Chapter 367: Warlords of the Old Days

Amelia suddenly realized: "What you said is so right!"

"I don't understand bilateral cooperation, I don't understand international economics and trade, but I learned two business rules from Jews. The first is not to lend money to people who cannot repay it, and the second is not to do business with people or places that have no future and hope. These two laws are very simple, but there are not many people who can really understand the connotation......" After a pause, Cang Hao continued: "No matter from which point of view, Jezelcha is a country with no future and hope, first of all, what is the intention of making a living with the country of Jezelca, is it for wool? There are more places in this world where wool is produced, and there are no scarce resources in Jezelcha, so does Lei Buze need wool so much?" In addition, the future of Jezelça is too uncertain, and it is difficult to say what will become of this land if Hovel dies, and perhaps Albania will regain the lost territory, and then all the investment in this land will be lost. ”

Nie Jialin reminded: "But Rebzer said that this is to strengthen bilateral mutual trust. ”

"There are many ways to develop bilateral trust, but not necessarily to prosper border trade. To be precise, this is not a bilateral trade, but Kakozhia's blood transfusion to Jezelcha......" Cang Hao sneered and shook his head: "I have already said that this agreement binds the economies of the two countries together, and on the surface, it seems that Kakozhia did not transfer benefits to Jezelca, but in fact, what Jezelcha got because of this is far from being measurable by a specific amount." ”

"That's right!" Amelia nodded hurriedly, "That's it!"

"This kind of thing is not without precedent, for example, in China, where the coal produced in the country cannot be used, but it has to spend money to buy coal from North Korea. Because there is really nothing else in Northern Goryeo except coal, this is not a normal economic and trade relationship for China, but a blood transfusion. Of course not, he conducted a nuclear test at the door of Huaxia's house and slapped him severely!" With a sneer, Cang Hao told Amelia: "As I just said, the essence of this so-called economic and trade relationship is to give Jezelcha a blood transfusion, and in the short term, it is indeed mutually beneficial and reciprocal between the two sides, and Kakozhia can get some benefits, but in the long run, the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"That's what I thought. Amelia huffed, "This is basically binding the kingdom to Jezelca. ”

"From a business point of view, the risk is directly proportional to the income, and doing business with Jezelça can be very beneficial. There are indeed some adventurers in this world who specialize in dealing with warlords like Howell and make a fortune. But adventurers are adventurers because they often put their lives aside for the sake of profit, and many adventurers end up with no place to be buried. Shaking his head, Cang Hao said meaningfully: "No country, no matter how big or small, strong or weak, can take this kind of adventurous route, otherwise it will be irresponsible to the people." ”

Amelia asked seriously, "So you agree with my judgment?"

"If I had reservations about Rebze before I came to Kakozhia, now I think he does have a problem. Speaking of this, Cang Hao frowned slightly: "The key is how the problem arises!"

Nie Jialin sighed: "I think we despise Howell a little, maybe he is different from ordinary warlords, in fact, he has great talents, so he cultivated Lei Buze, an undercover agent, to make a long-term layout for himself." ”

Cang Hao nodded: "Then it is necessary for us to find out what kind of person Huo Wei is." ”

Amelia said angrily: "No matter what kind of person Howell is, Rebzer must be his man!"

"When you had a conflict with Jezelca, Rebze visited Jezelça for a short time, and if Howell wanted to play a tanuki for the prince at that time, he probably wouldn't have enough time. Cang Hao asked, "Has Rebze been to Jezelcha in the past?"

"Never ......" Amelia was slightly stunned and a little confused, "In fact, Rebzer has never been to Jezelca, but even has great disdain for Hovel himself and the country of Jezelca. You must know that Rebzer is an aristocratic family, from a famous family, and from the bottom of his bones he despises warlords like Hovel who came to power by coup d'état. He even made up a lot of jokes, openly and secretly mocking Howell and Jezelcha, so I think this Rebze is fake, otherwise it would be impossible to change his attitude drastically. However, you are very right, the only time he visited Jezelca, Howell didn't have a chance to do anything at all, so when did this fake Rebzer appear?"

"It's up to you to investigate. Cang Hao told Amelia: "When I visited Jezelca, Rebzer actually had a problem, and now you have to find out where Rebzer went before that trip." ”

"Okay. Amelia agreed: "This is easy to find. ”

"I'll check on other things...... Cang Hao got up and left the table, called the headquarters of Cuifeng Village, and directly instructed Serchenko: "I'm afraid you still have to contact the FSB." ”

Serchenko immediately asked: "What's the matter?"

"Investigate Howell for me. Cang Hao said word by word: "We put all our energy on Rebze, but ignore Howell, we need to know what kind of person Howell is, in order to judge what kind of things he will do." ”

Serchenko nodded: "No problem." ”

It seemed like a hassle to investigate a country's dignitaries, but after only an hour, Serchenko got the results and called Cang Hao back.

Because Hovel is too simple, although he actually controls a small country, there is nothing complicated about this person.

Hovel was born and raised in Jezelca, grew up in a poor family, did not receive a decent education, and did not have the opportunity to go abroad. The most people in Jezerca are this kind of people, the vast majority of whom can only herd sheep with their backs to the loess all their lives, and even if they want to go to university, they have no chance at all, because Jezerca does not even have a complete basic education system.

If a person from this background wants to change his fate, he has only one choice, and that is to become a soldier, and Howell did just that.

Speaking of which, Howell's military talent was not outstanding, but by virtue of his ability to bear hardships and stand hard work, he dared to fight in everything, and was quickly promoted from an ordinary soldier to an officer, and this kind of officer was called "army growth cadre" in China.

Most importantly, Howell is a person with high emotional intelligence, and he is very good at currying up with his superiors and serving each of his superiors comfortably.

In a country like Albania, there is already a strong bureaucracy, and the promotion of leading cadres is often based on the personal preferences of the superiors, and has nothing to do with their talents, otherwise the country would not be poor like this.

As a result, Howell soared all the way by relying on sycophants, and finally even guarded the frontier and held great power.

The frontier guarded by Howell was naturally his hometown of Jezelca, and he knew that at this time, Howell exposed the true face of the separatists and rose up to establish himself as a country.

This is the resume of Howell's life, which can be summed up in a few sentences, and he is a warlord of the old era.

Serchenko told Cang Hao: "From the perspective of his background and growth environment, Howell is an authentic native old hat, plus he can pat on the back and whiskers, if this kind of person is born in China, he is the best material to be a eunuch." Of course, there have been times in your Chinese history when eunuchs supervised the army, and it is really suitable for people like Howell. ”

"According to the bilateral cooperation agreement drafted by Rebze, the economies of Kakozhia and Jezelça will be tied together, and Jezelça will reap huge economic benefits from the cooperation. Then Howell can use these proceeds to consolidate his rule, build the country, appropriately improve people's livelihood, and then establish more bilateral cooperation. Gradually, Jezelça will gradually normalize, and may even become a real state. I speculate that this bilateral cooperation agreement is actually only the first step in a long march, and Howell will follow a complete set of strategic plans. Speaking of this, Cang Hao shook his head: "However, background and vision determine a person's pattern, and I don't think Howell has such a pattern." ”

"I don't think Howell has such a pattern, and it is really difficult for him to have such a strategic plan. With a cold smile, Serchenko sneered: "If this peasant who has never left his hometown in his life knows how to look at the world, I think those scholars can pack up their things and die directly!"

"It is particularly important to note that this agreement, while beneficial to the country of Jezelca, is not beneficial to Hovel himself in the long run. Cang Hao shook his head in confusion: "I can't figure it out a little......"

Serchenko asked strangely: "Why do you say that?"

"It is impossible for any country that practices dictatorship to carry out reform and opening up. Because this kind of rule is based on the general ignorance of the people, in order to maintain this ignorance it is necessary to isolate itself from the world. On the contrary, if it is opened to the outside world and there is a large influx of information from the outside world, the people's wisdom will gradually be opened, and the position of people like Howell will be unstable. For example, in North Goryeo, the whole world knows that if it is opened, the country will not starve to death so many people, but the fat man surnamed Kim just refuses, and that's exactly why. Cang Hao sneered a few times, and then said: "I really can't imagine that a warlord like Huo Wei would do something that endangers his position. ”

"What you said is really important...... Serchenko shook his head in confusion: "It seems that the water of this agreement is very deep!"

"Anyway, you continue to investigate Howell, and this information is not comprehensive at present...... Cang Hao directly ordered: "I want to know everything about Howell, such as what daily habits you have...... Oh, by the way, he's so old, it's impossible for him to be without a woman by his side, I want to know how many mistresses he has and where!"