My Realistic Simulation Game

Chapter 119 Scrap Steel Import Quotas
Qin Yuan now has a clearer understanding of the path he is on.

To pass the test and take shortcuts, he needs all sorts of "tools".

Zhao Shanhe, a greedy, ruthless, and powerful "tool," can be incredibly effective if used properly.

As for heavy machinery, even tanks, Qin Yuan was not worried.

For the Soviet republics, which were experiencing severe turmoil, with a large number of military factories lying idle and eager to exchange for foreign exchange and supplies, these once "national treasures" were now nothing more than bargaining chips to obtain survival supplies.

Qin Yuan is the one who can turn "scrap iron" into gold and "chips" into leverage to unlock greater profits.

I'm going to the Soviet Union; only there can I accumulate wealth quickly.

Thinking of this, Qin Yuan walked out of the room and into the courtyard.

Wei Guo had already gotten up and was practicing his martial arts in the courtyard.

Markov also tried to imitate the movements, which looked quite comical.

Gangzi was brushing his teeth by the hand pump. When he saw Qin Yuan come out, he rinsed his mouth and mumbled, "Good morning, Brother Yuan."

"Have Magan'er and Binzi not returned yet?"

Qin Yuan asked.

"No, they went out at five in the morning. Those middlemen are too impatient. We only assigned them quotas yesterday, and they came knocking on the door to pick up the goods before dawn today."

"They said they wanted to catch the K3 in three days, and everyone wanted to make more money before the Chinese New Year."

Qin Yuan nodded; he understood this behavior.

"Okay, let's hurry up and get things moving. After breakfast, we'll replace Binzi and the others, and we'll head to Moscow in three days."

I heard that I was going to Moscow.

Gangzi's eyes lit up, and he spat out all the mouthwash from his mouth.

"Really? We're finally setting off?"

Hearing the commotion, Wu Weiguo stopped what he was doing and came over: "Brother Yuan, what are we preparing this time?"

"There are two things I need you to do," Qin Yuan said solemnly, extending his hand.

Upon hearing this, Gangzi immediately put down his water cup and toothbrush and came closer.

"First, contact the station and, in the name of our Far East Trade, charter three train cars. Two days later, another batch of goods will arrive from Guangdong. These goods will be transported directly to the train station, and you can find people to load them onto the train."

Gangzi nodded: "No problem. Uncle Zhang has already spoken to the station about the wagons. It's just three wagons, no big deal."

Wu Weiguo nodded and said, "Moving the goods is a small matter; I'll find someone."

He could send a random message in the chat group and local players in Yanjing would take the initiative to organize their people to accept the order.

There are quite a few players in Yanjing now.

Qin Yuan looked at him and nodded: "The second thing, Gangzi, you have many connections, go and find me a private steel mill that has a quota for importing scrap steel, just say that I have a business deal I want to cooperate with them on."

This matter cannot be discussed through players' networks; otherwise, it will be exposed immediately if leaked even slightly.

At this stage, we should still use formal means to obtain scrap steel import quotas from these private steel mills.

Only then can he bring in cranes, bulldozers, and even tanks.

As for airplanes, that's a separate business.

As long as the Crown Prince and Sichuan Airlines and Xiamen Airlines communicate, they can buy planes in the names of Sichuan Airlines and Xiamen Airlines.

The procedures will be handled by Sichuan Airlines and Xiamen Airlines, so he doesn't need to worry about them.

As for what to exchange for the Soviet planes...

It's not certain yet; we'll have to go to the Soviet Union and talk to the Kuibyshev factory first.

In his previous life, Mu Qizhong was referring to canned goods, but in reality, he produced all sorts of light industrial products.

Now that times have changed, he certainly won't cling to outdated ideas and think that only canned goods can be exchanged for an airplane.

As they were talking, Binzi and Magan'er unexpectedly pushed open the door and came back.

"Brother, you need a scrap steel import quota, right?"

Binzi walked in, having just overheard Qin Yuan mentioning the scrap steel quota. "Why are you back already?" Qin Yuan looked up at them, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Ma Gan'er said excitedly, "Brother Yuan, you have no idea how excited these middlemen were. They drove their own cars and brought their own people. As soon as we opened the warehouse door, they started moving the clothes."

"Moreover, we didn't need to organize any order at all. Those five general distributors were on their own, guarding against any potential over-allotment of their shares. The other thirty-three secondary distributors, under the arrangement of Zhang Weijun, Zhu Dayong, and others, were receiving their respective shares in batches."

"Uncle Zhang is sitting at the door right now, with a stool set up and a notebook in his hand. He's handing over money and goods. We came back to bring him some food."

Binzi nodded and brought up the previous topic: "Brother, are you asking about the scrap steel import quota?"

Qin Yuan looked at him: "Do you have a way to get it?"

Binzi shook his head. "I heard someone mention before that a company called Tianjin Fusheng Steel Rolling Mill is affiliated with Tianjin Metal Recycling Company and obtains an annual quota of 3 tons of scrap steel under the name of 'Yanjing Branch'. Perhaps we can start with this company."

With the nationwide economy booming and the real estate industry thriving, the demand for steel has surged.

This has led to the recycling of scrap steel.

Currently, the price of steel frames in China is around 1500 yuan per ton, while the price of scrap steel recycling is around 280-320 yuan per ton.

However, these are all state-owned enterprises' waste materials that are centrally sold and require approval, so they are almost never released to outsiders.

Purchased from private individuals, the price is approximately 350-380 per ton.

The only problem is that there are many impurities and the purchase volume is unstable.

Therefore, in the mid-to-late 1990s, some clever people turned their attention overseas to recycling scrap steel.

There's a TV series where the female lead goes to Russia to buy scrap steel, only to be scammed. But by chance, she gets in touch with the military through connections.

They brought the tanks back under the guise of scrap metal, and as a result, they were summoned for questioning.

This is an exaggerated plot in film and television.

But in fact, it does have a real-life prototype.

The prototype is based on Du Shuanghua, the steel tycoon.

He started his business in Beijing, contracting the scrap steel processing workshop of Shougang Group. He mixed high-quality steel with scrap steel, purchased it at low prices, and then resold it to the steel rolling mill, making a profit of over one million yuan a year.

After accumulating his first pot of gold, he established his own steel rolling mill and began to dominate North China, controlling railway transportation "car wagon quotas" and cooperating with station dispatchers to monopolize the transportation line from Shanxi iron ore mines to Hebei steel mills.

Then they expanded their operations, exaggerating the grade of imported iron ore and smuggling tanks from Russia—all things that had happened in history.

Therefore, Qin Yuan was not worried at all that this path would be impassable.

The present era is a barbaric era.

There are too many loopholes to exploit.

Now, we hear about this Tianjin Fusheng Steel Rolling Mill from Binzi.

Qin Yuan didn't hesitate at all and directly sent Binzi and Wu Weiguo to the Fusheng Steel Rolling Mill.

Fusheng Steel Rolling Mill obviously didn't expect that someone would target their scrap steel quota.

Hearing Binzi mention "importing scrap steel from abroad" really opened their minds.

Yes, there are currently two ways to obtain scrap steel: one is through state-owned enterprises, and the other is through social recycling.

That's one way to go abroad too!
But clearly, in this day and age, not many people would have that kind of courage.

The appearance of Ke Binzi and Wu Weiguo in front of the head of the steel rolling mill's Yanjing office gave him an opportunity to explore the possibilities.

If it really works.

Then their factory—no, he—is going to make a fortune.

The bespectacled, refined-looking man glanced at Binzi and Wu Weiguo a few times before readily agreeing.

"I'll take care of the scrap steel import quota for you, but I have one request."

Binzi and Wu Weiguo exchanged a glance: "You go ahead."

"Let me take a look at the imported scrap steel later."

The refined man adjusted his glasses and said this.

(End of this chapter)