One acre is about 0.004 square kilometers, and 200,000 acres is about 800 square kilometers.

Li Mu didn't know how big the specific scope of the East Texas oil field was, and only gave Henry a general range, so the area that Henry bought was indeed a bit large, and taking all the land that could be bought was considered Li Mu's fixed assets.

Li Mu does not plan to develop the East Texas oil field now, it is not cost-effective to exploit oil this year, the use of oil is not much, except for refining kerosene, it can only be used to build roads, the demand for gasoline is basically negligible, if Li Mu develops the East Texas oil field now, not to mention how much cost is needed, I am afraid that so much oil is pouring into the market, and the existing oil price can be smashed through the cost line in an instant, then I am afraid that the relationship between Li Mu and Rockefeller will be on the same footing.

So no matter how itchy Rockefeller is, Li Mu will be tight-lipped.

At the end of May, there was still no response from Prince Edward's side, and Li Mu decided to give up his cooperation with Prince Edward and instead look for collaborators from the European continent.

In fact, Britain is not the best partner, the country of Britain is a-stirring stick, whether it is for Europe or for the world, so Li Mu himself is not inclined to cooperate with the British, if he has a choice, Li Mu prefers to choose the Germans.

Germany is a very magical country, although Li Mu is not a "German stick", but it does not prevent Li Mu from appreciating Germany.

Before 1815, before the unified German Confederation, there were many loose confederations in Germany, and the country was fragmented, partly occupied by Danes, partly Austrians, and partly French.

In 1864, Prussia, which had been founded for less than half a century, united with Austria to defeat Denmark and recover the lands occupied by Denmark in the north; In 1866, Prussia defeated Austria in the Seven-Week War, and the following year the North German Confederation was established; In 1870, Prussia launched the Franco-Prussian War and successfully defeated France, known as the "first army", and several southern German states broke away from French rule.

It was not until 1871 that Germany was effectively unified and the German Empire was established.

If there is no accident, by 1914, Germany will start the First World War, and in the world war alone against Britain and France, the two major powers will not be left behind, and finally because of the intervention of the Americans, Germany regrettably loses.

That's right, for Li Mu, it is indeed a pity that Germany was defeated in World War I, if Germany had not been defeated at that time, then the colonial order established by Britain and France would have collapsed, and the world would have developed in another direction, and perhaps there would have been no subsequent eight-year war of resistance.

In World War I, Japan declared war on Germany and seized the Jiaodong Peninsula from the Germans.

If there was no external intervention, then Germany would not have launched the First World War until 1914, and Li Mu would have been nearly sixty years old by then, and it was not clear whether he would have been able to see the outcome of the war.

Li Mu didn't want to miss this big show, so Li Mu wanted to cooperate with the Germans, do his best to help Germany improve its national strength, and incite the Germans to challenge the international order established by the British and the French.

This is not impossible, don't overestimate the moral bottom line of the Americans, don't look at the United States is the son of Britain, as far as Li Mu knows, in another time and space, when the world war broke out, the Americans were left and right, whether it was the Germans or the British, as long as they took out real money, the Americans were eager to sell their underwear, until both sides had run out of oil and could no longer squeeze any oil and water, and the United States weighed again and again, so they chose to join the British and French side that had the upper hand to pick peaches.

The United States is a capitalist country, the United States is not a republic, the United States does not have a queen, the United States only has tycoons, so if the American tycoons insisted on Washington joining the German side at that time, it is still unclear who will die.

Li Mu really wanted to act as this variable.

After making up his mind, Li Mu immediately ordered Henry to send people to Krupp to contact the Germans and explore the possibility of cooperation.

In fact, before this, the Horse Arms Company and Krupp had already cooperated, the Horse Weapons Company authorized Krupp to produce smokeless gunpowder, and Krupp transferred some advanced artillery technology to the Horse Weapons Company, and the cooperation between them was very pleasant.

If the cooperation can be successful, Li Mu will transfer electric lights, telephones, automobiles and other related technologies to Krupp, and Krupp will transfer equivalent technology to Junma Group, or pay the corresponding patent royalties to Junma Group.

However, in terms of technical value, the Junma Group may suffer, but if this can promote the rapid development of Germany's strength, then Li Mu believes that it is worth it.

Some things can't be measured in money.

After learning about Li Mu's thoughts, Henry sat on the recliner on the balcony of Li Mu's office and thought for a long time.

"That is, it is possible that we will be enemies of Britain and France in the future." When Henry said this, Henry swallowed a large gulp of saliva.

"From the point of view of the United States, any other country is our enemy." Li Mu was vague and deliberately blurred the concept of "enemy".

"It's different, it's different—" Henry lost his soul.

"Why is it different? Can't the British be our enemies? No! Don't forget, we were able to become independent because we defeated the British, and the war that is now breaking out in Montana, as you and I know, is a war between us and our British proxies, so we have always been enemies, never friendly. "Li Mu has already seen through it, and there will definitely be no woman's kindness on this issue.

"Although what you said is the truth, but-" Henry Ai Ai, although he felt that what Li Mu said was irrefutable, but he just felt that something was not quite right.

"Think about Henry, what would it be like if the Kufco Group had been expanding, from coast to coast, and we had factories all over the United States?" Li Mu guided Henry to think according to his own thoughts.

"That means, that means we're going to be the biggest company in the United States." Henry finally came to his senses.

"Great, the nation's largest business, what a great prospect, but what does that mean? Does that mean we can produce more products, that we need a bigger market to sell these products, and now the whole world market is under the control of that country? Can our products enter those markets freely? If not, what should we do, do we watch the development of the enterprise fall into shackles? Li Mu asked a series of questions, and the questions became more acute than the other.

Local protectionism kills people, Britain occupies the largest colony in the world, and treats the colonies as raw material production and product dumping grounds, and the products of other countries want to enter the British colonies.

The predicament faced by the United States is the same as that of Germany, both are rising stars of capitalism, both are facing a situation of lack of living space, and they both need a larger product market, so from this point of view, Li Mu has reason to support Germany, and the fundamental interests of the United States in this regard are the same as those of Germany.

"Yes, we need a market." Henry was stimulated, and his eyes immediately turned red.

That's right, businessmen, making money is the main purpose, politics and everything is for the economy, so when it comes to interests, Henry can't help but be anxious.

"So, we have a wide range of common interests with Germany, and what the Germans need is exactly what we need, and if a war is needed to achieve the goal, then let the war break out, and in order to occupy a stronger position in the war, we must be ready from now on." Li Mu starts from his side first, and he can incite one and count one.

"War is inevitable, the British will not watch their interests suffer, and in order to guarantee their interests, the British can do anything." Henry also knew the temperament of the English.

Henry must have known, because Henry himself was of English descent.

It's a very strange fact that when talking about this, Li Mu and Henry both subconsciously ignored the French.

In fact, don't look at France's performance in the Second World War, during the First World War, the French were still very fierce, and it was precisely because France was too fierce during the First World War and sacrificed a whole generation, so by the Second World War, France was no longer able to fight, and in the face of the German blitzkrieg, France was about to collapse.

In fact, the collapse of France can now be seen, in the Franco-Prussian War, France lost face, not only lost Alsace and Lorraine, but also paid a large amount of compensation, so that it had to sell national debt to barely get by, and Germany also broke the myth that the French army was "the best in the world".

Without the stimulus of the Franco-Prussian War, German ambitions would not have grown so quickly.

"So we have to be ready from now on, once the war comes, we have to fight for enough living space, we have to break free from all shackles, no matter who the enemy is in front of us, we have to tear it to pieces." Li Mu was murderous, and he had already entered a state of madness at this time.

"Well, I'll go to Germany myself tomorrow." Henry also made up his mind that since the alliance with Krupp was irreversible, Henry would strive for a condition that was most favorable to the Horse Group.

"No, no, no, don't go, at least don't go now, you are the president of the Junma Group, it would be too rash to come to the door now, let people go to find out the wind first." Li Mu did not let Henry go to Germany.

Just kidding, if Henry is gone, everything will fall on Li Mu, and Li Mu doesn't want to work all day.