Chapter 1314: Chapter 1134: Countless Obstacles (Part 2)

Xiao Ma looked at Qiao’s boss with a half-smiling expression. He smiled a bit awkwardly and said: “Alright, Hu Lang, what does France need to pay? And what can you gain from it?”

Joe Ga smiled and said: “Sir, I’ve heard that in the military bases you’ve established in the Sahel Region, the average beef and lamb intake of soldiers is far below the standard level, and you can’t even ensure safe drinking water.

To transport supplies to those places, you have to spend exorbitantly!”

Saying this, Joe Ga sat up straight, adjusted his collar, and said with a smile, “As a responsible military contracting company based in Central Africa, we are very willing to provide logistical services to our allies.

Of course, none of this can be free, but I promise it will definitely be more cost-effective than doing it yourselves.

Sir, you may not be very familiar with P·B. I suggest you call the counter-terrorism commander stationed in Africa and ask them about their views on P·B taking over logistics.

I guarantee that after the call, your first thought will be to fire all the French logistics people!”

Xiao Ma felt uneasy and asked, “How much money are you planning to ask for?”

Joe Ga smiled and said: “That depends on the size of the contract you can offer…

If it’s simply food and water security, I think 100 euros per person per day is a reasonable number, considering that transporting supplies to you means risking attacks by terrorists.

You and the coalition forces from several other EU countries have about 11,000 troops in Africa, costing 1.1 million euros per day, only around 400 million euros a year, which is definitely cheaper than if you handled it yourselves.

If it’s for full support, I suggest you have someone find last year’s total logistics expenditure for the Sahel Region, then cut it in half to get a number I can accept.

To my knowledge, last year you spent on average 240 million euros per month supplementing logistics in the Sahel region.

With the same combat intensity, I can take over basic ammo supplies and other logistics projects for the French military at half the cost.

If you sign with P·B at the non-discounted price of 240 million euros a month, P·B’s cheap airforce can support your operations.

Sir, you know how much money that can save you, right?”

Xiao Ma looked at Joe Ga in disbelief and said, “28 billion euros a year, and you can handle logistics for our military bases in the Sahel Region? You can even dispatch fighter jets for support?”

Joe Ga waved his hand and said: “To be precise, 28.8 billion euros…

And they can’t be jet fighters, nor can we use expensive guided missiles or accept uncontrolled summons, but it’s indeed the air force.

Actually, the most famous thing about P·B in Africa is the artillery, but that’s a different price altogether!”

Xiao Ma was clearly tempted because what he saw regarding military expenditures in Africa was quite terrifying.

The Americans spent 2 trillion dollars in Aqionghan over a dozen years, averaging over 100 billion US dollars a year.

And the Sahel Region is many times larger than Aqionghan, with equally many times more terrorists.

France is very poor, so just like the Americans, under the pretense of protecting Europe from terrorist attacks, they brought 11,000 people from various countries here, trying to lower some costs.

The New Moon Dunes operation started in 2014, and the coalition used to spend around 6 billion euros a year in this region.

Of course, this includes all expenses: logistics is just one aspect, there are also personnel salaries, allowances, military equipment wear and tear, occasional air force expenses, costs for buying local intelligence, and so on…

In comparison, Qiao’s boss’s offer was way too affordable!

Xiao Ma, moved, thought for a while before seriously saying: “I need to take this issue back for discussion since it also involves our allies…”

With that, Xiao Ma looked at Joe Ga and seriously said: “Hu Lang, besides this, what else do you want to gain? Or what else do you hope to obtain in Africa?”

Joe Ga thought for a moment and said, “Maybe I can gain peace of conscience!

Sir, France wants to join the Green Great Wall project, but it’s not enough to just say it, you need to take practical actions.

The Green Great Wall project, this oversized project, means an enormous investment, and the aid provided by the African Union, United Nations, and China is nothing more than a drop in the bucket.

It has been calculated that France takes away more than 500 billion euros from Africa annually. Now Africa needs you to give something back.

I don’t think it’s too much for you to spend 500 million euros a year on the Green Great Wall project!”

Xiao Ma waved his hand and said: “I will discuss this issue with my advisors, Hu Lang, you still haven’t answered my question…

What exactly do you want to gain?

If you are a businessman, you wouldn’t negotiate in this way…

P·B’s influence in Africa is too great, I need to know your purpose in promoting this project!”

Joe Ga shook his head with a somewhat disappointed expression and said: “Sir, I actually don’t care about money at all, I am much wealthier than many of you imagine.

But we all know that being a military contracting company is not a stable business. I need to make some achievements to make people recognize the existence of P·B from the bottom of their hearts.

I’ve been fighting around the world, I’ve killed many people, and saved many people, but in people’s minds, P·B is still a mercenary company.