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In the evening, after dinner, Zhou Ming proposed his oil-for-food plan to Majid, and Majid was stunned after hearing it.

"Mr. Zhou Ming, I know that now that the US military is besieging Iraq, it is very difficult to transport oil directly from here, and the oil-for-food program can do things under the banner of humanitarianism, which seems to be the best way at this stage, but if food is used to pay for oil, I am afraid that other families will not agree. Majid said.

Zhou Ming smiled, how could he not hear what Majid had to say? What other families disagreed, obviously he did not agree here, but because he was not good at directly explaining it to himself, he could only use other families as a shield.

"So you think it's best to have a way to pay you dollars directly, right?" Zhou Ming asked.

Majid nodded hurriedly and said, "Of course, if it's not dollars, it's okay to be gold or other jewelry." ”

"I see," Zhou Ming nodded silently and asked, "Then acting President Majid, you can answer me a question first, now there are three businessmen in Iraq, one is engaged in gold and jewelry business, one is engaged in oil business, and one is engaged in food business, do you think the three of them can make more money?"

Faced with this question, Majid replied without hesitation: "Of course, it is in the gold jewelry business, which is the most profitable industry in the world!"

Zhou Ming shook his head at this, which made Majid feel a little surprised, so he replied: "That's in the oil business, after all, the price of crude oil futures in the world is soaring due to the impact of the Gulf War, and it is the best time to do oil business." ”

Zhou Ming was still shaking his head, and Majid was stunned at this moment: "Is it possible to make more money by doing food business? How is this possible, although I have never done food business, but I also know that this is an industry with very low prices and low profits, how can it be more profitable than the gold, jewelry and oil business? Mr. Zhou Ming, it seems a bit unreasonable for you to say this. ”

"In fact, the standard answer to this question is what the market needs, and you can make money by doing any business, otherwise if the market doesn't need it now, and your things can't be sold, then what's the use of your business profits?"

Zhou Ming threw this question to Majid, and then continued: "Then let's analyze the current situation in Iraq, what is the most needed by the market? First of all, gold jewelry, their value is indeed very high, but now that Iraq is in the war stage, the vast number of Iraqi civilians can't even eat, how can they have money to buy gold jewelry?"

"And then there's oil, and the futures price of oil is skyrocketing, which looks very profitable, but that's for other countries, and Iraq, under the premise of a total U.S. oil embargo, can there be an oil tanker that can transport oil out? If you can't even get oil out of Iraq, it's like there's no trading, then what's the benefit of such a business?"

Zhou Ming continued: "Finally, there is food, I think Mr. Majid, you can send people you trust to visit the people to see how much ordinary Iraqi people need for food, and you will understand what kind of money is made." ”

Listening to Zhou Ming's words, Majid frowned, and muttered to himself: "Indeed, the supply of lamb chops and beef in the kitchen is getting less and less now, and I haven't even been late for a long time with fresh beef, which is basically frozen meat." ”

"If you put this frozen meat on the market and sell it, I think you can still sell it for a lot of money, after all, ordinary Iraqis still have money in their pockets, but they can't buy food anymore. Zhou Ming said, "Compared with food, the shortage of medicine is also a huge dilemma that Iraq is currently facing, especially compared to the low price of food, I believe that medicine is a commodity that Iraqi families are more willing to hoard." ”

Seeing that Majid seemed to be a little hesitant, Zhou Ming finally said: "Do you think that a family that has mastered oil and a family that has controlled the lifeblood of the people can better sit in the position of ruler?"

Only then did Majid make up his mind: "Mr. Zhou Ming, I understand, no matter what other families think, at least my Hussein family will absolutely support this oil-for-food program!"

Zhou Ming gave Majid a thumbs up: "I believe this will be a wise choice!"

"Another point is that after a long period of air strikes, the US military finally began a full-scale offensive against Basra, and this time they took Isra in only half a day. Majid said.

Zhou Ming nodded and said: "There is nothing strange about this, after all, the US army is also a powerful country, he will definitely not allow himself to experience two defeats in the same place, it is conceivable that they must have made sufficient preparations for this attack, so it is very unwise to fight hard in the face of a well-prepared and powerful opponent, and it is normal for General Zou Yue to choose to take the initiative to retreat." ”

"But Isra is less than ten kilometers away from Basra, and it is still the southern gate of Basra, and if you lose Isra, Basra will be very dangerous, and it will be the only seaport city in Iraq!" Majid said anxiously.

Zhou Ming can understand Majid's mood very well, after all, once Basra is lost, the US aircraft carrier can sail directly into the Tigris River, and now the US Navy can have such a big impact on Iraq just in the Persian Gulf, so once the US Navy enters the inland river, it will be an absolutely devastating blow to Iraq, except for surrender, Majid can hardly think of any other way.

Zhou Ming patted Majid on the shoulder and said: "I don't think there is any need to worry too much, because if the US military had to take it, it would have launched a full-scale attack on Basra a long time ago, and now it is only in Isra for a long time, I am afraid that it is worried about the terrain of Basra." Due to the dense network of water in Basra and the swamps everywhere, it is difficult for the armored forces to deploy, so the U.S. military will fear another crushing defeat in Isra. ”

"But if the U.S. military is allowed to advance in Basra little by little, it will be able to gnaw down the whole Basra in time. Majid said.

"So you also said that this is on the premise that there is time, and this time allows us to do a lot of things. Zhou Ming said.

……

In fact, the day before Zhou Ming persuaded Majid, the major media in the United States published the same photo at the same time, that is, under the root of a dilapidated wall, a thin Iraqi child lying on the garbage heap and eating a piece of moldy dough, and behind him, an equally thin wolfdog but baring its fangs at the child, apparently treating the child as food.

With the publication of this photo, it immediately caused a huge shock in American society, and countless people were shocked, and the Women and Children's Protection Association spoke on the Voice of America on the same day, demanding a thorough investigation of the atrocities committed by the US military in Iraq, and also demanding an end to this criminal war.

In addition to the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, the Red Cross also called on the United States to engage in the embargo against Iraq to import food and medicine into Iraq, and declared that the current humanitarian crisis in Iraq is very serious, with more than 10 million people displaced by the fighting, more than 2 million people who are unable to arrive for an average of bread every day, and hundreds of thousands of people lying in rudimentary hospitals groaning in pain and without a cure.

Everyone pointed the finger at the federal government that started the war, and they all blamed President Walsh for starting the war for oil and creating such a disaster, and despite the White House spokesman's constant propaganda that the Gulf War was just and was aimed at restoring Kuwait's sovereignty and territorial integrity, President Walsh's approval rating fell by more than 10 percentage points because of this humanitarian crisis.

For this reason, President Walsh had to prepare an impromptu news program to personally appear on television to defend the war in Iraq and explain that the humanitarian tragedy in Iraq was more due to the dictatorship of Salm, and that the purpose of the US military was to help the Iraqi people overthrow the dictatorship and save these refugees from the tragic situation of the humanitarian crisis.

It must be said that the power of this humanitarian stick can sometimes be so great.

And just when the whole of the United States was making trouble because of this humanitarian crisis, an organization called Humanitarian Relief petitioned the International Red Cross to launch a program called "oil for food" to save the Iraqi people in dire straits.

Syllable!

Christo crumpled the newspaper and slammed it on the table, and scolded angrily: "This damn Chinese man, this thing must have been done by that Zhou Ming, what kind of oil-for-food plan, that Chinese man, the Tang family and Kendini they, obviously all for the sake of making war money, but they still flaunted their sanctimonious appearance one by one, it is simply disgusting! I think that photo is not news at all, but a stunt that they took in Hollywood to fool people!"

Christo was in his study at the moment, with a phone in front of him, and it was clear that he was on a conference call.

After he calmed down, someone on the other end of the phone said, "Christo, my friend, I think you should calm down a little, no matter how that picture was taken, it has already caused a national sensation in the United States, and it is not a wise choice to go against the public opinion of the whole country." And I think it's better for us to understand what they're doing it for than to be angry. ”

"What other purpose can this be? It is nothing more than seeing the soaring price of oil, they want to use a reasonable and legal means to transport oil out of Iraq, and this is also the most fundamental purpose of that Chinese man who risked his life to sneak into Iraq and drag on this Gulf War!"

In the end, Christo calmed down for a moment, and he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Carl, aren't you also going to join this oil-for-food program?"

Karl replied with a smile: "Actually, we are all businessmen, and the characteristic of businessmen is that they are mercenary, so now that this oil-for-food program can receive so much support, can we also set up a rescue organization and get a piece of the pie in this plan? ”

"Bastards, you are all idiots who should die for money, do we know that they are using humanitarianism to make our war money, and we can't do anything about it?" Christo scolded angrily.

Karl said: "Christo, my friend, I think you should calm down, in fact, a small oil-for-food program, or that Huaxia man, is nothing at all, because these things don't affect the outside world, and that is our root." ”

Hearing Carl say this, Christo calmed down: "Hmph! Zhou Ming, a Chinese person, you can do these things as much as possible, but no matter how hard you try, you are just helping people in the outside world make money, chess pieces are always just chess pieces, although a thinking chess piece will bring great trouble to the chess player, but after all, you can't get rid of the fate of being manipulated!"