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"I think these should be fine, and they won't affect the cooperation between the two sides." Marceau promised. He knew that the situations He Yongyuan said were all existing and easy to solve in mainland France, but it took some time for the governors of those overseas colonies thousands of miles away to make them change their habits.

Now these are not problems, and it is normal to establish branches of the Zhi Gong Party in the areas ruled by France, after all, the Zhi Gong Party is the only political party in South China, and if you don't give them face, you don't give face to South China, and this matter will naturally be yellow.

Marceau understands that the role of the South Chinese government should also establish a protective umbrella for overseas Chinese, and these Orientals are asking for nothing more than face, which is not a big problem.

The original colonial practice was for Chinese expatriates living abroad, and now it is necessary to make changes for South Chinese citizens, how to distinguish between Chinese and Chinese? What a headache!

Does it make a difference? It's my!

Marceau thought to himself, putting aside the cranky thoughts in his heart, his eyes fell on Situ Nan, who was silent on the side, and he was about to be the last one, and he nodded when he saw him.

"Any questions? Mr. William. He asked with a smile.

"Nope. I'm thinking about investing in Annan or some projects in French Africa. Situ Nan said with a smile.

"Oh?" Marceau was overjoyed, knowing that Situ Nan nodded, and the entry of Petronas France into South China was just around the corner.

After signing a cooperation agreement with the South China government, it will be possible to send French experts to Sumatra or Borneo to conduct oil exploration. According to intelligence from French embassies abroad, Marceau identified several target areas.

Hearing that Situ Nan was thinking of investing in the French colonies, Marceau became interested and asked tentatively: "Can you tell me?" Maybe we have a chance to work together again. ”

"Hmm." Situ Nan nodded, and smiled secretly in his heart—I was waiting for you. Keeping his face calm, he hesitated for a moment and said: "There are two projects, one is to invest in the Southwest Railway in China, I know that Mr. Marceau knows the shareholders of Crédit Agricole CIB, if he is interested...... Speaking of which. Crédit Agricole CIB is headquartered in Paris and focuses on French Annam and China, similar to the British's HSBC. To put it mildly, it is the vanguard of the invasion of China by French capital, but objectively it also promotes the development of China's southwest region.

"Nice idea. I can introduce you to the person in charge of Crédit Agricole CIB. Marceau nodded, as one of the shareholders of Crédit Agricole CIB, Situ Nan bypassed the South China branch of Crédit Agricole CIB, the matter must not be simple, but Marceau is really not interested in paying attention to this matter. To put it bluntly, the Marceau family is just a shareholder. They don't have to worry about the exact operation.

"What else?" Marceau asked again.

"Oil!" Situ Nan secretly paid attention to Marceau's face, and sure enough, when he heard the word oil, Marceau's eyes narrowed, and he was a little excited, staring at Situ Nan, waiting for his next step.

"Yes, Chevron Oil is ready to look for new sources of oil in Africa. I've gotten some interesting information, like trying it out. Situ Nan smiled mysteriously.

"Africa? African deserts? Marceau's brow furrowed, to be honest. There are many companies that know that there is oil in the African deserts, but it is not easy to find oil fields in the vast yellow sands, and if you are not sure, you may not be rewarded by investing 100 million francs.

There is no doubt that this is a big gamble! According to Marceau's idea, he would rather fight near the oil fields already developed by American China Oil or Chevron Oil in Sumatra or Borneo, so that although it is a little opportunistic, it is also safe.

"Mr. William seems quite sure, can you reveal something? If you work with us at PetroFrance, things will go much better. Marceau said tentatively.

He has studied the trajectories of Citroën Petroleum and Occidental Petroleum. He was struck by the conclusion, and while there were many examples of failures, Citroen and Occidental Petroleum had far more success rates in their oil ventures than the industry average, with several surprisingly high returns.

"It's a trade secret, and I won't say too much about the specifics unless you join us. Otherwise I'll have to find someone else. Or just do it yourself. It's a damn adventure! ”

Situ Nan looked at Marceau with a solemn face, and secretly guessed in his heart whether the French, who had just been given the opportunity to enter South China, would dare to venture with him to Africa.

If it weren't for the damn French government, foreign oil companies would have to cooperate with French companies in oil exploration on French territory.

This is not a problem, as long as it is registered in France, it can be operated by building a company shell. However, Situ Nan was not sure this time, it was like pulling the French to do it together.

Everyone is happy, and if you don't achieve it, you think you're unlucky! As for the oil fields in Egypt and Kuwait, Situ Nan was not in a hurry to exploit them, and the British were much more difficult to deal with than the French, at least they had to pull Rockefeller together to force the British to make concessions.

"How sure are you?" Marceau looked at Situ Nan's indifferent appearance, he was a little anxious, he bowed down and leaned in front of Situ Nan, and forced Situ Nan's eyes in a hurry, a little rude.

Instinct told him that it could be a good opportunity. Reason told him that in the African desert, it was too risky to extract oil, and millions of dollars were thrown in, and they were accidentally evaporated by the hot desert.

"I'm going to throw $5 million into it!" Situ Nan gritted his teeth and said, if you lose a lot, it's a big deal to buy a lesson and accumulate experience for the future. Extracting oil in the desert is something that Occidental oil has never done.

The oil fields exploited by the British in Iraq were not really adventurous in the desert, and their oil fields were exploited in better conditions, unlike the target Situ Nan chose this time: North Africa.

"It's not enough. I've been to the African desert, where it's hot and hot, and the climate is harsh, and a minor illness can kill you. Sir, North Africa is not the Texas prairie you are familiar with! ”

Marceau worried.

"Don't worry, we have the best exploration team in the world, even the desert can't stop us from drilling." Situ Nan said confidently.

He understands that the other party's worries are necessary, but he can't show the other party his hesitation, this time he went to Africa to dig for oil, he wanted to get investment from the French, and it was most appropriate to use the French money to do things.

Marceau pondered, looking at Situ Nan's determined face, he realized that this guy was definitely a madman!

In terms of oil exploration and exploitation, oil companies in Europe and the United States have always followed the example of Western oil companies. They also own Halliburton, the world's largest integrated oilfield services company. More than half of all oil well bits in the U.S. are produced by Hughes Tools, a division of Halliburton & Co.

Not only drilling equipment, Halliburton has the best cementing technology, and other oil companies in the United States need Halliburton technical assistance when it comes to oilfield engineering.

Afnacle is no exception.

Marceau didn't choose to be crazy with Situ Nan after all, and when he left, he agreed on the time of the next meeting.

"Young Master. This matter is being targeted by the French, and it will not be so convenient for us to act in the future. He Yongyuan was a little worried, but he didn't doubt that Situ Nan would be unsuccessful.

"It doesn't matter. Whether it succeeds or not, this matter requires the cooperation of the French, after all, doing things on someone else's territory cannot make all the cheapness. ”

Situ Nan smiled. I thought to myself: Marceau quickly informed the other Frenchmen of the news when he returned. I believe that there will be many people who will be interested.

According to his understanding of the French, it is likely that the loan sharks in Paris will not be directly involved, but will lend their own loans! If it becomes a French person, it will definitely flock to it, and this is also a way.

He Yongyuan shook his head, thinking about it, he still felt that the French were cheaper.

Situ told him that the operation would certainly not be easy, and that he was ready to recruit tens of thousands of workers from China and South China. He Yongyuan wanted to inform the South China side to get ready.

Half a month later, the South China diplomatic delegation headed by Vice Premier Huang Sande and Foreign Minister Chen Youren arrived in Paris, accompanied by representatives of the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Industry. They wanted to discuss with the French government the treatment of the Chinese in the French areas and the economic and trade cooperation between the two sides.

With Chen Youren's ability, Situ Nan believes that he will implement the consensus reached by himself and the Marceau family and other French consortiums in black and white.

"Mr. Chen is a man who understands! This is really inseparable from him! Situ Nan smiled at Huang Sande, who came to visit his home.

"Everyone understands people, and we know who has the greatest credit." Huang Sande looked at Situ Nan with some pampering, and he was very clear about the private agreement between Situ Nan and the French.

"There should be a lot of people in China who have opinions, right?" Situ Nan asked with a smile. The French came in, and many people must have had an opinion in their hearts.

"It's all kittens and puppies yelling, it's not a big deal!" Huang Sande waved his hand indifferently, "But you have to tell me, what benefits can we get back from the French?" ”

"The French have money, and the benefits of having good relations with them needless to say. I still like to open up the French colonies and let more Chinese people in.

Now the Chinese are poor, I believe that in ten or eight years. With our hard-working and intelligent talents, we should be able to gain a foothold in various places, and Chinese capital is becoming more and more important in the local economy. As long as Nanhua does not fall and has guns in their hands, Westerners will certainly not be able to instigate the aborigines to violently plunder the business results of the Chinese as the Dutch did at the beginning. ”

Situ Nan spoke eloquently.

The Chinese are numerous, and the loss of some oil in South China can be exchanged for the export of people to various parts of Southeast Asia. It is also worthwhile to strive for more living space for the Chinese nation.

When Chinese capital develops, it will definitely demand the same treatment as Western colonies, and conflicts of interest are inevitable, and the industrialization in the construction of South China is to provide a guarantee for Chinese capital to replace Western capital in the future.

"That's right. After all, there are few Westerners, and once Europe is in chaos, we are the only ones who can replace it. Huang Sande said optimistically, smiling and stroking his long beard.

After discussing with Situ Nan, he had a bottom in his heart.

"Don't forget the Japanese!" Situ Nanyan added. Although his mouth is full of indifference, in his heart, Japan is a big mountain after all, and it has been pressed and pressed.

"You're always justified, you can't be justified." Huang Sande said with a smile, not minding Situ Nan's attitude at all.

Taking advantage of the arrival of the South China diplomatic mission, Situ Nan explained the projects he negotiated with France, including the Southwest Railway that Situ Nan was planning at Crédit Agricole CIB in France.

"The Guangdong-Guizhou railway is working well, but this is not enough, we also have a railway to build into Vietnam. The French were also very interested and agreed to connect the railway in Vietnam with Liangguang. I hope that Nanhu will urge the two Guangxi sides to take Yunnan as much as possible, so that we can gain the initiative in negotiations with the French. ”

Situ Nanjian yì road.

Another big move!

Huang Sande was secretly surprised in his heart, he thought about it for a while, four years have passed since the Guangdong-Guizhou War, and the power of the two Guangxi is not what it used to be. The Zhi Gong Party has managed this territory to the fullest, becoming more and more stable, leading but not triggering, making the surrounding forces panic. I don't know when the Yue Gui army called.

Yunnan is a poor province, the warlord Tang Jiyao's rule is unpopular, in the past four years, very little has been achieved, although there are tens of thousands of troops under its banner, how much combat effectiveness of those big smoke soldiers can be imagined.

"Guangzhou and Nanning have also discussed cleaning up Tang Jiyao, and it is easy to fight down. But it's not easy to govern that place in Yunnan! ”

Huang Sande explained that even in Guangxi, the coastal area of the Beibu Gulf with Nanning as the center has the best development, and the development of the northern Guizhou region is relatively backward.

Even if the army wants to fight, it can't do without the nod of the US-China Company (China).

To fight, they would rather choose other areas that are relatively wealthy or invest their money in other projects rather than carry the rotten burden of Yunnan's finances.

"Confused! Taking Yunnan is equivalent to opening another channel for China to go south in the future. Do they think that the more than 1 million square kilometers of land in Nanhua alone can absorb those hundreds of millions of people? How many people can be transported by a few ships of the Southern Star Steamship Company! ”

Situ Nan said a little angrily. The French have already built the railway to Kunming, and Yunnan is rich in tin mines, and the Guò-Yunnan-Vietnam railway is connected. The French get several thousand tons of tin ore from Yunnan every year, and this alone is enough to guarantee an investment of 160 million francs.

Not to mention other mineral resources, non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, copper, and zinc are necessary for the development of the iron and steel industry in China and South China in the future, and Yunnan's hydropower and coal can provide sufficient energy for the industrial industrialization of southern China.

"That being said, Meihua Company also has their considerations, and good steel should be used on the blade." Huang Sande argued.

When he said this, Situ Nan was silent, and naturally understood where the blade Huang Sande was talking about.

"In that case, why don't you train troops in Yunnan first. Let's take down the turf first. Big deal, I'll talk to the French. Situ Nanti said.

I thought: Don't those people just dislike Yunnan's backward transportation and make a big investment in the early stage? It's a big deal to borrow money from the French again, anyway, the French are ten years and eight years of scenery, and after the railway is built in China, there will always be a day when it will be recovered!

"Okay!" Huang Sande nodded, this time he was not very optimistic about Situ Nan. It always feels a bit thankless.

Situ Nan had other ideas in his heart, and felt that it was necessary to leave an extra way back, in case the Japanese could not stop the Japanese on the mainland in the future, Yunnan would become a window for China's foreign exchanges, and it would be better to prepare for it now than to hastily build a Yunnan-Burma highway with the blood and sweat of hundreds of thousands of people, just like history.

After all, if the Japanese navy goes south in the future, South China will definitely protect itself in the early stage, and wait for the Japanese to clean up the British and French before taking action.

This is just the initial plan in Situ Nan's heart, no one can say what the situation will develop in the future, what if a few years later, he is finished halfway through the plan...... Working in Africa? Huang Sande stared at Situ Nan with a look of surprise.

As soon as he finished talking about the somewhat divisive topic of Yunnan, Situ Nan told him that Citroen was preparing to invest in Africa and planned to recruit tens of thousands of Chinese workers to work in the African desert.

"What's the problem? Isn't the U.S.-China company also investing in a lot of mineral farms in South Africa? Situ Nan asked with a smile. As early as a few decades ago, Chinese people had already gone to Africa to work through guò sales or contracts. Since the Chinese can go to the United States to build railroads, it is not a big deal to go to the African desert to dig for oil.

"I just didn't expect it, I heard that the desert conditions in North Africa are harsh, which makes people a little worried!" Huang Sande sighed, a little funny in his heart, he reacted sensitively just now.

"We have too many people to do that. But don't worry, hard work is hard work, but it will never happen like the treatment in the United States back then. It's still the old way, the workers we export will not only work, but also fight with guns. ”

Situ Nan assured. I thought to myself: What do the hard-working Chinese rely on to complete capital accumulation without relying on physical labor?

Afraid that Huang Sande would be worried, he explained, "This is a big project, not to mention the construction of oil fields, laying pipelines, building ports, building roads and other basic projects can add up to at least millions of dollars in income." ”

"Alright! I'll explain the situation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ask them to prepare for the establishment of a consulate in North Africa. Huang Sande nodded.

When it comes to money, you can't be unmoved, although Situ Nan didn't say it, but he knew that those people who went to Africa were actually exchanging their lives for money. Europeans are where they are today because of the efforts of countless explorers who have died at sea for hundreds of years.

Huang Sande went back with a lot of emotion, and a few days later, the good news finally came that Chen Youren signed the relevant treaty on behalf of the South China government and the French government, and the interests of both parties were satisfied.

Marceau came up to Situ Nan with a look of frustration, and brought with him representatives of two bankers: BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole CIB.

As Situ Nan said, the French were interested in Situ Nan's oil adventures in Africa, but instead of taking a stake, they lent to Chevron Oil and gave $5 million in one go.

Also involved in the negotiations was Sinclair, a vice president of Chevron Oil Company, who, after bargaining, BNP Paribas agreed to reduce interest rates to 2%, well below international rates, for a period of three years.

In exchange, once the oil is produced, Chevron must partner with Agneoil to sell crude oil to Afnatech and accept a stake in it.

"Chevron Abyssinia? It looks like it's going to be turned into a snow oil company soon! Sinclair patted the "Alliance Under the City" that had not yet dried the ink, and smiled at Situ Nan, "Boss, this time we have a big game!" ”

"Do you regret it?"

"Nope! I love adventures like this! (To be continued) RQ

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