In the other courtyard, Sattler frowned and pondered for a few seconds after finishing his emotion.
Nearly three years have passed since he resigned from the Ministry of Security. During these three years, he has not participated in any high-level meetings or high-level banquets within the kingdom. In this country, banquets are an important way to socialize.
"Reply my dear uncle for me and say I will attend."
"As for Wang Ye, let's wait and see for the time being to see what he will do next."
Finally, Sattler coughed lightly and said this to the staff outside the gate.
There are two main reasons why he wants to go. On the one hand, he is invited by Prince Duarte, a man who is second only to his father in power in Saudi Arabia. He is also an old man who is dedicated to this country, which he admires.
On the other hand, the time for his comeback is not far away, and it is time to show up in public!
"Yes! Your Highness."
Hearing Sattler say this, the staff outside the door responded, and then added again:
"In addition, there is one more thing that needs to be reported to His Highness."
"Along with Mr. Wang Ye, there was also a business group from China, from their petroleum department."
"According to the inference of His Majesty and the cabinet ministers, they were after oil equipment."
As soon as the staff finished speaking, Sattler, who was sitting there holding a cup, fell into deep thought again. First of all, he also maintained an attitude of approval regarding the speculations of the king and cabinet ministers.
After all, what officials in the oil department can only do is related to oil, and oil-related matters can be divided into three categories, namely oil well development, crude oil trading, and oil refining.
For the current Saudi Arabia, oil wells have been nationalized across the country a few years ago, so it is impossible to jointly develop oil wells. As for crude oil trading, it is also impossible, because China is also a major oil exporter, and they cannot sell oil from China. Come Saudi Arabia?
And according to Sattler's knowledge, China's current important source of foreign exchange is oil!
At this moment, Sattler seemed to suddenly think of something. He tapped his fingers on the low table next to him and asked at the same time:
"By the way, are those Soviet rats doing anything?"
Upon hearing Sattler's question, the staff outside the door quickly said:
"No, it's just a normal timber business."
"However, in order to ensure that the other party would not detect it, we did not conduct a more in-depth investigation and follow-up."
Regarding this answer, Sattler nodded slightly and could not understand the meaning. In his mind, countless information was colliding. It seemed that a network was about to be formed, but it was full of loopholes and gaps.
In fact, not only China's current main foreign exchange comes from oil exports, but the Soviet Union also does so!
The reason why the Soviet Union exported a large amount of oil was because they also needed foreign exchange and green dollars to purchase various products from the international market, or they could bypass the dollar and barter with the same result.
In short, for the Soviet Union, exporting oil equals obtaining supplies.
In the past ten years or so, two oil crises have broken out in the desert area. One was due to the desert war, ten years ago, and the second was three years ago to the present, due to the changes in Yilang's internal situation and pro-government relations. The combination of factors such as the defection of the American faction, US sanctions, and the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war have led to a reduction in oil production and a surge in global oil prices.
It was precisely because of these two crises that the Soviet Union made a lot of money.
Nowadays, the United States finally can't sit still. As a senior executive of a big dog company, Sattler certainly knows some secret information. For example, the United States has begun to take action. They hope that countries in the desert area can increase oil production.
As we all know, the more output, the lower the price. This is the basic law of the market. Therefore, what the United States does is nothing more than to destroy the Soviet economy. It is precisely because it senses the danger that the struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union becomes more and more intense in the entire desert area. And it got bloody.
For Saudi Arabia, this plan is not what they want to see, and they are not willing to accept it. The reason is very simple. Increase production and reduce prices. In the end, the money earned does not increase. Not to mention the labor and effort, the underground oil also It's decreasing faster!
But there is no way. From a geopolitical point of view, next to them is the little overlord of the desert, the vanguard of the United States. In the past few desert wars, they basically defeated the desert countries and stared at them with eager eyes! Moreover, there is an American fleet at sea. It’s no use if you don’t listen. You can only think of ways to drag it, go around it, slow it down, etc. After all, no one wants to be a dog, right?
Secondly, let’s talk about Iran and Iran. After Iran broke up with the United States, it completely turned to the Soviet Union. With the support of the Soviet Union, it fought and screamed at Iraq. Saudi Arabia and Iraq are neighboring countries and have the same belief lines. They can only continue to support, otherwise Iraq cannot withstand Iran, but big dogs can? This is not a joke! When the Soviet Union expands, everyone will die. Afghanistan is a lesson learned from the past.
If Saudi Arabia wants to support Iraq, it must ultimately rely on the United States, not the Soviet Union, right?
All in all, this is the helplessness of a weak country. With no wealth and no strength, it can only become a chess piece.
Thinking of this, Sattler sighed, and then said:
"If China really wants to buy oil equipment, I support this business!"
"In mathematics, three represents stability. There is a book in China called The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Although I have not read it, I know what the story is in it."
"If we can gain the friendship of China, give them a certain amount of support, and even introduce them to the game in the desert, it will be good for us to confuse the global crude oil market. Chaos determines opportunities, and if the wind stops, We must take sides.”
"If it hadn't been for the first oil crisis, we wouldn't have been able to set up Aramco to take back the oil wells. Now that it's the second oil crisis, what can we get?"
"If we do nothing, we can only become pawns of the United States against the Soviet Union and become puppets again!"
The reason why Sattler said so much was not to explain anything to the staff, but to let them pass their words to his father, the king.
In fact, Goudahu discovered oil wells in 1937 and subsequently became a major oil country. At that time, all their oil wells were controlled by the United States and Western companies. The local people still relied on growing date palms in the desert to make a living. It was not until 1976 that all the oil wells were recovered. State-owned, and then they started getting rich.
Then, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, the staff left.
at the same time.
Also in Riyadh, the capital of the big dog industry, in a suite conference room of a high-end hotel, a group of men wearing various suits were having a meeting. The leader was a young man who looked less than thirty years old, and next to him was a man who looked like Gray-haired men over fifty years old. It can be seen from their dress and appearance that they are Japanese. The notebook on the table also proves this. It is written "Mitsui Group·Petroleum Industry Department"
"This time, we came to Saudi Arabia for two main purposes."
"The first one is to assist the equipment export department to intercept the possible oil equipment and technology transfer agreement between China and Saudi Arabia."
"The second one is crude oil!"
"Currently, the price of crude oil futures continues to remain stable. However, due to the trade agreement between us and the United States, we are unable to purchase cheap oil from the Soviet Union and Iran. This has caused our oil industry to suffer major challenges!"
"We have to use higher prices and longer cycles to get less crude oil!"
In the room, the young man sitting at the head glanced around sharply and said this. His voice was very special. You could tell that he was trying hard to make his voice thick and powerful, but you could still tell that he was a woman!
In Japan today, there are four consortiums that control more than 80% of the country's economy. The serious oligarchs are Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo and Yasuda (Fuji). Even the famous Toyota Motor Corporation It's just a small part of the Mitsui Consortium.
But the problem is that Japan is an island country with very poor resources. Therefore, their economic rise method, especially in the field of heavy industry, is the strategy of "processing with supplied materials and selling them globally". Just like the oil industry, they have no oil themselves and can only Purchasing or cooperating with oil wells from foreign countries, obtaining the oil, then bringing it back for processing, processing and selling, or flowing into other departments within the group, processing it into other products for sale.
Therefore, when external resources cannot be supplied, they will have problems!
"To maintain adequate supply to other sectors."
"This time, we need to get at least 100 million barrels of oil, and it cannot be futures."
“It must be spot goods ready for delivery from the date the contract is signed!”
Hearing this, the atmosphere was already quite depressing, and the expressions of the men in suits were also ugly. Normal oil is traded in futures. Originally, with the current international oil prices rising and supply in short supply, I wanted to get it. It is very difficult to obtain 100 million barrels of oil. The key is to have spot goods. This is too difficult!
"Of course, I also know there are difficulties, and the group also knows it."
"So this time we have 10 million dollars in public relations expenses."
Finally, the woman who was sitting in the front seat, disguised as a woman, said this with a slightly softened expression, and the atmosphere at the scene relaxed to a certain extent. The next second she opened her mouth to say something, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Although his face was full of displeasure, he still said:
"Come in!"
Then the door of the conference room was pushed open, and a man said breathlessly:
"Our second team member responsible for tracking the Huaxia Petroleum negotiation team did not find the recorder at the location indicated by the first team member."
"The possibility of being discovered by Chinese personnel cannot be ruled out!"
Hearing this, the woman sitting in the first place frowned.
In the undercurrent.
Wang Ye and a group of people from the Petroleum Department arrived at the office by car.
Although it is said to be an office of a large company in China, it is actually not very decent. After all, China does not have foreign exchange, so it is necessary to save a little if possible. Therefore, the entire office is a rented single-family building, with offices on the first and second floors, and offices on the third and fourth floors. The fifth floor is a guest house for staff and business groups.
When they arrived at the place, Wang Ye, as a non-government employee of a state-owned factory, naturally had no reason to live for free. He paid for ten days' accommodation, which was equivalent to RMB 200, and was assigned a pretty good single room.
After a brief wash, Wang Ye went to bed.
When Wang Ye woke up again, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon local time. He washed his face and went downstairs, ready to go to the free restaurant to eat something, when he met Director Chen and others.
"Good morning, leader!"
Wang Ye was holding a plate with bread, cheese, milk, dried fruits and the like, and said hello with a smile, while Director Chen pointed to the clock hanging on the wall and said:
"It's already afternoon, not morning, hahaha!"
During meal time, everyone gathered around the table and started chatting. Director Chen said with emotion:
"To be honest, your company is too arrogant. Let a young man like you come out, and you are still alone. It doesn't say whether the business can be concluded. The key is that it is not safe?"
In response, Wang Ye smiled and said nothing. In fact, the Ministry of National Defense arranged bodyguards for Wang Ye, and they were in contact with him since the plane landed, but they did not show up.
Then Director Chen asked again:
"Have you already contacted the client? Are you sent to sign the contract?"
In Director Chen's opinion, this is the only possibility. Otherwise, why send such a young boy out? As for traveling purely, that's impossible. If you can just spend a thousand dollars, you must have a mission, otherwise no one would dare to approve so much foreign exchange, and you won't be able to afford it!
"No, it would be better if it was like what you said."
"I just came over here to see if I could find any customers."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was dumbfounded. As a state-owned factory in a region, it just took the initiative to promote business. It also sent such a young man to approve so much foreign exchange. Why did it feel so outrageous?
At that moment, Director Chen decided to go back and check this young man’s background!
However, Director Chen still smiled and said:
"Anyway, your factory leaders are quite courageous and motivated!"
After hearing what Director Chen said, Wang Ye smiled at the right moment and said:
"If you know any leaders of this country, please help me introduce them."
"Otherwise my run would have been in vain!"
Regarding Wang Ye's request, Director Chen laughed and said:
"I knew you were waiting for me here! I'm just helping you with this. After all, it's to earn foreign exchange for the country!"
"But I've given you an introduction. Whether it succeeds or not depends on you."
From Director Chen's point of view, this matter was just a piece of cake. Anyway, he helped. Whether it was successful or not, Wang Ye couldn't complain about himself.
After dinner, the leaders went to a meeting, and Wang Ye wandered away from the guest house. He couldn't put all the blame on others, he still had to find a way on his own after all!
On the street, Wang Ye seemed to be strolling casually, even holding a bag made of folded newspapers, which contained dates, a specialty of the desert. As he walked, he looked at the street scenery around him and compared it with the pictures in his memory.
Two o'clock in the afternoon.
Wang Ye walked around and came to Sattler's courtyard.
This place is located in a bustling area close to the palace. There are all kinds of people coming and going, including many with yellow skin. Wang Ye, who has changed into local clothes while shopping, is not conspicuous.
After wandering around for more than ten minutes, Wang Ye finally sighed and decided not to take the risk.
Sattler was very sincere to his friends, but he was also extremely cruel to his enemies. Wang Ye didn't want to die young, so he left the nearby area and finally arrived at the door of a cafe in a dangling way.
