"Legend has it that more than 400 years ago, there were twelve tribes living on the twelve hills here, and one of the Melina tribes became powerful, and the leader married the princess of the other eleven tribes and united into the Melina Kingdom, which is the origin of the state of Madagascar."

The 40-storey Jin Jiang Hotel is the latest landmark in Anarivo, the capital of Madagascar, and the floor-to-ceiling windows of the 37-storey luxury suites offer a panoramic view of the chaotic city of local and colonial atmosphere, modern and modern.

Hearing Xia Ming explain like this, Shang Xin sneered: "I didn't expect that what you wanted in your bones was to take the harem route and conquer the world by conquering women?" And now there are ...... Seven or eight locations? ”

"Three hundred years ago, Radama I unified the island and established the Kingdom of Madagascar. Within a few decades, the kingdom became a French colony, and it was not until 1960 that it became fully independent. Even now, however, Madagascar is a capitalist paradise and a model of the post-colonial era. The French, the Americans, and even us Chinese people regard this place as a treasure trove of feng shui, and for the Malagasy people, they are no different from the French capitalist Lambert, who started the road of colonization 150 years ago. ”

Xia Ming ignored the letter and continued to popularize science for him, and by the way, he sandwiched some private goods.

"When did we Huaxia people become so unbearable? I remember that many infrastructure projects here were built with the help of our country, such as the sports field over there", Shang Xin's thoughts were pulled back.

"But we don't need to be Our Lady, the general line of human history is like this, advanced civilizations will always suck the flesh and blood of backward civilizations. You see, the layout of the city is so clear that the higher altitudes must be the nobles and the rich, and the lower altitudes are basically the slums. Unlike more civilized countries, the dimension of distinguishing status is multi-faceted, and the backing is one. Relying on the government and relying on schools is a ......"

Xia Ming didn't answer his words, and continued to express his feelings that Shang Xin didn't know what to say. However, looking through the glass wall, it is true that as Xia Ming said, the top of the hills in the city are the villas of the aristocratic and rich, and the buildings around the hills are rich areas, the farther away from the hills, the narrower the roads, the more dilapidated the buildings, and the contour line almost simultaneously marks the socio-economic status.

"Do you want me to believe that you have come to Madagascar to do research on the history of human civilization?" Shang Xin couldn't help but sarcastically.

"Brother-in-law. We're not outsiders, so there's no need to hide it. I did come here for ulterior purposes. How you report is your business, and I want to emphasize that I am not here to harm my own national interests. ”

Xia Ming said with a grinning face: "These gossips are to make you relax a little, everyone is here, since you don't have the authority and ability to tie me back, don't think about it so much, enjoy the exotic scenery with peace of mind." ”

"Don't scream! I'm not your brother-in-law! At least not yet! Shang Xin's face was a little unbearable, he was seven or eight years older than Xia Ming. It feels like a hairy boy who was counted down by the other party.

However, Xia Ming's words were really not wrong at all, since there was no instruction from above to tie Xia Ming back, he could only follow silently. And, even if there are instructions. Looking at Xia Ming's attitude, he is not an honest and obedient master.

Seeing Xia Ming smiling slightly, as if to say, "Tsundere", Shang Xin raised his face and said, "How do I feel that you have changed a lot?" All of a sudden, he became like a sad old man. ”

"It's too much pressure." Xia Ming really sighed like an old man, Shang Xin was stunned, remembering the high-level meeting that Xia Ming attended a few days ago.

The meeting caused a stir at the top. The bureau chief scolded Xia Ming as an extreme anarchist because of Xia Ming's insistence that the state cannot infringe on PEI's core will. The U.S. side has also sparked a debate over where the boundaries of individual freedom are because the core will of PEI cannot be broken. For a young man like Xia Ming, if he doesn't feel pressure, he is not stunned, he is really a careerist.

"If it involves trade secrets, don't worry, I will definitely not report the details, it has nothing to do with my work", Shang Xin comforted, and he even felt that sticking to Xia Ming's side was also part of the pressure.

"Didn't you think about the possibility of me bribing you when you sent you here?" Xia Ming teased him again: "Or are you suggesting that I bribe you?" ”

"I said, don't kick your nose in the face!" Shang Xin is really a little hairy.

"Okay, the guest is here, you are still my assistant in front of the guest, don't be rude in front of the guest", Xia Ming smiled and patted Shang Xin's shoulder, easily defusing this counterattack.

As a result, the president of the Malagasy Chinese Enterprise Association saw Xia Ming smiling and an assistant with a black face for some reason.

"The situation has been very bad in the past two years......"

The chairman surnamed Cheng complained when he met, he had heard of Xia Ming, and he had also participated in a lot of business dealings between NORINCO and Madagascar.

Madagascar has been politically volatile, ostensibly rooted in the "coup" d'état a decade ago.

Ten years ago, Madagascar's democratically elected president, Ravalomanana, was overthrown by his political rival Rajoelina, and his supporters and many people in the country have been viewing it as a coup d'état because of the illegal process. Coupled with the fact that Ravalulmanana's international support has not diminished, Rajoelina has not had an overwhelming advantage. After only one term as president of the transitional government, he ceded his position to the less controversial Rajonari.

While Rajonari's inauguration eased political strife, Ravalomanana's "I Love Madagascar" party has become more active in recent years, while the military, which had been neutral in the past, has seen its support for the current government decline. In the past two years, the law and order in Madagascar has continued to deteriorate, the economic situation has also plummeted, many foreign investment projects have been withdrawn, and the situation of Chinese businessmen in Madagascar has become more and more unpleasant.

"If Mr. Xia still wants to find a military project, the water is too deep, and North Industry has not explored the door before, and something has happened, I advise Mr. Xia to take another look."

President Cheng thought that Xia Ming was here to discuss business, and he made suggestions very wholeheartedly.

Xia Ming asked: "Madagascar is a post-colonial colony, and the political chaos must be related to foreign forces, right?" ”

President Cheng was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xia really understands these things......

He sighed deeply: "How to say, in my opinion, our country's means of engaging in foreign strategy are too rough. ”

Shang Xin raised his eyebrows: "How does this have anything to do with our Huaxia?" ”

President Cheng looked at him, and then at Xia Ming, who was a little unsure of Shang Xin's identity. Xia Ming said: "He doesn't understand this, just educate him." ”

"I just heard about it, there is no evidence, don't take it seriously", President Cheng looked at Shang Xin with deep meaning, probably understanding his origin.

Chairman Cheng gave an interpretation of the political changes in Madagascar in the past ten years, and the context is very simple: China began to enter Africa more than ten or twenty years ago, and Madagascar is just a corner of the battlefield between China and Europe and the United States.

During his tenure, Ravalomanana was also promoting the improvement of the national economy and people's livelihood. But Madagascar has nothing but resources, and has to go all out to fight for "colonized status", especially from the United States to get special treatment to expand exports. The price to be paid is the redoubling of the plundering of Madagascar's natural resources by Western capital, which is politically intolerable to some elite factions that want to be independent.

Madagascar is a country where local forces are deeply entrenched, and in order to advance the country's development, it is necessary to cut off the influence of local forces.

Ravalomanana's national reform plan has also drawn resentment from local forces.

In addition, Ravalomanana itself has a lot of corrupt deeds and does not have enough control over the military. So that Rajoelina took advantage of the situation.

There are many foreign forces behind Rajoelina, and it is rumored that there is also a shadow of China. After the "coup" d'état in Rajoelina, the United States abolished special treatment for Madagascar, relevant European and African countries and organizations. None recognized Rajoelina's provisional government.

Although the new government has barely gained a foothold, the military, local governments, and the people have become increasingly dissatisfied with the status quo. In the past decade, China's involvement in Madagascar has become deeper and deeper. Nothing good has fallen.

"The Yankees are pulling out of Africa, but it's not a blank slate, Europeans. The locals are vying for dominance, and the French are using it as a new fulcrum for the revitalization of France. In our Huaxia, the country has ideas and has invested a lot, but the benefits have not fallen to the country, but all to the black-hearted businessmen, and even our local Chinese businessmen are becoming more and more sad. ”

President Cheng gave several examples, one of which was the plundering of mahogany in the past few years, which had tarnished the impression of Malagasy people on Chinese businessmen too much, and also became a pretext for Europe and the United States to attack China through environmental protection organizations.

"Until now, the Chinese have been the largest buyers of Madagascar rosewood. Ten years ago, in just one quarter, tens of thousands of tons of rosewood, also known as large-leaved red sandalwood, were smuggled from Madagascar to China. The black-hearted businessman has earned at least hundreds of millions of dollars, and the declaration at the Malagasy customs office is only $400,000. ”

The other was the dumping of light industrial products in China, which interrupted the circulation of the local natural economy and led to the complete collapse of the local handicraft industry, and many local elites believed that the government had become an agent of the colonial powers.

In the past two decades, China has not only become Madagascar's largest trading country, but also assisted in the construction of many projects. These projects were implemented and operated with the help of the Ma government and the upper echelons of various places, and most of the benefits fell into the pockets of officials and nobles, and the lives of local civilians did not improve.

"The Malagasy people's perception of us Chinese people is getting worse and worse, and the number of anti-Chinese incidents in the past two years has also increased, and there are more and more people who are inclined to Europe and the United States, alas, ......"

President Cheng estimated that it was difficult to say these things in front of the foreign affairs department, and as soon as the conversation box opened, it was full of bitter water.

"Not to mention who benefits from China, we are not here to engage in environmental protection, even if we destroy the environment, it also gives the locals a way to live", Shang Xin is not ignorant of Madagascar, he said dissatisfiedly: "Besides, although the Malagasy people are racially biased towards Southeast Asia, their habits are the same as those of Africans, and they are too lazy to die." We're going to open a factory here or something, and these guys, who are not much better than primitives, are certainly not used to the work of workers. ”

Xia Ming smiled, this is indeed the case, this can be regarded as the biggest challenge that Huaxia has encountered in Africa.

Europe and the United States have already understood this truth, so they push Africans to exploit themselves, and then reap the benefits. Huaxia hadn't learned this yet, so he did it himself and went into battle shirtless, but he was hated by the locals.

However, for the great powers, after all, it is only a matter of posture, and for the Malagasy government, it is the most difficult to get caught in the middle.

If you don't act as an agent for foreign forces, you won't be able to get by, and your political enemies and people below you will rebel. As a proxy for foreign forces, it has become a demagogic banner for political opponents, and they still want to rebel.

What's more headache is that one side is east and the other side is west, which side to stand on, and who to be a dog? And on both sides of the east and west, why not give their own capital a head?

The government, whether advanced or backward, is really just a layer of skin on many levels......

"You're right, but we live here", President Cheng is not good at arguing with Shang Xin, and still puts on a bitter face: "If this situation continues, before the Americans make a comeback, the locals will go to greet them, just like ...... a few days ago."

"The CIA is coming?" Hearing President Cheng talk about this news, Xia Ming was vigilant.

"Although it has the name of a nature conservation association, my friend in the north told me that it is the CIA," said Cheng to confirm the reliability of the news.

North...... Antsirana?

"Yes, Antsirana, in addition to wildlife sanctuaries, there are some old gold mines and vanadite and titanium ores that are too expensive to mine, so there is nothing worthy of the attention of the Americans, and we are also very strange," Cheng said. ”

Looking at Xia Ming again, President Cheng smiled and said: "Mr. Xia made a big fuss in the United States before, and now you all come to Madagascar, it's a coincidence." ”

What a coincidence!

Originally, Xia Ming came to President Cheng just to get a general understanding of the situation in Madagascar. Anson had already grasped a lot of the situation on Anceranana's side, but he didn't expect that the most critical information was provided by President Cheng.

Under the pretext that he had business matters to deal with, Xia Ming threw Chairman Cheng to Shang Xin to deal with, went to the suite next to him, and found Anson.

Anson said apologetically, "I'm sorry, boss, we just grabbed the security line and got information from Radama, and we didn't pay close attention to the cultural trends." ”

Seeing that Xia Ming was silent, he said again: "Boss, don't worry too much, they have never been here before, it is the territory of our Xianfeng service, and we are the home field." ”

He thought of something, and added: "If the boss is worried about what we will have to do with the CIA, you can talk to Prince again, I believe his first reaction when he hears the CIA is to scold his mother." ”

Xia Ming smiled, he wasn't too worried about this, Anson and the accompanying mercenaries had been with him all the time, and all communications were under his supervision, and at present, it had nothing to do with the CIA.

Xia Ming muttered, "I'm thinking, what are they running here for?" Are you coming for me? ”

"It's possible," Anson said, "and, according to the CIA's habits, no matter what they do, they will first co-opt a force to act as a thug, or cover it up." ”

"In this case, it will be troublesome", Xia Ming had a headache, did he really want to fight with the Americans here?

"Actually, we can also learn from CIA", Anson's suggestion made Xia Ming's eyes shine. (To be continued.) )

PS: I'm a person with reasonable party obsessive-compulsive disorder, so this chapter talks about some Malagasy politics, otherwise there will be no reasonable logical support for the protagonist's big trouble, and this is also related to the protagonist's global layout, I hope you don't think it's irrigation.