Chapter 391: A man should be treated with new eyes after three days of absence

This day.

An unexpected guest came to the door.

"Mr. Popovich, what do you need in Yugoslavia?" Liu Tao brought a cup of coffee to an old man.

Listening to the bird house, you can listen to the birds singing, which is very comfortable.

The guards are guarding outside.

This place has become the first choice for many foreigners in China to drink tea and coffee.

At least Liu Tao's old friends will come here from time to time to take care of the business.

Liu Tao has dealt with this person twice before.

Liu Tao is naturally familiar with this old man.

The person in charge of Yugoslavia in China.

Speaking of Yugoslavia, we have to mention Tito, the world-famous proletarian revolutionary and activist of the international communist movement.

Tito is a very charming politician. He can be said to be one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. He dared to go against Stalin and tear his face with the Soviet Union.

Tito led the Yugoslav Liberation Army in World War II and made great contributions to liberating Yugoslavia from the iron hoof of the Nazis. After independence, Yugoslavia formed an army that was well-known in Eastern Europe and even the world, and was called the "Balkan Tiger".

Before that, Yugoslavia's economy developed rapidly. In the 1970s, its per capita GDP was close to the level of some developed countries in Europe, and its per capita GDP reached US$3,200 in 1980. However, since the 1980s, Yugoslavia's momentum of rapid growth for many years has suddenly dropped, and the average annual growth rate of social production has been less than 1%, while the inflation rate has been as high as 30%.

In terms of military strength, Yugoslavia is extremely powerful, with an army of 600,000, a navy of more than 10,000, and an air force of 32,000. The army is equipped with more than 1,100 tanks (mainly T72 and Yugoslav domestically produced M84 tanks), more than 1,300 armored vehicles, 4 air defense missile regiments, and more than 600 anti-tank self-propelled artillery. It is considered one of the strongest ground forces on the European continent.

Yugoslavia's naval strength is quite good. With thousands of kilometers of coastline, Yugoslavia has made great achievements in naval construction, with 80 ships of various types, and has also developed its own submarine industry in a unique way.

Yugoslavia's military industry is also quite strong. It has independently produced the M70 assault rifle and M84 main battle tank based on the AK47, and established a complete national defense military industry system.

It can be said that the legacy left by the railway is very rich.

Unfortunately, the railway is a tough guy sent from heaven, but the successor is not.

Yugoslavia's situation is not very good now. Facing the huge pressure from the two major camps, mainly the Soviet Union and the United States, Yugoslavia has a tendency to gradually fall apart.

"Liu, we want to buy your 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missiles and 'Aegis' air defense missiles, as well as the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns." Popovich took a sip of coffee and said.

Liu Tao frowned slightly.

Yugoslavia has a land area of ​​about 255,800 square kilometers, a population of about 25 million, and its national currency is the dinar.

Liu Tao naturally would not accept the dinar as a trading currency, nor would he accept credit.

"Mr. Popovich, you know, I don't accept credit here. The weapons you want are very advanced and expensive." Liu Tao said: "I can accept US dollars, rubles, francs, pounds, German marks, yen, etc. Of course, if you trade in mineral resources, you can also."

In order to develop as much as possible, Liu Tao formulated a very flexible transaction payment method.

For example, if the countries in South America lack foreign exchange such as the US dollar, then the payment method can be gold, silver, diamonds, agates, etc., or natural resources mined such as iron ore and copper ore. Even if they do not have the ability to mine, they can trade in mines. There are also crops such as soybeans and corn or beef, mutton, etc. that can be used as transactions.

For beef, mutton, etc., Liu Tao also spent some time to develop cold chain technology, so that beef and mutton are still fresh when shipped to the mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and other places.

But he only does not accept credit.

Credit is too risky, and it will become a bad debt if you are not careful.

The country is falling apart and split into several countries. Who can I ask for debts?

To be honest, Liu Tao prefers to be friends with local tyrants. He never haggles over prices, and pays very promptly. He even pays in one lump sum, just hoping to get the goods earlier.

And like Yugoslavia, which has been in a long-term consumption over-expectation, the trade deficit is very alarming. Even if the trade deficit has been reduced in recent years, there is still a trade deficit of 20 to 30 billion US dollars every year.

A large part of Yugoslavia's foreign exchange income comes from foreign exchange remittances from foreign workers, and its annual remittances can reach 1.5 billion to 1.6 billion US dollars.

"Liu, don't worry about the payment. We in Yugoslavia are now able to pay!" Popovich said confidently: "Our oil revenue is fully capable of paying you for the goods."

Liu Tao suddenly realized what was going on.

It seems that Yugoslavia is also one of the beneficiaries of the high oil prices in recent years.

In the Croatian region of Yugoslavia, there are many oil fields in the vast area from Slavonski Brod to Mezhimurje, and there are also rich oil and natural gas reserves. In addition to meeting the needs of Yugoslavia, these oil and natural gas are exported to Europe.

Relying on these oil and natural gas, it is naturally very profitable when energy prices are high now.

Liu Tao smiled immediately. If that was the case, then there would be no problem.

As expected, a man should be treated with new eyes after three days of absence!

His own stereotypes really killed people.

50 Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, 10 sets of "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missile systems equipped with 60 "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles of various types, and 10 sets of "Aegis" air defense missile systems equipped with corresponding missiles.

As expected, Yugoslavia's deposit was paid not long after.

As for whether this order would cause any butterfly effect, that was not what Liu Tao considered.

I would rather die than die than die!

In this regard, Liu Tao never thought too much.

After all, these weapons are defensive weapons, and they are used to protect national security.

If jackals, tigers and leopards want to bully others and get beaten, it is their own fault.

It can be said that this National Day military parade is a great harvest for Liu Tao. After all, it is a real live advertisement, the most effective advertisement in the world.

After the National Day holiday, Liu Tao returned to Kunming first.

After all, he had been away for such a long time, and there were many things he had to deal with.

In particular, a large number of equipment needed him to test, otherwise it would not be appropriate to keep a large number of weapons and equipment at the headquarters.

In addition, there were other things that had to be dealt with.

Including the handling of the temple treasures, all of which had to be arranged.

There was also the construction of the "Beijing-Shanghai Railway", and a working group had to be organized to coordinate with the Ministry of Railways to ensure that construction could be put into operation after the funds arrived.

Of course, he would also have to go for testing at that time. The completed section of the "Beijing-Kowloon Railway" in the past few months allowed the "Fuxing" EMU to test a longer railway section.