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What are you kidding, what is Borneo?

To put it mildly, it is a rich but natively populated wild land, and it is one of the most untouchable places in the British Empire!

Borneo is a Dutch colony, what does it have to do with the British Empire? Many people don't understand, but Jacob and Yang Qiu know very well. In Britain's national strategy, there are two countries in Europe that must be unconditionally guaranteed: the Netherlands and Belgium. These two coastal lowland countries can be said to be even described as the testicles of the British Empire! In addition to blood ties and royal ties, the main thing is that the two countries are separated from the British island by the sea, and if their harbors and docks are used by the enemy, they can easily cross the strait.

If Belgium and the Netherlands had turned to Germany before the war and allowed the German Navy to use coastal bases, Jutland would not have appeared, the coast of the British Empire would have been turned upside down, and the blockade of the North Sea would have been a joke.

Therefore, even if the trend of the British Empire is now very obvious, no one dares to jump out and bully the Netherlands and Belgium all over the world. If the two families really wept and wiped their tears to find His Majesty the Emperor, the British Empire would fight no matter how confident it was, because this was related to the fate of the country. If left unchecked, it is likely to be pushed over to the side of the future enemy. Therefore, Yang Qiu has not dared to make a big move in Nanyang so far, just because the water in this place is too deep, and a slight movement will be all kinds of international pressure, not to mention Britain, France and the United States will drive warships to the door to explain.

It wasn't until Jacob showed up that he had a new idea.

But Jacob isn't stupid!

Yang Qiu wants to use his identity to develop mineral deposits in Borneo, isn't this just pulling the Jewish world to back! In fact, to put it bluntly, if you really want to go, you are not afraid, as long as you do business normally and don't mess around. But when it comes to the problem, Lan Fang's incident is the deepest thorn in the hearts of the Chinese! Ordinary businessmen don't care, Yang Qiu's friend might as well directly say that he wants to meddle in Nanyang.

"No way!" Jacob is straightforward.

Yang Qiu was more direct: "Go, send it all to Jiujiang!" ”

"You." Jacob's angry hair turned upside down and his eyes burst, how can a national leader be so shameless! Everything was good before the crisis, but when it was solved, it turned around and didn't recognize people. What about credit? What about the spirit of the contract you promised in the US Congress?!

Yang Qiu didn't want to be too angry with him, just vent the original evil anger. Turning his head, he called out to Jiang Tai and said, "Your Excellency Jacob, I have officially announced to the outside world that our country does not need colonies. Therefore, the Nanyang region only treats me because there are mineral deposits necessary for the construction of the country, and as for the local Chinese, as long as they are not bullied, I don't care much. This time, I am sincerely working with you, and also because I don't want Europe to mistakenly think that I want to enter the South Seas. As I believe you know, there is still a lot of work to go in this country, and we are just getting started compared to the fact that you have already walked 100 years. So I didn't have the heart to expand. Mind the outside world, I just want to get the much-needed oil, copper, nickel, manganese, chromium, and so on, and that's it. You own 30% of the shares, and I can also ask my friend to give you a board veto, and if you find something that is contrary to your interests, you can veto it or choose to break up.

How is it? ”

"No!" Jacob shook his head again. Now Yang Qiu is really hot, and he is still so tough after saying good things! Do you really think that without you, you would have to eat pigs with hair? It's really not okay for Lao Tzu to go to Morgan, and directly go to the oil field with him to see if he can't take the bait.

Seeing Yang Qiu's face gloomy, Jacob knew that if he didn't agree. Then both sides will definitely turn their faces. It made him feel very powerless, why had the Jews been slaughtered for hundreds of years? Just because there is no country of its own, there is no strong backer. Opposite. Yang Qiu has the strength of a whole country to mobilize, and after the signing of the Sino-Japanese and Sino-Soviet peace treaties one after another, he has temporarily thrown off the burden of the mainland and can enter the ocean.

In this case, since he still chose to cooperate with himself, it shows that he is indeed worried about the special relationship between Britain and the Netherlands, so his face softened, and after thinking about it, he said: "I can't agree immediately, this matter must be cautious." But even if it is a cooperation, it is impossible for me to directly inject capital into the Southwest Mining Company, it must be registered separately by your friend. I'll register another company in the UK, and then I'll take a stake in each other and go to Borneo or elsewhere as a joint venture to invest in the mineral deposits that you want to buy. But I want to make it clear, we will not be involved in any political disputes, and you must not enter the Indian Ocean region west of Sumatra in search of mineral deposits! ”

What a big circle! Yang Qiu asked: "What about Australia?" ”

Now that he had spoken, Jacob simply said, "We won't go to South Australia and Western Australia." Northern Australia is relatively remote, and if you can find the ore you need, I can think of a way. ”

Yang Qiu knew that he was still not at ease with himself, but it didn't matter, the most important thing was to get the Dutch recognition to enter Borneo to get oil. And Borneo is only the first step, the real target is the Minas oil field in Sumatra, this oil field is located in the Strait of Malacca, and it is really sensitive to development, so we must borrow the shell of the Jews to knock on the door, even if Jacob regrets choosing to quit afterwards, can the Dutch government still force it to dare to go itself?

As for Australia, Groot Island with North Australia is already laughing. So Yang Qiu nodded to him, stopped talking about the joint venture, turned around and walked towards the students who had been waiting for a long time, and of course specially condoled the Jewish defense students who came from afar.

After attending and encouraging the students, Yang Qiu returned to the hotel, where Ma Kui, who was waiting for news, was also relieved to learn that Jacob had initially agreed. In the past few years, he quit the army and changed to business, which was actually instructed by Yang Qiu, and of course he also had the idea that he didn't want to mix in the military world. However, although it helped, without his efforts, it would not have been possible to run Wuzhou Ocean Shipping Company so well.

He is one of the people who knows Yang Qiu best, Nanyang and Australia are so big with Yang Qiu's character, he will never let go, otherwise why would he send Kuang Jingyang to explore the way without the reunification of the country? Although colonization is impossible, the resources in which places are urgently needed in the country, so he immediately said: "Vice President, don't worry, as long as the Dutch side nods, I will immediately buy these two wastelands and organize people to explore, but I don't have many people who know oil." ”

"Don't worry, I've said hello to Bicheng, and she will send some people to go with you. A set of drilling equipment that was used to survey the Hanjiang oil field has also been shipped to Shanghai, and you can start from there. ”

Listening to him say it in such detail, Ma Kui knew that he must have thought about it for a long time. But he still had a question, saying, "Since Jacob and they agreed to a joint venture." It shouldn't be a big problem to find an oil field, but how do we ship it back after it is extracted? ”

yes, how do you get it back? Yang Qiu also found that he had overlooked the big problem. He knew the approximate location of the Minas oil field, which he knew when he used to read the history of World War II when he was in a military school. It is said to be on the beach by the sea. It's very convenient to mine, but it's not so simple to transport. The Sanduao refinery began construction, and the Beihai refinery project will not be approved until next year, and it will not be put into operation until the end of 1923 at the earliest.

Hey, construction is really a hassle.

In order to understand the progress of oil tanker imitation. After the entrance ceremony, Yang Qiu broke up with Ma Kui, first went back to Nanjing with his wife and children, and then hurriedly went south to Qinzhou Bay to check the progress of the oil tanker's imitation.

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In the drizzle, a Ford Model T headed for the port of Manila.

Most of China is still cold after the Spring Festival, but it's already sweltering. This season is the rainy season in Luzon, but even the drizzle cannot relieve the heat, which makes Weng Wenhao, who was born in Zhejiang, very unaccustomed.

He came to Luzon with Kwong Jingyang for many years, and they established the Luzon Mining Company, which everyone knew in the Nanyang region. The mining company didn't get off to a good start. The main reason is that the geographical environment is harsh, the prospecting is very hard, and the United States has always regarded this place as a forbidden area. So don't dare to make a big fanfare. It was not until 1916 that the vice president decided to participate in the European War, and the United States gradually relaxed restrictions on companies, approved seven mines including nickel, chromium and copper in one go, and bought the mining rights of Dinagat Island for 50 years. Of course, these are all on the surface, and secretly they also cooperate with many Chinese businessmen, and have invested in many small mines all over Luzon, and they will sell directly to Luzon mining companies after mining.

Paying taxes according to the rules and regulations, the United States and the local self-government of Luzon did not make it too difficult when it was legal and reasonable. In particular, with the gradual warming of Sino-US relations and the investment of a large number of American companies in China, the restrictions on the export of Luzon minerals to China have been relaxed a lot. Of course, the main thing in this is that the country itself is beginning to strengthen. Especially after the Battle of Rainiwell and the signing of the Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty, the Chinese in Nanyang even spoke a lot louder. This made him very happy, which showed that the vice president was worthy of trust, and he was also worthy of his own intellectuals who had returned from overseas to serve him.

He had come to pick up Ma Kui today, and he had heard that the vice president had put him in charge of the business in the South Seas, and he was also preparing to go to Sumatra to prospect for oil. So when Kwong Jingyang learned about it, he immediately sent him to greet him.

When the car arrived at the pier, it was a bustling and busy scene. To be honest, Luzon under the administration of the United States was not the same as the East Indies under the Dutch administration, and the Southeast Peninsula under the administration of Britain and France. Politically, they actively supported the local self-government while controlling the economy and military of the region, and this neo-colonial method, although loosely managed, was more economically active than other places, brought back huge revenues to the United States every year, and also made the Nanyang Chinese more likely to come to Luzon.

The main goods shipped here are rubber, rice and various ores, of which eighty percent will be shipped to Europe and the United States, and two percent to China. Don't look at only two percent, compared with the trade volume of less than one percent during the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it has already doubled. The stevedores around are also mainly Chinese workers, so the southern Hokkien dialect can be heard everywhere on the wharf.

As long as Sino-US relations can be kept stable, Weng Wenhao believes that the volume of domestic trade with China will only increase. But there is one thing that he has always been worried about, that is, the Kuomintang is very strong in the Nanyang region, and even faintly surpasses the national society. In addition to the early development of the Kuomintang here, there are also reasons why the Kuomintang has gone all out to rush here after the domestic disadvantage, and the Kuomintang has had to temporarily reduce its external influence in order to consolidate the country in the past few years, until the victory of the Battle of Rainiwell and the introduction of the "Chengcheng Act" can be regarded as having a more profound influence in the overseas Chinese circle.

Of course, none of this is for him to worry about, he just wants to meet Ma Kui as soon as possible, and then find out the oil fields to solve the growing oil gap in the country.

A whistle made Weng Wenhao raise his head and smile slightly.

In the distance, the No. 7 ship of the Wuzhou Ocean Shipping Company appeared in the bay, with a displacement of 20,000 tons that even dwarfed many European and American ships, and the porters were also pointing and whispering.

It is precisely because of the tandem of these steel giants that the motherland has finally lifted the shackles that have been closed for a hundred years

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