Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 203 Investing in the Royal Family

On the morning of August 10, as soon as the oil futures market opened, the price of oil exceeded $42 per barrel, and the price continued to fluctuate at this point until noon.

Fang Mingyuan and the others had their lunch in the VIP building by themselves. Fang Bin had something to do and didn't come over. Yu Qiuxia came over with Qing'er in her arms to join in the fun. Fang Mingyuan, who was full of wine and food, leaned on the shady window sill and read a book.

"These Iraqis are so cruel. They don't even spare children! They are just a bunch of beasts!" Yu Qiuxia said angrily while holding Qing'er and Lin Lian on the sofa in the living room. The two had just finished watching Hong Kong

One of the several pieces of news about Kuwait broadcast by the TV station mentioned that during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, some Iraqi soldiers rushed into the Kuwaiti hospital, threw the Kuwaiti babies out of their incubators, and left them in the hospital.

Dead on the floor. The news was reported on several American television stations.

Fang Mingyuan didn't know whether this was true or not, because there was no footage in the news that was reported by reporters. Moreover, he knew that in his previous life, shortly after Kuwait was occupied, an organization called "Citizens for Freedom Kuwait" was established in the United States.

The organization used tens of millions of dollars from the Kuwaiti government to start a propaganda war. Later, at a hearing held by the U.S. Congress on Iraq's atrocities in Kuwait, the underage girl who stated this plot turned out to be a Kuwaiti

The daughter of the ambassador to the United States and a member of the royal family. The propaganda between countries, hehe, is also true and false. You must not believe it or not believe it. But of course he will not say this, he knows it in his heart

That's enough.

"Mingyuan!" Yu Qiuxia shouted, "Come on."

Fang Mingyuan put down the book in his hand and walked from the back room to the living room. "Sister Qiu Xia, what's the matter?"

"Mingyuan, do you think Iraq will voluntarily withdraw from Kuwait? Now almost all countries in the world have unanimously condemned them. The United States has clearly announced that it will send troops to help Kuwait regain its territory. The first batch of American soldiers has already

After setting foot on the soil of Saudi Arabia, will Saddam continue to be so tough?" Yu Qiuxia's series of questions were fired at him like a machine gun.

The question was easy to answer, but the reason made Fang Mingyuan think carefully for a while. "Sister Qiu Xia, in my opinion, Iraq will not voluntarily withdraw from Kuwait..."

The reason why Iraq brazenly invaded and occupied Kuwait just after the war between Iran and Iraq had subsided and before it signed a peace treaty with Iran was that by occupying Kuwait, one of the few rich countries in the world, Iraq owed Kuwait hundreds of dollars.

The huge debt of 100 million US dollars has been written off in one go, and Kuwait's national treasury must be used to solve the serious crisis caused to the Iraqi national economy by the eight-year Iran-Iraq war.

Moreover, by annexing Kuwait, the long-standing border dispute between the two countries and the resulting dispute over oil development in the border area can be solved once and for all. Moreover, in the eyes of many Iraqis, Kuwait was originally a part of Iraq - first

Before World War I, Kuwait was an autonomous province of Iraq, which was still affiliated with the Ottoman Turkish Empire. During World War I, the British occupied Kuwait and promoted its independence, but Iraq never recognized Kuwait's independence.

At the same time, Iraq's capture of Kuwait can extend its coastline from the current 40 to 50 kilometers to more than 200 kilometers, thus greatly improving the Iraqi navy's area of ​​activity and the sea lanes for foreign trade.

Finally, occupying Kuwait can also have the effect of "killing the chicken to show the monkey", deterring the Gulf countries and other Middle Eastern countries, and paving the way for Iraq to compete for the leadership position in the Arab world and dominate the Middle East in the future.

"Iraq still wants to compete for the leadership of the Arab world and dominate the Middle East?" Yu Qiuxia said with some surprise. For a country that has just experienced eight years of war, with a land area of ​​only more than 400,000 square kilometers and a large desert, its ambitions are quite high.

Not small.

"What's so strange about this? No matter how small a unit is, people will break their heads and bleed in order to become leaders. For another example, Vietnam next to Hong Kong also claimed that it was the third military power in the world.

Are they clamoring that the southern part of China is all Vietnamese territory?" In 1990, the nearly ten-year war between China and Vietnam had just come to an end. Naturally, the people of Hong Kong, across the sea from Vietnam, were not satisfied with this.

will be unfamiliar.

"Then tell me, will the Americans really go to war for Kuwait and Iraq? When did the Americans become so kind-hearted?" Lin Lian brought two cups of tea to the two of them and said softly.

"I can't talk about being kind-hearted, but the Americans will definitely go to war for Kuwait." Fang Mingyuan said with a dumb smile. Women are women. How can the relationship between countries be measured by good-heartedness and bad-heartedness?

In the previous life, there were many reasons why the United States insisted on driving Iraq out of Kuwait, and everyone had different opinions. Fang Mingyuan himself recognized that oil is the "blood" of economic development in the world today, and it is also the driving force of modern armies. Middle East

As the world's oil depot, the United States is an important energy supplier. Naturally, it cannot allow one company to dominate and have a monopoly. In the long run, Iraq wants to frighten the Arab world by occupying Kuwait and prepare for the future struggle for the leadership of Arab countries to dominate the Middle East.

Paving roads is naturally something the United States cannot tolerate.

Judging from the current situation, the decision of Western countries led by the United States to expel Iraq from Kuwait is also related to their fear that Iraq will invade Saudi Arabia. For these Western countries, Saudi Arabia is more important than Kuwait. After the Iraqi army occupied Kuwait

It can easily attack the largest and most important oil fields in Saudi Arabia. If Iraq can control these oil fields in Saudi Arabia, combined with the production of oil fields in Iraq and Kuwait, Iraq will have an unprecedented monopoly on the world's oil supply.

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Iraq and Saudi Arabia also have a series of disputes. During the Iran-Iraq war, Iraq owed Saudi Arabia nearly 30 billion U.S. dollars, more than Kuwait. It can be said to be Iraq's largest creditor. And in recent years, both Saudi Arabia and Iraq have

There have always been disputes over the long desert border between the two countries. Especially after members of the Kuwaiti royal family fled to Saudi Arabia, Saddam unwisely began to attack the Saudi royal family. He said that the Saudi royal family supported by the United States is a holy city.

The guardians of Mecca and Medina are illegal. And they use the language that extreme Islamists and Iran have always used to attack Saudi Arabia to attack the Saudi royal family. And Saudi Arabia’s military strength is far inferior to that of Iraq. This

This is also the main reason why the Saudi Arabian royal family so quickly agreed to the deployment of US troops to Saudi Arabia.

It was Saddam's move that made Western countries led by the United States generally believe that Saddam's ambitions would not stop in Kuwait, and would most likely further invade Saudi Arabia. If Iraq annexed Kuwait and then occupied Saudi Arabia,

He can control more than half of the oil resources in the world's oil export market, which is like blocking the throats of Western countries led by the United States. Using the oil weapons in his hands, Saddam can manipulate the economic development of Western industrial countries, and can further control them.

This is an absolutely intolerable result for the whole world, especially the United States, the European Union and Japan, which are very dependent on Middle East oil for energy supply. Therefore, this war will not happen unless Saddam wisely withdraws from Kuwait.

, otherwise we will definitely fight.

"Sometimes, I really can't imagine that you are still a junior high school student." Yu Qiuxia let out a sigh of relief. She really couldn't understand why Fang Mingyuan could see things so clearly at such a young age.

Regarding this issue, although she also felt that this battle would be inevitable if Saddam did not give in, she did not think so thoroughly as Fang Mingyuan did.

Fang Mingyuan smiled but did not respond - the Gulf War had an extremely long-lasting impact on the world after 1990. Regarding this matter of that year, after nearly twenty years of post-war analysis and research, it is natural that these authorities can see it more thoroughly.

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Fang Mingyuan's heart moved. This was a good opportunity to get close to the Kuwaiti royal family. After all, this icing on the cake is not as good as providing help in times of need. The Kuwaiti royal family, who fled in a hurry, lost their country and their personal domestic wealth. Apart from Kuwait's overseas assets, it can be said that they have little money.

If you donate a sum of money to the Kuwaiti royal family at this time, will it gain their favor? If you can build a relationship with the powerful figures of the Kuwaiti royal family, it will be a good idea for the Guo family and the future when the world enters an era of high oil prices.

There will definitely be benefits to the family. Moreover, it is not difficult for the two companies that have just recorded huge profits to donate 100 to 200 million US dollars to Kuwait.

"Sister Qiu Xia, I personally believe that the United States will definitely win this war. Kuwait will inevitably return to its own country in the future. If Mr. Guo intends to intervene in crude oil transportation in the future, he might as well show his goodwill to the Kuwaiti royal family at this time." Fang Mingyuan

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he said. Now, although everyone knows the importance of oil as the "blood" of modern industry, I am afraid no one would have thought that in ten years, the price of oil will continue to rise to 1

One hundred and fifty U.S. dollars per barrel. And in the future, China's demand for oil will become greater and greater. If I can pave this road, it will be very important to the Fang family and the country in the future.

The more Fang Mingyuan thought about it, the more excited he became. He jumped up from the sofa and asked, "Qiu Xia, where is Grandpa Guo now?" He couldn't wait to discuss it with Grandpa Guo, and he had to give it a try no matter what.