In July 1914, the British Navy held a military parade in Spithead Bay near Portsmouth. The fleet stretched for 60 kilometers, and the British Navy dispatched 60 battleships alone.
So Roark was Viscount Glaston, and Roark also looked down upon the new Southern African Navy. Compared with the British Empire Navy, the Southern African Navy was indeed a bit weak.
None of them are navy. There is no navy in southern Africa. Even Nyasaland only has marine police in the North Sea and East Lake. The marine police in Port Edward does not even have a navy because the cruiser has not yet been launched.
What Viscount Douglas is interested in is not the strength of the Nyasaland Marine Police, but the potential of the Nyasaland Marine Police. Although Nyasaland can only build destroyers now, it cannot even build cruisers. But when the war breaks out, every day
One ton of production capacity is precious. Even if Nyasaland can only provide destroyers to escort merchant ships, it can still help the British Navy win the victory.
Rock will definitely not explain that Nyasaland has actually begun to develop aircraft carriers. The current destroyers and future cruisers are actually serving the aircraft carrier formation, so the cruiser models will be changed again and again.
The technical requirements for aircraft carriers in this era are not strict. During the World War in another time and space, various countries transformed merchant ships into aircraft carriers, and the results were equally usable. The aircraft carrier is a carrier, and the performance of the carrier-based aircraft is the key, so Luo
Kramer does not think that the aircraft carrier is so lofty. It has already been a benefit to start. No matter how powerful the Germans are, it will take time to be reflected on the battlefield. Nyasaland has now taken the lead. As long as they do not make mistakes, the Germans will
It's hard to catch up.
Once ashore, the city of Ulysses prepared a brief welcoming ceremony. Governor Anton and Ulysses Mayor Jimmy Hodgson were waiting on the shore. Thousands of children from Ulysses Public Schools were on the dock.
They lined up to greet the convoy, and two British girls laid a wreath for Viscount Glaston. When leaving the dock, mounted policemen on military horses cleared the way at the front, and then mounted policemen on motorcycles accompanied the convoy. Citizens lined up on both sides of the road.
Welcome, in terms of formalism, Nyasaland has reached the extreme.
As a result, when he arrived at the Glory Castle Palace where he was staying, Viscount Glaston was filled with emotions.
"I have been to many places, and I must say that Ulysses left the deepest impression on me. Thank you Locke, you gave me the best memory in southern Africa."
This should be regarded as a compliment. At last, Rock's full companionship during this period was not in vain, but there was still a problem. After Viscount Glaston arrived at the Glory Castle, he learned that the oil exploration team of the Persian Petroleum Company had been attacked by desert bandits.
Rock's behavior at this time must have been very innocent: "The situation along the Persian Gulf is still a bit complicated. It is nominally the territory of the Ottoman Empire, but is actually under the actual control of our British Empire. Now it has been bought by the Umbrella Company.
Then it was transferred to Adan Company——"
This relationship is really a bit convoluted. After Roque finished speaking, Viscount Glaston didn't even know the final ownership of Port Elizabeth.
"——There are countless tribes in the peninsula. They have been fighting each other for hundreds of years. Their hatred cannot be resolved. Because oil was discovered in Port Elizabeth, countless people flocked to it, including the Ottoman Empire, the Egyptian governor, local indigenous tribes, and even
American oil companies came one after another. Not only the Persian Oil Company, but also the oil fields in Port Elizabeth were attacked by desert bandits. However, because the Elizabeth Oil Field was protected by more mercenaries, the desert bandits did not succeed." Rock did not lie.
The Elizabeth Oilfield was indeed attacked by desert bandits, but no losses were caused. This is not a secret.
"Locke, Port Elizabeth is indeed attracting attention from all parties now. Do you know what Romania's annual oil production is?" Viscount Glaston probably has been planning this for a long time.
"Sorry, I don't know-" Roque really doesn't know how much Romania's oil production is.
"1.3 million tons!" Viscount Glaston shook his head and sighed.
1.3 million tons!
When converted, it is probably less than 10 million barrels per year.
When Rock was in Port Edward, he introduced to Viscount Glaston that the daily oil output of Port Elizabeth was 50,000 barrels.
So that works out to an annual output of at least 18 million barrels.
This is under the premise that Rock has concealed half of his output!
This was Roque's mistake. Roque never expected that Romania's oil production would be so low.
In other words, Port Elizabeth's oil production is simply too high!
"What is 1.3 million tons?" Rock acted very British at this moment, tons, cubic meters, kilograms, barrels, gallons——
It is indeed not easy to settle things.
"Ten million barrels -" Viscount Glaston's expression was a bit complicated. Before, Viscount Glaston didn't realize it when he learned about the oil production in Port Elizabeth. Now that it is connected with the oil production in Romania, Viscount Glaston realizes it.
What does Port Elizabeth mean to the British Empire?
The Tribal-class destroyers that have just been commissioned by the British Navy use fuel as fuel, and the speed of the Tribal-class destroyers has been increased to 35 knots. Therefore, oil is very important to the British Empire and is becoming more and more important.
"That's not that much -" Rock had mixed feelings in his heart. Even if the output is halved, even if the output can be controlled without increasing the number of oil wells, even if there are more oil fields that have not been developed, it still exceeds the entire territory of Romania.
of oil production!!!
This reality leaves Rock with nothing to say, except that the oil fields along the Persian Gulf coast are simply too powerful.
"Locke, the key is what you do now. The Umbrella Company is yours, the Adan Company is also yours, and Port Elizabeth is now your private property. I know this, and London also knows it-" Viscount Gladstone really wanted to let Luo
We should hand over Port Elizabeth, but this is obviously unrealistic.
Private property is sacrosanct!
Although everyone knows this, under special circumstances, this can also be changed.
Laws are made by people, otherwise there would not be so many constitutional amendments.
However, Roque's identity is a bit special. Purely administrative means will basically have no effect on Roque. At this time, the importance of Roke's advance layout is reflected. If there were no Chinese in southern Africa, if there were no umbrella company, London
Do you care what Rock thinks?
Don't be ridiculous, if there is no strength, the officials and nobles in London will tear Rock to pieces like hyenas. This is not without precedent, think of Cecil Rhodes!
"Lord, the oil in Port Elizabeth is not a threat to the British Empire -" Rock's attitude was obvious. If you have something to say, everyone can do business.
It should be noted here that Europe's oil supply now mainly relies on Russia's Baku oil field, as well as oil from Poland and Romania.
Poland is Russia's traditional sphere of influence. Today, Romania is divided into three parts by Romania Petroleum Company jointly established by the United States and Romania, Royal Dutch Shell Group jointly established by the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, and Germany's Stiva Company, each accounting for Romania's oil production.
Twenty percent.
At this time, Port Elizabeth suddenly emerged. If Roque guaranteed oil supply to Britain, then Romanian oil would be a pawn for Britain, not a lifeline.
Of course, Viscount Glaston also knew this fact, so Viscount Glaston immediately confirmed Rock's attitude: "Can the oil from Port Elizabeth be transported to the mainland?"
This is the most critical issue. Viscount Glaston had explored this issue before in Port Edward. At that time, Rock ignored this topic on the grounds that a strategic reserve warehouse was to be set up in southern Africa. Now this issue is placed in front of Rock again.
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"Does London give money?" Rock asked the most critical question.
Don't talk about personal consciousness, don't talk about national justice. When money and interests are involved, Roque's statement is the most appropriate. If you have money, you can say anything, but if you don't have money, don't mention anything.