From arms dealer to king of war

Kandahar NATO Air Base...

A piece of trivia is that NATO has three important military bases in Afghanistan: Bagram Military Base, Kandahar Air Base, and Hinded Air Base.

Among them, only the Bagram military base is commanded by the United States, and the other two, Kandahar and Hinded, are commanded by the British.

Of course, the most important military assets are still provided by the US military, such as fighter jets, strategic transport aircraft, and quick reaction forces.

These three large air force bases are responsible for supporting other small military bases throughout Afghanistan.

There are six small military bases scattered on strategically important areas around Kandahar Air Base. During this period, people in these small military bases are in a state of flux, and no one knows what will happen tomorrow.

The "Three Yellow Chickens" drove an 80% new pickup truck carrying Liu Haiyang from the agricultural company on the roads outside Kandahar.

Behind them were the Kazakh team led by former Rabbit Team members ‘Radar’ and ‘Breeder’.

The personnel of Class L of Aqiong Khan Tower are mainly composed of Pashtuns and Kazakhs. This group of Chinese people with upright roots have put on military uniforms with lion heads and carried NATO standard weapons. It looks like There is actually not much difference from the Afghan government troops.

Ever since Liu Haiyang was left in Kandahar by his boss Qiao Liang, his recent mood has been like a roller coaster.

It started with worry, but as time went on, the worry faded and was replaced by a strange feeling of elation.

Because many compatriots came to the Kandahar base...

They sent a lot of equipment and supplies from Pakistan. At the same time, they began to aggressively demolish the original simple buildings in the base, and drove a group of arrogant and domineering NATO soldiers to sleep in tents without daring to complain at all.

In the past, the British Lieutenant General, who was always cheering and shouting when he came in and out, and spoke arrogantly, was actually extremely polite when facing the fat young man "Three Yellow Chickens".

Liu Haiyang lived in a soldiers' dormitory at first, but when the "Three Yellow Chickens" came, this young man with a background as a student farmer in China had a house and a car on the first day...

The house is a single dormitory for school-level officers, and the car is a brand-new top-of-the-line Hummer with not a single machine gun removed, and metal grids added to the front gear and side windows.

Having a house and a car are just personal needs. What shocked Liu Haiyang was the big brother temperament of the "Three Yellow Chicken Brother" who did not regard NATO as a dish.

Since the arrival of this team, transport planes with lion heads on them have taken off and landed at the Kandahar base every day.

While transporting various military supplies, it is also responsible for assisting the evacuation of NATO soldiers.

The most outrageous thing is that NATO soldiers have to buy tickets if they want to get on the plane.

Kandahar is responsible for evacuating personnel and soldiers from nearly 200 military bases in Afghanistan. These people brought all their belongings with them when they came...

Humvees, armored personnel carriers, anti-mine infantry vehicles, military trucks...

The "Three Yellow Chicken Brother" is like the old court attendant of the pawnshop in the past, who was very picky about the things brought by these soldiers.

Those soldier leaders always have to offer some "gifts" with a smiling face to calm the bad mood of "Three Yellow Chicken Brother", and then take a receipt with a P.B seal and happily go to the restaurant to pay for the cash and eat a bite of the cooking soldier. Uncle Bayika cooked a hot meal while waiting for a seat to become available on the transport plane.

What excited Liu Haiyang the most was not the prowess of the 'Three Yellow Chicken Brother', but the fact that the Tajik uncles who took over the canteen and the Tajik special forces who arrived later spoke fluent Chinese. Even the black guys in charge of logistics I can communicate with him using simple Chinese phrases and gestures.

Chinese is like a secret code. Whether it's logistics, soldiers or construction teams, as long as they match each other, they are one of our own.

Then a relatively exclusive small circle was naturally formed. As the influence of this small circle rose sharply, a sense of honor was naturally formed.

This thing is like the prototype of an overseas gang, and Liu Haiyang was led astray before he even arrived for half a month...

He had always been cautious before, but now this little brother has dared to swipe his "canteen card" and treat guests to dinner to buy things from American soldiers who could only be seen in movies.

From three or five soldiers, you can get a set of standard equipment for a 'Ranger'. Although there are no weapons, there are night vision goggles and radios, and because these gadgets are all genuine first-hand goods, they are put in the domestic player circle. Here, it can easily be sold for two to three hundred thousand.

Liu Haiyang has been here for less than two months. Not only does he have a house and a car in Afghanistan, but his wife in China has also changed her car.

If there hadn't been an absolute ban on guns in the country, Liu Haiyang would have had nothing to do overseas, and an arms dealer might have been born.

Liu Haiyang is 26 years old. This time it is really eye-opening...

It’s not that something big happened, it’s that I discovered that what I thought was a big thing in the past may actually be just an ordinary little thing.

What about arms tycoons, what about drug trade, it’s all bullshit...

There is nothing magical about these bad things, but the two points of "illegality" and "huge profits" give them a layer of excitement.

In the context of Afghanistan, the arms trade involves factory workers reselling publicly issued labor protection supplies, and the drug trade involves tobacco factory workers hiding tobacco and taking it back for resale.

Liu Haiyang witnessed with his own eyes soldiers from various countries carrying entire bags of drugs on the plane. Those who were timid would carry a bag of marijuana, while those who were bold would simply carry a bag of opium.

No one cares at all!

Even after Liu Haiyang inquired, he discovered that some US soldiers actually had gang backgrounds. They came to serve in Afghanistan, and while receiving training, they also helped their gangs find sources of drugs and brought them back.

As long as it doesn't go too far, basically no one will take it seriously at this time.

The NATO military system that is touted by everyone is rotten in Afghanistan, and it is rotten from top to bottom.

Liu Haiyang, whose outlook on life had been refreshed, sat next to "Three Yellow Chicken", playing with a small telescope he had exchanged for a bowl of beef noodles, and said to "Three Yellow Chicken": "Brother Chicken, where are we going?"

'Three Yellow Chicken' rubbed his nose and said: "Go to an American military base outside. The 100,000 acres of land you are acquiring is too small. Let's go there and take a look. If you think it is suitable, we will also take the land near the military base. Come down.

If appropriate, the infrastructure there would be ready and workers' dormitories would be omitted. "

"100,000 acres is still small?"

Liu Haiyang looked at the 'Three Yellow Chickens' in surprise and said: "Brother Chicken, our boss said before he left that we need to build the 100,000 acres into a model project. Our budget is limited. It's too big for me to handle." .”

After hearing this, the 'Three Yellow Chickens' said nonchalantly: "What can't you handle?

Look at a good place, draw a good line, and let people go in and plant.

Don't use those messy advanced technologies, use tractors instead of large animals, and hire people to do the rest.

Those smart gadgets of yours will wait until the greenhouses around the base are erected before entering. "

"ah?"

Liu Haiyang said in surprise: "This, this doesn't work, right? Whose land does this belong to?"

'Three Yellow Chickens' looked at a bare hillside not far away and a military base on it. He shook his head and said: "Of course it belongs to P·B now. I don't know about it in the future. It depends on whether Class L of the Tower recognizes it or not." .

100,000 acres is too little. Our boss always thought that you had taken 100,000 acres, and he specifically told me to support you, but in the end it was only 100,000 acres. What are these enough for? "

Liu Haiyang looked at the surprisingly loud "Three Yellow Chickens" and said a little unreasonably: "What we have acquired is flat land close to water sources, which is very convenient for concentrated planting...

You see, there are hills all around, so it’s not convenient to take it down..."

While Liu Haiyang was talking, a pickup truck driving in front of him stopped at the entrance of the military base...

The Tajik special forces "Radar" got out of the car and showed the lion armband on his arm. Then he exchanged a few words with the soldier guarding the gate, and the gate of the base opened.

The 'Three Yellow Chickens' drove the car into the base, then pushed the door and got out and said hello to a major officer who came to greet him, and then led Liu Haiyang to the wall behind the base...

After boarding a scaffolding and leaning his upper body out of the wall, the 'Three Yellow Chicken' checked it with a telescope, then pointed in a direction towards Liu Haiyang and said, "Look what that is?"

After hearing this, Liu Haiyang raised his binoculars and looked over, and then he saw a large sea of ​​gorgeous flowers in the interlaced area of ​​several hills two kilometers away.

There is a small village nearby. Some men gather in the open space to chat, while children run and play among the gorgeous flowers.

Liu Haiyang has seen the world now, but when he saw this scene that could only be seen in news pictures in the past, he was still surprised and said: "My mom, those are poppies..."

The 'Three Yellow Chickens' looked at Liu Haiyang with a slightly horrified expression on his face, and he said with a smile: "There are places like this everywhere in southern Afghanistan...

These are the problems my boss wants to solve! "

When Liu Haiyang heard this, he said worriedly: "Brother Chicken, what does this have to do with us getting the land?"

‘Three Yellow Chicken’ spread his hands and said: “You have to prove to these people that growing grains and vegetables is more profitable than growing poppies, and then convince them to join…”

"I?"

Liu Haiyang pointed to his nose and said fearfully: "Brother Ji, you want me to convince the drug dealer?"

‘Three Yellow Chickens’ waved his hand and said: “Those are not drug dealers, they are just farmers.

We will get rid of the drug dealers, and your task is to convince those farmers that they can feed themselves by growing food and vegetables. "

Saying "Three Yellow Chickens" looked at Liu Haiyang who looked reluctant and said: "Their income from growing an acre of poppy is only about 150 US dollars..."

Liu Haiyang waved his hand and said: "Brother Ji, you are mistaken. This is not a simple calculation of income, but the price of food produced by large-scale industrialization, which is far lower than the food they grow themselves.

If one acre of good land in Afghanistan is properly managed, it can produce about 350 to 400 kilograms of wheat. Wheat on the international market only costs US$450 per ton, and even with freight, it will not exceed US$500 per ton.

Excluding manpower and chemical fertilizers, without subsidies, it may be difficult for ordinary people to make a living by growing wheat in Afghanistan. "

After hearing this, the 'Three Yellow Chicken' nodded slightly and said, "Then advise them to grow enough wheat to make a living, and then plant some vegetables with higher value.

Anyway, we need to keep them busy and have something to look forward to, otherwise our boss will start a war with the local farmers on drug control.

Our boss will seek some assistance from the United Nations, but the main solution to the problem still depends on you.

If you succeed in one or two pilots, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime will hang your photo on the wall of honor. "

After hearing this, Liu Haiyang rubbed his face vigorously and said helplessly: "Brother Ji, let me think about it, I have to think about it..."

The 'Three Yellow Chickens' laughed happily, put their arms around Liu Haiyang's shoulders, and said with a smile: "No matter how much you think about it, you can't just take a look at it..."

Come on, I'll take you down for a walk, take a look at the surrounding land conditions, and chat with the poppy farmers.

As long as you nod, we will spend money to buy those poppy fields and burn them. If you don't agree, we will wait for them to trade opium and arrange troops to kill them all..."

Liu Haiyang looked at the 'Three Yellow Chickens' with a horrified look and said, "Don't you need to be so exaggerated?"

'Three Yellow Chickens' said seriously: "It's really not that exaggerated. I think the minors can still survive..."

Saying "Three Yellow Chickens" and seeing Liu Haiyang's frightened face, he laughed and said: "Don't be afraid, I'm kidding you, the people in P·B are not butchers.

But now you understand how important your responsibility is!

You are a 26-year-old master of agriculture and computer science. You can definitely handle it! "

Liu Haiyang let out a sigh of relief and said helplessly: "Even if I am made of iron, how many nails can I drive?"

As someone who has experienced this, he rubbed his nose and said, "It's indeed a bit difficult, but you are the boss now, so you can recruit people.

Call your mentors, brothers, etc., lure them over with a high salary, and then find a group of smarter local young people to train them.

Let me tell you, when the time comes, let our boss arrange for you to go to Kabul University to be a nominal professor or something, and you will specifically look for those beautiful girls to be your students.

Nowadays, exotic customs are popular, and you bunch of agricultural students can't do well in China. Why not come here and work for a few years with a high salary, and maybe you can bring a beautiful girl back with you.

Let me tell you, many of the domestic construction workers who went to work in Afika got beautiful wives at the resort of our boss’s hunting guide company...

They don’t need betrothal gifts or RVs, they can shoot guns when they go out, they can cook at home, and they don’t delay having children at all. If they marry someone back home, they will not only feel happy, but also feel safe! "

Saying "Three Yellow Chickens", he looked at Liu Haiyang who looked unbelieving and said with a smile: "Don't believe it yet, let me tell you, the boss of P·B started his family by marrying an MSL wife.

Of course, our boss lady is not a mortal, but other MSL girls are not bad either...

I'm optimistic about you! "

Liu Haiyang smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Ji, I'm married..."

‘Three Yellow Chickens’ spread out their hands and said, “I don’t mind my sister Ah Qionghan, you are doing a good deed!”