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As soon as Yuri finished speaking, the young men and women were immediately intrigued.
Alexander Ivich Belousov immediately asked.
"Yuri, what kind of business opportunities do you have? We can do it together!"
"I can import some light industrial goods from the East at low prices. We can then exchange them for other goods here. These light industrial goods can then be sold on the black market. How much money can we make?"
Sistov then asked as well.
"Exchange it with something? What should we exchange it with?"
"What do you think?"
Yuri didn't say anything directly at this moment. Instead, he lit a cigar and smoked it quietly.
There are some things he can't say directly; he has to let these young masters and ladies figure them out themselves.
Belousov and Sistorov exchanged a glance, as if they had thought of something, and at that moment Belousov had a sudden inspiration.
"Yuri, can we trade our weapons for it?"
"How to say?"
“My uncle is the chief of staff of the Far East Military District. As long as you can bring light industrial goods in from the East, we can settle the matter with weapons.”
"That's a good idea, but as you all know, if this gets out, we're all doomed."
"I am very sure of that."
In fact, Yuri had his own plan. After these light industrial products from the East were transported to the North, he would not transport all of them to the East in exchange for the weapons and equipment.
Because Fang Zhenhua had told him that weapons and equipment were not the core; research data and researchers were.
Therefore, he planned to transport some advanced weapons and equipment to the East, and the rest he intended to sell to Latin America and Africa through his underground arms network.
Then, the money earned from arms dealing was used to settle accounts for light industrial products.
In this sense, Eastern countries not only earned foreign exchange, but also acquired a batch of advanced weapons.
For example, the Su-27 fighter jet and the Il-76 transport aircraft.
“Alexander, I think there is huge potential in the business we’re in, so we don’t necessarily have to keep it all to ourselves. After we achieve results, we can bring more people in.”
Belousov hesitated. These princelings were extremely greedy, and they didn't want to give up such a good opportunity to make money.
At this moment, Yuri reminded him.
“Alexander, although my uncle is the deputy commander of the capital military region and your father is the minister of the shipbuilding industry, there are still many high mountains above us, and there are some people we cannot afford to offend.”
"Only by bringing in more people can we get real protection. Even Marshal Sokolov has been dismissed. If this gets out, who can protect us?"
Yuri's words really frightened Belousov; these princelings were not only greedy but also cowardly.
After thinking for a moment, Belousov glanced at Sistov again.
"What do you think?"
“I think Yuri is right. We need more backers, but we have to earn our first pot of gold first.”
The two sons of the ministers quickly reached an agreement.
As for the sons and daughters of the leaders of the design bureau, they simply followed in the footsteps of Sistov and Belousov.
After Yuri resolved this, he immediately called Fang Zhenhua in Georgia to report the situation.
This greatly excited Fang Zhenhua.
Chapter 97 Light Industrial Products for Fighter Jets
After learning about Yuri's entire plan, Fang Zhenhua's mind began to stir.
Currently, China still attaches great importance to foreign exchange, and any leading cadres who can deal with foreign exchange are under close scrutiny from higher authorities.
Yuri proposed exchanging light industrial goods for military equipment, and then selling some of the military equipment to pay for the light industrial goods with the proceeds from the arms sales.
This is truly killing three birds with one stone!
They earned foreign exchange domestically, acquired advanced equipment, and even dragged the sons and daughters of the Russians into it.
How could Fang Zhenhua possibly give up such a lucrative opportunity to earn foreign exchange to someone else?
He has three good older brothers! Zheng Bingyi is the vice governor of Dongjiang Province, in charge of industry, while Pei Yihong is the mayor of Pingzhou, in charge of economic development.
Liu Anguo was also the Party Secretary of Yantai City.
It would be a shame not to give such a good thing to my three good brothers.
With this in mind, Fang Zhenhua took a moment to make a phone call back to China.
However, contacting Zheng Bingyi, Pei Yihong, and Liu Anguo is not something he can do right now.
If you're abroad, it's simply a pipe dream to directly call the office of a vice governor or a municipal party secretary.
So this phone call needs to be arranged properly.
Fang Zhenhua went directly to the Ottoman embassy and, through the embassy, made a phone call to Liu Lao's office, asking someone in Liu's office to notify Zheng Bingyi, Pei Yihong, and Liu Anguo.
Fang Zhenhua was waiting inside the embassy when Pei Yihong made the first call.
As soon as the call connected, Pei Yihong's voice rang out.
"Zhenhua, how's it going abroad? Are you settling in well?"
"Brother Pei, habits are habits, it's just that it's too cold here, even colder than the Northeast."
"Haha, you're the founder of the Wolf Fang Special Forces, how can this kind of weather cause you any trouble? Tell me, why did you suddenly think of having me call you?"
Pei Yihong received a call from Liu's office, so he knew very well that Fang Zhenhua must be doing this because there was something very important going on.
After Pei Yihong finished speaking, Fang Zhenhua asked with a smile.
How's things going in Pingzhou? How's the economy developing in Pingzhou?
"Sigh!" Pei Yihong sighed immediately upon mentioning this matter.
“Pingzhou is in Hanjiang Province, which is considered an underdeveloped area. Many factories in the city are already showing signs of closing down, so it’s not easy to manage.”
"Brother, don't say I didn't take care of you. I've brought you an immense fortune."
"I've already reached an agreement here in the north: we'll exchange light industrial products for military equipment, and then Yuri will sell them to South America and Africa. The foreign exchange earned will be settled directly with you."
Upon hearing this news, Pei Yihong immediately became restless and asked the person on the other end of the phone.
"Zhenhua, you're not kidding me, are you?"
"How could I possibly joke with you?"
Do you think I would joke about this?
What do you want?
"Food, clothing, daily necessities, home appliances, toilet paper—you can give me anything that's light industrial. The north is short of these things, so there's no worry about them not selling."
In Russia, light industry has long been lagging behind.
Shops are stockpiled with substandard goods year-round, and people have to queue to buy basic necessities such as milk, sausages and toilet paper.
The ironic situation of "rockets going into space, toilet paper in short supply" even emerged.
"Brother, do you know what this means? We sell these things and then resell them to settle foreign exchange through arms sales. Putting everything else aside, it will revitalize the light industry in Pingzhou City."
With just one Russian, not only could Pingzhou and Yantai be revitalized, but the entire Dongjiang province could be sustained.
Today, the North has a population of approximately 2.8 million, the vast majority of whom are in dire need of light industrial products.
In his past life, that scalper used 500 train cars to acquire four Tu-154 helicopters.
However, Fang Zhenhua's ambitions were far greater. Fang Zhenhua aimed to gather all the resources of an entire province and two cities to supply the North.
We all have a bright future ahead of us!
Who is Pei Yihong?
Upon hearing Fang Zhenhua's words, he immediately understood their importance, and Pei Yihong was also tempted.
However, he was clear about one thing: he couldn't just open his mouth and make a decision and expect all the light industry units in the city to work overtime.
If nothing comes of it, it would be a small matter if Pei Yihong lost his job, but for the light industry units in Pingzhou City, that would be adding insult to injury.
If the goods produced are left unsold in the factories, those factories will all explode.
Thinking of this, Pei Yihong immediately spoke up.
“Zhenhua, I know this is a good thing, but I need you to sign a contract with the municipal government. Otherwise, if anything goes wrong, it will be a huge disaster for those workers.”
"We can't sacrifice the future of those workers for our own future. We want everyone to have a good life, not for them to suffer with us."
It really is Pei Yihong!
No wonder he will be able to enter the Twenty-Four Heavens in the future. With his level, how many people in the whole country can do that?
"Don't worry, buddy! I'll have Yuri set up a company here, a US company. You can rest assured about that, right?"
"Moreover, I can have Yuri pay a deposit, so you won't have any worries."
Over the years, Yuri has sold a lot of weapons on the side. Some of the US dollars earned from these arms sales went domestically, while some went to Global Defense.
Over the past few years, we've accumulated about two or three hundred million US dollars, enough to keep light industrial products running for a while.
Pei Yihong was truly grateful upon hearing this.
"Zhenhua, thank you. On behalf of all the light industry units in Pingzhou, thank you."
"Stop trying to do this! Do we need to say thank you to each other? I'll have Yuri fly to China and personally sign the contract with you. Someone in the US will handle the company registration."
After Pei Yihong hung up the phone, Zheng Bingyi and Liu Anguo called one after another a while later, and Fang Zhenhua said the same thing twice.
After receiving Zheng Bingyi's thanks, Fang Zhenhua completely resolved the domestic issues.
He left the embassy, found a hotel, and called Yuri.
After making the arrangements, Fang Zhenhua returned to Georgia and waited quietly.
Everything is ready, and all that's left is for Yuri to fly back to China and sign the three contracts.
Production can begin immediately in Heping Prefecture and Yantai, Dongjiang Province.
At this time, the quality of the products in China was undoubtedly much better than that of the products from Russia.
Six months passed after Yuri finished dealing with the matter.
The first batch of light industrial products produced in Heping Prefecture and Yantai in Dongjiang Province were shipped to Northeast China by train.
The curtain was immediately raised on the era of exchanging light industrial products for airplanes.
Chapter 98 Su 27 enters the country
Belousov's uncle was none other than the Chief of Staff of the Far Eastern Military District.
The Far Eastern Military District is very important within Russia. Its rank is far higher than that of the Odessa Military District. The commander of the Far Eastern Military District is a general, and the chief of staff is a lieutenant general.
It is at the same level as the Capital Military Region.
Belousov's uncle still wielded considerable power, so when that truckload of light industrial goods arrived...
His uncle made a direct call to the logistics department, instructing the logistics minister to open the entire armory and transport whatever he wanted.
Of course, the Minister of Logistics had already been won over. Yuri and Belousov had even decided that once the first batch of industrial products made money, they would share some of the profits with the Minister of Logistics.
They also want to drag the sons of the Far East Military District Commander and Deputy Commander into this mess.
The commander of the Far East Military Region would naturally not personally get involved to make money, after all, he was a general! He had to save face, but dragging his son into it would be like dragging him onto the war chariot.
Rifles, machine guns, and even some artillery were loaded onto military vehicles, truck after truck.
Since it was their first time doing this, everyone still had some sense of shame, so they were dealing with light weapons, like tanks and fighter jets, which hadn't been sold yet.
These first batch of light industrial products were directly absorbed locally in the Far East, and Yuri and his princelings made a fortune.
Yuri, on the other hand, profited from both sides. After these weapons and equipment were loaded onto ships in Vladivostok, they were directly transported to Colombia, where there were plenty of wealthy buyers eager to purchase them.
Yuri earned $800 million from this single transaction. After paying off the remaining balances for Dongjiang Province, Pingzhou, and Yantai, he still had a considerable amount of money left, which he used as working capital for his company.
After all, the company's operation requires money, and they cannot continue to send money to China indefinitely. After discussing this with the domestic authorities, Fang Zhenhua and his team reached an agreement.