Chapter 287: Asking for Troubles One
The Strait of Gibraltar is a strategic choke point for blockading the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, and its location is very important, but Morocco does not have the strength to compete for this strait. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 InfoWu Chen has set his sights on the port of Tangier, and he hopes to get authorization from the Moroccan government to lease a part of the wharf and berths as a long-term naval base for the Golden Triangle Navy.
"Dear Royal Highness Crown Prince Sidi, I am very honored to have you here!" Wu Chen was in the small town of Ilfoud on the edge of the desert and met Crown Prince Sidi, who had come to visit him.
Through the international public relations agency of Marcas, the Golden Triangle International Security Company submitted an application to the Moroccan government to lease the terminal, this port is very important to Morocco, it is impossible to rent the whole port, and because the maximum water depth is only more than nine meters, aircraft carriers cannot dock here, so there is no need to invest too much.
Unexpectedly, it was only two days since the application was submitted, and the crown prince came, which can also be seen that the Moroccan side does not mind leasing the base to the company, and is very optimistic about the prospects for future cooperation.
"Mr. Instructor, the Golden Triangle International Security Company is a good friend of African countries, and I very much appreciate your company, which is also the government of the Golden Triangle that is about to be established, for the support of our Moroccan side with the ownership of Western Sahara, and at the same time warmly welcome you to us for a series of cooperation." Crown Prince Sidi said with a smile.
Of course, these are some innocuous polite words, but in actual negotiations, such a way is needed to lead to the following topics. The actors looked at the two of them with surprised eyes, the director and the crown prince seemed to be meeting for the first time, how good it was like a brother, holding hands so enthusiastically that they almost hooked their shoulders.
The crown prince and Crown Prince Sidi walked into the tent and began to negotiate the details of the cooperation, if you want to reach cooperation, it is not so simple, you must have tangible benefits. Morocco is blessed with a unique geographical resource, namely the port of Tangier, which is strategically located in the Strait of Gibraltar. And Wu Chen has a strong armed force and a cutting-edge military industry, as well as the Golden Triangle that is about to be upgraded.
Morocco has always claimed sovereignty over Western Sahara, and this place is still a disputed area and has not been recognized by most countries, but Western Sahara is of no use to Wu Chen, so it expresses support for Morocco's territorial claim to this place, anyway, it is a matter of attitude.
"The port of Tangier is Morocco's most important foreign trade **** its importance and strategic significance, Mr. Instructor must know in his heart that if the dock is leased to your company for military purposes, we will have to bear a lot of criticism, and our navy is now weak and cannot assume the responsibility of protecting your ships." Crown Prince Sidi said seriously.
"Rainbow Shipping Company is now the second enterprise in the world that can independently manufacture aircraft carriers, and we have also been authorized by the Russian government to manufacture Kilo-class conventionally powered submarines, I think it is necessary for your country to strengthen the anti-ship capabilities of the Navy, after all, it belongs to coastal countries." The other party offered a condition, and Wu Chen naturally wanted to accept it.
"The port of Tangier can bring a lot of money every year by berthing ships and serving as a transit point for goods, and our kingdom is still a developing country and is not financially rich enough to need this foreign exchange." Crown Prince Sidi made the second condition.
"Our Golden Triangle is currently engaged in construction, and the economy is not very rich, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should understand the specific situation, let's understand each other, I will pay a one-time $100 million as a lease fee, get the right to use a dock and surrounding berths, and reduce 50 million US dollars for each Kilo-class submarine, what do you think?"
Negotiation is nothing more than a process of bargaining, although Wu Chen's price is a bit low, but at this time 100 million US dollars is not a small number, and the cooperation between the two sides is strategic and long-term.
Crown Prince Sidi thought about it for a while, and then agreed to this condition, the Golden Triangle region is about to be established, and it is necessary to buy large tracts of land from neighboring countries, and it is indeed not very rich financially, a company is not a country after all, and it is sincere enough to come up with so much money.
In return, the Moroccan government will allow the Golden Triangle International Security Company and the Golden Triangle Navy to use a deep-water wharf in the port of Tangier indefinitely, and to build a field airfield and training base near Tangier, and the two sides will establish a military-strategic cooperative relationship, and the Moroccan army will be obliged to protect the security of warships and submarines in the port.
"Boss, I received an urgent call from the US Department of Defense that the Russian Navy has sent a huge fleet, including the aircraft carrier Kuznetsov, bypassing the English Channel and is rapidly moving towards the Strait of Gibraltar, with the expected destination being the Suhumi Naval Base, where the Black Sea Fleet is located."
"The U.S. Department of Defense has asked us to activate the contingency plan, all warships will immediately depart to resume regular patrols in the Black Sea region, and an aircraft carrier group of the U.S. Sixth Fleet is also urgently rushing to the Suza naval base in Greece."
"Our task is to stop the possible threat posed by the Russian fleet during the arrival of the aircraft carrier group at the base, and for this reason, in addition to continuing to bear the cost of our fleet in the Black Sea region, the US military will also pay an additional labor fee, but will not give cash, but will forgive half of the debt we owe to the US government, because the number is too staggering, and the requirement of the Ministry of Defense is to sign a contract, and we will be stationed in the Black Sea region for a long time until the threat in this region is eliminated."
"The Admiralty informed us that they will urgently deliver to us a thousand Harpoon anti-ship missiles and a thousand Standard-2 anti-aircraft missiles, as well as a batch of Patriot anti-aircraft missiles, which will arrive at the Sestopol naval airfield at noon today." Thompson called.
"What are you talking about, Nima, these Americans are inevitably too sensitive, even if this Russian fleet is deployed to the Black Sea, it is not the opponent of our Golden Triangle Navy, they start jumping up and down at this time, is it interesting?"
"I know, since they are willing to forgive our $15 billion debt, you can arrange it according to the other party's requirements, anyway, there are Americans who pay for it, so it's good to let the fleet come out and run in more." Wu Chen was not surprised at all by this incident, because this was originally a secret plan formulated by him after consulting with the Russian leaders.
Russia's strengthening of its naval forces in Eastern Europe will inevitably stimulate the sensitive and fragile hearts of the Americans, for the United States, European countries are the most important little brothers, and Russia is the sword of Damocles hanging over its head at all times!