Selling oil across Libya

Chapter 59 The President Alone

In a simple comparison of cost-effectiveness, without considering other factors, no company in the world can rival East Asia.

If Yuri were the head of corporate purchasing, ExxonMobil would still have room to maneuver.

Since it's for Numidian Travel's own use, underhanded tactics won't work.

At 5 p.m., Qin Rui left work on time and went to the supermarket with Mi Ya.

Since Meng Hong took over the supermarket, the supermarket's service level has improved significantly and has received unanimous praise from customers.

There are also problems.

The supermarket employees were not redeemed by Qin Rui from the system, but were Libyans hired locally in Tripoli.

Based on Pang Donglai's experience and taking into account the situation in Tripoli, Meng Hong formulated a set of rules and regulations.

When formulating the rules and regulations, Meng Hong tried his best to take into account the traditional customs of Libyans, but unexpectedly it still caused dissatisfaction among supermarket employees.

When Qin Rui and Mi Ya arrived at the supermarket, the doors were closed.

To better serve customers, Meng Hong fixed the supermarket's business hours to 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with employees working in two shifts. The supermarket closes on Tuesdays for shift changes, and employees are strictly prohibited from leaving their posts during working hours.

This sparked strong dissatisfaction among employees.

The reason is that Meng Hong did not respect the traditional customs of Libyans and did not give his employees enough time to handle personal matters.

"It's not a matter of custom at all; they just don't want to be bound by rules and regulations."

Meng Hong's face was ashen, and two buttons on his shirt popped off.

"It takes half an hour to go to the toilet, and you can come and go as you please, even if you're late or leave early."

Pick out the best vegetables in advance, weigh them according to the clearance price, and prepare to take them home when you leave work;

The "grievance award" is completely useless because they simply cannot stand being wronged.

"You have to recite the sutra six times a day..."

Shen Feng voluntarily wrote her resignation and prepared to leave Libya and return to China.

"Shen Feng!"

Meng Hong interrupted to prevent a bigger conflict.

"Since there are rules and regulations, then follow them. Fines should be imposed where applicable, and dismissals should be made where necessary."

Qin Rui knew all too well what kind of people these spoiled brats were.

"President Qin, if we strictly follow the rules and regulations, all these employees should be fired."

Meng Hong was unsure of the extent of Qin Rui's support for him.

"With a monthly salary of $2000, is it possible to find someone to come from China?"

Qin Rui will not allow Meng Hong to modify the rules and regulations because of the so-called customs of the Libyans.

"That's amazing!"

Meng Hong's eyes lit up.

$2000 is equivalent to nearly 1.26 yuan. Even as senior managers, Meng Hong and Shen Feng wouldn't earn that much in China.

"Then we'll find someone from China to come over, and reimburse their airfare."

Qin Rui disliked the way these people behaved.

Twisted melons are not sweet.

Since we don't want to be bound by rules and regulations, let's part ways and leave the rest to fate.

Qin Rui thought the matter was over.

The very next day, Jalil arrived at the governor's palace and demanded that Yuri introduce measures to effectively guarantee employment for the people of Tripoli.

"Isn't this your job?"

Yuri was surprised: "You are the president of the transitional government."

"The most useless person in Tripoli is probably me, the president."

Jalil smiled bitterly, feeling sorry for himself.

Yuri smiled without saying a word.

After arriving in Tripoli, Jalil attempted to take over oil sales but failed, and instead sought to take over the oil fields.

As oil is the Numidian Brigade's only source of income, Yuri certainly wouldn't allow Jalil to get involved.

After failing to secure oil fields, Jalil then attempted to take over the reconstruction efforts in Tripoli.

The Libyan government office building was severely damaged in the war, so Jalil commissioned an Italian designer to design a new office building with a budget of $3.6 million.

Qin Rui gave the design drawings to Ding Jian and asked Ding Jian to quote a price.

Ding Jian quoted a price of 1.2 million.

The reason for such a large price difference is not that Jalil is profiting from it, but rather the key factor is the construction period.

Jalil wants to hire a French construction company to undertake the project, which will take 18 months.

Ding Jian only needs 4 months.

French workers are already paid well, so if French construction companies are used, building materials need to be imported from France, naturally keeping costs high.

Let Ding Jian do it. The building materials are imported from East Asia. Even with shipping costs, it is still one-fifth cheaper than importing from France.

The distance from mainland France to Tripoli is only about 1500 kilometers.

It's nearly 1.4 kilometers from East Asia to Tripoli.

Employing shipping companies from two different countries, the freight costs were surprisingly similar for ships with similar tonnage.

Both are made of sand, cement, and rebar, and Qin Rui doesn't think that French-made rebar is more romantic.

After repeatedly hitting a wall, Jalil finally realized his own limitations and stopped asking for favors everywhere.

Jalil not only demanded that Yuri guarantee employment for Tripoli residents, but also that Yuri crack down on smuggling and prevent Libyans from traveling to Europe illegally.

Why stop them from going to their imagined paradise?

Yuri not only didn't stop him, but encouraged him.

If the colonel had exercised his full power back then, there wouldn't have been so many rebels in the country.

"If we don't stop them, all the people of Tripoli will flee!"

Jalil fears he will become a president without a president.

"Since their hearts are no longer in Libya, forcibly keeping them here will only backfire."

They are no longer Libyans and have no recognition of Libya whatsoever;

A united and strong Libya cannot be built by relying on them.

Yuri planted the phoenix tree, and the phoenix came.

"Can a united and strong Libya be built by relying on people from the East?"

Jalil was worried about his house being raided.

"Since the United States has become the most powerful country in the world by relying on immigration;

Why can't Libya do it?

Yuri fought fire with fire.

"Libya and the United States are not comparable at all!"

Jalil was completely devastated, never expecting that Yuri was even more arrogant and conceited than the colonel.

The colonel only dared to wield power in North Africa and did not challenge the United States' global hegemony.

Yuri's words revealed more than just arrogance and conceit.

That's downright arrogant!

"In terms of GDP per capita alone, we have already surpassed the United States."

Yuri was perfectly justified.

"How many people are there in the US? How many are there in us? Did you include the Libyans in Benghazi?"

Jalil disagreed with Yuri's statistical methods.

The US GDP per capita was $4.9 last year.

Based solely on the population under Numidian rule, the per capita GDP did indeed exceed that of the United States.

But if you include the Libyans in Benghazi, it's a far cry from the truth.

"Whether they are from Benghazi or Tripoli, they must understand that the era of the King of Kings in Libya is gone forever, and their current lives are the result of their own choices!"

Yuri was indifferent.

"Is this the life they want?"

Jalil was both shocked and furious. If Libyans could not live a better life than during the time of the colonel, Jalil would be nailed to the pillar of shame in Libya and become a sinner of Libya.

"So I support them going to their own paradise and pursuing the life they want."

Yuri's words are useless; let the Libyans experience the iron fist of capitalism for themselves.