Chapter 383

It has been more than a week since he and Gorbachev discussed the issue of natural gas, but there has been no reply, which makes him dissatisfied. The situation on the British side is now entirely progressing according to mark Ritchie's idea. Just a few days ago, the negotiation between the Labor Secretary of Thatcher's cabinet and the British coal miners' Association broke down again. A series of chain reactions have been triggered in the British commodity trading market. The prices of several kinds of coal, such as steam coal and coking coal, have begun to rise. You should know that the British coal is still the main energy to support industrial development. If the coal price rises, the industry and prices on the British island will be seriously affected.

Mark Ritchie started to long the coal forward contracts in the UK market a year ago, because it is a predictable wealth. Now anyone with a little brain will understand that the differences between the government and the trade union can not be bridged. The government's request to close a large number of inefficient coal mines is destroying the jobs of British coal miners, and coal mine reform is an important part of Margaret Thatcher's privatization reform. The original state-owned coal enterprises are sold to the private sector, and only those with good profits can be sold. Now it depends on how determined Thatcher's cabinet is to implement this policy.

After analyzing these days, Xie liaosha thinks that this is not only a good opportunity to make money, but also a good opportunity to improve his voice in Gorbachev. One of the important reasons why the issue of natural gas has been pending is that his position in Gorbachev is not consolidated enough. Look at Yakovlev. As an ambassador of Canada, Yakovlev promoted the friendship between Gorbachev and the Prime Minister of Canada, greatly enhancing Gorbachev's position in the party. However, his ability to import food alone cannot reach Yakovlev's height. After all, the more food he imports, the worse the agricultural affairs Gorbachev is in charge of.

To this end, shagliaosha plans to work with Glencore to run this British coal crisis. The Soviet Union is a big energy country, and Ukraine is rich in coal resources. Seliosha has already figured out that it is very profitable to transport the coal from Donetsk to the UK for sale. Moreover, once the British coal workers really start to strike, the stable coal supply will become an important bargaining chip for the Thatcher cabinet and the trade union. As long as it works properly, he can even promote the cooperation between Margaret Thatcher and Gorbachev, so as to gain the trust similar to Yakovlev's. in this way, he will be more confident about his involvement in natural gas. With this in mind, shariosha asked Glencore to combine the recent British coal industry analysis report with some of his own analysis. He once again went to the "White House" (the seat of the Supreme Soviet) to visit Gorbachev.

Xie liaosha arrived at Gorbachev's office at the appointed time, where they talked for four hours. Xie liaosha analyzed the contradiction between the coal workers and the government in the UK for Gorbachev from beginning to end, and then came up with the forecast report of domestic coal price in the next few months calculated by Glencore. Then he told Gorbachev: "secretary, now the western countries led by the United States are imposing sanctions on us. Even the excavators we bought from France are suspected to be used for military purposes and forced to be cancelled. But our natural gas project can go on smoothly. You know, our natural gas pipeline and steam turbine core components are made in the United States and Japan. These countries in Western Europe would rather build this energy artery under the pressure of the United States. It can be seen that our energy advantage is the most favorable weapon to break down the joint sanctions. "

Gorbachev took a look at seryosa. He didn't expect that this young man had such an international vision. Gorbachev doesn't mind giving young people a chance, as long as they can do well. So he said to Xie liaosha, "isn't it just about exporting coal? I approved it. I'll just say hello to the Ministry of foreign trade and economic cooperation and the industrial sector in a moment! "

"No, Secretary! I'm talking about signing a coal supply contract with Thatcher's cabinet so as to break the international sanctions. It's very likely that you need to go to the UK and talk with Margaret Thatcher in person! " First he denied it, then he offered a more attractive plan.

"Ah? Comrade Xie liaosha, is this possible? What can we do? " Gorbachev was immediately attracted and was able to meet with the British Prime Minister in person to break the US sanctions and blockade. This kind of temptation is simply too great. It was his achievements in Canada that he had the chance to become one of the candidates for the latest general secretary. Unfortunately, he failed because of his age. According to the Convention, Gorbachev, the loser, will leave the Political Bureau of the power center of the Soviet Union after the next Party Congress. However, if he can get the support of the majority of party representatives, Chernenko is in his seventies, and he is only in his fifties. Even if he dies, he can wait until he dies

"Secretary Gorbachev, if I can, I'd like to go to the UK as the representative of the Chinese government in the negotiation of natural gas trade to talk about coal supply with the British government in the name of natural gas trade. What's your opinion?" Xie liaosha asked respectfully.

"No problem, Xie liaosha! I'll ask my secretary to arrange for you immediately, and I'll settle the issue of Ukraine's coal export as soon as possible! If you have any request, you can come to me directly. I will instruct the Ministry of industry, the Ministry of foreign affairs and the Ministry of foreign trade and economic cooperation to cooperate closely with you in your work! I have only one request. This is a rare opportunity to break the blockade and sanctions. Before there is any definite information from the British side, we should keep it secret to prevent the Americans from interfering with it and sabotaging our plan! " Gorbachev told seryosha carefully.

"Secretary, I have one more thing to report to you. If I can negotiate with the British government, I plan to let Mediterranean trading company and Glencore take full responsibility for the coal and natural gas trade in Britain this time! As you know, it will be much easier for the British government and us to lobby with a Swiss company as a buffer. After all, the pressure of the Americans is over there. We just need to break the blockade through Glencore in fact, and the nominal things still need to be left to the British people to play! " Seryosa explained to Gorbachev. Gorbachev nodded in agreement.