Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 233: Prince Maktoum’s Attention

Fang Mingyuan smiled but did not answer, but Prince Maktoum frowned. As a member of the royal family of the United Arab Emirates, he was naturally able to see some secret information earlier than ordinary people.

According to incomplete statistics from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and other countries, there are as many as 10,000 nationals from all over the world detained by Saddam due to Iraq's sudden attack on Kuwait. According to the current information,

You see, these people were not ill-treated, but their personal freedom was restricted. It could be said that they were put under house arrest and cut off from their home country.

And after hearing what Fang Mingyuan said, Prince Maktoum suddenly realized that there seemed to be several detention points that were quite close to important military strategic targets in Iraq! What did Saddam want to do?

Fang Mingyuan looked at Prince Abdullah and Prince Maktoum frowning with different expressions, but in his mind he was thinking about the information about the hostage crisis in the Gulf War that he had seen in his previous life. These days, he has also been paying attention

As the situation in Iraq changes, at least until now, Saddam has not officially announced that he will detain citizens of these Western countries as human shields in important military targets in Iraq and Kuwait to prevent possible bombing by the US military.

In its previous life, in order to avoid war, avoid sanctions and make its occupation of Kuwait a fait accompli, Iraq took active diplomatic actions and playing the "hostage card" was a quite eye-catching strategy. It can be said that Saddam Hussein

The hostage crisis created by him shocked the whole world.

The hostage crisis is the most exciting event in the entire Gulf War. I don’t know how many kind people around the world are secretly praying for these innocent people detained in Iraq and Kuwait, hoping that they can be safe.

Returned to their respective hometowns without incident.

What Saddam was thinking at that time, I am afraid no one can tell clearly except himself. However, Fang Mingyuan does not know whether the hostage crisis caused by the Gulf War is unprecedented. But

One thing is certain, that is, since the Second World War, such a crazy and large-scale detention of citizens of other non-enemy countries has never happened. Even the Cold War opponents, the Soviet Union and the United States, have never had such bad things happen.

incident. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been deeply disgusted by governments around the world since this incident.

Moreover, as more and more countries announce that they will join the multinational force led by the US military, their citizens detained in Iraq have become Saddam's "human shields" one after another.

In order to save these unfortunate people, the leaders of the world's major international organizations, senior leaders of various governments, as well as retired dignitaries from various countries, world celebrities, and even the then Secretary-General of the United Nations and the former President of the United States personally came to rescue these unfortunate people.

Go to Baghdad and ask Saddam to abide by international legal conventions and release the nationals of these countries.

Until the last month of 1990, because Saddam refused to withdraw his troops from Kuwait and return Kuwait's freedom and independence, a war between the multinational forces and Iraq was inevitable.

After repeated calls for mediation, Saddam agreed to release all the hostages before Christmas.

It can be said that Iraq used the means of seizing foreign hostages as a diplomatic bargaining chip and used the hostages to divide and disintegrate the anti-Iraq alliance established by the United States. It has achieved certain results in the implementation process. However, the negative impact it has brought is

More serious.

"Fang!" Prince Abdullah interrupted Fang Mingyuan's thoughts and said in confusion, "If Saddam treats these detained citizens of various countries as hostages, what does he want to gain regardless of basic international morality?"

Fang Mingyuan glanced at Prince Abdullah with a half-smile. He didn't believe that as a political figure, Prince Abdullah could not figure out what Saddam's purpose was after the initial shock and his own reminder.

. However, he did not intend to expose Prince Abdullah. This face must be given no matter what. Prince Abdullah is an important bridge for Fang Mingyuan to establish good relations with Kuwait in the future. "First, through these hostages,

The Iraqi government hopes to avoid US military strikes, avoid sanctions from the international community, and even legalize the annexation of Kuwait; if it fails to achieve this goal, it can also delay the outbreak of the war to the greatest extent and allow the Americans to bomb more

It is necessary to buy time for the country to strengthen its military strength and rearrange its armed forces; at the same time, it can also use this method to force those countries that may be allies and fight side by side with the US military not to intervene in this war. We

That’s what I thought, but I don’t know if President Saddam had this intention.”

Prince Abdullah and Prince Maktoum looked at each other, and Prince Maktoum nodded slightly - he thought so too. It can be said that Fang Mingyuan's words spoke to his heart.

The motorcade slowly stopped, and someone walked over quickly and opened the door for them. Prince Maktoum could only put aside the doubts in his heart temporarily, pulled Prince Abdullah and Fang Mingyuan, and got out of the car.

Come.

The first thing that catches the eye is a group of Arabian-style palaces not far away, with several European-style palaces mixed in between them. You can't even see the end of them at a glance. The huge dome shines golden in the sun. And the leading to these palaces

There are two rows of tall trees on both sides of the group's spacious trail, and the huge canopy covers the entire trail, which ensures that even in the hottest summer, you will not be affected by the scorching sun while walking here.

On the outside, there are green grass and colorful gardens, and there are many fountains dotted among them. With the sea breeze, it brings a sense of humidity. Fang Mingyuan glanced over and saw that various fountains were at least

I saw no less than ten of them. Although they were far away and couldn't see their specific appearance, in the Middle East where water is more expensive than oil, this was simply luxury to the extreme.

Fang Mingyuan and Chen Zhong couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. They were not strangers to the world, but when they saw the scene in front of them, the impact of that moment still shocked them.

No wonder there are very few members of the Arab royal family on the richest ranking lists in Europe and the United States. Their wealth is difficult to measure in terms of money.

When Prince Maktoum and Prince Abdullah saw this scene, they smiled knowingly. Fang Mingyuan always gave them surprises. This time, Fang Mingyuan finally lost his composure.

"It's really beautiful!" Fang Mingyuan praised sincerely, "It's like heaven on earth."

Prince Maktoum laughed loudly and said: "Since you like Fang so much, you might as well choose a palace later and use it as your guest bedroom in my place. Aikelam!"

Following his voice, a middle-aged Arab quickly came to Prince Maktoum and said respectfully: "Your Highness!"

Prince Maktoum pulled Fang Mingyuan and said: "Aikelam, this is Fang from Eastern China. He is a good friend of Prince Abdullah and I. He wants to be my guest for a while. You must treat him as a guest.

We will take good care of our distinguished guests with the highest standards. If you have any dissatisfaction, Aiqilamu..." Prince Maktoum lengthened his voice. His words were not in Arabic.

, but in English, which Fang Mingyuan also understood clearly.

"Your Highness, please rest assured that I will definitely take good care of your distinguished guests." Aikelamu bowed and responded.

"Dear Fang, Abdullah and I are going to be absent from each other for a while, so my butler Aiqelamu will temporarily accompany me on my behalf. If you have any requests, feel free to ask him, as long as they do not violate my Islamic teachings.

, believe me I have them all here. If he dares to neglect you, I will never let him off lightly!" Prince Maktoum said sincerely, "Just treat this place as your home!"

"Compared with yours, my home is like a thatched house!" Fang Mingyuan said with a bitter smile. Such residences are probably only owned by the top leaders of various countries and members of the royal family. Even the richest people in the world, among others

The mansion pales in comparison to this place!

"Then build another home here. If you like any palace, tell Aikelam that I can keep it for you for a long time and only for your use." Prince Maktoum said with a proud smile, "Fang,

I heard that China only allows monogamy and one child. Otherwise, you can join our nationality and you can marry up to four wives and have as many children as you want. How about that?" Someone as wealthy and wealthy as Fang Mingyuan

Wouldn't it be better if a talented young man could be allowed to believe in Islam and join the Emirate of Dubai? Although Prince Maktoum was just joking, he also had a little more hope in his heart.

Fang Mingyuan shook his head. Although he envied Arab men who could legitimately marry four wives, he did not want to change his nationality because of this. Although China has such shortcomings, it is his motherland and his roots after all. Rebirth

I just want my motherland to develop better, so what does it mean to go to the United Arab Emirates?

"Although His Highness's proposal makes me very excited, I can't guarantee that the four wives will be treated equally and a bowl of water will be equal, so I ask Your Highness to allow me to think about it for a while." Fang Mingyuan declined politely. Marktoum didn't think so either.

Dissatisfied, he took Prince Abdullah away.