"Okay, Yulia."

Hu Wenhai did not mean to continue the farce. He held Yulia's hand and smiled helplessly: "The Soviet Union is a world superpower. What's the matter with giving me a nationality like this? Yulia, you know, I won't betray my motherland."

"Then I don't care!" Yulia rubbed Hu Wenhai's arm hard and snorted: "Don't you be my husband, Natalia's father, so that we can live in the Soviet Union so much as we are looked down upon?"

"I did not mean that!"

Hu Wenhai waved his hands repeatedly and explained with a headache: "It's just that the relationship between China and the Soviet Union is like this. There is a saying in China that since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve. Of course, I am responsible for you and my daughter, but this responsibility cannot make me give up my nationality. If Yulia, you also think about me, you shouldn't make things difficult for me like this."

Hu Wenhai was also quite confused. In fact, the country also proposed the intention to let Yulia go to China. Originally, there were very strict regulations on immigration for foreigners, and the central government even agreed to give Yulia a Chinese nationality directly and let them register for marriage in China.

However, ahem—

In this way, what should Lu Jiake do?

Hu Wenhai may have some common diseases for men, but what he thinks most is his wife Lu Jia. He has sex with Yulia. Although he cannot be said to be forced, he did not expect to hit the target once.

If Yulia went to China, it would be more important to say that the result would be. Lu Jia and him would probably never have the chance to start over again.

Although he felt a little guilty, he could only choose to let Yulia stay in the Soviet Union. Moreover, maybe this is also a better choice for both sides.

Yulia's eyes were filled with tears, biting her lips, and looking at Hu Wenhai couldn't help but want to protect her. However, the person who was sorry for her now was himself, so she had to pretend that she hadn't seen it.

"Okay, my dear." Yulia nodded with difficulty and put away the marriage certificate in her hand: "I know you will be a good husband. Even if you can't be together, I hope you can be kind to us..."

"Of course!" Hu Wenhai nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, I will definitely not let you and your children suffer any grievances!"

While speaking, the door of the side hall opened again. Korolev, who had taken off his coat, appeared in the room with Niku, the next generation successor of Romania.

Because of Niku's arrival, Hu Wenhai, Secretary Chi and Yulia stood up again to show respect for the master. Following Korolev's translation, both sides sat down happily.

"Things have changed a little," Korolev said: "Romania is also interested in this batch of goods. I hope that Chinese comrades can give up some of the down jackets."

"Wait a minute, what does it mean to give it out?" Hu Wenhai frowned and said, "Comrade Korolev, if you cannot express your Chinese clearly in Chinese, or you can use English. The word "get out" will have many explanations in Chinese."

"No, no, the teacher who taught me Chinese is a Chinese researcher who is one of the most popular in the Soviet Union. The meaning of giving it up is that Mr. Niku hopes, uh-"

Korolev held his forehead and said helplessly: "From the goods, we get a batch of tolls. Romania can provide transportation and customs declaration to offset this part of the payment."

Hu Wenhai and Secretary Chi looked at each other, but they didn't expect that Niku would have some troubles here.

"Will this affect our transactions with the Soviet Union?" Secretary Chi asked: "We have provided the order and transaction content before. If the goods are reduced, will this part of the loss be the responsibility of us or the Soviet side?"

"Of course you are responsible. After all, we have not received all the goods, right? We cannot provide corresponding transactions."

"But the relationship between Romania should be opened up by the Soviet side according to the agreement." Hu Wenhai was also a little dissatisfied. Sino-Soviet trade is very important in his plan. How much impact will this happen the first time, on the follow-up plan? Is KGB so unreliable?

"It's true in theory." Korolev nodded with difficulty: "But things will always change. Through Romania re-export, we always have to pay a certain amount of compensation to Mr. Niku. However, we have no spare time to pay for this money."

"How much do Romania need us to give up?" Hu Wenhai glanced at Niku and asked cautiously.

Even organizations like KGB cannot afford this money. Romania will not ask for more than half of the down jackets, right? Not to mention, with the strength of the Ceausescu family, they can really do such things.

“10%.”

Korolev had to spread his hands and said, "This ratio is something I have tried my best to win, and it should be a relatively reasonable number."

Hu Wenhai was a little stunned. The 10% toll was really not too high. But in this transaction, if the down jacket was paid for 10%, it would be unreasonable that KGB would not be able to come up with this money, right? The number is not very large.

"The 10% payment is about 300,000 US dollars, will KGB not be able to come up with this money?"

Korolev smiled bitterly without saying a word, spread his hands and shook his head.

Hu Wenhai's trade with the Soviet Union would definitely not be so stupid as to accept ruble transactions. The calculation of the price is to use US dollars, and the main transaction process is to keep accounts and barter. China provides its own product catalog, KGB see what products it can trade, and both parties make do with each other to get what they need.

Sino-Soviet trade has always been difficult to develop on a large scale, and it has a great relationship with the lack of a general currency. However, for example, the Navy and KGB transactions, both sides have broken through their respective diplomatic and government agencies, and the scope of transactions can be expanded, which can slightly expand the scale of bartered accounting transactions.

The batch of down jackets in the Navy's hands are within easy reach of three million dollars in the international market. If China had not needed Soviet ocean fishery information, it would not have given such a preferential price.

Of course, in addition to the information on ocean fishery, the Navy has a lot of remaining quotas, and can purchase other Soviet materials. Hu Wenhai did not interfere too much in the specific transaction content. Now the Soviet side demands to reduce the transaction content, so Secretary Chi can only make a decision in person.

Secretary Chi thought for a while and said cautiously: "Comrade Korolev, can we pay this money in advance? After you take the goods, you will return the money to us?"

"This requirement made by Chinese comrades is not an exaggeration, but once this batch of goods enters the Soviet Union, the specific processing process is not something I can control. We must rely on the entire KGB network to digest this batch of goods, so there must be a higher-level person to decide on the advance payment and return. I cannot give you any guarantee."

Seeing Korolev's appearance, he just said that the people in the Soviet Union were unreliable, and they would probably beat you up. Of course, whether this is the case, Hu Wenhai did not completely believe what he said. No matter how bad KGB is, it should not be so bad that he would have to pay even three million US dollars of goods.

Is it Korolev who starts the price or KGB really greedy that he doesn't even let go of three million US dollars, or maybe the price Niku wants is not 10% at all, maybe this may be.

Although Korolev was calling out "brother-in-law", Hu Wenhai could not believe in himself as his "brother-in-law".

But no matter what, it is now the home court of Korolev and Niku. It is impossible to get a result like in China, and sometimes it is rare to be confused.

Just looking at Romanian food, Hu Wenhai was a little hesitant. If he put out his own batch of goods, would Niku have any greed?

"In this way, Secretary Chi." Hu Wenhai reached out and stopped Secretary Chi's words and said first: "I think I will make up for the money. I will pay for the 300,000 yuan. Will the transaction between the Navy and KGB be carried out according to the previous directory? How about?"

The 300,000 US dollars is nothing to Hu Wenhai, and it will be released. The key is to figure out how big the Romanian side has.

Now seeing Niku comes forward, it may not be KGB or Korolev's face, but it may be a wolf who came over by smelling the smell.

When Korolev heard Hu Wenhai's words, he nodded in satisfaction: "No, this method is good! If you can pay US dollars, it would be better."

"Then it's US dollars." Hu Wenhai nodded simply.

"But I have a question, and Mr. Niku needs to give me a clear answer."

Hu Wenhai made up his mind that Korolev or KGB channels seem very unstable now. If the negotiations fail, he can only think that he has thrown away a lot of money to invest, and he will definitely not be able to engage in trade with the Soviet Union through this channel.

Of course, it actually has several backup channels. For example, the traditional smuggling channels from Longjiang Province to the Far East of the Soviet Union, and the special status of Democratic Germany in the Warsaw Pact camp. Although Romania is a relatively ideal channel, it is not necessary. There are many countries that can communicate with the Soviet Union, China and the West in this way. For example, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and even Iran in the war.

Of course, compared with these countries, Romania, which directly borders Ukraine on the Black Coast, has the most obvious advantages.

Korolev translated Hu Wenhai's words to Niku. Niku, who had been tasting coffee, then looked at the opposite side and nodded faintly.

"I need a guarantee, if we have more goods and hope to ship to the Soviet Union through Romania, what is the attitude of Romania?"

Hearing Korolev's translation, Niku put down his coffee cup and made a big call.

"Mr. Niku said, it depends on how much goods you have transited. 10% of the goods within five million US dollars, 4% of the goods above five million US dollars, 2% of the goods above twenty million US dollars, and 1% of the goods above fifty million US dollars."

"Mr. Niku also said that this is because Romania has a deep friendship with China, so that such preferential conditions are provided. Romania is a big country and what it says is absolutely unchangeable."

"Mr. Niku finally said that he could allow Yulia to be a guest here for a while, and he would arrange the most thoughtful service, and even let Comrade Komanech take care of her daily life."

As if he was afraid that Hu Wenhai would not know who Komanech was, Korolev also specifically emphasized: "Yulia likes Komanech very much, it is her fans."

"Hey, Korolev!" Yulia snorted dissatisfied: "You can't use me to threaten my husband!"

"My dear sister, I'm just stating the facts." Korolev spread his hands out.

"Hmph, it just won't work anyway! I'm on my husband's side, so you don't use me to influence Hu."

Looking at Yulia who seemed to be really angry, Korolev had to raise his hand: "Okay, okay, I won't say it."

Hu Wenhai patted Yulia's hand and seemed very happy that she could stand up. Whether she was the same as she said or not, at least the relationship between the two is getting closer. The biggest problem between them now is the inability to trust due to different positions. Undoubtedly, Yulia is taking the first step to break the gap.

"Yulia, don't worry, this condition is not too much." Hu Wenhai smiled and shook his head to comfort her.

"If you like to have more contact with Miss Comanechi, then I agree to this condition."

"No, don't let me agree to such harsh conditions." Yulia said anxiously: "The 10% toll is too high!"

Hu Wenhai was stunned and shook his head and said, "How could it be 10%? This time I came here, and I also brought a batch of goods. I exchanged the money for you and Natalia to live. If there is only two million, then I look down on me too much, right?"

Yulia couldn't tell whether she was happy or worried, but she still shook her head and said, "More than five million? A 4% toll is not cost-effective, so your profit will be compressed."

"Where is 4%?" Hu Wenhai continued to shake his head and laughed: "This way, I remember there is a Deborah ship commissioned by China in Romania? I bought it and added it to this trade list to make it up. In this way, I can get a 1% toll."

Hu Wenhai was in a good mood, just $500,000, which was really a matter of minutes for him. Compared with the 1% value of his goods, the toll was not considered a burden.

Yulia looked at him in surprise and asked in disbelief: "You mean, you still have at least 47 million dollars in goods?"

"I'm afraid there are not that many." Hu Wenhai said regretfully: "We have to add the Deborah, a 5,000-ton ship, and the international construction cost is 1.5 million US dollars. The goods I brought this time are still a little worse than 50 million."

Although Romania borders Ukraine, the middle part of the border that should have been bordered is like Mongolia between China and the Soviet Union, with a buffer zone of Moldova. A ship Deborah ship is a good choice for transportation from the elite coastal areas of Ukraine.

Of course, even if the Deborg sinks again, it is at least in the Black Sea, and the danger of the crew is greatly reduced.

"That's 45.5 million, Oh my God! This is too-"

Hu Wenhai smiled and said indifferently: "The money is still a little less. At that time, Yulia will decide how to deal with these goods. It is better to treat it as I will give you and your children's living expenses."

"Life, living expenses..."

Hu Wenhai nodded. For him, the preparation of this goods did not cost much money. Although the market price was the market price when it was acquired from the domestic market, it was still much lower than the international price, not to mention that the RMB reserves used were used almost nowhere.

Xinke Company now uses export tax rebates and foreign exchange exchanges. In fact, the exchange rate of USD exchanges from exporting water and lithium batteries can reach 1 to 4 to 1 to 5. Last year, it exported one billion US dollars, and most of the USD they received was exchanged for RMB. The benefits brought by this were more than 3 billion RMB. In addition to other businesses and the F-14 introduction fees paid by the state, more than 5 billion RMB of current savings were lying on the books of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. It was simply unknown how conspicuous it was.

This time, he used up not even 100 million yuan in the preparations for the goods for trade with the Soviet Union, which was nothing.

This is also a step to establishing trust with Yulia. Hu Wenhai really intends to hand over the benefits of the transaction to her to see if the fragile relationship between them can withstand the test of money.

"I need to calm down..."

Yulia leaned on the sofa with a dazed look on her face, obviously she was temporarily offline during this discussion.

Although Hu Wenhai's ships are in the 30,000 tons, the number is quite large. Koreans have connected several owners of the international shipping industry and deliberately placed several orders that do not intend to pay the final payment. In this way, after the ship is built, it can only be digested within the shipyard. This situation is not uncommon in the international shipbuilding industry, and even Koreans themselves often encounter this situation. After all, a shipbuilding cycle is not short, and it is very likely that the owner of the ship who was in good economic condition when the order was placed, but found it was tight at hand when he expired, so he had to give up the ship.

The internationally popular practice is to sell these ships to fleets established by shipyards. International heavy industrial shipbuilding groups often have such shipping companies that depend on their debts.

Hu Wenhai was the same. He simply used this batch of abandoned ships to trade with the Soviet Union. There were eight ships worth 30,000 tons, carrying 50 million US dollars of goods, and they were almost unfilled. Fortunately, most of them were light products, and they only occupied a lot of space.

"I hope Mr. Niku's guarantee can have enough credibility and charge 1% of the toll for more than 50 million yuan." Hu Wenhai looked at Korolev seriously.
To be continued...