Hollywood Hunter

Until many years later, civil wars in African countries have subsided one after another, but non-stop small-scale conflicts have never continued.

The occasional casualties of the Western military can quickly make headlines in a large number of newspapers. Even the war in the Middle East can continue to attract the attention of the international community. Only in Africa, where uninterrupted urban riots and frequent village slaughters, there are tens of thousands of people. Displacement, as well as natural and man-made disasters such as plague, drought, and hunger, have caused millions of abnormal deaths each year, but they have never received much attention from the international community.

It seems that everyone is deliberately forgetting.

Really regard the continent with more than one billion people as a primitive jungle, and let it fend for itself.

Is there really no one trying to end this?

of course not.

Because of previous plans, Simon has recently collected a lot of information about Africa. For example, Angola, which is undergoing a civil war at this time, has a UN peacekeeping force of 7,000 troops.

However, in the past few years, hundreds of millions of dollars of military expenditure have been burned, and the peacekeeping forces themselves have suffered heavy casualties, but they have not been able to reverse the situation of the war in Angola. The two armed forces that are fighting in Angola do not welcome these foreign interventions. Forces, so the multinational forces have begun to withdraw.

It can be said that if you consider many factors including politics, economy, military, culture, etc., the situation in Africa is indeed so complicated that it is unimaginable, and it cannot be changed by anyone.

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

Even if they are well equipped, their combat power is not bad, but peacekeeping forces in Africa are often bound by various constraints and cannot be as unscrupulous as the local warlords. This is also the main reason for the failure of peacekeeping.

Otherwise, it is like Angola.

At this time, Angola was undergoing a civil war. The total strength of the government and the opposition was less than 200,000. As for combat power, most of them were individual combat weapons eliminated by the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The African troops are in the modern West. In front of the army, there is basically a gap between cold weapons and hot weapons. During the Gulf War, the Iraqi army, known as the one-million-dollar division, was completely a group of native chickens in front of the U.S. army. If the African army faced the Iraqi forces, it would also be a group of native chickens. This shows the gap.

Therefore, Simon originally envisaged the organization of a modern elite mercenary group of 10,000 people, and it was indeed possible to easily occupy a large territory in Africa without being bound by the rules.

The problem now is that since we are in a ‘civilized world’, it is impossible to use these methods blatantly.

However, Simon did not intend to give up. When the old man finished speaking, he thought for a while and quickly said: "Ray, in this case, maybe I can go to Africa to do business, a very serious business."

Simon hasn't explained it in depth, and Raymond Johnston has already understood the subtext in his discourse. Simon still has not given up the idea of ​​building a violent machine belonging to the Westeros system.

If you think about it, this is really necessary.

With the current scale of the Westeros system, it has even exceeded the scope of the chaebol and is almost equivalent to a national-level economy.

That being the case, this economy cannot only have strong economic power, but must also have political, military, and other influences. Otherwise, in front of the tyrannical state apparatus, no amount of'economy' will stand the same. hit.

Even if you don't think about the long-term, the next thing you bought from Eastern Europe, if there is a day when it is really necessary in the future, it will be troublesome to find someone to implement it.

It is obviously inappropriate to organize mercenaries to grab territory in Africa, but if there is a legitimate excuse, many things will come naturally.

Doing business is obviously a proper excuse.

In order to ensure the smooth continuation of business in war-torn areas, it is natural to raise some mercenaries to maintain the safety of employees, factories, or mines while doing business.

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

If the Westeros system is blooming everywhere in Africa, even if each industry raises a dozen mercenaries, if necessary, it will be a powerful force that can easily change the situation in the region.

More importantly, after breaking into parts, it will not attract too obvious attention and rebound. As for whether the business itself is profitable, it doesn't matter.

To sort out these quickly, Raymond Johnston is somewhat regretful.

It would be great if it could be the ‘Johnston System’.

If this is the case, perhaps in the future human history, they will have a strong mark on their family.

It seems that the identity of this kid should be publicized as soon as possible in private!

Making up his mind, Raymond Johnston returned to Simon’s thinking and said: “This is a good idea. It is more reliable to cultivate an army that belongs to us in the name of business than simply recruiting a large number of mercenaries, because Without justification and firm conviction, the army will not have loyalty attributes. Without loyalty, no matter how powerful the army is, it will be difficult for us to use it in times of crisis. Now recruiting soldiers in the name of family business, from the beginning , We can instill in them those who need loyalty, and then let this army have a sense of belonging to the Westeros system, and supplemented by it, in the future we will be able to obtain a team that is completely loyal to us without other national concepts army."

Simon nodded subconsciously, admiring him.

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

If according to Simon’s original plan, mercenaries are recruited from Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Africa, and with sufficient funds, these people can easily form a strong combat force and want to set aside a territory in Africa to cultivate the puppets of the Westeros system. The regime is not difficult.

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

In this state, let alone let these people perform dangerous actions to protect the interests of the Westeros family when necessary, even if they want a slightly smoother command, it is not too possible. Some mercenary leaders are getting large amounts of funding from Simon. The back wings harden, and they may even get out of it alone, allowing Simon to steal the chicken and not lose the rice. Even worse, it is not impossible to raise these mercenaries to target the Westeros system.

Now, in another way, recruiting in the name of maintaining the Westeros system’s business in Africa, and then training completely in accordance with the country’s model of training soldiers, from the very beginning instilling the soldiers with whom they need loyalty, the result is completely different.

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

The loyalty of the traditional military comes from a sense of responsibility and belonging to the country that it depends on.

If the Westeros system is just a slightly larger company, it is actually more difficult to make soldiers loyal to the country. However, the current Westeros system is already a company that can compete with the economic strength of many countries. A powerful economy that rivals.

This kind of strength is the fundamental source of belonging.

When an individual finds that the object he serves is a powerful existence that exceeds the economic volume of many countries, he will naturally develop a psychology of belonging and worship. As long as this tendency exists, he can easily cultivate a further sense of loyalty.

Of course, the necessary incentives are indispensable.

Afterwards, Simon had even thought of more. Not just individual soldiers, but also a soldier’s entire family can be integrated into the Westeros system, forming a Westerosian (Westerosian) that he had considered before. )'Group, then, in the future, these soldiers will have a stronger sense of belonging, because of the strong interest-related, 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 cultivate this violent machine of the Westeros system is more appropriate than other regions.

Prolonged war, famine, and extreme poverty have left most Africans with little sense of belonging to their country, which gave the Westeros system a chance.

On the other hand, because of the centuries-long colonial rule, Africa is actually not all black, and there are also a very large number of ethnic groups such as Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Because they have taken root in Africa and have lost their home country nationality, many whites can only live in Africa, especially those whites who have gradually fallen to the bottom of society, and even suffer from reverse discrimination by blacks. Although it is impossible to completely exclude blacks 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, he should implement it as soon as he thinks of it.

I seriously discussed with the old man about the specific implementation details of establishing this army, and then the topic turned to the various problems faced by the Westeros system in North America at this time. The old man gave his own solutions seriously.

Time passed unconsciously, and the sun was setting in a blink of an eye.

The two also changed from standing by the railing to sitting by 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 towards the villa again.

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

Simon nodded and did not hide his thoughts from the old man, saying: "Since the Westeros system is to be built into a separate ‘economy’, we must also 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 status of the Westeros system. The last time he participated in the merger and acquisition of Rio Tinto, Simon made a one-time investment of 2.5 billion US dollars, which is definitely not a small amount for other corporate giants. However, Westeros is completely using only funds to easily pay.

Even so, Simon still retains a large amount of cash in his hands because of the huge income contributed by Daenerys Entertainment, Cersei Capital, Verizon Telecom and other companies.

In fact, the best way out is to invest funds as soon as possible. With Simon's investment insight, Danglai will definitely be able to obtain benefits far exceeding the gains from buying gold.

However, for the current Westeros system, there is no such restriction.

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

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

Simon certainly considered it, but thinking about the fact that the United States refused to ship gold back to other countries in my memory, I dispelled this idea. The United States can do this. When necessary, countries such as Britain and Switzerland cannot guarantee that it will not be the same.

Shaking his head, Simon said: "I don't believe them, it's better to save it myself."

Seeing Simon’s insistence, Raymond Johnston did not object, and said: "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 converted into a vault. A few hundred tons of gold will definitely be fine."

Simon smiled and nodded.

The Johnston Holdings Building couldn't be more appropriate.

During this time, Simon has been looking for a dedicated gold trading team. Once the team is formed, it will immediately start gold spot trading.

The treasury, including the supporting security team and protective measures, certainly cannot be completed in one or two days. Therefore, although you don't want to put your gold elsewhere, you can only store it in the vaults of various countries after the purchase is completed. Once the vaults in Melbourne are renovated, a large amount of physical gold will be shipped to Australia.

Speaking of, the price of gold at this stage is at the lowest point in the 1990s, about 350 US dollars per ounce, far below the highest point of 800 US dollars an ounce during the oil crisis in the 1980s.

Moreover, in Simon's memory, the price of gold was close to $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 after 2012, the price of gold fell back, and it never fell below US$1,000.

Therefore, the official media of various countries preached that gold is a worthless commodity with negative investment returns. This really involves conspiracy theories related to currency standards.

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

If it weren’t for the fear of a surge in gold prices and a rebound in some countries that have been suppressing gold prices, and there would not be so much spot gold in the market, at a price of $11.25 million per ton, Simon could buy 100 tons at a time.

Of course you can only think about it.

Many countries in the world have less than 100 tons of official gold reserves.

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