Because the next negotiation is the subject of this negotiation!
Zhukov stretched his muscles for a long time, and even threatened to interrupt the negotiations, while Xu Rui refused to give in, assuming a posture of never giving in even if he gave up the negotiations, in order to gain the upper hand for his country in the next negotiation.
Machine, because compared with the huge benefits of the military industry, the benefits of the tea trade are really insignificant.
Xu Rui stared into Zhukov's eyes and said solemnly: "If your Soviet government is willing to move the production line to Baotou, we can provide a lot of supplies, including quilts, shoes and hats, canned beef and mutton, and even weapons and ammunition." After a slight pause,
Xu Rui said again and again, "We can also provide fuel!"
Zhukov was shocked when he heard this, provide fuel?!
If you want to say what is the biggest problem that is troubling Zhukov now, it is definitely fuel!
Due to the limited transport capacity of the Siberian Railway, which was also interrupted by Japanese aviation bombings from time to time, fuel from Europe could not be transported. As a result, the more than 2,000 tanks assembled in Irkutsk could only be used as decorations, and then replaced.
This further resulted in the Far East Front's Western Group being unable to organize an effective offensive.
If not for this, how could the Far East War have turned into such a miserable state?
Although the instructions sent by Stalin had already mentioned this in a very subtle way, when Zhukov heard the news from Xu Rui, he still felt inexplicably excited. If the Chinese could really provide them with
Fuel can effectively break the constraints of the Siberian Railway's transportation capacity. Then after next spring, we can stock up on enough fuel to fight a large-scale mechanized war with the Japanese army in Chita.
In this era, mechanized warfare is still a brand-new topic, but Zhukov has already done a considerable amount of research on this field. Compared to Germany's Guderian, Manstein may be slightly inferior, but against Japan's Ishihara Wan
It should be more than enough for people like you.
Zhukov has this confidence.
The only question now is, how much fuel can the Chinese provide?
It would be embarrassing if we could only provide a few tons of fuel every month.
Speaking of which, the Soviet Union also had a certain understanding of the situation in Yan'an. They knew that there was an oil field in Yan'an and even a small workshop-style refinery. However, it could only refine heavy oil, but could not refine light gasoline and diesel, and the output was very small.
If Xu Rui was talking about the oil factory in Yan'an, it would be better to take a break as soon as possible.
Zhukov said urgently: "How many tons of light fuel oil can you provide every year?"
Xu Rui said: "It depends on how much production capacity the refinery you are building can have. If you can help build a medium-sized refinery in Baotou that can refine 100,000 tons of crude oil per year, we can provide you with 50,000 tons of light fuel oil every year.
, if we can help build a large-scale oil refinery with an annual refining capacity of 500,000 tons, it will be 250,000 tons of fuel oil every year!"
A refinery that refines 500,000 tons of crude oil annually is a small and micro production capacity that needs to be eliminated in the 21st century, but in this era it is already a large petroleum refinery.
Upon hearing this, Zhukov immediately frowned and said, "Do we still need assistance in building an oil refinery?"
Xu Rui smiled and asked: "General Zhukov, you don't think that just the small workshop-style refinery in Yan'an can provide you with light fuel, do you?"
"Of course that's impossible," Zhukov said in surprise, "but there are conditions for building an oil refinery."
"There is no problem with this." Xu Rui said simply, "Baotou has sufficient human resources because it is close to the Yellow River, and water resources are not a problem. As for the land for building factories, there is no need to worry. There are many open spaces outside the city. The only thing is
, crude oil needs to be transported from the Yanchang Oilfield, which is a little tricky."
After all, it is more than a thousand miles from Yanchang County to Baotou, and there are no roads or railways. All crude oil needs to be transported by horse teams or camel teams. Even if a horse team of 10,000 people is formed, it will only transport 2,000 tons at a time.
A round trip from Yanchang to Baotou takes at least 20 days, which means only 36,000 tons per year!
Zhukov quickly estimated this figure in his mind, and then said: "Then we will first assist in building a refinery with an annual refining capacity of 50,000 tons, but I have something to say first. The complete set of equipment for the refinery can be provided by our Soviet government.
, but this is not a free aid, all equipment must be repaid through fuel discounts."
Xu Rui chuckled and suddenly asked an irrelevant question: "I heard from the Mongolian waiter at the hotel that the General just came to Kulun a week ago?"
Zhukov said with confusion: "I've been here before, why are you asking?"
Xu Rui added: "And your Excellency, General, has also gone to the Kulun River for on-site inspection?"
"That's right." Zhukov frowned and said, "But does it have anything to do with negotiations?"
Xu Rui laughed and said: "Your Excellency General, you have already transported the complete equipment of a medium-sized refinery with an annual capacity of 50,000 tons to Irkutsk, so why bother with us anymore? After all, instead of
If you let these equipment lie in the warehouse rusting and moldy, you might as well send it to us so that we can provide you with fuel earlier, right?"
At this time, Zhukov finally realized that the question Xu Rui asked just now was a trick on him, but he inadvertently provided very important information to the other party!
Yes, the Soviet government did dismantle a complete set of refining equipment capable of refining 50,000 tons of crude oil per year from Kiev and transported it to Irkutsk. The Soviet government originally planned to build a refinery on the shores of Lake Baikal, but
When things came to a close, it was discovered that Irkutsk was short of manpower, so Zhukov went south to Kulun for inspection.
It turned out that Cullen's situation was not much better.
In addition, whether the plant is built in Irkutsk or Kulun, oil needs to be transported from Europe, and the effect may not be better than directly transporting refined oil. Therefore, the construction of the refinery was put on hold, and it was dismantled and rebuilt in Kiev.
The complete set of refining and chemical equipment that was shipped was thrown into the warehouse of Irkutsk station.
Just now, Zhukov blurted out that he wanted to help build a refinery capable of refining 50,000 tons of oil per year, just because Irkutsk happened to have such a set of equipment. He originally wanted to gain more benefits, but he did not expect that Xu Rui would remove him from the project with just a few words.
He stole the most important core secrets from his mouth. When encountering such a monster, Zhukov was helpless.
At that moment, Zhukov said: "Okay, the refining equipment can be assisted free of charge, but you have to be responsible for the fuel transportation from Baotou to Kulun. The transportation capacity of our Far East Front Army is already very tight, and it is impossible to organize a special fleet to help you transport fuel.
I hope you can understand this."
Xu Rui said: "That's no problem, but I must remind the general that the FOB price of fuel from Baotou and the CIF price of fuel to Cullen are different. After all, it is more than a thousand miles from Baotou to Cullen.
If you want to organize a horse and camel team, the number of people who eat the horses and chew them is not a small number. You can understand this, right?"
Zhukov shook his head repeatedly and said: "I can understand, I can understand."
After several rounds of confrontation, Zhukov no longer had any temper.
Because he found that his opponent was too difficult to deal with. You can be ruthless. He is more ruthless than you. You can be cunning. This guy is more slippery than a fox, so Zhukov has been worn out. As long as the big
In principle, there was no problem. He no longer wanted to worry too much about Xu Rui's details.
Xu Rui added: "Another one, our Chahar Independent Regiment's current capabilities are still very limited, and there are many large equipment weighing more than one ton in the refining equipment. This cannot be transported by horses or camels, so,
I have to trouble Your Excellency the General to send a convoy to transport it directly to Baotou."
Zhukov frowned and finally nodded in agreement.
Firstly, there are indeed many equipments in the refining equipment that weigh several tons and cannot be dismantled. If they are not transported by trucks, it will be very troublesome. Secondly, it has already entered the midwinter season, and the entire Siberia will soon enter a severe winter.
During the season, when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, there will be no way to fight anymore, so the convoys will be idle as long as they are idle.
At that moment, Zhukov nodded and said, "Colonel Xu, do you have any other requests?"
Xu Rui said: "That's all about the refinery for the time being, but we hope that the Soviet government can build more factories in Baotou. After all, the Far East Battle cannot end so soon, and the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Western Cluster of the Far East Front
After all, we have to wear clothes and eat, so we hope that the Soviet government can help build a cannery and a quilt factory in Baotou."
"No problem, there are ready-made canning factories and quilt factories in Irkutsk, and due to lack of raw materials and electricity, they have been shut down. I can now make the decision to relocate the complete equipment of these two factories to Baotou." Zhukov.
He paused for a moment and then asked, "But are there enough workers in Baotou?"
"This is not a problem." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "Baotou has a population of more than 200,000. Are you afraid that you won't be able to recruit a few thousand workers? Even if there are not enough workers in Baotou, I can help you recruit workers from Sichuan and Southwest China.
Come here, after the coastal areas fell, millions of refugees fled to the rear, and they were all worried about finding work."
Zhukov nodded and said, "So, where are the raw materials?"
"That's no problem." Xu Rui said cheerfully, "Suiyuan Province is a large animal husbandry province. Your Excellency, the general, is still worried that you will not receive enough cattle and sheep to process canned meat products? There is also no fur for processing bedding, clothing, shoes, hats, and blankets.
The problem is, even if Suiyuan Province is short of raw materials, I will find a way to raise them from Chahar Province."
"Okay." Zhukov nodded and said, "However, I do not have the authority to provide you with the equipment of the meat canned products factory and the clothing factory for free, so I must use the processed canned meat products and clothing as a deduction."
