The cleverness Thomas said was that the scion of a nobleman who had been expelled actually took advantage of the opportunity to plot against Tang Dynasty to reconnect with the royal family. Moreover, when Thomas left London, he had already heard that the royal family was planning to restore the boy's status.
Noble title. Thomas' words made Tang Cheng secretly gnash his teeth, "He is indeed smart? But his intelligence should not be revealed to the royal family by scheming against me!" Tang Cheng's reaction made Thomas smile bitterly.
What Tang Cheng said was correct, but the royal family had already made its attitude clear. They asked Thomas to come to Myanmar because they didn’t want Tang Cheng to get involved in this matter anymore. Otherwise, what would happen to the royal family’s face? After Thomas had some good talk, he was temporarily appeased.
Tang Cheng, but unfortunately Tang Cheng is not that easy to coax. He has already seen that Thomas did not seem to be telling the truth to him. After being repeatedly tested by Tang Cheng, Thomas finally told the royal family what they wanted, which was regarded as compensation to Tang Cheng. The royal family agreed to transfer Ren'an to Tang Cheng.
The Qiang Oilfield was returned to Tangcheng.
Tang Cheng would not be surprised that the royal family would make such a decision, because compared with Egyptian oil wells, the income from Ren'anqiang Oilfield is extremely low. Moreover, United Petroleum Company has already conducted exploration in the Gulf area. I believe
We will get better news soon. Compared with these large oil fields, the small Ren'anqiang is not worth mentioning at all, at least in the eyes of the British royal family and those British nobles. It is not worth mentioning with one
I brought up Ren'an Qiang to appease Tangcheng. No matter how much I calculated, I would not lose money on this business.
However, Tang Cheng was very satisfied with getting back the Ren'anqiang Oil Field, because he knew that he was not qualified to negotiate terms with the British now. After getting the Ren'anqiang Oil Field back, he would evacuate the British troops stationed in Ren'anqiang.
The last traces of the British army in Myanmar will also be completely wiped out. From this point of view, Tangcheng has gained a lot of benefits. On the surface, Tangcheng looks angry, but in fact, it has already blossomed with joy.
Already.
"So, this matter is just an accident? Just a false alarm? Someone is not really going to deal with me?" Tang Cheng didn't want to let this matter go easily. Although he had benefited, he still continued to ask questions.
Thomas asked. Thomas, who really couldn't tell the truth, could only shake his head repeatedly and said that he had nothing to do with this matter. "Okay! Since you have said that this is just a misunderstanding, then I will treat it as a misunderstanding.
Already."
Seeing that despite his continuous pressure, Thomas still showed no sign of relenting, Tangcheng knew that he might not be able to squeeze out any oil from the British. It was one thing to not be able to squeeze out the oil or water, but whether he wanted to or not.
His own demands were another matter. Tang Cheng simply took advantage of this opportunity to talk to Thomas about establishing a textile factory in southern Thailand. "You also know that Hans got a lot of refugees from Europe. Is there anything wrong with this?"
Most of them are experienced technicians, so we can’t let them follow the farming, right?”
While talking, Tang Cheng took out cigarettes, first handed a cigarette to Thomas, and then lit one himself. "I was thinking that there is a dock in the south of Thailand, and the transportation is quite convenient. If the textile factory is built there,
Not only can products be transported by sea and sold to the Mediterranean region, but they can also be sent to Hong Kong from the other side. The people you sent have already seen the situation there, and there is no telling what the environment there is."
Tang Cheng had already told Thomas about the factory. Now that he mentioned it, Tang Cheng was just urging Thomas to agree to the textile machinery.
Thomas has always taken things that can make money seriously. After Grace returned to London, although she said a lot of bad things about Tang City, she was in favor of the establishment of a textile factory. This time Thomas came over to talk to Tang City.
On the one hand, he was responsible for the matters entrusted by the royal family, and on the other hand, he also wanted to determine with Tang Cheng whether the textile factory in southern Thailand should be built. Tang Cheng’s attitude at the moment said everything, and Thomas’s mood also
It got better after that.
Tangcheng wants to build a horizontal railway in the Xiachang area in southern Thailand. When Thomas was in London, he carefully studied Tangcheng's plan, and he also found many people to conduct multiple evaluations of Tangcheng's plan. Evaluation.
The results were all good, except that Tangcheng did not agree to Thomas's participation in the railway. Thomas felt that the biggest benefit of building the textile factory in the southern region was not the dock, but the railway.
According to Thomas's assessment, goods coming from Hong Kong and Japan do not need to take the long way around the Strait of Malacca. Instead, they can rely on this horizontal railway to transfer the goods overland to the western seaport of Thailand in the shortest time, and then sell them to Europe and the Mediterranean.
area. "Tang, the royal family has given you the right to continue to acquire decommissioned warships and order new ships this time. Have you ever thought about expanding your shipping company?" Thomas, who felt that he had seen through Tang City's purpose, began to
Tangcheng was deceived.
Tangcheng's heart moved
, there was no change on the surface, but in fact, he was secretly happy. What Thomas said just now had revealed a lot of information. Tang Cheng, who pretended to be unresponsive on the surface, just glanced at Thomas sideways, and then immediately shook his head and said, "No! The current freight price is not the same.
It is not ideal, and whether it is to acquire old ships or order new ships, a large amount of money is required. The attitude of the Americans in supporting Japan is already obvious. They actually allow the Japanese to order new ships from the United States, and the tonnage of the new ships is very large.
big."
"It is not difficult to see from the attitude of the Americans that they are already supporting the Japanese to seize the shipping market! The Japanese now have to live off the Americans, so even if they do not make money in shipping, they will still grit their teeth and continue doing it. But I can't,
Both Myanmar and Thailand need capital injection. If I continue to expand the shipping company, there will be financial troubles, and I am not willing to live with debt." Tangcheng hid his true purpose, and in turn began to deceive.
Thomas.
Tangcheng is now not only the governor of Myanmar, but also took over Thailand. Thomas knows that Tangcheng's lack of funds is not an excuse, but he does not know that Tangcheng has a counterfeit banknote factory hidden in northern Myanmar. As long as Solovitch and the counterfeit banknote factory
As long as the factory is still there, Tangcheng will never be short of funds, but Thomas doesn't know it. "What do you think if I take the money to buy shares in your shipping company, or directly use the ship to buy shares?" Thomas looked at Tangcheng with bright eyes.
City, I hope Tangcheng can give an answer.
"You want to buy shares in my shipping company? Don't be kidding me!" Tang Cheng laughed when he heard this. "I just said that shipping is not profitable at all now! Moreover, there will be good news from United Oil soon.
The opportunity to make big money is in the Gulf, not with me! If you believe me, it is better to order a few oil tankers directly. Once oil is pumped out from the Gulf, operating oil tankers will definitely make a profit." Tang, who did not want Thomas to interfere with his side,
Cheng, could only endure the heartache and informed the other party about the oil tanker.
Sure enough, Thomas, like the aristocratic men in London, was more eager for oil than he was concerned about other things. The Jews and the Arabs were fighting fiercely, and the British government seemed to intervene in the mediation, but in fact it was behind the fire.
They think they can control the Jews, so they hope that the conflict in the Gulf region will last as long as possible. Once the Arabs can no longer hold on, they will have no choice but to turn to them for help.
When the Arabs asked them for help, it was time for the British to ask for more, such as wider oil exploration rights and mining rights.
Tang Cheng's shares in United Petroleum Company have dropped again and again, and now only 5% of the share is left. However, Tang Cheng did not suffer a loss, because he used the other shares to exchange for three oil tankers early, and
An oil transportation contract. In addition, the seemingly generous British royal family, in order to make up for Tangcheng's losses, even gave Tangcheng the qualification to conduct exploration and mining on the African continent. Henry's mercenary force, Tangcheng had already made arrangements
, those mercenaries will eventually be sent to Africa to protect all the mines under Tangcheng's name.
Tangcheng's follow-up plan is huge, but it is also interlocking. The most important link is the support of the British royal family and the aristocratic alliance, at least for now. Thomas is also a member of the aristocracy, and he is the most important member of the British royal family.
A loyal supporter, Tang Cheng must win over this old man to cover for his follow-up plan. Thomas failed to convince Tang Cheng, but was persuaded by Tang Cheng to prepare to purchase oil tankers, which was seriously inconsistent with his previous ideas.
"I still have a project that makes a lot of money, but I don't know if you are interested in it!" Seeing that Thomas seemed dissatisfied, Tang Cheng began to change the topic. "I remember that Australia is also a Commonwealth country, I believe you will be able to get it
Australian exploration rights and mining rights?" Sure enough, Tang Cheng's new topic immediately aroused Thomas's interest. During the Egyptian oil fields, it had been proved that Tang Cheng had special means to ensure success in certain matters.
Therefore, when the words exploration rights and mining rights appeared in Tang Cheng's words, Thomas immediately began to concentrate on looking at Tang Cheng, and motioned for Tang Cheng to continue. At Thomas's motion, Tang Cheng grinned lightly.
He said, "I have information that Australia has large mineral reserves. If we can obtain exploration rights and mining rights, I believe that your family will be able to live a prosperous life for generations to come."
Australia is the most famous mineral exporting country in later generations, but mining companies that almost monopolize all of Australia's iron ore resources have not yet appeared. Tangcheng is ready to use Thomas's energy to intervene in advance. Even if Myanmar and Thailand do not have steel companies, but
This does not prevent Tangcheng from transporting iron ore from Australia to itself at a low price, and then secretly hoarding it, waiting for the price of iron ore to rise.