Seeing Balaku looking at him in surprise, Du Ziji smiled and said, "Balaku, you may not know that I have completely changed my policy towards country M. Do you know how I changed? Baraku said in a daze: "I don't know, but judging from Powell's look of wanting to eat people, I'm afraid you haven't changed for the better." ”

Du Ziji said: "It may be true for the people of country M, but it is not for us in Saudi Arabia. I have cancelled all the preferential policies enjoyed by the businessmen of country M, and from now on, if they want to continue to do business in Saudi Arabia, they must compete fairly with our Saudi businessmen and other foreign businessmen, and survive the fittest! It took a long time for Baraku to slowly come back to his senses, and said faintly: "I can understand why Powell's face is pale, and Saike is also not good, dare you cut off their financial route!" ”

Du Ziji said indignantly: "You also know that we blindly cater to, and even curry favor with the businessmen of country M, and elevate the status of the businessmen of country M to a height that no one can reach, and even our own businessmen in Saudi Arabia have been suppressed, let alone businessmen from other countries." Now, our Saudi Arabia has become a paradise for businessmen of country M. They are like crazy people who are crazy about accumulating money in our country, and I don't know how many of our Saudi businessmen have been forced to death, and how many foreign businessmen who are full of ambition and ready to show their strength in Saudi Arabia have been forced away. The reason why our Saudi business has not been able to revive for a long time is because of our past policies, which have caused the arrogance and arrogance of the businessmen of country M today. Second, it also broke the hearts of domestic businessmen and other foreign businessmen! I can't tolerate this situation anymore and develop, I want to reform, I want to suppress the merchants of country m! ”

Baraku smiled bitterly and said in a deep voice: "Duziki, I know what you just said, and I have always been deeply worried about this situation. I know you're doing this for the good of Saudi Arabia. But now is not the time to do so. Now our position in OPEC is not stable enough, like Iran, Kuwait still has the strength to challenge us, if it were not for the current M country to support us, I am afraid that our situation will be very difficult. So, I think at this time, we can't offend them yet, but we still have to be right and patient. ”

"Bear with me, I've been enduring! Endure it until now, Powell is going to ride on my neck and. How long will you let me endure? Du Ziji waved his hand in annoyance and said, "Baraku, if we keep putting up with it, wait until we think we don't need to endure it anymore." Maybe we'll never have a chance to turn over again. I also know that there is a lot of risk in doing this, but it is better to hurt later than early, and the longer it drags on, the more troublesome it is. I've thought about it. The people of country M are likely to give us trouble on the issue of oil. But oil is the lifeblood of country M, and it can't do without oil for a day. If country M makes a fuss about oil. It's like playing with fire, not burning others. Instead, they were burned first, and the people of country M themselves had to weigh them first. ”

What Du Ziji said has a point, and it is still for the information society. Today, when industrial society is at its peak, the importance of oil is irreplaceable. Country M is like a huge machine, and oil is an important energy source to promote the rapid operation of this machine. Baraku nodded lightly and said, "You're right. Either way, I'm a Saudi, support your decision! ”

Du Ziji patted him on the shoulder with great satisfaction and said with a smile: "Actually, it seems dangerous for me to do this, but in fact it is not. We are not alone, and the entire Middle East, with the exception of the pro-M Israel country, is our potential strategic partner in confrontation with country M. What's more, we also have a strong supporter, and that is Huaxia! ”

"Huaxia!?" Baraku looked surprised. Du Ziji nodded heavily with a confident smile and said, "That's right, the increasingly powerful Huaxia will be our biggest reliance!" To tell you the truth, I gave all the preferential policies that I originally gave to the merchants of country M to the Chinese people. "Doesn't this mean that the foreign policy of our Saudi government has changed from pro-M to pro-China? No wonder Powell has an ugly face. Baraku said suddenly. Du Ziji smiled and asked, "What, do you think this is bad?" In the foreseeable future, China will replace country M as the world's largest economic entity, which has been recognized by countless economists and is beyond doubt. More importantly, the Chinese people are humble and gentle, generous and not arrogant, and they are a hundred times stronger than the arrogant M people. Now even Israel is gradually changing its attitude towards China, and we must also understand affairs! ”

Duziki had basically convinced Barakul, who nodded his head in agreement. "By the way, Baraku, when I held a cabinet meeting today, it is said that you are meeting with a very important Chinese guest, who is he and what did you talk about?" Du Ziji's words suddenly changed and asked curiously. Baraku sighed and said, "It was a Chinese man introduced to me by Shen Zhenxin, the ambassador of China, who looked like a businessman. However, we didn't have a pleasant conversation with each other, and I kicked him out of the house! ”

After listening to Baraku's words, Du Ziji was very dissatisfied and said, "Baraku, how can you treat Chinese guests like this?" This is completely contrary to the foreign policy I am now pursuing. The other party was introduced by Ambassador Shen Zhenxin, isn't this tantamount to not giving Shen Zhenxin face, if he holds a grudge, then wouldn't my efforts be in vain? Balaku smiled bitterly: "I didn't know at the time that you had changed your policy, not to mention that the matter that Huaxia merchant talked to me about was even more outrageous, even now, if I asked me to talk to him again, I would still do it!" ”

"What did you talk about?" Du Ziji couldn't help but ask. Balaku said in a deep voice: "You should know that a Longteng Energy Group has just been established in Iraq, which has bought a large number of oil fields in Iraq, and they have adopted a large number of new technologies and new equipment, and the efficiency of oil production has been greatly improved. At present, the vast majority of the oil market is controlled by OPEC, and if Longteng's oil wants to be listed, we must reduce some of its production, so as not to disrupt the real oil market. The other side obviously understands this, and what he talked to me about was that he hoped that we, Saudi Arabia, would give up a part of our 30 percent share to them and give up a piece of the world for their oil. You also know that this directly endangers the interests of our country, how can I agree to it? ”

Listening to Baraku's words, Duziki also fell silent. Oil is the lifeblood of Saudi Arabia, at least for now. Reducing production means reducing the income of the Saudi people, which is too big for him to decide as a democratically elected president. However, in Du Ziji's heart, he still hopes that Saudi Arabia can reduce some of its production, and good relations with China are certainly one reason, but more importantly, Du Ziji's innate sense of distress. Oil has allowed the Saudis to live a prosperous life, but at the same time, it has also made the Saudis unknowingly have a strong dependence on oil. This can be seen from the fact that oil accounts for more than 90 percent of Saudi Arabia's GDP......

In addition to the highly developed oil production, refining and other chemical industries related to petroleum, Saudi Arabia has almost no business that can be mentioned, and even a large part of the sensitive industries are completely dependent on foreign countries, especially country M. It's like having someone choke you, and you never know when the other person will suddenly strangle you to death. Every time he thought of this, Du Ziji felt like he was sitting on the tip of a needle, and he broke out in a cold sweat. What's more, now Saudi Arabia has sufficient oil resources and can live a very rich life, but this is obviously only temporary, because oil is a non-renewable energy source after all, and if you extract a little less, when the oil is completely exhausted, what should Saudi Arabia do?

Based on this consideration, Du Ziji began to consciously change the national policy since he came to power. Agriculture, which was originally disdained by the Saudis, has developed rapidly in Saudi Arabia, and today it has become self-sufficient, and has also faintly become the largest food producer in the Middle East. With the development of agriculture, Duziki realized that Saudi Arabia's dependence on oil alone could be changed, which certainly gave him confidence, but at the same time, it also made him feel the pressure. Every country has conservatives, and Saudi Arabia is no exception, and the power of conservatives is quite stubborn. In the course of a series of agricultural developments, the pressures on Du Ziji were sometimes too heavy for him to bear. Fortunately, Baraku, this Saudi powerful figure firmly supports him, otherwise he doesn't know if he would have created today's situation.

Although he does not have the deep worries of Duziki, Baraku, as a politician with a brain and a wise businessman with a long-term vision, also knows that if the development of such a non-change-oriented development continues, Saudi Arabia will sooner or later face a disastrous and even ruining moment. If he hadn't realized this, he wouldn't have been so adamant in supporting Du Ziji. Seeing Du Ziji groaning with low eyebrows, while glancing at himself thoughtfully from time to time, having partnered with Du Ziji for so many years, Baraku already knew his temperament quite well, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "You won't be ready for me to agree to the request of the Huaxia people, right?" (To be continued.) (。 ))