Also as an ancient civilization, Britain was still more cautious in the process of colonizing Persia.

In other regions, Britain is basically a Bible in one hand and a sword in the other, and if it cannot be conquered spiritually, it will be used by force, and in this regard, Britain is actually a **** country.

In Persia, the British colonial method was subtle and gradually infiltrated, and the way of treating ancient civilizations was certainly different from that of African tribes in a primitive state.

However, what kind of effect can be achieved by this method is debatable, as a country that has been constantly at war for thousands of years, Persia has its own pride, and will not be easily bewitched by Britain's words, and Britain cannot afford to launch a large-scale war caused by losses, so now Persia is only a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country, not completely degraded.

The emergence of southern Africa has become the X-factor to break the deadlock.

In Africa, Roque has proved that the colonial system established by Britain and France is not invulnerable, and now it is not only Portugal and Belgium that are damaged, but Germany is also sinking in Tanganyika, so the panic caused by southern Africa is not only limited to southern Africa, but has spread to all colonies in the world.

When Ade heard about the uprising of the Bábs in Persia, his first reaction was that it must have something to do with the Umbrella Company.

But then this assumption was overturned, and the power of religion was more fanatical than that of secular regimes, and if it was not done, it would be out of control, and Ade did not believe that the Umbrella Company had reached such an extent of influence in Persia.

"The Anglo-American oil company has a part of British capital, Royal Shell is a joint venture between the British Empire and the Netherlands, Standard Oil is an out-and-out American enterprise, only Adan is a real British company, serving the interests of the empire wholeheartedly, in the previous trade between Adan and the Ministry of War, Adan has never maliciously raised prices, has not hoarded goods, nor has it been self-respecting, the War Department has received sufficient oil supply at the lowest price, and Adan has worked hard to tap oil to meet the needs of the empire, This is the normal business behavior, not the bottomless business competition like now. "Roque directly pointed the finger at Royal Shell and Anglo American, those oil companies that have just established and do not even have oil wells, they still need a chance to become Adan companies.

"Royal Shell and Anglo-American Petroleum are traitors!" Philip was indignant, and on this issue, Philip was completely in line with Roque's position.

"Locke, how sure are you about Ahvash?" Ade attaches great importance to practical results, no matter how loud the slogan is, it is useless, and it is only serious to get actual benefits.

"One thousand!" Roque swears.

While Roque was trying his best to win the support of Ade and Philip, the headquarters of the Port Elizabeth Adan Company, Don and Reid were having a banquet for Alex, the British commissioner in Persia.

The name "Pantheon" at Adan Company's headquarters in Port Elizabeth sounds a bit arrogant, but it is not surprising in Port Elizabeth.

Port Elizabeth not only has the "Pantheon", but also the "Sanqing Palace", the "Garden of Eden", the "Venus", and the "Lumbini Garden".

As in southern Africa, Adan does not restrict religion, but it also does not encourage it, and there can only be one church in the whole of Port Elizabeth, whether Catholic or Protestant, and the same is true for monasteries and Taoist temples, and there are now more than 13,500 people in Port Elizabeth, and there are only six religious sites in total, which is high enough.

The "Pantheon" is a building made of white marble, covering an area of more than 15,000 square meters, with a height of more than 30 meters, and nearly 100 people died before and after its completion, making it the tallest building in Port Elizabeth.

"Reed, it's not that I'm nitpicking, it's really that your Adan company is too demanding, and no one will agree to it, Ahvaz shouldn't be controlled by a certain company, and free trade can bring the greatest benefits to the British Empire." Alex hadn't drunk much yet, and he was fairly conscious.

"With all due respect, Alex, do you think Standard Oil or Royal Shell will serve the British Empire wholeheartedly? Standard Oil scooped up 150,000 barrels of oil from Ahvaz last month, but how much tax did Standard Oil pay? You certainly know better than I do. Li De half leaned on the arms of a Persian girl who was only wearing a light veil, whether it was drinking or eating, she didn't have to do it herself, and the Persian girl next to her would take the initiative to send it to Li De's mouth.

The concept of "barrel" was established by Adan Company, and according to the standards of Adan Company, a barrel is about 0.16 square meters, which is slightly more than the American system.

Ahvaz's oil resources are indeed very rich, 150,000 barrels if it is for Romania, nearly one-third of the monthly production of the entire Romanian oil, but in Ahvaz, the production of Standard Oil is not the highest, the highest ranking is Adan Company, Umbrella Company, Anglo American Petroleum Company, Royal Shell, and then Standard Oil.

"Anyway, Reed, you already have Port Elizabeth, so you should be restrained." Alex didn't give face, and the atmosphere in the room immediately cooled down.

"How do you want us to converge?" Ridpi didn't smile.

"Get what you deserve, what doesn't belong to you, and don't try to get your hands on it." Alex has a bad attitude, I don't know why, from the beginning, Alex has been hostile to the Umbrella and the Adan company.

This is also normal, the influence of southern Africa has not yet radiated to the peninsula and Europe, and many people have the idea that southern Africa is still a wild land, and there is nothing to worry about.

"Alex, if you're not happy with what you're getting, you can just say it." Li De is welcome, this is no different from a direct slap in the face.

"Bastard, how can you say that?" Alex didn't expect Li De to turn his face so quickly.

"Then what do you want me to say? To make it clear, this is Port Elizabeth, not Cairo, Lao Tzu is a Chinese from Southern Africa, not a Chinese from the Qing Dynasty! Li De was aggressive, slapping the table and glaring at the standard barbarian.

"Ridiculous, simply ridiculous!" Alex didn't dare to look into Li De's eyes, so he angrily ripped off the napkin on his collar and left directly.

Li De didn't speak, his vicious eyes were unfocused, and he picked up the cup in front of him and drank it all.

"How? I told you earlier, there is no reason to talk to these people, we represent Nyasaland, they represent London, and we will have a war in the future! "Don is still adding oil and vinegar, which is also in the Pantheon, if it leaks out elsewhere, it is estimated that Tang En will be unlucky.

"Could you please say one less!" Li De is not angry, the ancestor has to hide his head when he writes an anti-poem, Tang En is indeed too straightforward.

"Well, I won't say, Lord said a long time ago that some people have deep-rooted prejudices against us, don't try to change them, if you change someone, it may have unexpected effects." Don was indifferent, replaced by Roque, probably not to invite Alex to dinner, to invite him to eat guns.

"How?" Li De still didn't know Don well enough.

Don En laughed strangely, that night, Alex died unexpectedly in the apartment, the result of forensic monitoring was that Alex had a heart attack, and it only took a minute from the onset of illness to death, in other words, Alex did not suffer any pain and died peacefully in his sleep.

This result made Li De seem to be definitely abnormal, so Li De went to Tang En as soon as he got the test results.

"The forensic doctor said that if he had a heart attack, the gods couldn't save him." Don adamantly denies to having an insider.

"How could that be such a coincidence? Alex is the Persian commissioner, which will seriously affect our arrangement. Li De was angry, Tang En, these mercenaries, nominally wanted to accept the management of Adan Company, but in fact there were many problems.

If you think about it, you can understand that a stick of arrogance and fierceness, after beating the Germans and the Dutch, subverting Portuguese East Africa and subverting the East Indies, the current peninsula, the mercenaries of the umbrella company are similar to the emperor, many mercenaries have immigrated their families to the peninsula and become permanent residents of the peninsula, and some people have deliberately changed their own nationality to Persia, which is a blatant mixing of sand, although Li De knows these situations, but there is nothing he can do.

Nominally, the Umbrella Company is under the leadership of Adan Company, but in fact this is not the case, the Umbrella Company is directly responsible to Roque, in other words, no matter what Don does, he is inextricably linked to Roque.

"That's your problem, I only want to guarantee the interests of southern Africa, and whoever stands in the way of our umbrella company will be crushed." You're welcome, now Southern Africa is no longer the original Cape colony, since there are hard-line hawks, there are naturally moderate doves, and Donn is undoubtedly a hawk.

Now it seems that Li De is dovish.

This is not in line with Roque's education for Li De all along.

"Don, we are here to make profits for Southern Africa, not to make trouble for the Lord." Li De moved with emotion and reason, if there is anyone who can restrain Tang En, then it must be Luo Ke without a doubt.

"Reed, you were once the Lord's closest person, and we are not making trouble for the Lord, but creating conditions for Southern Africa—" Don would not compromise, and by the evening of that day, nearly a thousand mercenaries had penetrated into Persia to launch a Babuist uprising against the cruel rule of the Persian Kingdom.

It's not a day or two, a **** country like Persia will have such a day sooner or later.