Roque’s biggest advantage is that he will not be restricted by Congress when mobilizing various resources.
Although Nyasaland has joined the Southern African Federation, nominally Nyasaland is Rock's private territory after all, so Rock still has various privileges in Nyasaland.
Even from a business perspective, the umbrella company is Roark's private property. No matter what Roark wants to do, he does not need to ask anyone for instructions. At most, paying the tax in full is enough.
The director of the Federal Tax Administration of Southern Africa is Ada. On all issues related to Roque, Ada will not only not cause trouble to Roque, but will actively cooperate with Roque's work, so Roque can easily
Mobilizing various supplies and sending them to Kuwait, no one made irresponsible remarks on this issue.
On board the cargo ship from Port Edward, in addition to various materials urgently needed to transform Kuwait City, there were also more than a thousand African construction workers, nearly a hundred technicians, and five armored vehicles produced by the Nyasaland Automobile Factory.<
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This is just the first batch. Next, each batch of supplies sent to Kuwait will include five armored vehicles. Rock even plans to send "Scout" tanks to Kuwait for duty and conduct desert environment testing. p>
In short, Rock's purchase of Kuwait was not a whim, but intended to keep Kuwait in his pocket permanently.
Although Kuwait has not yet shown its true value, Roque successfully bought Kuwait. He was still very happy during this period. He couldn't help but laugh out loud while eating. This made Phyllis extremely curious. Roque was very happy.
It’s rare that I lose my composure like this.
Of course Roque will not explain it. Just as Roque initially insisted on spending huge sums of money to immigrate to Nyasaland, when quantitative changes did not lead to qualitative changes, Roque's behavior was always questioned, but facts will always prove that Roque
Ke is so far-sighted.
Of course, even if oil is discovered in Kuwait, as long as Kuwait's oil reserves are not leaked, no one will probably care. After all, oil was discovered in Iran last year.
In another time and space, oil was discovered in Kuwait in 1938, which did not affect Kuwait's independence in 1961. Later, with the advancement of technology, Kuwait's oil reserves were determined, and then the British government regretted it too late.
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So even if oil is discovered in Kuwait, the British government and the Ottoman Empire, at best, think that Rock is lucky.
Rock's luck has always been good.
In mid-February, Carl Fox's drilling team discovered oil in the first oil well drilled in Kuwait.
And it’s the best self-effluent well.
The quality of the oil is very good, and it can be used directly without any treatment.
Carl Fox was so happy that he wanted to announce it to the public as soon as possible.
But it was opposed by David.
"There are two ways. One is to announce to the outside world that oil has been discovered in Kuwait. Then because of this oil, a war between southern Africa and the Ottoman Empire may break out. London will also be greedy. By then, Kuwait's ownership will probably still be
There is controversy, and we will all become the sinners of southern Africa - the other way, we silently make a fortune, the oil should be mined, and all the oil should be returned to Nyasaland. No one can leak this news, I think
The Lord will definitely award us a medal weighing one ton - made of gold!" David is very sober, and his self-confidence and high quality will drive many people in this world crazy.
"Wait a minute, David, our drilling team employs many local indigenous people. Even if we don't leak the news, they will leak the news-" Carl Fox does not yet have a full understanding of imperialism.
"Haha, leave this question to me -" David sneered sinisterly. This kind of thing does not put any psychological pressure on mercenaries.
"You're not going to kill them all, are you?" Carl Fox suddenly realized why these mercenaries always kept their guns close to their bodies.
"Haha, what do you think? Only dead people can keep secrets -" David didn't think there was anything wrong with this. In fact, David had already received Roark's secret order. For southern Africa, Kuwait is still too small.
Next, the Umbrella Company will begin to expand. The Persian Gulf, the Euphrates River, and even the entire Middle East Peninsula are the goals of the Umbrella Company.
Come on, if the umbrella company’s sphere of influence in the Middle East is limited to Kuwait, it would be a shame for this era.
Therefore, after the first oil well produced oil, the umbrella company's sphere of influence in the Middle East began to expand rapidly.
In fact, it is really easy to expand in a terrain like the Middle East. The most critical stronghold in the desert is the oasis. Kuwait City is actually an oasis, but Kuwait is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, so it has a port.
At this point in time, Kuwait City has actually become a huge construction site, with military camps for mercenaries, logistics camps for drilling teams, temporary barracks for construction workers, and huge warehouses around the port, which have occupied more than half of the city.
Kuwait City, the entire Kuwait City, has no previous indigenous residents. They were either sent to Nepal or hired by the umbrella company. The previous chief even encountered a shipwreck on his way to settle in the UK, and his entire family was dead.
No deposit.
Today's Kuwait City is no longer called this name, but is called Port Elizabeth. Although this name is a bit vulgar, and the Ottoman Empire probably does not recognize it, in the official documents of Nyasaland, Elizabeth has replaced Kuwait City and became Port Elizabeth.
A new name for this brand new city.
According to convention, Port Elizabeth is still divided into two parts: the port area and the living area. The port area includes military camps, warehouses, and office areas. The living area is still the traditional two-story wooden building in Nyasaland. Today, Kuwait City has
There are about five thousand people living here, which is much larger than before.
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Among them, nearly 4,000 are mercenaries of the Umbrella Company.
What should be emphasized here is that the newly discovered oil field is a bit far away from Port Elizabeth, so Umbrella Company immediately sent people to occupy several oases around the new oil field and declared that this area belongs entirely to Umbrella Company.
This seems a bit ridiculous, but no one protested against the actions of the Umbrella Company. Even the indigenous tribes who originally lived in the oasis were gradually thinking of moving further away as the power of the Umbrella Company expanded.
This gave David greater confidence. By the end of March, the Umbrella Company's sphere of influence in Port Elizabeth had expanded to 150,000 square kilometers, almost ten times the previous territory of Kuwait.
This behavior of the Umbrella Company finally attracted the attention of the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Kaija.
But what makes people speechless is that although the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Kaija noticed the behavior of the Umbrella Company, they did not have the ability to restrict the Umbrella Company.
The Qajar Dynasty is actually Iran. Two years ago, Britain and Russia negotiated to divide the sphere of influence in the Qajar Kingdom. The northern part of the Qajar Kingdom belongs to the Russian Empire, the southern part belongs to the United Kingdom, and the central part is a buffer zone.
After that, France, Austria, the United States, etc. successively forced the Kingdom of Kaijia to sign unequal treaties. Therefore, by 1909, although the Kingdom of Kaijia was still an "independent" country in name, it was actually in a semi-feudal and semi-colonial state.
In this case, although the Kingdom of Kaijia noticed that the Umbrella Company's sphere of influence was expanding, because Port Elizabeth was surrounded by desert, the Kingdom of Kaijia really didn't pay much attention.
As for the Ottoman Empire, they just issued a mild statement, emphasizing that Port Elizabeth is still the territory of the Ottoman Empire.
It is speechless to say that even the official documents of the Ottoman Empire have begun to use the name Port Elizabeth.
Roque was of course happy to hear about this situation. He didn't pay much attention to the statement of the Ottoman Empire. He simply instructed Christian to go to the Ottoman Empire. If the pound could not be obtained, then add the rand. The Ottoman Empire would not exist anyway.
How long, in another time and space, in 1922, the Ottoman Empire finally fell.
Oil from Kuwait has brought new vitality to Nyasaland's economy. The price of oil in southern Africa once soared to one pound a barrel, almost double the price in Europe.
Relatively speaking, the price of oil in Kuwait is very low. The cost of each barrel is only one shilling, and most of it is transportation costs. However, the price of oil in southern Africa will not drop rapidly in the short term. After all, Kuwait’s oil costs
Reaching a certain scale also requires a process.
In fact, Kuwait's oil production is already quite large. If calculated according to the standards of the 21st century, the daily output of the first oil well reaches 25,000 tons. If calculated according to this value, even this oil well produces more than 20,000 tons of oil every day.
, is also enough to meet the needs of the entire southern Africa.
Therefore, Roque has no intention of expanding production. In any case, Roque does not rely on this to make money. The daily output of oil in Port Elizabeth completely depends on the demand for oil in southern Africa. Extract as much as you need, and no more will be wasted. p>
This behavior, of course, aroused the opposition of Rudolf Diesel.
Rudolf Diesel's reason is simple. If the price of gasoline falls, it will be more conducive to the development of the Nyasaland Automobile Factory. The increase in cars will in turn increase the demand for oil, so these two aspects are
Complementing each other.
Rock did consider this issue, but before the outbreak of World War I, Rock was not prepared to expand oil production in Port Elizabeth. This would cause unnecessary trouble. Even before the demise of the Ottoman Empire, Rock would not take the initiative.
Exposing Port Elizabeth's oil reserves.
Be careful when sailing the ship of ten thousand years.