the world is at stake

The "Brotherhood" was very happy, and felt that Kahevic's work was quite effective, so he gave another 1000 million US dollars.

But in the process of purchasing equipment, the Pakistani entourage in charge of purchasing asked: "Do you want to buy Chinese products? Or Indian products?"

Ah... what's the difference?

"There is no difference, except that Indian products are more expensive."

Indian goods are more expensive?

Kakhevich thought over and over again, feeling that the Chinese could not make their own money, so he gritted his teeth and decided to buy Indian products—you get what you pay for, and there must be a reason why Indian products are more expensive.

After three months, the 'Indian goods' arrived.

When Kakhevich saw the nameplate, he was so angry that he almost jumped over the wall.He bought Chinese products that were resold by Indian businessmen, and only the installation engineers who came were Indians.

It's better than buying Chinese products.

Chapter 35 Cold Reality

Pakistan, the southern port city of Karachi.

Ocean-going cargo ships are docked at the port, and tall cranes are loading and unloading the cargo.Rumbling heavy trailers pulled the containers out of the port area, and occasionally equipment such as excavators could be seen being towed away.

Kakhevich stood on the pier in the port area, frowning.He exhausted pains for the development of the 'Taliban', but the result was not satisfactory.

It’s okay to be cheated when buying power generation equipment. Although Indian engineers always make mistakes, they still successfully completed the installation of four units with a total of [-] megawatts under the condition of AK’s head.

That's not enough power at all, but it's better than nothing.

What worries Kakhevich even more is that after the 'Holy Light' is determined to manage Central Asia, its strength is far stronger than he imagined.

There are always stereotypes in the world.

For example, China is not as good as the United States, and Turkey is not as good as the United States, so China is similar to Turkey.But the fact is that China's national strength is several orders of magnitude higher than that of Türkiye.

Kahevich took a convoy of more than 50 vehicles to send supplies to the 'Taliban'. This gift was like a timely gift. 'Taliban' leader Omar wished he could marry some daughters to express his gratitude.

But as for 'Holy Light', several large container ships came from China quietly.

10,000+ containers will continue to arrive at the port in the next five years, transported by rail from Karachi to Peshawar, and then travel more than 200 kilometers by truck from Peshawar to Kabul, and then to various parts of northern Afghanistan.

The internal line placed in the 'Northern Alliance' revealed a lot of information. 'Sacred Light' initially transported building materials, construction machinery and exploration equipment by air to repair roads and bridges at key nodes, and at the same time transported large equipment by ship.

It costs a little more money, but the timeliness is very good.

Recently, the 'Northern Alliance' and the 'Holy Light' signed an agreement on oil exploration and exploitation, with a total amount of more than 300 billion US dollars.Both sides will get half of the development proceeds.

'Sacred Light' is rare and generous, but requires 80.00% of the amount to be offset in kind, and requires payment in ten years-Afghanistan has 38 billion barrels of exploration reserves, at least one third of which can be exploited.

Negotiations may sign an agreement in half a year.At that time the value of oil will exceed 500 billion US dollars, and the profit of dumping goods will not be less than 30.00%.

此外阿富汗煤炭储量大约4亿吨，铁矿储量约为100亿吨，铜金钼矿3000万吨、铜2000万吨、大理石300亿立方、天然气破万亿立方米。

The U.S. military has been stationed in Afghanistan for 20 years and has done a complete exploration record.These records are the biggest achievements of the United States burning two trillion US dollars, and they are held in the hands of "Eunuch Ha" without spending a penny.

Now that the Americans are not coming, these records will not go to waste.

'Holy Light' is already thinking about whether to build an oil pipeline from Kabul to Kashgar, because a stable Afghanistan is indeed profitable-in the future, this pipeline can also be extended to Iran and then to the Persian Gulf.

When Kakhevich wanted to understand this, he beat his chest angrily, almost vomiting blood.

"Why didn't the Americans do this kind of thing in the 'back then'?" Kakhevich asked friends in the 'Brotherhood', and the answer he got was: "The United States itself is an oil producer, and it took so much effort to go to Central Asia to extract oil. Did it get in the water?"

This answer once again made Kakhevich extremely depressed-it is really something that only China would consider, and no one else has the idea of ​​diversifying oil imports.

There is a new "Shengguang Market" near the port area. The market is a row of simple houses built quickly.The Pakistani boys in coats were running back and forth between different stalls, shouting and intertwining, making a lot of noise.

Kakhevich left the port area, walked into a stall in the market at random, and knew at a glance that it was selling shoes.There are shoes of different styles and prices under the glass plate of the counter, all of which are made in China.

A large number of merchants come here for wholesale, and they like to cut [-]% of the price when they open their mouths. They are extremely picky about the products and want to ask for gifts-but the salesmen in the market don't bargain at all.

In Kakhevich's mind, Chinese products are synonymous with inferiority.Especially in economically backward countries, they both need cheap goods and complain about the poor quality of goods.

But there is no bargaining in this market named after 'Holy Light'?

Kakhevich asked the salesperson at the stall, "Why can't we bargain?"

"Our price is already very low when the quality is guaranteed." The salesman is a local, with a look of indifference, "You can't ask for ten-dollar goods to have a thousand-dollar quality."

"Can anyone in Pakistan afford a thousand-dollar shoe?" Kahevich asked again.

The salesman laughed and said, "The best things I can buy here are shoes priced at $[-] to $[-], but high-end shoes over $[-] are also bought."

In the early days of China's accession to the WTO, Chinese products faced the problem of too many intermediate links.Such as manufacturers, Chinese traders, Pakistani agents, importers, wholesalers, etc.

A pair of shoes made in the locality for ten dollars may cost one hundred dollars in the hands of end customers.

There are 'price sensitive' customers who can only buy ten dollar shoes and end up with worthless junk.This not only failed to make money, but also tarnished China's reputation.

'Holy Light' learns from this lesson and tries its best to open its shopping malls to the consumer market.A ten-dollar product can be sold wholesale for $25, and the price to the consumer is $[-].Everyone felt it was cheap.

During the chat, the salesperson at the stall grabbed a mobile phone and made a deal with a few casual words.Someone bought [-] pairs of sneakers in one go, transferred money on the spot, issued an invoice on the spot, and picked up the goods on the spot.

Chug-chugs of three-wheeled motorcycles zip back and forth through the crowded market, each with its rear compartment piled high with bundled goods.Local guys on motorcycles honked their horns, yelled to make way, and sent goods in all directions.

It is conceivable that migrant workers in inland China leave their hoes behind and take the train to the factories in the southeast, working at least twelve or sixteen hours a day, rushing to produce the world's needs day and night.

The goods are packed in boxes and shipped by sea to the world by large freighters, and arrive in consumer markets such as Karachi within two months at most.The goods produced by Chinese workers are then unpacked by Pakistanis to complete the entire trade process.

It is such a steady stream of business transactions that has created the only world factory that can truly threaten the European and American world for hundreds of years.It even suppressed the road to prosperity of a third-rate country like Turkey, and forced Ethiopia to go back to the old road of establishing a religious country.

Judging from the situation 20 years later, this road is destined to become narrower and narrower.

"Will you buy anything?" Kakhevich's face became more serious as he thought about it, and he continued to ask the salesman at the stall.

The dumping of 'Holy Light' is irresistible to the Pakistani market.But if the trade deficit it creates is too exaggerated, it will definitely be boycotted by the locals.

The salesman nodded, "That's right, we don't just sell, we buy a lot of things. For example, leather, cowhide and sheepskin. We will drive to the tribes in the north to buy, and sell the goods to them by the way."

Among Pakistan's agricultural products, animal husbandry accounts for 60.00%.For example, it can provide more than 4000 million tons of milk and more than 5000 million raw hides every year.Cashmere from Kashmir is rare in the world.

These products that Central Asia and South Asia can provide in large quantities are within the scope of the acquisition of 'Shengguang'.Local farmers are happy to raise a few more sheep in exchange for generators, TV sets, motorcycles, clothing, shoes and hats.

One side provides primary agricultural products, and the other provides primary industrial products, and the two sides are highly complementary.As long as there is a positive trade cycle, the business will naturally grow bigger and bigger.

Kakhevich scratched his head, wanting to say 'I can do it' too.

But if you think about it carefully, Turkey's own market is also facing the impact of Chinese goods.It is very difficult for backward countries to fight against this low-end product.

Turning around in the market, the information harvested is gradually comprehensive.

The wholesale market of 'Holy Light' is not only in Karachi, but also in major cities including Islamabad by railway.Medicines, steel products, textiles, petroleum products, and electromechanical equipment are blooming everywhere.

This is a bit like the combination of 'Pinduoduo' and 'Jingdong', selling mostly cheap goods, reducing costs and ensuring quality through bulk purchases, and focusing on sinking the market.

'Holy Light' will really hire local people as salesmen, set up a localized marketing company, and engage in caravan-like 'delivery to the countryside' activities.

A medium-sized convoy of at least ten vehicles, with more than [-] armed bodyguards, contacted the leaders of the local tribes in advance to determine the type and price of the transaction, and try to reach every corner of the transaction.

This 'delivery convoy' has been tried for a month, and the effect is amazing.The follow-up will definitely continue to be promoted on a large scale.

Kakhevich asked around, and was sure that the business looked trivial, but the profit was very good.Many local people were employed by the 'Holy Light', and naturally safeguarded its interests.

Leaving the 'Holy Light' market, a call was made to Kahevic's cell phone.Someone asked as a report: "Head, we are ready here, do you want to proceed?"

Looking back at the entrance and exit of the market where people and vehicles were constantly flowing, Kahevich said in a deep voice: "Let's do it, we must block the black hands of the 'Holy Light'."

On the other side of the street, a woman in a black robe accepted the order, got off a tattered three-wheeled motorcycle, and walked towards the market with stiff steps.

The bustling crowd in the market could not see the face of the black-robed woman, nor could she perceive her intentions.When she reached the gate of the market, she was blocked by crowded merchants, so...

The woman yelled and exploded.

Thunder and vibrations, smoke and dust rose to the sky.

The noisy market suddenly became a hell, and the radius of 50 meters was the killing range.The ground loosened, flesh and blood vacated, and buildings collapsed.The survivors screamed and fled in all directions.

There was an additional newsletter in the CCTV news that day—Karachi was hit by a suicide bomb attack, killing at least hundreds of people, and the property damage is hard to count. 'Taliban' propaganda is responsible for this.

When the news reached Zhou Qingfeng's ears, the president of 'Holy Light' only glanced at the dry numbers of casualties, and indifferently said to the 'Party and Government' on the other end of the phone: "The enemy creates appropriate troubles for our allies. This is to our advantage.

'Holy Light' just lost a little cargo, and for Pakistan, it is accumulating a hatred.My personal opinion is to learn from the lessons of 'the year' when it helped wipe out the 'Tiger Organization' in Sri Lanka. "

'Back then' the Tu Communist Party was too righteous and helped too thoroughly. I didn't expect that this world is too utilitarian, and hypocrites and real villains are the mainstream.

Without a common enemy, there is no common interest.

Sri Lanka turned faces faster than books.

The 'engaged in party and government' agreed.But..., "We should also react in order not to be seen as weak and deceitful, and at the same time give vent to our friends. Let our allies understand that we are worth relying on."

Chapter 36 Infiltration

Starting from Kabul, over the Akabaga Mountain, you will enter the tributary of the Helmand River.The meandering river runs through the valleys, connecting hundreds of villages.

Babur, who has received half a year of training in Kashgar, is watching the distance from the hillside, and there are mountains that have stood for thousands of years in front of him.The shepherd boy stood beside him and asked him, "Dear guest, what is beyond the mountain?"

The child, about eleven or twelve years old, was dressed in a loose Afghan robe and a turban.He can do nothing but herd sheep.His father, grandfather and even ancestors have been shepherds for generations, and they have thrived on the harsh Central Asian plateau for thousands of years.

"Haven't you been to the other side of the mountain?" asked Babur.

The shepherd boy shook his head, and said cheerfully after a while: "When my brother got married, he took me to the market in a nearby big village and saw many people. But I only went there once."

"I really want to take you out to have a look. There are not only markets in the outside world, but also many things that you can't imagine."

Babur patted the child on the shoulder and said with relief: "But it's all right now, I will come every two months and I can bring you some outside things.

But you have to take care of this device for me, remember to wipe the battery board frequently, and don't let bad guys find it.Otherwise I won't be able to come next time. "

There is a small dry tree behind Babur, but if you look closely, you will find that it is a camouflaged antenna.There is a battery board under the antenna, and a closed box below the battery board contains a storage battery and a radio communication device.

"Don't worry, I will take good care of it. I won't let anyone touch it."

The shepherd boy patted his pockets and smiled cheerfully.The pocket is half a bag of 'Big White Rabbit Toffee', which is the best delicacy in the world for children.

When Babur went down the mountain, sheep were being slaughtered in a village of about ten families.This is a must for entertaining distinguished guests from afar, and it is also the only thing that can be sold in the village.

In fact, the villages in the valley do not have so much religious will, but more of living habits.

The villagers are very enthusiastic about foreign merchants.They don't have much knowledge, they are stubborn and conservative but they are easily influenced by the outside world. These two are not contradictory.

The village in the valley consists of dozens of adobe houses. The leader is a toothless old man in his fifties. His dark face was blown into gullies by the strong winds on the plateau. He is directing the women in the village to move out the fur goods accumulated over the years.

The agricultural and pastoral areas in Afghanistan are basically concentrated around only three rivers, namely the Amu Darya River in the north, the Kabul River in the east, and the Helmand River in the south.

There are about 800 million hectares of arable land in the relatively flat valley area, and the main crops are wheat, cotton, rice, corn, and barley.In addition, some dried fruits and opium are grown.Vegetables are mainly potatoes, onions and tomatoes.

But after the 'Taliban' came to power, they lost the industrial products given by the outside world, the water conservancy facilities could not be maintained, and the agricultural technicians generally went into exile. Afghanistan's agriculture and animal husbandry quickly collapsed.

Farmers and herdsmen cannot sell their products and are forced to hoard them, making it difficult to exchange for daily necessities.In a few years, the war caused the Afghan economy to completely collapse.

From this, one can imagine how happy the elders and men in the village were when Babur led the caravan, drove more than a dozen three-wheeled motorcycles, and brought a variety of goods outside the village in the valley.

A bottle of aspirin can be exchanged for two good sheepskins, and a small diesel generator can take away twenty sheep.What can a barrel of diesel oil exchange for?Seven or eight ten-year-old girls were chosen at random, and the poor in the village couldn't support them.

The men in the village held old bolt-action rifles, and every bullet was as precious as gold.Babur took out the 'August [-] bar' and shot a few shots on the spot, which made the villagers wish they could exchange all of them.

In times of war, weapons are more important than food.

But weapons are not sold, but can be given away.

Babur provided ten rifles with five thousand rounds of ammunition.He only had one request, to make a friend—the village leader with white beard almost wanted to make an alliance with him.

The people in the poor valley are actually very real, and they get close to whoever gives benefits-the 'Taliban' has been here, but only the 'Taliban' with blood and ideals is too poor!

Of course, the so-called 'gift' has already secretly marked the price.For example, machine-made woolen sweaters are gorgeous and beautiful, and they are the best wedding gifts for young people. It is reasonable to exchange them for a large bag of dusty cashmere.

As for the weight of that big bag?Anyway, Babur is a bit strenuous to carry.

In addition, since we are friends, it is normal to help each other.

Babur hopes to leave a radio station in the village for easy contact, and he can book in advance what he wants to buy or sell in the future.

The radio station can not only communicate with caravans, but also communicate with other surrounding villages.This can greatly enhance the coordination and governance capabilities of local tribes.

The village leader naturally agreed, so Babur led people to install solar panels on the hills near the village and arrange radio antennas.He also presented several walkie-talkies to facilitate the internal communication of the villagers.

Afghans are no strangers to these modern industrial products.When the Soviet army invaded, the Americans sent similar things.It's just that it's smaller now, with a more refined appearance and clearer calls.

In fact, the caravan themselves didn't know that the radio equipment they installed in the village had a satellite navigation and positioning enhancement device.

American reconnaissance planes have long discovered that the mid-course guidance of the 'Guardian-1B' relied on GPS, so they distorted the GPS signals in Afghanistan in order to curb China's precision-guided weapons.

When the 'Taliban' withdrew from Kabul, the rockets launched by the 'Northern Alliance' in pursuit of it produced a huge error, which caused some warheads to be unable to perform laser correction at the end because they were too far away.

The way China came up with was to use a large number of dense ground base stations to correct satellite signals, just like vehicle navigation more than ten years later, so as to obtain relatively accurate position coordinates.

Once this set of ground base stations is networked, it can even work independently of the navigation satellites. In the future, caravans like Babur running around in the mountains of Afghanistan will not get lost.