Material Empire

In the world today, Brazil and Australia are the countries with the largest iron ore exports, but Russia has the largest iron ore reserves. Affected by the level of economic development and harsh climatic conditions, most of the iron ore mining in Russia is very low. Some of them were mined in the former Soviet Union, and after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, they fell into a state of suspension.

The Dubiago Iron Mine in Chita State is an iron mine that is currently out of production. According to the exploration data of the former Soviet Union, the reserves of this iron ore are as high as more than 1 billion tons. If you consider that the exploration technology of the year is far behind than it is now, it is entirely possible that the actual reserves will reach 2 billion tons.

To get rid of the heavy dependence on Vale and BHP Billiton, it is necessary to develop other sources of iron ore. Qin Hai became ruthless and sent more than a dozen small teams to Africa, North America, South Asia, Central Asia, and the Russian Far East to seek cooperation in iron ore. The team led by Xie Qijin and Heizi aimed at the Dubiago Iron Mine.

Before Xie Qijin and Heizi set off, Qin Hai had already learned that Xie Liaosha had been elected governor of Chita Prefecture, and this news made Qin Hai feel very lucky. In any case, it is always better to deal with an acquaintance than to establish a relationship from scratch, not to mention that Seryosha is very familiar with everyone, which can greatly reduce the time and cost of running-in.

Seryozha did not expect that the Chinese side would have such a big appetite, and they would directly focus on the Dubiago iron mine. This iron mine is the largest iron mine in Chita Prefecture. It was initially developed in the former Soviet Union, and the iron ore it produces is mainly supplied to the Chita Iron and Steel Consortium. With the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the industrial production in the Far East plummeted, and the demand for steel dropped sharply. Both the Dubiago Iron Mine and the Chita Iron and Steel Consortium fell into a situation of suspension of production. Since then, it has been more than ten years. It's time.

"Dubiago Iron Mine...that's a hard bone." Seryozha said in a deep voice.

"Is there any difficulty?" Xie Qijin asked.

Seryozha said: "A group of old guys in the mine said that the Dubiago iron ore is the most important wealth in Chita Prefecture, and they firmly disagreed to hand it over to foreigners for mining. Before you, two companies in Japan also I once came to talk about the acquisition of the Dubiago Iron Mine, but in the end they failed to negotiate a deal because of these people's troubles. If you want to acquire other iron mines, I can help you get in touch, Dubiago Iron Mine Well... it's more difficult."

Xie Qijin looked into Xie Liaosha's eyes, trying to judge whether the words were true or not. He had some doubts that Seryozha was going to exaggerate the price, so he deliberately exaggerated the difficulty. Xie Liaosha sensed Xie Qijin's suspicion. He showed a bitter face and said, "Xie, is my credit so bad? You don't believe me."

Xie Qijin smiled. He had seen this expression of Xie Liaosha before, and it was often when Xie Liaosha felt that he had been wronged by others. It seems that what Seryozha said this time is indeed the truth. Dubiago Iron Mine was considered a large state-owned enterprise in the former Soviet Union. It is not surprising that there are some persistent old people in such a unit.

"Serezha, other iron mines cannot meet our needs. What we are interested in is the scale of the Dubiago iron mine. We hope to mine 30 million tons or even 50 million tons of iron ore a year. Chita What other iron ore can meet our needs?" Xie Qijin explained.

"30 million tons a year?" Seriosha gasped. He was not completely ignorant, and he knew something about the mine's production capacity. When the Dubiago Iron Mine was mined, its annual output was only two to three million tons, which was considered the output of a large iron mine. Now Xie Qijin has a mouthful of 30 million to 50 million tons, which is such an ambitious goal.

"Well, since you have such great determination, then I'll give it a try and see if I can do the work of those old men." Seryozha said with some reluctance.

Xie Qijin said: "Well, Xie Liaosha, can you help us lead the line, I want to go and talk to those old people in person. If we can reach an agreement, I will find you to complete the subsequent procedures."

"That's fine." Seryozha nodded in agreement.

With the convenience of the governor, Seriosha quickly contacted the old mine manager of Dubiago Iron Mine, Gege Chikoli, and told him that several Chinese friends admired him very much, and hoped to have the opportunity to invite him to have a drink together. . Gegechkoli could guess the intentions of these Chinese people that Seryozha said, but he did not refuse the offer to drink together, but accepted it gladly.

The place where Gegechkoli lives is the dormitory area of ​​the Dubiago Iron Mine. After the iron mine stopped production, many young miners left here to work in Moscow or other places. Only some old people remained in the dormitory area. When the iron mine was still relatively brilliant, the leaders of the year bought some mining properties in the urban area of ​​Chita. Now relying on the rent of these properties, they can barely provide some meager pensions to the old workers in the mining area, but overall It is said that the life of the old miners is very difficult.

Seryosha drove a large off-road vehicle, and took Xie Qijin and Heizi directly to Gegeqikoli's home. Knocking on the door and going in, there were three other elderly people in the room besides Gegechkeli. According to Gegechkeli, they used to be middle-level cadres in the mine, and they belonged to the Dubiago Iron Mine. The emotional group of people.

"Since there is going to be drinking, of course the more people there are, the more lively it is, so I called Chudakov, Wagner and Abegyan. If you want to know the situation of the Dubiago iron mine, no one is better than them. I'm familiar with it." Ge Ge Chi Koli introduced Serge Sha and Xie Qijin to them.

"Mine Manager Ge Ge Chi Koli is right. Of course drinking requires a lot of talent and atmosphere." Xie Qijin said to the crowd in fluent Russian, "We have brought two boxes of Erguotou wine made in China, I hope you will like it .”

"Erguotou? This is good wine!" The old man named Chudakov rushed to say, he leaned forward, took out a bottle of wine from the box Heizi was holding, looked at the label, and said, "No Wrong, it’s this kind of wine, my son bought me two bottles in the past, I think it’s stronger than vodka.”

"It seems that being with the old mine manager is a blessing. I haven't had a good meal in a few days." Wagner also said greedily, and then he snatched the bottle of wine from Chudakov's hand, without saying a word After saying that, he opened the bottle cap with his teeth and poured a big gulp into his mouth.

"Ah! Good wine!" Wassenaar praised loudly.

"Can you two keep a little bit of the rules? There are still guests here, and they are from China!" Ge Ge Chi Koli was a little bit embarrassed, he called Chudakov and others, in fact, he wanted to give Seryozha added to the blockage, but he didn't expect these people to lose their shape when they saw wine. It's really unreasonable for them to drink the wine brought by other people's guests before he even said a word. Anyway, Chinese people are considered foreign guests, right?

"Are you Chinese?" Chudakov looked at Xie Qijin and Heizi belatedly, and said, "I thought you were Japanese at first."

"Let's sit down and talk." Xie Qijin greeted him. He has been doing business in Russia for many years, and he is quite familiar with the Russian people's personality. He knows that they like straightforward communication methods, especially as long as the wine is finished. It's easy to say. He let everyone sit down first, and then began to take wine and various food out of the boxes brought by himself and Heizi, and filled the dining table in Gegchikoli's house to the brim. Seeing so much food, several Russians, including Seryozha, stared straight at their eyes, eager to try, ready to feast.

"For the sake of the friendship between China and Russia, let's drink first!" Xie Qijin picked up a bottle of wine and extended an invitation to everyone.

With Xie Qijin's demonstration, everyone stopped being polite. Everyone picked up a bottle of wine, took off the cap, and started blowing on the bottle. Xie Qijin had a little capacity for alcohol, but it wasn't enough to stand in front of a few Russians. Heizi carried forward his usual fighting spirit, one against five, without losing the slightest bit.

In a blink of an eye, except for Xie Qijin, everyone else had already drank more than a bottle of Erguotou, and the atmosphere on the table became active. Ge Geqikeli stared at his blood-red eyes and asked Xie Qijin, "Xie, you came here from China, do you also want to buy our iron ore?"

"Does the mine manager Gegeqikeli have any ideas?" Xie Qijin asked noncommittally.

"No, absolutely not!" Chudakov said in a drunken tone, shaking the wine bottle in his hand.

"Why?" Xie Qijin asked with an unhappy expression. These guys drink like they don't need money, at least they have to pay attention to their soft mouth and short hands, right? How can anyone say "absolutely not" while drinking Lao Tzu's wine?

"The iron ore is ours and cannot be sold casually," Chudakov said.

"Mr. Chudakov, you should know that we simply don't have the ability to develop such a large-scale iron mine. Instead of letting these mines lie there to sleep, it is better to sell them for a good price, and at least improve the lives of the miners. " said Seryozha.

"But what about after it's sold out? Are we going to let our descendants drink the wind?" Ge Ge Chi Keli asked.

"Are they all working in the mine now?" Heizi put down the bottle and joined the conversation. He does not understand Russian, and thanks to Xie Qijin as his interpreter, but what he said is very sharp:

"Gentlemen, you are all old men in Dubiago Iron Mine. Are you willing to see such a large mine completely idle? We are not predators, we want to develop this mine with you. Development This mine can not only make your lives richer, but also make Chita the most attractive city in the Russian Far East, don’t you want to see such a result?”

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