Chapter 3172: Waiting for the rabbit

When Ye Chen was carrying Lin Wan'er and revisiting the old place in the suburbs of Bergen, on an oil field in Nigeria in southeastern Africa, a large number of beam-pumping units were running 24 hours a day on the vast land. The whole plain was the figure of machines rotating repeatedly, as well as the roar of other various machinery.

As the largest oil producer in Africa, Nigeria's oil economy is their mainstay.

When international oil prices remained high, Nigeria had also been the number one in Africa. It is hard to say that GDP has always been the first, but it is no problem to stay in the top three.

And this oil field under the Poqing Society has been operating on this land for decades. It was taken down by the Poqing Society through special means after Nigeria's independence, and it contributes a lot of profit to the Poqing Society every year.

This oil field has a net profit of at least 1 or 2 billion US dollars every year. In the past few decades, it has created tens of billions of dollars in cash income for the Poqing Society. If it is sold, it can cash out tens of billions of dollars at once.

The Poqing Society has countless similar industrial and mining industries all over the world, but this place is indeed one of the bases with the highest profit and the highest market value for the Poqing Society globally.

At this time, on the top platform of a towering drilling tower in the oil field, two middle-aged men stood one after another, overlooking the entire oil field.

Standing in front, near the railing, was Wu Shutong, the Governor of the Right Army Governor's Office of the Poqing Society.

And standing behind him was the participating general Yuan Chengze.

In the Five Armies Governor's Office of the Poqing Society, the countries covered by the Right Army Governor's Office are many and the area is wide. Except for Russia, the entire Europe and the entire African continent are under the map of the Right Army Governor's Office.

However, the base of the Right Army Governor's Office has always been rotating in various European countries and has never entered the African continent. The reason is mainly that the conditions in Africa are much worse than in Europe, and the base of the Governor's Office is not only the workplace where the Governor and his core generals are stationed, but their families also live here with them, so naturally, no one wants to drag their families to Africa.

If there is no absolute necessity, Wu Shutong rarely comes to Africa. The reason why he brought his confidant Yuan Chengze here this time is mainly because the three elders arrived secretly under the order of the Lord. As the Governor of the Right Army Governor's Office, he was designated by the Lord to receive them in person, accompany them in person, and must stay here in person until the target appears.

The oil field with foul air and roaring machines is naturally worlds apart from Naples in southern Italy. Wu Shutong had not been here for a few days before he was tired of the crude oil smell that was everywhere in the air. It was also because of this reason that he was more willing to climb the towering drilling tower. Here, the impact of noise and smell was much reduced compared to the ground.

Yuan Chengze stood behind him. Seeing that he had been frowning, he said: "If the Governor is not used to the environment here, the subordinate will first find a five-star hotel for the Governor in the urban area of Lagos. The three elders have already closed down in the underground secret room, and the subordinate will watch everything here."

Wu Shutong shook his head and said lightly: "The Lord told me that I must watch closely throughout the process, and there must be no mistakes. If there is any situation and I am not here, I cannot afford the punishment of the Lord."

Yuan Chengze lowered his head hurriedly and said in fear: "The subordinate considered it poorly, please punish the Governor."

"Forget it." Wu Shutong waved his hand and sighed: "It's no problem to persist for a few days, but it's really a test to persist for a long time. I don't know if the person the Lord wants to wait for will come, and if he comes, I don't know when he will come."

Yuan Chengze said: "Governor, even the Lord herself does not know the identity and location of that person. Waiting like this like waiting for a rabbit, three or five days, three or five months, three or five years are still unknown..."

Wu Shutong sighed: "Since the Lord requires this, how can we ministers not follow? However, General Yuan doesn't have to be so pessimistic. Currently, all bases are silent. Only the clues here have been leaked. As long as the other party still wants to continue to be an enemy of the Poqing Society in the dark, this is the only target he can find. In my personal judgment, the probability of him coming is still very high."

Yuan Chengze added: "It's just that the Lord chose this place as bait, which is really a bit painful. Last year, it contributed more than 2 billion US dollars in profit to our Right Army Governor's Office, and the profit handed over to the Lord was also more than 1.6 billion US dollars. It is the most profitable industry in our Right Army Governor's Office. If there is any danger here, it is equivalent to losing a banknote printing factory..."

Wu Shutong nodded: "If the three elders really fight with people here, I'm afraid this oil field will not be needed. But fortunately, we have many such industries. Although most of them may not be as large as here, they are ultimately accumulated, and losing an oil field does not have much actual impact on us..."

Yuan Chengze couldn't help but say: "Governor, there are countless outlets for making money now. It is not a problem for those engaged in technology to earn hundreds of billions of US dollars a year. Why don't we develop in these aspects?"

Wu Shutong smiled. Although Yuan Chengze is his confidant, he doesn't know the inside story that only the Wu family descendants know, nor does he know the true identity and background of the Lord Wu Feiyan.

So, he said: "In the 400-year history of the Poqing Society, successive Lords have deeply realized an eternal truth. Those so-called frontier technologies and popular trends may create a lot of wealth full of bubbles in a few decades, but for an organization of several hundred years, it is not a long-term and stable source of income;"

"In history, many people, many families, and many enterprises have suddenly become rich by seizing an opportunity, but most of them have become mediocre because they cannot seize the next opportunity. The only business that can last for hundreds of years without declining is energy and resources;"

"This is also the key to why the Rockefeller family in the United States has stood firm for so many years;"

"The core assets of the Rothschild family are also the same as the Rockefeller family, mostly in energy and resource industries;"

"The technology industry may have unlimited opportunities in a short time, but some fields may be eliminated by other new technologies before long. We martial artists go to these fields, and we have no natural advantage. Who can guarantee that we will always be at the forefront? Maybe if there is any change, we will lose everything. You invest 100 million US dollars in a technology project, and finally, you may not even get back 1 million. But if you invest 100 million US dollars in a few oil wells, it will likely bring you 1 billion US dollars in revenue in the next thirty years. This is the importance of stability, and anti-impact ability is also an important indicator. If there is a world war tomorrow, I don't know if chips and smartphones can still make money, but oil, steel, and non-ferrous metals will definitely make more!"

Although Wu Feiyan is an old man of nearly 400 years old and does not have modern business acumen, she, who is conservative, has formulated an unshakable core concept for the Poqing Society's business map through her understanding of the world for so many years, that is, to control energy and resources as much as possible.

Having witnessed the Industrial Revolution and the World War, she knows very well that no matter how the world develops, coal, oil, and natural gas will still be the main energy sources for a long time to come. And no matter how world technology develops, whether it progresses or regresses, steel, precious metals, and non-ferrous metals are also the top priority of industrial society. Even if a world war breaks out and the world is turned into a wasteland, and all global technology companies go bankrupt, energy and resources can still stand firm.

Because of this, oil fields and mines account for more than half of the assets accumulated by the Poqing Society for hundreds of years.

Of course, there is another very important factor here, that is, no matter where in the world, oil fields and mines are easier to carry out hidden projects and hide a large number of people.

The copper mine in Cyprus expanded the internal lanes and working faces, and built an underground community underground. Because it is a mine itself, this huge project can also be completely hidden.

Yuan Chengze probably understood Wu Shutong's point of view and sighed: "After listening to the Governor say these things, the subordinate realized that it was his own whimsical idea."

Wu Shutong chuckled and looked at the countless pumping units below, sighing: "The simpler the business model, the more reliable it is. Look at these kowtowing machines. Every time they turn, they will pump up a lot of oil that can be exchanged for US dollars. These machines run 24 hours a day. We only need to connect the extracted crude oil to the pipeline and transport it to the port, and those oil merchants will transport the oil to all parts of the world by oil tanker. And what we need to do is wait here and count the money. We don't need to worry about what is popular today and what is popular tomorrow, and we don't need to worry about who will smash our rice bowl with technological innovation. Before those scientists figure out controllable nuclear fusion, there is never a shortage of money to earn here."

Yuan Chengze nodded heavily and sighed: "The Poqing Society can stand in the world for 400 years, which is inseparable from the foresight of successive Lords."

After speaking, he asked Wu Shutong again: "Governor, if there is no certainty about the waiting time here, should the subordinate arrange for someone to renovate a suitable residence for you?"

Wu Shutong thought for a moment, waved his hand and said: "No need. The Lord attaches great importance to this matter, and there may be other eyes and ears. Before that mysterious enemy appears, you and I must show our best efforts and be diligent. We must not leave the impression that we are difficult to use!"