Chapter 304 Finally there is an oil field!

So when Speer, who was in a high position of power, could actually say this.

This shows that the reserves of this oil field are definitely very high.

Otherwise the other party will not take action personally.

After all, they are really busy.

It requires integrating the industrial strength of most of Europe.

For a moment, Paben was very curious about how much reserves there were.

Is it really an astronomical figure?

"The actual reserves of this oil field are terrifying," Speer said lightly.

He believed that the other party would agree because the reserves were so huge.

Hearing this, Ambassador Papen sneered.

How much more?

"How much? Tens of millions of barrels? Or hundreds of millions of barrels? If it's just this much, I think you should change the conditions. Fifty percent of the shares is absolutely impossible to agree to." Papen sneered.

"According to our preliminary estimate, there are about 13 billion barrels, and the final reserves should be more than 30 billion barrels. I wonder if you are satisfied with this number, Mr. Ambassador?" After Speer finished speaking, he looked at the other party quietly.

Hearing this, Ambassador Papen was stunned.

Thirty billion barrels?

What a joke.

But looking at Speer's expression, it was obvious that he was not joking.

So Ambassador Papen's hands began to tremble unconsciously.

There is so much oil in our own territory.

This is worth thirty or four hundred billion US dollars.

This number is really scary.

As he thought about it, Ambassador Papen found himself unable to suppress his excitement. He then tremblingly took out a cigar, lit it, and then took a deep breath.

"Can you ensure its authenticity?" Paben asked tremblingly after exhaling a puff of smoke.

This number is so scary that he has to make sure it is true.

If it is true, 50% is indeed too much.

The key issue is that we don’t know where the oil field is.

Damn it, why are all those exploration teams of ours useless?

For a time, Ambassador Papen felt very disappointed with his friend.

"Of course, it's absolutely true." When Speer saw the other party's expression, he knew that the other party must believe what he said, so he could have the initiative in the subsequent negotiations.

"I can present your conditions to the Prime Minister, but I don't know whether he will agree to them." Ambassador Papen took a deep breath and spoke.

"What other conditions does your country have? Please state them all."

"No, just a 50% share and another port for transporting oil, that's enough." Speer immediately stated his conditions.

Ambassador Papen nodded to this condition, said nothing, and took another deep breath.

"Fifty percent of the share is not a small number. Thirty billion barrels, half of that is fifteen billion barrels."

Hearing this, Speer remained silent and continued smoking his cigar. He believed that the other party would definitely agree.

"Not much, because we also spent a huge price to get the specific distribution map." Speer said casually.

Upon hearing this, Ambassador Papen was curious about the exact price paid, but looking at Speer's expression, he clearly didn't seem like someone who was willing to reveal it, so he didn't continue to dwell on this issue.

"Fifty percent is a bit too much. I'm afraid the possibility of agreeing to it is not very high." Ambassador Papen still wanted to bargain.

Unfortunately, Speer just chuckled and said nothing.

He knew the other party would definitely agree.

.........

"Fifty percent share? Impossible, absolutely impossible." Italy's Mussolini received the telegram and immediately roared angrily.

"These greedy Germans are just wishful thinking. This is absolutely impossible."

The people in front of him were so frightened that they dared not breathe, and waited until Mussolini calmed down his anger.

Ziano said cautiously.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister..."

"What exactly do you want to say? Or how much money did you receive from the Germans? Why are you speaking for them like this?" Mussolini said somewhat unhappily.

If the other party was not his son-in-law, he would have kicked him out long ago.

All he does is follow the Germans all day long.

Have you forgotten how others tried to curry favor with you?
"Well, you'd better read the contents of the telegram in full." Ciano's face was full of helplessness. Although he loved money, he swore that this time he really didn't take a penny.

But the content of the telegram made him very envious.

Thirty billion barrels of oil, at current prices, would be worth tens of billions of pounds.

Even if it was only a small portion of the shares, it would be enough for him to enjoy for a lifetime.

This is why Ciano would rather be scolded than not persuade the other party to finish watching the film.

Hearing this, Mussolini was stunned, then he thought about it and patiently finished reading it.

"At least 30 billion barrels of oil?"

After reading it, my eyes turned red instantly.

No one would complain about having too little money, not even him.

"Are you sure?" Mussolini suppressed his inner excitement and asked.

Hearing this, Ciano knew that the matter was basically settled.

After all, he was the only one who truly understood Mussolini, and this guy was very greedy for money.

"It should be true." Ziano said quickly.

"How do you know it's true? Maybe the Germans are fooling us. It's not the first time they have done this. Don't they know we are behind Austria? They annexed it without even saying hello. Do they take us seriously?" Mussolini said angrily.

Hearing this, Ziano was speechless.

How much time has passed.

Why are you still brooding over it?

Besides, can we afford to offend the current German army?

Before the German army entered the North African battlefield, they were pinned to the ground and beaten by the British army.

Now the British troops are about to be completely driven out of North Africa.

It can be said that the current German army is truly the most powerful country in Europe, or the uncrowned king.

The results of it?
This person in my family has always been brooding over it.

I really can't figure it out.

"Mr. Prime Minister, it was the German army that revealed the oil fields in Persia some time ago." Ciano said in a low voice.

The main reason is that the oil field this time is really too big, and money is attractive. If they succeed in taking it, it means that each of them can share a large sum of wealth.

Hearing this, Mussolini was completely silent. He had coveted the oil fields in Persia last time and even secretly asked whether the navy could send a fleet to escort some land forces over to see if he could gain some advantage.

After all, with such a large oil field, any opportunity to gain a little advantage would amount to enormous wealth.

After a long time, Mussolini came back to his senses and asked in a questioning tone.

"What do you think?"

With these words, the people who had been impatient for a long time hurriedly spoke up.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I think we can completely agree that the conditions proposed by the other party are not very harsh."

"Thirty billion barrels of oil, with 50 percent left, is enough for us to use."

After hearing what everyone said, Mussolini knew that even if he disagreed, his subordinates would find a way to make him agree.

Then he turned his gaze to Ziano. "Ziano, what do you think?"

"Mr. Prime Minister, I completely agree with everyone. Without the huge price paid by the Germans, we would not have known about this oil field. It is really a good deal for them to take 50%."

"Not only that, our navy can also add a few more battleships, the army can be equipped with more tanks, and the air force can have more planes." Ciano was just talking about the benefits brought by the oil fields.

But Mussolini could hear that all his subordinates supported the Germans' proposal, and if he disagreed, he would stand against everyone.

His own rule still needed their support. Thinking of this, Mussolini took a deep breath.

"Since you all support it, let Papen continue to negotiate with the Germans and try to get more shares. After all, a little more means more than ten billion barrels of oil." Mussolini thought about it. More than ten billion barrels is not a small amount of income.

"We can only give them 40% at most."

"Tell Papen that this is our bottom line. If the Germans don't agree, then there's no point in talking."

"Yes." Ziano responded quickly.

As long as the oil fields are developed, his family will become one of the richest people in the empire.

When he thought of this, Ziano's heart started beating wildly.

Not only him, many people's hearts also beat along with it, even Mussolini.

After receiving Papen's reply, Speer sneered and looked at the other party with disdain.

"It's too greedy. They directly reduced their shares by 10%. We absolutely cannot agree to that."

"No, fifty percent is too much, and we won't agree to it," Ambassador Papen bargained.

"Then there's nothing to talk about." Speer said and turned to leave.

Seeing this scene, Ambassador Papen became anxious.

If this is gone, 15 billion barrels of oil will be lost.

For that!
"45%..." Ambassador Papen said again quickly.

As a result, Speer ignored him completely.

Seeing that the other party was about to walk out of the room, Ambassador Papen gritted his teeth.

"Okay, 50% then."

Hearing this, Speer smiled.

"Fifteen billion barrels of oil is definitely a big business, and this is just the beginning. There will be more oil in the future. Strictly speaking, you are the one who got the advantage this time, but we paid a huge price." Speer looked at Ambassador Papen and said arrogantly.

"I hope to hear about oil soon," Ambassador Papen said again.

“Where’s the other oil?”

"Right here in the Libyan desert."

"In half a month at most, we will hear that oil is bubbling out of the oil field. You can prepare basic equipment and increase the mining efforts."

Seeing the other party's disbelief, Speer said lightly.

Looking at Speer's expression, Ambassador Papen hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to believe him.

As for the 10% that was not negotiated, as Speer said, no matter what, it was their profit this time.

More importantly, Speer said there would be more oil fields in the future, and he was more curious about this now.

I believe that when Mussolini hears this news, he will agree to the Germans' conditions.

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"Is it really here?" The Italian engineer traveling with the team looked at the German explorer in front of him and asked with deep doubt.

In fact, the entire team expressed doubts about the coordinates on the drawing.

How can there be oil in this barren desert?
Isn't this just a joke?
When questioned like this, the German surveyor in charge of the exploration didn't know how to answer.

Could it be that?
In fact, I don’t know whether there is one or not.

If he dared to say that, he would definitely be beaten up.

So, he could only pretend to be disdainful.

The main reason was that William had specifically told him before leaving that if others kept asking him if it was true, he must pretend to be arrogant.

The more indifferent your expression is, the more others will believe you.

Although he didn't know why, he still chose William, because William assured him solemnly that the map must be real and there must be oil on it.

This concerns the future of the empire!

So please ask him to take it seriously.

"Hmph, we'll know once we dig it out. Why are you in such a hurry now?" The prospector sneered and continued on his way.

Hearing the other party say this, many people frowned slightly, but looking at the other party's attitude, they became uncertain again.

If it is really dug out later, they will be the ones who are embarrassed.

"It would be best if we can dig out oil, otherwise..." The Italian engineer wanted to say something, but after thinking for a while, he still didn't know what threatening words to use.

"Don't worry, we will dig it out."

After walking for another ten miles, the German surveyor looked at the map in his hand and raised his head to look at the sun. There were no reference points in this ghost place, so he had to rely purely on experience to search.

Although it is clearly marked on the map, this is a desert.

Without a reference, it is easy to make a big mistake.

In order to dig out oil in one go, he had to ensure the accuracy of the coordinates.

"Right here, hurry up and install the equipment, and try to dig out oil within three days."

"Yes!"

"It's the third day today. I don't believe he can dig it out."

"Yes, I don't believe it either. This is a desert. There is absolutely no way there is oil here."

"These Germans must be liars, deliberately deceiving us."

"That's right. If we don't find oil today, I'll see how they explain themselves. I'll make them compensate for the losses."

The environment in the desert is extremely harsh, and there is no infrastructure. I basically managed to get through these days relying solely on willpower.

Unless oil can be found here, no one will invest a lot of money to build infrastructure in the desert.

At this time, the German explorers were also very panicked, as today was the third day.

If we fail to dig up oil, we will be the one to be embarrassed.

But I dug exactly according to the coordinates on the blueprint, so there was absolutely no way I could make a mistake.

Did William lie to himself?

Thinking of this, the explorer felt a bitter taste in his mouth. If he had known earlier, he would not have listened to that guy's nonsense that there was oil here.

"It's oily, it's oily."

Just as he was thinking about whether to find a reason to escape, he heard shouting from afar, which made him feel what it meant to be in heaven or hell in one thought.

"Is it really oily?"

"Yes, there is oil. There is so much oil. The expected output is very high."

"There are probably only a few billion barrels."

"Great, the oil is finally coming out."

The explorer could finally put his mind at ease.

The main thing is that he can’t dig it out, he’s really a bit scared.

So much so that I haven't been speaking as confidently these past two days.

Now that oil has been discovered, things are different.

The Italian engineers, who were originally full of complaints, are now completely silent, and each of them looks at the German surveyors with respect.

　I was really furious today. My brother-in-law was defrauded of 20,000 yuan in an online relationship. He said all kinds of things that blew my mind. Finally, when we went to the police station, he refused to cooperate, refused to sign, etc., but he came back without a case being filed. I was so angry that I didn't eat for the whole day and my liver ached.

　　More importantly, we still don’t know whether the other person is a man or a woman for more than a month, and there is no video!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)