this succeeds, the one-eyed "Earl of Wessex" will do two things. First, he will give a sum of money to the royal family to keep his title. Second, he will get a position as the governor of an overseas territory, such as the Picairn Islands.

The current non-resident governor, Richard Field, is an honest man. He will definitely help to get this done for just £200,000, even though the chairman of the island management committee had already been elected two years ago.

There are four islands in the Picairn Islands. Theoretically, as long as there are enough chips, one can cut out an island and use it as a territory.

But the territory must first be in the hands of the royal family and then be conferred by the queen.

Where the money comes from is the key point.

So when the Papal States revealed that they could earn 20 million US dollars a year, the nobles flying the Union Jack were even more shameless than their useless German cousins ​​on the other side of the Channel.

That’s 20 million US dollars!

The absurdity of this matter lies here. The capital has no intention of getting involved in such nonsense. After all, "hiding one's capabilities and biding one's time" is a strategic decision.

The focus is on development. Let alone team battles, I don’t even want to fight in the laning phase.

Pure Gou.

However, the matter came to a head when the old Union Jack took the Pope's doorman to the embassy of a certain Eastern country to give earnest advice.

In a word: Long live friendship!

As for where the East Bottom Gate was, the one-eyed gentleman who was waiting to die with the title of Earl had no idea.

He didn't even know the Picairn Islands were in the Pacific Ocean, let alone this?

Everyone thought it was somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.

The vegetables have been washed. Although the dishes are prepared by an English chef, you still need to find a professional to cook them.

It’s not that we are unwilling to use our own petrochemical team. The main reason is that if we use domestic ones, any Baron can beat the Earl’s Doghead.

In our great...Britain, who is the most reliable?

Foreigners!
Who are the foreigners?

"Dear Mr. Siegel" is a foreigner! At this time, when Boss Zhang came to Yuhang to order "West Lake Vinegar Fish" to feed the cat, it was indeed necessary to put some coastal heavy chemical production capacity into use.

Because the higher-ups take this matter very seriously, and there will be some cooperation involved.

He has to do it even if he doesn't want to, it's considered a "political task."

Others can't do it because they don't have the international connections and mass base.

It's not that there aren't people whose international relations are at the same level as Zhang Haonan's, there are some; but the mass base is different. The canned food eaten in Dongdimen now, whether it's canned meat, canned fruit, dehydrated vegetables... are all produced in Shacheng City, Liangjiang Province, China, and there's nothing wrong with it, so they must be firmly supported.

This mass base is difficult for others to replace. After all, although Dongdimen is small, it has a population of more than one million. It is at least at the county level and cannot be treated as non-existent.

But what is the reality?
The "Songjiang Battle" has not yet ended, and sugar chemical industry preparations have been made in Lingnan and Lingxi. What can Boss Zhang do?
He is not the real Monkey King who caused havoc in Heaven and could transform into seventy-two different forms.

The management of the "Shashi Group" is seriously understaffed now, which has resulted in Boss Zhang not having to work overtime recently, but he is not on a business trip either. He is on his way to a business trip. At one point he went to work at nine in the morning and got off work at five in the afternoon. It was too hard.

At the same time, the Strategy Department has forcibly separated a heavy chemical business department, which is incompatible with agricultural and sideline products.

Another thing is that Youcheng really needs to feed people. During the "Havoc in Heaven" incident in Heishui Province, Youcheng and Niucheng provided support.

A debt of favor should be repaid when others need it.

The oil city must ensure that its profits are turned over while also ensuring the city’s fiscal revenue.

This growth point doesn't need to be much, just 10% of 400 million US dollars.

The rest is to earn some income from maintenance, spare parts, etc. This does not require high timeliness and can be stockpiled, so equipment production can be located in the oil city.

With this, the oil field executives also have reason to talk to their superiors about railway capacity and speed. The logistics line extension project originally proposed by Boss Zhang was still a little lacking.

After all, Boss Zhang only focused on his own industry and didn't consider heavy chemical products at all.

As a result of the efforts made by various parties, many units submitted petitions, including those from the Northeast, Liangjiang, Lingnan, Lingxi, etc., so they had to come up with a plan.

We have to go out. There are so many people waiting for us. Our international "friends" are waiting for us, and our domestic "comrades" are waiting for us too.

Boss Zhang was in a meeting in Songjiang yesterday, and he said bluntly that he was too lazy to do the job. Four hundred million US dollars was just a drop in the bucket, and he didn't even get all of it.

The meeting was also fruitful and positive.

That is: "Comrade Zhang Haonan" has always supported the organization's decisions.

So the next day I strolled to Yuhang to look for a suitable address for domestic supporting projects.

It has to land.

Yuhang hopes to release Dong'ou, but Mingzhou is obviously not stupid. Even now, when Boss Zhang is having dinner with Chen Daosheng and others, the delegation from Mingzhou has already made an appointment with a chef to entertain Boss Zhang tomorrow.

It’s not a state banquet, but just ordinary home cooking by the boat girl.

What matters when eating is the atmosphere, not the food. But if the portion is not big, that is absolutely unacceptable. Boss Zhang will definitely not pay for it.

The secretary who came from Mingzhou to run errands was a wonderful person. She smiled and repeatedly assured Boss Zhang that all the dishes were big bowls.

How big is the bowl?

Anyway, it is very big, the bowl shape is definitely OK, the color is white and smooth, I don’t know how it feels, and Boss Zhang will have to personally check it.

Maybe it is an antique passed down from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period?

Maybe it was used by Xi Shi.

When talking about Xi Shi, Boss Zhang became excited. He hoped that all the boat girls who cooked home-cooked meals would look like Xi Shi.

In any case, this petrochemical project must be implemented. The coastal conditions in Liangjiang Province are too poor. Besides, Zhang Haonan has already invested a large number of projects in offshore tidal flat transformation. The acceptance of these projects will take at least a year, which will not be in time for the bidding.

So there is no need for bidding, it can be decided directly.

Just circle the area that you think is suitable, and then let the Dongdimen National Petroleum Company go through the formalities and sign.

And the most important point is that there is no Xi Shi in Liangjiang Province, which is a fatal flaw.

"Boss Zhang, since Britain has also invested, why not transfer some of its technology over?"

"We've discussed it. They have the technology, but not much. On the contrary, they have some stuff in polymer research that they invested in Showa Industry. They plan to sell it to me, but they have to do it quietly."

"What?"

"It used to be a competitor of Toray, but 'Showa Industry' had a weak foundation and couldn't even get trial production done after several years. A fire broke out in the trial production factory last year, so they simply gave up. The source of the technology is from two British universities, so there is no need to worry about the Japanese stopping it. But just in case, they will first transfer it to Hong Kong, then transfer it from Hong Kong to Singapore, and finally return it through the 'Sand City Peace Organization'."

"How to return?"

"smuggling."

"..."

Is it so direct?

Open channels won’t work, and customs is not just for show.

However, no one would be stupid enough to take Zhang Haonan seriously about this smuggling matter. They just have nothing better to do.

Another aspect is polymer materials. The current domestic production of aromatic materials, carbon fibers, etc. cannot meet the needs of Boss Zhang's industries.

Therefore, we must definitely maintain a certain amount of production capacity ourselves, whether it is more or less.

Otherwise, if we want to make high value-added cars and electric vehicles lighter, we will have to import them in large quantities from Japan or America, which is very troublesome because we cannot import them whenever we want because the source of goods has an "export quota".

Therefore, no matter what, from the perspective of future profits, Zhang Haonan is still willing to stretch his muscles.

The new oilfield gas project at East Dimen, with its investment in polymer materials outside of Britain, can be considered a “hit” on the British side.

Circumventing the embargo agreement is not a difficult task these days. As long as it does not threaten the core interests of the "Eight Banners of the United States", it is generally not a big problem.

Unless it becomes a "political issue" within Washington, it will have to be "escalated", and in that case, all parties will have no choice.

It is normal for internal disputes within a powerful country to affect various external forces.

Just like the current "Songjiang Battle", anyone in Southeast Asia involved in the trade industry has suffered a major impact.

Who can have a grudge against money?
But this is Jianghu.

When the situation becomes one that no longer controls one's own destiny, no matter how the weak struggle, it will be of no use. One has to wait until the fight between the strong ends before the dust settles and one can rest and recuperate.

Zhang Haonan was too lazy to find out what kind of communication the Central Government had with the old Lord Central of "Downing Street" with the old Union Jack this time. He just wanted to do some worldly work.

After all, the past year has been too horrible. Nothing good will happen if you get involved with him. He's like a "plague god" and he won't stop.

(End of this chapter)