Chapter Ninety-Five: Fifty Million and...
"That's it" Sitting on the sofa, Yan Shao confessed all his worries to the two. Of course, he was not so idiotic as to confess the identity of the traverser, but told the two that he was worried that the Mexican government would nationalize the oil fields in the future, after all, the value of oil was almost obvious to everyone, and the Mexican government could not let this black gold continue to fall into the hands of foreigners.
In order to have these resources, it is believed that it will not be long before the Mexican government will consider the issue of nationalizing oil. Selling oil companies to Americans before this is obviously a good note.
ββ¦β¦ Your worries are not unreasonable..."
Pursing her lips, Elaline nodded after glancing at Katarina.
Seeing that the two finally accepted their statement, Yan Shao was also relieved.
To be honest, because they haven't confessed in the past few days, these two people haven't given him a good look. Now that the reason has been stated, life can finally be better.
It's just that just when he thought the matter was over, he found that the two women opposite were still staring at him, as if he still had some secrets.
Fortunately, there was a knock on the door from outside, and then a maid said in a crisp voice outside the door. "Master, the guest and Mr. Huang have come back just now..."
"Great..."Yan Shao, who had been pardoned, got up from the sofa, and walked outside without daring to look at the two of them. I'll pick them up first, and you can continue talking here..."
looked at Yan Shao's back fleeing in a hurry. Her lips opened slightly, and Katerina and Elaino, who had planned to speak, glanced at each other suspiciously. They could feel that in addition to the reason just now, Yan Shao had other reasons for him.
Raised eyebrows. Caterina said a little unwillingly. "That guy must have some other reason why he didn't say it"
"Spare him for now, and I'll talk about the rest in the evening..."Rising from the couch, Eleno stretched her body casually, her overly plump breasts almost unbuttoned her collar, and a huge vacuum appeared between her chest and abdomen. Do you want to go out and see it? β
"It's okay...", nodding, he also stretched his body, but the two were comparable in figure.
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"Whew. God bless..."Walking out of the room, Yan Shao wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Walking from the parlor to the gate, a carriage was slowly approaching from a short distance. It didn't take long for the carriage to stop in front of the steps. Then Yan Shao saw Little Rockefeller and Huang Hao walking down from the carriage together.
Yan Shao was 100% grateful to the little Rockefeller who rescued him from the predicament, and even his attitude was much more enthusiastic than when he stepped forward. "How? Didn't run into any trouble, did you? Saying that, Yan Shao looked at Huang Hao, but Huang Hao shook his head gently.
Although in the eyes of others, the situation of Wuhu Textile Factory is not good. But in any case, emaciated camels are bigger than horses. In addition, Yan Shao's reputation is very good in Wuhu, so almost no one in Wuhu will embarrass the people of the textile factory.
Seeing that Huang Hao said no, Yan Shao smiled and nodded.
At the same time, the little Rockefeller, who had just come off the carriage, was also startled when he saw Yan Shao's enthusiastic face, and he didn't understand why he left for a while, and Yan Shao's attitude became so enthusiastic.
However, it seems that infected by this enthusiasm, the original stiff expression of little Rockefeller has softened a little. "Thanks to this gentleman, everything is going well..."Rockefeller Jr. glanced at the house, and then said to Yan Shao. Yan, let's move on to the business issues? β
"Now?" Yan Shaoleng paused. He thought that after getting in touch with New York, Rockefeller Jr. would need at least a day or two to prepare a new agreement. After all, the situation is completely different now than it was more than an hour ago.
"That's right, now...", little Rockefeller was also a little anxious in his heart.
Even though Standard Oil is a true oil giant, that doesn't mean they don't have competitors. Because Standard Oil has a monopoly on oil refining and oil transportation, not oil extraction.
There are many oil companies in Wuhu that are in contact with Yan Shao, and Rockefeller Jr. already knew about it when he was still in the Pacific Ocean. Although Yan Shao took the initiative to find Standard Oil in this negotiation, if other companies put forward better conditions than Standard Oil, he did not dare to guarantee that Yan Shao would definitely cooperate with Standard Oil, especially after Petroleos Mexicanos discovered another 10,000-ton well.
"Okay..."In fact, for Yan Shao, this matter is also good to talk about it early." In that case, let's go back to the living room and talk..."
"Good..."
With a slight bow, little Rockefeller agreed with Yan Shao's words.
Yan Shao and the others had just walked into the house not long before they ran into Elaline and the others.
Seeing that the two people came out, Yan Shao waved his hand and made the appearance of a male host. "I'm going to talk to Mr. Rockefeller Jr., so let's go somewhere else first...", he took Rockefeller Jr.'s arm and pulled him in the direction of the living room, leaving only Elaline and Caterina standing still, gritting their silver teeth in hatred.
"That guyβ" Caterina looked hatefully at the end of the hallway, where Yan Shao and Little Rockefeller had just disappeared.
"Forget it, let's go to the shooting range for a while...", Eleno said to Caterina with a light sigh.
"Okay, I'll settle accounts with him in the evening..."
When they arrived at the range, they each took out a rifle and shot at the target two hundred meters away. By the way, before shooting, they also took out a photo of Yan Shao respectively, and let the maids who came with them wear it on the target, which made several maids stunned...
I didn't know that the two women were using their photos as targets to get angry, and Yan Shao and Rockefeller Jr. were talking about business in the living room.
"Without further ado, after contacting New York, my father was very interested in the land of Tampico...", his index finger tapped his knee rhythmically, and muttered to the point that little Rockefeller was getting to the point. I wonder if Mr. Lu Daoyan is interested in selling Petroleos Mexicanos to us Standard Oil..."
Of course he was interested, but Yan Shao also knew that there would be more than two things to say at this time, so he had to pretend to be embarrassed. "This..."
With little Rockefeller's ability, of course, it can be seen that Yan Shao's appearance is pretending.
"Well, let's see what the conditions I have proposedβ" Touching his chin, little Rockefeller began. 50 million dollars, plus 20 percent per annum..."
50 million US dollars, according to the exchange rate of this era, is more than 130 million silver dollars, or more than 13 million pounds. In history, the fiscal revenue of the Qing government did not enter the mark of 200 million taels until 08 years, according to the calculation that each silver dollar is equivalent to 0.72 taels of silver, the fiscal revenue of the Qing government in 08 should be more than 277 million silver dollars. This 50 million US dollars is equivalent to half of the Qing government's fiscal revenue in 08, which is enough for Yan Shao to directly transform from the middle class to a local tyrant, and even buy seven or eight of the latest dreadnought-class battleships from Britain to form a battlefleet...
In addition, according to the current production of two 10,000 tons, it can produce at least 70 million worth of oil every year, 20 percent is 14 million, and there are many undiscovered 10,000-ton wells on the land of Tampico, including more than 37,000 tons of crude oil per day, which is the highest oil producing well in the world for the first time. Well No. 4 in Azul
Seriously, at this time, the conditions offered by Rockefeller Jr. were actually very conscientious.
In fact, if it weren't for China, Rockefeller Jr. would not have given such a conscientious price at all, but used some improper means to make Yan Shao comply. After all, this is a huge business that needs to be calculated in billions, even if it is just a decimal point on the agreement, it is enough for an ordinary person to look up to for a lifetime...
But who called this China, no matter how great the energy of Standard Oil was, it could not threaten Yan Shao, so he had to use legitimate means to negotiate with Yan Shao.
After listening to the conditions offered by Rockefeller Jr., Yan Shao first nodded, and then shook his head.
"What, isn't this condition enough..."Seeing Yan Shao shaking his head there, Little Rockefeller, who thought that such conditions were enough for Yan Shao to agree, said a little angrily.
Just when little Rockefeller felt that Yan Shao was a little too greedy, Yan Shao smiled and said. "Don't worry, you listen to my conditions first." After speaking, he leaned forward slightly. "Five million dollars is fine, but the twenty percent is going to be raised to thirty percent, but I will only receive this income for thirty-five years, that is to say, until 1940, and then nothing in the land of Tampico has anything to do with me..."
Originally, hearing that Yan Shao vetoed his proposal, little Rockefeller was still secretly angry in his heart, in his opinion, his proposal was already quite rich. If this was not China, he might not even give Yan Shao 10 percent of the benefits. But when he heard that Yan Shao only planned to accept it for thirty-five years, he was a little moved...
Thirty-five years, only 10% increase in income, if it can really be achieved, it is also very cost-effective...
The frowning brows stretched, and little Rockefeller was a little suspicious. "Is it really irrelevant..."
"That's right, it doesn't matter..."
During the Second World War in history, in order to prevent Mexico from falling to Nazi Germany, the Americans allowed the Mexican government to nationalize oil resources for the first time, and at that time the so-called shares and earnings were meaningless, so thirty-five years was enough.
As for the shares of Standard Oil, Yan Shao is even more respectful, even if his history is not good, it is clear that in a few years, Standard Oil will be spun off because of the antitrust act, so at this time, instead of seeking long-term meal tickets, it is better to replace long-term meal tickets with short-term ones, and the profits are higher...
And if his plan succeeds, what is the benefit of oil? (To be continued......)