Chapter 729 The Wolf Cried
George did not respond to Lloyd George's initiative immediately. Russia had reached an agreement with Germany, and Germany would start paying reparations to Russia in 1924 at the latest.
Russia received one-third of the 132 billion gold marks stipulated in the "Versailles Treaty", approximately 44 billion.
Since 1924, Germany has paid 1 billion marks in compensation to Russia every year, increasing year by year.
According to the agreement between Russia and Germany, it will take 20 years for Germany to pay off its reparations to Russia.
In order for the German economy to recover quickly and have the ability to repay as soon as possible, Russia must invest no less than 11 billion gold marks in Germany before 1924.
The agreement between Russia and Germany was signed in secret and was not announced to the outside world. Although this violated the relevant regulations of the League of Nations, because Germany did not join the League of Nations, it is not stipulated in the regulations. That's what happened.
The League of Nations also guaranteed the territorial integrity and political independence of its member states, but just a month ago, Persian general Reza Khan Pahlavi launched a coup and overthrew Ahmad Shah. rule and form a new government.
This incident triggered another round of bickering between Nicholas Jr. and Edward Grey.
Nicholas Jr. fired at Britain at the League of Nations plenary session at the end of March, accusing Britain of violating League regulations and supporting Reza Khan's coup.
Edward Gray not only refused to admit it, but accused Russia of being the mastermind behind it.
Edward Gray reasoned that the army under Reza Khan was composed of Cossacks.
Since the Cossacks were recognized as the "whips of the Tsar".
So Russia is the mastermind.
"You are lying! You shameless liar! You bastard who talks nonsense! Don't blame Russia for all the dirty things you have done——"
Little Nicholas was furious and yelled at Edward Gray regardless of his dignity.
Reza Khan’s coup has nothing to do with Russia.
Little Nikolai, who is so ungrateful, really did this thing from Russia. Little Nikolay will deny it in every possible way and will not be so pushy.
The direct shouting and shouting proves that this matter really has nothing to do with Russia.
Little Nicholas cursed for half an hour, and finally shocked everyone with a ground-breaking sentence.
"If Russia wants to kill Persia, it will not use such a low-level and despicable method!"
This——
The representatives of the League of Nations who are eager to eat melons truly understand what imperialism is.
The coup is low-level and despicable.
Is invasion by force considered highly moral?
Okay, although Nikolay's words are a bit crude, the image of Russia that disdains conspiracy has been established.
The contradiction between Britain and Russia has been around for a long time. After the Russo-Japanese War, the first thing to do when Russia and Britain reconciled was to divide the sphere of influence in Persia.
Persia now belongs to Russia in the north and Britain in the south.
The Persian coup was not planned by the British government. The real mastermind behind the coup was the British-Persian Oil Company.
In 1901, British businessman Dasis obtained the right to exploit and operate oil and natural gas except the five northern provinces from the Persian Empire for a period of 60 years.
The five northern provinces are Russia’s sphere of influence.
In 1905, with the help of the British government, Darcis established the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
Three years later, the first oil well was discovered in Persia.
In 1913, Persia began to export oil.
During the World War, Europe's demand for oil surged, and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company made huge profits. In order to obtain a wider range of mining rights, Reza Khan launched a coup with the support of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. , overthrew the rule of the Qajar dynasty.
Ahmad Shah is currently in Baghdad and is under the protection of the British government.
While Nicholas Jr. was criticizing the British in the League of Nations, George was concerned about how to maintain Russia's influence in Persia.
George really doesn’t want to care about these nonsense.
But it would not be in Russia's interest to allow the British government to completely control Persia.
George sent a telegram to the commander of the Caucasus Military District, Ruzisky, and asked Ruzisky to handle it.
Ruzski directly called Said Jiardin, who became prime minister after the coup, and requested the establishment of a Russian-Polish oil company.
Ruzyski’s meaning is very clear. Russia must also have the rights that Britain has in Persia.
What the UK doesn’t have, Russia must have.
So the Russian-Polish Oil Company should have the right to exploit oil and natural gas throughout Persia.
This request may seem excessive, but it plays into Said Jiardin’s hands.
Persia is now an empire in name only, but in fact it has long been reduced to a colony jointly ruled by Russia and Britain.
Only 16% of the profits generated by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company were given to Persia, and the remainder was divided between the British government and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
This is not the crux of the problem.
The operation of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company is completely controlled by the British, and Persia has no right to interfere.
So how much money the Anglo-Persian Oil Company made was entirely decided by the British.
Anglo-Persian Oil Company exports almost at cost price to the UK and only exports oil and natural gas to the UK.
After oil and natural gas arrive in the UK, the UK sells them to foreign countries at high prices.
So what the Persians finally got were the leftovers from the British.
This is so shameless.
Sayyid Ghiyadin was very dissatisfied with the way the Anglo-Persian Oil Company was allocated.
But there is no way.
Now there is a way.
As long as Russian companies are introduced, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company can be checked. On April 5, the Russian-Polish Oil Company was established.
Because the Russian-Persian Oil Company obtained oil and gas exploration rights throughout Persia, it triggered strong opposition from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
Said al-Jiyadin granted the Anglo-Persian Oil Company the right to exploit oil and natural gas throughout Persia.
Now you are all satisfied!
George still attached great importance to Persia, so he appointed Grand Duke Dmitry as the general manager of the Russian-Persian Oil Company.
Dmitri was confused. I can neither dig for oil nor do business. What can I do in Persia?
George gives face-to-face instructions.
It doesn't matter if you don't know how to do business, but it will cause trouble for the British, right?
Dmitri suddenly understood.
Rasputin was killed by Dmitry, Alexander, and Felix Jr. in partnership.
Ask Dmitri to do business, Dmitri really doesn’t know how to do it.
Leave it to Dmitri to cause trouble, Dmitri is the expert.
The Grand Duke of Russia may not know anything, but when it comes to messing around, no one can deal with the Grand Dukes of Russia.
So George found the correct way to use the Russian princes.
Allowing these princes to stay in Constantinople will only make Constantinople a mess.
If George punishes him, a bunch of sisters and sisters-in-law will come to his door crying and crying, and everyone will be as big as the other.
Look at Nicholas Jr.'s performance in the National League. If it were Witt, Witt would really not be able to do such a thing as scolding his mother if he disagreed.
It's useless to reason with an old diplomat like Edward Gray, who is better at it than you are.
Although it is unseemly to scold your mother at every turn, but when did the Grand Duke of Russia care about being decent?
After clarifying his mission, Dmitri couldn't wait to go to Persia to take up his post.
When a general manager takes office, the person he brings is either a financial expert or a business manager. No matter what, the office director always brings one.
Dmitry went to Persia with a real regiment of Cossacks.
Not Cossack soldiers, but oil workers.
To be precise, they are oil workers who take off their military uniforms.
The news of the establishment of the Russian-Polish Oil Company reached Abadan, and Dasis had a premonition that the situation was not good.
When Darsis learned that the Russian-Polish Petroleum Company had obtained oil and natural gas exploration rights throughout Persia, Darsis immediately went to Said Jiardin.
Sayed Ghiyadin spread his hands and lay completely flat.
I can't afford to offend either Russia or the UK. This is what happened to Persia now. Take what you like.
Reza Khan is even more shameless.
It’s not impossible for me to fight the Russians, but with the strength I have now, I definitely can’t.
You also know the virtues of the Russian people. It really pisses off the Russians. The Russians are really barbaric.
So if you want me to fight the Russians, you must first give me money to buy weapons and equipment; then give me three to five years to train an elite army, and then I will fight the Russians. .
Darcis turned and left.
It’s hard to say who you are going to kill if you really train an elite army.
It’s not hard to say.
Compared with the Russian Army, the British Army is obviously not that good.
The gap is about as big as two Frances.
Since Russia could not be resisted through Persia, Darcis sent a telegram to London.
The wolf is coming. If you are unkind, don’t blame me for being unjust.
Edward Gray took out the agreement signed between Russia and Britain and asked Little Nicholas what it meant.
It was a rare occasion for little Nicholas to be reasonable, which made him almost blind. Edward Gray, who wore Russian sunglasses every day, opened his eyes to see clearly who signed the agreement and who signed it.
Signed by the Russian Empire.
The Russian Empire fell.
Little Nicholas is confident that you cannot use the sword of the previous dynasty to kill the officials of this dynasty.
Just when Edward Gray and little Nicholas were having an affair.
Grand Duke Dmitry arrived in Tehran.
Don’t question why Jialin is used here.
A British businessman could make the Persian prime minister and the most powerful general obey him.
Dmitry stayed in Tehran at the palace of the former Shah Ahmed.
The first thing Dmitry did when he came to Tehran was to call Akmuzin, the Russian minister to Persia, to scold him.
As Russia’s minister to Persia, Akmutzin actually had no prior knowledge of the Persian coup. What use is your minister?
Akmujin was full of complaints.
In recent years, Russia has experienced a world war, a civil war, and the capital has been moved. Who has cared about who the minister to Persia is?
Dmitri reminded Akmuzin that he did not pay attention to Persia before because it was worthless.
Persian oil and natural gas are now having an impact on Russian oil and natural gas sales. If Akmuzin does not take action, he, the minister, will soon be unemployed.
“Give me an army, and I will burn the British oil wells!”
Akmujin’s words were astonishing.
(End of this chapter)