In an unnoticed corner, the Chinese instructor watched a blond-haired, blue-eyed white man and a black man enter Jacques' tent. In the tent, The black employee from Vinci Group opened his arms: "Hey, my old friend Jacques, how are you?" Jacques ignored the hug: "It's fine, how about you, Smith?" Smith danced with joy and pointed at his suit: "Of course, great, now I am the manager of Wanxi Group, with a good salary. Of course, it is definitely not comparable to you, the heir to the chieftain." On this hot day, Smith in a suit and tie looked like an alien. Jacques looked at the white man standing next to him in a short-sleeved shirt and shorts. "Who is this?" Smith: "Let me introduce you, this is Nicholas Anthony, senior president from Total Energy." Nicholas held out his hand to Jacques: "Hello, Chief Jacques." Jacques still ignored him: "If you have anything to say, just say it. My time is valuable." Smith jumped out again at this time: "Jacques, we are here to help you make more money. The Chinese have encroached on your interests, and we are here to help you."

Jacques remained calm and looked at the two of them quietly. Nicholas said: "In the past two months, the amount of biodiesel, oil palm fruit, food and timber sent from Equateur Province to Kisangani has increased exponentially. These resources have brought a lot of profits to Jiahe, and these were originally your resources." "But only the Huaxia people mined it, and the Equatoria Province also gained tax revenue and jobs from it," Jacques said. Smith: "Hey, Jacques, you're getting too little for your money, and we can help you get more." Jacques sat down on a chair in the tent: "What do you want to do?" Smith: "The oil palm plantation is on your territory, the timber and land are also yours, Jacques. Now Jiahe is occupying the resources, you should drive them out!" Jacques: "And then, we'll let you run the plantations and factories?" Smith: "Of course, we are friends, and we can bring you higher income. With the cooperation of the three companies, in addition to taxes and jobs, we can also give you 5000 million euros every year for free!" "How about this price? Is it good enough?" Jacques sneered: "Are you sending away beggars?" Thinking of the 30% equity that Jiahe directly transferred and the financial details disclosed to him, Jacques felt insulted and his eyes gradually became sharp. Seeing this, Smith raised the price again: "8000 million euros!" "1 million euros!" Smith shouted, "No more, man, this is the bottom line, you have to leave some for us." Jacques sneered, "Then you can go." "Jacques, you have to be kidding." Smith covered up his embarrassment with a smile: "This is not funny." "Do not." Jacques stared at the two of them. Thick sweat had already appeared on Smith's forehead, and the shoulders of his suit were soaked. "I'm serious. If you want to cooperate, it has to be at least an equal split among three parties!" "You're crazy!" Smith yelled, looking unreasonable: "This is impossible, absolutely impossible, no one will agree to such a request."

But there are people who have given so much, and they have given it voluntarily. In addition, there are also various infrastructure investments, arms deals, military training... Jacques kept all this to himself and said, "Then there is nothing to talk about. Get out!" At this time, Nicholas of Total said, "Chief Jacques, you'd better think clearly. Outside the Equator Province, you are nothing!" Smith also responded: “Yes, the main railway connecting Kisangani and the Great Lakes region is operated by Wanxi!” "Wan Xi disagrees. Forget about shipping the goods from Equator Province!" Nicholas added: "France still has influence in this land, Jacques, you can give it a try!" Smith: "Jacques, as long as you cooperate with Vinci and Total, France's resources will be open to you, the sales market for timber, oil palm and grain... No, Jacques, you can't do this." Smith raised his hands. Opposite him, Jacques pointed a pistol at Smith, then turned the gun around and pointed it at Nicholas: "White pig, I want to try it!" The guards also raised their guns. Nicholas' forehead was also sweating, and he raised his hands: "Calm down, man, killing me won't do you any good." Jacques: "I don't like being threatened. If you come to my territory, you should learn to respect me. Remember?" Looking at the black muzzle of the gun, Nicholas' heart trembled, and his lips trembled: "Remember it." "get out." The two were scared to death. The Chinese instructor squatting in the corner felt relieved when he saw this scene. Then he saw Jacques getting into a car and being driven away by the guards. Jacques was in the car, passing farmlands and oil palm plantations on both sides of the road from time to time. Trucks loaded with agricultural products and timber can often be seen on the road, factories are rising from the ground, and cement roads extend into the rainforest. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where per capita poverty and hunger levels are extremely high, Mbandaka and several nearby cities are not facing a food crisis. It can also sell large amounts of food to other countries. This is all brought by Jiahe. After a while, Jacques arrived at Jiahe's office area in the plantation on the outskirts of the city. After reporting, the actual top leader of Jiahe came out. This is what respect is. "Hey, Jacques, why are you here so suddenly? I just came back from Banguma. If you come earlier, I may not be here yet." Jacques shook his hand and said with a smile, "You are really diligent. Banguma is only accessible by boat." Guo Yang: "Banguma is the most important grain base nearby. As you know, grain is in great demand internationally recently." "I looked at the financial information," Jacques said. "You were very honest, so I rejected two guys with bad intentions this time." Guo Yang: “French?”

Jacques: "You are really well-informed." Guo Yang: "Don't forget, I still have an instructor in your military camp. I heard there is a black man there, is he also from your tribe?" Jacques: "No, he was just my university classmate in Lubumbashi, and later immigrated to France, so he is also French, a traitor who sold out the interests of his race. I almost killed them, but they were behind France." Feeling it was a pity, Guo Yang welcomed the person into the air-conditioned room and asked Chang Feng to make tea for him. "You're very sensible, Jacques. If I were you, I'd probably shoot them." Jacques took a sip of tea and said, "But we are in trouble now. Total and Vinci may take action against us, especially in terms of transportation. Poor cargo transportation will affect economic development." "There is indeed some trouble." Guo Yang stood up, facing the map on the wall, and pondered for a moment: "In the long run, we must have our own outbound railway." Jacques also came to the map. There is only one complete railway line from Kisangani to Lake Kivu, and the terminus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Bukavu, the capital of Kivu Province. Guo Yang: "Can the presidential palace influence Bukavu?" Jacques shook his head. “Kisangani is OK, but Bukavu is difficult. There are many non-state armed forces entrenched in the nearby mountains, and they all have people behind them.” Guo Yang: "That's a bit difficult. We can only reduce the amount of goods going from the east and increase transportation to Matadi Port. Overall, we may have to reduce the amount of goods by nearly half." "so much?" Jacques was surprised and suddenly felt a little heartbroken, especially after looking at the specific financial information, he knew how much wealth was involved. Oil palm fruits can be processed into palm oil, which, along with rice and starch, is a globally scarce grain and oil commodity and is in great demand. Biodiesel and wood are both high-quality resources and there is no shortage of markets for them. And they can all bring huge profits. If calculated based on a 30% equity stake, the loss of goods by half would be at least hundreds of millions of US dollars, not to mention the other impacts that would result. Guo Yang stared at the map. "You should know better than me how bad the transportation conditions in Equator Province are. The infrastructure company from China is very diligent. The railway line to Kisangani will be repaired soon, but if it passes through North Kivu and Kivu, it is likely to be attacked by armed forces." "No, they will definitely be attacked!" Jacques said in a deep voice: "Those people can do anything for money!" Guo Yang spread his hands and looked at Jacques helplessly: "It seems that we can only slow down the development speed." Jacques: “Is there no other way?” Guo Yang: "Unless we have armed forces in the east, or release some more shares, but you know, those people are greedy, like hyenas, as long as we show weakness, they will come and bite us madly." Both of them were listening to the map. Suddenly, there was a dense and rapid sound of raindrops hitting the glazed tile roof, which was very thrilling. Jacques suddenly said: "You are right, we need an armed force in the East." Guo Yang looked at him in stunned expression and shock. Jacques said firmly: "Man, we are very rich now, and our business is even more profitable than the mining business in the east. If they can afford an armed force, so can I!

Besides, I took your money, and this is my duty." Guo Yang was surprised and said, "But if you cross the border to the east, the Presidential Palace will have a problem with you." The heavy rain continued for a while, and then suddenly stopped, and the sunlight came through the glass. "The Presidential Palace is full of pustules!" Jacques cursed: “They have little influence in the east, not only in Kivu but also in Katanga, and a large amount of gold and diamonds are lost abroad every year. Their army has no way to deal with the armed forces hiding in the mountains!" After a pause, Jacques said in a sad and angry tone: "If this continues, Rwanda will sooner or later start a war and forcibly seize the minerals!" "This country has been bleeding, sitting on gold and diamond mines and bleeding!" This was the first time that Guo Yang lost his composure. He had always been calm and composed. however, What a passionate young man! "I support you!" Guo Yang patted Jacques gently: "Jiahe will use its relationship with the Chinese government to provide the best weapons for your soldiers." "Even if the Presidential Palace is against you, Jiahe will stand firmly on your side!" Jacques: "Thank you, my friend." "This is a friendship that started with your father." Guo Yang had a hunch that the African continent might have another powerful leader, and even if it took some effort, Jiahe would help him to the top. This was also his original intention, to use Jacques' troops to provoke the nerves of various forces and muddy the waters. Whether Jacques was trying to protect his huge profits or was just a passionate young man, everything was going as expected. After deciding to build its own railway to Bukavu, Jiahe started to move. Bukavu is located on the southern shore of Lake Kivu. It is a border city close to Rwanda and is almost like Rwanda’s back garden. It is also an important mining area. Jiahe wanted to invest in building a railway in this area and soon received verbal approval from the Presidential Palace. In fact, it doesn’t matter if it is not approved. The further east you go in Congo, the weaker the influence of the presidential palace. In addition to non-state armed forces, there are also some warlords who ostensibly obey the orders of the Presidential Palace. Jacques would persuade these warlords, using food, money or force, that the ones who really needed to be fought were the non-state armed forces. In order to encourage Jacques to work more actively, Guo Yang also significantly reduced the transportation of goods abroad. At the same time, financial information was brought to Jacques regularly. One month later, The executive officer once again brought up the recent financial situation: "Chief, this week's revenue has dropped by 10% again." Jacques, wearing a half-sleeved military uniform and sitting high on a chair, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the reason?"

The executive officer said: "A lot of goods are stuck in Lubuntu. It should be the French who have taken action. Last time they raised the transportation price, and this time they have directly intervened in the transportation volume." Lubuntu is a station between Kisangani and Bukavu, where the two railways converge, in Maniema Province. It could only be French. Jacques asked: "Where did the Chinese build their railway?" The General Officer: "We have reached Mombono. It is very efficient. We are only halfway to Kisangani." Jacques pursed his lips and said, "We haven't even left the Equator Province yet. Once we leave the Equator Province and the Oriental Province, the tough battle will come. Let the Chinese hurry up. If we delay for one more day, we will lose millions of dollars." At this time, the phone rang. After the executive officer answered it, he whispered in Jacques' ear: "It's President Antoine." Jacques raised an eyebrow and took the call: "President Antoine, any instructions?" Antoine: "Listen, Jacques, I need food, a lot of food. There is famine all over the country now. As a member of the country, you have an obligation to contribute. I know that there is enough food in the Equator Province." Jacques tilted his head and looked at the executive officer, who nodded in understanding. Jacques said, "Didn't we distribute a batch of food last month?" Antoine: "That was for me, now, this is what the country needs!" Jacques hung up the phone and said to the general manager, "Check what happened right away?" After a while, the phone rang again: "Tell me, what conditions do you need?" Jacques: "Appoint me as commander of the army." Antoine: “Impossible!” Jacques hung up again, and the executive officer came back: "An hour ago, a large-scale riot broke out in Kinshasa. At the same time, riots broke out in Bandundu, Kasai, and Katanga provinces." The phone rang again. The executive officer added the last sentence: "Because of food shortage." (End of this chapter)