Chapter 140: Master Batu
After lunch, the group needed to rush to a nearby village, and on the advice of government officials, Zhao Ping'an decided to meet with someone, someone who could help him manage the 3,000-man Self-Defense Force.
According to the official information, this person's name is Batu, who is very prestigious in the local area, is deeply loved by the people, and is also respected by the people as Lord Batu!
Of course, don't get me wrong, this Batu master is actually quite young, only around 40 years old, as you can see from the photos, he was born tall and big, and his body is very strong!
As for why he is so respected, in fact, it is not that he is an unbeatable hero, there are two reasons, and it is even a little incredible to say it.
First, Batu is rich, of course, only relatively, but at least much richer than the average local, and he is also generous and likes to do things that help others.
To say this is understandable, but on the second point, Zhao Ping'an was a little speechless.
Second, Batu raised a large herd of camels!
Yes, it's camels!
Therefore, he has become a very prestigious person in the whole of Bossaso!
The Somali people have an almost paranoid fondness for camels, and having a few camels at home is usually the measure of a person's wealth, people love camels, cherish camels, greet camels when they meet each other, greet camels in addition to people, and do not utter blasphemous words during conversations, and do not even take pictures of camels without permission.
This can be regarded as a unique national characteristic of the local area!
However, whatever he is, as long as this Batu is really good enough, it is said that the local pirates respect him very much!
The group, two cars, drove along a fairly wide yellow dirt road south of Bossaso for about half an hour, and saw a green scene in front of them, and a small two-story building in the middle of that green.
To be honest, just seeing these can already say about Batu's wealth.
You must know that the green vegetation in the entire Bossaso area is extremely rare, but this old man Batu occupies a large area of green shade, which is indeed not comparable to ordinary people.
Batu looks the same as in the photo, and even looks a little taller, nearly 1.9 meters tall, and does not have the thin feeling of Somali locals, and his skeleton is very thick.
For the arrival of Zhao Ping'an and his entourage, he was very enthusiastic and specially took out camel milk to entertain the guests.
However, after Zhao Ping'an made his intentions clear, he didn't seem to be very concerned, and even for the monthly salary of 3 million shillings, he was just a little surprised, that's all.
"Mr. Zhao, thank you for the invitation, but please forgive me for not agreeing to you, because I am used to taking care of my camels, and they can also bring me a life of food and clothing." Batu smiled and refused.
To be honest, this caught Zhao Ping'an a little off guard, because he really didn't expect that in a place like Somalia, there would be people who would refuse the huge wealth of 3 million shillings per month!
It can be seen that this old man Batu is indeed very special, and it is no wonder that he is respected by people.
"It's okay, then bother." Zhao Ping'an said with a wry smile, others are unwilling, what can he do?
But just as he was about to get up and say goodbye, Ali on the side suddenly said: "Boss, let me try, maybe I can convince him!" ”
"Oh?" Zhao Ping looked at him in surprise, nodded his head, and sat back on the carpet with his raised buttocks.
Immediately, Ali muttered a lot in Somali, and Batu occasionally replied, but seeing that the expression on his face became more and more solemn, Zhao Ping'an couldn't help but be happy!
"There's a play!"
He and Cao Zheng subconsciously looked at each other, and also looked at Ali, who was talking about something with red ears on the front, and looked a little excited, daring to love that he had picked up a treasure!
The conversation between the two lasted for more than half an hour, and to the excitement of Zhao Ping'an and Cao Zheng, Batu finally agreed!
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When leaving Batu's home, sitting on a dilapidated Toyota SUV, Zhao Ping'an looked at Ali with a smile and asked, "What did you tell him?" ”
"Actually, it's nothing," Ali could clearly feel the boss's happiness, and his own mood was also very good, and he replied with a smile, "The general meaning is to explain to him, boss, the importance of your arrival to Bossaso, and even the whole of Somalia, I told him about the morning meeting, and told him that my hometown may change because of the boss, so as a Bossaso person, we should protect the boss's safety, not to mention that the boss also offered such a generous salary, His camels could have been tended by hired people and so on. ”
"Hmm...... Not bad! Zhao Ping'an smiled and nodded, and patted Ali's shoulder with great satisfaction, this kid is not very old, but he has a lot of ideas, and the overall situation is also good, he is a material that can be made, "I will give you a credit for this matter!" ”
"Thank you, boss." Arry was slightly red, and his face was full of excitement.
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After returning to the civic center again, Zhao Ping'an had one last thing to do today, in fact, he had already said hello to government officials in the morning, and now he was just here to make a deal.
Led by two officials, the group drove to a remote area not far from the civic center.
There is a dilapidated factory made of cement, the area is not particularly large, it is estimated to be 200 square meters, I don't know what it used to do, but now it has obviously been abandoned, and there is no one around, except for the rusty iron gate, guarded by two heavily armed policemen.
"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Cao, please come in, the things you want are inside." An official walked up to the iron gate and stopped, smiling and making a gesture of please.
To be sure, despite the poverty of Somalia, the majority of the people here are polite and welcoming, and they are very conscious of their image in public places.
"Thank you," Zhao Ping'an smiled and thanked him, the government has really helped a lot during this time, so originally this business could be done anywhere, but he still left it to the government.
He and Cao Zheng were the first to walk into the factory, and then the next moment, the two were stunned almost at the same time!
"This ......"
At this time, in front of the two of them, in this small factory building of about 200 square meters, all of them were guns at a glance!
There were various styles, and the guns were piled up and discarded on both sides of the factory like garbage, leaving only a passage about two meters wide in the middle for people to pass.
"How many guns do you have to have!" Cao Zheng couldn't help but swallow his saliva, originally Brother An said that there were guns sold on the stalls outside, and the government must have more in their hands, and he still didn't believe it, after all, where have you seen the government openly selling arms?
Now that I look at it, it's not!
It's an arsenal!