Reborn Xiangjiang Tycoon Growth
Chapter five hundred and eighty fifth internal meeting
Unconsciously, it was already evening, and Ayesha quickly called a few people over for dinner. Things were not as important as the body, not to mention that a consensus had been basically reached and a lot of information needed to be sorted out. Crown Prince Abdullah and Prince Sultan also
We need to say hello to other senior Saudi officials and see how the shares will be distributed.
The Heiyun Group is easy to talk about, but it's just a matter of Bao Zixuan's slap on the forehead. The Saudi side will definitely have to hold a meeting to discuss, who allowed so many members of the royal family!
After dinner, Prince Sultan and Crown Prince Abdullah went directly to the palace. At this time, only Bao Zixuan and Ayesha were left in the villa. Before leaving, Sultan said with a smile: "I won't come over tonight.
Here, you guys have a good rest."
Hearing such ambiguous words, both Bao Zixuan and Ayesha were embarrassed to answer. It's not that the Saudis are very conservative, why did Prince Sultan still talk like this? It seems that Bao Shaofu is similar to Tang Shengrou.
Both of them were blushing. After Sultan left, there was a strange feeling in the living room. Bao Zixuan knew that there would be a problem if he went back to the room, so he quickly said to Ayesha: "There is still work to be done, and preparations must be made."
Information for tomorrow’s negotiation.”
No matter how you say that the other party is also a princess, it is impossible to be so unreserved; just like this, the richest man Bao missed another good opportunity.
When Prince Sultan and Crown Prince Abdullah arrived at the palace, they saw that all the royal officials had arrived. They were all waiting for them. After sitting down, the crown prince looked at them, and Prince Sultan immediately understood.
Prince Sultan: "Crown Prince Abdullah and I discussed with Bao Zixuan for a long time this afternoon and basically figured out the funds required to invest in various projects."
"After preliminary calculations, Saudi Arabia needs to spend 30-35 billion US dollars every year to meet the minimum requirements. This amount is really too large and cannot be decided by one or two people. That's why I asked you to come over to discuss and see what you have.
What idea."
Hearing this number, even the Saudi royal family, who is accustomed to living a life of rich people, feels a little struggling. Currently, China's entire foreign exchange reserves are less than 10 billion U.S. dollars, which means that the Saudi royal family has to spend 3 of China's foreign exchange reserves every year.
It is estimated that only a few countries can spend this money; if Saudi Arabia spends this money, other aspects will definitely be restricted, and the living standards of the royal children will also drop a lot.
At this time, a prince said: "With so much investment, who will guarantee our livelihood?"
This is a topic that many people are concerned about, but it also makes some people feel uncomfortable. There are too many moths in the royal family, but this is a common phenomenon. It is not good to talk too much. There are some things that even the king cannot say much about. It is all caused by oil.
, getting rich suddenly is not necessarily a good thing.
Crown Prince Abdullah: "Life goes on as usual. Could it be that with less funding for the royal family members, everyone can't survive?"
"It is because the life of the royal family members is so superior that many people are idle. You don't know what the image of the Saudi royal family is now in the world. When it comes time to change, if there is no change, you can count on them to lead the country."
In fact, Crown Prince Abdullah knew that saying this would offend many people. He might even lose his position as crown prince, but he knew that he could not let Sultan bear too much pressure alone, and it would be more beneficial to the country to make Sultan the crown prince.
The people in power in the Saudi royal family are all brothers, and their relationship is still very deep.
Crown Prince Abdullah continued: "When we went to find Bao Zixuan at noon, do you know what they were doing!"
"Inspecting the work at the construction site to understand the progress of the project. I got up very early to work. I estimate that I will definitely finish the afternoon negotiations tonight. This is their work attitude and efficiency, but look at our nephews!
As you all know, their wealth is no less than that of the entire Saudi royal family. Their future development prospects are even brighter, and they can still work so seriously. Can the children of the royal family do it?"
"There is no harm without comparison. If any of the royal family's children can have half of Bao Zixuan's ability and work attitude, I will definitely abdicate and give him the crown prince position."
"But no, the entire Saudi royal family can't find one. This is the gap. The world is developing very fast. If we don't work hard, is there any hope for the future of the Saudi royal family!"
Basically all members of the royal family know what the problem is, but it is difficult for them to change it. They have been in the comfort zone for a long time and have lost a lot of fighting spirit.
The Saudi Minister of Economy suddenly said: "The treatment of royal family members is an internal issue, which can be easily solved. But how will the United States negotiate? If the annual investment is so large, there is no way to purchase US Treasury bonds."
As early as 1974, the newly appointed U.S. Treasury Secretary embarked on a two-week trip to the Middle East from Andrews Air Force Base. Officially, the U.S. Treasury Secretary’s two-week trip was promoted as an economic diplomacy to Europe and the Middle East.
, however, its true mission was kept strictly secret from the outside world. In fact, the highlight of the trip was a four-day stay in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah.
After the end of the gold standard in the 1970s, the oil crisis severely impacted the United States. Inflation soared, the dollar depreciated, the stock market crashed, and the U.S. economy took a sharp turn. The goal of the U.S. Treasury Secretary's trip was to find ways to persuade Saudi Arabia to use its
Petrodollar wealth shrinks US
The country's trade deficit. According to the US Treasury Secretary, "This is not a question of whether it can be completed." The then US President Nixon had clearly instructed that the trip could only succeed and not fail. Because failure would not only endanger the financial situation of the United States, but also
It would open the door for the former Soviet Union to further enter the Arab world.
As Nixon directed, the United States reached an "unshakable" agreement with Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer, in which the United States agreed to provide arms and equipment to Saudi Arabia on the condition that the U.S. dollar be used as the sole pricing currency for oil transactions. In return,
Saudi Arabia has used tens of billions of oil dollars in revenue to purchase U.S. Treasury bonds to support U.S. finances.
Since Saudi Arabia is the largest oil producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), other member states quickly adopted the U.S. dollar for oil transactions. Since then, the U.S. dollar and oil have been closely linked, and an invisible equal sign has been drawn between the two.
, any country that wants to trade oil must have sufficient U.S. dollar reserves. The petrodollar system was thus established.
It is through the "oil-dollar" system that the United States has made the U.S. dollar remain the U.S. dollar and has become the settlement currency for international trade. And the main reason why the U.S. dollar does not depreciate is because Saudi Arabia purchases a large amount of U.S. Treasury bonds; now Saudi Arabia invests more than 30 billion every year
The U.S. dollar is used for the development of the country. The problem of the U.S. national debt is not easy to deal with, and the relationship that was finally established will collapse in an instant.
The King of Saudi Arabia knew that he needed to express his position. At this time, he could not just let Crown Prince Abdullah and Prince Sultan charge into the battle. So he stood up directly and said: "We are the Saudi royal family, not the followers of the Americans. The reason for buying a large amount of US Treasury bonds before was
There are no other good projects to invest in, and it is more to stabilize relations with the Americans."
"But everyone has seen that no matter what we do, Saudi Arabia will always be inferior to Israel in the hearts of Americans, and Saudi Arabia should live for itself."
"However, we cannot directly intensify the conflict. We should buy about 1 billion a year, which should be about the same. You still need to be hardworking. You cannot become an industrial power by purchasing high-tech products, let alone a military power."
"We have purchased so many so-called advanced weapons in the United States and France, but have they really made us stronger?"
"Heiyun Group has already established two factories in Saudi Arabia. This shows its sincerity. Which European and American countries will build factories in Saudi Arabia, but currently they do not. The ground-effect aircraft is one of the most advanced weapons in the world and will be produced in Saudi Arabia in the future.
Fly to the whole world.”
"I think the Heiyun aircraft last time was very good. Saudi Arabia can introduce it. It would be best if the production line is built in Saudi Arabia. These are the industrial supports that our powerful country needs."
The king's words have already defined the matter, and no one knows how to refute it. After all, Saudi Arabia is not strong, and the royal family will only have the image of a rich man in the world.
At this time, the Saudi Foreign Minister said: "What should we do about Iraq, our Arab brother? If we invest so much every year, our support for them will definitely decrease."
This is another difficult problem. In the Iran-Iraq war, all Arab countries sided with Iraq. This is an indisputable fact. After all, they are brother countries.
But how can it support Iraq when it invests huge amounts of money every year? At most, Saudi Arabia will support it financially, but will not send troops there. That will intensify conflicts, and the combat effectiveness of Saudi soldiers will not be of much help.
Prince Sultan, as the head of the military, said: "We can support part of the existing weapons to Iraq. We had a lot of inventory before. This time we went to the Soviet Union to buy humus soil, and we can buy some weapons back, and we will not let them go."
The Soviets were suspicious of Saudi motives."
After hearing this, everyone felt that the plan was feasible. Soviet weapons were relatively cheap and more cost-effective. Moreover, the Soviets could not understand whether to buy weapons or humus soil.
It is more believed that Saudi Arabia is buying weapons, and the humus soil is at most a means of concealing it. That way the Soviets will not set the price of soil high. By the time they understand, Saudi agriculture will probably have taken shape.
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