European Financial Emperor

098 Takes Venezuela oil fields (2)

A man had been coming to Lee Hwan’s dorm from early morning.

Hwan Lee, who wakes up early in the morning and enjoys aerobic exercise on an empty stomach, met him on the way back.

It was the first time I saw his face.

“what happened?”

“It came from Hans Morgan.”

“Aha… … !”

He took a note from his pocket and handed it to Lee Hwan.

After receiving the note, Lee Hwan checked the contents of it.

[Bad properties are pouring out. It seems that the headwind of subordinated bonds has just arrived.]

It is worth sending someone with this kind of content.

It was because if the telegram was leaked in the middle, there was no meaning in sending the message to Lee Hwan.

Lee Hwan took a gold coin from his pocket and handed it to the messenger.

“Didn’t you say that you were going to deliver it separately?”

“Someone will come from Colombia soon.”

“… … Oh, right?”

As he began building the Panama Canal, Lee Hwan was envisioning a railroad hypothesis to purchase an oil field in northeastern Venezuela.

For that reason, Lee Hwan instructed Hans Morgan to discuss the construction of the railway if he ever met a Colombian official in the European financial district.

It was to preach the limitless possibilities it would bring to Colombia if the railroad construction accelerated.

For that reason, it seems that Hans Morgan, who tried to contact Colombia, finally paid off.

After hearing the bad news from Hans Morgan, this time some disturbing news came.

In front of Lee Hwan, who finished exercising and showered, the Rose family’s secretaries stood.

“After you shower, you should read the report.”

“What kind of report is it that you roast people in the morning like this?”

“They are developing the Panama area, but the dust is so bad that it is impossible for people to work. It is said that people fall down in turns due to respiratory diseases.”

“… … Does anyone fall?”

The malaria problem was being solved to some extent through the development of drugs and elimination of the cause of the disease.

However, this time, factors that cause respiratory diseases have occurred and are tormenting people.

“Once a lung is damaged, it is difficult to recover, but it is not normal to work in the scorching sun while drinking dust.”

“Hmm… … .”

“In the old days, it used to be said that a lot of slaves were used to finish construction, but this is not the world anymore, is it?”

“Yes, we, East Stellar, created such a world.”

“Maybe good? At this rate, it would not be very difficult to save the workers.”

There was a reason for Colombia’s handing over Panama to Lee Hwan.

This is because it was difficult to develop and it seemed that it would be difficult to make a big profit even if it was developed.

Hana Lee Hwan had Panama, but it was not a single land.

“If dust is a problem, tell them to cover their mouth and nose.”

“If you cover your mouth and nose in the humid and steamy Panama, will you suffocate?”

“So we have to make it that way.”

Lee Hwan took the paper and started drawing on it.

What he put on the paper was a futuristic mask, which was definitely different from the mask used in this era.

“Isn’t it much better to work in front of several layers of protective shields than to work with a single rag over your mouth?”

“Aha… … ! You mean let me filter the dust?”

“That’s it.”

Even if you make a mask out of cotton wool and wear it, your lungs won’t hurt right away.

However, it was decided to prevent infectious diseases by putting a filter made of activated carbon inside the mask so that it can be carried around.

“Endemic diseases are often transmitted through the air. Others are transmitted through droplets. So, put a filter on it so you can use it.”

“all right.”

If the ability to process artificial fibers develops further, it may be possible to create masks with better performance than now.

Until then, if you produce and use a mask with a filter like this, it will be much better than not using it.

***

A few days later, a man named Matteo Melakovar, the Federal Secretary-General, came from Colombia.

After the revolution of Simon Bolivar, Colombia created the current federation by absorbing neighboring countries one by one following the example of the federal government of the United States.

The United States even praised Colombia as the most powerful country in history.

Even such an emerging power, Colombia, had no choice but to pay tribute to the technological prowess Lee Hwan had made.

“If you let the railroads go, I think we can have a really good relationship. I’ve heard that you’re building a fortress in Panama, but in fact, that was a problem that could pose a major threat to our Commonwealth of Colombia. But we have quietly tolerated your construction work. That’s why we can say that we have a strong relationship of trust.”

“I just want to thank you for saying so.”

Lee Hwan was in the process of road construction in areas from Brazil to all over Colombia.

Now, the construction of an additional extension road was under discussion, and the Colombian government came up with a plan to build a railroad track and open a railroad instead.

“I heard that the recent railroad opening in the Netherlands has revolutionized transportation and communication networks. what did you call it… … .”

“Communication.”

“Yes, that’s right! Yes, communication! I thought it might be time for us to have it too.”

The territories of South America were vast enough to be described as expansive.

Although Colombia occupied only the northern part of the country excluding the Brazilian Empire as a federal system, its size was large enough to include several European countries.

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Moreover, Colombia is surrounded by mountains on all sides, starting with the Andes Mountains that cross the northern region.

To have a telegram in such a Colombia was indeed a huge advantage.

Even though the road was cleared, it still took days and days for news from all over the world to arrive.

“If you let the railroad go, I will do whatever you want.”

“I can give you anything you want… … .”

“Just speak.”

As I have experienced before, Colombia was a very hot people.

Once the work was decided, they willingly proceeded without delay, and they were able to provide reliable mutual aid, giving and receiving.

Lee Hwan demanded real estate from Colombia.

“Then can we take some land from northeast Venezuela?”

“Land?”

He unfolded the map and showed Northeast Venezuela shaded.

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Matteo of Colombia looked at the shaded area for a moment, then tilted his head.

“This place is a wasteland and all around it is a rock graveyard. But why do you want to take it here?”

“We are planning to create a trading base with this as the starting point. If this place starts trading with the Baron of Easterfield, the location I’ve designated now will be a necessary base. We bring things from North America, but don’t we also bring things from Europe?”

“Well, that would be it.”

“If you give me the land in this area, I would like to build a railway.”

“What are the conditions?”

“They build the railroad, and I get paid. Instead, the land in this area is also bought by me with money. But they are dealing with each other at a huge discount.”

“Um, then.”

If bartering is accomplished by simply passing the land and laying the track, a considerable amount of noise will be generated in the middle.

Venezuela and Colombia will have to negotiate for sovereignty, and Lee Hwan will have to calculate how far and how to lay the railroad and set an upper limit.

There will be a lot of other miscellaneous problems, but it can be concluded by paying each other cash to commission construction and purchasing land.

“There is nothing in this world simpler than money. Would you like to trade in gold?”

“Yes, it is. There are limits to transacting in currencies.”

“good. Then let’s make a contract.”

Gold and gold went back and forth, so at least there will be no noise in the future.

Lee Hwan made the contract on the spot Matteo visited and made the contract effective by stamping each other’s seals on it.

The day Matteo returned with the contract.

Lee Hwan ordered East Stellar’s heavy equipment to be moved to northeastern Venezuela.

He told me to mobilize equipment so that we can build the drilling facility very carefully.

“Let’s spread the oil. Let’s drill to the point where our technology can reach, and leave the area where excavation is impossible for the time being.”

“But the expedition hasn’t come with any news yet.”

Lee Hwan smiled softly.

“The oil must be there. Was there ever a time when oil didn’t come out where I took a picture?”

“Well, that’s right.”

He dispatched the expedition team not to determine the existence of an oil field, but to find out a more accurate location.

The land designated by Lee Hwan must have oil.

“Believe that, build a port and move heavy equipment.”

“all right. We will only trust you.”

The people in charge only believed in Lee Hwan and moved, so they no longer had any doubts.

Engineers and navigators who wrote down Lee Hwan’s instructions delivered unexpected news to Lee Hwan before returning.

“Oh, did you hear the news? It seems that the king is not in good health these days.”

“Your Majesty? Where do you think it’s bad?”

“I can’t eat well because of an inflammation in my mouth. He also coughs frequently and sometimes seems to vomit blood.”

“… … Are you bleeding?”

“I do not know. We have only heard of rumors, but we do not know the details.”

The navigator often served as a go-between for hearsay from place to place.

Lee Hwan also gets a lot of information from them, but he was embarrassed because he had never heard of a rumor that the king was bleeding.

‘Are you deliberately hiding the deterioration of Willem I’s health?’

They were at war now, and it was still premature to unite national opinion with Belgium.

If rumors of a visit by King Willem I broke out, the position of the aristocrats might be narrowed, so I didn’t even know if the aristocrats were hiding it on purpose.

He decided that sooner or later he would go directly to the palace.

Lee Hwan immediately summoned the secretaries.

“Send a telegram to Austria.”

“How do I decorate the content?”

“Meet Elizabeth and tell her you have something to talk about.”

The secretaries took down the contents of the telegram and looked up at Lee Hwan.

Lee Hwan shook his head at the bashful smiling ones.

“no. Not that.”

“Well, that was a waste.”

Now, when people think of Elizabeth, they think of the word marriage.

That’s how much Elizabeth had spread the word about marriage in all directions.

‘There must have been a reason why Seodong was able to marry Princess Seonhwa.’

It is said that brainwashing is so terrifying.