The reason Rockefeller didn't say yes was not because he wanted to convince the top of the company that he was already at the top and that he had the right to decide everything. The Chinese say they want to monopolize oil by government actions, and he knows exactly what that means.

On the plus side, unless the Chinese government falls, he can sit back and count his money. Also, cooperating with the Chinese government means that the company will not have to come forward to solve many problems in the future.

What made him hesitate was here, Rockefeller started from scratch, and he worked hard step by step to get today's family business, he didn't like the way of lying down and counting money, and he didn't want to leave such an iron job for his descendants or for himself.

That would take away his motivation to compete, which was terrible.

Babies are weak, and this is no different in business. Perhaps this Chinese approach will make it easy for Chinese oil companies to monopolize the Chinese market, but can it develop by cooperating with such companies? Are they aggressive? Rockefeller was skeptical of this.

At present, the whole world is scrambling for oil wells, and every newly developed oil field has to go through open bidding and covert competition, and if Chinese companies do not have that desperate spirit, it is impossible to open up the Asian market by cooperating with them.

The reason why he did not completely refuse was because he knew that Li Yuanhong was not the highest power in China, and that the actual power in China was in the hands of Yang Dagui. Rockefeller was eager to meet the legendary ferocious bandit, which was another purpose of his visit to China, and Rockefeller liked people who had gone from desperate situations to success, and he thought that he might have more in common with such people.

Let's travel for two days, play the Great Wall of China, see their Yellow River, and more importantly, he really needs to do some field research on the Chinese market here.

Japan and Russia are already fighting very fiercely in Eastern Siberia, and the overall situation of the Russians is not very good. Brusinov can be said to be barely supporting his front, and the scene is the same as when Duan Qirui was carrying the Russian army at Shanhaiguan. Every day a large number of Russian soldiers were killed, and every day the Russians had to abandon one position after another.

But as long as he can withstand it, the Japanese seem to be more and more anxious. Exchanging human lives and land for time and supplies was originally General Brusinov's strategy.

The autonomy of southern Siberia was slowly realized under the fire of the Japanese and Russians, and Yang Xiaolin did not let Stessel and Pole Loveski set up any government, the flag they carried was still the Russian flag, and the name of the self-defense regiment was also the self-defense group, but both economically and militarily, they began to approach China openly.

Lao Maozi didn't say anything about this. Nicholas II was not satisfied, and Britain, France and other countries pressed him and did not let him speak. Comrade Trotsky was a little dissatisfied, but because he could not take care of the war with Japan, and Yang Xiaolin did fulfill his promise and gave the comrades a very considerable amount of strategic materials, which was regarded as a deposit paid by China for Siberian resources, they did not say anything more.

Anyway, there are Russian flags here, which are much better than the situation in the Far East, where they have been replaced with plaster flags, and then fight the Japanese first.

The first thing China did in southern Siberia was to restore the region's ruined commercial and industrial systems. At the same time, so that the Russians here can live a normal life. In the case of Consneci, the city lost more than just money in the banditry, many of their shops were destroyed, and after the arrival of Chinese volunteers. The surviving Russian merchants were provided with goods so that they could start doing business immediately, and the Chinese merchants quickly filled the gap in some of the shops that no longer had owners.

Whether it is sold by himself or supplied to the Russians for Lao Maozi to sell, this piece of the market can be regarded as occupied by China. And those mines and oil fields out there. If the petty gentlemen in the city can allow you to occupy China, then these must not be left to your own.

In particular, the Chinese side has accounted for 13 of the 40 wells in Consnet. Although these are also cooperated with foreigners, those foreigners feel that China should be content, and you can no longer interfere in other oil fields. When Chinese oil company personnel approached them and asked the two sides to cooperate in the development of the remaining oil wells, they did not hesitate to refuse the Chinese.

Just five days earlier, an explosion occurred in a Sino-British oil well, which burned for two days, killing more than 50 workers, including three Chinese workers and two British technicians. The person in charge of the China National Petroleum Company, who was responsible for the first step to receive the oil fields here, was attacked in the middle of the night, and was beaten by a group of guys and couldn't get out of bed.

After being beaten, he didn't see who the other party was at all, and only heard the other party say that if he dared to dig the rest of the oil well, he would throw him into the oil well!

Li Debiao was furious and wanted to find out who did this, but Hamilton prevented the Chinese from investigating, Hamilton made it clear that Britain is really not covering up the murderer, but the rules of this industry in the world are now like this, grabbing oil wells relies on fists, if you China send troops to help, it is your Chinese company that has broken the rules.

You may succeed here, but in the future, you will be besieged by other companies where your army is beyond the reach of your army. Maybe your people died overseas, and you don't know how they died.

Li Debiao asked Yang Xiaolin again, and Yang Xiaolin also asked him not to meddle in this kind of commercial dispute, and the Chinese troops did not do anything more. And those people from the China National Petroleum Company have suddenly become honest in the past few days, and they no longer discuss any cooperation with those foreigners.

Seeing that the Chinese oil companies seemed to be shocked by them, the Chinese troops did not come out to support them, and the pace of those foreign companies to grab other oil wells was significantly accelerated. Vicious injuries and collective fights occur continuously, but everyone seems to be very well-behaved and does not report to the official when they are killed. The peacekeepers pretended not to see it, and after a few days of fighting, Dutch Shell had the obvious upper hand, faintly suppressing other companies.

The unspoken rules of the industry are over, and the next thing is on the table. After putting away those shady methods, they began to put on a civilized appearance again, sit down and talk, and talk about how to divide the remaining oil wells.

Mr. Ebel has been with Shell for more than a decade. He joined the company from its inception and is now a senior executive of the company. With more than ten years of experience, he is quite proficient in handling every business of oil.

The current Shell company is not very strong, and it can even be said that it can only be ranked among the second-rate oil companies in the whole world. This visit to Russia was also Mr. Ebel's first time in charge of operations in a region.

He feels that he is lucky, first of all, the Chinese side obviously has no experience in how to run oil wells, and the Chinese are naïve like children who do not understand the operation of this industry. Coupled with the fact that some of the big oil companies in the world were unprepared because it happened so suddenly, and they actually let them grab the first prize, Abel felt that God really cared about him.

Looking at the dozen or so gentlemen sitting in front of him, although everyone was very friendly, the unwillingness and loneliness in their eyes made Abel feel faintly happy.

He was sure of two things. This time, his position in the company will inevitably be promoted, and his income will also be increased. According to Shell's rules, he will receive a commission on the revenue of each oil well, which is quite substantial.

Abel glanced around, and then leisurely picked up the coffee in front of him: "Gentlemen, we have been very unhappy because of the oil well here for a while, I think everyone should be tired of it, right?" Let's put an end to this, if it gets too big and causes the people here to resent it, it won't do us any good. ”

The French merchant still had bandages on his head. A few days ago, he was beaten with a stick while walking down the street, and although he didn't see who did it, he knew it very well. At this time, he shouldered his head: "Mr. Abel, how much benefit do you plan to give away?" ”

The negotiations of the oil merchants are actually no different from the negotiations of the gangs. They are ruthless when they fight, but for the sake of peace in the future, they will also share a part of their opponents after winning to those who may cause them trouble, in exchange for peace.

Abel frowned. Look at the dozen or so people in the room: "We plan to give up 35 percentage points to divide it equally among you, do you have any opinions?" ”

The Italians stood up at once: "Thirty-five percent? You look at the people here. We average only two percentage points per person! Abel, according to the rules, you have to give up forty-five percent! ”

Abel's head shook a little: "No! No! Your request is too much, and I advise you to sit down further, and if you stand up to leave, I can send you back to Italy now, so that the people here will have a less. ”

The Italian businessman was speechless for a while, and Abel put down his coffee cup: "You represent a total of seventeen companies, and we have taken out 35 percent of it. As for the remaining ten percent, we must leave it to the Chinese! You're not really going to forget about them, are you? If we don't leave a little bit for them, we will have a lot of trouble in the future. ”

The Italians finally sat down: "The Chinese don't understand the rules of this line of work at all!" I think five points for them is enough! ”

Oil negotiations are fought point by point, because each point can mean hundreds of thousands or even millions of pounds, and no one is willing to give up their interests. Five more points means they can get a lot more money.

Abel was a little annoyed: "Okay Italians! The Chinese don't understand now, but sooner or later they will understand, you give them only five points now, and in the future they will make us double the compensation! Everyone should know that the Chinese are in charge here, don't go too far! ”

The Frenchman once again carried the wounded head: "Excessive? I would love to know who attacked the Chinese's oil wells and their leaders? Are any of you willing to take responsibility for this? (To be continued......)