Chapter 59: The Price of Cabbage and Radish (Ask for Collection)
Aideed's payment is still quite refreshing.
Directly let Ouma transfer from the overseas bank to Tang Dao's account in a Swiss bank.
"It's a pleasure to work with." Tang Dao suddenly rose from the middle and lower poor peasants to the local tyrant class, and sure enough, the field was bigger and the income was also large, unlike in Namibia, where he could only earn some hard money by selling some guns.
Aideed shook his hand with a kind face, and joked with interest, "Mr. Nicholas, if the price is more beautiful, I think I'd be more willing to bring more hope home." ”
More than $8 million is almost the most of his liquidity.
Of course, his assets overseas can't be counted, and Aideed is reluctant to smash them.
Tang Dao can hear that the other party must still have ideas, and this is easy to do!
If you don't have any money, you can use other methods.
You don't have to pay real money, as long as you can change weapons.
"General, actually, we can do business in another way." Tang Dao's eyes narrowed into a line when he laughed, and he really couldn't let him go if he didn't deduct some dirt from the buyer.
"Business?" Aideed looked at Oumar, confused.
"I heard that there are four airports in Mogadishu and I want to rent one of them."
Tang Dao has discussed the geographical location of Somalia with several employees, and I have to say that this place is really a natural place.
Shou Gulf of Aden, located in the middle of the East Asia and European trade routes, is a necessary place to shorten the voyage through the Suez Canal, but also close to the oil-rich Middle East and North Africa, can provide a lot of service trade for ships, but also can be used as a window for African products to the world, coastal fisheries are abundant, to some extent very suitable for the development of port trade.
However, the Red Sea near Somalia has poor shipping conditions and unpleasant climatic conditions, especially in the northern part of Somalia near the Gulf of Aden, where the climate conditions are perennially dry and the Suez Canal has limited navigability.
In terms of economy, the economy is backward, the infrastructure is very poor, it is difficult to provide high-quality services for passing ships, the transportation is inconvenient, and the connection with the hinterland of Africa is affected by the East African plateau, so it is difficult to take advantage of the port.
In terms of politics, political corruption, limited power of the central government, perennial wars among various tribes, and many people are forced to participate in piracy for their livelihoods, which makes the conditions for life security very poor, thus making the originally backward economy even more impoverished, more marginalized in the wave of economic globalization, insufficient investment in education, and even more unable to develop the economy through knowledge channels.
But this mess, isn't that what Tang Dao likes?
Moreover, the Il-76 can almost cross the African continent to carry out a certain amount of material delivery, which will make the company's business more extensive, and after establishing a foothold in this place, it can be used as a station for PMC employee training.
It's much better than being watched by the hooligans in North America or Europe.
Rent an airport?
Aideed frowned slightly, pondered for a while, and carefully thought about the operability inside, he didn't have an air force under his hands, not even a decent combat helicopter, to put it bluntly, he was actually just a warlord after the collapse of the Siad government, warlords like him were everywhere in Somalia and even Africa, but he was lucky enough to occupy Mogadishu.
"Not at Mogadishu International Airport."
Aideed shook his head first.
Tang Dao's heart was relieved, he knew that the other party was relieved, "Don't worry, I don't want here, I want a 50-kilometer airport." ”
The international airport in the old town, after the start of the civil war, became one of the main battlegrounds for several parties, and by 1992 it was almost heavily damaged by the bombing of the Americans, compared to the airport of Esare, which is 18 kilometers outside the city, "without any background".
Mogadishu has four airports, the other three are military airports, Esaare (18 kilometres north of the capital), "50 kilometres to the southwest" and Balidugrad (105 kilometres to the northwest), the latter two being transit points for Djibouti-based Daru Airlines and Nairobi-based African Express Airlines.
Tang Dao wants this, as for Nadaru Airlines, I'm sorry ... Can you find a new stop, if you don't cooperate?
No amount of is as direct as a bullet!
"50 km from the airport?" Aideed glanced at Tang Dao with a strange look, and after opening his mouth, he still swallowed back what he wanted to say, and after muttering a few words to Ouma behind him, he turned his head, "Yes, but the price..."
"300,000 US dollars, but also includes the right to use 100 square kilometers of land near the airport, leased for 50 years!
The price is already very user-friendly, what does Esaare Airport have?
There is no hanging hair, not even a fence, even ox carts can enter at will, that place, Tang Dao has been seen, it is a mess, miserable, that place can be called an airport?
It's better to call a toilet.
The most valuable thing is the standard runway of nearly three kilometers, which is very helpful for the take-off of the Il-76.
If he leases it, he will have to spend money to expand it, and as for the land, of course, he uses it as a training base, and Somalia is a good place, so cheap to take advantage of it.
100 square kilometers?
Aideed is very bad at math and doesn't have this concept, but he doesn't care, after all...
African land is notoriously worthless, and they can't afford to eat, so who is in the mood to engage in real estate?
"In the future, the general will buy goods from us, and all prices will be discounted by six percent, and besides, give priority to you, and if necessary, our company The savior will help you enter the war, as long as you pay a little money." Tang Dao smiled and acted like a profiteer.
He didn't say everything about it, six percent off? But he can raise the price first!
Pay some compensation, which means that you have no money, don't bother Lao Tzu, give money to help you die.
The art of language can be embodied in two kinds of people, politicians and businessmen.
How could the African Yankees understand Tang Dao's "good intentions", Aideed only felt that this deal could be done, but he was still a little unwilling, after all, he had sent more than 8 million just now, and he only got back 300,000 US dollars, he felt too lazy to bring it back, pointed to the NSV machine gun and said, "I don't want money, give me three more weapons." ”
Is... Straight African Big Brother.
Tang Dao actually felt a trace of guilt in his heart, is it really good to deceive an idiot like this?
"No, no, no, General." "I cherish our friendship, I can give you two more, may God bless Mogadishu and may he bless Somalia." ”
Hearing this, Aideed's face was overjoyed, and he gave Tang Dao a hug, and said sincerely, "You are my best friend, sir." ”
The stench on his body almost didn't smoke Tang Dao to death, his stomach was a little uncomfortable, his face was flushed, he raised his hand slightly, and he barely squeezed out a sentence, "Yes, we are friends, very good friends." ”
Aideed was content to take the guards and pull the equipment and left, in order to free up a cart to pull weapons, the soldiers still ran below, even if they didn't sigh, but obviously the morale was not high.
"May God bless you and allow me to make more money from you, Amen." Tang Dao still pretended to clench his fists and prayed for a minute, then shook his hand and looked back at Robert and the others, with irrepressible joy on his face.
"Guys, it's time for us to make our voice heard in Africa!"
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