Chapter 2963
They've actually started exporting oil.
Chapter 2963 They've actually started exporting oil.
After Ran Qiuye's new job was confirmed, the biggest change was that she now had a fixed office location and could go to work and leave work as usual, just like Yang Xiaotao. The couple were able to resume the normal work rhythm.
Although the new job still involves managing the same things as before, the scope of management has expanded from the suburbs of Beijing to the whole country, which greatly increases the difficulty of the work, and Ran Qiuye needs some time to adapt.
In this situation, working overtime becomes the norm.
As a result, Yang Xiaotao had no choice but to leave work on time to go home and take care of his child.
The older ones, like Miaomiao and Duanwu, are fine; they are capable of taking care of themselves and even their younger siblings. But the younger ones, like Dudu, will pout if they don't see their mother for a day, and they won't be able to sleep well at night if they can't see her.
The key issue is that Yang Xiaotao also has a ton of things to do, both domestically and internationally, at research institutes and factories; he's as busy as a dog.
No, looking at Wangcai's family's leisurely lifestyle, Yang Xiaotao felt that he was not as carefree as a dog.
With more than a month to go before the start of school, Yang Xiaotao had no choice but to ask Ran's mother to help look after the child so that the two of them could finally catch their breath.
Of course, in order to ease the burden on Ran's mother, Yang Xiaotao usually took Miaomiao and Duanwu with him to work. By taking the two ringleaders away, the remaining three couldn't cause any trouble even if they wanted to.
in the office.
Yang Xiaotao looked at the documents at the table and quickly made his comments.
Liu Lixue and Lou Xiao'e were also intently looking at the documents. They handed some important ones to Yang Xiaotao and then issued the report as instructed by Yang Xiaotao.
In a corner, Miaomiao and Duanwu sat behind two small tables.
Ever since Yang Xiaotao brought them to the Ninth Division, the two have shown great interest.
Especially during the Dragon Boat Festival, as arranged by Yang Xiaotao, after completing the daily assignments, students could take a stroll around the Ninth Department, although they were not allowed to enter the production workshop.
But my favorite place to visit during the Dragon Boat Festival is the research institute.
Yang Xiaotao initially thought the guy was at the game console research institute playing games, but after Wang Hao kept an eye on him for a few days, he found out that the kid had somehow developed a liking for computers.
Yang Xiaotao thought that the reason he went to the computer research institute every day was probably because he was with Ran Hongbing there.
Compared to his love for the Dragon Boat Festival, Yang Xiaotao is more concerned about his eldest daughter's interests.
This girl actually went to the security office at the back to join in the fun.
They also had to train with Liang Zuoxin and the others.
Liang Zuoxin was overjoyed by this.
He had heard that the children in the special forces in the Northwest were all quite young, especially Old Hong's son, who was one of them.
Over the years, he has also wanted to select a group of young people for training to keep the workforce fresh.
Unfortunately, a suitable opportunity has not yet arisen.
Now that Miaomiao has appeared, he feels that an opportunity has come.
As a result, Miao Miao enjoyed the benefit of early military training every time she came.
Yang Xiaotao was at a loss for words.
However, this is also the children's interest. All he can do is let Xiaowei enter the small gourd that Miaomiao is wearing and regulate her body.
Yang Xiaotao didn't need to worry about the two children, but what he was really concerned about was the West-East Gas Pipeline project.
"Dad, I've finished writing."
As soon as the sound came, Yang Xiaotao looked up and saw Miao Miao place a test paper on the table. It was an English test paper that Yang Xiaotao had prepared.
Yang Xiaotao could write out a test paper like this in five minutes, and then the two of them would have their homework after a photocopy.
This was also the task Yang Xiaotao assigned to the two of them during this period: to learn English at the same pace.
In order to do what they love as soon as possible, the two of them studied with extra care.
I picked up the test paper and looked it over carefully. It was an elementary school level test, not too difficult.
"Good job, you've got it all down. Well done."
Miao Miao smiled and said, "Dad, I'm going to Uncle Liang's."
Yang Xiaotao took a deep breath. "Miaomiao, take care of yourself, don't bump into anything."
Miao Miao smiled, revealing her two little tiger teeth, "Dad, don't worry, I'm not Liang Xiaohu!"
Yang Xiaotao was speechless. Liang Xiaohu was Liang Zuoxin's youngest son, two years older than Miaomiao. He was brought in by Comrade Liang to train with him.
Yang Xiaotao had met that kid; to be honest, he was a bit too thin and not really suited for the security department's training.
Old Liang just felt that if Miao Miao, a girl, could persevere, why couldn't his youngest son?
Little did he know that Xiao Wei deserved the majority of the credit for Miao Miao's perseverance.
Yang Xiaotao couldn't say anything, as saying too much would only upset people, so he simply ignored it.
"go Go."
Upon hearing Yang Xiaotao's words, Miaomiao immediately ran out happily.
As Miaomiao left, Duanwu came over with her test paper.
"Dad, can I go to Grandpa's later?"
Yang Xiaotao looked at the test paper; all the answers were correct. Then he asked, "What are we going there for?"
"I want to see how solar cells are made."
Duanwu didn't hide anything and said it directly. Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Go ahead, don't move around."
"okay."
Duanwu followed Miaomiao excitedly out, and before leaving, she winked at Lou Xiao'e. Yang Xiaotao saw everything.
After the two left the office, Liu Lixue looked up and smiled, "I'm growing to like these two kids more and more. Director Yang, how exactly did you teach them?"
Yang Xiaotao said without looking up, "It mainly depends on self-discipline, with a little appropriate guidance."
"Of course, the most important thing is the good family environment!"
To everyone's surprise, Lou Xiao'e burst out laughing as soon as Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, "Yes, she has a good family background, so they brought her to the factory."
Yang Xiaotao glanced up at Lou Xiao'e and said, "This is called getting used to the workers' working environment in advance. It's obvious that you have no awareness of cultivating the next generation for the revolution."
"Yes, yes, we don't, our awareness is too low."
"You're very insightful, hurry up and give instructions, others are waiting for your guidance."
Lou Xiao'e snorted coldly, then got up, placed a pile of documents on Yang Xiaotao's desk, and quickly left the office.
Yang Xiaotao paused for three seconds, then immediately said, "Don't lead the kids astray."
As soon as he finished speaking, the footsteps in the corridor suddenly became more hurried.
Seeing Lou Xiao'e leave, Liu Lixue was also thinking of leaving and was about to go to the security office to take a look when Yang Xiaotao stopped her. "Find Li Shengli and ask about the situation with the Germans. The oil needs to be sold as soon as possible. Recently, there have been fewer orders for airplanes in the desert. I estimate that we've almost finished dealing with them, so we need to act quickly."
Hearing Yang Xiaotao say this, Liu Lixue didn't dare to be careless, so she quickly went out to contact Li Shengli.
Turning back, Yang Xiaotao put the documents aside, pondering the battle in the desert.
Judging from the current situation, it seems that the current situation is more favorable to the Pharaoh's country.
In his past life, he remembered how the Pharaoh's country was thoroughly humiliated, and a perfectly good surprise attack was turned into an encirclement and annihilation campaign.
This time, however, it was as if someone was specifically giving the pharaohs advice, and every move hit the hoopoe right where it hurt.
So right now, it seems more like the Pharaoh has the upper hand, and quite a significant one at that.
This plot isn't right; there's definitely something fishy going on here.
You know, if the Pharaoh keeps winning, what will happen to the oil?
With oil prices remaining high, the whole world will be affected.
Especially for the United States and Western countries, how will their industries function without oil?
The United States is a bit better off; they have a vast and resource-rich land where oil can be extracted right under your feet.
The alliance is not short of resources, and it is simply watching from the sidelines.
In Western Europe, 90% of oil needs to be imported, which is pretty much the same as in other countries.
If this goes on for too long, it definitely won't hold up.
Therefore, the war will definitely find a dignified ending, but it's unknown how long it will last.
Just as Yang Xiaotao was thinking about the situation in the desert, Li Shengli came over in person with Liu Lixue.
"Minister Yang, it's hard to explain in a short time, so I came over to tell you."
Li Shengli walked in, and Liu Lixue poured water and made tea.
Yang Xiaotao got up and sat down to the side. "It's good that you've come over. We can talk about the materials!" After they sat down, Yang Xiaotao immediately asked about the oil sales situation.
"Minister Yang, we are cooperating with the foreign trade department on this matter, and we have already started communicating with people in the Federal Republic of Germany."
"The main point of contention right now is the price."
"What's the situation now?"
"The current international price is $23.80 per barrel, and it is expected to rise further in the near future, so after discussion, we are offering a price of $24 per barrel!"
"The other party wants to follow international rates!"
Yang Xiaotao frowned. "According to the market rate, this price should be fluctuating, right? What did they say?"
"That's what they said, the price will be provided on the day the contract is signed!"
"What if the price is higher than twenty-four?"
"They agree!"
Yang Xiaotao suddenly laughed, "I'd only ever heard that Germans were a bit rigid, but now I've seen it for myself!"
Lee Seungri leaned back in his chair. "There's nothing I can do about it. I only found out after I looked into it."
After saying that, they both laughed.
What's the official term in foreign trade?
Li Shengli picked up his teacup and took a sip, feeling that the tea here at Yangbu's place was indeed delicious.
"Of course I want to earn more money!"
"Anyway, oil prices are still rising, so dragging this out will be good for us!"
Yang Xiaotao nodded. This was only natural. After all, the other party had been so cooperative, so it would be a shame not to earn more from their enthusiasm.
But now...
Yang Xiaotao felt it was time to make a decision.
"Okay, let's complete the transaction as soon as possible!"
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Li Shengli paused for a moment, then immediately nodded.
"Okay, I'll call you back and we'll complete the transaction immediately."
"Okay, let's get this done as soon as possible. We don't need to wait until we've reached our maximum benefit. Water will overflow when it's full."
"Yes, understand!"
Li Shengli kept this in mind.
Yang Xiaotao then inquired about the materials.
At this moment, Li Shengli's expression turned serious. "Minister Yang, this is also what I came here to explain."
Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Go ahead!"
"it is good!"
"That's right. We immediately started tracking after receiving the relevant information, but in our subsequent investigation, we did not find any physical products, and some factories did not have any specific output."
"After making inquiries from various sources, we learned that an exhibition will be held in Isburg soon, where we might find the information we need."
"However, this exhibition is of a very high standard, and it's only semi-open!"
"Participants in the exhibition must register and submit their exhibits in advance. The exhibits must be related to machinery, and only those that pass the registration process can enter the exhibition area!"
"People without exhibits are not allowed to enter the exhibition area."
"so."
"Therefore, if we want to participate, we must bring out our exhibits to get in."
Yang Xiaotao spoke up, and Li Shengli nodded, "Moreover, I heard that they have very high requirements for the products that participate in the competition, and if you don't meet the requirements, you can't even get in."
"Of course, this is just a message, and we cannot confirm whether there are any relevant materials inside."
After Li Shengli finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao remained silent.
After a long pause, he finally asked, "When are they holding their exhibition?"
"Starting on September 10th, it will continue until the end of October."
When is the registration deadline?
Deadline: End of August!
Yang Xiaotao nodded. "I'll discuss this with my superiors and let you know when I have some news."
"Of course, the most important thing now is to sell the oil!"
"understand!"
After Li Shengli left, he called Li Rong. After learning about Yang Xiaotao's intentions, Li Rong discussed it briefly with Old Chen and decided to follow the requirements of the Federal Republic of Germany and prepare to complete the transaction as soon as possible.
Because Old Chen also realized that the battle in the desert seemed to be nearing its end.
As the saying goes, "buy when prices are rising, not when they are falling." If people see signs of a decline in oil prices, they probably won't be stuck with their oil, but they certainly won't be able to sell it at the current high price.
With the foreign trade sector making concessions, the deal between the two parties was quickly finalized.
The current oil crisis has made life difficult for West Germany as well. The vast majority of their energy comes from oil, and the vast majority of that oil comes from desert regions.
During this time, the people of West Germany looked on with great envy at their brothers to the east.
There's no other reason than that they have a 'stepmother' behind them. With the League's abundant resources, the brothers in East Germany not only don't have to worry about a shortage of oil, but they can also make a little money by selling oil.
The price is a bit of a rip-off for their own people.
The large-scale oil transaction with China has alleviated the domestic predicament.
In this situation, with one party wanting to buy and the other wanting to sell, and no disagreement on the price, a deal was quickly reached.
However, when Yang Xiaotao saw the agreement, he subconsciously estimated the quantity in his mind, and it didn't match the amount of oil he had bought.
It's not that there's less, but rather, there's more.
That's right. After mentally calculating, this clearly exceeds the original purchase quantity.
This isn't right.
Yang Xiaotao's doubts were quickly answered by Old Chen.
"Domestic demand for oil is now approaching saturation."
"After consideration, the higher authorities decided to use the surplus for export."
"This time, through cooperation with West Germany, we will increase production by five million tons!"
In the office, after Old Chen finished telling the news, Yang Xiaotao immediately understood Old Chen's plan: he wanted to make a fortune by taking advantage of this opportunity.
However, this was indeed an opportunity. Even if there is another oil crisis like this after the international situation eases, there will not be such a large profit.
"Boss, I think five million tons is still a bit too little. How about we add some more?"
Yang Xiaotao tentatively suggested, but Old Chen sighed and shook his head, "This has already used up some of the reserves; we can't use any more."
"Okay, that's enough to make a lot of money."
Old Chen nodded, then said with a smile, "The local authorities have sent people again, still for the oil we have!"
"You're still coming? Didn't we already say it was sold?"
Old Chen nodded, "They're still not giving up, mainly because the 50 million tons of oil we have is too tempting."
“They need 20 million tons a month, which is no small amount.”
Yang Xiaotao sneered, "It's their business if they lack oil. Who we sell to is our own business. It's none of their concern."
Old Chen smiled but remained silent. He knew what Yang Xiaotao was thinking and was also aware of the unfriendly attitude he would have towards Xiao Rizi.
Recently, quite a few people have started touting things like "friendship" and "being separated by a strip of water," which is really like someone who has eaten their fill and forgotten their hunger. They make it sound so easy.
In the end, none of these guys got away with it; they all had to do manual labor, or at least exercise if they weren't mentally sharp.
Fortunately, Yang Xiaotao has always maintained a firm stance, and his attitude towards daily life has won the approval of many veteran comrades and earned him high praise.
"We will increase our oil extraction efforts, and we will also sell oil in the future."
Thinking of the profits he would make, Old Chen couldn't help but pump his fist, filled with excitement.