Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 760 A small African country?

In fact, the Saudi Arabian royal family has no choice, because they cannot do without the protection of the Tiger Roar Base and the protection of Lu Shaohua for their royal family. Once they leave the protection, they will face endless troubles. Therefore, staying tied to Lu Shaohua's chariot is the best choice.

What's more, Lu Shaohua did not choose to oppress them. Instead, he came up with a compromise and best of both worlds solution to the matter. The outcome was satisfactory. It was a win-win plan for Lu Shaohua and the Saudi Arabian royal family, and the cooperation was finalized.

After finalizing the cooperation, Lu Shaohua did not stay in Saudi Arabia for too long. After a short rest for a day, Lu Shaohua set off and left. Li Zhijie, who had rushed over from Africa, also left with him and hurried back to Africa on a special plane.

In Lu Shaohua's plan, he wanted to enter the two major futures markets of gold and oil at the same time. Now, Lu Shaohua has completed half of the plan for oil. The only thing left is to go back to Africa to take a look and finalize it.

But it is different with gold. In Lu Shaohua's plan, to control the export volume of gold, he has to rely on the extraordinary influence of the Tiger Roar Base. But when Lu Shaohua told Li Zhijie his plan on the special plane, Li Zhijie gave a bad answer.

"You may not understand Africans. The people there are so poor that they are afraid of it. If you don't give them some benefits, they won't succumb to our tyranny." Li Zhijie's face became very cold, and he was obviously serious. "Well, even if they succumb to our tyranny, it's just a show. They will definitely do something behind our backs."

Finally, having said this, Li Zhijie did not forget to glance at Lu Shaohua, wanting to see the latter's reaction, but Li Zhijie was disappointed. He saw that Lu Shaohua had a calm face, without much emotional fluctuation, which also made Li Zhijie secretly relieved.

Lu Shaohua's plan was rejected by his words. According to normal thinking, Lu Shaohua should be angry, but in Li Zhijie's opinion, Lu Shaohua didn't seem angry, which was why Li Zhijie breathed a sigh of relief.

After finding out that Lu Shaohua was not angry, Li Zhijie felt that there was no need to hide anything, so he spoke out his views directly. "I have been in Africa for ten years, and I know the people there very well. In addition to being poor, they have another characteristic, which is greed. To give a simple example, if you give them one dollar now, they will be very happy, but the happiness will only last for a while. After a while, they will not want one dollar, but ten or even a hundred dollars."

This is Li Zhijie's evaluation of Africans, and also Li Zhijie's perception. In his impression, Africans are like this. And in fact, they are not wrong. Africa is very poor, and it is precisely because of poverty that they become greedy and do not know how to be satisfied.

It has to be said that Lu Shaohua did not have a thorough understanding of the personality traits of Africans, and in this regard, Li Zhijie was undoubtedly the most authoritative person to speak, and Lu Shaohua was also convinced by Li Zhijie.

If the plan cannot be implemented, it will be very painful for Lu Shaohua, who is determined to succeed. There is no way out, Lu Shaohua can only overturn the original plan and conceive a new one.

However, Lu Shaohua had no idea about the African territory, and it was very difficult for him to come up with a new plan. Fortunately, there was Li Zhijie, who was half African, who was present and could make up for this.

"Controlling the export volume of gold must be implemented." Lu Shaohua first confirmed the general direction, and then returned to the topic and asked. "Tell me if there is any way to solve this problem."

The influence of the Tiger Roar Base is certainly huge in Africa. Even the officials of the country where the Tiger Roar Base is stationed hate it in every way, for fear of offending the Tiger Roar Base and being retaliated by it. But fear is one thing, and making small moves in secret is another. They are completely different things.

"There are many ways, it just depends on whether you are willing to do it." Li Zhijie's words sounded a bit like a joke, but his expression did not seem to be a joke at all. On the contrary, Li Zhijie was very serious. "Africa is very big, so big that I can't imagine it. I can't summarize all the countries in Africa. Let's take the country where our base is located as an example."

"The country where our base lives is very rich in mineral resources, including the two mainstream minerals, gold and diamonds. But why is it so poor with such mineral resources?" Li Zhijie asked a question without waiting for Lu Shaohua to speak.

Afterwards, Li Zhijie did not wait for Lu Shaohua to answer, and answered his own question. "This phenomenon is caused by selfishness. Those rich mineral resources are occupied by a certain force. To put it bluntly, it is that one person who has the momentum, and they are rich, while those who have no power are poor and have no choice but to become mercenaries and make a living on the edge of a knife."

Lu Shaohua didn't say anything, but his slight nod showed that he was listening. At the same time, he was also conveying a message to Li Zhijie, which was to let Li Zhijie continue speaking.

Li Zhijie did not disappoint Lu Shaohua. After getting Lu Shaohua's acquiescence, he continued, "But then again, those families and forces that occupy the mineral resources are also oppressed. The prices of the minerals produced are terribly low, and the biggest profits are made by certain countries, such as the United States. They secretly support certain families and forces and benefit from it."

As the intelligence chief of the Tiger Roar Intelligence Network, Li Zhijie knew much more than others. He certainly knew that the United States or some powerful country had infiltrated into the African continent, and the purpose of their infiltration was to get the rich mineral resources.

Although Lu Shaohua did not know much about Africa, he still knew a little about the international situation, especially the United States. Having lived two lives, Lu Shaohua knew more about the practices of Americans and the policies of the U.S. government.

"I know this, but does it have anything to do with our plan?" Lu Shaohua asked back.

"How can there be no relationship?" Li Zhijie also asked back. After a moment's silence, Li Zhijie continued, "In my opinion, if we want to control the price of gold, there are only two ways to go. The first way is for us to replace a certain country or a certain force and become a protector, protecting those families that own gold mines, and then buying their gold at a high price, which is to indirectly control the output of gold."

Lu Shaohua closed his mouth again because he knew that Li Zhijie had not finished speaking.

In fact, Lu Shaohua did not finish his words. After a few seconds of pausing, he continued, "If we do that, we will face two problems. One is that it will cause hostility from many forces and countries. After all, we are taking food from them, so they have reason to be hostile to us. Another problem is the issue of funds. With the current situation of our base, we cannot spend such a large amount of money to operate this matter."

The families in Africa that control mineral resources also need to survive. Their only advantage is valuable minerals such as gold. If Lu Shaohua protects them and does not let them control production, they will not be able to survive. Therefore, Lu Shaohua can only act as a "buyer".

Furthermore, given Lu Shaohua's character, he also has a Phoenix Bank behind him. If he could reserve a large amount of gold, would he still sell it? No, Lu Shaohua is not used to eating meat and spitting it out. That is not Lu Shaohua's character.

If this is the case, then the path proposed by Li Zhijie is obviously not feasible. After all, it is not cost-effective to offend too many forces and countries. Even if the Tiger Roar Base is very strong, it cannot make too many enemies. That will do no good to Tiger Roar, only harm.

"What about the second way?" Lu Shaohua asked again. This time the question was simple, but very explosive.

"The second way is simple, but it's a bit of a big deal." Li Zhijie felt it necessary to give Lu Shaohua a heads-up first, because what he was about to say was too shocking. "Conquer one or two countries. That's right, conquer one or two countries and let us rule them. By then, we can wipe out all the families and forces that don't obey our control, and then we can control the export volume of gold, and indirectly control the price."

This is a blockbuster bomb, created by Li Zhijie.

Of course, this was just Li Zhijie's initial idea. As for how to do it, Li Zhijie was not in a hurry to say it, but gave Lu Shaohua some time to react.

Lu Shaohua was indeed startled, but his ability to accept things was not ordinary. Lu Shaohua reacted quickly, regained his composure, and said, "I'm listening, you continue."

"Yeah." Li Zhijie nodded, with a barely perceptible smile on his face, and continued, "In my imagination, we can push the people we trust to the pinnacle of power and rule the country through secret operations, and then use the weapons advantage of our base to launch a cleanup war. Well, everything is done in secret, and we can't show up, because once we show up, we will make enemies."

"Well, and if we launch a cleanup war, we can actually temporarily control the price of gold. After all, if a war breaks out, the situation will become very tense, which will raise the price of minerals." Li Zhijie said seriously.

Since ancient times, there have been many typical examples around the world. For example, if there is a war in the Middle East, the price of oil will definitely soar. Well, there is another typical example. According to Lu Shaohua's memory, in his previous life, a major earthquake occurred in Chile, which eventually led to a continuous increase in copper prices.

Since there is a real example, Lu Shaohua certainly knows that what Li Zhijie said is feasible, but Lu Shaohua also knows that this is not Li Zhijie's entire plan. Li Zhijie's plan only reveals the tip of the iceberg, and there should be more plans next.

"You keep talking..."