"The mining rights and export rights of rare earths? Ye Kai has a huge appetite!" The next day, in Comrade Hong Zheng's office, Comrade Hong Zheng was discussing issues with a person in charge of the central bank. He heard from Ye Ziping that
After hearing the news from Bian'er, Comrade Hong Zheng said in surprise.
"Ye Kai? Comrade Ye Ziping's son?" the person in charge asked after hearing this.
Comrade Hong Zheng nodded and said, "He holds a batch of gold in his hands. I want to take this gold back, so he put forward such a condition."
"Then just take it back." The person in charge of the central bank said after hearing this, "I believe that Comrade Ye Lao and Ziping will not be able to stop this matter."
"It's not that simple. This batch of gold belongs to Nangong Jinghong." Comrade Hong Zheng shook his head and said, "There are many people who want to have ideas about this batch of gold, but no one dares to speak because it involves a question of voluntariness.
, if someone gets the handle, the perpetrator will not be able to take advantage of it."
"It turns out that the gold belongs to the Nangong family, so that's not easy to deal with." After hearing this, the person in charge of the central bank asked, "Then what does this have to do with Ye Kai? Could it be that he has become the master of the Nangong family?
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"The relationship between Ye Kai and Nangong Jinghong is quite good. It is said that Nangong Jinghong intends to donate this gold to him." Comrade Hong Zheng replied.
"In this case, why don't you just contact Ye Kai directly? Even if it's a few hundred kilograms, or even one ton or two tons of gold, it's okay for the state to come forward to purchase it, so no one can say anything." From the central bank's side.
My son is also very enthusiastic about gold, so the person in charge is also very motivated.
"It's not one ton or two tons of gold. It's hundreds of tons of gold." Comrade Hong Zheng shook his head and said.
"A hundred tons?!" The person in charge of the central bank was speechless after hearing this.
No wonder even Comrade Hong Zheng was so active. It turned out to be hundreds of tons of gold!
"According to the information we have received, there are about 150 tons of gold." Comrade Hong Zheng nodded, "Domestic gold production has been unable to increase, and the reserve is a flaw, so we still have no regard for this gold wealth.
What I am very concerned about is that the origin of this batch of gold is a bit sensitive. It is probably the wealth left over from the plunder of Southeast Asian countries when the Japanese invaded China. If it is not handled well, it will easily cause us some trouble."
"That's it." After hearing this, the person in charge of the central bank suddenly realized.
Many people are familiar with the issue of treasures left behind by the Japanese invasion of China. However, over the years, although some large and small secret treasures have been discovered, large quantities of gold have never been encountered.
Some people say that when the Japanese army used warships to transport the gold back to the mainland, it was bombed and sunk by American planes. Others said that the gold was transported to Outer Mongolia and buried deeply. Others said that the gold was transported to Outer Mongolia and buried deeply.
, this batch of gold fell into the hands of the Americans.
Some people even say that the Lee family in Singapore obtained this batch of gold. Therefore, after World War II, the small city-state developed rapidly and became one of the Four Asian Tigers.
But now it seems that these legends are not reliable. The gold of love has fallen into the hands of Nangong Jinghong. No wonder there has been no news in the past half century.
If this batch of gold is really the same batch as before, then it is easier to deal with it in the hands of private individuals than in the hands of the state. Otherwise, the Southeast Asian countries that were invaded by the Japanese army will definitely come to them because of this matter.
Come for theory.
"In that case, Ye Kai's proposal on rare earth mining rights and export rights is quite appropriate." The person in charge of the central bank analyzed, "If this matter is done, then we and Nangong Jinghong will be a waiting game.
Due to the price exchange relationship, this batch of gold was obtained from the sale of the mining rights and export rights of rare earths, and it was charged into the national treasury as a gold reserve. Of course, if such a batch of gold was obtained for nothing, there would probably be many problems."
"Having said that, people from all walks of life are watching with eager eyes." Comrade Hong Zheng frowned.
He could clearly see that hundreds of tons of gold were a huge piece of fat in everyone's eyes. If he could take a bite of it, it would be enough for him to live happily for most of his life. Even some people in the management could not.
Free from vulgarity.
Therefore, how to deal with this problem is indeed a headache.
"But the issue of rare earths is not so easy to agree to." Comrade Hong Zheng thought of Ye Kai's conditions and couldn't help but scratch his head.
Regarding rare earths, Comrade Hong Zheng has no shortage of information at hand, especially the sources of some domestic strategic resources, including the flow of some metal and non-metal resources that are very important for military and civilian purposes.
It's no secret to him.
Why can American Patriot missiles shoot down Saddam's Scud missiles relatively easily?
Why is it that although there is not much difference in the direct firing distance of the main guns between the US-made M1 and Soviet-made T-72 tanks, the former can always fire earlier and more accurately? Why can the F-22 fighter jet cruise at supersonic speeds?
For each reason, from a materials science perspective, rare earths can solve all the above problems at once.
The Patriot missile can destroy the Scud missile relatively easily because its guidance system uses about four kilograms of samarium cobalt magnets and neodymium iron boron magnets. These materials are used for electron beam focusing, and samarium and neodymium are both rare earth elements.
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As for the F-22's supersonic cruise function, it is thanks to its powerful engine and light and strong fuselage, both of which use a large amount of special materials created by rare earth technology.
For example, the blades and combustion chamber of the F119 engine use flame-retardant titanium alloy technology. This titanium alloy is said to be made using rhenium, while the F-22's strong fuselage uses magnesium titanium reinforced with rare earth elements.
Alloy Arms.
Otherwise, the f119's powerful power is enough to destroy itself in supersonic cruise.
If the domestic development and application of rare earths was not so important in the past, then the incredible military miracles in the Gulf War and the asymmetric control capabilities of the US military in local wars after the Cold War have all
The top management was shocked.
In a certain sense, it is rare earths that have made all this possible.
Most of these rare earths are sold at low prices domestically.
Because of this, the development and utilization of rare earths also creates huge dangers. More and more countries and military forces are participating in the competition and research and development of rare earths in order to gain asymmetric control capabilities over their opponents.
As the country with the largest rare earth reserves in the world, mainland China should strictly restrict rare earth mining and immediately ban the export of rare earths.
In fact, the mainland government does not attach great importance to the development of rare earths.
Three years ago, rare earths were listed as national protected minerals.
From the policy perspective of rare earth protection, there are specialized agencies, stable industry policies, and consistent overall national control. Even the oil industry does not have such treatment.
However, the results of decades of development of the rare earth industry have basically remained at the level of selling resources at low prices.
"Actually, I am personally very dissatisfied with the low sale of rare earth resources." Comrade Hong Zheng said, "While developed countries have successively regarded rare earths as strategic resources and taken action, our rare earths are increasingly
Most of the time they are just regarded as ordinary commodities exchanged for foreign exchange."
The mainland is the only country in the world that can supply large quantities of rare earth products of different grades and varieties. It can be said that in recent years, the mainland has opened its doors and supplied the world regardless of cost.
The result of this is that some foreign forces develop more and more powerful cutting-edge weapons.
No matter from which aspect, Comrade Hong Zheng cannot be happy.
"But we also have concerns. If the export of rare earths is restricted from the government level, the impact on the international community will be huge. We do not rule out the possibility that foreign political forces will continue to demonize us in this name." Hong
Comrade Zheng said, "So, it is difficult to make a decision!"
"In this case, it might be a good thing to simply privatize the mining and export of rare earths." The person in charge of the central bank said thoughtfully after hearing this.
Once rare earths are privatized, the mining and export of rare earths will have little to do with the state for a long time to come.
As for whether Ye Kai wants to restrict exports or raise prices, that has nothing to do with the country.
"This is a good thing, a good thing that kills two birds with one stone." Thinking of this, the person in charge of the central bank's eyes lit up and said to Comrade Hong Zheng.
"Haha, I also think it's interesting. It just depends on what other people think." Comrade Hong Zheng smiled and said, "I will mention this later and see what everyone's opinions are."
In fact, Premier Yun is currently in the hospital for treatment and rarely comes back to preside over work. Comrade Hong Zheng is basically responsible for the affairs of the State Council, so as long as there is no major opposition from the Central Political Bureau, it is estimated that
This matter can still be pushed forward.
Sure enough, Comrade Hong Zheng raised this matter at the Central Political Bureau meeting in the afternoon.
"Today's rare earth mining situation is relatively chaotic. Although state-owned mines are the main body, the problem of private mining is also very serious. After exporting a large amount of rare earths, the foreign exchange returned every year is only 100 million U.S. dollars. This situation is very worrying.
"Comrade Hong Zheng said, "So I personally strongly agree with Comrade Ye Kai's idea of ​​exchanging gold for rare earth mining rights and export rights. It not only enriches our gold reserves, but also allows us to solve many pressing problems.
At the same time, it can also standardize the rare earth industry and solve the shortcomings in various aspects."
After listening to Comrade Hong Zheng's words, the members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and members of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee all had different expressions and began to think about this matter.