Hollywood Hunter

Until many years later, civil wars in various African countries have subsided, and uninterrupted small-scale conflicts have continued.

The occasional casualties of Western troops can quickly log in a large number of newspaper headlines. Even the Middle East warfare can continue to receive the attention of the international community. Only Africa, uninterrupted urban riots, frequent village killings, and tens of thousands of people Displacement, plagues, droughts, hunger, and other natural disasters and man-made disasters. The number of abnormal deaths each year reaches millions, but it has never received the attention of the international community.

It seems that everyone is deliberately forgetting.

The continent with a population of more than one billion people is really regarded as a primitive jungle, and it is left to its own life and perish.

Is there really no one trying to end this?

of course not.

Because of the previous plan, Simon recently collected a lot of information about Africa. For example, Angola, which is at the time of the civil war, has a peacekeeping garrison of up to 7,000 in the United Nations.

However, in the past few years, hundreds of millions of dollars in military expenditure have been burned, and the peacekeeping troops themselves have suffered heavy casualties. However, they have never been able to reverse the war situation in Angola, including the two opposing military forces in Angola. These foreign interventions are not welcome. Forces, so multinational troops have begun to withdraw.

It can be said that if we consider the political, economic, military, cultural and other factors, the situation in Africa is indeed so complicated that it is unimaginable, and no one can change it.

Of course, the main reason is actually the last sentence of the old man: everyone is a civilized person, and we must follow rules.

Even if they are well-equipped, their combat power is equally good, but peacekeepers in Africa are often subject to various constraints, and they cannot be as unscrupulous as local warlords. This is also the main reason for the failure of peacekeeping.

Otherwise, it is like Angola.

At this time, in Angola, where the civil war is in progress, the combined strength of the government army and the opposition is less than 200,000. As for the combat strength, most of them are only single-handed combat weapons that were eliminated by the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. In the modern West In front of the army, basically the gap between cold weapons and hot weapons.During the Gulf War, the Iraqi troops, known as million-strong divisions, were completely a group of turkey dogs in front of the US forces. If the African army confronted Iraqi forces, it was also a group of turkey dogs. This shows the gap.

Therefore, Simon initially envisaged the organization of a modern and elite mercenary corps of 10,000 people. Without being bound by the rules, he could indeed easily occupy a large territory in Africa.

The problem now is that since you are in a'civilized world', you cannot use these methods blatantly.

However, Simon did not intend to give up. After the old man finished, he thought about it and said quickly: "Lei, in this way, maybe I can go to Africa to do business, very serious business."

Simon hasn't explained it further. Raymond Johnston has understood the subtext in his words. Simon still hasn't given up the idea of ​​creating a violent machine belonging to the Westeros system.

If you think about it, this is really necessary.

The current scale of the Westeros system has even exceeded the scope of the chaebol, almost equivalent to a national economy.

In this case, this economy cannot have only strong economic power, but must also have political, military, and other influences. Otherwise, in front of the powerful national machine, no matter how large the “economy” is, hit.

Even if you don't think about it for too long, then you bought those things from Eastern Europe. If you really have to use it in the future, it will be troublesome if you can't find someone to execute it.

It is obviously not appropriate to organize mercenaries to fight for sites in Africa in the open fire, but if there is a legitimate excuse,

Doing business is obviously a legitimate excuse.

In order to ensure that the business in the war zone can continue smoothly, while doing business, it is also natural to raise some mercenaries to maintain the safety of employees, factories or mines.

The larger the scale of business in Africa, the more security forces are needed.

If the Westeros system flourishes in Africa’s industries, even if each industry raises a dozen mercenaries, it will be a powerful force enough to easily change the situation in the region if they are integrated when necessary.

More importantly, after being rounded to zero, it will not cause too obvious attention and rebound.As for whether the business itself is profitable or not, it is irrelevant.

Quickly sorting these out, Raymond Johnston was somewhat regretful.

If it could be the'Johnston System', how good.

In this way, perhaps in the future of human history, all of them will have a strong stroke of their own family.

It seems that the kid's identity should be publicized as soon as possible in private!

Having made up his mind, Raymond Johnston returned to Simon's line of thought and said, "This is a good idea. It is more reliable to train our army in the name of business than simply recruiting large numbers of mercenaries, because Without legitimate reasons and firm convictions, the army will not have the attribute of loyalty. Without loyalty, even if the army is strong, it will be difficult for us to use in times of crisis. Now recruit soldiers in the name of family business, from the beginning , We can instill in them the objects that need loyalty, and then let this army have a sense of belonging to the Westeros system, supplemented by the benefits, in the future we can get a completely loyal to us without the idea of ​​other countries. army."

Simon nodded subconsciously, admiring his heart.

Worthy of being an old man, he has just developed a rather vague idea, he has grasped the essence of the matter.

If according to Simon's original plan, recruiting mercenaries from Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa, with sufficient funds, this group of people will form a powerful battle force easily, and want to set a territory in Africa to cultivate the puppet of the Westeros system. The regime is not difficult.

However, because of the lack of faith and lack of belonging, these people cannot be loyal to the Westeros system.

In this state, it is not possible to let these people carry out dangerous operations to protect the interests of the Westeros family when necessary, even if you want a slightly smoother command. Some mercenary leaders have received large amounts of money from Simon. The rear wings become stiff, and they may even get rid of it alone, so that Simon can not steal the chickens, and it is even worse. It is not impossible to raise these mercenaries against the Westeros system.

Now, in another way, recruiting in the name of maintaining the Westeros system in African business, and then training completely in accordance with the national model of training soldiers, instilling soldiers with the objects they need to be loyal from the beginning, the result is completely different.

If combined with appropriate brainwashing measures, Simon can even further obtain a group of dead men of the Westeros.

The loyalty of the traditional army comes from its sense of responsibility and belonging to the country.

If the Westeros system is only a slightly larger company, it is actually more difficult for soldiers to produce loyalty to the country. However, the current Westeros system is already a company with sufficient economic strength. Competing powerful economies.

This power is the fundamental source of a sense of belonging.

Individuals find that the object they serve is a powerful existence that exceeds the economic volume of many countries. Naturally, there will be a sense of belonging and worship. As long as there is such a tendency, it will be very easy to cultivate a further sense of loyalty.

Of course, the necessary incentives are indispensable.

Simon has even thought about more in the transition, not just individual soldiers, but the entire family of a soldier can be integrated into the Westeros system to form a'Westerosian (Westerosian )'group, then in the future, these soldiers will have a stronger sense of belonging, because of the strong interest, maintaining the Westeros system is equivalent to the traditional concept of "protecting the home and defending the country".

In addition, choosing Africa as a base to train this violent machine of Westeros system is more suitable than other regions.

Long-term wars, famine and extreme poverty leave most Africans with little sense of belonging to their country, which gives the Westeros an opportunity.

On the other hand, because of the hundreds of years of colonial rule, Africa is not all black, and there are also a large number of ethnic groups such as Britain, France, Germany, Italy, West and other countries.Because they have taken root in Africa and have lost the nationality of their home country, many white people can only live in Africa, especially those who have gradually fallen to the bottom of the society, and even suffer from the reverse discrimination of black people.Although it is impossible to completely exclude black people in order to develop in Africa, this group of descendants of European immigrants who are incompatible with Africa will be Simon's key recruitment targets.

Simon is not a procrastinator, and he must implement it as soon as he thinks about it.

After discussing with the old man the details of the specific implementation of this army, the topic turned to the various problems facing the Westeros system in North America at this time. The old man gave his own solutions seriously.

Time passed unconsciously, and it was already sunset.

The two also changed from standing at the railing to sitting next to a set of tables and chairs by the pool, and Anthony joined the discussion later.

As the sky fell, the three finally got up and walked back to the villa.

Raymond Johnston immediately thought of another thing: "Simon, are you going to buy a lot of gold?"

Simon nodded and did not hide his thoughts from the old man. He said: "Since we want to make the Westeros system into a separate'economy', we definitely need gold reserves."

After listening to this explanation, the old man stopped asking too much.

The reason is very good.

Moreover, Raymond Johnston also has a general understanding of the financial situation of the Westeros system. Last time he participated in the merger and acquisition of Rio Tinto, Simon invested a total of 2.5 billion US dollars, which is definitely not a small sum for other corporate giants. The number, Westeros company is completely using only funds to easily pay.

Even so, Simon still retains a large amount of cash because of the huge profits contributed by companies such as Daenerys Entertainment, Cersei Capital and Verizon Telecom.

In fact, investing funds as soon as possible is the best way out. With Simon's investment vision, he would certainly be able to obtain far more than the gains obtained by buying gold.

However, for the current Westeros system, there are no such restrictions.

Because as long as there is a suitable goal, Simon has taken all the excess funds to buy gold, and it is easy to raise funds for investment. With the reputation of the Westeros system at this time, and the overall even less than 10% With a low debt ratio, few banks around the world would be reluctant to provide loans to Simon.

The three entered the lobby of the villa, and the old man considered for a moment, saying, “It’s fine to buy gold, but it doesn’t have to be kept in person, so the cost will be very high. Even if you don’t want to store it in the United States, the London vault or the Swiss bank’s reputation are Not bad."

Simon certainly considered it, but thinking about the memory of the United States' refusal to repatriate gold from other countries has dispelled this idea. The United States can do this. When necessary, countries such as the United Kingdom and Switzerland cannot guarantee the same.

Shaking his head, Simon said: "I don't believe them, or I can save it more reliably."

Raymond Johnston insisted on seeing Simon and did not object, saying: "Then store it in the basement of our headquarters in Melbourne. There are three floors below the Johnston Holdings Building. The bottom floor can be changed into a vault to store Hundreds of tons of gold is definitely no problem."

Simon nodded with a smile.

The Johnston Holdings Building is perfect.

During this time, Simon was already looking for a dedicated gold trading team. Once the team formation was completed, gold spot trading would begin immediately.

Things in the treasury, including the supporting security team and protective measures, will certainly not be completed in a day or two.Therefore, although they do not want to put their gold elsewhere, they can only temporarily deposit it in the vaults of various countries after the purchase is completed. Once the vault renovation in Melbourne is completed, a large amount of physical gold will be shipped to Australia.

Speaking of which, the current price of gold is at the lowest point in the 1990s, about US$350 per ounce, which is far lower than the highest point of US$800 per ounce during the oil crisis in the 1980s.

Moreover, in Simon's memory, the price of gold was once close to US$2,000 an ounce around 2012, which is more than five times the current price of gold at this time.Even after the global economic situation improved and the price of gold fell back after 2012, it was no less than US$1,000.

Therefore, the official media of various countries advocated that gold is a valueless commodity with negative investment returns, which really involves a conspiracy theory related to the currency standard.

One ounce of Simon's total gold unit is roughly equivalent to 31 grams. Therefore, according to the current price of one ounce of gold at about $350, a ton of gold is actually only about $11.25 million.

If it were not for fear of a surge in the price of gold and the rebound of some countries that had been suppressing the price of gold, and there could not be so much spot gold in the market, Simon could buy 100 tons at a time for a price of 11.25 million US dollars per ton.

Of course, only think about it.

The official gold reserves of many countries in the world are not yet 100 tons.

Simon's long-term plan is to use the next ten to twenty years to save as much as 1,000 tons of gold.