Chapter 908 The Restlessness of Capital
"Grace knows I'm here, will it cause trouble for you?" After Grace left, Hedy Lamarr tiptoed out of the bedroom and looked at Alan Wilson worriedly.
"Look at those tender eyes." He stretched out his hand and pulled Hedy Lamarr's cheek, and Alan Wilson calmly comforted him, "Don't worry, he knows my tricks, and I know his, too. There are some shortcomings that can be grasped in the opponent's hands. It helps to establish long-term connections."
"Why don't you comfort me?" Hedy Lamarr lowered her head, "You are a government official. If word gets out, it will definitely have an impact. I'm not worried about myself. The public actually looks down on film and television stars."
"Where can I go? Who doesn't have troubles?" Alan Wilson kissed the woman's forehead, "People like to look at you intently, just like your mirror, but they can't actually see the real you. I can only see my obscene side, but in turn say you are frivolous and dissolute."
Hedy Lamarr's eyes sparkled when she heard this, and these words simply hit the softest part of her heart.
Alan Wilson held Hedy Lamarr in his most vulnerable stage in his arms for a long time without saying a word. He apologized to Marilyn Monroe in his heart. It wouldn't be too much for him to borrow the words he said.
Marilyn Monroe, like Joan Crawford, was a big star who climbed up from the bottom, but she was obviously more difficult to deal with than Joan Crawford. Even after decades of being so difficult, people still haven’t figured it out. Cause of her death.
"Kennedy? There is not much time left to use." Alan Wilson was thinking about how much time was left to be used by the British. Eisenhower's term would definitely not be uneventful, but the real trouble was Kennedy.
The Republican Party is obviously much more predictable than the Democratic Party. According to the political spectrum, the Republican Party may wander between the center left and the center right, while the Democratic Party is very powerful and can go from one extreme to the other.
Moreover, the Democratic Party knows how to be both responsible and independent, and always packages its ulterior motives as legitimate.
Once Kennedy comes to power, the United States will definitely usher in a wave of general direction adjustments, and this is not just about causing trouble for the Soviet Union. The Nassau Conference was held when Kennedy was president.
"You'd better think about how to survive." Alan Wilson's eyes seemed to have seen the convertible.
Although there is no reason, Alan Wilson feels that the United States will soon take a beating on Britain.
Once his plan really succeeded in this economic crisis, the UK not only was not affected, but also grew against the trend. This may attract the attention of the United States, and it may think that the British Empire may be resurrected.
Although there is no reason for this kind of worry, from a national perspective, it is completely reasonable. The United States has shown that this country knows how to be prepared for danger in times of peace.
If he had a choice, he really wished that Britain could be treated like a republic, and any progress would be regarded as lost. Any small move is ignored by Washington, but the United States today is not the United States of America a few decades later, where ethnic groups are torn apart and citizens are addicted to information cocoons.
The United States, which has just achieved great success, is still carefully guarding its hard-won position as world hegemon. Keep an eye on the powerful Soviet Union while preventing the resurgence of the British Empire.
There is reason to suspect that the United States will start beating Britain once there are signs of revival.
Fortunately, no matter what happens, the United States will not use war to solve problems. Otherwise, given the environment that Britain is in, there is really no way. Sometimes it is better to be an enemy of the United States than to be an ally of the United States.
After obtaining the North Sea oil exploration and reserve estimation report from Moore Roxton, Alan Wilson devoted himself to intense work and used officials from the Dominion of Nigeria to create a professional and authoritative certification.
The Gulf of Guinea is the second Persian Gulf. It has the same characteristics as the Persian Gulf in terms of geology and tectonic plates. The report is almost hundreds of pages long and reflects the hard work of overseas officials.
When the report was handed over to More Roxton, he couldn't help but open his eyes to the shamelessness of the bureaucracy. "Mr. Wilson, no matter how fake the documents you produced are, if there is no oil, the Mountbatten Group will bear huge losses." loss."
"Pamela can bear it completely. This loss is bearable." Alan Wilson said to himself that he still doesn't know his wife's net worth?
Let alone one Gulf of Guinea oil project, even ten more can withstand it.
A senior executive in a company who needs Moral Ralston to insist on his own opinions. On another occasion, Alan Wilson would definitely express his appreciation for him, but not now.
There is a funding gap in the Dominion of Nigeria, and he has assured that cabinet funding is not needed.
The Dominion of Nigeria has a population of 40 million, not Newfoundland, which only has a few hundred thousand citizens. He mobilized a group of hard-working Chinese people to work hard and wipe out the debt. Such a huge population is destined to require a lot of funds. to advance the plan.
He can use the book funds of the Dominion to cover the first wave of development costs first, and then increase the investment through the timber output of the Niger River Delta, but this may not be enough.
Releasing false news about oil exploration and using private tourism to fund their own plans is the only feasible option.
If it were an unknown small company publishing an oil exploration report on the Gulf of Guinea, it would never cause such a big sensation. But the Mountbatten Group solemnly produced this report, which is completely different.
It is currently known that the Mountbatten Group discovered Libyan oil, Algerian oil, North Sea oil, and Timor Island oil and gas areas in less than ten years. and Western Australia iron ore.
It has an amazing success rate in exploration, and the only confirmed failure is the temporary failure of Newfoundland's ocean exploration. The reason why it is said to be a temporary failure is because the Newfoundland exploration department has not been cancelled.
Such results almost gave birth to conspiracy theories, because Pamela Mountbatten’s parents came from high-ranking British families. Many people wonder whether Britain has discovered clues to the above-mentioned resources in the colonies, but has always failed to reveal them.
In Perth, the capital of Western Australia, Pamela Mountbatten held a cup of black tea and listened to the man in front of her introduce her purpose of visit, "Sydney, it's not easy to come to Perth from the mainland. In fact, to ask about the Gulf of Guinea, send a telegram That would be nice. Or just ask my husband, who is in Lagos and knows more about it than I do.”
"Pamela, your husband is an official in Whitehall. I dare not ask too clearly and reveal everything." Sydney Montagu said with a serious face, "Actually, you only need to tell me, Guinea Does the Gulf really have the potential to become the Persian Gulf? And why do you use it to raise funds?”
"Money cannot be earned by one person." Pamela Mountbatten took a sip of black tea and held her bulging belly with her other hand. "The entire aristocratic class is facing the threat of high inheritance taxes. This is what we all have Due to the human threat, everyone needs a good financing project. Just relying on Newfoundland may not necessarily avoid government scrutiny. We need a good industrial project to invest money in."
"There is no doubt that the Gulf of Guinea is such a project, and it can also achieve win-win results with the country."
"You have no problem. For families like ours, the wealth depends largely on the land in our country." Sydney Montague smiled bitterly. "It seems that you are almost ready to stay in Australia. Now you want to It’s troublesome to see you even once.”
"Technology has changed the world. It is not difficult to fly here." Putting down her tea cup, Pamela Mountbatten said with a smile, "Sydney, your purpose is actually to ask whether it is worth investing. You do not represent a person, but There are many groups that need foreign investment in a project. If you want to ask what is appropriate, the Niger Delta definitely needs to build an oil refining center in the Dominion’s planning, so we should think of ways to do this.”
"Alan is promoting the development of the Niger Delta, and if you had taken action earlier, now would be the right time."
"Oh, Allen made policy plans and you mobilized financial support. If not for the marriage of the two of you, there is nothing to talk about." Sydney Montagu sighed, and then said, "Since you said it was because of the follow-up project, If you can’t personally follow up on Nigeria’s investment for a while, then we will raise funds, and your share will definitely be indispensable.”
"Thank you on behalf of my husband." Pamela Mountbatten raised her black tea cup in greeting. "My health is not very convenient, otherwise I would really go there in person. But I believe that it will be the same with everyone's help."
Sydney Montagu nodded and left the room immediately. He personally came to Perth to express his attention. With Pamela Mountbatten's promise, he would naturally go back immediately.
After a while, Princess Margaret came in and asked as she walked, "What is the heir to the Duke of Manchester doing?"
"On behalf of other families, I want to get a share of the Gulf of Guinea oil." Pamela Mountbatten smiled. If others don't understand, how could she not know that there is not even a drop of the so-called Gulf of Guinea oil at least now... …
"They are really greedy." Princess Margaret pouted. Normally everyone would hate to have to leave the castle, but now they have come all the way to Perth, looking a little ugly.
"This is the second Persian Gulf." Pamela Mountbatten stood up slowly, walked to the phone, picked up the receiver and ordered, "Send me a telegram to Lagos and say that the Duke of Manchester inquired about Guinea Oil project. That’s it, my husband will understand it without taking up too much content.”
As long as the Mountbatten Group releases a piece of news, it can cause agitation in British capital. This is the influence of the current group. A few days later, Alan Wilson suddenly became busy. The heirs of dukes and counts visited Lagos one after another, preparing to play a leading role among the nobility in the development of the Niger Delta.