Chapter 582: "Protection Money" in Disguise
readx; "Pretending to be a ghost, huh? This is also quite fun, I've been catching ghosts all my life, and I can finally experience what it's like to be a ghost. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" Li Daring said with a dry smile.
"You kid, you are really not afraid of heaven and earth!" Shen Yilang said with a smile.
"Of course, how dare you call Li Daring?" Li boldly gritted his teeth and smiled.
"Well, I'll tell you the truth! This time, you need to install a pirate, arrange more than 30 people for you, assign two armed patrol boats, both with heavy weapons, such as machine guns and heavy machine guns, you take people to disguise themselves as pirates, and in the past few days, they have begun to harass merchant ships passing through the waters of Somalia and Seychelles, but you have to remember that we are just harassing, not really robbing them, just scaring and scaring those merchant ships, understand? Shen Yi Zhengse said.
"I understand, Shen Dong means to scare those merchant ships and let them know that piracy is rampant in this area, so that they have to ask for help from our Tianyi Island to send ships to escort us, then they must also give us a protection fee, Shen Dong is really a clever plan!" Li boldly said excitedly.
"Haha, you kid is smart! If you are brave and strategic, you don't need me to teach you how to do it, right? Shen Yi stared at Li Daring and said with a smile.
"I understand, I'll take someone out tomorrow." Li Daring said.
"There is an unclaimed island called Ivory Island two hundred nautical miles away from our Tianyi Island, so you should use Ivory Island as a base! It was originally a pirate's lair, and it was broken by us two years ago, you take people back and build it well, you fake pirate organization, and still use the banner of the former Blue Coast Guard, as long as the big flag of the Blue Coast is displayed, it will be able to scare those passing merchant ships. Shen Yi smiled.
"Well, I know, Shen Dong, just look at it!" Li boldly and excitedly walked out of Shen Yi's office.
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A few days later, the world's major media outlets, especially those in East Africa, focused on the vast expanse of the western Indian Ocean, near Somalia and the Seychelles, because in just a few days, piracy suddenly became more frequent.
As if the pirates had upgraded their weapons and equipment, they drove new patrol boats and constantly fired at passing merchant ships, and the vast Indian Ocean suddenly became a rumbling of guns.
Many merchant ships did not dare to take this road and took a detour, but the pirates' ability to move seemed to have become stronger, and they could not completely avoid the attack of this group of pirates unless they went around a distance of nearly 1,000 nautical miles.
However, the cost of such a long journey will undoubtedly skyrocket, which will cause great trouble for merchants in the countries bordering the western Indian Ocean and some island countries, and everyone will complain.
As a result, the presidents of many countries have come to Seychelles President France, asking for renewed military assistance to the Seychelles Coast Guard, and even asking Seychelles to send ships to escort the ship.
Frans immediately paid Shen Yi's plan to pay the presidents of these countries, and the cost of each escort was not fixed, but accounted for 3 to 5 percent of the value of the goods transported by merchant ships, which was equivalent to a part of the commission.
Although this behavior is also a disguised protection fee, it is at least more cost-effective than being hijacked by pirates and extorting a high ransom, so an agreement was quickly reached, which is called the "Western Indian Ocean Maritime Escort Agreement", and the accession to this agreement must be on a national basis.
The first to join the agreement was the island nation of Madagascar, which is close to the Seychelles.
Madagascar's Transitional President Rajona contacted France and asked to join the agreement.
Shen Yi carefully checked the general situation of the country of Madagascar, and found that this is a relatively poor country, and its military strength is also very weak, especially the navy, the national navy has only 500 people, including a marine company, equipped with a patrol boat and an amphibious ship.
Although the country is poor, at least that agreement has been echoed.
Shen Yi called Frans and asked him to sell our escort plan to the rich countries along the western Indian Ocean, only in this way can we generate more income.
Soon, Mauritius joined the agreement.
Shen Yi knows that Mauritius is a tourist paradise, and the human development index is high among African countries, indicating that this country is relatively developed, especially with strong financial resources.
A few days later, the Republic of Comoros also joined in, and the three countries had to escort as many as a dozen merchant ships every day, and Shen Yi sent submarines to participate in the escort every time, and a large amount of "protection money" continued to flow into his pocket.
According to a secret agreement with France, 30% of the money was to be given to the Seychelles government to make up for the financial shortfall.
After solving the problem of Tianyi Island, Shen Yi immediately returned to China and prepared to participate in the Tengyi Group electronic manufacturing base project that will be laid at the end of the month.
Previously, Tengyi Group has hyped up through the media that this newly established electronic manufacturing base will surpass Foxconn and become the largest electronic product manufacturing base in Asia, located in Xiajiang City, which is rich in silicon and aluminum ore.
At present, Tian Dagang is specifically responsible for the construction of the electronic manufacturing base project.
Now Shen Yi also has his own private jet, and if there are no very special circumstances, he takes a private jet to and from all parts of the country in China.
His private jet is built entirely after the United States Air Force One, and some technology is ahead of Air Force One, but in order to keep a low profile, his private jet is smaller, can only accommodate up to 50 people, and is a small aircraft with hidden weapons and defense systems inside.
In the past, a cruise ship could be turned into a warship, and now his private jet can also be turned into a fighter jet.
That afternoon, Shen Yi took a private jet to Xiajiang City.
Tian Dagang led the main leaders of Tengyi Real Estate to welcome Shen Yi's arrival.
"Dagang, this time our manufacturing base has laid the foundation, have the leaders of Xiajiang Municipal Axe been invited?" Shen Yi returned to the office building of Tengyi Group in Xiajiang City and immediately convened a meeting of the main persons in charge here.
"All of them are invited, including Yang Yanru, the new mayor of Xiajiang City." Tian Dagang said.
"Yang Yanru? Is it a female mayor? Shen Yi asked.
"Yes, although she looks very beautiful, this Mayor Yang is nicknamed 'Iron Lady', and after coming to Xiajiang City, he acted vigorously and resolutely, and managed traffic and public security problems with an iron fist, and achieved certain results, and this person is selfless and selfless, and we have always wanted to get closer to her, but we have never succeeded." Tian Dagang said.
"Really? It doesn't matter, I Shen Yi loves to deal with women the most! Shen Yilang smiled.
"Big brother, although your womanhood is quite good, I bet that you have to be stunned when you see Mayor Yang, this woman's aura is too powerful, it feels like a modern version of Wu Zetian!" Tian Dagang said with a dry smile.
"A modern version of Wu Zetian? Is it so evil? Shen Yi asked with a smile.
"Absolutely, this woman heard that she has roots in Yanjing, and her background is absolutely unfathomable, and when she comes to our Xiajiang City, she is gold-plated, and in order to make political achievements, she naturally has to do a big career!" Tian Dagang said.
"It doesn't matter, even if she is really a modern version of Wu Zetian, I have a way to deal with her. Women, after all, are still women, and there will always be a little more weaknesses than men. Shen Yi rolled his eyes and said with a light smile.
"Shen Dong, it's not that I have the ambition of others, this Yang Yanru, you must not underestimate her!" Tian Dagang said.
"Then let's do it, in the evening, I will secretly meet with a few of our old contacts in Xiajiang Municipal Axe, and learn about this Mayor Yang's style of acting from the side, which is called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and not being defeated in a hundred battles!" Shen Yi smiled lightly.
"Okay, I'll send out the invitation right away!" Tian Dagang said.
"Well, just book a VIP luxury room at the largest splendid hotel in Xiajiang City, and let's invite the good friends of Xiajiang Municipal Axe to dinner here." Shen Yi Zhengse said.
Tian Dagang nodded and immediately started to contact.
Jin Jiang Hotel, is the largest hotel in Xiajiang City, a newly upgraded county-level city, and the only four-star hotel in the city.
Now it seems that the vision of Hong Kong investors is indeed unique, and Xiajiang County has been upgraded to Xiajiang City, and the future development prospects are infinite. 、
At seven o'clock in the evening, Shen Yi came to the VIP luxury private room of the Splendid Hotel on time, and he brought Qiu Dahai, the deputy minister of the public relations department, to this meal.
After a while, the old "related households" of Tengyi Group in Xiajiang City came, and the biggest leader here was Guan Shiqiang, the current member of the Standing Committee of the Xiajiang Municipal Party Committee and executive vice mayor, and then Wan Songnian, director of the Municipal Axe Office, and the directors of several other key departments in the city.
The current secretary of the Xiajiang Municipal Party Committee is called Xu Guangde, the old secretary of Xiajiang City, and he is about to retire in two years, so he basically does not mix with many things, nor does he form a gang, so he wants to finish the last two years of his term and retire smoothly.
Therefore, in terms of work and dealing with people, the old secretary Xu Guangde pursues the "principle of balance", that is, to balance the interests of all factions in the city, so that everyone can coexist peacefully and don't cause trouble, so people call it "balance secretary" behind their backs.
"Chairman Shen, haha, it's rare to see! Fortunately, I will be glad to meet you! Executive Deputy Mayor Guan Shiqiang is an old fritter in the officialdom, and when he saw Shen Yi, he immediately smiled with a smile on his face, because he knew that Shen Yi had a deep background, and he was the big boss of the listed group, and he was by no means an idle person.
Over the years, Guan Shiqiang has also received the benefits of Tengyi Group, so the relationship between the two sides is very strong.
"Mayor Guan, you're welcome, please take a seat." Shen Yilang said with a smile. (To be continued.) )