Feng Yu hung up the phone and let out a sigh of relief. He did not waste any time.
In August this year, the Soviet Union was like history. Some radicals started a coup and placed President Mikhail Gorbachev under house arrest. At that time, President Mikhail Gorbachev was on vacation.
These radicals decided to use this coup to force Yeltsin to take over. But Yeltsin rejected them without hesitation. It is much easier to develop Russia than to help those poor and backward allies to rise.
At this time, those radicals wanted to place Yeltsin under house arrest and even assassinate him. But they realized that Yeltsin had taken control of Russia, and they could not achieve their goals.
At this time, the army and the KGB started to change sides. They no longer supported those lunatics and started to support Yeltsin. In the end, after negotiations, they were forced to release Mikhail Gorbachev.
Yeltsin also used this opportunity to announce that the Soviet Union was an illegal organization and expelled it from Russia. He also forced Mikhail Gorbachev to sign the Russian Presidential Decree with him.
Yeltsin was overbearing, and this resulted in Mikhail Gorbachev's resignation as the Soviet Union's President. The Soviet Union was disbanded.
Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus quickly occupied the seats in the United Nations. Because Russia had the strongest military and had the KGB on their side, Russia had the upper hand in the fight for the Soviet Union's overseas assets.
At this time, Mikhail Gorbachev still wanted Yeltsin to continue with his economic union. But Yeltsin agreed on the surface, but he had secretly signed a new agreement. This was the famous Commonwealth of Independent States Agreement.
This agreement did not require all the Soviet Union's allies to recognize it. Only Ukraine and Belarus had to recognize it. Other than these three countries, the rest of the Soviet Union's countries were the weakest in the world! The Soviet Union had no economic or military strength.
Before this new agreement was signed, Kirilenko must quickly transport the equipment Feng Yu ordered out of the country. In fact, after the coup in August, Mikhail Gorbachev announced his resignation and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it was not easy to transport the equipment out of the country.
But Kirilenko was smart. He lied to the leaders of those companies. The Soviet Union had changed, and they were doing this for themselves and their families. This way, even if the Soviet Union's economy collapses in the future, they will not suffer any losses. They can even push the blame to the former Soviet Union's government.
Just like this, the actual purchase price of this batch of equipment was lower than Kirilenko expected. Of course, the commission he paid was also higher. Although the situation had worsened, his cost did not increase.
Originally, Kirilenko had planned to slowly transport them to Hua Xia. If the quantity was too large, it would be easy for others to target them. Besides, Feng Yu didn't have the manpower or the place to install the equipment even if they were to dismantle and transport it over, right? But Feng Yu kept urging him. He was afraid that by the end of the year, when the United Nations had confirmed the independence of the Soviet Union, this matter would fall through.
Kirilenko's branch factories had almost completed their negotiations with the local government. Fu Guangzheng, as a Hong Kong businessman, was able to negotiate quickly. In the eyes of the Chinese officials, the status of the Hong Kong people was higher than the Americans. This was the case even before the handover of China.
If Kirilenko was not able to supply the equipment, then Feng Yu's investment in the Machinery Company would be illegal. Not only this would delay the negotiations, but Feng Yu would also have to pay compensation and offend Bing City's Government and Master Lu!
Under Feng Yu's urging, Kirilenko made use of his father's connections to transport the equipment to Bing City as fast as possible.
As for where the equipment would be stored in Bing City, Kirilenko did not care. Anyway, he could collect the money when the equipment arrived at Bing City. The rest was Feng Yu's concern.
Today was the last batch of equipment. Feng Yu had received news over the phone that the equipment had successfully entered Bing City. He was relieved. At least there would not be any problems with the Machinery Company's contract.
But now, there was another problem. There was too much equipment. There was no way to store all the equipment. A batch of equipment had already been sent to Jinling and Guan City, but there was still a lot of equipment stored in Bing City.
Now, Li Mingde was asking Feng Yu for instructions on what to do with the equipment. If the equipment was stored in Bing City, then the Machinery Company's warehouses would not be enough. Now, all the warehouses in Bing City were rented by the Machinery Company.
The last batch of equipment was about to arrive. Bing City would not be able to store all the equipment. Should they send the equipment directly to the branch factories?
But the construction of the factories was not completed yet. There were even a few places where the land had just been acquired and the land was still being leveled. Even if the equipment was sent over, they still need to find a place to store it. Will the local government use this opportunity to create trouble?
Li Mingde said. Feng Yu was too impulsive. There was no need to rush the delivery of the equipment. They should wait until the construction of the factories was completed. If not, there might be some problems if the equipment was not used for a long time.
Feng Yu also wanted to do this, but time waits for no man. Furthermore, this batch of equipment was very cheap. After the construction of the factories was completed, even if they were using second-hand equipment from the Soviet Union, the price would be more than double.
At that time, the Soviet Union would be disintegrated, and the other countries would restrict the export of these heavy industrial equipment. Even Kirilenko might not be able to get his hands on these equipment.
Also, Feng Yu needed these equipment urgently. He wanted to prove to the Bing City Government and Master Lu that he had the capability to set up multiple factories at the same time.
Since the equipment was already delivered, Feng Yu called Fu Guangzheng to discuss if it would affect the negotiations between Fu Guangzheng and the local government if the equipment was sent to the branch factories.
After all, although the land was settled, it did not mean that the construction of the branch factories was settled. This was a big investment and involved more than 100 million RMB. The local government also wanted to make more profits. There were still many details that were still being negotiated.
Fu Guangzheng also had a headache when he heard this news. If the equipment was sent to the branch factories, then it meant that the investment had to be made. Withdrawing from the investment would not work anymore.
The only solution now was to send the equipment to the branch factories earlier as a form of capital and sign the contracts with the local government as soon as possible. Although it might cost more, the risk would be lower.
Feng Yu nodded and told Fu Guangzheng not to be afraid of spending money. If it was Feng Yu or Li Mingde negotiating, they would not be able to get this price. Fu Guangzheng's status as a Hong Kong businessman had already saved the company a lot of money.
So, the Machinery Company started to transfer the equipment to the branch factories. Every time Fu Guangzheng signed a complete contract with the local government, the equipment would be sent over. Some of the less important equipment, even if it was damaged or scrapped, Feng Yu did not feel bad. Anyway, he could purchase the equipment from China as long as there were no problems with the core equipment.
Those that were not important could be left to rust and be sold as scrap metal. Feng Yu only had one request, and that was to set up factories at the fastest speed!
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