Oil is a good business.

In terms of price alone, a ton of soybean is definitely much more expensive than a ton of oil. A ton of soybean has a minimum price of 40 pounds, which is about 195 US dollars, while a ton of oil has a maximum price of 7.5 US dollars. However, the purchase price of soybeans is also very high, so you can make money from it.

What we take is just a trade spread, and the advantage of oil business is that as long as it is a high-yield oil well, it is basically equivalent to collecting money while sitting on the ground, and even the cost can be ignored.

In the past decade, the total amount of oil and related products sold by the United States every year has increased from US$200 million to US$270 million, with total sales of approximately US$2.5 billion, while the total dividend of US Standard Oil Company's shares has reached US$800 million.

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What a horrible net profit.

What Russia relies on to fight the Russo-Japanese War is the second largest oil export in the world. Although its oil extraction rights are basically controlled by French capital, the source of these French capitals is generally derived from European Jewish consortiums.

Song Biao was not very interested in this kind of business, and even felt that investing in and mining oil in foreign countries was not only not guaranteed, but also equivalent to exporting foreign exchange to others. It was just a force of situation, and a penny stumped the hero, at least one thousand a year.

The majestic expenses of 10,000 pounds also stumped Song Biao, the local emperor of the three eastern provinces.

As the local emperor, Song Biao did not want to harm the people of the three northeastern provinces and the pitiful industrial and commercial foundations. The only way was to harm the British and American consortiums, especially those rich Jewish consortiums.

Song Biao came over to Zhang Kangren and asked carefully about all aspects of the consultation and legal terms of starting an oil company in a foreign country. The result made him a little surprised and injured. Even if the Chinese invested in the United States as a foreign businessman, he invested in the establishment of an oil company in the United States.

If you invest in mining abroad, you will receive better US legal protection than the current three northeastern provinces.

Of course, different states in the United States have different strengths of this protection. Zhang Kangren still recommends registering an oil company in New Jersey, then investing in other foreign investments, or investing in oil exploration in other provinces in the United States.

Because this is not the first time Song Biao has brought up this matter, Zhang Kangren went to the United States to negotiate equipment and silver-circular agency business some time ago, and met Rong Kui. In principle, Rong Kui agreed to serve as the general manager of the oil company, and

Proposed to extract oil in Texas.

If Dr. Rong Kui is willing to join, this is obviously very good news.

After hearing this good news, Song Biao couldn't wait to say to Zhang Kangren: "Okay, you can send a power to Rong Kui immediately. He said that I planned to go to the United States to handle this matter in person and ask him to find a way to recruit suitable personnel in the United States first.

.Money is definitely not a problem. We now have at least 20 million US dollars of liquid capital. I can also borrow a sum of funds from China-Russia Daosheng Bank for long-term investment. Within two years, I can invest 10 million.

US dollars. Even if there is no oil production within two years, I am willing to continue to invest two years on this scale. The conditions are very simple. I currently only want to invest in oil mining in Mexico, and it must be in the Tampico area."

"That's it...!"

Zhang Kangren was a little embarrassed and said, "Actually, when I went to the United States to have an interview with Rong Kui, I also mentioned your idea of ​​starting an oil company in Mexico. Rong Kui has some friends in this regard. He strongly advised us not to go.

Mexico chose to look for oil areas in Texas. Currently, the most popular oil areas in the United States are Texas and several southern states. He said that oil investment is gambling, and the difference is that some places win money

The probability is high. In some places, it is very low. Speaking of Mexico's oil industry, Rong Kui just happened to know a Mexican oil company, which was founded by Americans in Tampico, Mexico. It was a large-scale company in New York three years ago.

The issuance of startup stocks, also known as junk bonds, raised a total of three million US dollars in equity. So far, there are only a few pitiful low-yield oil mines, which have no economic significance except for refining asphalt. I bought it.

These entrepreneurial stocks have been completely lost. After three years of struggle, their total market value is less than 300,000 US dollars, and they have become real junk stocks."

Song Biao said oh, but laughed in his heart, saying, "Then let's start a New Jersey Far East Oil Company in New Jersey, and then spend $300,000 to buy these junk stocks, and at the same time, go to Tampico, Mexico to buy again.

There is a reason for the existence of a new mining area. Others are willing to invest in oil there. There must be a reason, maybe it is just a little bit... Of course, if you really invest large-scale funds, that is, you are ready to invest hundreds of them.

Before $10,000, I still wanted to go there to see if I could arrange my itinerary. I plan to go to Mexico in secret. If I could meet with the Mexican president, it would be better."

Zhang Kangren thought for a while and said, "This should not be a problem. Wu Tingfang, the Minister in Mexico, Chile and Peru, had some contact with me, so I should be able to ask him for help."

Song Biao nodded and ordered: "Then you can make arrangements as soon as possible. Come and go faster and keep it a little more confidential. I hope to visit Mexico in secret and return to China before September."

Zhang Kangren silently said yes, and then left Song Biao's office again.

This matter is generally a bit vulgar, but if you have money, you are a bastard, let alone this kind of free money. Song Biao’s idea is to spend money, spend a lot of money and try hard to mine dozens of oil wells, and sell it at one time.

Give others a huge check to the Jewish consortium in Europe and the United States and run away.

With the outbreak of Mexico's anti-dictatorial revolution and the development of Mexican oil nationalization, this huge check is destined to be able to buy a bunch of bullshits, and it will only be exchanged for 100 million US dollars or 200 million US dollars in compensation in about 40 or 50 years.

It can make big money and cheat people. Where can I find such a good thing? It is best to cheat Rockefeller for a big deal, run away after the trick, or exchange it with Standard Oil Company for Texas oil industry.

No matter how traitorous or treacherous this matter can be done, it is a bit irrelevant bad thing for Song Biao. Maybe it will fail. It is possible to spend ten million US dollars and make a bubble, because he is also completely

Don't understand.

During this period, although the new policies, industry, railways, finance and other governance in the three eastern provinces were in their infancy, after all, the entire government agencies and policies were generally improved, and the following work was to let them develop step by step.

Song Biao's energy was gradually shifted to the New Army in the Northeast.

It is OK to make a bubble of 10 million US dollars. Just think it is a gambling with the military expenses left by the Japanese. As long as you have the new Northeast Army, Song Biao will still have a chance to make a comeback.

The second phase of the Northeast New Army has been completed in half. From the current perspective, the effect is still very good, at least in the infantry area familiar to Song Biao. After the large-scale expansion of the troops, the entire army with a total strength of 40,000 has been spent.

In the most difficult first phase, more than one-third of the troops spent the first year of recruits. Among the total 3,327 grassroots low-level non-commissioned officers, one-third of the non-commissioned officers participated in the non-commissioned officer rapid training organized by the Far East Army Non-commissioned Officer School. The entire army retained

There were 722 Russian military instructors, which popularized each company. Even if there was a sudden violent military conflict with the Qing army during this period, Song Biao would not be very embarrassed.

Of course, we must continue to work hard. Song Biao strives to beat the Qing army like three high school students beating one elementary school student. Because only such standards can we beat the Japanese army with the advantage of high school students beating junior high school students.

The so-called military deterrence is to let others know that they are not your opponent with their butts. And your army can't wait to find someone to beat you up. In this case, others will be particularly afraid of you, just as before World War II

Germany.

These days, Song Biao has been carefully evaluating the second phase of the army's training, summarizing some shortcomings, and gradually making modifications and adjustments.

After a busy day, Song Biao did not eat in the cafeteria at night, but went to Shu's house for dinner.

He is the real commander who is barely in his body and he is full. His whole family is not hungry. He is really sad to eat alone in the dormitory and is very lonely. In the past few months, he has often accepted Shu Fangde's invitation to Shu's house for dinner.

After dinner, he chatted with Shu Fangren and Brothers Shu Fangde, or made two Go games with Shu Gao.

In addition to occasionally going to the art troupe to watch the preview program, going to the camp department to practice marksmanship, and riding horses around the camp, this is almost the only leisurely arrangement that Song Biao had in the tide of the new policy of the three eastern provinces.

It is not a big deal to have Shu Xuan's little relationship. After all, living alone in this era is a very painful and lonely thing. This feeling is that it is thousands of miles away from his family and never able to meet.

What others cannot understand, and the four fathers and sons of the Shu family are all working with Song Biao, this relationship is indeed very special.

That night, Shu Fangxin also went home to visit his parents. The father and son of the family were all there. Song Biao had a rare drink with the Shu family and his son. Because he had a bit of a mess with Shu Fangxin, Song Biao did not have Shu Gaoli tonight.

Play chess.

After dinner, he sat down with Shu Fangxin and Shu Fangde in Shu's study and talked about the officer's holdings.

Song Biao originally wanted to take out the Far East Coal and Iron Company to share the shares, but basically all of them were ready, but later it was suspended because Far East Coal and Iron Company basically had no chance of dividends in the next ten years, and even if it made a profit, it had to continue.

If you roll on, and in the first five years, you have to continuously draw profit subsidies from other places, once the shares are divided, the equity will change very much and the overall equity ratio will be unstable.

Song Biao's collective interests in Fengtian officers must be handled, but now it is just a matter of which company to distribute its shares.

The three of them sat down and discussed for a while, and considered each company, but none of them met the conditions.

At this time, Shu Fangxin had already prepared and considered it and suggested to Song Biao: "Governor General, do you think you can re-establish a new company and separate the coal and iron company, some of the subsidiaries of Yufengxing and Far East Commercial Bank

Equity, equity holdings in various other matters, banking business, and individually starting some small and medium-sized mining industries. In addition, I think this company can also have special connections with new businesses.”

In the continuous contact with the Restoration Association, Song Biao's Chinese Revolutionary Association had reached an agreement with the Restoration Association to jointly promote the "Restoration Revolution" in China. All the comrades and colleagues in the revolution used "new cause" to be called the "Restoration Revolution".

After hearing Shu Fangxin's proposal, Song Biao suddenly felt enlightened and immediately agreed: "Your idea is still good. In this way, let's assume that we have a Xinhua company, and I personally hold 20% of the shares for later redistribution.

, 30% will be left to the Northeast New Army collectively held, 30% will be distributed, and the last two will be established for the association. What do you think?"

Shu Fangxin agreed: "That's what my subordinates imagined."

Some people say that it is a stupid thing to give soldiers a lot of money, but other than that, is there any way to integrate a group of soldiers into a whole. If there is no special revolutionary idea, it is just the simplest "restoration revolution"

Thoughts can unite people's hearts for a while, they will eventually be divided in the future.

How did Yuan Shikai treat Beiyang Army soldiers?

When he was about to become emperor, how many senior generals of the Beiyang Army were sincerely following him?

Almost nothing.

On the one hand, Yuan Shikai made a mistake in this matter, and on the other hand, with the development of the troops and people, each of them has his own group of forces.

Even if Song Biao established the Chinese Empire, how could the emperor at this time be compared with the emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties?

If you give the soldier shares, it will cause the soldier to lose his fighting spirit. This statement makes sense, but it is not reasonable, because shares do not represent success, and the value of success pursued by everyone is different.

Song Biao's logic in this matter is to give senior generals and the old shares that really rely on to achieve today, and also to restrict the transfer of shares of the company, thus forming a stable interest group.

His considerations are very long-term. Even many years later, this special interest company will continue to survive in China's politics and military, survive in seclusion, stabilize the country's military stability, and as a special platform to stabilize everyone.

Senior general.

Even if the revolution has been successful, when everyone is ready to seek more of their own interests and values, they have to continue to tie them together, firmly on this platform, and continue to unite for vested interests.

Based on this point, Shu Fangxin's idea to Song Biao was to distribute futures and restricted shares as much as possible, and have the right to earn but no direct control.

On Shu Fangxin's suggestion, Song Biao also considered a new method, that is, the Northeast New Army as a collective registered and held collective equity, with 30% of the equity belonging to the army, and the Northeast New Army Secretariat was responsible for secret jurisdiction, and 20% were retained

Under Song Biao's name, 30% is distributed to senior generals and old subordinates as restricted shares, and 20% belongs to another collective share, that is, to the Xinhua Association.

In other words, 30% of this company belongs to military industry and 20% to party industry.

Song Biao and Shu Fangxin and Shu Fangde secretly discussed for a long time and decided to name the company "Xinhua Financial Company of the Three East Provinces", which is similar to a financial investment institution, responsible for the military, party financial management, and investment.

In the areas related to the "Restoration Revolution", military education, etc., through the joint share of Xinhua Financial Company and other merchants, the pawnshops and money shops held by Song Biao and Yufeng Bank were included in the financial company to enrich its capital.

At the same time, it holds some shares of Yufengxing, Far East Coal and Iron Company, Far East Textile Factory, Far East Railway Corporation, and holds some gold and silver mining, other mineral companies and real estate. The final total assets should be 15 million silver dollars.

If Xinhua Finance Company's net income can reach 2 million silver dollars every year and continue to roll over year, it will definitely make great contributions to the restoration of the revolution and the stability of the army.

Because this company has a very special importance to Song Biao's long-term interests, Song Biao and the Shu brothers secretly negotiated until late at night before leaving. He met Shu Xuan before leaving.

Shu Xuan kept waiting for him in the living room. When he walked out, she gave him a box of crispbread he had made.

Because Song Biao often stays up late to work, he always eats some snacks to satisfy his hunger at night. There is nothing to be picky about in this era. Even if you can eat Ningbo peach pastry, it is very delicious and considerate, making Song Biao feel warm.

It's quite a pity that he thought that he would take at least half an hour to chat with Shu Xuan for dinner this time. He heard that Shu Xuan was responsible for writing a new drama in the art troupe recently, and he didn't know how it was written.

To be continued)
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