Don't talk about martial arts, I'm a war contractor

Chapter 541 New Business, Bulk Purchase

But if one or two people do this, will the Chinese just sit there and watch and do nothing?
Xia Yu felt that it was unlikely, and the other party must have another trick up his sleeve.

Concentrated Fire Defense will not take the initiative to intervene in this matter. He wants to see if Captain Ibrahim Yi has this awareness.

This also concerns Xia Yu's future layout in Kenya Faso. Only if the other party is a qualified leader will he increase his investment.

First call their Minister of Defense. In this military coup, except for the Presidential Guard, the entire military stood behind Captain Yi, and this old general was no exception.

Through him, Xia Yu finally contacted Ibrahim.

"Mr. Sherlock, I should have gone to Marie to meet you in person, but now I really can't leave Ouagadougou. I can only ask you to come to Kenya Faso. There are some things we can't talk about over the phone."

Fearing being eavesdropped but unable to leave, Ibrahim invited Xia Yudao.

"It's a small matter. I will fly to Ouagadougou in two days and we will talk then."

Xia Yu agreed readily.

Investment is just one aspect. Finding work for the company is also his responsibility as the boss.

In the past year, due to the dual impact of the Marri military coup and the black swan event, the Chinese did not hire concentrated fire defense to carry out routine strikes in the Sahel region as in previous years.

This matter is not as simple as Xiayu losing hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. Behind it is the former suzerain country, which has been watching the escalation of extremism and separatism in the region.

Just like Mari, except for Kidal who was personally in charge of the concentrated fire defense, the Oga and Tinkebatu fronts fell into the chaos of the past again.

Later on, it may even escalate to secretly supporting these original targets. After all, I have been kicked out, and others who are kicked in will not have a good ending.

This chaotic period will also become a new profit growth point for Jihuo Defense.

In the past, Xia Yu could only earn 100 to 200 million euros a year in the Sahel region from the "middleman" of the United States. Now, he can bypass the middleman and negotiate directly with the client, and his profits have more than doubled.

That is, Party A's cash payment ability is definitely not as good as that of the country, and it must pay in the form of cooperative mineral development.

In the past few years, the scale of Jihuo Defense was not big, so of course we preferred cash, but today, this steady and long-term approach seems to be okay!
After all, for mineral development he can apply for a special loan from the bank to lay eggs, but for private military contracting and arms trade you have to raise the money yourself.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and the Il-76MF landed at Ouagadougou International Airport.

Apart from the fact that there are more military and police officers maintaining order on the streets, this capital is not much different from the past.

This shows that Ibrahim is still very resourceful.

However, only Ouagadougou and the provinces bordering Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Belgium are relatively safe. The border provinces adjacent to Niger and Mali are not peaceful at all.

Xia Yuren has never been there, but he has absolutely reliable information channels.

Are these the places Ibrahim wants to meet and discuss?

As we drove to the military camp closest to the airport, Xia Yu couldn't help but think in his heart.

Compared with the luxuriously decorated presidential palace, the military camp is definitely safer, and Captain Yi has been working in the military camp.

The convoy drove into the camp, and he saw some familiar attire before he even got out of the car.

"Gerna?"

On the military camp grounds, GNA employees are conducting military drills for local soldiers.

Unlike the mechanized forces that are the main force of concentrated fire defense, Gunnar's tanks and infantry fighting vehicle units appear numerous because they are concentrated for use.

However, 70 to 80 percent of all employees are combat employees, usually operating in pickup trucks and light armored vehicles.

When there is no war, the main task is to undertake the work of military training instructors to improve the poor individual quality of the army soldiers of the Afica countries.

The number of employees at Jihuo Defense is only a fraction of that at Gena, and they only train vehicle crews and mechanized infantry for the company's arms business.

So if you just want to train infantry, your best choice is to look for Gena.

However, seeing them at this sensitive time, Xia Yu suspected that Ibrahim had already talked to Yevgeny first and got some assurances from him before turning the table.

This is normal. If the combat effectiveness of the armies of several countries in the Sahel region had not been so weak, it would not have been the turn of the Chinese to intervene in previous years.

Now we have to drive the hairy people away and find someone to fill this ecological niche.

It seems that they chose the Russian. After all, Gnabry can both play and provide training services, and is very suitable for signing a long-term contract.

In comparison, the firepower defense style is more suitable for short-term contracts and cannot be afforded for the long term.

Along the way to today, with the continuous upgrading of the company's lineup, the appearance fee of Jihuo Defense has also been rising. Even if the main force is deployed for a short period of time, it starts at nine figures, and the price is adjusted according to the difficulty and distance.

Like the last deployment in Mexico, Lao Ma spent a total of 5 million yuan. Xia Yu directly sent out the army, navy, and air force to completely wipe out CJNJ, and even captured El Mencho to mine in Afica.

Kenya Faso wants to hire Fire Defense, because it is Afica's home game, the price will not be so high, but because they cannot provide logistical support, it will definitely not be lower than the offer from the Chinese.

"Mr. Sherlock, we haven't seen each other for several years. How is that young man Dundu?"

As soon as Xia Yu got off the car, a burly figure came towards him.

I haven't seen Ibrahim for a few years, and he has not lost any weight. Instead, he looks stronger than before.

"Now that he is old enough to go to university, I will send him back to China to study, hoping that he can make a small contribution to the people of Burkina Faso after he finishes his studies."

Xia Yu opened his mouth and answered.

Compared to Zhuzi who likes to work in a museum, Dundu is a studious kid. After finishing high school in Bogo Village, he was sent back to China by his godfather to study as a freshman at a mining university in Pengcheng.

Because of the black swan event, it is inconvenient to go out and come back. This year, I can only go to my grandfather’s house nearby and spend the New Year with my brothers and sisters.

"He's only a freshman. I really hope he can finish his studies and come back as soon as possible. Kenya Faso, which is in turmoil, urgently needs talents like him."

Ibrahim said with emotion.

After graduation, Dundu will definitely work for Xia Yu's company, but as long as the mine is opened here, he will be serving the country and the people of Kenya Faso.

"It's actually pretty fast. I'll study for half a year in my freshman year, and two and a half years at most. I'll go back to Afika for internship in my senior year, and I'll be able to put what I've learned into practice by the summer of 23. I can also bring back a bunch of classmates."

Xia Yu also said with a smile.

When they were in Bogo Village, he asked Dundu to learn Chinese. There was no problem with pure Chinese teaching, so he didn't study in an international college or live in a dormitory for international students. Maybe this is what studying abroad is like. If you are too special, you can't do many things. Those who really have ideas are all mixed in the circle of local people.

"Is that so? That's great. I will definitely send my best soldiers to protect you... I almost forgot, concentrated fire defense is what this is."

Ibrahim gave a thumbs up and praised Xia Yu.

"There are still two and a half years left. I believe Kenya Faso will be safer by then than it is now."

Xia Yu also responded.

"You are right. I came to you for this matter."

After the pleasantries, Ibrahim finally got to the point.

"I can still control the situation now, but after I contact Mari and drive away the bald people together, the situation in Kenya Faso will definitely deteriorate. By then, I hope to get help from the Fire Defense."

Hearing this, Xia Yu couldn't help but nodded.

Captain Yi is a qualified leader. He can see the situation clearly and grasp the contradictions.

As for why they didn't hire Genna to do the strike work as well, one reason was the friendship between Ibrahim and Xia Yu in the past, and the other was that Genna was good at fighting small groups of enemies, but facing a sudden attack from a large group of enemies, their strategic delivery capability was too weak with only one Il-76.

Since they have to temporarily borrow the An-124 that Jihuo Air Transport Company may not be able to schedule, why not go directly to the original owner?

Xiayu made the right move by purchasing three Ruslan aircraft in a row, which greatly enhanced their competitiveness. Having An-3 is better than having Il-124.

"Hahaha, leave it to us without worry. Kidar Airport is not as close to Kenyan Faso as Oga, but I have set up a new gold mine in Niger and built a field airport. It will be quick to get here from there."

He signaled to Ibrahim not to worry, they would take over the business.

"We also have gold mines, and the amount of uranium mines is not as large as that of Nizhir, but it is also considerable."

When the topic turned to domestic minerals, Ibrahim immediately spoke.

If there is no money in the account, we have to rely on these mines in the ground. This is also the only means of payment for Kenya Faso.

Xia Yu expressed his understanding and willingness to support.

However, the mines the company has on hand are enough to be digested in the next two years. These projects in their country will probably have to wait until the day Dundu goes for internship.

Take your time, there's no rush now.

After staying in Ouagadougou for a few days, Xia Yu left Kenya Faso and returned to Kongluga.

The end of the year is approaching, and the family of three can only spend the 21st Spring Festival in Afika. Fortunately, technology is advanced enough to project the video screen of the mobile phone onto the TV. The couple, Xiao Youzi, their grandparents, the second and third children, and their godson Dundu had a New Year's Eve dinner in China.

"Pa Pa, I get along well with my classmates. Many of them invited me to visit their hometowns, but I pushed them all off until the summer vacation. I stayed at my grandparents' house during the winter vacation."

Dundu said, pushing up his glasses.

Although he didn't have to take the college entrance examination, he learned a lot and became nearsighted.

"I think you are afraid of the cold. Brigadier General Anka was not very adaptable to it back then. He only became active in the summer."

"Pa Pa, you understand me! It's OK that Pengcheng has central heating, but I'm even more reluctant to go out when I get to my grandparents' place. But Charles and Charlotte are not afraid of the cold at all."

"Then they are better than Xiao Youzi and me as a father. I am more adapted to the climate of Afika. Let them come over next year to experience it."

Chatting about family matters, the Spring Festival passed by as we were thousands of miles apart.

Xia Yu also returned to work. He flew directly from Kongluga to Kidar to pick up a batch of goods.

Xia Yu has to go to the door to collect obsolete passenger planes from airlines in other countries, but those from his hometown can be delivered to his door and flown directly to Afika.

When he was in Germany last year, he ordered a batch of five Airbus A5s in order to lower the price with Lufthansa.

But at that time, the Big Fat Aircraft was still in operation and was not part of the first batch of A380s to be discontinued. However, this year they could no longer bear it and made the decision to suspend all flights and retire 22 years ago.

According to the original plan, these five A5s were to be flown to the passenger aircraft graveyard in Magnesium to be sealed and await their final fate, but after Xia Yu heard the news, he directly bought all five at an internal price.

The first batch of three aircraft will arrive at Afika after the new year, and the other two will be used for sporadic commercial transportation business and will not be delivered until the summer vacation.

Xia Yu, who had only paid the down payment, was not in a hurry, as there were plenty of parking spaces in the cemetery anyway.

"Om~~"

Watching an A380 with a line of Chinese characters painted on it slowly descending from the sky, Xia Yu couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

It can only be said that this is a model that was born at the wrong time. Its fate was determined after its birth, and the few years of operation in the country were as short as fireworks.

When the winter of the civil aviation industry is over, foreign airlines may still purchase second-hand A380s for operation, but this is absolutely impossible for domestic airlines.

Well, in the end, it still lost to its old rival, the Boeing 747.

However, Boeing will also stop producing the 747 next year. This model can be said to be the most successful four-engine large passenger aircraft, and its total production will be fixed at 1574.

Compared with hub-to-hub operations, point-to-point twin-engine wide-body intercontinental passenger aircraft are the future. They are fuel-efficient and can hold up to 100% of the seats. The old four-engine aircraft simply cannot compete with them.

After all, only military use can ignore costs. Civil aviation is so stingy that it even cares about the weight of flight attendants, and fuel is even more costly.

The A380 loaded with cargo braked at the end of the runway, then turned onto the taxiway and stopped in front of the warehouse under the control of the tower, and then all the "fully armed" crew members got off the plane.

They will return to the country with the crews of the other two A380s, and may go back to flying the original models later. After all, the A380 is gone forever.
Members of the village protection team came over to unload the goods. Masks and antipyretics are hard currency at this time, so Xia Yu directly filled the double-decker cabins and cargo holds of three A380s with them.

He doesn't sell it to outsiders. Later, he goes to Europe to buy goods. Each airline carries 20 to 30 boxes. Shouldn't they give him a discount?
Boss Huang Weasel knows how to do business, and he hopes that little Youzi can learn a little from him through his words and deeds.

He would be content as long as he could keep the family business safe and not be cheated.

A week later, Xia Yu, Xiao Youzi and Liv, wearing masks, boarded the Sherlock and flew to Europe under the escort of two F-16AMs.

Their destination was Spain, across the Strait of Gibraltar. Teruel Airport in the east of the country is a famous passenger plane graveyard.

Xia Yu planned to go shopping and spend all his spare money, and also go to the headquarters of PMC, the company that recommended Fire Defense to Marquez, to express his gratitude.

Without them, he would definitely not have the spare money as he was a little tight on finances due to the black swan event.

(End of this chapter)