Babylonian Empire

Chapter 1 Borrowing the Chicken to Lay the Egg——

Jahra is a town in central Kuwait, located about 50 kilometers west of Kuwait City. It mainly produces fruits and vegetables and is the most important agricultural area in Kuwait.

Although Kuwait is rich and can import all kinds of food from foreign countries, fresh fruits and vegetables are the best. Therefore, in Jahra, farmers grow fruits and vegetables at a high price, even with government subsidies. The price of these things is still quite expensive.Needless to say, almost all the fresh water used to grow these crops is imported from Iraq.While desalination plants have begun to be built, they are only barely adequate for Kuwait City.

Compared with the uninhabited desert, the population here is slightly more.

The convoy did not enter the town, and there was a private mansion of Fahd in the southeast corner, and the convoy drove directly to the mansion.

Countries in the Middle East are rich, and Zhang Feng can already feel that his villa is beautiful and grand enough just in China, right?However, compared with this place, it is nothing but a small one.

Here, where ordinary Kuwaiti people can build villas, as a prince, it is naturally more stylish. Zhang Feng thought for a moment that it was almost the same as the prince's mansion in ancient China.

Although there is a lack of fresh water, there is a huge fountain when you enter the door. After driving in for a few minutes, you come to a building.

As soon as the car stopped, a servant standing at the door quickly stepped forward and opened the door.

Zhang Feng smiled and walked into the hall with Prince Fahd.

Zhang Feng didn't deliberately look around, which seemed too impolite, but he was still very curious, the place where the wall and the floor meet, the shining part, couldn't it be really a gold buckle, right?Even if it is gold-plated, it is a large investment.

Pass through the hall and come to a smaller living room, followed by Tariq and Hikmat. "novel"

As for Fahd, he was with a secretary next to him. This secretary was dressed in a typical Arab dress, covering his face with a silk scarf, and he didn't see whether he was very good-looking. It was just that figure, although it was covered by an Arab robe. Below, Zhang Feng can also guess that the curve should be very attractive.

However, this has nothing to do with him. Zhang Feng thought that his trip had an important purpose.

"A few days ago, I received information about the visit of Your Excellency Qusay, saying that this trip has an important mission, so I have been looking forward to it. This room is very quiet, and a comprehensive inspection has been done. There is no wiretapping equipment. What's the matter? , Your Excellency Qusay, please speak directly." Prince Fahd said.

"His Royal Highness, you are really thoughtful," Zhang Feng said, "This time, I have a business deal, and I want to do it with our Muslim brothers, Kuwait."

Doing business?Fahd's eyes lit up: "What's the matter, please speak directly, Your Excellency Qusay."

"You also know that we have been defending the peace of our Arab world and fighting against Khomeini's theocracy who clamored to export revolution. In terms of money, we have been fighting for more than a year, the national treasury has been empty, and the foreign exchange reserves have been exhausted, but we still have to buy a lot of weapons, so our funds have already run out." Zhang Feng said.

"I know this. I have already discussed with the emir. We can provide war loans to our good brothers, with low or no interest. Moreover, I am also in contact with Saudi Arabia, hoping that they can also lend a helping hand , do our best to help Iraq," Fahad said.

Zhang Feng was very touched when he heard this. It can be said that Prince Fahd spared no effort to support the Iraqi struggle. At that moment, Zhang Feng captured it.

Who is this secretary?Zhang Feng began to be a little curious.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness, for supporting us. However, you also know that although we are Muslim brothers, our debts must always be repaid. Although there is no interest, the war will do great harm to the Iraqi economy. Our oil , has already started to reduce production, so after the war is over, we will carry out economic construction and pay for the families of the soldiers who died. The expenditure is still very high, so we don’t want to borrow money to survive unless it is absolutely necessary:.” After Zhang Feng finished speaking, he laughed. He smiled: "At that time, I'm afraid I won't even be able to afford to pawn my underwear!"

"Puchi..." The secretary next to him laughed.

Fahd turned his head sternly, and the secretary next to him hurriedly said, "I'm sorry." The voice was very sweet.

"Your Excellency Qusay, your worries are unnecessary. The loan is interest-free, and it can be given later." Fahd said.

Zhang Feng knows that Fahd now sincerely supports Iraq, so he has more confidence in his purpose of coming.

"I know, so I came here to bring a good method that both parties can benefit from. As long as you can agree and persuade the emir to agree, then both of us can earn a lot of dollars." Zhang Feng Said.

"Oh?" Fahd said with some interest, "Then tell me about it."

"You also know that we have captured Abadan now. You should also know that there is a huge oil refinery in Abadan. Its refining capacity accounts for 60.00% of Iran's total."

"Of course I know, so taking down Abadan this time is definitely a huge victory." Fahd said, suddenly, he thought of something: "You can't be..."

"Yes, that's what I mean. Since it is already in our hands, an empty city is of no use to us. Only by making those equipments work and turning the bubbling crude oil into refined oil can we win the victory. Turn it into real benefits." Zhang Feng said: "It is very wasteful to fight purely for the sake of fighting, and in the end, it is for benefits."

Fahd said: "This idea is very good, but what does it have to do with us in Kuwait?"

"As you know, our oil fields in Basra don't have a lot of output. Most of them can be refined into refined oil through the Basra Refinery. The Abadan Refinery's refining capacity is a full 3000 million tons, even if it is only half running. , There are more than 1000 million tons, without crude oil, what do we refine?" Zhang Feng asked.

Fahd nodded: "Then what do you mean?"

"There is a saying in ancient China, which is called borrowing a chicken to lay eggs, that is, borrowing a chicken from a neighbor and laying a hundred eggs, and then returning fifty eggs as interest, and you have five left. Ten eggs." Zhang Feng said: "At present, the chicken we want to borrow is Kuwait's crude oil, and the eggs produced are refined oil."

Zhang Feng's analogy was very appropriate, and Fahad immediately understood the purpose of the other party's visit, that is, to use Kuwait's crude oil to transport it to Abadan, refine it into refined oil, and earn the price difference from it.

After speaking, Zhang Feng looked at the expression of Fahd, a very wise man in his 30s, and began to meditate.

Zhang Feng didn't disturb him, took the coffee that the secretary brought just now, and tasted it carefully.

But behind him, Tariq and Hikmat became impatient. They were all thinking about how they should persuade Prince Fahd if he disagreed.Please remember the URL, if you like "Babylonian Empire" written by Huadongzhixiong

Chapter 1 Eleven Suspicious Secretary

Chapter 1 The Suspicious Secretary——

The spoon stirs the coffee cup, making a crisp sound. No sugar is added. Although it is bitter, it is very mellow. This is made from the best coffee beans from Brazil, which is very refreshing. "novel"

While tasting, Zhang Feng waited for Prince Fahd's reply.

Fahd was thinking quickly. He completely underestimated the wisdom of this man who was not yet an adult. When he received the news that Qusay was coming, Fahd knew that the other party must have something to ask, or, It is impossible to come to Kuwait. Iraq is at war and must be short of money. Fahd has secretly made up his mind to give Iraq an interest-free loan of 20 billion US dollars to help Iraq update its weapons and equipment. This is already a very generous act. got it.

The people of Kuwait love peace.The Kuwaiti government pursues a policy of neutrality and non-alignment, and advocates developing relations with all countries on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. Therefore, it is very disgusted with Iran's export of revolution.

The people of Kuwait are also very generous and firmly opposed to the US policy of favoring and supporting Israel.Support the just struggle of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories, recognize the state of Palestine, and upgrade the representative office of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Kuwait to an embassy.I have always supported the PLO, and I also support the struggle of the Iraqis.

However, Kuwait is neutral. If it rashly participates in the Abadan oil refinery, it can easily be misunderstood as directly participating in the war against Iran.

After pondering for a long time, Fahd said: "Your Excellency Qusay, your proposal is very constructive, but there is one very important point, I want to explain to you clearly that Kuwait is now neutral, and this Abadan The oil refinery is located in a warring area. If our country's crude oil flows there, it is easy to cause misunderstandings. "Search to see the fastest""

Fahd put it mildly.

Zhang Feng had some admiration for Saddam Hussein. He could see the most critical part of the matter at a glance. He still had a lot to learn!

"Tariq, explain to His Highness Fahad." Zhang Feng said.

Tariq was just waiting for this opportunity. He took out the information in his hand, spread it out in front of Fahd, and said, "Your Highness, look at this map."

Fahad looked at the map a little strangely. It was a large-scale drawing, mainly the Jahra and Basra areas.

"His Royal Highness, look here, here are our fresh water pipelines. Among them, these two are abandoned pipelines, but they are still in a state that can be unsealed and reused at any time." Tariq said.

Fahd is very smart, and Tariq started to understand in the middle of talking.

"We use these two pipelines to transport crude oil from here to Basra, then load it on ships, pass through the Shatt al-Arab River, transport it to the Abadan refinery, and then transport it back through this pipeline. These pipelines were originally abandoned. No one will find out that the black wealth is transported inside. The appearance of the oil ship in Basra has nothing to do with Kuwait. After transporting it back, it will be transported out from the Kuwait port. In this way, no one will notice at all. Kuwait and Abadan Refinery, what does it matter."

Fahad's eyes began to light up, which was definitely a brilliant idea, so that Kuwait would be completely out of the way.Moreover, refining crude oil into refined oil and then transporting it out can completely increase profits.

"Except for the part in Kuwait, we will operate all the rest, and we will share half of the profits. What do you think?" Zhang Feng asked Fahd.

"Forgive me," Fahad asked, "Although Abadan is firmly in Iraqi hands, in the sky, it is still the Iranians' world. As long as the Iranian planes drop a few bombs, the oil refinery will be destroyed." There would be great danger."

It was indeed a bit rude to ask such a question. Tariq was beside him and subconsciously wanted to refute, but Zhang Feng stopped him with his eyes.