From arms dealer to king of war

Choga said with a smile: "Why is it that the government forces cannot gain an advantage in North Kivu?"

"Because those guerrillas are cunning!"

"you are right……"

Qiao Jia coughed lightly and said, "But the more important reason is that the government troops are too bad. Can you admit this?"

As the Deputy Minister of Defense, Engila said decisively: "No, our soldiers are all very good fighters. We just don't want to repeat the disaster of more than ten years."

Choga knew what this guy meant. If there was a big purge, the government's strength would still be barely enough, but once the situation was out of control, it would cause a humanitarian disaster, maybe North Kivu and South Kivu. will go out independently with the support of the international community.

Congo has been split into the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Congo-Brazzaville. If those two major mining provinces are split, Congo will have no leverage.

Moreover, the location of North Kivu Province is very critical. The place where it borders Uganda and Rwanda is called the ‘Great Lakes Region’, and is where the rebels of Uganda and Rwanda are mainly located.

The Afica people do not have a clear concept of national boundaries. Once the government forces forcefully intervene in North Kivu Province, once a conflict breaks out, it will be equivalent to Congo helping Uganda and Rwanda to withstand mines for no reason.

Qiao Jia absolutely disagrees with asking P·B to intervene in that quagmire.

Because from Engila's tone, one could tell that this guy had the same idea as Mary Enola, using the mine to offset expenses and even attract Qiao Jia to invest.

Before the situation in Central Africa is on the right track, Choga does not want to expand the mining business, and he cannot afford to burn through his small bank savings.

It’s definitely not possible to give money to the mines anyway, you have to give money!

So Qiao Jia smiled and said: "You should know that I helped the Central African government train a team. They are currently performing completely differently from the past. Mary Enola even sent half of them to Bangui as a guard force for the capital. .

Man, I'm a military contractor, but my funds are limited. I can't always think about using mines to pay the bills. I don't have that much money to invest.

Or you can wait, and when I calm down, I can go to North Kivu to test the waters.

But before that, I can help you train a team. Not only will they all change their costumes, but I will also send some of them to Sevia for training.

You should have heard about the progress I have made here in the past two months. You should have a clear idea of ​​what excellent special operations personnel can achieve when they cooperate with the Air Force.

Imagine the configuration of P·B Company. If that team had a helicopter support squadron, or even a few cheap and easy-to-use fighter jets like Super Tucanoes...

Do you think you can digest the legacy left by the Belgian Consolidated Mining Group and even swallow up a few rebel territories?

And have you ever thought that the stability of the Great Lakes Region requires not only Congo but also Uganda and Rwanda?

Man, there's a lot to be done here..."

Engila heard this, said "wait a moment" after a long silence, and then started to discuss with someone while holding the phone.

Qiao Jia put the phone on speakerphone and put it aside, whistling in an attempt to make the big-eyed Danbao sleep. As a result, the little elephant thought Qiao Jia was idle, so it twisted its body and stood up and dived in. She fell into Qiao Jia's arms, squirming and screaming, wanting him to take her out to play.

Qiao Jia took a few bananas to comfort Danbao, but it had no effect, but when a human voice appeared on the phone, Danbao became quiet, as if knowing that Qiao Jia was busy with something, he lay down with a groan and put the The big head rested on Qiao Jia's shoulder, and he seemed to want to learn how to do business.

Qiao Jia breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the phone and heard a strange voice on the other side...

"Hello Jackal, I'm Minam, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and I want to hear your opinion."

Qiao Jia whistled in surprise and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Minam.

I am discussing with Minister Ngila the feasibility of building a combat-ready force for Congo. "

Minum listened and smiled and said: "Actually, I am more interested in the issue of the Great Lakes.

You should know that our relations with Uganda and Rwanda are not as good as people think.

They took away too much wealth from our land during our time of turmoil. "

Choga smiled and shook his head after hearing this. When Congo was still called Zaire, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the turmoil was the World War of Afika.

Countries participating in the war include Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola.

President Kabila borrowed troops from Uganda and Rwanda to overthrow the Zaire government ruled by Mobutu.

Then, in order to alleviate ethnic conflicts, they turned to the local Congolese tribes who were opposed to the Tutsi.

Then he angered Uganda and Rwanda, which were dominated by Tutsis. Then the god named Kabila borrowed troops from Tanzania, Zambia, and Angola and drove Uganda and Rwanda out.

The fate of Congo, which is at the core of the fighting, is easy to imagine. The troops who came to 'help out' were naturally not free. The Congolese government had no money to give them, so they had no choice but to take their things back.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the first pot of gold that strongman Kagame led to Rwanda's prosperity came from the Congo. He himself once said that the troops sent to the Congo never spent a penny of Rwanda's military expenditure. Let alone Uganda, which is now stronger.

This incident happened more than 20 years ago, and it is not that easy to erase it easily.

However, Choga was just a military contractor. He was not interested in politics, so he smiled and said: "My suggestion is to establish a combat team. After all, it should be your responsibility to protect the lives and property of the people in North Kivu. And those anti-government guerrillas are a cancer from any angle.

Controlling disadvantages is disguised indulgence, which is not good for your image.

But if you squeeze them eastward, the situation is different.

The terrain of the 'Great Lakes Region' is not suitable for large forces to deploy, and what is needed is precision strike force..."

Upon hearing this, Minam on the other end of the phone was silent for a while and then said: "You can still cultivate similar power for Uganda by then, am I right?

Jackal, what's the benefit of doing this? Just to sell arms? "

After hearing this, Qiao Jia sighed helplessly and said: "Someone told me that the key to the government army's arms procurement business lies in the 'not simple' part.

I don't want to deal with anti-government guerrillas or terrorists, so I have to think of other ways. "

As he spoke, Choga heard a strange sigh on the other end of the phone. He smiled and said: "Mr. Prime Minister, you should know that PB Company cannot do in North Kivu what I did in Bangassu.

But I still want to make money, make big money legally, so I need a stable environment.

According to the current situation in North Kivu, I can't see any possibility of integrating resources for the time being, so I will definitely not invest a penny in it.

It’s not even possible for the mine to be given to me for free, because most of my funds are trapped in Central Africa. "

After listening to this, Minam smiled and said: "So you want to raise funds by helping us train the army? Once we squeeze the living space of those 'Great Lakes' guerrillas, Uganda will ask you for help."

Jackal, you're a strange man, but this is good business. "

Qiao Jia smiled and said: "It is indeed a good business, but it needs a group of selfless leaders to promote it. When the 'Great Lakes Region' stabilizes, it can produce more benefits.

Mr. Prime Minister, I am not a politician, nor do I want to get involved in politics, but I just learned a truth yesterday, that is, make the cake bigger and treat the people at the bottom well, so that those sitting at the table can eat more. "

Minam smiled noncommittally and said: "Great theory, but Jackal, are you sure it's not because the 'God's Armed Organization' in Uganda is targeting you, so you want to relieve the pressure through us?"

Qiao Jia was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said with a smile: "I have heard of this 'Lord's Armed Army', but I have never dealt with it. Are they also drug dealers?"

As he spoke, Qiao Jia heard laughter from the other end of the phone, and he said helplessly: "Okay, okay, if this is your bargaining method, then you succeeded.

500 people, each worth 30,000 US dollars. I am responsible for training them and equipping them with a set of equipment.

If you are really serious, I can arrange for 200 people to go to Sevia for pilot and ground crew training at the same price.

The Oryx is very suitable for the terrain of North Kivu. A second-hand one costs 1 million, and a brand-new one costs 1.5 million. I think 8 to 12 will allow you to control most of the area in North Kivu.

Of course, you need to buy things like rockets and anti-tank missiles as needed.

I'm telling you, this is definitely..."

"no problem!"

"What?"

"I said no problem!

A team of 500 people, 200 Army aviation and ground support personnel, and 10 brand-new armed Gazelles.

no problem! "

Qiao Jia was stunned for a moment, and then said a little doubtfully: "Is this considered a success?"

Minam laughed and said: "Jackal, you are the least greedy arms dealer I have ever seen, why should I disagree?

But I am a little dissatisfied with the price. My idea is that we will give you US$50 million and a tantalum mine in North Kivu. You will be responsible for building this team, and Njila will lead this team vertically. "

Qiao Jia rubbed his temples, wondering if his brain was broken, so he couldn't do simple arithmetic.

After thinking about it, Qiao Jia said in a deep voice: "What is the premium part?"

Minam said with a smile: "The premium part and the tantalum mine are the start-up capital for you to integrate resources. When North Kivu has improved, we hope you can help integrate the six nearby mines and let them produce Greater benefits.

The starting work of the Belgian mine has been completed, but our President feels that if it is left to you, it should be able to produce greater benefits. "

As he spoke, Minam gave Joga some breathing time, and then said with a smile: "Jackal, you are a very reputable person, and what you did in Central Africa attracted a lot of attention.

If there is a chance to cooperate, you will definitely be our first choice! "

Qiao Jia finally came to his senses at this time. These people still wanted to involve him, but they were not malicious.

These bastards obviously pocketed part of the ‘compensation’ from the Belgian Consolidated Minerals.

Six pieces of tantalum ore, this is fucking more profitable than six pieces of gold ore!

The 50 million and a piece of tantalum ore were probably the commission they originally planned to hire P·B to fight the war.

But now Qiaojia himself has proposed a new plan, and the money can actually come out of the treasury. After all, that team belongs to Congo.

These people saved money, and finally achieved their goal!

As long as the new team is formed, the entire North Kivu province will not know, but the six tantalum mines will definitely be safe, and then Choga can move in to integrate resources.

This is not doing business, this is robbery!

These people are greedy bastards, but they give too much!