Ever since Houston was attacked by the Aurora Legion's "Dongfeng Express", the "Enclave" has experienced a long period of anarchy. Several mountainous forces within it have emerged one after another and started a power game again.
The new 'Enclave' government was initially re-established in Austin, but later felt that it was too close to the Aurora Legion and moved to Dallas. The heads of government were unwilling to stay in the city any longer, so they all moved to the outskirts of the city to disperse their offices.
The Enclave's new Ministry of Interior is located in a high-end villa complex outside Dallas. Secretary Biden is standing at the window looking at a telegram in hand.
The content is very simple. A guy named Rick had the audacity to go to the territory of the Aurora Legion to engage in smuggling. After being arrested, this guy lied that he was an Enclave official and could get oil. But this guy really knew the Enclave Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In desperation, he sent a contact telegram.
"Our turnaround in fate actually came from a liar." Secretary Biden sighed. He dropped the telegram in his hand, turned to the secretary behind him and said: "Give this Rick an identity, and send someone to contact the Aurora Legion as a smuggler."
Get in touch and negotiate this business."
The secretary saw that the minister's face was dull and unmoved, and he couldn't figure out what his boss was thinking. But letting a liar become an official, and letting officials become smugglers, this is the current strange diplomatic environment.
It will only happen next time.
It's like no one thought that the Enclave would attack the Aurora Legion with a nuclear bomb, and the Enclave itself didn't expect that the government system would be destroyed by a nuclear bomb. But when all this really happened... Zhou Qingfeng sent Havana's personnel in advance
And institutions have evacuated, but Houston has none.
The current internal situation of the 'Enclave' is very strange. 'Dongfeng Express' destroyed its brain in one fell swoop, but failed to cause much damage to its strong trunk. As a result, when its new head grew out, it found that it was a little unable to control its trunk.
It worked - the authority of the central government was seriously affected.
"We need to improve the economy to regain authority." Looking at the secretary in a daze, Secretary Biden whispered, "Our economy is really bad. The oil industry can be a breakthrough. The key is to have a large enough
market.”
The oil industry can create high income and a large number of employment opportunities, and when it develops, it will become a very powerful industrial chain that can easily drive the development of many industries.
Although the actions of the Aurora Corps this time are strange, Minister Biden doesn't mind giving it a try. Anyway, it's just a matter of sending a few people to negotiate, and it won't cost much. Of course, this is done in the name of a smuggler, in case something goes wrong.
There is no political burden.
The secretary reminded again: "Do we need to submit this matter to the cabinet for discussion and let the president know?"
Minister Biden immediately glanced over, his eyes fierce. The secretary immediately lowered his head, realizing that he had said the wrong thing - there is not much loss in this kind of screw-up. If it turns out to be something that can bring huge benefits, it is better to keep it secret.
How can it be made public if it’s too late?
Soon a small negotiating team flew to Veracruz, Mexico as smugglers. They recognized Rick Steen's official identity and asked for further negotiations. Minister Biden, who was waiting for the news in the rear, watched
I just took a casual step, but I was actually paying attention to it all the time.
Both sides have highly complementary needs, and the negotiations are progressing very quickly. Secretary Biden receives negotiation telegrams from the front almost every hour, and the news makes him more and more excited - the Aurora Corps is really interested in importing oil.
No matter whose oil it is, they will buy it as long as it reaches Mexico.
"Ah..., that Commander Hugo Corps is really a weirdo. He is a typical pragmatist. As long as there is benefit, he can negotiate anything." Faced with the gratifying negotiation situation, Secretary Biden continued to issue instructions to control oil prices.
, delivery time, shipping volume, these are all easy to say.
"Barter?" A trade list of goods from the Aurora Corps appeared in the hands of Minister Biden. "Building materials, mechanical and electrical products, consumer products, medical equipment, these are all things we urgently need."
After Secretary Biden saw this long list of 'barter', he immediately started an ideological struggle in his mind. He also knew that these things were urgently needed by the Enclave, but if imports were opened, it would also be detrimental to the local manufacturing industry.
Quite a blow.
But if you can exchange oil for these things and then sell them, the wealth you can earn will be staggering. The Minister feels that if he wants to go further and climb to the position of president, he still needs a lot of money as support.
"I can agree to this condition."
'Oil for commodities', the biggest obstacle in this cooperation agreement has been removed. The most important thing is that this transaction is carried out in the name of 'smuggling', without tariff barriers. And soon, Minister Biden gained something
The first order sent by the Aurora Corps - 10 million barrels of oil.
"Ten million barrels?" Seeing the Aurora Corps requesting 10 million barrels of light, low-sulfur, high-quality oil in the telegram, Secretary Biden couldn't help but feel dizzy. "This is about the transportation volume of five very large oil tankers.
U.S. average daily oil production.”
It seems that the Aurora Legion has a big appetite!
What did Victor Hugo need so much oil for?
Ignore him, ignore him, just sell the oil as soon as possible.
The negotiating team ahead has reported that the person they are currently talking to is the Mining Minister of the Aurora Corps, with a serious official status.
This gives Secretary Biden even more confidence in this 'smuggling' deal - this is oil diplomacy. As long as the business is negotiated, the tension between the two forces can be greatly alleviated. This is also a political bonus.
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"Come on, let's see what we can get from the Aurora Legion?" With the Aurora Legion's demand order, Secretary Biden once again looked back at the list of 'barter' goods he had received before.
"Building materials? We mostly use wood to build houses, but urban buildings and roads are still inseparable from reinforced concrete. We can use some of these things."
"Drugs and medical equipment are even more needed. Obtaining these things can boost my political reputation, and can also be used to calm people's emotions and win over allies. Buy more of these things."
"Consumer goods? There are many types of these. Paper products? Yes. Home appliances? Yes. It seems like there are too many things to ask for. Let's put them away first."
"Chemical supplies, these are very needed. The refinery capacity is currently insufficient. We are still in short supply of gasoline, let alone other chemicals. Now it is difficult to even change a tire."
"Ah..., the Aurora Legion actually provides complete sets of refinery equipment? Are they crazy? We are in short supply of this thing."
"There are also oil extraction equipment, also in complete sets? Hiss..., where did they get these things? Could it be that Victor Hugo's hometown has really restored its industrial production capacity? This would be too scary."
Secretary Biden was drawing circles on the list while marveling at the abundance of goods that the Aurora Corps could provide - there was nothing they couldn't handle in all aspects of the national economy. Moreover, the supply of goods was sufficient, and large quantities were favored.
After circling around for a while, the minister suddenly exclaimed: "There are too many things we want. Ten million barrels of oil can't pay for it. Hell, we must export more oil, or sell them something else."
Whether buying or selling, spending money is always fun!