"Pay us a reward." Upon hearing this, Abdullah and his son Khalid looked at each other and their expressions suddenly became strange.
"I wonder how much your country can pay us?" Khalid glanced at his father and asked tentatively.
"Look at the rents in these two places. How about our government pay you two million gold yuan coupons a year? We can pay the rent for fifty years at a time." Zhou Tiecheng said with a smile.
"Two million will be paid for fifty years at a time." Khalid and Abdullah could not help but look at each other. What Zhou Tiecheng blurted out after thinking incomprehensibly was beyond their expectations. Why would this rent be paid without him?
It's not too low but very high. You must know that the two million in 1942 is not the two million in the 21st century. If you pick up a random person driving a private car on the streets of a first-tier city, he will be the same person.
millionaire.
Two million a year at this time is definitely not a small reward. Besides, people have said that if you pay rent for fifty years at a time, that would be 100 million gold yuan coupons. According to the current one-to-one exchange rate between gold yuan coupons and US dollars,
Even for a country, that is a huge sum of money.
"Could there be gold mines or diamonds buried in those two places?" This was the first thing Abdullah thought of, but after thinking about it, he smiled and shook his head. The Middle East is not Africa. If the Middle East can still produce ores
And gold, God is so partial to the Arabs.
But Khalid, who was sitting behind him, couldn't help it and asked in shock: "Mr. Minister, do you really want to use 100 million gold yuan to rent the exploration and mining rights of these two places for fifty years? You know what if
If oil is not discovered there, such a huge sum of money will be wasted. After all, whether oil can be discovered or not depends entirely on the will of God."
After hearing this, Zhou Tiecheng said sincerely: "Prince Khalid, to be honest, we don't know whether we can explore for oil there, but we have a Chinese proverb called "A thousand gold buys a horse's bones", which means that we are willing to use such a gesture.
To show our country’s sincerity to your country, even if no oil is discovered in these two places, we will not regret it. We want to show the Arab world a foreign policy of our country, that is, we are willing to be sincere with any country in the world.
and equal exchanges.”
After hearing this, an intriguing look flashed across Abdullah's eyes. He nodded and smiled kindly: "Mr. Minister, from your words, I heard your country's determination and sincerity to interact with all countries on an equal footing. We
Arabs are always sincere when it comes to their sincere friends. The conditions you offered are very generous, and it is difficult for me to refuse such generous offers."
"So you agree?" Zhou Tiecheng's eyes flashed with joy.
"No, I haven't finished speaking yet." Abdullah shook his head, "But I also have a request here, and I hope your country's government can agree to it."
"Please tell me." Zhou Tiecheng realized that he was a little anxious and sat down again.
"We in the Arab world have been fighting for the integrity and integrity of sovereignty since the last century, and we have sacrificed many lives of Arab warriors for this. Fortunately, we finally achieved this goal ten years ago, but it makes
It is a pity that although we have gained reading ability in name, the scimitar that protects us is in the hands of others. Saudi Arabia's national defense has always been in the hands of the British, which we cannot tolerate,
Therefore, we need your country to help us re-establish a defense force that belongs to Saudi Arabia. Do you understand what we mean?"
"Oh, that's it." Zhou Tiecheng understood as soon as he heard it. It turned out that the Saudi national defense in front of him was not willing to let his destiny be controlled by the British, and wanted to start over and build a national defense force of his own.
"Then how large an army do you want to build?" Zhou Tiecheng asked noncommittally.
Seeing Zhou Tiecheng frowning, Abdullah also knew that his request had embarrassed the other party, and hurriedly comforted: "Our requirements are not high. The first step is to establish a three-division army. The requirement is
There are two infantry divisions and one armored division"
When Zhou Tiecheng heard this, his thick eyebrows immediately furrowed. Helping Saudi Arabia build a defense force would mean that China would have to compete with Western countries such as the United Kingdom. This would be much more troublesome than simply paying rent to them.
.
"Are you planning to use the exploration rights and mining rights in Manifa and Garhwal areas in exchange for the weapons and equipment of these three divisions?" Zhou Tiecheng leaned back in his chair. This is about China's relationship with Britain and the United States.
He had no choice but to treat diplomatic strategies with caution. But if it was just used to exchange weapons, there would be no problem.
But obviously he was disappointed. Abdullah smiled slyly: "Of course not. In addition to weapons and equipment, we also need your country to train officers and troops for us in all aspects. Otherwise, if we just buy weapons, we can find them casually."
Just one country is enough, why bother?”
Abdullah, as the founding king of Saudi Arabia, is naturally not a fuel-efficient lamp. As early as when the Chinese government proposed to establish diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, he knew that the other party must also be interested in Saudi oil. Otherwise, Saudi Arabia would be like this
Why is China, a country that is nothing but sand, so willing to travel thousands of miles to praise itself? Even if it wants to establish diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia and send a few small officials, why bother with dignified diplomacy?
The minister himself took action
Since China is interested in Saudi Arabia's oil, it is easy for both sides to get what they need. So Abdullah was not polite and asked for the equipment of three divisions and asked the other party to be responsible for training all the officers.
price tag.
"Three divisions." Zhou Tiecheng's right hand gently tapped the armrest of the sofa and remained silent, secretly calculating the gains and losses in his heart. Except for the armored division, the weapons and equipment of the three divisions were relatively expensive, while the equipment of the two infantry divisions was relatively expensive.
It’s not too troublesome, just grab the equipment that was sealed up when the troops were changing from the warehouse and give it to them. But the training of armored division officers is a problem. I think when China’s armored forces were first established, in order to prepare them in the shortest possible time.
In order to train qualified armored officers, even Su Tong had to go into battle naked and become an instructor. After four or five years of investing a huge amount of money regardless of the cost, the prosperity of the Chinese Armored Forces was achieved today.
The prestige of China's armored forces is not blown out, it is gained from bloody battles one after another. It can be seen from the fact that the main tanks currently in service in the German army are still China's "Northwestern Tigers". The Chinese tanks
How sharp the surname can be. And Abdullah has also heard that the tanks equipped by the German armored forces are just "castrated versions" of Chinese tanks, but even so, the German armored forces still used this tank to sweep through half of the country.
world, this shows the power of Chinese tanks. Now Abdullah wants to form a national defense force of his own, leaving the great god in front of him. How long will it take?
Looking at Zhou Tiecheng who was silently tapping his fingers on the sofa, Abdullah and his son felt uneasy. It can be said that whether Saudi Arabia can establish a strong national defense force of its own depends entirely on the words of the Chinese Foreign Minister in front of him.
Decided.
Fortunately, Zhou Tiecheng didn't think about it for too long. His thick eyebrows opened immediately, and a gentle smile appeared on his face, "Of course, it is our country's consistent national policy to provide our friends with the help we can. But compared to you
We also know that forming a qualified armored division does not take a few months or half a year to form an army like forming an infantry division. The things that need to be considered are extremely large and complex, and it can take anywhere from one year to two years.
It's possible, and the price to pay is quite high. An army as powerful as Germany has only formed more than a dozen armored divisions. Have you really thought about it?"
"Mr. Minister, don't worry." Abdul seemed convinced, "We have already made up our minds to form an armed force of our own. As long as your country can agree to this
On condition that we are willing to extend the period for exploration and oil extraction in the Manifah region in the northeast and the Garhwal region in the east to your country for up to one hundred years.”
"What's a hundred years?" Even Zhou Tiecheng, who had long experienced the state of intangible emotions and anger, couldn't help but be shocked. If these two places really have a super-large oil field as the president said before leaving,
Giving it to China for a hundred years is equivalent to giving China two golden dolls for free. It is not equivalent to giving China two golden mountains for nothing. With these two super oil fields in hand, China will no longer have to worry about oil in the next century.
"Yes, to show our sincerity, we are willing to extend this period to one hundred years." Abdullah said firmly.
Zhou Tiecheng suppressed the excitement in his heart and pretended to be calm and said: "If it takes a hundred years, that means we have to pay 200 million gold yuan coupons."
"Haha" Abdullah smiled brightly: "Well, we can still convert this money into weapons and equipment."
"Oh" Zhou Tiecheng asked with great interest: "All the 200 million gold yuan coupons will be exchanged for weapons and equipment. It seems that you are planning to arm your country's army to the teeth."
The weapons worth 200 million gold yuan can equip ten modern army divisions in China. Now Abdullah said that he would exchange all the equipment without even taking a breath, which made Zhou Tiecheng feel that things were not that simple.
Sure enough, Abdullah's last resort came out again, "If possible, could you form another aviation unit for us?"
Hearing this, Zhou Tiecheng couldn't help but sigh secretly. No wonder the ancients said well that human beings are the hardest to satisfy. They had just solved the problem of the Army and now they are eyeing the Air Force.