Chapter 0171: The Battle for the Throne

"Mr. Qiao, do you want to ask about the recent situation of crude oil in the market?" Victor looked relaxed, it seemed that he did know some inside information.

"Yes, yes, what's going on?" Qiao Tianyu asked impatiently.

"Mr. Qiao, what kind of place is this? It's the Middle East, the world's oil depots, the most important thing is oil, and OPEC has been increasing production a lot recently, how can you not buy oil, right?" asked Victor rhetorically.

"That's right, that's what I can't figure out!" Qiao Tianyu said.

"In fact, the reason is not complicated, it is true that oil prices have plummeted, and it is also true that OPEC led by Saudi Arabia has increased production, and the oil produced by various countries cannot fly out of thin air, it can only be bought!"

Vic took out a few photos from his briefcase and handed them to Qiao Tianyu, who took it and saw that it was a photo of multiple oil giants "eating" oil at the same time.

"It turns out that someone is sweeping the market at a low price!" Qiao Tianyu finally understood why Huayou Group's ocean-going shipping fleet could not buy oil.

"Mr. Victor, may I ask which country's fleet these huge oil tankers are, and why can they buy oil, but other countries can't?" Qiao Tianyu asked puzzled.

"I bought these photos with a lot of money, and there are no obvious signs on the giant oil tanker in the photos, so I don't know which country's fleet it is. Victor shook his head.

"But I know they're raising prices very high, and a few days ago I was contacted by an oil dealer through a middleman and asked me if I could sell a barrel for $16 because I still had 13 million tons of oil reserves in my hands. ”

"With such a large amount of oil trading business, I don't have the authority to make decisions on my own, so I consulted the boss Palizovsky, and he told me that the Yusco oil field has changed bosses, and you Qiao has become the largest shareholder of the oil field, and he asked me to ask you for instructions. ”

"$16 a bucket?" Qiao Tianyu was taken aback.

You must know that the current international crude oil price is about 12 US dollars, which is almost the same as the old, and it is no wonder that the oil fleets of other countries cannot buy oil at all!

"Mr. Qiao, look, can we do this business?" asked Victor.

"Although $16 a barrel is much lower than the previous $23 a barrel, it is much higher than the current market price, and the devil knows when the price of oil will rise!"

"You just said how much oil reserves we have now?" Qiao Tianyu asked.

"13 million tons!" Victor explained.

"13 million tons...... Qiao Tianyu thought for a while, "In this way, Victor, you help do two things." ”

"First, early tomorrow morning, you will contact Huang Shuliang, vice president of Huayou Group, and sell 8 million tons of oil at the market price of $12 a barrel. ”

"What? $12 a barrel?" Victor went crazy when he heard this, "Mr. Qiao, this price is too low, we obviously have customers for $16 a barrel, why do we want to sell it for $12 a barrel?"

"Victor, you just listen to me about this, don't worry, our money will definitely not be spent in vain!" Qiao Tianyu said seriously.

"The second thing, if you put the remaining 5 million tons of crude oil out, you will hang it for $15 a barrel, but the premise is that the buyer must come to negotiate in person, and all middlemen are exempt from negotiation!"

"You mean, fishing?" Victor understood Qiao Tianyu's deep meaning.

"Haha, smart!" Qiao Tianyu said with a smile, "Let's run the bait out, and it's up to us to see who takes the bait!"

"Okay, no problem!" Victor nodded vigorously.

"By the way, Victor, there is another thing I don't know if you know, there is a prince in the Saudi royal family named Harita, I heard that he was recently controlled by the Saudi Intelligence Directorate in Dubai, how much do you know about Prince Harita?" Qiao Tianyu asked.

"Prince Harita?" Victor was startled and asked with a suspicious expression, "Mr. Qiao, what do you think of Prince Harita?"

"Well, I know. Qiao Tianyu nodded, it seems that Victor should know something.

"Mr. Qiao, I suggest that Prince Harita's affairs, you don't interfere, right?" said Victor with some hesitation.

"Why? Victor, tell me, what's wrong with Harita?" Seeing Victor's reaction, Qiao Tianyu was taken aback, it seems that Harita is really in trouble.

"About Harita, I also have hearsay, without research. Victor explained, "Mr. Qiao, you should have heard of the gold business in Dubai recently, right?"

"Gold business?" Qiao Tianyu was shocked again, "Could it be that Harita is controlled, and it has something to do with the 5,000 tons of gold trading?"

"Yes. Victor nodded and said, "The news I heard is that the 5,000 tons of gold are just a ***, but the most fundamental crude oil controlled by Prince Harita should be related to the internal struggle of the Saudi royal family!"

"I'll go, Victor, you better speak slowly, why do I sound so messy!" Qiao Tianyu shook his head and asked Victor to make it clearer.

"Okay, then I'll start with the beginning. Victor explained.

"Harita's father, Prince Mahmoud, was the 45th son of the first Saudi king, Ibn Saud, because the Saudi throne implements the system of brother to brother and succession, so for more than 60 years, the Saudi throne has been passed among the sons of Ibn Saud, which is why the successive kings of Saudi Arabia have been very old when they succeeded to the throne. ”

Because Harita's father, Prince Mahmud, is the forty-fifth son of Ibn Saud and is the sixth in line to the current Saudi throne. ”

"At present, the top five heirs to the Saudi throne are all seventy or eighty years old, and they are old, while Mahmoud is only fifty-two years old, and he is in the golden stage of his prime, which is very dazzling in itself. ”

"And over the years, with the growth and rise of the eldest son Harita, Prince Mahmoud has become even more powerful, and the influence of Mahmoud and his son in the Saudi royal family has become more and more influential, threatening the status and interests of some royal family members, so some people regard their father and son as a thorn in the flesh and want to get rid of them quickly!"

Over the years, the other party has frequently framed Harita's father and son, but every time they have been able to save the day, they have dodged countless guns and arrows. ”

"In the end, the other party became angry and made great efforts to use the 5,000 tons of gold as bait to set up this heavenly situation, just to put Harita's father and son to death!"

"Using 5,000 tons of gold as bait, the cost is too high, right?" Qiao Tianyu asked in disbelief.

"Don't forget, the Saudi royal family is the largest royal family in the world today, with trillions of dollars in assets, and the temptation is so great that many people have to take risks for it!" Victor then explained.

"Then how did the other party do it, and how did they lay out the trapped Harita father and son?" Qiao Tianyu asked anxiously.

"This game is too big....... Mahmoud said seriously......