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Chapter 104 Forms in the Middle East

About the management of the Washington Post Company.

Payton only sent someone to take over the personnel and finance aspects, and did not make more changes in the rest.

Currently, Washington is operating and developing well, and it is a typical high-quality industry.

These professionals still have their merits. After buying this industry, he naturally does not want to make waves again. All the changes can be carried out slowly and imperceptibly.

Bold and resolute, most of the results are disastrous.

As the boss, what Payton needs to do is definitely not to reinvent the wheel, but to quickly become familiar with all the Washington Post's businesses and understand the entire process.

In this process, everything is based on seeing and listening.

Payton never thought that as a layman, he could make some micromanagements and lead Washington Post to become the number one in the world.

The chairman's lesson from the past!
Maybe he will make a certain contribution, and that must be after a thorough understanding of the industry and a deep understanding of the company.

Forward vision brings about strategic improvements. In terms of micromanagement, Peyton is only mediocre.

At the same time, in the face of the new boss, Payton will carefully examine everyone's attitude, circle out suitable candidates, wait for the opportunity, and promote the team that truly belongs to him.

In addition to the company's business, in the following days, Payton also began to frequently participate in some local social receptions and salons in Washington.

circle!Or with regions, schools, economy, interests... as the hub, there are too many circles, large and small.

The Federation has never lacked various circles!
Payton, who owns the Washington Post, undoubtedly has a passport to step into the local upper circle of Washington.

Due to Mr. Chris's relationship, Payton showed his political stance almost unreservedly.

Under Payton's will, the Washington Post published several articles recalling the glory days of President Roosevelt and the pinnacle of the Democratic Party.

Payton almost wrote on the forehead-I am a Democrat.

Of course, the Democratic Party responded very quickly. Faced with Payton, a "billionaire" whose roots are young, whose position is naturally biased towards the Democratic Party, and who has a sharp weapon to speak out, how can they not accept it?
On the same day, a veteran senator in the party sent an invitation letter, inviting him to a banquet.

As a result, with the help of his seniors in the party, he quickly integrated into the local social circle belonging to the Democratic Party, and gradually invaded other circles to expand his contacts.

As the political and cultural center of the federation, the contacts here have a high gold content.

Those who came into contact with Payton were all the absolute elites, capitalists, and even important figures in the government's confidential departments in various industries of the Federation.

It is not easy for ordinary people to meet these people, but here, everyone is at the same level, and they can completely exchange resources, complement each other, and organize them together.

……

The Washington Post, in the chairman's office.

"How's the situation in the Middle East?"

Peyton looked at Hasek, a war correspondent under the newspaper, with great interest.

This Hasek is the director of the Washington Post in the Middle East and is responsible for information collection in the Middle East.

At the same time, he himself was also a war correspondent. In his early years during World War II, he shot and published important news for the Washington Post many times. He is well-known in the industry.

Since the outbreak of the first Middle East War, he has volunteered and has been stationed there. He only returns to the Federation for a very small amount of time every year. It has been nearly ten years now.

It is said that he has already married and had children in the local area. Hesitating the local customs, he has three wives and twelve children, which is enviable.

"At the beginning of last year, the war ceased under the intervention of the Federation and the Soviet Union, but small-scale conflicts continued. Various conflicts in the Middle East were very serious, and there were also many border frictions."

"A few days ago, an Israeli plane was shot down on the Syrian border. The turmoil is not expected to stop. As long as the land issue is not resolved and religious beliefs are not adjusted, the war will not stop."

"Egypt is already negotiating with the canal company, and it is expected that they will use share payment to end this negotiation."

"As for the oil situation in the Middle East, which the world is most concerned about, according to the information I got in Arabia, they will usher in a new competitor - the Soviet Union. Negotiations are still ongoing, and it is not clear how they will proceed in the end."

……

Listening to Hasek's narration, combined with some information he had obtained, and even some information from later generations, Peyton nodded from time to time.

The first war in the Middle East can be traced back ten years ago, the battle for the founding of Israel.

Due to the extremely unfair division of the Palestinian land by the United Nations, the conflict between Arabs and Israel is intertwined with contradictions such as ethnicity, religion and interests.

King of Saudi Arabia: "We sympathize with the Jews, but they want to cede territory on our land? Who is persecuting the Jews in history? ***? Since the Germans killed the Jews, we should set aside a piece of land in Germany for them. Why? To harm the interests of the Palestinian people who have nothing to do with the suffering of the Jews?"

They rejected the bill of the United Nations, and the League of Arab States (7 member states) mobilized more than 4 troops to initiate war against Israel.

The first Middle East war broke out!
In the early days, Israel retreated steadily, and the desperate resistance of the Israeli army in the south of Tel Aviv prevented the war situation from deteriorating.

Then, through overseas relations, the Israeli government submitted a proposal to the UN Security Council. The Security Council ordered the two sides to cease fire within 36 hours, buying Israel valuable time.

The Arab and Israeli sides agreed to a four-week ceasefire, at which point the Arab coalition forces had occupied more than half of Israel's territory.

As soon as Israel took a breather, it began to vigorously expand its armaments. Jews all over the world immediately launched actions to support Israel. The Israeli government formally established a regular Israel Defense Forces and received new light and heavy weapons donated by Jews from all over the world.

Bombers were imported from the Commonwealth and the United Kingdom, tanks were imported from France, and a large number of light weapons, field guns, bombs and explosives were obtained from the Czech Republic.

The power of the Jews is fully displayed at this moment.

On July 1948, 7, the Arab coalition forces launched another attack, thinking that the war would be over within ten days. Unexpectedly, the coalition forces fell into a passive position at the beginning of the war.

Finally, the first Middle East war ended, and Israel narrowly won. The Arab army died 1.5 people, and the Israeli army died about 6000 people.

Israel occupies 80% of the total area of ​​Palestine. In this war, 96 Palestinians were driven out of their homes and became refugees!

Although the war is over, the friction between Israel and the Federation of Arab States continues.

Until October 56, the second war broke out!
This time the war was initiated by Israel, and it involved a wider scope, also known as the Suez Canal War.

In order to seize control of the Suez Canal, Britain and France joined forces with Israel to launch a military operation against Egypt on October 1956, 10. The actions of Britain, France and Israel were widely criticized by the international community.

Both the Federation and the Soviet Union intervened in this incident and exerted pressure on the three countries.

Under strong international pressure, Britain and France were forced to accept the ceasefire resolution, and Israel also agreed to withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula on November 11.

The result of the war was Egypt's defeat and Britain and France's victory.

But Egypt achieved a political victory, winning full sovereignty over the Suez Canal with federal and Soviet intervention.

The Suez Canal crisis accelerated the disintegration of the huge empires of Britain and France in the world.

In addition, the two superpowers of the Federation and the Soviet Union became the real powers that dominated the Middle East and even the whole world.

After this incident, Britain and France were forced to withdraw from some areas, and a so-called "political vacuum" appeared. In order to control the Middle East, the Federation decided to take advantage of it.

On January 1957, 1, Federal President Eisenhower submitted a special message to Congress on the Middle East and submitted a resolution on the Middle East.The basic principles of this resolution are known as the "Eisenhower Doctrine".

The main content is: Congress authorizes the president to use 2 million US dollars to provide economic and military assistance to Middle Eastern countries. The president has the right to provide military assistance at the request of these countries, as long as these countries face "armed aggression by any country controlled by international communism."

Payton is still very concerned about the situation in the Middle East, not because of Israel, but because of the black energy buried underground.

At the same time, Payton is also very clear that the war in the Middle East is far from over, and the second time is just the beginning, and there will be countless wars and related oil crises in the future.

While there is a crisis, there is also a huge opportunity.

As for the oil competition between the Soviet Union and the Middle East, Peyton immediately thought of the Soviet Union's oil export plan in early 59-dumping oil at 50% of the price in the Middle East. They urgently needed dollars to buy agricultural and industrial products.

This move quickly affected changes in international oil prices and directly led to the establishment of OPEK (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). Countries in the Middle East had to stabilize international oil prices through agreements to eliminate unnecessary price fluctuations.

Thinking slowly in his heart, Payton quickly realized that this was a prerequisite information.

Information that allows yourself to make a fortune in the international oil price market.

With a calm face, Payton said: "Next, the company will continue to send employees to the Middle East. I also have the feeling that there may be the center of attention of the world. In this kind of global change, our Washington Post is indispensable. "

"As the person in charge of the Middle East region, your task is very important. You have left your job as a front-line war reporter. I hope you will still maintain your sensitivity to news and continue to collect more information."

"Yes!"

"Finally help me collect oil field information in the Middle East."

Hassel nodded: "Yes, Chairman."

After a while, as Hassel left, Payton thought about it.

He's interested in oil fields, which are, after all, real liquid gold.

Since World War II, 80% of all wars, large and small, have this kind of black energy substance.

But now is not the right time to enter the market. Payton needs to collect more information and make a more rational judgment.

(End of this chapter)