Chapter 1632: Smuggling Diplomacy

Texas, Dallas.

Ever since Houston suffered the "Dongfeng Express" from the Aurora Legion, the "Enclave" has experienced anarchy for a long time. Several internal forces emerged one after another, starting a power game again.

The new "Enclave" government was re-established in Austin at first, but later felt that it was too close to the Aurora Legion and moved to Dallas. The heads of government were unwilling to stay in the city any longer, so they all went to the suburbs to disperse their offices.

The new Ministry of the Interior of the 'Enclave' was set up in a group of high-end villas on the outskirts of Dallas, and Minister Biden was standing at the window looking at a telegram in hand.

The content is very simple, a guy named Rick has the audacity to go to the territory of the Aurora Legion to engage in smuggling. After the guy was captured, he lied that he was an official of the Enclave and could get oil. But this guy really knew someone from the Enclave's Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he sent a contact telegram in a hurry.

"Our turning point came from a liar." Minister Biden sighed. He dropped the telegram in his hand, turned to the secretary behind him and said, "Give this Rick an identity and send someone to talk to the Aurora Legion as a smuggler." Get in touch and negotiate the deal."

The secretary saw that the minister's face was flat and unwavering, and he couldn't figure out what his boss was thinking. But let a liar become an official in this way, and let an official become a smuggler, this is what can happen under the current strange diplomatic environment.

It's as if no one thought that the 'Enclave' would use a nuclear bomb to attack the Aurora Legion, and the 'Enclave' itself did not expect that the government system would be destroyed by the nuclear bomb. As a result, when all this really happened... Zhou Qingfeng evacuated the people and institutions from Havana ahead of time, but Houston did not.

The current situation inside the 'Enclave' is very strange. The 'Dongfeng Express' destroyed its brain in one fell swoop, but failed to cause much damage to its strong torso. As a result, when its new head grew out, it found that it was a bit ineffective in commanding the torso. The authority of the center was severely hit.

"We need to improve the economy. Only by improving the economy can we regain authority." Seeing the secretary in a daze, Secretary Biden whispered, "Our economy is really bad. The oil industry can be a breakthrough. The key is to have enough market."

The oil industry can create high income and a large number of employment opportunities, and when it develops, it will become a very powerful industrial chain, which can easily drive many industries to develop together.

Although the actions of the Aurora Legion this time are very strange, Minister Biden doesn't mind giving it a try. Anyway, it's just sending a few people to negotiate, and it won't cost much. Of course, this is in the name of a smuggler, and there is no political burden in case something goes wrong.

The secretary also reminded: "We need to bring this matter to the cabinet for discussion,

Let the president know? "

Minister Biden immediately glanced over, his eyes fierce. The secretary bowed his head immediately, knowing that he had said the wrong thing, and this kind of screw-up didn't cause much loss. If it turned out to be something that would bring huge benefits, it was too late to keep it secret, so how could it be made public?

Soon a small negotiating team flew to Veracruz, Mexico as smugglers. They recognized Rick Steen's official identity and demanded further negotiations. And Minister Biden, who was waiting for news at the back, seemed to be just taking a leisurely move, but in fact he had been paying attention.

Both parties have highly complementary needs, and the negotiation progress is very fast. Secretary Biden can receive negotiation telegrams from the front almost every hour. The news makes him more and more excited that the Aurora Legion is really interested in importing oil. No matter whose oil it is, it will buy it as long as it is shipped to Mexico.

"Ah..., that Captain Hugo is really a weirdo. He is a typical pragmatist. As long as there is interest, he can talk about anything." Facing the gratifying negotiation situation, Minister Biden continued to issue instructions, and he was very concerned about the price of oil. , Delivery date, shipping volume, these are easy to talk about.

"Barter?" A trade list of commodities from the Aurora Legion appeared in the hands of Minister Biden. "Building materials, electromechanical products, consumer products, and medical equipment are all things we urgently need."

When Secretary Biden saw this long list of "bartering goods", an ideological struggle immediately started in his mind. He also knows that these things are urgently needed by the Enclave, but if imports are opened up, it will also be a big blow to the local manufacturing industry.

But if oil can be exchanged for these things and then sold, the wealth earned will be staggering. Your Excellency the Minister feels that if he wants to go further, he still needs a lot of money to support him to climb to the position of president.

"This condition can be agreed."

'Oil for commodities', the biggest obstacle in this cooperation agreement has been removed. The most important thing is that this kind of transaction is carried out in the name of 'smuggling' and there are no tariff barriers. And soon, Minister Biden received the first order of 10 million barrels of oil from the Aurora Legion.

"Ten million barrels?" Minister Biden couldn't help feeling a little dizzy when he saw the Aurora Legion requesting 10 million barrels of light, low-sulfur high-quality oil in the telegram. "That's roughly the volume of five very large tankers, the average daily U.S. oil production in the past."

It seems that the Aurora Legion has a lot of appetite!

Why does Victor Hugo need so much oil?

Regardless of him, regardless of him, just sell the oil quickly.

The negotiating team ahead has reported that the person they are currently talking to is the Minister of Mines of the Aurora Legion, with a serious official identity.

This makes Minister Biden more confident in this "smuggling" transaction. This is oil diplomacy. As long as the business is negotiated, the tension between the two forces can be greatly eased. This is also a political plus point.

"Come on, let's see what we can get from the Aurora Legion?" With the demand order from the Aurora Legion, Minister Biden once again looked back at the list of "barter" goods he had received before.

"Building materials? We mostly use wood to build houses, but urban buildings and roads are still inseparable from reinforced concrete. You can get some of these things."

"Drugs and medical devices are even more needed. Getting these things can boost my political reputation, and it can also be used to calm people's emotions and win over allies. Buy more of these things."

"Consumer goods? There are many types of this. Paper products? Yes. Home appliances? Yes. If you see that there are too many things you want, let's put them away first."

"Chemical supplies, this is very much needed. The refinery is currently running out of capacity, and we are still in short supply of gasoline, let alone other chemicals. Now it is even difficult to change tires."

"Ah..., the Aurora Legion actually provides a complete set of oil refinery equipment? Are they crazy? We are lacking this thing."

"There is also oil extraction equipment, which is also a complete set? Hey..., where did they get these things? Could it be that Victor Hugo's homeland has resumed industrial production capacity? This is too scary."

While drawing circles on the list, Minister Biden marveled at the fact that the goods that the Aurora Legion can provide are so rich in all aspects of the national economy that they can't handle it without them. Moreover, the supply of goods is sufficient and the quantity is large.

After circling for a while, the Minister suddenly exclaimed: "The demand is too much, and 10 million barrels of oil can't pay for it. Hell, we must export more oil, or sell them something else."

Whether buying or selling, spending money is always a joy!