Godly Fisherman

When they were drinking and drinking, McAfee suddenly ran over in a hurry and saw that there was a stranger in Xiao Peng. He was taken aback, and then asked Xiao Peng, "Xiao Peng, where is Emilia?"

Xiao Peng said: "Emilia is very curious about the port operation, and she doesn't want to drink, so she followed Li Xing to see the port operation. Is there any problem?"

McAfee glanced at He Jianye, looking like he was hesitant to speak.

Xiao Peng smiled and said: "Okay, Lao He is a friend. Just say what you have to say. Come and sit and have a drink together."

McAfee glanced at Xiao Peng, lowered the volume and said, "Xiao, do you want to go to Mogadishu?"

"Where?" Let alone Xiao Peng, even He Jianye and Yang Meng raised their voices: "Mogadishu? What are you going crazy? Do you think you have a long life?"

Where is Mogadishu? The capital of Somalia! In the Ming Dynasty, it was called ‘the wooden bones are all Shuguo’. Today'the most dangerous capital in the world'. Speaking of this city, the words that can be thought of are: pirates, black eagle fall, wars, poverty, and terrorist attacks. Just a week ago, another bombing occurred in Somalia, killing several people. This is commonplace there.

For such a large country, the total annual economic value is less than 6.5 billion U.S. dollars. And if you go to Somalia as a star-stripe countryman, isn't that looking for death?

Isn’t the Star Stripe people the most hated by Somalis?

In fact, Somalia turned out to be a relatively stable country, and China's friendship with them is still very good. However, since the collapse of the Siad government in 1991, Somalia has entered a period of warlord melee. The largest warlord Farah Aidid ambushed the UN peacekeeping forces, causing dozens of casualties. At that time, the Stars and Stripes country directly arrogantly arrested Aidid.

They indeed dispatched elites, the famous'Delta' troops, the Navy's'Sea Leopards', and the Army's'rangers' for joint operations, and the Somalis were stunned.

This Somali warlord is also interesting. When there are no foreign enemies, they can brainstorm with each other, but if there are outsiders coming to mix up, they will fight the outsiders together first. Stars and Stripes is the hapless one. After staying here for two and a half years, nothing was resolved, and billions of dollars were thrown away. When they were gone, the warlords would fight each other again, which is still the case today.

But because of what happened that year, the people of the Stars and Stripes are definitely the least popular person in Somalia. McAfee wants to go to Somalia? In Xiao Peng's eyes, that is definitely a challenge to the limit of life.

I don't know that McAfee has a relaxed expression: "I have been there many times."

"What the hell?" Xiao Peng suspected that he had heard it wrong.

He Jianye asked after hearing this: "I heard that people from the Stars and Stripes can walk up to 50 meters on the streets of Somalia. They will definitely be shot."

McAfee snapped his fingers: "That's right, you Chinese people are much better there, you can walk a hundred meters."

Xiao Peng couldn't laugh or cry when he heard it, but McAfee was really right. Chinese people are still very good in the eyes of Somalis. First of all, there is ‘Zhenghe Village’ in Somalia. In the triangle of Garowe in northern Somalia close to Ethiopia, there is a village called Dongge Ge. The locals claim to be of Chinese descent, and they can speak some Chinese; in addition, in the southern city of Kismayo in Mogadishu There are also villages that claim to be descended from China. Today, Mogadishu has surnames similar to "Lin" and "Huang".

On the other hand, when Somalia was stable, Huaxia had a good relationship with them. Their grand theaters, stadiums, roads, railways, radio stations, etc. were all built with Huaxia’s assistance. Many old Somali people still sing Chinese songs.

Of course, the roads and railways have been bombed during successive years of battle. The Grand Theater has always been a place for local people to pray. As a result, hundreds of people died in an explosion and the Grand Theater was also abandoned. The radio station is still in use, Often snatched by warlords as a tool for their own propaganda. . . . . .

But just so good, it doesn't mean that the Huaxia people are safe there, as McAfee said: You may be shot if you walk a hundred meters.

Seeing Xiao Peng and the others puzzled, McAfee suddenly asked another question: "Do you know who makes the most money in Somalia?"

Xiao Peng thought for a while: "Pirate?"

McAfee laughed: "Wrong, every year because of the profits created by Somali pirates, there are about 10 billion, of which less than 200 million is the ransom that all the pirates can earn. Earn it? Insurers, arms dealers, armed security companies, and the like! And insurance companies make a lot more money than pirates! And in Somalia, the most profitable people are the'influential' businessmen."

Xiao Peng asked curiously: "What is an'influential' businessman?"

McAfee asked a question back: "If you let you do business with a Somali businessman, will you do it?"

Xiao Peng considered it for a moment, and shook his head: "I don't think most people will do it. After all, there is a bit too...notorious?"

McAfee snapped his fingers: "You mentioned the key issue. So Somali businessmen who can do business with foreign countries are protected by all parties. Warlords and governments must have a good relationship with such people. Because they can Get the oil, weapons, and living supplies that these people need. Let me give you a simple example. Starting in 2012, Somali pirates disappeared for a while, but after a few years they began to be active again. In 2017, a group of pirates robbed An oil tanker called'Aris13' ended up being released without paying the ransom. Why did this happen? It was because a local'influential' businessman came forward to solve this problem. As I said, That is the existence that all parties must give face."

"And those influential businessmen are more than just peacemakers. They will also cooperate with foreign weapons dealers, insurance companies, security companies, and even invest in those companies themselves. As far as I know, many Somali young people are studying in China, and those young people are either descendants of high-ranking officials, or descendants of influential businessmen, or the girlfriends of pirates. Otherwise, where did they get so much money to study abroad? ?"

Xiao Peng asked very puzzled: "McAfee, how do you know so much?"

McAfee smiled and said: "The most influential businessman in Somalia is called Mukala. Although he is now a Tanzanian citizen, in Somalia he is a person that all forces must fight for. Weapons, energy, materials... passed. He can get anything. The pirate investment exchange he created has alleviated the economic embarrassment of the Somali pirates, and can also drive investors to get rich together; the most important thing is that his Pan-African Charity Foundation, which was accepted from Huaxia some time ago A donation worth tens of millions of dollars: 70 advanced fishing boats. These fishing boats can improve the lives of poor fishermen in Tanzania and Somalia. Therefore, they have been awarded by the governments of Tanzania and Somalia. Mukala is looking forward to seeing that. A rich Chinese man who believes in the help provided by his charity fund."

Xiao Peng covered his face, and waited for him here for a long time.

The last time Mukala went to China to take more than 70 fishing boats back and caused a sensation, but Xiao Peng did not see Mukala, but left it to Wenjie to handle it. At that time he went to the Stars and Stripes to find Emilia, how could he have time to waste time with him? Unexpectedly, he was worried now.

Xiao Peng asked McAfee: "I have always wanted to ask you, what is the relationship between Mukala and you?"

McAfee shrugged and said: "It's not that I look down on them, but do you think that with Mukala's IQ, you can think of such an amazing idea as the Pirate Investment Exchange? And do you think Wall Street can't affect Somalia? Of course not. You will find out if you pay attention. Many ships attacked by pirates are similar to those related to short-selling transactions of investment banks like Goldman Sachs. And he is the middleman. But he also needs a strong partner, right?"

Xiao Peng blinked: "That powerful partner is you, right? I'll go, according to your statement, this Somali pirate has not become an investment banker? Such robbery has become a financial operation?"

McAfee smiled and said: "If you have to understand this way, I think it's okay. Believe it or not, Somalia has a lot of room for investment. At least my investment income here over the years has been good."

"You have investment here? What do you mean by pirate investment exchange?" Xiao Peng blinked.

McAfee triumphantly: "Not only the investment in the exchange, but also the kidnapping and ransom insurance that invested in several insurance companies; two shipping security companies; I also accounted for a considerable investment in Mukala’s international trading company, so don’t look at it. I’m from the Stars and Stripes, but it’s safe in Somalia."

Xiao Peng listened to McAfee's words and didn't know how to answer. In the end, only a thumbs up: "You bull!"

McAfee shrugged: "The first thing about investment is that investments with stable returns must never be missed. In fact, I didn't want to tell you these things at first, but I think going to Somalia will be a good life. Experience, Xiao, I’m still in good health, but after all, I’m over 70 years old. I don’t know if I can still jump for a few years. I don’t know if I have a chance to take you there in the future. How about it, do you want to go?"

After Xiao Peng and Yang Meng looked at each other, they both saw the meaning of "want to go" in each other's eyes. The opportunity to visit Somalia is not always available.

Yang Meng sighed suddenly: "No play, it's useless if you want to go, Emilia won't let you go."

After Xiao Peng heard this, Yang Meng was really right. He wanted to visit Somalia. After all, not everyone could have such an opportunity, and he wouldn't worry if it was just him and Yang Meng. What danger, but with Emilia? That can't work!

What should I do now?