Chapter Seventy-Six: Conditions

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The main island of Mahe, Seychelles Police Station.

When Zhou You sent a spy belonging to the pirates to this police station, which was smaller than the township police station, all the police officers were shocked, and no one knew how to face the situation in front of them.

Traveling to Seychelles has always been a typical example of Seychelles' tourism development, and Seychelles officials have made great publicity since they traveled around Seychelles before they arrived in Seychelles.

Zhou You's million-dollar trip to bring Atletico Madrid players, models from modeling agencies, and even the whole family to Seychelles has long been widely publicized in the world's major media.

Now, at the end of the day, something like this has happened, which casts a huge shadow over tourism in Seychelles. It can be said that if Zhou Travel publicizes this matter, Seychelles' tourism revenue will definitely be greatly affected in the short term, and this is absolutely a disaster for Seychelles, which relies on tourism for 80% of its income.

But the chief of police, Longor, now did not feel that the two spies were to blame at all, but that they were two hot potatoes, because he did not dare to offend Efuya, who was only a thousand kilometers away from them.

Although Efuya is a warlord, he has an army of tens of thousands of people, more than 100,000 square kilometers of land, and thousands of pirate subordinates, which has a total population of only 80,000 people, and even the navy is not Seychelles.

Zhou You waited twenty minutes, but only waited for an answer that he wanted to inform the president of the news. This made him very unhappy: "Mr. Longor, I need to remind you that these two spies must contact the headquarters this afternoon at the latest, otherwise, the other party will know that they have an accident." ”

"Mr. Zhou, why don't you go to the presidential palace with me, I don't have the right to make decisions on this matter."

Zhou You never imagined that a president would be so easy to meet. According to the sources, President René has been in control of almost all major powers in Seychelles since the military coup d'état in '77. He is not only the president, but also the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, the minister of foreign affairs, the minister of defense, the minister of finance, but so to speak, the whole of Seychelles, is under his control.

However, after a phone call from the police chief, the tour came to the scenic presidential palace in the center of the city.

The Seychelles Presidential Palace is located on a small hill in the heart of the city, with only three simple two-storey white buildings. The middle one is the Governor's Palace, built 100 years ago, the President's residence on the left, and the Vice President's Mansion on the left. In addition to the better greenery and more guards, the 1 house here does not have a sense of solemnity at all, and it is slightly insufficient compared to the houses of ordinary residents in Singapore.

President René is 68 years old this year, and although he can almost be regarded as a dictator, he has no arrogance and is as kind as an old neighbor. When he saw Zhou You, his first sentence was not a routine greeting, but praise: "Mr. Zhou, you are really tall enough, there are few Asians who are as tall as you." ”

Zhou You also learned about René on the road, knowing that he was a descendant of France, and thought that he would turn back to a warlord style, but he didn't expect that what he saw was completely different from what he thought in his heart.

Although René has ruled the country for twenty-five years through a coup d'état, he still has a hint of French thinking and unreliability. And his English is extremely bad, and you still need to guess before you know what he says.

Zhou You smiled, still according to the procedure, and said modestly: "Your Excellency President, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

He smiled and shook Zhou You's hand and said, "Seychelles is a small country like Singapore, but Singapore's economy is 200 times that of ours. In our country, there is not so much red tape, and we can be a little more comfortable talking. Have a seat. ”

Zhou You didn't feel that he was facing a president at all, and the attitude he showed now was no different from that of an old man chatting on the street, which made Zhou You a little unaccustomed.

And Sanchez felt as if he was dreaming, because he had collected the information, and he thought he would face an extremely strong leader, but now it turned his perception upside down.

Zhou You took a look at this meeting room of the presidential palace, if it weren't for the map and national flag on the wall, it was not much different from the meeting room of an ordinary family, Zhou You even found that a socket on the wall was broken, I don't know why it was not repaired, so I simply wrapped the wire with adhesive tape, and it was exposed like that.

It's really weird.

"Your Excellency, this visit to the Seychelles has been a paradise-like beauty, and I feel that my trip is worthwhile. So I regret that this happened today, because it is said that the scenery of the North Island is unparalleled, but I didn't see it this time. ”

René smiled and said: "The beauty of the Seychelles will not disappear in the short term due to the change of time, if Mr. Zhou is interested, you can come to Seychelles at any time, we welcome Mr. Zhou at any time, and will provide you with high-quality service." ”

Zhou You asked, "What if I want to continue my tour today?" You know, in order to prepare for this trip to the North Island, I paid nearly $100,000 extra to the Hilton Hotel, so that they could prepare all kinds of food, tents, amusement boats, and diving equipment for me, but now everything is wasted. ”

He groaned and asked, "I've been hearing a rumor. …… In April last year, in the Gulf of Aden, five pirate ships were caught, nearly two hundred pirates died on the spot, and dozens of pirates were captured. ”

Some of the things you do are blocking news from ordinary people, but I wish the people at the top knew as much as possible. Therefore, he did not hesitate at all, nodded and said, "It is also for this reason that Efuya now wants to take revenge on me. ”

"What is Mr. Zhou going to do?"

Zhou You did not answer, but asked rhetorically: "Your Excellency, if you were me, what would you do now?" ”

René smiled and said softly: "One side is unprepared, the other side is prepared, and Mr. Zhou is delicate and expensive, I personally think that it is the best choice to avoid the limelight for the time being." ”

He remained silent, but Zhou You didn't have such good patience, but said tentatively: "But I personally don't have the habit of escaping, the more challenging the action, the more I like it." ”

At this moment, René restrained the smile on his face and sighed: "Seychelles is a weak country, our annual GDP is not as much as Mr. Zhou's wealth, and our annual financial income is not as high as Mr. Zhou's income alone, so we are not able to resist any wind and waves from the outside world." ”

Zhou You said directly to the showdown: "I have two choices here, I don't know if His Excellency the President is interested?" ”

He still said lightly: "I really want to hear Mr. Zhou's high opinion. ”

"The first option, I donate a million dollars, the Seychelles government can continue to pretend that it doesn't know anything. But provide me with two body armor, two rifles, two pistols, and enough ammunition for me to deal with the pirates. Efuya has less than ten of these ocean-going boats, three of which he lost last time, and two more this time, and his influence on the east coast of Africa will be diminished in the future. In addition, I will continue to encircle and suppress his maritime forces in the later stage to ensure that they lose their influence in Seychelles in the future. ”

He paused for a moment and exclaimed, "Do you want to deal with more than sixty heavily armed pirates with just four men?" ”

Zhou You shook his head and said, "No, it's just two people." ”

After a while, he reacted and sighed, "I don't know how to evaluate your behavior, you are full of confidence in yourself." Shaking his head, he asked again, "What about the second option?" ”

Zhou You smiled and said: "I am full of interest in Beidao, and I want to buy it and put it into commercial operation, I wonder if 30 million US dollars can satisfy Your Excellency?" As for the other conditions, they are the same as in the first article. ”

Although Seychelles is the mainstay of its economy, the government does not reap much of the benefits directly from tourism. It's like traveling around them, which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in total, but the shipping companies in the UAE earn $120,000, the Hilton Hotel earns most of the rest, and the government only gets a small profit through taxes. If those companies do a good job of keeping their accounts, the taxes they collect are even more insignificant.

Therefore, don't look at the development of tourism in a place and think that the government makes more money, the key is to see whether the government occupies enough interests in the entire business chain.

If Zhou You buys the island as his own personal resort, then it is a bit like killing the chicken and eggs, but if Zhou You continues to be commercially operated, the government can still occupy a part of the interest in the business chain, so this choice is also a good thing for the Seychelles government.

30 million US dollars, this is not a small amount, Seychelles does not have 30 million financial revenue in a year! Almost all government facilities in Seychelles are now funded by foreign countries, and the government is also operated by foreign support. Even the buses that René is riding on now, and the buses on which residents travel, are all donated by other countries.

But for a country, economic interests, while important, are often not the most important.

The impact of traveling around the Seychelles government, which pretended not to know, was fighting with pirates on an isolated island, because no matter who won or lost, Seychelles' own shortcomings in management were exposed.

But then again, if it is true that he will directly encircle the maritime power of Efuya, as Zhou You promised, then it will be a good thing for Seychelles.

For Seychelles, which is mainly supported by tourism, this affects a lot of income every year. If the pirates are eliminated, it will be of great benefit to tourism in the Seychelles.

So René was also hesitating, in his heart, he actually accepted the conditions of Zhou You, but he didn't believe that Zhou You could deal with dozens of pirates by relying on two.

If something happens to Zhou You, the impact on Seychelles will be too bad. Zhou You's influence is not just for the ordinary rich man, he is now the idol of almost all young people in the world, and if such a person dies in the Seychelles, their country's tourism industry will suffer a major blow.

It wasn't until noon that René's cabinet finally made the decision to accept a donation of one million from Zhou You, but there would be no written receipt of the million.

If there is no accident during Zhou You, the two sides will continue to negotiate an agreement on the purchase of the island.

Of course, in order to ensure the personal safety of the travelers, the Seychelles military will also send an elite team to replace the guards on the island. They won't be directly involved in the initial struggle, but if Zhou You really has any hope of victory, they will also help Zhou You keep all those pirates behind.

Now, what Zhou You needs to solve is to appease his wives.

Luckily, they don't know much about the inside story. Zhou You also deceived them with good intentions, saying that he would follow the Seychelles army to negotiate with the pirates, rather than facing the pirates himself.

In their hearts, Seychelles, as a country, must have the upper hand in the face of a gang of pirates. They don't know that these pirates bully a country like that.

In Zhouyou's previous life, in 2011, Seychelles had no choice but to invite mainland troops to be stationed on their main island, Mahé, to help them fight piracy.

This shows how weak the country is.

The overall shape of the North Island resembles a large bear lying on its stomach, with a small bear lying behind it, both heads in the north, one east and one west. There is a fine beach on the back and a fine beach on the belly, and the rest of the place is a primeval forest and boulder beach.

Especially at the head of the bear, it is a rocky mountain, and because of the lack of soil, not even the trees grow, and it is full of weathered layers of rock.

Although the area of this island is less than two square kilometers, there is no shortage of peaks, hills, and plains on the island. In addition to two small granite peaks, the island is covered with coconut groves and sea coconut palms. It's no wonder that this place will be known as a world-famous luxury resort island in later generations, and when I saw this island with my own eyes, I felt more and more that I really didn't lose anything to buy this island for 30 million dollars.

After inspecting the whole island, at the north and south beaches, of course, that kind of speedboat could not get on the island. If pirates wanted to come to the shore, they could only come to the island on the rocky shores of the east and west.

The staff arranged by the Hilton Hotel have already arrived on the island, and they have already set up tents for them in the coconut groves on the northern beaches. They will not leave until they have reached the island, and food will be brought to them on time every day to ensure that it does not interfere with their vacation.

It is closer to the reef to the west, and from the east, you have to climb a mountain of more than 100 meters to get there. Therefore, Zhou You and Yang Billy agreed that if the other party wanted to come, they would definitely land from the west.

Now, it's time for the two spies to do their job.

(To be continued.) )