Chapter 40: The Men of Bosasso
PS: Today's two more, ask for recommended votes, ask for collections, ask for clicks, ask for rewards, in short, all kinds of requests without discipline.
Grain has always been a project that Li Lan wants to develop, but he is unable to develop rapidly.
On the one hand, he has no talent in agriculture and no good seeds.
He asked Muhammadi to relocate the villagers, not only for the sake of play, but also to try to develop agriculture, expand the planting area, and grow some drought-tolerant food.
Although Li Lan, who knows nothing about agriculture, is helpless about it. But he was even more reluctant to do nothing.
In arid and semi-arid areas, it is usually necessary to plant some crops with strong drought resistance and tolerance, such as millet (millet), millet (millet), barley and other cereal crops and sweet potato, peanut, potato and other root and tuber crops.
In the Somali region, maize is the most widely cultivated food crop, which is the staple food of the Somalis; The production of wheat and rice is far from self-sufficient and requires large imports. The main cash crops for export are: coffee, cocoa, cotton, peanuts.
This is some simple news that Li Lan understands, the rainy season is coming, and when the rainy season is over, it is a good time to officially plant.
(You can assume that you don't see this, because it has nothing to do with the next chapter.) )
However, none of this is important to Li Lan now, and it can only start when the current difficulty is over.
During the talks between Li Lan and Mohammadi, the Bosasso government army finally arrived belatedly.
Since Li Lan made 1,500 boxes of ammunition at noon yesterday, Li Lan has never produced anything again. Because he needs to set aside some reserve funds, and then see what is lacking and then build something immediately.
Therefore, starting from the recycling at six o'clock last night, by now, the base has once again had more than 20,000 funds, and as long as it is noon, the number of funds can break through to 30,000.
In peacetime, under the large-scale construction, these 30,000 yuan can be said to be pitifully small, but in wartime, these 30,000 yuan can be of great use, and they can replenish ammunition in a timely manner, or wear out weapons, which play a great role.
After receiving the scout's report, Li Lan and Mohammadi set off for the southern gate of the outer wall of the base. At the door, where the sentry cannon was originally placed, has been replaced by two large wooden boxes.
Not only the south gate, but also the middle of the wall and the entrance in other directions, the original hideous sentry guns and machine-gun pillboxes have been camouflaged and sealed tightly by wooden planks, and outsiders can't see what is inside. This is also to try to make these defensive units not be discovered by the enemy too early, so as to achieve a surprise effect and exert maximum lethality.
When Li Lan and Muhammadi walked out of the gate, they heard Bosasso and the guard sentries arguing, and the atmosphere was very unpleasant.
I saw a tall black man in camouflage uniform, standing in front of the mobilized soldier standing guard, his nostrils facing the sky, looking like the eldest and my second child, and saliva flew and shouted at the mobilized soldier. "Hurry up and report that we are inspectors on behalf of the Bossaso government army, and we have come to verify your number and area."
Behind the man were several armed vehicles, led by a jeep, followed by two armed pickup trucks, and two trucks on the Zuihou side.
With the exception of the jeep, the four cars in the back were all modified, and the pickup truck was equipped with a heavy machine gun in the rear compartment as always. In the back compartment of the two trucks on the Zuihou side, two 120-mm mortars are erected, and the rear compartment is full of shells.
At this time, behind this man, there were more than two dozen Bossaso government soldiers, but they were shocking the height of the wall in front of them.
On the other hand, the mobilizer standing guard alone did not pay attention to the black man in front of him, but replied nonchalantly: "I am not running errands, there is no way to report for you, besides, this is private territory, without permission, outsiders are not allowed to enter." ”
"Boy, my patience is limited, don't mess with me." As a prominent figure in Bossaso's government army, the long-respected Turquoise has almost lost patience and forgotten what the Minister of Armed Forces had told him before he arrived.
Before he came, the Minister of Armed Forces had repeatedly told him to treat the rich man well, even when he was under the hands of the rich man, and to remain kind.
However, his temper was not very good-tempered, and he quickly put the advice of the armed forces minister behind him. In fact, this is also normal, he has been walking sideways in the area controlled by the Bossaso government, and he can endure the current situation there.
Three minutes ago, Yan Longtao, who had just come here, was also smiling, especially after seeing the towering wall and the length of the wall, the smile on his face was even stronger.
Over the past month, everyone has known that Bossaso has come to a benefactor who often sends generous gifts to the Minister of Armed Forces, and all of them are gifts by the car. Since yesterday he received the order from the Minister of Armed Forces, he has become the envy of other officers. He also had high expectations for this trip, thinking all the way that he would be able to get more benefits from this trip.
However, before he could start his work, he encountered one sentry after another who annoyed him a lot. No matter what he says, the other party just doesn't get in the oil and salt. didn't even agree to a word, how could he stand it.
According to his temperament, if this was in the center of Bossaso, he would have led his troops to force his way in, and he would have a fight with a sentry here.
However, he didn't let him wait for long, just after he finished speaking, the door happened to be opened, Li Lan and Muhammadi walked out, and the mighty general was still closely following Li Lan's side.
"This must be Mr. Avel's capable talent!"
The arrival of Li Lan and Muhammadi changed the atmosphere, and the mobilized soldier standing guard solemnly saluted Li Lan and Muhammadi.
"Mr. Li, it's a pleasure to meet you, I must have already informed you of my arrival this time! In order not to delay Mr. Li's precious time, and so that I can go back to the business as soon as possible, let's start checking right away! Seeing the main master, Yan Longtao came directly to Li Lan, and a smile was restored on his face.
"Check what?" Li Lan asked with a puzzled expression.
"Didn't you, Mr. Minister, inform Your Excellency? On the question of taxes, I am here to record the number of armed men under Mr. Li and the amount of land he owns, so as to confirm how much tax Mr. Li needs to pay. He also thought that Li Lan really didn't know.
"What a thing! Actually, I forgot to tell Mr. Awel yesterday that these soldiers and the land here belong to Mr. Mohammadi next to me, and I am just an adviser hired by Mr. Mohammadi, and the actual owner is not me. Li Lan said.
In fact, in the past month, Li Lan thought of another way, that is, to bribe Awei, so as to make the tax matter a big thing and a small thing nothing. However, he soon abandoned this option. Because after his calculations, he came to the conclusion that bribery and paying taxes are, in fact, not much different. The two methods of heavy bribery and obedient tax payment will also cause great obstacles to his future development. Not only does a lot of money have to be spent on it, but it also restricts a lot of his energy.
As long as the other party is exhausted and unable to come back, what you get after victory is not comparable to what you get after being a grandson.
Through the sentinel's translation, when he learned what Li Lan said, the smile on Yan Longtao's face instantly froze, and he said, "Mr. Li, this kind of thing is not a joke, and you also know what taxes mean to us. And don't you think that it is too immature to use such methods to evade taxes? ”
Speaking of this, Yan Longtao took a step closer and whispered: "In fact, with the relationship established between Mr. Li and our minister, as long as you communicate with the minister personally, you can completely avoid a lot of taxes. Moreover, in this way, Mr. Li can also maintain a good relationship with the government, so that he will not meet each other for some money. ”