Chapter 382: How to Cultivate an Anti-Thief
"Damn it, damn Muhammad, he's sinning, he's going to the abyss in his family." Moulay Sidi's face was pale, and he was panting heavily, his chest rising and falling.
Why Moulay al-Sidi has a high reputation in the army, because Morocco fought for independence, and he also contributed to it.
It was not only his father and brother who were imprisoned by the French at the beginning, but also him!
You can substitute for the old officers of the anti-Japanese period.
Although Morocco is now heavily dependent on France economically for various reasons, the cooperation between the two sides is very deep, and the relationship can be substituted for China and Japan, it does not mean that they have forgotten their hatred.
Of course, all this has nothing to do with the little bratin of Muhammad VI.
When this little cub was born, Morocco was already independent, and the country was in the honeymoon period with France or Europeans, but he did not have this kind of hatred, but had a 'Hafa' tendency, well, or substituted Sino-Japanese relations.
Therefore, in the face of such a thing as opening up the domestic market and signing an agreement with associated countries, this little cub is supportive.
Of course, even without him, Hassan II would have to do it, nothing more than to open up less and more slowly, but Mohammed VI was younger, more radical, consciously more long-term, more open-minded, more trusting people, and a better world......
Moreover, there are also many conservatives in Morocco, Moulay Sidi is one of them, and the major aristocrats in the country also do not like to let go, and let those wolf cubs in the West enter Morocco, they have no confidence to compete, that is to move the foundation of their survival.
Eat well, live well, have a high income, have a high status, so why risk great risk to change?
In any era, in any form of government, the current vested interests are an obstacle to 'changing the law'.
"Okay, Sean, I guess you didn't come to me to see the scenery, say, what are you going to do?" Moulay Sidi looked at Sean with a serious face on his face.
"Want to be the king of Morocco?" Sean said suddenly.
Moulay Sidi: "......"
After staring at Sean for a full five minutes, Mullay Sidi frowned and said, "If it was a few days ago, then no problem." β
"No, no, no, it's not too late, it's up to you to be decisive enough." Sean said with a smile: "A lot of things are not as troublesome as you think, the plane crashed, and all the people on the plane were unfortunately killed, it's a pity, but the plane safety problem has always existed, isn't it." β
"You're crazy!" Moulay Sidi was startled, looked around vigilantly, as if he was a thief, and lowered his voice and shouted, "Where is it so easy. β
"As long as the investigators are all your people, the outcome of the matter is not what you want to say!"
"That's impossible, my brother was just assassinated, and now if his son has a problem, then I will never want to be on the throne!" Moulay Sidi roared under his breath.
Sean: Uh......
Li Shimin has to be more experienced in this matter.
"It doesn't matter, put him under house arrest and go straight to the throne." Sean waved his hand indifferently.
"That's called a military coup, and it won't be recognized by anyone at all!" Mullay Siddy's eyes were full of distrust when he looked at Sean, damn it, don't you call it Pu!
He regretted coming over.
"The United States recognizes you, and that's not enough." Sean squinted at him.
Moulay Sidi frowned, bowed his head in contemplation, and shook his head for a while, "Not enough." β
"Huh?" Sean sat up and looked over with interest, "Tell me the reason, there is no problem that cannot be solved, where there is a difficulty, we will solve it." β
"The biggest problem is the economic problem......
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Mohammed VI made a secret visit to Europe for a week, and of course this secret visit was relatively ordinary people.
Most of the time, the outcome of the so-called negotiations is determined before the negotiating table is reached, and the difference is just a matter of detail.
Mohammed VI not only met with the President of France and the Prime Minister of Spain, but also secretly visited Switzerland and Italy, and for reasons of time, he also spoke on the phone with the leaders of several other countries.
After ceding some of his interests and gaining the support of European countries, his road to the throne will be smooth.
While Mohammed VI was visiting everywhere, Moulay Sidi was not idle after returning to Morocco, and also secretly visited several of the country's nobles.
The cake in Morocco is so big, and it is the capitalists who come to Europe, not philanthropists, they come for only one purpose, and that is to make money!
So where did the money come from?
In a manor, Moulay Sidi sat across from several old men.
"It's hard for us to stop." An old man shook his head after knowing the meaning of Moulay Sidi's origin, and then shook his head and said: "You may not know much about exports, but at present, the biggest part of our family business is agriculture, sugar, olives, olive oil, fruits and vegetables, and so on. β
"The price of fresh fruits and vegetables in Morocco is much lower than in Spain and France, and it takes no more than 24 hours from picking to entering the dock, to arriving at the other terminal, getting on the bus, and distributing it to the French people." Another old man said: "We have 40 percent of the population in agriculture. β
"20% of the canned sardines in Europe come from our Morocco."
"But at the same time, we have to import a lot of wheat from France every year to meet domestic demand, and if we have a complete fall out with France, they just need to stop exporting wheat, then we are finished, and Louis Dreyfus Company has the ability."
"Our phosphate chemical industry, auto parts manufacturing, and exports are all European, and the economy is deeply bundled, and now it is not 10 years ago."
"Why did we fall out, this is just our internal business, there will be no external action, we just want to maintain the status quo." Moulay Sidi said with a smile: "As for food, Louis Dreyfus is not the only one in the world, we can get the food we want from the Americas." β
"Huh." The old man smiled and shook his head, "Moulay Sidi, don't try to lie to me, there is no free lunch in this world, they choose to support you, they will not ask for nothing, Morocco has so many things, since they support you, then they must snatch benefits from the Europeans, right." β
"I'm sorry, I didn't hide what you meant, how they compete with the French, that's their business, all we need to do is watch the show." "The Americans don't want the Europeans to continue to expand," said Moulay Sidi with a laugh. β
"And we, the Arabs!"
"We need guarantees!" Several old men thought for a while and said.
Moulay Sidi's face was a little embarrassed, "It's not that I don't want you to meet, it's that the timid guy doesn't want to enter Morocco at this time." β
"Cowardly?!" Several old men had strange faces.
"Yes, at least that's what I think, he has to have a few warships guarding him every time he swims!"
"Poof!!"
Several families did not see the rabbit and did not scatter the eagle, but finally agreed to secretly come to meet the timid owner of the world's largest private military company.
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The meeting was not on the yacht, but on the flagship of the umbrella company.
It was the first time that a few old guys had been doing business with someone on a real modern warship, and it was quite a novelty, and Sean had someone show them around.
This is definitely not a deterrent by force!
What bad intentions can a passionate Sean have?
After more than an hour......
"Let me introduce, ADM Belloc Tonny, one of the largest grain merchants in the United States, whose main business is sugar, oil, and grains." Sean pointed to Childe Oscar and said, "Whether it's a matter of food imports or exports, it's actually not a problem. β
"Ha, I would like LDC to give up this part of the market." Sean scoffed, "But, it's a pity that no one can defeat the French, they surrender too silky!" β
A couple of old men smirked on their faces, well, they didn't like the French either.
"Again, this is Mason Legg Oscar," Sean continued, "Mason is the largest supplier of phosphate ore and the third largest fertilizer producer in the United States. β
"Can these two give you faith?" After Sean finished introducing people, he rested his legs on the coffee table, his head held high, and his face was proud.
Westerners eat this set.
A few old men chatted with the two, and the two biggest difficulties, food supply and phosphate industry development, of course, can not be shown on the face, "There are still many problems, such as textile exports, fisheries, fruits and vegetables, machinery ......"
"That's it!" Sean interrupted with a somewhat impatient wave of his hand: "I'm not your babysitter, I won't care so much!" β
Ignoring the ugly faces of several old men, Sean said to himself: "There must be losses, nothing is 100%, if there is trouble, call me!" β
"How old are you, don't play this trick with me."
"Or, you choose the Europeans, open the market, and then it will be eaten away little by little, the market is in their hands, you don't have a chance!"
"Or, work with me, endure momentary losses, continue with the status quo, I don't believe that the French and Spaniards have so many options."
Saying that, Sean sneered, "The French are really so backbone, and they won't surrender so quickly, and when they obviously can't succeed, they will only try to maintain." β
"With us Americans here, they don't dare to use force, then they don't have much to do."
"Okay, no, no, that's it, I'll eat Western Sahara, and the French will eat Morocco."
Several old men glanced at each other, before they just looked at Sean young, thinking about a little more benefits or protection, but now, damn, this young man doesn't know how to respect the old and love the young.
"What are the conditions?"
"A naval base, an air base, permanent, that's what the top wants." Sean came up and increased the price several times, but in fact Reagan was thinking about a naval base.
"Don't look at me like that." Sean snorted coldly, "Building a base is only good for you, and there is no harm. β
"You can't make up the Great Moroccan Empire, the Europeans won't let it, the Americans won't agree, it's a clear thing."
"If the U.S. military builds a base here, then Algeria's problem will no longer be a big problem, and you can save a lot in military spending."
"The U.S. military spends a lot of money here every year, and you can make a lot of money just by guaranteeing supply, hum, a base in the Philippines accounts for 15% of their total GDP."
"Make money, don't be cold, Americans have little interest in your market, and to put it mildly, your annual GDP is about the same as the turnover of the companies under my name."
Let Sean be unceremoniously sarcastic, and several old men were relieved.
You don't like it, but don't take a fancy to it!
The Europeans have been fighting Morocco because they have taken a fancy to it, and they are so annoyed!
Several old men took Moulay Sidi and quietly discussed it for a while, and on the whole, it was agreed that there were only two bases, and there was no threat to Morocco...... Well, after all, I'm weak enough.
It's just that the face is not good-looking, but in Arab countries, no one should laugh at anyone!
Now Moulay Sidi is not as ambitious as before.
Seeing that they agreed, Sean had a smile on his face, his legs were lowered from the coffee table, and his tone became polite, "Come on, come on, the annoying things above are over, then talk about my own." β
Moulay Sidi: "......"
Good guys, including ADM and Meisheng, think Sean is a bit too much!
It doesn't matter if you change your face, but don't be so obvious!
Can't you play it?
It's too red fruit.
"I want all the rights to mine the phosphate mines in Morocco, all of them, now, in the future!!" Sean came up and opened his mouth!
"It can't be!" Moulay Sidi jumped up directly, blushing and thick-necked, as if he was going to eat people.
The phosphate industry is not only the backbone of Morocco, but also the economic backbone of the royal family, which has the eighth richest royal family in the world.
What the Spanish royal family, what Norway, Sweden, England...... Phew, disgusting!
Shame on it!
Sean looked at the roaring Mullay Sidi quietly, and waited for him to finish speaking, and then said slowly: "At present, there is no business that I can talk about in person!" β
Moulay Sidi's momentum suddenly weakened, he said it too much, and he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
"Although you are a royal family, in fact, you can not take much profit in the whole mining industry." Sean looked at several people at the scene.
The royal family does not exist alone, and the patriarchs of several families on the scene are all royal in-laws and have royal blood.
"I'm a businessman, and only when I get a reasonable income, I will have the motivation to promote something, such as the above, if I don't get a reasonable income, then, I'd rather ruin him, I say that, is it honest enough?" Sean's voice was emotionless, but the brains of several people who listened to it were buzzing.
"The premise is reasonable, isn't it!" Moulay Sidi gritted his teeth.
"Of course, if it's reasonable!" Sean smiled, "As far as I know, in the mining process, the royal family controls only 38% of the shares, which is basically guaranteed a veto, and more shares are in the hands of the French, Spaniards, and British." β
"And the United States!!" Moulay Sidi snorted.
Sean looked at Meisheng's people, and Childe Oscar whispered: "In the hands of an investment bank on Wall Street, Theodore Investment Bank, there are not many about 8%. β
Picking up the phone, Sean called Old Man David directly in front of everyone, "Fifth grandfather, I want to buy the shares of the Moroccan Phosphate Company (OCP) held by Theodore Investment Bank on Wall Street. β
Old man David was stunned for a moment, quite tough, but he still replied directly: "How much premium do you accept?" β
β20%οΌβ
"Yes, I'll take care of it for you."
"Okay, thank you, Fifth Grandpa, hang up." Sean just hung up.
Old man David: ???
Damn, little bunny!
"Now it's good!" Sean looked up and looked around, "Immediately, this part of the shares will be mine, not only that, but I will also have the shares in the hands of the French, Spaniards and British." β
Sean smiled and looked at Mullay Siddy.
"They won't sell it to you, and you can't sell it to you with 20%!" Mulay Sidi shook his head.
"Of course, of course they won't sell it to me, the problem is that I don't want to give them money either!" Sean smiled and spread his hands.
"And what do you mean?"
"The French, the Spaniards, including the British, secretly made an agreement with Mohammed VI, a traitorous agreement!" Sean said to himself: "And using this as a bargaining chip to try to interfere in the issue of the succession of the Moroccan king, this is interfering in the internal affairs of Morocco and undermining the stability of Morocco, which is absolutely not allowed." β
"In view of this action, King Moulay al-Sidi will exercise his right to confiscate part of the property of the merchants of the three countries in Morocco, namely the shares of the Moroccan Phosphate Company, and give it away to the more benevolent West African mining companies."
"Well, what do you think, His Majesty the King of Morocco."
"This ...... It's a bit too much. Moulay Sidi swallowed, he liked the title of King of Morocco, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with this kind of thing, several countries were indeed digging the foundations of the royal family, and revenge was a matter of course.
But the problem is, he can't do it, he doesn't dare.
"They're going to kill you, what's the fucking excesses!" Sean rolled his eyes, you are especially cowardly, "No, the confiscation should not be limited to these, it should be all French and British capital!" β
"You're crazy!" Moulay Sidi jumped up again in fright.
"Are you stupid, you don't understand this point, don't you leave room for buyers to bargain when doing business!" Sean looked at the other party with hatred, "At the negotiation table, you give it up, let it go again, let the negotiators have a sense of accomplishment, and finally control the bottom line." β
"Those companies that escaped will not oppose this result, but will support it, and it is not they who will lose, understand!" It's like opening a hole in the roof, Sean explained.
"You ......" Moulay Sidi wanted to say that Sean is a real dog, you take the benefits, let me go up and take the blame, and then France, Spain, and England will not eat him.
"King Moulay Sidi, you have to understand that you have to pay for what you get, and this king's position is not taken for nothing, don't you think?"
"But what about you!" Moulay Sidi was so angry that you didn't do anything but beat me up, causing the Moroccan army to suffer heavy losses, and robbing a large part of Morocco.
"With me, there is support from the United States, the United States will not stand up at the first time, when you confiscate their property in Morocco, at the critical moment of being besieged by several countries, the United States will stand up and speak out, a naval base!"
"At this point, they will understand that excessive persecution will only send Morocco to the United States, and you will not be naΓ―ve to think that Europe and the United States are really of the same mind."
Moulay Sidi shook his head, how is it possible, the establishment of the European Community cannot be aimed at Africa.
Sean continued to hold out a second finger, "When your negotiations are deadlocked, the United States will stand up for the second time and clearly support you to become king and build an air base, do you know what I mean?!" β
Of course, Moulay Shidi understands, and the United States is self-respecting Europe!
It's the art of balance.
"Isahara, you have to get out." Moulay Sidi thought for a moment and said.
"I'll tell you clearly." Sean smiled, "The United States supports you to take the position this time, and wants nothing but two bases, and will help you tide over the difficulties, but this does not mean that you are defenseless, that is too naΓ―ve!" β
"Cesar, it's used to check and balance you, so it's unrealistic to return the land to you!"
"The land will give you two-thirds of the original possession, but the phosphate mine above is mine, and I have no idea of setting foot in other minerals for the time being."
"The south, including the Dakhla, is for Western Sahara, but I can assure you that in recent years you will be able to live in peace and develop your own economy."
Moulay Sidi thought about it, glanced at the old men, and agreed.
"A wise choice!" Sean said with a smile: "Resist Europe's prying eyes on Morocco and take back some of the Europeans' property as state-owned, which is enough to save your prestige." β
"In the end, he recovered most of the lost territory of Cesar, and so many merits added up to paint his military coup with a layer of gold paint."
"No, how can this be called a military coup!" Sean clapped his hands fiercely, "This is called turning the tide of Morocco, this is called being ordered in danger, and this is called Moroccan ZTE!" β
Every time Sean said a word, the corners of Mullay Siddy's mouth curled up a point, and finally he couldn't suppress his laughter, seeing Sean, the enemy, become pleasing to the eye...... It's nice to talk to, I like it so much.
At this age, Moulay Sidi has never enjoyed anything, and now the most important thing is a 'name'.
Seeing that Moulay Sidi was happy, Sean said again: "Also, instead of pinning all the hopes of economic development on Europe, it is better to play to your own strengths." β
"With a population of 23 million, this is not a small market, and Spain has only 37 million people, and vigorously developing the domestic market, this is what you can control."
"There is a saying in the east that is very good, you still need to be hard to strike iron, you can't develop well in your own country, and you can develop a fart European market!"
"Located on the African continent, what a good geographical location, the development vision is really poor!" Sean complained, which made Mullay Sidi and others blush.