Chapter 398: Clash of Tribes

Togo's trip is a huge opportunity, but it is also a big crisis, you must know that the president of Togo is not so easy to provoke, he controls more than two-thirds of the Togolese army, which is not comparable to the chieftain of the Ankpo tribe. Although he has a lot www.biquge.info of influence in the country, the army needs financial support, and the Ankebo tribe is not a rich tribe.

To tell the truth, Togo's army actually does not have much, with a population of 800,000 and more than 9,000 soldiers, which is already the limit of financial support, and most of this armament is still provided by the United States.

Of course, what worries the chieftains of the Ankepo tribe the most is the elite presidential guard, although it is only more than 700 people, but they are all real elites, and the combat effectiveness alone is no worse than the more than 9,000 regular troops.

There is no shortage of tanks, helicopter gunships, and rocket artillery in the presidential guard, and the US military is not ungenerous in order to ensure the safety of the pro-American president.

The Raptors International Security Company is undoubtedly supporting the Ankpo tribal chieftain now, but the Raptor International Security Company is not as rich as the U.S. government, and the only thing they can do is arrange two excellent bodyguards for the Ankpo tribal chieftain.

"Togo's main economic source is agriculture and entrepot trade, and Togo's dependence on the United States is so much that even I will not demand too much from the United States once I take office."

The chief of the Ankebo tribe is a sincere man, and it is precisely because he is a sincere person that this situation would be the present, otherwise the position of the president of Togo would have been his. Compassion is not in charge of the army, good is not in politics, this kind of honest person is subject to too many restrictions, and the benefits cannot be said to be none, but compared with the disadvantages, those benefits are nothing.

Although Xu Jianyi didn't like the words of the chief of the Ankebo tribe, he couldn't help but admit that what they said was a thing, and entrepot trade refers to the east-west passage through Togo, and what they earn is a part of the tariff.

Aren't the biggest interest groups in Africa Europe and the United States? If the United States chooses to land its cargo from other countries, it will undoubtedly be a big loss for Togo. Of course, the easy United States will not do that, because it will increase the cost because of the distance, and the United States has laid a good foundation in Togo in recent years, and they don't want to start again, this can be regarded as a mutual containment!

Speaking of agriculture, the chief of the Ankebo tribe could not help but feel a little emotion at the dinner table, nearly 70 percent of the people in Togo are engaged in agricultural labor, and the agricultural output value accounts for 41 percent of the total output value, which shows the economic level of this country.

The chief of the Ankepo tribe is a traditional person, but even the tradition understands the importance of industry, but a developed Togo may not be what the United States wants to see, so although their aid has never been cut off, they have never fully supported the economic development of Togo.

Togo has about six banks in finance, of which the central bank is the main one, but most of the current central bank financial advisers are Americans, and the president is just a puppet.

At the beginning of 05, the aid of Europe and the United States to Togo was about 30 million US dollars, but this money is not so easy to get, and in many ways Togo has made compromises with European and American countries, even in the matter of electing the president.

The president of Togo three years ago was not of the pro-American faction, so the European and American countries decided to give Togo's aid for a very simple reason -- "out of legal process."

Who is the constitution of Togo? What the president said was not the constitution, what the parliament voted on was not the constitution, what the European and American countries said was the constitution, to be precise, the aid was the constitution, and Togo was helpless about this, and in the end he could only let the localist president step down and replace him with a pro-American incumbent president.

There is really no way, they need funds to develop Togo, without the support of European and American countries is too difficult and difficult, after all, Togo is not a Chinese country, and there is no Chinese population, resources and potential.

In addition, China was once powerful and the first in the world, while Togo ...... It became independent in 1960, and before that it was either a colony or a scattered small tribe, like the Ankpo tribe.

Although colonies are not a good word, they are also very helpful to these independent countries, at least leaving them with an industrial framework, although it is very simple, but it is better than starting from scratch!

It is a well-established fact that Africa is more developed the closer it is to the sea, because most Europeans during the colonial period lived by the sea, and they could advance and retreat, and their safety was guaranteed.

The chief of the Ankebo tribe was a little disappointed, but he still meant that in his words, that is, some promises he wanted to ask for, not his Xu Jianyi's promise, nor the promise of Beijiang Heavy Industry, but the promise from Washington, but the promise of Washington, Xu Jianyi is qualified to speak?

The Ankebo tribal chieftain has always misunderstood Xu Jianyi's identity, which is actually very normal, after all, the United States and the Togolese government are responsible for contacting those American businessmen, but the Ankebo tribal chieftain does not know that Washington and the United States are not the same country.

There may be some companies that do play such a role, but it is definitely not Beijiang Heavy Industry, which Xu Jianyi is very sure of, otherwise Wang Batian would not have been imprisoned in Western Xinjiang.

After lunch, Xu Jianyi went to rest, and in the afternoon, the chief of the Ankepo tribe made his own arrangements, and in order to win the support of Huaguo, the chief of the Ankebo tribe decided to express his determination. As for whether this determination can reach the ears of Washington, that is not something he thinks, this is a thread, the only one, he can only grasp.

At the same time, the negotiation team brought by Xu Jianyi is also negotiating with senior officials in Lomé, and they will reach a comprehensive cooperation in the next period, including the establishment of a series of joint ventures in Binhai District, including the establishment of Beijiang Binhai Joint Venture Steel Plant (referred to as Beihai Iron and Steel Plant), Beihai Cement Plant, Beihai Automobile Company, and Henghai (Hengtian Group, Binhai District) Construction.

This time, Xu Jianyi came to Togo with considerable sincerity, and this year's investment in Beijiang Heavy Industry is expected to come up with two billion US dollars, and it will gradually increase in the next five years.

Of course, if it is said to be two billion US dollars, if it really wants Beijiang Heavy Industry to come up with two billion US dollars in cash, Beijiang Heavy Industry will definitely not be able to come up with it, and the investment of these two billion US dollars includes some materials.

To put it simply, Bac Giang (Hengtian) provides technology and equipment, while the Ankepo tribe provides land and manpower, and the combination is mutually beneficial, Bac Giang Heavy Industry and Hengtian Group can make huge profits, while the Ankebo tribal chieftains can obtain the industrial base, and they do not pay much, and the most worthless thing in Togo is land and manpower.

The framework of the negotiation has been negotiated between Xu Jianyi and the chief of the Ankebo tribe, and the rest is actually small and bits and pieces, although small things can also lead to the breakdown of the negotiations, but ...... That's a small probability, after all.

It was not without accidents, on the afternoon of the negotiation, when Xu Jianyi visited the shipping company in the coastal area, a young man suddenly appeared next to the chief of the Ankepo tribe, but the face of the chief of the Ankebo tribe was very ugly.

Xu Jianyi was very strange, and when he saw Xu Jianyi, he was surprised that the chief of the Ankebo tribe smiled reluctantly: "Finance Minister Ayasol wants to see you." ”

Ayasol? The chief of the Ankebo tribe has already roughly explained Togo's political system, and he has naturally heard of Xu Jianyi, the absolute high-level of Togo.

It is said that he is the absolute descendant of the President of Togo, and even the president's son-in-law, and if it were not for this status, he would not have been allowed to hold such an important position as Minister of Economy and Finance.

"He saw me for cooperation?"

The cooperation between Bac Giang Heavy Industries and Binhai undoubtedly involves the interests of the Togolese government, and they cannot sit idly by and watch Binhai grow bigger, and the minister's arrival is only an early warning, if it is ignored, then the next ......

Why did you come here in the afternoon? After all, Togo is not a one-person Togo, the parliament and the president are mutually contained, and who doesn't know the relationship between Bac Giang Heavy Industries and Raptors International Security Company, and wants to warn the president of Bac Giang Heavy Industries that he needs to consider the consequences of this incident.

Now that Togo's Minister of Economy and Finance is here, there is no doubt that the other party is ready to bear the wrath of the Raptor International Security Company, which is the main reason for the unsightly face of the Ankpo tribal chief.

As mentioned earlier, although the chief of the Ankepo tribe has a lot of influence in the country, after all, he is not justified and does not have much army in his hands, if he really turns against the president, the possibility of war is very high.

The chief of the Ankpo tribe doesn't care about the war, but he has to consider the consequences of losing the war, it doesn't matter if he dies, but what will happen to the Ankepo tribe? The president will not let them go easily.

Although Togo's population is small and Africa is now a society governed by the rule of law, slaves still exist, but in another way.

The chief of the Ankebo tribe is a responsible chieftain, which Xu Jian knew from the first time he saw him, but the sense of responsibility also means that he cannot act rashly.

glanced at Xu Jianyi with some concern, he couldn't give any clear support in this matter, the only thing Xu Jianyi could rely on was himself, would he give up this cooperation in anger? Yes, Xu Jianyi's abandonment of cooperation is what he is most worried about, even more than directly turning his face with the president.

He will not necessarily lose the war once it arises, but if the Ankpo tribe remains unchanged, then it may not be many years before the Ankpo tribe in Togo becomes a thing of the past, because the president of Togo is preaching the unification of the Togolese tribes, and this propaganda convinces many people, including many members of the Ankpo tribe.

Because of the population, the Ankpo tribe enjoys absolute privileges in Togo, they can firmly control the coastal area, and the high-ranking members of the Ankpo tribe, including himself, can enjoy the current wealth, and once unified...... All right! In fact, everything is for oneself, and what tribes and the like are all excuses, but it is not wrong for people not to destroy the heavens and the earth for themselves. (To be continued.) )