Expedition to Europe

The United States does have very rich oil and gas resources. Of course, this "rich" is also relative. In the Americas, there is another country with much more oil reserves than the United States, and that is Venezuela.

Venezuela was once a Spanish colony. In 1811, Venezuela declared independence. Later, under the leadership of Simon Bolivar, the South American liberator, in June 1821, it completely got rid of Spanish colonial rule and became an independent country.

Venezuela's oil reserves were once known as the world's first for a period of time in the 21st century. Of course, in the early 20th century, no one believed that Venezuela had so much oil.

In fact, in 1914, Venezuela's oil had already begun to enter the commercial mining mode. Mobil and Standard had entered Venezuela for oil exploration and mining. Of course, due to technical conditions, the degree of development is still extremely limited. It is not too late to enter Venezuela now.

Simon Allen wanted to use Venezuela's oil to tie Federal Oil and Gulf Oil together, so that they could form a joint force to attack Mobil and Standard.

Mellon certainly knew the importance of the oil field, so after knowing the trump card in Simon Allen's hand, although Mellon did not decide to cooperate on the spot, he was indeed tempted.

Gulf Oil is one of the pillar industries of the Mellon family. It is a big event to introduce Federal Oil Holdings. Even if Mellon is now the helmsman of the Mellon family, Mellon does not have the right to decide alone. The proposal made by Simon Allen is indeed good, but Mellon still has to hold a family meeting to discuss this matter before giving Simon Allen an answer.

Planting a good sycamore tree will attract the phoenix. Since he has a trump card in his hand, Simon Allen is not in a hurry to get an answer now. He politely sends Mellon away and Simon Allen continues to be busy with his business layout.

After two years of development, the Federal Group has also developed into a behemoth. Although it does not have the foundation of the Mellon family, it is increasingly showing its value.

As for the current Federal Group, the market value of the group has exceeded 10 billion US dollars. Although part of this is due to the bubble caused by the hype, it is enough to prove the market's confidence in the Federal Group.

Last year alone, the assets of the Federal Group almost doubled. This year, due to the continued increase in profits from penicillin and the listing of nylon, the "money prospects" of the Federal Group are still good. It is estimated that by the end of the year, the assets of the Federal Group will have a significant surge. At that time, the Federal Group will occupy an increasingly important position in the US economy, and Simon Allen's status in the American upper class will also rise accordingly.

If we consider the upcoming presidential election this year, if Warren is elected, then Simon Allen may get a position in the US government, and then Simon Allen will have a greater influence on the US government.

This is the real reason why Qin Zhiyuan arranged Simon Allen to the United States.

In the original history, it was from this year that Mellon would serve as the US Treasury Secretary for 12 consecutive years. If Simon Allen could also take advantage of this and successfully mix into the US government, then when Lan Fang and Britain conflict in the future, Simon Allen would show his due role.

Perhaps in the future, Simon Allen will become the most famous American, of course, not in a positive way.

Just as Simon Allen finished talking to Mellon, Angel Jack was also about to finish talking to Timothy.

"Jack, my friend, please think about it again. Don't start a war lightly. Once the war starts, it will get out of control. It will be a disaster for both Port Hedland and Perth." Timothy begged.

The Perth City Government finally decided to increase the mineral tax. As long as the mineral products are exported from Western Australia, the Perth City Government will impose a 30% additional tax.

This decision was aimed at Port Hedland, so Timothy could understand the reaction of "Angel Jack".

In the process of passing this decision, Timothy had indeed made the greatest effort, but the people in the Perth City Government had been blinded by interests. They stubbornly believed that Port Hedland could not fight against the entire Western Australia with its own strength, and finally passed this resolution.

"Timothy, I cherish our friendship, and please don't tarnish it. You know what a 30% tax increase means. Everyone can see how much I have invested in Port Hedland, so I can't just give up my property. If those despicable guys think I will give in, they are wrong. I will defend it all with my hands and the shotgun in my hand." Jack said firmly, without any room for maneuver.

Two years have passed, and Jack is no longer the "Angel Jack" in many people's impressions.

"Angel Jack" is just a lucky guy in the eyes of many people. With his luck, "Angel Jack" gathered a lot of wealth, and then became a "wealth-spending boy". "Second-generation ancestor" is not enough to describe the childishness of "Angel Jack".

Jack is now a weathered man. The beard on Jack's face is still trimmed very stylishly, and the facial contour is still so tough, but there is no childishness and frivolity on his face. The clothes on his body have also changed from a tuxedo to jeans and a checkered shirt. No matter who it is, it is impossible to associate the current Jack with the "angel" in many people's impressions.

"Think again, Jack, you can ask Melbourne for help. If Melbourne puts pressure on Paz, Paz will also have to compromise." Timothy was still trying his best to persuade.

Jack also has a good relationship with Melbourne. With the mineral resources in the Pilbara region, no one knows how much money Jack makes now. If he spends a lot of money, there will always be some members of Congress who will establish a "friendship" with Jack.

"If I go to Melbourne for help, it will just jump from the tiger's den into the lion's mouth, and it will not change the outcome. So Timothy, you don't have to persuade me. If those people in Pas think they can make me surrender, then Just try it!" Jack didn't want to back down, not at all.

"I know you have a force, but you have to think clearly. If you use force to fight against the Pas City Government, then even if the Pas City Government cannot defeat you, there will be the Australian government and even the British government behind you. You will face endless troubles." Timothy tried to put himself in Jack's perspective and listed the difficulties that everyone could face.

In fact, this issue was already discussed when Pas decided to raise mineral taxes. It is precisely because of the support of the Australian National Army and the British government that Pas City Government is so confident. Otherwise, Pas City Government is not that big. courage.

"Ha, that's the best, Timothy, maybe you have forgotten that I still retain British citizenship. If the British Empire's navy appears in Port Hedland, whose interests do you think they will protect?" Jack Be confident.

The UK recognizes dual nationality, so although Jack became an Australian national, he also retained British nationality. Moreover, during the years that Jack stayed in Australia, Jack did not stop paying taxes to the British government. Under this premise, the British would It’s really hard to say who to help.

"I'm afraid it's useless for you to retain your British citizenship. When your wealth reaches a certain level, anyone will be tempted. If you stand on the opposite side of the Australian government, the British government may not necessarily help you." Timothy is not optimistic about the United Kingdom. people.

The British government will indeed protect the interests of the British, but this is subject to preconditions. If it does not harm the interests of the Commonwealth, the British government will certainly try its best to help every British person. But if Jack stands on the opposite side of the Australian government, he really says No one will help the British.

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"Okay, my friend, don't think about these unhappy things. Let's think about something happy. Let's put it this way, if I defeat the National Army in Pas, then I will ask you to be the Speaker of the National Assembly in Pas City. What do you think? What about this proposal? "Jack doesn't want to dwell too much on this issue. It's useless to say anything now. There will always be a real fight before the council members of the Pas City Government will face the reality.

"Ha, if you can do it, I will reduce the mineral tax to zero. You can export whatever you want, and the Pas City government won't take a penny from it." Timothy responded in a joking voice without taking it seriously.

"This is what you said, just wait and see." Jack was confident.

Seeing Jack's confidence, Timothy suddenly felt that it was not impossible.

At this moment, Jack picked up the phone: "Inform Chen and Zhu to bring the troops back from the mining area. We have something to do."

Chen Zhaoqiang and Zhu Shenggang were Qin Zhiyuan's chief military officers stationed in the Pilbara region. They controlled all the armed forces under Jack.

"Seriously, how many troops do you have now?" Timothy was still weighing Jack's chances of winning, which would serve as a basis for Timothy's choice of side.

"More than you think. Think about it. How many workers there are in the mining area, how many troops I have. If there is no ore export, I can't make money, and the miners have no livelihood, so they will be worse than you think." From workers to soldiers, this is a Pandora's box. Once opened, no one can predict what will happen. "Jack didn't mean to exaggerate, he was telling the truth.

Killing people's jobs is like killing their parents. If Pas really imposes a mineral tax, it is really unpredictable how angry the workers will be. Most of these workers who work in the mines all year round have not received much education, so once they have the opportunity, they will An explosion of energy that is unimaginable to ordinary people.

Thinking of this, Timothy suddenly felt that the Pas city government could not win.