Chapter 1095 US-Saudi Relations

Bao, the richest man, came to Saudi Arabia with the Kuwaiti people's gratitude and profits of more than 10 billion US dollars. Although this trip to Kuwait took a little longer, it was definitely worth the money. At least the originally tight funds have been eased.

Later Internet companies and other investment companies have hundreds or hundreds of billions of dollars in capital reserves on their books. Originally, Heiyun Group should have more capital reserves, but who knows how to have a boss who is so capable of twists and turns. The more you make, the more you spend. If the cash flow cannot keep up, and the foundation was too good before, big problems will definitely occur.

As a company gets bigger, cash flow still needs to be guaranteed. At least you can't put your destiny in the hands of others. That's not taking risks, but playing with fire. If the United States or Europe imposes sanctions, it will be too late to regret.

Bao Zixuan understood that although the Heiyun Group made a lot of money during their trip to Kuwait. But it also brought serious hidden dangers, making the U.S. government and U.S. companies realize how powerful and terrifying the black cloud is. Everyone knows that trade between Kuwait and the Soviet Union alone cannot be done so quickly.

The Americans know quite well what state the Soviet Union is in now. How could officials at all levels work so hard if they didn't get any benefits? If we just received the order, it would definitely take some time. At least it can give the United States time to prepare, but it is because of the participation of the Black Cloud Group. Everyone involved in this arms deal will benefit, even if they don't work hard.

According to intelligence, Kuwait’s previous trade volume with the Soviet Union was limited. The Soviet Union mainly exports energy, metals, minerals, and weapons and equipment; Kuwait does not need energy and metals. As for arms, most of them are American equipment, with a few French weapons.

The country mainly imports agricultural products. The Soviet Union’s grain output is good enough to feed its own people, but it still has to catch up with the harvest years. As for exporting grain, don’t even think about it. The two countries, which had almost no trade exchanges before, suddenly traded nearly 2 billion US dollars in weapons and equipment. It is strange that no one would be suspicious.

The Americans will definitely investigate, but now they can only see what tricks the other side has up their sleeves. If you want to counterattack, you don't have that chance, at least you don't have the ability to take the initiative to attack.

Prince Sultan and the Saudi Crown Prince came to greet him in person. It was not that the king did not come, but that he was not feeling well. Not only is it true or false, but there is nothing wrong with this combination. The number two and three figures in Saudi Arabia personally came to the airport to greet him. Not all businessmen were treated like this. Maybe the head of a country is not necessarily the capital, but of course this refers to small countries.

After the official speech, Prince Sultan became more familiar with Bao Zixuan and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to stay in Kuwait for so long. If you don't come over, I will go over and bring you back. It seems that Jaber is really I'm reluctant to let you leave, but what I did this time was indeed done beautifully, and it was beyond everyone's expectations."

Saudi Arabia is also very unhappy with the United States, and at least some things it did did not satisfy them.

In the 1970s, the United States, which believed in liberalism, and Saudi Arabia, which believed in Islamic culture, entered into an alliance. As a result, the two countries entered a decade-long sweet period.

Judging from the state form and national beliefs, the two countries are completely unrelated, and their alliance with each other seems to be neither fish nor fowl. Why do you say this: We all know that the United States takes Western democracy as its political model, advocates liberalism, and is culturally free, open, and all-inclusive. The most important thing is that the United States has always admired his value system and used it as an excuse to Many areas criticized his competitors.

But it is really laughable that such a country that prides itself on freedom and democracy would abandon its beliefs and choose to form an alliance with Saudi Arabia because of its own interests.

Why do you say that? As we all know, the national characteristics of Saudi Arabia are completely different from those of the United States - politically, Saudi Arabia is still ruled by an extremely backward feudal monarchy and dictatorship; culturally, the country is extremely closed and conservative, and the country and its people believe in the primitive state. of Islamic culture. Compared with American liberalism, these are two completely different forms. To a certain extent, they are completely two opposing countries. Thank God that they do not conflict with each other. To put it bluntly, the alliance between Saudi Arabia and the United States is driven by interests.

Of course, if you abandon those secular concepts and just look at the interests, it is not unreasonable for Saudi Arabia to be targeted by the United States. Due to many reasons such as the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union and the war in Vietnam, the prestige of the United States was reduced, its national power was damaged, and its influence worldwide was reduced, seriously threatening the status of the US dollar as the world's number one currency. Coupled with the domestic economic depression in the United States, the United States must find other ways to stabilize its world hegemony.

From this point of view, the United States has to find alternatives to stabilize the dollar system. Gold reserves themselves can also stabilize the monetary system, but the scale of gold circulation is too small to have an obvious effect on the US dollar. And oil, known as the blood of industry, has become the best choice for the United States.

Since oil has been chosen, it must completely control the international crude oil market. Although there are many oil fields in the United States, they pale in comparison to the Persian Gulf. The oil production of the Persian Gulf is not only high, but also the crude oil trading volume of the Persian Gulf is the largest in the world. Therefore, controlling the Persian Gulf can effectively influence oil trading. In the face of actual interests, the so-called universal values ​​of the United States are simply not worth mentioning. Saudi Arabia is the most important country in oil production in the Persian Gulf, and national power is firmly controlled by the royal power. The United States and Saudi Arabia have formed an alliance to jointly create a new oil trade, and controlling world finance through dollar transactions has become the best choice for the United States.

In order to fulfill its alliance obligations with the United States, weaken the Soviet Union. Saudi Arabia has been suppressing oil prices throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In the past 10 years, Saudi Arabia's oil revenue can only be about half of the original period. This has caused heavy losses to Saudi Arabia, which has a single industry.

It is precisely because of the establishment of the petrodollar system that the U.S. dollar became the world currency. But while the United States has benefited, the Arab countries in the Middle East have gained nothing. In terms of weapons and equipment, even if Saudi Arabia has money, it will be useless. Israel is a die-hard ally, and as for Arab countries, it is definitely far behind.

Kuwait used to be a country where people had no desires and made money by selling oil. But as wealth grows, panic inevitably arises. The military has very few personnel, and of course it hopes to obtain the most advanced weapons and equipment. Not only does it make the country's military, citizens, and royal family more confident; it also serves as a deterrent to neighboring countries. But the Americans won't sell anything, not even if they add money.

Unexpectedly, through the contact between Heiyun Group and Bao Zixuan, the Soviet Union would give him such face. Weapons and equipment were actually directly drawn from active troops and inventories and delivered immediately.

There is no need to wait in line to purchase advanced weapons in the world, especially air force fighter jets, and some spans may exceed ten years. This is especially true when Arab countries purchase weapons and equipment from the United States. The first hardcore allies are definitely the United Kingdom and Israel; then Japan and South Korea. Next comes other NATO countries; in the hands of Arab countries, it is estimated that other countries have already formed combat capabilities. What's even more exaggerated is that the weapons and equipment are all simplified versions. Not to mention compared with the domestic air force, it is inferior to other foreign products. But the price is not cheap at all, it may still be the most expensive in the world.

As for world integration, Arab countries are just ignorant and they know what is going on. There was really no other way before, so I had to be stabbed several times by the Americans.

The emergence of Heiyun Group can be said to be gradually easing this situation. Moreover, the Soviets have come over, and the snipe and the clam are fighting, and they are winning. At least there is competition, and prices can certainly be reduced; no one wants to be taken advantage of all the time. And no one dares to fool around with defective products, which was something that they never dared to think about before.

It has brought such huge benefits to the Arab countries in the Middle East. Bao Zixuan is definitely a friend worth keeping company with, which is why Prince Sultan said this.

Bao Zixuan: "Don't say that. I'm just giving some suggestions. The specific transaction is the result of negotiations between the two parties. If you want to maintain stability and peace, trade fairness is very important."

"The countries in the Middle East only have oil. This is a gift from God to you. But for thousands of years before, people in the Middle East lived a very difficult life. It is normal for the conditions to be better now. At least it proves that they have not been abandoned."

"If you spend a high price, you should get better products and more considerate services. Why should the people who spend the most money not get the best products? There is no such truth in the world."

"This is the pricing of Heiyun Group's products. It can also be said to be the business philosophy of the company."

"Kuwait agrees to increase the money, so as long as the product quality is the same, speed becomes very critical, otherwise there is no point in increasing the money."

Bao Zixuan’s words were highly recognized by the Saudi Crown Prince and Prince Sultan. This is the company they want to cooperate with, at least it won't deceive people.