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Chapter 729 The wolf is coming

George did not respond to Lloyd George's initiative immediately. Russia had already reached an agreement with Germany that Germany would begin paying reparations to Russia no later than 1924.

Russia received one-third of the 1320 billion gold marks stipulated in the Treaty of Versailles, or about 440 billion.

Starting from 1924, Germany had to pay 10 billion marks in reparations to Russia every year, increasing year by year.

According to the agreement between Russia and Germany, it will take 20 years for Germany to pay off its reparations to Russia.

In order to enable Germany's economy to recover quickly and to have the ability to repay as soon as possible, Russia had to invest no less than 1924 billion gold marks in Germany before 110.

The agreement between Russia and Germany was signed in secret and not announced to the public. Although this violated the relevant regulations of the League of Nations, since Germany did not join the League of Nations, it doesn't matter whether the regulations are met or not.

The League of Nations also guaranteed the territorial integrity and political independence of its member states, but just a month ago, Persian General Reza Khan Pahlavi launched a coup, overthrew the rule of Ahmad Shah and established a new government.

This incident triggered another round of verbal battles between little Nicholas and Edward Grey.

At the League of Nations General Assembly at the end of March, Nicholas the Younger fired at Britain, accusing Britain of violating League of Nations regulations and supporting Reza Khan's coup.

Edward Grey not only refused to admit it, but accused Russia of being the mastermind behind the incident.

Edward Grey's reasoning was that Reza Khan's army was composed of Cossacks.

Because the Cossacks were recognized as the "whip of the Tsar".

So Russia is the mastermind.

"You're lying! You shameless liar! You bastard! Don't try to blame Russia for the dirty deeds you did--"

Little Nicholas was furious and cursed Edward Grey without any regard for his decency.

Reza Shah's coup has nothing to do with Russia.

Little Nicholas is a person who doesn't care about anything. If this was really done by Russia, little Nicholas would deny it in every possible way and wouldn't be so angry.

The direct fall-out and swearing just proves that this matter has nothing to do with Russia.

Little Nicholas cursed incessantly for half an hour, and finally shocked everyone with his earth-shattering words.

"If Russia wanted to destroy Persia, it would not use such a low-level and despicable method!"

this--

The League of Nations representatives who were enjoying the show with great interest truly realized what imperialism is.

The coup was low and despicable.

Is armed invasion a sign of high moral character?
Well, although little Nicholas’ words were a bit rough, Russia’s image of disdain for using conspiracies and intrigues has been established.

The conflict between Britain and Russia has a long history. After the Russo-Japanese War, the first thing Britain and Russia did when they reconciled was to divide their spheres of influence in Persia.

The present-day Persia belongs to Russia in the north and Britain in the south.

The Persian coup was not planned by the British government. The real mastermind behind it was the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.

In 1901, British businessman Darcis obtained the right to exploit and operate oil and natural gas from the Persian Empire except for the five northern provinces for a period of 5 years.

The five northern provinces are part of Russia's sphere of influence.

In 1905, with the help of the British government, Darcis founded the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.

Three years later, the first oil well was discovered in Persia.

In 1913, Persia began exporting oil.

During the World War, Europe's demand for oil surged, and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company made huge profits. In order to obtain a wider range of mining rights, Reza Khan launched a coup with the support of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and overthrew the rule of the Qajar dynasty.

Ahmad Shah is currently in Baghdad under the protection of the British government.

While young Nicholas was criticizing the British in the League of Nations, George was concerned about how to maintain Russia's influence on Persia.

George really doesn't want to deal with this shit.

But it would not be in Russia's interest to allow the British government to have complete control over Persia.

George sent a telegram to Ruzynski, commander of the Caucasus Military District, asking him to handle the matter.

Ruzynskiy called directly to Said Ghiyaddin, who became prime minister after the coup, and demanded the establishment of the Russian-Persian Oil Company.

Ruzynski's meaning was clear: Russia must also have the same rights that Britain had in Persia.

Russia must have what Britain does not have.

Therefore, the Russian-Persian Oil Company should have the right to exploit oil and natural gas throughout Persia.

This request may seem excessive, but it is exactly what Sayyed Jiyadin wants.

Persia is now an empire in name only, but in reality it has long since become a colony jointly ruled by Russia and Britain.

Only 16% of the profits generated by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company were given to Persia, and the rest was divided between the British government and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.

This is not the crux of the matter.

The operation of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company was completely controlled by the British, and Persia had no right to interfere.

So how much money the Anglo-Persian Oil Company actually made is entirely up to the British.

Anglo-Persian Oil Company exported oil and gas to the UK at almost cost price and only exported oil and gas to the UK.

After the oil and natural gas arrive in the UK, it sells them abroad at high prices.

So what the Persians ended up with were just the scraps left over by the British.

This is so shameless.

Sayyid Jiyadin was very unhappy with the way Anglo-Persian Oil Company was distributing its profits.

But there is no way.

Now there is a solution.

By simply introducing Russian companies, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company could be checked and balanced. On April 4, the Russian-Persian Oil Company was established.

Because the Russian-Persian Oil Company obtained the rights to exploit oil and natural gas throughout Persia, it aroused strong opposition from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.

Sayyid Ghiyadin took the opportunity to grant the Anglo-Persian Oil Company the right to exploit oil and natural gas throughout Persia.

Now you are all satisfied!
George still attached great importance to Persia, so he appointed Grand Duke Dmitry as the general manager of the Russian-Persian Oil Company.

Dmitry was confused. I can neither drill for oil nor do business. What can I do in Persia?
George gave instructions in person.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t do business, but can you create trouble for the British?
Dmitri suddenly understood.

Rasputin was killed by a group of three people including Dmitri, Alexander and Felix the Younger.

Dmitry really doesn't know how to let Dritmi do business.

Let Dmitri mess things up. Dmitri is an expert.

The Russian Grand Dukes may not know anything, but when it comes to being unreasonable, no one can beat these Russian Grand Dukes.

So George found the correct way to use these Russian grand dukes.

Letting these grand dukes stay in Constantinople will only make Constantinople a mess.

If George took action to punish them, a bunch of sisters and sisters-in-law would come to the door crying, which would be a headache for everyone.

Look at little Nicholas' performance in the League of Nations. If it were Witt, he would not do something like cursing over something he disagreed with.

It's useless to reason with an old diplomat like Edward Grey, because he is more knowledgeable than you.

Although it is not decent to curse at every turn, when has the Grand Duke of Russia ever cared about decency?

After clarifying his mission, Dmitri couldn't wait to go to Persia to take up his post.

When a general manager takes office, the people he brings with him are either financial experts or business managers. At the very least, he will have to be an office director.

Dmitri went to Persia with a real regiment of Cossacks.

Not Cossack soldiers, but oil workers.

To be more precise, they are oil workers who have taken off their military uniforms.

When the news of the establishment of the Russian-Persian Oil Company reached Abadan, Dasis had a bad feeling.

When Dasis learned that the Russian-Persian Oil Company had obtained the rights to exploit oil and natural gas throughout Persia, Dasis immediately went to find Sayyid Jiyadin.

Sayyid Jiyadin spread his hands and lay flat.

I can't afford to offend either Russia or you, Britain. Persia is like this now, so take whatever you like.

Reza Khan was even more shameless.

It’s not impossible for me to fight the Russians, but with my current strength, I definitely can’t do it.

You know the character of Russians. It really makes Russians angry. Russians are really barbaric.

So if I want to fight the Russians, you have to give me money first so that I can buy weapons and equipment; then give me three to five years to train an elite army, and then I will go fight the Russians.

Darcis turned and left.

If you really train an elite army, it's hard to say who you're going to target.

It’s not hard to say.

Compared with the Russian Army, the British Army is obviously inferior.

The gap is about the size of two Frances.

Since it was impossible to boycott Russia through Persia, Dacis telegraphed London.

The wolf is coming. If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust.

Edward Grey took out the agreement signed between Russia and Britain that year and asked little Nicholas what it meant.

It was a rare occasion for little Nicholas to reason with others, which made Edward Grey, who was almost blind and wore Russian sunglasses every day, open his eyes and see clearly who signed the agreement. Whoever signed it should be held responsible.

Signed by the Russian Empire.

The Russian Empire was gone.

Little Nicholas said confidently, "You cannot use the sword of the previous dynasty to kill officials of this dynasty."

Just as Edward Grey was arguing with little Nicholas.

Grand Duke Dmitri arrived in Tehran.

Don't question why the word "coming" is used here.

A British businessman can make the Persian Prime Minister and the most powerful general obey him.

Dmitry stayed in the former palace of Shah Ahmed in Tehran.

The first thing Dmitry did when he arrived in Tehran was to call over the Russian ambassador to Persia, Akmuthin, and give him a good scolding.

As the Russian minister to Persia, Akmuthin had no prior knowledge of the Persian coup. What's the use of having you as an ambassador?

Akmujin was full of complaints.

In recent years, Russia has been involved in world war, civil war, and capital relocation. Who has ever cared about who the ambassador to Persia is?
Dmitri reminded Akhmuzin that Persia was not taken seriously before because it had no value.

Now Persia's oil and natural gas have affected Russia's oil and natural gas sales. If Akmudin does not take action, he will soon be unemployed as an ambassador.

"Give me an army and I'll burn the British oil wells!"

Akmujin made a shocking statement.

(End of this chapter)