Chapter 461 Ben Khalid
Originally, the plan was about to go home, and there were new variables, which led to Liu Jinpeng having to promise some benefits to several girls in his family. Liu Mei also deliberately said hatefully: "You guy just don't keep your word, the boss will definitely be happy this time." Fortunately, Li Xiwen was not present, otherwise she would have to complain.
Since she has to go to two more countries, Li Xiwen doesn't want to stay in Cairo. She should finish her business and go home quickly. She is now taking her entourage to sign an agreement and saying goodbye to King Mohammed. In the second half of the year, Egypt applied for subsidies from the Eastern Union National Mutual Aid Fund to the Han Empire to help Egypt improve its agricultural industry layout and reduce its dependence on external food.
This is specifically used for funds between countries within the Eastern Alliance, similar to the nature of the mutual aid association. Each member state has to pay the membership money, and then if you need to borrow money, you will make a request to the Foundation Presidium. After receiving the money, the funds must be returned in batches. As the only major power of the Eastern Alliance, the Han Empire took the initiative to bear the additional assistance funds accounting for 40 yuan of the entire Eastern Alliance, ensuring that there is enough cash in the account every year.
This foundation is a non-profit international organization. It basically does not make any investments except purchasing government bonds to maintain the value. It is called the most economically inefficient multinational bank deposits by economists. However, this investment method gives many small countries a sense of security and will not be swallowed up by big countries by various means. It is better to invest and play by yourself. The big money tycoon is not suitable for today's high leverage era.
After signing the agreement, King Mohamed held a farewell ceremony in the palace. Li Xiwen had to cheer up again to deal with a politician and businessman. Liu Jinpeng was unable to keep a low profile this time. He had already gained a little fame in the Cairo rich circle. Abdullah of Tatuza brags about how good he has to have a relationship with XX, and was fortunate to invite His Royal Highness the Princess of the Han Empire through XX.
Another special guest at the banquet was the nephew of the king of Saudi Arabia, Ben Khalid Muhammad Mahab Saudi Arabia. This guy with a gloomy face looked about thirty years old. In fact, his actual age was only twenty-three years old, and he was one of Fahd's youngest nephews. Of course, if the unborn children of the king's brothers were included, he would not be the youngest.
In fact, Saudi Arabia does not prohibit polygamy. For example, their first king married more than 40 wives. It is said that he had hundreds of children in his life, which led to the number of 6,000 male members of the Saudi royal family. Ben Khalid had three wives, two of them married their daughters to win over the leaders of the local tribe.
This time, Prince Ben Khalid came to Cairo not for political purposes, but for relaxation. It is said that he was originally one of King Fahd's favorite nephews and might have inherited the Saudi state-owned Maihad Oil Company, but for some reason, he did not get what he originally hoped for, so he ran to Egypt to avoid the sarcastic gaze.
It is not suitable to say unlucky words at such farewell banquets. Liu Jinpeng also met several Egyptian rich people in a row. Because Egypt's oil production is not high and most of them are state-owned, the industries of these rich people are basically concentrated in transportation, agriculture, retail, medical and other industries related to people's livelihood. Abdullah enthusiastically pulled Liu Jinpeng to introduce guests to him, and even Khalid, who had a gloomy face in the corner, did not let him go.
When introducing Ben Khalid, Abdullah said that "the prince of Saudi Arabia, King Fahd's favorite nephew." Obviously, his information was not proficient enough. Khalid squeezed a little smile from the corner of his mouth, half-closed his eyes as if he was about to fall asleep. Liu Jinpeng had already learned from his secretary Yiti that something happened to Saudi Arabia, the chairman of OPEC this year, but he didn't know what it was. Now seeing Khalid's virtue, he also guessed something.
"Prince Khalid, it seems you are not very happy. Did the invisible servant offend you?" Abdullah is not a fool either. Of course, he has to ask the prince what happened.
Khalid smiled reluctantly and said, "No, the servants here are well-trained. Said is my far-reaching cousin. He has done a good job in this regard, and I am very satisfied." It doesn't seem like he is indifferent, and Abdullah doesn't know what's going on, so he can only laugh dryly.
Liu Jinpeng decided to change the topic first, making Khalid lose his vigilance: "The oil price has soared this year, and it has risen at least $12 this month. I think OPEC's decision to increase production is too late."
Abdullah was also a shrewd person and quickly followed up: "They may have their own ideas, but I think the IPO organization wanted to launch a vote a few days ago to prevent the increase in production. I really don't understand what Americans think."
This topic reminded Khalid of the lost shares of the oil company and said hatefully: "The Americans are shameless. They don't want others to study new energy and want to make a fortune with oil. How can they do that?" After saying this, Khalid seemed to feel a silence and quickly said that he was unwell and said goodbye.
Abdullah muttered as he looked at his back: "It seems that the Saudi Kingdom is under a lot of pressure."
Liu Jinpeng nodded and said, "Yes, the United States' allies are not that easy to be." There is another public case here. Fiji was tempted and got very close to the United States. However, after the economic crisis of the United States itself, all of its previous promises were invalidated. He was afraid of a Pacific War with the Han Empire, so he unilaterally tore up the protection agreement. As a result, Fiji has now become an Eastern Conference country and is the strongest supporter of the Han Empire in the Pacific region.
That year, US President Johnson, the Sr., was impeached by lawmakers for this reason. Although he finally managed to pass the test, many small countries recognized the shameless face of the United States. In fact, Johnson made this decision only because of a wrong analysis report, which believed that the Han Empire might react because of some small actions.
When Liu Jinpeng talked about this topic, Abdullah certainly knew what it meant, and he laughed twice. Egypt and Saudi Arabia have a long history and began to attack each other in the 19th century in order to compete for dominance in the Arab region. Of course, Saudi Arabia lost first and then won, all because of the discovery of oil fields underground. This is really ironic.
Wars are frequent between the two countries and intermarriages are more frequent. If you win, you will have to intermarry, and if you lose, you will have to intermarry, which leads to the fact that both royal families are basically relatives. So Khalid said that Sayed was his far-far cousin, and Khalid himself had about 500 far-far cousins. It seems that there are many. But compared with the number of male members of the Saudi royal family, it is actually nothing.
Liu Jinpeng thought unkindly. Perhaps both sides had similar ideas, whether it was the King of Egypt or the King of Saudi Arabia. If the sword could not be conquered, then use the uterus to conquer it. Such frequent marriages may be possible. Perhaps in a few hundred years, the two countries could merge without complaints. But at that time, if the United States was still there, those messing sticks would definitely have to be mixed, and they would not be comfortable.
After the banquet, Liu Jinpeng and Xiao Qiao met. The Northeast girl and Mo Xu were commanding Li Xiwen's entourage to pack and take away all their luggage. The group did not delay and took a special plane to Khartoum directly from Cairo. The Egyptian military sent two fighters to accompany them to protect them. When the border was reached, the escort mission was taken over by the Sultanate fighter jets.
Khartoum is the capital of the Sudan Republic. The White Nile River from Uganda and the Blue Nile River from Ethiopia meet here, running northward towards Egypt and flowing into the Mediterranean Sea. The term "Khartoum" means an elephant trunk. The urban area of Khartoum has a permanent population of 1 million, and the population of the metropolis composed of nearby Northern Khartoum and Ntuman may exceed 4 million.
Khartoum International is strangely located in the city center, and the plane can overlook a large area of urban areas and rows of houses. Li Xiwen introduced: "When the airport was built, it was built in the suburbs, but the urban area expanded too quickly. In addition, the urbanization process in the surrounding areas quickly flooded the surrounding airport. Now the place you see is still a deserted suburb a hundred years ago."
The main race of Sudan is the blackened Arabs, that is, the descendants of the Arabs intermarried with local blacks, while South Sudan is a relatively pure black. The beliefs of both sides are different. Sudan mainly believes in Christianity, the second religious belief is Arabism, while South Sudan believes in indigenous religion animism. The differences between the two sides in terms of race and belief are the main reasons for the division.
Currently, the United Nations has placed about 5,000 peacekeeping troops on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, of which the Han Empire dispatched 2,700 people, and others include 700 people in the United States, 500 people in the European Union, 300 people in Russia, etc. In addition, Egypt also has 100 people. All personnel are commanded by General Li Wenhan, designated by the United Nations. General Li is a Chinese American and currently serves as the rank of major general in the United Nations peacekeeping troops.
What Li Zhongguo said about the peacekeeping force that pre-ordered 100 stag beetles refers to this unit. According to Lao Li, the 10 stag beetles sent in advance have received good reviews and subsequent products are being shipped one after another. Moreover, after Li Zhongguo learned that Liu Jinpeng was going to Khartoum, he actually said that he would come here specifically. Anyway, he would go to Juba in the near future to discuss arms deals with South Sudan. Liu Jinpeng couldn't dispel his enthusiasm, so he would let him go.
At the airport, the Prime Minister of the Sultanate Lesseven Hooke. His ancestors were British and now he still looked a bit of a mixed race, at least not as dark as the accompanying staff. Lesseven warmly welcomed Li Xiwen off the plane and invited Li Xiwen to review the guard of honor. This was not like an informal visit. At least the other party seemed more formal than Egyptian.
To be honest, this is the first time Liu Jinpeng has watched the guard of honor up close. These dark and obscene children all seem very energetic. However, with Liu Jinpeng's shallow ethnography knowledge, I really can't tell the difference between them and South Sudanese. They are all so dark that they are all left with the whites of their eyes. The security supervisor followed Li Xiwen two steps behind, keeping his vigilance at any time, while Li Xiwen kept his pace and walked slowly over, smiling and nodding.
After the national anthem of both sides was played, they entered the live speech session. All the reporters below were specially selected by the Sudan government, and there were absolutely no thorns. Lesseven went on stage to speak first, expressing his joy at His Highness the Princess of the Han Empire's visit to the Sultan. Li Xiwen's speeches were all improvised. She didn't know that there was a review and speech session at all. Fortunately, there was no problem. After coming down, Li Xiwen vaguely expressed her dissatisfaction with the sudden attack.
Chapter completed!