There is a direct competitive relationship between Standard Oil and Aldan Company, so Randall was on pins and needles sitting between two Aldan Company employees, feeling that he had nowhere to put his hands.
Hank showed off his skills with ease, and refused to accept the roast duck sent by the chef. His mouth was full of oil and he did not forget to give a thumbs up. When Haya brought champagne, he did not forget to leave a tip.
The champagne was bought by Hank as a thank you for the roast duck.
The price of a bottle of champagne is actually about the same as a roast duck. Randall would definitely not buy it, but Hank didn't blink. In fact, Randall's salary is higher than Hank's.
Several employees of Adan Company are all southern Africans, two Chinese named Joe and Li, two British named William and Tom, and a Slav named Alexander. This guy is now drunk.
Not Slavic at all.
"It's easy to join the Adan Company, but the place of work must comply with the company's arrangements. It may be the peninsula, southern Africa, East India or the Adan Islands." Joe's face is very clean, unlike many white people who have a hairline.
He has a bearded face and no freckles or acne on his face. He looks very healthy.
"Where are the Adane Islands?" Hank had never heard of this place.
"The Adan Islands are an archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean. It is the property of the Adan Company. The name Adan Company is named after the Adan Islands." Joe was very patient. The Adan Islands are the Chagos Islands, the mysterious Diego.
Garcia, it's still unknown here, and it's normal for Hank not to know about the Addane Islands, and many British people don't know that.
Including Randall.
"That sounds very interesting. Your Adam Company is really powerful." Hank said sincerely, but Randall didn't take it seriously. Most of the islands in the world belong to the United Kingdom. For the United Kingdom, land is the least important thing.
valuable.
No matter what Randall thought, Hank's praise obviously made Joe and William very happy. Alexander stood up unsteadily and raised his glass and proposed: "For the Lord, we should drink a toast."
The atmosphere was really lively, and at least half of the people in the restaurant raised their glasses.
The bottle of champagne was quickly consumed, and no one felt satisfied. William proposed to sit at the bar, and everyone except Randall responded enthusiastically.
Randall did not go to the bar and went directly back to the room to rest. He didn't even know when Hank came back.
In the next few days, Hank went out early and came back late, and had a heated fight with Joe and the others. Through Joe, Hank bought a cowboy revolver, and then the cowboy became Hank's new favorite, and he couldn't put it down.
"For a gunman, the pistol is life, and you must take care of it as much as you take care of your own eyes." Regardless of whether he uses it or not, Hank will take apart the cowboy and clean it carefully every day, even the gun chamber. His seriousness makes Randall
I wonder if it will smooth out the rifling in the barrel.
"With a caliber of 0.45 inches, this kind of pistol should be very powerful." Randall also knows something about pistols. 0.45 inches is converted to 11.43 millimeters, which is definitely a large caliber in a pistol. Lee Enfield's caliber is only 0.303.
"Of course, this kind of bullet can kill an elephant." It can be seen that Hank really likes cowboys.
"It's a pity that there are no elephants here for you to fight." Randall didn't know why, but he didn't seem to like seeing Hank and Joe walking too close.
"The same goes for hitting people. Look at this kind of bullet. It's not pointed or round. It will explode when it hits a person. It's bloody and bloody." Hank wiped every bullet, and
Compared with automatic pistols, the biggest advantage of revolvers is that they are not afraid of jamming.
"Don't you think it's too cruel?" Randall said, nit-picking.
"Haha, Randall, this kind of bullet is produced in India." Hank was caught off guard, and Randall immediately blushed.
"I'm going to join the Adam Company, no, to be precise, it's the umbrella, I'm going to become a mercenary." Hank wanted to give up his job at Standard Oil, which surprised Randall.
"You have a contract with the company, right?" Randall didn't know whether Hank had a contract. He had a contract with Standard Oil. Even if he resigned from Standard Oil, he couldn't join Adam Company immediately. Even for a while, he had a contract with Standard Oil.
You are not allowed to work in the oil industry for a certain period of time.
"Yes, but the requirements are not strict. If I want to terminate the contract, I may have to compensate for the cost of staying at the Rhodesian hotel during this period, as well as the ferry ticket to the peninsula." Hank is a security guard, and the contract is not very binding.
Compared with Hank, Randall can't terminate the contract even if he wants to. Randall still owes Standard Oil a thousand pounds for bail fees. This money will be paid if Randall does not violate the laws of Port Elizabeth within one year.
It will be returned to Standard Oil.
"Then I really have to congratulate you, I still have to stay in this unlucky place -" Whether they wanted to or not, Randall and Hank had some feelings for each other during the time they knew each other.
"Thank you, you may not know that the Umbrella Company will allocate housing to each employee, and can also purchase land around Port Elizabeth. As long as you are willing to pay ten pounds, you can buy a wife like Haya, and then you can form a
Family, my ideal is to own a farm, raise a group of horses and a few dogs, and when I have nothing to do, I can ride the horses and lead the dogs to hunt. You know, I am an excellent hunter." Hank is full of longing for the future.
, not everyone likes to wander around the world, and after enough wandering, they always have to settle down.
The peninsula is a great place.
At least that's what it seemed to Hank.
"Ten pounds——" Randall felt that his soul was greatly shocked. Although Haya is Persian, she is also white and is probably not even fifteen years old.
Thinking of Haya smiling coquettishly in a maid uniform, Randall felt a burning sensation in his heart.
Just because of the desire for family, no other reasons.
"Yes, ten pounds, that's amazing. If you want, you can buy one and keep it in Port Elizabeth. This will not affect your ability to start a family in the UK. The UK seems to recognize this situation, but it doesn't matter even if it doesn't.
"Persians don't ask for status." Hank understood clearly, and it seemed that he had done his homework.
Two days later, Hank resigned from Standard Oil and disappeared from Randall's life.
There are many similar situations. During the Ahvaz riots, many oil company engineers were stranded in Port Elizabeth. Both Umbrella Company and Adan Company benefited a lot and took the opportunity to poach a lot of corners.
During this period, the Balkans finally saw the dawn of peace. Although the Ottoman Empire was unwilling to go back on its word, it had no ability to go back on its word in the short term and could only honestly accept the "blackmail" of the Balkan Alliance.
At the end of April, the Ottoman Empire and the Balkan Alliance signed the Treaty of London in London. The Ottoman Empire was forced to give up all the land west of the line from Enez to Midina on the Caspian Sea. Crete was also ceded to Greece; Albania's independence required
It is supervised by the six countries of Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy; the Aegean Island issue is handled by the four countries of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the United Kingdom, and Russia.
After this war, the Ottoman Empire lost most of its territory in Europe and its right to speak in European affairs. It was completely reduced from a huge empire to a regional country.
However, this is not the most miserable moment for the Ottoman Empire. The most miserable moment is far from coming. There is no winner in this war. As the victorious party, the Balkan Alliance has many conflicts due to uneven distribution of spoils. Bulgaria believes that they have paid the price in the war.
The largest, so they hope to get the entire Macedonia, which seriously conflicts with Serbia’s demands.
Serbia wanted access to the Adriatic Sea, but this request was not met, so Serbia asked Bulgaria to give up part of Macedonia as compensation.
Greece claimed southern Macedonia and western Thrace.
The conflicts between these three countries on the issue of the Kingdom of Macedonia could not be reconciled at all, so almost as soon as the Treaty of London was signed, Serbia and Greece formed a secret alliance and prepared to launch a war against Bulgaria. Romania later joined this alliance.
On the Bulgarian side, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire considered the security of the Balkan Peninsula and tried their best to oppose the involvement of Britain and Russia. In order to win over Bulgaria, the Austro-Hungarian Empire promised to grant Bulgaria loans and ensure Bulgaria's territorial integrity.
Also preparing for war are the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire. The Ottoman Empire is unwilling to lose its European territory and is always ready for revenge.
As the rebellion in the Persian Empire intensified, Reza Khan gained more and more power and was now the commander of the Guards Division.
"Don, these are extraordinary times. Everyone in the empire is working hard for revenge. It's time for Ahvaz to restore peace." Reza Khan took the initiative to find Tang En and asked him to reduce his support for the Babu believers.
Without the help of the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company, the unarmed Babu believers were really no match for Reza Khan's troops.
The Guards led by Reza Khan is composed of the legendary Cossack cavalry. Facing the army armed with modern weapons, the Cossack cavalry is indeed no match. However, facing the troops composed of Babu believers, the Cossack cavalry is simply invincible. Their numbers
It was the only factor restricting the Cossack cavalry. Reza Khan's army only had one division, and it was indeed exhausted when facing nearly 300,000 Babu believers.
The key is that the Babu believers now have the help of mercenaries from the Umbrella Company, so the combat effectiveness of the Babu believers is not bad. If the help of the Umbrella Company is not cut off, then Reza Khan will have to go through a lot of troubles even if he wants to suppress the rebellion.
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For Reza Khan, what he needs most now is military merit, and the Babs are the medals of Reza Khan.