When he came to Zhongnanhai and handed the report he planned to Ping Taizong, Qi Yiming was still very uneasy. In the final analysis, intervening in the Vietnam-Cambodia War had no obvious benefit to the country. It was entirely to find an opportunity for Qi Yiming's Red Police Force to participate in actual combat and gain experience points to upgrade the base.
Ping Taizong was sitting on a rattan sofa chair, looking at Qi Yiming's report, frowning deeply. He read it over and over again, and often had to turn back to read it again. He carefully selected every word, which made Qi Yiming even more uneasy. .
After a long time, Ping Taizong put down the report and said, "This matter is still too big."
Qi Yiming's heart skipped a beat, and he opened his mouth without saying anything to refute, feeling rather regretful. After all, he is not a real high-level person. To be precise, he is the country's weapons supplier and cash machine, but his interests do not completely overlap with those of the top people.
In Qi Yiming¡¯s report, he mainly focused on the Cambodian people led by Sihanouk, or to be more detailed, Sihanouk¡¯s personal nationalist army. After the Khmer Rouge was overthrown by Hun Sen and other rebels and Vietnam, there were three main resistance forces in Cambodia. In addition to the "National Unity Front for Independence, Neutrality, Peace and Cooperation in Cambodia" led by Sihanouk, and the Communist Party of Cambodia The "Cambodian Patriotic, Democratic and National Unity Front" led by Khieu Samphan, and the "Khmer People's National Liberation Front" led by Song Shuang.
There was deep discord among these three factions. During the period of the Khmer Rouge¡¯s reign of terror, many of Sihanouk¡¯s family members were massacred by the Khmer Rouge. Therefore, Sihanouk had no regard for the remnants of the Khmer Rouge. People didn't have any intention of cooperation in the beginning. Then the three parties competed for power or each had their own demands, which also affected them, so that the already weak resistance army could only exist in the form of mountain base areas and guerrillas in the long-term battle.
China has been doing Sihanouk¡¯s work for a relatively long time and hopes that he can put aside his prejudices and cooperate with the Khmer Rouge. The Khmer Rouge themselves also organized themselves. In 1982, they themselves disbanded the Communist Party of Cambodia and declared that they would establish a non-communist country.
In Qi Yiming¡¯s deployment, he basically saw the development trajectory of later generations, providing weapons to the nationalist Sihanouk Army, training officers, and then participating in the war in disguise with a group of his own red police soldiers. However, he seemed quite careless in how to deal with it after the victory. He only mentioned in passing that Sihanouk could be supported to become the king of the Kingdom of Cambodia after the war and strengthen the friendly relations between the two countries.
But although he conducted a large number of data inquiries and asked his staff to refine the content, in the eyes of a politician like Ping Taizong, the view was still quite rough. Compared with Qi Yiming's other political operations, this plan to aid Cambodia against Vietnam was basically a war for the sake of fighting. How to deal with it later, the reactions of other countries, and various emergencies were not considered enough.
Seeing Qi Yiming's disappointed look, Ping Taizong couldn't help but smile and said: "I know you are worried about the problems of the base, but it is useless to worry too much about this kind of thing. What's more, what you have brought to the country now, It has been worth digesting for twenty years. It is unnecessary and unscientific to rush into a new stage. I think we can take it slow. "
Ping Taizong added: "We are all socialist countries no matter how you say it. What does it mean to build a constitutional monarchy in Cambodia? I also understand very well that you support Cambodia in resisting Vietnamese aggression and you can't spend too much money to deport a group of people." Let's replace the equipment and send a group of your own troops there. Maybe we can recover Phnom Penh in a few months. But what if Vietnam decides to launch a crazy counterattack? It turns into a full-scale war between Vietnam and Cambodia. Cambodia is absolutely unable to do so. To fight against them, you have to constantly add fuel to the fire, which takes away your energy to do other things. Also, after assisting Cambodia, what will we do next, and what will others do? Will Cambodia be like Vietnam? Come back and bite us again?"
Qi Yiming weakly defended: "Sihanouk is still very close to our country, and China and Cambodia are not bordering each other, so there is no way to bite back."
Ping Taizong shook his head and said: "The input and output ratio are not consistent, and it is definitely not a smart choice. Your historical database clearly states that Vietnam will propose their own version of reform and opening up this year, gradually starting from Cambodia. The withdrawal of troops is already foreseeable. Now you are intervening and complicating things that were already clear. Why bother?"
It is undeniable that what Ping Taizong said was reasonable. Qi Yiming was unwilling to accept it, but he could not continue the debate and could only accept the result.
Seeing that Qi Yiming seemed to have given up on this idea, Ping Taizong felt relieved. This old man is definitely not as high-sounding as he said. There is another reason why he refused Qi Yiming's proposal to send troops.The reason for this, outsiders say, is that Qi Yiming's power has begun to grow rapidly within the party and at the top.
Especially in the military, because Qi Yiming is in charge of most of the PLA's money bag and equipment supply, many senior military officials are close to him. Especially in the Navy, Liu Huaqing and Qi Yiming had a close friendship, and occasionally they would drink tea and play chess together. Air Force Commander Wang Hai and others also have a good relationship with him, and they have frequent business contacts. Relatively speaking, the Army is a little weak, but through events such as the two-mountain battle, Qi Yiming also established some relationships in the Army. From any perspective, in a few years, there will be a large number of senior military officials related to Qi Yiming in the PLA. In order to protect their own military interests, they have become people on Qi Yiming's ship in disguise.
Ping Taizong is a very wise man, but he is still a man and not a god. It is absolutely impossible to say that Qi Yiming is completely at ease. It's one thing to show affection and trust to him, but it would be foolish not to be wary of Qi Yiming's personal ambitions. Therefore, Ping Taizong would rather Qi Yiming's base develop slower, but also try to limit Qi Yiming within his controllable range.
"Xiao Qi, I heard that your arms business is doing very well. Saudi Arabia has more than 7 billion, and several countries will buy submarines for more than 7 billion. Haha, if you continue to do this for a few more years, you will not be able to It¡¯s more than the country¡¯s foreign exchange reserves.¡± Ping Taizong deliberately directed the topic to the arms trade.
This area is undoubtedly of great help to the country. Qi Yiming not only withheld a small amount of funds and personnel costs necessary for development, but also directly handed over a large amount of US dollars to the country, just like the central bank's special money printing magic in later generations. , an extra US dollar in your hand means 8 more RMB. This money makes the country's finances more abundant and allows the country to invest and build more confidently and boldly.
Qi Yiming modestly said: "Exports in other industries also contribute a lot." Now a considerable part of the technology and equipment needed to develop the economy does not need to be imported from abroad, which is equivalent to reducing the demand for foreign exchange in disguise. At this time, the country is actually Seems more self-sufficient.
Ping Taizong laughed and said: "You are a millionaire. I think you can continue to work hard on this aspect. We cannot do anything without money. National construction needs your full support, Xiao Qi."
Qi Yiming was quite flattered and said: "This is a matter of duty. I just want to say that the arms market is actually very unstable, because the transaction volume is so large. If there is no war, everyone's equipment will be updated. No matter how good or cheap our products are, no one will necessarily buy them.¡±
"This is also true," Ping Taizong nodded and said, "Your Shenghua Group is doing well. I think it is a very good example. Even without the help of your base, the output is quite considerable. Your modern enterprise The management system and business model are great inspirations for other companies. We are advancing the reform of state-owned enterprises. Your advanced experience and concepts are worthy of imitation and learning. I am ready to let companies take turns to come to your company to learn from your experience. You are here. How about we think of more ways to do it together?¡±
Qi Yiming has long ago integrated a set of modern professional manager training materials based on what he learned before traveling through time, and materials from the database. He also opened a business administration college, which mainly provides training for leaders of some state-owned enterprises. The new students are mainly divided into two models: short training class and specialized training class: the short training class lasts for one month and provides intensive training. Afterwards, a large number of relevant books will be distributed, mainly to spread advanced ideas and concepts and let managers get in touch with them. The development trend is enlightenment; the specialized training class is to cultivate specialized business management talents, involving many fields such as marketing, finance, management, MIS, accounting, etc. The academic duration is two years, and it is actually an MBA class.
At first, it was mainly leaders sent by state-owned enterprises to study for free. Later, as the reputation spread, some private bosses also came here because of its reputation, and they did not hesitate to pay large tuition fees to gild themselves. It is difficult to say how many of these people who went to sea first have learned real things, because many of them cannot graduate from the short-term training courses. But getting to know a large number of senior executives of large state-owned enterprises is also a good way to cultivate contacts, and it is no different from the MBA classes of later generations.
Qi Yiming also felt that Ping Taizong had a good idea. Indeed, under his personal supervision, Shenghua did have experience and models that other companies could learn from, which would be very helpful in enhancing the vitality of the country's economy and promoting the development of the market economy. things. He fully agreed to the matter, and promised to make a plan later and present it to Ping Taizong.
But he didn¡¯t think deeply about Ping Taizong¡¯s other intentions in using such an incident to tie him down.