Chapter 1093: Money is a man's courage

Chapter 1093: Money is a man's courage

Iraq, capital Baghdad.

Saddam is in a good mood.

Saddam has been in a good mood since September 11 last year.

In the Gulf War, the United States and its allies bombed Iraq into ruins through large-scale and long-term air strikes, which made Saddam very scared. He even smelled the breath of death.

He did not expect that the powerful million lions he had formed would be so vulnerable.

In the Gulf War, Saddam chose to bow his head. Under the coordination of a third party, Saudi Arabia and other countries accepted Iraq, and the United States had to withdraw, although Iraq paid a large sum of money for this.

After the Gulf War, Saddam used the funds in the East to purchase materials, and then borrowed a large amount of money for post-war reconstruction.

Now, Iraq is finally on the right track.

This year, Iraq can export 5 million barrels of oil and 300,000 cubic meters of natural gas every day.

The international crude oil price is about to break through $40/barrel, and the natural gas price has reached $170/cubic meter, which means that Iraq can earn $251 million a day from oil and natural gas exports.

With more income, Saddam will be more confident.

In order to make trouble for the Americans, Saddam sent 10,000 troops into Afghanistan. Of course, these 10,000 troops have been retired from the Iraqi army. Even if the Americans come to protest, Iraq can say that this is a private act, not Iraq.

The longer the Americans fight in Afghanistan, the greater the losses, and the happier Saddam is.

At this time, Osama came to report.

Osama is specifically responsible for this matter.

"Osama, how is it? Have the weapons, ammunition and supplies been delivered?" Saddam asked.

These 10,000 people naturally passed through Persia.

In the Iran-Iraq War, both sides fought to the death and forged a life-and-death feud.

However, after the Gulf War, Saddam also took the initiative to repair the relationship between Iran and Iraq, which eased the relationship between the two sides. Iran and Iraq have a common enemy, that is, the United States. With a common enemy, there is naturally a basis for cooperation.

Of course, so many people died in the Iran-Iraq War, so it is naturally not possible to reconcile, so on the surface, the two sides have not established diplomatic relations until now.

The 10,000 Iraqi troops were previously in the Kurdish mountains in northeastern Iraq, fighting with Kurdish armed forces all year round. They are good at mountain warfare and have experience in guerrilla warfare. The Farah and Herat provinces that entered Afghanistan through Persia this time are both mountainous.

Saddam sent these 10,000 troops into Afghanistan not to fight the Americans head-on. No matter how arrogant Saddam was, he knew that he was definitely not a match for the US military.

These 10,000 troops entered Afghanistan to fight mountain warfare and guerrilla warfare, and to learn from the guerrillas how to fight guerrilla warfare.

This force also needs weapons, ammunition and supplies, and these need to come from Iraq.

"Mr. President, everything has been handled!" Osama said, "Binsam hopes that we can provide them with a batch of weapons, ammunition and supplies so that they can fight the Americans better!"

"Give it to them!" Saddam waved his hand, "Tell them that we will give him another 500 million US dollars. As long as he can cause trouble for the Americans and their lackeys, we can give him more later!"

Having money means having enough confidence.

The income from oil and gas gave Saddam great confidence.

$500 million is almost the money earned from two days of oil and gas exports!

Osama went to deal with this matter.

Faw Port is the largest seaport in Iraq and a major crude oil export port.

After dredging, this sea area can accommodate 400,000-ton tankers. The annual oil transportation capacity of the entire port reaches 150 million tons, and the annual oil transportation capacity of the entire coastal port can reach 300 million tons.

At this time, there are two 400,000-ton supertankers docked at the dock, and the oil pipeline is connected to the tanker. A steady stream of oil enters the tanker's oil tank along the pipeline.

The national flag hoisted by the tanker is the five-star red flag, which means that this is a Chinese tanker.

Both tankers are from China!

Because of the sanctions of the United States, Europe and the United States do not import oil from Iraq. After the Gulf War, Iraq's oil exports were all handed over to Panshan Group.

Through the shipping company of Panshan Group, Iraq's oil and natural gas are exported to the world.

Now, the RMB accounts for 80% of Iraq's oil and gas export settlement currency.

Part of the money earned from the export of oil and gas is used to repay the due loans and loan interest, and part is used to purchase weapons and equipment and various commodities from China.

Now, China can supply all the commodities Iraq needs.

As the only country in the world with a full industrial chain, China can produce all commodities. The commodities produced may not be the best, but at least they are enough.

Not far away, two LNG ships are loading natural gas. These two LNG ships also fly the Chinese flag.

These two LNG ships will be filled with liquefied natural gas and exported to Europe.

European countries cannot import oil and natural gas from Iraq because of the United States, but the United States does not prohibit the import of oil and natural gas from China or other places.

Here, Panshan Group acts as a middleman to earn the difference.

This is not only done in Iraq, but also in Persia.

Persia has had good economic development in recent years because of its continuous export of oil and natural gas.

And because of the sanctions imposed by the United States, Persia cannot trade normally with Europe and the United States. Many countries are afraid of the sanctions imposed by the United States and dare not import oil and natural gas directly from Persia, but they can import oil and natural gas from middlemen.

Moreover, Iraq and Persia now not only export crude oil, but also export some refined oil through refineries!

For example, Pakistan imports refined oil directly from Persia to meet Pakistan's oil demand.

Similarly, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, etc. have further improved the level of petrochemical industry in recent years. They no longer simply export crude oil as before, but export some refined oil and corresponding chemical materials and chemicals.

Now Panshan Group monopolizes the equipment market and equipment maintenance market in the entire Middle East. With its high cost-effectiveness and good service attitude, manufacturers in Europe and the United States have been expelled from the Middle East market.

Even Panshan Group has two professional oil field fire fighting brigades in the Middle East, which have accumulated rich experience in oil field fire fighting.

At this time, at the port, you can even see mercenaries performing security tasks, and each mercenary is fully armed.

Seeing these mercenaries, other people would only feel scared, but the Chinese would only feel at ease. As long as these mercenaries were there, they would be safe.

After the oil was full, the two 400,000-ton tankers set off and left the port.

Not long after, they encountered the escorting warships. The tankers sounded their horns and saluted the escorting warships.