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“Hey, I think it’s very unconventional support.”
Lacampo returned his opened mouth to his place and continued.
“I don’t know how the heck they secured a 60% stake in the Ammatovy mine and discovered the Grandi Deerite mine, but what are the benefits they want to gain by returning it to our government? It’s the revival of our country. Please tell me.”
“There are three conditions.”
“Okay, now it’s going to be a proper negotiation.”
With an obvious expression on his face, Lacampo leaned against the backrest as if to tell him something.
“First, we demand exclusive rights to the minerals produced in Madagascar.”
“Um? You mean distribution rights, not mines?”
“After research, it is a problem that the mine was sold at a low price, but a lot of money was wasted in the export process. For example, in the case of the southern sapphire mine operated by the government, the median margin was over 90%. .”
“What!? 90%?”
“Yeah, they’re selling a thousand dollars for a hundred dollars. Maybe someone in the government approved them with a back margin. The problem is that it’s not one or two things.”
“These bastards to kill…”
Lacampo stared at Arc and Andrea.
But he also knew.
It’s not their fault, it’s because the political system itself is corrupt.
“We will make sure All Mining gets its price. The term of the exclusive license is 5 years. Within that time, we will normalize the distribution process of all minerals.”
Andrea nodded and accepted the word.
“To make excuses, there were no government officials who knew exactly the market price, and there were no reliable mining companies. From our point of view, we had to sell the minerals even at a low price. If All Mining takes over the task, we will welcome it with open arms.”
“The government’s approval of the monopoly right will not be a decision made by the president alone. What do you think of former President Ark?”
“I also agree. I will actively persuade the opposition parties.”
After expressing his gratitude, Jackie said the second condition.
“Second, please allocate 70% of the revenue generated through the natural resources to medical and education budgets.”
“If you sell the minerals only at a fair price, that’s possible. But is that in your interest?”
“Of course. Australia, where All Mining is located, boasts a world-class education industry. Besides, it is possible to provide opportunities such as a working holiday visa to the general public even if they are not studying abroad, because there is a shortage of production manpower. It’s not about education. What’s important is what you learn, isn’t it? All Mining plans to run an education business for 20 million people in Madagascar.”
I said something slick, but in a nutshell, it’s just a link between employers and employees.
Of course, that was possible because we had a close relationship with a company called Inham.
Madagascar is still an agricultural country.
They will learn a lot from Australia.
“I don’t know who the hell is benefiting from each of these conditions.”
La Campo was stunned by the unexpected conditions.
Like other foreign capitals, I thought I would ask for mines or land, but that was not the case, and the conditions they offered were very good conditions for Madagascar.
“Let’s hear the rest. What else are you talking about?”
Arc stuck out his tongue and looked at Jackie.
“The final condition is forgiveness for deceiving the three of you.”
“what?”
“deception?”
“Forgiveness?”
The three frowned at the sudden reversal.
“Edward, stop.”
At Jackie’s call, I opened the door and headed to their meeting place.
The time has finally come to step forward.
“I’ll introduce you. This is the real All Mining representative, Edward Jin.”
She continued, begging the three of them for forgiveness.
“As you may have guessed, Edward is Korean. He hid himself because of Madagascar’s anti-Korean sentiment.”
“But why are you coming here and revealing it?”
To Andrea’s words, Jackie answered with a smile.
“Before the full-fledged start, if there is anything hidden, trust in All Mining will be broken. And I thought that there was no reason why my lover could not be proud. Also, by revealing the existence of Edward, I was able to tell the story of the country where Lee was born, Korea. I hoped that the resentment of the Madagascars would be ameliorated even a little.”
“Heh heh, now I see that they were lovers. As Miss Berry said, if it was known that the person who prepared all of this was a Korean, people’s feelings would be relieved.”
Racampo looked at me and said happily, and Arc also helped out with a word.
“You, you’re really lucky. Getting a woman like that is more difficult than winning a country.
“If it weren’t for the first lady, you would have done something wrong. Don’t make weird excuses.”
Andrea cut his horse sharply and drew a line.
“Hey, should we all set up a date like that in the yard where we all reconciled and held hands?”
“There seems to be some misunderstanding, but it is not reconciliation, but a temporary alliance for the future of this country.”
“That’s it, what else… Heh heh.”
When Arc turned his head, Andrea looked at me and said.
“You don’t have to ask for forgiveness for that anyway. There are people everywhere who deceive people more than you. So tell me, what’s the real final condition?”
Without hesitation, I opened my mouth.
“We want exclusive rights in civil engineering and construction, including roads and irrigation facilities.”
“Hmm, it’s a little different from the previous two conditions.”
“It makes no difference.”
“……?”
I asked the three people who looked at me with bright eyes, asking what kind of blessings they had.
“What do you think the people need the most right now?”
“It’s probably money. Now that we have clean drinking water, we have medical benefits, we’ll need money to eat, wear, and sleep.”
“Yes, that’s right. Civil engineering and construction are jobs for that. So, if possible, we will carry out all construction by manpower, and we plan to minimize the use of the latest equipment.”
Without a bulldozer or excavator, a man can dig a hole and build a huge castle.
It is time consuming and expensive, but not impossible.
“So the construction cost will be astronomical. I don’t know why they want to use such an inefficient method.”
When Arc tilted his head, I laughed.
“It’s not going to be any less effective than the corruption of politicians.”
“…hehehehe.”
“And in order for people to have hope, shouldn’t they have to work? The hope that their lives can be improved by working with a job. It makes the people realize the value of the money earned through sweat. Why is the construction cost so wasteful?”
But Andrea was also skeptical of my question.
“I understand what it means, but I can’t ignore the reality. With the current budget, only a few people will benefit.”
It’s not wrong.
After all, most problems come down to money.
‘That means that most of them can be solved with money.’
I took a leather bag out of my pocket.
Then he poured the silver coin in it on the table.
“Do you know what this is?”
The three of them looked at the silver coins and widened their eyes.
“no way······.”
“No, it can’t be…”
“Nonsense······”
I laughed and told them.
“In the past, Madagascar was a utopia for pirates. Now, let the three of you make it a utopia for the people. Our All Mining will help.”
First of all, I will take the treasure and give it to the people of Madagascar in the name of wages.
“Do you agree?”
***
Lacampo thought a lot in the car on the way back to the unit.
When I first received the invitation to All Mining, I didn’t like it, but on the other hand, I thought it could be an opportunity.
Andrea as seen through the media.
Although he appears to be a capable president who brought out large-scale foreign aid, he knew what the reality was.
Watching Andrea, I had already confirmed that he was not capable enough.
So, such a background was nothing more than the sincerity that All Mining showed by supporting Andrea.
‘If I did well, I could expose Andrea’s hypocrisy and tie it up with Arc. But the talk about the independence of this country wasn’t just fuss, it was real…’
It was shocking.
According to All Mining’s plan, Madagascar was the first to get a proper leap forward.
‘Edward Jean, second for your age, you’re a great person to be a businessman. Since when did you start planning these things?’
It was great that he had a lot of cards, such as mine stakes, Grandi Deerite veins, and pirate treasures, but his skillfulness was even more impressive.
It’s a way of thinking about the future of this country while taking care of its own interests.
I’ve heard of the term mutual aid, but it was the first time I’d actually encountered it.
“Sir, it looks like you’ve had a good conversation. You seem to be in a good mood.”
At the question of the colonel, who was close to him, Lacampo nodded.
“It went very well. I had a really unexpected harvest. Heh heh.”
“I’m glad. To be honest, I was worried that this talk might throw the country into chaos again.”
Racampo reassured him.
“Now there is a civil war, a coup, a revolution in this country. There will be no such words, so put your worries aside. Instead, you will be very busy in the future.”
“I’m looking forward to it. It’s the first time the general has ever said something like this.”
“It’s okay to look forward to it. I think he’ll make a lot of surprises in the future.”
“Are you referring to the CEO of All Mining?”
“Yeah, it’s funny on the one hand. There are Koreans who have driven our country into a pit, and there are Koreans who help us to stand on our own two feet.”
“Coming out, General. I got a message saying that an hour ago, the Korean had contacted me.”
“Who? Maybe James Thorne?”
“Yes, a person named Kenzo Takagi from Gizawa Sumimoto Corporation requested a visit, but he refused because he did not know how long the conversation would be.”
“Good job. I don’t have to meet with those people anymore… Wait, no.”
Lacampo snapped his fingers.
“The preferential logistics land contract was the work of that author, wasn’t it?”
“Yes. I understand that he brokered between President Ark and Preferential Logistics.”
“Call them back and tell them you can come back in an hour. Then turn the car back.”
“Do you have any plans?”
“I mean the land contract. Come to think of it, I don’t think it’s necessary to return the money and cancel the contract. The person who signed the contract, Arc, is on the same side now.”
The colonel tilted his head.
“What do you think?”
“Agreed by the contracting parties, we’re tweaking the terms a bit. In our favor. Heh.”
“Is it possible? Preferential Logistics will try to stick to the current conditions.”
“Because of the land contract, the people got up and Andrea even declared that he would nullify the contract.
Whatever it is, it’s better than a contract being just a piece of paper.
“You’re also a general.”
The Colonel’s Abu Lacampo looked triumphant.