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    Asia's oil production centers are concentrated in Dutch Indonesia, accounting for about 3% of the world's total oil production.  However, the Dutch government had stipulated in 1899 that only Dutch citizens were allowed to serve as directors of oil companies operating in the Netherlands Indonesian Islands.  The Anglo-Dutch Shell Company dominated oil production in Dutch Indonesia.  As long as the oil in Dutch Indonesia is concentrated in Sumatra, Java and Borneo, these are what China covets.  However, the Netherlands and Germany have close relations. A large part of the oil Germany needs every year is imported from the Netherlands, and China and Germany are in their honeymoon period.  Coupled with the fact that the Netherlands has focused on improving the living environment of the Chinese in Dutch Indonesia in the past two years, China has no good excuse to attack Dutch Indonesia for a while.  Therefore, snatching oil from the Persian Gulf region has become China¡¯s best choice.

    "Your Majesty, the Saudi family is used to being poor. We are now giving them a rent of 100 million yuan per year. They may be satisfied. However, if a large amount of oil is really discovered in the Persian Gulf, the annual income will be far more than  With this number, will the Saudi family be satisfied?" Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang said with some worry.  People's hearts are greedy.  The current Saudi family is satisfied with 100 million yuan a year, but no one can guarantee whether they will be even more greedy in the future.

    "Ambition needs to be matched by enough strength. If the Saudi family does not know how to recognize images, we can change an agent. One hundred million yuan per year is enough for the Saudi family and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. If they want more  , then it depends on whether they have this ability!" Wang Yuze's words contained some killing intent.  The Arabs believe in Islam, which is a bit extreme. Wang Yuze does not want to form deep hatred with the Arabs just because of a little benefit, so he puts forward such high conditions.  But if the Arabs are ungrateful, then no one can blame him!

    "Your Majesty, what I mean is that the 100 million yuan we give every year is too much. If we give 10 million yuan every year and increase it year by year in the future, we may save a lot of trouble!" Wu Tingfang explained.

    "I know, but I didn't think so much at the time. The price of 100 million yuan has already calmed the Saudi family, so they will willingly accept our conditions. The current crude oil price is about 50 cents per barrel (  Xiaoyu did not find specific data, but only found that the price of crude oil in 1918 was about two US dollars, so this price is temporarily adopted, book friends, please bear with me!), and it will increase year by year in the future. We only need to start from Abqaiq every year  If you extract more than 30 million tons of oil, you can maintain your capital. Of course, the current annual oil production in the United States is only more than 10 million tons, which already accounts for 60% of the world's total oil production. However, as  As more and more oil is consumed, oil production will rise rapidly. Soon, we will be able to obtain sufficient benefits from Saudi Arabia!" Wang Yuze explained.  He was convinced of this.  He knew a statistic: In 1900, there were only 8,000 cars in the United States. By 1912, the number had jumped to 900,000, an increase of more than 100 times.  It is estimated from this that the consumption of oil will increase at least hundreds of times.  In addition, China is also using cars on a large scale, and the current oil consumption of vehicles will only be more than in history.  Therefore, obtaining Persian Gulf oil at a high price is definitely a sure profit.

    No one doubts Wang Yuze¡¯s judgment.  Therefore, everyone no longer dwells on this issue.  The most important thing below is to control the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and get the Persian Gulf coast, which contains oil.

    On June 30, Saudi Prince Abdul?  Aziz, leading the Saudi army, defeated the Rashid family's army in Hail, clearing the Rashid family's rule over the Kingdom of Najd in one fell swoop.  After that, the army of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia marched to various parts of the Kingdom of Najd. By the second half of the year, the entire Kingdom of Najd was controlled by the Saudi family.  During this process, the French troops in the Middle East maintained restraint.

    On July 1, the 10th Chinese Marine Corps Division arrived in Dammam, and the Chinese Marine Corps officially entered the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  This has once again added changes to the situation in the Middle East.  However, apart from protesting, France did not take any other actions and seemed to be still waiting for opportunities.  At the same time, Britain, another colonial power in the Middle East, also expressed a close relationship with the changes in the Middle East.  The British Navy's East African Fleet and Indian Ocean Fleet have a tendency to gather in the Middle East.

    The other member states and allies of the Allied Powers that are confronting are also very concerned about this.  Kaiser Wilhelm II even publicly stated repeatedly that Arabs living in the Middle East have the right to pursue national and national independence, and that righteous Germany should support all Arabs.  However, secretly, Germany is also trying to find out China's intentions.  However, China has been tight-lipped about this!

    The world¡¯s main attention is focused on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  This place is already at the center of the storm, and the key to whether the storm will detonate or subside is whether China willWhat will be gained in the Kingdom.  Countries will also use this to decide what stance they will take in the future!

    Abqaiq is located about 300 kilometers east of Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and about 70 kilometers southwest of Dammam.  Although it is close to the coast, it is still in the desert, and the weather is very hot and dry.  However, deep in the desert, there is an oasis of several square kilometers, causing a small town to rise here.  In the treaty signed between China and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Abqaiq has been concessioned to China.  Now, this small town is surrounded by Chinese troops and some weird machines that the Arabs have never seen before.

    Every day, the rumbling sound of drilling comes from the sea of ??sand, making the Arabs in the town miserable.  However, China has given huge help to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and they have chosen to be patient with their benefactor.  At the same time, news that China is searching for oil in Abqaiq has spread around the world.  Only then did all countries know that China's true purpose was to search for oil.  But, is there really oil in the barren Persian Gulf?  Most countries don't believe it.  Currently, the main oil exploration is concentrated in Mexico in the southern United States.  Many countries are waiting to see China's joke. China pays 100 million yuan in rent every year. If it fails to find oil, it will suffer a big loss.

    The French government is also highly nervous. They have colonized the Kingdom of Najd for many years, but have never discovered oil there.  However, he had to be prepared.  If there is really oil there, and there is a huge amount of oil, France will definitely not give up.  The importance of oil has gradually emerged. More and more cars and ships require oil to operate. Oil has gradually begun to replace coal.  France will not hesitate to fight for the benefits brought by oil. Of course, the prerequisite is that it must win over allies such as Britain.  Otherwise, France would not have the courage.

    Li Boyu, a professor of geology at Imperial University, was in charge of this trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to search for oil.  He has been searching near Abqaiq for more than half a month with dozens of students and assistants, but no oil has been drilled. This makes him a little suspicious. Is it rare that the information is wrong?  If that is really the case, then the country will suffer a big loss.

    Therefore, Professor Li Boyu has been eagerly looking forward to finding oil as soon as possible.  In the past few days, because I was anxious to get angry and the climate was too dry, the corners of my mouth had blistered.

    The climate in the Middle East is hot and fresh water is scarce. It is very difficult to station troops and exploit oil in the Middle East.  Fortunately, China has made great progress in the use of electricity, and the refrigerator has been invented.  The Logistics Department has prepared hundreds of refrigerators for the 10th Marine Division to freeze water and drinks to relieve the soldiers from the heat.  However, just for this purpose, a large amount of fuel must be transported from the country, causing a lot of waste.  If oil can be found in the Kingdom and a refinery can be built, then all problems will be solved.

    On the afternoon of July 22, Professor Li Boyu was looking at the map in a daze.  At this time, there was suddenly a loud cheer outside the tent.

    Immediately afterwards, the door of the tent was opened, and a student of Professor Li Boyu rushed in with a smile on his face.

    "Oil has come out, professor, oil has come out. It's all light crude oil!" the students cheered loudly.

    Li Boyu fought and rushed out. In the meantime, a red flame was rising into the sky above a drilling rig.  A steady stream of petroleum gas spurts out due to pressure.

    "Hurry up and report to the country, and also calculate the reserves!" Professor Li Boyu's voice was trembling. This half month of hard work was finally not in vain!

    Just two days later, Professor Li Boyu and their students calculated the preliminary reserves of the Abqaiq Oil Field, which is a super large oil field with reserves of more than one billion tons.  This is simply unbelievable. When the news was reported back to China, Wang Yuze was very happy and ordered Professor Li Boyu and others to be heavily rewarded.

    In order to protect the safety of the oil fields, the General Staff ordered the 10th Marine Division to immediately dispatch a regiment to Abqaiq and mobilize the army's engineering troops to prepare to build a refinery and storage base in Abqaiq.  At the current oil price of 50 cents per barrel, which is almost 4 US dollars per ton, the reserves of one billion tons are 4 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to more than 3 billion Chinese dollars.  In addition, the price of oil is still rising, which will bring huge benefits to China!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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