Tehran, Prime Minister's official residence. Mirza, the prime minister of the Kingdom of Persia, was undoubtedly a figure above ten thousand people under one person. In fact, even King Nasser. Fourth. The Shah was also obedient to him many times. In a way, he is actually the real head of the country. And Nasser. Fourth. Shah is nothing more than a puppet he supported to come to power.

"Prime Minister, the guest has arrived, in your study!" After returning from the palace, as soon as he got out of the carriage, a servant came to Mirza to pay his respects.

"Hmm!" Mirza nodded, and walked straight to the study.

In the study, a blonde Westerner is drinking coffee. His name was Leo and he was an envoy of the German Emperor Wilhelm I. Because Germany did not have diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Persia, the Germans had to send people themselves to get in touch with the Kingdom of Persia. The Germans also wanted to be able to create a legation of their own in Tehran, if they could. And Leo was the best candidate for the first minister.

"Your Excellency, Envoy, welcome to the Kingdom of Persia!" Upon meeting Leo, Mirza smiled all over her face.

Although Mirza had never been to Germany, this did not prevent him from learning about the situation in Germany through guò. Germany is now the second most powerful country in the world after the Chinese Empire. The Chinese Empire had become an enemy of the Persian kingdom, and if the Persian kingdom could get help from Germany, then they would undoubtedly be better able to resist the enemy.

Even if Mirza did not know what the real purpose of the German envoy was, at least it would not be harmful to the Persian kingdom.

"Hello, Prime Minister! The Kingdom of Persia is a beautiful place, with a very different culture and landscape from Europe, and I am glad that I had the opportunity to come to the Kingdom of Persia! Leo said with a smile.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Leo and Mirza's conversation gradually got to the point.

"Your Excellency, as far as I know, the situation in the Kingdom of Persia does not seem to be very good. The Chinese Empire had begun an aggressive invasion of the Persian kingdom. In the whole of Asia and even in the world, no country could withstand the invasion of the Chinese Empire. Therefore, it is estimated that the Kingdom of Persia will not be much more or less a colony of the Chinese. Leo said directly. It was he who wanted the prime minister of the Persian kingdom to see the present crisis, so that the Germans could appear as saviors. Only then can we take advantage of the opportunity to grab benefits.

"The Kingdom of Persia and the fifteen million Persian people will fight to the end. The conspiracy of the Chinese will definitely not be achieved! Mirza said through gritted teeth. If it were possible, he certainly wouldn't want the Kingdom of Persia to become a colony of the Chinese Empire. Although the kingdom of Persia was weak, he was able to do the Lord. If the Kingdom of Persia becomes a colony of the Chinese Empire, then he, the prime minister, is probably the first to be cleaned up!

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister's courage is commendable. However, we have to admit that the Kingdom of Persia is still too weak compared to the Chinese Empire. Among other things, the Kingdom of Afghanistan in the east of the Persian Kingdom has become a lackey of the Chinese Empire. As far as we know, the Chinese Empire is desperately arming the Kingdom of Afghanistan and providing it with a large number of advanced weapons. Instructors from the Chinese Army were also sent to train the Afghan Army. Now, the Afghan Army has been reborn. Even if the Chinese Empire does not invade the Persian Kingdom in person, as long as the Kingdom of Afghanistan launches an attack, the Persian Kingdom may not be able to resist it! Envoy Leo continued.

Mirza nodded, he was not unaware of the Chinese Empire's arming of the Kingdom of Afghanistan. In fact, the Kingdom of Persia also tried. They sent people to contact the Chinese Empire, hoping to live in peace with the Chinese Empire, and even become the younger brother of the Chinese Empire. However, the Chinese Empire rejected the request of the Persian Kingdom. Because the Chinese Empire needed a completely controlled Persian kingdom, not a superficially subservient Persian kingdom. Moreover, there was an agreement between the kings of the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Afghanistan. Afghanistan became the younger brother of the Chinese Empire, which in turn supported the westward expansion of the Kingdom of Afghanistan and became the hegemon of the Islamic world.

The resolute attitude of the Chinese Empire made the Persian Kingdom have no other choice but to rise up and resist if it does not want to be destroyed.

"Your Excellency, Envoy, tell me what you mean! What do you, or Germany, really want in the kingdom of Persia? Mirza didn't want to go down any longer, and directly raised his own questions. After all, the Germans came all the way to the Persian kingdom obviously not to see the jokes of the Persian kingdom. When they do this, they must want something.

"Your Excellency, the relations between the German Empire and the Chinese Empire are not very good, and we do not want to see the Chinese Empire continue to expand outward. So, we intend to support the Kingdom of Persia so that you can fight against the Chinese Empire! Envoy Leo said.

"Thank you so much to the German Empire!" Prime Minister Mirza looked grateful. Of course, this is nothing more than what he pretended. He knew that these Germans were not at ease either. In doing so, they only wanted to use the Persian kingdom to weaken the Chinese Empire. The Kingdom of Persia was nothing more than cannon fodder by these Germans. However, the Kingdom of Persia had to accept the kindness of the German Empire. After all, the strength of the Persian Kingdom is too weak now, and it is almost impossible to resist the invasion of the Chinese Empire without the support of external forces.

"Your Excellency, the German Empire is willing to provide the Kingdom of Persia with a batch of advanced weapons and equipment to arm the army of the Kingdom of Persia. If the Persian kingdom wished, the German army could send an officer corps to the Persian kingdom to help the Persian kingdom train the army. Our army is no worse than the Chinese army. With our help, the Persian Kingdom's army combat effectiveness will inevitably increase a lot. When the time comes, the chances of defeating the aggressor will also be greatly increased! Envoy Leo continued.

Mirza nodded, the weapons and officers of the German Empire were indeed needed by the Persian Kingdom. However, he did not know what the price would have to pay for these Persian kingdoms.

"Your Excellency, what does the Kingdom of Persia have to pay? Our Kingdom of Persia is a very poor country, and if you want us to pay, there is probably nothing you can do! Prime Minister Mirza said. The annual revenue of tens of millions of Turks in the Kingdom of Persia was simply not enough, let alone the purchase of weapons and equipment from the German Empire and the hiring of officer corps.

"Your Excellency, for the sake of friendship between our two countries, Germany can give the Kingdom of Persia 10,000 rifles free of charge. The rest of the rifles and other weapons and equipment can be given to the Persian Kingdom on credit first, and then slowly repaid when the Persian Kingdom has the financial ability. As for the officer corps, if the Persian kingdom buys enough weapons, I can send the officer corps to the Persian kingdom for free. Leo said. The German Empire hoped to arm the Persian Kingdom so that it could resist the Chinese Empire. But in the same way, we cannot let go of the sale of arms to make money.

"Buy on credit? However, the poor kingdom of Persia is estimated to have no money for a long time! Mirza shook her head. How can these Germans want the Persian Kingdom to be cannon fodder, but they are reluctant to invest in it?

"Your Excellency, the present kingdom of Persia does not have any money. However, this may not be the case in the future. Leo laughed. In fact, what he has to say next is what is most important and what Germany really wants.

"Oh?" Mirza looked at Envoy Leo suspiciously.

"Your Excellency Chancellor, the German Empire wants to be able to obtain prospecting rights in the Kingdom of Persia for the exploitation of oil. As long as the oil fields are discovered, Germany can provide funds and equipment, and the Kingdom of Persia will take a stake in the resources, and the final benefits will be distributed by us. Your Excellency Prime Minister, what do you think? This is a great thing for the Kingdom of Persia! Do nothing, just wait for the money to be collected. Leo continued. German geologists believe that there is a high probability that there will be a huge oil field in the province of Khuzistan in the Kingdom of Persia. Therefore, Germany hopes to be able to carry out oil exploration and extraction here to make up for Germany's energy shortfall.

"Oil? So you're here for the oil. The expression on Mirza's face kept changing. He should have thought of this a long time ago, the reason why these Germans had come to the Persian kingdom was for oil.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister, our geologists believe that there may be oil deposits in and around the province of Khuzystan in the Kingdom of Persia. In order to break the monopoly of the Chinese Empire on oil resources, we hope to be able to find new oil fields. The province of Khuzystan is an alternative place where there is a high probability of a Zài oil field! Envoy Leo said.

"Your Excellency, we can cooperate with Germany on this matter. However, with regard to the distribution of benefits, the Kingdom of Persia received too little. We believe that the Kingdom of Persia must have at least half of the benefits! Mirza said.

The Leo envoy hesitated, but nodded. After all, it was very likely that the oil was buried in the land of the Persian kingdom, and the Germans had to cooperate with the Persian kingdom if they wanted to extract it.

"In addition, Germany wants our cooperation to take place in secret. Otherwise, once the Chinese know about it, they will definitely get in the way. Your Excellency the Prime Minister certainly does not want our cooperation interrupted by the Chinese! Envoy Leo said.

"Of course, however, the weapons and equipment that Germany supports the Kingdom of Persia must be transported as soon as possible. Once the Kingdom of Persia cannot withstand the invasion of the Chinese, then you should not want to get the oil of Khuzistan Province! Mirza warned. R1152