73: Chapter 73 The new customer's purchase amount is a bit small.

Major General Zaha soon received a call from Lieutenant Colonel Haidari.

"Major General Zaha, I have communicated with the arms dealer, and they have agreed to sell the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile to you," Lieutenant Colonel Haidari told Major General Zaha the result directly.

"Is that so? That's great," Major General Zaha was very happy.

"The arms dealer is in Beirut during this time. Do you plan to go there yourself to negotiate the purchase, or will you send someone?"

"I will go to negotiate in person," Major General Zaha considered that if someone else went, they wouldn't be able to make certain decisions. Now that there was no fighting in Zarzur for the time being, he could spare the time.

"I will also go to Beirut and accompany you to negotiate with the arms dealer then," Lieutenant Colonel Haidari said straightforwardly. This concerned his commission, so he was naturally very attentive.

"That puts my mind at ease," Major General Zaha felt his last bit of anxiety vanish upon hearing that Lieutenant Colonel Haidari would accompany him.

Glass House had already traded with the arms dealer, and the two sides were more familiar with each other. With Lieutenant Colonel Haidari there, the negotiation process should be smoother.

"Let's get in touch after arriving in Beirut."

After arranging the affairs in Zarzur, Major General Zaha immediately took a few security personnel and drove straight to Beirut.

The distance from Zarzur to Beirut was not particularly far, but many road sections had been damaged by airstrikes from the USA and Israel, causing the travel to be very slow at times.

They didn't arrive in Beirut until after 12 midnight. Major General Zaha hurriedly found a hotel to rest, waiting to negotiate with the arms dealer the next day.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari arrived in Beirut earlier than Major General Zaha and was not as disheveled. Although the road between Damascus and Beirut had also been bombed, it was repaired shortly after each bombing, so the road conditions were better.

The next morning, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari learned that Major General Zaha had arrived in Beirut and hurriedly contacted Li Yi.

"The person from Syria who wants to purchase the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile has arrived in Beirut. When will you have time to negotiate with them?" Lieutenant Colonel Haidari went straight to the point.

"Syria is in such a hurry?" Li Yi had just finished the gold settlement with Major General Moss at the Riviera Hotel when he heard that people from Syria had arrived in Beirut.

"Yes, they are in urgent need of purchasing the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile."

"Alright then. I will meet them."

"Where should the negotiation take place? The place where we negotiated before?" Lieutenant Colonel Haidari asked.

"That's fine. Just there. I'll be there at three in the afternoon."

Li Yi did not intend to negotiate at the Riviera Hotel, and finding another place would be troublesome, so he simply let Lieutenant Colonel Haidari arrange it.

"No problem. I will go there with the people from Syria," Lieutenant Colonel Haidari said. Anyway, that house had already been purchased by Glass House, so it didn't matter if Li Yi used it temporarily.

After resting well, Li Yi slowly took a taxi to the house where the negotiation was to be held. It was a small order anyway, so he wouldn't feel bad even if he lost it.

After arriving, Major General Zaha and Lieutenant Colonel Haidari were already waiting there. After some introductions, the negotiation officially began.

"Major General Zaha, how many Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles do you intend to purchase this time?" Since Lieutenant Colonel Haidari had already given all the information on the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile to Major General Zaha, it saved Li Yi the time of introducing each model of anti-aircraft missile.

"I have looked at the price of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile. For Syria, it is very expensive. I wonder if you can offer a discount to Syria?" Major General Zaha was very helpless. The funds he could mobilize were not much, and the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile was too expensive, so he couldn't buy many.

"If your side purchases a larger quantity, there will be a significant discount."

"It's just that we don't have enough procurement funds to buy more Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles."

"Then how much procurement funds can your side mobilize?" Li Yi asked.

"In US dollars, there is only about 20 million. I heard that your side can accept payment in oil, and we can provide 500,000 barrels of oil."

Major General Zaha had already re-calculated the oil reserves in Zarzur and raised 500,000 barrels of oil. Glass House had already consumed most of the oil reserves controlled by Syria, and this was what had been produced recently, plus what had been gathered from here and there.

500,000 barrels of oil, calculated at the latest international oil price of 70 US dollars per barrel, minus a 35% discount, was actually less than 23 million US dollars. Adding them together, it was less than 45 million US dollars.

Li Yi felt that the procurement amount was too small and asked persistently, "My side can accept payment in natural gas. Does Syria have Phosphate? My side can also accept payment in Phosphate."

"Really?" Major General Zaha was a little surprised.

"Yes, all of them can be used for payment." Anyway, the Multiverse Arms Trading System could collect these mineral resources and sell them for system funds.

"I need to ask about the quantity that can be sold." Major General Zaha couldn't wait to find out exactly how much natural gas and Phosphate reserves Syria currently had available for payment.

While Major General Zaha went to contact his country to find out the quantity of natural gas and Phosphate reserves, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari looked at Li Yi and asked, "Did your side transport away the 15 million barrels of oil from Abadan Port last night?"

"It has all been arranged for transport." Li Yi did not hide it; Lieutenant Colonel Haidari would soon receive news from Abadan Port anyway.

"That's good. When can the first batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles be delivered?" Lieutenant Colonel Haidari urged.

"No need to rush. It can be delivered within three days. You can rest assured," Li Yi did not give an exact time and continued, "The delivery location this time might be in the southeastern region of Haibai. You can arrange for troops to prepare in advance."

"Southeastern region of Haibai? Near where the second batch of anti-aircraft missiles was delivered?"

"It should be in that area, but I cannot be certain about the specifics."

"Once your side confirms the delivery location, contact me in time so I can arrange for troops to receive them," Lieutenant Colonel Haidari did not press further. It was only three days, so he would wait.

Soon, Major General Zaha returned to the negotiation table and said, "We currently have 180 million cubic meters of natural gas and 300,000 tons of Phosphate available for sale. Can your side accept these as payment?"

"Yes. But for the price, it needs to be 35% lower than the international price. Can you accept that?" Li Yi asked.

"Oil and natural gas are no problem, but Phosphate has always been a hot seller. Can the selling price be increased to 20% lower than the international price?" Zaha was not very satisfied with the Phosphate.

"Phosphate must be at least 25% lower than the international price." Li Yi saw that Phosphate was indeed not as high in production as oil, so he reduced the discount by 10%.

"Alright then." Major General Zaha did not insist on raising the price again.