MTL - Restart Spain-Chapter 182 Kuwait expedition

The progress of the American war has made the war seem to have no end in sight.

War is a cruel meat grinder, and it is also an opportunity and an opportunity for imperialism to **** up America.

The Spaniards made a lot of money in this war, and the British and Germans also ate the dividends they deserved in this war.

The only Frenchman who did not gain any benefit from this war began to have a different mind at this time.

For them, the interests of Americans have actually become an established fact,

Their forcible insertion will only arouse the hostility of the three countries of England, West Germany,

Therefore, they might as well use this as an excuse in exchange for some other benefits.

In exchange for giving up U.S. interests, the French turned their attention to Algeria and Libya in North Africa.

And the deal with the Spaniards before that has already won them the support of the Spanish government.

Next they just need the support of the Germans and the British, and no one will be able to refute any action they take against Algeria.

If the three countries of England, West Germany remain silent, then Italy and Austria, which are located on the Mediterranean coast, will not be able to beat the French in this incident.

Therefore, the French government began to frequently issue diplomatic requests to the three countries.

And its purpose is nothing more than the North, non-Algeria and Libya that they already regard as meat on their plates.

Although the Italians have just been unified, their domestic desire for colonies is no less than that of the old European powers.

For them, the Libyan region has been regarded as their back garden.

Although the French did not say it outright, their aim was Algeria and Libya,

But its frequent diplomatic actions and military deployments off the coast of Algeria,

It has already made the Italians feel a little bit wrong.

However, the Italians in this period actually had no possibility of being compared with the French in all aspects. Both the economic population and the military strength were far behind the French.

Therefore, once they could not obtain the support of England, Germany, Austria and other countries, they would be powerless to refute and powerless to resist the French occupation.

And among them, the Austrians are the only great powers that do not have sufficient interests in the United States.

But their weak naval power made them actually indifferent in this matter.

To know that the relationship between Italians and Austrians is not so good,

The fall of Venice caused Austria to directly lose its important economic province.

Austrians also don't have a particularly good sense of Italy.

Therefore, in this matter, once the French gained the support of Britain, West Germany, the Italians would be forced to accept this request.

The attitude of the Spaniards has been very clear. Although it has not been communicated to the outside world, it is certain to support the French.

The exchange of interests between the two parties is written in black and white in the treaty, although the treaty of this period is nothing but a blank sheet of paper,

However, cooperation with the French is still necessary. With the help of the powerful navy of the French, it can help Spain to stabilize a lot of the situation.

The attitudes of Britain and Germany in the face of this matter can be said to be ambiguous.

On the one hand they don't want the French to trip them up on the US issue,

On the other hand, they do not want the French to gain more benefits.

And the trade-off between the pros and cons also depends on what kind of comfort the French are willing to give to the two countries.

Of course, all of this has nothing to do with the Spaniards,

The Spanish government at this time, under the direction of Alfonso XII,

Quietly began, the development of the Spanish possessions on the Arabian Peninsula.

Since the last time the Ottoman Empire traded Kuwait for the support of the Kingdom of Spain,

Kuwait has become one of Spain's many overseas colonies.

Although the territory is not large, the scientific area is a famous oil-producing area in later generations, and its oil reserves can be said to be among the best in the world.

The oil reserves of the small Kuwait region have been surveyed in the future and have been as high as 94 billion barrels.

This terrifying amount directly accounts for 10% of the world's oil reserves.

Later generations supported the oil in Romania, where the German Empire started World War II. Only 600 million barrels of reserves.

So you can see how terrifying the oil reserves in Kuwait are,

If this area can be successfully developed, then the Spanish industry will not be short of oil at all.

The role of oil in industry is self-evident. If steel is the bone of industry, it is no exaggeration that oil is called the blood of industry.

However, the Spanish government does not dare to make a big splash in the development of the Kuwait region.

Spain cannot provide effective, rapid and massive support in the Kuwait region.

The desolate desert in its territory also restricts the number of troops stationed there.

This means that once the naval powers such as Britain and France want to seize the colony, Spain will be unable to make any resistance to this kind of thing.

For Alfonso, although he knew that the area of ​​Kuwait had a large number of oil belts,

But the exact location is not known to A Fang. As a little fart in his previous life, he has never been abroad.

Therefore, professional oil surveyors are also needed to find oil in the Kuwait area.

If the fertile land of the Moloch region was an important reason for the promotion of Spanish immigration,

The Kuwait region has absolutely no advantage in this regard,

The uninhabited desert and the savage Arabian natives made this land the least popular colony in Spain.

Whether it is Cuba, the Philippines or Morocco, they can be regarded as the richest colonies in the world, and Kuwait is completely incomparable with the previous three colonies.

And this also happened to be convenient for the Spanish army team and the survey team to conduct on-the-spot reconnaissance and detection on this land.

"Nadia, do you really say that there will be oil here? I don't know what the purpose of the commander let us come here to find oil!"

Escorted by army soldiers, two Spanish experts in expedition suits began to complain.

In this desolate, overgrown, and unbearably hot climate, even the Spaniards on the Inberia Peninsula felt a little bit of discomfort at this time.

The Imberia Peninsula, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, can be said to be a relatively comfortable and warm country, and the average temperature in the country is not too different.

Therefore, although the winter is not too cold, the summer is not particularly hot.

And the hot climate in Arabia makes the Spaniards who have lived in the Iberia Peninsula for a long time also have a little bit of discomfort.

"Since it's an order from the government, we don't care if he has it or not."

Nadia's companion, Instadir. Look at Nadia who is complaining.

There is some helplessness, but his hard-working professionalism still makes him choose to do his own job well.

"We just have to do our own tasks."

"Report everything we have seen and found to the Spanish government and report it to the king, and our mission will be accomplished."

Their job is actually to survey oil reserves, so Instatil didn't complain much when they were dispatched here.

Although it is hot and bitter here, the Spanish government based on any staff here,

The remuneration paid is extremely generous, including army soldiers and all oil exploration staff.

"But how could there be oil in this place, even if there is oil, he went out of the border and into British territory."

Then you have to complain about this. Judging from the map, Kuwait is really not big, and even borders most of the Ottoman Empire and the British territories.

And King Alfonso XII had already concluded that there were huge oil reserves here before he set off.

And their relatively backward instruments are actually more difficult to survey.

This is also something that can't be helped. Alfonso has not seen the distribution map of oil fields in Kuwait in his previous life.

But of course he from the future knows that this area has huge oil reserves, although he doesn't know where,

But there are so many professionals in the country, they can definitely be used, and their wages are not a small amount.

These oil surveyors were able to find a large enough oil field in Kuwait,

For Alfonso, the value of these people is completely enough, and it is not an exaggeration to give them any reward.

"Okay, don't complain, since His Majesty the King has determined that there are enough oil fields here."

"Then we can just follow His Majesty's instructions. Have you ever seen His Majesty Alfonso XII lead us through detours?"

Yinstadir slowly said that he was older than Nadia in terms of age,

The two have been working with each other for several years, and it's fair to say that Instatil is a relationship that's right for Binadia.

For Nadia's complaint, he did not take it to heart, but took the attitude of his brother and followed suit.

At this time, once Nadia's remarks are spread to the outside world by interested people, for Nadia, her future career may be greatly affected.

You must know that it was the order of King Alfonso XII to come to Kuwait to survey oil.

And Nadia's remarks at this time can be said to be openly opposed to the king,

Judging from Alfonso's current prestige in Spain, it is extremely unlikely that anyone who opposes him wants to go far in his career...

Nadia obviously heard what Yinstadir was saying, and complained casually, put down the complaining attitude on his face, and threw himself into work again.

This is just a small episode in the Kuwait region. Compared with hundreds of survey teams, they are just insignificant roles.

A larger and more professional survey team is also looking for it in Kuwait.

For them, having oil fields in the Kuwait region is completely a fantasy.

No oil field has been discovered in the entire Arabian region before.

And just based on the words of Alfonso XII, it is concluded that Kuwait has a huge amount of oil, which is resentful for any survey team.

You must know that before this, the British and the Ottoman Empire occupied the Arabian Peninsula,

Although the Ottoman Empire has been extremely decayed and has no ability to detect oil, the prosperous British Empire obviously has this ability.

But the British who have occupied the Arabian Peninsula for decades have not heard any news.

There has not been any news of a downward trend in oil prices, either.

This proves that the British had not discovered any oil field in the Arabian Peninsula in the previous decades.

But that doesn't stop Alfonso from letting them work hard here.

And their work here is not without results, although no large oil fields have been discovered in a short period of time,

However, the small oil fields that have been discovered one after another have made these survey teams pay attention to the Kuwait area.

Although having a small oil field does not mean having a large oil field,

But this is completely good news for the survey team, indicating that there is a natural environment for producing oil in the spoken-speaking area.

The survey in the Kuwait area is proceeding in an orderly manner, while Alfonso, as far away as Madrid, has some urgency. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

You must know that Spain's industry is in a period of vigorous development at this time, and the domestic consumption of steel and coal is increasing day by day.

Although the country has a huge amount of coal and steel reserves, once the internal combustion engine is popularized, oil will become Spain's biggest constraint.

In the second industrial revolution, the internal combustion engine is the most important part, second only to electricity.

Even the most important electricity, its generator needs to be driven by oil.

Oil is the lifeblood of Spain's future development. Although it is afraid of the aggression and **** of the old imperialists such as Britain and France,

But don't forget that the Spanish Empire is also a member of the old capitalist empire.

Any country that dares to take the Kuwait area from Spain for no reason,

It will make Spain, a force that cannot be controlled by Europe, fall to its opposite.

Although Spain cannot provide much support to the Kuwait region,

But its influence in Europe is still enough for European countries to weigh its weight.

So, while Alfonso doesn't want to spread the word about Kuwait Oil in a big way,

However, the oil produced thereafter will definitely be sold to the outside world, and this news cannot be concealed.

Not much fanfare, but silently making a fortune, I believe that even if the European countries are jealous, they will not dare to blatantly stumble upon Spain.

Because not only Spanish industry needs oil,

Any country entering the second industrial revolution will realize the importance of oil.

Oil will certainly be a huge help to Spain's fiscal revenue in the future.

The tiny Kuwait region is worth more than the Philippines, or even Cuba.

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