Anti-Japanese War: The whole world is a base vehicle

Chapter 89 Do you still think the extra money is too much? (Subscribe!)

"Dear Yu, how come you have time to come to my place? Are you going to import new rice?"

"Yu, these refugees were caused by the Japanese. They should bear a great responsibility. There is no need to waste your money to help them." In the Italian office of the Workers' Council, another shareholder of the Sino-Italian Shipping Company, Italian businessman Taminazi, kept on persuading Yu Qiaqing in front of him.

After a large number of refugees poured into the concession, food supply became tight and rice prices soared.

Yu Qiaqing used his resources in the shipping industry and his cooperative relationship with Italy to handle the import of foreign rice, alleviating the problem of food supply in the concession.

Mainly because of Italy, the Japanese Navy did not inspect the ships of the Sino-Italian Shipping Company, allowing them to transport food.

Of course, in addition to transporting food, some scarce materials are also transported.

For example, arms and so on.

After all, during wartime, the supply of these materials was limited, the market demand was large, and the profit margin was high.

This is why Lu Yuhua sold weapons at high prices, and these warlords had to accept it with a pinch of their noses.

"They are all my compatriots, I must save them." Yu Qiaqing knew the other party's good intentions, but still expressed his own opinion.

At this time, Yu Qiaqing not only served as the chairman of the Shanghai Refugee Relief Association, but also opened shelters, schools, hospitals and factories. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he rescued more than 100,000 compatriots.

This alleviated to a certain extent the huge pressure that the refugee problem brought to the concession, so Yu Qiaqing was still very influential in the Workers' Council.

"It's up to you, as long as it doesn't affect the company's business. Yu, you know, I came to the Far East to make money." Taiminachi spread his hands, indicating that as long as it doesn't affect his interests, it's fine.

"I understand, Mr. Taiminachi. There is a business now that may bring you huge profits." Yu Qiaqing said with a smile.

"Huh? Yu, what business is this?" Taiminachi asked hurriedly.

Unexpectedly, Yu Qiaqing stepped aside and signaled Taiminachi that the mysterious man next to him would explain next.

To be honest, Yu Qiaqing didn't want to get involved in this mess at all, but the other party sneaked into his house in the middle of the night, knocked down his bodyguards, and threatened his family.

He originally thought that the other party was asking for money, but who knew that the other party's request would make him feel incredible.

He just asked to see Tamminacci, another shareholder of the Sino-Italian Shipping Company.

Is he going to assassinate the other party?

Yu Qiaqing asked bravely at that time.

It turned out that it was not the case, but there was a business that they wanted to discuss with them.

This time he was completely confused.

Although he didn't want to agree, the other party threatened his family, so he had no choice but to agree.

So the scene at the beginning happened.

At this moment, Taiminazi looked at each other with confusion.

"Mr. Taiminaqi, let me introduce myself first. My name is Li Si. As for where I come from, you don't need to ask." Li Si's words made Taiminaqi frown slightly. How could there be such a rude person?

result!

When Li Si took out a club emblem, Taiminachi's original dissatisfaction disappeared instantly, and instead a smile appeared on his face.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Li is also a member of the Freemasons. I wonder what business you have in coming to me?" Although Taiminachi's attitude had changed, his tone was still a little cold.

"It's nothing. I just want to give your country a big gift." Li Si didn't waste any words and directly stated his purpose.

"A big gift?" Taiminazi was stunned.

To be honest, he really didn't expect William to say such a thing.

Big gift?

Or was it a gift?

Pie in the sky?

Is this possible?

If it had been anyone else, Taiminazi might have called the guards to chase the person out.

But considering that Li Si was holding the Masonic emblem, Taminachi still asked patiently.

"Oh? I wonder what kind of gift it is? If it's just an antique, I don't have much interest in it."

"Oil." Li Si said lightly.

"Oil?" This time, Taiminachi was completely confused.

He looked at Li Si with surprise, as if saying, do you take me for a fool?
Taiminachi said in a sarcastic tone.

"Mr. Li, even though you are a member of the Freemasons, it doesn't mean that you can insult my intelligence at will. I suggest you go back and get some sleep."

It’s no wonder that Tamminazzi said that. Italy really doesn’t have much oil, and they rely on imports for their oil.

Relying on the Mediterranean, they can import oil at any time.

But if the waterway is cut off, oil imports will also become a problem.

So in recent years, Italy has also been seeking to own oil fields of its own.

In this way, they will not need to spend a lot of foreign exchange to import oil every year.

After all, those are all valuable foreign exchange.

Unfortunately, a lot of money was spent but no oil was found.

Li Si didn't care about Taiminachi's sarcasm, but said lightly.

"Mr. Taiminazzi, you must know the strength of the Freemasons. If I say it is a great gift, it must be a great gift."

"Then why don't you go and mine it? An oil field is worth a lot of money." Taiminazi asked curiously.

"Because that oil field is in your hands. Without your approval, it would be a pipe dream to exploit such a large oil field." Li Si's words made Taiminachi's breathing speed up a lot.

what?
They actually own oil fields?

This is incredible.

Yu Qiaqing standing by was also confused.

So this is the business we are talking about?
An oil field would cost at least tens of millions of pounds, right?
This is really big business.

Compared to my own business, it is indeed a small business.

"What do you want?" Taiminazi knew that the other party would not tell him this for no reason, and there must be other purposes.

Sure enough, a smile appeared on Li Si's face.

"The request is simple. We also want to share the profits of this oil field. Of course, we don't want much. In addition, we just need some shipbuilding equipment. I believe these conditions should not be a big deal for you."

Upon hearing this, Taiminachi was not angry, but instead felt it was very reasonable.

If there are no conditions at all, then there is really a problem.

"Shipbuilding equipment? That might be a bit troublesome." Taiminachi frowned slightly and did not agree immediately.

"Mr. Taiminazzi, there's no need for you and me to beat around the bush. It will be troublesome for you, but the person behind you should be Mr. Ciano. To him, this is nothing." Li Si said sarcastically.

"Besides, I haven't told you the specific reserves of this oil field yet."

When hearing Li Si directly mention Ziano, Taiminazzi was obviously stunned. He didn't expect that the other party knew so much.

Only Yu Qiaqing next to him looked confused.

Who is Ciano?

Is it very powerful?

Perhaps seeing Yu Qiaqing's confusion, Li Si said casually.

"The Italian Prime Minister's son-in-law is called Ciano."

hiss!
Yu Qiaqing took a breath of cold air. He didn't expect that Taiminachi had such a strong background?

No wonder Li Si wanted to find the other party.

At the same time, I am also glad that I have found a strong supporter.

Taiminazi was not surprised that Li Si revealed his background. If the Freemasons did not have this ability, he would have underestimated them.

"I wonder how much reserves this oil field has?" Taiminazi asked curiously.

"If it's just tens of millions of barrels, I'm afraid you'll have to change your conditions."

"Don't worry, the output will definitely exceed your imagination. According to our current proven reserves, there are about 10 billion barrels. As for the final reserves, it is not clear, but it should not be less than 30 billion barrels."

"Are you satisfied with this number, Mr. Taiminacci?" Li Si's words stunned Taiminacci.

How many?

Thirty billion barrels?

Are you kidding me?
There is an oil field with 30 billion barrels of oil on their territory?

How come they don't know?
This is definitely fake.

This was Taiminazi's first reaction.

But looking at Li Si's expression, he had to believe that this was true, especially when he saw him playing with the Masonic emblem.

It shouldn't be fake.

After all, the other party also wants shares in the oil field.

If there were no benefits, they would certainly not find themselves.

"Why are you looking for me?" Taminaqi lit a cigar in a distracted manner. His mind was in a mess. He wanted to sort out everything, but he was shocked by the 30 billion barrels of oil and couldn't figure it out.

Money moves people's hearts.

According to the current price of oil, it might be one or two hundred billion US dollars?
Converted into pounds, it is also an astronomical figure.

More importantly, this large oil field is enough for Italy to use for decades.

Even their navy could be expanded again.

A series of benefits made Taiminachi's heart confused.

"Mr. Taminacci, you must be familiar with Freemasonry. Although we are all an organization, we are also divided into factions. We don't want to distribute the profits we have obtained to others." Li Si made up a reason.

It was mainly Lu Yuhua who gave him some popular science. Basically, several powerful countries have Freemasonry, and they also have their own territories.

Hearing this, Taiminazi nodded, but did not doubt the authenticity of Li Si.

"Can you ensure that it is true and reliable?" Taiminachi exhaled a puff of smoke and asked again.

"Of course, it's absolutely true, otherwise I wouldn't come to you." Li Si chuckled.

"As for the exact location, keep it secret for now. I'll tell you when your Prime Minister agrees."

"Okay, if you have any other conditions, please tell me all of them. As for whether you will agree to them, I don't know." Taiminazi thought for a while and said.

"Don't worry, this request is nothing to you. I just hope to own a port." Li Si was interrupted by Taiminazi before he finished speaking.

"impossible."

Are you kidding me, leasing a port?
This is absolutely impossible.

They have always been the ones renting other people's ports. When will it be others' turn to rent their ports?

There is no need to even think about this condition, I would definitely not agree to it.

"Mr. Taiminachi, don't be anxious. Listen to what I say about the location first, and then make a decision." Li Si was not surprised by the other party's attitude. For the great powers, how could they agree to such a thing?

"Where?" Taiminazi asked curiously.

"Somalia is one of your colonies. I think it shouldn't be a problem for you to give me a port in such a place, right?" Li Si said with a smile.

Hearing this, Taiminazi fell silent, wondering why the other party wanted the port here?
Could the oil field be here?

If so, then they can send someone to investigate.

"Mr. Taiminachi, do you think the oil field is here? Then you can go and survey it yourself? This way you can avoid us?" Li Si directly exposed the other party's thoughts.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Taiminazi's face. He did think so.

"Okay, I will pass your request back to the country, but I don't know whether they will agree to it or not." Taiminachi said seriously.

"It's okay, I'll wait for your good news." Li Si said and turned away.

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"Oil field? Thirty billion barrels? Are you kidding? This is absolutely fake." Ziano looked at his confidant in front of him with an unhappy face.

Can't you tell whether this news is true or false?

What is it for?
Thirty billion oil field?

Do you think I will believe it?
"Your Excellency, it should be true that the other party is a member of the Freemasons." The confidant mentioned cautiously.

Hearing this, Ziano was stunned.

"Is there really an oil field? Why did these greedy guys discover it first?"

Ziano said with some dissatisfaction, and at the same time secretly cursed his own group of idiots for not discovering such a large oil field?

That's not right either
Logically speaking, there wouldn't be any signs of such a large oil field.

"If that's the case, then it's true. An oil field worth tens of billions of pounds is an astronomical figure," Ciano said with emotion.

"Requesting a port in Somalia? It's not impossible. It's just a desert there. We can give it to you. As for the shipbuilding equipment." Ciano picked up the telegram again, took a close look at it, and hesitated for a while.

"We have to confirm the authenticity of the oil field before we can give it to you. Otherwise, I won't agree to these conditions."

As for regret?

Ciano had not considered it. After all, they were Freemasons and their strength should not be underestimated. Besides, if you don’t have integrity, no one would do business with you in the future.

"Your Excellency the Earl, do you want to report this matter to the Prime Minister first?" the confidant asked again.

"Well, what you said makes sense. I should indeed report this to my father-in-law." Ciano thought about it and went to find Mussolini with the telegram.

"At least 30 billion barrels of oil? Are there such large oil fields on our territory?" Mussolini's first reaction after reading the telegram was that it was fake.

For the great powers, the first thing they would do is to survey whether they have oil fields.

Now that someone tells them that there is such a large oil field on their own territory, their first reaction is definitely that it is fake.

"The information provided by the Freemasons should be true. Considering the greedy guys, they would not make these demands if it was false." Although Ciano did not believe in the existence of an oil field in his heart, he decided to believe it considering the reputation of the Freemasons.

Mussolini held the same view.

"Then let's find out the exact location first. As long as the other conditions are not excessive, we can agree to them." Mussolini thought about it and felt that he could indeed agree to them first.

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"It's true that money can move people's hearts. I didn't expect that he would agree so immediately." Lu Yuhua looked at the telegram sent by Li Si with a slight smile on his face.

The most important part of his plan was Italy.

If the other party doesn't take the bait, the plan cannot be implemented.

Now it seems that the fish has taken the bait and all that remains is to move on to the next stage.

As for Li Si asking for another piece of port, Lu Yuhua was a little surprised.

After thinking about it for a while, I think this idea is quite good.

He could open another branch base, and when Germany blitzed France, he could consider selling weapons and equipment, etc.

Do not!
If he remembered correctly, the next battle should be the North African War.

Maybe at that time, he could get involved.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuhua's mood suddenly became very good.

"Dear Lu, is this oil field real?" Colonel William looked at the information handed over by Lu Yuhua with a look of surprise.

"Of course it's true. Have I ever lied?" Lu Yuhua asked back.

"No, I mean, why did you tell Italy about this oil field?" Colonel William was really confused, so he looked at the other party.

"Isn't this helping you?" Lu Yuhua said with a smile.

"Colonel William, do you want more money for all the help I've given you?"

Hearing this, Colonel William was speechless. This guy is a scoundrel.

"I don't understand, how can this be considered helping us?"

Hearing this, Lu Yuhua sighed lightly. This guy's military command level was pretty good, but the other things were really average.

"Are you seeking a tripartite alliance among Germany, Italy and Japan? To form the Axis Powers?" Lu Yuhua did not answer but asked instead.

"That's right." Colonel William nodded in acknowledgement.

"But Italy has never explicitly agreed to form an alliance with you. Now that Italy has acquired such a large oil field, do you think Britain and France will be tempted?"

"There is a saying in China that goes, 'A man is innocent unless he possesses a treasure.'" Lu Yuhua said meaningfully.

"If it was just a small oil field, perhaps Britain and France would not care. But for a field worth 30 billion, Britain and France will surely be unable to contain their greed and will forcibly demand a share. Will Italy be willing to give it up?"

"will not."

What a joke, if you give a little bit, it will be billions of pounds.

The impact of the economic crisis did not end immediately. All countries are still preparing for war and need money to expand their armaments.

"So do you think Italy will choose to swallow its anger? Or will it fight to the death with Britain and France?" Lu Yuhua's question left William at a loss for words.

"They should be able to negotiate, right?" William thought about it and felt that with Italy's strength, they would not fight to the death.

"Well, what if you launch a surprise attack on France at this time? Will Italy think the time has come? And choose to attack Britain and France together with you? Wouldn't your naval weakness be made up for?" Lu Yuhua looked heartbroken.

"Colonel William, do you think the increase is too much now?"

This time, Colonel William was completely shocked and speechless.

(End of this chapter)