Chapter 249 British Opportunity
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After Seryozha returned to Moscow, he only inquired a little about the Sontsevo Brotherhood. He no longer wants to continue to directly intervene in the fights between gangs, because there are too many opportunities in front of Seryozha, since Seryozha now has the strength to seize these opportunities, why bother to make great efforts to seize them? What about those things?
But it was one thing for Seryozha not to want to do it, and quite another for others to intervene in his business. Over the years, Seryozha has long understood the truth that gangsters can never be completely wiped out, and the downfall of one gang will lead to the rise of another. When he left Gorky, the black market he ran was taken over by those unremarkable guys. Although it didn't take much effort to get it back later, the reputation and customer relationship accumulated at the beginning took a lot of everyone's energy. And his business partner, the Italian Mafia! The same is true, now they are no longer as brave as they used to be in the New York area, and the five major families have become a thing of the past! The Cali Group and the Medellin Group, which now monopolize the production and distribution channels of D products, are the top gangs in the United States. Therefore, Seryozha would not give up his territory no matter what, and let the Songcawo Brotherhood become bigger and stronger.
Seryozha's top priority right now is the issue of agricultural reform in Ukraine. Now the officialdom in Central Asia has been cleaned up by the KGB, and a large number of ready-made positions have been vacated. Inside the Kremlin, the struggle between President Bo's old subordinates and the newly rising KGB forces has also intensified. Just before the New Year's holiday on the 23rd of last month, the Soviet ambassador to Cuba Vorotnikov was transferred to the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Republic and entered the Politburo together with his predecessor Solometsev. The struggle at the top became more intense. Although Sergey didn't know which faction would be the final winner of this struggle, Sergey knew that it was right for him to hug Gorbachev's thigh tightly.
Since Gorbachev desperately wanted to implement reforms in agricultural production, Sergey threw out a bold plan to cater to Gorbachev's psychology. He has now overturned the original series of ideas in Dnepropetrovsk, how much natural gas can be consumed by a fertilizer plant, and Ukraine's soil is fertile, so the demand for fertilizers is not strong.
In the end, Seryozha decided to hand over the report to the agricultural economic experts within the Glencore Group. Only in this way will the report be more professional and more operable. Gorbachev is known as the agricultural economist in the Soviet Union. Sergey believed that this report would attract Gorbachev and made up his mind to do this.
In the end, after half a month of sorting out the report, it was finally submitted to the office of Secretary Gorbachev of the Supreme Soviet. Gorbachev immediately summoned Sergei to discuss the report. Gorbachev's conclusion to Seryozha was that the report was good, there was only one question, where did the money come from?
"Secretary! Glencore hopes to obtain the right to trade natural gas from the Mediterranean Trading Company at a favorable price, and they are willing to provide this part of the funds in the form of special trade!" Sergey Sha said in a low voice.
"Are you talking about the Soviet-European natural gas pipeline trade?" Gorbachev nodded thoughtfully, while Seryozha felt a little nervous. Starting from January 1 this year, the Soviet Union began to provide France with a stable Natural gas supply. From this day on, Western Europe can no longer escape the shackles of energy from the East. This is a good business with high profits and stable income. Relying on the natural gas trade contract, the Soviet Union can obtain foreign exchange income of about 10 billion U.S. dollars every year in the future. This is still an energy transaction between countries. If it is the terminal price of energy consumption, it may be even more lucrative.
"What conditions did they offer?" Gorbachev seemed a little moved. The cooperation between Mediterranean Trading Company and Glencore has been going smoothly for more than a year. The other party took huge risks to provide the Soviet Union with a stable food supply at a difficult time. Gorbachev felt that he should give the other party a certain return. Now that the natural gas pipeline has been built, the annual gas supply The Soviet Union had the final say, and since the other party was interested, Gorbachev had no reason to object.
"Glencore is willing to pay the same price as the French government. As you know, we need a lot of funds to support the agricultural reform in Ukraine, and the reform may not be immediate, and it is likely to bring food supply pain. On the contrary, we can’t do without Glencore’s grain trade even more!” Serezha tried his best to persuade him, he was eager to win this big deal by singing a double song through Mediterranean Trading Company and Glencore .
"Comrade Ulyanov, I can't promise you that this matter will be successful, but I will still fight for you with the foreign trade department for the right to trade natural gas! Now the top priority is to solve the problem of domestic food supply. We cannot always It is to consume the country's precious foreign exchange to buy food and let these Western countries choke our necks. I believe that our country is capable of self-sufficiency in food. Comrade Ulyanov, you have always been very capable. I hope you can Play a greater role in the post of the Ministry of Agriculture!" Gorbachev said some encouraging words, but did not promise anything to Sergesha, which made Sergesha feel a little disappointed.
After leaving the White House, Seryozha immediately called Mark Rich to discuss the natural gas business. During this period, Mark Rich used his contacts in the United States to successfully sell Soviet aluminum ingots to General Motors and Boeing, and found several long-term buyers for Glencore. However, these aluminum ingots need to be re-smelted and processed in Italy to deceive the US government's trade sanctions bill! With the stabilization of the aluminum business, Mark Rich has shifted his focus to the UK, where he is planning a big business.
With his many years of experience in mineral and energy spot trading, Mark Rich keenly discovered the huge opportunities in the UK. Recently, the negotiations between British coal miners and Margaret Thatcher's government on closing coal mines have reached an impasse, which has led to continuous rises in the price of coal in the UK. By then, the price of natural gas will definitely rise, and more importantly, Mrs. Thatcher is frantically selling off British public utilities in order to reduce the government's fiscal deficit. This is a good opportunity to buy the bottom of these state-owned utility companies in the UK. The only thing that is uncertain now is whether Mrs. Thatcher will compromise if the British coal miners go on strike. You must know that the workers’ strike in 1974 directly drove the Heath government out of power. This is what Mark Rich has been hesitant about. place. Mobile phone users please browse and read for a better reading experience.