Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 404 Before Leaving

Lu Shaohua's entire oil plan has many links, all of which are clearly written in the plan. The purpose of Lu Shaohua convening this meeting is to talk about some things that are not written in the plan and some points that must be paid attention to. However, there are not many of these, and most of what should be said has been said. If you have to say something missing, it is that he did not mention what to do after the oil arrives in Africa.

That's right, the only thing left is what to do after the oil arrives in Africa. This is the last topic Lu Shaohua needs to talk about, and it is also an incomplete topic. Because Lu Shaohua can change the follow-up plan at any time, it is not written down in the plan. However, Lu Shaohua has to talk about it during this meeting so that Li Zhijie and others can have an idea.

"The secret base currently needs to produce only those few items. As for the other items, we will produce them after we receive an order." After a pause, Lu Shaohua emphasized again. "Oil fields are important, but money is also important. We cannot just pursue arms in exchange for oil fields. Money should be the first priority. After all, without money, our base will not be able to carry out its work. This is very important."

Lu Shaohua was also helpless. He had made more than 400 billion US dollars from the Japanese stock market crash at that time, but now, he had invested more than 100 billion US dollars in the base. In addition, the sales company in Hong Kong continued to expand its overseas markets, and the consumption was also extremely large. What's more, the production base in Shenzhen had also been investing continuously. Even if you own a mountain of gold, it will run out one day.

Of course, it’s not to say that there is no profit from the investment, but the money earned is not proportional to the investment, resulting in the continuous tightening of the saved funds and the reduction in the number. That’s why Lu Shaohua decided that the base will be self-sufficient in the future and use the arms industry to support the base. As for the saved money, Lu Shaohua plans to use it all to invest in Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

"I understand." Li Zhijie is in charge of the finances, so he has more say.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua responded, and added, "It's OK if we don't exchange the arms for oil, but the money we get can be used to buy oil!"

In the countries of the Middle East, wars continue every year, and the country's fiscal revenue is almost consumed on the battlefield, so they have to sell oil fields to maintain their existence. The base happens to be able to sell arms, exchange them for money, and then use the money to buy oil fields from others. Others then use the money from the oil fields to buy arms from the base, forming a cycle, and the base makes money both ways.

It is undeniable that Li Zhijie has a very useful brain. He understood what Lu Shaohua meant as soon as he heard it. After thinking about it carefully, he quickly discovered the mystery behind it. He smiled and said nothing.

"Okay, let's talk about how to deal with the oil in the future." Lu Shaohua waved his hand and said something, attracting everyone's attention. Lu Shaohua smiled with satisfaction and continued, "The processing of crude oil will be completed here, but there is no rush. If we need to process it, we will only process part of it, not all of it. Seal the crude oil and find a safe place to store it. It will be of great use in the future."

This was something Lu Shaohua decided a long time ago. Processing requires many steps, but these tedious steps will consume a lot of energy and resources. If Lu Shaohua wants to sell those things, why not sell crude oil instead of selling the processed products.

Furthermore, the price of crude oil is rising with the passage of time. Lu Shaohua does not need money now and does not need to exchange crude oil for money at all. Therefore, storing crude oil has become an investment for Lu Shaohua, and it is an investment that is sure to make money.

"Oh!" Qian Qian thought to himself when he heard Lu Shaohua say that he wanted to seal up the crude oil. "There is a small hill next to our secret base. We can just hollow out the hill and use it as a warehouse. This will be safer."

Qian Qian had been at the base not too long but not too short, so he was quite familiar with the ground. Undoubtedly, placing it inside a small hill was the safest option. The most important thing was that crude oil was a flammable and explosive substance, which might catch fire when encountering high temperatures, but the interior of the mountain should be able to prevent this danger.

"That's a good idea." This was Lu Shaohua's comment. "Then let's decide to build the warehouse inside the hill."

"Ok."

With the crude oil warehouse located, the layout of the entire oil plan has been preliminarily completed. The next thing is that Li Zhijie and his team will form a coordination and move all according to the plan. I will stay in the base for another half a month, and I will return home after half a month. "

"Yes."

The plan was working, and Lu Shaohua breathed a sigh of relief. He left the meeting room and returned to his room. He lay on the bed and recalled whether there was anything he had not explained. It would be best if he could explain it within the half month he stayed in the base.

However, things went against his wishes. No matter how hard Lu Shaohua tried, he could not think of any omissions. Lu Shaohua could only give up helplessly. At the same time, he knew that it was not that there were no omissions, but that he could not remember them at the moment. With such a big plan, even a god could not make it so tightly linked without a single loophole.

Therefore, after much fruitless thinking, Lu Shaohua could only give up helplessly, calm down and think about other things, and add more ideas when problems arise in the future.

Half a month, or fifteen days, passed quickly. Under Qian Qian's mobilization, the Tiger Roar Mercenary Group started working in full swing, hollowing out the mountain and reinforcing it. Under the leadership of Xie Jianwei, the secret base organized a large number of people to build large transport ships, oil development machines, escort frigates, warships, and two nuclear submarines. As for the intelligence network, it was fully operational, targeting the Middle East, and intelligence was transmitted back one by one. It seemed very easy, but Li Zhijie lost weight in the past half month, and his eye circles also earned him the title of "National Treasure".

While the others were busy, Lu Shaohua was naturally not idle. He was responsible for everything, including the secret base, the mountain construction site, and an intelligence network headquarters built inside the secret base. He moved back and forth between the three points, but the place he went to most often was the research laboratory in the secret base, where he kept an eye on the manufacturing progress.

The same was true for Chen Guobang. In addition to running back and forth, he did one more thing, which was to make arrangements with the Soviet Union and make all preparations. He would start drilling oil wells and pumping oil as soon as the machines for developing oil were manufactured.

When the scheduled time to return home arrived, Lu Shaohua was about to return home. However, when Lu Shaohua received a report from Xie Jianwei that the machine for developing oil had been designed and only needed to be manufactured, Lu Shaohua temporarily decided to stop and was not in a hurry to return home.

"How many days does it take to manufacture the machine?" Lu Shaohua asked.

"As long as a week, as short as five days." Xie Jianwei was obviously prepared, so when Lu Shaohua asked this question, he answered it directly without even thinking about it.

"Okay, I'll wait until the machine is manufactured, and then return home." Lu Shaohua gritted his teeth and made the decision.

The necessary machinery for developing oil is also the first step of Lu Shaohua's oil plan. Witnessing the formation of the machine is undoubtedly a matter of historical significance. Therefore, Lu Shaohua chose to stay. There was nothing important to do in the country anyway.

It could be as long as a week or as short as five days. Xie Jianwei did not disappoint Lu Shaohua. However, it was not five days, nor was it seven days in a week. It was six days. After six days, the first machine for developing oil appeared in front of Lu Shaohua.

At this moment, Lu Shaohua was excited and thrilled.

"Great, great!" Lu Shaohua said "Great!" twice to express his inner joy.

However, machines are only an important part of oil development. There are some other machines that have not yet been produced because oil development cannot be accomplished by just one machine. Many different machines are needed to construct a systematic oil development.

To use a simple analogy, drilling an oil well requires a dedicated machine to complete. After drilling the oil well, the crude oil must be pumped out, which also requires a dedicated machine. However, we have only manufactured the machines for the most important link, so this situation cannot be considered as completing the first step.

"How long will it take to develop other machines?" Lu Shaohua asked. This is the question he is most concerned about at the moment.

"It won't take long, half a month at most." Xie Jianwei replied.

"Okay." After a pause, Lu Shaohua continued, "Half a month later, after all the machines are manufactured, they will be shipped to Russia to start developing our largest oil field."

Lu Shaohua has set the first goal, and the first set of equipment will be used to develop the largest oil field.

"I'll arrange it when the time comes." Xie Jianwei knew that Lu Shaohua would not stay in Africa for long and it was impossible for him to wait until half a month later, so he agreed directly without waiting for Lu Shaohua to tell him what to do.

"Well, our first target is the largest oil field. We will build a second set of equipment, also for the largest oil field, and then move the battlefield after it is saturated." Lu Shaohua gave another order.

If a large oil field is to be developed faster, it is impossible to drill only one oil well. Sometimes three, four, or even more than a dozen oil wells will be drilled, and the equipment required will also increase according to the number of oil wells.

"clear."

"Well, we also need to speed up the issue of transport ships." Lu Shaohua said again.

The oil fields can be developed, but the problem of transportation must also be solved. If there are no dedicated transport ships, the developed crude oil can only be piled up in Russia. This is acceptable if the time is short, but not if the time is long.

"I will." Xie Jianwei's personality has shaped the way he speaks and behaves. He never says a word more than necessary.

"Okay then, I'll leave this to you." Lu Shaohua said his last words in the secret base, then he turned and left.

The meaning of this sentence is very clear. Lu Shaohua is leaving Africa and returning to China. Before leaving, Lu Shaohua will go to the other two places to take a look. It can be regarded as the last inspection.