Chapter 401: A Match Made in Heaven
Hafei's people are gone, and they are going back with the Chinese team, and they want to go back to discuss the opening of a branch in Morocco.
This is a very serious matter.
In recent years, the main export of foreign exchange in the east has been agricultural products, and it was the farmers who saved the east in the 80s.
Although the country is still far from having enough food and clothing.
Rice, white flour, cotton, pigs, poultry, eggs......
In addition, there are a large number of rural handicrafts, silk flowers, cork paintings, bamboo products, latte art......
In addition to agricultural products, that is, oil and minerals, there are very few high-value-added industrial products, which are very unhealthy and have no future from an economic point of view.
On a par with Morocco......
The one who is currently purchasing industrial goods in large quantities in the east is Sean, more precisely Jeff the Hemp Sparrow.
Not only did the sparrow control the 'street offices' in the northern part of Colombia, but it also set up a trading company.
It was established because he had previously supported the Decap armed forces and found that the walk-behind tractor was a good fit for Colombia.
At present, not only walk-behind tractors have been imported, but also a large number of maintenance and processing tools.
All kinds of pliers, wrenches, saws...... Machete included!
Don't get me wrong, it's not chopping, it's really not.
It is to cut agricultural products such as coconuts, bananas, sugar cane, etc.
Jeff, the biggest mafia boss in northern Colombia, is doing legitimate business, and Sean, a serious businessman, is doing an illegal underground gang......
The difference, the difference is that Jeff's people will try their best to keep the price low when they import, while Sean will take the initiative to increase the price.
So, is it better to do legal or illegal business for the East?
This is the problem in front of Hafei people.
Sean gave the condition of setting up a joint venture company to sell Hafei's cars in Morocco.
From the east side's point of view, Sean can completely import from the east and then sell it in Morocco, there is no need to engage in any joint ventures and the government to help promote it, and the east side believes that the effect will be very good.
Although Hafei's people are not optimistic about the high sales of their cars in Morocco,
Well, the embassy side is not optimistic either, but the reasons are different.
However, it is necessary to promote cooperation.
The leaders of the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Industry, and HLJ, Hafei, urgently negotiated with many parties to come up with a cooperation plan as soon as possible, and Sean urged him very urgently.
I've got hundreds of thousands of dollars a minute, how can I waste so much time with you!
It's a consultation, it's a discussion. It's not a meeting.
There is a strange phenomenon that meetings with a large number of people are not important, and there are not many people in important meetings, so we hold meetings to solve small problems, small meetings to solve big problems, no meetings to solve key problems, and meetings to keep meeting when we do not solve problems.
At the end of the day, the value of a meeting is determined by the number of people who attend the meeting.
Remember, not proportional, but inverse!
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While having a quick discussion and setting the tone in the east, Sean was not idle, the last time he hurriedly returned to the United States was because of the restructuring of the umbrella company, and there were still many things that had not been dealt with here.
The first is to go to the Frenchman Thompson Jarvis.
This is the second time the two sides have met, the last time was on the yacht, and Sean kicked over two cabinets of dollars.
In the end, they didn't give cash, they were too rough to trade like this at their level.
Money isn't the most important thing to Thompson Jarvis, you can't take everything.
Sean showed only sincerity, and in fact gave a report through the seizure of confiscated French assets by Morocco.
Thompson Jarves' nephew opened a foreign trade company and took large quantities of goods at low prices from warehouses confiscated by Moroccan authorities.
Of course, the Spaniards also opened a company and took a lot of goods.
These are the things that were paid for by companies in France, but disappeared during the seizure, don't ask why they disappeared, and don't ask where they disappeared.
Those companies in France are already very happy to get their companies back, and only those who have no brains will trace the whereabouts of a batch of goods.
The two companies each pulled away goods worth about 30 million, and Sean's team calculated that the two companies could earn about 8 million each.
The total amount of goods seized before and after is about 300 million, and there will be many people involved in the carving up, all of them are French and Spaniards.
Of course, the starting point is to think from the perspective of the country, and the economic blockade is not beneficial to anyone.
Whether to scold or scold in words, and whether to promote negotiations or promote negotiations in fact, is similar to the saying that "being anti-American is work, and going to the United States is life."
But it has nothing to do with Sean, and he doesn't have to pay for it.
This time, Sean came to Thompson Jarves to communicate about Libya, after all, he was fighting in Chad, which provided Cadazo with military support and French protection, and wanted to communicate privately.
After a while, we chatted about French food, and from food to Africa, we naturally talked about Chad and Cardazo.
"Ka Dazuo's morale is still very high, I estimate that it will not take two months for Dazuo to push the front back again, well, within five months, it will be pushed again to the central region of Chad." Sean smiled and said with a smile after taking a sip of the wine.
Thompson Jarvis groaned for a moment and asked, "Why?" β
"We have analyzed the personality of Ka Dazuo and judged that it is best to find something to do for him, to make him nervous and have something to do." Sean smiled and spread his hands, "You know, people think too much when they are idle, and it's more troublesome. β
Thompson Jarves nodded, he understood the considerations of the American side, and for France, it was obviously not a good thing for Chad to be too peaceful, "Indeed, these black Africans are too lazy. β
As he spoke, Thompson Jarvis stirred the mushroom soup with a spoon, "During the day they will only find a place to lie down, or they will hide in the house to mate, they will not go to work without a whip, you give them seeds to plant, and they will only eat the seeds, not sprinkle them in the ground, and once they are full, these black people will be crazy with pleasure, and they will feel that they are kings of the world." β
"I've always felt like uncivilized chimpanzees, where there are hundreds or thousands of chimpanzees in a herd, and then the leader has the highest mating rights."
"Outside of mating and eating, they just hide in the shade to sleep or play, scratch each other's parasites, well, that's all!"
Sean laughed out loud at what Thompson Jarvis said, "Okay, man, I've got a picture in my head, and you're saying it's very vivid." β
"I'm not a racist, you know, there are a lot of blacks in France and a lot in the army." Thompson Jarves spread his hands helplessly, "But, the indigenous black people in Africa are really like this, I have been stationed in Africa for a long time, I have conducted an experiment, you know what! β
"You say." Sean came interested.
"I arranged for some black people in the French army to come out and train the local armed men, teaching them knowledge, from basic language to basic military ability." "After a long period of observation, yes, I realized that it was like a circus teaching a group of orangutans to juggle. β
"They know it's useful, but they just don't learn it, they go to sleep during class, they talk, they fight, or they just go to bed in their room late."
"Then I ordered them to give them only half of the food, and only those who learned it could eat, and the result must not have been imagined."
"Oh, they're starting to study hard?" Sean looked curious, genuinely curious.
"No, they choose to get a little more sleep and be less active so they don't feel so hungry!" Thompson Jarvis flailed his arms fiercely.
Hahahaha, Sean laughed with a stomachache, and it took a long time to say, "And then?" β
"Then I ordered that I would not be given anything to eat!" Thompson Jarves gritted his teeth.
"Okay, they'll start learning now, right?" Sean shook his head and laughed.
"Wrong, big mistake!" Thompson Jarves took a deep breath and said in an extremely calm tone, "They ran away, and they ran back to the village overnight. β
"Poof, hahahaha!" Sean laughed and got out of his chair, fuck, really, is that exaggerated?
Sean didn't know much about Africa, especially Africa at this time in the 80s, and it was 30 years later when there was more information about Africa.
In Africa in the 80s, the main labor force and people who fought the war were the post-50s and post-60s, people who lived in the colonial era.
No one can expect any motivation from Africans during the colonial period, because no matter how hard you try, you will never be able to get rid of being a black slave.
Absolutely no way.
Coupled with the geographical and climatic environment of Africa, a three-hour work day is their pursuit.
You don't need a house, you can make a yurome out of thatch and yellow mud everywhere, the main purpose of the hut is to protect from the sun and ventilate, and it doesn't matter if it leaks rain or not.
You don't need a lot of good clothes, just a pair of pants, even if it's a piece of cloth around it.
They don't need to be fed, as long as they are not hungry, they have a custom of planting a tree in the yard or near the yard when they have a child, a local fruit tree.
They are too lazy to plant a few more, and there is no need at all.
If you don't have assets, you don't need protection, you don't need to learn if you don't have an upward channel, just be happy!
There will be a change in Africa, and it will not change a little bit until the rise of the post-80s and even post-90s, well, that is, a little bit.
It wasn't until Sean sat down again that Thompson Jarvis continued: "At last I ordered the soldiers to take them all back, and then force them to train at gunpoint, and if they didn't train well, they were whipped as if they were slaves. β
"Why do you have to teach them?" Sean asked curiously.
"After all, I can't expect a small number of French soldiers to do all the work, and that's not pretty, they are an independent country, of course they have to manage themselves, otherwise they think that France is going to colonize." Thompson Jarvis pouted, "Actually, those chiefs don't look like independent,"
"I've always wondered why they don't want to be independent."
"Isn't it good to be able to enjoy a good life without having to worry about anything? Why Independence? After becoming independent, it is not still the clan that governs itself, so what is the difference between it and now? There's so much to worry about. Thompson Jarvis scolded fiercely before he said, "Those old fellows look stupid and don't have much knowledge, but they are cunning, and they understand that only by maintaining the status quo can they maintain their family's rule, not some bullshit independence." β
The 60s and 70s in Africa were very interesting, there were countries in which France did not want them to become independent, but they resisted fiercely, while many countries in Central and West Africa resisted independence.
There are many such countries, and they are not willing to become independent after a few decades, and they have become a burden that the suzerainty cannot shake off......
For example, the Netherlands Antilles, for example, French Polynesia, there are too many.
Take Polynesia as an example, the four countries around him that have completed independence, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and Tuvalu, the combined per capita GDP of the four countries is 87% of that of French Polynesia, and Polynesia is 23,000 US dollars per capita.
If you have the ability, you will kill me, and if you can't kill me, I will never be independent!
Love!
"Well, primal wisdom, right." Sean actually understands why France and some countries in Europe want these regions to be independent.
These regions have no culture and heritage of their own, and their civilization is still primitive tribal period, giving them the opportunity that they cannot become an independent nation.
By forcibly making them independent, the colonists did not lose the opportunity to plunder their wealth and shake off the responsibilities and burdens of their administrators.
Only take the benefits, do not take the responsibility, perfect!
It's like feudalism replaced slavery, capitalism replaced feudalism.
More advanced governance makes exploitation more convenient, more hidden, and can be cloned with a veneer of benevolence.
Of course, there are some countries that have a strong sense of independence, such as Niger, Libya, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan...... Stream.
Then push them to independence, and then push for civil war or war with neighboring countries, and there are many ways to maintain control and influence.
Thompson Jarves talks a lot about his impressions of Africa, and of course, this is not just venting, it is showing an attitude.
France, including French capital, also wants chaos in Chad, as long as this chaos remains under their control.
They don't want Chad to invest its national revenue in education, people's livelihood, and infrastructure, and it's best to invest it on the battlefield.
It's good to be able to recover money through the military and keep Chad as it is and dependent.
Thompson YΓ‘rvez also suggested that Niger could also join the melee, and Niger also has a grudge against Libya Kadazuo.
The left supported the independence of the Tuaregs, who were also white Mediterranean and believed in YSL, while the black-ruled Niger was a staunch crackdown on the Tuaregs, and the two sides had been fighting for decades.
Oh yes, in contrast to the Arabs, the Tuareg are a matriarchal society, where children take their mother's surname, women do not wear veils and men wear veils.
"Well, I don't care, but what good can I do, what is there in Niger that is worth investing in, I remember that they are poor, the poorest country in the world like Chad?" Sean tilted his head and thought for a moment.
"It's very poor, but that doesn't mean there are no investment projects." Thompson Jarvis smiled and said, "Yes, and a lot. β
"Niger is rich in grain and animal husbandry, and there are also a lot of minerals in the country."
"Grain? Animal husbandry? Sean looked incredulous, "Aren't they desert areas?" β
"You're talking about the north, the south is dominated by savannahs and rainforests, and the forest resources are very rich, of course, I'm talking about now, sooner or later, they will cut down all of them, and those chimpanzees don't know what it means to protect forest resources." Thompson Jarves shrugged, "That's why I said war is necessary, very necessary!" β
"They are too promising, they spend a lot of time mating every day, they breed like crazy and can't provide labor, if you don't want to let the trouble expand, the best way is to quickly consume the population through war, this is also no way, it has been this way since ancient times."
As she spoke, Thompson Jarves began to complain again, "There are so many messy international organizations shouting about promoting health care in Africa, it's just fucking crazy." β
"They don't understand what the consequences are, the population is exploding, they're going to eat everything they can eat like black bugs."
Sean could sense that Thompson Jarvis really hated black Africans, but, "Okay, don't mention them, let's talk about Niger, I'm not interested in food and livestock, what else is there in Niger, I mean minerals." β
"There's a lot of it, oil, desert areas are all producing this, and it's also rich in uranium ore, gold, by the way......" Thompson Jarvis pointed at Sean and smiled, "There is also phosphate ore here, and there are a lot of reserves." β
Sean:???
"There's a lot of stuff in Africa, but no one wants to explore it." Thompson Jarves saw Sean's glare, then laughed and said: "Don't worry, it doesn't affect you, after all, Morocco's phosphate ore is enough for the world to consume, and in a place like Niger, there is no sea transportation, and the freight is higher than its own value, who will it be mined and sold to?" There is no threat to Morocco at all. β
Sean was relieved, "Okay, gold, I like gold." β
"Who doesn't like that?"
The two casually exchanged some views, all at the national level, strategically, and more on the specific time.
After all that, the last thing is about yourself.
"I remember that Chad was rich in cotton and fur." Sean said with a smile.
Thompson Jarves nodded, in fact, Chad's production is not very large, in the West African region controlled by France, 12 of the 18 countries in West Africa produce cotton, and the largest cotton producers are Burkina Faso and Mali, and then Chad, Central Africa, CΓ΄te d'Ivoire, Senegal, Cameroon, Benin, etc.
It doesn't matter how much you explain that, though.
"I'm pushing Morocco to develop the textile industry, with technology and equipment coming from the United States, using cheap labor here for processing, and using easy sea trade to sell to Europe."
Thompson Jarves' eyes lit up!
What is the key information!
A big man like Sean is, in a word, a way to make money.
The Thompson Jarves family's involvement in the cotton trade in West Africa and the subsequent trade routes from Morocco to Europe gave them control of a legal, sustainable, and lucrative industry.
Cotton is a daily necessity, and this industry can be developed sustainably for 10, 50, 100 years, and can be used as a family foundation.
There are too many things to say about cotton, seed cotton and lint, long-staple cotton and fine-staple cotton, sawtooth cotton and roller cotton, white cotton, yellow cotton, gray cotton and colored cotton......
There are also different grades, different fiber lengths, fiber color, strength, fineness, naturalness, elasticity, moisture absorption, dyeing, impurities, etc.
The more carefully classified it is, the more it shows that the industry is thriving, and different countries have different classification standards, among which the most widely recognized is the American standard.
The history of the United States to formulate cotton standards for 80 years, to color classification, to Ze grading, cotton standards have a complete range of land white cotton standards, color cotton standards, Pima cotton standards, length standards and fineness standards, etc.), for international recognition, accepted by the cotton standards conference, in the world in a dominant position.
This is not only due to the strength of the United States, but also the technical level of the American cotton textile industry is sufficiently developed.
Therefore, Sean uses American equipment and technology, combined with Morocco's low-cost labor, coupled with the convenient geographical location backed by Europe, and then promoted at the national level, there is definitely a huge development prospect.
Thompson Jarvis was very satisfied with the information and financial path provided by Sean, and Sean was also very happy that this Thompson Alvis was willing to invest in this area.
In many cases, it is not that you can do it if you know that an industry can make money, Morocco has very good conditions in all aspects, but the problem is that the current cotton spinning market is relatively perfect.
These cottons in Africa have a fixed place to digest, for decades, and now it is Sean who wants to steal business from the Europeans, so the first thing to solve is the problem of supply!
This is his intention to win over Thompson Jarvis, in this war-torn region of Africa, is a French lieutenant general capable enough to participate in the division of interests?
A: Yes!
"I've thought of all the reasons for you!" Sean said with a smile.
"Oh, tell me." Thompson Jarvis looked at Sean with interest.
"After our investigation, there is forced black labor in your cotton production, which is racist and inconsistent with human rights!" Sean is serious.
At this moment, Sean inherited the fine tradition of the Anglo-Saxons, the soul of the Anglo-Saxon ancestors possessed, and he was not fighting alone!
Not alone!
Thompson Jarvis looked at Sean in shock, what a shame!
Racial discrimination in the left hand, the stick of human rights in the right hand, two major killing weapons, indestructible!
Sean hasn't sacrificed the environment yet!
"When the time comes, find a group of black people to march, and I will arrange for someone to interview them, so that the New Century Media can publicize it on a large scale, and ensure that they know what it means to be powerful."
"As for how can you not be forced labor?"
Sean said with a serious face: "I think it makes sense to give up half of the production to Mr. Thompson Jarvis for management!" β
"My dear, my friend, I don't know what to say, but, it's fantastic!" Thompson Jarvis gave a thumbs up.
It's not that he didn't want to get involved in this business before, but it is not easy to get involved in the formed chain of interests, and it is not something that can be sold after grabbing some production.
From planting to transportation, from processing to sales, each company holds shares with each other, and the interests are intertwined.
But now Sean has appeared, American technical equipment, endorsed by the Moroccan state.
One needs the supply of raw materials, and the other needs the market, which is called an adulterer and adulteress, a match made in heaven!
The two of them picked up their wine glasses and touched them gently, oh yes!