According to the preliminary estimate of the German Ministry of Economy, by the end of this year, Germany's monthly demand for oil will increase by 35 percent compared with before the start of the war.

If Germany had been given the amount of oil reserves in the past, there could be a shortfall of 45 to 5 million tons by the end of the year, which was the result of a 20 percent increase in synthetic fuel production.

Had it not been for the timely end of the war and the opening of oil channels from the British and French colonies, Germany's fuel crisis would not only have been repeated, but would have been worse than it has ever been.

Romania's oil fields are trying to increase production, and because of Xu, Germany has not yet sent troops to the country as it has historically, but Xu Jun has not ignored the most important oil producer, with whom Antonescu has been talking on the phone almost once or twice a week for the past month.

In the past two weeks, the phone calls have become particularly frequent, and the Romanian dictator sounded frightened on the phone, constantly explaining to Xu Jun the pressure and threats exerted on Romania by the giant bear in the east, and urging Germany to provide Romanian military support as soon as possible.

Even if Germany sent a division of infantry, it would at least be able to deter the infiltration of Soviet armed men along the border and ensure the security of the eastern border.

Antonescu claims that a wave of anti-government groups has suddenly emerged in the country, and that his secret police unit has uncovered more than a dozen cases of conspiracy to sabotage production and assassination of government officials.

Antonescu also hinted that behind all the cases lies the ferocious red bear, a Romanian general trying to convince Xu Jun that the Soviet Union has quietly made a move into the Balkans.

Xu Jun only believes Antonescu's words in the middle, and the dictator's reputation in the German government is much better than that of Apennine's big chin, but that does not mean that he will not add some exaggerated descriptions to the existing situation.

In Xu Jun's view, Romania's problems are not as troublesome as he imagined, and the dictator is blinded by his own imagination, and to put it bluntly, he is completely alone there to scare himself.

So Xu Jun only replied to Antonescu euphemistically, Germany will fulfill the agreement signed with Romania, and if Germany deems it necessary, it will send some troops into Romania to provide security protection for the country, but it is obviously not the time to get to that point.

The war in Europe is over, and Germany, which has no worries, is slowly shifting its defensive focus to the Eastern Front. Once war breaks out between Germany and the Soviet Union, Romania, as an ally of Germany, is bound to become the focus of contention between the Soviet and German armies because of its geographical environment and strategic value.

However, according to the current information of the German intelligence, Romania is indeed under some political pressure, but the military threat does not exist at present.

After removing the obstacles of Britain and France, Germany is now able to obtain 300,000 tons of crude oil from Romania every month, and this amount will be increased by half in the future. But even so, Germany was unable to fully meet the oil needs of its own country and its army.

As mentioned earlier, Xu Jun's goal is to obtain 20 million tons of crude oil per year, but at present, even if the part of Southeast Asia's oil is counted, it is still difficult to achieve this goal.

Because during this period, the oil production of British and French colonies was not as large as that of later generations, limited to exploration and drilling technology, a large number of high-yield oil fields in later generations had not yet been discovered at this time, and some of the oil fields that had been exploited were still very limited because of the scale of development.

The world's largest oil producers are now the Soviet Union and the United States, especially the latter, which accounts for almost half of the world's total oil production each year. Compared with the US oil companies, which produce 190 million tons of oil every year, the two or three million tons of oil production in the Middle East is not worth talking about at all.

Compared with the United States, the oil resources in the hands of European countries at this time are equivalent to the difference between faucets and fire hoses.

With the war over, European countries began importing large quantities of crude oil from the United States to replenish their nearly depleted oil reserves and to invest in the most important national reconstruction projects.

At present, the US government cannot find any reason to prevent these transactions from proceeding, and the capital tycoons of Wall Street only have profit and money in their eyes, and in the face of astronomical profits, anyone who dares to stop these beasts from eating can imagine how miserable the end will be.

Of course, Germany has joined the ranks of importing fuel from the United States, and three large oil tanker fleets with a capacity of more than 100,000 tons have docked into German seaports that month, laden with American-produced oil.

It is interesting to note that these fuel-laden British and Canadian tankers were the favorite prey of German Navy submarines a month ago, and it is not known how the captains of those tankers felt when they saw the U-boats flying the German Navy flag slowly passing by the side of the ship.

But Xu Jun only regards this American oil as a temporary reserve, what he needs is a stable energy channel that can be effectively controlled in his hands, and he will never foolishly put the lifeblood of the country in the hands of uncontrollable forces.

Once a war breaks out on the Eastern Front, the energy issue will not allow for the slightest mistake, because at that time, the loss of thousands of barrels of fuel can directly affect the success or failure of a crucial battle.

So recently, Xu Jun has turned his attention to Iran, a Middle Eastern country that has always been pro-German in its attitude, and the friendly relations between the two countries have a long history. After Hitler came to power, he convinced the Germans that Iranians belonged to the same Aryan race as the Germans, and that they were distant relatives of Germany in the Middle East, and that the origin of the name Iran was the place where the Aryans lived.

The current founding monarch of the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran, Reza. Khan, when he was young, stood guard in front of the German embassy in Tehran, and always had a good impression of Germany, and after coming to power, he continued the pro-German concept held by the previous dynasty, and carried out close exchanges and development with Germany in various fields, especially in the military field.

At the outbreak of war in Europe, Iran, although it claimed to maintain strict neutrality, in fact maintained private contacts with Germany, which the British knew for a long time.

If it weren't for Xu Jun's chaotic axe to overthrow the British Empire, in the fourth year of history, the British would have attacked Iran.

In order to open up the supply route from the Middle East to the Soviet Union, and at the same time to expel the only remaining pro-German forces in the Middle East, the British, together with the Soviet government, which had long been attached to this land, brazenly launched an invasion of Iran on the absurd grounds that Iran had not expelled the German expatriate.

The Allies overthrew the pro-German government of Reza Khan and installed his son Pahlavi on the throne of the Shah of Iran, and the young prince was reduced to a puppet of the colonizers in the period leading up to the end of the war.

Although history has changed beyond recognition at this moment, the danger facing Iran has not disappeared, and even because of Germany's brilliant victory, those hidden opponents have been forced to start planning in advance.

In Xu Jun's plan, Iran will be able to supply Germany with about 8 million tons of oil every year, and if investment and development are increased, it will not be too difficult to produce 1,500 to 17 million tons of fuel oil per year with the crude oil reserves of Iran's oil fields that have been explored.

You must know that in the history of the British and Soviet occupation of Iran, this country broke out with an ultra-high production of 13 million tons, while the production of Iraqi oil fields controlled by Britain during the same period was only half of it.

"Mr. Attlee, I'm glad you have brought this important information, and I think we can be more open and honest that you can make your request to me." After speaking, Xu Jun took the teacup from Tysenhofen's hand and put it to his mouth to smell the fragrance of black tea.

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