Lao Maozi is greedy in everything. It is basically difficult to get them to pay when they don't see tangible benefits. So after Liu Dong said that, Levget also consciously shut up.
In fact, it is not a difficult thing for Levget to expand a train station. He has followed Liu Dong for several years and has definitely made a lot of money. Although the U.S. dollar barely exceeded 100 million, when converted into rubles, He can definitely be regarded as one of the richest men in the Soviet Union. After all, the Soviet Union has not yet completely entered the era of oligarchs.
Although some people have made money, the money they make is only a very small amount compared to what it will be in the future. Even Yeltsin and his gang are still living in misery now, and Gorbachev's Needless to say, the people around me needless to say.
It is not difficult for Levget to build a large railway station independently, but the difficulty is that this railway station will definitely be very profitable in the future. With such a huge freight flow, if Levdet alone takes advantage, other people will definitely be very upset, especially those on Yeltsin's side. If they see Levdet taking advantage of the train station, If something happens by then, it¡¯s really hard to say.
Levget's status in the Soviet Union and Liu Dong's in China are not equal. Although they are both third generations, Levget is not the decision-maker, so he can only make some money. If he wants to have someone like Liu Dong It is basically difficult for such a power, unless he creates a huge industry by himself, but that kind of life is really too difficult for a dude like Levget. He is meant to enjoy his life, so where can he go? Build a solid foundation. This is completely the opposite path from Liu Dong. So in the end Liu Dong was able to create a force of his own, but Levget couldn't.
Liu Dong can protect the interests of Mobei Railway Station, but Levget cannot. Since he couldn't keep it, why would he invest his own money? Knowing this, after Levget heard Liu Dong's words, he immediately showed no interest in expanding the railway station and increasing transportation capacity in advance.
When the first batch of goods to be shipped to the Soviet Union at Mobei Railway Station was ready, Liu Dong and the others also left the office and appeared on the first train one by one.
Then, Liu Dong said to the driver of the train: "Master, let's start now and drive the train over."
I heard a whining sound, and the first train started to move slowly. After a while, when the train passed a bridge, it even crossed the territory of China, and then the train arrived in the Soviet Union. boundary.
The originally brightly lit scene at Mobei Railway Station turned into dead silence when we arrived outside the station. If this were in the south, the weather in April would not be considered hot, but at least it would still have a hint of life.
But this is in Mobei on the border. Let alone April, even in May, you can¡¯t even expect to hear any insects in this vast wilderness. The only sounds from the outside world are the sounds made by trains running on the tracks.
At this time, Levget took out his watch, took a look at it, and said to Liu Dong on the side: "Boss, there are about five minutes left before we can reach the station in the Soviet Union. Now we have reached the station there." In the second level alert state, there will be no one else except our own people. As long as this train arrives at that platform, our big project will be considered to have completed the first stage. Next, we will put this batch of goods into their hands. Go, the first half of what we need to complete will be considered completely completed."
"I hope everything goes well. I think General Peter should have arranged things properly." Liu Dong seemed to be talking to himself.
Liu Dong regards this transaction as very important. Although the first batch of goods is nothing in his eyes, the problem is that this first batch of transactions is just the beginning. If the Soviet market can be opened, it will not be a problem at all to drink spicy food that is popular in the future. It can be said that the money Liu Dong made before was not only one to two billion US dollars, but even more, but the trading profits from the Soviet Union alone, if the market is fully opened, can at least account for all Liu Dong's transactions More than half of the profit.
Of course, Liu Dong also knows that this kind of transaction cannot last long. It may come to an end in four or five years. After that, he will just sell some Chinese light industrial products. Although the profits may be equally huge, compared with this transaction of exchanging light industrial products for machinery, To put it bluntly, it can only be regarded as some oily soup and meat, all of which are based on mechanical trading.
Not to mention that the money you make will not be as lucrative as these machines, even the influence is not the same. These mechanical transactions can get the nod of the big shots in the country. Even if this matter is actually smuggling, those big shots won't pay much attention.
But if it is just a simple purchase and sale of light industrial products, it will not be seen by the big shots above.Upper eyes. These machines are the top priority. Although the machinery of the Soviet Union is much inferior to those in Europe and the United States, it is much better than the machinery currently in China. Especially since the Soviet Union is a heavy industrial country, the number of their machinery is definitely not comparable to that of China today. of.
Even twenty years later, China's various technologies have improved significantly, but Russia, which was already weak at that time, has some things that China cannot do. This gap is what the big shots above are concerned about. The mere trading of light industrial products is just to make money, but money is just that when it comes to the national level. Military strength is the capital of speech. Otherwise, no matter how much you make, you will still be a fat sheep.
Just like Japan, even though they are the second largest economy in the world now, even twenty years later, Japan's economic strength will be the top in the world. Although it is not as good as China, it is often in the top three. But who dares to say that Japan at that time was truly powerful? If they have money, they are actually saving it for the Americans. As long as the Americans have a headache and a fever, they will definitely find a Japanese fat pig to deal with.
But the Americans want to use such methods to deal with China. Although China will still inevitably suffer some losses, the Americans will never dare to go too far. Because they know that bullying China will have a huge backlash, which is far less smooth than bullying Japan. And why has Japan become such a fat sheep? Is it just that their fists are controlled by Americans?
Just when Liu Dong was thinking about these things, the train they were riding on had begun to slow down and made a whining sound. It was obvious that their destination was approaching.
After the train stopped, Liu Dong and his party jumped off the old-fashioned steam locomotive and saw groups of Soviet soldiers, marching in neat steps, rushing toward the train like a torrent.
At this time, the Soviet army, which was roughly equivalent to a squadron in China, led by a young officer wearing a shining military uniform, came to Liu Dong and his group, and Levget also spoke in Russian at this time. The officer smiled and said something.
After both parties finished speaking, Levget turned back to Liu Dong and said: "Boss, this is General Peter's adjutant, Yelich. His father is a deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and has great power. General Peter¡¯s ability to send him here this time proves that he really takes it seriously.¡±
For a department like the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Liu Dong wanted to be clear about the internal affairs. This department was not only owned by the Soviet Union, but also by China. Although this department was inconspicuous, the power within it was not small. A deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they sometimes have more power than Peter, the commander of the Far Eastern Military Region.
With such a yamen being sent to make contact, it is obvious that the Soviet Union has also made a major breakthrough in its liaison work. Although this guy is young, Liu Dong will never underestimate him. If Levget had not followed Liu Dong around Asia for so long, Levget's status in the Soviet Union might not be as good as this guy.
So Liu Dong enthusiastically took Yeliqi's hand and said: "Mr. Yeliqi, thank you very much for appearing in such an important place. I believe that our friendship will last forever. This period may cause trouble to Yeliqi." Excuse me, Comrade Qi, but I believe that with friendship, these troubles will not affect our relationship."
"Mr. Liu Dong, your youth really surprises me. After I heard about your legend, I deeply admire you personally. It would be hard to believe such a large transaction if I hadn't personally participated in it. It is actually led by your team. Not only do I admire this, but also my father praises it. As for these troubles, this is what we should do. The friendship between the Soviet people and the Chinese people will definitely last forever. You We Soviets will never forget the contribution we made to the Soviet people." Yelich also held Liu Dong's hand tightly and said.
Although what Yelich said is very official and very nonsense. But since we are all descendants of official families, we still have to say certain clich¨¦s when we meet for the first time. If the two parties hadn't met at this time and at this place, Yelich's words might have had a certain effect. But the problem is that strictly speaking, the products obtained by Liu Dong can only be regarded as contraband, so those clich¨¦s are really hard to say.
But fortunately, both parties didn't mind these clich¨¦s, so after chatting for a while, Liu Dong and his group followed Yelich into the office of the small station to warm themselves by the fire. As for the goods outside, naturally someone would handle them.
If there are so many troops who cannot get these goods in the shortest time, then these Soviet troops are really bad. At least it is still the spring of XX, and the Soviet army has not yet reached the level of chaos that it would be a few years later.Liu Dong and the others felt relieved that they were here to get the goods.