Chapter 1067 Divide the money, eat, and get rich
The company has channels for dealing with loot, except for poisons, almost all other valuable and unspoiled items can be exchanged for cash at a suitable price, and the individual and the company will share it in half after deducting the necessary expenses.
Since the company can operate like this, coupled with Guan Xingquan, who has a special status in the company, these guys can divide a part of the cash in advance according to the proportion, and as for the items, it is better to hand over the goods to the company for disposal and then distribute the dividends according to the proportion, otherwise even if the gold bricks and gold bars that can basically be used as money are divided, it is troublesome, do you still have to take the electronic scales and chisels to divide slowly?
What should I do after I divide it?
Take it yourself and sell it?
Troublesome!
Of course, it doesn't hurt to stuff a small amount of jewelry, watches and other small belongings into your pocket, as long as the quantity is not too large - like Guan Xingquan and others found more gold jewelry in the room of the woman who was hit and killed, it must be counted in the share of the company, which is the duty in the rules.
But the two Tissot mechanical watches found were given to the poor ghost Sasha: he and the weapons operator of the same helicopter were wearing flying POLJOT brand chronograph stopwatches produced by the first watch factory in Moscow, the professionalism of the watches was first-class, but it looked like the style of the Soviet army was strong, and the two watches were quite new and they were just right to wear in daily life.
Privately dividing small bits and pieces, this is the acquiescence in the rules.
Gold is the easiest item to convert into value, and with Guan Xingquan's words, Alyosha directly asked the gold price of the New York Gold Exchange on the day by satellite phone, and then took out a pen and paper to start calculating.
Gold bars, large quantities of gold jewellery and ivory and diamonds were all temporarily mothballed, and the first flight to Botswana would take them to the base in Letraneka, where half of the value of the gold would be removed and the dollars would be separated...
Ivory and diamonds are different from gold, and they need to be realized through special company channels before they can be paid, especially ivory, which will be realized later than diamonds, and it is more troublesome to sell this thing for a good price.
But the guys don't care about the money of selling a few tusks: this is in Africa, where ivory originates, where the price of ivory is not particularly high, and there are still many roadside elephant remains in the wild in Botswana that no one wants.
If it weren't for the fact that the boss was a Chinese who liked ivory, the contractors would probably see a piece of ivory and take it home if they liked, at least a knife handle, pistol grip patch or something.
As for now, even if it is really difficult to sell, the boss may buy it and take it, and the price will not be lowered.
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At two o'clock in the afternoon, the SPLM's liaison personnel came to inform them that the whole city was already in their own hands, and that a temporary defensive line had been deployed on the main communication routes leading the city to the south and southeast.
UNITA ran away, did not chase, and put the consolidation of existing gains in the first place.
After occupying the city, the African army was obviously lacking: "It is advisable to chase the poor with the remaining bravery, and not to become famous and learn from the overlord." The "combined forces" do not care about this, not much chirping, who let the previous battle plan not include the capture of Menongay before the end of the rainy season.
The guys of the "United Forces" don't have to deal with the excessive rain of the Angolan rainy season in tents and muddy fields, and it is no wonder that the gangs of the Angolan People's Liberation Front are a little less aggressive.
In the war in Africa, the rainy season is the traditional time to recharge and accumulate strength.
No one wants to be a wetland hunter, and the tribes in the jungle don't care about the rain in the rainy season.
Before the logistics brother arrived, Alyosha incarnated as an accountant and cashier in a corner of the terminal, while putting the $3.3 million to write and calculate, and look good, everyone who passed by here will take a few more looks, looking at this situation, everyone will be able to share the prize tonight!
It started to rain outside, and it was getting heavier and heavier, and after a while, Sasha and a few guys rushed back to the waiting room after overhauling the helicopter, where at least some seats could be rested, and there was a toilet next door.
The airport also has its own simple water supply system and generators, and the lights in the departure room are on after heavy rains, which is an excellent condition in the Angolan war zone.
The pilots do not have to participate in the airport guard shifts, but they are also busy until this time to eat, and the ground crew has not yet arrived, and the pilots themselves have to shoulder the task of simply overhauling the aircraft.
When you're done, it's a good idea to take a break in the departure lounge.
Seeing Alyosha busy in the corner, Sasha, who was most familiar to him, asked the group: "Have you eaten?"
Very Chinese greeting, Alyosha always asked him like this before, but he learned to adapt to it.
Only then did the big guy realize that he was a little hungry.
He didn't bring any field food: today he first wore a pilot's uniform and then changed into field equipment, and the water was unforgettable, and this was Africa with poor drinking conditions, but he really forgot what he ate, so he stuffed a small packet of compressed biscuits in his jacket pocket, the kind with peanuts.
It's the famous 761 compressed biscuits, but isn't this one without nuts?
Hehe... There are also varieties with nuts, which are said to have been originally developed for the Plateau Patrol, and are more flavorful than the most common 761 compressed biscuits with only the taste of milk powder.
The "combined forces" imported a small part of it two years ago, as a strange thought for some people, and as a result, it has not been eaten up until now. It won't be bad anyway, there is a little stock in each camp, and it won't be bad if it is put in another ten years anyway, whoever needs it will take it.
Huaxia Army offerings, it is not good to eat more, but at this critical moment, it can withstand hunger, and for many people, this small piece can be mixed into two meals.
Compressed, with water together, a little bit will make people not hungry for half a day!
When the war was fought, many people had no good impression of it, just like the attitude of the US military in World War II towards the "spam" luncheon meat that they feared, it was simply disgusting and difficult to swallow!
But there are also many people who think that these 761 compressed biscuits distributed at the end of the 70s and during the war between the two mountains taste very good, and even many people will find a way to save some as a snack to satisfy their cravings, Alyosha belongs to this category.
When he goes to a remote area, he likes to bring a compressed biscuit or two, and he doesn't expect it to save his life, so he treats it as a snack.
Hearing Sasha's greeting, Alyosha raised his hand and looked at the table below, it was three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was already past dinner.
Only then did he take out the compressed biscuits from his pocket and said to Sasha: "I forgot to bring it, just deal with this." I think the convoy behind me will arrive in a while, and it will be good to eat by then. ”
Nibble on two sips, drink two more sips of water, and deceive your stomach into not being hungry. Besides, I have already eaten two meals today: biscuits and juice before dawn, a large bowl of corn paste made by Angolan chefs after returning from the bombing, plus long bread baked on the grill provided by the Angolans, mixed with shredded mustard and ham sausages.
Now he is slightly hungry, but this will be a war, and it will not be a matter if he eats less, and besides, he has no interest in the food that Sasha has signaled that he can share with him, and he will get tired of eating it early, and it will hinder his own reckoning.
It's a hassle to eat with two hands, and it's not as convenient as nibbling on a few bites of biscuits.
Hearing Alyosha say that the guys from the logistics side would arrive soon, several people on Sasha's side looked at the roast pork and ham and egg set in their hands, and they seemed to have lost much of their appetite.
The company provided the contractors in the theater with the US military's MRE, or field ready-to-eat rations, which were ordered directly from the manufacturers and procured five major package series.
Very good, there are five flavors of packages to choose from during this war, and each package contains a lot of large and small packages, which are more than the content of the field rations of Soviet officers.
What is the difference between officers and soldiers in field rations?
It's weird, that's the reality.
Some varieties of field rations of the Soviet army are divided into two types: "officers" and "soldiers", and the difference in content is not big, but the Soviet officers and soldiers still complain behind their backs: The soldiers are still regarded by some people above as "Russian pious gray animals"!
As a result, in Afghanistan, the commanders had to make a mistake in their brains to distribute the field food of different classes according to the labels on the packaging, basically according to what was there, and no officer had to eat "officer" food when performing his mission, unless he did not want to return home alive!
Sasha and these people were all officers before, and the "officers" and "soldiers" had eaten a lot of rations, and they hated that there was too much oil in the field food of the Soviet army, which was slightly lighter for the US military, which made Sasha these former Soviet pilots (in this article is the meaning of "retired Soviet pilots", the Soviet Union will still be there.) Even if the Soviet Union is gone, how can it be called the "former Soviet Union" if it is gone? Is there still a "present Soviet Union"? Later, when describing similar veterans, the word "former Soviet Union" will be used. I am more satisfied, but I feel that I will gain weight after eating for a few more days.
Each U.S. military MRE can provide about 3,000 calories, and like the U.S. combat unit, each contractor can receive four MREs on that day when needed.
Absolutely full, starving, enough calories!
If such a field food ration were to be eaten, the average contractor would exceed the energy requirement by double or even nearly double the standard, and even a super big man like the Mark brothers would not be able to consume it.
It's a bit unbelievable that you can grow fat in a war, but that's the reality.
Since the logistics brothers were about to arrive, thinking of the taste of a hot soup similar to Moscow beetroot soup, such pilots did not eat the "American military meal" they carried, so they took out their favorite food bags and ate one or two, saving some appetite - as soon as the logistics guys arrived, they could start the meal in half an hour, and the speed was super fast!
When the price rises, you can drink some thick soup with fresh meat and plenty of vegetables, and that's the biggest enjoyment.
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Alyosha took a few bites of the compressed biscuit and stopped settling the score, while the guys in the repair workshop continued to fight with the safes: the biggest, the sturdiest one, now had all the experience and the speed was noticeably faster.
It was no longer a single group of people who were busy, but three groups of people who went together, and finally opened all the remaining seven safes before nightfall.
Three of the safes were either worthless or had few items, and the other four were okay: the Angolan currency, the "kwanza", had a million dollars, plus more than $50,000 in cash and a few thousand South African rands.
There are also hundreds of carats of rough diamonds, large and small, which are obviously the inventory of high-ranking officers, 5 watches, small gold bars and gold jewelry of more than 5 kilograms, several local real estate title certificates...
Guan Xingquan, who had checked all the loot, said to the guys: "Those kwanzas and South African rands will all be handed over to logistics later, so that the dollars don't need to be put on Alyosha's side, just send them to logistics, we can use them."
The watches are not particularly expensive, they are all second-hand anyway, and they are also given to logistics, and we can exchange them with those kwanzas from the government army for something we can use..."
Boss Guan spoke, this is obviously to fight for the best interests of the brothers - anyway, there is not much money, it is better to live a more comfortable life.
These messes of cash and possessions are traded with friendly forces, and the brothers can eat and drink better here.
You can't eat field rations every day when you're away from home, right?
SPLM will provide some logistical support for the "joint forces", but this is inland, not in the coastal areas of Angola, where there is a large supply of seafood.
The logistics of the SPLM itself is a mess, plus the staple food of the Angolan locals is corn, cornmeal, cassava, sorghum, millet...
No flour and no rice!
A very small number of guys from northern China have no problem eating a few meals of cornmeal and small rice porridge, but they are not used to eating too much staple food for the main meal, not to mention those Western contractors who can't do without flour.
As for the guys from southern China, these days, when you see a small amount of imported rice from Southeast Asia that the company has airlifted, your eyes will light up!
There is a solution to the staple food, and this supplementary food cannot always rely on the company to airlift everything - the "joint force" is the company, not the US military that was in charge of the logistics of the Vietnam War and airdropped cold beer to the patrols.
Even if it has to be transported by air, the scarcer vegetables in Angola are the majority, and this fresh meat is abundant in Botswana, but it is not easy to preserve, so the contractors must find their own way, otherwise they will go to nibble on the field individual rations!
The Angolan people are in bad logistics, and Africans have different eating habits, and they especially like to roast meat, but if you ask them to buy it with money, it is still a simple matter to get some live cattle and sheep.
If you have money, not to mention cattle and sheep, you can get fresh zebra and antelope meat for you.
There are a lot of scattered currencies in the loot this time, which just comes in handy, especially the more than 1 million "kwanzas" look very exaggerated, but if you leave Angola Mau with nothing, you have to deal with it all here - legend has it that it can be exchanged with dollars, but this rule is very strange!
In recent times, the exchange rate of the kwanza against the US dollar has been around 170:1, while the exchange rate of the US dollar against the kwanza is about 1:80.
Needless to say, this currency is 100% unreliable internationally, not even in Angola!
But the good news is that with the success of the United Forces and the SPLM, the credibility of the Angolan government's currency in Angola seems to have increased slightly.
At about 6 p.m., the logistics convoy finally arrived, and there was no resistance along the way, and the small number of UNITA garrisons had already been chased all the way by the SPLM troops who were originally on the Line of Control.
Everyone is together, divide the money, cook, and make a fortune!