Wood Manor is no longer what it used to be, the mine site is just a few kilometers away, in the garden you can seem to hear the roar of the giant excavator imported from Germany, the wide asphalt road is built to the gate of the manor, on the way to come, you can see rows of simple houses, that is the dormitory of Chinese construction workers, the red and blue tin roof is particularly eye-catching in the African sun.

Wherever Prime Minister Martin goes, he takes a whole team of bodyguards, elite Caye fighters who are paid by the Treasury and are paid by the state treasury to use the latest Land Rover off-road vehicles and HK416 carbines imported from Europe.

In contrast, the servants of Wood Manor are much more shabby, after the iron ore project began to operate, the Wendu tribe who originally lived here was forcibly relocated by the government to a pre-designated reserve, in order to defend the land where their ancestors had lived for generations, the tribal warriors also fought bloodily, but under the threat of machine guns from the government army and the temptation of a large number of cheap Chinese-made daily necessities, they still succumbed, in order to live, many young men from the tribe came to Wood Manor to apply as workers.

The classic dress of the Buraku people is mostly a Chinese-made acrylic blanket, a rope tied around the waist, barefoot, and a rattan basket or clay pot on their heads, and only those who work at Wood Manor wear khaki short-sleeved shirts and trousers, and wide-brimmed sunhats, which look like slaves of the white colonists of a hundred years ago.

Liu Ziguang looked at Martin's bodyguards, then at the lightly dressed workers, and asked, "What will you do if you lose the election?" ”

"I'm not going to lose, and if I fail, it's going to be Jose's cheating," Martin said. ”

Liu Ziguang continued to ask: "What if Jose didn't cheat?" ”

"I won't lose, I saved the country, José is just a corrupt man, I didn't hold him accountable, he wants to subvert my rule, I won't forgive him, if he loses the election, he will face my wrath." ”

Martin said this with a righteous and awe-inspiring attitude, and the well-textured clothes and handmade leather shoes reflected him like a prince, Liu Ziguang sighed and said: "If you think like this, then what is the difference with Kuba." ”

If someone else spoke like this, Prime Minister Martin would definitely be furious, but in front of Liu Ziguang, he always kept a heart of awe, and after thinking for a while, Martin said: "I don't believe that Jose, a speculative politician, will bring stability and prosperity to the country." ”

Liu Ziguang said: "I don't believe it either, but the rules of the game have been determined, like two people at the poker table to win or lose, one side loses the face and does not admit it, and pulls out a gun to kill the opponent, this kind of person who breaks the rules is bound to be rejected by everyone, if you think it is better than Jose, then prove it to the voters." ”

"Thanks, I think I know what to do, let's try our marksmanship."

The two played a flying saucer again, Liu Ziguang left Martin to eat, His Excellency the Prime Minister excused himself and said that there were still government affairs to deal with, and left Wood Manor with his entourage, when the convoy drove out of the gate of the manor, a dusty Yutong bus drove in, and the convoy passed by, the windows were full of curious eyes looking at the small flag fluttering in the wind in front of the prime minister's special car, Martin looked up, these are Chinese.

These people are Liu Ziguang's employees recruited from China, a total of 20 people, the bus stopped in front of a two-story building, the door opened, the driver shouted at everyone to get out of the car, Wang Yuanwen, who was sitting in the back row and was snoring, jumped up with a spirit, and saw that everyone was almost down, so he quickly got up and took his backpack from the luggage rack and got off the bus.

The average age of the young men was no more than twenty years old, and Wang Yuanwen was the older among them, they stood together talking and laughing, handing each other cigarettes, lighting fires, and looking at the scenery of a foreign country.

That day, Wang Yuanwen found Wei Ziqian, quickly signed the contract, took the contract back to his hometown to apply for a passport, and came to Beijing to report, and a group of young people to check their bodies together, inject various vaccines, and board the plane at the capital airport, this is Wang Yuanwen's first time on a plane, he was excited and curious, after more than ten hours of flight, he finally landed, and then changed to a car, and drove for five or six hours to arrive at the destination, that is, the Wood Manor for which they want to serve.

"This is Africa!" Wang Yuanwen said with emotion, it looks very different from his hometown, the tropical trees are tall and lush, the sun is white and the people are panicking, the flagpole on the roof of the building is not a five-star red flag, but a colorful flag, there is a banner at the entrance of the building, which reads "Warmly welcome new colleagues", which makes people feel a little cordial.

"Assemble." With a whistle, a tall man walked over, wearing a camouflage uniform and canvas boots, and his demeanor reminded Wang Yuanwen of his instructor when he was in the recruit company.

The young men are not all like Wang Yuanwen who have experience in the army, but they have also been trained in the queue in physical education class, and they quickly lined up, and the man in camouflage said loudly: "My name is Li Jianguo, I am your instructor, from now on, you are a probationary employee of Wood Manor......

After the instructor finished speaking, the newcomers entered the dormitory building, arranged beds, received clothing, shoes and hats, and then shaved their heads, took a shower and changed into new clothes to come to the canteen to eat, the food was very rich, in order to entertain them, the canteen specially wrapped dumplings, and cold beer was served, all of which made Wang Yuanwen feel more cordial, and seemed to return to the barracks.

There is a magnetic card phone installed in the dormitory building, and there is a phone card in the employee welfare.

"Dad, I'm at the place, the leader is very good to me, the treatment is good, I have food and housing, and there is air conditioning in the room."

"Good! Then your mother and I can rest assured, we received your remittance today, and I happened to pay your brother's tuition. ”

Wang Yuanwen was stunned: "I didn't send money to my family!" ”

"This kid, your name is clearly written on the remittance slip, two thousand yuan, what can your father coax you."

At this time, Wang Yuanwen was even more puzzled, and suddenly heard the assembly whistle, and hurriedly said: "Next time, I'll hang up." I hurriedly ran to the assembly, and saw Instructor Li walking over with a man, who was the noble man I met in Beijing.

"Please Mr. Liu to speak to everyone and applaud." Instructor Li gave an order, and the newcomers all applauded desperately, striving to leave a good impression in front of the big boss.

Liu Ziguang stretched out his hand and pressed it, and said: "Nothing is always the same, everyone is here, they are all a family, just call me big brother if you don't dislike it, you are new to here, and I have nothing to give you a reception, so let's give everyone a greeting gift, and go to San Juan tomorrow." ”

The servant behind him held a tray, which was full of red envelopes, and Boss Liu personally sent the red envelopes to everyone, and everyone couldn't wait to pinch the red envelopes, feeling the thickness, and their hearts were extremely warm.

"Everyone is tired, let's rest early." Liu Ziguang was about to leave, but Wang Yuanwen caught up from behind: "Mr. Liu, I want to ask about something." ”

"What's the matter, you say."

"That...... The remittance at home is from our company. ”

Liu Ziguang smiled: "You don't have to worry, this money is not from your salary, it is considered your labor insurance." ”

Wang Yuanwen's eyes widened, he had never heard of a good thing that labor insurance was as high as wages.

Liu Ziguang continued: "Your salary is paid monthly, and you can directly receive 2,000 US dollars, or you can exchange it for RMB ......."

Wang Yuanwen was completely stunned, two thousand ...... The US dollar, which he had always thought was two thousand yuan, suddenly increased several times, and this happiness came so fast that he didn't even know when Mr. Liu would leave.

returned to the dormitory, happily shared this shocking news with everyone, but was ridiculed by everyone, the contract had already been written, the monthly salary was 2,000 US dollars, Wang Yuanwen was very depressed.

In the office, Li Jianguo asked Liu Ziguang: "The monthly salary of 2,000 US dollars is a little higher, most of these young men have never touched a gun, and their education is not high." ”

Liu Ziguang said: "This is the same as some companies like to recruit secondary school students, the more humble people are, the more they will cherish what they get, and ...... There is a war coming soon, and two thousand dollars is really not high. ”

There was a thunderstorm in the sky, and the rainy season in Africa came.

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Jiangbei City Bidding Center, is holding the Hongqi Iron and Steel Plant equity auction, since the Xuanwu Group withdrew from the red steel, the situation of the factory not only did not improve, but the situation is getting worse, there are heavyweights in the province spoke, in the name of serious pollution directly shut down the remaining blast furnace and converter, no enterprise dared to take over this old enterprise with thousands of retired workers, the factory relied on the only funds to maintain for a period of time, tragically announced liquidation.

Outside the bidding center, a large number of red steel workers gathered, drizzling, thousands of people were silent on the road, black umbrellas and black raincoats rendered a depressing atmosphere, several Audi cars with provincial agency passes under the windshield drove into the central compound, everyone knows, in a few minutes, the auction will begin.

There are not many people who come to bid, only a few of them, after all, Chen Runing's bones are not cold, and the lessons of the past are placed there, even if the land of red steel is attractive, it must be weighed, so most of the companies that came to bid were invited by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission to play soy sauce, and in many people's expectations, this auction will be unsold.

Red steel is not in the form of on-site bidding, the bid has long been handed over, now it is just the opening of the bid, in the deserted hall, only a few business representatives and a reporter from Jiangbei Daily sitting, after the leader was seated, the staff of the bidding center announced the bidding results.

Hongqi Iron and Steel Factory was acquired by Chenguang Machinery Factory at a price of 250 million yuan, and all debts of Honggang and the outstanding workers' pension insurance and medical insurance were all borne by Chenguang Machinery Factory.

When the news came out, there was a thunderous cheer, and many Hongqi people shed tears of excitement.

God, I don't know when it's clear, a round of rainbows hangs high,