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    May 1927, Port Nejd Oguerre.

    Deep in the harbor, rows of large oil storage tanks are like towering giants, and hundreds of kilometers of oil pipelines connect the oil fields. This ordinary country that was sandwiched between Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia 10 years ago has no resources, not even fisheries.  The coastal town turned into what is now the largest oil port in Najd.

    The pier has been blocked by Najd guards and soldiers from the Central Guard Division of the Chinese National Defense Force who arrived earlier. There are more than 20 brand-new domestic Dongfeng cars polished to a shine, and there are 4 wheeled armored vehicles next to them. The huge 12.7mm Venom Fang heavy machine gun on the vehicle is cold.  Pointing in a potentially dangerous direction.

    Qiao Yingxia and a group of domestic bankers who were invited looked at the sea anxiously. Next to them, Bei Zuyi and Ma Kui, who had come from the United States, stood side by side and were laughing and chatting softly with Ben Aziz.  The latter is Ibn Saud's second son. Due to the early death of his eldest son, this 25-year-old young man is likely to become the crown prince after Ibn Saud declares the founding of the country.

    As the largest shareholder of Shanxi Bank, Qiao Yingxia can be said to be a witness to changes in Shanxi and China.  During the silver crisis, when Yang Qiu used the crisis to force them to scoop up the silver they had saved all their lives, everyone was still worried, but now they know what kind of tree they have embraced.  Not to mention anything else, just being allowed to open several branches in Borneo and Singapore after the crisis has allowed them to make a lot of money.

    But after being called here temporarily this time, he still felt that he had underestimated Yang Qiu!  Not only did this strong man take drastic measures in the country, but he also secretly purchased such a large industry in the country!

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? But Yang Qiu was interested in this place. Taking advantage of the urgent need for Britain and France to recruit troops, he contacted the Ibn Saud family who controlled Najd at the time and spent US$5 million to buy the ownership of the 9,000 square kilometers of sand sea in the Ghawar region on the edge of the desert.  It's about exploring for oil.

    During that time, Yang Qiu was ridiculed as a fool by oil traders around the world.  Because they all believe that there will be no oil under this desert.  What's more, even if there is oil, it cannot be transported out at all when Britain controls Oman and guards the Strait of Hormuz.

    But what happened next made everyone¡¯s eyes widen.

    In September 1919, oil was discovered in the Garhwal area, which is 250 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide!  Huachen Petroleum Company under Yang Qiu's name built a modern oil pump in this desert.  It also spent huge sums of money to lay 330 kilometers of oil pipelines and oil storage tanks, and spent another US$4 million to buy the use rights of the Port of Oguerre to build a dedicated deep-water terminal.  By 1922, the oil field project, which cost a total of US$32 million and had a construction period of five years, was finally completed.  But this not only did not worry Europe and the United States, but made everyone laugh out loud.  Because it can only produce 300,000 tons of crude oil every year, which is less than the output of the British-Dutch Shell East India Oilfield in one month. Even the British Dammam Oilfield 100 kilometers away has an annual output of 800,000 tons.  In an era when the price of oil was only 1 yuan per barrel, everyone laughed at Yang Qiu for being crazy about oil and that it was impossible to recoup his investment.

    At the same time, Ibn Saud received the money, secretly purchased a lot of arms from China, and began to conquer the peninsula. The continuous war made the world gradually forget about this "little black spot."  If Chinese oil tankers hadn't docked from time to time, perhaps no one would have even noticed this place.  Only Britain is worried that Chinese power will use oil to penetrate into the Persian Gulf.  Therefore, a destroyer detachment was specially deployed in the Port of Bahrain to monitor the movements of the Ghawar oil field.  However, the declining national power after the European War made the British Empire deeply worried about the growing power of China. It was afraid of triggering a full-scale war and affecting the important India. Therefore, after two years of monitoring, the destroyer detachment was withdrawn to Oman.

    But today.  The destroyer detachment is back.

    Two Gulf Oil Company ocean-going tugs first appeared in the bay, followed by three warships led by the Chinese cruiser USS Taiwan jumped out of the sea and headed towards the harbor.

    A thick awning was pulled up on the deck of the flagship, the light cruiser HMS Royalist. The officers and sailors of the Royal Navy were lying idle on the railings, drinking coffee and watching three Chinese naval warships slowly sailing towards the harbor.  .  "Jeff, look! What kind of ship is that?" Suddenly, a voice broke the sweltering heat.  The sailors all looked in the direction of the sound, when two giant ships like hills behind the fleet slowly passed in front of them.  Everyone gasped.

    The sailors have seen too many giant ships.  In 1912, Britain built a monster like the Titanic, although it was unfortunate.  However, Europe's pursuit of giant cruise ships has never stopped. The newly launched French cruise ship has even reached 70,000 tons.

    The problem is, these two ships look so weird!

    The single bridge was once flat and located at the very rear of the deck, connected to the two juxtaposed chimneys.  From the bridge forward to the bow is a wide enclosed deck densely covered with pipes.  From the perspective of body shape and layout,?It should be two specially designed transport ships. Judging from the high waterline and volume, the tonnage when fully loaded is at least 50,000 tons.  If we think about the role of the Port of Oguerre, we can basically confirm that these are two large oil tankers just built by China!  Oil tankers of more than 50,000 tons God, the largest oil tanker in the world before was only 20,000 tons.  Putting aside the fact that this layout can accommodate larger oil tanks, even a traditional tanker with a 50,000-ton capacity can transport 210,000 barrels (about 30,000 tons) of crude oil at a time.

    "We should really let the idiots in the country come and take a look." The captain of the Royalist curled his lips and looked at the two oil tankers, not sure whether he was envious or worried.  While Europe was basking in the glory of the past and building luxury cruise ships for enjoyment, China quietly began to challenge giant ships, and they were more pragmatic and chose very practical large oil tankers.

    Not only the British sailors, Qiao Yingxia and Ben Aziz were also fascinated by the two giant ships docking at the port. They didn't even notice Yang Qiu's appearance on the deck.

    The loss of consciousness was only for a moment. A moment later, the sound of salutes was heard in the harbor.  The 21-gun salute told the outside world how much Ibn Saud's family valued Yang Qiu's visit, even if he only visited oil fields related to naval interests in the name of defense minister.

    "Saudi bin Aziz, please allow me to welcome you on behalf of my father, the great Saudi Emir." The future young crown prince was very happy to meet Yang Qiu.  We must know that the future president of China, who founded the National Socialist Society to unify China, reversed the national destiny in just a few years, and brought the country into the ranks of world powers, is already the focus of the world.  What's more important is that he is young!  It was better to deal with a young man who was destined to influence a world power for a long time to come than to deal with those British and French colonists who were greedy and politically unstable.

    Yang Qiu was also very happy, meeting the future King of Saudi Arabia at the first stop Hmm, he needs to put more effort into wooing him.  So he clapped his hands.  The sailors of the Wuhu immediately pulled back the tarpaulin on the rear deck.  A specially modified Albatross 1924 transport plane, painted in a maroon color with the Saudi family logo and an elegant and beautiful appearance, appeared in the sun. In addition to the transport plane, three stretched luxury cars were also hoisted down one after another.

    "This is my gift to you and His Excellency the Emir. Cars are special. They can withstand bullets fired at close range! This aircraft is also the latest model developed by our country. It can fly directly from Riyadh without refueling midway.  Cairo.¡±

    "Riyadh flies directly to Cairo!" Although the Saudi family belongs to a conservative religious family, young people's love for novelty is the same all over the world, so Aziz also likes airplanes.  But the best aircraft in Europe and the United States can only fly 1,000 kilometers, but Yang Qiu told him that Chinese aircraft can already fly 1,600 kilometers!  This really surprised him.

    Yang Qiu smiled slightly.  That was the surprise he needed.  He knew that Ibn Saud was discussing the status of Najd with the United Kingdom, and Britain would soon recognize his dominance of Najd and Hijaz. Moreover, Ibn Saud wanted to establish his own country very much, so he later embraced the United States.  things.  The purpose of sending albatross is to let them see clearly that the power in their hands is no worse than that of the United States.

    ¡°Planes need inspection before flying to Riyadh, but bulletproof cars do not.  After introducing his gift and arousing Aziz's interest, he let the Saudi family know the power he had.  Yang Qiu and his party did not go to Riyadh first, but to the Ghawar Oil Field.

    The world¡¯s largest oil field, with legendary reserves of 10.7 billion tons.  Since it belongs to you, why don¡¯t you go and see it.

    Aziz is a smart young man and knew that Yang Qiu, Bei Zuyi and others would definitely have to discuss things on the road, so he simply got into the second bulletproof car.  The four-seater cabin facing each other, leather sofas and crystal ornaments dotted on the roof make it look luxurious and expensive.  From these alone, it can be seen that Yang Qiu has indeed put a lot of thought into this visit, and it also makes Aziz curious about what kind of country China is and why it has greater technological power than the United States.

    The long stretch of yellow sand makes the not-so-long journey seem a bit boring.  After getting on the bus, Yang Qiu asked about China Investment Corporation's investment in the United States.

    "The profits have been huge. From the beginning of last year to now, all the stocks we bought have more than doubled. The futures market has made even more profits several times." Bei Zuyi was very excited.  Taking advantage of the complementarity between China and the United States, China Investment Corporation, which has ridden the high-speed train of the American economy, has expanded from US$200 million to US$1.5 billion today, and has also opened offices in London, Paris and Rome for the first time.

    Such rapid expansion made even Yan Yuqiu and Ma Kui swallow their saliva, but Yang Qiu didn't care much.  Money is important, but he doesn't care about the money he doesn't get.  So I only care about one thing: "Have you found a way to transfer out?"

    Bei Zuyi suddenly felt like a wilted eggplant, shaking his head: "I approached Jacob's Jewish consortium, and they only agreed to transfer US$200 million and invest it in London. The rest they didn't agree.  "This is the biggest trouble for China Investment Corporation. It has huge profits but wants to transfer them out.But it¡¯s too difficult.  Although the United States is a free market, the transfer in and out of more than one billion US dollars will definitely cause violent market fluctuations.  Now that the Jewish group is having a carnival, how can they agree to let this money come out?  Even if the U.S. government will not agree, the end result will be to use it to purchase U.S. Treasury bonds or continue to use it in the United States, or it will be used for international procurement and the money will be turned into machinery and equipment.

    "After you gave a speech at the Lincoln Memorial last time, the U.S. government has tightened export regulations, and many things have begun to guard against us. It is no longer possible to buy high-end equipment casually like in previous years, but  If you are not afraid of spending money, you can smuggle a batch through the black market." Bei Zuyi was also anxious to spend the money. After all, the money was too large and had attracted attention from all parties.

    I don¡¯t want to buy the equipment for the time being, because the domestic industrial self-production rate has exceeded 75%. Even high-end chemical and manufacturing equipment will be unnecessary after the Rhineland Plan absorbs it. What¡¯s more, high-end equipment will be worth less than cabbage in a few years.  .  But the money must come out, and we cannot help the United States make money in vain. In a few years, after Roosevelt comes to power, he will forcibly devalue the dollar, and the losses will be very serious.

    Both Bei Zuyi and Ma Kui frowned. This is the biggest trouble in international trade. A country that rises too late and lacks its own global financial channels will inevitably lead to obstacles to the return of capital.  Even Yan Yuqiu, who was sitting next to Yang Qiu, asked Xiumei: "The money belongs to us, but if we can't scoop it out directly, what's the use?"

    ¡°She specially prepared a veil for herself when she came out this time, just to respect other people¡¯s religion.  Wearing a veil at the moment, the veil is rippling as she speaks, which is a unique style.

    "It works." Yang Qiu glanced at her and said with a smile, "Just spend the money."

    Bei Zuyi scratched his head: "Spend it? Didn't you just" Yang Qiu laughed, stretched out, and almost touched Yan Yuqiu's tall chest with his elbow.  The latter's cheeks turned red immediately. Fortunately, the two people opposite were attracted by Yang Qiu's words and did not pay attention to her expression.

    Yang Qiu didn't know that he almost made a mistake. His mind was all about how to spend money. He pointed to the desert outside with a smile: "It's not just buying things that counts as spending money. Look, how desolate it is here. If we build four or five projects here,  Wouldn¡¯t it be great to build a dock and build a few big cities?¡±

    Bei Zuyi was the quickest to respond. His eyes lit up and he asked quickly: "Are you going to use this money to provide loans to Ibn Saud, and then purchase equipment and materials from the United States and Europe and give them to him?"

    Yang Qiu didn't reveal the answer to the mystery. He leaned on his seat and turned to look at the horizon. The corners of his mouth slowly turned up as if he thought of something: "You guys think. If one day, more than 60% of the land here is developed by us, we can let it go.  It would be great if we explore for oil, build petrochemical plants, build docks, build cities"

    ¡°60% of the land in Nejd and Hijaz will be developed by China Is this possible?¡± Yang Qiu¡¯s ambition made Ma Kui¡¯s jaw drop.  Yan Yuqiu's beautiful eyes were shining, and her whole heart was focused on this man who was passionate and ambitious and always had fantastic ideas.

    Bei Zuyi frowned even more.  Forced buying and selling will definitely not work. Britain is just around the corner. After the events in Southeast Asia, India, and Afghanistan, the hatred between China and Britain has become quite big.  Besides, Ibn Saud did not want to continue to be a colonized person. The anti-colonial thoughts in the entire Arab world were very intense, and the de-Britishization actions in Persia and Iraq across the Gulf were even more direct. So how could they accept the transfer of more than half of their land?  What about the matter?

    "Commander, we are here."

    Amid Lei Meng¡¯s reminder, the Ghawar Oilfield slowly emerged from under the yellow sand

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