Volume 1: A sound on Wall Street, Xinxiang City is busy copying books Chapter 270 Oil Field Map
Subtitle of this chapter: I’m afraid I don’t know the goods
“Knock, knock, knock.”
Our Master Yuan personally opened the door and warmly welcomed us: "Mr. Yamamoto, you are really punctual."
Yamamoto Isoroku bowed 90 degrees as the Japanese do, then stood up and said in passable English: "Mr. Yuan, how dare I neglect an invitation to dinner from a great writer like you?"
As he spoke, he picked up the bottle of sake in his hand and said, "It's just a small gift, not a token of respect."
"According to our Seres saying, you are making fun of me. But since we are in Western territory , we have no choice but to follow the local customs. Thank you..." He took the gift and let Yamamoto Isoroku in, and asked casually, "I heard that Mr. Noda and Mr. Inoue are not in New York, right?"
"Uh..." Yamamoto Fifty-six hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yes, both of them have official business and are indeed not in New York right now. If Mr. Yuan has anything to say, I can convey it on his behalf."
In fact, Yuan Yanshu learned from the Pinkerton Office that the first-class military attaché Noda Yoshisaburo had arrived in Washington in the past few days, and the third-class military attaché Inoue Narumi had boarded a cruise ship to Britain. From this point of view, they are likely to have confirmed their news from certain channels, and they also believe that the Republican government will really use the situation in Ireland to pressure Britain to abolish the Anglo-Japanese Alliance after taking office, and they are now jumping up and down to find a way out.
He thought so in his heart, but a look of regret appeared on his face. He said, "What a pity. Mr. Noda's style and Mr. Inoue's knowledge are really impressive. If it weren't for the time constraints last time, I would have liked to have a long chat with them. But..."
He glanced at Isoroku Yamamoto, nicknamed "Gambler," and said with a smile, "Mr. Yamamoto's gambling skills are even more unforgettable to me. Hahahaha..."
“Hahaha…” The latter scratched his head embarrassedly and said, “Mr. Yuan, you really love to joke.”
Master Yuan did not invite Isoroku Yamamoto to the living room or game room, but instead took him into his study.
"What would you like to drink, Mr. Yamamoto? I have some fine whiskey and gin."
"Thank you, Mr. Yuan. Whiskey, neat is fine."
He didn't ask Miss Enyuka or the waiters to serve him. He poured a glass of whiskey and handed it to Neon Jin, saying, "Mr. Yamamoto, I'm sorry. Today I invited two... um, a friend from Duguo, but he hasn't arrived yet. So, we have to wait for a while."
He had indeed invited Count Kera and his adjutant, but Mr. Scharnhorst refused to come on the pretext of being unwell, so he had to send Mr. Little Chandler to fetch Mr. Stauffenberg.
Yamamoto Isoroku replied naturally, "It's okay. It's a rare opportunity to communicate with a great writer like Mr. Yuan in person. By the way, I also read the A Song of Ice and Fire that you sent to the consulate. It is indeed a very wonderful novel. Mr. Inoue also said that if he hadn't met you in person, he would really find it hard to believe that this book was written by our compatriots in Greater East Asia."
"Haha, you're too kind." Yuan Yan chuckled and asked, "Mr. Yamamoto, what do you think of this novel?"
"Arnold (this)... I think this novel has a bit of the flavor of your country's famous work "Water Margin"."
Our Master Yuan was inspired when he heard this. This militarist leader has some literary skills. Speaking of which, "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Water Margin" are indeed a bit similar, both of which use POV (Point Of View), that is, the point of view character writing technique.
Of course, "Water Margin" does not deliberately limit the reader's vision, and provides the necessary curtain for the intricate clues in the book. However, in both stories, after character A tells a story from his own perspective, character B will tell the story, and so on, over and over again.
He gave a thumbs up and said, "Mr. Yamamoto, I didn't realize you were quite accomplished in literature. When I wrote A Song of Ice and Fire, I did refer to the writing style of Water Margin..."
Yuan Yan suddenly said in her heart, "Martin, I'm sorry. After you are born... well, if you can still give birth, I will compensate you."
The two started chatting about this topic. After a while, Master Yuan saw that the topic was about right, so he coughed and said, "Mr. Yamamoto, I invited you here this time not only to find an opportunity to communicate with a great man of the Great Japanese Empire like you, but also to discuss a business with you."
"Business?!" Yamamoto Fifty-six frowned and said, "Mr. Yuan, you must be mistaken. I am just a naval officer and my family is not engaged in business. What business can we discuss?"
Yuan Yan suddenly smiled, opened the drawer, took out a folded blueprint and placed it on the table, then gently pushed it towards the lieutenant colonel of the Imperial Japanese Army with her finger.
Yamamoto Isoroku put down his wine glass, picked up the blueprint and unfolded it to take a look...
"Bakanah!" The dwarf suddenly jumped up from the sofa and asked excitedly: "Mr. Yuan, could this be..."
Master Yuan nodded and said, "This is the distribution map of the oil fields in Texas!"
Of course, it is the distribution map of the oil fields in Texas that have been surveyed.
That's right, the Master Ball system only allows Yuan Da Host to plagiarize, or more precisely, to extract future economics and literary works. So far, the content of other disciplines is prohibited from being published. But after reading the instructions again and again, he found that the results discovered by other disciplines can be shown to others, and it's free.
For example, this map of the distribution of Texas oil fields is so detailed that you will never find such a map on the market. Some of the oil fields on it are unknown to anyone except the top executives of major oil companies.
That is to say, as long as someone discovers an oil field and writes it down on paper, no matter how hard they try to keep it a secret, it cannot be hidden from the Master Ball system, and certainly cannot be hidden from our Master Yuan.
In fact, this top-secret map of oil field locations was of no use to him. Could he still dig for oil according to the map? Even if these places were not bought by oil companies, they were definitely being watched. For a Chinese with only a little background like him to go there would be a death wish.
Yamamoto Fifty-six studied energy at Harvard University and had visited the US-Mexico border, so he was naturally familiar with Texas, an oil producing area. He could see that in addition to all the known large oil fields, there were several undeveloped oil deposits on this map.
But after the excitement, he finally understood that regardless of whether this thing was real or fake, even if it was real, it would have no practical use to him and the Empire of Japan.
So Yamamoto Isoroku asked, "Mr. Yuan, what do you mean..."
