From arms dealer to king of war

Once people's thinking is clear, they will behave very smart!

With overwhelming advantages, Choga not only did not take away his property and troops, but was even prepared to send him to a higher position so that he could legally have power. There is no reason why Comey would not be grateful to him.

Because Comey knows he is not irreplaceable!

Once your thoughts are clear, things will go smoothly.

Although Comey still didn't know exactly what Choga would do, he knew he was on board.

Putting his wife and children in Sangha Town was, firstly, to show his loyalty, and secondly, for their safety.

Once Comey makes it clear that he will support the new Butembo government, he will be the first to be targeted if the new government's policies touch the interests of warlords in the future.

By sending his wife and children to Sangha Town, he would have no worries.

At this moment, Qiao Jia really appreciates this 'big shot' Comey.

This guy's brain is actually average, but he is absolutely decisive in doing things.

Qiao Jia needs such people to help when he is in a hurry.

It is impossible for P·B to spend a long time fighting warlords in North Kivu. Air force bombing or large-scale artillery bombardment cannot be used indiscriminately after the war enters the small-scale, low-intensity rural Afika war.

Choga needs someone, a local who can balance Ngonga's power while also suppressing those mindless little warlords.

After watching Comey board the Mi-8 helicopter, Choga turned to look at Minam, who had been silent, and said with a smile: "Mr. Prime Minister, do you want to go to Butembo together?"

Our new mayor may not necessarily be able to control the situation. Having the Congolese Prime Minister support him will give him a little peace of mind, don't you think? "

Minam knew that Choga was providing him with an opportunity to seize political chips. He nodded happily and said: "Of course I am willing. I believe the entire Kinshasa government is happy to see peace return to North Kivu.

Jackal, do you know? We are all envious of the situation in Sangha Town!

I know that integrating North Kivu is not actually your task, but things have developed to this point, and I certainly hope that P·B can assume greater responsibility.

Once you can defeat those private mining warlords, we can integrate those mineral resources..."

Joga was amused by Minam. This guy had the traditional greed of Afika politicians, and he gave benefits very simply and rudely.

That means you, Jackal, are responsible for killing, and we are responsible for transferring the qualifications of the unowned minerals, preferably integrating them into their joint mining companies.

In fact, Chogalai's mission in North Kivu was not to rebuild a new government from beginning to end.

Instead, he relied on the prestige of defeating Nwankonu to suppress the ‘big shot’ Komi.

Let him recognize P.B.'s status in North Kivu, and finally completely capture six tantalum mines while avoiding excessive conflicts with the locals.

But the situation is different now. When Joga wants to participate in formulating the rules, he must show that he is different from those greedy mining companies and warlords.

Defeating the small warlords everywhere and taking away the ownerless mines will only make P·B become like those warlords.

This not only outweighs the gains but also makes it easy for people to seize the excuse.

Lu Jun put forward a bold idea a few days ago. Qiao Jia, standing in his current position, thinks he can change his strategy and set his sights further.

Waving his hand to reject Minam's request, Joga said with a smile: "Mr. Prime Minister, I think we are cooperating very well now. If you are considering our mining company, then I can assure you that you will earn enough Spend a lifetime of money.

But I believe we all understand that having money is never a big deal.

The political arena of any country is always changing. I feel that if you can leave a wealth of assets to those who come up behind you, you are actually protecting your own wealth and security in disguise.

To be honest, there is a lot of pressure to have people place their hopes on me, but it feels great to be supported by others! "

Minam was stunned for a moment and said curiously: "What exactly is your plan?

Use those illegally mined minerals to trade with those mining companies in exchange for their..."

Qiao Jia laughed and shook his head and said, "It's getting late. Let's get in the car. I'll have a brief talk with you in the car."

Minam glanced at Engila, who had no interest in Joga's plan. He shook his head and laughed, and then followed Joga into a Milosh armored vehicle with a strange expression.

"Jackal, tell me what you think. If it works, maybe I can push for legislation to put South Kivu on the same track."

Joga glanced at Minam, shook his head with a smile and said, "Do you know why the local government in Congo is so weak?"

Minam lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said: "Because of the arms embargo imposed by the United Nations on me, we can only rely on military assistance from big countries.

This situation actually prevents our army from expanding and suppressing opposition forces, leading to the rampant local warlords. "

Qiao Jia was stunned for a moment and said: "Mr. Prime Minister, let me say something disrespectful. Sometimes a strong army is not necessarily a good thing for Afika.

The Mobutu government in Zaire was very powerful, but what was the final result?

We should not attribute all problems to Mobutu's greed and cruelty. The inability to sort out interests was the reason why Mobutu lost.

Why should I win over Komi after supporting a Ngonga?

Because I know that only by bringing local people together to share the benefits can everything go smoothly.

Otherwise, just suppressing the rebellion and dealing with criticism from the outside world would make me exhausted!

The core problem in Congo is not the contradiction between the north and the south, tribal disputes, or ethnic conflicts, but that you are unable to sort out the ownership of interests.

North Kivu and South Kivu, two major mining provinces, can be very rich, but why does everyone want them to remain rotten? Even the Congolese think this is how they should be?

That's because Congolese know that even if North Kivu and South Kivu are rich, it won't be good for them.

And as these two places become wealthy, the capital and power formed in them will actually squeeze the living space of other people.

No one can tell when things are bad, but when things get better, the pressure on those people increases.

There is a saying in China: ‘Don’t worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality’!

Believe it or not, if North Kivu becomes rich but you fail to establish a benign benefit transfer system so that people in other places can benefit from it, Congo will risk another civil war as long as someone incites it.

The early North-South issues in Congo, as well as the conflicts between the wealthy Tutsi and local tribes, were actually rooted in the conflict between the rich and the poor.

Some areas have benefited due to geographical reasons or other reasons, but they are unwilling to share it with poor brothers.

Split is already the mildest outcome, and the worst outcome is the Afika World War in the Congo.

In the same country, when the rich areas ignore the demands of the poor areas.

What do those who are so poor and have nothing think?

When I'm hungry, I won't be happy if you have a piece of steamed bun in your hand. If you don't share it with me, then I'll grab it. If I can't grab it, I'll throw the steamed bun into the cesspit, so that even if you can eat it, your mouth will be full. Smells like shit. "

After hearing this, Minam suddenly felt a chill in his vest. He was someone who had experienced that war, and he represented the interests of some of the wealthy classes in southern Congo.

Qiao Jia's summary seems crude, but that's what happened.

Looking at Boss Qiao's deep eyes, Minam said: "It's not as exaggerated as you said, right?

So what are you going to do? "

Choga smiled and shook his head and said: "What can I do? I am not the person in power in Congo. I just want to sort out the distribution of interests in North Kivu and get everyone on the same track.

Develop it first, and then consider whether to fight or continue to expand the profit plate. "

As he spoke, Joga looked at Minam, shook his head and said, "Let's go back to the original problem. The root cause of Congolese local government's lack of control is a lack of money.

Those ownerless mines are now bargaining chips to attract small warlords to accept the new order.

If they are willing to cooperate, we will provide them with a legitimate status and let them give up their status as warlords and exist as a mining company.

Let them mine, sell, and pay taxes!

There must be disobedient people here, and Comey is the one who beats them. If Comey can't solve it, P·B can do it for them. "

Minam frowned and said, "I don't see any difference between doing this and the past.

The mines are still in the hands of those warlords. We cannot control their transactions and there is no way to collect taxes.

Clarifying their status will become an obstacle! "

Qiao Jia smiled and said: “What if the minerals they dug out can only be given to one company?

Brother, of course the recruitment cannot be unconditional. We have a dominant position, so if we give the minerals to them, is it not too much to ask them to sell all the minerals to a company?

Those mining companies stationed in Butembo are buying minerals from the warlords. What they are doing is illegal. Is it reasonable for us to drive them away?

But those big companies have actually invested money. With the lessons learned from the Belgian mining industry, and now with the blow from Walker Mining, they still have to be reasonable if they want to survive in the Congo, right? "

When Minam heard this, he said excitedly: "So what we are touching is not the interests of big companies, but the leather companies that caused the unrest.

Jackal, tell me the truth. Is what you call ‘a company’ your company?

If you want to monopolize some of the mining resources in North Kivu, you will definitely need the help of investors! "

Choga laughed angrily at Minam's appearance. He shook his head helplessly and said: "It's not my company, but a friend of mine who wants to build a mineral refining industrial park in North Kivu.

While he can fully invest, he can also transfer 49% of the interests to me in exchange for my support and protection. "

As he spoke, Qiao Jia looked at Minam who looked like he was willing to hear the details. He smiled and said, "You know I'm not a solitary eater. My original plan was to take 9% and use the remaining 25% as cloth." The final 15% of Tembo’s fiscal revenue is handed over to the Kinshasa government.

But now I have changed my mind! "

When Minam heard this, he quickly said: "Why? I think this kind of allocation to Billy is good.

If, as you said, this company can control the direction of the ore from the ownerless mine, then we have controlled the warlords' finances in disguise and can allow them to pay taxes in proportion.

This is a very good method and everyone will benefit from it! "

Qiao Jia shook his head and said: "Because when I came here, I wanted to take over the tantalum mines, and it was just incidental to help my friends get opportunities.

The reason for attacking Nwankonu was that I wanted to use Walker Company’s attack on Princess Emina to find an entry point to intervene in North Kivu.

But now I'm going to be the fucking boss of North Kivu. Although it's a bit sudden, shouldn't I think longer term?

Can integrating six tantalum mines be the same as integrating most of North Kivu? "

Minam understands Qiao Jia's style. He knows Qiao Jia will not eat alone. At this moment, he said like a cat scratching his heart: "Jackal, tell me, what do you want to do?"

Qiao Jia glanced at the excited Minam and said with a smile: "To use my friend's company to integrate so much funds is to deceive them, and it will also give Daddy Afika an excuse.

So I was just thinking about whether to go to France to acquire an investment bank.

I want to put all the transaction funds in my own bank, and the 49% of the income can be used as Butembo’s fiscal revenue. Only when the government has money can it find infrastructure developers to build those damn roads. Only then can the government have money. Maintain a reliable army.

Only when the government has money can it pay attention to the lives of civilians and build as much infrastructure as possible...

Schools, hospitals, markets...

By making the market bigger, banks can absorb more funds and create greater benefits.

By making the market bigger, banks can export funds for investment and lending. With those free minerals as collateral, those warlords will become the best customers.

As long as we convince them to protect the interests of the miners according to our requirements, we can push up their labor costs. This will allow them to obtain loans to purchase mining equipment in a disguised manner in order to reduce the number of workers and actually improve the working environment of the miners.

And once they owe money but their abilities cannot keep up, they will be eliminated quickly. They will withdraw from the mining market without us even having to kill people.

This is the gentlest solution I can think of to avoid leaving corpses everywhere. "

As he spoke, Joga looked at Minam, whose eyes were about to pop out, and said with a smile: "Brother, you are the Prime Minister of Congo, and you have always seen a little bit of the market.

I won’t explain why you chose Banque de France. You can decide how much money a bank can make in North Kivu...

Such a bank needs a lot of shareholders. Let me ask you, are you interested? "

Minam looked at Joga as if he were a ghost and said, “Private investment bank?

Jackal, can you really do it? "