It was cold outside, and Guo Yang also got into the business car and held Lin Keqing's hand: "Come and pick you up and the child."
Lin Keqing looked up at the sky and said, "The sun is not coming out today."
Guo Yang: "You are my wife and Pengye is my son. Isn't it okay to pick you up?"
Lin Keqing: "There is something strange."
At this time, a group of students walked out of the door under the guidance of the teacher, and Guo Yang felt relieved: "It's time for school, that boy Pengye is quite tall."
"You only care about these."
The two got out of the car. The sharp-eyed Guo Pengye saw the two at a glance, waved his hand, and ran over after the teacher confirmed.
"Dad, you come to pick me up today."
Guo Yang picked him up with one hand: "Are you happy? If only you come and pick me up with your mother every day in the future."
"Okay." Guo Yang agreed: "I'll pick you up before the winter vacation."
"Okay, okay."
"It's not a few days after the winter vacation." Lin Keqing felt something was wrong and stared at Guo Yang and looked again and again.
Guo Yang: "What, I'm handsome again?"
"It's so shameless." Lin Keqing carried his schoolbag and said, "I got in the car and went back, it's cold outside."
Guo Yang put his son in the seat, and Guo Pengye was still muttering: "Mom, I am the most handsome, right?"
Lin Keqing: "You two fathers and sons are like shameless."
Guo Yang and Guo Pengye were both sitting in the back row, and they laughed after hearing this, and Guo Pengye even started singing.
"I am the most beautiful guy in this street..."
After returning home, Guo Yang also took the initiative to tutor his children's homework. Seeing that he was like this, Lin Keqing went to cook himself.
Guo Yang also praised him during the meal.
This was the case for several days in a row, and it lasted until Guo Pengye had winter vacation and the Spring Festival was approaching.
Guo Yang noticed that there were signs of an epidemic in society and realized that it was time for him to set off.
That day, he rarely got into the kitchen again and cooked two dishes according to the guide.
However, except for Guo Pengye, Lin Keqing was still excited at the dinner table. She asked her heart when she went to bed at night: "Are you going out again?"
"Yeah." Guo Yang: "I'm going to Africa this time, I may have to stay for a long time."
The atmosphere was a little silent.
Guo Yang took over Lin Keqing's waist and slowly came over, and Lin Keqing also came forward.
…
After explaining everything, Guo Yang went to Lan City first and confirmed that Quanwang Biology had found a way to deal with the virus before he was ready to go to Africa.
Before he set out, a batch of weapons and supplies had already been shipped from Beibu Gulf Port.
After the Pinglu Canal was opened, the Beibu Gulf Port developed rapidly, and Jiahe went to the southwest and northwest to basically go to Beibu Gulf Port.
In addition, there is also a security team that set out first.
After confirming that, Guo Yang made a phone call with Luo Xiu before leaving before boarding the plane.
Except for Chang Feng and the crew brought by Xiong Zhuang, he did not bring anyone else.
After the enhanced performance of Bombardier has been greatly improved, and the aircraft is a bit boring.
Guo Yang could only let himself spend his time reading and resting.
After a long flight, Bombardier finally landed at Mbandaka Airport.
Mbandhaka is located at 0°3′ south latitude, the capital of the Equatorial Province, and the Congo River Port city.
As soon as you get off the plane, the hot and humid air hits you.
Staying in such a place is very painful, but now it is one of Jiahe’s three major bases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A row of pickup trucks and off-road convoys had been parked outside the airport, and Guo Yang saw Luo Xiu at the forefront of the crowd.
Standing straight, wearing trousers and short sleeves, the muscle lines on the arms were obvious.
Aside him was a group of yellow-skinned Chinese, mixed with a few black buddies.
"Boss."
"Boss~"
The other yellow-skinned guys also shouted, and even a few black buddies cheered a few words.
"To do such a big show, let's go back first and talk while walking."
Guo Yang walked towards the convoy, Luo Xiu opened the door, and after getting on the car one after another, the convoy started.
The city is not as dilapidated as imagined, and the plants on both sides of the street are also lush.
Guo Yang: "Tell me about the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo."
"Okay."
Luo Xiu pondered: "The situation in the Kyrgyzstan Congo is still not peaceful, Joseph Kabila has stepped down, and Antoine is now in office.
The focus of domestic interests is on the eastern Great Lakes region and the central and western regions is relatively stable. Jiahe has been outstanding in economic development in recent years.
Especially in agriculture, towns near Mbandhaka have successively solved the problem of food and clothing.
In fact, Matadi and Kinshasa should have solved the problem of food and clothing earlier, but the local area is too greedy, and Jiahe has achieved relatively low returns.
On the contrary, companies with Chinese characters made a lot of money. ”
Agriculture is not profitable, Guo Yang has known for a long time, "Where is the palm tree base?"
Luo Xiu: "This is the best business at present. The path we are taking now is Jiahe Xiu, in order to facilitate transportation of raw materials to the dock factory."
Oil palm is a variety cultivated in 2007.
Palm trees usually enter a high yield period in the sixth year, and now the earliest batch of 100,000 hectares is at least 10 years old.
The average output of palm fruit per hectare reaches 40 tons, far exceeding the world average of 15 tons/hectare.
The country with the highest yield of oil palm fruit in the world is Guatemala, which is close to 35 tons/hectare, and countries such as Honduras, Cameroon, and Malaysia also have a level of 20 to 30 tons/hectare.
But compared with Jiahe's plantations, they were obviously at a disadvantage.
The area of oil palm plantations has now expanded by more than 500,000 hectares, with nearly 200,000 hectares of high yields, and some of them have just begun to bear fruit.
The annual output of oil palm fruit reaches 10 million tons, and the average production cost per ton is only 350 yuan/ton.
In terms of raw material costs, they are far lower than domestic leprosy and vermicelli fruits.
This ten million tons of oil palm fruit can produce nearly 6 million tons of palm oil and about 4 million tons of biodiesel every year.
Although the price of biodiesel has been falling, there is still a landed price of about US$700/ton, about RMB 5,000/ton.
This is a huge profit margin.
Luo Xiu: "Even if the transportation is not that convenient, you still have to invest in infrastructure a lot, and there are deductions in the middle, but the annual net profit is over 100 million US dollars."
Guo Yang smiled and said, "It seems that Yu Honghai did it."
"Mr. Yu has laid a good foundation." Luo Xiu pondered: "It's just too soft. Our transportation channels have always been controlled by French companies."
The convoy drove out of the city, and the urban construction of Mbandhaka was a bit beyond Guo Yang's expectations. He went to the capital Kinshasa many years ago, and felt that Mbandhaka was not inferior in some aspects, and the black people here were also better in spirit.
After leaving the suburbs, what caught my eye was a large area of oil palm plantations.
Guo Yang looked at these scenes and said, "Which company is it?"
Luo Xiu: "Total Energy and Wanxi Group."
Guo Yang: "Happy?"
Luo Xiu: "It is a French-funded construction contractor, and was once the world's number one in the construction industry. It was built by Jinmao Building in Pudong. It has many investments in roads, bridges, ports, electricity, communications and other investments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
To go to sea, our biodiesel must be transported through Wanxi's railway. Over time, we noticed Mbandhaka.
Then, Total was introduced and wanted to get involved in Mbandhaka.
In addition, some of our funds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo also have to pass through French banks, with BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and Credit Lyon accounting for 70% of the turnover in the African Franc region. ”
After a pause, Rossie said: "France's influence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo penetrated into economy + politics + culture + military, and continuously allowed funds to flow to France through financial and exchange rate means. Total and Wanxi are difficult opponents."
The convoy entered the oil palm plantation, and the road turned into a gravel dirt road, with tall green oil palm trees on both sides.
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"You did a good job, it seems that people are forced to do it."
He didn't expect Luo Xiu, who had always been taciturn, to make things clear.
"The top-level design determines the suffering of the African Franc countries." Guo Yang said: "But the Franc countries have also been trying to get rid of France's influence, such as Eddie, the chief of the Equator province."
Luo Xiu: "Chief Eddie has passed away. Now he is his son Jacques. He is from a military background. He once studied in Shijiazhuang and has an army in his hands.
It is also because Jacques is standing on Jiahe that Wanxi Group dares not cut off Jiahe's transportation channel. ”
Guo Yang digested for a moment.
The changes in the Democratic Republic of Congo were a little beyond his imagination.
"Here, boss."
The convoy drove into a large yard.
Guo Yang got out of the car.
This should be an office area. The first floor building is surrounded by courtyard houses, with red glazed tiles on the top, a cement dam outside, and a big river not far away, and vegetables are planted by the river.
The sound of the convoy coming back alarmed the people in the house and they all came out, including men and women, mostly Chinese.
Guo Yang greeted these people and entered one of the offices under Luo Xiu's leadership.
"Boss, the conditions are simple, so I can only let you down. The main reason is that I live in a hotel in the city, and there is no guarantee of safety."
"Don't you understand me yet? Since I'm here, I won't pay attention to these things." Guo Yang asked, "How many people are there?"
Luo Xiu: "There are 153 Chinese people in this base and 38 Lao Hei, but Lao Hei can't stay here."
For the rest of the day, Guo Yang was learning about the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In addition to Luo Xiu, he also met several other main persons in charge.
Xia Bo, 30 years old, is currently Luo Xiu's deputy. Guo Yang has seen his name on the leader's plan list and is in the same batch as Lu Zechuan.
Xia Bo is burly and a restless person. He took the initiative to apply to the Democratic Republic of Congo a few years ago.
I was restless after arriving in Mbandhaka. Although it was relatively stable, there were also clashes of clans.
Moreover, Xia Bo is responsible for transportation, not staying in Mbandhaka all the time. He often needs to go to other areas, such as the Eastern Powder Barrel Lake District.
The railway controlled by the French-funded enterprise Wanxi Group is in the east.
Due to the influence of the waterfall, the lower reaches of the Congo River cannot directly reach the estuary, but the upper reaches are gentle and more suitable for navigation.
Therefore, the biodiesel of Jiahe in Equator Province mainly flows upstream through the Congo River.
Through Kisangani, you will arrive at the river port of Kabaro, then take a train to Lake Tanganyika, arrive in Tanzania by boat, and then arrive at the port of Dar es Salaam by railway.
The railway controlled by Wanxi actually has only one section: Kabalo - Lake Tanganyika.
There are also other routes, such as taking the railway through southern Africa and going to sea from South Africa, and all imported ore from domestically imported takes this route.
But it is too far for Jiahe, and the cost and time will be infinitely increased.
You can also move downstream to Kinshasa and then transfer to Matadi to sea, but the road has not been hardened and it is difficult to pass most of the year.
From a business perspective, the biggest problem is transportation.
Moreover, from the perspective of dominance, the transportation problem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo must also be solved.
But before that, we must first solve the problem of security.
Guo Yang asked: "How is Jiahe's armed force?"
Luo Xiu looked at Xia Bo before saying, "There are more than 500 Chinese employees with military literacy, and the UAV pilots of Donghe Agricultural Machinery have also conducted relevant training.
There are also a group of people available in Lao Hei who works in the plantation.
In addition, Fengkai has invested in a medium-sized agricultural machinery factory in Mbandaka, which can be converted into an arsenal at any time. ”
"A batch of weapons shipped from China have also arrived in Matadi and are ready to be transported here." Xia Bo added, faintly excited: "The grain reserves are also sufficient."
Guo Yang: "Jacques' army can destroy us with just a few people. Remember, we are here to carry out business and construction."
"At present, it is basically impossible to completely control the Democratic Republic of the Congo, so we can only continue to support Jacques." Luo Xiu pondered:
"The climate in Equator Province is hot, there are no mineral resources, only wood and agricultural products. No one could have liked it before.
Therefore, under the control of Jacques' tribe, Jacques also favored China.
It just has no industrial foundation and is in a stable position, and its political influence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is very weak. ”
Guo Yang thought about it and said that in three years, if he wants to form combat effectiveness, supporting Jacques is indeed the best choice.
"Schedule Jacques and I will meet."
After chatting with the two for a while, Guo Yang gained a basic understanding of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and also clarified his thoughts.
There are two main working directions now.
First, continue to improve infrastructure and strengthen our own strength.
The second is to solve the problem of external transportation, that is, it is a happy thing.
There may be another one. Since Wanxi and Total have both set their sights on the oil palm plantation in Mbandhaka, other forces should also notice it.
Mbandhaka may also become a point of competition for interests, and the benefits brought by bioenergy will not be much lower than mining.
However, the greater the external pressure, the more conducive it will be to cooperate with the Jacques tribe.
Guo Yang took a look and found that Jiahe sent a lot of money to Jacques every year. In addition to giving it to private individuals, he also helped him train the army.
But the most important thing is to solve the ration problem.
Bananas, cassava and rice are promoted and planted in several cities near Mbandhaka, and they perform well.
Especially successful rice planting is rare.
Leaching and silt soil in rainforest areas are not suitable for the growth of grass family crops.
However, the rice varieties cultivated by Guo Yang many years ago have overcome this and are currently promoted in many areas such as Kinshasa and Mbandhaka of the Congo.
Basically, wherever Chinese-funded enterprises go, there will be rice cultivation.
Two days later, Luo Xiu made an appointment, and Guo Yang also met Jacques, a somewhat burly black middle-aged man with a calm temperament. (This chapter ends)