Chapter 934 They gave too much (Third update, please subscribe)
In the deep night in the desert, the stars are shining like gems, dotted with the boundless darkness.
Chief Hussein and his distinguished guests sat in a circle, with a blazing bonfire in the center. The light of the fire swayed, reflecting their resolute and profound faces.
Chief Hussein warmly entertained these guests from far away. The air was filled with the attractive aroma of roasted whole sheep, mixed with the unique dryness and warmth of the desert. The chief raised his glass, and the wine shone attractively under the firelight. He toasted to the guests with a low and powerful voice:
"Director Ding, for our friendship, here's a toast."
liquor. Of course, it is indispensable. Although they are prohibited from drinking alcohol religiously, in fact, alcohol has always been a part of their lives. When it comes to piety, maybe they are pious, but no one can live without alcohol.
Even among the gifts given by Ding Deyun, there were some "water drinks".
“Chief Hussein, for our friendship!”
The guests responded one after another, toasting and drinking, and the laughter and laughter echoed in the silent desert night. As the cheerful music sounded, the dancers stepped lightly into the firelight. They wore colorful dance skirts, like elves in the desert, dancing to the rhythm of the music. Their dancing postures were moving, as if they were dancing with the wind. Dance and sing with the fire. In the cheerful music, the dancer twisted her flexible waist and performed a seductive belly dance.
Chief Hussein watched the dancing figure with a satisfied smile on his face. He turned to the guests with a determined light in his eyes:
"Here, you are my distinguished friends. No matter what help you need, as long as I can do it, I will not hesitate to lend a helping hand."
"Dear Chief, in fact, we Come here, I really want to discuss something with the chief, but it’s not just about asking for the chief’s help, but also hoping that we can cooperate. “
“Cooperation?”
< br>Hussein said doubtfully.
“Yes, Chief, you should have heard that the kingdom is now granting oil exploration and mining rights to foreign companies.”
Ding Deyun finally got straight to the point and got to the point,
Hussein nodded,
“I have indeed heard that Tripoli can get huge returns from foreign companies.”
Looking at the guests in front of him, Hussein knew that the other party was starting to make requests. This world has always been real, and no one would send so many gifts for no reason. They must have a conspiracy.
But, what does oil... have to do with them?
That was the king's business and had nothing to do with the tribe.
“Chief.”
Looking at Chief Hussein, Ding Deyun asked.
“I am curious, what will you get if the royal government transfers the oil exploration rights in Cyrenaica to foreign companies?”
“This...”
Hussein's brows furrowed slightly, and his expression became a little strange.
This question is a bit heartbreaking, really heartbreaking, because it has nothing to do with the tribe. Even if it is on the tribe's land, the tribe will not get even a single benefit from it.
"Nothing good will come of it, my friend!"
Another chief said drunkenly.
“Not even a coin, but the king can get millions of dollars!”
"Yes, they all belong to the king and have nothing to do with us!"
"Haha, when we chose him to be the king, we should have thought of all this. After all, there are good things, How could he consider us? "
For a time, the chiefs were full of dissatisfaction. After all, according to the law, they could not get any benefits from oil, which naturally aroused Their dissatisfaction with Tripoli.
In fact, Libya is different from other countries. It was never even a country. In the 16th century, the Ottoman navy defeated the Knights Hospitallers, captured Tripoli, and began to rule Libya for more than 300 years. Ottoman established the local province of Tripolitania and appointed the Pasha to manage it. However, Ottoman rule over Libya was relatively loose and could only control a few coastal cities. Beyond the cities were the tribes, which were only nominally loyal.
In 1911, Italy occupied Libya, and Libya became an Italian colony. It remained the same as in the past - the city belonged to the ruler, and the outside of the city belonged to the tribes. Tribalism, as in the past, has been a tool used by colonial rulers to conquer and rule the Libyan people.
Since independence in 1951, although it has become an independent country in form, it has never formed a single nation-state. After all, this place has been the settlement of multiple tribes for thousands of years. Because of this, in Libya, the people’s sense of national identity is very weak, but their sense of tribal identity is deep-rooted. Externally, they regard themselves as "Arabs" or "Africans"; internally, they regard themselves as members of their own tribe. The title "Libyans" is more about the outside world's identification of them.
Although post-independence Libya is under dynastic rule, tribal identity is still a strong link that maintains the entire society. Although King Idris, who was born in the western tribe, had to rely on the tribal alliance in the eastern region in order to maintain his rule, he was just dependent. However, in the distribution of interests, he was more inclined to his own tribe and to those in the eastern and southern regions. Insufficient attention is paid to development.
This also led to dissatisfaction among the eastern tribal alliance. Now, even though oil has just been mentioned, the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the chiefs of these eastern tribal alliances has naturally been released.
Their dissatisfaction is difficult to conceal. After all, the land is their land!
How can we not benefit them from oil exploration on their land?
Listening to their dissatisfaction, Ding Deyun said "oh" quietly, and then a trace of pride flashed in his heart.
After choosing the tribal alliance as a breakthrough point, he specifically studied the "Mining Law" and found a big problem - whether it was the royalties for oil exploration or the land rent in the exploration area, None of the tribes received even a penny of benefit, it was all taken away by the king of Tripoli.
Of course the tribal chiefs are dissatisfied with this!
Now, all he needs is to take advantage of their dissatisfaction, as Liu Desheng said - the dissatisfaction of the tribe is our best weapon to defeat European and American oil companies. After all, for European and American oil companies, What they value is the king, but what the king values is rule - if the tribal alliance clearly expresses dissatisfaction, then the king must respect their wishes.
There is nothing more important than maintaining rule. This is the most basic common sense!
Seeing the dissatisfaction on Chief Hussein's face, Ding Deyun, who was sitting next to him, said.
"Chief Hussein, now our company is interested in carrying out oil exploration in the Sirte Basin. If the chief can help facilitate this, in addition to giving you personal thanks, we will pay the local tribes A substantial fee to thank them for their help in the oil exploration and future extraction process! ”
Now, it’s time to throw out the bait!
What is bait? Of course it's an added bonus.
Hussein turned to look at Ding Deyun and said.
"Mr. Ding, extracting oil is Tripoli's right. We are just tribes and cannot change the laws promulgated by the king."
It seems that at this time, Hussein, who is the king's adviser, Because, he is still there to safeguard the king and the kingdom, and still fulfill his duties as a minister.
“Indeed, but more than half of the Sirte Basin is in Cyrenaica, so I think local tribes should of course benefit from oil exploration and extraction. This is your right. After all, this is yours. Land! ”
For foreign oil companies , they never mind who they cooperate with, as long as they can obtain oil exploration and exploitation rights. As for whether it will cause civil strife in the host country, it is not within the scope of Ding Deyun's consideration. Even if the split is beneficial to the company's interests, then Splitting a country is not out of the question.
Even after learning that Libya is a country with a deep-rooted tribal system, Ding Deyun had an idea in his mind - if necessary, if the company does not obtain the exploration rights in the Sirte Basin, then support the tribal alliance to launch a rebellion. Then split the country. In this way, after the tribal alliance is the master, they no longer need to deal with Tripoli, they only need to deal with Benghazi. As a supporter of Benghazi, the company will naturally obtain Sur Special basin oil exploration and production rights.
Of course, this is just a last resort, but it seems now, judging from the dissatisfaction shown by Hussein and others, that there may really be room for maneuver in this matter.
In this way, without revealing anything, Ding Deyun has already laid a foreshadowing in his heart!
Maybe it could come in handy in the future, who knows?
“But the Mining Ministry in Tripoli...”
Before Chief Hussein could finish speaking, Ding Deyun made an offer.
“500,000 US dollars, chief. As long as the chief can help us obtain the oil exploration rights in the Sirte Basin, in addition to paying the tribal alliance 500,000 US dollars every year, we will also pay the chief 100,000 US dollars. Consultancy fee!"
Ding Deyun then said.
"Besides that, we have some extra gifts for the chief,"
What are the extra gifts? Of course it's a weapon. That's their favorite!
Facts have proved that no one can resist temptation, and besides, these are a bunch of poor country bumpkins.
Faced with such temptation, Chief Hussein hesitated for a while and said.
"As the king's adviser, I feel that leasing the oil exploration and mining rights in the Sirte Basin to your company is undoubtedly in the best interests of Libya! Please rest assured, Mr. Ding, I will definitely convince the king."
It’s not that Chief Hussein is disloyal, it’s just that they gave him too much!
Faced with such temptation, he really couldn't resist!
Just as Liu Desheng had initially judged, the influence of the Saadi tribal alliance on Tripoli far exceeded those of foreign advisors. After all, the king needed to consider his rule. Under the persuasion of Chief Hussein, the king finally agreed. Hand over the oil exploration and production rights in the Sirte Basin to Nanyang Petroleum Company.
A week later, oil companies from various countries in Tripoli received quite shocking news - Nanyang Petroleum Company had obtained the oil exploration and production rights in the Sirte Basin.
The reason why they were shocked was...this land covers more than 400,000 square kilometers!
(End of this chapter)