The Rise of the Empire

Just when the prince was hesitating and wandering, some people seemed to feel that Ruprecht's mind was not in a mess. Just before the Kaiser's final order was issued, another important guest came to the palace in Munich. And this person is none other than General Shefkai, the representative of the Turkish military who had a drink with the prince half a year ago, and his younger brothers. "The Italians' secrecy work is really bad. Do the Turks know about it?" The prince complained about the Italians while preparing to receive this distinguished guest. "You seem to have worked very hard during this time. But it's not because of the upcoming wedding. Because your face is not at all happy." After the initial greetings, General Xie Fukai did not seem to intend to continue to detour, but directly Said straight to the point. "If I'm not mistaken, your country is in trouble, and one of the focal points of the trouble is our Turkey, isn't that right?" country, but it is the same for the countries in the alliance, both politically and economically." The prince's answer was also very direct. "It seems that I can breathe a sigh of relief." Xie Fukai said with a smile. "What do you mean?" The prince frowned slightly. He was a little angry and didn't like to fight dumb fans with others on these key issues. This is the most boring and inefficient thing! "You once said that you would establish an alliance with Turkey. I was dubious about this statement at the time, but now, I really believe it! Because the situation at home and abroad is very unfavorable, you are still thinking of a way out , I have not given up on Turkey, and I see sincerity in it. If you give up, you will not be blamed and you will not take any risks, but obviously, you have given up this simple choice." General Shevke said. "Don't give me a high hat. We represent each other's countries now. Countries are talking about interests. Vanity and praise have no effect." The prince said angrily. "However, there is nothing in Turkey that you can see right now. You are doing great things, whether it is monopolizing the supply of armor steel for warships in the world, or occupying half of the German shipbuilding industry, or mining diamonds in South Africa. Mines can illustrate this point." "I heard that your country's newly built ships are popularizing kerosene-fired boilers, and a large number of motor vehicles have been added. A lot of heavy oil, gasoline and diesel oil are needed, and these materials need to be imported from the United States. , Is that so?" Shevkai said. "That's right." The prince didn't deny it. "Then do you think this is okay? We will completely transfer the future oil exploration rights of the entire Mesopotamia to you. As long as we can succeed in the coup, as long as our African colonies are still ours. Then the oil resources of the entire Mesopotamia will be yours." It is jointly owned with the Turkish government, and we will share 70% to 30%! You will account for 70%!" After speaking, General Shefkai picked up a pencil on the desktop, walked to the front of the map, and included all areas including the entire Iraq and Kuwait in later generations ! "Damn it! In the future, 20% of the world's oil resources will belong to me?" The prince's jaw almost fell to the ground in surprise. As a traveler, Ruprecht knew exactly what General Sevkai gave Bavaria with a swipe. ! Black gold, a land flowing with black gold! But soon, the prince gradually calmed down. Although the oil resources in the Mesopotamia Basin are rich and the exploitation is not difficult, the fuel oil production in the Mesopotamia Basin was not high before the end of World War II. The output is only more than 4 million tons. One of the key factors is that the use of petroleum resources was not popular at that time. Oil is more expensive than coal, and the number of cars and aircraft that can only use oil and its derivatives is still very small. Although Germany did not have oil fields in World War I, have you ever heard that Germany is short of fuel? When the war started, the German army, which had only 4,000 motor vehicles, could not even use up the fuel in stock. The petrochemical industry is still in its infancy. Therefore, there is no demand for oil, and the natural output is not high.

Even before World War II, oil became a strategic resource. But the situation is different now. Among other things, Bavaria needs oil, and Austria can also vigorously develop the petrochemical industry, such as synthetic rubber... Don't think that synthetic rubber became popular until World War II. In fact, it also existed during World War I, and it was also invented by the Germans. Although the performance of methyl synthetic rubber synthesized from dimethyl butadiene is not good, it is cheap. Exploitation of fuel oil in Mesopotamia is actually not difficult. The key is to have investment and a market, and historically, both have been lacking... As for what would happen if the British knew about it? After reading a lot of documents, the prince found that in 1900, he only discovered that there was oil in some places, and the British hadn’t decided to invest yet. Perhaps it was because the prospects were unclear, and the Turkish government didn’t know how much profit it would make. Give yourself the right to exploit oil in the Mesopotamia, right? The prince has been thinking about how to fool the oil exploration rights in the Mesopotamia, and the Turks came to the door by themselves! This is too polite.... It's hard to be generous! Ruprecht calmed down his excitement. After all, General Shevkai is not in power now, and it is still unknown whether he can fulfill the agreement after he takes power. Even if the general agrees, what about within the Young Turks? Therefore, while confirming that he can pick up a huge treasure, the prince also needs to add an insurance to the agreement. "The German government will not make a clear statement. If the Kingdom of Bavaria does it in the name of volunteers, there will be many difficulties. The start-up funds are a big problem. We are fighting against a European power. The Italians are also endorsed by British and French funds. Only then can we launch an attack." The prince made it very clear, I can help you, but you have to suppress something, right? Don't take future interests as collateral, this thing is not reliable with real money! "This request is very reasonable." General Shevkai's answer was beyond the prince's expectation. "I will give you an account within 2 days. 80% of the funds of the Young Turks in Europe come from here. According to my estimation, there are at least 500,000 pounds. You can use half of it. There will be an amount every month in the future. Varying inflows of funds." "In addition, we will proceed according to the plan, and the current regime will inevitably be overthrown." General Shevkai's answer surprised the prince. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e