Material Empire

At the Chita Petroleum Machinery Joint Factory, Qin Hai gained a lot. Not only did he acquire a large amount of equipment and instruments, but he also bought a large amount of technical materials from Vavilov at a price close to that of waste paper. When Tsereteli heard about this, he was sad for a while, and finally said that it was good, at least he didn't need to start from scratch when he went to China.

Utkin and Vavilov received the commission paid by Qin Hai, and then introduced to Qin Hai the leaders of several other companies located in Chita. These leaders, like Utkin and the others, were also corrupt. The corrupt bureaucrats were extremely generous in selling state-owned assets, but Qin Hai actually picked up a bunch of bargains.

After staying in Chita for a week, the delegation set off to continue deep into the heart of the Soviet Union in search of experts who had been forgotten by the "new thinking" government.

During the entire process of searching for experts, the delegation encountered various scenes. Some people were ecstatic when they heard that they could go to China to work, and they accepted their heads; Believe that the country still needs its own knowledge, willing to be a watchman of Siberia...

As the leader of the delegation, Qin Hai witnessed the depression before the disintegration of the Soviet Union and was filled with emotion. He and Xiao Weihao exchanged the most questions about the various lessons of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and how to avoid the recurrence of such tragedies. Qin Hai's views on the evolution of the political system have repeatedly shocked Xiao Weihao, and he has gained a lot of new understanding of this young man in his early 20s in his heart.

This trip to the Soviet Union took more than three months, and even the members of the delegation spent the Spring Festival in 1991 in the Soviet Union. When they finally finished their mission and returned to the capital, the willow trees in the suburbs of Beijing had already sprouted new shoots.

"This trip, we were able to live up to our mission, thanks to Mr. Qin's great assistance."

When the train slowly entered the platform of Beijing Station, Xiao Weihao held Qin Hai's hand and said sincerely. When they went to the Soviet Union this time, all the expected talent introduction goals were achieved. They even found a few rare talents that they hadn't thought of before. The cost they paid was much less than expected, and the task was successfully completed.

Xiao Weihao is a sensible person. He knows that he and Liu Hang can achieve such a result, which is inseparable from Qin Hai's great assistance. At least, it is Qin Hai's help to settle a big man like Shubnikov.

Qin Hai was not modest either, he smiled slightly and said, "This is what I should do, it's all a matter of the state."

"There are so few patriotic and capable young people like Mr. Qin now." Liu Hang also leaned forward and shook hands with Qin Hai to express his gratitude. He and Xiao Weihao usually called Qin Hai "Xiao Qin", but now that they were about to break up, they used the honorific title.

"You're welcome, I just hope that when something troubles Liu Chu and Xiao Chu in the future, you can help me with a few words, and I will be satisfied." Qin Hai replied.

"That's for sure, we are all one family." Both Xiao Weihao and Liu Hang replied confidently.

Send home the experts from Huaqing University and Chemical Engineering Design Institute, and tell them to make various preparations to welcome the Soviet experts to work in China. Qin Hai also plans to go back to Anhe. He didn't spend the Spring Festival at home. After returning home, he had to visit his parents. In addition, his business foundation was still in Anhe, and fortunately, Ning Zhongying, Song Hongxuan and others were guarding his family, otherwise a chairman would disappear for a few months. It is strange that the company does not collapse.

Before leaving the capital, Qin Hai had one more thing to do, and that was to treat Wang Zheyi to dinner. This is what he promised Wang Zheyi when he was still in the Soviet Union. The girl insisted on asking Qin Hai to thank her once in the name of helping Qin Hai contact her father, and the way to thank her was to invite her to Donglaishun again. "Learn" a meal.

"I said, how much do you like to eat boiled mutton?"

The two sat down at Donglaishun, ordered the dishes, and while waiting for the waiter to deliver the food, Qin Hai couldn't help laughing and complaining to Wang Zheyi. He remembered that when Wang Zheyi had just returned from Spain and they met in the telegraph building, Wang Zheyi asked Qin Hai to treat her to boiled mutton. In a blink of an eye, more than four years had passed, and Wang Zheyi was always Staying in the capital, I haven't gotten tired of eating yet.

Wang Zheyi gave Qin Hai a white look, and said, "What do you know, is this the taste of home?"

"Aren't you staying at home all day? What else do you need to taste like home?" Qin Hai retorted.

Wang Zheyi was slightly taken aback, and said, "Didn't you just come back from abroad? I'm giving you the wind."

This kind of dialogue is already very common between Qin Hai and Wang Zheyi. Qin Hai didn't come to the capital very often, but usually every time he came, he would meet Wang Zheyi for a meal or something. Wang Zheyi had to pretend to be a lady in front of others, but in front of Qin Hai he was his true self. Bi Lu often stumbles over each other like this.

Plates of mutton slices that were cut as thin as sheets of paper were quickly brought up. Like a child, Wang Zheyi let out a cheerful soft cry, and began to put the slices of meat into the hot pot. Infected by her, Qin Hai's appetite was whetted, and he started cooking with a big handful of mutton.

Both of them had their mouths full of mutton, they couldn't speak, they could only exchange eyes with each other. I don't know if it was because the restaurant was too hot, or because he felt that his eating was not elegant, Wang Zheyi's face was slightly flushed, and some fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Qin Hai looked up at her, feeling a warm feeling in his heart.

"What are you looking at, don't you know me?" Wang Zheyi noticed Qin Hai's gaze, and couldn't help being a little shy, and protested in a sneaky way.

"Hehe, do you usually eat like this when receiving customers?" Qin Hai asked without words.

"How dare you!" Wang Zheyi threw another chopsticks of meat into the hot pot, and took advantage of the opportunity in his mouth to complain: "The customers we usually receive are foreign guests, and our leaders educate us to pay attention to Guoge's personality. , How dare we let go of eating like this. Tsk tsk tsk, what a pity, they are all good things."

"You just resign and work in my company. I promise not to interfere with your eating. What kind of national personality, I have seen foreigners eat much more fiercely than us, especially Chinese food. How can they talk about politeness? .” Qin Hai laughed.

"I don't want to go to your company. What is the future of a small private enterprise?" Wang Zheyi said derogatoryly.

Qin Hai quickly cooperated, nodded and bowed his head, and said, "That's it, that's it, Miss Wang is a member of a large state agency, how can she come to a small place like ours to submit to her."

"By the way, Qin Hai, you haven't told me about your trip to the Soviet Union yet. How was it, was it fun? Did things go well?" Wang Zheyi finally felt a little full, and slowed down the speed of cooking meat. After a lot of time, I have time to ask Qin Hai a question.

Qin Hai also put down his chopsticks, took a sip of beer, and then began to tell Wang Zheyi about the trip to the Soviet Union. In his mind, Wang Zheyi is not an outsider, so there is nothing to hide from her, including the fact that he bought a large amount of equipment, instruments and materials from those Soviet state-owned enterprise moths at a very low price. Ten said it.

"It's really shameless!" Wang Zheyi listened to these things, with an angry look in his eyes. Because of her family, she has a very strong sense of responsibility to the country. When she heard that those people were able to sell state assets so recklessly, she almost felt a little furious.

"Under the nest, there are eggs. According to my observation, the disintegration of the Soviet Union will happen within this year. By then, the management of the entire country will be even more chaotic, and there will be many more people fishing in troubled waters than now. These Sooner or later, the property will be lost to those people, so it's better to sell it now." Qin Hai said leisurely.

Although he also feels a little distressed by the decline of the Soviet Union, this is a matter of other countries after all, not to mention that he has also benefited from it. If he echoed what Wang Zheyi said about being shameless, it would be a bit duplicity.

"Qin Hai, do you think... will our country become like this?" Wang Zheyi asked Qin Hai with some fear on his face. After all, China and the Soviet Union are countries in the same camp. Seeing the tragedy of the Soviet Union, Wang Zheyi couldn't help but worry about his country.

Qin Hai shook his head and said: "Don't worry, our leaders will not be so confused. You should believe that China, as a country with a history of 5,000 years of civilization, is not comparable to the Russians in terms of wisdom in governing the country. "

"I hope so." Wang Zheyi is not a time traveler after all, because he is not as calm as Qin Hai. She could only base her hope on her trust in Qin Hai. Since Qin Hai said that China would not take this step, maybe it would be fine.

"You have purchased so much equipment in the Soviet Union, the next step is to start building factories and put them into production, right? For such a large-scale construction, do you need some greetings from my father?" Wang Zheyi finally turned his attention from national affairs Turning to Qin Hai's small matters, although these small matters are also big moves involving tens of millions of yuan in investment.

Compared with Western equipment, Soviet equipment is somewhat backward. As a century-old plan, Qin Hai still needs to use mainstream Western technology, no matter whether these technologies are imported from abroad or independently developed, in short, the technical route will be very different from that of the Soviet Union.

Qin Hai's massive purchases in the Soviet Union this time is mainly because the price of these equipment is far lower than its actual value. He bought these equipment at the same price as scrap iron, and he didn't plan to use them for too long. He just eliminated them directly after squeezing out their residual value.

What Qin Hai has to do now is to quickly put the equipment bought from the Soviet Union into production, and this involves a lot of infrastructure. He plans to put machinery manufacturing equipment in Beixi, iron and steel metallurgy equipment in Cenzhou, and chemical equipment in Jintang. It is indeed necessary for the National Planning Commission to coordinate so many projects at the same time. , Wang Zheyi's reminder was very timely.