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"Doing intelligence with Lockheed Martin?" Van Hyung felt a little speechless about his son's amazing idea. "Do you think they are willing to sell us the intelligence?"

As the main supplier of the US military, Lockheed Martin can be said to have a deep holiday with the Chinese, whether it is the killing weapons on the Korean battlefield, or the u2 that helped Chiang Kai-shek engage in intelligence. Reconnaissance aircraft, or many targeted armed activities later, were supported by Lockheed Martin's armed forces behind the US military.

From this hostile standpoint, it seems unthinkable to get information from Lockheed Martin.

Fan Wubing smiled slightly, "This matter should not be viewed from a political perspective. In business, even if Lockheed Martin's board of directors does not agree, or the Pentagon does not agree, it will do as long as someone agrees. "

"Will anyone agree?" Fan Hyung asked suspiciously.

"Yes." Fan Wuyao naturally thought of the old Jewish man Maximus, who had entered the top of Lockheed Martin and became the senior vice president. This old man would become the best candidate for the inside.

In fact, competition in the international arms market is fierce, and Lockheed Martin’s days are not as good as before. That’s why the Pentagon continues to expand strategically around the world, the main purpose is to demonstrate its own combat weapons. , By the way, open up your own arms market, for example, find some indigenous warlords in Africa, find some triumphs of the Arabian oil king, or create tension on both sides of the strait and sell some weapons to Taiwan. It's all necessary.

Even for rivals such as Shangda 6 that have both competition and cooperation, Lockheed Martin cannot completely close the door to cooperation. For some information that is not too sensitive, there is still the possibility of communication.

Naturally, Fan Wubing didn’t expect the old man Maximus to be 007 and get information that he didn’t need money, but the old man could act as a bridge to connect, through him to obtain something valuable to him but not As for intelligence resources that the old man cannot explain, this is completely feasible.

Yeltsin has returned to Russia, but Putin stayed. At this time, he has not yet become Russia’s first deputy prime minister or acting prime minister. He is only the secretary of the National Security Council, but in a practical sense, he is already a person who can be the master. In particular, Yeltsin has cultivated him as his successor. It is very clear inside the Kremlin.

Two days later, Putin had a formal meeting with Fan Wuyao, and set a broad framework for cooperation between the two sides.

According to an unwritten agreement, Putin promised to open up channels for Fan Wuyao to enter the Mongolian resource market, and Fan Wuyao also promised to directly invest US$50 billion in economic aid to Russia. This part of the economic aid mortgage can be used by Russia. In exchange for mineral resources and oil and gas resources, Fan Wuyi has slowed down the repayment period compared with Western countries, and said that it is a completely interest-free loan.

Finally, when Putin left, he took the 10 billion U.S. dollars of funds that Fan Wuyi had already received in advance. Obviously, this part of the funds is of great significance to the current Russia. Instead of asking for it from Western countries Negotiating to get billions of dollars in aid like squeezing toothpaste, it is not as easy to exchange benefits with Fan Wuyao.

However, Putin did what he said. A week later, the Mongolian government invited the Fan Investment Group to express the hope that Fan Investment Group would enter the Mongolian resource market and conduct friendly development.

After receiving the notice from Mongolia, Fan Wubing began to convene relevant executives of the company to come to the capital almost immediately, preparing to go to Mongolia for consultations, and also notified the exploration of minerals in Australia and Indonesia. Technicians with small resources and accomplishments are ready to go to Mongolia.

In this way, Zai Fan Wuyao submitted to his father a top-secret proposal regarding Fan Investment Group’s preparations for military and industrial intelligence exchanges with Russia and Lockheed Martin, and on this condition, plus his own investment. After the letter of intent for a joint venture with a state-owned military industrial enterprise, he took a large inspection team to Mongolia.

In the past ten years, since the implementation of the Communist Party reform and the capitalist system, Mongolia, a large steppe country, is still struggling with poverty, corruption, and unfair distribution of mineral resources. As one of the world's most barren countries, more than one-third of the population here lives below the poverty line. Ironically, Mongolia has rich mineral deposits.

With rich minerals that even foreigners come to pan for gold, the people of their own country are struggling on the poverty line. The inflation rate is as high as 30%. People continue to complain about the government and officials cannot reach a consensus on the issue of mineral control rights. Mongolia The situation can be said to be a mess.

Mongolia has an area of ​​1.56 million square kilometers and a population of just over two million. Almost all the minerals that are scarce in the world can be found in Mongolia, which is vast and sparsely populated, and most of the mineral deposits are still unexploited. The prospects are promising. . For many years, how to control the entry of foreign-funded enterprises into the field of mineral exploration and development has been the most sensitive topic in Mongolia’s political arena.

Mongolia is rich in copper, gold, silver, iron ore, phosphorus and zinc resources, all of which are buried under the vast grasslands. Mongolia is also known as the largest coal mine owner, ranking third in the world for uranium resources, and silver mines. It is also in the forefront of the world. According to the estimation of the resource management team under Fan Wuyi, Mongolia has more than 3,000 tons of gold mines, more than 30 million tons of copper mines, and about 50 billion tons of high-quality coal mines waiting to be mined.

According to statistics released by the Mongolian National Statistics Committee last month, the average income of Mongolian households has increased by 40% compared to the same period last year. In the past year, the wage standards of Mongolian public institutions have increased by 70%. Consumption expenditure has also increased substantially. According to statistics from the International Monetary Fund, in the first four months of this year, Mongolia’s inflation rate reached 1 27%. People complained that prices continued to rise and household purchasing power fell.

Since Mongolia is an Inner 6 country, due to its high latitude and short summers, Mongolia’s main agricultural products rely on imports, so the annual output of Mongolia’s mining industry accounts for more than 30% of the country’s GDP. Today, many mineral resources in Mongolia are brewing and opening up to foreign investors.

As industrialization and urbanization are proceeding in full swing, countries around the world are looking for mineral resources. Due to the large scale of potential investment and the high expected value of future returns, some people even call Mongolia the new golden mountain of Asia.

Currently, Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea are among the top countries in terms of investment in Mongolia's mining industry.

Britain’s Rio Tinto is also preparing to enter the Mongolian mineral resources market. As the world’s second largest mining giant, they have many advantages. It’s just that Mongolia’s situation is special, and under the wings of Russia, this is not so easy to do. easy.

In order to improve the investment environment and attract more foreign investors to enter Mongolia’s resource market, for example, Mongolia promulgated the "Mineral Resources Law" last year and introduced relevant preferential policies to attract foreign investment. Last year, Canada's 1d mining company invested 75 million U.S. dollars, obtained the overall mining rights of Mongolian gold mines, and also received tax relief for the first five years.

What Fan Wubing was after was Tolgoi, the largest mining area in Mongolia that has not yet been explored. The Tolgoi mining area is also the largest mine with proven reserves in Mongolia. It is located in the southern Gobi province of Mongolia. Lambatore is 650 kilometers away in a straight line and only 80 kilometers away from the Sino-Mongolian border. The copper content of the mine reaches 26.6 million tons, and the gold content reaches 25.7 million ounces. The value is about 170 billion U.S. dollars.

Mongolia has resumed oil exploration and exploitation since the early 1990s, and its proven reserves can reach about 8 billion barrels. The area bordering China alone has 13 petroleum basins with reserves of more than 3 billion barrels. The oil quality is good, with an artesian index of 41, while that of China's Daqing Oilfield is only 34.

The "Mongolian Mining Law" revised in June 1997 stipulates that foreign investors enjoy the same treatment as Mongolian enterprises in handling mineral licenses~www.wuxiamtl.com~The exploration period is three years, which can be extended by two years. The opening period is 60 years and can be extended for 40 years. The area of ​​each permit can be up to 4,000 square kilometers, and the number of permits that each enterprise and individual can handle is not limited.

Fan Wubing has long been coveting Mongolia’s mineral resources. Whether it is copper, gold, and coal mines, or oil, they are all indispensable strategic resources for the future. At this time, Mongolia’s domestic political situation is chaotic and foreign investment The enthusiasm for intervention is not strong, which is a good opportunity for me to intervene strongly. After Mongolia’s mineral resources are gradually enlightened, it is not easy to control the most high-quality mining areas, at least not as it is now. It's so easy.

Although Mongolia has been actively introducing foreign capital, up to now, it has only introduced more than 100 million U.S. dollars of investment. Generally speaking, it has been introduced from the perspective of venture capital. After all, most foreign investors do not have any experience in this closed inner six countries. What confidence, and if you want to cooperate with Mongolia, there are two issues that must be resolved first, either to reach an understanding with Russia, or to use China's transportation lines, there is no other way out.

It is not easy to solve this problem, but as far as Fan Wubiao is concerned, there is no such scruples.

To him, Mongolia is the fattest and largest sheep, and what he has to do now is to drive it into his own sheepfold first.