Expedition to Europe

North Africa, Algeria, New Baku Corridor, Hasi Maisoud, that is, the New Baku Oilfield under United Petroleum.

Compared with three years ago, this place has changed a lot. Because of the emergence of the New Baku Oilfield, a city has sprung up in the desert of the past. It covers a vast area and has complete supporting facilities. New Baku has become the largest city in Algeria, much more prosperous than Algiers, where the Governor's Office is located.

New Baku is an urban construction planned by Qin Zhiyuan himself, and it is jointly constructed by the Chinese construction team and the German prisoner construction team at that time.

Chinese and Germans are actually similar in their pursuit of rigor. Relatively speaking, Chinese are more flexible and Germans are more persistent. The result of the strong combination is a new Baku with complete planning and perfect facilities. This city can be regarded as a model of modern cities.

In the current New Baku, because of the huge profits from oil resources, it has almost unlimited funds for urban construction. The French government does not take all the taxes, but gives back part of them to New Baku as the basic funds for urban construction.

This is enough. With the donations from Qin Zhiyuan and Old Renault, the construction funds for New Baku have always been abundant.

At present, New Baku has the largest refinery and power plant in Africa, and it can also be said to be the largest refinery in the world. The oil here can produce nearly 300,000 barrels per day. It is not only marketed to European countries, but also sold to the United States, and it produces huge cash flow for United Petroleum every day.

In the entire New Baku area, there are currently more than 100,000 people living here, of which more than 90,000 are employees of the New Baku oil field, and the remaining more than 3,000 are armed security forces.

Yes, the New Baku area has an armed force to protect the interests of the French government and United Petroleum from being violated.

In fact, the prosperity of the New Baku area has nothing to do with Algeria. At least, ordinary Algerians cannot enjoy the gardens of street lights in the New Baku city. They don’t even have the right to enter the New Baku area. The New Baku area is equivalent to an independent kingdom in Algeria and has been separated from the entire Algeria.

This situation will certainly make many "wise men" in Algeria dissatisfied. Those who have received modern education in Europe have fully awakened their national consciousness. In their minds, since the New Baku oil field is on Algerian territory, it is part of Algeria, and Algeria should monopolize the oil field revenue in the New Baku area.

At the very least, Algerians have the right to share the oil field revenue in the New Baku area.

If you stand on the standpoint of the Algerians, this idea is understandable, but if you stand on the standpoint of United Petroleum, this idea is treasonous.

Don't mention the French. Since the French president who advocates "a country of etiquette" came to power, the French suddenly became gentlemen overnight, so that the tax officer named Henry Swinburne sent by the French government to the New Baku area actually began to speak for the Algerians and began to try to fight for the rights of the Algerians.

This is really a brain water.

Fortunately, in the current New Baku area, it is not the tax officer who has the final say, but Gu Xingbang, the colonel commander of the New Baku Infantry Regiment of the Foreign Legion stationed here by Qin Zhiyuan.

Although he has no final say, Henry Swinburne still frequently seeks out Gu Xingbang to try to get more Algerians into the New Baku area, get a job, and have an income to appease the emotions of these indigenous people.

"Gu, our work needs to be more flexible, and we can't be too insistent on the rules. When the objective situation changes, we must adapt to local conditions. We can't always stay the same, right?" Henry Swinburne said earnestly.

"Henry, what should I say to make you understand? Those Algerians think we are thieves who are stealing their wealth. It is because of your persistence that thousands of Algerians have entered the New Baku area. They have indeed got jobs and income, but are they satisfied? No, on the contrary, they ask for more. If you continue to compromise, I can tell you very clearly that one day, we will all be driven out of the New Baku area, and we will lose everything here. Do you understand?" Gu Xingbang was not polite and scolded him directly.

Gu Xingbang and Henry stayed at the headquarters of the Foreign Legion Infantry Regiment. Standing by the window, they could clearly see the oil derricks working in the distance. It was these oil derricks that cast a shadow on the New Baku area, making it difficult for people to see the future of the New Baku area clearly.

The conversation between Gu Xingbang and Henry just now is a microcosm of the New Baku area in the past six months. It is because of Henry's persistence that the current population composition of the New Baku area has changed from pure French and Chinese to French, Chinese, and local indigenous people.

Although there is no intention to insult the natives of Algeria, the customs of the locals still bring a bit of abnormality to the New Baku area.

Not only in secular life, but also in religious life, work philosophy, traditional consciousness, etc., the natives of Algeria are very different from the French and Chinese.

The simplest example is that the natives of Algeria have to perform up to five religious ceremonies every day, each lasting half an hour, and no matter what they are doing, even if they are drilling, as long as it is time, all the natives of Algeria will drop their work and start praying.

This is simply a bad apple spoiling the whole pot of soup. Others are working hard, but you are lying there with your butt sticking out, praying, and mumbling something in your mouth, saying something that almost no one can understand. It really looks like you are being lazy.

But the Algerian natives still demand the same salary and benefits as others. How can others be psychologically balanced?

Those natives spend at least three hours praying every day, and they are all working hours. This is simply being lazy under the banner of religion.

If we look at it from another perspective, the lives of the local Algerian natives are also incompatible with the French and Chinese.

In fact, the French and Chinese are both very lively. They like to make friends, like to drink and eat meat together, and use this way of sharing happiness to deepen their feelings. This is originally a good thing, but with the addition of Algerian natives, the lives of the French and Chinese have also begun to change.

The natives of Algeria do not drink alcohol. Not only do they not drink alcohol themselves, they also do not allow others to drink alcohol. As long as others drink alcohol, the natives will think that those who drink alcohol are blaspheming their prophet. Because of this, the natives have had many conflicts with the French and the Chinese.

This is simply nonsense. If you don't drink alcohol, just take care of yourself. Why should you ask others to follow your living habits?

But it is this incredible thing that the natives of Algeria take for granted, so there are all kinds of disharmony.

"Think about it, how many things have happened in the New Baku area since those natives entered the New Baku area? The public security here is very bad now, and the opposition between the people is getting stronger and stronger. If it continues, it will definitely affect the operation of the oil field, which will also affect the income of the French government. Is this what you want?" Gu Xingbang did not save face for Henry.

The original text is in the six # 9 @book/bar!

Strictly speaking, the French government is also a parasite on United Petroleum. It is by constantly absorbing nutrients from United Petroleum that it can feed bureaucrats like Henry Swinburne, so don't expect Gu Xingbang to be polite.

"Gu, it is for long-term considerations that I have such suggestions. Also, don't keep talking about what happened to the Algerian natives. This is now a province of France. The Algerian natives are also French. You should not discriminate against them. Don't deny it. I can hear it." Henry did not give up.

If you consider it from the perspective of the French government, what Henry said makes sense, but it is obvious that the Algerian natives who Henry regards as French do not think so.

"Henry, before that, you have to understand one thing first. Do the Algerians agree with what you said? Are they willing to regard Algeria as a province of France? Are they willing to become French citizens?" Gu Xingbang expressed his incomprehension of France's dragging its feet.

"Don't care what the Algerians think. The facts are like this. No one can change them. So we should treat everyone equally and give Algerians full rights, so that they won't have anything to complain about." Henry is indeed a thorough idealist.

"Human desires are endless. There are only 5,000 Algerian natives. They already have their own community and their own social circle. Unless other people join their religion, they can't make friends with them. Can't you see how terrible this is? They are closed, the kind of closed that actively closes themselves. They are resistant to communicating with the outside world. Under this premise, I don't see the possibility of getting better and better in the future. On the contrary, I am more pessimistic." Gu Xingbang still disagreed.

Henry wanted to say something, but the door was suddenly pushed open by someone.

"Colonel, there was a large-scale fight at the No. 10 oil well. There have been casualties on the scene. The security captain requests support." The person who came was Lieutenant Colonel Ma Gaojie.

"What happened? How big is the scale? Who is injured?" Gu Xingbang immediately stood up, grabbed the armed belt hanging on the wall, and followed Ma Gaojie out.

"It's still those damn natives. They had a conflict with our construction team. Those damn natives suddenly attacked with knives. Engineer Wang and Engineer Zhao were seriously injured and have been sent to the hospital." Ma Gaojie reported while walking.

"Fuck, these damn **** bastards, the commandos will gather immediately and set off immediately." Hearing that a Chinese engineer was injured, Gu Xingbang was furious.

"Wait for me!" Henry hurriedly caught up, but did not get any response.