Chapter Seventy-Two: Helpless Negotiations
The negotiations began almost half an hour later, and Wu Chen and the other three just drank a cup of coffee and ate a few small foods made of corn. It is clear www.biquge.info that Sierra Leone's Interim Council has run out of patience and knows that doing so will lead to passivity in negotiations, but they have no choice.
"But Mr. Wu Chen, the price you offer is also beyond the scope of what we can bear, for every two diamond mines recaptured, you will have to pay one, you want to occupy the general diamond mining rights in Sierra Leone, such a condition is impossible for me to agree to as the chairman."
"My government can allow you to get the right to mine the diamond mines, but the ownership must be ours, the Golden Triangle mercenaries can only hold a small share, this is the most important resource of our country, and the post-war reconstruction and economic development must rely on the diamond mines to provide a lot of money." Slatser said it was unacceptable.
Slatse is a very qualified leader, his strategic foresight is very good, and in such a situation, he can also think of fighting for the foundation for future development, and from this point of view, he is very rare.
For Sierra Leone, diamonds are simply the blood in the veins, with irreplaceable importance, almost most of all government funds come from the proceeds of diamond mines, Wu Chen's behavior of digging ancestral graves, so that Slatse categorically refused.
"Mr. President, my team members carry out their tasks according to the standard of 1,000 US dollars per day, and this time I will use more than 1,000 people, and the daily expenditure is 1 million US dollars, and 30 million US dollars a month, plus the wear and tear of main battle tanks, armed helicopters and infantry fighting vehicles, including heavy artillery and depreciation, the number will be very amazing!"
"In half a year, we will consume more than 200 million US dollars as expenses, which refers to pure expenses, I have not received a penny of benefits, without the ownership of the diamond mine, I have no way to help you win this battle, and I can't accept this commission." Wu Chen didn't give an inch.
"Mr. Wu Chen, I know the combat effectiveness of your team, I estimate that in two to three months at most, the main force of the rebels will be wiped out, and half of you will be withdrawn, so there is a mistake in your calculation, and the expenses are not as much as you said." Slatser shook his head and said.
"Mr. President, I insist on my conditions, we are not only here to help the people of Sierra Leone to free themselves from the pain of war, but also to have our own interests, it is undeniable that even if I sympathize with your situation, I need to explain to my subordinates."
"Of course, such a condition will naturally be rewarded, I can assure you that I will lead my team to kill the notorious leader of the opposition forces, destroy their armed forces, stabilize the situation in Sierra Leone, and the interim ruling council will really control the whole country, you can think again." Wu Chen was not in a hurry at all.
Although he wants to stop the civil war in Sierra Leone, Wu Chen cannot retreat from his own interests, because he is not alone, but has thousands of people waiting for him to pay his salary, more than 200,000 people waiting for him to help, and the development of the Golden Triangle needs too much money.
Wu Chen was very patient, staying in the room and making phone calls to control the work in various areas, especially the recruitment of personnel, and even arranged the transportation route to Freetown in advance, he knew that the other party would definitely succumb to the pressure brought by the rebels.
"Boss, Marcus called, just the constituent countries of the former Soviet Union, there are more than 10,000 veterans who have signed up, and Thompson and I are also progressing well, the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel, three countries, there are seven or eight hundred people who have signed up, and they are currently under intense review." Hunter called and said.
The situation of Makas is quite special, the former Soviet Union has just collapsed, the army has been drastically reduced, and the number of people who cannot find jobs is really innumerable, not to mention 10,000, even 100,000 can be easily recruited. Those in other countries are not just signing up for a living, but more for a high income.
"You keep in mind that the conditions I want are actually very simple, I am the kind of person who has served in the army for a long time and has just retired at home, or who has already retired and has not participated in any government work, it is best not to have overseas experience, and the family is relatively simple."
"Also, all those who are involved with the intelligence department, no matter how good they are, will be kicked out of the list in the early stage and increase the intensity of screening, we have some things that cannot be leaked, in case people from the intelligence department are recruited, then there will be a good show!" Wu Chenqian told him that the Golden Triangle has just sprouted now, and it is not even a seedling, so it really can't stand the toss.
On the afternoon of the third day, the helpless Slatser negotiated again and agreed to Wu Chen's entrustment conditions. But the government can only give him sole ownership of ten diamond mines, and the rest on a one-to-one basis, that is, for every two diamond mines recaptured, 50% of the shares of one diamond mine go to the mercenary corps.
Wu Chen was not satisfied, he proposed that the Sierra Leone government should pay 5 million US dollars in cash every month as a logistical supply guarantee for the legion, and after the agreement was signed, the mercenaries would be officially stationed in Sierra Leone within a month, and the first round of strikes would be the two diamond-producing areas of Kenema and Kono, so as to cut off the source of funds for the rebels.
Even if Sierra Leone is poor, the output of the diamond mine can afford this cash expenditure, but the chairman still argued with Wu Chen for more than two hours, and finally he really didn't have the energy to give up.
As soon as the negotiations were over, Wu Chen took a large volume of maps and materials provided by the Sierra Leone government army and returned to Bangladesh by plane.
Due to the purchase of a large number of construction machinery and the employment of a large number of laborers, the construction of the Yama Wangpo Airport is very fast, and the runway is nearing completion. Radar stations, control towers, warehouses, dormitories, canteens, and other buildings have been completed ahead of schedule due to the use of light steel materials, and over-the-horizon radars and various electronic instruments are currently being installed.
Although the defense capability of light steel materials is not as good as reinforced concrete, but this is only temporary, and the airport will definitely be upgraded in the future.
Next to the airport is the scientific research center of the Golden Triangle Autonomous Region and a high-end residential area, which is also built of light steel materials, and the main body has been completed, and the intense and busy renovation is being implemented, and in two months, scientists will be able to relocate to a European-style residence, and at the same time, will get a modern scientific research base.
Seeing that in the factory building of the electronics factory, technicians from the United States were instructing the soldiers to install the machine, Wu Chen, who returned to the Golden Triangle, said to Wu Beixin: "We must prepare in advance, send people to recruit experienced factory managers and international market sales personnel, pay attention to the difference between these two positions, and also have a group of about 1,000 skilled workers to lead novices, our electronics factory not only to produce laptops, but also to produce LCD TVs, mobile phones and digital cameras." ”
He continued: "The recruitment is mainly for the United States, European countries, South Korea and Japan, which are places where the electronics industry is developed, and we communicate with each other's labor export departments in advance, and the destination is Bangladesh, and the employer is Atlantis Group Bangladesh Computer Company. ”
He also said: "The vast majority of workers still have to be recruited from the local area, which is also to give the people the opportunity to work, such as Thailand, Myanmar or Bangladesh, etc., it is best to have those female students who have just graduated, they must be educated, this thing is nothing else, and it is difficult to train." As for the warehouse and transportation, it will benefit the people of our autonomous region, and the wages will not be in arrears anyway, and the treatment will definitely be on par with the world. ”