Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 372 Three Cunning Rabbit Cave
In the following days, Song Heping rested well in the Army Hospital for a few days.

But he asked Ferrari to take the others back to Yiligo first, leaving Jiang Feng alone to accompany him.

Yili Ge has a large business to take care of, and Song Heping is somewhat worried about leaving only Bai Xiong and his wife to manage such a large business.

From a combat perspective, the Bai Xiong couple are good at what they do, but when it comes to managing the entire company's business, Song Heping relies most on Ferrari.

During these few days in the hospital, Song Heping was finally able to calm down and think carefully about the future development of the company.

Running a PMC company is not as simple as leading a small team of mercenaries.

Especially now that "Musician" defense has gradually entered the deep waters of the military defense circle, some of the deep things it has come into contact with are not what we could have imagined before.

If the correct development direction is not established and attention is not paid to resource allocation and business strategies, the outcome may be "rise rapidly and fall suddenly".

He once thought about calling the cook to discuss the future development of the company with him.

But after thinking about it, I gave up.

At present, Song Heping still asked Ferrari to transfer the profits that the chef had in the company to his account on time, especially after winning the transportation order for US troops stationed in Iraq. Song Heping distributed the first payment transferred by the military as a dividend after distributing the profits to Peter and others.

The net profit of the first payment was 10 million. Three million was retained as the company's working capital fund, and Song Heping distributed the remaining seven million.

At present, the working capital of "Musician" Defense is still very sufficient. After operating for so long and taking on so many orders, the largest ones are the transportation contracts for US troops stationed in Iraq and the profits from Shadamu Gold. At present, the company still has a full 30 million US dollars in working capital in its account. The only loss was the 2 million US dollars of arms robbed in Colombia.

With so much cash on hand, Ferrari's advice is to invest.

The question is what to invest in?

stock?

fund?

These are the profit paths given by Ferrari.

That sounds quite funny.

A guy who made a fortune from the war business actually invested in finance.

Song Heping did not agree immediately. Firstly, he was not familiar with finance. Secondly, in Song Heping's opinion, although 97 million US dollars seemed like a lot, it was still a small amount compared with those financial giants. The financial crisis had just passed, and he was deeply impressed by the ways in which international financial giants could make things happen with a wave of their hands.

Even small countries can’t afford it, let alone the funds of a defense company?

It is said that different industries are like different worlds. After discussion, Song Heping and Ferrari decided to temporarily set aside part of the funds for stable investment and not participate in financial transactions with too high risks.

To make money, he should do what he is familiar with and make money from defense business and arms.

This was the first tone Song Heping set for his defense company. Ferrari teased Song Heping for being too conservative, which was completely different from his style in military operations.

Song Heping said it's better to be conservative and play it safe. I'm just a kid from the countryside, and I served in the military for a few years. I know how much I can earn! Finance? Unless I have inside information, I won't play. It's just a casino. Winning once or twice is nothing. Don't think you're a gambling god.

After dealing with the company's investment direction, the second thing Song Heping thought about was to establish a new foothold.

Musician Defense made its fortune in Iligo, but Song Heping did not think it was a suitable foothold.

Although there are opportunities for PMC companies to make money everywhere in Yiligo, it is just a place to make money and not a suitable place to settle down.

Song Heping is not optimistic about Yiligo.

Wars continue and the situation is unstable.

Even if you can find a backer there today, you might suddenly fall tomorrow.

In addition, there is another very important reason, which is the action in the Tame area this time.

Song Heping did not want to be involved in the struggle between the ELN and the government forces.

Killing off an entire team of green berets was definitely not the outcome Song Heping wanted to see.

It's all due to the situation.

This leaves hidden dangers for the future.

Song Heping received a typical Chinese education and was influenced by traditional Chinese culture. The saying "If you don't plan for the future, you will have immediate worries" was deeply engraved in the deepest part of his mind.

Although he was sure that he had done it very cleanly without leaving any traces, no one would be able to find out that he did it unless Lamas and Morins betrayed him.

But now he has tied Lamas to the boat as well. If he dies, Lamas will die too, and he won't be able to escape.

Therefore, the secret of this operation will be buried forever in that primitive jungle.

But who in the world can guarantee that there is no impenetrable wall?

Song Heping has already started considering his own way out.

As the principle of formulating special operations plans goes - never have just one plan.

To apply the Chinese wisdom, a cunning rabbit has three burrows.

This is another layer of meaning in working with Lamas.

He has his eyes on Venezuela.

If he wanted to gain a foothold in South America in the future, he would need a base, and Venezuela was undoubtedly the best choice.

First of all, although the country is not large, it is not particularly small either.

Secondly, this country has never been on good terms with Americans, and it is extremely rare for it to dare to confront them head-on. In this regard, other South American countries known as the backyard of the United States, except Cuba, cannot do it.

Even if I fall out with the Americans in the future, hiding here would be a very good choice.

Finally, it was because of what Lamas said at the dinner table yesterday.

He said that there was a special forces training base near the hospital, which was actually hosted in cooperation with Blackwater.

This is interesting.

Could it be the Gogoa Army Special Forces School known as the "Hunter School"?

Song Heping had heard of this school when he was in the army. Every year, many special forces brigades from major regions of the Chinese army were sent abroad to participate in various special forces training camps.

Among them, the "Hunter School" in Venezuela is one of them. Although Song Heping has never been there, he has heard of it. Although people who have returned did not speak highly of it, this shows that Venezuela allows private PMC companies to open such training bases within their territory.

Why don’t you invest in a training base here?

Firstly, it can serve as a talent selection base for the company. Currently, what the "Musician" defense lacks most is talent. Most of the mercenaries are former Irigaray National Army. Not only do their combat qualities vary, but they have not yet undergone unified training.

If this base is established in the future, the best talents in the company will be sent here for special operations training, with intensive training for half a year or a year. Just like those large companies that hold regular training to improve their business level, the effect will definitely be good.

Secondly, it can serve as one of his future escape routes. If he falls out with the Americans in the future, escaping here is also a very safe option.

If his motherland did not prohibit the existence of PMC, Song Heping would feel that returning to his motherland would be the safest option.

Unfortunately there is no choice.

The last point, of course, is to make money.

In the future, the base will not only be able to train its own people, but also undertake the training of other mercenaries, and even provide special forces training services for Venezuela. With Ramas's relationship, this can definitely be done.

With this idea in mind, Song Heping wanted to go to the Gogoa Army Special Forces School to at least explore the route and talk to Lamas about this matter.

Just as he was taking out his phone to call Lamas, a call came in.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Morins' number.

He answered the call and spoke first: "My good friend who has shared life and death with me, you finally called me."

Morins said in a rather complaining tone on the other end of the phone, "Song, you said that day that I should bring people to look for you. I led a battalion there, but you left on your own."

Song Heping thought to himself, if I don't leave, everyone in your camp will see my true face. I don't even know who the traitor is in your camp. If I sell myself out to the Americans, it will be a bad thing.

"Morins, I had no choice but to leave that day. You know that all the Green Berets are dead, right?"

"I know! Of course I know! You're a celebrity in Colombia now! Everyone knows you! They say you're a killer!"

Molins' tone grew excited.

Song Heping was actually shocked when he heard this: "Oh right, they don't know who I am, right?"

"Of course I don't know, it's just word of mouth." Morins said, "Aren't you going to do arms business here? Now if you come forward, the FARC boss has contacted me and said he wants to meet you."

"Meet me?" Song Heping said, "I don't think so. I can sell you my weapons at a discounted price in the future, but I won't be in person. If you consider me your sincere friend, then please keep my identity confidential. Once my identity is revealed, it will have a huge impact on my business in other countries. Do you understand?"

Molins is a smart man, how could he not know?
"I've thought of it a long time ago, so I've kept silent about who you are. No one knows your true identity except Lamas and me."

Song Heping said, "That's right. If you run into trouble in the future, my help from behind the scenes will definitely be much more useful than revealing my identity."

Song Heping was actually hinting at Morins with this sentence.

Molins was under no obligation to keep his identity secret.

The reason for keeping it secret is that the two are close friends.

But in the mercenary circle, friendship is unreliable. In addition to friendship, interests are also required.

Morins is a member of the anti-government armed forces. He may face danger at any time, and no one knows whether his organization can develop in the long run without being wiped out.

Once you encounter any difficulties, getting your own help will certainly give you an extra way out.

Revealing your secrets means falling out, and that will mean you will lose a way out.

This is the benefit.

After Song Heping reminded his lifelong friend, he changed the subject: "By the way, you didn't just call me to chat, did you? Tell me, do you need any arms? I'll immediately arrange for someone to transport them to Venezuela, and then have Ramas' son Silas smuggle them across the border for you to use."

"That's right, I really need munitions! I want to go to war with the AUC! I won't stop until I kill those damn guys!"

Morins's anger could be heard across the airwaves.

"What's wrong? What did AUC do to you?" Song Heping asked curiously.

　Asking for a monthly ticket! Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)