Chapter Forty-Seven: Small Profits

Originally, Baburu thought that the system proposed by Qin Tian would be unfavorable to the Pokot clan, after all, the gun was in Qin Tian's hands, and Qin Tian and the others could do whatever they wanted.

But when Baburu got the system, he found that a considerable part of the system was restricting the power of mercenaries, such as mercenaries, like the Pokot people, they need to abide by the system or be punished the same.

Looking at such a system, Baburu was completely relieved.

"I don't have any problems, Qin!" After listening to the chieftain read the draft system, the chief of Baburu nodded and replied, "This system is fair!" ”

In fact, this is also Qin Tian's cleverness, his purpose in gathering the Pokot people here is not to have more controlled people, it doesn't mean anything to him.

From the point of view of building the faith of the troops, he must establish a relatively fair system in the base.

But in fact, Qin Tian still has a little selfishness...... The leader of Baburu was completely unaware that Qin Tian was cutting the power of him and several elders of the Pokot tribe.

Rights and duties are often linked.

The Baburu chiefs and elders have the right to decide on the affairs of the tribe, so the Baburu leaders and elders naturally have the right to command the tribe.

And now, if the tribal affairs are no longer decided to be done by the chiefs and elders, but according to the base system, then the tribe is slowly ...... It will be completely controlled by the base, not by the Baburu leader and elders.

There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there can only be one person who can speak in one base, Qin Tian understands this, so of course he will not be polite to Baburu on this matter of principle.

The next day, the work of the base began vigorously.

The first is to build a dwelling.

Somalis have very low requirements for shelter, just build a tent or cover it with a few leaves or thatch...... To be precise, the requirements of the Pokot tribe are relatively low, and the Somalis in the cities are not so much.

But Qin Tian's request is more than that, he thinks that if it is still built as a base like a refugee camp, it will not make much sense.

However, it was not practical to build a brick or cement house for a few thousand people in a short period of time, so trees were cut down on the banks of the Shabelle River to build wooden houses.

The Pokots had no experience in this area, and most of them were done under the guidance of mercenaries.

The farming aspect is also similar, because as mentioned before, the Pokot tribe is a fisherman rather than a farmer.

From a farming point of view, the weather in Africa is impeccable, with an average annual temperature of 28 to 30 degrees Celsius, and there is no such thing as winter...... The so-called winter is the rainy season, and the temperature is 2 or 3 degrees cooler than in summer.

(Note: The rainy season in Somalia is divided into two periods: one is late autumn and early winter, when 30 percent of the rain falls.) The other period is late winter and early spring, with 45 percent rainfall. οΌ‰

In such a climate, crops can be sown at any time, and the crops grow like crazy, the only problem is the lack of water.

However, Qin Tian's base is next to the Shabelle River, and there is no shortage of water, so it is very suitable for farming.

"I thought they should train!" Bertrand looked at the mercenaries who were farming and building houses, and said, "But now ......."

"You'll know what's the use of this later, Bette!" Qin Tian said as he handed Bertrand a cigarette.

"Maybe you're right, Qin!" Bertrand took the cigarette, leaned in front of Qin Tian and lit it, and said, "But I'm about to talk to you about this!" ”

"Money?"

"Yes!" Bertrand replied: "I know that you are our head and that you have the right to make decisions." But...... We bought this land, and everything we built here, and now it costs Altran half a year's income! ”

"Three months!"

"What?"

"Three months, Bette!" Qin Tian replied: "Including the purchase of land, a total of 151,200 US dollars were spent, including the fuel money for the vehicle, which is Altran's net income for three months!" ”

"Well, you must have checked the company's accounts!" Bertrand rolled his eyes.

In fact, Qin Tian didn't need to check any accounts at all, all the data was stored in his head, all he needed was to read it out, just like opening a file in a computer. No need to think, no need to calculate, just gently move your finger and double-click the mouse...... Click, and the results are out.

"But you know, Qin!" Bertrand said: "We need money so that we can keep the company and this base running, no matter what your intentions are!" ”

That's right, as an arms dealer, Altran earns only about $50,000 a month, which can be described as a beggar among arms dealers.

You must know that a mercenary like Qin Tian used to have a monthly salary of as high as 10,000 US dollars when he was in "Sparta", which is only the basic salary, if he goes out on a mission and kills a few enemies, his salary will immediately rise, and it is common to earn 20,000 or 30,000 US dollars a month.

So, in Bertrand's words, he actually worked for his subordinates...... Most of the company's profits are used to pay for the mercenaries, and now it is necessary to add more than 2,000 bellies that need to be fed at the Jira base.

"What's the problem, Bet!" Qin Tian asked.

"The problem is that the guns are sold too low here!" Bertrand replied distressedly: "An AK47 only costs $100 or less, can you imagine?" A brand new AK47 costs only $100...... After deducting the cost, we only made a profit of a dozen dollars per gun, and if it wasn't for smuggling it to other places to sell, Altrand would not have survived until now! ”

(Note: The price of the Somali AK47 cannot be found, but the price in Afghanistan is referenced: in Afghanistan, depending on the old and new situation, an AK can be sold for between 200 yuan and 500 yuan, and the European black market is as high as 1,000 US dollars.) οΌ‰

Qin Tian knew something about this.

This is mainly due to the various handicraft workshops of AK47...... The AK47 is simple to make, and hand-made copies of its parts exist in many parts of Africa.

In times of war, everything else was not easy to sell, but guns and ammunition were easy to sell, so handicraft workshops and strange and modified AK47s came out, and many Somalis survived by producing these things.

Although they are obviously not comparable in quality to the rifles produced by ArtrΓ£o, the problem is that most Somalis don't care about the quality of the gun or whether it will hit accurately, all they need is a gun-like thing that can fire bullets.

As a result, AK47 is almost the price of cabbage, and in some places it is even sold by the pound, so that a company like Altrand, which has a production line that can be mass-produced, is only making a small profit.