Chapter 498:, Brush Up Your Prestige
The port of Tuliara in the southwest of Madagascar is just an ordinary port, and there is not much sea freight in normal times. More than 90% of Madagascar www.biquge.info's shipping volume is concentrated in Tamatave in the east. Today, however, the port of Tuliara is overcrowded. Because the Ada Stra yacht will land here.
Madagascar's president, Ben Gaunt, looks like an Indonesian, yellow-skinned, dark-eyed, medium-sized, slightly fat, wearing a black suit and black-rimmed glasses. Around him, there are either government leaders or senior military officials. A group of people stood on the pier to greet Henry's arrival with a national salute.
When Henry got off the yacht, the first thing that caught his eye was not Ben Gaunt and the others, but the trees that grew nearby!
That's right, it's the tree.
Madagascar's most unique plant is the baobab tree. Although this tree is not very tall, it has a very thick trunk, a huge canopy, and many branches, and can live for more than 5,000 years. This kind of tree looks like a tree on an alien planet, which is amazing. It is said that the wood of this tree is soft and light, and the locals hollowed out the middle to live in it, forming a natural "cottage". In addition, thirsty pedestrians in the desert are lucky to come across a baobab tree, and they can simply dig a hole in the trunk with a knife, and a clear spring will gush out, and they can drink with a jug. In addition, the fruit of the baobab tree is the size of a football and has juicy flesh, and this "natural bread" has saved thousands of hungry people during several ****** periods in African history. That's why the baobab tree is also known as the "tree of life"!
Henry looked at it from a distance, but found no fruit, presumably plucked by the locals.
Ben Gaunt then led a group of men towards Henry.
"Welcome to Madagascar !! Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams"
"I am Ben Gaunt, President of Madagascar!"
Henry smiled and shook his hand, "Hello, Honorable President Ben Gaunt!"
The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and under the leadership of Ben Gaunt, they stayed in an upscale hotel in Tuliara. This was followed by dinner with President Ben Gaunt.
Madagascar is the least developed country in the world, and in the midst of famine, Henry's arrival is undoubtedly a great boon. At this moment, as long as the news is not closed, the whole country basically knows that Henry has come to Madagascar.
While Henry was having dinner with Ben Gaunt, Ben Gaunt had been inquiring about Henry's purpose in coming to Madagascar. At the same time, he borrowed money from Henry.
"Mr. Williams, our country is suffering from famine and is in dire need of funds to buy food. We are willing to borrow $1 billion from you at a loan interest rate that is 2% higher than the international average, I wonder if Mr. Williams will be able to say yes?"
"What more food do you want to buy! I'll give it to you directly!"
Henry pretended to have a sympathetic expression and said, "Along the way, I saw a lot of skinny children, and this scene is really sad, and those who see it cry!"
"Mr. Williams, you are a great philanthropist!" said Ben Gaunt excitedly.
"There is an old Chinese saying that 'the poor are good for themselves, and the good are for the world', which means that when you don't have the will, you should clean yourself and cultivate your personal morality, and when you have the will, you can make the whole world like this, and now that I am so rich, I naturally can't watch other people starve to death! What do you say, President Ben Gaunt?!"
"Yes, yes, you're right!" said Ben Gaunt, nodding repeatedly.
At the end of the meal, Ben Gaunt left in a beaming mood.
As night fell, Henry was at the hotel to meet with more than a dozen spies in Madagascar and give them a report on the current situation.
When it was over, one of them asked, "Mr. Williams, when are we going to carry out a coup d'état?!"
"Wait for a chance when!"
Henry said lightly, and he couldn't help but think of the 2003 year when the United States launched a war against Iraq. This is a chaotic situation, when the United States is too busy to take care of itself, seize power in Madagascar!
Henry then continued: "Before I came, I had ordered the delivery of food, and I estimate that it will arrive in these two days. Since ancient times, the world is as black as a crow, and there is no one who is not greedy. Therefore, there will definitely be Madagascar officials who want to fight this batch of grain, and you must find them out and replace them!
"Yes!!"
"In addition, intensify the propaganda work, whether through television and newspapers, or send people to the countryside! In short, we must spread my glorious image to every corner of Madagascar. Plant a seed in their hearts that Henry Williams is the savior, and they will not object to my entry into Madagascar in the future!"
"Understood!"
The corners of Henry's mouth rose, one was a corrupt government, and the other was a great benevolent man who selflessly gave favors. In contrast, the people of Madagascar have a scale in their hearts!!
The next day, Ben Gaunt made public Henry's willingness to selflessly help Madagascar with food. Ben Gaunt thinks that, firstly, since Henry Williams promised to provide free food, he is not at fault for publicizing it, and secondly, it has become a fact that he can achieve the effect of cooking raw rice and ripening rice by immediately publicizing the matter, and he is not afraid of Henry's repentance!
When Henry saw Ben Gaunt use the power of the state to get the media to report on the matter, he couldn't help but praise: "Yes, well done!"
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Three days later, the grain ship arrived at the port of Tamatave.
From a distance, dozens of large ships loaded with grain docked at Tamatave, the scene is quite spectacular!
"The grain is coming, Mr. Williams' grain ship is here, we don't have to starve!!"
At this time, someone in the port shouted loudly.
Here comes the grain?!
Countless people on the shore immediately burst into tears of joy.
There were even quite a few people who knelt down excitedly and shouted: "Thank you Mr. Williams, thank you Mr. Williams, he is really the most benevolent and kind person in the world!"
"Thank you, Mr. Williams!!"
"Thank you, Mr. Williams!!"
At this point, only one voice could be heard in the entire port, "Thank you, Mr. Williams!"
Of course, there are a lot of Blackwater members among these shouters......
Here, the convoy was separated and landed at other ports to unload in order to cover the whole of Madagascar.
In order to gain prestige, Henry personally led people to send warmth and greetings to the suffering people of Madagascar. Of course, among the people who accompanied him, there were indispensable TV station staff carrying cameras.
Everywhere he went, Henry personally distributed food to the local people, and seeing the other party's grateful expression, Henry nodded with satisfaction and smiled.
"Oh, it's almost winter, the weather is getting colder and colder, and you're still wearing such thin clothes, how can this work?" Henry frowned in front of everyone, "Old man, don't you have any clothes to wear?"
The old man who was questioned blushed. At this time, Henry did not say a word, and took off his clothes and draped them over him.
The old man was taken aback, hurriedly dodged away, and said, "I'm dirty, don't dare to stain your clothes!"
Henry, however, insisted on putting it on him, saying, "It's okay, the clothes are for you." You see you're getting old, what if you get sick with a cold?
The old man was moved to cry, and the people around him were the same, their eyes were red.
"What a wonderful man Mr. Williams is!"
At this time, Henry glanced around at everyone and said in a loud voice: "It's almost winter now, but the people of Madagascar don't have warm clothes to wear, and I, Henry Williams, am willing to give you a padded jacket!!"
The people of Madagascar are used to being poor, and if they have never seen such a good person, they are immediately moved not to want it.
Henry hit a beautiful serial punch, and the whole country of Madagascar was grateful to Henry. However, Henry was also tired enough to fall asleep when he returned to the hotel at night.
A few days later, Henry found an excuse to do good.
He saw a dilapidated school and said, "This school is in tatters, it could collapse at any moment, putting the lives of the students in danger." Children need to be educated, they need to read. Only by studying can you become a productive person when you grow up!! so she began to show kindness again, saying that she would help Madagascar build a school.
The Malagasy people, who were parents, were immediately moved and kept bowing to Henry.
Henry became the most popular person in Madagascar, and people began to erect monuments in villages and cities to show respect and love for him. Of course, it was still the Blackwater members who made this move...... When the Malagasy people saw that everyone else had erected a monument, they erected a monument to Henry as well. Once the monument has been erected, of course, you should visit it from time to time. As a result, Henry gradually became the faith of Madagascar......
(To be continued.) )