Siheyuan: Taking over the steel mill

In this secret atmosphere, all the seats were gradually occupied.

During the meeting, none of the participants showed any sign of gossiping. On the contrary, everyone had a serious look on their faces, as if they were considering a difficult problem.

Due to this emergency gathering regarding the oil mine, they had too many questions and plans in their minds and had no intention of chatting at the moment.

Soon everyone was in their seats, and the leader in the chief position clapped his hands to signal the meeting to officially start.

He used his free time to look around. Most of the people present in the conference hall were public figures known to Su Chen, but due to their prominent status, he did not dare to say much when they were present.

Although Su Chen was not afraid of these leaders, the atmosphere at the moment still made him feel a little solemn. However, once the meeting started, those leaders who were rarely seen at other times began to argue about the land acquired by the steel mill.

"The land that Red Star Steel Mill has acquired in Ethiopia must be used to maximize its value. This is an important event that will go down in history and must not be taken lightly."

“In my opinion, we should set up enterprises in Ethiopia and run them according to the rules of state-owned enterprises, and the employees working locally should enjoy adequate security and better subsidies than those in China.”

"I agree to build an enterprise in Ethiopia, but I do not recommend setting up a state-owned enterprise. It would be best if Suchen founded a ** enterprise branch, so that it would be convenient to send domestic personnel there."

Several leaders were eager to express their opinions. An old man with white hair excitedly suggested: "Why build a factory? I think we should open schools to popularize education and improve the literacy rate in Ethiopia. If we can solve their learning problems, we will gain endless support."

Another relatively young man with a bald head agreed, "Yes, the local education situation is worrying. If we can have people go there to impart knowledge, it will not only improve the situation, but may even attract more high-level Ethiopian elites to study in our country, and deepen exchanges and cooperation between the two sides."

Supporters of the two opinions on establishing a business and running a school soon formed a conflict. Each person firmly believed in the feasibility of his own point of view and spared no effort to refute the other's opinion.

"It is simply unrealistic to set up a school, considering the large number of illiterate people in the area and the fact that there are only a handful of people in our country who are fluent in the Ethiopian language. Even if we decide to set up a school locally, it will be an unattainable task to significantly improve the literacy rate, not to mention that this is a long-term project that will take at least five years to show initial results. With the current volatile international situation, can we really wait that long?"

Seeing this situation, the leaders who opposed the establishment of the school immediately responded: "It is true that the cycle of establishing a school is long, and the investment is large and the return is small in the initial stage, but once the school grows and develops, we will reap the greatest benefits in the subsequent maintenance investment. As we all know, education can change lives. What will it be like for these students to study in our country in the future? Haven't you thought about it?"

In an instant, the two sides fell into a fierce dispute again. As the debate became more and more heated, a new proposition suddenly emerged.

A sturdy ** knocked heavily on the table, attracting everyone's attention. "All of your ideas are unreliable. In my opinion, it is better to directly extract oil. Given that the country is in urgent need of various resources, oil extraction can provide us with abundant energy, which is what we need most."

"Besides, the employees of the steel mill have already discovered the presence of oil, which means it is not hidden very deep. Don't you plan to take advantage of this opportunity?"

"Why are you still hesitating? Let's start mining!" said one leader. Another leader beside him nodded in agreement and said, "I agree. The country is in urgent need of oil resources. If we can develop this oil field, it will greatly promote our technological development."

The group of people who advocated oil extraction began to gather and form several camps, and the debate became increasingly heated. Each side tried hard to promote the advantages of its own plan and the problems of the opponent's plan.

Seeing this scene, Su Chen poured himself a cup of tea and sipped it leisurely. He was a little nervous at first, but gradually relaxed after seeing the leaders arguing. Whether it was the meeting scenes he had participated in in the past or the scene where the factory director Yang presided over the meeting after he traveled through time, this meeting was not much different.

Although the topics were complicated, the process was roughly the same. Therefore, Su Chen seemed particularly comfortable while sipping tea and watching the leaders' communication. No matter what the outcome of the debate was, he didn't have to care too much. In the final analysis, the land in Ethiopia belonged to him, and this unchanging fact gave him confidence.

The current dispute has lasted for two hours and there has been no substantial progress. The main reason is that this incident is too special. The leaders hope to gain the greatest benefits from this piece of land. If they succeed, this case will undoubtedly go down in history. Therefore, each ** is extremely concerned about every detail, and the fierce debate has led to several conflicts. But fortunately, everyone remained calm and limited their criticism to verbal criticism.

However, considering the current international situation, especially the struggle between China and Russia, their confrontation has affected the direction of decision-making. In order to avoid being involved in the struggle between the two major countries, during this sensitive period, we should try to avoid attracting attention and make them consume each other in the game, so that we may be able to enjoy the dividend of peace.

Therefore, at such a critical moment, the leaders' strategies must take into account the premise of not offending these two major forces and maximizing the interests of the country. However, it is precisely such careful considerations that make their suggestions difficult to convince the public.

It is a rare opportunity to obtain foreign land rights, especially in Ethiopia, where there are oil reserves that can be mined. This discovery has further increased the value of this area. The leaders have their own ideas and hope to get the most benefits by promoting their own proposals. At the same time, because each ** plays a different role in their respective fields, they have important influence in the economy and construction.

As the domestic economy gradually gains momentum, the government naturally hopes to promote a wave of economic activities so that ordinary people can live a more prosperous life.

Therefore, what these leaders are thinking about is to gain more profits through overseas business operations and use overseas land to feed back to the domestic market.

However, the other group has a completely different idea.

The leaders who are committed to building the school are willing to sacrifice immediate short-term gains and regard this overseas land as a long-term investment. They make large investments in the short term and expect returns in the future.

This is a years-long plan that may take more than a decade to show results, but since the land was originally acquired unexpectedly, everyone can accept it even if the future benefits come a little later.

However, this long-term strategy is somewhat risky in the current situation, because the country is about to reform and open up, and various changes are happening rapidly. If too much is invested overseas, it may lead to a shortage of funds when the country is urgently needed.

As a result, those who supported building the school also faced opposition from many parties.

The two factions had different opinions and neither could completely convince the other. Although the oil extraction faction was recognized by some people, it was still rejected in the high-level discussion.

Because oil extraction involves more than just technical aspects. Once workers are sent into Ethiopia to conduct extraction, various problems will arise, such as how will Ethiopia react? Will the government take any action?

Oil is a strategic resource. Once it is exploited on a large scale, it is bound to attract international attention. Both the ** and the ** will exert pressure on it.

Under such circumstances, oil exploitation may instead intensify the friction between the two major countries, putting our country in a passive position under pressure in the middle, which would be a huge loss.

As a result, everyone seemed hesitant in making decisions, and the meeting lasted longer and longer, but no consensus was reached.

Seeing this deadlock, Su Chen stood up and expressed his opinion. Before the military leaders could stop him, he had already stood up.

Seeing Su Chen suddenly stand up and speak, the leaders who were arguing also noticed this member who was not on the official list. Su Chen said calmly: "I think we can consider relocating some people to Ethiopia to settle down."

This sentence immediately caused the entire conference room to fall into a brief silence. All eyes were focused on this young man. Everyone was wondering why there was such a sudden proposal and what the purpose of immigrating to Ethiopia was.

Although these officials were shocked, they did not ignore Su Chen's words. They all sat down and listened attentively to the reasons Su Chen was going to give next.

Feeling the gazes of many leaders present, Su Chen couldn't help but feel a little nervous. But he had similar experiences before, so he quickly calmed himself down and began to explain his ideas without flinching.

Su Chen said: "The resources of the Black Continent are very rich, but they are controlled by the locals. They don't know how to use them. It's a huge waste! Our nation's endless pursuit of land, why not use it to move some idle people in society to the area where the steel mill is located. In this way, we can engage in oil extraction and also devote ourselves to local development."

At this point, he glanced at the leaders present who were slightly interested, and continued, "Isn't it the right time to study abroad? We can take advantage of this situation and strive for long-term benefits for a hundred years. Ethiopia's total population is not large. Although their strength on the Black Continent is already good, it is not as strong as any province in our country. As long as our immigrant population continues to increase, we can eventually take legal measures to control Ethiopia and achieve peaceful evolution."

After hearing this idea, the leaders nodded. Indeed, if implemented, it would not only solve the land problem of factory construction and educational institutions, but also alleviate the increasingly serious domestic unemployment and the impact of the wave of layoffs. At first glance, Suchen's proposal seemed impossible to achieve, but after a little thought, the leaders were pleasantly surprised to find that this plan could more effectively deal with many existing problems than the various solutions they had discussed before.