Chapter 3207 Waiting for the rabbit

When Ye Chen was taking Lin Wan'er to revisit his old place outside Bergen, in an oil field far away in Nigeria in southeastern Africa, a large number of walking beam pumps were running 24 hours a day on the vast land. The entire plain was filled with the repetitive rotation of machines and the roar of various other machines.

As the largest oil producer in Africa, Nigeria's oil economy is their mainstay.

When international oil prices were high, Nigeria was once the number one country in Africa. We cannot say that its GDP has always been number one, but it is no problem for it to remain in the top three.

The oil field under the control of the Qing Society has been operating on this land for decades. It was acquired by the Qing Society through special means after Nigeria's independence, and it contributes a lot of profits to the Qing Society every year.

This oil field has a net profit of at least tens or even hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars every year. In the past few decades, it has created tens of billions of dollars in cash income for the Bankruptcy Society. If it is sold, tens of billions of dollars can be cashed in at a time.

There are countless similar industrial and mining industries in the world of the Brokerage Society, but this place is indeed one of the most profitable bases of the Brokerage Society in the world, and also one of the bases with the highest market value.

At this time, on the top platform of a towering drilling tower in the oil field, two middle-aged men stood in front and behind, overlooking the entire oil field.

Standing in the front, near the fence, was the Grand Commander-in-Chief of the Right Army of the Poqing Society, Wu Shutong.

Standing behind him was Lieutenant General Yuan Chengze.

Among the five military governorates of the Anti-Qing Society, the Right Military Governorate covered the most countries and the largest area. The whole of Europe except Russia and the entire African continent were under the territory of the Right Military Governorate.

However, the headquarters of the Right Army Governor's Office has always been rotated among various European countries and has never been stationed in the African continent. The main reason for this is that the conditions in Africa are much worse than those in Europe. The headquarters of the Governor's Office is not only the permanent workplace of the Grand Governor and his core generals, but their families also live here with them, so naturally no one is willing to bring their families to Africa.

If it is not absolutely necessary, Wu Shutong rarely comes to Africa. The reason why he brought his confidant Yuan Chengze here this time is mainly because the three elders arrived secretly under the order of Lord Ying. As the Grand Commander of the Right Army Governor's Office, he was designated by Lord Ying to personally receive and accompany them and to stay here personally until the target appears.

The oil fields with their smoky air and roaring machines are of course very different from Naples in southern Italy. After only a few days here, Wu Shutong was already tired of the ubiquitous smell of crude oil in the air. It was also for this reason that he preferred to climb the towering drilling tower, where the impact of noise and odor was much less than on the ground.

Yuan Chengze stood behind him and saw that he was frowning, so he said, "If the Grand Commander is not used to the environment here, I will find a five-star hotel for him in downtown Lagos. The three elders are already in seclusion in the underground secret room. I will keep an eye on everything here."

Wu Shutong shook his head and said calmly, "The Lord has told me to keep a close eye on the entire process and not to make any mistakes. If something goes wrong and I'm not here, I won't be able to bear the punishment from the Lord."

Yuan Chengze lowered his head quickly and said in panic, "I was inconsiderate, please punish me, Grand Commander."

"Forget it." Wu Shutong waved his hand, sighed, and said, "It's not a problem to hold on for a few days, but it's really a test to hold on for a long time. I don't know if the person that Lord Ying is waiting for will come. If he comes, I don't know when he will come."

Yuan Chengze said: "Grand Commander, even if it is the Lord of England, we don't know who that person is and where he is. If we just wait like a rabbit by the tree, we still don't know what will happen in three to five days, three to five months, or three to five years..."

Wu Shutong said with emotion: "Since the Lord has asked for this, how can we, the ministers, not obey? But General Yuan, don't be so pessimistic. At present, all the garrisons are silent, and only the clues here have been revealed. As long as the other party still wants to continue to be the enemy of the Poqing Society in secret, this is the only target he can find. I personally infer that the probability of him coming is still very high."

Yuan Chengze added: "It's just that the Lord chose this place as bait, which is really painful. Last year, this place contributed more than 2 billion US dollars in profits to the Right Army Governor's Office, and the profits handed over to the Lord were as much as 1.6 billion US dollars. It is the most profitable industry of our Right Army Governor's Office. If there is any danger here, it is equivalent to losing a banknote printing factory..."

Wu Shutong nodded: "If the three elders really fight here, I'm afraid this oil field will be lost. Fortunately, we have a lot of such industries. Although most of them may not be as large as here, they are still accumulated and drip by drip. Losing an oil field will not have a big impact on us."

Yuan Chengze couldn't help but say: "Grand Commander, there are countless ways to make money nowadays. It's not a problem for those engaged in technology to make hundreds of billions of dollars a year. Why don't we develop in these areas?"

Wu Shutong smiled. Although Yuan Chengze was his confidant, he did not know the secret that only the descendants of the Wu family knew, nor did he know the true identity and background of the great leader Wu Feiyan.

So, he began to speak: "In the 400-year history of the Qing-breaking Society, successive leaders have been deeply aware of an eternal truth: those so-called cutting-edge technologies and popular trends may create a lot of bubble-rich wealth in a few decades, but for an organization that has existed for hundreds of years, they are not a long-term and stable source of income;"

"Throughout history, many people, many families, and many companies have become rich suddenly after seizing an opportunity, but most of them have become obsolete because they cannot seize the next opportunity. The only business that can truly last for hundreds or even thousands of years is energy and resources. "

“This is also the key reason why the Rockefeller family in the United States has been able to stand firm after so many years of development;”

"The core assets of the Rothschild family, like those of the Rockefeller family, are mostly in the energy and resource industries;"

"The technology industry may have unlimited opportunities in the short term, but some areas may soon be eliminated by other new technologies. We warriors have no natural advantage in these areas. Who can guarantee that we will always be at the forefront? Maybe if there is a slight change, we will lose everything. You invest $100 million in a technology project, but in the end you may not even get a million back. But if you spend $100 million on a few oil wells, it will most likely bring you $1 billion in revenue in the next 30 years. This is the importance of stability, and shock resistance is also an important indicator. If there is a world war tomorrow, I don’t know if chips and smartphones can still make money, but oil, steel, and non-ferrous metals will definitely make more money!"

Although Wu Feiyan is an old woman of nearly 400 years old and does not have a modern business mind, she is conservative and has established an unshakable core concept for the business empire of the Poqing Society through her understanding of the world over the years, which is to try every possible means to control as much energy and resources as possible.

As a witness of the Industrial Revolution and World Wars, she knows very well that no matter how the world develops, coal, oil and natural gas will still be the main energy sources for a long time in the future. No matter how world technology develops, whether it progresses or regresses, steel, precious metals and non-ferrous metals are also the top priorities of industrial society. Even if a world war breaks out and the world is turned into a wasteland, and all global technology companies go bankrupt, energy and resources will still stand.

Because of this, oil fields and mines accounted for the majority of the assets accumulated by the Qing Society over hundreds of years.

Of course, there is another very important factor here, that is, no matter where in the world, oil fields and mines are easier to carry out concealed construction projects and hide large populations.

The copper mine in Cyprus expanded the internal tunnels and working faces and built an underground community underground. Because it is a mine, this huge project can be completely concealed from the public.

Yuan Chengze probably understood Wu Shutong's point of view and sighed: "After listening to what the Grand Commander said, I realized that I was just daydreaming."

Wu Shutong chuckled and looked at the countless oil pumps below, and said with emotion: "The simpler the business model, the more reliable it is. Look at these pumps. Every time they turn, they will pump up a large amount of oil that can be exchanged for US dollars. These machines run 24 hours a day. We just need to connect the extracted crude oil to the pipeline and transport it to the port. Those oil merchants will use tankers to transport the oil to all parts of the world. All we have to do is wait here and count the money. We don't have to worry about what will be popular today or tomorrow, and we don't have to worry about who will use technological innovation to destroy our jobs. Before those scientists figure out controlled nuclear fusion, there will always be money to be made here."

Yuan Chengze nodded heavily and sighed: "The Anti-Qing Society has been able to stand firm in the world for four hundred years, which is inseparable from the foresight of successive leaders."

After that, he asked Wu Shutong: "Grand Commander, if there is no definite time for you to wait here, would you like me to arrange for someone to renovate a suitable residence for you?"

Wu Shutong thought for a moment, waved his hand and said, "No need. The Lord takes this matter very seriously. There may be other spies. Before that mysterious enemy appears, you and I must show that we are doing our best and working diligently. We must not leave the Lord with the impression that we are not useful to him!"