King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer-Chapter 703 - 659: The Business of a Large Company
Joe Ga, the boss, didn't care at all about what these big shots working at the front thought because he was confident that he could take care of the higher-ups and hand the profits over to P·B!
He came here to bring a surprise to everyone…
As the colossal reconnaissance airship was about to ascend, a bunch of high-ranking officials from the Iraqi Government military rushed over to share in the good fortune.
Because of its inherent features, the airship is really not worth mentioning in highly intense battlefields; however, against ISIS, which only has portable air defense, this thing is like an eye hanging over their heads.
The Iraqi Military simply couldn't arm every soldier with a radio, but mobile phones were something that everyone had.
With the support of the unmanned airship, there would be no problem with mobile phone signals within Mosul.
Joe Ga originally planned to offer the Iraqi Military a paid 'Ding Ding service', but unfortunately, their rate of smartphone penetration was not sufficient…
More importantly, due to the inefficient and corrupt government forces, this thing could not be promoted in such a system, as it would leave evidence behind whatever you do.
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In the end, they had no choice but to charge a monthly subscription fee of 1 million US dollars and a monthly intelligence sharing fee of 2 million.
This is how technology changes warfare…
Joe Ga's airship, compared with the digital products provided by Cubic Company, was far behind in terms of advancement and security.
However, Joe Ga's approach was of a pseudo-scientific nature, where technology serves people, not necessarily fixating on high-tech…
ISIS wasn't among those powerful countries with technical capabilities, and here, airships were more useful than satellites.
Previously, there were complaints about spending 200 a day to live in simple eight-person rooms, finding that even taking a leak required running hundreds of meters if you got a bad spot.
Now, not only were room and board provided, along with network signal intelligence service, but the price had risen to 300 a day and no one complained; the simple accommodations at the base would soon be in high demand.
Xiao Hei Curry, the technical supervisor of P·B, along with a group of technicians and apprentices, took two days to assemble the airship, and then silently lifted it into the sky in the middle of the night.
When a 'Shared Intelligence and Support Center' appeared inside the Mosul Base, a group of bigwig representatives at the Baghdad Base sat together in frustration.
Clint Wilson, a middle-aged Irishman representing Titan Company's affairs in the Middle East, poured himself a glass of whiskey in discontent and then threw a bill onto the conference table…
"Fellows, over the past 45 days, our people have spent almost 6 million US dollars at P·B.
To be honest, P·B's charges are fair, but anyone who isn't blind can see that if this goes on, we're going to lose our dominance."
Clint Wilson looked around at those gathered in the meeting room and continued, "We need to think of something. If P·B keeps this up, Iraq won't need to replenish their arsenals through our behind-the-scenes groups, and they'd be able to end this war.
Plus, if we can't gain the initiative, in 4 or 6 months when the war is over, we won't be able to compete with P·B for the Iraqi Government contracts.
We need to cooperate sincerely and then put pressure on P·B, otherwise I'd suggest the parent company to turn around and look for new business in the south."
Richie Barton of CACI glanced at the silent bigwig representatives around him and slightly shook his head…
Although what Clint Wilson said was a bit aggressive, in reality, this guy was hinting to everyone…
Mosul was already out of control. Everyone shouldn't invest too much effort in the north but rather focus on Iraq's south, where there is a juicy piece of the pie with oil companies and urban security projects.
Those present were shrewd and all knew how to calculate…
The logistical services provided by P·B were much cheaper than what they could manage themselves, with the only downside being relatively high frontline wastage, which was still within everyone's tolerance.
A single shell cost fifteen thousand, so what if three to five were wasted every day?
Each of their contracts exceeded 80 million, and now they all just sent people to the front, even leasing vehicles from the Iraqi Government.
Companies like Titan had sent 500 people at once, with an average daily wage of just 500.
Including rental fees for rooms at the P·B base and meals, their daily expenses wouldn't exceed four hundred thousand.
Of course, there would be additional costs for medical assistance, disability compensation, death benefits, etc., but considering the meat price of mercenaries, with all expenses combined, the average daily cost wouldn't exceed 600 thousand.
The contracts they secured from Steven were all four-month contracts. Titan's fixed expenses in Mosul wouldn't exceed 72 million no matter what, while they had a contract worth 180 million dollars!
Initially, they were prepared for a significant investment and even considered building a temporary military base near Mosul.
But now, their two Black Hawk helicopters, 60 Humvees, five armored personnel carriers, and a large stockpile of weapons and ammunition were blocked at the Port of Basra by a multitude of cargo ships, while logistics had already been fully taken over by P·B.
This guy was reminding everyone to disregard front-line issues. Just find buyers for their goods landing from the south and organize teams to fish for money in the southern cities.
The oil companies of various countries all needed security services, and they generally had some connections with them.
Exaggerate the security situation, coax the oil companies into supplying additional equipment and forces, and at the same time, take care of local urban security in Iraq—it was also a lucrative trade.
