Chapter 1440 Even Dad Lies

After discussions in the Kremlin, it was decided to explain this outsourcing in the name of supplementing grain reserves. The Soviet Union also had a grain reserve system, which was usually one-tenth of the annual output of reserved grain, which was about 25 million. tons, even if it is a good harvest year, they will purchase grain from outside.

In fact, the international market knows the general figure of the Soviet Union's external grain purchases, so this time Alexeyev went to London, even if others knew about it, it would not cause any surprise.

The supreme authority at this time is talking to his eldest son, David, who is far away in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Fortunately, he has a great eldest son. Unfortunately, he has more than just one great eldest son. He is still doing well now. , if they were all developed in the UK, then Alan Wilson would have a headache.

David carefully asked where his father made the call. He was relieved when he heard that it was not in Whitehall. "Father, how is mother now?"

"Vivian is cooking, and she seems to be hanging out with your sister for a while." Alan Wilson glanced at the British treasure in the kitchen, "You're not in London, she always has something to do. You can't just make a show All the time is taken up.”

David nodded into the phone. It turned out that he was going shopping with his half-sister. Actually, that was fine. The old father seems to care what the cheap sister’s father is called, ex-husband brother?

"Everyone's time is precious. How is the situation in Dhaka?" Alan Wilson was lying on his back. The posture was not tiring, but the supreme authority hated waiting. No one in Whitehall treated him like this. This was also He is his own son, how can other people be treated like this?

"Then there's so much I want to say." When David heard that his old father was not in Whitehall, he immediately started talking. The figures of aid claimed by high commissioners from various places were completely inconsistent with the figures that reached Chittagong.

"There's not that much difference between 200 million and 50 million." Alan Wilson was surprised and took out the figures reported by high commissioners from various places from the briefcase he brought. Of course, they were dehydrated versions. "Isn't it true that you also brought The past sixty million pounds?"

"There is indeed not much difference between £200 million and £50 million, but the receipt I received was for £350 million, and what I got was indeed £50 million." David sighed, "Is it true that local donations are bad?" Do barrels, broken radios, and rusty bicycles count?”

"Why doesn't it count? It's not that it can't be used! It has to be calculated according to the new one." Alan Wilson replied calmly, "I have a project here, and once it is completed, there will be a continuous supply of reconstruction materials. The key is, Rahman's Bangladesh Awami League must be fully recognized. Although we have not shipped all the promises to Bangladesh, they still have to repay them in full. Use your brain on consumables. Things like food turn into feces when eaten. Who knows? Can it be found out? Even the Soviet Union, which planned everything, couldn't do it."

"With the mess that Bangladesh is in right now, it would be nice to have someone to help it. Why did you choose it? You told Rahman that this is using British money to deal with Bangladesh. Can he find a country willing to help when he travels around the world?"

Of course there is. The Soviet Union, one of the two famous enemies of the Cold War, might get excited and get excited as soon as it puts on its two top hats.

The Soviet Union also plays a role now, but all the glory will belong to us, Great Britain. The Soviet Union is not without gains. Can raw materials and gold be compared?

In terms of the scale of the Soviet Union's basic industry, the Soviet Union's steel production surpassed that of the United States two years ago. In 1965, the Soviet Union's cement production also surpassed that of the United States and became the first in the world. There is no shortage of such things in the Soviet Union in this era. If it had a choice, the Soviet Union would certainly be willing to use steel and cement instead of gold to purchase food.

"Keep a copy of the materials arriving in Bangladesh from various places, and you will have to reconcile them with the high commissioners at that time." Alan Wilson ordered softly, these are very important things.

In Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, Andropov, who had just come out of the Kremlin, returned to the KGB headquarters at Lubyanka No. 11, called Alexeyev, and then told him bluntly, "Buy grain." Diversified payment is very recognized above. In fact, there is another thing, but it is a secret for your level.

If Britain wanted, we could use diamonds in lieu of part of the payment. From a personal perspective, of course I hope the negotiation can be successful. "

"Is there a giant diamond mine in the country?" Alexeyev was shocked. How come he had never heard of it? Do you still have giant diamond mines in your country?

"Of course there is, and even if we are number one in the world in terms of output, we have to be careful in terms of quality. Otherwise, why would every household in our country have one glass knife?" Andropov said proudly, "It's just that The diamond industry is not enough to interest us.”

Diamonds are very precious to many countries and are a major source of income for South Africa, but South Africa's income is too insignificant compared with the Soviet Union's expenses.

The largest diamond mine in the world is not in South Africa, but in the Soviet Union. The Mirny Diamond Mine was discovered in 1955. It was strictly kept secret from the beginning and was mined secretly.

In addition to this diamond mine, just last year the Soviet Union also discovered a crater. The impact of the meteorite resulted in the emergence of a massive amount of diamonds. This crater is located in Popigai, Eastern Siberia.

In addition to the above two natural diamond origins, the Soviet Union is also at the forefront of synthetic diamonds. The Lebedev Institute of Physics in Moscow is the home base of such synthetic diamonds.

Alexeyev set out again with confidence, and brought several accountants from the Planning Economic Commission with him to calculate costs at any time during negotiations.

It's a good idea. It's really possible for other people to be fooled, but it's not possible to do this to the supreme authority. Listening to the great man, he is trying his best to be sincere. With the expression of pain on his face, Alan Wilson is like I I regard you as my own son, but you treat me like this, "Diamonds, unless they are big diamonds of good quality, are of little value. Besides? Big diamonds are not something ordinary people can afford, and they are not easy to get rid of."

Anyone in the world would find it difficult to refuse an offer to trade diamonds, but that does not include Alan Wilson, a man in the keyway. He happens to know that the Soviet Union has Soviet diamond technology. You secretly I also know about production.

Soviet diamond, also called cubic zirconia, has replaced all raw materials for grinding fake diamonds because it has properties very similar to real diamonds. There are still many differences between cubic zirconia and diamonds. The first is hardness. No material can compare with diamonds, and cubic zirconia is no exception.

In addition, the specific gravity of cubic zirconia is nearly twice that of diamonds, which is different from the weight of real diamonds and is easy to spot.

Soviet diamonds are just substitutes for diamonds in this era. It just so happens that if the Soviet Union were not the big brother of a certain big country, Henan would be the artificial diamond center of the world in the 21st century. Do countries with similar systems conduct similar research?

How could Alan Wilson, who didn't believe diamonds were valuable at all, agree to such a substitution? Not to mention Soviet diamonds, not even real diamonds, and the Soviet Union had no shortage of real diamonds.

Alexeyev was shocked. This was absolutely different from what he had imagined. According to his idea, the British should accept it happily.

Other British people would happily accept it, but his biological father would not accept it. No matter how Alexeev tried to persuade him, he would not nod.

Really annoyed, Alan Wilson thought that he was also his own son. "For diamonds over ten carats, I will let De Beers do the appraisal. I can only tell whether the weight is correct, but I will never hide it from them." . De Beers knows that Pamela has shares in that company, and the appraiser can come at any time."

Alexeyev also served his country, and Alan Wilson had nothing to say. He directly asked the Soviet Union not to humiliate itself by taking out Soviet diamonds. If the Soviet Union can be like its little brother, a certain big country, and can make artificial diamonds no different from natural diamonds, it will definitely be a big problem.

However, a certain major country only achieved this in the 21st century, and the Soviet Union is unlikely to be able to achieve it in this era.

This was all because Pamela Mountbatten had shares in De Beers, so he only opened the door to talk about diamonds weighing more than ten carats. Otherwise, according to his own ideas, diamonds and carbon are the same thing, and they still want to fool him?

I agreed because Pamela Mountbatten really had a cow to prevent the Soviet Union from exporting local diamond mines and disrupting the market, so she wanted to incorporate the Soviet Union.

"You bastard, you even want to take advantage of me." After leaving the meeting place, Alan Wilson started to talk, and when he got home, he informed Pamela Mountbatten about it.

"There are still diamonds in the hands of the Soviets? Couldn't they be left behind by the Tsar's family?" Pamela Mountbatten looked surprised. She had never heard of diamond mines in the Soviet Union.

"It's such a big country, the largest territorial country in the world." Alan Wilson sighed, "I said we can talk about items weighing more than ten carats."

"It can't be a fake. There is indeed a kind of synthetic diamond in the world that looks very similar to diamond. I don't know where it comes from." Of course, Pamela Mountbatten is not like her husband, who has no interest in compressed carbon. I don't care, she has shares in De Beers, so she pays great attention to this aspect.

"We've brought in a group of appraisers and we can't hide it." Alan Wilson thought to himself that this was a Soviet diamond. But for the sake of family harmony, what he needed now was to shut up. "It's just a difference in payment methods. The first batch of Food must be made in gold, and we can place orders from Rhodesia and Asia now. No matter what, we can start preparing for the transaction."

"That's not bad. If there is a diamond of more than 100 carats, I will give it to Her Majesty the Queen. Elizabeth will definitely be very happy." Pamela Mountbatten began to think outside the box and began to find a home for the big diamond, and she was enjoying herself. His face was full of pride.