Volume VI Chapter 656 The Importance of the Navy
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Tian Jianming and Zhang Zuoshan are planning to settle down in Somalia, and their sons-in-law and daughters will definitely settle here in the future. Isn't it just a family reunion and a stable life?
Under the persuasion of everyone, Cheng Qingfeng decided to return to China to deal with his work, and resign tomorrow at the latest to come to Somalia to reunite with his family. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
And Liu Zhengdong is a little ambivalent on this issue, it's not that he doesn't want to quit his job and enjoy the colorful life provided by his son-in-law and daughter with peace of mind, but he also has his own ideas. The last time I had a detailed discussion with the general in Dongping City, Liu Zhengdong understood that Li Mo and the country would benefit both sides if they cooperated. However, because of the different positions of the two sides, sometimes there is a gap for the interests of the organizations they represent, and a bridge and a bond are needed to maintain the relationship between the two sides.
If Liu Zhengdong had remained in Somalia, the role of the bond would inevitably not exist. Coupled with Liu Zhengdong's loyalty to the country in his heart, he felt that he would only play a role if he stayed in the country.
When he vaguely put forward his thoughts, everyone fell silent. Because no one is easy to interfere, after all, Liu Zhengdong is right, his existence will definitely make there is room for relaxation and resolution between Huaxia and Somalia or Li Mo, and as Li Mo's strength grows stronger, Huaxia attaches more and more importance to Somalia, and Liu Zhengdong's 'link' is becoming more and more important.
"Uncle Liu, we understand your thoughts, but I don't think you should stay in China for too long, I think it's limited to three years. Three years has also almost stabilized the relationship between the two sides. At that time, you will not be very useful, and then you will simply resign and come to Somalia to join us. Li Mo helped Liu Zhengdong's wine glass to fill and said with a smile. In his words, he already agreed with Liu Zhengdong's proposal.
Three days later, Mr. and Mrs. Cheng Qingfeng and Mr. and Mrs. Liu Zhengdong returned to China. Several people originally took advantage of the May Day holiday to come to Somalia to play for a few days, but they didn't expect to stay for more than a month, Li Mo even extended the vacation for Liu Zhengdong and Cheng Qingfeng through Lei Zhen's relationship, and the relevant departments of China may have agreed to Li Mo in order to attach importance to him.
After Liu and Cheng left the company, Tian Jianming and Zhang Zuoshan also went to Wajid, an important transportation town in the south of Bakool. The headquarters of the newly formed Bakole Steel Group are located in Wajid. Because here, there are not only two small iron mines, but also an open-pit coal mine directly under the state, which is completely suitable for a steel base.
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In northeastern Somalia, there is a small island with an area of only six square kilometres. The island had no name, but it was later overrun by a group of pirates, and gradually became known as 'Alcatraz'.
Alcatraz is only 10 nautical miles from mainland Somalia, and with the island's fierce pirates, nearby fishermen rarely fish in the nearby waters.
Alcatraz Island is surrounded on three sides by rocky cliffs that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, except on the south-facing side, there is a natural bay that can accommodate ships up to two hundred tons.
In the dense forest, the only green hilltop on the island, is home to the pirate lair that nearby fishermen call 'the demons of Alcatraz Island'.
This group of pirates was not very large, only forty or fifty people, but it was a relatively large group of pirates in the vicinity.
"Baburu, there's no news from above?" In a house made of rocks, two men sat staring at each other, talking to a fierce-looking Arab in a plaid turban.
"Not yet! But I think soon, this time the domestic anti-terrorism exercise to eliminate Hafengjiao Abdi and them, we will definitely need our intelligence at that time. "It was an older black man who spoke, but the fact that he was able to discuss important matters in this room showed that he was not ordinary among pirates.
These two are members of the Wild Wolf Mercenary Organization, 'Lone Wolf' Basel and Disguise Master Babul. The two were originally ordered to join the pirates incognito, and for more than a year, thanks to the support of Li Mo's funds and weapons, the two quickly recruited a group of scattered pirates to become the overlords of one side. Later, with the help of more than 10 elite soldiers, they completely subdued the unruly pirates and took full control of Alcatraz.
"Well, as long as Abdi is exterminated, we will be able to take over their territory again, and we will be able to control Cape Hafeng, a place where we can get in touch with the mainland at any time." 'Lone wolf,' Basel said, nodding. Basel is very satisfied with the life of the current pirate leader, and he even feels that he is a natural pirate. Drinking wine and eating meat in a big bowl, when the mood came, he took his brothers out to do a vote, and with the knowledge of the nearby seas, he got rid of the tailgating and attacks of his opponents.
However, Basel also knows that the prestige of his pirate leader is inseparable from the support of his boss. Otherwise, his group of pirates would have broken up or been swallowed up. And the Ba Bulu in front of him, although he used to be a member of the Wild Wolf Mercenary Organization, but because the boss helped Ba Buru take revenge, Ba Bulu is now dead set on the boss, and he can't raise the mind of rebellion at all. In addition, with the addition of a group of 'pirates' sent from within the country to join the gang, the entire organization has been perfected, and it will not be controlled by him at all.
Fortunately, the boss usually doesn't care about this place except when he needs it. He is basically the boss of the entire pirate gang. Basel is very satisfied with his current life and does not want to lose what is in front of him because of his crooked thoughts.
"The boss put a lot of effort into letting us lurk here in order to deal with some inconvenient things for the boss. In more than a year, we finally have to serve the boss once. I believe that after this task is completed, the boss will increase his investment in us. "Babru knows what his task is, and in addition to controlling Basel, he must always instill in Basel loyalty to his boss and 'draw cakes' to Basel.
Basel was also very happy when he heard Babru's words, and said with a smile, "This mission has been completed, and we can be regarded as making a great contribution." When the time comes, let the boss get us one or two small gunboats, and be majestic. ”
Naturally, Bablu nodded his head and echoed Basel's words. However, he knew in his heart that it would be impossible for the boss to help them with such a 'heavy weapon' as gunboats for the time being. Because the boss gave them the task of breaking into the pirate's interior and providing the boss with information about the pirate at any time. If Alcatraz's power increases too strongly, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of other pirate gangs, and it may eventually be isolated. This makes it difficult to get information about other pirates.
The boss in the mouth of the two is in the presidential palace at the moment. The Somali Presidential Palace is no longer a mysterious and strange place for Li Mo. Basically, every few days, he would come here. Nominally, he came to report on the work, but in fact, only he and Yusuf knew it, and it was more appropriate for the two to discuss the work.
But today, it is not only the two of them who appear in the presidential palace, but also one of them is the Somali Minister of Politics and Fisheries.
From June to September every year, the fishing flood in Somali waters has also become 'overdue', and these months of the year are the best festivals for fishing in Somali waters.
"Our country has the longest coastline in Africa and is rich in fishery resources. During the annual flood season, there are more than 500,000 tons of commercial fish that can be caught. In the past, due to the war, there was no political axe, and most of the fishery resources were poached by fishermen from other countries, except for a small amount of fishing by fishermen in China, and there were even fishing companies from other countries that crossed the border under the guise of fishermen. In the past two years, we have increased management and investment in this area, and set up several state-owned or joint venture fishing enterprises, but because the scale of funds is too small, we have not yet fully utilized these resources given to Somalia by nature. Moreover, in the form of private companies, foreign poaching cannot be effectively curbed and stopped, and China loses more than 20 million US dollars every year. The Minister of Fisheries' tone was agitated, and his eyes were full of anger at the vile poachers.
Yusuf seemed to feel natural about all this, while Li Mo was a little strange. However, he was pleased with the Minister of Fisheries' attitude of thinking about the interests of the country.
"Li, the purpose of asking you to come here today is to hope to solve this problem." Yu Sufu turned to look at Li Mo and said.
Li Mo nodded with a stern face, "Mr. President, please rest assured, I will definitely tell the navy to cooperate with the work of the fishery department and severely crack down on this despicable act of poaching." ”
"Then thank you Commander Li, if there is the cooperation of the navy, those who use shameless means to seek national resources will definitely be judged justly!" The Minister of Fisheries was waiting for Li Mo's words, and hurriedly said.
"Minister Faisal, it is the responsibility of the Navy to crack down on other countries' illegal fishing of our fishery resources, and you don't need to thank me for that." Li Mo smiled and waved his hand.
Although Li Mo is very modest, the Minister of Fisheries cannot take it seriously. Who doesn't know where the equipment of the Somali army comes from today? With Somalia's deficit finances, it is simply impossible to purchase advanced weapons and equipment for the Somali Defence Force. As a country with the longest coastline in Africa, Somalia has never had its own navy, which can be said to be the illness of many Somali people with lofty ideals, if it were not for Li Mo's purchase of four large missile boats from Ukraine, Somalia could only watch the more than 3,000 kilometers of coastline as if it were not defended by ships of other countries at will.
The fact that there is no defense is a true portrayal of Somalia two years ago. If it weren't for the great changes in the international environment today, Somalia would still be under the rule of the great powers a few decades ago.
The three of them then began to discuss how to make use of fishery resources and combat illegal fishing in other countries. The Somali Navy currently has only two large missile boats, and two more are undergoing final refits at Ukrainian shipyards and will be added to the Navy as soon as the end of July.
With two missile boats, patrolling Somalia's more than 3,000 kilometres of coastal defense is clearly insufficient. In the end, the three of them decided to use some high-powered fishing boats and temporarily integrate them into the naval patrol. Several helicopter gunships have been deployed in the military to patrol the coast and combat illegal fishing in other countries.
It is also helpless to use special means in special times. Fortunately, after the other two missile boats are put into service at the end of July, this embarrassing situation will be alleviated to a certain extent.
And it is precisely because of this incident that several people saw the important surname of the navy. Not to mention the blue sea navy, a coastal navy of the right size, Somalia must have.
(To be continued)