Chapter 26 The Plutocrats "Kneeling for a Monthly Ticket"
Rare earths are not only rare metals in the world, but also elements that can be turned into gold for new materials and technologies, and strategic resources for technological competition. Before the 1970s, the production and application of rare earths were state secrets.
When the Japanese wanted to buy Baotou Steel's slag at a high price, Premier Zhou ordered that they could not sell it no matter how much they paid! It can be seen that the national leaders at that time had a far-sighted and long-term strategic vision.
After the reform and opening up, the economy has been invigorated, but the central government’s control over local governments has also weakened a lot. Now who cares about national policies and national interests? As long as you make money, you are a master. It doesn’t matter if you pollute the environment. Anyway, the bosses are going to immigrate to Australia and New Zealand. How good are the natural conditions there? Every year, I just need to come back to check the operation of the factory and collect the bills. What kind of pollution is there in the country, and what does it have to do with him?
There are also private mining in rare earth mining areas, but the scale is still relatively small. If they are left alone and dragged on for a few years, they will really become popular. By then, the situation of illegal mining and illegal mining will be difficult to control .
Fan Wubing took action at this time, because he wanted to take advantage of the slogan of retreating from the country and advancing the people, to tightly strangle the throat of the rare earth industry, grasp the initiative, and then think about how to squeeze the Japanese , It’s all a matter of one sentence.
But not long after, Wuzhi Xiaoji called from Japan, saying that he was entrusted by someone, and someone wanted to meet Fan Wubing.
"A subsidiary company of the Mitsubishi chaebol, a vice president of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, is called Yan Qijun." Wuzhi Xiaoji replied.
"You didn't make a mistake, did you?" Fan Wubing wondered why Wuzhi Xiaoji would call him overseas for such a trivial matter, "The vice president of a small company also wants to talk to me on an equal footing? Want me to go to Japan?"
"This Yan Qijun has a very good background." Wu Zhi Xiaoji explained to Fan Wubing, "His ancestor is the founder of the Mitsubishi Zaibatsu, Yan Qi Yataro."
Oh, after listening to Wu Zhi Xiaoji's explanation, Fan Wubing finally figured out that although this Yan Qijun is a vice president, his status in the Mitsubishi chaebol is not low. Currently limited to age issues, he has not entered the top management of the head office, but he has great influence and is treated as the next successor of the Mitsubishi chaebol.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which everyone usually hears a lot, is the company that Jackie Chan often endorses for them in car advertisements. It sounds like it is a place that produces tractors and cars. But in fact, they produce everything from aircraft, tanks, warships, missiles and satellites. They even produce nuclear power plants. They are an out-and-out military enterprise.
Mitsubishi chaebol in the Sino-Japanese War. He is the number one contributor to Japan's victory. At that time, the owner of Mitsubishi, Iwasaki Yahisa, and the top figures in the Japanese financial circles at that time established the newspaper parliament. Promote the spirit of loyalty and patriotism to the people through the Japanese media.
Ask all citizens to donate everything to defeat China. Actively support the Japanese government in going to war against China and raising military expenditures. A military bond of 80 million yen was issued for the Japanese government. Based on the economic situation in Japan at that time. This is a jaw-dropping figure.
At that time, the Mitsubishi Zaibatsu also handed over the ships of its own Nippon Yusen Company to the government. Responsible for transporting troops and food. When the Japanese army attacked Weihai. Mitsubishi ships are responsible for reconnaissance of the deployment of the Qing army in Weihai. Help the Japanese army successfully capture Weihai. After the Japanese occupied Weihai. Bombard the Imperial Beiyang Fleet with cannons. Make it annihilated.
After the war, the senior general of the Japanese Navy Totoro Ito expressed his gratitude. The rudder of Dingyuan, the main battleship of the Qing army, was deliberately removed and given to the Mitsubishi Zaibatsu as spoils of war.
Before and during WWII. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is also the main force of Japanese weapons manufacturing. Four aircraft carriers were built for the Japanese Navy. From the Musashi, the largest battleship in the world at that time. To the most advanced Zero fighter. And all kinds of heavy, miniature tanks, infantry fighting vehicles. It can be said that arms products cover land and sea. During the war, nearly 20,000 aircraft of various types and nearly 5,000 tanks and armored vehicles were produced. It was used in the war of aggression against China.
After World War II. According to Japan's pacifist constitution. Japan is not allowed to have an army. Naturally, there should be no military industrial enterprises. But due to the Japanese's own efforts and the connivance of the United States. Japan has always dealt with military enterprises in a low-key manner. In addition, its military enterprises also produce civilian products. Therefore, many people do not know that a certain Japanese-made electrical appliances and machinery that they usually use may be produced by Japanese military enterprises.
At this moment, Fan Wubing's heart suddenly became clear. Yan Qijun wants to see himself at this time. It is nothing more than because I have actually controlled the domestic rare earth resources. It doesn't work for him to go sideways. So if you want to solve the problem. Only by talking to yourself in person can you achieve your goal.
"However, I have no plans to go to Japan recently." Fan Wubing also got up at this time, and said in a subdued manner, "You just pass on my words. If you want to talk, you can. Let him come Coming from China, I’m not feeling well recently. I can’t travel bumpy.”
Of course Wu Zhi Xiaoji didn't have any objection to Fan Wubing's words, he was just a sounding board, anyway, this time Yan Qijun asked him to spread the word, which also gave him a lot of benefits. Fan Wubing has already handed over this kind of matter to him, the more benefits the better, the more the better, as for whether the matter can be done, that is two things to say, if it is done, it is because of Wuzhi Xiaoji's face that he can do it No, you are too little benefit from Jun Yanqi.
So Wuzhi Xiaoji conveyed Fan Wubing's meaning to Yan Qijun, which made Yan Qijun very dissatisfied. He hadn't met an opponent who needed to come to him for a long time.
Regarding the sudden order by the Chinese government to suspend production and rectify the production and processing enterprises in rare earth mining areas, a lot of public opinion has been created in the Chinese domestic media, and it is impossible for foreign countries to receive no news at all.
In fact, Yan Qijun also has his own source of information in mainland China. Knowing that this time the matter is difficult to handle, he has already asked someone to clear it up from the government, but the answer he got was that there was nothing he could do. As for the private side, he sent people He went to bribe the person in charge of the production company, but caused a lot of trouble, and the two lines he had finally connected were cut off.
This made him feel very confused. After he knew that Fan Wubing now controlled the power of rare earth resources, he found Wuzhi Xiaoji, who had an unusual relationship with Fan Wubing, and asked him to speak for him, but he received such a In one answer, Fan Wubing actually said that he was not feeling well and that he couldn't make the journey. Obviously, he made his attitude clear. If you want to talk about things, you should come to China.
"Mr. Wuzhi, are you still Japanese? Don't you know how important rare earths are to our big Japan?!" Yan Qijun had a domineering attitude towards Wuzhi Xiaoji, a nouveau riche.
However, Wuzhi Xiaoji is not at the mercy of them now, he said to Duiyan Qijun in a high-spirited manner, "You can see clearly, I am now an American citizen, working for Chinese entrepreneurs, and has nothing to do with Japan."
Although Yan Qijun was very annoyed, he didn't dare to mess with Wuzhi Xiaoji anymore. After all, he has become an American now, and the US government's protection of American citizens can really move God, so he had to think otherwise Method.
Those Chinese, don't they just sell their national interests on their own initiative as long as they have a little bit of sweetness? Yan Qijun felt a little puzzled, but he also knew that the person who controlled all the rare earth resources in the country was not an idler and needed to be treated with caution. But he doesn't want to go to China to negotiate in person. In this case, it is impossible to take the initiative in the negotiation.
So he pondered for a while and came up with a countermeasure.
On this day, Fan Wubing was continuing his intensive treatment for the old man, when he suddenly received a call from Shanghai, it was Xia Donghai calling, saying that he had received a notice from the city asking him to attend a middle school held in Osaka, Japan. The China-Japan Youth Friendship Exchange Activity organized by the Japan Friendship Association.
"Is there a mistake?!" Fan Wubing asked with some surprise, "Sino-Japanese friendship is none of my business?"
Xia Donghai replied on the phone, "I'm also confused, but the invitation letter in the city clearly states that Mr. Fan Wubing is invited to participate. I wonder how they know you belong to our company." Where is the actual person in charge?!"
Fan Wubing thought about it for a while, but he didn't figure out what was going on, but he knew that Shanghai and Osaka, Japan are sister cities. He also knew that there were commemorative activities every year, but this What does it have to do with him? So he asked, "Is it a business negotiation to attract sponsorship? If that's the case, just give them some money and get rid of it. I won't go to Japan."
"Alright then." Xia Donghai agreed on the phone.
"Xiao Fan's business is busy, did you treat my old man's illness and delay you a lot of important things?" The old man's spirit improved a lot, and when he saw Fan Wubing answering the phone, he joked with a smile.
In the recent period of time, the old man has been recuperating on the mountain, and Fan Wubing came over every now and then to give him acupuncture treatment. The relationship between the two is also very harmonious and casual, and they often joke with each other. When other people saw it, they felt a little hot-eyed. After all, how can ordinary people get this kind of treatment?
As for the old man's Parkinson's syndrome, it has also improved a lot. The variation of the black body of the brain has been improved, and most of them have recovered. That is, the actions of the whole person are much more agile, the hands and feet are not shaking, and the thinking is also much more active.
Seeing this change, those experts who were called fools by Fan Wubing at the beginning were a little stunned. It turned out that they still thought that if Fan Wubing couldn't cure the old man's illness, they would still have to rely on them. Humans, the fact turned out to surprise them, but they were marginalized, and even the staff would ignore them when they saw them, not to mention how awkward it was.
The old man also specially wrote a few words to Fan Wubing with a pencil, "Chinese medicine, the treasure of the country."
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