Chapter Ninety-Four: A Great Location

Early the next morning, Manuel, the interpreter, watched Zhao Zejun and Abadi get into a commercial vehicle with the logo of Congress with a ghostly look, and on one side, there were two fully armored vehicles escorting them.

Mr. Translator never imagined that after a meal, Mr. Parliament, a senior congressman who has great influence in the Congress and represents the interests of the Arabs in Iraq, and the chairman of several important committees, actually became a 'close partner' with Mr. Zhao from China, and even called in the army to accompany him personally.

As for the question of whether a member of Congress has the right to call in the army? This is not a problem in Iraq.

Mr. Abadi is not a man who can be bought with gold alone, this is a real big man!

"Mr. Zhao is really a powerful character!" Manuel said to Ouyang Jing with a look of admiration.

"Everything is for the recovery of Iraq!" Ouyang Jing said solemnly: "On this point, you, I, Mr. Abadi, and Mr. Zhao Zejun are all unanimous. ”

"Yes, yes, you are so right, all for the motherland!" Manuel nodded vigorously.

Ouyang Jing saw Manuel's serious look, and he was thoughtful.

He is not surprised that Zhao Zejun can quickly public relations Abadi, this investment is directly related to Abadi's work, and with his understanding of Zhao Zejun, not to mention becoming friends with a senior Iraqi congressman overnight, if there is a chance, even the Iraqi president and prime minister, Zhao Zejun can win.

Without this ability, how can it be worth his life?

What he thought about was the Manuel in front of him. Or rather, a group of people represented by Manuel.

Although Iraq is a modern country, due to factors such as years of war, religious customs and traditions, and eating oil in the mountains, there are not many 'civilized people' who have truly received higher education and are open-minded, and in the eyes of the whole world.

Among them, people like Abadi, who studied in the United Kingdom, had a doctorate, held a high position, and were elites in any country in the world are even rarer.

Most of them are people like Manuel, who have received a certain amount of education and have a certain amount of contact with the world, and these people are distributed in the middle-level cadres of the army, middle- and low-level civil servants in the government, important members of the tribes, and more respected propertied people in the cities.

The characteristics of this group are very distinct in Manuel. On the one hand, they are educated, have received a modern education, and are more advanced and civilized than ordinary people in terms of ideology and ability; because they are educated, although they have religious beliefs, they are not fanatical, and they have their own world outlook and analytical judgment ability, and their fanatical religious beliefs have limited influence on them; at the same time, they also have a certain feeling of 'worrying about the country and the people', and this Manuel talks about the revival of the motherland at every turn, and it can be seen that it is not completely hypocritical;

On the other hand, these people are not superstructures like Abadi, who seem to be non-cannibalistic. They, like all ordinary people, have their own little abacus and want to live a better life and make more money.

How to deal with such people and how to make use of the characteristics of this class is one of the keys to whether or not the Zezi system can be enjoyed in Iraq in the future. As the person in charge, Ouyang Jing naturally had to think more about this aspect.

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In front of the car, along the way, Abadi introduced Zhao Zejun to the location of the future factory: Basra.

Strictly speaking, the outskirts of Basra.

Basra is the capital of Basra Province in Iraq, an important town in the south, the second largest city in Iraq, rich in oil and dates, 55 kilometers south of the Persian Gulf, is the only hub connecting the Persian Gulf and inland river systems, and was once known as the "Venice of the East".

Before the war, Basra was even more prosperous than the capital, Baghdad, and 70 percent of the province's population lived in Basra.

After listening to the other party's introduction, Zhao Zejun realized that Sun Hua had found an excellent address for the factory.

First, Basra is home to Iraq's largest steel smelter, producing more than 70 percent of the country's steel. Therefore, steel, one of the main raw materials for production and construction, can be taken nearby;

Secondly, Basra has Iraq's only and largest port of access to the sea, which facilitates the transportation of raw materials. Raw materials are disembarked from the port and transported directly to the factory;

Thirdly, Basra has the largest oil mine in Iraq. It goes without saying that this is also a key protection area for any government, and even terrorists will not easily carry out large-scale destruction, after all, terrorists also need funds;

Fourth, because it is a port city, Basra is relatively open, and although various ideas, religions, and isms coexist here, they are not as serious as the conflicts in the interior, especially in the northern zone, where capitalist ideas are deeply rooted and trade is more important than everything else.

By the way, in the famous call story, Sinbad's voyage departed from Basra.

"Unfortunately, after the war, Basra was almost in ruins, with a depopulated population and a devastating industry. Aladi sighed deeply and said, "It's the right thing to do here in Basra." ”

Alphadi can't say too much about this.

As a southern city, Basra has very little sectarian disputes in the country, and even during Saddam's administration, the atmosphere in Basra was mainly relaxed: in order to make money, he rained bullets all day long, engaged in political massacres, and didn't scare away all the businessmen?

How did it come to ruins after a devastating blow?

That's because the savior of the people of the world, the big brother of the United States said that Basra had a weapon of mass destruction, and warships, artillery, and planes bombed it over and over again, and they were all scrapped alive, and in the end, not a single weapon of mass destruction was found.

The Yankees who saved Iraq brought more disasters to the Iraqi people than dictators and terrorists.

Zhao Zejun also looked sad, but he thought to himself, this is actually the fifth benefit.

The geographical advantage of the city is still there, the foundation of the factory wharf is still there, and the population is declining sharply, which is precisely an opportunity to break the old and create the new. Once commerce is booming again and attracting merchants from all over the world, the city will be completely reborn and hopefully become a true 'port of free trade'.

At the very least, the impact of religion, politics, and sectarianism, which is what has left Iraq in a hurry, can be minimized.

"Mr. Abadi, I have a not-so-mature idea. Zhao Zejun listened to the other party's introduction, combined with the characteristics of the port city of Basra, suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and said tentatively: "Basra is a port city, which is very suitable for building a high-end large-scale hotel." ”

"Of course, we at the Economic Council also hope that there will be a number of large, high-end, comfortable and safe hotels in Iraq in order to retain guests from all over the world who come to invest and travel. Abadi said unexpectedly: "Mr. Zhao, you are also engaged in the hotel business? As far as I know, you are a top real estate developer and Internet businessman in China." ”

Zhao Zejun wanted to laugh in his heart, and it would be very good for one or two large hotels to appear in Iraq, and as for the whole world to invest and travel...... Let's wait 10 years.

"If it's safe...... My so-called security is not only recognized by a certain political party or sect, but that any nation or party in power can be protected by the government, the people, and even the international community, and can become a safe haven for dignitaries of various countries even during civil strife and war. Then I can consider starting with building a world-class upscale hotel in Basra. ”

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