Chapter 313: Competing for the King and Dominating Kyushu
Saudi Arabia, both Hijaz and Najd, uses one currency, which is the silver rial coin. According to the current international exchange rate, the exchange rate between the Asian dollar and the rial in the Far East is one to three and a half.
Around 1 yuan in the Far East is equivalent to 3.5 rials.
This batch of weapons and supplies captured by the Japanese army are all brand new equipment. If based on the current market price, they are worth approximately 13.5 million Asian dollars, because each individual soldier's weapon is a 38-gauge rifle, 35 rounds of ammunition, and five
The grenade is worth about 180 Asian dollars, which is 630 rials.
The weapons and equipment for an army of 50,000 soldiers are worth 9 million Asian dollars, a total of 31.5 million rials. In addition, naturally there are heavy machine guns, mountain cannons, small-caliber howitzers, and necessary ammunition. The total value of these things is
47.25 million rials. In the end, Li Ningyu directly erased the fraction and calculated it as 47 million rials.
And this time, Li Ningyu also gave an extra gift to King Duleazi of Hijaz, ten Hongqi off-road vehicles and five Hongqi cars. These things are worth a lot of money. If converted into Asian dollars, they are worth about 300,000, which is
One million rials.
The first agreement between the two parties was quickly reached. The main clause was that the Far East would use this batch of weapons that could be used by 50,000 individual soldiers in exchange for a 50-square-kilometer land in the east of Riyadh. The Far East would have the right to build a factory within this range.
, the right to develop land resources, and the use period is 500 years, and there is the Vaal Oil Field, but it now belongs to the management area of the Kingdom of Najd.
However, Li Ningyu will handle this by himself. The first contract was signed between the Hanzhi Kingdom and Huanyu Investment, and the person who signed the contract on behalf of Huanyu Investment was Duan Tong.
Kong Xiaoping then drove to the Mecca seaport with the officials of the Hijaz Kingdom to deliver the weapons and supplies on the Far East transport ship. The second issue then began. The mullah invited by Li Ningyu was the translator, so every day
Each time requires a briefing time, and the entire meeting will naturally take a long time. The second topic is about the establishment of an arsenal.
The weapons and materials exchanged in the Far East this time, from rifles to artillery, were all standard weapons of the Japanese army of the island nation. Therefore, the arsenal in the Far East did not produce such abrasive tools. However, after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, the island nation of Japan ceded Hokkaido and Kyushu to the Far East.
After that, the machines in the original arsenal there were also packed up by the Far East and replaced with new machines to produce weapons and materials needed by the Far East Group.
There are many types of arsenals, so the content of the second matter was discussed until three o'clock in the afternoon. However, during the meeting, snacks, fruits, salads and other food were enough to satisfy everyone's hunger.
As the name suggests, an arsenal is a warehouse that stores various weapons and war ordnance. It is also a factory that can manufacture corresponding weapons, ammunition, and equipment, and can also repair weapons and equipment.
For centuries, Saudi Arabia has been in a relatively barren state. It was not until the early twentieth century that the importance of oil resources continued to increase. After that, the people and countries in the Middle East began to gradually become richer, and the entire arsenal
The cost is not low at all, so for a long time, countries in the Middle East have purchased weapons directly from other countries without having their own arsenals, which also made them unable to resist the invasion of colonial empires.
At the same time, the cost of building an arsenal is quite high, and there are many supporting facilities required. Ironmaking, power generation, and raw materials are all a huge expense. According to the experience of the Far East Group, just a building that produces weapons for the army
A complete set of the arsenal will cost approximately 55 million Asian dollars, equivalent to 190 million rials.
According to the current consumption level in Saudi Arabia, one riyal can buy about 60 kilograms of grain. If an army series arsenal is built, it will be enough for Saudi Arabia, with a population of less than 20 million, to invest nine riyals per person, which is 540.
A kilogram of grain, enough for a year.
Not to mention that Saudi Arabia is currently divided into two kingdoms: Hejaz and Najd, so the Hejaz Kingdom cannot get out the money at all. However, Li Ningyu does not want to be scolded as an arms dealer in future generations, so in the arsenal, only the Far East can help Hanjaz.
The Kingdom of Hanzhi was established, and how to return this money was the focus of the discussion between the Far East and the Kingdom of Hanzhi.
In addition to the Safaniya oil field in the northeast, it is also within the management scope of the Kingdom of Hejaz. Therefore, Li Ningyu will not sign a contract like the first one. Instead, he will sign a contract allowing mining rights in the areas controlled by the Kingdom of Hejaz. Although Li Ning
Yu only remembers the top ten oil fields in the world, but Saudi Arabia has the richest oil resources. At the same time, the oil resources of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq are mainly distributed in the Persian Gulf Basin in the northeast.
The first thing Huanyu Investment needs to do now is to explore, and then start production. However, since the late 19th century, several foreign companies have begun oil and gas exploration in Saudi Arabia, but no major discoveries have been made so far.
Huanyu Investment, a subsidiary of Li Ningyu, needs to be fully granted by the Saudi Arabian authorities to conduct comprehensive exploration and subsequent production rights on 2.25 million square kilometers of land.
The first condition put forward by the Far East representatives was to have permanent mining rights, which the Kingdom of Hejaz immediately rejected because they also knew what geographical resources meant to Saudi Arabia, so it was impossible for them to agree to a purely treasonous act.
, and Far East also knew that this was impossible, so it immediately gave a second condition, that is, the mining rights would permanently belong to Huanyu Investment, and all investments would be borne by Huanyu Investment.
After the start of production, he and the Kingdom of Hijaz would share the profits in half. This condition was Li Ningyu's bottom line. However, the Kingdom of Hijaz didn't seem to want to let go. However, due to the language barrier, King Dule Aziz of Hijaz
, has been observing Li Ningyu's expression. After the mullah beside Li Ningyu relayed the rejection of the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Hijaz, Li Ningyu's face suddenly darkened.
In the following period, Huanyu Investment began to discuss with the Kingdom of Hijaz. The Kingdom of Hijaz also put forward their conditions, which was 73% profit, 73% profit from the Kingdom of Hijaz, and 3% from Huanyu Investment. This made Li Ningyu say it on the spot.
Be prepared to throw the cup down, because in the early stage of oil exploration and construction and production, Huanyu Investment will cost a lot of money. Speaking of these important strategic resources, Li Ningyu is not prepared to sell them.
He was ready to praise all the oil, so the subsequent discussions reached a deadlock. Before finally preparing to end the first day of talks, King Duleazi of Hijaz announced that he was willing to invest 50-50 with Huanyu, but that was not the case.
A condition was put forward, that is, the Far East Group must help the Kingdom of Hejaz unify Saudi Arabia.
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