Chapter 749 The Richest Family in the World
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November 29, 1990.
UN Security Council Resolution 678, setting the deadline for Iraq's withdrawal from Kuwait as January 15, 1991, and authorizing "to implement Resolution 660 by all necessary means"— A diplomatic language that authorizes the use of force.
January 9, 1991.
U.S. Secretary of State Baker and Iraqi Foreign Minister Aziz met in Geneva for the last time before the war.
During this meeting, Baker asked Aziz to forward a letter from Bush Sr. to Saddam.
actually--
It is not so much a letter as it is a threat - if Iraq does not pull out Kuwait to stop confrontation with other Arab countries as the United States wants, the United States will return Iraq to its pre-industrial state!
Saddam did not accept the threat of Bush Sr. It can be said that Saddam still insisted that this is just a game, a game of who can persist until the end and who will win.
Naturally, therefore, the talks failed to produce any results.
January 12, 1991.
The U.S. Congress authorized troops to drive Iraq out of Kuwait, and other countries in the coalition authorized their troops shortly thereafter.
The Gulf War is imminent!
From the beginning of 1986 until some time ago, the price of international crude oil basically remained stable at below 20 US dollars per barrel.
But in September of this year, shortly after the Iraqi army occupied Kuwait, the price of international crude oil broke through $40 a barrel in just a few days.
In this process, Xu Cun, who had the foresight, actually had an income of more than 15 billion U.S. dollars.
but--
The more than 15 billion US dollars is not a lot to anyone except Xu Cun, but to Xu Cun, it is just a tongue-in-cheek appetizer-the Iraqi army occupied Kuwait too quickly, The international crude oil futures market, which has been stable for many years, was not given a chance to expand at all, so Xu Cun naturally had no chance to make a lot of money.
After the oil price skyrocketed, speculators from all over the world poured into the international crude oil futures market, causing the international crude oil futures market to inflate more than ten times at once. Xu Cun also rushed to the international crude oil futures market again to feast Full banquet.
Continue to skyrocket?
Or a sudden crash?
If you bet right, you will go to heaven!
Bet wrong and go to hell!
So is Xu Cun.
This time is different.
In the past, no matter how big the game was, Xu Cun was just a participant.
This time, Xu Cun is a banker behind the scenes-a banker behind the scenes who collects all bets from gamblers!
In this round, Xu Cun spent more than 70 billion U.S. dollars in funds alone. If he loses, although Xu Cun cannot be beaten back to his original form, a serious injury to his vitality is inevitable.
but--
On the contrary, it is even more exciting - if he wins, then Xu Cun's Xu family will be the richest family and the richest consortium in the world. Even the Rothschild family and the top ten consortiums in the United States are not as rich as his Xu family. As far as money is concerned, it is not enough to describe the Xu family as "wealthy as a country" at that time!
actually--
When the time came to January 12, 1991, when the U.S. Congress authorized the military to expel Iraq from Kuwait, Xu Cun had already won.
Because, war will be inevitable.
Moreover, international oil prices have begun to fall, and the rate of decline is still very fast.
But--
There are still many gamblers who are red-eyed and can be said to be unworthy are struggling to support them-they are praying that miracles will happen, this battlefield will not be fought, Iraq will occupy Kuwait, and the price of oil will rise... At least it will Level up to the price they bought, so that they can get out of the game even if they lose a little!
pity--
How can there be so many miracles in this world?
In the past 40 years of Arab-Israeli conflicts, the United States has always stood on the side of Israel, and has been hated by the Arab countries.
Nowadays, because of the relationship between oil and natural gas, the international status of Arab countries is becoming more and more important.
The United States naturally wanted this opportunity to clear up their previous feuds with a number of countries in the Arab world, and then return to the Arab world to gain huge benefits.
so--
January 16, 1991, 10:30 am EST.
President Bush Sr. signed a national security directive document to Schwarzkopf, commander of the US Central Headquarters, ordering the US military to go to war in Iraq.
January 17, 1991.
The multinational forces led by the United States bombed Baghdad, and the Gulf War broke out.
January 17, 1991, at 2 am local time.
In the case of Iraq’s refusal to implement Security Council Resolution 678, the air force of the multinational force launched an air raid on Iraq and launched the “Desert Storm” operation, and the U.S. air strike operation began—the entire air strike included the four combat phases of the “Desert Storm” plan The first three, the U.S. military called the air battle. According to the plan, the three phases will start at the same time, advance together, and reach the established goals one by one. The usual air attack mode is that electronic warfare aircraft such as EF-111, EA-6B and EC-130H open up the path first, and the F-117, F-117A, F-111DAEAF, A-6, A-10, AV-8B, F-15E, B-52 and other aircraft attack the designated targets, while F-14, F-15C, F-16 and F/A-18 and other aircraft are responsible for covering tasks.
On this day, the international oil price plummeted like a cliff, falling back to 20 US dollars per barrel in just one day.
So far, Xu Cun's Xu family has become the richest family and consortium in the world!
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Neverland.
Theron drove her mini Beetle to the parking lot in the manor with ease.
After parking the car, Theron went to the main building of the manor with ease.
On the way, all the maids and bodyguards Theron met took the initiative to say hello to Theron—obviously, even if Theron was not the owner of the manor, he was also a frequent visitor to the manor.
As soon as he entered the living room of the main building, Theron saw Beckinsale sitting cross-legged on the sofa watching the bombing of Baghdad broadcast live by DreamWorks Television Network.
actually--
Beckinsale does not want to watch the DreamWorks TV network now. To be precise, Beckinsale is afraid to touch things related to Xu Cun. Just a few hours ago, Xu Cun took advantage of the U.S. air strikes on Iraq , hugged her, and gave her a long kiss! She couldn't help but recall that feeling until now! What's even more frightening is that she didn't push Xu Cun away at that time, even Xu Cun stuck his tongue into her mouth! She was afraid, she was afraid that she would lose to Bellucci! Therefore, she dare not touch anything related to Xu Cun!
But it’s impossible not to get in touch with things related to Xu Cun, not to mention that Beckinsale is now in Xu Cun’s home Neverland, and even the report she wants to see about the US air raid on Iraq can only be reported by DreamWorks TV Network ——When the U.S. military began bombing Baghdad, the international telecommunication lines of the three major news networks were all cut off. Iraq ordered all foreign journalists in Baghdad to leave the country, while the exclusive DreamWorks TV network could stay and report on the Gulf War, and multinational forces bombed Baghdad, etc. The extensive live coverage has become a household scoop, and even President Bush Sr. is watching the news reported by the DreamWorks Network.
Theron didn't notice Beckinsale's mood at this time, but asked himself: "Where is Brother Cun, do I have something to ask him?"
Beckinsale continued to stare at the TV and said, "Have a party in the indoor swimming pool."
Hearing this, Theron was going to go to the indoor swimming pool to find Xu Cun.
But just as Theron turned around, Beckinsale's voice sounded behind Theron, "If I were you, I wouldn't just look for him now, he is celebrating becoming the first family with all his women, that scene... ... Tsk tsk, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it, and then join in."
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