From arms dealer to king of war

Mecca, the legendary holy land, is no longer sacred at all!

A sudden battle broke out, plunging most of Mecca into chaos.

The Shah's Defense Forces took to the streets to maintain order, but clashed with many locals.

Years of American military and cultural invasion had left the Shah somewhat torn internally.

Coupled with the relatively loose political system of the United Emirates, local tycoons have too much power and there are many mountains inside.

It is not visible during normal times, but once an internal political conflict breaks out, the confused people will fall into chaos.

Only a country with a sound political system, legal norms, and trust from the people can complete political confrontations through relatively peaceful means during this critical period.

Otherwise, you can go see those countries that are taken over by military governments from time to time...

The Shah's social atmosphere was relatively peaceful during this purge, and the chaos did not develop into violent confrontations, because he was indeed wealthy. Although the people's lives were just like that, at least basic living security was not lacking.

Moreover, the purge targets chosen by the crown prince are those who have basically lost touch with the common people at the bottom and are deeply tied to the neoliberal economies of Europe and the United States. Therefore, although the overall situation seems chaotic, it is still within a controllable range.

The local riots in Mecca were not taken seriously by the crown prince. This tall and handsome crown prince did not care about such a trivial matter at all...

Because P.B.'s special forces captured his biggest enemy, Ben Abdallah, and several powerful princes who were with Ben Abdallah.

What made him most happy was that less than 15 minutes after the battle, Shah's legendary investor, Prince Walid, known as the richest man in the Middle East, Buffett Shah, called and surrendered to him.

Then came a flurry of phone calls from princes imprisoned in Riyadh hotels begging for mercy.

These princes are no small figures. The combined amount of industries and shares they control is astonishing.

The crown prince was able to imprison them because he caught them off guard...

When these princes met to discuss the Shah's current social problems, he arranged for the army to directly detain them on charges of corruption, and then imprisoned them in a hotel.

It was against this background that the attack on Princess Emina was controlled by National Guard Commander Ben Abdallah.

They hoped that they could lead international public opinion to put pressure on the king by causing trouble and then resolve the problem through negotiations.

These people are used to being pampered, and now they can only show off their decisiveness and toughness when they have an absolute advantage.

When in a weak position, they act naively and weakly.

When bin Abdullah was captured, the crown prince achieved his first great political victory since taking office.

This time he only purged an overly pro-European and American faction. After all, the Shah had thousands of princes and nearly 2,000 core members.

However, this kind of political victory was enough for him to integrate the power of the army, police force, and court system, allowing him to remove all obstacles that hindered his ascending to the throne before his father was buried.

When Qiao Jia and the others drove hundreds of kilometers to Mecca, what they saw was a chaotic scene.

Thick black smoke billowed out of the city center of Mecca, and the Shah's defense forces cordoned off the streets to prevent all residents from taking to the streets.

A large number of ambulances and fire trucks were running around like crazy, pretending to be rescuing people, but in fact they were doing nothing.

Prince Devali picked up Boss Qiao and his party outside the city...

The core prince of the Shah no longer has the pride of the past, because he knows best what the Shah has experienced in the past day...

He clearly knew that Crown Prince Salaman was a little timid when Princess Emina was trapped and the National Guard showed signs of rebellion.

Obviously he has superior forces, but in that stressful environment, the crown prince has begun to consider the possibility of solving the problem through negotiations.

If Boss Joe hadn't set off a smoke bomb and went straight into Medina to snatch the princess out, and arranged for people to attack Ben Abdallah's mansion to create a fait accompli...

This political change by the Shah may be like the crown prince's decision to send troops to Yemen against everyone else's objections. In the end, it will be a mess and even leave huge hidden dangers.

When Devali received Boss Joe's motorcade, he pushed aside his bodyguard and directly opened the door of Boss Joe's vehicle...

Seeing two corpses placed on the folded seats of the large off-road vehicle, Devali was stunned for a moment, then smiled reluctantly at Ayo in the back seat and squeezed into the back seat...

Qiao Jia looked back at Devali, who was sitting on the chair and did not care that his clothes were stained by Ayo's equipment. While he motioned for Dorian to drive, he said with a mocking expression: "Prince Shah is not clean anymore?

The warrior's corpse in the back seat doesn't scare you, does it? "

Devali knew they had screwed up this time...

Princess Emina's movie was part of this political change from the beginning.

Moreover, Boss Qiao used a series of issues such as Israel, Turkey, Syria, and Yemen to occupy the media and created a favorable international public opinion environment for them.

In the end, because their actions were not straightforward enough, or to put it simply, they were not ruthless enough, they finally pushed Princess Emina to a desperate situation.

They didn't do it, but they have an unshirkable responsibility!

Hearing the displeasure in Boss Qiao's tone, Devali helplessly lowered his stance and said: "Jackal, you are injured, there is no need to be so angry.

Princess Emina is safe now, right?

In fact, I think her experience will be of great help to her future career. I can privately invest in the filming of "Saving Princess Emina 2" and ensure that the film can be released within the Shah and even the GCC countries.

This will be Princess Emina’s best bargaining chip! "

Devali's unprecedented low profile made Qiao Jia look back at him in surprise and said curiously: "Brother, what do you want?"

Devali has long been accustomed to Boss Qiao's keenness, and he said helplessly: "Jackal, I know you are very unhappy, but please don't let our crown prince lose face.

Salman will definitely be the next king, and the king needs to be decent enough. "

When Qiao Jia heard this, he said funnyly: "What benefits can you get from thinking about the crown prince like this?

I heard that he arrested a large number of people and detained them all in a hotel in Riyadh. What can your family get from those people? "

Devali smiled bitterly and said: "Jackal, although those people have embezzled a lot of money, they are still princes. It is impossible for Salman to really try them with the law, because once he does so, more people will be killed." People feel uneasy.

so……"

Qiao Jia was stunned for a moment, and then said sarcastically: "So those princes will hand over their power and part of their wealth to 'ransom' themselves, right?

Only by following His Highness the Crown Prince closely can you eat the most delicious part of this feast.

Tell me, how much money can those princes spend to redeem themselves? "

After hearing this, Devali lowered his head and sighed, and said, "Do you know Walid?"

Qiao Jia nodded matter-of-factly and said: "You know, Shah's richest man, known as Buffett in the Middle East, has investments all over the world...

It invested in Citibank in the 1980s, Apple in the 1990s, led the merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq in the new millennium, and invested in China Banking Corporation the year before last...

What's wrong, don't tell me that this guy is also on the Crown Prince's purge list?

Having such a rich man is very detrimental to Shah's international image..."

Devali sighed and said: "Waleed is now being held in Riyadh. He just called the crown prince and asked to give up his status as a prince. He hopes to use 6 billion US dollars in cash and all the shares of the royal family investment company. In exchange for freedom..."

Qiao Jia was stunned for a moment and said in disbelief: "Is this guy going to completely separate himself from the Shah's royal family?

Wow, with $6 billion and tens of billions of dollars in shares, this guy is a ruthless person.

Will your crown prince let such a person go?

You must know that he still has a lot of wealth in the United States and other parts of the world. If you allow such a person to leave, your crown prince will be very passive if there are any political changes in the Shah in the future. "

Devali listened, shook his head and said: "Waleed is just a marginal prince in terms of blood, he can't even touch the edge of inheritance.

It’s just that this guy controlled many real industries in the Shah through the royal investment company, and used the ideas of neoliberal economics to influence a large number of people in the Shah.

It would be enough to strip him of all his Shah-related wealth and kick him out. "

Of course Choga knows what neoliberal economics is…

In fact, it is the new economic thinking developed on the basis of the two Washington Consensus and the privatization of all people, and the comprehensive liberalization of finance...

To put it simply, it is to completely break the boundaries between governments and countries and promote financial globalization to make profits.

Financial capital has no borders, they don’t need a motherland, they don’t even want to pay taxes…

Buffett, the ‘great philanthropist’ who donates naked, pays less tax than an ordinary blue-collar worker.

Wall Street has kidnapped the United States not once or twice. The prosperity and tragedy caused by the flow of financial capital have become a certain routine, just like spring planting and autumn harvest.

The neoliberal economy itself is actually a manifestation of financial capital seeking to maximize interests from its own standpoint.

But the freedom of financial flows they pursue is extremely destructive to all third world countries.

Beginning in the 1980s, the crazy development of America's internal financial system created a rent-eating monster.

They do not produce, but make profits by trading currencies. Relying on the dominant position of the US dollar and the international financial and trade rules established by the American military system, their size is growing like a snowball.

This monster was born in the United States and grew in the tide of world financial trade. It is a side of America, but it is not all of America.

The Black Guy government and the Big Mouth Tang government are actually trying to restrict them, but judging from the current situation, the neoliberal economy is too deeply tied to the United States...

Countries that are unwilling to privatize public assets are the enemies of neoliberalism!

Countries that do not open their financial markets are the enemies of neoliberalism!

Countries that impose tight regulations that impede the free flow of finance are the enemies of neoliberalism!

Countries that impose heavy taxes on the rent-food class are the enemies of neoliberalism!

Basically, all people or organizations that advocate neoliberal economics are vested interests, the so-called establishment.

There is nothing wrong with saying whatever you want, but the spread of this kind of thinking and behavior is not a good thing for all developing countries.

Because once the free flow of capital is allowed, according to the principle of maximizing interests, a slight increase in U.S. interest rates will cause capital to flow back, and then the place where the capital leaves will naturally be in mourning.

At this time, Qiao Jia realized that the crown prince was not really a fool. He was prepared to fight, and his goals and objectives were very clear.

He wanted the Shah to maintain a relatively independent stance, establish control over capital, and guide capital that he had been unable to use in the past to enter the Shah for construction.

Because the companies, groups, and funds where the money belongs nominally belong to the Shah, but the actual control is not in the hands of the king.

In the past, these people used their power to control these capitals to make profits in the international financial market, or simply invested in European and American assets with higher growth rates, but they paid no attention to the Shah's internal affairs.

To put it bluntly, the battle between the crown prince and the prince is actually more about money than the right of inheritance, or the direction of the money.

By getting rid of a large group of rentiers who refuse to listen to propaganda, a large amount of financial capital can be gathered and invested in the internal construction of the Shah...

Having a few princes can have this effect. What a good business it is!

After thinking about it, Qiao Jia said curiously: "How much is your prince's expected income this time?"

Devali said helplessly: "The cash plus physical assets are about 60 billion US dollars. In addition, there are the control rights of sovereign funds, the decision-making power of Saudi Arabia Group, plus various foreign investments and various equity capitals of more than 100 billion US dollars. .”

Qiao Jia was stunned for a moment and said: "FUCK!

If you can't hang up, you have to catch someone alive...

Brother, how much can you get from speaking for the crown prince like this? "