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"As a result of the unimaginable catastrophe caused by the war caused by the Kenyan political axe, our political axe has decided that in addition to making a public apology, the Kenyan political axe will also compensate for a series of losses caused by the war......"

President Mwai, who returned to the presidential palace to start work 'sick', listened to Ansetus convey the terms of peace talks proposed by the Somali political axe, and then looked at the so-called compensation list in his hand. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"At x time in the morning of the 8th, a shell from the Kenyan army No. X destroyed a Somali house, injuring two people and killing six goats......

"At X time in the early morning of the 8th, a bomb of the Kenyan Air Force damaged the XX section of the H9 road, and the estimated repair cost of the Somali political axe was 27,850 US dollars......"

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The more than a dozen pages of compensation list was filled with dense 'evidence', and Mwai was dizzy to look at, and the anger in his eyes was hard to suppress. He had never heard that war reparations also included the calculation of the value of several livestock. This is no longer a relationship of tens or hundreds of dollars, but an insult to Kenya's political axe.

Yes, in Mwai's eyes, this is Somalia's naked contempt for Kenya. Don't you want to make peace? Let's talk about these compensations first. What is recorded in this list is true, and the Somali political axe will not be threatened by a lion!

Mwai's eyes were fixed on the total number in the list: $1.028 billion. Behind that number, there was a line of small letters, and President Mwai looked closer, and the anger on his face intensified.

Because of the relationship between Soken and the impact of the war on President Mwai's body. The Somali government decided to dispense with the fraction and round it up.

"Too much deception!" Mwai gritted his teeth and tore the list apart and threw it on the table.

For a country like Kenya, with a GDP of only $15 billion, $1 billion in war reparations is an astronomical amount. If the Kenyan government does repay the war reparations, it will definitely be no less than an economic crisis for the meagre economic growth rate of the Kenyan government.

Somalia is really crazy about money, and Mwai feels very incredible. You must know that Somalia's GDP was only a billion dollars a few years ago, and now although the economy has recovered a lot, it is only a few billion dollars.

In this list, Mwai saw that 500 million of the 1 billion war reparations were indirect losses, and half of the so-called direct economic losses were 'moral damages' to compensate the Somali people.

"President......" Ansetus shouted cautiously. He had also read the list, and he had an argument with Hussein at the time, because in his eyes, the list was simply a big joke. 90% of the reason Mwai proposed peace talks at this time was because the war would lead to his direct resignation, and in order to save the bad impact of the defeat of the war, Mwai sent Ansetus to Somalia to propose peace talks. As long as the problems caused by the war with Somalia are solved, the noisy guys in the country will have no excuse to attack, and they will naturally calm down.

But if Somalia is compensated according to this compensation list, Mwai's fate will not be much better than stepping down. Because once the real compensation is made, at least for a few years, the Kenyan political axe will tighten the belt of the belt, and this act is tantamount to smashing the jobs of many Kenyan officials and troops, and maybe a radical Mwai will emerge at any time.

"Huh?" After a long time, Mwai let go of the words of Ansetus and whispered.

Ansetus hesitated for a moment, but decided to say something else.

"President, before leaving Somalia, Mr. Li of Xingchen Company privately proposed a solution......

"Mr. Li of Xingchen Company? You mean that Chinese Li Mo? Mwai asked, turning his head sharply and staring into Ansetus' eyes. Li Mo, a Chinese man, is a legend in Africa and even in the world. A 20-year-old Chinese, without any background, came to Africa alone with a few of his subordinates, and in just two or three years, he controlled a country. Most of this kind of experience has not been seen or heard. Many people feel like they are reading a book when they hear Li Mo's deeds for the first time.

However, the facts are indisputable, Li Mo is now the de facto controller of the Somali Mingzhu Republic. Although he did not hold any military or political position, he could command tens of thousands of Somali Defence Forces to fight for it. What is it that such a young man is not actually in control? Politics comes out of the barrel of a gun, and everyone understands this truth.

Many people say that economic power is even more powerful than force, but that is a premise. First of all, it is necessary to ensure the stability of the room, that is, there is no military involvement. Or is it that there is a strong enough military force behind this economic force to ensure it, otherwise what is the use of a strong economic force in the chaos of war? Especially in the kind of world war that can affect the whole world, economic power must definitely be ranked after military strength.

Even in today's world, the comprehensive strength of countries is not ranked on the premise of economic strength. Is Xiao Yueben's economic strength strong? However, because of the lack of military strength, among the world's major powers, the ranking of this book is outside the top ten. Is Russia's economy strong? Russia's economic power is basically ranked around 10th in the world, but who dares to say that Russia's strength is ranked 10th?

Therefore, Mwai was very interested in Ansetus's proposal of the Limo.

"Yes, President, Mr. Lee offered to help lobby the Somali political axe to lower the war reparations as long as our political axe lifts the gold mining restrictions in Makarje." Ansetus gritted his teeth and said Li Mo's proposal.

"Gold Mine...... No...... To hell with it! As soon as Mwai heard Li Mo's proposal, he was immediately covered with thorns like a cat that had stepped on its tail.

Who doesn't know that Makarje's gold mines are the largest source of income for Kenya's political axe, and Mwai's own family also has a large share of it, bringing great benefits to his family every year. In addition, Mwai used a stake in the gold mine to win over some political allies. In the Makarj area, there are two gold mines that have been discovered, one large and one small, the largest of which belongs to the state, and the annual income has to be handed over to the treasury, and no one can secretly take it from it. And the small gold mine is the focus of the dispute between the major forces in the country. Although it is a small gold mine, it can bring in $10 million or 20 million a year, like the Mwai family, which accounts for 20% of it, and also has an annual income of three or four million dollars. This is a small amount of money for those big chaebols, but for a president of an African country, this amount of money is not a small amount. By the end of Mwai's two terms as president, the shares of this gold mine will bring tens of millions of dollars to his family, and even he himself will be able to share tens of millions, which is enough for his retirement.

How could Mwai agree to the restriction on Limo's opening of the gold mine? Such a gold mine with an annual output of almost one ton is the focus of competition among the major forces in Kenya, and they don't have enough people, so where is there enough for outsiders? If Li Mo is allowed to come in, there will inevitably be fewer others? Mwai's position is unstable at this time because of the defeat, and it is the time when he needs to increase his chips to win over his allies to maintain his position, and when the time comes, whose shares will he take back and transfer to Li Mo?

War reparations pay for the state's money, and the shares in the gold mines are related to one's own personal interests. Mwai doesn't think he's a righteous God, and he doesn't value money. In fact, in Africa, there are many presidents and heads of state who value self-interest over national interests.

"President, Mr. Lee doesn't mean 'small gold mine.'" Ansetus said softly, "He's saying that he wants our political axe to agree to his company's exploration of new gold mines in Makarje, and if he finds a new gold mine, he wants the political axe to be exempt from tax and not to participate in the shares." ”

Mwai was stunned when he heard this, and his feelings were misunderstood!

"That's what he really said?" Mwai felt a little incredible, the Makarj area is only two to three hundred square kilometers, and the first big gold mine was discovered in the sixties of the last century. Now, decades later, the area has been searched and only a small deposit has been discovered, how could Li Mo propose to look for new mines there? Could it be that he discovered a new deposit there?

"Have there been any new discoveries in the Makarje area recently?" Mwai sensed something was wrong, and no normal person would believe that there was a gold mine there that had not been discovered.

Ansetus also found it strange, but there really wasn't any news coming out of the Macalje area about the new deposits. There are a lot of people staring there, and if there is any trouble, it will be known to the world long ago. It is impossible for him not to get the news, because in the small gold mine, Ansetus also has a small stake, although not much, but also has an annual income of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Mwai nodded thoughtfully and suddenly asked, "Does he have any other qualifications?" ”

"Yes!" When Ansetus saw the president's expression, he knew that the president was moved, a gold mine that may have a surname that almost non-existent, in exchange for the current solution to the crisis, is a good deal. Even if Li Mo discovered a new mine there, he didn't lose anything.

"In addition to Makarje's gold exploration and mining rights, Mr. Li also wants Xingchen Company's mining rights in other mines in China and the policy of tax exemption for ten years."

As for the purchase of arms, Li Mo did not mention it at all. Kenya and Somalia are still enemies, how can Li Mo sell arms to the enemy? Ordinary guns Kenya does not need, and what is needed will not be sold. Ansetus is also aware of this, and neither side has wasted saliva on a cooperation that cannot exist.

"You go and contact Li Mo, if he can reduce the compensation amount to a suitable number, we will agree to his conditions." Mwai thought about it for a while, but decided to give it a try.

(To be continued)