Upon hearing this, the three of them were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Ten islands? That's an exaggeration.
Li Jie asked, "Brother Dong, why are you buying so much?"
Shen Dong took a sip of tea and said, "A cunning rabbit has three burrows. Our mercenary force will be around 20,000 people. It's definitely not feasible to cramm so many people onto one island. To tell you the truth, I've already sent Xiao Ma to find arms dealers in the Northern Soviet Union. Given the current economic situation in the Northern Soviet Union, I estimate they could sell us nuclear weapons as long as they're paid."
Chen Hui couldn't help but ask, "Brother Dong, can we buy a warship?"
Shen Dong laughed and said, "Of course we can. So, Ahui, you need to find some retired naval soldiers in China beforehand."
Chen Hui's spirits instantly lifted, and he said, "Understood."
Shen Dong said, "Besides training, our mercenary force also protects the lives and property of the Chinese people. Twenty years ago, the Indian-Asian Kingdom launched a massacre against the Chinese people, killing countless compatriots. If something like that happens again, I hope our mercenary force will have the power to defeat the opposing government forces and protect our citizens."
The Chinese immigrants in Southeast Asia are very wealthy. For example, in Indo-Asian countries, the Chinese immigrants control as much as 80 percent of the economy.
Thanks to their unique intelligence and diligence, the overseas Chinese from Xia are much richer than the locals.
In the political and military spheres, however, they have not achieved the status and position commensurate with their economic status, and naturally, they lack the ability to protect themselves.
This was also the root cause of the massacre of the Xia Kingdom's overseas Chinese in those years.
In a previous life, the overseas Chinese of the Indo-Asian Kingdom suffered another massacre several years later, with the death toll reaching hundreds of thousands.
Shen Dong created this mercenary force not only to protect his own businesses, but also to protect the overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asian countries.
If he can quell the riots in the future in India, Shen Dong estimates that he will have at least 20 million merit points.
"Is this about establishing a nation?"
Upon hearing Shen Dong's words, Chen Hui, Li Jie, and Tian Yangsheng were all deeply moved.
After defeating the government forces and protecting the overseas Chinese, the three men's first thought was that Shen Dong should establish a nation.
Li Jie couldn't help but tentatively ask, "Brother Dong, if that day ever comes, would you build a nation made up of overseas Chinese?"
Shen Dong was taken aback, then laughed and said, "What era are we living in? How could a new country possibly emerge in Southeast Asia? Putting aside everything else, we wouldn't be able to get past the US and the Soviet Union alone. However, your question has reminded me. When the time is right, I really want to experience being a warlord. At least, within my sphere of influence, we can protect more overseas Chinese."
Southeast Asian countries have all been influenced to varying degrees by the Soviet Union and the United States, and some of these powers were even established by them.
If Shen Dong were to build a new country under the noses of two behemoths, it would be tantamount to suicide.
However, he could seize a piece of land in a country at the right time and become a warlord in that land.
In this way, all the Chinese communities in Southeast Asia will be led by him, thus gaining control of the economic lifeline of these countries.
Thinking of this, Shen Dong felt a sense of light appearing before him.
He instructed Chen Hui and Tian Yangsheng to take men to Southeast Asia to personally investigate the islands and find ten suitable islands as military bases for mercenaries, the larger the better, and the closer the geographical location the better.
Once found, Shen Dong would buy them and turn them into his private islands. Then he would hire several construction teams in China to carry out large-scale construction on these islands.
The goal is to make these islands able to meet the living and training needs of 20,000 mercenaries within a year.
After personally seeing Li Jie and the other two off, Shen Dong returned to the living room.
Seeing Haitang sitting on the sofa in her red pajamas, Chen Dong went over, put his arm around her slender waist, and said, "It's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?"
Haitang said, "I feel too bored at home and want to find something to do. Didn't you say you wanted me to help you manage the company? When can I start?"
Shen Dong pondered for a moment and said, "Tengfei Group has many projects under its umbrella. Do you know which ones I value the most?"
Haitang rolled her eyes and said, "How would I know?"
Shen Dong held up one finger and said, “The first is Tengfei Real Estate Company, which includes hotels, ports, real estate, and so on. It will provide me with stable funding in the future. The second is Tengfei Investment Company, which I can use to amass massive wealth worldwide. Although I don’t have an economics background, I believe I can see the global economic trends clearly. The third is the future Tengfei Technology Company, which focuses on communication technology, mobile phone manufacturing, and chip manufacturing. If we can achieve world leadership in these three areas, then Tengfei Technology Company’s annual profits will exceed 100 billion US dollars. The fourth is the future Tengfei Network Company, which includes various software and hardware development, search engines, online games, e-commerce, cloud computing, and so on. These four subsidiaries are the ones I value most.”
Haitang asked, "Whether it's a telecommunications company or an internet company, they all need a lot of professional talent. I'm afraid small Hong Kong Island doesn't have that kind of talent."
Shen Dong gave a thumbs up and said, "You hit the nail on the head. Hong Kong doesn't have the conditions, but China does. China doesn't lack experts, but it lacks research and development funds. I have decided to establish Tengfei Technology Company in Pengcheng to find talent worldwide and provide them with the best treatment."
Haitang's expression changed, and she said, "You don't mean to make me the general manager of Tengfei Technology Company, do you?"
Shen Dong said, "Is it not allowed?"
Haitang shook her head and said, "It's not that it's impossible, but it's not suitable. All experts have very strange and stubborn temperaments. If they were to be subordinate to a woman, things that could have been settled would probably fall through. In my opinion, it would be best to hand over Tengfei Technology Company to Ahua."
Shen Dong asked, "Why?"
Haitang said, "The most important thing for a technology company is its expert talent. Including the general manager, everyone else is just an assistant. Ahua is very meticulous and can take good care of them."
After a moment's thought, Shen Dong said, "Originally, I wanted Ahua to be the CEO of Tengfei Group, but after hearing what you said, making him the manager of the technology company is a very good choice. Haitang, what do you want to do?"
Haitang replied without hesitation, "The most important things for a company are finance and human resources. Qiuti is keeping an eye on finance for you, so there shouldn't be any problems. But you don't have a suitable candidate for human resources. I can go to the human resources department as the deputy director."
Shen Dong laughed and said, "It seems you had this planned in advance. Okay, then let's go to the personnel department."
After finishing their business, Shen Dong took a shower and then engaged in a fierce battle with Haitang for an hour before finally resting.
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