From arms dealer to king of war

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

Qiao Jia looked at Brother Ma with wide eyes and said with a smile: "Don't say it so harshly. In fact, France needs the Great Green Wall Plan more to spread its influence.

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

Brother Ma had already been distracted by the terrible future described by Qiao Jia and the possible impact of the Great Green Wall project on France...

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

Qiao Jia spread his hands and said with a smile: "My lawyer knocked on the doors of the offices of those national leaders with contracts, and then explained the Great Green Wall plan to them. Finally, they happily flew to Addis Ababa. The contract was signed at the AU headquarters..."

After hearing this, Brother Ma said in disbelief: "That's it?"

Qiao Jia said matter-of-factly: "That's it!"

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

Qiao Jia looked at Brother Ma, who had a serious look on his face, and said with a smile: "I don't know why you didn't receive the news, maybe it's because the Great Green Wall project is the 'right thing' from any angle.

Maybe those people didn’t take the Great Green Wall plan seriously at all…

Because this is a great thing that will benefit the present and the future no matter what anyone looks at it from.

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

They care about where the country’s resources go…

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

They were concerned about the pressure France would exert there...

They are concerned about what kind of life they can enjoy in France in the future...

But they just don’t care about charity, they don’t care whether their country will get better...

My people generously showed the plan to everyone. The United Nations was the first to respond, and then China 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 took the contract and flipped through it 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 have been severely hampered. If we cannot eliminate those terrorists, then the so-called Great Green Wall plan will be empty talk.

I personally am very happy to join this plan, but this is unrealistic. Are you planning to drag the entire P.B. into the quagmire of counter-terrorism? "

Qiao Jia 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's because the local people don't cooperate. Wherever our troops arrive, the terrorists will hide.

Sometimes even when our troops receive intelligence and prepare to take action, the terrorists have already escaped.

If the local people do not cooperate with us, our army will not be able to complete the strike mission efficiently! "

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

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

"That's because they have nothing..."

Qiao Jia looked at Brother Ma's curious expression, shook his head and said: "In the eyes of the locals, there is actually no difference between your army and those terrorists.

The elites living in the capital cannot provide you with information about terrorists, but the poor people in the towns can, because they are the targets of terrorist harm.

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

Sir, the Great Green Wall project is a great project that requires a huge labor force!

Suppose the local poor have jobs, enough food, and see hope for the future, but terrorists become obstacles to their pursuit of happiness...

What do you think the outcome will be? "

Brother Xiao immediately understood what Boss Qiao meant. Stability and chaos are naturally in conflict!

Regardless of the purpose of France's coming, they fought against the terrorists in order 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 families as there are of these people.

When these families are stable, they will pursue stability in the external environment, and then terrorists will become enemies they must drive away.

The French army that joins the Great Green Wall project will become the target of their help.

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

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

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

But now P·B has jumped out, taking funds from the African Union, the United Nations, and sponsorship from China, and invited France to join it...

In theory, this is a piece of cake!

Having figured this out, Little Ma gave a thumbs up to Qiao Jia and said: "Jackal, you are a genius..."

As he spoke, Brother Ma looked at Boss Qiao's half-smiling expression. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay, Jackal, what does France have to pay? What can you get from it?"

Qiao Jia said with a smile: "Sir, I heard that in the military base you established in the Sahel zone, the per capita intake of beef and mutton for 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 high costs! "

As he spoke, Qiao Jia sat up straight, straightened his collar, and said with a smile: "As a responsible military contracting company headquartered in Central Africa, we are happy to provide logistics services to our allies.

Of course, none of this is free, but I guarantee it will be cheaper than doing it yourself.

Sir, you may not know P·B very well. I suggest you call the commander of the counter-terrorism force in Afica and ask them what they think about P·B taking over the logistics.

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

After hearing this, Brother Ma felt a little unsure and said, "How much are you going to ask for?"

Qiao Jia smiled and said: "It 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 take the risk of being attacked by terrorists.

You include coalition forces from several other EU countries. You have a total of about 11,000 people in Afica. The cost is 1.1 million euros per day, which is only about 400 million euros a year. It is definitely much cheaper than doing it yourself.

If it is a comprehensive guarantee, then I suggest you find out the total logistics expenditure in the Sahel last year, and then cut it in half to find a price I can accept.

As far as I know, you spent an average of 240 million euros every month to replenish logistical supplies for the Sahel last year.

As long as the intensity of the battle remains unchanged, I can take over the French army's basic ammunition supply and other logistics items at half price.

If you sign a contract with P·B at a non-discounted price, at a price of 240 million euros per month, P·B’s low-cost aviation force can coordinate your actions.

Sir, you know how much money this can save you, right? "

Brother Ma looked at Qiao Jia in shock and said in disbelief: "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?"

Qiaojia 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 uncontrolled calls, but it is indeed the air force.

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

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

The United States has spent more than 2 trillion US dollars in Afghanistan over the past ten years, which is an average of more than 100 billion US dollars a year.

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

France is very poor, so it followed the example of the United States, and in the name of protecting Europe from terrorist attacks, it brought together 11,000 people from many countries to come here, hoping to reduce some costs.

Operation Crescent Dunes started in 2014. The coalition used to spend 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 losses, occasional air force consumption, expenditures on buying local intelligence, etc...

In comparison, Boss Qiao’s quote is too cheap!

After thinking for a while, Brother Ma was excited and said seriously: "I want to take this issue back to discuss. After all, allies are involved..."

As he spoke, Brother Ma looked at Qiao Jia and said seriously: "Jackal, besides this, what else do you want to get? Or what else can you get in Afika?"

Qiao Jia thought for a moment and said, "Maybe I can get peace of conscience!

Sir, if France wants to join the Great Green Wall project, you can’t just talk about it, you need to take practical actions.

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

Someone has calculated that France takes away more than 500 billion euros in revenue from Afika every year on average. Now Afika needs you to make a little return.

I think the 500 million euros you spend on the Great Green Wall project every year is not excessive at all! "

Brother 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 gain?

If you were a businessman, you wouldn't talk about business like this...

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

Qiao Jia 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 think.

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

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

I think my people are heroes, but unfortunately not everyone thinks so!

I needed a project, an undisputed project, for everyone to understand what kind of company P.B.

I want everyone to respect me and my people!

I want my people to be proud when they look back on their lives when they grow old and feel that everything was worth it! "

Brother Ma understood what Qiao Jia meant almost instantly...

As long as the Great Green Wall project runs for one day, P·B will be the undisputed representative of justice.

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

As long as those greens exist for a day and as long as there are still people benefiting from them, no one can shake P.B.'s status 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 will never go against P·B unless they are out of their mind...

Because it can't be defeated, and because P·B is always building!

To oppose such a company is basically to make things difficult for the people at the bottom of the country.

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

Brother Ma was silent for a long time, and finally said a little helplessly: "I am confident that I can convince the Parliament and the Ministry of National Defense to outsource military logistics in the Sahel.

There are still many details to negotiate, but there is always a way to work it out.

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 plan led by P·B.

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

If we continue to have problems elsewhere..."

Qiao Jia looked at Brother Ma's hesitant expression and shook his head helplessly...

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

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

Capital will not give up the benefits they have obtained unless a gun is put to their head...

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

France will not allow West African countries to develop rapidly!

Because when 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 a result of the free market economy advocated by capitalism...

There is a higher bidder for my resource. Why can’t I sell it?

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 Qiao successfully stimulated core conflicts in Central Africa and Congo.

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

Qiao Jia can judge the advantages and disadvantages of cooperation for France, and Xiao Ma will definitely be able to see it more clearly...

The "benefits" of France joining the Great Green 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 the P.B.

To put it simply, the benefits obtained by interest groups within France are not enough.

Seeing Xiao Ma's helpless look on his face, Qiao Jia suddenly realized that his identity was really very flattering...

In a formal setting, if Boss Qiao represents a certain country, then the two of them don't even have a basic basis for negotiation.

Xiao Ma will not let his fragile side be exposed in front of Boss Qiao!

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