From arms dealer to king of war

Qiao Jia looked at the anxious-looking Chris and said with a smile: "Don't worry, think about it first, can you get to the top of the Iraqi government?

Stop thinking about taking advantage of the situation and think about how to do business.

I have learned a lot in the past year or so. Sometimes when making money, you should be a little more twisty, so that you can get more people on board along the way.

No matter how great the difficulty is, if it is averaged over everyone, it is actually just the same thing! "

Chris was stunned for a moment, looked at Qiao Jia and said, "You don't want to take over the Pentagon's business?"

After hearing this, Qiaojia waved his hand and said: "You said it yourself, that is a business issued by the Pentagon on behalf of the Iraqi government, and the US$300 million will ultimately have to be paid for by Iraq itself.

Of course we should take part of that business, but we can't be an attacking team. We should do something more meaningful. "

After hearing this, Chris stood up and walked around for a few times like a cat scratching his heart. Finally, he reluctantly returned to sit down next to Qiao Jia and said: "I can contact the senior leaders of Iraq, and I can also contact some of the XN militia leaders. .

You tell me how this business should be done...

What are meaningful things?

Once Mosul is captured, the largest oil fields and refineries in Iraq will fall back into the control of the Iraqi government, and they will have money by then.

Apart from the mercenary business and the arms business, I can't think of any other business that is more profitable than this! "

Qiao Jia looked at Chris who was looking for money. He shook his head and said, "You think you can make war fortune, right?"

"right!"

"You think war is just fighting and arms..."

After thinking for a while, Chris said: "There is also the intelligence business, but I guess you are not interested in this aspect. I transferred an intelligence officer there, and there should be gains."

After hearing this, Qiao Jia shook his head slightly and said: "War is about logistics. Logistics is not just about arms and guns. Logistics also includes food and medical care.

If you want to capture Mosul, you must surround it. The Iraqi army can hold 20,000 people to death, and including the Kurdish militia, XN faction, and SY faction militia, the maximum will not exceed 40,000.

Let me put it bluntly, the most capable people in Iraq are the Isis group. Except for the government troops and militias trained by the Americans, the rest are just ordinary people wearing military uniforms.

How do they know how to fight? "

As he spoke, Qiao Jia waved his hand to Chris who wanted to speak and said: "Don't speak, listen to me. You will still accept the business from the Pentagon, but our specific actions must be discussed with the Iraqi side.

We don’t fight, we cook and provide logistics for those who fight.

Don’t you want to open up food and material channels? As long as you reach an agreement, this road will be open.

The price of goods in Iraq is very unreal. We need to organize a large amount of materials to be sent over and then transferred to the front line.

It's such a troublesome thing. The standard charge of US$50 per person per day for soldiers fighting in the war is not excessive, right? "

After hearing this, Chris held his head and thought for a long time, then said: "At least 40,000 people are involved in the battle, 2 million per day, 60 million per month. If the war lasts for two months, that is 120 million US dollars.

Excess supplies can be directly digested in places like Basra and Baghdad.

This seems to be a way to make money, but after excluding labor costs, management costs, material costs, transportation costs, and security costs, the profit is not high. If you add the business of exchanging materials for arms, the business is almost the same. "

Qiao Jia looked at Chris who seemed to be bent on hanging himself in the arms business. Qiao Jia shook his head in disdain and said, "You have to have a plan!

The money earned from this kind of business is not only reasonable and legal, but also will not encounter any backlash from locals, because in order to guarantee the logistics of 40,000 people, we need to hire a large number of locals.

Who would hate us if we bring in the supplies they need? "

When Chris heard this, he said a little confused: "But what about the money? This is only two months of business, and we can't make enough profit."

Qiao Jia waved his hand and said: "First tell me whether you have the ability to win this business!

If you have, I will tell you what I will do next! "

Chris took a deep breath, and after thinking quietly for more than ten minutes, he nodded and said, "It should be possible. I can negotiate with the Iraqi government from the small contract from the Pentagon and the ticket.

Their logistics support is not smooth, but I am confident that I can win some business.

The Kurds and the Xinjiang militias are actually a coalition of warlords. If we can ensure food supply, they will not reject us.

But they don't have that much money. The Iraqi government won't spend $50 a day for those militiamen. "

As he spoke, Chris looked at Qiao Jia helplessly and said, "Brother, tell me clearly, otherwise I will feel like I have become a fool."

Qiao Jia poured Chris a cup of coffee with a smile and said, "Look, they have no money but they want to have a hot meal on the front line, right?"

"Yes, but it's good to have business, but we can't give you any money, right?"

Qiao Jia waved his hand and said: "Money? That's impossible. We don't want money and let them contract the oil fields to us.

The Iraqi government has legal ownership of the oil fields, and the militias have actual control. You all eat my bread, so contracting the idle oil fields to me for one year is not too much, right?

I don't want all the profits, I just send people to put the idle oil fields into operation, I help them repair the broken equipment, I help them find sales, and we share the profits 50-50.

Of course, in the early stage, they had to settle the meal money with me from the share. "

As he spoke, Qiao Jia looked at Chris with a ghostly look on his face, and he smiled and said, "Do you think this business can make money?"

This was the first time Chris had the feeling of seeing a ghost, because he had never seen anyone doing business like this before.

Everyone knows that lengthening the path of doing business will produce meaningless consumption, various management costs and sunk costs will be incredibly high, and problems in any link may lead to a complete collapse.

According to NATO's approach, if they want a certain oil field, the first thing they want to do is negotiate with the government. After obtaining the ownership, they will send troops to kill the actual controller.

If the government does not cooperate, they will overthrow the government and put someone close to them in power.

This is the simplest and crudest business. It is not limited to energy. Others include financial control, market control, etc., but the media claims it is wrapped in the cloak of democracy and freedom.

Chris's family is from a NATO family, so he is used to this!

But Boss Qiao is now deliberately going around in circles...

Use America's military contracting qualifications to get admission tickets, and then discuss logistical support issues with the Iraqi government.

If the contract is fulfilled in this way, the mercenary compensation that can be obtained in the end will definitely not be much.

But as it is said that it is contracted logistics, it certainly cannot be free. As long as the scale increases, as long as the food and drink guarantee of 40,000 can be managed well, you can still make some money.

But Boss Qiao doesn't want money, but wants to have a good relationship with the Iraqi government forces and militia, and then use an unexpected form to achieve profits.

‘Contracting oil fields’ is not an unrealistic wishful thinking, but a business that already has mature cases.

ExxMobil has energy businesses all over the world. How can they do it on their own? In the end, a large part of the work will be transferred to major oil exploration companies.

Their approach has actually pushed up the cost of oil extraction. The reason why Saudi Arabia is so awesome is because their cost of extracting a barrel of oil is only about ten dollars, which is a huge profit among huge profits!

The United States has huge oil reserves and ranks first in shale oil production in the world, but why did the last large number of shale oil companies go bankrupt?

Going bankrupt while holding an oil well is a fantasy phenomenon that only makes sense in the United States.

In addition to market reasons, high costs are also a major problem. The average mining cost of US$40 per barrel is a huge burden.

If OPEC makes any move, the fluctuations in oil prices can bring down those shale oil companies.

Don't use the "meat in the pot" theory to discuss the U.S. shale oil industry. Business is business.

Barring a world war, shale oil cannot commercially compete with oil from the Middle East because of its high extraction costs and high transportation costs.

The major oil consuming countries in Eurasia are all a bit far away from the United States.

Iraq's crude oil can be said to be one of the important pillars of the world's energy industry. It is not impossible for Boss Qiao to make money by contracting oil fields, but how can he make big money?

Huge management costs, labor costs, and safety costs have made Iraq's overseas oil companies extremely uncomfortable.

Why does Boss Qiao think he can be different?

Especially with him coming in like this? ?

Chris thought about it for a long time but didn't come up with the key. He frowned and looked at Qiao Jia and said, "Jackal, I probably understand what you mean. Enter Iraq with a logistical attitude, and then establish good relations with the Iraqi government and militia. And then won the contracting rights of an idle oil field.

But have you ever thought about it, half of the profit seems not worth it..."

Qiao Jia looked at Chris with contempt and said, "You are used to being a robber, right?

The equipment in other oil fields is ready-made, and the pipelines are also ready-made. How much does it cost to send some people there to resume work and restore production capacity?

If I can sign a tripartite contract with the Iraqi government and militia, as long as the share figure is reasonable, the militiamen who actually control the area where the oil field is located should ensure the safety of the oil field, right? The Iraqi government won't stop us from exporting oil, right?

I want half in the first year. If there is a second year, I can only ask for 45%, and then reduce it by 5% to 30% every year.

Do you think the Iraqis will be satisfied with this kind of contract?

Iraq's current international situation is not very good, and its domestic situation is even worse.

They must be longing for stability after so many years of civil war. If Isis is driven away, will we be able to retain that material channel because we have cooperation contracts with the government and militia? In that case, how much money do you think we can make?

I send them basic supplies, but they are embarrassed to ask me about tariffs, right?

There are millions of people in Iraq, which is a market for millions of people. If you can open a safe channel for supplies from the Persian Gulf to Mosul, how much money can you make?

You have to understand that this passage has been protected from the beginning by all the warlords in Iraq, as long as we are willing to do it.

The power of inertia is very powerful. When they get used to simple basic material replenishment, they will not change people easily.

The worst thing is that everyone will make a fortune together, and all future supplies will be given to them at wholesale prices, allowing them to sell or distribute them on their own territory. "

After hearing this, Chris looked at Qiao Jia like a god and said, "Do you know how much investment and how many people are needed to run such a business?"

Qiao Jiayun waved his hands lightly and said: "I only know that if the difficulties are spread among many people, then the difficulties will no longer be difficulties.

Don’t always think about taking the fattest piece. Pull capable people on board so that everyone can share the risks and benefits at the same time.

We don’t need the most profits, but as long as we take the initiative, the cake will grow like a snowball. "

Qiao Jia looked at the stunned Chris and said, "Do you know what this kind of business is called in Europe and the United States?

charitable! !

We have no competition because we want so little that people like you would think we are doing something stupid! ! "