Chapter 969 Two Victors (Repair)
"Victor, I have officially expelled Christoph's team in Luanda's former French President Mitterrand's son, which is enough to show my sincerity. So, what I want to know is, what is the intention behind Kamega's visit to the United States next month?"
Angola.
Inside the presidential residence of the capital Luanda.
After a sumptuous lunch, Angolan President José Dos Santos held private talks with Victor Merisis in a luxuriously decorated reception room.
Victor Merisis, who had recommended himself, has gained more and more trust from Simon over the past year. Similarly, because of Merisis' Angolan nationality, even if he was a standard white man, he could easily enter the top Angolan leadership.
Victor Merisis, who was originally busy in the plantation today, suddenly received a lunch invitation from the president. He had actually expected this issue.
Fundamentally, the situation in Africa has not improved by the Rwandan war two years ago.
It is only said that within Angola, the opposition Savenbi army, entrenched in southern Angola, is still active even if its living space has been compressed to the smallest, and sometimes conflicts with government forces have occurred. In the east, the relationship between Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo has also begun to deteriorate, and wars may break out at any time.
On the other hand, Angola's economy has been in a sluggish state due to the years of civil war. Even if Africa's products are abundant enough, there will always be people who will go hungry. Once people are hungry, they can do anything.
In short, the Dos Santos regime in Angola is far less stable than some people have seen.
Victor Merissi, holding a cigar in his hand, leaned against the comfortable leather sofa. After a petite black maid brought coffee, she left the room silently as if she was a cat, said: "Mr. President, this is actually very obvious. The United States has decided to overthrow Mobuto of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In fact, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, this has been an inevitable trend. There is only the United States in this world now. Although it seems that the United Nations has also used the checks and balances, the effect of this restraint is actually very small. What the United States wants to do is impossible to stop it."
Dos Sandos's eyes flashed, with confirmation and a little worried, and quickly showed a mouthful of white teeth to Merissis on the surface, and asked with a smile: "Since that's the case, Victor, what do you think we should do?"
"Ha, Mr. President, I'm just a farmer. To be honest, this is not something I can tell anything about."
"So what Mr. Westeros mean?"
"The boss will definitely pay great attention to this matter, but, exactly what..." Victor Merisis said, pausing for a moment, and did not exaggerate the African head of state: "I can only say, Mr. President, if you have any ideas, I can help me pass on the message and ask."
"I just said that expelling Mitterrand's son's team and completely severing arms deals with France. That's my attitude," Dos Santos said. "In the past two years, I have also understood one thing. Working with Mr. Westeros is definitely a very good choice."
"Yes," Victor Merissis also laughed, "because our boss is just a businessman, everyone can coexist as long as their interests are consistent, and like France, they just want to continue to colonize Africa, which is absolutely unbearable."
Meriss's words were both a bit broken and reminded.
In fact, both sides know it well.
Since establishing relations with the Westeros system and initially vigilant, Dos Sandos has discovered many benefits. Before 1994, although the United Nations did not impose an embargo and sanctions on Angola, Angola had to deal with difficult Western countries if it wanted to obtain various substances.
Just like France, Christoph Mitterrand, the son of former French President Mitterrand, once secretly controlled an arms export route from France to Angola from Eastern Europe as an intermediary. In order to obtain these arms, the Angolan government not only had to give Mitterrand's son a lot of benefits, but also had to be restrained by the French government.
After establishing contact with the Westeros system, although there was a relatively cheaper and more convenient channel for arms imports, the Angolan government still maintained its relationship with France in order to avoid being constrained and other concerns.
Until the beginning of this year, Mitterrand passed away, and the influence of this evergreen in French politics disappeared. Coupled with the recent changes in Africa, Dos Santos, who had been observing the Westeros system for a long time, decided to choose a side, and he stood very smartly on the Westeros system rather than the United States, even though Dos Santos had visited the United States with the matchmaking of the Westeros system.
The benefits of doing this are very obvious.
The powerful Westeros system has a very strong influence in the United States. Being backed by the Westeros system is actually equivalent to being backed by the United States. At the same time, Angola does not need to be too constrained by the US government, and everything only needs to be transferred through the Westeros system.
As for Simon Westeros, Dos Sandos was actually very alert at first, after all, this young super rich man overthrew a government in Rwanda.
However, after a long observation, Dos Sandos gradually discovered the truth about Westero's interference in the Rwandan war. It was not fundamentally to save the Tutsi refugees who were massacred, but to show the influence of the Westeros system. In the final analysis, when did the white people in the West care about the life and death of black people?
Discovering this made Dos Sandos feel at ease.
Dealing with Western countries may be abandoned at any time, just like the mortem of the Democratic Republic of Congo at this time, but cooperating with the Westeros system can not only bring benefits equivalent to cooperation with the United States, but also do not need to have too much involvement with the US government. Those politicians are more stolen than businessmen, and they are ruthless.
In comparison, as long as the Dos Santos family guarantees the interests of the Westeros system in Angola and continues to deepen this interest relationship, the Westeros system will be the most solid protective umbrella of the Dos Santos family. Moreover, unless Simon Westero intends to give up his own industry in Angola, this obviously will not be too easy in Dos Santos's view, and the possibility of breaking between the two sides is very small.
Recently, I heard that Rwanda’s new president Kamega planned to visit the United States next month, which has strengthened Dos Sandos’s idea.
The two thought it was a snake in the reception room, and chatted for more than an hour, and once again promised to tell their boss about Angola's sincerity as soon as possible. Victor Merisis stood up and said goodbye. Dos Sandos also made a good gesture and personally sent Merisis to a Soviet-made Mi-8 helicopter on the tarmac of the president's official residence.
There is almost no four seasons in Africa, only rainy and dry seasons.
Angola is in the dry season, and the drought this year is obviously worse.
Victor Merisis took a Mi-8 helicopter to leave the Angola capital and overlooked the country along the way. All industries were depressed and devastated, but his eyes were not fluctuating.
The distance from the capital Luan to Cuando Province where Merisis is responsible for the plantation, the distance is about 900 kilometers. The cruising speed of the Mi-8 helicopter is only above 200 kilometers per hour. During this period, it has to stop and refuel until the evening arrives in the plantation airspace.
Of course, compared to land, this is already a rare fast.
Currently, a team of 120-person VFF troops stationed in the plantation, all from Ukraine, led by another UFMS vice president, Victor Kostalev, who is a senior UFMS executive who has been quietly supporting Krem Jereviyanko. However, this VFF executive, who is also from the former Soviet special forces, obviously prefers to go to the front line in person rather than playing a balance in Ukraine as someone wants.
In fact, Victor Kostalev had no consciousness at all, and was more inclined to be a pure soldier.
Simon is also happy about this.
Because of pure purity, Victor has a strong appeal in the VIPF army and has sufficient military loyalty. This also means that if one day Simon needs Victor Kostalev to replace Krem Jereviyanko, the process will be quite smooth.
Although it reached a tacit understanding with the Savenbi forces, which were entrenched in the south, due to the common local separatist state in African countries, the 600-square-kilometer plantation far away from Luanda is not peaceful. Compared with the dilapidated and desolate areas of other areas, the material-rich plantation area is simply a fat sheep, and it is inevitable that it is coveted and harassed by some local armed forces.
The 600 square kilometers of land, 120 private military troops in Weifang could not stand it.
After obtaining Simon's authorization, Victor Costalev and Victor Merisis gathered a group of non-staff guards together, with a population of up to 600. Because they are all local residents of Angola and there is no clear establishment, most of the time, there are also farmers who have to work in the plantation, which does not attract much attention from the authorities.
Of course, Dos Santos was not a fool. Although he had maliciously set up a large plantation for Simon in the area bordering Savenbi's power, he was still uneasy and set up a government representative team here, which was nominally assisted in the construction of the plantation, but in fact it was surveillance.
It’s a pity that people are poor and have short ambitions.
The team responsible for monitoring was easily attracted by the plantation and became a "close partner". In addition, the emperor was far away, Luanda would not get any useful information at all.
Compared to the withering of other areas, the helicopter entered the plantation and the scenery immediately became different.
In addition to the coffee trees that have been planted, other areas that have not been developed have not been abandoned, but have been planted with corn, wheat and other agricultural crops. Looking down at the ground from the air, some gentleness finally appeared in Victor Meriss' expression.
This is a scene in memory.
This is what the rich Africa should have been like, rather than being ruined by a group of black monkeys like a wilderness.
The helicopter landed at the Weijia Army garrison in the plantation. The sun had set in the west. Another Victor happened to patrol back with his team. The two Victors, who had a good relationship, hugged each other and entered the barracks together.
It is said to be a barracks, but the conditions are actually very superior, and air conditioning equipment is even installed.
Simon's daily treatment of the Wei Furniture Army is completely comparable to the US military's standards, or even more than that. As long as these people work hard for them, the favorable conditions they should give will not be less. Therefore, although the Wei Furniture Army's management is very harsh, it is quite stable inside.
In addition to the several vacations during this period, Victor Costalev has been in Angola for more than a year. As an excellent soldier, Victor has a very strong learning ability. In addition to English and French, he can also speak very skillfully with Victor Merisis in Portuguese.
"So, how about today's meeting?"
The two of them had just sat down in the living room in the barracks when Victor Costalev asked.
Speaking of which, Victor Kostalev's potential power level in Angola is higher than that in Merisis. However, Simon attaches great importance to maintaining the independence of the VIPF. Unless authorized, senior executives of the VIPF will not be allowed to have any contact with the local government without authorization. Victor Kostalev implements this clause very loyally.
Similarly, there are also people in charge who are higher than Kostalev's potential level in Angola, such as those who specifically contact the person in charge of arms transactions with the Angolan government or the management of some other companies. However, those people may be responsible for larger businesses, but they cannot directly contact Simon. Especially when it comes to arms transactions, Simon must certainly be "unaware".
In short, the Westeros system is now intricate.
Victor Merisis poured a bottle of pure water that had just been taken out of the refrigerator, felt the cool breeze of the air conditioner in the room, and said: "Dos Santos expelled the team of the son of former French President Mitterrand and cut off the arms deal with France."
When Victor Costalev heard this, he smiled and said, "The boss had a conflict with the French government some time ago. Dos Santos was here to choose the opportunity to express his sincerity."
After all, it comes from Ukraine. Kostalev can still obtain some sensitive information related to Ukraine. The French government has been inactive in Ukraine in the past two years, and has directly annoyed its boss. Speaking of which, there are some reasons why France's arms trade chain in Angola was occupied by the Westeros system.
Many disputes are ultimately profitable.
Meriss also smiled and said, "Dos Santos is actually afraid. These African warlords know that if Western countries want to watch them, they will not be able to escape. Moreover, they don't have much room for everything. Since France's influence in Africa is constantly weakening, the United States has become the only superpower in the world. There is no need to think too much about which side to rely on. Compared to dealing directly with the US government and cooperating with our boss, it is undoubtedly the most reliable."
Victor Kostalev nodded.
Two Victors, but whether it was Costalev or Merisis, even though Simon still did not publicly promote the concept of a certain ‘Westerosian’, because the influence of the Westerosian system is becoming increasingly powerful, the two subconsciously have regarded themselves as ‘Westerosian’.
After all, one former motherland collapsed, his faith collapsed, and he had completely lost his goal before. One had a profound barrier or even hatred for the country he lived in. When the Westeros system provided them with a platform, the two naturally developed a sense of belonging.
Chapter completed!