Chapter 117 Oil

The vast Pacific Ocean is full of waves. After crossing the Pacific Ocean and crossing Mexico, it went straight to Mexico City on the Mexican Plateau. Mexico City was a city rebuilt on the ruins after the Spanish conquerers defeated the Aztec Empire of the indigenous civilization of Central America in the 16th century. It was founded by the Spanish on the New World. Country, the capital of New Spain.

Mexico City is an island city!

This is what Ji Li heard from the company's employees after she came to Mexico. Although it has been a month since she came to Mexico, this is her first time to come to Mexico City.

The carriage was driving on the road to Mexico City, and Ji Li sat in the car and looked at the city outside the car curiously. The street was dusty, uneven, and there were dirty and broken dirt-bricked sidewalks on both sides. The countryman with big and small bags were walking on the street. The barefooted woman looked at the silver-encrusted four-wheeled luxury carriage from the door of the black hole, which was pulled by four snow-white horses.

Although there are two carriages on the road, people's eyes are turned to the gorgeous carriage behind them. The driver drove fast, and two European court servants stood motionless at the back of the car dressed as their followers. At this time, you pushed me in the crowd on the road, and everyone competed to watch as if the queen passing there, and the street was full of spectators. Looking at the people of the gorgeous carriage, the long-bearded old man stared at the carriage, and behind the carriage, followed by twelve black or jujube-red horses. The rider's rider's saddle removed the Winchester 1887 shotgun with a short tube in the buttstock, and a rifle was inserted in the large cowhide holster.

Those bodyguards wearing big Mexican hats looked around warily from time to time. The vigilance and gorgeous carriages of the bodyguards convinced passers-by on the roadside that the desperate position sitting in the carriage was an extraordinary big man.

The end is almost here. There were boundless fields on both sides of the road, and sometimes a pleasant cool breeze blew from a large area of woods, blowing through the bright red stone and bamboo flowers reflected in the morning sun, and huge clouds floated towards the convoy.

"Madam, this is Mexico City! Are we going to the hotel now, or?"

"No, go to the hotel first. We will attend the banquet held by President Diaz for me tonight! As for Edward? Dohanni will take the initiative to find us.

Ji Li ordered that when the carriage drove into the "Island City" Mexico City, you could clearly see the thick smoke from the volcano all over Mexico City. After the carriage entered the island city, it ran all the way from the Uprising Avenue to the city center. On the road, you can see some children in ragged clothes running and playing there, and cheerful figures will always rise on the dust.

"This is the island city!"

The carriage was driving on the Uprising Avenue. With a sweet smile on her face, she knew that the carriage was driving in the "lake", but the lake had already been filled.

A two-person wall surrounds the manor. The wall is equipped with a high and wide gate. For more than 20 years since Diaz was elected president, in order to consolidate the regime, Diaz did not hesitate to sell the land cheaply or give it to the big landlords and the Catholic Church who supported him. The cost is that 95% of the country's farmers have lost their land. The loss of land has naturally brought social unrest. The rich in Mexico naturally need a large number of bodyguards to protect their safety. Deep-walled houses and armed bodyguards are common in Mexico.

Of course, there is no exception here. Outside the gate of the manor, there are several white bodyguards with live warheads and cowboy hats. A black carriage stopped outside the gate. The white bodyguard outside the door looked at the people in the car and whistled. The iron gate opened and the carriage drove into the manor.

After getting in and out of the carriage, Edward? Dohanni, an oil entrepreneur from California, was sad and accompanied his wife into the room silently. As soon as he entered the room, he saw his partner Canfield and immediately muttered.

"That British woman is really good at pretending, twisting around, like a snake. Canfield, you didn't go and didn't see his appearance. She only came to Mexico for a day. Not only did she win the favor of Dias, but the generals also competed to meet the British woman one by one.

"Pretty - make a posture! I think she is the most amazing woman in the UK!"

Canfield replied, smiling and showing his snow-white teeth.

"Edward, why do you think this woman came to Mexico!"

"Gentlemen, I think it's all for oil, like you, isn't it?"

When Mrs. Edward said this, there was some sourness in her words. At the banquet, Miss Sterling, not to mention wearing the latest French clothes, and always spoke with an aristocratic tone. How could this not make Emily jealous? Seeing such a radiant person, I just felt that I was short.

"Her Anglo-Mexico oil company has bought 200,000 acres of land in Tampico in the past month. People in China told us that her company has ordered drilling equipment worth more than a million dollars in the United States, and also hired Captain Lucas to Tampico to guide drilling! Edward, although she has only been in Mexico for a month, President Diaz invited her to Mexico after hearing her name. She didn't come, and now I think..."

Canfield, who was holding a cigar in his hand, said with a smile at his partner. As the manager of the Mexican oil company, he certainly knew the woman's every move after she came to Mexico.

"It's because you came here from California!"

"Is she trying to buy our oil company?"

Of course, Edward knows what Canfield means.

"Accurately, 180,000 acres of land owned by oil companies! I think that's why she came to Mexico City.

"Impossible! I will never sell the Mexican oil company! You know, there must be oil underground, and it is absolutely beyond our imagination!"

Edward? Dohanni's answer only made Canfield shrug his shoulders helplessly. He stared at his partner and said slowly.

"We don't sell it, but someone else will sell it, right?"

"Miss Sterling!"

The fat Robinson leaned back on his heavy body and stared at the Mexican woman who was famous for her beautiful and noble blood after she came to Mexico a month ago. Robinson knew that she would definitely come to him. As the 55% shareholder of Mexico Petroleum Corporation, Anglo-Mexico Petroleum Corporation Si will naturally come to the door.

"As Mr. Morel said! In the past year, I have invested more than 4 million pesos in Mexico Oil Company, and the return is only 26 low-yield wells that cannot be self-bloated.

Robinson's fat shoulders shrugged helplessly.

Mexico is rich in oil resources, and there are many oil seedlings on the ground. Hundreds of years ago, local Indians collected asphalt and crude oil from the ground for decoration of religious ceremonies and leak prevention on the roof of houses. Later, the Spaniards used it to fill the cracks in the wooden boat.

Half a century ago, after the oil was produced in Pennsylvania in the United States, many Mexicans also wanted to develop local oil resources. However, the crude oil produced there was very large. It was not enough to refine many lamps and kerosene with a simple distiller. The last one was a failure.

In the past few years, the oil fever in the United States has stimulated Robinson, the president of the Central Railway Company. On the other hand, his Central Railway Company needs fuel. There is gold and silver buried in Mexico, but there are no large coal mines. Naturally, he thinks of Mexico's oil.

That's why he invited Edward to Mexico to find oil, which was also to increase his wealth. But the result was just like those who failed. He also failed. Last year, Edward bought 180,000 acres of land to explore oil, and spent nearly a million dollars in nearby areas to drill a large number of wells, all of which were low-yielding wells that could not be self-bloated. And it is heavy crude oil, which is not suitable for refining kerosene.

The sticky heavy crude oil cannot be used as fuel for railway locomotives at all.

"Mr. Dohanni, maybe you can start an asphalt road construction company to pave the road with the crude oil produced in your oil field, which seems to be effective, but Mr. Robinson, if you only rely on those oil wells and invest four million pesos, I'm afraid it will take the next century to recover, won't it?"

After Morrel's housekeeper finished speaking, Ji Li, who smiled softly, smiled again, and her beautiful eyes looked at Robinson in front of her.

"Mr. Robinson, Anglo-Mexico Petroleum is willing to buy all your shares of Mexican Petroleum for 9.6 million pesos!"

"Can I refuse?"

In front of her, she can only look at the beautiful and seductive sweetheart, which just makes Robinson sigh in her heart. A woman like this can only look at it unless she takes the initiative to hug her.

"However, I hope it's 5.5 million pesos!"

The reason why it is so straightforward is that the oil company not only did not bring him wealth, but even squeezed his wealth like a vampire. More importantly, half a year, just before Miss Sterling came to Mexico, the director of the National Natural Resources Bureau once invited two geologists to the Tampico region and the "Golden Belt" respectively. I have visited the area. There are a lot of oil seedlings in both places.

The conclusions of the two people are diametrically opposed. The former is O'Donis, who once helped Dohanni find oil. He thought, "Since there are so many oil seedlings on the surface, it is not difficult to imagine that there will be a large amount of oil in the underground trap," while another Villariro said, "Since there are so many oil seedlings, it is not difficult to imagine that there is little oil left underground." The director was so angry that he tore up their report to his face.

Although the report was torn up, the 26 low-yielding oil wells drilled by the Mexican oil company since last year have confirmed the correct surname of Villarello's report. There is no oil left in the ground. Naturally, he doesn't mind selling his shares to the noble lady from Britain.

"Rubinson..."

Morrel was saying something, but Ji Li stood up with a smile and stretched out her right hand.

"Mr. Robinson, I wish us a happy cooperation!"

After the transfer contract was signed in the presence of a lawyer, she declined Robinson's request for a meal. Ji Li and her party left Robinson's manor, but Morrel looked at the little lady curiously in the carriage.

"Miss, why do you make so many concessions?"

"Uncle Morrel, you know that, don't you?"

Ji Li's face has a sweet smile that people can't refuse.

"Rubinson is the president of the Central Railway Company. In the future, our oil company is bound to need his help, so this is not a loss. Moreover, Canfield has taken the initiative to contact us. Robinson has 52% of the shares, and Canfield has 18% of the shares. In the end, Dohanni chose to sell the shares to me. We sell it, and there is no other choice at all.

After saying this, Ji Li finally breathed a long sigh of relief. Until now, she finally felt more relaxed. Uncle Morel was a capable person. Without his help, it might not have been so smooth.

"Only Dohanni refuses us. Whether it's for Robinson or Canfield, beyond the budget, he should pay for it. What do you think? Uncle Morel!"

Morrel pretended to be surprised and looked at the little lady.

"Miss Ji Li, you have really become a qualified businessman now. If Miss Catherine knew, she would be very happy."

"Uncle Morrel, don't praise me. I know, maybe you have a better idea, don't you?"

Edward's aging and cloudy eyes are angry at this moment. He stared at the photo between him and Canfield on the wall, and his eyes clearly conveyed an asshole: this ungrateful thing!

Only he knows the reason. This short-sighted bastard sold his shares for how much money, and even told the English guys the inside story that only the two of them knew.

"Mr. Edward, I think you only have one hour to think about it!"

As Morrel spoke, he looked at his pocket watch and pushed a transfer contract in front of him. Next to the contract was a check, which was only 600,000 pesos.

Looking at the check, Edward looked up at Morrel, with a strong anger in his eyes. He knew that he had no choice at all. He used drilling for oil to swallow Robinson's funds of up to one million pesos. If they gave the evidence directly to the Mexicans, even if he escaped from the court, he could not escape Rubin. The killer sent by Xun.

He signed his name heavily on the transfer contract. Edward looked at the smiling Englishman and scolded in his heart, but then laughed again.

"I wish you find a big oil well early, if Mexico has oil!"

"Are you sure you want to drill here?"

"I'm sure."

"Oil, is it very precious in Britain?"

"Yes, there is no oil field in Britain."

"I have to do a lot of work!"

"Indeed, there is still endless work. Drilling, collecting, laying pipelines, of course, and shipping.

"There is also wealth, isn't there?"

"That's after you drilled the oil well!"

Captain Lucas, standing by the oil well, couldn't help thinking of the conversation with the lady a week ago.

The woman who can make the whole world crazy for her chose San Diego? Rama's position is the sixth oil well of Anglo-Mexico Oil Company. Although five oil wells of more than 500 feet have been drilled, those oil wells, like the oil wells of the acquired Mexican oil company, only ooze out some sticky heavy oil that has no use at all, which can only be used as asphalt to pave the road.

"Captain Lucas, we have drilled 500 feet. Do you want to continue?"

"Yes! Mr. Thomas, Miss Ji Li's request is very simple! She hopes to drill an oil well that will spew oil here!"

Lucas shrugged his shoulders helplessly at Thomas's question and looked at the drilling tower but sighed helplessly.

"Even if you drill a thousand feet, you have to drill down!"

Miss Ji Li's affirmation emerged, and Lucas thought of the first experience he had learned after entering the industry.

You can drill the well desperately. You can drill a good oil well. You can drill a well in a place where oil should theoretically gush out.

But you are still likely to fail.

Loss money and goes bankrupt.

Is Miss Ji Li's stubbornness repeating this bad luck now? Although he did not want to see her repeat this bad luck, Lucas could only choose to obey and find a suitable drilling position on the land of Anglo-Mexico Oil Company to find a company that could save the beautiful lady.

Looking at the drilling tower, there was still no movement on the drilling tower. Lucas smiled helplessly and then jumped on the horse tied to the porch of the wooden house.

"You should go out and look for it again!"

Zhang Zhipeng learned quickly on this wooden drilling tower, just like he was on the island. He was the fastest in everyone's middle school. After only a month and a half after he came to Mexico, he learned how to have a simple conversation with those Mexicans, and even learned some English, and the more he was most interested in drilling, the more he was. However, when he first drilled the first well, he knew how to drive the boiler - the rotating square shaft, which was installed on the top of the drill pipe and was responsible for extending the drill by 400 feet.

He also knew how to add a piece to the drill pipe that had reached the ground, and how to deal with a large amount of excavated soil, and then extend the drill pipe again. He knew how to stack the 30-foot-long drill pipe above the drill tower when the drill pipe stretched out of the hole, and then drag out the drill bit to replace it. He knew how to press the mud into the drill hole, so that the stone chips would float out when the drill bit worked continuously.

In short, he learned to dig holes, drill wells and find oil.

"If you like to look for oil, then look for oil!"

Mrs.'s consent made Zhang Zhipeng feel happy for the first time in so many years. Perhaps it was the expectation in the drilling process and the moment of finding oil.

"Wooong...Wooong...Wooong..."

Suddenly, the wooden drill tower roared like a dragon from the ground. Thomas, who was walking out of the wooden house, shouted in a hurry when he heard the sound.

"Sh out the boiler!"

Like any drilling platform, the guards on the side of the boiler often react the most quickly. When the sound like a dragon's sound came out in Zhang Zhipeng's ears, the furnace worker on the side of the boiler had been desperately shoveling sand into the furnace, and another person rushed into the boiler.

"Oh..." The black spray column suddenly sprayed out of the derrick along the drill pipe. In an instant, Zhang Zhipeng felt as if he had fallen into an oil pit.

Lucas, riding on a horse, was stunned by the blowout. When he turned around, he only saw a black dragon nearly 100 feet high spewing out of the ground, and there seemed to be raindrops on his hat, which was oil!

(to be continued)