Selling oil across Libya

Chapter 68 Relieving the Siege of Wei by Attacking Zhao

Qin Rui doesn't dislike social sciences; rather, he has higher expectations for them.

Given the current environment in Libya and the teaching level of the University of Tripoli, Qin Rui does not believe that the University of Tripoli can cultivate social science talents who are beneficial to Libya.

Social sciences were still quite prosperous in Libya during the Colonel's era.

It is prosperous, but not developed.

The so-called "prosperity" did not bring a stable public opinion environment to Libya; on the contrary, it became a disaster area for subversion and infiltration, resulting in the near annihilation of the entire army.

In this situation, one would expect to guide public opinion and force Libyans to start reflecting on their actions.

But if it's still the same group of people, it will only plunge Libya into even greater chaos.

Qin Rui doesn't need to demonstrate Libya's superiority; doing so would fall into a propaganda trap already set by the enemy.

People are free to come and go from Tripoli. If they want to live and work in peace and contentment in Tripoli, they can strive for it. If they don't want to accept the rule of the Numidians, they can simply part ways.

Anyone who dares to criticize the correctness of the Numidian Brigade or to overturn its legitimacy will face certain death.

It's not easy to settle down in Tripoli.

The Tripoli municipal government has strict requirements for buildings. The old way of simply finding a piece of land in the suburbs, building a shed, and settling down is no longer possible. To build a house, you not only need permission from the Tripoli municipal government, but the building must also meet the requirements of the Tripoli municipal government.

This regulation and the rule that sheep cannot be raised more than four times should be considered together.

Jalil hopes to transform Libya into a democracy that fully conforms to American standards.

Qin Rui took a one-step approach and directly copied the American system.

In the United States, do you want to build a house anywhere in the suburbs of New York?

Forget about the house, I'll scatter your ashes too.

In the United States, would you want to let your sheep graze freely?

If you eat a blade of grass from someone's lawn, you'll be fined until you're bankrupt.

"Libyans have lived this way for thousands of years. Even if we want to change their lifestyle, we must do so gradually and not be too hasty, so as to avoid causing more serious consequences."

Jalil hopes Yuri will reform Libya in a more moderate way.

"We don't have time to proceed gradually. If they want to raise sheep, they can leave Libya and raise them anywhere else they want."

Yuri used harsh measures in times of chaos.

"Why? We have won the war, and now we should slow down and approach our work with greater patience."

Jalil believes there is plenty of time.

"No! We have no time to waste."

Yuri will never compromise.

"You are forcing Libyans to leave Libya!"

Jalil hopes Yuri will realize the seriousness of the problem.

"No matter who it is, if they want to leave Libya, I will not stop them."

Yuri's words were meaningful.

Jalil was breathing heavily and glared at Yuri.

Yuri leaned back in his chair, calm and collected.

Qin Rui leaned against the windowsill, playing on his phone.

Numidian Travel Translator: Are you there? Come out and get to work!

The Hand of Justice: Yes.

Numidian Travel Translator: Do you accept railway repair work?

Hand of Justice: Take it.

Numidian Travel Translator: The coastal railway project requires the use of Libyan workers as much as possible. Is there any problem with that?

Hand of Justice: As long as you don't demand a specific timeframe or cost, there's no problem.

Numidian Travel Translator: This isn't urgent; we can fix it slowly.

Qin Rui's purpose in building the railway was, on the one hand, to improve Libya's basic transportation infrastructure.

The more important objective is to find jobs for Libyans.

In Libya during the later years of the colonel's reign, the unemployment rate was as high as 30%. Many young people did not not want to find work, but rather there were simply no jobs available.

Qin Rui also didn't understand why the colonel would rather invest in Italian football clubs than invest in Libya and create jobs.

Young people have no jobs and no income, so even if the Libyan government subsidizes prices, they still can't afford to buy things because they have no money.

If, at this point, news about Bobo and Abo, along with the advanced mobile network, were to reveal the Colonel's sons' various luxury cars and yachts, the consequences would be predictable.

Qin Rui didn't want to follow the example of the Middle Eastern oil tycoons and directly give money to the Libyan people.

At least some of Libya's young people need to find jobs in order to stabilize the Numidian tourism base.

After the Numidian forces recaptured Benghazi, a new wave of immigration was triggered.

Numidian travel does not allow polygamy.

Libyans who have multiple wives are either only allowed to keep one wife or go to jail.

As a result, many Libyans who had married multiple wives during the interim government's rule chose to emigrate abroad.

In this situation, Numidia Travel is like a scumbag, neither encouraging, opposing, nor preventing, but advocating for freedom of movement.

Qin Rui was also curious.

Logically speaking, if Jalil had any self-respect after being openly humiliated by Yuri, he would have either retaliated on the spot or resigned voluntarily.

Jalil not only did not resign, but also shifted his focus to the formation of a new government.

The interim government has collapsed, and the Numidian Brigade has unified Libya. According to the constitution drafted by the Legislative Council, Libya will hold elections to establish a new Libyan government.

It is not a universal suffrage, but only Libyans who meet the voting requirements will be eligible to decide Libya's future.

The requirement for voting rights is whether or not one pays taxes.

According to the Constitution, only those who have tax records in the transitional government are eligible to participate in elections.

male or female.

In other words, only those who have contributed to Libya are eligible to participate in Libya's future.

According to this standard, only 6539 people in Libya are eligible to vote.

This also includes 2675 members of the Numidian Brigade.

Excluding corporate entities and only individuals, and considering Libya's income levels, the transitional government's tax threshold is a monthly income of $3000.

Once this standard is met, 3% of one's monthly income must be paid as personal income tax.

As president of the transitional government, Jalil failed to turn his initial advantage into a real advantage.

This is not surprising.

Although the regulations issued by the transitional government, such as monogamy, personal income tax, and the restriction on raising more than four sheep, had little to do with Jalil himself.

Even Jalil's own attitude is completely different from these regulations.

As the president of the transitional government, Jalil had to take the blame.

To Qin Rui's surprise, after the news broke that the transitional government had decided to use a democratic system to form a new government, mainstream European media, led by Boboci and Aboci, did not campaign for Jalil. Instead, they supported Fatah Mukhtar, the former professor at Tripoli University and head of the Legislative Council, to become the president of Libya.

"Bobot and Abot are using a diversionary tactic to relieve the siege of Wei. Fatah Mukhtar is not pro-European; their goal is still to put Jalil in power."

Yuri had a very clear understanding of Jalil and Fatah Mukhtar.

"That's fantastic! We must follow the will of the people and appoint someone who truly has the recognition both domestically and internationally as the president of Libya."

Qin Rui went along with it.