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Volume III Aftermath 3: First Overseas Steps - Venezuela

Situ Nan received a revelation from the agricultural company and realized that he had become a big fish and could decide the fate of others, so he no longer worried about depression

Occidental Petroleum has similarly annexed a large number of troubled oil and gas companies and their chemical plants on several oil continents, including Oklahoma and Mississippi.

Situ Nan found that not only the William Consortium, but other consortia were also doing the same thing. It's just that more and more workers are bankrupt, and their feelings are becoming more and more dissatisfied, and the post-war ** trend of thought has also spread rapidly among tens of millions of workers in the United States, bringing a serious crisis to American society.

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Looking in the mirror, what catches my eye is a clean and fair face, a knife-like outline, eyes as deep as the sea, a faint smile on the lips, and indescribably handsome and charming.

"Is this me? is more handsome than Brother Tom, it's a waste not to act! Well, it's a year older, and it seems to look much more mature. Situ Nan muttered to himself.

Time slipped past 1918, half a year after the end of the world war, the smoke of gunpowder gradually dissipated, except for the East European Plain, which was still in the flames, human history entered a rare period of peace.

The era of arms profiteering in full swing ended, and Situ Nan began to adapt to the economic rhythm of the post-war depression, looking for opportunities in the crisis, like a shark constantly swimming, finding delicious food to swallow in one bite, and nourishing his strong body with the corpse of a small fish.

"All the fresh and delicious food in the sea is your food!" Situ Nan snapped his fingers and walked out. Today he is going to meet with Gedas, who he hasn't seen for a long time.

Guedas has been in Venezuela for a whole year, in charge of Maracaibo oil development. He did an excellent job, and the Caribbean oil company and the Panamanian Petroleum Development Company, subsidiaries of Occidental Petroleum Company, withstood Shell's counteroffensive and firmly controlled most of the oil fields in the Lake Maracaibo region, controlling 50% of Venezuela's oil production.

The collusion between officials and businessmen, in which Venezuelan dictator Gomez played a crucial role, and the Gomez family's power in Venezuela strongly ensured the smooth running of all investments.

The William Consortium made a lot of profits during the war, and now that the United States is no longer a good place to invest, why not redirect the excess funds elsewhere? Venezuela was the first springboard to the world that Situ Nan had chosen for the Williams Consortium. In the next few years, it will carry hundreds of millions of funds from the William Consortium.

Gomez and his son tasted the sweetness of the oil deal and hoped to strengthen cooperation with the William consortium to introduce American capital and technology into the country to promote Venezuela's economic construction.

The two sides hit it off. In addition to oil, transportation, steel, mineral mining and other industries are also the focus of investment, the construction of a number of steel plants, coal mines, wharves and other projects. Following Occidental Petroleum, Bethlehem Steel and Equity Energy began to participate in Venezuelan investments.

In order to consolidate the rule of the Gomez family in Venezuela, Guedas gave the Venezuelan government a batch of arms and ammunition at a friendly price, which were all backlogs in the warehouse of the Bethlehem company.

In fact, not only the William consortium, but other American consortia have also begun to shrink their investments in the United States, preparing to invest their funds in foreign countries. It's just that individuals invest in different regions, like Morgan and Citi, they are more optimistic about the prospects of Europe, and they lend a lot of dollars to European countries.

In fact, Situ Nan also wanted to buy Europe, but the William consortium had no foundation in Europe, and he knew that the old consortium in Britain and France could not let the Americans succeed so easily, so he had to temporarily give up the European market.

However, Situ Nan also had a leading party, that is, Hans, a German who stayed in the United States before the war, and he played a key role in the oil refining project jointly built by Occidental Petroleum Company and German chemical companies, but after the United States declared war, Situ Nan swallowed the shares of the German company, and Hans was also absorbed by Situ Nan, and performed well in Situ Nan's "rush to buy German merchant ships".

With the rise of the Wilhelm consortium, Hans also rose to the top. For the Germans, who are now in debt, Hans can probably make some achievements if he can return to Germany.

Germany is out of reach for a while, but South America is within easy reach. Situ Nan naturally chooses South American regions with less risk and less fierce competition, among which energy and minerals are his favorite.

I haven't seen you for a year, and Gedath has darkened a lot.

As soon as they met, Situ Nan teased: "Is the South American sun so vicious?" ”

"I don't know if it's poisonous or not, but I've finally seen the mosquitoes in Maracaibo!" "That Pratt kid came back after less than half a year, and said he would never go to Maracaibo again." ”

"Poor Pratt!" Mr. Platt moved his lab to Los Angeles two months ago and is now a professor of geology at William University, saying that he would concentrate on the study of geological sciences and no longer be involved in oil companies. This great prospector has trained a number of reliable oil exploration talents for Occidental Petroleum, so that even in the absence of Pratt, Occidental Petroleum's geological team can continue oil exploration in the Maracaibo region.

"Stoney, this is Crolin? Miss Gomez, she is Mr. Gomez's woman. Gedas introduced.

Today's guest, in addition to Gedas, is a beautiful woman with a slender body, whose dark skin suggests that she is from Latin America.

"Hello! Pretty Miss Gomez. Welcome to William Manor. Situ Nan said enthusiastically.

"I didn't expect Mr. William to be so young, I thought he was a bad old man!" Crollin spoke English that he was not very proficient in, but his white teeth and moving eyes looked a little playful.

"I've heard a lot of things about you from Mr. Guedas, you're amazing! The William Consortium is a friend of ours in Venezuela, and on behalf of the Gómez family, I welcome Mr. William to Venezuela. Crolin looked at Situ Nan with some admiration.

"Thank you. Miss Gomez, help me greet your father. I think there will be a chance. Situ Nandao thought: Venezuela is really beautiful! It's a pity that Lao Tzu doesn't have this mind now.

"Hmm. Crolin came to study in the United States, and I recommended William University to her. Gedas explained.

"Oh! It's just wonderful. Miss Gomez, I think you and my wife have a lot in common, and she happened to be going to school today. Situ Nan said with a smile.

said that Cao Cao Cao Cao was coming, and as soon as Situ Nan's voice fell, there was a sound of a car at the door, and Laura came back.

"Hello! Mr. Gedas, long time no see. Who is this beautiful young lady? Laura walked in with a smile, looking in a good mood, and smiled at Croryn.

"Crolin? Gomez. He is the woman of Mr. Gómez, President of Venezuela. Situ Nan said, turning to Crolin again, "My wife, Laura? William. She's the chairman of William's University, so whenever she has time, she goes to the university down the hill to take a spin. ”

"Really? That's great! Madame, I can't wait to visit the new school! Crolin stepped forward and took Laura's hand.

Began their women's exclusive diplomacy.

After some pleasantries, Laura, as the hostess, took Crolin to visit William's Manor, and took the initiative to give up the space to Stuart and Gedas.

"I heard that business in the United States is not very good? A lot of factories have closed down? Guedas took the initiative to ask about the United States.

"Yes. After the war, the government canceled most of the orders, so business was not doing well. However, this did not affect the oil companies, and now the oil market is very hot, and the price of oil has risen to $3 per barrel! It's more than 50 percent, so the Venezuelan team is important for our cause. ”

Situ Nan glanced at Gedas and asked, "Is Maracaibo's career still going well?" No big deal, right? ”

As the first consortium to invest in Venezuela on a large scale, the Williams Consortium's investment projects in Venezuela have been going smoothly so far. After seeing the success of the William consortium in Venezuela, the Mellon consortium also followed in, and the Rockefeller consortium was not to be outdone, and Mobil Oil Company also set its sights on Venezuelan oil.

Coupled with the British and Dutch capital represented by Shell Oil, the world's four major oil giants gathered in Venezuela for a four-country romance! So Situ Nan had to care about the Maracaibo project.

"It's ok. We are the largest oil company in the region, and the Gomez family trusts us and never bothers us. But he would like to see more of our support. Gedas said.

"Where?" Situ Nan asked.

"Politically and economically! He wants us to lend him a loan to repay part of his foreign debt, which gives him more reasons to convince his countrymen to cooperate with us. "Gedas.

"Alright! Loans are not a big problem, as long as you can get the collateral. "Situ Nandao. The reason why I can invest in Venezuela with confidence is that I know that this Gomez will rule Venezuela for a long time, and it is worth investing in him by the William consortium.

"Hmm. That's what I thought, too. Guedas nodded, and then changed the subject, "However, Gomez hinted that I was going to approve arms, a lot of them!" Rifles, cannons, and even warships. You see? ”

After speaking, Gedas looked at Situ Nan with some sternness.

"Don't be so strict, just give it to him!" Situ Nan was amused by Gedas's stern appearance, "What do you think it is?" You don't know, how much of this arms junk Bethlehem is in the warehouse, and Eugene, the president of Bethlehem, is having a headache about what to do with those remaining arms? It's better to give Gomez than to beat the Russians on cheap credit to the Poles. ”

"Oh. Then I'm relieved! Gedas looked at the confident Situ Nan a little strange, the young man who ran to Texas to buy land now has the ability to decide the life and death of many people with one word.

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