Selling oil across Libya

Chapter 18 The Foreman

Wang Hai did not approve of signing fees.

Passport, airfare, and settling-in allowance are all fine, but after all, it's working abroad, which is extremely risky.

Signing fees are unheard of.

They're not some particularly valuable talent; they're just ordinary college graduates. Two-legged toads are hard to find, but college graduates are plentiful.

Qin Rui insisted on giving it to him.

A signing fee not only increases persuasiveness but also serves as a screening criterion.

Someone will definitely take the money but not show up.

And there are quite a few of them, after all, so-called smart people are everywhere.

Such individuals will be blacklisted by Qin Rui and permanently lose the opportunity to come to Libya.

It's not just about work.

They don't even allow tourists to come.

Even if only one percent of those who receive the signing fee are willing to come to Libya, Qin Rui believes it's still worthwhile.

After all, 100 people only amount to 100,000.

Qin Rui only wants college students and plans to train them to become technical personnel.

As for basic workers.

Libya has plenty.

The exchange price for engineers is the same as that for officers, 100 points.

Qin Rui spent 2002 points to exchange for two max-level engineers.

Chris was in charge of production, and Nasser was in charge of exploration.

I'll also help Qin Rui mentor the newcomers.

Negotiations with the French government are going very smoothly.

After paying €1.2 million in compensation under the guise of "funeral expenses" and promising to cease hostilities against the Nubian Brigade, the French government removed the bodies and prisoners, and at least on the surface, the matter was resolved perfectly.

This matter is definitely not over yet. France will certainly take action against the Nubian Brigade again if given the opportunity.

Qin Rui was mentally prepared.

What the French want to do is none of Qin Rui's business.

But don't let Qin Rui find any fault with you.

As long as Qin Rui gets hold of something.

Sarkozy will then know just how fierce Qin Rui's counterattack will be.

Negotiations with the Transitional Council are not going well.

The Transitional Council disagreed with using the 15th parallel east as a boundary to delineate spheres of influence.

The Transitional Council offered the Nubidean Brigade the condition that it allow the Nubidean Brigade to join the soon-to-be-established interim government and that at least three ministerial positions be filled by representatives from the Nubidean Brigade.

Yuri was quite tempted.

Qin Rui refused outright.

Qin Rui did not want to have any contact with the Transitional Committee.

Although the Nubidia Brigade is not independent, it is nominally still subject to the jurisdiction of the interim government and to maintain the integrity of Libya, but it neither obeys orders nor commands.

Qin Rui believed that the conditions he had offered were already good enough.

The area controlled by the Transitional Council, with 15 degrees east longitude as the boundary, accounts for two-thirds of Libya's total oil production.

When the time comes, you can dig yours, I'll dig mine, we'll keep to ourselves and not interfere with each other.

Since the transitional committee disagrees, let's just keep fighting.

Qin Rui left only one fully-equipped company in Zawiya and sent the other three fully-equipped companies to Tripoli, ordering Musa to advance towards Misrata after taking control of Tripoli.

Yuri reminded Qin Rui that the food supply for the residents of Tripoli was running out.

Qin Rui learned from Yuri that the food supply for the residents of Tripoli had been exhausted, and they had been able to survive for the past month thanks to international aid.

The so-called international community refers to charitable organizations, primarily those from France and the United States.

Almost on the same day that the French government and the Numidian Brigade reached an agreement, all French and American charitable organizations withdrew from Tripoli.

Qin Rui is rich now.

Yuri took the initiative to contact several well-known international grain companies.

There was no response.

Libya's agriculture is very underdeveloped. Arable land accounts for only 1.03% of the country's total area, and irrigated land accounts for less than 1%. Grain production is already insufficient, and nearly half of the grain needs to be imported.

The colonel's rapid downfall was closely related to the complete severing of food imports.

Refusing to sell grain to the Nubian Brigade was a way of preparing to replicate the tragedy of the colonel in the Nubian Brigade's fate.

This problem is actually easy to solve.

Qin Rui ordered the soldiers of the Numidian Brigade to go door-to-door in Tripoli to spread the word that if you want to eat your fill, go to Benghazi.

"Boss, if we do this, everyone will run away!"

Yuri was dumbfounded. What was going on?

"If they won't run, I'll run for them!"

Qin Rui sneered.

In populous countries, the population has become a burden on the nation.

Before the war, Libya had a population of only 600 million. After the war broke out, a third of them fled. Everyone who could flee did.

Tripoli, Libya’s most populous city, has less than one-tenth of its pre-war population remaining.

Even if it's less than one-tenth, there are still a full 100,000 people.

If given enough time, Qin Rui is confident that he can handle not just 100,000 people, but even 10 million.

A person can survive for a week at most without food.

Without drinking water, you can only survive for three days.

If a serious humanitarian crisis occurs in the area controlled by Qin Rui.

Qin Rui's 20,000 points aren't enough to cover his daily deductions.

Qin Rui doesn't need to conscript men or hire Libyans for construction.

In theory, the fewer people Qin Rui has under his command, the better.

Only in this way can Qin Rui enable them to live a "civilized" life.

"Boss, this won't do."

Yuri could almost see the tragic scene under Qin Rui's rule, where not a single rooster crowed for miles.

Qin Rui wasn't afraid of a thousand miles without the sound of roosters crowing, as long as there weren't exposed bones in the wilderness.

Qin Rui will give 1000 euros to anyone who is willing to leave Tripoli and go to Benghazi.

"Boss, you're not kidding, are you?"

Yuri worried that if things continued like this, the company would soon go bankrupt.

1000 per person is far too much. Even if Tripoli only has 100,000 people left, the total amount will still exceed 100 million euros.

"Of course not. As soon as you get on the bus, it's 1 per person, payable immediately."

Qin Rui was willing to pay 1 yuan as long as the person was willing to leave.

When Qin Rui was about to clear out Tripoli, Ding Jian, the business manager of the Third Construction Company, arrived in Bengaldan.

Wang Hai entrusted the construction projects of the toy factory and the fireworks factory to the Third Construction Company, demanding that they be completed as quickly as possible.

"The boss said that if we finish the project a day ahead of schedule, we'll get a bonus of 50 yuan."

Wang Hai has an incentive mechanism.

"EUR?"

Ding Jian's eyes lit up.

"What are you thinking? The boss isn't some sucker, he's not buying RMB!"

Wang Hai proactively helped Qin Rui save money.

"What does the boss do?"

Ding Jian was curious.

"The boss here is just a front; the real boss is in Zaviye."

Wang Hai also couldn't figure out the power structure of the Nubidia Brigade.

"Zavier? Nubidia Brigade?"

Ding Jian ate a whole pound.

"Don't ask me, I don't know either. I'm just a contractor."

Wang Hai lacks a clear understanding of himself.

"Mr. Wang, you're joking. I'm the contractor."

Ding Jian became increasingly curious about the boss's identity.

"If I do this job well, I guarantee I'll have so much work I won't be able to finish it."

Wang Hai hopes to make the factory a model project.

"Mr. Wang, you don't need to worry about that. When we're working abroad, we represent the image of the country. We need to focus on both quality and speed, and do both well!"

Ding Jian patted his chest confidently.

"Can the power plant connect?"

Wang Hai proactively introduced business opportunities to Ding Jian.

"That's amazing!"

Ding Jian was overjoyed; he would accept any construction work that came his way.