One acre is about 0.004 square kilometers, 200,000 acres, about 800 square kilometers.

Li Mu didn't know how large the specific scope of the East Texas oil field was, so he only gave Henry a rough range, so the area Henry bought was indeed a bit large. Taking down all the land he could buy was considered Li Mu's fixed assets.

Li Mu did not plan to develop the East Texas oil field now. It is not cost-effective to exploit oil these days, and there are not many uses of oil. Apart from refining kerosene, you can only use it to build roads. The demand for gasoline is basically negligible. If Li Mu develops the East Texas oil field now, not to mention how much cost is needed. I am afraid that so much oil will pour into the market and can instantly penetrate the existing oil price to the cost line. Then, I am afraid that the relationship between Li Mu and Rockefeller will be in a state of turmoil.

So no matter how itchy Rockefeller is, Li Mu will keep his mouth shut.

At the end of May, there was no reply from Prince Edward. Li Mu decided to give up his cooperation with Prince Edward and instead look for partners from the European continent.

In fact, the UK is not the best partner. The UK is a messenger, both for Europe and the world. Therefore, Li Mu himself does not tend to cooperate with the British. If he can choose, Li Mu is more willing to choose Germans.

Germany is a very magical country. Although Li Mu is not a "German stick", it does not prevent Li Mu from appreciating Germany.

Before 1815, the unified German Federation had not yet appeared. At that time, there were many loose federations on the German territory, and their countries were divided into pieces, partly occupied by the Danes, partly occupied by the Austrians, and partly occupied by the French.

In 1864, Prussia, which had been established for less than half a century, defeated Denmark and regained the land occupied by Denmark in the north; in 1866, Prussia defeated Austria in the "Seven Weeks War" and established the North German Confederacy the following year; in 1870, Prussia launched the French-Prussian War and successfully defeated France, which was known as the "first of the army", and many southern German states broke away from French rule.

It was not until 1871 that Germany completed its unification in the practical sense and established the German Empire.

If there were no accidents, by 1914, Germany would launch World War I and challenge Britain alone in the World War. The two major powers of France were not at a disadvantage. In the end, Germany was unfortunately defeated due to the intervention of the Americans.

Yes, for Li Mu, it was indeed a pity that Germany was defeated in World War I. If Germany had not been defeated at that time, the colonial order established by Britain and France would collapse and the world would develop in another direction, and perhaps the eight years of the War of Resistance Against Japan would be gone.

During World War I, Japan declared war on Germany and seized the Jiaodong Peninsula, which Germany had forcibly rented the Qing Empire from the Germans. If Germany won the final victory, the Japanese who took the opportunity to steal food would be liquidated, which would be the doomsday for Japan.

Without external forces, Germany would not launch World War I until 1914. Li Mu was nearly 60 years old and might not see the outcome of the war.

Li Mu was unwilling to miss this big show, so Li Mu wanted to cooperate with the Germans to help Germany improve its national strength as much as possible, and incite the Germans to challenge the international order jointly established by the British and French. If the United States can stand on the German standpoint, Li Mu wanted to see how long the British and French can last.

This is not impossible. Don’t overestimate the moral bottom line of Americans. Don’t look at the United States as the British son. As far as Li Mu knew, in another time and space, when the world war broke out, Americans were all good at it. Whether it was Germans or British, as long as they took out real money, the Americans would want to sell their underwear. Until both sides were exhausted and they could no longer squeeze out any oil. The Americans weighed the pros and cons, and then chose to join the British and French side that had the upper hand.

The United States is a capitalist country. The United States is not a republic, and there is no queen in the United States. There are only tycoons. So if the tycoons in the United States insisted that Washington join Germany at that time, it would still be unknown who would win.

Li Mu really wants to act as this variable.

After making up his mind, Li Mu immediately ordered Henry to send people to Krupp to contact the Germans and discuss the possibility of cooperation.

In fact, before this, Junma Weapons Company and Krupp had already cooperated. Junma Weapons Company authorized Krupp to produce smokeless gunpowder, and Krupp transferred some advanced artillery technology to Junma Weapons Company. Their cooperation was very pleasant.

This time, Li Mu sent people to Krupp to establish a comprehensive cooperative relationship with Krupp. If the cooperation can be successful, Li Mu will transfer electric lights, telephones, automobiles and other related technologies to Krupp, and Krupp will transfer equivalent technologies to Junma Group, or pay the corresponding patent usage fee to Junma Group.

But in terms of technical value, Junma Group may suffer losses, but if this can promote the rapid development of Germany's strength, then Li Mu believes that this is worth it.

Some things cannot be measured by money.

After learning about Li Mu's thoughts, Henry sat on the lounge chair on the balcony of Li Mu's office for a long time.

"In other words, we may be enemies of Britain and France in the future." When Henry said this, Henry swallowed a big saliva.

"From the perspective of the United States, any other country is our enemy." Li Mu was vague and deliberately blurred the concept of "enemy".

"This is different, this is different-" Henry was in a state of dismay.

"Why are the different? Can't the British be our enemies? No! Don't forget that we were able to be independent because we defeated Britain. Now the war broke out in Montana, you and I know that this is a war between us and the British agents, so we have always been enemies and have never been friendly." Li Mu had already seen through it and would never be a woman's kindness on this issue.

"Although you are talking about the facts, but--" Henry Ai Ai, although he felt that Li Mu was irrefutable, he just felt something was wrong somewhere.

"Think about Henry, if our Junma Group has been expanding, from the East Coast to the West Coast, our factories are spread all over the United States, what will happen then?" Li Mu guided Henry to think according to his own ideas.

"That means, that means we will become the largest company in the United States." Henry finally returned to his sanity.

"Very good, the largest company in the United States has such a bright future, but what does that mean? It means that we can produce more products, which means we need a larger market to sell these products. Now the markets around the world are under the control of that country? Can our products enter those markets freely? If we cannot do what we should do, will we watch the development of the company fall into shackles?" Li Mu asked a series of questions, one by one, one sharper than the other.

Local protectionism kills people. Britain occupies the largest colony in the world and regards the colony as the source of raw materials and dumping places for products. Don’t even think about products from other countries if they want to enter the British colony.

The difficulties faced by the United States are like Germany. They are both rising capitalist stars, and they all face a situation of lack of living space and need a larger product market. So from this perspective, Li Mu has reason to support Germany, and the United States' fundamental interests in this regard are consistent with Germany.

"Yes, we need the market." Henry was stimulated and his eyes were immediately red.

That's right. As for businessmen, making money is the main purpose. Politics and other things serve the economy. Therefore, when it comes to interests, Henry is also in a hurry.

"So, we have broad common interests with Germany. What the Germans need is exactly what we need. If a war is needed to achieve the goal, then let the war break out. In order to occupy a more powerful position in the war, we must be prepared from now on." Li Mu started with his side and was able to incite each one to count.

"War is inevitable, and the British will not watch their interests be damaged. In order to ensure their own interests, the British can do anything." Henry also knew the British's nature.

Henry must have known that because Henry himself is an English descendant.

A very strange fact, when talking about this, Li Mu and Henry subconsciously ignored the French.

In fact, although France was relatively weak during World War II, the French were still very fierce during World War I. It was precisely because France was too fierce during World War I and sacrificed a whole generation. By World War II, France was no longer able to fight again. Faced with the German blitzkrieg, France was about to collapse.

In fact, France's collapse can now be seen. During the French-Prussian War, France lost all its face. Not only did it lose Alsace and Lorraine, but it also paid a large amount of compensation, so it had to barely pass the test by selling national debts. Germany also defeated the myth of the French Army's "No. 1 in the world".

Without the stimulation of the Franco-Prussian War, Germany's ambitions would not have grown so quickly.

"So we must be prepared from now on. Once the war comes, we must gain enough living space and break free from all shackles. No matter who the enemy is in front of us, we must tear it to pieces." Li Mu was so murderous that he had entered a state of madness.

"Okay, I'll go to Germany in person tomorrow." Henry also made up his mind that since the alliance with Krupp was irreversible, Henry would strive for the most favorable conditions for the Junma Group.

"No, no, no, don't go, at least don't go now. You are the president of Junma Group. It would be too rash to come to the door now. Let's have someone go and have a taste of it first." Li Mu refused to let Henry go to Germany.

Just kidding, when Henry left, all the things would fall on Li Mu. Li Mu didn't want to be exhausted all day long.
Chapter completed!