Reborn Business Tycoon

Chapter 361: Behind the Loan (4) After Pu Zhengxi finished speaking, he said goodbye to Yao Yi.

Yao Yi spent three days in peace. Unexpectedly, King Jin Xiangnan of North Korea came to pick him up on his special plane.

This really surprised Yao Yi, who still met with Jin Xiangnan accompanied by Wang Yaoqi and Park Zhengxi.

Yao Yi arranged for him to stay in the best three-star hotel nearby. Since Sabah is still relatively backward, the hotels and other buildings that Yao Yi is building on a large scale are still in the planning stage.

Yao Yi said some polite words. Jin Xiangnan wanted to discuss big things this time, and naturally he was not here to enjoy himself. Although the living conditions were relatively poor, he accepted it.

After settling in his place, a banquet was held. Everyone chatted while eating, and most of the food they ate was seafood.

Yao Yi said: "I'm very sorry for asking you to travel so far away. I wonder what makes you so anxious?"

Jin Xiangnan said: "It's a big country that wants me to make connections and get some loans from you."

Yao Yi said in surprise: "What? Take a loan from me? Repay a big country? That's right? Which country?"

Jin Xiangnan said: "I dare not tell you which country, but the amount is 200 billion US dollars, have you got it for me?"

Yao Yi smiled and said: "This is not a big amount, but what I want to know is, what are you borrowing this money for?"

Jin Xiangnan said: "Even I don't know about this problem myself. I am also entrusted by others. If you have such intention, their ambassador to Malaysia will personally discuss some details with you. In a word, you are lending money, and I am

As a matchmaker, we are all doing business. As for how the money is used, that is someone else's business, don't you think?"

Yao Yi said: "That's right, but what does the other party use as collateral?"

Jin Xiangnan said: "What do you want to use as collateral?"

Yao Yi said: "It doesn't matter what you use as collateral, as long as I like it. If you don't even like me, then there is no need to talk about this matter."

Jin Xiangnan said: "Mr. Yao, this matter shouldn't be a big problem. The key is whether you really come up with so much money in one go? This is the key. If you can't come up with so much money, it's all in vain. If you say yes,

no?"

Yao Yi said: "You are right. What you are worried about now is the issue of money, but what I am worried about now is the issue of collateral. What kind of country is this? Can he be able to come up with so much money?

Collateral? That’s the crux of the matter.”

Jin Xiangnan said: "This country has a vast territory and rich resources, and it is absolutely capable of mortgaging your loan, so you don't have to worry about it at all."

Speaking of this, Yao Yi thought to himself: "No need to ask, this country must be the Soviet Union. At this time, there is no country with a large land and abundant resources that would like to have a role like North Korea as an intermediary to lend money."

Yao Yi said: "Okay, I understand what you mean. It doesn't matter how much money you want. Now I need to make two points clear. The first point is the interest rate and term of the loan. The second point is the collateral for the loan. These two points are

Click OK, and the rest will be easy to discuss.”

Jin Xiangnan also understood this meaning and said: "The other party wants a three-year loan. As for the interest rate, their people will discuss it with you in person."

Yao Yi said: "Haha, so that's it. Well, I'll just wait for them to discuss it with me."

Jin Xiangnan smiled and said: "If that's the case, I won't stay here any longer and will go to discuss with their ambassador immediately. What do you think?"

Yao Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, why are you in such a hurry? There is plenty of time."

Jin Xiangnan said: "Haha, time is running out. The other party seems to be very anxious. I have to go and talk to them first. We will meet together soon."

If Jin Xiangnan dares to delay, his mission is very heavy.

This time he came to visit Yao Yi, thinking about how to make a lot of money, because he had an arms order in the hands of the Soviets. If he wanted to obtain these arms, the Soviet Union asked him to be a middleman to bridge the gap between the two parties.

If the matchmaking is successful, Jin Xiangnan will be able to obtain this batch of arms for free, further enhancing the military strength of their North Korea. To put it bluntly, Jin Xiangnan is also a pragmatic politician, and he knows the importance of military strength.

This military strength relies not only on weapons and equipment, but more importantly on economic strength. Without economic strength, those weapons and equipment can only be a pile of scrap copper and iron. Therefore, Jin Xiangnan’s shrewdness is that he used Yao

Yi's economic strength is earned through trade, and through this huge trading company, it can enhance its influence and further improve its military strength.

It was precisely because of this that the Soviet Union knew about his relationship with Yao Yi, so they asked him to serve as a middleman to help raise funds.

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was a strong external force but a weak leader on the outside. Its GDP was only 60% of that of the United States, but its land area was two and a half times that of the United States. Such a ratio only shows that the Soviet Union was far far behind.

It is not as good as the United States, but it continues to develop heavy industry and military. It is precisely because of this that Yao Yi and his trading company can make a lot of money by selling agricultural products and light industrial products.

Yao Yi knew the situation in the Soviet Union very well from his previous life. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union continued to compete with the United States for hegemony and vigorously developed the military industry, which brought the entire country's economy to its knees and finally had to declare its disintegration.

Yao Yi now knew from the information provided by Jin Xiangnan that the Soviet Union could not hold on for much longer. There must be some kind of economic crisis in their country. Otherwise, they would not be so eager to ask for loans.

This matter involves Zinov's economic and political reforms. When economic reforms stagnated, he hastily turned to political system reforms without adequate preparation, trying to promote economic reforms through political reforms. In June 1988,

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union held its 19th Congress to discuss the issue of further decentralization of party and social life, and decided to establish the People's Congress system. It was precisely because of this political system reform that the Soviet Union began to move towards disaster.

The reform of the political system has sharpened the surface of latent corruption. The first was the issue between the Union Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia over the ownership of the Nagorny-Karabakh Autonomous Region, which eventually led to an armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which could not be resolved for a long time. With this,

At the same time, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on the Baltic Sea coast set off a wave of independence. They successively declared independence from the Soviet Union. In addition, ethnic disputes and conflicts continued to occur in Central Asia and other regions. The newly established People's Congress was unable to quell ethnic conflicts.

Other issues are mostly discussed but not resolved. The domestic situation is deteriorating day by day, with economic decline, inflation, and people's living standards declining. Strikes occur in various places. In July 1989, more than 10,000 miners in Siberia went on strike to protest.

There was a shortage of goods and demands for improved living conditions. The strike soon spread to various parts of Ukraine and Kazakhstan, with the number of people reaching about half a million. In October, the Supreme Soviet passed a resolution banning strikes within the next 15 months. However, the strike did not stop. The party

Various opposition groups have emerged both internally and externally, and have increasingly developed into political forces that are difficult to control. The crisis is deepening day by day.

Yao Yi understands the background of these stories, so are the huge loans from the Soviet Union related to these events?