"Everyone gives me face and lets me make the decision, but I can't represent everyone's opinions" Chen Zheng pondered briefly: "So in my opinion, we should all vote by a show of hands. If you agree, please raise your hands."
A show of hands is the best way to vote. At the very least, it is very democratic.
Some people raised their hands immediately, while others were slightly hesitant.
The first people to raise their hands included Captain Li, Director Zhou, and Dr. Steve.
Although Dr. Steve is not a member of the Chinese medical team, he has been traveling with the Chinese medical team since arriving in Africa.
After escaping from danger this time, he disbanded the medical team he formed, dismissed the members, and integrated all the medical equipment into the Chinese medical team.
And after greeting Captain Li and all the members of the Chinese Medical Team, he will always be with the Chinese Medical Team from now on, and no one has any objections.
No need to count, the number of swords raised in the hands has exceeded half.
"Since more than half of the people have agreed, well, the minority obeys the majority, and this time the arrangements for China-Africa have been finalized." Captain Li added: "But if some people don't accept this result, it doesn't matter. I really don't want to Yes, we also respect other people¡¯s choices and can apply to withdraw from the team. I will contact the embassy immediately to arrange for return to China.¡±
Afterwards, Captain Li solemnly asked: "How is it, is there anyone?"
There was silence at the scene, and those who did not raise their hands in the beginning to disapprove of going to Central Africa also stopped talking.
You must know that these people actually have selfish motives for joining the medical team to aid Africa.
Chen Zheng came to Africa because he wanted to make a fortune. As for the others, they just wanted to join the medical team and accumulate qualifications so that they could be promoted more easily when they return to China.
If you quit now, the medical team will not change the itinerary. People who return home early can¡¯t earn much qualifications, so isn¡¯t it a waste of time to come to Africa? The previous danger was all in vain.
Everyone pondered for a moment, and those who didn¡¯t want to go finally gave in.
"In that case we are going to Central Africa. Let's all go to Central Africa together. We are a team." someone said.
"Yes, I will also go together, but I will go there. Safety issues must be guaranteed." Someone else said.
Captain Li nodded: "Yes, safety is the first priority. Don't worry, we will make full preparations when we go this time. I have already thought about it. After all, we are providing international aid in a humanitarian spirit. Organization. We can use various international relations to contact various forces in Central Africa. They will promise not to harm us and ensure our safety before we go."
Captain Li is worthy of being the captain of the medical team, and he does things in a orderly manner.
¡°In this way, through international relations, all the forces in China and Africa have made such a commitment. The safety factor of the medical team will be greatly enhanced.
??And in fact. This is not difficult, because even the Red Cross has withdrawn from Central Africa and there is a free medical team, which is of great benefit to the health of the people in Central Africa and to stabilizing the hearts of local warlords. .
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After everyone has reached an agreement. That afternoon, General Bakhtu sent someone to send a vehicle. All members of the medical team were escorted back to Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe.
According to the plan, the medical team will rest here for more than a week.
first. All the team members took a break. Secondly, Captain Li also needs time to talk to various warlords within China and Africa through international organizations. Of course, there's Dr. Steve, who also needs some time off from a calf injury.
After everything was ready, everyone entered the Central African Republic together.
There was nothing to do these days, so Chen Zheng made his own arrangements.
He first needs to know more about the domestic situation in the Central African Republic so that he can do things more easily after he goes there.
Although I heard a lot from Captain Li and others at the beginning, it was still too general and not specific enough.
But, who can know concretely enough?
Chen Zheng had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and suddenly remembered a person - Mr. A from the American CIA.
Africa has huge oil reserves, and the eyes of the whole world are fixed here. Especially countries like the United States, which hide all their own resources and import them from the third world first, need to strive for their position in Africa.
For this status, it is even willing to launch a war. As a spy agency like the CIA that directly serves the President of the United States, it has naturally collected enough intelligence from African countries to allow the United States to take the lead in complex international relations.
If Chen Zheng knew this information, he would naturally be like a duck in water when he went to the Central African Republic.
Thinking of this, Chen Zheng called Anna and asked her to contact him on his behalf.
Anna¡¯s religious group has a good relationship with Mr. A. As long as they are willing to pay more, it shouldn¡¯t be a problem to get some information.
As expected, Anna soon had a reply.
"It just so happens that Mr. A is in Africa now. After I contacted him on the phone, he told me a lot of information before I even mentioned the benefits that could be prescribed to him." Anna said slowly.
First of all, Anna learned about the balance of power among the various forces in Africa through Mr. A.
The most intuitive thing to say is naturally the military strength. It sounds ridiculous to say that Central Africa is even worse than Zimbabwe. At least there are tens of thousands of government troops in various parts of Zimbabwe in name. Even if they are severely underpaid, there are actually thousands of them. .
But in Central Africa, the largest level of power only has a few thousand people.
¡° Take the government army for example. The total number of government troops across the country is only over 3,000. They are poorly equipped, disorganized, and have little combat effectiveness.
Chen Zheng secretly lamented that in this situation, it is no wonder that local forces could easily seize power through a coup, and even the original president could only go into exile overseas.
As for the local forces that have now seized power, they can be called rebels, but they call themselves the Alliance Army. They claim to have as many as 5,000 troops, less than twice the number of government troops, but similar. No wonder they were able to occupy the capital and drive away. The former president.
However, although the Allied forces were temporarily victorious and occupied most of the country, the situation was not clear.
Because the former president, who is in exile abroad, is still contacting international forces and asking for troops to be sent to help him clear out the rebellion and restore the country, and he does have some supporters at home who are ready to make a move.
Of course, more importantly. It was because the Allied forces, which had just seized power, were not united within themselves.
The reason why the Alliance Army is called the Alliance Army is because this army is a coalition of many tribes. There are many tribes in this country in Central Africa. There are more than thirty, and in the earlier years, many tribes even committed massacres with the purpose of genocide among themselves!
Even if the total number of alliance troops is really the 5,000 they claim. When divided into various tribes, there are not many people left, and the difference in strength between them is not very different. Therefore, war can break out at any time.
And except for government troops and rebels. There are also some other African countries, European countries and coalition forces stationed in Central Africa, nominally claiming to be responsible for peacekeeping.
The number of people is not that large, only a few hundred people from each country, but their attitudes are unclear and they are an unknown bargaining chip.
Anna briefly told Chen Zheng about this, and Chen Zheng asked strangely: "They are such a big country, why do they only have so few soldiers? Why don't they recruit more? Do they have no population anymore?"
"Population is second. The key is the quantity of weapons and equipment," Anna replied: "Central Africa is one of the poorest countries in the world. The country is very poor. Even if it wants to recruit more troops, it does not have the weapons to arm them. "
Chen Zheng suddenly realized this.
This is just like ancient China, with many farmers. However, peasant rebellions rarely had a big impact and were quickly suppressed. Most of the time this is due to restrictions on iron tools.
He went to the battlefield without weapons or armor. No matter how many people there are, most of them will die.
??This was the case in ancient times, let alone today with hot weapons? How many guns can you raise to support an army?
Chen Zheng nodded and asked: "How is the economic situation in China and Africa?"
"I also asked Mr. A about this," Anna replied: "Central Africa has a lot of resources, among which diamonds, coffee, cotton and oil are the four major economic pillars of Central Africa. Not to mention coffee and cotton, in terms of minerals, diamonds The reserves are very rich, covering half of the country's total area! In addition to diamonds, there are also iron, gold and other rare minerals, which are all valuable. As for oil, there are many oil resources in the north, and forestry is also very developed. It¡¯s a precious tree species.¡±
Chen Zheng did not expect that China and Africa would be so rich in resources. He asked in confusion: "If this is the case, why is China and Africa still so poor?"
"Isn't it because of civil war?" Anna answered: "Since Central Africa broke away from colonial rule in the last century, it has been fighting on and off, but it has never had long-term peace. Without a stable situation, it is impossible to talk about economic development. . And there is another important reason, that is, the road condition is very poor due to years of war. Most roads are in disrepair and are difficult to pass during the rainy season. No matter how much materials are inside, they cannot be transported out, and few people would think about it. Going to invest. "
Chen Zheng can imagine this. China and Africa are not the only places in the world that are rich in resource reserves. There are also many places that are good.
??The same resources, but if other places are open to traffic, who will come here? After building an oil field, do we need to build another road? How much investment cost will it require?
As the saying goes, if you want to be rich, build roads first!
"I heard Mr. A say that in fact, the United States has long had plans to build roads in Central Africa. Since last year, the United States has planned to build more than a thousand kilometers of asphalt roads in Central Africa. If this road is completed "The United States will also gain many privileges from it." Anna added: "But this plan was shelved because the former president of Central Africa rejected the United States, saying that this was an act of economic aggression by the United States."
"Oh?" Chen Zheng heard something: "So, this coup in Central Africa, maybe the coalition forces also have the support of the United States? Otherwise, the United States wants to claim to be the international police, so why does it not interfere at all? Where is it?"
"I thought about it too, but when I asked Mr. A, he didn't answer anything." Anna smiled: "You also know that the information Mr. A gave us for free is actually of no value. If you really want to If you want valuable information, you have to spend money to buy it.¡±
Chen Zheng nodded. This is true, Mr. A is not stupid.
Anna added: "If you want to go mining in Central Africa, the most important issue is transportation. Mr. A said he has a way to help you solve it, but he needs an interview to discuss the price of such information."
"Okay, as long as his information is valuable, it doesn't hurt to give him some money." Chen Zheng said: "I will leave it to you to take full responsibility for this matter. You go and make an appointment with him. I will make an appointment with him when the time comes. meet him."
"Okay." Anna nodded.
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Only the next day, Anna had already contacted Mr. A again. Everything about the meeting has been agreed upon.
Chen Zheng did not take anyone else with him, only Anna and Jones, got on the plane and flew away from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. Travel to Seychelles.
It turns out that Mr. A was on vacation in the Seychelles at this time.
Speaking of Seychelles, it is a famous country. It is also an African country, but it is not on the African continent. It is an archipelago more than a thousand kilometers away from the east coast of the African continent. The entire territory has a tropical rainforest climate and is known as "Earth's Last Garden of Eden", which shows how beautiful Chengdu is here.
It may not be famous in China, but almost all Europeans define it as a holiday destination, and the price of traveling here is high, making it the most luxurious tourist paradise.
Chen Zheng heard a lot from Anna and Jones on the way. Sunshine, beach, sunbathing in short, there are all kinds of them. It doesn¡¯t feel like anything new. Isn¡¯t this the case at the seaside?
But when Chen Zheng got off the plane and set foot on the apprenticeship in Seychelles, Chen Zhen felt a huge difference.
Especially since he was in the poorest area of ??Mashonaland West Province in Zimbabwe some time ago, and now he is in the Seychelles, it can almost be said that he is a step from hell to heaven.
The scenery does not belong to me for the time being. Shan said that the whole place is full of coconut trees and gardenias, because the environment is good. No matter where you are, there is a natural plant fragrance that fills the world.
I¡¯m used to living in the city. It's wonderful to come here and take a few breaths of the naturally fragrant air.
Anna has already booked a hotel in advance. It can be said to be the most luxurious brand hotel here. It has more than 200 rooms of various types, and the prices range from high to low, from the simplest one-bedroom suites to the better two-bedroom suites. To a better three-bedroom villa, or even a top-notch luxury mountaintop villa.
But the villa on the top of the mountain is not the most expensive. The most expensive is the beach villa. Outside the villa is the beach.
The most awesome thing is that there is a famous British purebred horse in the villa. You can ride the horse for a lap on the beach, showing your aristocratic style.
Even the most luxurious hotel, this kind of beach villa, only has two sets. Chen Zheng stayed in one of them, and Mr. A stayed in the second of them.
After checking in, Chen Zheng did not go to see Mr. A. He just spent two days with Anna and Jones as if on vacation.
On this day, Chen Zheng was sitting on a beach chair, looking at the sea in front of him and enjoying the beautiful scenery.
Chen Zheng would not be so bored as to pretend to be a British nobleman, so he had no interest in the famous British thoroughbred horses kept in the villa.
As for other sports such as surfing, diving, and windsurfing, Chen Zheng doesn¡¯t like them. Just looking at the scenery is good.
Sufficient sunshine, dry air, clean scenery all of this,?Intoxicating.
And on the entire beach, apart from Chen Zheng, there were only Anna and Jones. There was no one else, and no one disturbed their private life.
At this time, Jones was surfing in the sea and having a great time, while Anna was relatively quiet, lying next to Chen Zheng, wearing a bikini. When she saw that no one was nearby, she suddenly sat up and unhooked her bra.
"The sun is so bright, Chen, come and help me put on sunscreen, all over my body." Anna smiled slightly.
Chen Zheng couldn't help but feel that although Anna was more restrained than Jones, foreign women were open-minded. If it were a Chinese woman, even though there was no one on the beach, she might not dare to be so bold.
After saying that, Anna had already laid down on the beach chair, letting Chen Zheng ride on her hips and apply sunscreen on her back.
" However, the attire of Mr. A was slightly different from the last time I saw him. Last time he was at the golf course, and Mr. A had a neat suit. But this time he was on vacation, wearing beach shorts and a pair of big sunglasses.
Seeing someone coming, Anna turned over and sat up, covering her chest with her hands, and carefully fastened her bra to avoid leakage.
Soon, Mr. A came nearby, jumped off his horse, tied the horse to a coconut tree nearby, walked over and greeted Chen Zheng in English from a distance: "Hi, a very popular hotel, very nice." Popular vacation spot, hmm?¡±
After Anna translated, Chen Zheng could tell that Mr. A was making fun of the lack of people on the beach.
"I'm afraid most people can't afford this kind of hotel, so there are naturally very few people. In other words, if there are a lot of people, I'm afraid you, Mr. A, won't come either." Chen Zheng said with a smile.
"That's right!" Mr. A took off his sunglasses, sat on a beach chair nearby, and said, "Mr. Chen, I'm afraid you don't know that this beach was the place Prince William chose for his honeymoon when he got married. No. I know how many people dream of paradise, but it¡¯s a pity that only if you have money can you afford it. Even I can¡¯t live here forever.¡±
Then, Mr. A looked at Chen Zheng, then at Anna and Jones, who was enjoying surfing in the sea far away, and continued: "Especially Mr. Chen Zheng, walking with two beauties, in such a paradise It makes me so envious. If I had such a good fortune, I would be willing to betray the country!"
Chen Zheng just looked at the way Mr. A looked at Anna and Jones, and knew that he would inevitably become lustful when facing such two beauties.
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