Chapter 81 Trade (Seeking monthly ticket recommendation ticket reward support)
In January 1934, a cargo ship flying the American flag and the flag of the American-Chinese Company departed from the port of Antalaha and entered the port of Hodeidah in Yemen a few days later.

The port of Hodeidah in western Yemen is located on the coast of the Red Sea. It is the closest seaport to the Yemeni capital Sana'a, 155 kilometers away from Sana'a.

White is the person in charge of this ship. The cargo ship is loaded with products from Raytheon Military Factory, Shennong Bio-pharmaceutical Company and Liushen Company: rifles, semi-automatic rifles, artillery; medicines such as sulfonamide, Tiannan Baiyao, Isatis root, sanitary napkins, soap, toothpaste, shampoo and other daily consumer goods, etc.

White, as the public relations manager of the Chinese American Company, is actually a diplomatic ambassador. The purpose of his visit is certainly not as simple as doing trade.

Two days later, White, protected by several Dragon Warrior commandos, and his team arrived in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, with the goods.

Sana'a is located in the plateau basin at an altitude of 2350 meters in the west of Yemen. It has beautiful natural scenery and numerous historical sites. It has a pleasant climate and spring-like weather all year round. It is known as the "Pearl of Arabia" and the "City of Spring".

The Old City of Sana'a is a typical representative of Islamic Arabic architectural style, and the buildings throughout the ancient city are well preserved. The entire ancient city looks as beautiful as sculptures and paintings, with infinite charm.

When White and his group walked into the city, they were fascinated by the buildings here. They found a warehouse, rented it, and lived directly in the warehouse.

The next day, White used his money to find out about Ayed, a big businessman in charge of the business of the Yemeni royal family, and then went directly to him to sell him the
Goods from Meihua Company.

"Mr. Ayed, I'm from the American-Chinese Company. I heard that you are the largest businessman in the Kingdom of Yemen. We have a batch of goods we want to sell to you." White said after performing an Arab salute.

"Oh, as long as it's good merchandise, I'd be happy to buy it." Ayed said with a smile. He seemed easy to get along with, perhaps because he introduced himself as an American.

"Of course, our Meihua company's products are sold well throughout North America and Europe, and you will definitely not be disappointed." White said calmly.

Then, White took Ayed to the warehouse he rented to inspect the goods.

After arriving at the warehouse, White introduced these products to Ayed one by one. He also knew medicines such as sulfa and Tiannan Baiyao. In recent years, the products of Shennong Bio-Pharmaceutical Company have been sold all over the world.

There were also some medicines and new sanitary napkins and shampoos that he had never seen before. After hearing White's introduction, Ayed thought that these goods would definitely sell well. The two hit it off immediately, discussed a suitable price, and reached a deal immediately.

"Mr. Ayed, there are some weapons and equipment on my cargo ship. I wonder if you are interested in it." Seeing that the first step of the transaction was completed, White also struck while the iron was hot.

The weapons and equipment are still on the ship. As a businessman with no background here, it is impossible for White to get these things into Sana'a.

"Of course, I'm very interested. I wonder what weapons they have. Can I take a look at them first?" Ayed said with a happy look on his face.

Not long ago, their king detained the Saudi envoy. Although Yahya is reckless and arrogant, he is not stupid. There will be a war between the two countries soon, so now is the time when weapons are needed. It is naturally the best thing for the Meihua Company to deliver them to the door.

As expected, the weapons were bought by Ayed smoothly, and White became good friends with Ayed, and promised to deliver another batch of arms in a month. Of course, the trade of other products would not stop. In May 1934, riots broke out in Sana'a due to food shortages, and there were even rumors that King Yahya was murdered. The king quickly came out to clarify the rumors, but his son had already escaped from Sana'a.

Sana'a was in chaos at that time. White stayed obediently in the house he bought near the warehouse. As early as after the second transaction was completed, White bought the warehouse and nearby houses through Ayed's relationship.

Now there are 15 employees of the Meihua Company, 2 intelligence personnel from the Public Opinion Survey Office, 20 Dragon Warrior Commandos, 50 ordinary soldiers, plus a large amount of supplies stored in advance. This place can be said to be impregnable and enough for them to survive for a while.

A few days later, intelligence officers from the Public Opinion Survey Office learned that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia took advantage of the chaos in Yemen and ordered its army to launch an attack on Yemen. Naturally, Yemen's current situation made it difficult to withstand the attack of the Saudi army, and the Saudi army captured several cities in just a few days.

In desperation, Yahya asked the King of Egypt to send troops for help, but was rejected. At that time, Saudi Arabia had already taken over Jizan, Asir and Najran.

White realized that the time had come, so he found Ayed and said that the China-America Company could provide military assistance to Yemen. Ayed then reported to the king and brought White into the palace after obtaining his consent.

"Your Majesty, the Saudi army has captured several cities. The Kingdom's military is simply unable to resist. I heard that Egypt has also rejected the Kingdom's request for help. Your throne is in danger. Now only our Meihua Company can help you."

White said as he looked at King Yahya who was sitting on the throne.

The Saudi army, equipped with armored vehicles and tanks, marched straight to the Yemeni capital Sanaa. At this time, Ibn Saud had already made demands to Yemen: Yahya must abdicate, the border area between the two countries must be controlled by the Saudi army within five years, and Yemen must expel several former rulers of the Asir region that it had taken in. Yemen naturally could not agree to such humiliating demands. Yahya was ready to hold out to the end.

"Mr. White, Saudi Arabia only took advantage of the civil unrest in the kingdom to launch a sneak attack and gain a small victory. Even without Egypt's help, once the kingdom recovers, it won't take long for them to turn defeat into victory."

Of course Yahya would not admit it directly, otherwise the Meihua Company would definitely make excessive demands.

"Your Majesty may be right, but who can guarantee it?" White said calmly, which hit the nail on the head for Yahya. If he could resolve the crisis at a very small cost, he would be willing to do so.

"Okay, let's talk about your company's conditions." Yahya stopped talking nonsense, he was still quite anxious.

"Our company's demands are not high. We only need to hand over all the oil and other mineral resources in the Kingdom of Yemen to Meihua Company for mining. The royal family can get 50% of the profits and allow Meihua Company to freely operate all its businesses in the Kingdom of Yemen. In addition, Meihua Company must be allowed to recruit 1000 mercenaries to protect the company's industries in the Kingdom of Yemen."

White put forward his own conditions, and his demands were indeed not high compared to the loss of territory or even the throne.

Yahya was somewhat tempted, but was very dissatisfied with the last condition, so he also bargained.

(End of this chapter)