Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

"Oil?" Aziz was stunned when he heard Lin Yi mention oil.

Although the Kingdom of Najd is a small country and its industry is not developed, Aziz has heard of oil.

He understands that many industrial equipment in Europe need to use this kind of thing.

Aziz really didn't expect that there was oil in his kingdom.

He looked at Lin Yi in disbelief, and then said, "Your Excellency, how do you know?"

"As for how you know, your highness doesn't have to worry about this. Shouldn't your highness listen to Daxia's cooperation conditions?" Lin Yi looked at Aziz and said slowly.

"Cooperation?" Aziz looked at Lin Yi with confusion. He didn't understand why Lin Yi proposed cooperation instead of acquisition.

However, this surprise only lasted for a while. In Aziz's view, whether it was occupation, cession, or so-called cooperation, it was actually just a way of saying it.

But now, the Kingdom of Najd has no choice.

Just as Lin Yi had thought before, the Nejd Kingdom was too weak, so weak that they did not have the strength to refuse Lin Yi's request.

With a wry smile, Aziz looked at Lin Yi and nodded.

In fact, at this time, Aziz was already prepared for Lin Yi to speak loudly. In his opinion, as long as Lin Yi's request was not too excessive, he could agree to it.

Now the Nejd Kingdom is suffering from internal and external troubles and is in urgent need of a backer.

The John Empire has given up on the Kingdom of Nejd, so Bactria is a good target.

"Actually, the conditions for this cooperation are very simple. As long as the Najd Kingdom can permanently hand over all the oil-producing areas in its territory to Daxia for management and exploitation, Daxia is willing to pay 50% of the profits to the Najd Kingdom every year."

"And Bactria is willing to guarantee the legitimacy and independence of the Kingdom of Najd in the Arabian Peninsula, become the Saudi family of the Kingdom of Najd, the legal successor of the Arabian Peninsula, and guarantee its independence and legitimacy."

"Dear Prince, what do you think?" Lin Yi looked at Aziz and asked.

"What?" Aziz was shocked when he heard Lin Yi's condition.

He really didn't expect Lin Yi to offer such conditions.

Is this condition too much? Not too much.

Even in Aziz's opinion, Daxia simply suffered a big loss when Lin Yi offered such conditions.

But the real situation is that Daxia suffers?

Lin Yi didn't think so.

First, let’s look at the first condition Lin Yi made. He asked the Nejd Kingdom to hand over all the oil-producing areas in their territory to Daxia for management and exploitation.

What this means is that no matter how many oil fields are discovered in the Najd Kingdom in the future, the management rights and mining rights will be in the hands of Daxia.

From this alone, Daxia can be said to have made a lot of money.

Speaking of this permanent right, that is to say, as long as the Najd Kingdom and its descendants are still there, then this management and mining right will be in the hands of Daxia.

The price that Daxia needs to pay is only 50% of the profits from the Kingdom of Nejd.

This profit looks like a lot, but in fact it is not much. Compared with profits, Lin Yi feels that it is more important to hold control of energy in his own hands.

Look at the United States in later generations. They have used oil to choke some countries' necks all year round and interrupt each other's industrial development.

Another point is that the bargaining power of oil is actually a stick that stirs up the world's financial markets.

If you look at Millikin in later generations, you will know how many times he used international crude oil to disrupt the international financial market. Millican, which holds a large amount of crude oil in its hands, can make a lot of money every time.

The conditions Lin Yi gave to the Nejd Kingdom were the profits generated from oil exploration, and did not include the benefits obtained from using crude oil in the international financial market.

To put it simply, the permanent mining rights of this oil field are equivalent to giving Daxia a sharp sword that can continue to make fuss in the international market and make money.

As long as it has this sharp sword, Daxia can use its massive crude oil storage to sanction any country.

Although the demand for oil in various countries is not large now, Daxia will not make much money by doing this in the short term, and may even lose money.

But once industrial equipment and military equipment begin to use oil and oil derivatives, it will be the time when Daxia begins to harvest.

Energy is the most important thing at any time. As long as you have energy in hand, you can be invincible.

What Daxia has to do now is to tie the Kingdom of Nejd to his own chariot. Even if he pays some price for this, it is acceptable.

As for the latter conditions, ensuring the legitimacy of the Kingdom of Najd in the Arabian Peninsula is simply to ensure that the mining rights of the oil fields are always in the hands of Daxia.

When Aziz heard Lin Yi's conditions, it seemed that their Nejd Kingdom didn't need to do anything. They only needed to hand over the mining rights to Daxia, and the rest was to make money.

In Aziz's opinion, this was simply a fantasy. He couldn't believe that there was such a good thing in this world.

At this time, Aziz was very excited.

In fact, Aziz knew very well that Lin Yi could represent Daxia and offer such conditions, which meant that Daxia would definitely earn more than he imagined.

But so what?

If what Lin Yi said was true, there was oil in the Najd Kingdom, but would he dare to tell this news?

If he says it, it will definitely attract the prying eyes of the John Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Hans Empire. Can they offer such conditions?

It is more likely that they would directly destroy the Kingdom of Najd and then directly turn the Kingdom of Najd into their colony.

To take a step back, if he doesn't reveal the news, then does he have the strength to exploit the oil fields on his own in the Kingdom of Nejd?

No.

Only when the oil in the oil field is extracted can it be money. Otherwise, it is just a blank check.

Unable to mine it himself and afraid to reveal the news to other powers, Aziz felt that the only way now was to cooperate with Daxia.

At least with the conditions of Daxia, the Kingdom of Nejd can definitely secure its position as a powerful country in the Middle East.

At this time, Aziz did not dare to compare the Kingdom of Najd with the Ottoman Empire, but he felt that as long as Bactria guaranteed independence, the Kingdom of Najd could live in peace and stability.

Thinking of this, Aziz looked at Lin Yi again and confirmed with Lin Yi again.

Now that Lin Yi dares to offer such conditions, he is naturally not afraid that Aziz will regret it. After all, after he learned about the Kingdom of Nejd, he asked people to check the situation of the Kingdom of Nejd.

Therefore, he now feels that there is no other way for the Kingdom of Najd to go other than agreeing.

Finally, after repeated confirmations, Aziz finally confirmed that the conditions proposed by Lin Yi were true.

So, starting the next day, Lin Yi asked Gu Xianzhi to start negotiations with the professional diplomats brought by Aziz.

In fact, after the high-level leaders of both parties have finalized a general intention to cooperate, this kind of negotiation is very fast. You only need to confirm the side details before signing the treaty.

Finally, after three days of repeated discussions, a "Xia-Nei Bilateral Friendship and Trade Treaty" was officially signed.