Chapter 1313: Chapter 1134: Countless Obstacles

“You want to drag France into the Green Great Wall project!!”

Joe Ga looked at Xiao Ma, whose eyes were wide open, and with a smile he said, “Don’t say it like that, in fact, it’s France that needs the Green Great Wall project to spread its influence.

You must be particularly curious to know how PB bypassed the spies you planted in those countries to sign contracts with them!”

Earlier, Xiao Ma had been so captivated by the terrifying future described by Joe Ga and the possible impact of the Green Great Wall project on France that he lost all focus…

Hearing that Joe Ga was about to spill the beans, he regained his composure and asked Joe Ga, “How did you manage to do it?”

Joe Ga spread his hands and with a smile said, “My lawyer knocked on the doors of the offices of those national leaders with contracts in hand, then explained the Green Great Wall project to them, and in the end, they happily flew to Addis Ababa and signed the contracts at the African Union Headquarters…”

Xiao Ma listened in disbelief and said, “Just like that?”

Joe Ga, as if it were obvious, said, “Just like that!”

“Then why didn’t we receive any information?”

Joe Ga looked at the grim-faced Xiao Ma, smiled, and said, “I don’t know why you didn’t receive any information, maybe it’s because the Green Great Wall project is something that is ‘right from any angle you look at it.’

Maybe those people didn’t take the Green Great Wall project seriously…

Because it’s something that, from any perspective, is a great benefit to both current and future generations.

They care more about the whereabouts of those presidents…

They care about where the resources of the countries are going…

They care about whether the high-level officials in those countries will oppose France…

They care about how France will exert its pressure there…

They care about what kind of life they can enjoy in the future when they go to France…

But they just don’t care about charity, and they don’t care if their country is getting better…

My people openly presented the plan to everyone, the United Nations was the first to respond, then China provided the most direct support, now it’s your turn!”

Xiao Ma was quite overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information…

He quickly skimmed through the contract, then pondered for a long time and said, “Hu Lang, what exactly do you want to achieve?

Our counter-terrorism operations in the Sahel Region are seriously obstructed, and if we cannot eradicate those terrorists, then the so-called Green Great Wall project is just empty talk.

I personally am very willing to join this project, but it’s not realistic, unless you plan to drag the entire PB into the quagmire of counter-terrorism?”

Joe Ga took a puff of his cigar and shook his head slightly, saying, “Sir, you just said, what’s the biggest obstacle in the Crescent Dunes plan?”

Xiao Ma decisively said, “It’s the lack of cooperation from the locals. Wherever our army goes, the terrorists hide.

Sometimes, even when our troops receive intelligence and are ready to take action, those terrorists have already escaped.

The local people do not cooperate with us, making it inefficient for our troops to complete the strike missions!”

Joe Ga smiled and said, “Haven’t you tried to persuade them to cooperate?”

Xiao Ma spread his hands and said, “Of course we’ve tried, but the results have been terrible…”

“That’s because they have nothing…”

Joe Ga, seeing the curious look on Xiao Ma’s face, shook his head and said, “In the eyes of the locals, your army and those terrorists are basically the same.

The elites living in the capital can’t provide you with intelligence on the terrorists, but the poor in the towns can, because they are the ones who have been harmed by the terrorists.

They are unwilling to help you because your credibility isn’t great either.

Sir, the Green Great Wall project is a grand plan that requires a large workforce!

If those local poor have jobs, have plenty of food, and see hope for the future, but the terrorists become an obstacle to their happiness…

What do you think the outcome will be?”

Xiao Ma immediately understood Joe’s intent, stability, and chaos are inherently conflicting!

No matter what purpose France comes with, their fight against terrorists is meant to end chaos while demonstrating their control over Africa.

The Green Great Wall project requires a significant number of local hires, and however many of these people are hired is how many families will benefit.

When these families are stable, they will seek external stability, and then the terrorists will become the enemies they must drive away.

And the French Army that joins the Green Great Wall project will become the ones they turn to for help.

One must know that France has never lacked control over the elites of those countries, but it’s the impoverished who can be easily stirred to rebel who keep them on their toes.

Stabilize them, and to some extent, you can stabilize France’s influence, which has been declining in Africa!

In the past, such issues as the Green Great Wall did not need discussion, because France neither had the capability nor the motivation.

But now, PB jumps out, holding funding from the African Union, funding from the United Nations, sponsorship from China, inviting France to join…

Theoretically speaking, this is a godsend opportunity!

Having thought this through, Xiao Ma gave Joe Ga a thumbs up and said, “Hu Lang, you’re a genius…”