Chapter 36: The Strongest Capital
Rothschild's expression was grim: "This plan must be kept secret?"
"The reason for the secrecy is that good friend of yours, Kozo Okamoto. Cang Hao said bluntly: "If he knew about this plan, he would definitely come out to obstruct it." ”
"Our relationship with Kozo Okamoto is limited to the Holy City, and absolutely nothing else is involved. Rothschild shook his head slowly: "As for our cooperation with you, it's another matter, and we won't mix the two things together." ”
Long Deblok followed up and said, "Therefore, we will not reveal the details of our cooperation with you to Kozo Okamoto, and of course we will not interrupt our cooperation with Kozo Okamoto because of our cooperation with you." ”
"Good. Cang Hao carefully observed the expressions of the two Jews, and finally chose trust: "I want to dig a canal in the Kra Isthmus......"
When Cang Hao said the plan for the Kra Canal, Rothschild did not hesitate to say: "How much financing you need, just ask." ”
Cang Hao asked with a smile, "Are you interested in this plan?"
"There is no doubt that if this canal is dug successfully, it will be a money printing machine. With a smile, Rothschild added: "Actually, I shouldn't have asked you about your detailed plans just now, because I should have enough confidence in you." ”
This Jewish devil is too good at being a man, if Cang Hao refuses to tell the detailed plan, how can he borrow tens of billions of funds.
Now that he knows the detailed plan, this Jewish devil began to emphasize his trust in Cang Hao, he is the one who is in business, and he is also the one who values love and righteousness, and he is really good at business.
Rondeblok said: "How to successfully invest funds in the canal is a technical job, and we can't leak the rumors." ”
"That's right. Rothschild nodded: "Mr. Cang, you are worried about leaking the news, and we are also worried about this." If Kozo Okamoto knew that we invested so much money on your side, he might not be able to help us wholeheartedly. ”
Cang Hao smiled sarcastically: "Do you think that now Okamoto is cultivating with all his heart?"
Rothschild was speechless for a while: "Is this ......"
"Colonel Song Shuang once thought that he could successfully play with Okamoto Kozo, but he didn't expect that Okamoto Kozo would be involved in the ultra-right organization behind him. Now that Colonel Song Shuang is dead, Okamoto Kozo is still alive and well......" Cang Hao said word by word: "I really don't want you to repeat the mistakes of Colonel Song Shuang." ”
"We ...... Let's not talk about this yet. Rothschild's expression was a little embarrassed, and he diverted the topic: "Since we have decided to cooperate, then we should start construction immediately, and I will go back with Mr. Rondbrok now and start preparing for the relevant work." ”
Cang Hao asked, "What specific ideas do you have?"
"We have a lot of shell companies that have strong capital in their hands and have been operating our money to invest, but no one knows the true background of these companies. "I envisage these shell companies co-sponsoring an offshore finance company to finance the Kra Canal," replied Rondeblok......
Rothschild's thoughts are basically the same as those of Rondbrok: "As long as the government of country T does not look for trouble, everything will go very well." ”
These Jews are so good at manipulating capital that the plan can be summed up as a complex set of channels through which they pool money into a pool of money.
And this pool of funds is prepared for the Kra Canal, and anyone can discover this pool, but it is very difficult to trace the source of the funds, because these funds have spared an unknown number of turns.
This also means that these Jews can help Cang Hao while continuing to pose as allies on Okamoto's side.
Cang Hao decisively agreed to the qualified plan, and after discussing the specific details with the two Jews, he sent the two of them away.
Subsequently, Cang Hao returned to the command center and instructed Huang Binhuan: "Connect the South African base immediately." ”
In addition to funding, there is actually another problem facing the Kra Canal, and that is the local situation.
The area where the Kra Isthmus is located is the most turbulent region in the entire T country, and even in the whole of Southeast Asia, where various violent attacks and terrorist incidents often occur, and a very important factor in Pang Jindong's delay in starting construction is the local situation.
This means that if the canal is to be successfully dug out, it must be supported by sufficient force.
Behind Pang Jindong is the powerful Kokang Republican Army, but after all, the Kokang Republican Army is the regular national defense armed force of the Republic of Mubang, and it is impossible to use it easily, otherwise it will cause a serious international conflict.
Then the best way to guard the safety of the canal is to use mercenaries and draw troops from the South African base.
Previously, the return of Colonel Song Shuang made it almost impossible for Nie Jialin, Zhao Xuan, and Leng Tong to carry out their work, because almost all the mercenaries on the deep network were hired by Colonel Song Shuang with high salaries.
Now that Colonel Song Shuang is dead, there are no such local tyrants on the deep network, and the mercenaries are active again.
Cang Hao instructed the three brothers to recruit as many men and horses as possible, to arm a battalion in the shortest possible time, and to form a regiment in three months.
Leng Tong was very surprised when he heard this: "This is too hasty!"
"Even if it's in a hurry, it must be done!"
"Although human resources are no longer a problem now, it is still very difficult to arm so many mercenaries in such a short period of time......" Leng Tong shook his head uncontrollably: "Your request is simply to use an assembly line to produce robots!"
"Mercenaries are certainly not robots, but no matter how difficult they are, you have to overcome them. After a pause, Cang Hao told Leng Tong: "The total length of the Kra Isthmus is only sixty kilometers, but multiple points are being built at the same time, and each point needs to be defended, and one battalion is already a minimum requirement. Don't forget, this canal is not only located in the most volatile part of the country T, because of its proximity to Malaysia, it can also be involved in international issues. Without the backing of force, the canal would have remained on the drawing board forever. ”
"That's right. Leng Tong reluctantly agreed: "For so many years, many people have wanted to dig the Kra Canal, but they have never been able to implement it, because there are too many objective difficulties. ”
"So you have to do a good job on the South African side. ”
"Of course I've worked my side, but ......" Leng Tong reminded Cang Hao: "If Huaxia can be invested in the name of the country outside of us, the security will be more guaranteed." ”
Cang Hao was reminded by this sentence: "What you said is too right. ”
In the whole of East Asia, if you don't consider the east in the north, the most powerful comprehensive strength is China.
It is precisely because China has always had an absolute advantage in East Asia in history that Southeast Asian countries have a very strong anti-China tradition.
However, things in the world are often very frustrating, and complex realities are difficult to explain in a few words.
In terms of the balance of power, if Huaxia really decides to do something seriously, there is absolutely no way for these Southeast Asian countries to stop it.
China has territorial disputes with many Southeast Asian countries, and for many years, in the face of Southeast Asian countries' pressure step by step, China has been on the defensive, and as a result, soybeans on islands and reefs in the South China Sea have been encroached upon.
But in recent years, with strong economic support, Huaxia has quietly begun to move in the South China Sea.
Huaxia's strategy is simple: to carry out reclamation operations on the islands and reefs under its control and expand into a base with sufficient area.
In just a few years, reclamation operations have been carried out in Chigua Reef, Huayang Reef, Dongmen Reef, Gaven Reef and Anda Reef, adding 150,000 square meters of land area, which can not only dock warships, but also land aircraft.
At the beginning of this year, construction began on the sixth reef, Mischief Reef, followed by Subi Reef.
Although the countries of Southeast Asia are angry, they have nothing to do but watch.
However, if Huaxia has been invincible all these years, it has to be slapped in the face by reality.
On the other side, on the other side of the Indian Ocean, Huaxia operated ports in MD and Pakistan, but for various reasons it finally gave up, and all the investment was wasted.
Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and it is normal for this kind of thing to occur, but victory and defeat also reflect the differences of opinion at the top level.
Meng Yanglong believes that he should be decisive and aggressive, while Luo Qingwu and Liu Shuangsheng are very conservative, and this difference will not end anytime soon.
The Kra Canal was not originally the strategic intention of the country, and if the country invested in it, there would be an additional risk, and Cang Hao was not sure whether the country was willing to support it.
But no matter what, you should still give it a try, so Cang Hao dialed Meng Yanglong's phone.
Meng Yanglong's voice was a little tired: "Is there something to find me?"
Cang Hao pretended to be very concerned and asked, "Are you unwell?"
"That's not ......" Meng Yanglong shook his head: "It's just that...... Just had a meeting, those two people, you know. ”
Meng Yanglong's so-called "two people" are naturally Luo Qingwu and Liu Shuangsheng, Cang Hao can know without asking, and the two sides probably quarreled over what issue at the meeting.
In this way, Cang Hao was a little hesitant, should he say the matter now.
Meng Yanglong sensed that something was wrong with Cang Hao and asked, "What do you want to say?"
"I want to dig a canal. ”
Meng Yanglong smiled: "Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal?"
"It's the Grand Canal!"
Meng Yanglong immediately asked, "Do you know how difficult this canal is?"
"I know. Cang Hao nodded: "Then I'll dig it out too." ”
Meng Yanglong didn't need to ask for details at all, he had a strategic map in his head, and of course he knew what the Kra Canal meant: "Have you thought about it?"