Zuo Xuanyan suggested rock-paper-scissors, but of course she didn't mean it.
Naturally, a mega project involving billions of dollars cannot be so hasty.
The reason why she said this was not to be childish, but to calm down both parties.
"My father once said that in the affairs of the world, cooperation is more important than competition. Cooperation will benefit both parties, and competition will cause both parties to lose..."
She looked at Xu Erdou.
"Third uncle, if the iron mine in Baiyun Obo is handed over to XCMG for operation, will it be able to recruit enough miners? Can transportation be improved?"
Xu Erdou just wanted to slap his chest, but then he realized something was wrong.
After he pondered for a while, he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
He overlooked an important factor.
That is, the powerful dragon does not overwhelm the local snake.
In any case, compared to Xugong Group, Shanggong Group is the local leader in the northwest, and it must be closely intertwined with local forces.
If XCMG takes away the iron ore project in Bayan Obo, they can make XCMG happy just by causing trouble.
Don't think that if there are people in the XCMG Group in the court, and Xu Erdou is a relative of the emperor, these people won't dare.
At the very least, Bayan Obo is far away in the desert and is completely desolate. Everything needs to be transported from the outside world.
The periphery of Bayan Obo is entirely in the northwest, making it easy to disrupt the project.
At the very least, the miners most needed for mining must be recruited from Shanshan. Without the cooperation of the local government, XCMG could never hope to recruit enough miners.
The local government must wear the same pants as Shanggong Group.
How can the local government not be greedy for the huge benefits of Bayan Obo?
Mao Yuanyi and Wang Qiaonian were sitting aside, looking at their noses and hearts. It seemed that the matter had nothing to do with them, but in fact they were the greatest support for Shanggong Group.
Seeing that Xu Erdou was stumped by her own point of view, Zuo Xuanyan turned to Zheng Huacheng, the representative of Shanggong Group.
"Mr. Zheng, if the Bayan Obo project is handed over to Shanggong Group, can you guarantee production efficiency?"
Before Zheng Huacheng wanted to take over everything, Zuo Xuanyan added.
"Don't forget, XCMG is the largest steam engine manufacturer in the country."
With just one sentence, Zheng Huacheng paused.
Bayan Obo goes deep into the desert and is extremely desolate. It is basically impossible to build a habitable place. The cost of transporting resources from the outside is also prohibitive.
The best solution is to use machinery on a large scale to replace a large amount of manpower.
And the best machinery is, of course, the steam engine.
The problem is that the best steam engine manufacturer in the empire is XCMG.
The teams of Qin Luo and Li Meizhi cooperated with XCMG, and the remaining steam engine manufacturers also received authorization from these two teams.
With just a word from these two people, Shanggong Group will not be able to buy a single steam engine.
And without steam engines, how could Bayan Obo be developed?
Both sides only saw the huge interests of Bayan Obo, but completely ignored their own shortcomings.
At this time, being awakened by Zuo Xuanyan, Xu Erdou and Zheng Huacheng realized that the two sides could not be rivals and enemies.
"How about cooperation?"
They are all smart people in the business, and their ideas change very quickly.
When Xu Erdou suggested it, Zheng Huacheng immediately extended his palm.
“A pleasure to work with.”
The huge benefits of Bayan Obo cannot be absorbed by one company. Only by cooperation between Xugong Group and Shanggong Group can the maximum value be developed.
From the beginning to the end, Zuo Menggeng said nothing, sitting back and watching Zuo Xuanyan perform.
To be honest, what his daughter did surprised him.
A teenager actually understands the principles of win-win and multi-win, and can stay awake in the face of huge benefits. In particular, being able to safeguard national interests in front of relatives and outsiders, and to be even-keeled in a bowl of water, is far beyond that of many senior officials.
"That kid Zheng Chenggong ate a lot of sand in the Western Regions. If you want to see him, go ahead."
After experiencing this incident, Zuo Mengeng realized that his daughter had grown up. Maybe you don't need to stay by your side, you can face the wind and frost alone.
His decision made Zuo Xuanyan extremely happy.
After she returned, she quickly gathered her friends, fearing that Zuo Menggeng would regret it, so she ran away that day.
With two battalions of guards following, there was almost no risk unless there was a large-scale enemy attack.
As for whether he would endure hardship while living abroad, Zuo Mengeng didn't care.
How can you see a rainbow without going through wind and rain?
These children have grown up in hardships since they were young, and the tests they have experienced are completely unimaginable to the outside world.
Since they can defeat the regular army alone in Yimeng Mountain, it means that they have the ability to travel around the world.
Zuo Xuanyan and others left the imperial chariot and started having fun.
They headed west from Baotou to Yinchuan and made a bold decision.
Instead of going against the Yellow River, we crossed the Helan Mountains and entered the desert.
Zuo Xuanyan wanted to go to Baitinghai to have a look.
She had heard her father talk about the importance of this lake in controlling the desert many times, even to the point of thinking about it.
How can we understand the situation in the northwest without taking a look at it on the ground?
As you can imagine, this trip was really hard for everyone.
When they stood by the ice-covered Baitinghai Lake, the defenders here suspected that they were bandits.
“What’s the condition of the lake now?”
Zuo Xuanyan asked very carefully.
Wang Cheng, the company commander guarding here, was a little confused.
No matter what, I never expected that the eldest daughter of the emperor would appear here.
If he hadn't carefully checked the seals, documents, and endorsements from the guards, he would have done it first.
Moreover, Zuo Xuanyan was actually a head taller than him, very domineering and majestic. Especially the two big tigers squatting next to them made it even harder to breathe.
"So far, the area of the lake has expanded by 500 square meters. The reduction of water use in the upper reaches has greatly helped the ecological restoration here."
In Zuo Xuanyan's eyes, although Bai Tinghai was covered with ice and snow, she could already see the majestic momentum.
This shows that the officers and soldiers stationed there worked very hard, which is why they achieved such results.
However, she noticed that the appearance of these officers and soldiers was basically very vicissitudes of life.
"How was your day?"
Wang Cheng had no idea that the eldest daughter of the emperor would actually care about their lives, and he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
"Aside from the more difficult environment, the supplies are very sufficient and we haven't suffered much."
But Zuo Xuanyan saw something different in his eyes.
"Are you homesick? Have you heard about the situation at home?"
Speaking of this, many people's eyes became wet.
"It's too far here. It takes a year and a half to get a letter from home. I miss home, of course I do. Last time Xiao Onion's mother got sick, but he couldn't go back. He cried for several days."
Wang Cheng said it was very ordinary, but Zuo Xuanyan got what she wanted.
That night, she lit a kerosene lamp and wrote a long letter of advice.
She did not give this letter of advice to Zuo Mengeng, but submitted it to the headquarters and the central committee.
The eldest daughter of the royal family appeared in front of the world for the first time.
