After a while, Lin Feng and others received the order to be released.
When entering the Presidential Palace, Lin Feng did not forget to joke: "I didn't expect that you are already familiar with this kind of thing!"
"Haha, in this world, it's easy to see the King of Hell, but it's hard to deal with the little devils! These people are afraid of being poor, who wouldn't want to take advantage of the opportunity to make more money? What if Joseph falls one day?
Moreover, the local currency has become completely worthless, and the collapse of the financial system has made US dollars and gold more valuable.
So now I always carry US dollars with me, just to deal with these guys!"
Jiang He explained seriously.
After listening to this, Lin Feng smiled but said nothing.
After passing through the magnificent lobby, the group arrived at the back garden.
At this time, two men were sitting in a shady place chatting. One of them was wearing a military uniform and looked very stylish.
Beside them stood several fully armed soldiers.
Apparently, this was General Joseph and Booker.
After seeing Lin Feng and others, Booker stood up immediately.
"Hi, Mr. Lin Feng, come here quickly, let me introduce you to this, this is our Zambia's legendary figure, General Joseph.
This is my new partner and future friend of Zambia, Mr. Lin Feng!"
After the two sides introduced themselves to each other, they sat down.
Although Joseph was a little arrogant, he was still polite to Lin Feng and others, and directly signaled his men to serve them tea.
"Lin Feng, I've heard from Booker that you want to seize the silicon mining rights in our country, right?"
"Yes, before this, my cousin Jiang He should have mentioned this to you, right?"
"Of course he mentioned it, but he has no right to decide anything, and he doesn't have the ability to do so!"
Joseph had no intention of being secretive and spoke directly in front of Jiang He.
As soon as these words came out, Jiang He's face instantly became a little embarrassed.
However, he has to bow his head when he is under someone's roof. At the same time, he is no longer the ignorant and idle person he used to be.
"Well, now that everyone is clear about this matter, let's get straight to the point. What do you need us to do?"
When Joseph heard this, he looked at Booker standing beside him.
Booker moistened his throat before slowly speaking: "In fact, the government is really short of soldiers and food, so if you can provide some financial support, I believe General Joseph will definitely help you win the silicon mining rights for the whole country."
Just as Lin Feng expected, their purpose was to make him pay.
"How much will it cost?"
"Preliminary estimate: 10 billion!"
Before Lin Feng could reply, Jiang He on the side started to panic: "What? Ten billion?"
Booker spoke again: "Yes, and it's US dollars, not your Chinese currency!"
This time, even Lin Feng took a breath of cold air.
Lin Feng frowned and said, "10 billion US dollars is equivalent to nearly 70 billion Chinese yuan. Isn't this a bit too much?"
To be honest, although Lin Feng really wants to take over the silicon mining industry here, he won't do business that will make him lose money.
The 70 billion yuan is not enough to buy out the mining rights. If you mine here yourself, you will have to hand over a large portion of the profits.
"Hey, war certainly requires weapons and bullets, and General Joseph has already said that he can promise you 20 years of mining rights.
Think about it, although the economy here is backward, the major mining areas are well developed. If you take over and mine for 20 years, can't you make hundreds of billions?"
Booker’s words made Lin Feng narrow his eyes instantly.
This guy is really a smart guy, otherwise he wouldn't have been sent to this scary place.
However, although Booker's words sounded very reasonable, Lin Feng knew very well that they were just empty talk.
Not to mention twenty years, no one can guarantee whether Joseph will still be the owner of the presidential palace in five years.
As for him, he might have left here by then.
So on the surface, it appears that mining rights were granted for 20 years, but in reality it was just a blank check.
"Mr. Booker, you should also know that I still have a lot of debts in the country. It is really difficult for me to take out so much money at once.
Besides, this mineral product won’t be profitable right away. I think I’ll have to invest a lot of money in the early stages of mining, don’t you think?”
Upon hearing this, Joseph on the side became a little impatient before Booker even opened his mouth.
"Mr. Lin Feng, you are not the only one eyeing my mineral resources. There are many people who want to cooperate with us.
If you're not willing to pay, I'll have to find someone else to pay for it.
When that time comes, don't blame me for not giving you a chance!"
Although the other party was already warning him, Lin Feng still sat there calmly and motionlessly.
He knew very well that the other party was just trying to scare him.
If there really is someone willing to pay 10 billion US dollars, why would he still be sitting here talking to me?
He had already used the money to purchase a large amount of arms from the arms dealers behind Booker to maintain domestic stability. Why did he have to wait for me to come and confront him?
And Booker has been making his own plans. He wants Lin Feng to give him money to buy arms for Joseph so that he can go to war.
“I think how about this, I came here with sincerity to discuss cooperation, so I suggest we change the approach.
I will give you 10 billion US dollars, but not all at once. You need to give me some time.
At least I have to mine a lot of silicon ore before I can give you liquid funds, right? Of course, if you really think this is not possible, then I can't do anything about it!"
Lin Feng confronted the two of them directly.
That is, if you want to continue playing, then everyone has to make concessions. I'm not a pushover and I'm not going to just throw money in and let you do whatever you want.
And with this condition, Joseph would not dare to breach the contract casually. After all, he still hoped that he could continue to fulfill the contract and provide him with funds.
Lin Feng's words made the atmosphere at the scene suddenly become a little quiet.
Both Joseph and Booker were thinking about how much benefit the whole thing would bring to them.
Finally, Joseph lost his temper first: "Lin Feng, how much are you willing to pay us in one lump sum?"