In the investigation report submitted by McMahon to the British government later, it was found that the Muscat Sultanate died of internal divisions, all members of the royal family had been killed in the war, and the murderer was rebel leader Selim Abad. During the attack on the Muscat Sultanate after the Sultanate of Najd, Selim Abad was killed in the battle. Muscat was also destroyed in the battle, killing a large number of residents. The cost of rebuilding the city was probably
About 150,000 pounds.
What's embarrassing is that the British government can't even come up with 150,000.
In fact, it’s not that it can’t be taken out, but that it doesn’t want to be used to rebuild Muscat. After all, the Muscat Sultanate still needed financial subsidies from the UK to maintain its rule, so even rebuilding Muscat would be a bottomless pit. p>
The only one who can take over the initiative in Muscat is the Umbrella Company. Although the Sultanate of Najd can also take over, the British government obviously does not trust Ali Rashid. After all, Ali Rashid was a desert bandit before.
The reason why the British controlled these inhospitable places along the peninsula was to ensure the safety of the waterway between India and Egypt. In the 18th century, it was once a famous "pirate coast". Many tribal chiefs named themselves emirs and established independent regimes.
Looting passing ships, so the British would rather spend money to maintain the existence of the Muscat Sultanate. In fact, these expenses for maintaining the Muscat Sultanate's royal family are protection fees.
Compared with the Sultanate of Muscat, the Umbrella Company is obviously better at ensuring the safety of the route between India and Egypt. With the advancement of modern shipping technology, ships between India and Egypt do not need to dock in Muscat.
, the importance of Muscat is also constantly decreasing. For the British government, this is the best opportunity to get rid of the burden of the Muscat Sultanate.
"Where is next? Aden Protective Area?" Stoudemire is the one who knows Roque best.
"The Aden Protective Area cannot be moved." Rock also regrets that the Aden Protective Area controls the outlet of the Red Sea. The British government will not allow any other force to intervene, not even the Umbrella Company.
In fact, it doesn’t matter. The current Aden Protectorate is the future Yemen. After thinking about it for a long time, Rock never thought of what the economic pillar of Yemen is. It seems to be cotton and coffee.
It’s amazing that as a peninsula country, it does not produce oil or cotton. It is obviously not doing its job properly.
"Locke, you can consider the northern shore of the Persian Gulf -" Stoudemire gave a new direction.
The northern shore of the Persian Gulf is the Persian Empire, which is the future Iran.
Today's Persia, like the Qing Dynasty, is a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. The entire Persia is divided into two. The Persian Gulf coast in the south is the British sphere of influence, and the Caspian Sea coast in the north is Russia's sphere of influence.
Of course, this division was not recognized by the Persian Empire, but Russia and Britain did not care whether the Persian Empire agreed or not. The Qajar dynasty that currently rules the Persian Empire was also on its deathbed like the Ottoman Empire, and was overthrown by Reza Khan after the World War.
, and then Reza Khan established the Pahlavi dynasty.
"It seems that in your eyes I can do nothing but expand externally." Rock is also very depressed. In Southwest Africa and Tanganyika Rock is nicknamed the War Madman. The Belgians and Portuguese also think so, but Belgium
People and the Portuguese dare not discuss Roque openly.
"Isn't it?" Stoudemire insisted, not giving Rock a chance to refute.
Rock ignored Stoudemire. Rock must have been honest for a while before the world war, otherwise he would cause dissatisfaction in the UK.
The UK can accept moderate expansion in southern Africa, but cannot over-expand. Now the Umbrella Company is expanding a bit too fast in the Middle East. Fortunately, the Umbrella Company occupies desert areas that are looked down upon by the Ottoman Empire and the UK, otherwise the Umbrella Company would also
Becoming a public enemy in the Middle East.
Just because Rock didn't dare to go to the northern shore of the Persian Gulf doesn't mean that others didn't dare to go either. After the demise of the Muscat Sultanate, the Anglo-American Oil Company finally gave up searching for oil on the peninsula and turned to the northern shore of the Persian Gulf.<
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As expected, there was no way out, and there was a bright future. British and American oil companies were also very lucky. Oil was found in the first drilling well, and then oil companies around the world swarmed in.
William Knox Darcy's first blow in the Middle East was located in Persia, and even the name of William Knox Darcy's oil company was the Persian Oil Company.
Then there is the Adan Company. Although the Adan Company is tight-lipped about the output of the Elizabeth Oilfield, there is an endless stream of oil tankers bound for southern Africa and the United Kingdom from Port Elizabeth. It is precisely because of the replenishment of oil from Port Elizabeth that the United Kingdom has been so busy in recent times.
Time is paying less attention to Romanian oil fields.
Now the Anglo-American Oil Company has also successfully found oil. It is acceptable to be lucky once or twice. If three companies have successfully found oil in a row, it is not a matter of luck. All signs indicate that there may be a large amount of oil along the Persian Gulf coast.<
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Therefore, the Persian Gulf was very lively during this period, and the Umbrella Company was still very strong. Now everyone knows that without the permission of the Umbrella Company, any oil company that sets foot on the peninsula will be seeking death, so no one is looking for trouble with the Umbrella Company. The Anglo-American Petroleum Company was relatively unlucky. The Adan Company was protected by the umbrella company. No one dared to cause trouble to the Adan Company. The southern part of the Persian Empire was the British sphere of influence. As long as British companies were able to move freely, countless drilling teams swarmed.
And now, I hope to find oil on the northern shore of the Persian Gulf.
It’s not a hope, it’s a certainty.
Oil exploration in this era is different from that in the 21st century. In the 21st century, oil fields are monopolized and operated by large companies, and others cannot interfere.
The oil companies in this era are very chaotic. The British and American oil companies do not have the unfaithful relationship of Adam and Company. They often buy land and enclose it and slowly extract it themselves. Therefore, many oil companies that came to the Persian Gulf simply drilled wells in it.
Next to the derrick of the British American Petroleum Company, almost within a dozen days, the derrick of the British American Petroleum Company was surrounded by the derrick, and the density was so high that it could be crossed with one step.
This situation makes Richard Bloom, general manager of Anglo American Oil Company, very worried.
However, the companies that have the ability to exploit oil in Persia all have backgrounds, such as Royal Shell of the United Kingdom, and Stiva Romania, which is controlled by Deutsche Bank. These large companies, the British and American oil companies, cannot afford to offend.
What was particularly unacceptable to Richard Bloom was that even the Adan Company, which had a monopoly on Port Elizabeth, came to join in the fun, and was so wealthy that it dug three wells around the Anglo-American oil company's derrick in one go, without digging at all.
The rhythm of never giving up.
The person in charge of Adan Company is called Ivanovich. His name looks like a Russian, but he is not. There are many Slavs in the Ottoman Empire, and their names are either Go or Driver.
"Ivan, can you please save some face for your protection?" Richard Bloom is quite smart and knows how to drag several other managers of large companies to find Ivanovich.
"It's none of your business! Get away, don't mess with me!" Ivanovich had a bad temper, and before he could finish his scolding, several workers were already around with wrenches and shovels.
Don't be surprised, many oil wells during this period had to be dug with shovels. Machine drilling technology had just appeared and was expensive.
"You already have the Elizabeth Oilfield, so you shouldn't come to the Persian Empire." Rex Rusk of Royal Shell was also dissatisfied. Royal Shell also wanted to cooperate with the Umbrella Company before, but was naturally rejected.
"Bah! Your Royal Shell also has oil fields in Romania, why did you come to the Persian Gulf?" Ivanovic is not afraid of being surrounded. He is 1.9 meters tall and weighs 190. He will not suffer in a fight.
It is normal for such a dense drilling platform to fight. There have been fights every day these days. Today it is Royal Shell and Stiva, tomorrow it is Umbrella and Stiva, and the day after tomorrow it is Royal Shell and Umbrella. The so-called
His status in the world is all achieved with his fists.
"The Persian Gulf does not belong to you. I can come here whenever I want!" Rex Rusk was also generous. The Umbrella Company not only dominated Port Elizabeth, other oil companies even wanted to bypass Port Elizabeth to find oil. Those deserts
The robbers did not touch the people under the umbrella at all. The exploration personnel of other oil companies just killed each one on sight. This behavior has long aroused public outrage among all oil companies.
"You can come if you want, I can come too!" Ivanovic yelled angrily. Under normal circumstances, a melee would follow.
"Gentlemen, be sensible. If you still want to dig for oil, then be honest with me!" Finally, someone in charge came forward. The southern part of the Persian Empire was the British sphere of influence. These oil companies came to Persia to exploit oil and paid money.
of.
"Alex, save me, I'm besieged by these bitches -" Ivanovich howled at the top of his lungs. The Umbrella Company had three wells in one breath and paid the most.
Alex is McMahon's subordinate. The Umbrella Company has a very good relationship with the Egyptian colonial government. The British only have a few troops in Egypt. If anything happens, the Umbrella Company still needs help.
Umbrella's huge annual public relations expenses are not in vain. Officials of Alex's level cannot get big money, but there are many small favors. The oil tankers traveling between Port Elizabeth and southern Africa are full of oil when they return. Come here
It was very loose when it was in the air, and the bilge had to be filled with water to ballast it, so it was normal to carry some things.
For example, although motorcycles are also available in Europe, Southern African motorcycles are very popular in the peninsula and Europe due to their advanced performance and cool styling. Moreover, the motorcycles in Southern Africa are very cheap, and you can make money by flipping them.