I Really Didn’t Want To Make A Lot Of Money

Chen Ling spent a few more days playing in the ancestral land of the Bumba, and then waited for the exact news of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway.

During the SADC summit, the President of Zambia persuaded the President of Tanzania to privatize the Tanzania-Zambia Railway in order to restore the main traffic artery between the two countries.

The development of the Chambishi copper mine and the expansion and operation of the Dar es Salaam port in the two countries were installed in the railway project at the same time, which fully met Chen Ling's requirements.

However, the requirements of the two presidents are also very high.

The total investment of the investor in three years shall not be less than 3 billion U.S. dollars, and the two countries shall each 1.5 billion U.S. dollars.

When the warchief told Chen Ling the news, he was a little worried.

"White Wizard, 3 billion US dollars in three years, no problem? In addition, there are some more specific requirements, such as environmental protection, employment positions, personnel training, copper mine production, terminal throughput, etc., which need to be discussed in detail."

The Tanzania-Zambia railway project is different from the Mbaram iron ore project in Cameroon. It has a stronger political significance and attracts the attention of Western countries. The media will also keep an eye on this project.

Chen Ling thought for a while, and said, "I am not worried about the presence of the great chief."

The Chief Chief asked: "Do you want me to participate in this project? I don't have that much capital. Just being a telecom operator has already made me very strenuous."

Chen Ling saw it very clearly. In Zambia, the president cannot be re-elected forever, and the chairman of TAZARA will rotate. Only this chief has a lifetime tenure.

Be sure to tie the warchief to your chariot!

"The chief doesn't need to pay." Chen Ling said, "Does the Bumba have a lot of land?"

The chief said with a smile: "We Bumba have the most land, and I can directly manage a lot of land, including rural land and urban land."

Land is the most scarce means of production, and any local snake will grab the land and make a fuss.

"How about the great chief using land to buy shares?" Chen Ling asked.

The warchief was silent.

Chen Ling said: "We will talk about the details later. Anyway, you must be one of our directors in Zambia, Chief."

The warchief still did not speak.

In Zambia, Chief Bemba has a special status, and every move will attract attention. The Tanzania-Zambia railway project is too conspicuous, and the chief has many concerns.

Chen Ling changed his angle and said: "Warchief, we also have to think about Banda. You always have to go to Warchief, and Banda can't be the next warchief, so we have to arrange her future life. The source, so that she won't have to worry about financial issues for the rest of her life. Now is a good opportunity!"

The great chieftain has many children, and the eldest can already be on his own, and is a strong competitor for the next great chief. And Banda is the youngest daughter, and there is absolutely no chance to become a warchief, and may even be excluded in the future because of her simple personality and outspoken heart.

The warchief finally made up his mind: "The warchief and the white wizard should unite together. That's it!"

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Banda found Chen Ling several servants, Chen Ling accepted all of them, and let Banda take care of them.

As the spokesperson for the white wizard, Banda also acted as a master for the white wizard: arranged for a young servant named Moussa to follow Chen Ling, and he was always ready for Chen Ling's dispatch.

Chen Ling originally refused, but when he saw Moussa's flexible and well-behaved appearance, he agreed.

Wang Mingyue likes to run around, just in time for Moussa to follow her.

This is Dr. Hu's idea for Chen Ling.

Wang Mingyue likes to go out and run too much, and has a very weak sense of personal safety. Both Chen Ling and Dr. Hu had spoken to her several times, Wang Mingyue agreed, but as soon as she turned her head, she couldn't control herself and went out again.

When she heard that Chen Ling was going to Tanzania by train on the Tanzania-Zambia Railway, she immediately asked to keep up.

"Chinese people all know the Tanzania-Zambia Railway, but how many Chinese can take this line now? This is a very rare experience!" Wang Mingyue completely regarded herself as a free travel companion, thinking that everything was from the travel companion. Point of view.

Chen Ling and Dr. Hu knew that it was impossible to get rid of her, and they assumed that Wang Mingyue would take the train with them.

Choosing to take the train, Chen Lingzui said that he wanted to personally feel the state of the railway, and Dr. Hu's reason was even more compelling, because Chen Ling asked her to take the lead in writing a report on a copper mine-railway-port investment project.

Mr. Feng will send someone over, and CS company will also select a special person to cooperate, and a domestic mining company contacted by Dr. Hu is going through the procedures for going abroad and will come over soon.

People from all walks of life will converge in Dar es Salaam to form a copper mine-railway-port project team and start work.

At the train station, the new servant Moussa showed his worth.

The conditions of the railway station are so bad that passengers can only carry their luggage on their own shoulders. The two ladies were very conspicuous among the local people with unknown taste, and felt uncomfortable. Fortunately, Moussa helped them with their luggage, which made them a lot easier.

From time to time, local people came up to talk to each other, but Moussa was able to deal with it wisely, not only to relieve the siege, but did not offend anyone.

Chen Ling watched this scene and thought that although Banda was young, he had a good vision.

After finally getting on the train and entering the highest-level sleeper, everyone began to wait a long time.

Waiting for the departure!

It has been more than an hour past the scheduled departure time, and the train is lying on the rails and it is meaningless to start.

Moussa seemed worried that the White Wizard would be impatient, and said, "I'll go see what's going on."

This is the third time he has said this. He has already seen it twice before, and the reply he got is that the train will start within five minutes.

Chen Ling didn't let him go: "No need to go, you rest for a while, maybe you have to be on duty at night."

There are many people on the train, and the long railway lines are not all urban areas. It is safe to have someone on duty at night when everyone is resting.

At this time, a new middle-aged white passenger arrived, very skillfully arranging his luggage and bed, and then filled the small table with bottled water and snacks, looking like a long-distance trip.

"Hello, I am Irving and I am from the United Kingdom. Are you Chinese?" The white passenger talked to Chen Ling and others, and he did not mistake the three for Japanese.

Chen Ling said, "Yes, we are Chinese..."

After several people talked, Chen Ling learned that Owen was a traveler who made a living by taking pictures and writing travel notes. He had traveled in English-speaking countries in Africa for a long time. He was knowledgeable and distinguished between Tsinghua Chinese and Japanese.

Wang Mingyue was curious about Owen's life and asked: "Owen, you depend on travel for a living, then how do you get income?"

Irving said: "I can take pictures and write travel notes, all of which can bring income; I can also help some media temporarily act as reporters, accompany some delegations from Europe, etc., income is not a problem."

Wang Mingyue envied: "This used to be the life I longed for. Unfortunately, our country has not reached this level. Everyone only likes free pictures and guides. My travel is just spending money."

Dr. Hu asked, "Owen, why are you just getting in the car now? Aren't you afraid of missing the car?"

Owen smiled and shook his head: "I'm an hour late as scheduled. Anyone who has experience in train travel in Africa knows this."

Moussa heard it next to him, and said unconvinced: "I heard from my father that the train on the Tanzania-Zambia Railway used to be punctual to the minute."

"Yes, but Chinese people managed here at that time." Owen said, "At that time, the experience of taking the train on the Tanzania-Zambia Railway was completely different. Now there is no food for sale in the car dealership, there is no guarantee that there will always be water, and it is possible to stop at any time. , Even cheating!"

Moussa has nothing to say.

"Then why do you want to take the train?" Wang Mingyue asked. Knowing that the situation on the Tanzania-Zambia Railway is so bad, but still choosing to take the train, this is not a reasonable choice.

Owen took out a notebook from his bag and said, "I'm actually working. A magazine invited me to write an article about traveling by train in Africa, and I needed pictures, and I happened to be going to Dar es Salaam, so I chose This train."

At this moment, the train pulled up a long whistle, and the atmosphere in the carriage began to cheer up.

It's finally going to start!

Irving sat motionless and said, "It's just clearing his throat, the real speech hasn't started yet."

Wang Mingyue dissatisfied: "This efficiency is too bad!"

Irving smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry. If you have experienced parking in the wilderness for a whole day, you will feel that this moment is really wonderful."

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