Chapter 229: The Oil War
The good news that the Ming Imperial Oil hit the first high-yield oil well off the coast of Cilegon was like a torch thrown into the oil barrel, which instantly detonated the sentiment of the Chinese capital circle, and the two major stock exchanges of Temasek were red, and the stimulation followed, less than a week later, the second same high-yield oil well was drilled one after another, and now even people who don't understand oil exploration understand that there is a real big oil field.
Investors are boiling.
Everyone knows what this kind of big oil field at the doorstep means, and now everyone has found out that the location of the Ming Empire is simply great, North Borneo Sarawak, Brunei's major oil fields, Sumatra Island has just begun to put into production Minas oil field, and now plus the large oil field of Java Island, the three crude oil production areas are exactly triangle, and the current three major industrial areas of the Ming Empire are exactly in the center of the triangle, and the straight-line distance is not more than 1,000 kilometers.
In particular, the offshore oil fields of Cilegon, which are almost close to the shore, are a rare treasure trove.
Chevron's production at the Minas oil field has been slow so far because there is little infrastructure in the area, and the oil field is in a vast swamp of tens of thousands of square kilometers, and the investment in the foundation alone is a huge number.
But there is no such restriction in offshore oilfields like this, now the oil will open a ship tomorrow, you can pull the pipe and pour it in, with such an oilfield, the Ming economy will inject fresh blood in the shortest possible time, and then no matter what industry will follow the benefits, especially because of the supply of crude oil, the plastic and chemical fiber industry has not been able to let go.
As for the fact that this oil field is in the territorial waters of the Republic of Java, this is not worth mentioning, everyone knows what is going on there. Yang Führer fart. Hada had to follow behind and say that it was fragrant.
And yet people have forgotten. At this time, there was more than one Republic of Java, in addition to the Republic of Java in Batavia, there was also the Republic of Java in Yogyakarta!
Relying on the aid of the Soviet Union, Musseau's strength has also skyrocketed in recent years, not only military strength, but also economic strength is very impressive, although the whole Soviet-style system usually ends in tragedy, but it can definitely create miracles in the early stage. Because his area of control has always been sucrose. The main producing areas of spices, rubber, etc., relied on the export of these things to the Soviet Union and other countries of the Soviet system, and Mousseau's business was also doing very well.
But he also has a shortage of oil there, he only has a few small oil wells in Central Java, which used to be barely enough, but now with the increase of warships, planes, tanks, and automobiles. He is also starting to run out of money there, and he has been staring at the oil saliva of Sumatra all these years. Now, as soon as he heard that Cilegon had discovered a large oil field, his eyes immediately turned blood-red.
His mouthpiece, the Java People's Radio, immediately broadcast the condemnation of the Prime Minister of the Republic, the President of the Social Workers' Party, the leader of the Red Army in harsh terms to warn the Ming Empire's righteous puppets not to steal the oil of the Javanese people, otherwise they will face the wrath of the Javanese people!
"All bandits and robbers, will be hung on the people's gallows, the people of Java will not allow a drop of their oil to be stolen, I warn Yang Feng again, the Dutch government and their lackey Hada, the next time to speak on behalf of the people of Java, will be a thunderous cannon!"
"Tama, this is too shameless, as if the oil field is in their house."
Yang Feng said speechlessly and turned off the radio.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I am a person who talks about the rules, the scallops and Steinwick company give you thirty percent, then I am also thirty percent, everything is according to the rules!"
Then he said to Hada, who was sitting opposite.
This oil field is in the territorial waters of the Republic of Java, and of course it has to share a part of the revenue, which is the common method of major oil companies, and no one can really monopolize it, including in the Middle East. 、
In addition to the controlled areas on the island of Java, the territory of the Republic of Java also includes Riau Province, West Sumatra, South Sumatra and other places, the former is where the Minas oil fields are located, and the latter is the location of the oil fields in the Musi River Basin. The Minas oil field is Chevron's, and the oil fields in the Musi River basin are scallops and the Stanvik company of the United States, which is a subsidiary of New Jersey Standard, and these guys give 30% of the share to the Republic of Java, so of course Yang Feng will not give more.
Of course, Hada didn't expect to ask for more.
In fact, 30 percent has made him and the cabinet of capitalists, feudal lords very satisfied, after all, they have a population of less than 20 million, but they have a large number of oil fields, last year's crude oil exports, has exceeded 10 million tons, it is estimated that this year, with the gradual construction of the infrastructure of the Minas oilfield, coupled with the production of Yangfeng's oilfield, it is easy to break through 15 million tons.
What's more, there are also the iron mines in Padang and the tin mines on Bangka Island, although they are all controlled by Chinese capitalists, but just taxes and all kinds of bribes can already make the life of the Javanese bureaucracy very nourishing, as for the ordinary people, life is getting richer and richer, after all, economic growth is there, even if you drink soup, you can mix a belly, not to mention anything else, that is, when you serve those Chinese and Dutch garrisons, you can earn a lot a year!
What's more, in recent years, many Chinese capitalists have come to them to open factories, especially papermaking, and the wood processing industry is thriving, with the increasingly active consumption support of nearly 20 million Chinese in Daming, it is not a problem for them to make some hard-earned money.
But the problem is, he knows that there is a sword hanging over his head in this beautiful life!
"Your Excellency, we have to seriously consider the threat of Musseau, according to the information we have received, he now has 300,000 troops, and has obtained more than 400 tanks from the Soviet Union, as well as more than 300 combat aircraft, which already poses a serious threat to us."
Hada said with a solemn face.
"Afraid of what? With me here, if you dare to do it, you can fight, who is still afraid of whom, you can rest assured, I will always support you to the end, as long as they dare to provoke a war, the Ming garrison in Java will help you fight.
You go back and tell the others how beautiful your life is now, and I believe you know very well that if Musseau fights, you will have nothing, and if you really want to fight, you are fighting for your good life, for the good life of your children and grandchildren.
You have no choice, I will support you, the Dutch will support you, the Britons will support you, the people of the United States will also support you, half the world will support you, so what are you afraid of?
If the army is not enough, the army will be expanded, and I will supply weapons and ammunition openly, aren't they just 400 tanks? I'll give it to you, the tanks the Netherlands won't let you have, but the infantry fighting vehicles are not tanks, I'll sell you four hundred, of course you have to pay.
The Dutch don't allow you to have fighter jets, but now they're all jets, and it's always reasonable that you have a few propellers, right? I'll give it to you, it just so happens that I'm going to change the saber next, those mustangs, P47 or something, sell them to you at half price, you can buy as much as you want, as for the infantry weapons, I'll change you for automatic rifles, I can sell you as much as you want! I'll help you with the Dutch people. ”
Yang Feng said that he can finally sell rags, but these rags are also good things for Hada.
The Dutch people are not stupid, of course it is impossible to let go of the armed Hada, these guys are also anti-thieves, but because of the threat of Musseau, they have temporarily stopped, they really want to be armed, who knows when they will rebel again? So the Netherlands only allowed Hada to have 100,000 troops, and they had to deploy all of them on Java, and they were not allowed to have tanks and combat aircraft, but now, it was clear that this was no longer enough, after all, they had to be the main force to fight Musseau.
Hada nodded gratefully.
He came for the arms, and he knew very well that his 30 percent of the oil revenues were not because the oil fields were on his territory, but because the oil companies needed him to guarantee their safety, mainly to ensure that the Social Workers would not give them to the Communist Party.
In the final analysis, this is a symbiotic relationship, the oil consortium uses them as bodyguards, and they rely on the oil company to live a good life in front of the country's leaders, of course, they will also take a piece of the pie, for example, Yang Feng's iron mine in Padang gave him and many military and political leaders shares, which is not enough for outsiders.
And now, it's time for him to perform.
After returning from Yang Feng, Hada immediately publicly reprimanded Musseau for being vexatious and mad, according to the Renville agreement, the two sides had clearly divided their respective control areas, and the Cilegon oil field was in their control area, which naturally belonged to them, and the Javanese Red Army had no right to dictate this.
At the same time, Hada announced that in order to deal with the threat of Musseau, the Autonomous Republic of Java would expand its army to 200,000, and at the same time form its own air force, purchase 150 retired propeller fighters from the Ming Empire, and form two armored brigades.
The Dutch government has not said anything about this.
In fact, at this time, the Dutch government has begun to retreat, they know that they are not capable of sustaining it anymore, they are no longer qualified to play such a game, the 200,000 Dutch troops stationed in the East Indies have become the main drag on their national economy, in the face of the increasingly powerful white army and red army, no matter who wins or loses in the end, it is impossible to continue to accept their rule, since this is better to withdraw as soon as possible.
So when the situation in Java deteriorated dramatically because of Yangfeng's oil fields, they finally made an embarrassing decision. (To be continued.) )