Chapter 333: The Empire of Tia and Alano (Da Zhang Monthly Pass)
Today's evening class is "International Relations of Ocean Diplomacy".
It is an elective course.
The large classroom with two hundred people was bustling with people.
Ho Ao is still in the edge corner, and there is still some blank space around it.
However, Xidu University is very large, and not everyone has heard of He Ao's reputation, so there are still some people sitting around him.
Liu Nan and Yuan Nannan sat next to He Ao.
The lecturer on the stage is an old professor with a good reputation in international relations. At this moment, he is speaking calmly about the topic of this class, 'The influence of the Theia Empire on China-Turkmen's ocean-going diplomatic relations'.
This class is very popular among Xidu University students, not only because the old professor teaches from the basic to the deep and has high academic attainments, but more importantly, the old professor does not take exams and only writes papers at the end of the semester, giving high marks.
Liu Nan looked at He Ao beside her with some curiosity. In the past, she and He Ao had classes together, and He Ao could always listen to the class very attentively.
And these two days, He Ao seems to be a little... distracted?
Liu Nan moved her eyes to the old professor on the podium. At this moment, the professor was talking about the diplomatic philosophy of the Tia Empire.
"There is a vast ocean between the Theia Empire and Middle-earth. The empire occupies a whole new continent to itself, surrounded by only some scattered island countries.
The Theia Empire regards these countries as forbidden areas and does not allow others to get involved.
They manipulated the political structures of these small countries to maximize the interests of the empire.
The most typical one is Alano. The Republic of Alano consists of a large island and many affiliated islands. It has a large amount of oil resources on its land and territorial waters, and its oil reserves account for 10% of the world's.
And these oil resources are controlled by the multinational companies of the Theia Empire..."
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He Ao stared at this special visitor in front of him. He expected that the visitor would come, but he did not expect that the visitor would come faster than dawn.
The person in front of him has blond curly hair, fair skin, and a long hooked nose. He is completely different from the native people of Alano.
The other person was wearing a neat formal suit and looked polite.
Around Alanor, there is only one place where such a race can exist, the Theia Empire.
Most of the residents of Alanor are indigenous people who have lived on this land since ancient times, and their race is similar to that of Middle-earth.
The Tia Empire was a later immigrant from the West. They occupied the New World and expelled the indigenous people to the surrounding islands.
However, there are still many indigenous people who stay, marry immigrants, and breed offspring.
Most of the population of the Tia Empire are the mixed descendants of aborigines and immigrants, while the ruling class has maintained its bloodline from the West through internal marriages.
The person in front of me has obvious Western characteristics, so his status in the Tia Empire is probably not low.
In fact, He Ao didn't have such a deep understanding of the Tia Empire before. He had just learned all this knowledge in class.
Learn now and use it now.
Obviously, this is an envoy from the Theia Empire.
"You came to me, what do you want to do?"
He Ao leaned on the chair and looked calmly at the envoy of the Tia Empire in front of him.
The chaos in Alanor can almost be said to have been caused by the Theia Empire.
The previous president of the Republic of Alano wanted to take back the oil fields and nationalize the oil.
Then he was assassinated the next month, the cabinet collapsed, and Alano fell into a warlord war that lasted for more than ten years.
The sudden rise of the free sailors, in addition to Dawn, probably also has the shadow of the Theia Empire.
"Mr. Hu Wen is a senior member of Liming. The empire has always been very friendly with everyone at Liming,"
The messenger was very polite and said with a smile on his face.
Obviously, he has already investigated He Ao's identity.
A powerful C-level person is considered a heavyweight in today's extraordinary world.
"Well," He Ao raised his eyebrows and looked at him with interest, "So?"
"We heard that Mr. Hu Wen wanted to reunify the forces of the Free Sailors. We admire this behavior very much, so we came to see Mr. Hu and want to do our best."
The messenger still said gently and with a smile.
The same behavior will draw different conclusions in the eyes of different forces.
He Ao's behavior of directly using Li Ming to pull the banner, of course Li Ming himself was frightened and panicked, but the Tia Empire would be pleasantly surprised.
They wished that Ho would be able to reorganize the Free Sailors immediately and continue to fight with the Coast Guard to prevent the unification of Alanor. They could also bring Dawn in to compete with the Institute and weaken the Institute's power.
They are like carrion-eating vultures, always circling in the sky, and rushing up at any opportunity.
Only a few hours after the news about He Ao spread, they found He Ao directly, and their actions were not unpleasant.
"What can you give me?"
He Ao squinted his eyes and looked at the messenger with a smile.
"If you are willing, I can persuade the bankers of the empire to provide you with a low-interest loan worth 25 million gold shields with an annual interest rate of no more than 3%. You can also directly exchange this loan for weapons.
This is a very good deal. Before you, Mr. Balan also borrowed this loan, and it only took him a year and a half to pay off the loan."
The messenger said slowly.
The gold shield is the currency of the Theia Empire. The exchange rate with the Chinese currency is about 2.5:1. Twenty-five million gold shields are exchanged for 10 million yuan of Chinese currency.
"Are you here on behalf of the bank?"
He Ao put his hands on the table and looked at the messenger calmly.
"I represent the Alano Business Alliance."
The messenger said softly.
The Alano Business Alliance is a monopoly alliance dominated by oil multinational companies that control the Alano oil industry. Apart from the word "Alano" in its name, this alliance has basically nothing to do with Alano.
"The oil company,"
He Ao tapped the table lightly. A bank loan was said to be help, but it was actually an investment. It only charged 3% interest. To bankers, it was considered 'help'.
After all, for them, making little or no profit is a loss.
For a local warlord, a loan of 25 million gold shields plus interest will definitely not be repaid after the loan is used.
Then only the civilians from Alanor and the cargo ships on the sea can come out. As long as they scrape the land quickly enough, they can pay back the money quickly and make a lot of money.
Twenty-five million a year and a half.
Therefore, free sailors are famous for their brutality.
If you are a serious warlord, this may be a good choice, but it is a pity that He Ao is not a serious warlord.
He Ao turned on the satellite phone and found the deeds of the free sailors' property that Zuo Nuo had sent over. Then he handed it to the envoy,
"Look at how much money these can be used as mortgages."
The messenger took the phone, checked it carefully for a while, and made a few more calls. After almost an hour, he reported the number to He Ao.
"After calculation, your properties are worth approximately 100 million gold shields. Judging from the current situation, if you want a mortgage loan, we can loan you up to 75%, which is 75 million gold shields, and the interest rate is below 3%."
At this moment, He Ao had walked out of the office and stood on the street.
He glanced at the blood on the ground and said softly, "Seventy-five million is too fragmentary. Round it up and make it 100 million."
The messenger opened his mouth, is this how rounding is used?
But he also saw blood on the ground.
He finally made no sound.
"I don't want that aid loan of yours, just a mortgage,"
He Ao glanced at him and said, "The mortgage period is one year. If the mortgage is overvalued in the end, I won't ask you for it. If it's not worth it, don't ask me to make up for it."
Isn’t this equivalent to selling those properties to us for RMB 100 million and having to wait a year to receive them?
The messenger realized that something was wrong, but he still tried his best to maintain a smile and said slowly, "Your properties are all in the territory of the Coast Guard. If something goes wrong by then, we may not be able to take over."
"That's your business," He Ao smiled, "Aren't you here to help me? My properties are currently unsalable and cannot be sold. I really need your help."
The messenger's face turned almost completely dark.
"Mr. Hu Wen, since you are unwilling to accept our 'help', please don't entertain us."
He looked at He Ao, his face finally no longer concealed,
"You are just one of the big and small warlords in Alanor. We are willing to help you and support you because we respect you. If you are not willing, we can also support others.
You have extraordinary power, but the empire does not lack extraordinary people. In front of the empire, I hope you can put away your arrogance. Arrogant people often pay the price with their lives."
This is already a naked threat.
He Ao glanced at the messenger.
This messenger is still too young and his mentality is not very good.
He slowly squatted down, dug out a bloody scab from the gap in the road under his feet, and crushed it bit by bit. He looked at the messenger with a smile and said slowly,
"Yesterday, this man tried to attack me from behind, and then he fell to the ground, and blood came out from here, through this gap,"
He squatted half-crouched, moved forward step by step, and traced his fingers along the bright red slit, "It has been flowing along here, flowing, flowing, and it has reached this small ditch... Oh, the blood stains here have been washed away.
···”
He Ao stood up and walked to the messenger's side. His palms were slightly suspended in front of the messenger's cheeks, imitating a shape and smiling, "I still remember his appearance. He is about the same size as you and has the same build."
··This is where the knife went in at that time···”
The messenger stared blankly at the gentle man in front of him, watching him gesticulating on his neck, and looking at his smiling face.
His heart felt like he had fallen into a bottomless abyss, fear spreading layer by layer.
His body was stiff and trembling. He wanted to escape, but he was so depressed that he couldn't even lift his steps.
"Young people should not be too impatient,"
He Ao patted his shoulder, helped him straighten his clothes, and looked at the sweat dripping from his cheeks.
"I am very sincere. Go back and tell your masters that I think they will accept my proposal. If they still need to consider it, I remember that there are three oil fields in the territory of the Free Sailors..."
