Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 904 There are always more solutions than difficulties

The two copper mines controlled by Zijin Mining Group generate profits that account for 3% of Serbia's GDP.

If the copper mine Sanja mentioned is of a similar scale, once developed, it would be equivalent to the Tadic family being able to influence about 1% of Serbia's GDP.

Serbia's GDP last year was around $4 billion. The country's economy is very fragile, and 1% of that is about $400 million.

Those who generate this $4 million in revenue will be the group with the most stable income and the strongest dependence on the company.

If this group of people reaches a consensus and forms a political force, then this force is absolutely capable of influencing a country!

Of course, this is only an ideal situation. In reality, Mountain Eagle felt that Sangjia was not capable of handling this level of political struggle.

Moreover, he did not believe that the Southeast Asian Congress would support the emergence of a separatist force within Serbia, and at the very least, that it would be the Southeast Asian Congress's capital that was involved in this.

But there's a problem...

Even if Mountain Eagle overcomes all difficulties to help them contact investment developers outside of Dongda University, where will those copper mines be transported out?
Shan Ying comes from a government-affiliated background and works in foreign trade, so he is very familiar with the routes for importing resources from abroad...

Since Montenegro gained independence, Serbia, the former core of Yugoslavia, has lost its sea and become a completely landlocked country.

The copper ore mined by Zijin Mining Group needs to be transported by land to Belgrade to be loaded onto ships, and then travel along the Danube River, crossing the entire Romanian border to be loaded onto ships in the port city of Constanta.

In order to meet the EU's environmental compliance requirements, Zijin Mining Group needs to invest hundreds of millions of yuan every year in the environmental management of the Danube River.

This level of transportation cost is still within the acceptable range for large corporations, but it is unacceptable for other mining companies.

If you want to comply with regulations, you have to pay to use Zijin Mining Group's transportation channels. This huge transportation cost, combined with the labor and machinery costs of mining, plus the environmental investment required to meet EU requirements, is something that many small companies cannot afford.

Therefore, the predicament Serbia faces stems not only from political blockade, but also from this dual geographical and economic blockade.

Everything you do costs significantly more than others. Not only is the domestic political situation unstable, but there's also a large group of people who have been influenced by long-term factors, yearn for the European system and welfare system to the extreme, and resist low-skilled labor...

How can we develop like this?

It has become a routine for Serbian prime ministers to slap themselves in the face and accept humiliation from the EU after taking office, because if they don't do so, there will be no peace in their country.

Only if it is repeatedly proven that the EU does not want Serbia can the Prime Minister make other decisions with justification.

In such a complicated situation, how can things possibly improve?
Even a child at Tokyo University knows that prayer won't bring peace and development, but the brainwashed children of the university will never understand. They believe that as long as they kneel down, their Western "fathers" will give them everything they want.

Of course, they don't want much, nor do they dare to ask for much!
Once these pampered men from the country go abroad, they instantly learn physical labor, and labor becomes something to be proud of.

After the women from the large colony went out, they instantly learned how to do housework, and they always had love and understanding on their lips. Being a housewife became a glorious profession.

In this respect, the students of Tokyo University are miles behind the Indians...

At least Indians dare to defecate in the street with a clear conscience, and even dare to ask their Western "fathers" to understand and support their national customs.

If you look down on me, you're being racist, and I'll take to the streets to protest!
The old leftists in Europe and America still buy into this!
Due to geopolitical and ethnic factors, Serbia has a large number of large colonies. Not to mention that the East University would not support Sanja's ideas, there would be countless people within Serbia who would stand up against them and even wish them dead.

This is the predicament facing the Tadic family, and now Sanja is actually pinning his hopes on the Mountain Eagle...

From its own perspective, Mountain Eagle naturally hopes that all people or organizations related to Arctic Fox can grow and thrive.

His experiences over the past few years have convinced him that most of the people and organizations associated with Arctic Fox are reliable.

This is a ready-made network and human resources chain for him, and the cost of maintaining it is not high.

Although Sang Jia presented Shan Ying with a difficult problem, she ultimately used the last of her family's resources. If Shan Ying could really solve her problem, he would also benefit, and might even receive more than the Tadic family.

However, the current practical difficulties are there; it is easier to get a large copper mine up and running in Africa than in Serbia.

This isn't just about money!
After the mountain eagle fell into thought, the atmosphere in the small room even became somewhat heavy...

Sang Jia's expression kept changing in sync with the eagle's subtle movements; she was more nervous than anyone else...

In fact, when Blood Fox and his group came to ask for help, Colonel Tadic agreed immediately.

However, after Sangjia learned about the Arctic fox and the mountain eagle's past experiences from a conversation with a group of old men, a new idea arose in her mind: she wanted to completely change the situation of the Northern Brigade.

To achieve this goal, she couldn't do it by simply leading a group of new recruits or even child soldiers.

She had already exhausted 90% of her energy just by seeking external support and maintaining the camp and personnel.

Moreover, she was well aware that her knowledge base was insufficient to support this level of industry and transactions...

She needs someone she can trust who also has that ability!

Mountain Eagle is the only suitable person she has been able to contact so far...

In this respect, the reputation of the 'Arctic Fox' and the friendship of those old men accounted for 80% of the effect, while the remaining 20% ​​was due to the Mountain Eagle's own abilities.

Sang Jia never imagined that she would entrust her fate to someone she had only known for less than an hour, so she was extremely nervous at this moment, and her heartbeat could even be heard in the quiet room.

A long time passed before Mountain Eagle snapped out of his reverie when the dinner bell rang in the camp outside. Seeing the eager look in Sang Jia's eyes, Mountain Eagle thought for a moment and said, "I have a preliminary idea, but I need to verify its feasibility with a few friends."

Before that, I can't promise you anything...

However, you can rest assured that as long as your needs aren't too great in the short term, I can help you secure some assistance through other channels.

"what?"

Sang Jia said with some disappointment, "Aid?"
If you're thinking of using your own money to help us, then there's really no need...

The Northern Brigade has split, but if we simply maintain our current size, with the hundreds of thousands of euros and arms you previously promised, we can hold out for a long time.

And to be honest, although we claimed to be fighting for national unity against the Kosovo Liberation Organization, we weren't entirely without gains in the fighting.

Sangjia stood up somewhat dejectedly, made an inviting gesture, and said, "Our camp dinner is starting. Come with me to get something to eat, and then I'll introduce you to a few people who will be coming with us into the Kosovo region."

Seeing Sang Jia's disappointed look, Shan Ying hesitated for a moment before finally speaking, "There is a solution to the Black Peak Mountain copper mine issue you mentioned, but negotiating with Dongda's companies won't work."

They probably don't want to be associated with you, because it would damage their cooperation with the Serbian government.

To get the Heifengshan copper mine operational, it needs to attract other capital investment...

Based on my understanding of the political situation in Serbia, the best candidate is Great Russian Capital.

I have a friend who manages a portion of Russia's overseas assets. They have substantial cash reserves and are seeking to increase their investment value.

The Heifengshan copper mine is not a good project, but sometimes the logic of asset operation is not what you imagine.

The relationships involved are quite complex, and I need to consult with my friends to confirm before I can give you an accurate answer.

At the very least, I can bring in investment for you, get you the manpower to mine copper, and then send it to Romania to be processed.

"You said it yourself, the EU is targeting the Tadic family, who control the Northern Brigade. If that copper mine no longer nominally belongs to you, then the situation will be different, right?"

Upon hearing this, Sang Jia exclaimed with delight, "You're willing to take over the copper mine?"

Mountain Eagle shook his head and said, "I don't want to, because if this thing falls into my hands, I might end up in a similar situation to you."

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked at Sang Jia and said earnestly, "Sang Jia, business can be very simple: mine, sell, pay taxes, increase production..."

Business can be very complex, involving asset valuation, equity transfer, overseas companies, cross-shareholdings, and more.

When your identity is sanctioned, your first thought should be how to circumvent the sanctions.

Europe has a systematic approach to this, which can not only help you avoid taxes but also help you evade EU sanctions, making you a 'hidden shareholder'.

What you're doing now isn't throwing out a copper mine as a bargaining chip, using hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue to test my character.

Instead, they tried to set up a management office to deal with complex issues.

Sang Jia frowned as she looked at the mountain eagle, and said with some confusion, "What exactly do you mean by 'complex problem'?"

Mountain Eagle thought for a moment and said, "I will soon own a bank in Romania. The funds to acquire the bank will come from Russia's Overseas Asset Trust Company."

Raising funds is easy for me; the trouble is that if I want to develop on a large scale, I need to confirm whether Russia is willing to help withstand political pressure from the EU and even from within Serbia for the sake of a copper mine.

But you don't need to worry about these things. I'll have someone set up an investment company after I get the bank's assets...

Then someone will teach you how to register a company in a country like the Virgin Islands, and then you can transfer the Tadic family's copper mine ownership to this company...

There is a series of complicated procedures and operations that follow. They don't cost much, but they require a professional to handle.

The final product will be a foreign mining company that has received investment from Russian capital to mine copper in the Black Peak region.

The Tadic family remains the owners of the copper mine, but you have transferred a portion of your shares through financing and are required to share the profits from the mine.

Of course, we may occasionally need to cooperate with everyone to falsify accounts so that Russian capital can obtain investment returns on paper.

This matter can't be explained in a short time...

But please believe me, even if you don't get the best results, you can still get the copper mine running, just like I said before.

A copper mine that is in operation, regardless of how much it can produce, is a valuable asset in itself...

I can't guarantee you'll become a millionaire, but I can guarantee that as long as you're willing to take on debt, and with the copper mine as a safety net, you'll never lack funds..."

Upon hearing this, Sang Jia exclaimed in surprise, "That's possible?"

Mountain Eagle spread his hands and said, "If your friend owns a bank, then that would indeed work..."

(End of this chapter)