I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 847 Bearer Account

Joseph and John Jr. were warmly welcomed by New York Governor Franklin Roosevelt.

Franklin Roosevelt is the nephew of the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, so he is also known as Little Roosevelt. He received elite education since childhood and graduated from Harvard University and Columbia Law School.

In 1910, Roosevelt decided to enter politics as a Democrat. When he told his uncle Theodore Roosevelt about this decision, Theodore Roosevelt cursed: You despicable little bastard! You traitor -

During the World War, Roosevelt Jr. was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by Wilson and was elected Governor of New York in 1928.

In 1921, Roosevelt took his family on vacation on Campobello Island. After putting out a forest fire, Roosevelt jumped into the icy sea and contracted polio, which confined him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

As early as when Roosevelt was running for governor of New York, his competitors attacked him on the grounds of health.

Roosevelt Jr.'s response was: A governor does not have to be an acrobat. We choose someone to be governor not because he can do forward or backward rolls. A governor does mental work and tries every possible way to benefit the people.

The disabled but strong-willed Roosevelt won the trust of New Yorkers with his excellent eloquence. After being successfully elected as the governor of New York, Roosevelt was successfully re-elected last year.

Just a few days ago, the Republican Party had decided that Hoover would run for re-election on behalf of the Republican Party.

It would be very risky for the Democratic Party to decide to let Roosevelt run for election.

"What could better represent the American spirit than a disabled but strong-willed president?"

John Jr. was very optimistic about Roosevelt Jr.

“What do you call the American spirit?”

Joseph was dismissive. The so-called "American spirit" was fine if it was just to fool new immigrants, but it was really ironic to hear it coming from little John's mouth.

However, it must be said that the Rockefeller family did realize the so-called "American Dream" in the United States.

From this point of view, the "American spirit" is still somewhat convincing.

Unfortunately, this is also a story about a young dragon slayer who eventually becomes a dragon.

“Strive for self-improvement, be independent, and work hard to create a better life!”

John Jr.'s slogan successfully won Roosevelt's applause.

On the other side of the ocean, the Persians also wanted independence and worked hard to create a better life.

The country of Persia is a bit tragic. It was first divided up by Britain and Russia, and then became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country.

After the Russians drove out the British, the situation in Persia did not improve and remained lukewarm.

The rise of the little mustache provided Persia with new opportunities.

The mustache has always been proud of his Aryan ancestry.

Persia is also a descendant of the Aryans, which laid the foundation for the friendly relations between Germany and Persia.

It’s all bullshit.

The man with the mustache is Austrian, his father is Germanic and has nothing to do with Aryans.

Speaking of countries, Germany has little to do with the Aryans. The Aryan genes of Germans only account for 19.5%, which is even lower than that of India.

Indians still have nearly 40% Aryan genes.

Soon after coming to power, the little mustache publicly stated that Germany and Persia are brothers forever.

The relationship between the two brothers has little to do with genes. The more important reason why the little mustache man showed goodwill to Persia was that Persia had oil that Germany desperately needed.

The newly discovered oil fields in Persia were found by an oil exploration team from Germany.

Vasily was curious and asked Makarov why he had not received any news before.

As expedition teams composed of British and French adventurers disappeared one after another in the deserts of the Middle East, the Middle East has become a forbidden zone for explorers.

Given Russia's control over Persia, it would be impossible for the German oil exploration team to enter Persia without Russia's consent.

"This exploration team was invited by the Persian government to apply for permission to search for asbestos—"

Makarov hesitated.

"What else?"

Vasily instinctively felt that there must be other reasons.

"Our consul in Persia not only agreed to the exploration team's activities in Persia, but also agreed that the Persian government would send troops to provide protection for the exploration team. This is the news I just received."

Makarov himself found it difficult to speak.

now it's right.

"These nine wood species raised by the dog mother, bring the person back and interrogate him strictly!"

Vasily was very angry. This was by no means a simple dereliction of duty.

On the surface, there seems to be no problem. If we must hold the consul responsible, it is at most negligence.

"Our consul in Persia is Grand Duke Konstantinovich—"

Makarov reminded Vasily that this was a member of the Romanov family.

"No matter who he is, bring him back first."

Vasily didn't swear this time.

After the fall of the empire, in order to appease the aristocracy, a large number of aristocratic members were recruited as diplomats, and the effect was very good. The position of diplomat was simply tailor-made for the aristocracy.

But as time went by, problems gradually emerged.

There is a saying that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

In the imperial Russian era, the aristocracy was guaranteed a good income regardless of drought or flood. The benefits belonged to the entire aristocracy, but the blame belonged to the Tsar.

After the fall of the empire, the title system was abolished, and even for the grand duke, the annual subsidy was only 1 rubles.

For ordinary people, 1 rubles is definitely a high income.

For the extravagant aristocracy, especially the top aristocrats, 1 rubles were not even enough pocket money.

So some people take risks for money.

After Nicholas the Younger's death, Dmitry, who had served as ambassador to Persia, became the head of the Romanov family.

Vasily did not go to find Dmitri, but came to George first.

"Don't worry, we will investigate and handle the issues that need to be addressed."

George reassured Vasily that the opportunity to integrate into the new Russia had been given, but whether he could seize it depended on himself.

Although George is a nobleman, he has no special feelings for the noble group. Capable nobles such as Vasily and Felix still hold high positions and play an important role in Russia today.

George is willing to bury those who are incompetent or even treacherous, as long as they are willing to die.

"Aren't you afraid of being scolded?"

Vasily wanted to see George's fun.

"I've been scolded enough!" George said angrily.

George did receive a lot of criticism, especially on the issue of whether to restore the monarchy.

When the civil war just ended, if George wanted to become the Tsar, no one dared to object. At that time, the aristocracy was the most urgent in calling for George to ascend the throne.

The reason is very simple. Only if Russia restores the monarchy can they preserve their wealth and glory, no matter who becomes the Tsar.

This group of people are the most disappointed that George will not ascend the throne.

In order to reduce Vasily's worries, George said hello to Dmitry first.

After Mannerheim resigned, Dmitry succeeded Mannerheim as Foreign Minister.

"Konstantinovich—he deserves it!"

Dmitry's attitude is similar to George's. He cannot keep up with the development of Russia and his thinking is still stuck in the imperial era. He is destined to be eliminated.

When Nicholas the Younger was alive, he set up a foundation to help members of the Romanov family who were in financial difficulties, and George donated 100 million rubles at that time.

The fund did not operate for long before it became increasingly difficult to operate due to excessive expenditures and a lack of sustained and stable income.

After little Nicholas died, Dmitry reorganized the foundation, eliminated a number of families that did not meet the subsidy criteria, reduced the subsidy amount, and the foundation started operating again.

Although Dmitry's adjustments were beneficial to the foundation, they offended some people.

So Dmitri was scolded just as much as George.

"Persia is very important to our control of the Middle East. We must have a reliable person in charge."

George reminded Dmitri not to make such a mistake again.

Dmitri frowned, not fully understanding the importance of Persia.

George stood up and rummaged through the bookshelf, finding a geological report submitted by Amur University.

Although Russia has not increased its investment in Persia, it is still very familiar with Persia's mineral resources. The oil field just discovered by the Germans was discovered by Amur University three years ago, but this news was not announced.

Persia not only has oil, but is also rich in mineral resources such as copper, iron, coal, zinc, and uranium, with extremely abundant reserves.

Persia is not the only country with oil reserves around the Persian Gulf. Najd's oil reserves are just as much as Persia's.

“If that’s the case, why not invest in development?”

Dmitri was surprised. This was no longer just guarding a treasure mountain without realizing it, but occupying the toilet without doing anything.

“Why invest?”

George's heart was colder than the Siberian wind on this issue.

The oil production of the United States and Russia can fully meet the current market demand, so if the United States and Russia increase their efforts in oil development around the Persian Gulf, the interests of both countries will be damaged.

Rockefeller wanted to enter the Middle East in order to exploit oil nearby, offset the geographical advantages of Russian oil, and compete with Russian oil in the European market.

Since Russia has the advantage, George is not in a hurry.

When the Americans launch a large-scale attack, it will not be too late for Russia to develop oil in the Middle East.

"Persia—"

Dmitri fell into deep thought as he looked at the Persian resource distribution map attached to the report.

George was sitting on the Diaoyutai, while the Persians were restless.

The Persians used to think that Persia’s oil reserves were limited and not worth Russia’s increased investment, so they just lay low.

Russia's various exploration teams came and went with nothing to show for it, and found no resources worth developing.

The Germans finally found a new oil field, but the attitude of the Russian-Persian Energy Company was extremely indifferent, which made the Persians furious.

But no matter how angry you are, you will be powerless without the strength. Even if the oil fields are in Persia, if Russia does not invest, Persia does not have the ability and qualifications to develop them.

The Germans were equally ineligible.

Only the Russian-Persian Energy Company is qualified to develop the mineral resources in Persia.

Yes, Russo-Persian Oil Company has been renamed Russo-Persian Energy Company.

The general manager of Eredivisie Energy Company is Mario's nephew Anthony.

The Russian-Persian Energy Company has a monopoly on the mining rights of all mineral resources in Persia. Without the consent of the Russian-Persian Energy Company, even the Persian government cannot exploit the mineral resources in Persia.

The monopoly behavior of the Russian-Persian Energy Company has been strongly opposed by the Persians. Since last year, protests against the Russian-Persian Energy Company have continued in Persia.

A month ago, a protest against the Russian-Polish energy company's monopoly broke out in Tehran, with more than 1 people participating.

"We cannot prove that the protests are related to the German Embassy in Persia, but there is clear evidence that Deutsche Bank has financial dealings with some Persian social groups."

Victor, deputy general manager of Russian-Persian Energy Company, is also the head of Alpha in Persia.

Persia's financial sector is very open, and Deutsche Bank and Siberian Bank both have operations in Persia.

As for why Alpha knew about Deutsche Bank's fund transfers, that is not something that outsiders can tell.

"Tell Milad to take immediate action."

Milad, whom Anthony mentioned, is the police chief of Tehran.

During the walk a month ago, when the police arrived, they only protected the headquarters of the Russian-Polish Energy Company from being attacked and did not take any coercive measures to disperse them.

Antony contacted Konstantinovich and asked him to dismiss Milad, but Konstantinovich refused on the grounds that he should not interfere too much in Persia's internal affairs.

Konstantinovich had good reasons and resolutely responded to Grand Duke Yuriev's call.

Russia did not interfere in the Carol coup because it was beneficial to Russia.

Milad condoned the Persians' protest against the monopoly of the Russian-Persian Oil Company. If this behavior is not resolutely stopped, the monopoly of the Russian-Persian Oil Company will be in jeopardy.

Anthony hopes Milad can understand that someone's promise cannot bring real protection to Milad.

Victor's mouth twitched, but in the end he said nothing.

If Milad had been more resolute, this should not have happened.

Except for its negative attitude towards business development, the Russian-Persian Oil Company is almost impeccable in other aspects. It truly lives up to the principle of earning money in Persia and spending it in Persia, without taking a penny home.

The Russian-Polish oil company does not invest because it has almost no profit surplus and is unable to invest.

Oil extraction is definitely profitable. After all, oil itself is free, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a huge profit.

All the oil produced by Russian-Polish Energy Company is sold to Sibneftegaz, which then sells it.

In addition to the company's operating costs, the profits also have to be used to pay taxes to the Persian government and distribute dividends to company shareholders. The little surplus is donated directly by the Russian-Persian Energy Company to a foundation specifically established for Persian women and children, and all of it is used to rescue Persian women and children.

In Persia, it can be said that there is no company with a greater sense of social responsibility than the Russian-Persian Energy Company. However, the Persian government is still not satisfied, and Anthony does not know how far he should go to satisfy the Persian government.

Although Milad is not a shareholder of Russian-Persian Energy Company, he receives an income from Russian-Persian Energy Company every year, which is deposited in an unnamed account of the Bank of Siberia.

(End of this chapter)