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"We can completely set up a Far East scrap metal recycling company, and then hire people to collect the scrap metal there, and then you will be responsible for selling it."

Zmanov's calculations were very good. He was describing the future prospects to Jin Xiaoqiang incessantly, as if they had successfully cooperated and become prosperous.[]

Jin Xiaoqiang listened with great interest. Indeed, this proposal is really good. Russia is so vast, and the recyclable resources in those abandoned towns are so abundant.

In his previous life, he had seen photos of abandoned towns on the Internet. It is true that those towns were not too big, and some of them had many factories. However, due to the domestic supply and demand relationship and the flow of the population,

The question is, where do those factories have to be abandoned?

It is said that some of the machines inside can be used as long as they are connected to electricity, which shows how rich the historical legacy that the former Soviet Union left to Russia today.

Of course, it is not that no one has thought about these scrap metals and machines, but after calculation, many people have given up the idea.

First of all, these small towns are located in the vast Far East of Russia. Many areas are areas with inconvenient transportation. There are no railways, only roads. Moreover, due to the loss of population, many of those roads have been abandoned due to poor maintenance, and even

It becomes difficult to walk.

Secondly, even if you find someone to demolish and move the steel, it is still a very troublesome problem. You must know that the Russian Far East is sparsely populated and human resources are expensive.

In addition, most of the Russians are lazy. Women are okay, but most of the men are thugs who like to drink. This increases the difficulty of management, and local protectionism in Russia is also very serious.

If you, a foreigner, come here rashly and open a scrap metal recycling company, your results will definitely be miserable.

Either being extorted by local rogue gangsters, or encountering difficulties from local rogue police officers, the final result is likely to be a tragic collapse. This is why even though Russia's Far East is rich in natural resources, it has been difficult to develop.

very important reason.

The locals are lazy and difficult to manage, but they are extremely gangster and extremely xenophobic. Therefore, it is certainly difficult for foreign companies to enter Russia, unless you come to a large company with a very strong background like the United States.

Therefore, the scrap steel and machines seen on the Internet, as well as the dismantled tanks and aircraft, could only rot in the ground and wait to rust. This was really a huge waste in the eyes of the Chinese people at the time.

, but all he could do was stare in envy.

Now that Zmanov actually proposed such an idea, Jin Xiaoqiang was really happy, but also a little surprised and worried.

"Mr. Zmanov, I want to know, if you set up a scrap metal recycling company, how to solve the transportation problem and the worker problem. According to me, the price of human resources in your country can be comparable.

Not cheap?”

Jin Xiaoqiang raised his concerns. Unexpectedly, after hearing this question, Zmanov burst into laughter.

"It doesn't matter, we have a lot of gray livestock, workers, human resources and transportation, so you don't have to worry at all!"

Zmanov smiled strangely at Jin Xiaoqiang, then patted his chest and promised as if to endorse.

Gray animal? Isn’t this a derogatory name for those bad guys in the army that Russia used in the Tsarist era? What’s going on?

Zmanov explained to Jin Xiaoqiang that although Russia's economic situation has improved in recent years, the domestic corruption problem is still very serious. Although in the eyes of foreigners, Putin is a tough guy.

As president, he purged a large number of disobedient economic oligarchs as soon as he came to power. He seemed to have done a lot of good things for the people, but in fact, the reality was not much better than before.

Over the years, Putin has defeated a large number of economic oligarchs and regained many of the economic privileges controlled by these oligarchs, but this is actually just a redistribution.

Many of the properties he took back from those economic oligarchs were divided and auctioned by him. Some fell into the hands of the small oligarchs who had been following and supporting Putin, and some fell into the hands of British and American companies.

In their hands, the common people only received some scattered benefits.

Therefore, in terms of military funding, Russia's military expenditure has been facing a serious shortage problem. Although it is much better than in Yeltsin's era, when military pay was often not paid, many armies now can only barely make ends meet.

For example, the current Pacific Military Region in the Far East has been facing a serious shortage of military expenditures. The generals of the Far East Military Region have been in a stalemate with Moscow over this issue.

And as the epidemic grows, many middle- and lower-level officers in the military are using their soldiers as slave soldiers, often using military resources to do some private work.

For example, officers at the company and battalion level often receive some construction work outside, and then they will let their soldiers work as workers, then collect money from the contractor, and then distribute some benefits to their soldiers.

, such things can be said to be common in Russia’s Far East Military District.

Especially those second- and third-level troops that are not valued by the higher authorities. Many of them have been listed for cuts due to funding and military downsizing issues. Therefore, these officers have become even more unscrupulous in their private work in recent years.

And Zmanov is the son of the commander of the Far East Military Region, so of course he knows the tricks involved. With these soldiers, it is extremely convenient to do such private work.

And you can also use the army's military vehicles for transportation, which is simply killing two birds with one stone. You must know that unlike the Chinese army, which often lacks oil and has oil shortages, Russia's oil resources are extremely rich, and their army has never been short of oil.

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Even in a few years when world oil prices are high, the price of gasoline in Russia has only remained at about 5 yuan per liter, which clearly shows the richness of Russia's oil resources.

Moreover, Zmanov also said that in the Far East of Russia, there are still a lot of underworld workers from North Korea, China, and Vietnam. Maybe Russians are really unwilling to do the scrap metal recycling work.

But if you let these people do it, as long as you pay them very low wages, they will definitely obey your orders happily.

It’s not like no one has ever had the idea of ​​these illegal workers in the past, but because the Russian police are so screwed up and often come to blackmail them every three days, many people don’t dare to hire these illegal workers.

But Zmanov is different. His connections and background in the Far East are extremely deep. If he hires these illegal workers, it is guaranteed that no one will dare to take his chances.

Hearing Zmanov's explanation, Jin Buqiang immediately felt relieved. Transportation and manpower were big problems in his own eyes, but feelings were not a problem in others' eyes.

"Well, Mr. Zmanov, I would like to ask, how much do you plan to sell these scrap steels per ton?"

Jin Xiaoqiang saw where this Zmanov was still talking, so he asked aloud, since this guy has been thinking about these scrap metals for so long, then he has already calculated the price.

"Haha, it's not expensive, how about thirty dollars a ton?"

My God, this guy..." It's really..." Jin Xiaoqiang was a little speechless. Indeed, this case is simply too... "It's too cheap."

We need to know the current price of iron ore powder in the world. The price of Australian ore with a grade of - % is only USD 1 ton, while the price of Mexican iron ore powder with a grade of - % is only USD 1 ton.

Vale's price to port may be a little higher because of shipping problems, and the Philippines' silver-iron ore tastes at 9% and is only about US$1 ton.

But those are all iron ore powder, which needs to be refined and refined, while what Zmanov provides is pure scrap steel, which can be used as soon as it is remelted.

Moreover, the price of the above-mentioned iron ore powder will continue to soar in the next few years. Australian ore can rise to 100 US dollars per ton, and Mexican high-grade ore powder has even risen to 1 US dollars per ton.

Even broken iron ore in the Philippines can reach US$60 or 70 per ton.

If this Zmanov can always guarantee such a price, he is simply giving himself money!

"Okay, deal!"

Jin Xiaoqiang's face has put on a smile. Of course, such a business must be done. They are responsible for the purchase and transportation. He only needs to be responsible for taking back the scrap steel at the national border, and then refining it can be taken out.

I bought it, it's a really good deal.

"Mr. Jin, there is another big deal. I wonder if you are interested in doing it?"

Zmanov saw that Jin Xiaoqiang was so generous and had reached an agreement with him on scrap metal recycling, so he asked again.

"Oh? What business?"

Jin Xiaoqiang is extremely interested in this Zmanov now. He feels that this guy is like a treasure bag. Anything he doesn't like that can escape may be a big opportunity for him.

"It's like this. We may have to dismantle several submarines recently. I wonder what's on this submarine. Are you interested?"

"Oh? What kind of cleaning boat is being dismantled?"

When Jin Xiaoqiang heard this, his ears immediately pricked up, thinking to himself, this guy is not talking about the big guy, right?

"Well, it's the Akula-class nuclear submarine!"