Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 530 Termination of Transaction

Time flies, and it passed in the blink of an eye. Soon, the night ushered in the sunshine, and the day passed. On the morning of the second day, Lu Shaohua got up early, washed up, had breakfast, and went downstairs to the meeting room.

Yesterday, Lu Shaohua had instructed Li Zhijie and others to prepare information about the oil fields. After a night of preparation, Lu Shaohua should be able to learn the number and detailed information about the oil fields owned by the base this morning.

This was indeed the case. After a night of preparation, Li Zhijie and his team had sorted out all the information about the oil field and printed out several copies, which they placed on the conference table early, waiting for Lu Shaohua to review.

Although the information was prepared, Lu Shaohua only glanced through it and did not read it carefully. He mainly needed Li Zhijie and others to give him a verbal introduction so that Lu Shaohua could understand it more thoroughly.

Li Zhijie did not disappoint Lu Shaohua. After Lu Shaohua put down the information in his hand, he took the lead in introducing it. "Since the implementation of the oil plan, we have purchased a total of 32 oil fields, including the four in the former Soviet Union. Among these 32 oil fields, there are a total of five medium-sized oil fields, and the other 27 are small oil fields, well, the smallest ones, with low crude oil content."

Oil fields are not something that can be easily obtained. Although the Middle East has abundant oil reserves, it is extremely difficult to obtain them. It is not easy to obtain thirty-two of them now, and this is only possible with a large amount of funds and the reputation of the Tiger Roar Mercenaries. If it were an ordinary force, it would be extremely difficult to buy one.

Lu Shaohua didn't know what others thought. In his opinion, having 32 oil fields was already a satisfactory number. He nodded to show his satisfaction, and then continued, "Two of the 32 oil fields have been developed, and the two medium-sized oil fields are also close to being developed. If you remove four, there are only 28 left, which is still a little less."

It is true that thirty-two oil fields is a considerable number, but it is still some distance away from the number Lu Shaohua expected. Lu Shaohua's oil plan cannot be limited to just this amount of oil. There is another more important thing: Lu Shaohua does not want to engage in medium and small oil fields for a long time.

The size of an oil field is measured by the estimated crude oil reserves, but estimates are just estimates after all, and there is no exact number. However, it is this estimated number that determines the selling price. The crude oil developed by a medium-sized oil field is the total amount of several or even a dozen small oil fields, while the crude oil developed by a large oil field may be the total amount of dozens or even hundreds of small oil fields.

Therefore, Lu Shaohua set his sights on large oil fields. However, it is not easy to purchase a large oil field. Without a certain network of connections and strength, it is impossible to buy one at all.

"Yes, after developing four, there are only 28 left." Li Zhijie and his team were quite happy to receive Lu Shaohua's affirmation. However, as the representative who answered Lu Shaohua's question, Li Zhijie would not get carried away and quickly made a promise, saying, "We will continue to work hard and try to buy more oil fields."

Lu Shaohua was not in a hurry to speak. He was silent for a while, thinking for a while, and then continued. "No, there is no need to take action so quickly. According to estimates, the oil fields we bought have small reserves of crude oil. We should stop doing this, look further ahead, and expand our ambitions."

The information compiled by Li Zhijie and his team mentioned the reserves of each oil field. Lu Shaohua also took a quick look at some of it. In addition to the information reports he received from Li Zhijie on a regular basis, Lu Shaohua knew a lot in his heart. The reason he stopped Li Zhijie and his team's actions now was because he thought this was not acceptable.

It has to be said that Lu Shaohua came to Africa specifically for a purpose, and the purpose was not single. In addition to seeing the current situation of the Tiger Roar Mercenaries, the oil field was the top priority of Lu Shaohua's trip. Now that he had a detailed understanding of the situation of the oil field, Lu Shaohua finally made a decision.

No one in the conference room spoke at this time. They all looked at Lu Shaohua, asking him questions.

Seeing this, Lu Shaohua certainly would not let them down, but he did not immediately state his ultimate goal, but asked an irrelevant question. "How is our network in the Middle East going?"

Many countries in the Middle East have royal families, and each royal family has a transcendent status. Although they do not seem to be in charge of the government on the surface, their influence cannot be underestimated.

If a member of the royal family stood up and asked a president to step down, the president would probably have to step down the next day. This is their status, which is very transcendent, because the royal family is a symbol of a country.

Not to mention the countries in the Middle East, even in Asia, the royal family of a country possesses supreme power, just like the royal emperor of a small island country. It was their royal family who was behind the invasion of China.

The same is true for other countries. Qin, Vietnam, India, and Korea all have royal families, each with extraordinary influence and supreme power. Of course, power cannot be eaten, what is important is what they control.

In Lu Shaohua's understanding, the Saudi Arabian royal family in the Middle East not only has supreme power, but also owns many oil fields. Every direct member of the royal family can be allocated an oil field, large or small.

Now that Lu Shaohua is implementing his oil plan, the oil fields owned by the royal family have become Lu Shaohua's target. He is aiming at the oil fields in their hands. If he can purchase the development rights of the oil fields from the royal family, then he, Lu Shaohua, will need to find ways to find the target.

But before that, building good relations with various countries was a relationship point, which was also the purpose of Lu Shaohua asking about the network of relationships. When the oil plan was just started, building good relations with the royal families of various countries was also part of the plan. Several years have passed, and it is time to check and accept it.

"It's OK." Li Zhijie used a very reasonable answer to Lu Shaohua, and then said, "Like our transaction with the Saudi Arabian reactionary organization this time, we dared to do business with that reactionary organization only after the approval of the Saudi Arabian royal family."

The royal family has a transcendent status in a country. Although they hope that their country can develop steadily, it is not easy to achieve stability, especially for countries in the Middle East. They are destined to be unable to develop steadily, unless one day oil loses its original importance.

It is for this reason that the royal family will not interfere with the reactionary organization or the government army, as long as they do not threaten their royal status. It is for this reason that Li Zhijie and his team can make a deal with the reactionary organization.

"Yes." Lu Shaohua nodded, and after a moment's silence, he continued, "We must always pay attention to the movements of the Saudi Arabian royal family. If they do anything to the reactionary organization, then we must obey their royal family's intentions even if we have to give up the oil fields. In short, in order to build a good relationship with their royal family, you must do whatever it takes."

"Understood." Li Zhijie responded in a deep voice.

Xie Jianwei and Qian Qian also nodded in agreement with Li Zhijie, indicating that they understood.

But even though Li Zhijie and the others expressed their opinions, Lu Shaohua was still a little worried, because this transaction was unusual. Before going to bed last night, Lu Shaohua thought about it seriously. The four short-range missiles were not ordinary weapons. They were extremely lethal. Selling them to a reactionary organization would have disastrous consequences.

"I'm still a little worried. That deal is a bit too much." Lu Shaohua said with some concern. After thinking for a moment, he continued, "The royal family of Saudi Arabia is the faith of their people. As a royal family, it is impossible for them not to care about their people. They actually agreed to sell them four short-range missiles. This is a bit extraordinary!"

"I also felt something was wrong at first, but after some investigation, I found that the current ruling military seems to have made the royal family very dissatisfied. It is not impossible that the royal family may want to replace it." Li Zhijie said with a hint of speculation.

"No." Lu Shaohua refuted Li Zhijie's statement, and then explained, "We can find out that the reactionary organization has a relationship with the Americans, so it is not difficult for their royal family to find out this. Their royal family will not let an organization with backgrounds from other countries govern."

After a pause, Lu Shaohua was still a little worried. After thinking for a moment, he made a major decision and said, "Stop the deal. We don't want that small oil field anymore. We won't sell the missiles to them."

Lu Shaohua thought a lot last night, but did not come to any conclusion. However, just now, Lu Shaohua felt more and more that things were far from as simple as he had imagined, so he decisively issued this order.

Li Zhijie and the others should have obeyed Lu Shaohua's decision, but at this moment, Li Zhijie and the others couldn't understand it no matter how hard they thought about it.

"If we terminate the deal, it will have a great impact on the reputation of the Tiger Roar Mercenary Group." Seeing that Li Zhijie and Xie Jianwei did not speak, Qian Qian took the initiative to stand up and explained the losses to his side. "Also, the order is almost finished, and four short-range missiles have been produced. If we terminate the deal, our losses will be huge."

Lu Shaohua knew very well that the loss was huge, but if the royal family was testing the Tiger Roar Mercenaries, the loss would be even greater, and the good relationship with the royal family would be completely broken with no possibility of repair.

"Do as I say. Well, I'll do it later. Notify them and terminate the transaction." Lu Shaohua didn't explain and directly defined it. Then he waved his hand and said, "That's it. Next, let's talk about the future development direction."

Li Zhijie and the others felt helpless. It was originally a very good deal, but it was terminated because of Lu Shaohua's words. But Lu Shaohua was the real person in power after all. Even if they disagreed with Lu Shaohua's approach, they could only accept it helplessly.

The three people moved their lips and wanted to say something, but when they met Lu Shaohua's serious eyes, they finally swallowed their words back into their stomachs. They all breathed a sigh of relief and listened attentively to what direction Lu Shaohua would arrange next.