Chapter 885: We Have Money (Second Update)
No wonder Myasnikovich is so excited, you know, what is most lacking in Belarus now? Not rubles, it's grain! Lots of grain!
For Belarus, where people are starving to death every day, solving the food problem is more important than anything else, as long as Lin Hongfei can bring grain to Belarus and bring a large amount of grain, then any problem can be discussed, and any government official will serve Lin Hongfei as an ancestor.
"Mr. Lin, can you really do grain trade with us?" Myasnikovich could no longer maintain the composure that he should have as the first vice chairman of the Council of Ministers, he stood up suddenly, his excited hand kept raising and lowering, as if he wanted to hug Lin Hongfei but felt that it was inappropriate, took two deep breaths, calmed his brain as much as possible, and asked Lin Hongfei very seriously, "A large amount of grain trade?" You should know what this means. ”
After saying this, he felt that his attitude seemed to be not clear enough, raised a hand as if he swore and immediately said to Lin Hongfei, "Lin, if you can really bring a large amount of grain to Belarus, I promise you that everything is easy to say." ”
Obviously, Myasnikovich lost his temper, which is clearly a naked & naked hint Lin Hongfei, as long as you can get us a lot of food, your Guqi Provincial Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and the Minsk Tractor Heavy Industry Complex and the Minsk Automobile Heavy Industry Complex will cooperate with each other, everything is easy to say...... almost said directly to Lin Hongfei, "As long as you can get us a lot of food, we will definitely do what you say!" "That's it.
Someone said, are Belarusians stupid, since Belarus is short of food, then they can buy grain directly with the money they earn from foreign trade? As for being so willing to be a fat pig and slaughtered by Lin Hongfei?
If only things were really that simple, first one. In Soviet times, Belarus was a republic dominated by heavy machinery manufacturing, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, even if they had their own farms, this situation could not be reversed immediately, in fact, throughout the Soviet period, their food supply problems were insufficient, and they had to export a large amount of oil every year in exchange for food.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the CIS countries continued to be the bulk of Belarus's foreign trade. This can be seen as long as Cao Jun looks at the data provided to Lin Hongfei, for a trade environment where there is a general shortage of grain, it has become impossible to exchange machinery products for grain...... This kind of absurdity probably only happened in the years when the highly centralized planning system collapsed.
The last one, since everyone knows that Belarus is short of food, then don't you need this great opportunity to pinch him? Are all NATO political elites stupid?
"I know it." Lin Hongfei nodded, he really understood why Miasnikovic was so excited. So he was extra calm. "Believe me, I will definitely be able to bring enough food to Belarus...... If I'm not mistaken, the total population of Belarus is 10.34 million, right? Presumably, the total number of people who need to solve the food problem should not exceed 2 million? Based on the consumption of 1 kilogram of grain per person per day, it is 730,000 tons a year, and it is only a little more than 60,000 tons per month, with an average of two days of train transportation. You see, it's not that hard, is it? ”
It doesn't seem that difficult, but there is a serious problem in the first place......
"Mr. Lin. We, Belarus, are a landlocked country and do not live by the sea, where are you going to buy grain from? How are you going to bring it in? ”
This is a question asked by Myasnikovich
"That's another problem to be solved," Lin Hongfei shrugged, "The most recent and most economical way is naturally to buy enough grain from Europe, starting from the Atlantic, into the Baltic Sea, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, the three countries are next to you at the same time, Belarus and the Baltic countries, first vice chairman, what you have to do now is to convince any of these three countries to allow the grain we buy to go through their railways, and after our grain is unloaded from their seaports, Straight through their country to Belarus. ”
Among these three countries, Lithuania and Latvia were one of the 15 republics members of the Soviet Union that year, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Lithuania and Latvia did not have a good time, so passing a train in two days is also a huge income for Lithuania and Latvia: transit fees and train usage fees are always given, in order to promote this as much as possible, neither Lin Hongfei nor Myasnikovich expected to let the Belarusian railway company undertake foreign transportation work, It can only be left to the railway authorities of Lithuania or Latvia.
This is cooperation between governments, Miasnikovic thought for a moment, and immediately nodded, "I will immediately contact the governments of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, and if possible, I hope that Mr. Lin can join this negotiation team at that time." ”
"Let's talk about it then, it depends on my schedule," Lin Hongfei naturally wouldn't say it to death, but he still said to Myasnikovich tactfully, "But I personally suggest that if you can, it's best to contact them separately, and it's best not to sit together." ”
Myasnikovic was stunned for a moment, then nodded...... Also, what if these three intellectuals say that they want to use their railways and unite to ask for money? After all, everyone's life is not easy, and it is always appropriate to be cautious.
"Since you don't have a problem, that's the last problem: the price of grain and the way it is traded......" Lin Hongfei paused slightly, seeing that Myasnikovich couldn't help but get nervous, and his grasp of this matter became a little bigger.
As long as Lin Hongfei can really send grain to Belarus, he can accept a price that is 70% higher than the international grain CIF price, but the grain transaction method is ...... That's right! It wasn't until Lin Hongfei mentioned this that Miasnikovic realized this problem, how should the grain be traded after it is delivered? Pay money or even gold directly to Lin Hongfei?
If he could, he would have liked to do this, but it seemed that Lin Hongfei didn't intend to do it.
"Mr. Lin, please say," Miasnikovich felt a little uncomfortable, and moved involuntarily, "I listened to me. ”
"The first question, the price of grain, my request is that after deducting my procurement costs and transportation costs, I will make a profit of 30%." Lin Hongfei raised his first finger, "But the calculation method of this procurement cost must be priced at the international market price at the time of my purchase." ”
Using the international market price to buy grain, in addition to giving Lin Hongfei an extra 30% of the profit, it seems that the Belarusian side is at a loss, because Lin Hongfei has made two dollars from this product.
For a big customer like Lin Hongfei, the big international grain suppliers will definitely give an extremely favorable price, which is definitely much lower than the international market price, but for Belarus, the price problem is not the primary problem at all, as long as a large amount of grain can be shipped, the price is a little higher at all, the important thing is to have grain!
Myasnikovich naturally knew this, but when he heard this condition, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, even if the procurement cost and transportation cost are calculated on the basis of the international market price, in the current international and domestic situation facing Belarus, this is definitely a super conscience price, Belarus has offered seventy percent of the profits to some countries, and they are unwilling to sell grain to Belarus.
"There is no problem with this," Myasnikovic nodded again and again, because of this condition, he now looks at Lin Hongfei and feels that Lin Hongfei's face looks much more pleasing to the eye, "But last month, the international price of wheat was 115 US dollars / ton, and the average price of wheat, corn and rice was purchased in a 1:1:1 ratio of wheat, corn and rice, and the average price was between 125 US dollars / ton and 135 US dollars / ton, 730,000 tons of grain would cost about 80 or 90 million US dollars, including freight, about 100 million US dollars, maybe more...... ”
Speaking of this, Myasnikovich himself was surprised and incredulous: so much money is needed?!
At least 100 million US dollars in grain imports, this is not counting the part of the profits that Lin Hongfei obtained, counting the part of the profits that Lin Hongfei wants, the value of such a large grain transaction is about 130 million US dollars to 140 million US dollars, and now Myasnikovich is a little worried about Lin Hongfei, can he take out so much money?
Whether it is for Belarus or for Lin Hongfei, $100 million is not a small number.
Of course, Belarus does not need to eat all the 730,000 tons of grain in a year, but there is no doubt that with this 730,000 tons of grain worth more than $100 million to support, it will be much easier for Belarus to buy grain internationally...... Now that Belarus already has grain in its hands, it makes no sense for everyone to get stuck in Belarus' neck again.
Lin Hongfei naturally saw the worry in Miasnikovich's eyes, he didn't say much, but simply introduced the basic situation of his company, "Last year, our company's net income including product sales, patent licensing fees, and patent royalties exceeded 800 million US dollars. At the same time, the four state-owned banks of our country have provided our company with bank loans with a total value of about 300 million US dollars, for the construction of our company's automobile production base and the development of the general contractor plan in Uruguay, you don't have to worry that I can't come up with this money...... I'm not donating more than $100 million worth of food to you, but I'm going to make money. (To be continued.) )