Chapter 662: A Secret Battle Behind the Scenes
There has been controversy on the Merina side about the sale of the island of Riou in exchange for much-needed funds. In particular, the lawyer group representing Zhuang Haiyang officially opened negotiations with the Merina authorities, and from time to time there were so-called parliamentarians who tried to prevent the deal from going through.
Unfortunately, Melina's growing financial crisis became the last straw. The Merina politician in charge of the negotiations gave an ultimatum very directly. That is, who wants to take over on the same terms?
In a word, if these opposing lawmakers can find someone willing to buy the island, the government can also consider bidding for auction under the same conditions. The question is, with hundreds of millions of funds for the purchase of islands, plus some restrictions, who wants to take over?
Some lawmakers who are in favor of selling the islands have suggested that if the supporters behind those lawmakers are willing to lend a sum of money to the government to tide over the financial crisis. Then the government can also consider abandoning the decision to sell the islands this time.
There are naturally many countries that are willing to borrow money, but these countries will not lend money to the Merina government for nothing. As far as Merina's finances are concerned, there is a huge deficit every year. What is the difference between lending money to the Merina government and beating a dog with meat buns?
What annoys the Merina government the most is that these countries that are willing to borrow will have corresponding political demands. In order to borrow some money, they will have to sell out the interests of the country, and if it spreads, the people will become more and more opposed to the government.
After several rounds of games, the congressmen who blocked the island sale finally stopped expressing their opposition. The lawyer group who learned the news immediately accelerated the negotiation efforts, and after the agreement was basically finalized, they soon invited Zhuang Haiyang to attend the final negotiations on the purchase of the island.
With the above plus the information sent by the lawyer team, Zhuang Haiyang is naturally well aware of this negotiation on the purchase of the island. With Merina's royal family, plus a few government bigwigs as the backing, and a few legislators opposed it, he really didn't care.
Over the years, he has had more contact with foreign customers, and he knows very well that these so-called parliamentarians are more supported by others. To put it simply, they are all spokespersons for foreign capital support, and more often than not, they are only loyal to their own interests.
Escorted by a team of twelve bodyguards, Zhuang Haiyang once again boarded the plane to Merina. After arriving in Melonina, Miria, who was still the head of the lawyer's team, came to pick up the airport, and there were several luxury cars to receive him.
Seeing this scene, Zhuang Haiyang also smiled and said: "It seems that this time I came to sign a contract, and the reception standards have been improved a lot!"
"Mr. Zhuang, I believe you have heard of the situation here. In order to ensure the smooth signing of this contract, we and the Merina authorities are very serious. These cars are bulletproof versions of cars, and their safety is more guaranteed. ”
"Really, it seems that buying an island and endangering your life seems to be a bit more than worth the loss!"
Listening to what Zhuang Haiyang said, Mi Liya could only smile bitterly and said: "Mr. Zhuang, please rest assured! The Merina authorities also promised that as long as the island purchase agreement is signed, whoever dares to sabotage this cooperation will also be severely cracked down on and held accountable!"
"Forget it, you should know better than me that these promises are based on the condition that I can live, right? Fortunately, I'm a bit stubborn, and some people don't want to see this cooperation come to fruition, and I want to disappoint them!"
Leaving such a sentence finally made Miria breathe a sigh of relief. In fact, after this period of negotiations, Miria finally realized that he was too greedy and overestimated his abilities.
Even if he is a lawyer, he has a lot of international popularity. However, a deal involving such sensitive islands is bound to attract the attention of many international powers. But if you give up now, the initial investment will be too much loss.
The most important thing is that once this cooperation cannot be negotiated, I am afraid that it will also affect the international reputation of his law firm!
Escorted by the convoy, Zhuang Haiyang and his entourage were stationed again, and the security measures were more stringent. Seeing the bodyguards brought by Zhuang Haiyang this time, Mi Liya also knew that Zhuang Haiyang was so easy to mess with?
I really think of him as a fool, or a young rich man with no background, I'm afraid that I don't know how to plant it in the hands of the other party!
"Boss, the room was checked, nothing was wrong!"
"Okay, thank you guys. In the next few days, I will have to work hard for you. ”
"This is also our job! Please rest assured boss, with us, you will never be fine!"
Miria, who stayed next to listen to the conversation, also felt a little embarrassed. Seeing these elite and fierce bodyguards, Mi Liya also knew that these people were only afraid that they were all from the mysterious and powerful special forces of China.
Don't look at these bodyguards, they only carry pistols that are not very powerful. But if someone dares to touch the hotel, it is estimated that the end will not be too good. As a Chinese-American mixed-race, the Chinese military is tough and not afraid of death, and he has also heard of it.
After the bodyguards left, Miria began to introduce the preliminary agreement with Merina. One of the things that satisfies Zhuang Haiyang is that the size of the escort team can be increased to the number of 1,000 people.
In addition to the escort unit responsible for the interior of the island, a maritime escort force of up to 300 personnel may be added. Equipped with patrol ships, the tonnage cannot exceed that of the naval ships of Merina. Zhuang Haiyang has no opinion on this.
Talking about follow-up investment and hiring domestic employees, Zhuang Haiyang frowned and said: "I still have opinions on this one. Island construction, I will definitely recruit some workers from my own country. We must be responsible for the work that can be recruited. balance
If this right is handed over to the Merina, if I are to stuff a random person who only takes money but does not work, how can my interests be guaranteed? They have the right to recommend, and the decision must be in my hands. ”
"As long as you can guarantee the number of workers to be hired, I believe this article can still be discussed! In the past two years, the unemployment rate in Merina has remained very high, and they have also tried their best to improve employment!"
Referring to this draft agreement, Zhuang Haiyang also listened to Miria's introduction one by one. After he left, the domestic lawyer he brought finally nodded and said, "This agreement is generally fine." ”
"That's good! You can participate in the follow-up negotiations, as my lawyer. ”
"No problem! It's also my honor to be able to participate in such cooperation negotiations!"
The lawyer in front of him was also recommended by Zhao Penglin to himself, and he is naturally trustworthy. In the dead of night, Zhuang Haiyang took out his satellite phone and began to communicate with the two groups of personnel who had been deployed in advance.
After receiving a call from Zhuang Haiyang, Januk also said seriously: "BOSS, I have to say, you are very prescient. Just a day after we arrived, my comrade-in-arms saw a guy he had worked with on the battlefield.
The guy was a professional mercenary, and for security reasons, I didn't let him touch him. However, based on what we have been watching for the past two days, it seems that they are learning about the situation on the island of Riou, and even contacting the corresponding ships. ”
"OK, you can contact me at any time if you know about this, and if there is a situation in the future, you can contact me at any time." By the way, did you bring all the weapons and equipment?"
"It's just because the time is tight, and most of the equipment purchased is some common goods. ”
Listening to what Januk said, Zhuang Haiyang also laughed and scolded: "Nuke, let me remind you again, even if you want to act, you must stay in the rear for me to be responsible for liaison and command."
Although this time it is inevitable that you will have to fight each other in private, I still hope that you will not get involved. You should understand that I don't expect to see little Nuuk from time to time, and I can't face his sad expression, OK!"
"Okay! You're the big boss, and I'll obey your orders unconditionally. ”
At the same time, Zhuang Haiyang called Hong Wei again. Knowing that they were also secretly paying attention to the overseas mercenaries who had infiltrated them, Zhuang Haiyang also felt the need to find an opportunity to take the other party to the pot.
"Ocean, according to the information we have obtained, in addition to this group of elite mercenaries from abroad, it seems that someone has contacted the surrounding pirates. These people should launch a raid or assassination after we land on the island.
In that case, the blame will be placed on the pirates. So, if you're going to Riou, make sure to be well prepared. After all, that island is not small, and it is really difficult to find dozens of mercenaries hidden. ”
"Is that right, Lao Hong, keep an eye on those unexpected mercenaries, and notify me as soon as you find out that they are heading to set up an ambush on the island of Liou. As for pirate attacks, I'll try to find someone to see if I can attract them.
At that time, it will be possible to deal a heavy blow to the pirates by joining forces with Merina's navy. I'm sure Merina, for his part, would have hated these pirates as well. After all, their presence has affected maritime trade and navigation. ”
"Okay! It's just that we're not very well equipped!"
"I'll take care of this! After that, just wait for my call!"
I have to say that sending Januk and Hong Wei to take the lead in advance has indeed had a good effect. Whether it is a mercenary or a pirate, he can become the object of Zhuang Haiyang's sacrifice flag, letting people know that he is not easy to mess with.
Even, in order to ensure the safety of the construction of Rio Island in the future and not be interfered by too many external forces, Zhuang Haiyang also needs an object to sacrifice the flag. Since these mercenaries and pirates took the initiative to send them to the door, he naturally would not refuse.
Once he knew who hired these mercenaries, Zhuang Haiyang didn't mind giving the other party a little color. When it comes to assassination or other means, Zhuang Haiyang asked himself that he would not be afraid of anyone.
Follow-up negotiations are still going on as scheduled, and the agreement on the purchase of the islands is finalized one by one. In particular, it was learned that Zhuang Haiyang would invest no less than 300 million US dollars in construction funds in the first phase and recruit at least 1,000 construction teams, and the Merina authorities were also very satisfied.
As for the materials and materials used in the construction, Zhuang Haiyang also agreed to carry out local bidding and purchase under the same conditions, which is equivalent to admitting to the Merina government that a large amount of construction funds will go into Merina's corporate account.
Promoting the country's economic prosperity is naturally what the Merina authorities are most looking forward to. It is rare to meet such a rich man, and several bigwigs who contributed to the negotiation of this island purchase will instantly feel that Zhuang Haiyang is too much to earn face for them!
The most important thing is that this is the first investment, but what about the later investment?
Even if it is less than half of it, it is believed that if it can be shared, it will greatly improve the current situation of high unemployment rate in Melina. Let the government get more recognition from the people!