Chapter 1231 Arms Deal!
Sulian has no money.
It can be said that since Gore came to power in 1985, Sulian's original economy has been messed up by him. If Gore had not messed around, Sulian's economy might have continued for a while.
However, after four years, under the changes of Gore and others, the advantages of the planned economy have been lost, and it has not really obtained the support of European and American capital, which has led to Sulian still looking strong on the surface, but in fact, it is empty inside.
Gore hopes to get the support of Sir Yang and the Empire Group. On the other hand, he also hopes that Sir Yang will communicate more with Europe and the United States, hoping to truly support Sulian's economy.
Last night, Gore did not sleep well.
Even today, he was anxious to see Sir Yang, but he could not show it in front of Sir Yang.
"Sir Yang, did you sleep well last night?" Gore stood up and asked.
"Mr. Gore, I slept well last night."
Maybe because of the weather, Yang Ming did not sleep well last night because of the jet lag. On the contrary, he slept very comfortably last night.
When Yang Ming sat down, Gore greeted Huo Jianning and Li Jun respectively.
At this time, Gore had met these two people many times and knew that they were the heads of Empire Group and Sir Yang in Sulian.
"Sir Yang, it's like this, I wonder if it is possible to repay in advance?"
Sure enough.
Gore still brought it up.
However, the matter of early repayment was originally proposed by the banks and Empire Group in Sulian, but now it was Gore who brought it up.
"Mr. Gore, regarding the cooperation with banks, we have always followed the contract."
The contract was signed for fifteen years at that time, that is, fifteen years, how could it be possible to repay in advance?
Of course, I am afraid that Gore himself did not expect that Sulian might not last for three years now, otherwise, he would definitely ask Empire Group to repay in advance.
According to the contract?
In the West, it is indeed like that, especially in financial cooperation.
In recent years, these Sulian banks have received a lot of interest from Empire Group, which is actually not a bad thing for Sulian now.
It's just that the internal situation of Sulian is now short of funds, especially in foreign exchange.
After the global crude oil price plummeted in the 1980s, Sulian's economy was particularly affected, especially in foreign exchange. Originally, most of Soviet Union's foreign exchange relied on crude oil exports to Europe, but now the global crude oil price has plummeted and has never recovered to its original peak.
Without exchanging crude oil for a large amount of US dollars, many items in Soviet Union cannot be purchased from abroad.
Yang Ming seemed to know Gore's difficulties very well.
"Mr. Gore, I know your difficulties. Although we cannot repay the loan in advance according to the contract. However, we can continue to cooperate in other aspects."
Continue to cooperate?
"Sir Yang, you say."
"I know that Soviet Union has a large amount of arms, especially some second-hand arms, I think they can be sold to the Empire Group."
Second-hand arms?
It can be said that since the founding of Soviet Union, most of its expenditures have been spent on military industry.
Is this why Soviet Union can be one of the world's top superpowers?
Soviet Union has a lot of arms, many kinds of weapons, and even many of them are piled up in warehouses.
Before this, in addition to exporting some to other countries, some countries were also given to some countries, such as Yue State, which also had a lot of Soviet arms.
What Gore and Grachev did not expect was that Sir Yang would actually buy arms from Sulian.
Sulian did not lack arms, on the contrary, it had a lot.
If it was during the heyday of Sulian, it would have been impossible to think of trading arms, unless it was a normal arms export.
Now Sir Yang actually directly proposed an arms trade, even second-hand arms.
This really shocked Gore and Grachev.
However, Gore's eyes lit up after hearing it.
He thought it was good.
Now Sulian is very short of money, and it is precisely because of the lack of money that Sulian is now short of food imports, not to mention other aspects, like Coke, and even Red Bull.
"Mr. Gore, we can trade hundreds of billions of dollars of arms. Moreover, whether it is US dollars, food, or even Coke, Red Bull, etc., we can exchange them."
For Yang Ming and the Empire Group, they no longer need rubles.
However, Sulian is very in need of US dollars, food, and even Coke and Red Bull.
Especially in recent years, after a large number of Red Bulls entered Sulian, a large number of loyal consumers have been cultivated, and these consumers have become accustomed to the existence of Red Bull.
Hundreds of billions of dollars in arms?
Gore and Grachev were even more surprised.
This was definitely a big deal in the late 1980s.
Most importantly, Sulian now has these arms to trade.
Especially second-hand arms.
"Sir Yang, second-hand arms are also OK?"
"Of course, we sell them to other countries." Yang Ming said directly.
Gore didn't know whether he was excited or something else.
He didn't agree directly, but said: "Sir Yang, we need to discuss it first and then confirm it."
"No problem."
Yang Ming and Gore finished the preliminary talk.
The rest will be handed over to Huo Jianning and Li Jun to discuss in Sulian by Yang Ming.
If nothing unexpected happens, Sulian will definitely sell those second-hand arms.
Because Su Lian is really short of money, and now he needs money in all aspects, they can use it to trade with the Empire Group.
When Yang Ming, Huo Jianning, and Li Jun went out, Grachev personally sent them out of the Klin Palace.
He watched Sir Yang and others leave in the car.
Grachev hurried back to Gore's office.
Gore was walking around there.
Before Sir Yang came, he guessed that Sir Yang and the Empire Group might not repay the loan in advance. Unexpectedly, Sir Yang now proposed other trading methods.
This has never happened before.
"Mr. Gore, are you sure you really want to trade arms with the Empire Group?" Grachev asked in disbelief.
"Of course. We have a lot of arms, especially second-hand arms, which are now piled up in the warehouse. Instead of treating them as scrap metal in the warehouse, it is better to sell them to Sir Yang and the Empire Group."
"I'm afraid other people will object to this?" Grachev asked.
Others?
Can other people get the money now?
At this time, Su Lian asked him for money in all aspects. Where can he get the money?
If Sir Yang hadn't suggested that it could be done through arms trade, it would have been hard for Gore to think of other ways to get the money.
"Call some people to a meeting to discuss this matter," Gore said.
When Grachev called those people according to the list to notify them to attend the meeting.
Yang Ming, Huo Jianning, and Li Jun had already returned to the villa.