Chapter 997: Distant Compatriots
There is a small golf course southeast of Havana. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoIts area is only the size of a football field, but it is a small circle of Aurora legion's elites. Minister Clooney of the Foreign Office was swinging here, surrounded by a number of businessmen and representatives of overseas powers who depended on the Legion.
At present, in the Caribbean and South America, if you want to live well, you must have a good relationship with the Aurora Legion, otherwise you will be suppressed in trade, and you will be approached by the Legion Navy.
"Ah......, that's right. We are in the process of establishing a formal Ministry of Defense, in which the structure of the Army Division has been completed, and the Navy Division is in the process of being formed. In particular, the new generation of naval shipbuilding programs is a top priority. ”
Clooney is still the same chubby old white man as before, he went to Washington last time to make a big move, and let the Legion establish a trade bridgehead on the North American continent - Miss Fox is eager to get a port in North America, so Washington is now an enclave controlled by the Legion.
High positions of power can give a great sense of superiority, and there is no shortage of flatterers and flatterers around Mr. Clooney now, and there are even people who try to bribe him to obtain some financial advantage. This makes an old white man rejuvenate a second spring.
It's just that at present, the financial institutions are controlled by Miss Fox, and the boss of her own family is scheming and ruthless, and taking bribes is looking for death.
When he saw a tall black man appear, Clooney stopped swinging, he raised his head and smiled at the people around him, "Look, we have another friend from Africa." ”
When Mugabe stepped onto the pitch's turf, he was scolding for extravagance. He also studied in Europe, not a reckless bun, and knows that it costs more money to build such a lawn in the world at present. But now he had to behave like a dirt bun to show his obedience.
"Thank you very much, dear Mr. Minister, for agreeing to my request for a meeting." Mugabe bent down, lowering his head over Cluny's, pulled out a small box and handed it out, "I have a small gift from Africa, and I hope to pass it on to His Excellency the Legion Commander." ”
A huge rough diamond from Sierra Leone, crystal clear and radiant, has not been carved, but it has already sparkled. This gift is for Victor. Hugo's, Clooney naturally would not refuse, and accepted it with a smile and a nod.
"Mr. Mugabe, welcome to Havana. Hope you enjoy your stay here. Clooney didn't have too much politeness, and cut to the chase with a few pleasantries.
"We'd love to have close ties with our friends in Africa, but it takes practical benefits to sustain it, and I wonder what you've brought us?"
Simple and straightforward, no nonsense, there are more than a dozen people from other parts of the Caribbean on the golf course, and everyone is quiet and wondering what this African 'friend' can offer?
Mugabe doesn't like nonsense either, but he is a little apprehensive, "We in the ANC currently occupy Angola, where the oil production is very good." ”
Clooney shrugged his shoulders, turned back to another person next to him and said, "This gentleman is from Venezuela, and their oil is equally abundant, and the distance is cheap." ”
The named man laughed slightly, but stared at Mugabe as if he had seen an enemy. At present, oil has to be transported from tens of thousands of kilometers away, as long as people with a normal brain will not do it.
"Africa is also very rich in mineral resources...... Mugabe changed his perspective again.
Clooney shook his head even more, "It's too far, Mr. Mugabe." We don't need to transport minerals from as far away as Africa, the Caribbean and South America can provide all the raw materials and markets we need. ”
Sure enough, the current rulers are extremely realistic and self-interested, and no one cares whether they live or die in distant Africa. Mugabe had wanted to say that he could buy something with gold, but given the amount of gold he had, he wisely skipped the conversation.
"I can provide you with a group of Chinese." Mugabe said this with an unfathomable smirk on his face. It's just that he is playing the drums in his heart, and he doesn't know if the idea he came up with on the horizon will work?
On the way here, Mugabe saw Victor. Portrait of Hugo. This portrait can now be found everywhere in Havana, and it is believed that hanging it will bring good luck. Thinking that the rumored ruler was a Chinese, Mugabe thought that there were also many Chinese in the region where he came.
Chinese in the Americas have many origins, such as piglets that were sold in the early years, Chinese people who lived for two or three generations, and passers-by who came to study, travel or do business. Zhou Qingfeng has been trying to expand the number of compatriots around him, but this effort has not had much effect.
In the cataclysm, not many Chinese Americans in the Americas survived. Some of them are not all the way to Zhou Qingfeng, they can't even speak Chinese, and their ideas are completely different.
In Africa, the history of the Chinese into Africa is not long, in addition to some businessmen, there are a large number of engineering personnel. For example, in the Angolan oil project, there are many Chinese workers and technicians.
The Chinese who can go to Africa are particularly hard-working, work-oriented, and highly organized and disciplined. And compared with African who can only fight and kill, the Chinese after the cataclysm have a greater sense of crisis, and they huddle together to keep warm, trying to survive.
Gathering scattered compatriots, stockpiling food and drinking water, collecting weapons and ammunition, the Chinese who are engaged in oil projects in Angola form a considerable force. These people have only come to Africa in the last decade or two, and there is not much separation between them and Zhou Qingfeng, which is what he needs most.
Mugabe is also a gamble, if this condition is given to the Brotherhood of Steel or the Encletti, people will definitely ignore him. But the Aurora Legion is different, its commander is Chinese, and he bets that the ruler here may have some interest in his compatriots.
However, Clooney didn't immediately say anything after hearing this, just laughed haha. This made Mugabe panic, and hurriedly threw out another card in his hand, "In fact, there are many white people in Africa, and most of them are miserable, maybe you are willing to rescue them." ”
Cloney's undeniability gave Mugabe a glimmer of hope, and he continued: "Most of our white people are social elites, such as the white people in South Africa, who are very capable. We can help you recruit them, and you're definitely going to need scientists. ”
Mugabe couldn't figure out if there were any white scientists in South Africa, but the black man's ability to brag had him into. He even listed the military bases of the Americans and the French in Africa, saying that there were large quantities of weapons and equipment that could be taken away at will.
"Mr. Minister, you can reap a lot of benefits through our channels. Do you want to connect with Europeans? Look for us. Do you want to know about the situation in the Middle East? We can help too. Now is a good time to dominate Africa. ”
Mugabe's cowhide blew into the sky, but in fact Clooney only remembered that the other party said that there were a large number of Chinese in Africa. In the opinion of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, it is very necessary to curry favor with His Excellency the Commander of the Legion from time to time, and this is related to the stability of his position.
And Victor. Captain Hugo has always taken good care of his countrymen.