Yan Guang and Rockefeller Jr. also understood that things were tense. If it were the past, such a big business would have to hold a banquet, inviting people with status in Mexico City and even all of Mexico to attend, but now...

If you can save time, just save it...

After leading Rockefeller and others to the conference room, both sides took their seats one after another.

"Yan, we all know that the sooner the contract is signed, the better it will be for us, so I will tell you our bid." As he said that, Rockefeller took an agreement from his entourage. "This time Standard Oil is preparing to purchase Tampico land from you for $30 million and 15% of the year. What do you think? If there is no problem, sign it."

As he said that, Rockefeller slid the agreement over the conference table.

Yan Guang picked up the agreement and looked at it. It was written very clearly.

As long as Yan Guang signs the agreement, Standard Oil will pay 30 million US dollars, and he will get 15% of the profits obtained from Tampico's oil production every year in the future.

To be honest, such conditions are indeed very generous, even exceeding Yan Guang's expectations. Yan Guang originally expected that Standard Oil would only give up 10% of the profit.

but…

For Yan Guang, this profit is still too little. If you want to achieve your goals, you need more money, even if you sacrifice something for it.

"I don't know if he will accept the conditions I proposed..." He shook his head in his heart, and Yan Guang pushed the agreement back.

Xiao Rockefeller, who originally thought Yan Guang would sign the agreement, frowned. In fact, the bottom line given by his father, Old Rockefeller, was 20%. The 20% agreement was now in his secretary's briefcase. But to be honest, although he admired the Chinese in front of him, he still felt that fifteen percent was enough.

"What, Yan? Do you think there is something wrong with this agreement?"

Yan Guang shook his head. "There is no problem with 30 million US dollars, but in terms of income..."

Rockefeller jerked. "Yan, I think fifteen percent is quite fair."

"It's really fair." Yan Guang nodded seriously, but the following words surprised everyone present. "But I still hope that this profit can be increased to 30%.

If 20% has made Rockefeller feel very high, then 30% is just a whim.

Although Rockefeller little admired Yan Guang, he still felt that he was crazy when he heard this number, but perhaps the number was too surprising, so Rockefeller little little was not too angry.

"Yan, are you kidding?" Xiao Rockefeller said seriously.

"Of course not, I won't joke at this time."

Rockefeller's face turned a little gloomy. "Yan, I once told others that you are a smart person, but now it doesn't seem like this..." Just when Rockefeller wanted to talk about Yan Guang's current situation and said that he was not qualified to talk to him about such high conditions, Yan Guang had already interrupted his words.

"Please rest assured, although I am not a smart person, I am at least absolutely conscious." After waved my hand, Yan Guang continued. "Since I dare to put forward such conditions, there are naturally his reasons..."

"Oh?" After hearing Yan Guang say this, Rockefeller was a little curious.

In fact, Yan Guang had been thinking about this for a long time, but he had estimated that Standard Oil's bid was 10%, not 15%.

If it is fifteen percent, Yan Guang will get at least 20 million US dollars in profit every year, equivalent to 60 million silver dollars or 43 million taels of silver. If the third 10,000-ton well in Tampico can be mined later, he will get at least 25 million yuan a year.

If all sixty million silver dollars are invested in the military, at least twelve or three infantry divisions can be formed, and twenty-five infantry divisions can be maintained. At least in the early stages of the revolution, this money is absolutely enough.

But Yan Guang's hope is to make China a powerful country, and 60 million silver dollars may meet his goal, but if possible, Yan Guang still hopes to get more.

So Yan Guang thought of a solution, which might have paid a lot, but it is very likely that Rockefeller and his father Rockefeller, the old, agreed to his idea of ​​30%.

"My opinion is that the annual income will increase to 30%, but I only received this income in 1930, that is, 20 years later, and after 20 years, I will not take any penny..."

This is Yan Guang's idea. He only collected the profits of oil production in all oil wells in Tampico for twenty years, that is, until 1930. In this way, Standard Oil and Rockefeller are likely to agree to their own conditions.

Although Yan Guang would suffer a lot by signing such an agreement, his goal is to make China a powerful country, not to make himself a billionaire.

If you can get 30% of the annual income, Yan Guang can get at least 40 million US dollars per year based on the oil produced by Tampico. If the third ten thousand tons of oil can be developed as soon as possible, 40 million can become 50 million.

Fifty million US dollars, 150 million silver dollars or 18 million taels of treasury silver, are equivalent to one-third of the fiscal revenue of the Qing government. Moreover, the Qing government has a considerable fiscal expenditure every year, so Yan Guang is much richer in comparison.

As long as he has such a large amount of income, Yan Guang can definitely fulfill his dream. If he can't...

What's the use of even more money?

"Have you been 20 years?" After hearing Yan Guang's conditions, Rockefeller was stunned, but he quickly reacted.

This condition does look quite good. It only takes 20 years of income. Tampico's land can be owned by Standard Oil, or it is owned by Rockefeller Jr. (He thinks that Rockefeller can't live that long), but Rockefeller Jr. found that there was a problem in it, and maybe he could still suppress it...

"This condition is indeed quite good, but I have a question, that is, what if the Mexican government wants to nationalize Tampico's oil?" This is also the biggest problem, but...

Yan Guang smiled in a dark smile. "Mr. Rockefeller, how much time do you think it will take to change the government?"

Rockefeller was stunned and then smiled awkwardly. "It seems that this is not a problem."

That's right, it's not a problem, because since 1911, every Mexican government would be overthrown by the US government and oil companies as long as it wanted to nationalize oil. If it weren't for the sudden appearance of World War II that no one expected (at that time, the United States was afraid that Mexico would be won over by the Nazis), I'm afraid this kind of thing would have continued until the 21st century...

But at present, even the most prophet may only predict the outbreak of World War I...

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There is also the saying about Yan Guang, you remembered this for me. In fact, it is often said by one person^0^

As for the exchange rate between the silver dollar and the US dollar

What I found was that 1 pound is equivalent to 5 US dollars (4-6.8). As for silver dollars and US dollars, the data I found was that 1 silver dollar is equivalent to 0.476 US dollars, which means that 1 US dollar is equivalent to 2 silver dollars, and this is when the exchange ratio is at the highest.

At the lowest point, 3.42 silver dollars is equivalent to 1 US dollar, so I took the exchange rate of 3:1, which is convenient for exchange.

As for the 1:1, it should be Japanese yen, right? 1 silver dollar = 1.002 yen.
Chapter completed!