The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

After years of operation, Rockefeller finally became an oil tycoon. His Standard Oil is still a global energy empire in modern times.

If we can establish a relationship with Mobil Oil at this time, we can not only obtain a large amount of oil resources;
Moreover, if they could come up with some cooperation in equipment, Jiang Cheng planned to continue discussing cooperation with Alexei - the Russians have plenty of oil fields, and by then they would have no shortage of cheap energy.

Thinking about this, Jiang Cheng went to the front yard of the Governor's Mansion. Yan Ziwen was waiting for him in the front hall.

"Well, there's a small matter to deal with... Has anyone arrived?"

Seeing his nose red from the cold, Jiang Cheng laughed again, "How is it? When the Americans come here, can they still endure the freezing cold?"

Yan Ziwen shook his head and smiled: "America? But it's different from here. The densely populated cities are concentrated on the coast, and there are relatively warm and comfortable places."

"But he's from Pennsylvania, where winters are also very cold, with a short frost-free period and lots of snow. It's actually pretty much the same as in Jilin."

Hearing him mention Pennsylvania, Jiang Cheng felt even happier:

It was more likely that the visitor was from Meifu, but he did not intend to show Yan Ziwen that he knew this. Instead, he asked about the visitor's situation, purpose, etc.

After making sure that his idea was correct, Jiang Cheng turned around and asked Han Ming to go to the largest restaurant in Jilin Prefecture to order food, and then asked Yan Ziwen to lead the way.

As soon as he opened the door of the living room, Jiang Cheng smelled a strong scent of cologne——

This is not something that ordinary people can "enjoy", especially for those rough guys like them who have been leading troops for years, it makes their heads hurt.

"Hello, Mr. Jiang! I'm Carter, from Pennsylvania..."

The man sitting on the sofa opposite immediately stood up and came forward, recommending himself with a smile on his face.

He was probably in his twenties, the same age as Yan Ziwen, with red hair and light brown eyes. He looked pretty good. The key point was that he could speak fluent Chinese. He first said a rather difficult surname, and then introduced his family and work, as well as his mission in coming to China, etc.

This guy is quite interesting. His personality is even more direct than the Russians. He doesn't even prepare himself or beat around the bush. He immediately gets into the point and says that he's working for the company and is asking him to increase sales.

Petroleum... to be precise, oil of various grades.

He liked dealing with this type of people the most, and what he wanted was also the "treasure" that Jiang Cheng wanted the most. He immediately smiled and raised his right hand to guide them to sit down. Yan Ziwen spoke first:

"Carter had just joined the company and was still hoping to get into work as quickly as possible...but the markets he could visit were basically occupied by his predecessors."

"So when he heard me say there was a demand here, he wanted to give it a try."

It turns out I’m still a rookie.

Jiang Cheng still had a smile on his face, but he looked embarrassed: "Oil is an important resource for us. Tsk...but everyone knows that China's oil has been a restricted resource since the Paris Peace Conference. We are indeed unable to buy it."

Before he finished speaking, Carter immediately said that Jilin had the port of Vladivostok, and they could use the name of Russian purchases to transport resources to China. Damn, you thief foreigner are quite smart, you actually found out everything, and before he opened his mouth, Carter immediately added that Mobil has a special route to Asia -

This is true. Japan's fuel is basically all imported from the United States, so there is no need to open another route to the Northeast.
Moreover, the confrontation between Zhili and Fengtian diverted too much of the Japanese's attention... Most importantly, since 1917, the Japanese have invested so much in the Marshal. How could they allow anything to weaken the Marshal's strength?
This is why there are fewer people causing trouble at sea recently, and the Kwantung Army, which has been keeping its eyes on Jilin, has also become relatively more docile - obviously, this is a good opportunity for his development.

So Jiang Cheng looked at Yan Ziwen's expression, and confirmed again and again that Carter was "safe" before he said: Since there is fuel to be sold, it is natural for them to help collect some... but they don't need much, so they should focus on a step-by-step approach for the time being.

The first deal was signed and placed, and Carter was very considerate and was willing to make it happen at the lowest price.

In fact, the price is not cheap, Jiang Cheng is very clear about it.

There are more than one company in Europe and the United States that secretly sells fuel to him - all kinds of quotes are offered. However, because the medicines produced in Jilin continue to sell well, especially the price of penicillin remains high, Jiang Cheng actually doesn't care too much about the price of oil.

But he was still surprised after getting the price of refined oil: This guy is not just a little bit considerate, he is too considerate!

The price he offered was only one-third of what those other bastards offered... In other words, those bastards had no idea how much they made from him per ton of oil.

Jiang Cheng was really happy now. He stretched out his hand and shook his hand vigorously, then told him that he could introduce any partners to him in the future.

Walking with him, Jiang Cheng chatted with him about family matters and about having dinner together. But just as they were leaving the house, Sun Zhengnan came up to them and said, "Master Jiang, there was an urgent telegram from the Marshal's Mansion. It seems something big has happened."

Jiang Cheng glanced at him sideways, then turned back and smiled: "My good friend, you see I'm so busy with official duties that I really can't leave--"

"But I've asked the biggest restaurant in the city to prepare some wine. Let my third brother-in-law accompany you for a few drinks!"

Carter smiled warmly: "Haha, Yan and I have been friends for many years, Mr. Jiang, you don't have to be polite."

Jiang Cheng exchanged a few pleasantries and turned to leave, quickly picking up the telegram to read: In addition to the news of the ceasefire in Jinan Prefecture and other places -

In addition, something happened in the capital.

"This damn Duan Zhigui, how could he be so greedy? He just wanted to take things home when he took office... The run on the Beijing financial system has been going on for more than a year, and he is still..."

Jiang Cheng just finished reading the telegram and almost lost control of his voice, "Look, look, let Wu Xiucai bring people to his house to confiscate the property. He has only been in office for more than a month, and he has found 300,000 silver dollars for me!"

"My goodness, how could he be so confused!"

Sun Zhengnan licked his lips, also with a bitter look on his face: "You recommended him, but he got involved in such corruption and bribery in Beijing——"

"Not only are you embarrassed now... Wu Peifu will certainly use this incident to severely attack the Marshal and us."

At this critical moment of confrontation, why did Wu Xiucai go to search the house? Isn't this just like a bald head with lice? (End of this chapter)