Chapter 3127
Thomas: We Must Unify Europe
Chapter 3127 Thomas: We Must Unify Europe
Upon returning to the Ninth Department, Yang Xiaotao summoned his staff and convened a meeting.
Li Hongfeng, Lao Hong, and the others looked surprised when they heard Yang Xiaotao say this.
"That's what our superiors require, and we have no choice but to comply."
Yang Xiaotao could tell what everyone was thinking just by looking at their expressions. Although he didn't want to do this either, the higher-ranking officials could easily crush him.
Even though he held a fairly high-ranking official position.
Everyone else had heard what Yang Xiaotao said, so naturally they had no objections.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Yang Xiaotao began to assign tasks.
"Master, Master Shu."
Li Yan looked at the two of them and said, "Since we're going to do this, I think we should just build a satellite specifically for transporting tungsten rods and send it up there."
What do you think?
Before Old Ye could even speak after Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Shu Xingbei immediately nodded, "President Yang, we've discussed this plan before."
"If we only carry tungsten rods and do not participate in other research projects, we can complete the production and assembly of the satellite within three months."
"Of course, doing so would waste some resources."
Shu Xingbei's meaning was simple: the goods could be delivered, but they served no other purpose whatsoever.
If, like previous communication satellites, carrying a tungsten rod would not hinder the satellite's other functions, then resources could be used more efficiently.
If it has no function at all, then it's just sending up a bunch of iron lumps, a complete waste of fuel.
Yang Xiaotao shook his head, "Since it's just for show, then let's see it through to the end."
"Our satellite, which is specifically designed for space-based weapons, should be kept to a pure purpose."
"Besides, a satellite carrying a dozen or so tungsten rods is what makes it a deterrent."
Everyone else was speechless.
Those who don't know might not know, but everyone present knows that sending this thing up is completely useless.
"Also, there's no need to put any of those instruments and equipment on here."
"As long as the satellite can fly over it, we can't knowingly throw money into a trap."
"If all else fails, just weld those tungsten rods onto the satellite; that would save trouble."
Then everyone heard Yang Xiaotao speak.
Even Elder Ye and Shu Xingbei could only manage a wry smile.
Doing it this way, it would be difficult to even throw it down.
Of course, it's best not to throw this thing down.
Otherwise, it would be very easy to be exposed.
Since Yang Xiaotao has said so, Elder Ye and the other man will not have any objections. However, if we do it this way, it will not take three months, but only two months to complete.
After finishing the first thing, Yang Xiaotao brought up the second thing.
"We'll postpone the launch of the satellite to North Goguryeo until next year. Our launch schedule is already full this year, and we can't let this disrupt our plans."
"Of course, we can't just do nothing, otherwise we won't be able to collect their money."
"Your research institute needs to keep a close eye on this part of the plan."
The two nodded again, and Yang Xiaotao looked at Chen Gong.
"Old Chen, go and tell the foreign trade department that, given our 'friendly' relationship, we won't use the previous price; we'll offer a discounted price instead."
"Ninety thousand US dollars per kilogram, ask them how big you want."
"We should be aware of this so that they don't make it and then not have the money to buy it."
Chen Gong nodded with a smile.
Previously, the price paid to Persia and camels was $100,000 per kilogram. Although Persia offered some discounts in other aspects, it was still more expensive than $90,000.
The $90,000 offered to them now certainly seems like a good deal.
But is Northern Goguryeo rich now?
Perhaps with the support of the alliance, the domestic economic development is indeed not bad.
But compared to a wealthy desert camel, it's not even in the same league.
Especially in terms of 'funding', they can just dig an oil well and it spews out US dollars.
And what about Northern Goguryeo?
It would be very difficult to come up with such a sum of money.
Just as Chen Gong was about to agree, Li Hongfeng said from the side, "Wouldn't that put the other party in a difficult position?"
“Since it’s the leader’s idea, if we ask for too high a price and can’t make the deal happen, the leader won’t be happy with us.”
Old Hong nodded in agreement, "The leader's meaning is very clear: he supports us. We can't hold him back."
"Moreover, that person has been very domineering over the years, almost like a one-man show."
Yang Xiaotao tapped the table silently twice after hearing this. He didn't know much about North Goguryeo, and his impression of it was limited to that post-80s generation.
However, after hearing what the two of them said, I felt it was necessary to make things a bit more difficult for that person, so that he wouldn't just follow the alliance around and spout nonsense all day long.
"Okay, then let's lower it a little."
Seeing that Yang Xiaotao agreed to lower the price, Chen Gong hurriedly asked, "Then what is the lowest price?"
After thinking for a moment, Yang Xiaotao finally said, "Fifty thousand US dollars, or Union currency is also acceptable. Let's negotiate based on this bottom line; it can't go any lower."
"If it's less, how will we make up for the deficit?"
"By the way, let me make it clear: you can only carry one tungsten rod. If you don't agree, then let's not talk about it."
Chen Gong nodded in understanding.
Li Hongfeng and Lao Hong had no objections. If they were given two, the other party might take out one to experiment with.
That wouldn't be pretty.
With the second matter settled, Yang Xiaotao brought up the third matter.
"Set up the pager production line as soon as possible. We need to discuss this with the Fourth Ministry of Machinery Industry. Lao Hong, how about you take charge?"
Old Hong listened without objection and nodded, saying, "Should we send someone over to provide guidance, or should they send someone to learn?"
Yang Xiaotao raised an eyebrow. "Of course, they sent people over to learn."
"As for the production data and drawings, just give them a copy that is roughly the same."
"That's great, I doubt they could make it either."
The people inside fell silent again after hearing this.
Is there anything the league can't do?
However, considering the other party's computer research background, it's really hard to say.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing."
Yang Xiaotao suddenly looked at Elder Ye, "We need to control the production of high-purity silicon. Our production demand is increasing, and we need to keep up." "We have already made arrangements for this. This year's target is to increase it by 20% to ensure domestic demand."
Old Ye agreed, and Yang Xiaotao nodded, then said again, "In this way, the price of exported high-purity silicon will increase by thirty percent."
The group looked at each other in bewilderment after hearing this.
Currently, most of the high-purity silicon exported abroad flows into the alliance.
That's a 30% increase, it's blatant robbery!
"Of course, if they exchange our scarce resources for it, we will still charge the original price."
"We're not afraid of them raising prices, since they're not the only suppliers of raw materials."
None of them had anything to say.
The meeting ended quickly. After Yang Xiaotao returned to his office, Liu Lixue mentioned that Li Shengli had made a satellite phone call. Yang Xiaotao casually asked, "What did he say?"
"It seems that West Germany wants to buy another batch of pagers."
"You still need a pager?"
"Hehe, it seems our pagers are quite popular there."
Liu Lixue nodded with a smile, "You can hear the laughter in Manager Li's voice on the phone."
How could I not be happy?
Yang Xiaotao took a sip from his enamel mug, then asked, "How many do they want?"
"He didn't say, but there should be a lot."
"Because in Germany, many people watch football and want to buy one."
"I estimate it's at least two million."
Liu Lixue gave a rough estimate, and Yang Xiaotao silently calculated in his mind that the pagers he had previously sold to the Federal Republic of Germany cost two hundred and fifty US dollars.
The price is no longer suitable for bulk purchases.
Yang Xiaotao felt that the price could be appropriately lowered.
As for the exact amount, that depends on the other party's sincerity.
Federal Republic of Germany.
Thomas was following Laura along the VIP passage toward the stadium's VIP table.
The two were not moving fast, and there weren't many people around, but the noise from all around still reached their eardrums through the walls.
This is a very important match.
Because the opponent was Democratic Germany.
They have reasons why they cannot afford to fail.
Upon arriving at the stadium's VIP section, Thomas, guided by Laura, sat down in a VIP seat.
"Looks like we arrived quite early."
Thomas looked at the empty spaces on either side and smiled at Laura behind him.
Laura nodded, then shrugged. "Important people usually appear last, and we're clearly not that important."
Thomas didn't argue. "It's good enough that we can sit here."
"Of course, this is also thanks to our little baby."
Laura smiled, then asked curiously, "Teacher, is buying ten million units too much this time?"
"And if we raise the price from two hundred marks to one thousand marks, will the public accept that?"
Laura did the math in her head: at the current exchange rate, one thousand marks was about four hundred and fifty US dollars.
The price of a pager will not be higher than $250, and may even be cheaper.
One machine can earn you two hundred dollars.
Ten million units, that's two billion US dollars.
If you convert it to Marks, it's five billion.
This is an astronomical figure for their family.
Of course, their family simply couldn't come up with such a large sum of money, so they adopted a 'partnership' model.
After this period of development, the market for pagers has become apparent; as long as you have pagers, you don't have to worry about not being able to sell them.
The black market price has exceeded 500 marks, which is why the family is full of confidence.
This also filled those 'partners' with hope for the future.
Is it too risky to buy ten million units right away?
Hearing Laura's worries, Thomas remained calm and said, "Don't worry, Laura."
"We have more than 70 million people in our country."
"I don't expect everyone to have one, but one out of five people can still manage."
"As for the extra ones, you don't think one is enough for one person, do you?"
Thomas laughed, but Laura still frowned. "Sir, it's quite rare for someone to own two."
"And there's still half left."
Thomas shrugged. "Whatever, we can still sell to foreigners."
Laura opened her mouth, somewhat at a loss for words.
"Sell it to foreigners? Is that possible?"
Thomas countered, "Why not?"
"Given the current situation, I think it won't be long before it spreads throughout the entire continent of Europe."
"Furthermore, I inquired with the technicians at Huaxia and learned that the radio frequency of this type of pager can be coordinated, but no one has considered this yet."
"So, we can take advantage of the World Cup to sell a large number of pagers to those fans, and then..."
Thomas flashed a confident smile.
Today, in Europe, the Federal Republic of Germany is the first country to use pagers.
Of course, more countries will join after this World Cup.
By then, the number of pager users may even exceed ten million.
So imagine if there were a million pagers in France. When paging stations were set up, their pager signals would be out of sync and unable to receive messages from France. What would happen to these people?
The more people buy, the louder the demand will be.
In the end, perhaps the entire continent of Europe will use a single frequency.
At that time, while they were making profits, as the first country to use pagers and establish specific pager frequencies, everyone else had to abide by the rules they set.
In this respect, they truly achieved the unification of the whole of Europe.
Whenever he thought of this, Thomas felt a surge of inexplicable excitement.
This could be considered a form of unification of the European continent.