Chapter 340: The Price

"Okay, let's stop beating around the bush. Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 President Kagame held the phone and sighed helplessly: "Thirty percent of the development rights in the Congolese occupation areas have priority procurement rights. This should satisfy you and your friends, right?! ”

Benoit on the other end of the line chuckled: "No, no, no...... Your Excellency, you must know that these alone are not enough to impress them completely. You know?! Now the country on the other side of the Atlantic has begun to show its dissatisfaction with this matter. ”

"I'm going to ask my friends to help, and at least make them feel that it's worth embarrassing the country." Benoit on the other end of the phone said softly: "This matter will not end so quickly, we still need to communicate with many friends." It is in your interest and ours to extend your time in Congo as long as possible. ”

Holding the phone, President Kagame fell silent. The rest of the two sides followed the heavy breathing of the current signal. After a long time, President Kagame seemed to have made up his mind, and said hoarsely to Benoit on the other end of the phone: "Fifty percent of the development rights, no more!" ”

"And the carte bluts." Benoit on the other end of the phone said softly: "We need some interests to impress the mining companies, and Europe is also an aerospace region." We also need a lot of rare minerals, and only a sufficient amount and enough profit can make some friends think that it is worth taking risks for us. ”

"Nope! That's impossible! This asking price is too high, if it is left to you to buy it, then what are we?! President Kagame almost shouted at Benoit: "Rwanda is bleeding and dying, and our soldiers are fighting on the front lines!" But in the end, our interests are compromised! This is certainly unacceptable! ”

Benoit on the other end of the line didn't seem to be affected by President Kagame's anger, he was still so slow and logical: "Your Excellency, I am cooperating with you with 100,000 sincerity. You need to know, and we also need to protect the interests of our friends, what will happen if we refuse to help. I'm sure you're well aware. ”

Yes, President Kagame is well aware. What happens if Benoit and his friends refuse to help. Now Rwanda can have the advantage, which is inseparable from Benoit's overt and covert assistance. Once this assistance is disconnected, they will be left alone to face the direct threat from that country across the ocean.

The death of the president of Rwanda, and the massacres that followed. In fact, it was the result of the game behind these capitalist forces, and the French lost that time. Although they desperately assisted the Hutus, it was a pity that the Hutus were so uncompetitive that they lost the war.

And then the Congolese president, who had occupied a high position for decades, got out of the way, and there was also a game behind the capital - Europe was dissatisfied with the direct control of the United States over the entire Congo's minerals. They want to redivide the distribution of minerals, but the Americans don't think so.

As a result, the Tutsis assisted the guerrillas in taking out the Congolese president. But the Rwandans are in such a hurry that they try to prop each other up as puppets. And this caused a counterattack by the new president, and then the intervention of the Electronic Products Association. In the end, the Europeans, who could not bear it, finally launched a direct conquest of the Congo.

Of course, the troops of Europe were not directly involved. In charge of this is the group of people represented by Benoit. Some of them are arms brokers, some of them provide information. Benoit was involved and infiltrated deeper and earlier, and Benoit, who had jackals as a helper, chose to intervene with arms and force at the same time.

"It's definitely not okay to buy it out of the country with full authority, if it's so ****, I'd rather withdraw from the Congo now." After a long silence, President Kagame said in a hoarse voice: "I would rather give up all sacrifices than withdraw." My soldiers are dying, and I always need to be worthy of their sacrifices. ”

Benoit heard this on the other end of the phone and said softly: "We have always been very lenient with our friends, President Kagame. We don't share all of the benefits. I have a place here at the Ecole Nationale SupΓ©rieure des Mines de Paris, of course! There are also a number of scholarships. We are very keen to nurture Rwanda's own mining talent. ”

"2% of our proceeds will be invested in public welfare causes, such as angel funds to help young people start their own businesses. Oh ~ By the way, in order to avoid young people having worries, we will also provide them with an apartment on Avenue Saint-Michel in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, a good means of transport. There is also a monthly stipend, and after graduation, he will be arranged by us to do an internship in the company. ”

After a pause, Benoit said softly: "I believe that under our training, young people will quickly grow into the backbone of the Percini company." Maybe we'll give young people more opportunities, like starting their own mining companies? What do you think?! ”

President Kagame, who is holding the phone, is shaking his hands, can he refuse?! How could he refuse?! Pessini is the only French and European's largest producer of aluminium. At the same time, it is also a comprehensive company and a large multinational enterprise that produces metal materials and nuclear energy. Its business spreads all over the world, and it is deeply involved in mining, processing, manufacturing, secondary smelting...... and so on.

The meaning of Benoit's words is very clear. He'll get a spot, and Benoit doesn't care who it is. The person designated by Kagame will have access to everything Benoit has to offer. The 5th arrondissement of Paris is known for its Latin Quarter, one of the most academic, artistic and cultural districts in the whole of Paris.

There are several universities and a large number of museums, bookstores and monuments. The value of the apartment on Boulevard Saint-Michel in the 5th arrondissement is conceivable. The apartments are like this, so you can imagine what the car provided will be like. Not to mention the opportunity to be placed as an intern at the Percini company, with a monthly stipend.

You will even be invested in setting up a mining company! Kagame gasped for breath, and it took him a while before he unbuttoned his collar and whispered to Benoit on the other end of the phone with a wry smile: "I have to admit that you moved me." This condition makes me very excited......"

"I said we would be lenient with our friends. We never treat our friends badly, which is why our business can stay true for a long time. Benoit on the other end of the phone said softly: "You don't have to answer me so quickly, you can think about it for a while." ”

President Kagame was silent for a moment and said, "Don't think about it, the number of places has been increased to five." The apartment does not have to be in the 5th district, the general student apartment is good. The car is gone, and the allowance is divided into five parts, one for each of them. Including internships, mining companies don't have to. That's it, what do you think?! ”

This time, it was Benoit's turn to be silent. He seemed to be a little unacceptable, and suddenly there would be a person who chose to give up the apartment in the fifth arrondissement, and give up the car. Even if the number of names is set at five, the allowance must be divided equally. Benoit's offer was actually given to Kagame's own immediate family.

However, Kagame's approach is undoubtedly amplifying this interest. In fact, this is a much lower cost than the conditions that Benoit has just proposed. But for Rwanda, it's a better way. Of course, for this Kagame will have to give up some of his interests.

"I have to admit that you are one of the most peculiar African heads of state I have ever met." Benoit was silent for a long time, then sighed, "I'll do my best to meet your conditions, all right!" I said it directly, and I will meet these conditions. There's nothing wrong with that. You will get what you want, and the needs of my friends will not change. ”

Kagame closed his eyes in pain and whispered, "Yes, they will get everything they want!" ”

"Maybe it's out of place, but I still want to say: happy to work together!"

Hanging up, Cagame and Benoit had different thoughts in their hearts. In Benoit's view, Kagame is wasting his work. The whole picture of Africa is there. It's not something that one or two people can change when they get the opportunity to learn. Maybe they can change something, but they will eventually be overwhelmed by the tide of capital.

To make a real difference, it takes a generation, or even several generations, to work hard and struggle. Even to sacrifice. But Benoit does not believe that Africa can produce such generations. In his opinion, it is already remarkable that a generation can do this.

But in Kagame's view, it was a glimmer of opportunity. Yes, once Africa was only a colony in the eyes of Europeans. Africa is nothing but colonies. In order to completely control Africa, the Europeans chose to study in Europe close to the children of their chiefs. Even local colonial armies subordinate to them were raised.

In the end, it was these people who saw the world clearly and drove them out of Africa completely. Thus sparked a wave of independence throughout Africa. Indeed, there is only a small amount of change. But if you don't make even the slightest change, then how can you expect the country to really develop?!

The opinions of the two of them are actually not wrong. The collapse of the colonies after the war had something to do with the African soldiers who had seen the weakness of the Europeans and seen the outside world. But more often than not, it is the efforts of the emerging American capital to enter Africa, a region traditionally colonized by Europe.

The post-war period was the time when Europe was at its weakest, and it was also the time when the United States was at its strongest. At that time, European capital had to hold its nose and endure the intervention of American capital. But now, it is naturally impossible for the Europeans, who have come to the rescue, to watch the Americans seize so many resources. The cake is so big, if you eat more, I'll eat less.

Without a common enemy, it makes sense for everyone to grab more cake from their plates. (To be continued.) )