Zhu Jingyuan's final request actually has nothing to talk about.

Wedemeyer went back again to report to Emperor Nicholas of Lucia.

First explain the requirements of Daming, and then add your own analysis and suggestions:

"The cooperation method proposed by Da Ming in the end, the clause itself does not seem particularly unfair.

"The cost of oil resource exploitation in the early stage was already high, and Daming had to actually provide us with technology transfer.

"In the first 20 years, it seems quite reasonable to take some more shares to offset the cost of the Ming Dynasty.

"The next 20 years will be divided into 55 shares, and after 40 years, it will be regarded as an output share, which seems to be reasonable.

"But the problem is that we don't know whether there is oil under the land of the Ming vassal states east and south of the Urals, and we don't know how much oil reserves there are on both sides.

"But according to Daming's way of cooperation, it is obvious that the Ming side is not developed at all, which is the most beneficial to Daming.

"If the contract is signed according to the existing terms, whether there is oil on the side of the Ming Dynasty or not, the Ming Dynasty may develop passively.

"What's more, even if there is no oil on the side of Daming, even if Daming is playing passively, we Lucia can't make the same response, we can't develop passively.

"Because we are currently not finding enough oil resources in other regions, we need oil from the Volga region.

"Daming has rich oil resources in other regions, and even if the oil of the Ural-Volga region is completely abandoned, it will not affect the supply of oil resources in Daming at all.

"We can't expect more on the side of Daming, and Daming is also open to development to share with us.

"It cannot be expected to encroach on the interests of the Ming Dynasty under any circumstances, which is an important principle at the diplomatic level today.

"Therefore, the guiding direction of our cooperation treaty should be to pursue fairness as much as possible, and only fairness can keep us from suffering big losses.

"So we should make a final request for amendments to add supplementary clauses to the contract that are regularly amended."

After Nikolai read the report, he fully agreed with Wademeyer's suggestion, and the goal of cooperating with Daming was not to suffer, so after thinking about it for a while, he replied to Wademeyer to do what he thought.

Two days later, Daming and Lucia met again, and Wedemeyer made his final proposal:

"Technology is developing at an extremely rapid pace in today's world, especially in the internal combustion engine and petrochemical industries.

"At the end of the world war, we couldn't imagine the state of oil and gas turbines we are in now.

"What the world will be like in 10 or even 20 years is unimaginable now.

"So we suggest that the contract could be concluded according to the current scheme, but with a special note.

"After the contract is signed, it will be revisited every 10 years.

"If the technological and situational developments over the next decade do not result in significant unfairness in the terms of the original contract, then the amendment will only update the date and details of the contract.

Otherwise, the terms that caused material injustice should be amended and a new version of the contract should be re-signed.

"This revision of the clause also urges both of us to let go of our concerns and devote as much resources and energy as possible to the in-depth development of local resources.

"If Daming is willing to uphold a fair and just attitude and cooperate with Lucia in the development of oil resources, then we can start drafting the contract itself now."

The meaning of Wademeyer's last sentence is his last request, and if Daming accepts it, he can sign a contract.

Lin Zexu didn't dare to make a rash decision, and took Wademeyer's reply to ask Zhu Jingyuan:

"Lucia is very clear about her position, and there is no illusion of taking advantage.

"If I insist on a fixed distribution of earnings over a fixed period of time and a fixed percentage, and at the same time do not allow for subsequent amendments, then in the eyes of Lucia we are clearly trying to be passive.

"Unless we put force on us directly, the Lucians will definitely delay the prevarication even further.

"So the student suggests that if His Highness is not prepared to use force, then he can accept the terms of the Lucia."

After reading it, Zhu Jingyuan smiled helplessly and nodded:

"Since Lucia is so calm, then this contract can only be signed like this......"

Then Zhu Jingyuan replied to Lin Zexu and asked him to accept this supplementary amendment.

So far, Daming and Lucia have finally reached an agreement on the issue of cooperation in the development of oil resources in the Volga-Ural region.

After Wademeyer received Lin Zexu's response, the whole person breathed a sigh of relief.

Daming's ability to accept his proposal shows that Daming is really willing to cooperate, rather than simply grabbing resources.

Wedemeyer's spirit relaxed:

"Thank you Daming for your understanding, then we will now let the clerical staff sort out and compile the contract documents?"

Lin Zexu nodded lightly:

"The contract shall be subject to the express text."

Of course, Wademeyer did not make any comments, and it is customary to sign cross-border contracts in Daming.

Instead, Wademeyer inquired about something else:

"Dare to ask Mr. Lin, is Daming Airlines on the Ming side coming forward to provide technology and participate in the development?"

Lin Zexu shook his head:

"Daming Airlines will not come forward, it is Daming Royal Petroleum Company, they will contact you in the future."

Wademeyer was a little surprised, this cooperation was obviously presided over by Prince Big Food, but Prince Big Food's company did not come forward.

In fact, within the scope of the Ming Dynasty, some unwritten unspoken rules have been formed in the operation of the oil industry.

Judging from the official regulations, Daming's oil industry is still a franchise for the time being.

At present, only the royal consortium owned by the royal family, and the Daming consortium owned by the imperial court that has just been established, plus Zhu Jingyuan's Daming Airlines, only these three companies have the right to develop and operate.

Of course, the consortium of the royal family and the imperial court has nothing to say, as long as the industry in the Ming Dynasty, they can operate it.

Daming Airlines is the most special and should not have the right to exploit it.

When Daming Airlines was registered, the entire aviation industry had not yet been formed, and the management level was still very rude.

In addition, Zhu Jingyuan's special identity directly obtained the management rights of all aviation industry-related industries at that time.

This includes, of course, "aviation fuel", which is a petrochemical.

As a result, Daming Airlines indirectly obtained the right to develop and operate oil resources.

Under the franchise model, a licensed company can operate.

Daming Airlines, which has obtained the right to operate, participates in the development of the oil industry in any region, strictly speaking, it is not illegal.

But it's also a place that's very close to the gray area.

When the imperial court collates and revises the regulations on the management of the business scope of enterprises related to the aviation industry, it can request that Daming Airlines re-register its business scope and revoke Daming Airlines' oil business rights.

It's just that at present, Emperor Daming does not have this idea, and the officials of the relevant departments do not have this idea.

Most people think that Daming Airlines is the second royal consortium.

This is the same as the Great Food Country does not need to withdraw the feudal domain at all, it can be regarded as an imperial village managed by the Great Food Prince.

However, Zhu Jingyuan himself has a high degree of political sensitivity.

Ordinary people and officials may not care about the difference between Daming Airlines and the royal consortium, but the royal family certainly cares.

The revenue of Daming Airlines is exclusive to Zhu Jingyuan, and it can be completely not distributed to other members of the royal family.

Zhu Jingyuan has already received thirty percent of the dividends of the royal family of Xintianfu, which is already extremely popular, and now he still enjoys the benefits of the oil resources of the Great Food Country, which is impossible not to arouse jealousy.

Zhu Jingyuan was favored by Zhu Zhongliang and Zhu Jianyan, and was equivalent to the most favored child in the family.

Although in this case, even if Zhu Jingyuan is flying outside, the other members of the royal family actually have nothing to do.

But that will definitely affect Zhu Jingyuan's image and reputation.

Not only does it damage your impression in the minds of your father and grandfather, but it may also cause trouble for managing the clan in the future.

I have been away for a long time, and it is difficult to guarantee that no one will give me eye medicine by my father and grandfather.

Zhu Jingyuan didn't dare to guarantee that his father and grandfather really didn't suspect him at all.

At the same time, my father and grandfather might be able to weigh heavily on themselves based on the experience left by Emperor Sejo, but the rest of the imperial family and the imperial court would not.

He is regarded as the default heir by the royal family and everyone in the court, in addition to the fact that he is favored by two generations of emperors, it is also very important that he has no obvious stain.

Favored but ignorant, maybe others are helpless, but they can choose not to cooperate.

Favored and sensible, in order to truly be expected by everyone.

Therefore, after Zhu Jingyuan took advantage of the loophole, he was very conservative in the management of Daming Airlines' business scope in the oil industry.

The direct exploitation of oil resources is limited to the territory of the Great Food Country.

The oil resources of Da Shiguo are already the most abundant in the entire Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Jingyuan is very content.

Outside of Da Shi Country, Daming Airlines usually only provides technical support, and is at most responsible for exploration and drilling.

The subsequent day-to-day mining and operation work is usually entrusted to the royal consortium.

Now there is the official Ming Consortium of the imperial court.

This is the first unwritten unspoken rule in oil exploration and extraction.

Then there was the development of the oil resources of the vassal states.

Xianbei, Kazakh, Khiva, Persia and other countries are foreign vassals, and their independence and autonomy are higher than those of the Great Food Country.

The foreign monarch was nominally allowed to run the oil industry himself.

For the oil fields located in these foreign domains, the direct development income is, of course, to the development company.

Of course, the development company was subject to taxes, which belonged to the vassal monarch.

Finally, the vassal monarch mainly paid "tribute" to the Ming Emperor.

This tribute is not just a matter of making some local products, and the Ming Emperor after the Renwu Dynasty did not want local products.

Instead, according to the actual situation, ask for one to three percent of the local tax.

In this way, if the foreign feudal monarch developed the oil and oil by himself, the Ming Emperor could only get one or two percent of the tax revenue handed over to the vassal state by the oil field development company.

Of all the profits generated by the oil resources of the vassal states, only a few percent may eventually go to the Ming Emperor.

A few percentage points of income from an oil field is, of course, a huge wealth for ordinary people.

But for the Ming Emperor, it was very inconspicuous in the income report.

But this is only a theoretical situation.

In practice, when foreign monarchs found oil in their own territory, they would take the initiative to find the Ming Imperial Foundation, the Ming Official Foundation, and the Ming Airlines to cooperate in the development.

One is that they have enough sensitivity, and the other is that they don't have enough technology.

The royal consortium is directly involved in the development and operation of oil fields, and usually takes half of the profits, which is equivalent to a 50% stake.

This, of course, was a significant reduction in the income of the vassal monarch.

But without the participation of the royal consortium, they may not be able to get half of it, and they will not feel at ease if they get it.

Distribute half of them directly to the Ming royal family, so that they can feel at ease.

This is the second unspoken rule.

Now this Volga-Ural oil and gas region, the Ming side that is expected to be covered is in Xianbei and Kazakhstan.

However, in terms of the specific plan for cooperative development, the representatives of the two vassal states attended the meeting in the form of followers.

The relationship between the foreign feudal domain and the Ming Dynasty was theoretically achieved through the loyalty of the vassal monarch to the Ming Emperor.

Therefore, the oil fields of these two feudal states are, of course, carried out by the royal consortium, not the Ming consortium of the Ming court.

Lin Zexu is familiar with Zhu Jingyuan's habits, and he fully understands Zhu Jingyuan's attitude, which is also one of the many factors for Lin Zexu to follow Zhu Jingyuan, so he also directly replied to Wademeyer now.

Although Wademeyer was a little surprised, it was Da Ming's own business.

Which company Daming arranged to participate, Lucia could only cooperate, so she didn't ask much.

The issue of oil development was basically decided, and the two main representatives, Lin Zexu and Wedemeyer, changed the topic.

After a short break, the discussion began on the railway bridge over the Shenou continent, the establishment of a free trade zone along the railway, and the joint venture of a trading company by the monarchs of many countries.

Compared with the issue of oil development, the final cooperation plan is relatively easy to discuss.

There is no specific strategic resource development involved, and it is easier to achieve a relatively fair cooperation program by purely cooperating at the level of the monarch at the level of trade.

Especially in the case that Zhu Jingyuan did not blindly pursue interests, but cared more about the cooperation itself.

However, the way of negotiation has also changed, because it is not Da Ming and Lucia cooperating alone, but Da Ming, as the initiator of the cooperation proposal, now invites Lucia to join.

Therefore, Lin Zexu directly took out the prepared documents and made a draft cooperation plan according to Zhu Jingyuan's intentions.

While Lin Zexu asked Wademeyer to read the document by himself, he also orally explained the key clauses in it:

"Initiated by the Ming Dynasty, with the participation of Lucia, Prussia and France, among the east-west trunk railways in their respective territories, suitable railway lines were selected to connect with each other.

"Daming chose at least four cities along its own railways, Lucia at least three, and Prussia and France at least two cities to set up a free trade zone.

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the monarchs of Lucia, Prussia and France jointly funded the establishment of the Shenou Royal United Trading Company to operate passenger and freight transport and trade business on the corresponding railway lines.

"The trains of the corresponding companies do not need to be checked when crossing the national border, and passengers and goods on the trains can freely get on and off the trains in the urban free trade zones established by various countries.

"Visas are not required for the movement of persons and customs duties are not required for the movement of goods, except outside the boundaries of the demarcated free trade zone.

"However, when the corresponding persons and goods leave the free trade zone and enter other areas of any country or city, they need to show official documents to be inspected and pay import duties on the goods carried.

"Individuals who go to other countries' free trade zones to shop and purchase specific goods in a certain quantity and amount can enjoy certain tax exemption or tax reduction treatment, and the specific methods shall be negotiated and formulated by each country.

"Private merchants in the Ming Dynasty, Lucia, Prussia and France may open wholly-owned firms and factories in the free trade zones of other countries, which shall be managed by the management committee of the free trade company zone.

"Ottoman, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and other countries can sign up to join the free trade agreement according to the same standards, and the royal family of the corresponding country can also take a stake in Shenou Trading Company.

"If these countries join the agreement, Ottoman, Austria, the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy will have at least two free trade zones in the city, and Portugal and the Netherlands will have at least one free trade zone."

Wademeyer listened to the instructions, looked through the documents, and didn't find any major problems for a while.

Although it is the first time to connect the transportation lines and set up a free trade zone, cooperation at various economic levels is a typical operation of Daming in recent years.

Economic cooperation seems to be very fair, and in fact it is definitely more beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, but if other countries do not want to oppose the Ming Dynasty, it is not a loss.

But the longer the cooperation lasts, and the deeper the way of cooperation, the more difficult it will be for other countries to oppose the Ming Dynasty and break free from the Ming Dynasty's economic and trade networks.

Lucia and other Tessie politicians basically understand, but in most cases they don't have a choice.

Zhu Jingyuan's cooperation with Tessie in his previous life was led by France and Germany.

Not only is there two leaders in this system, but there is also a British in the outside of the system.

So even if Tessie's own direction of cooperation itself is fine, there are all kinds of problems in practice.

In the current world, Da Ming is the absolute master, the only single super power.

Daming took the initiative to promote cooperation with other countries, of course, it would be much easier than Zhu Jingyuan's previous cooperation with Taixi countries.

Yesterday, the time was tight, and the last paragraph was written in a mess, and after the time point was updated, I went back and rewrote the last thousand words, and added a few hundred words of content.

At that time, friends who were chasing more can take a look back and determine whether the latest version they saw yesterday is the latest version.

(End of chapter)