Chapter 266

Coal to oil? This technology, now in use in Germany, is, however, a drop in the bucket.

In the history of later generations, in order to make up for the shortage of oil, Germany used the technology of coal-to-oil to convert coal into oil. Then, after the war, why didn't other countries do this?

There is no other reason, the cost is too high!

Even in later generations, with more advanced technology, four tons of coal can be converted into one ton of gasoline.

Yes, it can only be gasoline, and the conversion of coal to oil can only be converted into gasoline. Moreover, the conversion of coal to oil in Germany can only be converted into gasoline of No. 87, and the label cannot be raised any more.

Therefore, many German equipment during World War II, the tanks of the main force, used gasoline, which is the reason why coal-to-oil can only be converted to gasoline.

The low gasoline grade also limits the development of air force aircraft, and efficient superchargers cannot break through. Because the low-grade gasoline has a low ignition point, the high-altitude performance of German fighters is seriously insufficient.

But now, these are not problems, Libya's oil can blow out at any time. Germany does not have to worry about fuel issues, so almost all German ground troops are equipped with diesel engines, and German aircraft have long used high-grade fuel.

None of these can be provided by coal-to-oil conversion. Therefore, although coal-to-oil conversion is also available in Germany, it has not been carried out in large quantities.

In addition to coal-to-oil, another technology is shale oil.

In later generations, shale oil seems to be a hot topic. It seems that shale oil has only become popular in recent years. In fact, shale oil has existed for a long time.

The shale oil industry in Western Europe began in 1835, when France built the world's first shale oil plant, which retorted oil shale to generate shale oil.

At the beginning of the 20th century, due to the development of the automobile industry and the outbreak of the First World War, the demand for internal combustion engine fuel increased greatly, and the production of shale oil in Western Europe was further developed.

For example, just this year, in 1937, Western European shale oil production reached 500 kilotons.

These shale oil industries didn't stop until after World War II, when the cost of shale oil could not compete with cheap natural oil.

Unfortunately, looking at the distribution of shale oil, Germany only has a small piece in the northwest.

Now, Germany is also carrying out industrial production of shale oil, but these are far from meeting the needs of mechanized troops.

So, only imports!

After World War I, Germany lost all its colonies and could no longer obtain cheap oil resources.

And the world's richest and easiest to mine Middle East production areas have been divided up by the victorious countries of World War I. Almost all of these areas are colonies of the United Kingdom, and Germany is simply powerless to meddle in these areas.

So, we can only look to Romania.

Romania is the largest oil-producing country in Europe except the Soviet Union. It is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe, Central Europe and Southeast Europe. It is convenient to supply oil to all parts of Europe. Moreover, Romania is an agricultural country with very low oil extraction and consumption capacity.

In World War I, Germany occupied Romania's oil fields, and then the British dispatched agents to burn all the oil refining equipment and oil reserves.

Romania is not a colony, so for Romania, commercial methods can be used!

This is how Britain has historically dealt with Germany.

In the early days of World War II, in order to prevent the German attack, Britain imported a large amount of Romanian oil and raised the price. In this way, all the oil in Romania was snapped up by the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom even booked the oil supply contract for the second half of the year and the oil after the contract expired. right to supply.

The accumulation of experience in business competition over the years has made the British fight very well. They even killed all the barges and train cars in Romania, so as not to be used to sell oil to Germany.

At that time, Germany had insufficient foreign exchange and could only watch the failure. In October 1939, Germany imported 70,000 tons of Romanian oil, but in January 1940, there were only 10,000 tons left. Britain and France have 255,000 tons and 106,000 tons respectively.

It can be said that by means of economic means, Germany was almost squeezed out of Romania’s oil import ranks. Of course, Hitler had only one way to deal with Romania’s murderous behavior, which was to kill it directly and occupy Romania!

And now, World War II is still far away! It is still a time of peace, of course, we must use peaceful methods! Now, Germany has a solid financial base, and Germany can easily import all of Romania's oil!

"Even if the price is slightly higher, we will have a monopoly on Romania's oil exports," Ciric said. "We will import all of Romania's exported oil. We are not short of money."

"At the same time, we can also sell our advanced arms to Romania, and we can also import Romania's food. I believe that Romania is also very willing." Cyric said.

The Spanish Civil War showed the incomparable advancement of German equipment. Romania must like it very much. In particular, Romania has a general who admires Germany very much!

In this era, Germany's influence is constantly expanding, and Hitler is an idol all over Europe. As early as 1924, the Romanian student movement leader Codriano established the Iron Guard, which was established under the influence of Hitler.

And in the economic crisis of previous years, the Iron Guard's slogan of "one man, one acre" turned many farmers who had lost their land to it, and it also won the support of some people in the city who were dissatisfied with the status quo.

In the army, a general named Jan Antonescu was also closely related to the Iron Guard, and this general, who was about to become the Minister of the Army, had great influence in the army.

Give some benefits to the decaying and backward king, and then win over this general, Romania, and you will gradually be tied to your own chariot!

Cyric continued: "The next target is the Soviet Union. Although we fought with the Soviet Union once during the Spanish Civil War, I believe that we will soon re-did the relationship with the Soviet Union. Compared with Romania, the Soviet Union's oil more abundant reserves.”

Cyric certainly remembers that in 1939 the Soviet Union and Germany signed a non-aggression pact. That year, Germany received 900,000 tons of oil from the Soviet Union. The following year, Soviet oil reached two-thirds of Germany's total imports that year.

The Soviet Union wanted Germany to move westward, and the West wanted the misfortune to flow in the east. In this way, Germany became stronger. When Germany first occupied Western Europe, it already had a solid strength. What Cyric's transmigration wants to change is the second half of history.