Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 792 Food

The number of oil wells does not reflect the strength of a company. The efficiency of those manually dug oil wells is incomparable with that of machine-dug oil wells. The oil wells of Anglo American Petroleum still use the original method of manual digging, and the oil wells of Umbrella Company have been fully mechanized. Operation.

Reflected in terms of output, the daily output of oil wells dug by hand is only a few hundred barrels per day, while the output of oil wells dug by machines is easily thousands or even tens of thousands per day. Therefore, it is normal for Umbrella Company to be squeezed out by other oil companies. Originally, the oil wells of Umbrella Company The yield per unit area is high, but the number of oil wells is the largest, which makes other oil companies how to live.

"I don't care how you compete. It cannot affect the normal order. If anyone dares to make trouble again, I will disqualify him from mining." Alex Alexander, all oil companies are thorns, and they want a bowl of water to be flat It's really tough.

"Mr. Alex, you are obviously partial." Jeffrey Kipling of Standard Oil said bluntly. The world's largest oil company.

"Shut up the French and accept your fate!" Ivanovic fanned the flames. Jeffrey Kipling has French blood but has become an American citizen.

"Beast, come here and let's fight to the death!" Jeffrey Kipling was mad. Russian soldiers are famous "gray cattle".

"Happy to accompany—" Ivanovic was eager to try with a wrench more than one meter long.

If there is a real fight, Standard Oil will definitely suffer. The workers on the umbrella side are not only numerous, but also have superior equipment. Everyone has hard hats like steel helmets. The protective performance of these hard hats is definitely not as good as that used by the regular army in southern Africa. standard steel helmets, but far better than the unprotected workers of Standard Oil.

Unlike the protective umbrella that sticks to Port Elizabeth, Standard Oil has oil wells in all oil producing areas around the world, but Port Elizabeth is the only one where Standard Oil cannot set foot.

Compared with European oil companies, Standard Oil has stronger technology, better equipment, and more exploration personnel. After Port Elizabeth began to produce oil, Standard Oil only paid attention to the Persian Gulf. Referring to the data in the Persian Gulf area, Standard Oil I was surprised to find that there may be the largest oil field in the world here. It is a pity that this was not discovered by Standard Oil first.

In order to develop oil along the coast of the Persian Gulf, Anglo-American Petroleum also has shares in Standard Oil, so this time Anglo-American Oil found oil in the Persian Empire, and Standard Oil couldn't wait to participate.

"Shut up, Americans, don't know what to do. I'm protecting you. There are tens of thousands of mercenaries from the Umbrella Company in Port Elizabeth. The US government will not send the Great White Fleet to protect you." Alex Kex is really not partial to the umbrella. For the British government, it is not in the interests of the UK if only one oil company in the peninsula is protected. Only when multiple oil companies coexist and compete with each other can they contribute more profits to the British government.

The Great White Fleet just completed its voyage around the world two years ago. This is a trip for the United States to show off its presence around the world. The fleet consists of 16 new battleships and other escort warships. President Theodore Roosevelt It is hoped that the fact that the United States has the world's largest GDP through the round-the-world voyage of the Great White Fleet has attracted collective ridicule from the whole of Europe.

16 battleships sounds like a lot. In fact, the strength of the navy is not determined by the number of warships. What's more, the 16 battleships of the United States can be used to scare second-rate countries such as Japan and Italy. In the face of Britain and Germany, which dominate the arms race, the United States is still younger brother.

The economic strength of the United States is indeed the number one in the world, but the navy is not enough. Against the background of the arms race, the strength of the United States is growing, and the European powers are not idle. The German navy was just established in 1871, and it was decided in 1906 by the stimulus of the United Kingdom. Build dreadnoughts, and then have a total of 22 battleships, 5 battlecruisers, 11 cruisers, and 72 destroyers before the outbreak of World War II.

Just looking at the data on paper, the German navy is also very strong, but after the Battle of Jutland, the German navy became an existing fleet, and they dared not even leave the military port.

Before the outbreak of World War II, the British Navy had 28 battleships, 9 battlecruisers, 33 cruisers, and 79 destroyers. The Great White Fleet of the United States really couldn't do it.

Moreover, the strength of the navy is not determined by the number of warships. The British navy has dominated the world for hundreds of years, and the U.S. navy has just risen. The hardware strength can be narrowed by virtue of its strong economic strength. of.

Like most British people, Alex is envious and jealous of the rapid economic growth of the United States, so he even has a dislike for Jeffrey Kipling.

Compared with southern Africa, which still remains in the Commonwealth, the "rebellious son" of the United States is the eternal hatred of the British. If the United States has no bright spots, then the British are better off accepting it. However, the American economy is advancing by leaps and bounds, so the Americans are in Europe. The image has become an upstart who everyone hates.

"The Umbrella already has the Elizabeth Oilfield, so they shouldn't come to the Persian Empire. If the Umbrella can exploit Persia's oil fields, then the Umbrella should also open Port Elizabeth." Jeffrey Kipling's biggest dissatisfaction was the Elizabeth Oilfield, which immediately won The solidarity of colleagues around.

"That's right, Umbrella Corporation is really going too far!"

"Kick Umbrella Corporation out of the Persian Empire!"

"We demand the right to fair competition, and free trade is the true meaning!"

"Shut up! No one is stopping you from going to Port Elizabeth, and the umbrella company has never said that you will not be allowed to go to Elizabeth Oilfield to drill for oil. If you want to go, you can go-" Ivanovic said triumphantly. It is a disgrace not to be the public enemy of all colleagues, and it is mediocrity not to be envied by others.

As Ivanovic said, Umbrella has never publicly refused other oil companies to go to Port Elizabeth to drill for oil.

However, the Anglo-American Petroleum Corporation has proved before that it is dangerous to venture into the peninsula without the permission of the umbrella company. No one is willing to risk their lives to challenge the ability of the umbrella company to take action.

"bloody!"

"merde!"

"Scheisse!"

In response to Ivanovic was the standard curse in various languages.

"Cyka blyat!" Of course, Ivanovic also has a Russian version, and it is composed of two words.

As long as he didn't do anything, Alex didn't care. After 5 minutes, everyone's mouth was dry, and the scolding battle ended automatically. Everyone went back to work refreshed, and the turmoil disappeared without a trace.

When Chad Bloom went back to the tent to drink water to replenish his strength, his subordinates suggested that if he could not do it clearly, he would come secretly.

"Stop it, go back to work honestly, don't make trouble for me." Chad Bloom still knew the severity, it was normal to fight and scold, and some bottom lines could not be broken.

Everyone is not stupid. Umbrella companies are so strong in Port Elizabeth, and they have to participate in the competition according to normal business procedures in the Persian Empire. Although the food is a bit ugly, such an umbrella company is still acceptable.

On the surface, it seems that the interests of Anglo-American Petroleum have been greatly affected. In fact, so many oil companies gathered in the Persian Empire, which objectively helped Anglo-American to share the pressure from the umbrella company. At least with the exploitation of oil, Anglo-American The company began to make a profit and no longer lived beyond its means, and Chad Bloom still cherished this opportunity.

On this issue, everyone had a tacit understanding. Even Ivanovic, who had just rolled around, restrained his subordinates to try their best to restrain themselves after returning to the derrick.

"We are here to stir up trouble. It is serious business to dig out the oil as soon as possible. Let's dig more, and those bitches will dig less—" Ivanovic is here to stir up trouble. In this regard, the umbrella company has won the favor of the British government. true biography.

During this period, people didn't know much about oil, and the technology of oil extraction was not perfect enough. Basically, it was all predatory excavation. When oil was discovered, all companies swarmed up, and after "digging out" the oil in a short period of time, they went to find new oil wells. .

In fact, this "dig out" is impossible. With the development of oil exploration technology, new oil fields will always be discovered. Even the oil fields that seem to be lighted now can continue to be exploited with the development of mining technology. of.

However, few people know this theory, so the purpose of the umbrella company is to dig out more oil as quickly as possible. It is best to dig out the oil, so as to at least reduce the enthusiasm of these oil companies for the Persian Gulf.

While Ivanovic led the people to dig oil desperately, Li De was also taking active actions, trying to cooperate with powerful figures in the Persian Empire to jointly develop oil in the Persian Empire.

What Li De found was Reza Khan, who served in the Guards.

This Reza Khan is the Reza Khan who overthrew the Qajar Dynasty and established the Pahlavi Dynasty in the future.

But now Reza Khan is just a regimental commander in the Guards, and his status is not high enough, so he was selected by Li De and became Li De's partner.

If Reza Khan had a high status, he wouldn't cooperate with such a notorious company as Umbrella Company.

The way of cooperation is the same as that of the Umbrella Company in the peninsula. The Umbrella Company will pay to directly buy the areas that may contain oil, and then the Umbrella Company and Reza Khan will jointly develop it, so as to prevent other oil companies from swarming into predatory exploitation. Successfully maximize profits.

Reza Khan basically agreed to Li De's request, but he hoped to be paid in kind, and Reza Khan didn't want arms, but food.

(End of this chapter)