afterglow

Chapter 68
However, despite the excitement, the follow-up analysis results dampened everyone's joy, because the quality of this oil is really bad. The difficulty and cost of refining highly paraffinic acidic heavy oil are very large, and it is still so large that it is still very expensive all over the world. Only the US can refine it while keeping costs under control.

Why America again?It is really speechless.

And most importantly, the U.S. government subsequently banned oil companies such as Mobil, Occidental, and Sun from selling related refining equipment to Daming unless Daming agrees to three conditions:
First, joint ventures to develop oil fields.

Second, it is not allowed to produce gasoline with an octane number > 86 from the oil produced in this oil field; at the same time, the proportion of gasoline production with an octane number > 73 must not exceed 20%, so as to make more "peaceful and mutually beneficial" use of natural resources.

Third, promise not to reduce imports of US oil in the next 20 years.

The Cabinet rejected Articles [-] and [-] after discussion and study, but Article [-] is negotiable.

It is not difficult for the Americans to understand their calculations, because fighter planes need to use high-octane aviation gasoline to perform at their best. The lowest grade of gasoline stipulated by the Ming Air Force is also No. 87, in addition to No. 91, No. 95, and No. 100. number.

No. 87 aviation gasoline is only used for training flights and transition flights, not for combat.

As for No. 100 aviation gasoline, currently only the United States has the capacity to mass-produce it, and Britain, France, Italy, Ming Dynasty, and Russia all need to import it.

He Cheng's previous remarks made Zhou Changfeng a little worried, and he had to carefully consider the possibility of Ming's real confrontation with the United States in the future.

Although both belong to late industrialized countries, the period of rapid development of Ming Dynasty was too short, only a few decades, and the United States was twice as big as Ming Dynasty even if it only started from the Civil War; , and so is the United States.

Today, the urbanization rate of the United States is close to 60.00%, while that of Daming is estimated to be only in the twenties.As one of the reference data to measure the level of economic development and industrialization, the gap between the two sides can be seen from the urbanization rate.

在去年，美国的GNP、也就是国民生产总值高达821亿$，作为对比，德社为356亿$、英国本土是259亿$、大明为211亿$、法国本土是184亿$、沙俄则是178亿$、意大利87亿$。

Although the reformer Peter survived the assassination by chance, the economy of Tsarist Russia has not been prosperous because of the huge debts owed by Tsarist Russia during the European War; Slightly better than the original.

In all fairness, fighting against a monster like the United States is really daunting. For Zhou Changfeng, he is more worried that even if Ming can achieve a series of tactical victories, he will inevitably fall into a strategic decline in the end.

Of course, if you look at it optimistically, with Ming's industrial capabilities and resources, the intensity and scale of the Pacific War will rise to an unprecedented level. Countless warships on both sides will enter service like dumplings, and then throw them into the vast Pacific Ocean, eventually sinking in the battle. .

After such a repeated cycle, the two sides were forced to choose peace talks after a long tug-of-war.

No one can know the future strategic changes. The current Zhou Changfeng can only be said to be a grain of sand under the torrent of history. Being in it, he can't help feeling how helpless it is to be a powerless little person.

And to have the right to speak and even make decisions, strength is indispensable. Although he doesn't have that qualification now, it doesn't mean that he can do badly. At least he feels that he should work hard for a while before being smoothed by reality.

Otherwise, wouldn't this rebirth journey be in vain?

The next day, it was close to Yin time.

Under the night, Nanjing is still sleeping soundly. Even the lights around the Qinhuai River and Confucius Temple, which are known as "prosperous beyond day and night", are a little dim. No matter how energetic young people are, they are somewhat sleepy at this time. .

Beside a street in the northwest of the city, Shen Yu was leaning on the hood of the car with a cigarette in his mouth. Around him, more than a dozen agents in two vans were jumping out of the car one by one.

"Boss, do it directly or wait?"

"Don't wait, just now."

Shen Yu and his party came here to arrest a logistics officer who was suspected of being bribed by the Uzbek Governor's Mansion. The foreign factory approved the arrest and issued a driving letter.

Some time ago, while MI[-] received the false information from Liu Wanyun, it also received the real information from an informant, that is, reinforcements were rushing to Demaji.But because there was a contradiction between the two, and MI[-] didn't believe that the Ming army would cross mountains and mountains, it didn't believe it.

According to the investigation of the foreign factory in the past two days, they believe that the reason why the logistics supply from Lingzhi to the front line is always bombed by the British and Indian Air Forces "at the right time" is because a traitor leaked the information of the convoy.

Exactly three days ago, a lieutenant colonel in charge of logistics said that he left the front line due to a sudden illness and returned to the capital by plane.

However, according to the investigation, although he went to the Army Hospital during the day for hospitalization, his ward was empty. The foreign factory immediately listed him as a highly suspicious object and planned to take him back for interrogation.

Witnesses passing by near his residence in Beijing claimed to have spotted him returning home in the middle of the night last night, so the factory decided to act immediately.

This is a Baroque style villa with light-colored brick walls and double floors. This French-style villa is particularly prominent among the Chinese courtyards and triple courtyards surrounded by Huafeng Xiayun.

Following Shen Yu's order, the arrest operation began.

Ambushes were hidden around the villa, and several agents who "visited the door" had already arrived at the gate.

"Open the door!"

The door was knocked loudly, and after a while, when everyone was about to force their way in, there was an impatient voice from inside.

"Who? What are you doing at night?"

"It's from the Inspection Department! Someone nearby has been robbed, let's register."

The people inside opened the door while muttering, but the next second they were knocked down by the sudden agents, and four or five people rushed in one after another.

The sounds of fighting and shouting sounded all at once, one after another.

"Outside the factory to handle the case, arrest Chai Guoyi!"

"Irrelevant people wait to kneel with their heads in their hands!"

Half a quarter of an hour later, Shen Yu finished smoking his second cigarette. He threw the butt of the cigarette on the ground and stamped it out, and then someone threw it into a trash can on the street.

When he walked into the villa, several agents had already brought four people to the corner, taking notebooks to record statements on the spot.

A steward, two maids, and a cook, these are the people left in this villa.

"Where's Chai Guoyi?" someone asked.

"Sir, he went out at night, probably to a restaurant." The steward replied.

An agent came over and said, "Boss, this grandson has escaped, let's..."

The expressionless Shen Yu waved his hand and said: "Call the airport and dock immediately and suspend all departing planes and ships!"

"But we don't have that right..."

"Then apply, and rush over immediately!"

Someone clasped their fists in response, and ran away immediately.

(End of this chapter)