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Chapter 165, Section 164: The Foreign Legion – Hiring Black People to Fight!

Professor Xie nodded, but after glancing at the menacing-looking locals in the distance, he shrank back in fear.

"Mr. Yang, could you send someone to protect me?"

Yang Jun instructed Tian Yangsheng, who was standing beside him:

"Find four brothers to follow them, so they don't get bullied by the locals!"

Yang Jun glared at Kabila, "Yes, I'm talking about you big black guys!"

After Professor Xie led the exploration team to explore the entire mine, Yang Jun also drove around the mine and found that the mining area was very large, at least 100 square kilometers, with three local villages nearby, with a total population of 10,000 to 20,000 people.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has a large population, more than 8000 million, in Africa. The majority of the population lives in poverty, with less than 1% being relatively wealthy.

If Yang Jun wants to start a mine, he will also need to hire these locals. The labor force here is quite cheap; $5 can hire a local to work a day.

"No matter how abundant the resources are, they only benefit capital and politicians, and have nothing to do with ordinary people!"

Seeing the disheveled state of the local Black people, Yang Jun remarked with sympathy for them.

Mining damages the surrounding environment, and these locals, instead of enjoying the benefits of resources, are threatened by environmental destruction.

Three days later, Professor Xie finally returned, bringing with him some good news.

"Mr. Yang, the copper mine here not only has extremely large reserves, with copper metal reserves reaching 4500 million tons, but also has a very high grade, with an average grade of 7.5%."

Good heavens! Yang Jun was shocked; he'd struck gold.

"Professor Xie, is this the world's largest copper mining area?"

Professor Xie looked very excited and said to Yang Jun:
"Yes! This is the largest copper mine ever discovered in the world, and the grade is extremely high. Mr. Yang, congratulations, you've struck it rich!"

"The reserves of this mine are equivalent to 50% of all the copper mines in China combined. The reserves are astonishing!"

Even someone like Professor Xie, who has traveled extensively and seen the world, was taken aback by the sheer amount of resources available here.

Yang Jun's eyes lit up, and he was also very excited. These were strategic resources that would only become more and more valuable in the future.

"Professor Xie, this result must be kept strictly confidential. No data should be disclosed to the outside world."

Yang Jun calmed down. He knew how much of a sensation this news would cause in the mining industry if it got out. Some ambitious people would also set their sights on this copper mine, and it might even attract the attention of some major powers.

"Just tell everyone the copper reserves are 450 million tons. Make sure your students know this, otherwise I won't be so lenient!"

Yang Jun's gaze was cold as he gave instructions to Professor Xie.

Professor Xie was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. He repeatedly agreed, as he had personally witnessed Yang Jun's soldiers carrying guns and even shooting a local black man who attempted to attack them.

"Yes, I will definitely keep it a secret!"

Having learned of the value of the copper mine, Yang Jun immediately contacted Kabila and expressed his willingness to cooperate with him.

“I can give you arms worth thirty million US dollars, but you must give me 80% of the mine, and the remaining 20% ​​is yours.”

The conditions proposed by Yang Jun were already very favorable for Kabila: exchanging mines for weapons!

Kabila laughed:
"That's too little, Mr. Yang. The value of this mine is far more than thirty million US dollars."

Of course, it's not just $30 million; its value is at least $5 billion, or even higher.

Yang Jun joked:
"Not enough? Kabila, don't forget, you're not a regular army, you're a rebel army in the Democratic Republic of Congo."

You're just using my money to curry favor; who knows when you'll be finished? The reason I'm supporting you with $30 million in arms is because you'll be able to conquer the Democratic Republic of Congo and give me more mines in the future.

Kabila was shrewd, but he also understood the reality of the situation. He was just a minor warlord with little real power.

He needed Yang Jun, the arms dealer, to support him even more, so he said with a bright smile:
"Mr. Yang, it's a pleasure doing business with you!"

Kabila extended his hand and shook hands with Yang Jun, then took out a velvet pouch from his pocket and pulled out more than a dozen sparkling diamonds.

"Mr. Yang, this is a gift for you. I hope you like it."

Diamonds? Yang Jun took the velvet bag and found that it was full of natural diamonds, all of which were large and of high quality, weighing over 10 carats.

The Democratic Republic of Congo not only has gold, copper, cobalt, and rare earth resources, but also a considerable number of diamond mines. It's practically a treasure trove, which is why Yang Jun plans to support Kabila.

"Kabira, we're friends, it's a pleasure working together!"

Thus, Yang Jun established a new company in the Democratic Republic of Congo called Jinshan Mining Group. Yang Jun privately owned 80% of the shares and invested 50 million US dollars. The company's business was the development of gold and copper mines.

They purchased large flotation machines and thickeners, implemented a dual mining system combining mechanization and manual labor, and recruited local people to work there.

Kabila owns 20% of the shares. He also has extensive connections in the Democratic Republic of Congo and was a classmate of the president of Uganda, which has helped him secure considerable sponsorship.

Yang Jun stayed in the Democratic Republic of Congo for half a month, constantly bringing in many people from Hong Kong to work there. In total, hundreds of people from Hong Kong came to work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, all of whom were hired at high salaries.

"Boss, we've transferred another 200 special operations team members from Giant Island to the mining area, so we now have a total of 250 security personnel."

Tian Yangsheng reported to Yang Jun that Yang Jun had issued the order a few days ago.

Because of the chaotic situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yang Jun transferred 200 men from Giant Island, which greatly strengthened the armed forces of the gold and copper mines and also deterred various forces.

During this time, Kabila's rebels were also recruiting soldiers, as the military supplies provided by Yang Jun were arriving one after another, which gave Kabila great enthusiasm. He planned to recruit soldiers and launch an offensive against the government forces.

Yang Jun looked at Ahua beside him. Ahua had also been busy during this time, constantly gathering intelligence on the Democratic Republic of Congo.

"Ahua, what's the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo now?"

"Boss, Kabila's power has recently increased significantly. He has raised a force of more than 2000 men, captured the eastern city of Kisangani, and joined forces with the Tutsi armed forces to occupy 3 square kilometers of land in eastern Congo."

Holy crap! Kabila is so powerful, he expanded his army to more than 2 people so quickly?
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, human life is cheap. As long as you have money, you can recruit people to work for you, and all you need to do is pay them a pittance.

"Ah Sheng, what do you think about us recruiting and training a group of Black people to serve as cannon fodder?"

Foreign Legion, Kunlun Slaves?

Ah! Hiring Black people to fight in war? Even Tian Yangsheng was greatly surprised!
"Theoretically it's feasible, but I don't know if they'll listen."

Tian Yangsheng was skeptical, so he recruited Black people into the army, but Black people were used to being free and lazy.

“We recruit their families to work in the mines, and we turn the strong men into an army, training 1000 people to try it out first.”

Yang Jun made up his mind to adopt a strategy of fighting black with black, training a loyal black army to be stationed in the mining area. In case the Congolese army came, these black troops would fight, black against black!

Anyway, a Black life is cheap; a $500 compensation payment is all you need, and these Black people will be eternally grateful to you.

Furthermore, Yang Jun has a loyalty system; all he needs to do is select the Black men with high loyalty to become officers. This plan is highly feasible. To prevent Kabila from becoming too powerful and turning his back on him, Yang Jun plans to train a Black mercenary force.

“Ahua, you’re to go to the mine tomorrow and recruit a thousand men. The pay is room and board included, and a monthly salary of $200.”

A monthly salary of US$200 is equivalent to HK$1560. You can't even find a waiter in Hong Kong, but in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it's a salary that's like living on the edge.

"Yes, boss!"

After Ahua left, Wusheng complained to Yang Jun:

"Brother Jun, isn't $200 too low? These big black guys might not be willing to do it?"

Yang Jun, with a cigar in his mouth, said with a smile:

"This is the Democratic Republic of Congo, not Hong Kong. You can buy a life for $200 here!"

Yang Jun's appearance would move capitalists to tears, and would make Jews kneel before him.
The next day, Yang Jun personally inspected the two mining areas. The mining areas were now operating normally and had a total of more than 1 black slaves, no, workers!

There seem to be many workers, but each person only earns $3 a day, so it doesn't put much pressure on Yang Jun.

Compared to the profit, this wage is just a drop in the ocean!
"Boss, we just posted a notice this morning and we've already filled the 1,000-person quota, all of them are adult men aged 18-30."

It's a bit unbelievable that Tian Yangsheng would make these black people risk their lives for such a small amount of money. People are indeed different!
I'll gather them together and personally give them a resettlement allowance!

"Yes, boss!"

Soon, most of the thousand black men were shirtless, standing haphazardly, some without even shoes.

Yang Jun frowned as he looked at it, but since it was cheap, he figured he'd just have to make do with it.

There were no empty promises or slogans; Yang Jun's method of winning people over was very simple and direct: he simply gave them money.

Each person was given a $500 resettlement allowance, and then each Black person was shaken up with to ask for their name and family information, confirming that their relatives were all working in the mining area.

Loyalty +5

Loyalty +2

Yang Jun kept hearing prompts in his mind, writing down the names of these black people in his notebook, checking off a box or crossing it off.

Those who ticked the box were highly loyal and could be promoted to junior officers. The middle-level officers in this unit were all elites from the special operations brigade.

"Ayi, you will be in charge of this foreign legion from now on. Congratulations!"

Tian Yangyi was overjoyed. He never expected to be so lucky. He had only been in the team for a short time when he was able to manage the foreign legion.

"Thanks, boss, but I can't manage so many big black guys by myself!"

Yang Jun smiled and said to Tian Yangsheng:

“Ah Sheng, transfer 30 special operations battalions to serve as officers in the Foreign Legion.”

"Yes, boss!"

The foreign legion is now complete; all that's left is training. These 30 elite special operations team members are all suitable officers and instructors who will let these black men experience military discipline and forcefully change their lazy habits!
After all that was done, the two mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo were back on track, and Yang Jun was about to return to Hong Kong.

Yang Jun has been in Africa for over a month, and he's gotten quite tanned.

Nima hasn't been with a woman for over a month. Do you know how Yang Jun has been living?
At this time, the Spring Festival of 1985 was approaching. According to the lunar calendar, it was the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, and Yang Jun had to return to Hong Kong to celebrate the Spring Festival.

Every Chinese person has a special feeling for the Spring Festival, and everyone wants to spend this event in Hong Kong.

Yang Jun took a helicopter to Uganda's international airport. Because Uganda's border is closer to the mining area, and because of Kabila's introduction, Yang Jun also knew many Ugandan officials, so he went directly from the international airport on the Ugandan side.

Yang Jun left Tian Yangsheng and his brothers in the Congo gold mining area, and took Ahua, Wusheng and others with him and left Africa.

Kampala is the capital of Uganda and a tourist city. The airport is much better than that in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and there are no messy tipping practices. Yang Jun and his group are sitting in first class.

Are you Mr. Yang from Hong Kong?

After a Chinese flight attendant handed Yang Jun a drink, she mustered up the courage to ask him that question.

"you know me?"

Yang Jun looked curiously at the beautiful Chinese flight attendant opposite him; he was flying Cathay Pacific again this time.

Li Lulu's eyes lit up. Was it really Mr. Yang?
She thought it was just someone with the same name. When she saw Yang Jun's name on the boarding pass and saw that Yang Jun was accompanied by so many entourage and bodyguards, she had a guess in her mind. She never expected that she would be so lucky to be able to serve Hong Kong's richest man and her boss!

"Mr. Yang is a celebrity in Hong Kong; there are very few people who don't know him, right?"

"You have such a sweet tongue~"

Yang Jun couldn't help but feel aroused when he saw the beautiful flight attendant. He had spent more than a month in Africa, where all the women he saw were dark-skinned. He would get aroused whenever he saw a normal woman, let alone such a stunning flight attendant.

Li Lulu boldly leaned in and whispered sweetly in Yang Jun's ear:

"Whether my words are sweet or not, you'll only know after you taste them!"

Holy crap! That's outrageous! How can anyone tolerate this?
Li Lulu, clapping her high heels, walked towards the restroom, followed closely by Yang Jun, who also entered the restroom together.

Wu Sheng, standing to the side, was dumbfounded and muttered:

"Again? NO~ I can't take this anymore!"

Da Dong shook his head and said speechlessly:
"Another two agonizing hours, Ushiro, you'll get used to it eventually!"

Around big shots, this kind of thing is very common, nothing to be surprised about, you'll get used to it.

Two hours later, Yang Jun emerged looking refreshed and handed Li Lulu a business card as well.

"you have boyfriend?"

Li Lulu blushed and nodded, saying:
"He's a recent graduate and intern who also works at one of Mr. Yang's subsidiary companies. Could you help him?"

Wow! Are girls these days so open-minded?

Using her body to help her boyfriend get a promotion? I wonder how her boyfriend will feel when he finds out!
Yang Jun smiled and asked:
"What's his name? I'll make him a full-time employee."

He slept with someone's girlfriend, so giving him a promotion is only fair; Yang Jun still has professional ethics.

He wasn't the kind of bastard who would take advantage of someone and then leave, so he turned to look at Li Lulu's employee badge.

"Li Lulu, I'll remember you. See you next time!"

(End of this chapter)