Chapter 58: Collecting Interest from the Eight-Power Allied Forces
"Grandpa Deng, this is basically what happened when we went to the Soviet Union."
Originally, Xu Lixuan should explain the situation of the trip to the Soviet Union, and the person he was dealing with was only Director Zhu. However, after learning that this group of people had returned to Beijing, Mr. Deng temporarily requested that the reporting location be changed to Ziguang Pavilion.
It stands to reason that Old Xu has been exposed to many big scenes in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, but when he sat opposite Mr. Deng, he started to stutter when he spoke. In fact, he couldn't blame Xu Lixuan, let alone a division-level cadre like him in the capital. , even senior officials at the provincial and ministerial levels did not have the opportunity to talk to the supreme leader. In desperation, Liu Shuangxi had no choice but to become a commentator and explained one by one what he saw and did in the Soviet Union.
After listening to Liu Shuangxi's words, Mr. Deng said: "It seems that the situation of our big brother is not optimistic. There is a saying: there is no stability without agriculture, no wealth without work, no life without business, and chaos without food. They There is an anomaly in agriculture, the people are not getting enough to eat, and the higher-ups are carrying out reforms when there is no foundation, which is bound to cause big problems."
Director Zhu continued what Mr. Deng said: "It stands to reason that the Soviet Union is also the second largest country in the world. Even if the agricultural harvest is poor, it can be temporarily alleviated through food imports. However, their industrial imbalance has led to a shortage of daily necessities, which is unreasonable. The distribution method has directly caused panic among the people at the lower level. Even if the upper level finds the problem now, it will not take a day or two to correct it."
After both of them expressed their opinions, Xu Lixuan's mood stabilized, so he said: "Chief, Director Zhu, on the surface, the Soviet Union's difficulties can still be solved as long as there is enough time. But the key is something People do not hope that they can survive this difficulty. During our time in the Soviet Union, we found that young people are not disgusted with capitalist countries and believe that Western countries respect human rights and democratic principles, respect freedom of speech, and promote the free exchange of ideas. In fact, what Western countries do more is to divide and disintegrate, use both inducement and pressure to incite national sentiments, support opposition within socialist countries, and use economic means to induce socialist countries to accept Western conditions, often using Threatened with "economic sanctions."
Deng Gong nodded and said: "While we now advocate reform and opening up and promote modernization, we must also adhere to socialism and prevent peaceful evolution. We must know that Western countries are fighting a Third World War without gunpowder. The so-called Without gunpowder, we just want the peaceful evolution of socialist countries. Regarding the situation where imperialism places its hopes on young people, we must be clear-headed about this issue, pay attention to cultivating people, and build the party well!"
Seeing that the topic of several elders had strayed away from trade with the Soviet Union, Liu Shuangxi had no choice but to pull it back, "Grandpa Deng, I agree with Grandpa Zhu's view. The Soviet Union is now terminally ill. No matter how much the upper levels change, this fact cannot be changed. In addition, With Western countries fanning the flames, it is only a matter of time before this alliance country collapses. What we can do now is to delay this time as much as possible and gain maximum benefits from it at the same time."
Mr. Deng said: "Shuangxi, your point of view makes sense. With the big brother of the Soviet Union supporting us, we in China are the secondary target of Western countries. If no one pays attention to us, we will naturally have more time to develop and strengthen ourselves. Also I think you did a good job in this trade, using a batch of cigarettes to exchange for agricultural machinery that is in short supply in the country, and the price difference was high."
At this time, Xu Lixuan took advantage of the opportunity and said: "Chief, a young man traveling with us this time has a very good idea. He thinks that we can exchange light industrial products for materials such as steel tires that are relatively scarce in the country."
Deng Lao said with satisfaction: "This young man has a good idea. We just want to exchange domestic surplus commodities for more valuable materials. By the way, why didn't the young man you mentioned come today?"
How dare Xu Lixuan say that Cui Jilong is not qualified to see you grow old? Even he himself almost didn't come through the gate of Ziguang Pavilion, so he had to explain: "Chief, because he joined us temporarily, he is now applying for the Ministry of Foreign Trade." Onboarding work.¡±
Mr. Deng nodded and said: "Well, professional things should be done by professional talents. Xiao Xu, please write a detailed report on this trade situation and forward it to the other leaders. There is also something else to do. Inform the Black Soil Province Foreign Trade Company to sign a trade agreement as soon as possible. I still do not support private transactions like yours."
Although everyone knows that this transaction was, to put it bluntly, a smuggling operation, done as a last resort in order to understand the Soviet market, Deng Lao's last words were just a joke. Now that the things that should be reported have been completed, it is natural for a few people to continue to disturb Mr. Deng's work. After Xu Lixuan obtained the Shang Fang Sword, he hurried back to the ministry to handle the relevant procedures for Cui Jilong, while Liu Shuangxi had something to discuss with Director Zhu.When they returned to Director Zhu¡¯s office, Liu Shuangxi said mysteriously: ¡°Grandpa Zhu, do you still want to earn some pocket money?¡±
Director Zhu has become a bit bad after being in contact with Liu Shuangxi over the years. When he saw him mentioning money, he asked directly: "Tell me, whose backyard do you have your eye on and want to light a fire?" .¡±
"Grandpa Zhu, have you paid attention to the situation in Canada recently?"
Director Zhu thought for a while and said: "They are not very optimistic recently. There was still a weak rising period from August 1980 to July 1981, but in 1982 their gross national product fell throughout the year. The overall situation has reached 4.4%. The data I have here shows that their unemployment rate was as high as 12.8% last year, but I think their economy should be on the rebound this year."
Liu Shuangxi said with a smile: "Grandpa Zhu, the exchange rate of the Canadian dollar against the US dollar has always been soft. In 1981, it remained at the level of 0.8340. It has been declining continuously in the past two years and has a trend of falling below 0.81. I think this trend will continue. As the U.S. economy picks up, they will fall to 0.73 or even lower in less than two years, so let¡¯s see if we"
Director Zhu is serving at the National Economic Commission at this time, and will also serve as the president of Hua Xia Bank in the future. He has a very thorough understanding of international finance and currency. Although small-scale fluctuations in a country's currency are normal behavior, if there are several or even more than ten percent differences in a short period of time, the profits that can be generated are simply too great. Director Zhu couldn't help but feel moved when he thought of this, not to mention that after Liu Shuangxi's several suggestions, the successful cases made him somewhat superstitious.
"You're such a brat, you're just going to mess with the Soviet Union after you've been tricked. The Soviet Union has just begun to worry about Canada, and you don't know what these countries owed you in your previous life."
"Grandpa Zhu, you must know that British residents account for 42% and French residents account for about 26.7% in Canada. These foreign devils from the Eight-Nation Allied Forces did a lot of harm to us in China back then. I am just charging them some interest first."