Chapter 1006: Profit comes first (first update, please subscribe)
What happened in Riyadh that day?
No one knows, but after the palace was destroyed, some officers in the air force base near Riyadh took the opportunity to launch an uprising. Without a leader, the Free Officers Organization quickly took control of the entire city of Riyadh, and then , they announced the establishment of the "Arab Republic" through radio and expressed their willingness to negotiate with Yemen and Medina to resolve the conflicts between the parties through consultation.
It must be said that these officers who have received modern military education still understand very well what their top priority is.
Cease the war, then solve the domestic problems, and wait until the domestic problems are solved before solving the external threats.
However, they obviously ignored people's greed. Neither Yemen nor Medina adopted their call for a truce. Not to mention Iraq and Jordan, who saw the opportunity, even the Rashid family, who had been in exile, wanted to Return to hometown.
In a word, Saudi Arabia at this time has become a lost dog, that is, the point where everyone is crying out for beating.
At the end of September of 1956, the Arabian Peninsula fell into chaos, just like it had for the past few hundred years. Whether it is the so-called Holy Family, the Rashid Family, or Yemen, Iraq, and Jordan, they all seem to want a share of the Saudi family's corpse.
These people who have long been salivating over the Saudi oil fields are all rushing to pounce on this piece of fat.
Just when they pounced on this piece of fat and tried to take a bite, the whole world seemed not to notice it. After all, the whole world is now attracted to another place - Egypt.
The diplomatic dispute caused by the "Nationalization of Suez" has reached its most critical moment. On September 30, Britain and France submitted the Suez Canal issue to the United Nations Security Council for discussion.
"The Russians will definitely veto the "international condominium" proposal, and even the Americans will not support them."
In the garden of Chang'an's official residence, Li Yian was walking, While chatting with Li Guoren about the canal issue.
"Your Excellency, the Americans should support it. After all, the United States can also take the opportunity to participate. Just like when Iran's oil was nationalized, the United States supported the United Kingdom and supported their plan for the international oil company. Now Why are you opposed? "
Like many people, Li Yian doesn't care at all about what happens in the Arabian Peninsula. The reason why he doesn't care is because... the only thing worth paying attention to in that land is the oil field, and now The oil fields are already controlled by Aramco and Nanyang Arab Oil Company. In this case, what else is worth paying attention to there?
"Times have changed!"
Li Yian raised his head and glanced at the stars in the sky. Even the stars in the sky have changed in the long history, not to mention the affairs on this small broken ball.
“It is no longer May 1st. At that time, the United States needed Britain to support them on the peninsula, so the United States could only support the British blockade of Iran, and could only recognize the British safeguarding its own interests, but in its original intention After all, it is helping Britain maintain their colonial empire! Now Britain needs the help of the United States more, and the United States is more willing to support Britain in maintaining its colonial empire. Disintegrate it. Only by disintegrating the British colonial empire will all European countries, including the United Kingdom, truly succumb to the United States..."
Is it the rule of the United States?
Of course it is not the rule of the United States. After all, they do not rule the world.
After thinking about it, Li Yian finally found a suitable word and said:
"Submit to the international order established by the United States, as a defender of the American order, not a challenger. Therefore, in the disintegration of British and even European colonies The interests of the United States and the Soviet Union are consistent. The former hopes that Western European countries will become his loyal followers, rather than slowly using the colonies to restore their strength and finally rebuild their order. The latter hopes to destroy its colonial empire and spread it. Influence, establish the Russian world order ”
World order!
This is the essence of the so-called "Clash of Civilizations" during the Cold War. Essentially, both sides want to establish their own world order. It is for this reason that they are committed to destroying the "old order", that is, European countries such as Britain and France spent hundreds of years establishing the "old order" with colonies at its core.
At this point, the United States and the Soviet Union, which seemed to be at odds with each other, were surprisingly consistent. They didn’t even need to communicate and directly made the choice that was most beneficial to each other—— Support the other party to dismantle the colonial empires of Britain, France and other European countries, and in the process of disintegration, establish or strengthen their own "new order"
"Your Excellency, since the United States and the Soviet Union have this attitude, then we..."
Li Guoren frowned, as if he didn't understand. "Why do we have to go into this muddy water, which may even be doomed to failure!"
As the foreign minister of Nanyang, in Li Guoren's view, the earth has now changed its owner. Now, the strength of the United States and the Soviet Union has surpassed that of the run-down aristocrats like the United Kingdom and France. How dilapidated they were - Britain could not even maintain its rule in South Asia after the war, and of course this would not be allowed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
It is precisely because of this that Li Guoren feels that this is a pond of muddy water. Although muddy water is easy to fish in, the risks are also high.
"The current situation is completely different from that after World War I. At that time, although Britain was severely damaged, its strength was still there and it was not something that the United States could challenge. But now it is different. Not only is the strength of the United States far greater than that of the United Kingdom, , even Russia is far more powerful than Britain. On the premise that they join forces to deal with Britain, would it be too risky for us to participate rashly? "
If it weren't for understanding the direction of historical development, Li Yi'an would really be. I agree with Li Guoren's point of view. But it was precisely because of his understanding of history that he saw new opportunities.
"After World War I, Britain and France joined forces to boycott the United States. The United States had no choice but to retreat because of its lack of strength. Therefore, Britain and France were able to maintain their order and slowly regain their health by relying on their colonies. Although the strength of Britain and France is now far inferior to In the past, they faced not only the United States, but also the threat of the Soviet Union, but after the last success, they will still do their best to maintain the old order! "
This is the case in history, in Suez! During the Canal War, Britain and France joined forces to finally summon up the majesty of old imperialism. What was the final outcome? At the same time, it was threatened by the joint efforts of the United States and the Soviet Union!
Then I got scared!
When your words fell, Li Guoren said:
“But the United States and Russia will definitely join forces to break their illusions.”
“What will happen after the illusions are shattered?”
Li Yian knows very well what happened after the Suez Canal crisis.
The cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union directly removed the fig leaf of Britain and France! After that, faced with the absolute power gap, they could only give in and give in, and finally acquiesced to the fact that the United States was superior to Europe.
It is precisely because of this that the United States established their world order in the Western world. Let Europe become their little follower!
“As your Excellency said, the United States will establish its world order, and Western European countries will become its followers. After all, the absolute gap in strength is there. This is why I think Nanyang should avoid joining. Among the reasons.”
Once again, Li Guoren repeated his objection.
“No.”
Li Yian shook his head and said.
"Because of this, we have to join it. Because Britain and France are not strong enough, we have to help them and help them survive this hurdle. Only in this way can we obtain more extensive benefits."
" Wider interests? "
Li Guoren wondered.
“But Your Excellency, I don’t see what we can gain. On the contrary, the risks we bear are too great. After all, we have to confront the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union!”
( End of chapter)