District 9

At the dinner table, Jiang Xiaolong explained awkwardly: "Their military government really doesn't have much money, because the foundation here has not been very good since before the new era. After the new era, wars have occurred frequently, and the economy has long been dragged down. But if the Sichuan government can cooperate with them, Mr. Tengba is willing to give us certain privileges in the country, such as doing business and trade."

"In this place, a water glass is a luxury item that can only be used by nobles. What kind of business can we do here?" Zhan Nan curled his lips and said, "I don't think it's very reliable."

Jiang Xiaolong smiled and said nothing.

Zhou Zheng glanced at his expression and whispered to Zhan Nan: "Brother, are you stupid?"

"What's wrong?"

"Do you think you are negotiating with others?" Zhou Zheng squinted and said, "You didn't understand what Boss Jiang meant."

When Zhan Nan heard this, he reacted instantly.

Lin Chengdong finished eating the bread, looked at Jiang Xiaolong and asked, "If we don't agree to this condition, won't we be able to leave?"

"Ahem." Jiang Xiaolong coughed: "The troops are moving, so we have to pay for transportation! Otherwise... I might not even be able to leave."

"Fuck, this Tengba is not a good bird either." Zhan Nan gritted his teeth and cursed.

"It's just a matter of not being able to afford it early." Jiang Xiaolong commented sharply.

Zhou Zheng looked at Jiang Xiaolong and said sternly: "Boss Jiang, then we don't owe this person this favor. Do you think this will work? You have resources in South Africa. Let's get some goods and return the favor. Wait. Let’s go back to Sichuan Mansion and redeem your favor.”

Jiang Xiaolong looked confused.

"This is not good. Mr. Jiang helped us, and then we asked them to pay for it. It's unreasonable." Zhan Nan immediately interjected: "Didn't we bring some cash? It's two million, right? ? In this way, give the two million to Mr. Jiang first, and we will make up for the rest when we go back."

"To be fair, I have a partner. I can't make the decision if I do this." Jiang Xiaolong secretly cursed these people, none of them are good people.

Lin Chengdong waved his hand: "Okay, don't make things difficult for Boss Jiang. Let's have a phone call at home first."

Jiang Xiaolong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was really afraid that these bastards would not admit their guilt, because in that case, he would definitely not be able to leave. After all, the people above him asked him to handle things well.

"Thank you Brother Dong for your understanding." Jiang Xiaolong clasped his fists: "Then look, should I reply to Tengba now?"

"No need for now, wait until we have discussed it."

"Okay." Jiang Xiaolong nodded.

…

Chongdu, around two o'clock in the afternoon.

Qin Yu was having dinner with Wu Di, Ma Laoer and others, and Ye Lin also came in the middle of the meal.

This group of old friends got together and were thinking about the development of Salt Island and the expansion of the navy, but now these matters are stuck on personnel issues. Sichuan government does not have professional talents in this area, let alone the education that can transport talents. unit.

To maximize the value of Salt Island, the establishment of a navy is a top priority. Qin Yu could borrow talents from Chen Jun, but after all, these people are not his own. If the project is really going to be launched, the Sichuan government must have a team with himself as the core.

How to do it?

Qin Yu had some ideas in mind, so he made an appointment with Wu Di, Ma Laoer and others, hoping to make some moves through military intelligence.

While everyone was eating and chatting, Lin Chengdong called. Qin Yu communicated with him for about ten minutes before ending the call.

"What did you say over there?" Wu Di asked smoothly.

"Damn it." Qin Yu sighed and replied, "Chengdong and the others were detained again."

"Detained?" Wu Di was a little surprised: "If Jiang Xiaolong doesn't say anything, can he solve this matter?"

"I don't know how Jiang Xiaolong boasted to the warlord over there. In order to save Chengdong and the others, he directly mobilized his troops and threatened the Red Scarf Army with military means, and then the other party agreed to release them." Qin Yu wiped. Wiping the corner of his mouth, he explained: "This warlord named Tengba, after finishing his work, now wants to cooperate with us and let us support them with some ordnance."

"What about the conditions?" Ma Laoer asked softly.

"They say they can let us do some business there and give us some privileges and so on." Qin Yu replied calmly: "They want to cooperate for a long time."

"That's not very interesting." Ma Laoer curled his lips and replied: "They are fighting every day, and selling silver is not easy to do. What kind of business can we do in the past?"

"Yes." Qin Yu waved his hand and replied: "Forget it, I will ask each army to collect some obsolete armaments, and then take out some repaired armaments from the prisoner's arsenal and collect some rags to send to them to return the favor. , that’s it.”

"Haha, that's okay." Ma Laoer nodded: "Songjiang's arsenal has a lot of obsolete ordnance. I'll have someone check it out later."

"Xiao Yu, I think this is an opportunity!" Ye Lin said suddenly.

"What chance?" Qin Yu turned around and asked.

"There is an opportunity to reach a certain cooperation with the fourth district." Ye Lin has become a lot more intellectual since giving birth. Her previous image of a strong woman has obviously been diluted. She speaks softly and looks very charming. charm.

Ma Laoer often hangs out with Wu Di, so when he sees Ye Lin, he always comments sincerely: "My sister-in-law looks more and more interesting..."

Putting aside the jokes between the brothers, Qin Yu frowned and asked after listening to Ye Lin's words: "The conditions they gave are too bad. I personally don't think it makes much sense."

"The conditions can be negotiated, and the direction can be corrected." Ye Lin looked at Qin Yu excitedly from the perspective of a businessman and said: "Do you know why we wanted to carry out large-scale construction in Africa before the Era?"

When Qin Yu heard this, his thoughts seemed to open up.

"District 4 is a place very rich in minerals. Their gold reserves are 6,000 tons, accounting for 11.8% of the world's total reserves, and platinum group metals are 63,000 tons, accounting for more than 90% of the world's total! Before the Era , it is one of the five largest mining resource countries in the world. There are more than 70 kinds of mines that have been discovered and mined, but these data have only been detected. Do you understand what I mean?" Ye Lin said softly: "Such a great opportunity was offered to you. Why did you refuse? Commander Qin!"

Qin Yu was instantly awakened by Ye Lin: "Continue talking."

"Their production capacity is low, and there are no factories or equipment for subsequent mining development... We are currently in a war period, which is an opportunity for us." Ye Lin said sharply: "If you want to develop Salt Island, what else can you do? If you want to do it well, how much will it cost? How many resources will it use? Therefore, I think that since this warlord wants to take the initiative to cooperate, you must seize this opportunity. Moreover, I have paid attention to that old friend’s tea house, Jiang Xiaolong is not a simple person. He must have his reasons for going to South Africa. I don’t believe it. He just wanted to do some foreign trade and do some daily necessities business.”

…

Baku.

Jiang Xiaolong is sitting in his room, holding a laptop and communicating with his boss.