The former Sultanate of Najd had nothing but desert in its territory. Both the Ottoman Empire and the British Empire had the opportunity to unify the Arabian Peninsula, but they had no interest in doing so.

Southern Africa took advantage of the situation and gradually controlled the coast of the Persian Gulf starting from Roque's purchase of Port Elizabeth. Now the Persian Gulf has become the most important oil producing area in the world, and the importance of the Sultanate of Najd has also increased.

 This is really not a good thing for the Sultanate of Najd.

The Sultanate of Najd is sparsely populated, with a territory of 2.25 million square kilometers, but a population of less than 2 million, with an average of less than one person per square kilometer. It is so sparsely populated that only Australia in the world can rival the Sultanate of Najd.

 Australia has a small population, but is rich in resources and pastures, and its economic potential is quite good.

Before the discovery of oil in the Najd Sultanate, the whole country relied on exporting labor to Port Elizabeth for a living. What the oil brought to the Najd Sultanate was not wealth, but the danger of national subjugation and genocide.

European and American countries have long coveted the oil in Port Elizabeth, but because of southern Africa's strong power in the Persian Gulf, they dare not act rashly.

  Relatively speaking, the Sultanate of Najd is weak, and there are "several countries" mentioned by Dasali Wahid, including the United Kingdom.

 So after learning that the Sultanate of Najd wanted to join the Southern African Union, George V insisted on observing the meeting.

 This itself was a threat to the Sultanate of Najd.

 The British Empire never felt sorry for the loss of Australia.

 The British Empire did not feel sorry for the loss of Canada.

 The British Empire was not distressed by the loss of southern Africa at the time, but it must be a little distressed now.

 The loss of Port Elizabeth made the British Empire heartbroken.

 At a time when oil is becoming more and more important, it is known as the "industrial blood". The British Empire is rich in coal and iron ore, and oil has become an eternal pain for Britain.

There was once an oil field with reserves of up to 5 billion tons hidden in the corner of the Commonwealth. Unfortunately, the Egyptian governor did not know it and sold this super oil field to Rock for 10,000 pounds. This has become the biggest joke of the British Empire this century.

.

Of course, for Port Elizabeth at that time, ten thousand pounds was definitely a good deal. After all, a fishing village with a population of less than 3,000 was not British territory, but a colony in name only. There was no obstacle to selling it to Rock.

It can't even be a sale, it's just a transfer of Britain's rights in Port Elizabeth. To really get Port Elizabeth, Roark obtained official documents from the Ottoman Empire. Now that the Ottoman Empire has perished, Port Elizabeth has long since become Roark's private property.

, sacrosanct!

 For ordinary people, the sanctity of private property is a joke.

 But for Roque, this sentence has real effectiveness. Anyone who dares to violate this principle will be brutally attacked by the Southern African Defense Forces.

When Dasali Wahid expressed his wish to be protected by southern Africa, George V's expression was extremely ugly.

Although Southern Africa is part of the Commonwealth, after all, there are fundamental differences on issues such as core interests.

 The agents of the British Military Intelligence Agency worked hard to determine the exact information about the oil fields in the Sultanate of Najd. If southern Africa takes action, how should the British choose?

"During the World War, the Sultanate of Najd also fought side by side with the Southern African Expeditionary Force. We also share life and death brotherhood. If someone dares to undermine the interests of the Sultanate of Najd, the Southern African federal government will never sit idly by and ignore it.

"Roque's words came from Andasari Wahid's heart, and they were also meant for George V.

“Locke, how big are the oil fields in the Sultanate of Najd?” George V asked directly. If he didn’t say anything, the Sultanate of Najd’s joining the Southern African Union would become a fait accompli.

By then, Britain would have no chance to intervene.

“It’s not too big, about a billion tons,” Rock said lightly. Rock is probably the only one in the world who has such confidence when talking about a scale of one billion tons.

Compared with the 5 billion tons in Port Elizabeth, one billion tons is really not much.

The five billion tons of reserves in Port Elizabeth were only recently proven, and this is certainly not all. You must know that when the oil field was first discovered in Port Elizabeth, the estimated reserves at that time were only 200 million tons. This is the case with oil. With the advancement of technology,

With development, more and more proven reserves will be discovered.

The key point is that the oil fields in Port Elizabeth and the Sultanate of Najd are all light oil with low wax content. They are also self-blowout wells, which are the kind where a hole is drilled in the ground and you don’t have to pump yourself up. How much does this kind of oil field cost?

There is no need to emphasize the low price. If you sell oil in Romania for one pound a barrel, you will lose money. Oil in Port Elizabeth plus shipping costs when delivered to the UK only costs 15 shillings. After all costs are factored out, at least half of the profit is left.

compete?

 Compete for the top spot!

“One billion, how many oil reserves are there in Port Elizabeth?” George V was about to make a move. He would be lying if he said he was not envious, his eyes were red.

"Almost five billion tons," Rock told the truth. He told you clearly what he could do. He couldn't take it away!

 The Southern Africa of today is no longer the Southern Africa of 20 years ago.

"Locke, southern Africa already has the Elizabeth Oil Field with reserves of 5 billion tons. Can't the oil fields of the Sultanate of Najd not be jointly developed?" George V did not dare to go too far. Joint development is a good excuse. Take your time.

.

Roque chuckled, the oil fields in the Sultanate of Najd are not billion-tonne, just the oil field not far from the capital, which is tens of billions of tons like the Elizabeth Oil Field.

  Note that it is tons, not barrels. This is a tens of billions of tons oil field. There are only two of them in the world. Compared with these two, Romania's oil field is not even a younger brother.

To put it bluntly, as long as we control these two oil fields, Southern Africa will own the whole world.

Oh, I forgot to mention that Mesopotamia and Khuzestan in Persia are also under the control of southern Africa.

 George V received no response from Roque, and his expression gradually solidified.

 “Your Majesty, it depends on the choice of the Sultanate of Najd” Rock threw the pot to Dasali Wahid.

George V immediately looked at Dasali Wahid with sharp eyes.

“Lord, our Sultanate of Najd only trusts the Southern African Union, or in other words, we only trust Southern Africa.” Dasali Wahid was fearless, staring at me, and biting me if he could.

 This scene is a bit interesting.

Dasali Wahid must be aware of Roque’s attitude. With the support of Southern Africa, Dasali Wahid is really not afraid of George V.

 George V also knew the influence of southern Africa on the Sultanate of Najd, but as the nominal monarch of southern Africa, George V still wanted to make an effort.

Rock knew Britain's desire for oil fields and the nature of the Anglo-Saxons. However, as the British king, George V still wanted to face shame. He could not do such a thing openly. After all, the world now is no longer the world a hundred years ago.

.

A hundred years ago, the British would not sit down and talk slowly with you about something they were interested in, but resorted to gunboat diplomacy if they disagreed. Think about how the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Commonwealth disappeared.

Not even 30 years old.

 “Locke, what do you say?” George V knew that the root of all problems lay with Locke.

“Your Majesty, of course we respect the choice of the Sultanate of Najd.” Roque still has this attitude. The whole world can only live up to its trust.

The meeting broke up unhappily. Out of respect for George V, the Southern African Union did not immediately make a decision to accept the Sultanate of Najd and the East Indies.

 After the meeting, George V left without saying a word, and Roque returned to the office with President Robert of Madagascar.

 Different from the Sultanate of Najd and East India, Robert was more radical and wanted to incorporate Madagascar into Southern Africa and become a part of Southern Africa.

Robert's idea has been around for a long time. Just after the World War, Robert wanted to annex Madagascar to southern Africa, but failed because of French obstruction.

 After that, France tried to return to Madagascar, but was disgraced and had to recognize Madagascar's independence again.

 Now that Madagascar is integrated into southern Africa, it will definitely face opposition from France.

However, France’s strength is not the same as before, and there is not much resistance.

"It's not just the infrastructure construction in Southern Africa that has caused trouble in the past two years. In recent years, Southern Africa has been developing better and better, the economy is booming, and infrastructure construction is in full swing. Some members of Congress in Madagascar also want to strengthen Madagascar's infrastructure, but the Madagascar government has no money to invest.

So someone suggested that it would be better to join Southern Africa directly." Robert was also quite embarrassed, as it was obvious that he was just here to build infrastructure.

The federal government of Southern Africa has announced a series of national projects. Starting from now, in the next five years, at least ten large reservoirs and hydropower stations will be built on the Orange and Zambezi rivers. After completion, the power crisis in Southern Africa will

Got great relief.

This decision has shocked the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo. The Zambezi River and Orange River are the fourth and fifth largest rivers in Africa respectively. The Congo River, the second longest in Africa, is located in the two Congolese, and the Congo River is also surrounded by rapids and rapids.

The waterfall is blocked and the whole journey is unnavigable.

After learning that southern Africa is about to launch large-scale water conservancy construction, the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo hope that southern Africa can also lend a helping hand to help the two Congoes maximize the use of the Congo River.

Like the two Congoes, Madagascar also has abundant water resources. Its rivers have long flows, rapid rivers, many tributaries, and large main streams. It has a good foundation for the development of water conservancy facilities, so Madagascar also hopes to ride on this wave of southern Africa.

.

 As for whether it will lose its independence and autonomy after joining Southern Africa?

It depends on the person. If it were a French colonization, Madagascar would fight tooth and nail.

ˆIf it is southern Africa

Come on, sister is ready

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like