Simon quietly left the United States and flew to Europe in mid-August, with his first stop being Ukraine.

A series of events caused by the Rwandan massacre in the first half of the year have begun to be forgotten by the public, and the Westeros system's layout in private military power is still in close progress.

The initial 3,000 Ukrainian mercenaries have experienced several wars, and all the surviving soldiers have become the direct private troops of the Westeros system. Through the additions in recent months, the total number of soldiers registered under the name of the "Ukrainian Frontline Military Service Company" has exceeded 5,000, of which 2,500 are stationed in Rwanda according to the original agreement, and another 2,500 remain in Ukraine as a rotation substitute.

The Ukrainian Front Military Service Company (UFMS) is headquartered in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. However, its military base is located in the northwestern Ukraine, far away from Kiev. This is a very backward state in Ukraine. The entire Rovno Prefecture has only 1.1 million people, mainly agriculture and animal husbandry.

Because of the Westeros family's "Damoric Rises Sword Plan", the Westeros system's penetration into Ukraine began at the beginning of the year.

The Rwandan War in April unexpectedly accelerated the pace of the layout of the Westeros system in Ukraine. Through recruiting soldiers and purchasing weapons, the Westeros system established contacts with the Ukrainian military.

At the same time, at a critical moment when Ukraine's regime change, through the previous few months of unremitting efforts to support and invest in former Prime Minister Leon Kuchima, the Westeros system also successfully unfolded Ukrainian high-level connections when Kuchima ascended the throne of president last month.

In my memory, Leon Kuchima was in charge of Ukraine for ten years. The outside world's evaluation of Kuchima was through neutral foreign policy between the West and Russia. The domestic economy began to stop falling and rebound during its administration, and politics became stable.

It seems to be the case on the surface.

However, in fact, Leon Kuchima has led to a situation of many oligarchs in Ukraine.

Similar to the Russian "St. Petersburg Gang", Leon Kuch immediately came to power, first bringing the rise of the "Petrovsk Gang". In the past ten years, the political and economic situation of Ukraine was basically controlled by politicians and businessmen from Petrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine. The well-known Ukrainian "Natural Gas Princess" Yulia Tymoshenko was originally a member of the Petrovsk Gang.

A few months ago, Leon Kuchima, who was still in the election sprint, hinted that the Westeros system could set up UFMS military bases in Petrovsk Oblast. Simon was also moved and refused in the end.

Staying in touch with political forces is a necessary condition for the Westeros system to take root in Ukraine.

However, Simon did not want to tie the Westeros system to the Petrovsk Gang too closely. The Petrovsk Gang was not without enemies, and there were many, and even the internal struggle was full of struggle. Yulia Tymoshenko later stood opposite Kuchima.

If you are too tied to the other party, you will inevitably be affected in political struggles in the future.

It just so happened that Krem Dereviyanko, the head of the Ukrainian mercenary, came from Rovno Prefecture. Moreover, since he was promoted to Soviet colonel under the age of 30, he was only one step away from the rank of general. Apart from his own abilities, it was impossible for him to have no background. The Dereviyanko family has a deep foundation in Rovno Prefecture.

If you want to infiltrate Ukraine, the Westeros system must select spokespersons in this country, and the Jereviyanko family and related forces have become the best candidates.

Simon arrived in Ukraine on August 16, and the first thing he did was to Bai Pier.

After staying in Kiev for three days, he met with Leon Kuchima, who had just taken office and other senior officials, attended a series of banquets and drinks, and then came to Rovno Prefecture.

The UFMS military base is located between mountains and hills about 60 kilometers north of Rovno State, far away from the crowd and covers an area of ​​35 hectares. Moreover, compared with the Ohio base in the United States, which is still under construction, all the equipment here is ready-made because the base is originally a former Soviet army camp.

The Soviet Union collapsed and Ukraine experienced large-scale disarmament, so the camp was vacant.

Ukraine's current land policy is still conservative. However, through the operation of the Westeros system, UFMS has obtained ownership of a total of 150 hectares of mountains and hills around the military base, and has repurchased military equipment including a large number of firearms, tanks, and helicopters for military training.

Simon was walking between this private territory of his own at this time.

There are many people around, but there are only three people who can walk by Simon. This time, Celia Miller, the personal military assistant who accompanied him, has been appointed as UFMS president Krem Jerevyanko and another black-haired man named Sergei Komorov.

Sergei Komorov is the spokesperson for the business field selected by the Westeros system.

The 36-year-old middle-aged man is three years older than Dereviyanko. He is only 1.7 meters tall, and is a little thin, with a very mediocre appearance. However, Sergei Komorov was a top student in the Department of Economics of the University of Kiev. During the Gorbachev reform in the former Soviet era, Komorov had a visionary attitude to give up his iron job in an arsenal in Rovno Prefecture and began to try business, mainly engaged in building materials business.

Although the Rovno Prefecture is remote and barren, it has very high-quality solid mineral resources such as clay and stone.

According to Komorov, many of the materials used by senior former Soviet Union to build holiday villas in Crimea, southern Ukraine were taken from Rovno Prefecture.

In the process of selecting spokespersons, Simon certainly tends to have some oligarchs in his memory.

However, compared to Russia, Simon has much less information on this. As for the kind of Tymoshenko or **** in his memory, he doesn't like it. These people are very capable, but they are not smart enough. With the political structure of Ukraine, hiding behind the scenes as an oligarch is the best strategy. If you jump out to compete for those positions, it seems to be glorious and will only become the target of everyone.

Krem Jerevyanko first introduced some of his family and relatives.

Simon is not disgusted with nepotism and even likes to do so, provided that you must have enough abilities.

The Jereviyanko family's minds are all in politics and the military, and they have no genes to be a businessman at all. After several searches, they finally chose Sergei Komorov. This businessman from a low-level peasant family in Ukraine has no background. In recent years, he has managed his business well and happened to be familiar with the Jereviyanko family, so he was successfully selected.

For Ukraine, Simon did not intend to involve any sensitive energy and mineral industries. The plate was too small and was stared at by a bunch of people. It would be less than worth the effort.

Therefore, it was decided to focus on the basic daily necessities field.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation are basic survival substances that no one can get rid of.

A few months ago, the Westeros system injected US$10 million into Sergei Komorov's Oldek company and acquired 80% of the shares. Komorov's stake will be 15% and the Jereviyanko family holds 5%.

‘Oldek’ is the name of the village where Komorov was born and raised.

Before being selected by the Westeros system, although Komorov's business was already well-known locally, Aldek's total assets were less than US$300,000.

At the beginning, Simon only gave the other party 15% of the shares, so he conducted another small test.

If Komorov is too greedy and ignores his own background and wants more, then this person is not worthy of support.

However, when the Westeros system proposed cooperation, Komorov agreed without hesitation, and did not bargain with only 15% of the shares left in his company.

This is obviously a very smart guy. He is very clear that being able to get in touch with Simon Westeros is the most important thing for him. Otherwise, with his shallow foundation, he will be at most affluent businessman in Rovno State in the future, and it will be difficult to further develop.

After receiving capital injection in Westeros system, Komorov has acquired several construction, food and clothing companies in Rovno Prefecture and several surrounding prefectures and counties in recent months, and plans to focus on these three major areas in the next few years.

Simon is not optimistic about the construction industry and prefers the two major areas of food and clothing.

As a ‘European granary’, Ukraine has a wealth of food processing raw materials. The memory of the food candy industry started with the food industry.

As for the clothing industry, it first requires a large number of cheap labor. Ukraine, which has a total population of more than 52 million, just meets this condition. Simon's plan is that even if he cannot operate his own brand, he can serve as an OEM base for the Westeros system in the clothing field in the future.

Whether it is luxury Gucci, CK or relatively affordable LTD's Victoria's Secret brand, they all need supporting OEM factories.

"Now many companies in the United States and Europe have set up factories in Asia. In fact, Eastern Europe has more advantages than Asia in all aspects. However, the geographical factors nearby are not comparable to those in the distant Asia. Sher, I will not give you too much business in the short term, but as long as you can do it well, not only orders for clothing companies in the Westeros system, but I can also bring you more business from Europe and the United States. Of course, the premise of all this is that you must first let me see that you have the ability to bear these."

On an asphalt road outside the base, Simon casually looked at the surrounding scenery while discussing business with Sergei Komorov in Russian.

In front of the young man next to me, Sergei Komorov instinctively said with a little respect: "I understand, Simon, I am integrating several factories in my hands and planning to set up a training school to train skilled workers. Give me a year, and then you will see satisfactory results."

Sergei Komorov said, but his experience in Kiev a few days ago still appeared in his mind.

Just through Simon's relationship and the connections established by the Kiev authorities were enough for Komorov to digest them well. He understood the disadvantages of his serious lack of funds and connections very early on, so he could only make up for a small fight in the small pond of Rovno Prefecture. Now, Simon Westero has directly made up for all his shortcomings for him.

In fact, Komorov also wanted to take shortcuts to enter Ukraine's energy, minerals and even military industries.

However, through contact in recent days and understanding the thoughts of the young people around him, Komorov tactfully gave up this idea.

As long as food, clothing, housing and transportation are achieved to the extreme, the scale and profit will not be much worse than those monopoly industries.

Moreover, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the daily necessities industry, which should have been relatively fiercely competitive, was still in its early stages of development in Ukraine. It was one step ahead and with the support of sufficient funds and connections, it could also reach a monopoly level in the future. Coupled with the connections of the Westeros system, it was also easy for Aldek to expand overseas.

Simon nodded and said, "There is another point. In terms of recruitment in these factories, Sher, I need you to give priority to the families of UFMS soldiers, especially those who are injured and disabled, and even have to have a certain proportion. You can discuss this with Krem and come up with a specific plan for me as soon as possible."

When Sergei Komorov heard Simon say this, he paused, but still did not refute.

He knew there was no room for negotiation on this matter.

Recruiting the families of UFMS soldiers is likely to attract complex nepotism, which is very unfavorable to the development of the company. What's more, compared with the ordinary Ukrainian public, those soldiers are high-income earners in this country. The Aldek factory can not afford a monthly salary of US$500, or even US$50.

Simon saw through Komorov's concerns at a glance and added: "In terms of salary, what is the way it is. I mean, you have to provide them with this opportunity, but you don't need to give any preferential treatment. If the other party is unwilling to work in our factory, you don't need to force it."

Sergei Komorov finally felt relieved.

Speaking of which, the salary level of UFMS mercenaries has been adjusted.

A monthly salary of $500 will only be obtained when the soldiers go on missions.

After returning to Ukraine, the daily salary level will be reduced to US$100. However, in addition to the basic monthly salary, these people will also enjoy a series of generous benefits from the Westeros system, including pensions, medical insurance, children's education subsidies, etc. UFMS has recently prepared to build UFMS family community in Rifni, the capital of Rovno Prefecture, including residential buildings, schools, hospitals, supermarkets and other facilities.

Overall, if the basic monthly salary of $100 is in the United States, soldiers will mutiny and rebel, and in Ukraine, it will still far exceed the average income level.

Moreover, the focus is on additional accommodation, education, medical care and other benefits, which can further bind the interests of this group of soldiers to the Westeros system for a long time and closely. Because if you leave, all these benefits will disappear, and once you betray, the consequences will be even more serious.

He kept talking about various topics and strolled around the base for more than half an hour, and the group returned to the inside of the base.

Passing through the soldiers who were undergoing military training, we all went to a three-story office building in a corner of the base.

Realizing that Simon and Jereviyanko still have something to talk about, Sergei Komorov took the initiative to leave and said he would return to the city of Rifny. In the afternoon, he could also check the preparations of the UFMS family community. This project will also be undertaken by the newly established construction engineering subsidiary of Aldek.

Send some other followers away, and finally, Simon, Krem and Celia come to an office.

"Boss, I have selected a team of troops, all of whom are the most elite special forces who have participated in the Rwandan War. There are 18 people in total, and you can set off at any time," everyone sat down on the sofa in the office. Krim handed a piece of information to Simon, and then smiled and said, "Speaking of this, boss, why should I be considered me if you have such a high salary?
Chapter completed!