Chapter 1147: Looking for the country (middle)

"Uncle Shen must have heard of a term called "oil war", right?" Tan Zhenhua continued: "The first oil war broke out on October 16, 1973. The cause of the war was the fourth outbreak in October 1973. During the Middle East War, OPEC, the World Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, led by Haosha, announced an oil embargo and suspended exports in order to strike at its opponent Isaac and the countries that support Isaac. The price of oil soared. The price of crude oil went from less than US$3 per barrel in 1973 Rising to more than US$13, the oil war has caused a series of consequences. The western camp led by the United States suffered heavy economic losses, severe inflation, sharp currency depreciation, and a severe economic recession for a long time; During this same period, Soviet Russia gained huge wealth by exporting a large amount of oil, and using this as support, it expanded its armaments frantically. This period was also the peak of the Cold War and the arms race. If it were not for the West and its stance. King Faisal bin Moussad of Haosha: Al Haosha was suddenly assassinated, and the NATO camp is even in danger of collapsing. It can be seen that energy is important to national strategy, and as the world’s main oil supplier The Middle East is undoubtedly a field of competition for all forces."
"In that case, are you interested in Middle East oil?" Shen Zongyi asked with a frown.

To be precise, it’s not that I’m interested, but that we at Huaxia must pay close attention to the political situation in the Middle East and plan for an oil security strategy from now on.
Tan Zhenhua replied solemnly:
Uncle Shen, given that China is in a few years from now. We will inevitably face the reality of net oil imports. We need to plan multiple safe oil extraction and transportation channels from now on. According to my point of view, this matter, no matter how high it rises, cannot be overstated. , Because this matter must be related to China’s national security."
Shen Zongyi nodded silently, glanced over the Pakistan Railway map spread out in front of him, and asked after a moment of thought, "So you think this Gwadar Port is very important to our China's future?"
"Yes, this is the key to unlocking China's future oil safety channel." Tan Zhenhua replied: "Uncle Shen, look, according to the current transportation route of the Japanese imports of Middle Eastern oil, it is produced by the oil-producing countries along the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Oil must be loaded on the tanker, across the Indian Ocean, and then through the Malacca Strait and the South China Sea. There are a large number of "pirates" infested, and the International Maritime Convention does not approve the carrying of offensive weapons on merchant ships and oil tankers-in fact, even if they are brought to them, it does not matter much. How many people are on a merchant ship or oil tanker? Ordinary sailors trained in military affairs, encountering slightly stronger "pirates", large and slow commercial ships, can't even escape."
He deliberately bit the word "pirate" very hard, and Shen Zongyi clearly understood it, and his eyes swept across the two eye-catching red circles on the map, one big and one small. The big red circle is the largest country on the Indian Ocean coast. In the small red circle is the Changi Naval Base leased to Americans by Xingjiapo in the Strait of Malacca.
"In peacetime, it is of course no problem for our ships to take this route, and from an economic point of view, this is a natural choice. After all, the cost of shipping is much lower than other modes of transportation-but in case If the situation arises..." Tan Zhenhua paused deliberately, but saw that Shen Zongyi had already touched the red line on the map starting from Gwadar Port and winding north, running through the entire Pakistan Railway to Kashgar: " If that day, this line will become the artery of China’s oil supply."
"That's why I want to seek a country for the Pakistan Railway." Tan Zhenhua said solemnly: "Uncle Shen, I will not hide it from you. This time in the Pakistan Railway, I had a frank communication with President Zia Haque and reached an agreement. I have reached an important consensus, and this time I come to Beijing, I just want to report to you the consensus we have reached."
"Tell me."
"Simply put, it is to choose the opportunity to carry out the "Three Ones" project, that is, a port, a railway, and an energy transmission pipeline."
"Three Ones?" Shen Zongyi once again cast his gaze on the Pakistan Railway Map on the table for a long time before nodding his head: "Yes, if your "Three Ones" project can be realized, then it is indeed a solution. The most difficult situation you just envisioned is of great help, but Zhenhua has two problems. First, although Pakistan Railway has a good relationship with China, it pursues an equilateral foreign policy. Not to mention, I know in my heart that what they want most is to strive to find a balance between the United States, the Soviet Union and China. After all, this "three one" project is still in the territory of Pakistan Railway, even if it is just in case, just in case. By the time……"
"Uncle Shen, you are right. Even if there are comrades and brothers between countries before, it will not be able to withstand the temptation of interest. Therefore, I will not cooperate with Pakistan through assistance. On the contrary, I think, A lot of assistance is not necessarily a good thing for both parties-as the so-called "Sheng Mien fights Mi Qi", this is the situation. So in my vision, I will do these three things, not only me The Pakistan Railways must also invest sufficient resources, and the two sides will allocate responsibilities and benefits according to the amount of investment. Only such cooperation can be long-lasting."
"Your model is almost the same as cooperating to start a company."
"In fact, I just want to operate the construction of these three projects in accordance with the standard business company model." Tan Zhenhua smiled and said: "Uncle Shen, you think you will know how to cherish it only when you actually invest money and resources in the project. Only then will we take construction and operation seriously-because once we lose money, we will have our share of the money lost."
"You kid just ignore your business in three sentences." Shen Zongyi scolded with a smile, and then said with a serious face: "But Zhenhua, even if you are investing and operating these three projects in a corporate way, you still haven't resolved that in case. The problem?"
"Well, I think so." Tan Zhenhua explained with a smile: "Although it is impossible to completely avoid the situation in case of enterprise operation, since it is enterprise operation, then investors must have rights and interests. No? If your rights are damaged, you have to claim compensation from the party that caused the loss, right? If the other party refuses to compensate, the damaged party will find a place to reason, right? Just take care of the damaged party, He can apply to the strong enforcement agency to enforce this compensation, right? Uncle Shen, you see, among the three major projects, there is a heavy-haul railway, the heavy-haul railway, why not transport!"
"You kid..." Shen Zongyi didn't know what to say about this guy for a while. He was still a big boy when he looked at him and laughed. How could his heart be so dark? These are all things that have not been written yet, so I have already figured out how to deal with partners.
As if he could see what he was thinking, Tan Zhenhua said: "Uncle Shen, I'm really not blackhearted. In fact, President Zia Huck understands in his heart that the construction of this "three one" project is very important for Pakistan. As far as the railway economy is concerned, it is definitely a major positive project, and once completed and put into operation, it will surely become the engine driving the sustained development of its entire national economy. Moreover, Pakistan Railway is completely integrated into the China Economic Circle, and it is both prosperous and damaged. , Um, but, according to the current trend, there should be no doubt about co-prosperity-but then again, there is no good thing in this world that is pie in the sky. If he wants to obtain this benefit, he must give something. He wanted to make the choice clearly, but there was no need to put this kind of thing on the table."
Shen Zongyi twitched the corners of his mouth. No wonder there are rumors in the capital that this is a slick little fox. Listen to these nine bends and eighteen bends in his heart-if this kid enters the system, he will definitely be able to. Mix like a fish, right?
Since Tan Zhenhua has already considered this first issue, he will not continue to delve into this aspect. After all, he, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, is a technical background, and he was not very good at these aspects, so he continued:" Then let me talk about the second question, Zhenhua. I know you have money, but you have invested in many projects, and any one of these "three one" projects is a nationally expensive project, even if you have any more I'm afraid I can't carry the money alone, right?"