Chapter 168: The Energy of the Rubber King

"Harvey Firestone, the rubber king of the United States, is the main tire supplier of the Ford Motor Company, and has a good personal relationship with the founder Henry Ford,

In the 1920s, with the influence of the United States, he bought a large amount of land in Liberia to build rubber plantations, which was called a country within a country by the locals.

He was rumored to have commanded his own armed forces in Africa, and to maintain close personal friendships with the chief executives of the various colonies. "

The little elk took the information from the think tank and read it to Li Zitao verbatim.

Harvey Firestone is the owner of the group of numbers that MacArthur gave him.

"Help me get through the phone." Almost an hour has passed before and after. It is believed that MacArthur and Firestone have already communicated, and now is the right time to make a call.

"Mr. Firestone, I hope I didn't disturb your reunion with your family..." Li Zitao no longer seemed anxious this time.

After the previous impulsiveness, Li Zitao suddenly realized that he had taken the problem too seriously.

Yes, the West Africa where Samode and others are currently located is occupied by people from country F.

But don't forget that Li Zitao sent a team of 2,600 people, all of them are now in the mining area, and there are 2,002 American veterans among them.

Unless the people of country F want to start a war, do they really dare to do something?

If the terrible event he imagined really happened, without Li Zitao doing anything, the angry people would make the entire Washington and the military go down.

Families of those veterans may even rush into Washington, spit in the face of the incompetent president, point at him and yell "crap." '

The helpless government may eventually launch a war against the West African colonies under pressure. Li Zitao does not believe that the F people dare to take this risk.

Moreover, Washington may be very happy to have such an opportunity to relieve various pressures from the country.

What kind of business is best in this world? The most profitable?

Make war money!

As long as you have the ability to escape the settlement after the fall, it will definitely be a huge profit.

The government of country F is not a fool, if they can't even see this kind of thing, they can really go home and sell sweet potatoes together.

So after issuing the order to make Samo not to leave the mining area, Li Zitao accepted this reality calmly.

"Charlie, if you have time, why don't you come to my manor and talk?" After hearing what Li Zitao said, Firestone looked very relaxed.

"I am honored to accept your invitation. I will arrive on time tomorrow morning." It was already 10 o'clock in the evening, and Li Zitao could only confirm the time until tomorrow morning.

After getting Firestone's affirmation, Li Zitao hung up the phone and asked Little Elk to prepare the plane. He was going to fly overnight to Akron, Ohio.

"This incident tells us that in critical times, only we can be reliable." Li Zitao joked to the monk while sitting on the plane before taking off.

"Boss, let me go in person!" The monk suggested again.

"You really want to go?" Li Zitao asked in surprise.

"Well, I want to see the real battlefield." Although there are no large-scale wars, small-scale conflicts happen there every day.

"We'll talk about it after we meet Harvey." Li Zitao leaned back on the seat and the flight took off.

Arrived in Akron at 4:00 in the morning. After resting in the hotel for 4 hours, Li Zitao had breakfast and appeared in front of Firestone Manor at 10:00 on time.

"Charlie, welcome to my manor as a guest." The gray-haired, rimless eyelid-covered Firestone, who looked energetic, greeted him personally.

"The air here is refreshing." Li Zitao complimented politely.

"Are you trying to say that this place is suitable for retirement? Haha..." Seeing his helpless expression, Firestone pointed at him and smiled heartily.

The old man, who is over sixty years old, is as energetic as a mature man. He is half a head taller than Li Zitao, and he doesn't look old at all.

If it weren't for that white hair, just looking at his expression and appearance, it would be really hard to imagine that he is already an old man in sixty years.

"Mr. Firestone, I heard that you are good friends with the chiefs of the African colonies of various countries, and you don't know what I'm talking about."

Walking on the comfortable lawn, Li Zitao talked about the main purpose of this visit.

"That matter has been resolved, don't worry, there will be no government forces to embarrass you." Firestone said casually.

That relaxed tone was as simple as saying 'Have a cup of afternoon tea'.

Li Zitao admired the other party's means a little, and invited him to the manor, but he had already solved his troubles in advance.

Regardless of whether the other party asks for something or not, this favor is considered owed.

Moreover, he had to accept the favor from the other party, "You just mentioned something, and I will help you handle the matter properly," how could he refuse such a favor.

"Is there anything I can do for you?" Li Zitao looked at him and asked as he accompanied him to sit down at the table in the garden.

"You want to get in the car business?" Firestone asked.

"Yes, I'm planning this."

"Then do you know that Pekka is one of my partners." The news was really sudden.

To be honest, among these several acquisitions, Li Zitao didn't care about Pekka the most. Who would have thought that this chassis production company would bring him unexpected joy.

"If I remember correctly, Paika mainly produces car chassis?" Li Zitao said embarrassedly, "He hasn't paid attention to that unknown broken factory. '

"Yes, the car chassis is its main business, but the chassis must be equipped with tires to run, right?" Firestone said directly.

Bundled sales, Li Zitao's first reaction when he heard this was this idea.

It's said that the old man is very good at playing, and he understands the benefits of bundling sales these days.

"That's really great. I think we will maintain a very happy future cooperation." Li Zitao expressed his attitude quickly.

This is a big boss who is "running wild" in Africa. For a phone call, the highest officials of the colonies of all countries will give seven points of face.

There are three points left, that's the lining.

"I'm very interested in your combined Aegis car, I don't know about the tires..."

"No, I'm still worrying about it!" Li Zitao still has good eyesight, and it's easy to deal with things when he comes and goes!

Besides, in the future, he will have to rely on the old man's contacts in Africa, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. He still remembers that there is a lot of oil waiting to be mined.

It's all black gold, it would be a pity to miss it if you live it again!

"I knew our communication would be very pleasant." Firestone raised his teacup and said with a smile, "Li, you are just as rumored, you take extra care of your friends."

"Because I don't have many friends in this country, so I cherish every friendship." Li Zitao also raised his teacup as a gesture.

It's just that this cup is a bit small, and it's more comfortable to drink a big bowl of tea.

In his previous life, his favorite cup was a big tea mug with XXX printed on it, saying: Falling in love not for the purpose of marriage is all hooliganism!

Drinking a cold cup of tea "gudongdong" is a pleasure, but it is a lot of running in the toilet.