Chapter 648: The Problem of Money
In fact, recruiting people is not a problem.
Why?
During the war, Pakistan carried out limited mobilization, recruited large numbers of retired soldiers, and formed dozens of brigades of combat units.
By the end of the war, Pakistan's three armed forces had more than 2 million troops.
Among them, the army alone has about 1.7 million!
Obviously, in peacetime, Pakistan simply does not need such troops.
Even if the conflict with India is not resolved, it is necessary to maintain a strong enough military force, and the total strength of Pakistan's army will be reduced to less than 500,000.
In other words, 1.2 million needs to be cut.
In addition, the Air Force will have to reduce about 100,000 officers and men, and only the Navy will not have the problem of disarmament, that is, the Navy will not expand its forces during the war.
With so many people, how to settle them?
Of course, some of them will definitely have to be transferred to the reserve or the internal security forces.
It's just that there must be a group of officers and men who have to find another way out.
In this way, it is not difficult for Wang Dong to recruit 150,000 or even 250,000 temporary workers in Pakistan as long as he is willing.
As a matter of fact, the Pakistani authorities have approached the "Angu" company, hoping that the "Angu" company will expand its recruitment in Pakistan.
After all, hundreds of thousands of military personnel are professionally working at the same time, which will certainly cause a lot of social problems, and there are not so many jobs in Pakistan.
You know, in Pakistan, the most important thing is the population.
According to pre-war statistics, Pakistan's population has exceeded 500 million, and the demographic structure is extremely young, even excluding women, the labor force is close to 200 million.
The key is, how to feed so many people.
D&F is indeed making a profit and making a lot of money, but D&F and Angu operate separately and have their own businesses.
What's more, after the end of the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, D&F's business will definitely take a hit.
In the short term, feeding more than 100,000 people is not a problem.
However, in the long run, the company must find a profitable point, otherwise sooner or later there will be problems.
How to make a profit?
In the first half of the year, the situation can be described as very bad.
Because the D&F company has long been handed over to Serena and Gao Jun, as well as Zhao Yu and Yunfeng to take care of it there, Wang Dong is mainly responsible for the operation of the "Angu" company, and there is nothing special, he generally does not go to Saudi Arabia to inquire about the operation of the D&F company.
Of course, there is also an element of King Muhammad.
Why?
Muhammad's own sister is still in her boudoir, having rejected several princes from the UAE and Oman, and seems determined to marry Wang Dong.
Previously, Mohammed was only the crown prince.
Now, he is king.
If he gave an order, what should Wang Dong do?
You must know that Wang Dong has long been an honorary citizen of Saudi Arabia, and he has obtained a "wild card" from the royal family, and is one of the few non-royal members who can enter and leave the palace freely.
What's more, D&F's main business activities are related to Saudi Arabia.
Even if Wang Dong doesn't think about himself, he has to think about the tens of thousands of employees of D&F.
In addition, Luo Qing has also been in Saudi Arabia as an instructor in the royal women's guard.
All in all, Wang Dong hid as far as he could, trying not to cause trouble for himself.
Of course, Wang Dong also has a headache for the financial situation of the "Angu" company.
Within six months, Yunlong had recruited tens of thousands of soldiers from among Pakistani veterans in accordance with the agreement signed with the Pakistani authorities.
Of course, mainly officers and non-commissioned officers, and mainly elites.
According to the contract signed with these personnel, during the training period, Angu provided only room and board, as well as a subsidy equivalent to one-fifth of the normal salary.
The employment contract is signed only after completing the training and obtaining the "work permit", or more precisely the assignment.
There's no way around it, and it's reasonable.
The problem is that even a fifth of the salary still attracts hundreds of thousands of retired Pakistani soldiers.
Why?
$1,000 a month is definitely a high income in Pakistan.
What's more, after completing the training, you can get $60,000 a year, which is also a matter of food and housing.
What is this concept in Pakistan?
In an average Pakistani family, only one person usually works, and the annual income of about $10,000 is enough to support the whole family.
The point is, this concept of "the whole family" is too big.
Why?
Polygamy is practiced in Pakistan, where a man can marry up to four wives if he can afford it, and there is no talk of family planning.
A man with an annual income of about $10,000 can provide for his four wives and dozens of children.
$60,000 in income?
In Pakistan, that's definitely a rich man.
In addition, the company "Angu" has long been famous in Pakistan, at least among Pakistani veterans, and is the most wanted place for almost all ex-servicemen.
Why?
Over the past few years, Angu has recruited thousands of people in Pakistan, all of whom earn more than $200,000 a year.
Although many employees from Pakistan died in battle, as long as they can work for the company for a few years, they can buy a large piece of land in their hometown, so that the whole family can live a prosperous life, and the company will pay huge compensation to the casualties.
At that time, when the first recruitment was made, there were only 5,000 places, but 200,000 resumes were received.
Within half a year, Yunlong had recruited about 50,000 people.
Obviously, the cost of settling these people and providing the necessary training, even just for food and shelter, is so huge that it is simply unbearable.
In those months, every time on the 8th, Wang Dong wanted to find a place to hide.
Why?
The 8th is the day of pay, and the budget for the next month must be determined.
It can be said that without the support of D&F, "Angu" would not have survived even the first half a year, and would have declared bankruptcy long ago.
As a result, making money has become the number one task for the company's top management.
In order to make money, everyone is trying to figure out a way.
Xie Chuyue returned to his old job and went to Yemen with a group of elite personnel to assist Saudi Arabia and other Arab League forces in dealing with the leaders of the Houthis.
Zhang Zilan and Tiehu also went to Saudi Arabia, but they were just bodyguards for dignitaries.
Lei Dong took up the business of buying and selling arms, on the underground black market, not in the regular market.
If it weren't for the need to stay in command, Wang Dong might have called Luo Qing to go to the killer organization to take over the task.
Of course, these petty fights are just a drop in the bucket.
If you want to solve the problem of funds, you still have to do big things, and it is Yunlong who boasted about Haikou at the beginning who came up with a way, or found a way.