In order to prevent accidents, all the car lights were turned off, and more than fifty mercenaries built several lines of defense with loaded guns. After all, this was a poor village, and it was very close to the sea, so anything could happen.
Under the moonlight, looking from a distance, this land looks extremely barren, the fields are barren, and there are almost no winter cash crops planted. It is very different from the spring fields in China.
The houses are even more dilapidated and look ancient. The two-story building is almost invisible. If the best building is a mosque at night, it looks extremely majestic against the surrounding low buildings.
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Slowly, the lights in the village came on. Gradually, more and more people moved in the darkness. Slowly, someone lit torches, candles, and flashlights... I don’t know when, the old man and the old woman both
Standing behind Zhang Yang, the leader of the mercenary formed an arc-shaped circle at the old man's signal. Immediately, it highlighted Zhang Yang's difference, and vaguely revealed a hint of coercion.
The power of people.
Sure enough, when some people saw Zhang Yang, their eyes were full of awe and fear. Almost everyone could see that this young Chinese man with a flat head was the core figure of this group of people.
Zhang Yang couldn't help but secretly sigh, Jiang is still too old, and the old man's just a gentle movement immediately established his supreme authority in the hearts of these villagers.
"Zhang Yang, Liu Biao!"
A familiar shout came from Aze. In the distance, a leading person came over. It was Aze and Embleton who led dozens of people in a hurry. Embleton saw several big people.
Che munitions, ecstatic.
Zhang Yang pulled Azela away and asked a few questions about the situation in the village in a low voice, which confirmed that it was similar to what Embleton described. Indeed, this was a poor village, and the local productivity was extremely backward. Although there was not much exploitation,
However, there is almost no economic source, and the yield of cash crops is appallingly low.
Of course, in many cases, Zhang Yang only learned the next day that the crops here are mainly rice. However, the rice varieties are poor and the yield is less than 200 kilograms per mu. This is in contrast to the domestic yields of up to 500 kilograms per mu.
Compared with the yield, it is simply incomparable. To put it simply, the yield of one acre of rice in China is more than that of three acres here, and the farming technology is even more backward. There is no comparison. Domestic rice seedling throwing technology is completely inferior.
Automatic farming is unheard of here... Under Enderbourne's call, there are more and more people. It is probably the result of the old man offering a reward. Even an eighty-year-old woman staggered over, hoping to spend some time. Of course
, there are no girls, it may be related to their belief in Islam.
Everyone is in high spirits, just like celebrating the New Year, and the eyes looking at Embleton are full of fanatical admiration. Obviously, Embleton has now become the hero of the village!
Indeed, Embleton deserves to be a hero, he has brought great wealth to the village!
Because of Embleton, this remote village has experienced its greatest prosperity and development in history.
There is strength in numbers. This theory is true. However, in less than an hour, the convoy was surrounded by a wave of enthusiasm. In a short period of time, more than 700 people were gathered, and these were just nearby villagers.
Soon, some weapons were moved to a house that Embleton had prepared a long time ago. It is said that this house is the richest family here and is a distant relative of Embleton. When Embleton returned home in rich clothes, he said he needed a house.
, he gave up the house almost immediately... There were many weapons and they were very heavy, but compared to this number of people, they were nothing. Even the heavy mortars were forcibly carried away by a group of black people.
Obviously, these are a group of hard-working people.
That night, the mercenaries did not leave. They set up tents and stationed themselves there. This team could not leave until at least Embleton established a solid force in the local area.
As long as they have money, these soldiers are happy to stay. Moreover, the cost of more than fifty mercenaries with weapons and equipment is shockingly low. Only later did Zhang Yang know that such a huge team, including vehicles, etc., only costs one day.
Ten thousand US dollars. When they found out it was so cheap, both Liu Biao and Aze were shocked, with expressions of disbelief.
In fact, after a few days, Zhang Yang and the others learned that in Somalia, the income of an ordinary labor force was less than one dollar, and because of the years of war, finding a group of mercenary soldiers capable of fighting in Somalia was more difficult than finding a group of porters.
It's not that difficult. Basically, in Somalia, almost all the people have become soldiers. A mercenary organization of fifty people costs US$10,000 a day, which is already a sky-high price.
After a night of silence, everyone was tired and went to bed early. In addition to the mercenaries who arranged manpower to guard, Enderbulton also arranged young and middle-aged men from the village to guard the outside. If there is any trouble, someone will immediately notify them. However, Zhang Yang is not worried.
, the traffic environment here is so bad, even if there is an enemy sneak attack, it will not be that easy without comprehensive arrangements... The next morning, Zhang Yang, Liu Biao, Aze, the old man and his wife, and Ende
Bourton and his relatives gathered together for their first meeting.
However, this conference is relatively shabby. There is no conference table, only a few ordinary chairs, and a cup of boiled water for each person. Here, we are truly poor. Even if we have money, we may not be able to buy anything.
Everyone sat down, and everyone looked at Zhang Yang. Even Liu Biao, who usually talked a lot, remained silent. In fact, the old man had already given lessons to Liu Biao and A Ze. Among the three, one of them must speak.
, and Zhang Yang became the leader without hesitation. In fact, it has always been like this. Neither Aze nor Liu Biao had any objections. Zhang Yang far surpassed them in terms of ability and wisdom.
"Embleton, I want to know, how far is this place from the coastline?" Zhang Yang glanced at Embleton, who was wearing a suit and ties. Obviously, Embleton attached great importance to this meeting. In fact, Embleton was already very excited.
Every day, after he came back yesterday, he worked hard around the village, lobbying some famous old people, and using his prospects to attract young people to join. Now, he has become a celebrity within dozens of kilometers, and many young people have already
Be proud to follow him.
"About seventeen kilometers." Enderbulton perked up. He had already heard what Zhang Yang meant. There was no doubt that Zhang Yang was going to start establishing his own pirate organization.
"Is it within the scope of your tribe?"
"Well, although there will be some minor troubles, they are nothing to worry about. Don't worry, I have reached an agreement with the elders of the tribe. I promise that I will bring our tribe to glory." Enderbulton couldn't help but stand.
He stood up and said excitedly.
"Very good, tell me about the cash crops, sources of income, and natural resources in your village?" Zhang Yang motioned for Embleton to sit down and said slowly.
"This..." Embleton was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but hesitate. He didn't expect that Zhang Yang would be interested in these. He thought for a while and said: "The main ones are sorghum, corn, rice, beans, sesame, cotton, sugar cane and bananas.
etc. However, our village is still mainly rice planting. In addition, the livestock are mainly camels, with some stretching, goats, cattle... Oh, by the way, we also have several beryl and gypsum mines here, but...
Due to various reasons such as inconvenient transportation, no one is willing to invest here..." One after another, Enderbulton explained the local economy and even gave a general introduction to the yields of some crops.
"Well, not bad, it's better than I expected. By the way, what are your plans now?" Zhang Yang asked with a slight nod.
"My plan... We now have guns, cannons, and manpower. We can immediately purchase a fishing boat as a mother ship, purchase a batch of powerful speedboats and communication equipment. As long as we have these things, we can start work immediately."
When it comes to the pirate industry, Enderbulton immediately gears up, full of confidence in the future, and can't wait to return to the sea he is familiar with immediately.
"Do you know when a tanker comes by?"
"This...don't know?"
"Do you have money laundering channels?"
"No……"
"Do you have a go-between for the negotiations?"
"Do you have a training base?"
…
Zhang Yang asked several questions in succession, and Enderbulton was dumbfounded by the questions. He suddenly discovered that being a pirate is not that easy. It does not mean that you can start work just by having manpower and weapons.