From Arms Dealer To King of War

  Chapter 1129 There are many obstacles

   "You want to tie France into the Great Green Wall!"

  Joga looked at Brother Ma, who was staring wide-eyed, and said with a smile: "Don't say it so badly, in fact, it should be that France needs the Green Great Wall plan to spread its influence.

  You must really want to know how P·B bypassed your eyeliners in these countries and signed contracts with them! "

  Brother Ma has already been distracted by the terrible future described by Choga, and the possible impact of the Green Great Wall plan on France...

  Hearing that Qiaojia wanted to break the news, he came back to his senses again, looked at Qiaojia and said, "How did you do it?"

Qiaojia spread his hands and said with a smile: "My lawyer knocked on the doors of the leaders' offices with the contract, and then explained to them the Green Great Wall plan, and finally they flew to Addis Ababa happily, Contract signed at AU headquarters..."

  Brother Ma heard this, and said in disbelief: "That's it?"

   Qiaojia said as a matter of course: "That's it!"

   "Then why didn't we get the message?"

  Joga looked at the dignified Ma Ma, he said with a smile: "I don't know why you haven't received the news, maybe it's because the Great Green Wall project is a 'right thing' from any angle.

   Maybe those people didn't take the Great Green Wall project seriously at all...

  Because this is a great thing that no matter who looks at it from any angle, it is a great thing that will benefit the future.

  They care more about the actions of those presidents...

   They care about where the country's resources go...

  They care about whether the top leaders of those countries will oppose France...

   They care how much pressure France will exert there...

  They care about what kind of life they can enjoy when they go to France in the future...

   But they just don't care about charity, they don't care if their country will be better...

  My NPC generously showed the plan to everyone. The United Nations responded first, and then Huaguo provided the most direct support. Now it's your turn! "

  Brother Xiao Ma's brain is a little confused by the excessive amount of information...

  He flipped through the contract quickly, then lowered his head and thought for a long time, and said, "Jackal, what exactly do you want to do?

  Our anti-terrorism operations in the Sahel zone have been seriously hindered. If those terrorists cannot be wiped out, then the so-called Green Great Wall plan is empty talk.

   Personally, I am very happy to join this plan, but it is unrealistic. Are you going to drag the entire P·B into the quagmire of anti-terrorism? "

  Joga picked up the cigar and took a puff, shook his head slightly and said, "Sir, you just said, what is the biggest obstacle to the Crescent Dune project?"

  Brother Xiao Ma said decisively: "It is the locals who do not cooperate, and where our troops arrive, the terrorists will hide.

   Even sometimes when our military receives intelligence and prepares to act, those terrorists have already escaped.

  If the locals do not cooperate with us, our army cannot complete the strike mission efficiently! "

  Choga smiled and said, "Didn't you try to persuade them to cooperate?"

  Brother Xiao Ma spread his hands and said: "Of course we tried, but the effect was terrible..."

   "That's why they have nothing..."

  Joga looked at Brother Ma's curious expression, shook his head and said, "In the eyes of the locals, your army is actually no different from those terrorists.

   Those elites living in the capital cannot provide you with information on terrorists, but the poor in those towns can, because they are the targets of terrorists.

  They are unwilling to help you because your reputation is not very good.

   sir, the Great Green Wall is a great project that requires a huge workforce!

  Suppose those local poor have jobs, have enough food, and see hope for the future, but terrorists become an obstacle to their search for happiness...

   What do you think the outcome will be? "

  Brother Ma immediately understood what Boss Joe meant. Stability and chaos naturally conflict!

  Never mind what purpose France came with, they fought terrorists just to end the chaos and demonstrate their control over Afika.

  The Great Green Wall plan needs to employ a lot of local people, and as many of these people are there, as many families can be benefited.

  When these families are stable, they will pursue the stability of the external environment. At that time, terrorists will become the enemies they must drive away.

  The French army that joined the Great Green Wall project will become the object of their help.

   You must know that France has never lacked control over the elites of those countries. What keeps them exhausted is the poor who will stand up and resist at the slightest agitation.

   Stabilizing them will stabilize France's declining influence on Afika to a certain extent!

   In the past, there was no need to discuss such things as the Great Green Wall, because France simply did not have the ability or motivation to do so.

  But now P·B jumped out, took the funds from the African Union, the United Nations, and the sponsorship of Huaguo, and invited France to join it...

  Theoretically speaking, this is a good thing!

  Having figured this out, Brother Ma gave Choga a thumbs up and said, "Jackal, you are a genius..."

   Talking about it, Brother Xiao Ma looked at Boss Joe’s half-smile expression, and he smiled a little embarrassedly, and said, "Okay, Jackal, what does France need to pay? What can you get out of it?"

   Qiaojia said with a smile: "Sir, I heard that in the military bases you established in the Sahel region, the per capita beef and mutton intake of soldiers is far below the normal level, and even the safety of drinking water cannot be guaranteed.

   In order to transport supplies to those places, you need to spend a lot of money! "

  Speaking, Qiaojia sat up straight and straightened his collar, and said with a smile: "As a responsible military contracting company headquartered in Central Africa, we are happy to provide logistical services for our allies.

  Of course, all of this can't be free, but I promise it will definitely save you money compared to doing it yourself.

  sir, you may not know P·B very well, I suggest you call the head of the anti-terrorism force stationed in Afica and ask their opinion on the logistics of P·B taking over.

  I guarantee that after you make the call, the first thought in your mind is to fire everyone in the French logistics department! "

  Brother Xiao Ma was a little confused when he heard this, and said, "How much are you going to ask for?"

   Qiaojia said with a smile: "That depends on how big a contract you can open...

  If it’s just food and water security, I think 100 euros per person per day is a reasonable figure. After all, if I want to transport supplies to you, I also need to risk being attacked by terrorists.

  You include the coalition forces of several other countries in the European Union. There are a total of about 11,000 troops in Afika, and the daily cost is 1.1 million euros, which is only about 400 million euros a year. It is definitely much cheaper than you can do it yourself.

   If it is comprehensive protection, then I suggest that you ask someone to find out the total logistics expenditure in the Sahel zone last year, and then cut it in half, which is the price I can accept.

  As far as I know, last year you spent an average of 240 million euros per month to replenish logistical materials in the Sahel zone.

  With the same combat intensity, I can take over the basic ammunition supplies and other logistics items of the French army at half price.

  If you sign a contract with P·B at a price of 240 million euros per month, P·B's low-cost aviation can support your actions.

  sir, you know how much money this will save you, right? "

  Brother Xiaoma looked at Choga in shock, and said incredulously: "With 2.8 billion euros a year, you can handle the logistics of our military base in the Sahel? You can even send fighter jets to support it?"

  Joga waved his hand and said: "To be precise, it is 2.88 billion euros...

   And it cannot be a jet fighter, nor can it use expensive guided missiles, nor can it accept unrestrained calls, but it is indeed the Air Force.

  Actually, P·B is most famous for artillery in Afika, but that is another price! "

  Brother Xiao Ma was obviously moved, because what he saw about Afika's military expenditures was horrific.

  The old Americans have spent 2 trillion yuan in Afghanistan for more than ten years, which means an average of more than 100 billion U.S. dollars a year.

  The area of ​​the Sahel zone is many times larger than that of Afghanistan, and the number of terrorists is also many times larger.

  France is very poor, so he learned from the old Americans, and in the name of protecting Europe from terrorist attacks, he brought together 11,000 people from many countries to come here, hoping to reduce some costs.

  Operation Crescent Dunes started in 2014. In the past, the coalition forces spent an average of about 6 billion euros in this area every year.

  Of course, this includes all expenditures. Logistics is only one aspect, as well as personnel salaries, subsidies, military equipment wear and tear, occasional air force consumption, expenditures for buying local intelligence, etc...

  By comparison, Boss Joe's offer is too cheap!

  After thinking about it for a while, the excited little brother said seriously: "I want to bring this issue back to discuss, after all, it involves allies..."

   While talking, Brother Ma looked at Choga and said seriously: "Jackal, what else do you want to get besides this? Or what else can you get in Afika?"

   Choga thought for a moment, and said, "Perhaps I can find peace of conscience!

  sir, if France wants to join the Great Green Wall, it is not enough to talk about it, you need to take practical actions.

  The super-large project of the Green Great Wall Plan means a huge investment, and the assistance provided by the African Union, the United Nations, and China is simply a drop in the bucket.

  Some people have calculated that France takes away more than 500 billion euros in income from Afica every year on average, and now Afica needs you to make a little feedback.

  I don’t think it’s too much for you to spend 500 million euros on the Great Green Wall project every year! "

  Brother Xiao Ma waved his hand and said: "I will discuss this issue with my advisor, Jackal, you haven't answered my question yet...

   What exactly do you want to achieve?

   If you were in business, you wouldn't talk business like this...

  P·B has too much influence in Afika, I need to know your purpose of promoting this project! "

   Qiaojia shook his head with a disappointed expression and said: "Sir, I actually don't care about money at all, I am richer than many of you imagine.

  But we all know that military contracting companies are not a stable business. I need to make some achievements to make people recognize the existence of P·B in their hearts.

  I fought wars all over the world, I killed many people and saved many people, but P·B is still a mercenary company in people's mind.

   I feel like my people are heroes, sadly not everyone thinks the same!

  I need a project, an undisputed project, so that everyone can understand what kind of company P·B is.

  I want everyone to respect me and my people!

  I want my people to feel proud that everything is worth it when they look back on their life when they are old! "

  Brother Xiao Ma understood Qiao Jia's meaning almost instantly...

  As long as the Green Great Wall is planned to operate for one day, P·B is the undisputed representative of justice.

   No matter how many years this project can run and what the final result will be, P·B who has made great efforts for it may not be liked by everyone, but the Sahel zone, and even most of Afika will remember P·B!

  As long as those green colors exist for a day, and as long as there are people who benefit from them, no one can shake P·B's position in Afika.

  P·B is a company, a private company that has been doing good things for Afika and has strong military strength!

   Those people in Afika, unless they are out of their minds, will never fight against P·B...

  Because I can't beat it, and because P·B is always building!

   Opposing such a company is basically making things difficult for the lower class people in the country.

  But the emergence of such a company is too uncomfortable for France...

  Brother Xiao Ma was silent for a long time, and finally said a little helplessly: "I have the confidence to persuade the Parliament and the Ministry of National Defense to outsource the military logistics in the Sahel zone.

   There are still many details that need to be negotiated, but there is always a way to solve it.

   But Jackal, I may not be able to convince those in Parliament to turn a blind eye to your expansion of influence in Afika, especially the Great Green Wall project led by P·B.

  Now the Congo and Central Africa have basically escaped the control of France. During the last Congo virus crisis, French companies suffered huge losses...

  If we continue to have problems elsewhere..."

  Joga looked at Brother Ma’s hesitation, he shook his head helplessly...

   This is a problem faced by the leaders of all capitalist countries. Capital-led politics, no matter how it is packaged, is essentially serving economic interests.

  The difference is that some countries have ugly food, while others have more elegant food.

   Capital will not be held on the head by a gun, they will not give up the benefits they have obtained...

  The plan proposed by Boss Joe can be said to be impeccable in terms of 'correctness', but 'correctness' sometimes has national boundaries!

  France does not allow West African countries to develop rapidly!

  Because a country has developed to a certain level, they will naturally refuse to be exploited. This is not even a matter of national sentiment, but caused by the free market economy advocated by capitalism...

  Why can't I sell my resources if there are buyers with higher bids?

   Why can't I use something cheaper?

  Why can't we locals enjoy the same business treatment as the French?

   This is the core contradiction!

  Boss Joe has successfully inspired core conflicts in Central Africa and Congo.

  The weak France lost a lot of interests there, but it didn't even have the confidence to attack, because the dependence of Central Africa and Congo on them disappeared.

  Joga can judge the advantages and disadvantages of cooperation for France, and Brother Ma can definitely see it more clearly...

  The "benefits" of France's participation in the Green Great Wall project cannot offset the "disadvantages" caused by the increased national autonomy brought about by the joint efforts of the African Union, West African countries, and P·B.

   To put it simply, the benefits that interest groups within France can obtain are not enough.

  Looking at Brother Xiaoma with a helpless expression, Qiaojia suddenly discovered that his identity is really very flattering...

   Changed to a formal occasion. If Boss Joe represented a certain country, the two of them would not even have a basic basis for negotiation.

  Brother Xiao Ma will not let his vulnerable side be exposed in front of Boss Joe!

  Thinking about the difficulties faced by this 40-year-old man, Choga thought for a while and said, "Sir, I have a proposal..."

  (end of this chapter)