Reborn as the richest man in India

"Foreigner?" Sen'ao was a little confused. He didn't know any foreigners, and he had never done any business with foreigners.

"Uncle Fuda, since someone is looking for you, go over there quickly. Maybe it's a business deal?" Qiao Ge said with a smile.

"Ah~~Yes, maybe it's my luck?" Sen'ao laughed, "Then Qiaogo, I'll go there first~~How about you go with me?"

"I?"

"That's right, isn't there a foreigner on the other side? I thought you knew English, maybe you could communicate directly."

"Okay, let's go and meet." Qiao Ge originally wanted to contact Zhao Rui and the others to inspect the goods, but it shouldn't take long to meet that foreigner.

"Hi, Sen'ao, you look like you're not in a good state of mind. Are you sick?"

"I've been busy doing a big business recently, so I'm a little tired." Morio laughed.

The two quickly introduced each other.

Only then did Qiaogo realize that the Indian in front of him was Gopu Mahesh, Sen'ao's business partner for many years.

Mahesh is mainly engaged in foreign trade, so the cotton cloth produced by Senao is sold to him.

The foreigner he brought was a Soviet Yuri Kosto Ivanov, who belonged to the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, which later became Russia. He was less than thirty years old. According to Mahesh, Iraq Vanov was his foreign trading partner.

Russian names are generally divided into three parts, Yuri is the personal name, Kosdo is the patronymic, and Ivanov is the surname.

In Russia, the person you are talking to is someone you are familiar with and older than you, and you call the person by his or her name plus the patronymic to show respect, that is, Yuri Kosdo.

If the person you are talking to is familiar with you and is of similar age, you can use a first name or a nickname to express intimacy.

Of course, this is the first time Qiaogo and the other party have met, and they are not very familiar with each other, so he should still be called Comrade Ivanov (Mr.).

"Sen'o, I want to talk to you privately about something about business." Mahesh glanced at Qiao Ge and said to Sen'o.

"This is my nephew, one of my own. If you have anything to say, just tell me." Of course, Sen'ao trusted Qiao Ge. The 500,000 yuan benefit was given to him, so there was nothing to worry about.

Besides, he didn't think there was anything wrong with what Mahesh said for Qiaogo to know. Qiaogo would definitely look down on his business.

Sen'ao was relieved, but Mahesh was obviously still a little hesitant, silent, thinking about whether he could say it in front of Qiao Ge.

But Ivanov, who was next to Mahesh, couldn't help but said in Hindi: "Didn't you say that he is a friend you can trust? Is there anything else you can't say?"

Jogo looked at Ivanov with some surprise, knowing that Seno and Mahesh had just spoken in Marathi.

Seeing Qiaogo looking at him, Ivanov smiled at him and said: "I can understand Marathi, but I can't speak it well. I studied abroad at the University of Delhi and stayed in India for several years. An India passer."

"No wonder your Hindi is so standard." Jogo smiled.

"Of course Sen'ao can be trusted." Mahesh took a deep breath and said, "Okay, Sen'ao, if you don't agree to this matter, please don't spread it."

Sen'ao shook his head and agreed.

Qiaogo listened to Mahesh's words and became more and more surprised.

Smuggling.

Although Mahesh's trading company also engaged in legitimate trade, when dealing with Ivanov, they were smuggling.

He smuggled cotton cloth and other goods to the high seas and then traded them to Ivanov, who gave him dollars directly.

The foreign trade of the Soviet Union was a monopoly run by the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and no independent republics or factories were allowed to trade individually, let alone private individuals.

Ivanov purchased the goods privately and sold them in the Soviet Union, so he could only do it secretly.

Mahesh worked for so many years and made a lot of money, so he washed his hands and retired.

But Ivanov still wanted to continue, so Mahesh had to agree to help him find another one.

So Mahesh thought of Senao. For such a thing, he must first find someone he trusts, otherwise it will be bad if the news spreads.

Of course, he must have cleared his tail and the smuggled funds have been laundered, but if the news is really leaked, it will always cause a lot of trouble.

Sen'ao's first reaction was to refuse. He was a serious businessman, and he had never done foreign trade before.

Qiao Ge was thinking a lot on the side.

The Soviet Union was a big topic in the previous life, and such a behemoth collapsed.

Of course, it has nothing to do with him whether the Soviet Union collapses or not. There is only one thing in his mind, and it also has the word "dao", and that is "taoye".

After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, there were many reports in the news about Chinese businessmen going to Russia to make a fortune. It should not be too easy to make money.

Pork was exchanged for tanks, hot water bottles were exchanged for motorcycles, and boss Mou exchanged cans for airplanes and became the richest man. It is simply a legend.

Jogo couldn't help but wonder whether the same could apply to India.

Although it is now 1986 and the Soviet Union has not yet disintegrated, Chogo knows that the Soviet economy is beginning to have problems.

The main reason is that since the 1980s, international oil and natural gas prices have plummeted, and the Soviet Union mainly exported these resources in exchange for foreign exchange such as US dollars. When prices fell, foreign exchange income decreased.

If the Soviet Union trades with European and American countries such as the United States, it can only use foreign exchange such as U.S. dollars. They do not recognize the ruble.

The decrease in foreign exchange earnings had a great impact on the supply of many items in the Soviet Union.

Coupled with the fact that it is now stuck in the quagmire of the war in Afghanistan, the Soviet Union's economy is even worse.

Heavy industry in the Soviet Union was extremely developed, while light industry was at the other extreme.

Therefore, what the Soviet Union lacked was daily necessities, such as clothes, soap, and even toilet paper, which were all in short supply.

It's definitely not as miserable as it was during the disintegration, but these daily necessities are starting to show signs of shortage.

Therefore, if these daily necessities could be sold to the Soviet Union, it goes without saying that profits would be made.

It’s just that it’s obviously not that easy to be a bad guy in India.

Compared with those bad guys in China in his previous life, the most important difficulties facing Qiao Ge are two.

First, geographical location.

China and Russia share a border and goods can be carried by train.

As for India, not to mention Russia, even those republics that have no borders are usually transported by sea, which takes a long time. If it is fast, it will be a month, if it is slow, it may take more than 40 days.

Second, the time is wrong.

When China was prosperous, the Soviet Union had already disintegrated, and it was considered normal trade for them to go to Russia.

Now that the Soviet Union's imports and exports are controlled, such private transactions are not allowed and are illegal.

In this case, the risk is very high.

"Gepu, I don't think I can do it." Sen'ao sighed.

"Uncle Fuda, I have something to tell you." Qiao Ge immediately tugged on Sen'ao's sleeve and whispered.

"You two, please wait a moment." Sen'ao apologized to the two of them.

Sen'ao followed Qiao Ge out of the room and walked far away.

"Jogo, what do you want to say?"

"Uncle Fuda, what about the Mahesh people? Are they really trustworthy?" Qiaogo asked.

"Of course, Gepu and I have been doing business for more than ten years, and there has never been a single problem, and payment has never been in arrears." Sen'ao paused here, and his face suddenly changed, "Qiao Ge, you can't What do you think about what he said?"

"Yes, I have this idea." Qiao Ge shook his head.