Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Wei Hongjun saw that Yang Quanwu was very interested.

So I also cooperated with Yang Quanwu.

Yang Quanwu shook his head and said, "I underestimated their courage."

"Fifty pieces?"

Yang Quanwu shook his head again. This time, Wei Hongjun became interested and asked, "100?"

"A full 150 missiles. Tell me, do they have the guts? And this isn't the final number, just a preliminary one. After these missiles are installed, if they prove effective, they can order more. And this isn't just Egypt's idea; it's the idea of ​​several Middle Eastern countries. Nasser's envoy came here just to test our stance and find out the price of these missiles."

Many people were quite surprised.

These countries in the Middle East are indeed courageous.

The United States and the Soviet Union are superpowers and are currently developing missiles on a large scale, so their missile reserves are very rich. However, other countries are also just beginning to develop missiles.

Just like China, the total number of missiles produced so far is only about 200. But these Middle Eastern tycoons dared to buy so many missiles.

However, Wei Hongjun was very curious. If the Arab countries in the Middle East were really equipped with hundreds of surface-to-surface missiles, would they be able to deal a heavy blow to Israel when they went to war with it?

"How's the price negotiation?"

"This has to start with the Soviet Union."

Zhao Lu continued, "The Soviet Union sold a lot of SAM-2 missiles to Middle Eastern countries this time. They offered a price of 200 million New Rubles, which is roughly equivalent to 340 million RMB in my country."

“The price is not low.”

Wei Hongjun couldn't help shaking his head.

导弹真是价格昂贵，一颗导弹比中国国产飞机贵了好几倍。仿制米格17的中国歼5战斗机在1955年研制成功，当时中国歼5战斗机的价格是75万人民币。而仿制米格19的歼6战斗力在1960年成功，目前已经投入批量生产，价格是150万人民币。

That is to say, the Soviet Union sold SAM missiles to the Middle East.

One missile is more than four times the power of the J-5 and more than twice the power of the J-6.

Yang Quanwu, who was standing next to him, smiled and said, "Do you know how much the SAM-2 missiles cost when our country bought them a few years ago?"

"How many?"

Wei Hongjun is not in charge of the import and export of these weapons, so he is not familiar with the specific circumstances.

"200 million RMB." Wei Hongjun frowned.

When the Soviet Union supported its younger brother, it really did its best. Let's talk about Egypt.

From 1955 to 1965, various aids were provided.

There are also loans and other amounts, all adding up to more than $8 million, which have helped Egypt build a large number of factories.

As for China, these massive, low-interest, long-term loans contributed significantly to the development of Chinese industry. Because the interest rates on these loans couldn't keep up with inflation in socialist countries, it could be said that these low-interest, long-term loans were a complete loss-making publicity stunt for Soviet financial institutions, essentially political loans.

But don't think that the Soviet Union is very generous in these aspects.

But when I cheat my younger brother on some small issues,

"Sincerely".

The SAM-2 missile is very expensive, but after the Soviet Union began mass production, the price was bound to drop, and the price drop should be very fast, because this is the characteristic of industry.

When the Soviet Union sold SAM missiles to China five or six years ago, the price was 200 million RMB, less than 1300 million old rubles, or less than 130 million new rubles. This price was already very high.

After a few years, the price of the SAM-2 missile should drop, and it would be normal for it to drop below 100 million rubles.

As a result, the Soviet Union really dared to speak up and actually asked for 200 million rubles from the Middle Eastern tycoon.

How much could the Soviet Union actually earn from this deal? Even if the wealthy in the Middle East bought a lot, it wouldn't make much. Compared to the money the Soviet Union invested in the Middle East, this missile deal was a drop in the bucket.

But the Soviet Union chose to play tricks on its allies and comrades on this issue. The asking price was 200 million rubles.

"The Soviet side also said that this was a favorable price. So when the Egyptian president's special envoy came this time, their target price was that our missiles could not cost more than 200 million rubles."

Zhao Lu also found it funny.

These wealthy people in the Middle East, including the Egyptian president, also studied in Europe, but they only learned how to fight.

The real situation of modern industry is not understood.

And they were too honest in their business dealings. If they hadn't told us first, how could China have known the price of Soviet missiles?

"How much does our 'Dongfeng' missile cost approximately?"

"The DF-60 missile technology is mature and can be mass-produced, with costs under 50 yuan. With mass production, the cost could even be reduced to under 100 yuan. The DF- missile is still in the intensive testing phase and hasn't been fully finalized, so its current cost is roughly million yuan. Once it's officially finalized and mass-produced, the cost will drop rapidly."

Wei Hongjun did a simple calculation in his mind and finally understood why the arms trade was so profitable.

The cost of the DF-60 is under 50 yuan, and could even be reduced to under 200 yuan. However, Egypt's requirement is that it not exceed 340 million rubles, or million yuan. How much profit is this?

"150 coins. Does Egypt have that much money?"

This involves hundreds of millions of RMB, which is a huge order of over 100 million RMB when converted into rubles and US dollars.

The reason why Egypt currently plays the role of the leader in the Middle East and is praised by Middle Eastern countries is not because of its strong economy, but mainly because Egypt is currently the backbone of the Middle Eastern Arab countries in the fight against Israel.

The Middle Eastern countries need a big brother like Egypt to take the lead and fight Israel face to face. If Egypt withdraws, it will be the turn of other countries to fight Israel.

This is the reason why Egypt is currently so popular in the Middle East. In fact, given Egypt's economic strength, it is impossible for it to come up with so much money at one time.

"The details are unclear, but the Egyptian side has vowed that they are willing to pay first. The condition is that China must send a military advisory group to help them train their missile forces."

Wei Hongjun thought about it.

Egypt certainly can't come up with this amount of money. It seems that some of the Middle Eastern oil giants, after making money, are planning to support Egypt's national defense, allowing Egypt to continue to take the lead and confront Israel.

"We won't talk about feelings or extra political demands, just business. They'll give us money, but how will such a large sum of money enter our bank account, and how will these missiles be transported? We need a complete plan for all of this. I think we should let the newly established Baosheng Company negotiate with them, while also directly contacting the Soviet side. This matter cannot be concealed.

We still need to coordinate with the Soviet Union in advance."

"it is good."

Because of the sudden missile deal, the establishment of Baosheng Company was kept simple.

Again, let's get it established first. If there are any issues, we can improve them later.

Finally, it was confirmed that Lin Haiyun, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade, would serve as Party Secretary and General Manager of Baosheng Company, while Zhang Zhenhuan, Secretary General of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission, and Wu Xueqian, Director of the Central External Liaison Department, would serve as Deputy Party Secretaries and Deputy General Managers. Baosheng Company still had a very high level of personnel.

This is also because the central government has high hopes for this company.

They quickly replaced the Central Military Commission delegation to participate in the missile sales negotiations.

At the same time, China also communicated with the Soviet Union, but the Soviet Union did not haggle with China on the issue of missile exports.

The Soviet Union had no energy to care about such a "small matter". Khrushchev was most concerned about when China's air defense and engineering troops would enter Vietnam.

After all, 100,000 troops are entering Vietnam. If China delays even a little, it will directly affect the Vietnamese People's Army.

"Victory Offensive".

So, as long as China could send its troops into Vietnam on time and not disrupt the upcoming major battles of the Vietnamese People's Army, the Soviet Union would make concessions on other issues. The Soviet Union had only one requirement for China's arms exports: not only Dongfeng missiles, but also other Soviet-imitation weapons, must be negotiated with the Soviet Union on price. China absolutely could not arbitrarily lower prices to export weapons and disrupt the arms market.

China agreed to the Soviet Union's request.

During the negotiation, China provided Egypt with two missiles, the Dongfeng-1 and Dongfeng-2. China provided a detailed introduction to the two missiles.

Egypt chose not the more advanced DF-600, but the more technologically mature DF-. After years of upgrades, the DF- now has a range of kilometers, which Egypt believes is sufficient for battlefield use.

However, Egypt is also very interested in the DF-1200. Chinese technicians have stated that a new model of the DF- is being finalized, and by then its range could reach kilometers.

If the range can reach 1200 kilometers, then the location of this missile will be much more flexible when deployed.

After several rounds of negotiations, the two sides agreed on a price of 164 million rubles, equivalent to 274 million yuan and $182 million in US dollars. This seemed excessive to China, so China ultimately decided to give Egypt 10 training missiles for use by Egyptian troops.

A total of 150 missiles, with a total price of US$2 million.

Egypt initially remitted $4000 million to China, and for every five or ten missiles delivered to Egypt, Egypt would remit $ million. The final payment would be made after China installed and trained the missiles. To ensure the security of these funds and to further expand Sino-British trade, China and the UK established a settlement center connecting London to Hong Kong.

Funds from China's trade with Europe will enter Hong Kong through London and eventually arrive at the Chinese government's account.

It can be said that the settlement center for trade between China and Europe is in London.

The UK is naturally delighted. Sino-European trade has been growing steadily over the past two years. While the annual capital flow is modest, it still adds up to billions of dollars. This amount of money circulating through London can generate substantial profits for the city.

"Comrade Lin Haiyun, you are going to the Middle East this time.

Don't just focus on the arms trade. Analyze the current economic problems in Middle Eastern countries."

Lin Haiyun, the Party Secretary of Baosheng Company, received his first order, which caused a stir in China's military industry. Interest in Chinese missiles wasn't limited to Egypt; other Middle Eastern countries were also interested. Many of these countries wanted to negotiate with China. So, after completing negotiations with Egypt, Lin Haiyun decided to personally visit the Middle Eastern countries.

Lin Haiyun participated in the 1928 Houtian Uprising in Fujian and accompanied the Central Red Army on the Long March. He served in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and during the Liberation War, he first participated in the revolution in southern Hebei and later served as Vice Minister of Industry and Commerce of the North China People's Government.

After the founding of New China, he served as the first Director of the General Administration of Customs, Assistant Minister of Foreign Trade, and Vice Minister of Foreign Trade.

It was precisely because he was familiar with China's foreign trade situation and had performed well in the rapid development of China's foreign trade that Wei Hongjun appointed him to be in charge of Baosheng Company.

"What does Secretary Wei mean?"

"International oil prices have risen significantly in recent times, and if they continue to rise, they will break through four or five dollars.

In addition, Middle Eastern countries have received more tax revenue and profit sharing from European and American oil consortiums. Therefore, Middle Eastern countries have recently started to have a lot of funds in their hands.

"Middle Eastern countries were relatively poor in the past few decades, but recently they have become rich due to the expansion of their oil assets. This time they are waving their money to buy weapons.

This is proof.”

"But buying weapons is just an extra expense. When a person becomes wealthy, the most urgent things they need to improve are food, clothing, housing and transportation. Middle Eastern countries are no exception. With the funds in hand, they will definitely make large investments in this area."

"You are a cadre from the foreign trade industry. You should understand.

We can't develop foreign trade by adopting a 'wait and rely on others' mentality. If the Ministry of Foreign Trade had adopted a 'wait and rely on others' mentality, we wouldn't have achieved such a large trade volume with the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries. "Our current success in foreign trade with the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries is due to our proactive approach. We identify what the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries need and actively meet their needs, which is the only way to achieve rapid development of our foreign trade."

"So, on your trip to the Middle East this time, you must also carry forward the Ministry of Foreign Trade's proactive spirit and carefully observe the situation in the Middle East. See where the wealthy Middle Eastern countries will make their next major investments. Will their large investments create opportunities for our foreign trade?"

As the world's industrialization deepens and the world economy develops, the demand for oil will only continue to increase.

As a major oil-producing region, the Middle East is bound to become increasingly wealthy. Currently, Saudi Arabia and Iran's oil revenues exceed $100 billion. As long as OPEC, under the Soviet Union's leadership, continues to seize the oil pie, it's not surprising that their revenues could exceed $200 billion or even $ billion in a few years. What will they do with all that money?

Of course you have to spend money to have good food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Lin Haiyun nodded and said, "Secretary Wei, I understand what you mean. This time when we go to the Middle East, I will have our people carefully study the situation there."

"It's not just about research; you need to make friends with Middle Eastern countries. Many of them have never seen what modernization is like. You need to be brave enough to offer them advice and help them plan their development. This will benefit our relationship with them and will also facilitate further cooperation."

"Yes."

1130 Southwest Deployment