In the near future, the oil shortage can be said to be a foregone conclusion. In Japan, there are a large number of oil reserves, but the Prime Minister is not ready to approve the use of the country's oil reserves. Kozmo Petroleum's own oil reserves alone will not be able to meet the company's long-term needs.

Now he can only hope that his friends can find out from those who are engaged in futures trading who the account that has been absorbing oil futures since four months ago is from. If you can get in touch with this mysterious person, then maybe there is a chance that Sato Shimoji will be troubled by this. Looking forward to the response, Lin Yu had already stepped on the passenger plane to Saudi Arabia.

Sitting in the luxury plane, he was looking through the information in his hand to learn about Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

His main purpose is to meet with the Kuwaiti royal family and donate a sum of money to them to win some goodwill and lay a foundation for further contacts in the future. As for the Saudi Arabian royal family, he has no plans to contact it yet. Although Lin Yu is very rich, the Arab royal family lying in the oil is not poor, of course, the two are not the same level of wealth.

I remember in my previous life, Lin Yu once heard that in the seventies, the rich Arab royal family went to London to look at the house, pointed to the fancy and said: "I want this, I want that." "Usually" this and that. Refers to an entire street. And the Gulf's wealthy like to buy real estate in Europe. Travel to Europe for vacation. It is said that a Saudi prince tasted all his dishes in a well-known restaurant in Paris. Throw down a dozen bills as a tip and go satisfied. After counting the tips, the attendants who served him were surprised to go crazy and tip more than they earned in a year. There is also a royal family for his birthday, and his family gave him the latest Boeing as a birthday gift.

The most terrifying thing is that someone actually used a gun as a salute when he got married, which made the people in the neighborhood almost dare not be neighbors with him anymore.

The Kuwaiti royal family is the Sabah family, who have ruled Kuwait since the mid-18th century AD. Kuwait declared independence in 1961. The patriarch of the Al-Sabah family became the Emir of Kuwait. The Sabah family was divided into Jaber and Salim, and the patriarchs of the two branches took turns to inherit the throne of Kuwait. The current emir is Jaber III, that is, Jaber, Ahmad Sabah, a man who will not die until the next century. The monarch of Kuwait, who reigned for nearly three decades.

The reason why Lin Yu remembers him so clearly is because his heir, Saad Abdullah Salim Sabah, the 14th emir of Kuwait, is a famous person in world history. He ascended the throne on 15 January 2006. He was forced to abdicate that month and only served as a monarch for ten days, making him the shortest-reigning monarch in Kuwait's history and one of the shortest-reigning monarchs in the world.

Saad served as Prime Minister of Kuwait until he became the 14th Emir of Kuwait and, after the Gulf War, Commander-in-Chief of Kuwait's military. It was only when Ebimi Jaber III died, he had already contracted bowel cancer and had to attend the funeral of the former emir in a wheelchair. Jaber III's half-brother, Prime Minister Sabah al-Ahmad Jaber Sabah took the opportunity to attack him. He led the cabinet to initiate the constitutional process, forcing Saad to abdicate and be succeeded by Al-Sabah, citing his old age and inability to govern.

For Chinese people, the more familiar is Prince Fahd of the Kuwaiti royal family who died in the Iraq war, he is the youngest brother of King Jaber III, has held a number of important positions in international sports, and was the president of the Olympic Council of Asia at that time. In 90, the 11th Asian Games will be held in the capital of China, which is the first time that China has hosted a large-scale sports event since the founding of the People's Republic of China. But due to last year's turmoil. Many Western countries took the opportunity to encourage Asian countries to boycott the Asian Games and even lobbied Prince Fahd, but Prince Fahd believed that politics and sports should not be confused, and insisted on holding the 11th Asian Games in the capital of China. According to his relatives, Prince Fahd had originally planned to attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, and he had specially asked the staff of the Chinese embassy in Kuwait to translate the last few sentences of his speech into Chinese for him. In this way, I would like to pay tribute to the Chinese people.

According to Lin Yu's information, Iraq was after the invasion of Kuwait. The King of Kuwait's younger brother, Prince Fahd, was seriously wounded and died in the battle under his command, and five members of the royal family were killed in battle. Jaber fled to Saudi Arabia with some members of the royal family.

And this time, Lin Yu came to Saudi Arabia to find a piece of the royal family, and he also planned to take the line of Prince Fahd.

Now next to Lin Yu is an employee who is familiar with the customs of Arab countries, named Yang Zhigang.

Yang Zhigang is an employee of Lin Yu's company and a middle-level head of a shipping company under Lin Yu's hands. Although he was a little reluctant to let the company leader ask him to accompany a young man to Saudi Arabia, he was also a little curious.

Along the way, he had said these things over and over again. Some of them were originally known by Lin Yu, for example, they could not bring alcoholic beverages or pork into the country, and once the goods were found to be confiscated and destroyed, the carrier would be arrested and subject to a high fine; Audio-visual and printed materials with exposed and obscene content cannot be carried; The passport cannot be stamped with an Israeli visa, otherwise it will be barred from entering the country; No photographs of people, especially local women; What other women can't go out alone, they must be accompanied by family members, etc.

But there are some things that Lin Yu didn't know in advance, for example, in Saudi Arabia, not only is drug smuggling a capital offense, but even if you bring Chinese patent medicine or a larger dose of personal medicine into the country, you must provide a doctor's prescription, otherwise you will also be in trouble; Moreover, it is forbidden to take photos in public places and scenic spots in Saudi Arabia. You can't take photos of people without your permission, and smoking is prohibited. Men are not allowed to go out in public places with their chests and backs bare-chested or wearing shorts."

Lin Yu nodded, this time he came to Saudi Arabia, in order to avoid trouble, everything that is forbidden in Saudi Arabia. Lin Yu didn't bring any of them. So when he went to an Arab country for the first time, he didn't even bring a camera. Except for the bodyguards, no one else followed, and the security of Saudi Arabia today is not as chaotic as in the previous life, and the national conditions of Saudi Arabia and China are very different, and there are many people with them, I am afraid it will be more eye-catching.

"But you don't have to be too nervous, although the mainland and Saudi Arabia have only established diplomatic relations in 88 years, but the relationship between the two countries is quite harmonious. As long as it is not a heinous mistake, under normal circumstances, the Saudis will not be too difficult for our people. Yang Zhigang comforted. This time, the mission came quite suddenly. And it's also quite mysterious. He was the affairs representative of Lin's Shipping Group Company in Saudi Arabia, and after returning to China for a week's vacation, he accompanied Mr. Lin and his entourage to Saudi Arabia. Until now, he has not figured out why Lin Yu came to Saudi Arabia for. But the company asked him to cooperate with Lin Yu as much as possible, and this order was given to him by the president of the company himself. For Lin Yu, Yang Zhigang naturally didn't dare to slack off.

Under the leadership of Yang Zhigang, Lin Yu and the two passed through the customs smoothly all the way, of course, this is also related to the fact that Lin Yu did not bring anything. They were empty-handed. Naturally, it is easier to clear customs than those with large bags and small bags. Now there are people waiting outside the door.

In November in Saudi Arabia, the climate is hot, with summer highs of more than 50 degrees. If there is a sandstorm, it can reach a high temperature of 55 degrees. As soon as he approached the door of the airport building, a rush of heat almost gave Lin Yu a sigh of relief.

Yang Zhigang stood at the door and waved. An American Ford pulled out of the parking lot at a rapid pace. Several people hurried up to meet them and rushed into the shady car as fast as they could. That's when he breathed a sigh of relief.

Sitting in the car, Lin Yu looked out the window, there were not many vehicles on the road at this time. However, there are endless good cars in the roadside parking lot, and Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, and Lexus are the most common models on the street. Or it is a variety of high-power four-wheel drive off-road vehicles, which are dizzying to watch.

"People in Saudi Arabia are wealthy and love cars, so the latest models from all over the world. It is easy to see on the roads of Saudi Arabia. Often, at the end of each international auto show, you can see the new cars that made their debut on the road here. And some Saudis with nomadic traditions are particularly fond of off-road vehicles. And when they buy a car, they often don't drive it for a year. will change to a new car. In the old car park here, you can often see Mercedes-Benz with a service life of less than one year. Yang Zhigang noticed Lin Yu's gaze and explained to him casually.

Lin's Line Group of Companies' office in Saudi Arabia. Located in a small four-story building near the port, except for Yang Zhigang, the manager. There is also a Hong Kong assistant manager, and the other six people are all laborers from Egypt and Lebanon. Locals in Saudi Arabia, don't think about it, there are very few foreign companies that can afford to hire them, except for Saudi Arabia's own companies.

The two floors downstairs are offices, and the third floor is Yang Zhigang's bedroom, as well as several prepared guest rooms. The fourth floor is the dormitory of these clerks, but it is said to be a dormitory, and it is also a single room per person, which has all kinds of facilities, compared to the staff dormitory in Huaxia, it is not a little stronger.

Yang Zhigang took Lin Yu to look at the guest room, the inner and outer suites, and all kinds of household appliances. There are separate toilets and bathrooms.

"The kitchen and dining room are on the ground floor and we have a dedicated chef here for what you need to eat. It's just Arab, and it's all Arabic. I eat this exotic flavor from time to time, and I think it's okay, but for a long time, I still can't compare with us. Fortunately, Zhao Yang and I can do a few hands, so I can't help but go to the kitchen by myself. It's just that the spices here are not so complete, and some things have to be brought from Hong Kong. When you go through customs, it can be more troublesome. ”

"Grain and vegetables are expensive here in Saudi Arabia, right?" Lin Yu asked.

In his impression, Saudi Arabia is not everywhere with yellow sand. The sea of sand is everywhere. These cities are just oases of size and size on the sand sea. Without the support of agriculture, these foods would be imported exclusively. It's definitely not cheap.

Yang Zhigang couldn't help laughing, this is a misunderstanding that people who don't know Saudi Arabia have, that is, when he first came to Saudi Arabia, he also thought so. In fact, Saudi Arabia has always attached great importance to the development of agriculture and placed it at the top of the government's work. It can even be said that it is second only to the oil industry. The Saudi Arabian government has implemented preferential policies to encourage the cultivation of crops, especially wheat, which has mobilized farmers. At present, the main agricultural products are wheat, dates, corn, rice, citrus cuttings, grapes, pomegranates, etc.

"Ninety-eight percent food self-sufficiency? Wheat is already ready for export? Lin Yu couldn't help but ask in surprise, Yang Zhigang's news was too surprising. He also always thought that here in Saudi Arabia, all daily necessities except petroleum products had to be imported.

"Not only that, but the Saudi Arabian government is also vigorously promoting animal husbandry, mainly sheep, goats, locus, etc. The government has also used the power of local and private enterprises to set up broiler and layer farms. Develop the fish farming industry and encourage large companies to set up various farms. Therefore, whether it is food or vegetables here, it is not expensive compared to the income of the locals. We can handle it too. Yang Zhigang said with a smile: "I'm afraid Mr. Lin doesn't know, in fact, Saudi Arabia's agriculture is still promising." Arable land throughout Saudi Arabia so far. Only a little more than a dozen percent of it is used, and there is still a large amount of arable land that is idle. ”

"This is really in response to that sentence, this is indeed a happy desert!" Lin Yu couldn't help muttering.

This is due to the fact that Yang Zhigang once mentioned to him that the "Saudi Arabia" in Saudi Arabia is taken from the name of Ibn Saud, the founder of the Arab Kingdom. In Arabic, it means "happiness". And the word "Arab". It means "desert" in Arabic. Therefore, "Saudi Arabia" means "happy desert". And Yang Zhigang once said that Saudi Arabia is not only the world's largest oil reservoir and producer. It is also the world's largest producer of desalinated seawater, accounting for about the world's total desalination. At present, there are a total of seawater desalination plants in the sand. The daily output of 10,000 cubic meters of desalinated water can supply nearly half of the country's water consumption. It is not an exaggeration to be able to live such a rich life here, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a happy desert.