Chapter 806 (2/2)

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December 25, 1939.

The Christmas party was held at dreamcastle, at the end of Highway 1, with more people than last year.

Moreover, there are also many guests from other countries on the other side of the ocean this year.

The situation in Europe is becoming more and more serious. In the non aggression treaty signed by Germany and the Soviet Union, there is a secret agreement, that is, the two countries divide their spheres of influence among the Eastern European countries, and Finland is divided into the Soviet Union.

Since October this year, the Soviet Union has urgently called the Finnish ambassador to Moscow for a meeting and put forward a series of demanding territorial partition requirements.

One of the most controversial is the Hanko peninsula. As a natural defense against the Soviet Union, Moscow wanted to divide it into its own territory, which made Finland suspicious.

They began to suspect that this was a Soviet plot to annex Finland. If the Hanko peninsula was handed over, they would lose the ability to block the Soviet army.

The Finnish government strongly rejected the demands of the Soviet Union, which also led to the recent ”manilla incident” and developed into a ”winter war” at the present stage

On November 30, the Soviet Union officially declared war on Finland, causing worldwide uproar.

The League of nations, in name only but in name, is making its final performance. On December 14, a general meeting was held and a resolution was passed to expel the Soviet Union.

However, such a move did not hurt the Soviet Union. The hostility and incompetence of western countries were undoubtedly exposed in several provocations by Germany.

In Britain, France and other countries, there were statements of declaring war on the Soviet Union, which made entrepreneurs in the two countries more and more uneasy.

At this time, the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell from the UK was eager to meet Li Zitao.The atmosphere of declaring war on the Soviet Union in Britain was getting higher and higher. People took to the streets and called for fighting for ”freedom and democracy”.

But at the same time, Britain and France have officially declared war on Germany, and large-scale war may break out at any time.

This also made the price of war supplies soar, but it was at this point that shell's biggest supplier had problems.

The crude oil orders of Mobil need to be reconsidered and adjusted due to the war factors, which may cause the Dutch Shell, which carries out strategic reserves, into a bad state.

When the three armies have not moved, grain and forage go ahead.

If Britain, France and other countries really start a war against the Soviet Union and Germany at the same time, the existing crude oil reserves of Dutch Shell are far from enough.

Whether it's cars on the ground, airplanes in the sky, or ships and submarines in the sea, they can't do without the supply of gasoline.

Moreover, shell received news that Mobil intends to reduce crude oil supply orders from Europe, carry out strategic reserves and increase support for the Far East.

On the other hand, Washington expressed strong dissatisfaction with Japan's behavior of harming the interests of the United States in the Far East. At the same time, it decided to reach an agreement with China to support Japan in launching an all-round war of resistance.

Since April this year, the Washington government has provided China with us $60 million in military supplies and $100 million in interest free loans. And President Roosevelt himself announced that the aid is only the beginning. If Japan does not stop its cruel aggression, it will increase its support to China in the future.

The tendency of Washington and the president's speech to the outside world worried Britain and shell.

Once Mobil increases its investment in the Far East and increases its domestic war reserves, the crude oil that can be left to them will be greatly reduced.

This is extremely unfavorable to Britain, France and other countries that are about to wage a large-scale war.

Mobil holds more than half of the world's crude oil market, and in some ways it is even more important than some small countries.

Because of this, the CEO of shell in Holland will try his best to entrust a friend to get him an invitation and travel across the ocean to participate in this lively dance.

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