Chapter 168: Departing for the Flying Advance Team

Chapter 168: Departing for the Flying Advance Team
One month later.
The port city of Bossaso in northern Somalia, located right next to the Gulf of Aden, had a very advantageous geographical position. However, prolonged conflicts have left the city extremely dilapidated and backward.
一辆越野吉普车风尘仆仆开进城里，车上坐了七个人，除了副驾上的是一名本地黑人向导，其他都是黄皮肤、黑眼珠的种花家人。
A slender middle-aged man in the back row of the car, adjusted his black-framed glasses and looked out through the bulletproof glass of the car window.
The scorching sun hung high in the sky, but there were still many pedestrians walking barefoot on the hot yellow ground. Judging by their appearance, they seemed accustomed to it.
The shops on both sides of the street are mostly run-down, making people wonder what kind of fake and inferior products they are selling.
In fact, for the locals, being able to buy daily necessities in the shops is already quite good, and they don't have much expectation for the quality of the products either.
Here, the vast majority of pedestrians carry weapons, and many of them even carry the powerful AK rifles, which is hard for ordinary people living in peacetime to understand, but they have become accustomed to it.
For them, going to the streets without weapons is even more dangerous.
The car entered the city and became the focus of attention for pedestrians on the street. There are not many vehicles in this city on normal days, and even if there are, they are mostly old pickups that have been modified into armed vehicles. It is rare to see a brand new off-road Jeep like this.
The national flag of Somalia hanging on the car made these Somalis feel greatly respected. The country that plants flowers may be the only world power that truly cares and invests in their people's livelihood projects. It has a very good reputation in Somalia.
The middle-aged man sighed, "I have been studying Feizhou for so many years. Every time I come here and see how backward they are, I can't help but feel sorry for them. In fact, Feizhou has abundant resources and they should have been living better lives."
The black guide in front could understand the language of planting flowers, "Professor Tan, it would be great if the other countries in the world were as friendly as your flower planting community. Our Flying Continent is lagging behind all because of those damn white colonialists."
Originally, this middle-aged man is Qian Jike, from the Feizhou College at Zhejiang University. He knows well that the backwardness of Feizhou is not only due to the harm caused by the white colonialists, but also the low quality and lack of unity among Feizhou black people.
But he was not stupid, of course he would not argue with the black guide about this, he chatted with him for a few moments and asked, "How much longer until we reach the Lord's mansion?"
The black guide looked at the street, "Soon, probably about fifteen minutes."
In the jeep, besides Tan Jike and the black guide, the other five people are all young men fully armed.
They are all elite special forces of the Planting Family, and their equipment has been specially treated to eliminate the relevant national marks, so they entered the country of Somalia in a private capacity.
The young man sitting next to the middle-aged man pulled out a dark green bulletproof vest and handed it to Tan Jike, "Professor Tan, we're about to get off the car, put this on first."
Tan Jike did not refuse, although the temperature here was very high, wearing a thick bulletproof vest would be uncomfortable, but at least the safety would be higher.
Soon, the jeep drove to the central city's lord's mansion, a large white three-story building.
Because they had communicated in advance, the guards at the outpost did not give them any trouble and let them into the parking lot in front of the building.
The black guide got off the car first and negotiated with the armed personnel who had been waiting.
Before that, it was the head of five special forces soldiers, named Xiao Hu, who handed over the bulletproof vest to Qin Jike. He carried a suitcase and accompanied Qin Jike off the car with two armed guards, saying to the two companions staying in the car, "Put on the exoskeleton armor and wait for us in the car. The camera on my helmet will transmit the scenes we see to the car in real time. If any unexpected situation occurs, follow the predetermined action! Remember, Professor Qin's safety comes first!"
"Ensure the mission is completed!"
After getting off the car, Tan Jike and three special forces team members waited for a while. A soldier rushed out of the three-story building, who had just gone in to report.
"You can come in now, the lord of the city is waiting for you."
At this point, the black guide was no longer needed, and he was taken by armed personnel to wait in another room. Tan Jike and three special forces members followed the messenger into the city lord's mansion.
From the perspective of the flower planting family, this hall is not luxurious, but it is considered high-end in Somalia.
There is a spacious and leisurely Western-style sofa here, the coffee table is filled with a variety of fruits and snacks, and there is a wide-screen TV that can play entertainment programs.
A burly black man is sitting on a Western-style sofa, holding a large cigar. In Somalia, the majority of people are malnourished and thin, so seeing such a fat Somali is a first for many.
Seeing Quan Jike and his friends come in, the fat black man took a big puff of a cigar, blowing out a large smoke ring, then stood up.
"Hahaha, friends from Zhonghua House! Come sit, come sit!"
“Hello, Lord Daxil! We have come a long way to Bososso to discuss business with you.”
“No problem, I have already received the notification from the Embassy of Zhonghua, welcome to you.”
Daxi was both curious and excited in his heart. It was really a great thing that the Zhonghua people came to invest in Bosaso.
It's not that there are no Zhonghua people coming to Feizhou for investment, but there are very few coming to Somalia, and even fewer coming to Bosaso. This is because the area is not far from the notorious Somali pirate activities, and the internal security is also very chaotic. It's simply not a place for investment and business. So, there has never been anyone coming to invest in Bosaso before.
What does someone coming to invest mean? It means money!
What is money? Money is a weapon! It is a soldier! It is power!
In this regard, Daxi Er is very clear in his heart, so he really welcomes Tan Jike and the others who come to him, but he has never done any investment attraction activities and does not know how to entertain these flower planting families.
He knew that the people who plant flowers don't like black beauties, so the beauty plan wouldn't work. As for other things, he couldn't come up with anything good at all. You can buy much better things than the biggest store in Borusaso in any random small town where people plant flowers.
Daxier scratched his bald scalp and said, "Dear guests from afar, you must have had a long journey. Please have some fruits first. Our Somali bananas are famous worldwide for their exceptional flavor."
It was obvious that the other person looked clumsy, and it was clear that he was more accustomed to fighting and killing than entertaining guests.
Qin Jike did not want to waste time and went straight to the point: "Hehe, Lord, no need to be polite. We are here this time for investment."
"Welcome welcome!" Daxil's heart blossomed with joy, "I wonder what you are interested in investing in?"
To be honest, he couldn't think of anything in Bosa so worth investing in for a flower-growing family.
"We want to buy land, a lot of land."
Daxil looked at the skinny flower grower in confusion, very puzzled.
There are actually quite a few people who come to the Feizhou to buy land for planting, but they all go to those fertile areas. Many flower growers make money by planting large scale plantations. But no one would come to the Somali Peninsula. The security here is very poor, and the land is mainly desert with little rainfall. Planting crops in such a place is no different from throwing money into the sea.
Somalia has a fair amount of land, but it is too barren to support high-intensity agriculture. In many areas, it can only support a small number of camels for grazing.
No matter how you think, buying land for investment in Somalia will only result in loss. Are these flower people stupid?
"Which area of land do you want to buy? What do you want to use it for?"
Qin Jike took out the map that had been prepared long ago and drew a big circle on it. "From here to here, and then from here to where..."
Daxi'er looked carefully and opened his mouth in surprise. "So far?"
"We calculated the area to be approximately 950 square kilometers."
Daxier carefully examined the area and found that it was mostly semi-desert regions where only some poor herders were using the most primitive methods to graze their livestock. From an economic perspective, it's not worth mentioning at all.
If the price is right, it seems like selling off these lands wouldn't be a bad idea. After all, the land isn't going to sprout legs and run away. If it turns out there are any valuable resources, we can simply send in the military to take them back. We'll only take what's within firing range, and those so-called contracts are just scraps of paper.
The Flower Kingdom is not a war-mongering country, and will not go to war for such a thing. Moreover, the other party is just an ordinary flower merchant, so I believe the Flower government will not make a big deal out of it for him.
Daixier thought and thought, and felt there was nothing to worry about. Since these flower growers are so foolish, it doesn't hurt to sell them the desert, but I should try to get a higher price.
"Selling you these lands is not impossible, but there are at least ten thousand herders grazing camels on them, which causes us a great economic loss. And if we take the land away from these herders, we will have to use money to resettle them."
Qin Jike pursed his lips. He had already investigated and found that these places were basically deserted deserts, with no more than 100 households of so-called herdsmen, and a total of only about one thousand camels grazing. Compared to the land transaction of such a large area, it can be completely ignored.
It's hard to imagine that this warlord leader has some negotiating skills in business. Instead of directly discussing the price of the land, he starts by talking about other things to generate support for a price increase.
Tan Jike pretends to be unaware of the true situation and says, "Oh, we originally thought that these deserts were uninhabited, so we dared to propose purchasing them. Since these lands are your main grazing areas, it was really impolite of us to disturb you. We will take our leave now!"
Saying that, he was about to turn and leave.
Daxil couldn't bear to let go of such a fortune that was delivered to him!
"Oh, Mr. Tan, please stay, we can talk about all of this." He knew the other party wouldn't deceive him. "Maybe there aren't that many herders, I'll have someone investigate and make sure you don't lose out."
With that, Daxil glanced at his deputy and said, "Hurry, go and ask the tax collector how many herdsmen are in this area."
In fact, he knew in his heart that there were not many herdsmen in these desert lands. This was just an excuse for him to continue negotiating the sale of the land with these farmers.
Qin Jike doesn't really want to leave. He went along with the other's words and said, "Sure, let's investigate it thoroughly. If there are herders on this land, it wouldn't be appropriate for us to buy it, don't you think, Lord Mayor?"
The implication was that Dahizir should not think of using the excuse of resettling herdsmen to extort money. He understood very well.
Dahizir's face looked slightly unpleasant, so he nodded and said, "Let's put that aside for now. So, may I ask how much you are willing to offer?"
Tan Jike held out a finger, "One million kinds of flower coins per square kilometer."
Daxil silently calculated in his heart, this is nearly one billion kinds of flower coins in pure income, how much more guns and ammunition and army do we need! It only costs worthless desert, what a great thing!
Heartfelt joy, but with a black face that did not reveal his expression, he shook his head and said, "This is too cheap. I heard that a merchant from the Kinda Flower Family came to our Feizhou to rent land. It cost over two million Kinda Flower Coins to rent just a few dozen acres of land. Your unit is in square kilometers, totaling 1500 acres. How come it's only one million Kinda Flower Coins."
"That can't be compared. I also know that many flower merchants rent land in Feizhou, but that's in places with a pleasant climate and fertile land, suitable for growing crops, not in a hot and arid desert with little vegetation like here."
"Isn't that too far apart? Two million flower coins per square kilometer!"
Qin Jike just shook his head. This business could only be sold to himself, and no one else would compete with him. They would definitely agree to his offer.
And the other party will definitely not give up. In the minds of these warlords, these deserts and the herders above are simply worthless. Only money is the most important. For them, money means having an army and having power!
With these seemingly useless deserts, he can exchange for nearly one billion kinds of flower currency, and this warlord has decided not to give up!
Indeed, Daxi thought so, the two negotiated, and finally Qin Jike slightly compromised, agreeing to purchase the land with one billion kinds of flower currency.
Tan Jike opened the suitcase he had brought, inside of which were the prepared contracts. The coordinates of the areas to be purchased were already printed clearly on them, and only the land price needed to be filled in the blank space to sign the contract.
"Lord, please send me the bank account number. After we sign the contract, we will have someone transfer the money to the bank."
Since everything had been settled, Mr. Daxi didn't hesitate and had the finance officer come over to provide the account number. He quickly signed on it and, in a moment, received the information that the funds had been deposited.
收到大笔资金的达希尔心情很愉快，把覃继科他们送出门，“哈哈，合作愉快！”
"Happy cooperation! Maybe we will have more chances to cooperate in the future," Qín Jìkē waved goodbye and got into a jeep with his special forces team, leaving the City Lord's Mansion.
Looking at the departing jeep, Dahill felt puzzled. "What are these flower growers buying such a large desert for? But who cares? It's right near the city of Bossaso, and I can easily take it back whenever I want. What can those flower families thousands of miles away do to me?"