I want to be a warlord

On the way back from Juba, Wang Zhen’s frown did not relax.

I sorted out the political situation in South Sudan from the beginning, including Eastern Equatoria. The more I sorted it out, the more problems I felt.

Currently, Bagan Ammon, the former leader of the SPLM-Leadership faction, has left the faction and fled to the United States.

The leader of the Democratic Change Party, Ram Akole, formed a new opposition party in Kenya, the National Democratic Movement (NDM), after being abandoned by the party.

Among the ruling Kiir faction, some political and military leaders who were squeezed out of the center of power formed rebel groups.

Among them, at the end of 2015, former Western Equatoria State Governor Joseph Baksolo was arrested and detained for more than four months on suspicion of supporting local militia forces.

After his release, Baksoro founded the South Sudan National Movement for Change (SSNMC).

At the end of February 2017, South Sudan’s former Deputy Chief of General Staff Thomas Cirillo Savaka resigned, and in early March he established the National Salvation Front (NAS) to oppose the Kiir regime, attracting many soldiers and influential people. Political and military leaders joined.

Building on these foundations is the seven-party coalition currently in government.

SPLM-IO, Federal Democratic Party (FDP), United Democratic Republican Alliance (UDRA), SPLM-Leadership (some members), South Sudan National Movement for Change, National Democratic Movement and National Salvation Front.

Although Kiir secured his position as president, after the signing of the 16-year peace agreement, his proposal to redraw the states was collectively rejected by everyone.

One after another, it has been proven that the inherent power has not changed much, and the central government’s tentacles cannot penetrate deeply into the local areas.

Let’s just say that the South Sudanese government’s largest source of income, the oil fields, is actually controlled by the SPLM-IO.

Unity state, Bentiu.

The western region of the Upper Nile continent.

Kiir controls the largest territory and has the largest population, but it is also poor.

The opposition takes more than half of the annual income from selling oil, and there is nothing Kiir can do about it.

They fought and fought, but the opposition's offensive capabilities were indeed insufficient, but their defense was still no problem. Once the battle started, the opposition forced the oil wells to shut down production.

How much does it cost to stop production for one day?

Neither China nor Malaysia can just ignore it and must stand up to promote the peace process.

As long as the opposition still controls the oil wells, it will be absolutely impossible for South Sudan to complete de facto reunification.

Focusing on Eastern Equatoria, most officials listened to Kiir, but the governor did not, and the counties below did their own thing.

As for Najishot, he was so happy that he never went to Torit to meet with the governor of Eastern Equatoria State, Louis Robben Rogel.

Now a question is posed in front of Wang Zhen. Kiel threw him into this vortex. How can he break this vortex and completely establish an unshakable position in Nansu!

Of course, this does not mean that Wang Zhen is ready to part ways with Kiir, and the political boundaries are not that clear.

What Wang Zhen needs to consider is how to win over some people and build Eastern Equatoria into his own Iron Throne.

In fact, it is simple to put it bluntly. It only requires two points: economics as a link and strong military strength as a deterrent.

Thinking clearly, Wang Zhen immediately found the Golden Retrievers after returning to Juba.

After putting the wine on the table and eating and drinking for a while, Wang Zhen got down to business.

Of course, business matters should be discussed at the wine table. Otherwise, could it still be a conference room?

"Two things. First, we have to continue to recruit people. This time we expand the army, the target is 800 people!"

"Secondly, through restructuring, Tejas Defense America and Tejas Defense South Korea will merge."

The Golden Retrievers were stunned for a moment. They put down their glasses, knives and forks one by one, looked at each other, and turned to look at Wang Zhen.

"What's the matter? What stimulation did you get from going to Juba?" Golden Retriever asked softly.

"I did receive some stimulation." Wang Zhen talked about the loan and began to re-analyze the situation in South Sudan.

The chaotic factions made Golden Donkey and the others' eyes darken. Wang Zhen's nagging voice made their heads buzz and they were in chaos.

"Brother, stop, really, stop, please, stop talking." Donkey couldn't stand it at first, "We won't analyze political matters. You can tell me whether the conclusion is acceptable or not. I have a headache."

"Fuck!" Wang Zhen cursed, "You're such a bitch, when can you come out and stand up? I can't do everything."

"You are looking for the golden retriever!" The donkey covered his eyes and pointed at the golden retriever.

Golden Retriever's face suddenly stiffened, he turned his head and slapped Donkey's hand, "You have a headache, I don't have a headache anymore!"

"Well, Wang, any organization only needs one head. If there are more people talking, ideas will inevitably deviate. I don't want us to be like Capitol Hill every time we discuss things, always noisy." The situation is critical. , Golden Retriever’s brain started to smoke, these words were extraordinary.

"Yes, yes, Golden Retriever is so right!" Donkey, Shrapnel, and the poet immediately applauded, beautiful!

Golden Retriever pursed his lips and looked very proud.

"Go, go, go." Wang Zhen didn't know how to refute these words for a moment, and felt very complicated.

The brothers have no ambitions. They only care about the friendship between brothers. They only think about horse racing together, drinking in big bowls, and sharing money in big scales. To put it another way, they are all bandits.

It’s good to think about it.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Zhen said: "We can't repeat what happened in Iraq. Therefore, not only Nagishot, but also Eastern Equatoria must be captured. Therefore, the military strength must be increased. No If we say we can compete with the entire South Soviet Army, we must at least suppress Eastern Equatoria."

"What about the expenses?" Jin Mao thought for a while and frowned, "We are outsiders after all, and the locals raise soldiers. A soldier's monthly expenditure of 30 US dollars is much worse, but we can't. We can't use ethnic countries to control it. Damn It’s the salary.”

"Now the monthly salary at the Glorious Defense Main Body has reached thousands of dollars!"

"Expanding to 800 people, good guy, the monthly salary expenses alone will be as high as 80. Adding us, plus training, food, equipment, and training, the monthly expenses will be at least 150 million, which is 1800 a year. Ten thousand."

"Oh, no, we have purchased three more armored vehicles and two Gazelles this time. Maintenance costs have to be added as well. The annual cost can easily exceed 2000 million. If we do it two or three times a year, it should not exceed 3000 million. !”

"I have already considered what you said." Wang Zhen said with a smile: "It's lucky to say that. I promised Abed and the others before that I would give them American citizenship in a few years. The United States is the United States after all. Nationality, their thoughts will inevitably change, and they will no longer be able to regard themselves as South Sudanese, and they will be of the same mind as us."

"As for the expenses, I thought about it. The monthly salary of the new recruits can be set at 300. We are now all promoted as the army expands. There is no problem if the middle and senior management salaries are high."

"The expenses will be more than 2500 million." Golden Retriever blinked.

"Don't tell me, Golden Retriever, you've improved a lot. Now with your mental arithmetic skills, if we weren't together every day, I would have thought you were a different person." Donkey teased from the side.

"Get out!" Golden Retriever cursed with a smile.

There is no way, unlike in the Imperial Barrier period, there are so many things to manage now, so it is inevitable.

"If we raise wages, it will be difficult for others to encourage them to leave. The natives of Nansu cannot provide such a high salary." Wang Zhen said with a smile: "As for the expenditure, it is only 2500 million, which is not lower than the imperial barrier. If there are more, once it is put into operation, this expenditure will not be a big problem, and then we can get it from several surrounding countries."

"That's true. The annual expenditure for the Imperial Barrier is about 2 million US dollars." Golden Retriever said with some regret.

American employees have very high wages.

Shaking his head, Golden Retriever asked again: "Are you looking for people from other tribes this time?"

"After the merger of Tejas South Sudan, the number of people in Tejas Defense will increase to 240. Then we will recruit another 260 people in South Sudan. The remaining people will be found from Kenya, Uganda, and Congo. One hundred people from one country."

Everyone knows that Wang Zhen plans to expand to these three countries in the future, so this decision is not surprising.

"By the way, Kenya is recruiting Turkana people." Wang Zhen suddenly added.

"What's the difference?"

"The Turkana people are active near the Elemi Triangle. You just know that this is a disputed territory between the three countries. If necessary in the future, we can also intervene here." Wang Zhen said with a smile.

Everyone is already used to Wang Zhen's scheming.

"By the way, does Keir have any ideas about your expansion?" Guo Jingyun suddenly asked.

"Don't pay attention to him. We are cooperating with him, not vassals. If you think about it so much, then don't do anything. Besides, he can't understand Eastern Equatoria himself. No wonder we are." Wang Zhen snorted.

Seeing that Wang Zhen was considering it, Guo Jingyun stopped talking.

"Golden Retriever, I'll leave it to you." Wang Zhen said with a smile.

"Fake!" Golden Retriever cursed with a sad look on his face.

This is not easy to handle.

Glory Defense recruits people with relatively high requirements. These people are talents and treasures in any tribe.

The people who were recruited were quite happy, but the local gangsters didn't think so.

"Don't be like this, I'll ask Fion Oort to cooperate with you. He is from Uganda and has connections in Kenya, but it's Congo. You can figure it out on your own." Wang Zhen comforted him with a smile.

"Okay." Golden Retriever agreed.

The matter was settled, but it was not announced to the public. He quietly entered the village without firing a gun, which made some people uneasy.

On the third day, Jin Mao left with Abed and others. Wang Zhen acted as if nothing had happened and his attention returned to the present.

The trial operation of the hydropower station has been completed and there are no problems. The most important thing now is to pull up the power grid.

According to Mr. Fu, it is not suitable to build an underground transmission network for the time being. After all, the new city plan has not yet been completed, and I don’t know how to dig.

Considering that Nansu is rich in wood resources, we might as well just use wood to make telephone poles.

This job was given to Bao Zhongping. The wood needed to be treated to prevent rain and corrosion.

At this moment, Wang Zhen was visiting the power storage station. (End of chapter)