Chapter 1452: Think about what customers think and worry about what customers worry about
Zhang Sangjia didn't know what Du Fei was thinking. At this time, his attention was completely attracted by the album.
Before coming, he imagined many difficulties, and even Huaguo might be indifferent or make things difficult for him.
After all, judging from the current general trend, Huaguo is biased towards America, and the establishment of New Persia is precisely based on overthrowing America's allies.
What he didn't expect was that Du Fei acted like he was discussing business and didn't mention anything else at all.
This actually made Tentator Sanga feel a little suspicious.
What exactly does Hua Guo mean?
Turning to look at the album in front of him, he saw the various types of equipment and their corresponding prices. He couldn't help but make up his mind. Even if he agreed to some conditions, he must find a way to bring these weapons back.
Now is the most important moment for the rebirth of Persia. If it cannot withstand Sa Damu's attack this time, Persia will probably collapse completely.
Moreover, the war with Babylon was not only a secular war for them, but also a war of faith.
Although they are both in the Arab world, Persia and most other Arab families have different beliefs, which makes their conflicts even deeper.
There is even a Babylonian proverb that if you see a Persian and a poisonous snake in the desert, please kill the Persian first.
In other words, to Babylon, a Persian is more hateful than a poisonous snake.
Lafa Sanga could not imagine what would happen to Persia once the war failed.
However, the subsequent negotiations went surprisingly smoothly, without any expected strings attached.
Du Fei even took the initiative to give some discounts on the quantity of some bullets and cannon shells, which he didn't expect at all.
Soon the two parties signed an equipment contract totaling US$3 billion.
The process went smoothly, but Du Fei was not satisfied with the total contract amount.
The news of the previous deal with Babylon had been deliberately released by Du Fei. He didn't believe that Zhanzang Sangjia didn't know that Sa Damu had just spent 3.5 billion US dollars. Why was there no competitive spirit in Persia?
This is not okay!
Du Fei was thinking about how to make Persia stand up and show the courage that an ancient great country should have.
But I quickly understood why.
The reason is simple: Persia has no money.
It is said that the previous Barei dynasty had some foundation, and it had just hosted the Asian Games a few years ago, and it was America's first ally in the region. The total foreign exchange reserves before were still higher than Babylon.
But after Ge Ming was activated, it was impossible for New Persia to inherit all of this money.
Those foreign banks and financial institutions were like hungry wolves when faced with this situation. They immediately froze most of Persia's assets, including gold and foreign exchange stored in America.
In addition, the wealthy people in the country immediately transferred their properties after hearing the news. Although New Persia took some measures, they could only retain a small part of the funds.
This has caused the current dilemma of not having enough money.
If that's all, Persia's oil production capacity is nothing, but the problem is that their oil exports are also restricted.
During the Barrie period, most of these oil fields were in the hands of the American Oil Company.
After Ge Ming's death, everything was nationalized. Can those oil companies just let it go?
This is the most terrible thing. If you can't sell oil, you can't get money. If you can't get money, you can't spend money here in Du Fei.
Du Fei was sitting in the office of the fire equipment company, with the corners of his mouth pursed downward, thinking about the current situation.
Zhang Wenzhong stood with a thick stack of information in his hand and had just reported some information about Persia.
Du Fei thought silently.
The money in Persia's hands must be more than this, but it is impossible for others to spend all the money on his family. The three billion US dollars that can be spent on Du Fei is already the limit.
If you want to get more orders from Persia, you must increase the other party's sources of income.
As a conscientious seller, Du Fei must think about what his customers think and worry about their concerns.
The war has only started three months ago, how can we have no money!
"Da da da~ da da da~"
Du Fei's fingers tapped on the solid wood table rhythmically, and his brain was spinning rapidly.
On the other side, Stenter Sanga is also worried about this problem.
In front of him was a picture album that Du Fei had given him before. The more he looked at the equipment on it, the more he liked it. Although the price was a little expensive, he could compare with everyone.
Comparatively speaking, buying directly from Du Fei is much cheaper than going through other channels and buying Slink or European equipment around the corner.
Even so, they have no money anymore, and they cannot let go of those channels. Even if they spend money to support them, they must maintain them.
Zhang Sangjia couldn't help but rub his temples.
At this time, there was a knock on the door outside. He frowned and said "come in."
An entourage quickly walked in and whispered: "Sir, I just received the news that the bombers of the Babylonian Air Force raided our oil storage depot in the Kazerun area..."
The frown on Sangjia's brows, which originally became the word "Chuan", deepened.
Although there is no more precise information yet, based on his experience, it is not difficult to guess how much damage this air strike will cause.
Due to restrictions on exports, domestic oil storage depots are almost full. The consequences of this air strike would be disastrous.
Somewhat irritably, he sent the accompanying young man away, stretched out Sangjia and rubbed his temples vigorously.
Although Persia blocked Sa Damu's initial attack, the situation was not good.
It is not so easy to counterattack and regain lost ground.
In fact, according to Khomeini's thinking and the decision-making at the highest level, we do not want to fight this war at this time.
This doesn't do them any good.
Unfortunately, this was not a choice they could make. Overthrowing the Ba Li dynasty and refusing to turn to Sulian were doomed for New Persia to encounter these difficulties.
However, there was a knock on his door again.
The tenter Sangjia took a look, why did something happen again just after he went out?
But he also knew that if it was not an important situation, he would not be disturbed and could only let people in.
It was the same young man who was accompanying him just now, walking quickly and saying a few words.
Sangjia's beard moved and he hesitated: "You said a Xiangjiang person wants to see me?"
The young man nodded: "The other party claims to be a trader."
Tentura Sangjia was thinking about the background of the other party, and coming to the door at this time was definitely not without purpose.
After a while, a thin middle-aged man walked in, carrying a briefcase in his hand, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhanzang Sanga, it is an honor to meet you."
Zhang Sangjia shook hands with him and after a brief introduction, he learned that the other person's surname was Zhang and that he came from Zhang Ji Trading Company in Xiangjiang.
At first glance, he sounded like a leather goods company, but Zhan Sangjia did not look down on him. He dared to find him even though he knew his identity, which meant that he was not an ordinary person.
Mr. Zhang quickly got straight to the point: "I heard that Gui Guo was subject to an oil embargo..."
Obedient and Tingyin'er, how could Sangjia not understand what the other party meant? He raised his eyebrows and said, "Mr. Zhang has something to do?"
The middle-aged man named Zhang smiled and said: "I don't dare to say if there is a way. I am just a small person. Our boss does have some connections, but I have to ask you to go to Xiangjiang yourself."
Stenter Sanga remained calm, his mind spinning rapidly.
If a channel for oil exports could be opened, it wouldn't be a big deal for him to go to Xiangjiang.
But this time the operation must be carried out secretly.
I made up my mind to pay attention, and the two sides quickly agreed.
And half an hour later, the news reached Du Fei.
Du Fei couldn't help but smile when he learned that Zhang Sangjia had agreed to go to Xiangjiang.
This was not beyond his expectation. With the current situation in Persia, if there was any hope, he would not let it go easily.
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The next day, Stretcher Sanga traveled in a light vehicle, ostensibly taking the same plane with his entourage to return to Persia. In fact, he secretly took another plane and flew directly to the newly expanded Xiangjiang Airport.
I met Zhou Peng here.
Stamping Sanga is backed by the Persian intelligence department. Although it has just been established, it has received a lot of original information, allowing them to roughly grasp the details of Zhou Peng.
On the surface he is the son-in-law of the Huo family, but secretly his background is very deep.
At the same time that Zhou Peng met with Sangjia, Du Fei also arrived in Xiangjiang by plane.
A luxury villa area close to Victoria Bay.
Du Fei arrived here and just settled in when he welcomed the guests.
"Tracy, you are still so beautiful~" Du Fei smiled and hugged Tracy.
Then came Tracy's husband Edward.
Nico resigned last year, but as a powerful leader, the Nico family still has huge influence.
With his help, the current leader, who also belongs to Elephant D, successfully won the election, further consolidating the status of the Nico family.
Along with the couple, there was a tall blond young man whom Du Fei was very familiar with.
"Donald, I'm glad you can help~" Du Fei smiled and shook hands with Comrade Jianguo.
The blond-haired Jianguo shrugged, he knew his position very well.
Originally, his family was not qualified to participate, but Trish and the others needed someone to stand at the front desk, which gave him a chance to come in.
In addition to getting a share of the pie, what’s more important is the connections and resources it represents.
Although he didn't like Du Fei, a fruity person, from the bottom of his heart, no one would have trouble with money and power.
If Du Fei could bring him these, he would be his closest "not as good as Ade".
After a brief exchange of greetings, the four of them came to the study. Tracy couldn't wait to say: "Du, can you really get Persian oil?"
Du Fei smiled and said: "Of course, is this difficult? Don't forget that just a few days ago, my fire equipment company just reached a three billion dollar deal with them."
This news was kept secret for the time being, and Cui Xi, his wife and Jianguo were all surprised when they heard it.
That’s three billion dollars!
Even for them, it's a pretty amazing deal.
Du Fei continued: "The Persians have no money. In order to continue the war, they must sell the oil. The only difference is through what channel and who handles it... Why can't this person be us?"
All the people present are smart people.
The so-called embargo is just a means, or to be more precise, it bans others but not America.
Normally, Persia will always find a way to sell oil.
It’s just that the price needs to be greatly discounted, and the discounted price combined with the total volume will create a huge cake worth tens of billions of dollars.
Otherwise, in the world before Du Fei traveled through time, the situation in Persia would not have lasted eight years.
But the people who can eat this piece of cake are fixed.
There will be the Hexagon Building, the Fifth Fleet, officials from All Saints Tunnel and major energy groups.
Du Fei wanted to get his hands on this piece, but at most he could only eat some of it.
Moreover, it must be noted that the interests of those in the Hexagon Building cannot be touched, the shares of Wanshengtun cannot be touched, and the major congressmen cannot be touched... In the end, only the interests of the energy group can be touched.
This was because of the previous hatred between Nico and Rockefeller, which allowed Du Fei to invite Tracy and his wife over.
Although they were the only two people here, they represented a huge interest group that shared both prosperity and loss with the Nico family.
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On the other side, the negotiation between Tentura Sangjia and Zhou Peng went very smoothly.
Persia urgently needs a channel to sell oil. As for the price, it is secondary, and it is impossible to keep an eye on international futures.
Even if the futures price is ten dollars a barrel, if he has two dollars or three dollars, he has to sell them out in exchange for foreign exchange and purchase weapons. This is the reality.
Zhou Peng could give him a guarantee that as long as the oil was shipped out, weapons could be given directly to him without having to pour money again.
Tentura Sangjia didn't quite understand what was going on inside Huaguo, and he wasn't sure whether Zhou Peng and Du Fei were in a cooperative or competitive relationship. That didn't matter to him.
What matters is whether this channel can be established.
After some consultations, Tent Sanga took a flight back to Tehran the next day.
Du Fei and Tracy only stayed for one day.
Their task is more important, to open up various joints and sort out the interests of all parties. Any mistake in this kind of thing may cause serious consequences.
Even with the endorsement of the Nico family, it was still busy for nearly half a month before the first oil tanker loaded with oil arrived at the Persian port.
After three consecutive days of full load loading, the oil tanker, registered in Kuching and with a carrying capacity of 50,000 tons, was finally full.
Sounding the whistle, the huge ship slowly left the dock.
This cheap oil will leave the Persian Gulf, pass through the Strait of Malacca, and then head north to South Korea and Dongyang.
Because of the war between Babylon and Persia, oil prices have skyrocketed recently.
A few months ago it was only a dozen dollars per barrel, but now it has risen to over thirty-five dollars a barrel.
The price Du Fei got the oil from Persia was less than four dollars per barrel!
Arriving in Dongyang or South Korea will directly increase the price tenfold.
In addition, as oil prices soared, Nanyang's Bandar Seri Bega Petroleum Company also made a lot of money.
It is estimated that due to the impact of oil price fluctuations, Nanyang's economic growth under Du Fei's rule will reach more than 16% this year.
The oil tanker left the port, and soon a Perry-class frigate flying the American flag appeared in sight.
These frigates were specifically staring at the Persian port, but they watched the oil tanker come out of the port, as if they were "blind", and they went straight past it.