The United States does have very rich oil and gas resources, of course, this "rich" is also relatively speaking, in the Americas, there is another country with much more oil reserves than the United States, and that is Venezuela. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Venezuela was once a Spanish colony, declared independence in 1811, and later became an independent country in June 1821 under the leadership of Simón Bolívar, the liberator of South America.

For a time in the 21st century, Venezuela boasted the largest oil reserves in the world, but at the beginning of the 20th century, no one believed that Venezuela had that much oil.

In fact, in 1914, Venezuela's oil has begun to enter the commercial exploitation mode, and both Mobil and Standard have entered Venezuela for oil exploration and exploitation, of course, limited to technical conditions, the degree of development is still extremely limited, if it is not too late to enter Venezuela.

Simon Allen just wants to use Venezuelan oil to tie federal oil and Gulf oil together, so that they can form a joint force to attack Mobil and Standard.

Of course, Mellon also knows the importance of the oil field, so after knowing the hole cards in Simon Allen's hand, Mellon decided to cooperate on the spot, but he was indeed tempted.

Gulf Oil is one of the pillar industries of the Mellon family, and it is a big event to introduce Federal Oil Holdings, that is, Mellon is now at the helm of the Mellon family, and Mellon does not have the right to decide alone, Simon Allen's proposal is really good, but Mellon will hold a family meeting to discuss this matter, and then give Simon Allen an answer.

Plant a good plane tree to attract a phoenix. Now that he has the hole cards in his hand, Simon Allen is not in a hurry to get an answer now, and politely sends Mellon away, while Simon Allen continues to be busy with his business layout.

After two years of development, the Federal Group has also developed into a behemoth, although it does not have the same background as the Mellon family, but it is showing its value more and more.

As far as the current federal group is concerned, the market value of the group has exceeded 10 billion US dollars, although part of this is due to the bubble that has emerged, which is enough to prove the market's confidence in the federal group.

Only last year, the assets of the federal group almost doubled, this year because of the penicillin profits continue to rise, coupled with the listing of nylon, the federal group's "money situation" is still good, it is estimated that by the end of the year, the assets of the federal group will have a large surge, when the federal group will occupy an increasingly important position in the American economy, Simon Allen's status in the American high society will also rise.

If we take into account the upcoming presidential election this year, if Warren is elected, then Simon Allen may find a position in the US government, and then Simon Allen will have more influence on the US government.

This is the real reason why Qin Zhiyuan ranked Simon Allen in the United States.

In the original history, it was from this year that Mellon would serve as the US Treasury Secretary for 12 consecutive years, and if Simon Allen could also take this free ride and smoothly blend into the US government, then Simon Allen would show his due role in the future when Lanfang and Britain clashed.

Perhaps in the future, Simon Allen will become the most famous American, but not on the positive side, of course.

Just as Simon Allen finished his conversation with Mellon, Angel Jack was about to end his conversation with Timothy.

"Jack, my friend, please think again, don't start a war lightly, once the war starts, it will get out of control, whether it is for Port Hedland or for Path, it will be a disaster." Timothy pleaded.

Eventually, the City of Perth decided to raise the mineral tax, which would impose a 30 per cent surcharge on all mineral exports from Western Australia.

The decision was made for Port Hedland, so Timothy was able to understand Angel Jack's reaction.

Timothy did do his best in passing this decision, but the people in Perth City were blinded by their interests, and they stubbornly believed that Port Hedland could not stand against the whole of Western Australia alone, and finally passed the resolution.

"Timothy, I cherish our friendship and ask you not to tarnish it. Thirty percent of the tax, you know what that means, how much I've put into Port Hedland is visible to all, so I can't possibly put my estate with both hands, and if those scumbags think I'm going to give in, they're wrong, and I'm going to defend it all, with my hands and the shotgun in my hand. "Jack is categorical, and there is no room for manoeuvre.

Two years have passed, and the current Jack is no longer the "Angel Jack" that many people remember.

"Angel Jack" is just a lucky person in the eyes of many people, with his own luck, "Angel Jack" amassed a lot of wealth, and then became a "wealth boy" like the existence, with "two ancestors" is not enough to describe the naivety of "Angel Jack".

Now Jack is already a weathered man, the beard on Jack's face is still trimmed, the facial contours are still so tough, but the face is no longer childish and frivolous, and the clothes on his body have changed from tuxedos to jeans and checkered shirts, no matter who it is, it is impossible to associate the current Jack with the "angel" in many people's impressions.

"Think again, Jack, you can turn to Melbourne for help, and if Melbourne puts pressure on Pass, Pass will have to compromise as well." Timothy was still trying to persuade him.

Jack and Melbourne also have a good relationship, with the mineral resources of the Pilbara area, no one knows how much money Jack makes now, and if a lot of money is thrown down, there will always be some MPs who will establish a "friendship" with Jack.

"If I go to Melbourne for help, it's just jumping from the tiger's den into the lion's mouth, and it won't make any difference to the outcome, so Timothy, you don't have to convince me, if the people in Perth think they can make me submit, then try!" Jack didn't want to back down, not at all.

"I know you have a force in your hands, but you have to think clearly, if you use force against the city government of Pass, then even if the city government of Pass can't win against you, but there is the Australian government, and even the British government, you will face endless trouble." Timothy tried to put himself in Jack's shoes, listing all the difficulties he might face.

In fact, this issue has been discussed when Perth decided to raise the mineral tax, and it is precisely because of the backing of the Australian National Army and the British government that the Perth city government will be so confident, otherwise, the Perth city government would not have so much courage.

"Ha, that's the best, Timothy, maybe you've forgotten, I still have British citizenship, and if the British Empire's navy were to show up in Port Hedland, who would they protect?" Jack has no fear.

Britain recognizes dual citizenship, so although Jack joined the Australian nationality, he also retained his British nationality, and during the years that Jack stayed in Australia, Jack did not stop paying taxes to the British government, under such a premise, it is really difficult to say who the British will help.

"I'm afraid it's useless for you to keep your British citizenship, when the wealth reaches a certain level, anyone will be tempted, and if you are on the opposite side of the Australian government, the British government will not necessarily help you." Timothy was not optimistic about the British.

It is true that the British government will protect the interests of the British, but this is a premise, if it does not harm the interests of the British Commonwealth, of course the British government will try its best to help every British, but if Jack is on the opposite side of the Australian government, it is really hard to say who the British will help.

Which is more important?

"Okay, my friend, don't think about these unhappy things, let's be happy, let's put it this way, if I defeat the National Army of Pass, then I will ask you to be the President of the National Assembly of Pass, what do you think of this proposal?" Jack didn't want to dwell too much on this issue, it was useless to say anything now, he had to fight with real guns, and those councillors in Perth City would face reality.

"Ha, if you can do it, I'll reduce the mineral tax to zero, and whatever you want to export, the city government doesn't want any of them." Timothy didn't take it seriously and responded in a joking voice.

"That's what you said, just wait and see." Jack was confident.

Seeing Jack's confidence, Timothy suddenly felt that it was not impossible.

At this moment, Jack picked up the phone: "Inform Chen and Zhu that we have something to do to bring the troops back from the mining area." ”

Chen Zhaoqiang and Zhu Shenggang, Qin Zhiyuan's military commanders stationed in the Pilbara area, the two of them controlled all the armed forces under Jack.

"Seriously, how many troops do you have now?" Timothy is still weighing Jack's odds, which will serve as a basis for Timothy to stand on the team.

"It's more than you think, think about it, there are as many workers in the mine, I have as many troops, if there is no ore export, I can't make money, and the miners have no livelihood, so they will be angrier than you think, and from workers to soldiers, this is a Pandora's box, once the mouth is opened, no one can predict what will happen." Jack didn't mean to exaggerate, he just told the truth.

Smashing people's jobs is like killing their parents. It is impossible to predict how much anger the workers will be if Paz does impose a mineral tax, and most of these workers who work in the mines all year round have not received much education, so when given the opportunity, they will explode with unimaginable energy to admit it.

Thinking of this, Timothy suddenly felt that the city government of Perth could not win.

(To be continued.) )