novelxo Chapter 3672
future would be provided with Ten Thousand Armies' armed escort services.
They even publicly declared that all of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group's armed escort business had already been entrusted over to Ten Thousand Armies exclusively. Moreover, every Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group's cargo ship passing through the Gulf of Aden in the As soon as this announcement was made, the whole world applauded Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group's tough attitude.
Badr was furious, and he immediately called out that he would make Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group pay a painful price, and that Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group would never be able to set foot in the Gulf of Aden again.
Just as Badr's announcement was released, Porter called Charlie and said, "Mr. Wade, I just saw the announcement issued by the pirate organization. These people are used to roaming around in the Gulf of Aden, and they really do not know any better. Do you think that we should behead him as soon as possible?"
Charlie did not hesitate to say, "Of course! We should not only carry out the beheading operation as soon as possible, but we must also do it cleanly and beautifully!"
After Porter received Charlie's approval, he said
immediately, "In that case, I will let Zayne lead a few five-star generals to sneak in and ambush them tonight so that they can kill Badr directly!"
Zayne's strength in Ten Thousand Armies was only second to Porter. So, it was only natural for him to lead the team that would be assassinating the pirate leader with utmost ease.
So, Charlie then spoke up and said, "After you take him out, Ten Thousand Armies should make a public announcement immediately to say that this beheading operation was carried out to ensure and maintain the safety of the shipping route at the Gulf of Aden. If the pirates in the Gulf of Aden continue to oppose Ten Thousand Armies, Ten Thousand Armies will then reserve the right to resolve all threats by force."
As Charlie spoke, he then added, "All of the shipowners, as well as the ocean shipping companies all over the world, are paying attention to this conflict between Ten Thousand Armies and Badr now. You have to use this incident to make all of the shipowners and the ocean shipping companies gain full trust in Ten Thousand Armies. At the same time, you should also let those pirate organizations understand one thing, and that is that they would only be met with a dead-end if they dared to go against Ten Thousand Armies! Our ultimate goal is that as long as a cargo ship is being escorted by Ten Thousand Armies, no pirates should dare to interfere. In that case, Ten Thousand Armies would definitely be able to achieve absolute dominance in the field of armed escort services."
Porter hurriedly asked, "Mr. Wade, in that case, these pirates will not have a way to make money anymore, and I'm simply afraid that they will try to fight to the death with us. Ten Thousand Armies is not afraid of these measly soldiers, but if they are to really take extreme measures to retaliate against the merchant ships, I'm afraid that it would incur and cause other losses."
Charlie smiled and said, "So, what we have to do in the future is to become the overlord of armed escort services and not monopolize this industry."
"About twenty thousand cargo ships pass through the Suez Canal every year. If we were to make
calculations in terms of hundreds of thousands of US dollars per escort, the armed escort market in the Gulf of Aden alone would be worth tens of billions of US dollars a year. We would not be able to take up such a large market completely."
"Hence, when the time comes, you will have to make it clear to the shipowners as well as the ocean shipping companies that Ten Thousand Armies will only be able to cover at most 50% of the overall armed escort demand in the Gulf of Aden. That is to say that Ten Thousand Armies would only be able to cover half of the twenty thousand cargo ships this year and not even one more."
As Charlie spoke of this, he smiled
met
faintly and continued, "As for whoever gets the quota amongst the ten thousand cargo ships, we will let them decide by bidding amongst themselves when the time comes. If the previous price was once five hundred thousand S dollars, since the armed escort by Ten Thousand Armies is so valuable, it would be justifiable for us to charge at least seven to eight hundred thousand US dollars, then."
"If the bid is successful, Ten Thousand Armies will naturally be the armed escort for the cargo ship. If the bid is unsuccessful, they can only find other armed escort companies. This way, Ten Thousand Armies would also be leaving a way out for the pirates to make their livelihood. As long as they do not cause trouble for Ten Thousand Armies, how they rob the remaining ten thousand cargo ships is their
own business."
The reason why Charlie wanted Ten Thousand Armies to do armed escort was firstly to whitewash Ten Thousand Armies, and secondly, it was so that Ten Thousand Armies would be able to continue making profits through proper channels. Therefore, Ten Thousand Armies did not have any obligation to wipe out all the pirates in the entire Gulf of Aden.
Moreover, due to the special
geographical location and political environment of the Gulf of Aden, it was also impossible for Ten Thousand Armies to attack any pirate organization on a large scale. The best way would be for them to use the beheading operation, but the beheading operation could only be used to form a strong deferrent against the pirate organizations. It would still be impossible for them to crush the pirate organizations
completely.
In Charlie's opinion, the most favorable situation for Ten Thousand Armies would be to make the pirates fear Ten Thousand Armies through their powerful strength and tough tactics. They should let all of the pirates fear Ten Thousand Armies so that they would then turn their attention to the other half of the cargo ships instead.
This way, the escort cost by Ten Thousand Armies would not only be greatly reduced, but the escort charges would also continue to rise amongst the competition of the major ocean shipping companies.
At the same time, although those pirates would not dare to provoke Ten Thousand Armies, they would still be able to make a living even if they were to avoid Ten Thousand Armies. That way, they would not be forced to fight to the death with Ten Thousand Armies. Porter also understood Charlie's intention immediately, and he said respectfully, "I understand, Mr. Wade. After I get rid of Badr tonight, I will send someone to talk to these pirate organizations. As long as they do not go against Ten Thousand Armies, we will give them a way out to make their livelihoods. Otherwise, we will kill them all!"