Aliyev's speech was slightly lengthy, and this was addressed to the innocent masses of people who did not know the situation.

For those in the faction who knew the situation, Aliyev's speech was still very informative. His vision for the future Azerbaijani Cabinet, his views on international diplomacy, and especially his plans for the development of the country's oil and private oil fields, were all voiced on the occasion of the consultations.

Ordinary people think that Aliyev is impossible to come to power, just a mouthful, so after being surprised, he should sleep, talk about what should be talked, and do not take it seriously.

Only a few people listened very carefully.

This is the first time that Aliyev has expressed and expounded his platform, and it is not clear to say that countless people will be affected by this in their lives and careers.

Husseinov's head turned to analyze the pros and cons, Mamedov stared at the podium mockingly, Sioux City and the Russians were silent, and the real audience was more than 100 people belonging to the Aliyev faction, who would also be the backbone of the new Azerbaijani government.

It is undeniable that Aliyev has accumulated a lot of contacts over the years, and his collection is innumerable, and despite the awkward position, he can still find many suitable supporters, which Husseinov and Mamedov cannot match.

Don't look at the fact that Husseinov occupied the capital by force, half of the government officials he designed were collaborators, half were military personnel. Mamedov has been a political party figure for many years, and the cabinet he has prepared is all party members, and most of them are inexperienced in anarchy.

This is Azerbaijan, which has just been republican, and it must not be so hasty in changing to another country.

After two hours of speech, the host took the stage, and all eyes were on Husseynov.

Aliyev is clearly running for the presidency, at this moment. Husseinov, who has the advantage, said that it is the most suitable way to act.

The extras looked at the leading actors, and their eyes were stunned to want one more round of scenes.

However, Husseinov never made a clear statement.

The $100 million bank bill that was redeemed at sight was in his arms. Even if you leave Azerbaijan right now, it's quite good to be a rich man.

The money fell into his hands, and strictly speaking, the symbolic meaning is greater than the practical meaning, but to say that there is no meaning, it is impossible.

Just like the birds in Azerbaijan now. Husseinov wants to get $100 million in cash, and it is estimated that there is only one way to loot.

But after the looting, his president still couldn't do it.

Not only that, but the funds obtained from the looting cannot all fall into your own pocket. Scraping together a personal income of $100 million is a real challenge for Husseinov. Although he has been a military and political leader in the Ganja region, he is a soldier first and a political leader second, and the money he gets every month is not easy to barely maintain the army under his command, and it is unlikely that he will have more than enough. This is also thanks to the fact that he inherited the army and equipment of the former Soviet Union. And there is a grant from the central government of Azerbaijan.

An army of tens of thousands of people is not so easy to maintain, not to mention the maintenance costs of a large amount of equipment, and Husseinov has seen a lot of money, but it is all just a matter of leaving. It is impossible to withhold $100 million.

Perhaps, when Azerbaijan's oil industry is in full swing, $100 million will be an easy figure.

But. Husseinov was not sure about this. He had no experience in local construction and was not familiar with the oil industry. Except for foreign loans, he could not think of a way to actually increase the revenues of the state treasury.

Coupled with the increasing instability of his subordinates, Husseinov unexpectedly lost the courage to refute.

Yes, I'm president, how can I maintain this country and this army?

Also, more than half of the people sitting in the hall will become opposition again. What will happen when the time comes?

He pondered these questions, and really lacked the interest in arguing with Aliyev.

The moderator waited for a long time and ended the meeting strangely.

People left in twos and threes.

For Aliyev, the first day of the consultation could not have gone smoothly.

In the evening, there are more banquets of all kinds, and the huge city of Baku, as if it is a festival, is lit up everywhere.

Sioux City, which reappeared in the public eye, briefly attended a banquet held by Aliyev, and gave a second payment to the division commanders and brigade commanders under Husseinov, and these officers, who were accustomed to the glitzy world, took it more happily than the previous time.

Aliyev Jr. nervous for an hour, and then sent Sioux away as fast as he could.

Husseinov's gendarmes lay in ambush outside the gate for two hours, but finally did not come in to find the bad luck of Sioux City.

It should be said that it was Hussein who lost interest in finding his bad luck.

After all, this matter will be attributed to Aliyev, and Sioux City is only playing the role of a money bag, and after the anger, Husseinov has his own choice.

However, this time it was Sioux City's own judgment and an adventure he had made.

History will not tell him about a single temporary decision of Husseinov. This is a decision made by Sioux City in light of the situation in Azerbaijan - whether Husseinov wants to run for president, wants to give up the presidency, or hesitates, he should not make Sioux City his primary goal.

Moreover, the $100 million burned, even in the name of the Aliyev family, can still burn some incense.

The next two days of consultation went through some formalities, but it was still good news for Aliyev. Like a tireless bee, he hovered between the various parties, promising all kinds of benefits, taking back all kinds of power, and bringing all parties together......

All of this, Aliyev did like a fish in water. He has decades of political experience, and now he has the resources to wield it more freely.

The more time passes, the smaller the gap between him and Husseinov, Mamedov.

The latter two spent years building up today's strengths, like a wine in the making. Aliyev, on the other hand, is like a pool of old wine, trying his best to volatilize the aroma and make people smell it.

The political conspiracy that was disturbing belonged to the Azerbaijanis, and Sioux City paid for it as usual, but no longer intervened in the political situation.

Not counting the layout of the previous two years, in just a few months, he used up nearly 400 million US dollars, and the funds saved from this are more than enough.

This kind of large-scale public relations expenses were often seen in Europe and the United States in the fifties and sixties, and in the sixties and seventies. After entering the 90s, it rarely appeared. In fact, even if European and American companies have the intention to spend money in Azerbaijan, they will not be as "reckless" as Sioux City to spend money.

At least, it's not too late to wait until the new president comes to power.

Of course, the price and harvest at that time were certainly disproportionate. By 2000, the production capacity of a huge oil region like Azijiu exceeded 1.5 billion barrels per year, worth more than $10 billion. By 2010, the production of the Aziju oil zone was 40.6 million tons, equivalent to 3 billion barrels, worth $300 billion.

It's just terrifying!

This is equivalent to the fact that Azijiu Oilfield can create one or two Fortune 500 top companies every year, or dozens of Fortune 500 companies. Or three or five of the richest people on the Forbes list, or dozens of the richest people at the bottom of the Forbes list......

Of course, the oil companies in the 90s, at best, could only get a share agreement. More drastic barrel pay deals are also starting to emerge.

In the early 90s, due to the low price of oil, oil companies still had a chance to get about 15% of the share agreement. That translates to $1.5 billion to $45 billion a year.

And that's just the simplest initial gain.

Looking at the 30-year contract of the century, who can control even 15% of the oil distribution rights in the Azijiu oil field. That is, the distribution rights of more than 20 million barrels of crude oil per year, and more than 4.5 billion barrels of oil, put on Wall Street, and this is the only contract. You can get billions of dollars in loans.

If it's an American company, it's not too difficult to decide how many representatives of the House of Representatives and influence one or two senators or governors. However, switch to an ordinary American company. To get that much oil, it's not going to be small.

Calculated according to the 30-year contract of the century. At least $45 billion is at stake for oil companies.

Not to mention the $400 million in Sioux City, when the presidential election is over, these foreign companies will not spend 10 times more on public relations.

Historically, the Aziju oil field was eventually eaten by nine foreign oil companies. Among them, in order to obtain part of the contract, the British BP company only paid as much as 4,500 pounds, about 90 million US dollars. BP has also invited several shadow cabinet members to lobby the local government, and the indirect cost of the future foreign minister or defense minister will not be small.

In addition, in order to bribe Azerbaijani officials, BP also threw a party in London to entertain those who had the right to decide and even had the potential to cause trouble, and there were even rumors that the British MI6 was also involved......

As a result, foreign oil companies are paying more, getting less, but risking less.

The 400 million or more funds spent by Sioux City are very likely to be lost, and this probability and risk is at least equivalent to the size of the casino's guess.

This is not the case with the "imperialist" oil companies. As long as they adopt a definite strategy and spend their money in place, they are almost destined to get an oil field, at least a part of the equity of an oil field, in terms of probability and risk, they are more like doing non-Chinese bank financial management, there is a possibility of loss, but the base is stable.

In fact, if given the choice, Sioux City would also be willing to run a company like BP. However, the reality is that BP has 100 times its resources, and Dahua Industrial can only take an abnormal way if it wants to acquire the Azijiu oilfield, even if it is part of the equity.

Weekend.

There is a clear trend towards the end of the consultations, and more and more oil companies are gathering in Baku. Some small companies will take a gamble before the cup opens, but most of them wait quietly for the end, and according to the usual rules, even if the president of Azerbaijan decides, the oil field bid can be delayed for two or three years, and everyone has plenty of time.

PetroChina and CNOOC also sent a small team to Azerbaijan, and they wanted to go crazy trying to come out, but so far nothing has worked. They don't have much confidence in seizing oil fields in front of everyone, and they don't have so many resources, it's more like going through the motions.

The new ambassador, who had prepared his credentials, also came to Baku in the name of official counselor, and he invited Su Cheng and others to attend the embassy's evening party for the first time, and this change also officially announced the end of Counselor Liu's ambassadorial dream, and at the same time indicated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would adopt a new Central Asia policy.

However, Vice Minister Zheng is still in love with the stack, and he is looking forward to the opportunity.

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