"But your emperor just killed his own mother?" Mary said with an incredulous expression. It seems that Guangxu's killing of Cixi has been known to the whole world. Of course, this will be fueled by tomorrow's report.
, Prince Yang's kindness was also highly touted during the Battle of Beijing. Now the whole of Europe knows that China has a tyrant and an extremely kind and noble prince.
"It's very simple, because the current emperor does not belong to my nation. He is a descendant of the barbarians who conquered China hundreds of years ago. It seems that he should be regarded as a Tatar." Yang Feng shrugged and said that the only Tatars in the memory of European civilians were
The Mongolian cavalry who passed through thousands of miles of red land did not know that the Manchus and Mongols did not mean the same thing. This was a confusing concept.
"Then why do you still tolerate a barbarian emperor? Isn't your army strong enough?" Mary continued to ask. If Yang Feng wasn't familiar with her character, he would have suspected that she had ulterior motives.
"Your Highness, you also know that I have always been kind-hearted. If I launch a war to overthrow the emperor, countless innocent people will definitely be harmed by the war. Therefore, neither I nor the Han governors would rather
Continue to tolerate him." Yang Fu said shamelessly.
Poor Guangxu would probably burst into tears if he heard this.
"You are so kind. I think sometimes bad people must be punished, even if they have to pay a certain price." Mary said with some dissatisfaction, clenching her little fist.
Prince Yang suddenly realized that he had deceived Guangxu to such an extent, which could be considered the pinnacle of success. The two were chatting when Baron Rothschild came over and knew that he must have something important to talk about, so Mary walked away wisely.
"Your Highness, Rockefeller will come to London next week and would like to talk to you personally about the introduction of cracking technology and additive technology." Baron Rothschild said with a smile.
In recent years, Standard Oil has been plagued by internal and external troubles. The domestic anti-monopoly bill has made Rockefeller very worried. Although under the promotion of Yang Feng, the automobile industry has developed rapidly, and diesel has become the most popular commodity. It seems that the second spring of this old guy has arrived.
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However, because Yang Feng has never opened up cracking technology and anti-knock agent technology to the United States, Standard Oil's products cannot be compared with the refining companies of Sweden, Germany, Britain, and France supported by Yang Feng in terms of production cost and quality.
Even some domestic oil in the United States has to be imported from Europe. Standard Oil can only rely on crude oil exports to survive. However, with the rise of Imperial Oil and the expansion of Russian mining in Baku, even this aspect has been affected.
, after all, transportation costs across the Atlantic are equally high.
"There is nothing to talk about. I have said before that before the United States repeals the Chinese Exclusion Act, I will never open these two technologies to the United States and export military diesel engines to them. This is my bottom line.
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He has enough confidence in this point. Before the invention of cracking technology, the simple distillation method could produce kerosene, but the yield per ton of crude oil produced by gasoline was very low. There was almost no comparability between the two. Don't look at the success of American oil companies, their success
It was not only based on oil fields, but also on oil refining technology. Even until World War II, the Germans had to rely on anti-knock agents imported from the United States. Both of these technologies only appeared more than ten or even twenty years later. If this
If Yang Feng doesn't give them time, damn it if they can do it themselves!
Although tetraethyl lead has been discovered a long time ago, so far only Swedish factories have the capability of industrial production. Although refineries in European countries have obtained cracking technology, the reaction tanks must rely on Yang Feng, which is a high-temperature
High pressure, if there is a problem with the tank, it will be a bomb. Even in modern times, it cannot be made casually. Materials and welding processes are all restricted. Even if Rockefeller knows the technology, he probably can't hope to copy it within five years, let alone
What's more, he doesn't know technology yet.
Without these two things, it would be a complete joke for Rockefeller to still want to compete with Europe in refined oil. Others can produce at least one-third more gasoline per ton of crude oil than him, and with the gasoline he produces, the engine power will drop significantly.
The quality of diesel is also much worse than that in Europe. How can we compete in the market? Rockefeller has watched the booming development of gasoline engines and diesel engines in recent years, but has been unable to take a share of the pie. With the popularity of alternating current and tungsten filament light bulbs in Europe, kerosene has become more popular.
Sales volume also dropped sharply, so much so that he had to shut down almost half of his refining capacity.
"I really don't understand, how can those poor Irish people have so much power in the U.S. Congress? Even a big shot who is very important to the U.S. economy can't solve the problem of the Chinese Exclusion Act?" Prince Yang said with an incredulous expression.
"Your Highness, you have to understand that votes are more important for politicians, and Rockefeller's relationship with Congress has not been very good in recent years." Baron Rothschild said with a smile. In fact, he did not hope that Yang Feng could provide Rockefeller with these two things.
This technology is just a show-off because it is sought after by others. Suppressing the American oil industry is a very meaningful task, both from the perspective of British national strategy and its private interests. You must know
Not only is he now the joint largest shareholder of Imperial Oil, but he has also organized several exploration teams to search for oil around the world.
"Then why don't they give Chinese immigrants the right to vote? If they allow Chinese immigrants to participate in elections, wouldn't everything be solved?" Yang Feng asked stupidly.
"Well, I'm afraid they need to vote to approve this first," Rothschild said with a smile.
"Ignore him, let's wait until he comes! If it doesn't work, we will sell him finished additives in the future. After all, he has traveled all the way." Yang Feng said casually.
After the banquet, he began to inspect his assets in the UK the next day, including JY Company, People's Publishing House, General Electric, Yang Mining, and Imperial Petroleum Headquarters. Except for Yang Mining, only Western Australia was under development.
Apart from the iron ore mine, which is not very eye-catching, the other companies can be said to be famous. JY Company’s modern aviation aluminum alloy jewelry and top-notch luxury daily chemical products have made it a holy place for women across Europe.
General Electric's transmitters, radio stations and radios, three-phase AC power supply systems, refrigerators and air-conditioning systems are all the most popular technologies in Europe. Together, these two companies bring Yang Feng more than 5 million pounds in profits every year.
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As for the People's Publishing House, it is even more enthusiastically sought after by Europeans. Needless to say, the Ming Dynasty Daily, which has coverage all over the world, Prince Guangyang's average creation speed of ten best-selling novels per year is jaw-dropping, not to mention that he publishes it every three to five.
This collection of poems and so on, this is not counting the serial novels published in tomorrow's newspaper. Of course, smart people have already guessed the inside story. It is probably the same as Alexandre Dumas's game, and the speed of the two is almost the same. However, this does not affect readers' appreciation of Yang.
Adoration of the Prince.
Its comic industry is also booming. Superman and Batman have appeared one after another, and even his fiancée's girl comics are very popular. Except for Lin Luoke who has to draw these things by himself, the rest is just for the beautiful girl's head to be printed out with a printer.
Then it is handed over to the publishing house for printing and publishing, which can be said to be a real huge profit.
Needless to say, Imperial Oil Headquarters, because Yang Feng disagreed, the company was not listed, the four shareholders were not short of money, and there was no need for anyone to rely on the securities market to raise funds.
By the time he finished inspecting the British industry, Rockefeller had also arrived in London. The two were old acquaintances, so there was no need to be polite. Yang Feng bluntly rejected his request again, but he could provide preparations for Standard Oil.
additives, so that he can take it back and mix it directly into gasoline. In addition, it can restrain major European refineries from selling refined oil products to the United States.
"John, you should know that I am still the Foreign Minister of China. It is impossible for me to show too much favor to a country that adopts racially discriminatory policies towards my compatriots. Please go back and tell the members of Congress that if this continues, I will consider
Move Monsanto out of the United States." Yang Feng said in a threatening tone.
Rockefeller was shocked. He naturally understood what Yang Feng's removal of Monsanto meant to American agriculture. This pesticide company, which was inconspicuous when it opened, has now become almost the backbone of the American planting industry.
A pesticide with a weird name is regarded as a savior by countless American farmers. If this company leaves the United States, it means that American agriculture is in danger of being strangled by others, not to mention the planting costs that farmers will pay for it in the future.
And the U.S. government has lost a large amount of tax revenue. You must know that this company is also exporting a large amount of goods outside the United States, and there are also a large number of unemployed workers. You can imagine how much trouble the U.S. government will face if he really does this.
Of course, Yang Feng's threat is good news for him. He can take this opportunity to push Congress to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act, so that he can get his own oil refining technology.
"Okay, Your Highness, I will tell the members of Congress." Rockefeller said with a helpless expression.
Yang Feng shrugged nonchalantly. In fact, he was not prepared to suppress it all the time. The creativity of Americans was terrifying. Even if he suppressed it with all his strength, it would probably only take five years, not to mention that he would still need to follow up.
The United States is cooperating. As long as the United States repeals the Chinese Exclusion Act, Rockefeller will provide these technologies to Rockefeller. After all, he also has a large number of industries in the United States. It would not be good if there is too much stalemate. (To be continued...)