Chapter 331: John: I know a man
Esais, also known as Iraq, has three major forces on the Iraqi side, concentrated in Nineveh Province and Mosul.
The reason why they are concentrated here is because the oil resources here are the most abundant.
This is also the reason why the direction of its offensive has been in Erbil and Kirkuk, which are not only huge oil production, but also the only remaining industrial cities in Iraq.
Of course, that's what this industry is all about......
Jonah was just one of them.
But now, Jonah jumped out of this cage, and he felt like he was a dragon in a storm!
This made the other two major terrorist forces, Khor Sabad and Nimroz, very uncomfortable.
After all, the first to enter Baghdad is king.
There is another meaning in this, if you can enter Baghdad first, it must be the most powerful.
Although the current Jonah faction did not enter Baghdad, who knows what it will develop like if it continues like this.
The other two major forces are not in a hurry.
For a while, the Baghdad side had just calmed down, and the Erbil defense line in the north had changed dramatically, and the two major terrorist factions had violently increased their offensive against the Erbil defense line.
Why, to say, in other cities, terrorists rushed away, and when they arrived in Erbil he was blocked?
What's the difference?
The reason is that Erbil is all Kurds!
Both the Kurds and Aces are Sunnis, and it seems that there is no contradiction and they should be allies, but the problem is that Aces wants to establish an Iraqi state, and the Kurds also want to establish a state.
It's such a big piece of territory, then there's no way, let's fight!
Therefore, the Kurds became the first main force to block Ace.
Along northern Iraq and Syria, the Kurds are in shambles with Aces.
This was good news for Jonah, who had been prompted by the siege of Baghdad to increase the price of mercenaries, which had led to an influx of mercenaries to Baghdad in preparation for the terrorists.
But now that the fighting in Erbil is tight, the Kurds have also raised their prices, and the two sides have made such a roll, causing many mercenaries to leave Baghdad again.
This greatly reduced the pressure on Jonah's side.
……
In Baghdad, the U.S. Embassy, Secretary of State John Kerry invited all the important U.S. figures in Baghdad.
Among them is John Gaskell, an old friend of Wang Zhen and the head of the CIA.
Also included in the military, the commander in Iraq, the commander of the division, Major General, Alvin Bevin.
At the beginning of the meeting, John Kerry began to complain, "The stupidity of the Iraqis is beyond my imagination......"
"The solution was given to them, to build a water pipeline from Ruzazai Lake, connecting the three provincial capitals of Karbala, Shira, Najaf, to stabilize the three major cities, but when I asked them when it would be completed, they told me, one month!"
"Oh my God!" John Kerry hugged his head, his face was loveless, "A month, how did they say it, then fix a fart, go and water those dried corpses!" ”
"Sir, if you spend more time in Iraq, then you know that they have done their best, and I was surprised to hear that a month is this time, because it is beyond my understanding of how well they work." John said with a smile.
"Is this Africa?" John Kerry rubbed his head.
"No, if it takes a year in Africa, it may not be completed." John added.
John Kerry was speechless, incomprehensible, and shocked.
"Guys, you know more about this place, can you tell me how I can get this done in the shortest amount of time?" John Kerry sighed, "I don't want to spend a day in this hellish place. ”
There was silence in the office, and no one spoke.
If you want to say who has the strongest architectural ability in Iraq, everyone, including John Kerry himself, was just a show before!
However, he wanted others to say this answer, after all, it was a shame for the Americans to ask for help from the Chinese in the end.
And it would be a waste of time to deal with specific events, and he didn't want to be trapped here.
The American ambassador looked at John and Alvin Bevin, smiled and closed his mouth.
Alvin Bewen and John looked at each other, and John sighed.
Damn, it ended up on him.
In the matter of Hadesey, John intervened and complied, but in the end he was a little offended.
Now, it's time for him to pay back.
"Ahem, I have a personal recommendation." John whispered.
"Yes, a, people?" John Kerry blinked, "Not the company? ”
"At present, there are several companies in Iraq that have the ability to build this kind of project in a short period of time, but we have not had much contact, and it may be too late to rush to negotiate now." John said.
Kerry nodded, this is true, even the United States, and it has to pay attention to public relations.
"Is this person you are talking about, has he done any big work?" Kerry didn't ask who it was, it didn't matter.
"Hadisay's base is the construction project he oversees." John tilted his head slightly as he spoke.
Kerry's expression was a little stiff, and it took a long time before he asked, "Chinese company?" American military bases? ”
"Yes, Hujian Group, Huashide Power Station was built by them, and the level is definitely no problem."
Kerry gave John a deep look, then at the other two, "Okay, let's go." ”
In the end, foreign is not domestic, understand.
Turning around, he took out a contract from his briefcase and handed it to John, "You can do this." ”
Apparently, Kerry was prepared.
"I don't need this, I think it's better to find a company in the United States to contract and explain to China, here, let them sign the contract privately." John pushed the contract back again.
Kerry raised his eyebrows, looked at the other two, and saw that the two smiled and nodded at him, and then smiled and took the contract back.
No matter who he asks for this contract, they have to thank him, and of course Kerry is happy.
Not to mention, these people who work abroad are a bit out of bounds, but they still know the rules very well.
After thinking about it, Kerry said, "Since this gentleman is so capable, then, there is another project. ”
"In any case, the river is going to flow back, not only because of water use, but also about the ecological balance and environmental protection of the downstream, so the river should be dredged as soon as possible."
"Do you think they can do this?" Kerry looked at John.
John nodded without hesitation.
Since 1979, Huaguo has been contracting projects in Iraq, and has undertaken many projects, such as roads, bridges, agricultural irrigation facilities, dams, chemical plants, textile factories, etc.
In order to prove that the war with Iran would not affect the economy, Silly Damu approached China in 80 years and built the Mosul Dam.
In recent years, because of the relationship with the United States, it has been difficult for China to receive first-hand construction projects in Iraq, but it is still China that is subcontracted.
Yes, what Wang Zhen broke through was just the boundary between military and civilian, in fact, the people had been playing like this for a long time.
For example, this river dredging, the engineering assessment given by experts, the workload is huge, no matter what company you contract, you have to transport machinery from the United States, and there are a large number of technical personnel, not to mention the time, the cost is daunting.
But it's another thing to give the contract to the Chinese after winning the contract.
The Chinese don't have any machinery here, and there is no shortage of people, and they are cheap......
In the past, I made more money than I did it myself, so why not subcontract?
It's like in the 90s, when it was cheap and easy to use, why did we spend more money on our own and develop worse products?
It's better to build than to rent......
"I'll talk to him, it's not a problem in terms of engineering, it's just a ...... in price," John said with a smile.
"Don't worry." Kerry reciprocated and gave John a reassuring look.
Several people looked at each other and laughed.
You see, this is not your own person.
……
More than two hours later, John's helicopter landed on the playground at the Bairvanai base.
"Water pipeline, this one is very simple." Wang Zhen said with a smile: "I just mentioned to the Hujian Group here, let them help me build a water pipeline and waterworks, not to mention that it is out of the spirit of humanitarian relief, there is no need to ask about this matter, I agreed for them." ”
This kind of project is of great significance, and it is very suitable for writing into the promotional materials, for Lao Liu, it is not a question of how much money to make, this is a political achievement!
He was sure that Lao Liu would definitely agree.
"However, you know how dangerous it is over there now, so we can't let people contribute and not make money."
"240 kilometers of main pipelines, 160 kilometers of sub-pipelines, a total of 400 kilometers, the price of 120 million US dollars." John said.
Wang Zhen was stunned for a moment, raised his hand and plucked his ears, he felt that he might have heard it wrong.
Previously, the price given by Mr. Liu of Hujian Group was 1 million RMB per kilometer, with above-ground steel frame steel pipelines, including sectional booster pumping stations.
2x the difference!
"120 million, yes, I'll take it!" Wang Zhen waved his hand.
"Man, it's the total price of the contract." John laughed and pressed Wang Zhen's hand.
"You are kidding me, 120 million you can find someone in the United States to do this project!" Wang Zhen shook his hand suddenly.
"So...... "John," John said, "after all, it's Iraq that pays for it, and they have limited funds." ”
"Iraq has money?"
"Ahem, the U.S. pays in advance."
"(ˉ▽ ̄~)Cut~~" Wang Zhen pursed his lips, "Tell me, how much money do you give me?" ”
"7 percent." John held out his finger and gestured.
He, the major general, and the ambassador are divided into 10%, the secretary of state takes 10%, and the subcontractor company takes 10%.
Wang Zhen frowned and thought about it, he didn't understand the specific cost, 1 million, it is estimated that Lao Liu did not make much profit from the price he gave himself, and he had to take risks, seventy percent, he could only take half of it at most.
Half percent, $6 million, tears, less earning.
Of course, saying that, in fact, he also has to contribute, it is so dangerous over there, why should he send two hundred people to protect the safety of the construction!
Although it is a militia, it is also trained by his own hard work!
"By the way, is there any news from your side, how is the situation in the south, I heard that there is chaos." After finishing business, Wang Zhen asked.
"That's not important, the important thing is the following, and there is a project ......"
(End of chapter)