But the other party wants US dollars, which...

What should we do?

Old Yang thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said, "I'll find someone to get approval. No matter how difficult it is, I have to find a way to get the machine tool back."

"You guys go back and pack your things. As soon as I get the foreign exchange approved, we'll set off for Heihe immediately."

The next morning, Mr. Yang, along with Wu Bingzhong, many experts, and staff from the Ministry of Finance, took a special plane directly to Heihe.

Sheng Xiping had been waiting for news until the evening of the 30th, when several border guards came and took Wu Yucheng, Sheng Xiping, and two translators away.

When they arrived at the border camp, they were surprised to find that quite a few people had arrived. In addition to Old Yang and Wu Bingzhong, Sheng Xikang was also there.

The two brothers met in Heihe, but they didn't have time for casual conversation. As soon as they met, Old Yang asked Sheng Xiping to take out the complete list so that the military experts could take a look.

Although they had already heard about some of the machine tool models before, the experts were so excited when they received the complete list that they almost cried.

"These are the things we need most."

With these machine tools, our army's equipment can be completely replaced within a few years. We need them all, we absolutely must have them.

The engineer speaking was the same one from the special steel business last time.

"Oh dear, Mr. Lin, your idea is excellent, but we only managed to secure one million US dollars in foreign exchange this time."

"With so many types of machine tools, we can't buy them all. Right now, we can only choose the most essential ones." The accompanying Ministry of Finance personnel couldn't help but look disappointed upon seeing this.

They also understood the significance of these machine tools: with them, the country's industrial level could be raised to a new level.

However, these machine tools are too expensive; a single set can easily cost millions of US dollars.

This time, it alarmed the higher-ups, and it took a lot of effort to finally get approval for one million US dollars in foreign exchange. Good steel should be used where it's needed most; we could only buy the most useful items.

Lin glared angrily at the other party, but it was no use glaring. What could he do when his foreign exchange reserves were too small?

In the end, Engineer Lin and a few others carefully selected and drew on the list, finally managing to pick out a complete set of machine tool equipment.

"We can't accept any less. Any less and it won't be a complete set, so it'll be useless to us." Engineer Lin gritted his teeth, looking at the machine tools he had crossed out, his heart bleeding.

"Then let's do this, Comrade Xiao Sheng. You contact the other party, and we'll find a time to talk in person."

"In this regard, it depends on your abilities. Try your best to secure as many benefits as possible for us. Don't worry, you definitely won't be treated unfairly." Old Yang nodded, holding the last list.

(End of this chapter)