Chapter 522 Arms Trader

Yang Xing's memory knows a lot about Khodorkovsky and his Yukos Oil Company. This person will undoubtedly embark on a tragic path in the future. Perhaps it is because of the different cultural habits of the East and the West. No matter how big the business of the Eastern and Western businessmen is, they adhere to the principle of not being rich, and choose to be as low-key as possible. Even if they have something to do with political forces, they will hide behind the scenes. Most of them directly draw a line and make a fortune in silence.

But Western businessmen are different. When they have a sufficient economic foundation, they will naturally become interested in more political status. Many big businessmen choose to go into politics and taste the taste of being a parliamentarian, governor or even president. It is hard to say whether it is a good or a bad thing.

In Yang Xing's impression, the richest man in Russia had the idea of ​​entering the political arena after his business was successful, but unfortunately he chose an overly powerful opponent, that is, President Putin, who was already in full swing at this time. Moreover, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, although Russia's political system accepted the Western electoral system on the surface, it was actually closer to the traditional Asian strongman politics. The idea that a person can obtain corresponding political status as long as he has money is not feasible here.

As a result, Putin found a reason to send the richest man in Russia to a Siberian prison. His company worth tens of billions of dollars was also auctioned and turned into the property of Russian state-owned oil companies. His wealth only brought him bad luck.

Of course, at this time, Khodorkovsky had not yet broken up with the authorities. His Yukos company had many high-yield oil fields in the Far East and signed a series of long-term oil supply agreements with China. Yang Xing did not put this big cake in front of him. He also wanted to deploy the oil business of Xingwei Resources as soon as possible. Moreover, since Yang Xing could know the fate of Yukos Oil Company, if the two sides reached a cooperation agreement, he would naturally arrange many back-ups to seek more benefits. Taking advantage of your illness and killing you, Yang Xing's favorite has always been Yang Xing's favorite. In addition, if he could catch up with Russia this time, it would be very beneficial to the group's continuous promotion of the world expansion plan. Russia is one of the "BRICS countries" he recognized. It has huge economic potential and is close to China. It is a market that Zhongxing International is preparing to focus on in the next stage.

However, after boarding Khodorkovsky's "Sea Spirit", the situation was far from his expectations. The sudden appearance of Friedman, who has become a man who fights with him, has now offered this beautiful undressing show, which is completely beyond his expectations. But he was finally used to the strong wind and kept calm and wanted to see what Friedman was going to do?

"Dear Yang, I came here with a big business that I wanted to talk to you. Don't worry, as long as we can reach an agreement, there is absolutely no problem with what you want. In fact, before I came, I received full authorization from Mr. Khodorkovsky and others, and I gave you more than you imagined." His words were full of yoo strength. Yang Xing tried his best to mobilize the memory in his mind, and vaguely felt that he had reached the key to the problem.

"I will introduce myself first. I have a transportation company, but it transports the most dangerous item in the world - arms." Friedman smiled like an old fox, but his eyes looked at Lin Jiana beside Yang Xing, "We are in a hurry to use money now, and you have a lot of money." Yang Xing's "Oh" response was not changed, but his heart was filled with storm. He had guessed Friedman's origin and his intentions...

After World War II, the world was divided into two major camps, and during this period, many regional conflicts occurred. In these conflicts, it was no secret that the protagonists of the two major camps supported weapons behind the scenes of the Soviet Union and the United States. The Soviet weapons were favored by many countries and regions for their sturdy and durableness, and the easy-to-use weapons were favored by many countries and regions, thus the large-scale underground secrets of Soviet arms emerged.

The Soviet army had a long tradition of reselling arms from outside. In the late 1980s, illegal reselling weapons was no longer a secret in the Soviet Union. In order to make profits, some Soviet officers and law guardians who participated in the war in Afghanistan secretly sent thousands of weapons back to the country for sale. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the entire military-industrial system fell on the brink of collapse. The political vacuum after the disintegration made many people take risks and sell the most valuable part of the Soviet assets to the outside world.

After the disintegration, many former Soviet republics, which had been separated from families, fought fiercely due to territorial and ethnic issues, and even more indulged in the arms. After 1991, many franchised republics stopped allocating funds to the local garrison. In order to maintain the normal life of the troops, some commanders had to sell the military supplies they could control. Local residents could drive the so-called "scrapped" armored vehicles home with a little money.

Moreover, with the comprehensive withdrawal of troops from Eastern Europe and the CIS countries and the massive reduction of troops, the military warehouses and storage bases in Russia have reached super saturation and are unable to accept millions of weapons and equipment at all. Many withdrawn weapons and equipment have to be stored in temporary warehouses very close to the settlement for a long time, which provides arms dealers with the opportunity to take advantage of.

Finally, when it developed into the First Chechen War in Russia, the Chechen armed forces had an armed force that could completely confront the Russian active-duty army. Most of their weapons and equipment came from arms. An incomplete investigation by the Russian military showed that ten years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, theft of equipment registered by the Russian army alone was as high as 10 billion US dollars, and this was only discovered by the procuratorate. Compared with many internal weapons that were not discovered, this was just a matter of nothing.

In addition, after the end of the Cold War, hot spots around the world continued to spread and intensify, and Soviet weapons were even more durable and low-priced. Internationally, the Russian arms travelers have been repeatedly banned. Most of the top international arms dealers have Russian backgrounds, and countries around the world are tacitly aware of this. In Yang Xing's memory, the famous Hollywood movie star Nicholas Cage once filmed a movie "The King of War" that specifically introduced the arms of the country. He felt that it was probably based on the prototype of Friedman in front of him.

Yang Xing himself is not biased. In recent years, he has done something in Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Ukraine and other places. Through Lin Jiana, he has also had a small arsenal. The Friedman in front of him is obviously an old acquaintance with Lin Jiana. He is only interested in the conditions proposed by Friedman.

"Mr. Yang, my transportation company is different from the huge transportation network under your command. This time I came here first to ask you for your opinion. Can your company provide me with some help in some areas?" Friedman was still a businessman after all, so he would rather talk to Yang Xing about business affairs first.

Yang Xing did not answer immediately. He also guessed that Friedman was looking for him because he was probably interested in the logistics network of Xinghai Trading. Now Xinghai Logistics has opened the world line and has various transportation vehicles from the sky to the ocean. Although there is no big publicity in China due to policies and local protectionism and other reasons, it is already the second largest domestic enterprise in the express delivery industry after the national postal service.

Overseas Xinghai Logistics has cooperated with major international logistics companies such as DHL in the United States and is actively deploying in the Asia-Pacific market. In addition, Xinghai Trading originally carried out the entire Zhongxing International procurement and sales network. Now, from the north to Iceland in the Arctic region and to the south to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, you can see ships and planes with Xinghai Trading logos. No wonder Friedman couldn't wait to come to him.

"The arms business is high risk, what can I get?" Friedman was delighted when he heard that Yang Xing did not refuse directly. This matter was indeed an én. Of course, he didn't know that Yang Xing had stolen all the basic drawings of the Soviet arsenal, and the risk of leaving the si arms was nothing. What's more, Yang Xing knew that although the military obtained the Soviet secret files, he still did not give up purchasing Russian cutting-edge weapons.

Because no matter how well the drawings are designed, they must be made into physical objects. Only after actual combat tests can the success or failure of the weapon be judged. Friedman wanted to pull Yang Xing into the water, but Yang Xing was also the idea of ​​taking a few pieces of arms to the military for research. With the support of the military at that time, the risk of going to si arms will be greatly reduced. If he does not offend both sides, he will make money. Why doesn’t he do it?

"If you can gain a friendship between me and my friends behind me, let me introduce it first. In addition to Yukos, I have also brought you representatives of other Russian companies that you will be interested in. This is from Luko Petroleum Company, he is the vice president of Russia Changqiao Bank, and this is the representative of Russian Aluminum Company..." Friedman quickly introduced the identities of the people beside him. As expected, with his introduction, Yang Xingmei raised his eyebrows and smiled.

Friedman had already revealed enough news, and he and the Russian forces he represented could indeed talk to him. These people represent one of the top major companies in Russia in various fields, involving Russia's profitable resources, finance and other industries. Friedman really has a way. It has saved Yang Xing a lot of effort to call these companies together, let alone what he meant, Yang Xing could get some discounts after negotiations. Only these are enough to impress Yang Xing. Although Friedman is an arms dealer, he is well versed in business. Although it will be a bit too much for Lu Tianzhao, Yang Xing decided to talk to him.

Both sides wanted to continue to cooperate, and they ignored the handsome and beautiful performances of the surrounding men and women. As businessmen, they soon entered the state and argued for their best interests.

Friedman was able to send a ship of Mei NV to attract Yang Xing, of course, he had great hope to cooperate with Yang Xing. When Yang Xing said that he could not only help him solve the problem of arms transportation, but also buy it, he understood and took out a gift to thank Yang Xing. He saw that he threw Yang Xing a small velvet pocket, and after opening it, the light shone inside, which turned out to be a bag of uncut diamond stone blanks.

"Mr. Yang, we are anxious to use the money now. This is just a deposit. I have a large amount of goods in my hand. Can you eat them all?" Friedman asked anxiously.
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