Chapter 1370 Conditions

The Crescent Moon community is an extremely poor community, and the average daily protein intake of people living here is no more than ten grams per person.

The main food is pancakes and chickpeas.

But because the country itself is not self-sufficient in food now, and the price of imported food is high, most people are hungry for a while.

It is normal for the people here to eat only two meals a day. Most of the people here are only engaged in low-end manual labor. In fact, there are not many high-end jobs in Li country for them to engage in.

Because in the country of Li, almost all high-end industries are monopolized by consortiums from Europe.

These include Li's financial and banking industry, port terminals, cranes, pilots, and so on. Because Li country itself lacks high-quality education, almost all these industries have been taken away by foreigners. Only a small number of Li people who went abroad to study in Europe will have the opportunity to contact such high-end jobs after returning to China.

The root of this country has actually been gouged out.

This is especially evident in Beirut. It can be seen after Zhan En took Niu Ben and Huang Zeying to the center of Beirut.

Unlike the low and poor meniscus district, Beirut's city center is completely two worlds.

The night in the meniscus area is dark, because there are no power lines laid there, and there are not many street lights.

But in the heart of Beirut, everything is different here. There are towering skyscrapers and wide four-lane roads. There are Porsches and Lamborghinis parked on the side of the road.

In the bar street in Beirut's central district, young people dressed in fashion are enjoying their drinks here. There are all kinds of beers from Europe and Asia, and many of them are craft brews from small workshops.

There are many steakhouses, burger restaurants, Japanese food stores, and Chinese food restaurants here.

In the brightly lit streets, in the posters inside the billboards. Handsome and beautiful models boldly exposed.

High-end luxury stores from Europe followed one another. Theatres, cinemas, concert halls, there is no shortage of one here.

When they came to the Central District, Huang Zeying and Niu Ben seemed to feel that they were not in a country with frequent wars, but in a developed country in Europe.

"In fact, Li is not as poor as most people imagine." Seeing Huang Zeying and Niu Ben's surprised looks, Zhan En said lightly: "Last year, Li's per capita GDP exceeded 10,000 euros. It ranked among the top eight in the world. ten.

Beirut also ranks 270th among the top 500 cities in the world. "

"But it's like everything can't be averaged. As long as there is an average, a beggar and a billionaire each have assets of 50 million on average."

Zhan En pointed out the most critical problem in Li country now, that is, the huge gap between rich and poor has caused the division of the whole country.

There are many communities like the Crescent District, and Beirut is home to nearly a quarter of the country's population (about 1.5 million people). But nearly a million of them live in communities like the Crescent.

Only 300,000 people live in the Central District. Another 200,000 people live in the port area. And more Li people live in rural mountainous areas far inferior to Beirut.

The prosperity of the Central District means nothing to those poor people. They are so poor that they have only one life left, and this life is struggling to survive under the double attack of the government army and the Salvation Association.

And now, at the conference building in the Central District, Barrot, the commander of the government army, is preparing to conduct a negotiation related to the future of the country with representatives of large European consortiums.

Because he had already heard about the people's rebellion against the Salvation Society in Zahle. Now the government army is fighting with the Salvation Association. The 3,000-strong army of the Salvation Association and the 5,000-strong government army are currently competing for a strategic location in northern Beirut.

That is a high ground, whoever can occupy it, then whoever can hold the whole of Beirut. Therefore, the northern highlands are extremely strategic. Apart from the northern highlands, Beirut has no danger to defend.

For the government forces, if the northern highlands are taken, then they are not far from defeat.

So Grand Commander Barot must ask his allies to help him.

Roddick is the representative of the European Business Union in Lebanon, and has full authority to handle various matters with Lebanon. If you want to use a simple word to describe his position, then comprador is the most suitable identity for him.

Roddick is from Li, but now he has completely worked for the European Business Union Group. The European Business Alliance Group is a loose alliance formed to fight the Genesis Group of companies.

There are many companies involved, ranging from medical to agricultural to transportation and more.

The agent of the European Business Union actually has a lot of power. Although Roddick has many masters, he also has a lot of resources at the same time.

The food, munitions, fertilizers, etc. purchased by the government forces were all bought from him. But at the same time, the government army also paid a high price for this.

When Roddick came to the conference building, he was a little impatient.

But Roddick still showed a smile when he saw Grand Commander Barot: "Hello, Grand Commander. I don't know if you need help from me today?"

"I need ammunition, more ammunition. The ammunition and drones on the front line are almost out." Barrot said straight to the point: "I need your help. You can call us some ammunition companies in Europe. Equipped?"

Hearing this request, Roddick remained silent.

That's right, as a representative of a business group, the arms trade is the most profitable item. It is also the item that I can draw the most.

But no one knows better than Roddick what the situation in Li is like now. The government army has mortgaged the port in exchange for loans, and mortgaged a lot of mines.

There is still oil and natural gas in the sea between Li State and Pulu Saisi. At present, Li State has only explored, but has not exploited it. However, if you want to exploit there, you need to negotiate with Pu State. This is a very troublesome thing.

And there should be no foreign exchange in Li Guo's treasury, no renminbi, no euros, and maybe some useless eagle dollars, but they are useless.

So Roddick's face turned slightly cold, but the smile on his face remained unchanged and he asked, "Then Commander, how much ammunition do you need?"

"I need three thousand rifles, three hundred mortars. And armored vehicles and howitzers, anti-aircraft guns, bazookas..."

"Your Majesty, may I ask how you pay the bill?"

"Um... can I pay on credit first?" Barrot said in a bit of a dilemma: "Of course, just credit doesn't mean that we don't give money. As long as we defeat the Salvation Association and the whole country of Li is back under the control of the government, we can pay back quickly." The money has been paid. Li country’s taxes are still..."

"That's enough, Your Excellency the Commander." Roddick interrupted Barot unreasonably: "You know more about Li's taxes than I do. You don't get much tax from Li's consortium industries, only the basic ones. Business tax. And before, when you did business with Europe through group operations, you exempted some companies from taxation in exchange for a batch of arms.

Therefore, in the future trend, even if you can lead the government army to defeat the Salvation Association, the tax revenue of the Li country will not be high in the next five years.

Do you want the company to sign a twenty-year repayment agreement with you? Or is it built on the basis that you can't necessarily win? "

"Um, if the group agrees." Barrot said in a rather bachelor way: "A twenty-year repayment agreement is also possible."

Roddick shook his head: "Impossible, Grand Commander. There is no such business, this is not a housing loan, investing in you is risky.

You have been the leader of Li Guo for fifteen years. I know what you think, you want the right to do it. Me too, everyone. Once you have rights and money, you don't want to let go.

But your proposal is unlikely to succeed. Even if I report it to the group, it is impossible to operate within the group. There are so many questions. "

Grand Commander Barot lowered his head: "Don't you just want to see me lose to the Salvation Society? If I lose, what good will it do you? Will the Salvation Society recognize the agreement I signed with you?"

Roddick scratched the stubble on his chin with his fingers. Barrot was right. The People's Salvation Society is a group of terrorists. If they enter the political arena of the Le Kingdom, those mindless leaders might really turn their backs on them. This is why the European group has always supported Barrot.

Even though Barrot is a complete dictator and a serious embezzler, the European Consortium still supports him.

Roddick thought for a while, and he came up with a solution: "Your Excellency, I may be able to facilitate this transaction. This requires the exchange of resources between several companies. So..."

"I understand that the benefit will not be less for you. One million euros." Barot offered the price, which is another benefit fee for Roddick.

Roddick smiled and said, "If that's the case, then I'll show you a clear path."

"Please say."

"Actually, there are consortia companies in Europe that have long been interested in Li Guo. Including farmland, minerals, ports and docks, etc. If you agree to the conditions I will say next, then not only will you provide weapons, but I can even persuade the consortium to send a team The elite mercenaries will help you quell all the wars in the Li country within a month."

"What about the conditions?"

Roddick made a toothsome condition: "Eighty percent of the land in Li Country has a ninety-nine-year lease term, and the group has the full right to use the land during the lease term!"