After Liu Hai wiped out the bandits in Longtoushan, his marines finally formed an army and had a certain degree of combat effectiveness.
Next, what the Marine Corps needs is continuous training to keep this combat effectiveness from declining.
But the next training has little to do with him, and the commanders of the battalions below will naturally worry about it.
Liu Hai took advantage of this free time to once again visit Mobil Oil's office in Shanghai.
Matt Grimes, as the manager of Mobil Oil Station Qingguo, saw Liu Hai again and immediately welcomed him into the living room with a respectful face.
Matt was not idle during this period either. He had already learned about the general condition of his bangs through his connections.
I know that Mr. Liu Hailiu is also the son-in-law of the current Governor of Liangjiang and the nephew of the previous Governor of Liangjiang, Liu Kunyi.
Such people can be said to be able to move sideways in Jiangnan. If Mobil Oil can get along with Liu Hai, they should be able to open up a situation in the Qing Dynasty.
In the living room, Liu Hai and Ma Tou sat down respectively, and Matt asked the hired Han nanny to serve them fragrant tea.
After the servant left, Matt said: "Mr. Liu, how was the oil you bought from me last time? Did the sales go well?"
Liu Hai nodded with satisfaction, "I was very satisfied with the last batch of goods. No, this batch of goods has just been sold out, and I came to see Mr. Matt again."
When Matt Grimes heard that another business came to his door, he became even more attentive: "How much do you want, Mr. Liu? Just ask, and I can get it to you as much as you want."
Liu Hai does not doubt the strength of the current oil monopoly giant, the Rockefeller Group. As long as it involves oil matters, the whole world cannot avoid this oligarch.
"In this way, my customers were very satisfied with the last shipment. This time they want a little more. I think it will be 1 million barrels."
Matt Grimes was shocked by Liu Hai's words. This was not a small amount. If he could really reach this deal, his performance would be number one in East Asia.
"Mr. Liu, there is no problem at all. I will coordinate the goods you want as soon as possible. One million barrels of oil will arrive at the Shanghai terminal soon."
"Okay, let's make a deal now. Just like last time, we'll pay the money and deliver the goods."
Matt Grimes hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Mr. Liu, there is no problem with the goods, but the price last time was a bit low. We have to increase the price this time."
Liu Hai was a little unhappy when he heard that he wanted to add more money, "Then how much do you want to add?"
"Mr. Liu is my big customer, so adding 10 cents per barrel of oil is the lowest price."
Matt Grimes also saw that Liu Hai sincerely wanted to buy oil, and most of the world's oil was under the name of Rockefeller, so he dared to raise the price now.
Liu Hai was very depressed after hearing this. Although he threatened the other party last time to buy oil from Russia, that was just a talk. Although Russia's oil production is not low now, it is all in Europe. If you want to transport it to the Qing Dynasty,
That's a lot of effort. I'm afraid the freight is higher than the cost of oil.
In the end, Liu Hai had no choice but to accept the other party's offer of 30 cents a barrel and purchase 1 million barrels of oil from the other party.
Liu Hai silently calculated in his mind that the silver he got from beating Longtoushan this time would probably be enough to pay for the oil.
But when Liu Hai thought about it, if this oil was transported to modern times, the profit would be 10 times that of the oil, and he immediately became happy.
Now Liu Hai feels that the Rockefeller Group is working for him. How much they can earn from a barrel of oil is only seven or eight cents at most, but he can earn more than 10 times their price when he changes hands.
The two parties re-signed the agreement and arranged to hand over the goods 15 days later. Only then did Liu Hai leave Mobil Company and return to his own courtyard.
This time when she went back, Zeng Yuying directly pulled Liu Hai into the bedroom in the back house. After that, Liu Hai did not leave the small courtyard all day and night. When Liu Hai came out to eat the next day, her legs felt a little
Shiver.
Zeng Yuying, who was following Liu Hai, was now radiant and even more beautiful than when she first arrived.
As time passed, word came from Mobil that the oil Liu Hai needed had arrived at the Shanghai terminal.
Liu Hai hurriedly left his gentle hometown and rushed to the dock of Mobil Company, personally supervising them to put the goods back into the warehouse he rented.
Then Liu Hai ordered his personal soldiers Liu Da and others to pay the full payment of more than 300,000 taels of silver to Matt Grimes.
Matt Grimes looked at the boxes of white silver coins in front of him and was very satisfied.
"Mr. Liu, we have a happy cooperation this time. If you need oil in the future, just ask me. I guarantee you that the oil needed by the entire East Asia will be provided to you first."
As for the fact that Matt Grimes dared to make such a big guarantee, it was because after his two transactions, the Qing Dynasty's affairs were already known to the Rockefeller Group.
The Rockefino Group has always wanted to open oil channels around the world and control the trading of oil. Now Matt Grimes can achieve such results in the Qing Dynasty. This is something no one in the consortium expected.
The Rockefeller Consortium discussed that since the Qing Dynasty's sales door has been opened, this channel must be guaranteed. If this channel can be removed, it can be smooth all year round. With the increasing sales of oil, they conservatively estimate that it can be opened in one year.
The Qing Dynasty made a profit of five to six million taels of silver.
The silver would be worth five million US dollars when converted into U.S. dollars. These U.S. dollars are not a small amount. Back in the Qing Dynasty, the U.S. dollar was worth as much as gold.
I think back when the United States purchased Alaska from Russia, it only spent more than 5 million US dollars.
Therefore, Rockefeller, who was in the United States, gave Matt an order to maintain his relationship with Liu Hai and expand his business in the Qing Dynasty as much as possible.
Liu Hai naturally fully accepted this good intention. He is not afraid of more oil now, but afraid of less oil.
"Since Mr. Matt has such good intentions, I won't be polite. Let me tell you the truth. I have needed at least 30 million barrels of oil every year since 1887. I don't know if your company can have this ability."
supply."
After hearing this, Matt Grimes was so frightened that he lost his mind. You must know that the total amount of oil extracted in Russia every year is only 40 to 50 million barrels. Liu Hai needs so much oil at once, and he can sell it.
Going out?
Matt turned over and thought about what this had to do with him. As long as he could pay on time, he wanted the stars in the sky and he would find a way to get them.
"Mr. Liu has no problem at all. If Mr. Liu agrees, then starting from January 1887, 2 million barrels will arrive in Shanghai every month."
Liu Hai was very satisfied when he heard the other party's guarantee. Not only could he earn huge profits, but he could also get a protective umbrella.
To put it bluntly, as his strength grows and he earns more and more money, those blind Eight Banners disciples who cannot protect the Qing Dynasty will come looking for trouble.
If Mobil Oil is backing him, those Eight Banners disciples should also pick them up, otherwise he will directly confront the entire United States.
Because the United States now claims to be under the control of the Rockefeller Foundation. The decline of the Rockefeller Foundation will take several decades until the United States begins to enact antitrust laws and divide American oil into six parts.
As usual, on a dark and stormy night, Liu Hai sneaked into the warehouse and reinstalled the 1 million barrels of oil into his space ring.
Liu Hai did not go to modern times immediately because he had important things to do these days and couldn't get away.
It turned out that Zeng Guoquan, the governor of Liangjiang, suddenly sent an official document asking Liu Hai to go to Nanjing to meet with him immediately.
As for the content of the meeting, Liu Hai really didn't know, but since his father-in-law wanted to meet him, he naturally didn't dare to neglect it.
And because Zeng Yuying had not seen her father for a long time, she clamored to go to Nanjing with Liu Hai.
Liu Hai is really afraid of this aunt now. When this aunt is in front of others, she is kind and generous, but when no one is around, she is very arrogant towards Liu Hai. Moreover, this aunt also practices
After some fighting, Liu Hai was just a little loser. Although he came to the Qing Dynasty and practiced in the army for a few days, he was still far behind this girl Zeng Yuying.
Therefore, when I was at home, Liu Hai was already a little depressed. Now Liu Hai completely understood why that damn ghost was so unkind to Zeng Yuying?
But fortunately, bangs have been mixed up in modern times. The girls in modern times are even more unruly than Zeng Yuying. After all, it is not easy to get a wife in Xia Kingdom, so let's not give in.
Therefore, Liu Hai, who has gone through all these experiences, can really be said to be completely obedient to Zeng Yuying.
So this time, the two of them, riding in carriages and horses, accompanied by a battalion of 500 people to escort them, headed for Nanjing in a mighty manner.
In fact, Zeng Yuying didn't want to be so public, but Liu Hai thought that this time he sent troops to encircle Hutoushan and offended a big boss in Anhui. If he couldn't protect him, the big boss would secretly do it, so it was better to bring more guards. After all,
Be prepared.
As expected, Liu Hai had expected that there were people secretly spying on them on the way to Nanjing. However, when these people saw these five or six hundred officers and soldiers with loaded weapons, how could they dare to get close?
When Liu Hai received reports from his subordinates that people often came to spy on him in the past few days, he also understood that the big boss in Anhui was a little dishonest, so he decided to read his father-in-law's book this time.
, let this person be completely finished, otherwise it will not be a problem to be so careful every day.
As for sending people to assassinate, Liu Hai really didn't have this idea. Now Liu Hai believed that the right time, place, and people were on his side, so there was no need to use such underhanded methods, and in the end, he left people with clues.