743 No matter what you want, as long as you pay more
"If you agree to replace it with oil fields, this matter will be easily solved. Moreover, this is a win-win cooperation model!" Liu Yijiu did not answer his words when he saw the other party, and added that he did not continue to say anything.
Crown Prince Sultan had no way to make a decision on this matter, only King Fahd could decide on such a deal.
It is better to get a fisherman than to get a mermaid. This is an eternal truth.
What's more, China's equipment exports require a market. Now, Liu Yijiu is just laying the foundation for China's equipment manufacturing industry to go abroad in the future.
In a short period of time, China's equipment exports are not very realistic. The country's industrial foundation is being upgraded, and a more complete supporting system has not been established. The huge China has no foundation for competing with the equipment manufacturing industry in Europe and the United States.
If you can't compete, it doesn't mean you don't have any competition.
Iraq's oil fields are indeed easy to obtain, but this country will be in great turmoil in the future, which will definitely affect the entire oil production.
The same is true for Iran. If Khomeini is not dead, Iran's domestic policies will not change at all. Americans lead European countries to impose economic sanctions on this country that hates their countries. This sanction will last for more than 30 years since the 1980s. The international influence of the US imperialist empire will only loosen when the mess in the Middle East is declining, and European countries are also caused by the economic crisis to make the countries almost unable to support them.
The oil-for-food plan is not only aimed at Iraq, but also at Iran.
Having a mushroom bullet is the dream of any country.
"What? They have such a big appetite and want to obtain oil fields from us!" Fahd never expected that the Chinese would make such a request.
The reason why Saudi Arabia can maintain its independence among many powerful powers is because Saudi Arabia has all oil fields in its hands. A large part of these oil fields are in the hands of the royal family, and it is precisely because of this that it can support the luxurious living expenses of the entire royal family.
Now if China wants to obtain oil fields from them, it is tantamount to cutting off his body.
"Your Majesty, the appetite of the Chinese people is not our oil fields, but hopes to enter the oil equipment manufacturing market through our oil fields. China's production costs are low, and although the technology is not good, their country has begun to carry out reform and opening up, and while attracting foreign investment, it also hopes to increase their exports..." Liu Yijiu's reasons did convince Crown Prince Sultan.
He began to use Liu Yijiu's reasons to convince His Majesty the King.
"This is not only a great promotion for their domestic manufacturing industry, but also very good for us at present. This time, we launched OPEC and increased oil production in order to bring down the US strategy of the Soviet Union. However, the growth of international demand for oil cannot keep up with it..." Sultan said while observing the king's reaction. Seeing that the king did not have much excessive reaction, he continued to speak, "When the United States' strategic plan is finally successful or bankrupt, we still have to join OPEC, otherwise this will make the entire OPEC members unite to boycott us, which will offend the Soviet Union. If the Americans are allowed to list us as enemies, it will not be in our national interests... A small number of oil fields are given to China. Once China's domestic economy develops, as long as their demand for oil increases, they will expand the oil field production. This part can be counted outside OPEC's oil quota..."
These are what Liu Yijiu said.
Although it seems impossible, it is very easy to operate.
Even if there is condemnation internationally, there is no way.
The Chinese mine oil, which is their own oil field. Moreover, every time they exploit a barrel of crude oil in the oil field in Saudi Arabia, they will pay taxes to the Saudi royal family...
"What do you think about this cooperation model? If our cooperation with China is expanded to this extent, it will have a great impact on our strategic relationship with Europe and the United States. At the same time, our relationship with China will also change a lot!" The king considered mainly Saudi Arabia's international relations.
Saudi Arabia has not established diplomatic relations with China so far, largely because of the influence of Western countries on the entire Saudi royal family.
"Our procurement of strategic weapons and equipment like Dongfeng-3 from China will have a great impact on our relationship with the United States. China is also a way out for ourselves." Sultan said gritting his teeth.
His meaning is to let the king reconsider its relationship with China and Saudi Arabia's attitude towards the US government.
"Also, we have purchased so many strategic weapons from China, and the continued cooperation will continue to continue to maintain a state of no diplomatic relations. It is of little use for Saudi Arabia. Moreover, establishing diplomatic relations can expand economic cooperation and exchanges between our two sides and promote bilateral relations. Our country is a major country in oil and finance, but it is not possible in other aspects... The political recognition and diplomatic relations between the two sides cannot be the same as before. Although there are many oil reserves, it will be exhausted sooner or later. How will our country develop at that time?"
The king frowned.
It seems that Sultan is considering more profound than he is.
Moreover, the ambition is even greater.
However, he did not speak, but waited for him to continue speaking.
"China has started reform and opening up in 1979 and opened several special economic zones. The main purpose is to attract foreign funds to enter the Chinese market to help China develop its economy. At the same time, increase foreign exchange reserves and introduce technology from abroad to develop its domestic economy..." Sultan was not without ideas about China's reform and opening up.
King Fahd was the same, but his face showed a very deep concern: "China is the regime. Who knows whether their policies will change? Once they change, all our investments will be wasted. Now China's reform and opening up, and the funds entering the country are only from Japan and Taiwan. Japan, because the damage to China during World War II was too great. There are reports that many funds were Japan's war compensation for China... As for Taiwan, their economy is obviously in a downturn now, and it needs cheap labor of 6 to reduce their international competition costs and enhance their competitiveness!"
The whole world is currently watching China's reform and opening up, and many companies are small tentative investments.
As a wise king, since Fahd wants to establish strategic strength for Saudi Arabia, he will naturally not be a person without any ability.
Saudi Arabia's future is something that any king should consider. Especially after the oil is exploited, what should they do? The huge oil exports allow Saudi Arabia to have a large amount of foreign exchange, which has been invested in the financial field and in the European and American worlds by the Saudi government.
The economy in Europe and the United States is not very prosperous now, and huge funds cannot find their investment direction.
As a rising economic power, China's huge population and vast territory allow China to have a very rich market and development potential.
Once China's economy develops, this will have a huge opportunity, which will allow the Saudi government's huge funds to find investment directions.
"It's true, so we must not invest too much at the beginning and gradually conduct testing. Now the United States and Western countries are conducting testing..." If we had not contacted Liu Yijiu and heard the guarantee from Liu Yijiu that China's reform and opening up policy would not change in the next hundred years, Sultan would not dare to suggest that the king invest in China.
For China, any multi-million dollar foreign exchange is very important.
Will Saudi investment only have a few million?
"Then what projects will we invest in?" King Fahd asked with a frown.
Many domestic money-making industries in China are not open to foreign capital.
"High-tech projects! Moreover, we need to place our citizens and gradually use these opportunities to establish our science and technology system. Technology is the driving force for the future world and the direction of development. We have great advantages in cooperating with China in this regard!"
Sultan also heard from Liu Yijiu about what he invested in China.
The Ninth Hospital owns a large number of private goods production units. According to Bandar's investigation, it seems that as long as you make money, the Ninth Hospital will get involved.
At present, the civil service units in the entire Ninth Hospital have very good returns.
More importantly, many of the private product units under the Ninth Academy are high-tech or basic technology enterprises related to military technology.
If you can negotiate with the other party, Saudi Arabia will make money by making a move. In addition, what is more important is that Saudi Arabia can use the opportunity of cooperation to send many highly educated talents from Saudi Arabia to China to study, and then come back to establish Saudi Arabia's military system.
Such suggestions are naturally very attractive to King Fahd.
Saudi Arabia is not allowed to invest in any military-related industry in the United States. Because of this, Saudi Arabia's personal investment has completely abandoned industry and turned to the fullest development of the financial industry.
Negotiations at the air force base have been going on. Liu Yijiu originally fooled Saudi Arabia to use more money to buy more conventional equipment, but these guys actually wanted to invest in China's industry and cooperated with the Ninth Academy to develop high-tech things.
This really happened to him.
In his usual understanding, Saudis have always only played finance but not industry.
Of course, there are still many industrial cooperation with China. There was a program called "The Heavy Weapons of a Great Power", which talked about the cooperation project of a large fertilizer plant. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!