12dz Chapter 404: Discovery of a Large Oil Field
Chapter 404: Discovery of a Large Oil Field
404 Large oil field discovered
"Of course I continued. Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back.
Besides, we recruited militias to maintain law and order and assist in the war of resistance.
This is reasonable, too.
Isn't this what other war zones and other troops do?
It’s just that the militia we recruit may be more in number, more formally trained, and have better weapons.
This can’t be blamed on us.
We can only blame other friendly forces for being so irresponsible.
Their militia was not given good food, more training, or better weapons.
Everything is done to fight the devils, we are right!"
Zhou Xinghai brainwashed us with a lot of nonsense.
Zhou Pingkou and Lu Dahai and others beside him were all stunned.
Is there another way to explain this? Are we the righteous ones?
“That’s great, we were right!
Go, go back!"
Ye Qingshan didn't know that his men were preparing for a big fight.
Ye Qingshan was still paying attention to another thing.
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The plan that Ye Qingshan just told Chief of Staff Xiao Shanling about how to contain the Japanese was indeed true.
More than half a year ago, before Ye Qingshan went to the United States.
So we started planning.
Today, I finally reaped the rewards.
Ye Qingshan spent millions of US dollars to hire and sponsor Mr. Byron to lead an exploration team to Southeast Asia to explore minerals.
Finally, I returned to Hong Kong yesterday.
Moreover, he immediately sent a telegram to Ye Qingshan to report the good news.
Byron told Ye Qingshan that in the past six months, they had visited three places marked by Ye Qingshan for them.
Finally, they confirmed the two areas marked by Ye Qingshan in Myanmar and Sumatra.
Two large oil fields were indeed discovered.
As for the Indonesian island, they did not find it.
In fact, the real situation is that the conditions in the area marked by Ye Qingshan on the Indonesian island are too harsh.
When the exploration team led by Byron arrived there, many members of the team contracted diseases such as malaria.
This forced them to return to Hong Kong early.
Ye Qingshan was also very happy after receiving Byron's telegram.
Immediately, Ye Qingshan asked Uncle Lin to transfer some funds to Byron and his exploration team.
And told Byron the follow-up plans.
Ye Qingshan knew that this news would spread throughout the Western world tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
This time, Byron and his team brought back samples they had extracted from two oil fields.
This kind of evidence is enough to attract the attention of Western capital and government.
Similarly, it will also attract the attention of the Japanese.
At this time, the Japanese were always constrained in terms of resources.
However, as the Japanese successively occupied large areas of the country, the resource problem was greatly alleviated.
For example, in terms of mineral resources such as iron and coal, the Japanese will be self-sufficient in the near future.
The only problem that the Japanese devils have not been able to solve yet is oil.
Because these idiots haven't found even one oil field in the country.
Even so, the Japanese had actually controlled the Northeast for several years.
The Japanese prospecting teams traveled to many places in Northeast China, but failed to drill a single oil well.
In the end, the Japanese came to a conclusion.
That is, we are an oil-poor country and we have no oil.
Helplessly, the Japanese still had to look at the Americans' faces and import large amounts of oil from them every day.
Otherwise, without oil, not only will the Japanese factories in their own country be shut down.
Even the Japanese aircraft carriers, warships, tanks and planes will all be laid down.
So, only Ye Qingshan knows.
At this time, the Japanese were so eager for oil.
To this end, the Japanese had made preparations early on, which was nothing more than going north to attack the Soviet Union and going south to attack Britain, the United States, and France, which occupied the colonies in Southeast Asia at that time.
But at present, the Japanese top leaders are still wavering and have not made a decision.
Of course, it is also because the Japanese currently have a good relationship with the Americans, so there is no big problem with oil imports.
So, Ye Qingshan designed a plan to provoke the Japanese and make them take action in advance.
Ye Qingshan believed that when the Japanese high-level officials knew about it.
In Southeast Asia, there are a large number of large oil fields.
Given the strategic adventures that the Japanese always like to take, they will soon take action in Southeast Asia.
Sure enough, two days later, Byron did as Ye Qingshan requested.
This important news was published in Hong Kong newspapers.
Immediately, it attracted the attention of the Western world, especially the British.
Because the locations of the two large oil fields that Byron published in the newspaper were both in their colonies.
This surprised the British political and business leaders.
In this era, everyone knows the importance of oil.
In particular, the situation in Europe is becoming increasingly tense.
The pressure that the mustache brought to Britain and France was too great, causing the two countries to step up their preparations for war.
The news of the discovery of large oil fields in the Southeast Asian colonies was undoubtedly good news for the British.
Soon, Byron and his exploration team were warmly welcomed by the British in Hong Kong.
"My Lord," said Mr. Byron.
He had bought the land where the two oil fields were located two months ago in the name of another British partner.
Now, many British and American energy companies have found them.
We need to cooperate with them to exploit those two large oil fields.
Mr. Byron asked if he would cooperate with them.
Ask the commander if he wants to invest?"
Xiao Wusheng read to Ye Qingshan the request telegram that Byron sent from Hong Kong.
“Tell Byron not to leak the news that I am the real owner of those two pieces of land to anyone else.”
It turned out that Ye Qingshan had donated millions of US dollars to Byron.
Let Byron find a British partner to buy the land in the area where the two oil fields are located in advance.
Originally, those two pieces of land were all in the deep mountains and forests at this time.
Although it is a British colony, the land here is very cheap.
They only spent less than $500,000 to buy a large area.
On the surface, the landowners of these two large oil fields are Byron and another British man.
But the actual owner of the land is Ye Qingshan.
According to Western rules on private land ownership, oil fields discovered on private land also belong to the individual.
But Ye Qingshan knew.
When this kind of oil field appears, British energy giants will definitely get involved.
It is impossible for the British capital giants to allow such a large oil field to fall into the hands of others.
Direct purchase at a low price is a common method they use.
If you can't buy it, use other means.
"Telegram to Byron.
If there are energy companies, find them to cooperate in oil extraction.
Just tell them that they are willing to sell the two pieces of land.
Instead of choosing to form a partnership to form an oil company. "
Ye Qingshan’s plan was to use these two oil fields as bait.
In addition to luring the Japanese to attack Southeast Asia in advance.
And by the way, they also had to make a lot of money from the British.
As for starting a company in partnership, it does not exist.
If an oil field was discovered somewhere else and they wanted to start a company together, Ye Qingshan might consider it.
However, in Southeast Asia at that time, it was absolutely impossible for Ye Qingshan to partner with British and American companies to start an oil company.
Wouldn't it be true that all the money invested would go to the Japanese in the end?
Instead of doing this, it would be better to sell the oil fields directly to the British.
Later, the British were driven away by the Japanese.
Ye Qingshan took it back from the Japanese devils.
Free profit!
Soon, Byron received instructions from Ye Qingshan in Hong Kong.
“What, Byron.
Your big boss behind the scenes asked you to sell the two oil fields directly?
This is too stupid!
What does your boss behind the scenes think? "
In Byron's room, another white British guy, Byron, found his partner Howard.
After hearing Byron talk about Ye Qingshan's instructions, he couldn't believe it.
In their eyes, these two oil fields are simply treasure troves.
Others were eager to buy shares, but Ye Qingshan actually wanted to sell it directly.
“How should I know? I am also paid for my work.
We just do whatever the boss tells us to do."
Byron is not a very cunning person.
He was originally employed by Ye Qingshan, and all these things were done under Ye Qingshan's instructions.
In the past few months, he has also earned more than 100,000 US dollars.
This was money that he might never be able to earn in his entire life.
He was already satisfied.
In the following days, Byron met with representatives sent by several major British energy giants to discuss cooperation with them.
After the representatives of these British energy giants heard that Byron was willing to sell the oil fields.
I was also very happy and felt that Byron was very aware of the current situation.
Soon, these energy giants offered a very reasonable price.
Thirty million US dollars!
"make a deal!"
After receiving the telegram, Ye Qingshan immediately agreed.
Sell these two oil fields quickly, otherwise the Japanese will take action after a while.
If the British oil exploration companies are scared, they won’t be able to sell the products at a good price.
A week later, Byron and three British oil exploration companies signed an agreement to sell the land where the oil fields were located.
Ye Qingshan rewarded Byron with two million US dollars and was willing to continue employing his exploration team.
The remaining funds are deposited in the bank.
Later, Ye Qingshan will use this money to continue purchasing fighter jets and even warships from the British or Americans.
"Haha, thirty million US dollars in hand.
Last time, I spent the money to buy fighter jets from the British and hire pilots and ground crew.
Not only did I earn it all back.
We can also buy a lot more fighter jets.”
Ye Qingshan was very satisfied with this deal.
Kill two birds with one stone!
Ye Qingshan wouldn't mind doing this kind of business more often.
"Earn money from Britain and the United States, and then purchase arms from them.
This model is quite good.”
Before, Ye Qingshan did the same thing in the United States.
At the same time, several British oil companies were also very happy after buying these two large oil fields.
Preparations for mining have already begun.
But at this time, the Japanese also noticed the news.
To this end, the Japanese emperor even convened several meetings with senior officials.
No one knows what the final decision was.
Soon, time entered the year 39.
On January 7, the Pitt family's transport fleet finally arrived after more than two months.
Once again, the supplies purchased by Ye Qingshan were delivered to Oujiang River.
The heavy artillery that Ye Qingshan had been longing for finally arrived.