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Due to the golden finger of Szeto's southern opening, the oil industry in Texas has developed much better than the original history, and more large oil fields have been explored in advance.

The scale of the oil industry in Texas is also larger than the original history, especially stimulated by Western oil, other local oil companies such as Gulf Oil, Texaco Oil, had to speed up the development, now oil prices have been growing slowly, oil supply exceeds demand, more than half of the oil in the United States is produced in Texas, such a sweet and sweet will naturally attract Standard Oil, Shell and other oil, if not prepared, Western oil will not be so easy to grow.

However, what is even more comforting is that the two super large oil fields he is hiding and pinching in his hands have not yet been discovered, although he has bought most of the land.

The longer the time drags on, the more beneficial it will be to Situ Nan, in short, Situ Nan is very satisfied with the affairs of the oil company, and this trip is not in vain.

The next day, Situ Nan met Hans, whom he had not seen for almost two years since the war began.

In 1914, the petrochemical plant cooperated between the Western Petroleum Company and the Germans, although everyone accounted for half of the shares, but they were eating in the bowl and looking at the pot, and Situ Nan had already regarded half of the shares in the hands of the Germans as his own.

Because as soon as the United States declares war, these German-funded enterprises will be frozen by the US government, and it will take almost no effort for Occidental Petroleum to get the other half of the joint venture in the hands of the Germans. This was already in Situ Nan's calculations, waiting for the peaches to fall when they were ripe.

Hans's stay in the United States for the past two years has not been easy. The European war was so hard that many Germans were unable to return home and were stranded elsewhere.

Like the German colony in China, the Shandong Peninsula was taken by the Japanese because it was isolated.

Poor Chinese! They were neutral, but like the Russo-Japanese War of 1905, the so-called neutrality was to watch two robbers fight in their own homes, but they could not do anything about it.

The Americans were also neutral, although they were clearly on the side of the Allies, but this neutrality has always been very good.

But things seemed to have changed a little, and the Americas became unsettled, and the secret activities of the German naval attache in Washington, Colonel Carl von Boy-Eder, led him to be recalled, causing great displeasure.

And that's nothing, even more stupid is the so-called Zimaiman Memorandum of February 1917. This diplomatic letter, written by the German Foreign Minister (in office 1916-1917), to the German minister in Mexico was intercepted and deciphered by the British, who immediately informed the United States. If the United States enters the war against Germany, Mexico should go to war with the United States in return for Mexico's recovery of "lost territories in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona."

It was already the end of 1916, and it was not far from the leak of next year's diplomatic letters, which was a turning point in history.

The leak on the German side was discovered by the British, and the British didn't have to play up the matter at once, and the U.S. government also admitted this statement, as if to warn Germany and Mexico or something, that tone sounded really bad!

This is what Germany did not do properly, and after the leak of diplomatic secrets, it not only angered the Americans, but also the Mexicans.

Ever since the Monroe Doctrine was proposed, the United States has believed that the United States is the master of the Americas, and this is a matter of destiny. Now the Germans have obviously crossed the line and put their hands into the backyard of the United States, which is unacceptable to the Americans.

The Mexicans were caught by the Americans stealing chickens and rice, and had to accept the unequal treaties that the United States had once again imposed on them.

Of course, the Mexicans were not good birds, they inherited a large area of land from Spain, and the indigenous Indians of this land were all killed by the Spaniards. The Mexican rulers** were incapable of catching up with China's Beiyang government.

The biggest reason for the real guidance of the United States to enter the war is the Germans' unlimited submarine warfare, this way of war is very inhumane, all the ships that pass by the Germans are sunk by the fish launched by the submarine, in short, people block and kill, Buddha blocks and kills Buddha, there is no mistake in killing, there is nothing more evil than this.

The Germans' submarines wiped out all the merchant ships destined for Europe, so did the Americans still need to do business? Not only can't the business sit still, but even the life is not guaranteed, doesn't this force the Americans to be anxious with the Germans?

If you didn't say it, let's fight!

Especially the Americans, who can say such a thing as "weapons of mass destruction", well, let's talk about the US government! They want to fight and are they afraid that there will be no excuse?

The dark tide is surging, this is the calm that was suppressed before the war. Hans, who felt a little bad, had to find Situ Nan.

"Hans, I haven't seen you in such a long time, you don't look good?" Situ Nan said that this greeting attitude was somewhat sincere.

"Yes! Recently, the weather has been cold and humid, which is annoying. Hans grumbled, but his frowning brow didn't look like he was bothered by the weather.

"Hmmm! Don't forget to take a break! Come, warm up with a glass of wine. Situ Nan smiled and said, this weather seems to be quite atmospheric in the warm indoor wine tasting.

"Hey!" Hans sighed and said, it seems that he is really anxious about the anxious war situation in Europe, especially now that the United States is rumoring that it is going to enter the war, Hans knows how terrifying the potential of the Yankees is, and he also feels in his heart that the United States will enter the war sooner or later.

As long as you pay attention to the information in the newspapers about the merchant ships sent to Europe, you can see that American industry is now serving the Allies, and all the goods sent by the United States to Europe have entered the Entente countries, and less than $500 million of the tens of billions of dollars of goods that the United States has exported to Europe have gone to Germany.

After the British Royal Navy blockaded Europe, Germany's material imports were cut off, and in a more literate way, the rope was tightened around the giant's neck.

What makes Hans find it even more ironic is that the Germans do not use the refined oil produced by the refinery of the joint venture between Germany and the United States Occidental Petroleum at all, but constantly use it to finance the enemy.

Looking at Situ Nan's indifferent face with a faint smile, Hans thought to himself: Could it be that he expected the war to start so early in the first place?

The cooperation between Germany and Western Petroleum has just been completed, and the war will be a big war, so this time is too accurate, right? Now all the benefits have been taken by the Americans, to be precise, by this somewhat sincere half-foreign in front of him.

"I think the U.S. government is about to go to war, right? Once we enter the war, the assets of our German companies will be ・・・・・・・," Hans said, staring at Stuart, as if he had now found something in his eye.

But he was disappointed, Situ Nan still had a faint and gentle smile on his face, and his eyes that were like deep pools did not have a trace of waves.

"I have to ask Wilson this question, he is the president, I am just a businessman, I only care about my business, even though our business has something to do with the war, but it is only a business." Situ Nan said.

Looking at Hans's disapproving expression, Situ Nan continued: "However, as you said, this is likely to happen. But in any case, please believe that we are always friends and will not let your friend suffer. Situ Nan bit "you" to the point.

Hans understood, his frowning brows suddenly loosened a lot, and Situ Nan's assurance finally put his heart at ease. Even if German enterprises in the United States were frozen at that time, Stuart Nan assured that Hans's interests would not be damaged, which was already content for the self-proclaimed patriotic German.

There is nothing to blame for this, struggling to survive, people can't help but bow their heads under the eaves.

Hans was a little emotional, a little relieved.

However, Situ Nan's next words suddenly made the patriotic German Hans throw his feelings to Guawa Island.

"As far as I know, in addition to joint ventures like yours, there are also a number of merchant ships that have to stay in the United States because of the British blockade, and the number is about 600,000 tons.

This is a large number, they will definitely be seized by the U.S. government, and if the U.S. enters the war, the shipowners will suffer heavy losses, and they will have nothing.

What a deal of business would it be if they could be bought at a low price before the United States declared war? Now the ship is very valuable, you know. ”

Situ Nan said.

"Do you want to? ・・・・・・ "Hans is a man who understands.

"It's not me who I think, it's us! Me and you. Situ Nan looked at Hans's stunned expression and was very satisfied, and continued: "I want you to be my agent to negotiate with those German shipowners, after all, you are compatriots, and it is easier to talk." If they had cheapened the ship with the US government, it would have been better to sell it to us earlier, and they would have at least been compensated to some extent. I'm sure you're better with those of your countrymen than the U.S. government is better for them! Anyway, it won't let you do it in vain. Situ Nan said.

A trace of greed flashed in Hans's eyes, I don't know if he had been in the United States for a long time and had learned badly, and he even bargained with Situ Nan.

Situ Nan thought to himself, if this thing is done, the shipping company under his command will almost swell! Maybe there will be another title of ship king!

Of course, he didn't have the appetite to eat all the cakes, and many people were eyeing it.

Hans, who was in high spirits, was like a chicken, and when he left, how could he be a little worried when he came?

As the saying goes, "killing is better than killing", Hans has no guilt at all about this transaction, maybe he still helps those compatriots!

After obtaining Situ Nan's information, he began to selectively contact the owners of the German merchant ships that stayed in the United States.

"What? Half? ”

As soon as they heard Hans's offer, they quickly shook their heads!

"Why don't you grab it? Are you collecting ships? I think it's a corpse! If it weren't for my compatriots, I would ・・・・・・"

Some of the shipowners were furious when they heard this, and counted Hans down, and already verbally denounced this "non-national!" ”

Isn't the German World's First Army killing the British, the French, and the Russians to the bridle?

Fight!

We Germans, but this! (thumbs up) how to lose confidence in our army!

Despite this, there are still many shipowners who will be suspicious and will not refuse Hans, and they will have to watch the situation develop before making decisions.

This was indeed not so easy to do, and Situ Nan had already expected that those shipowners would not sell their merchant ships lightly if they were not desperate.

But in terms of price by then, hehehe・・・・・・

Cast a long line and catch big fish!

However, Situ Nan did not completely hand over this matter to Hans, and at the same time, he himself could not keep an eye on this project, so Situ Nan found a more suitable candidate, which was Gedas.

After working with the oil company, Situ Nan inspected the real estate business in Houston that was handed over to Gedas to take care of.

Compared with the diligent operation, Guedas is still keen on speculative business, and the low price in Houston in the past two years has been speculated a lot by this guy.

"Gedas, I've heard your name in Houston too! I heard you went to Miami again? "Situ Nanhao hasn't seen this guy anymore.

"Haha, boss, I didn't expect to alarm your old man!" Gedas smiled nonchalantly, a little smug.

"I'll give you a report on the latest real estate business!" Gedas said.

He gave a serious account of the situation with Houston Real Estate. As Stuart said, after getting a taste of the sweetness of real estate speculation in Houston, Gedas set his sights on Miami, a large city in the southern United States, and reached into the Miami real estate market.

This is also what Situ Nan agreed.

Miami is a coastal city in the southeast of Florida, USA, with a small area of only 88 square kilometers, but a warm climate, transportation, commerce, and tourism are very developed, and it is also an important port in the southern United States.

Miami's tourism industry in particular has a lot to do with the real estate development that Guedas is engaged in. He had bought a large piece of land in Biscayne Bay at a low price, and then sold it to others to build hotels, sanatoriums and other tourism projects.

"Gedas, you have a good eye! This is a room waiting for God," Situ Nan praised Gedas.

"Waiting for God's room?" Guedas was thoughtful, he nodded and said, "Maybe, when I retire in the future, I will go to live in Miami." ”

In Situ Nan's previous life, Miami was once known as "the room waiting for God." ”

What does that mean? It is because the living environment in Miami is so good that it is very suitable for retirement, and many rich people have settled in Miami after retirement, spending their old age in peace, and waiting for God's call.

Now Miami is developing very fast, not inferior to Houston, its transportation is very developed, and a few years later, it will replace New York as the largest passenger port in the United States!

But it's still a bit early to say this, Situ Nan remembered the purpose of finding Gedath today, so he said:

"The real estate business is put on hold now, and now there is a big deal to be done. It's like this・・・・・・・"

"Oh! Oh my God, boss, how did you come up with that? It's so ・・・・・・ but I like it. ”

Gedas originally thought that he would take the land at a low price, and then desperately bid for a super high house price, the low price was dark enough, but he didn't expect Situ Nan to be more ruthless than himself, and he suddenly set his sights on such a large number of German merchant ships. Admire, no wonder, can be your own boss!

Gedas looked at Situ Nan with a look of adoration, his eyes burning.

Being looked at like this by a man, Situ Nan was about to get goosebumps, who knows if this guy has any kind of basis?

"That's about it. It's up to you and Hans to take care of it, and the lower you put the price, the higher your success. ”

Well, the last sentence is the point, Gedas's eyes are burning after hearing this, his object this time is not Situ Nan, but the colorful dollar that seems to be floating over.

"Boss, don't worry! I won't let you down. It's a big deal that I'm paddling two acres of land in Miami to those German boat owners, and they're all retired with me! Guedas said resolutely.

This guy always brings good luck to Situ Nan, when Situ Nan bought those oil fields at a low price before, this guy did not make a lot of efforts, bluffed those farmers into a daze, and obediently sold the land to Situ Nan.

But this is not a peaceful master, and for him, there is nothing more exciting than adventure.

Well, he feels that life is like a gamble, you have to dare to gamble, and you have to fight. Who told him that his luck has always been good, and there is a big money owner behind him!

Situ Nan was really happy to hear this, and thought that it was best to keep those crew members.

After a three-day pause in Houston, Situ Nan continued to sail to New York, where a bigger deal awaited him! Left behind the wolf bèi for the traitor of Guedas and Hans.

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