King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

After leaving the service without a clear path, he went to seek help, and once he had some savings, he returned to his hometown to open a store and take on work and such.

"In the end, a few were determined to stay with him and didn't leave, right..."

When Joe Ga heard this, he thought about it for a moment and nodded, saying, "From your description, it sounds mysterious, but I don't mind, as long as I get paid for the work."

Speaking of which, Joe Ga paused, then added, "Then have them come early, I'll reimburse the plane tickets.
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Have Tony recruit soldiers in Sangha Town, and this time, try to get some Xiao Hei who speak Arabic—it'd be good for the guys to start meshing together.

I'll have someone explore the mercenary market as well, too few hands on deck makes me a bit uneasy..."

Seeing his boss's clueless demeanor, the old man didn't bother persuading him further, waving his hand, he said, "Anyways, leave that to me. It's fine if you want to hire some temp workers, but if my old sergeant major brings people over, they can't just be treated as temp workers."

Joe Ga frowned and looked at the old man, responding, "Temporal workers get more money, why isn't it good to earn several hundred thousand yuan in just three to five months?"

The old man shook his head upon hearing this, "Boss, the choice between quick money for three to five months or stable money for three to five years, everyone knows which to choose.

Look, the role of catering soldier is now the most popular. It's always me running around on my own, too weary, having professionals to share the load would be good, wouldn't you say?"

Joe Ga thought for a moment, then nodded, saying, "That's true, those fellas at Niger Base are hard to handle; they're constantly calling to complain, it's definitely time to upgrade the catering. We can't always stick to the basic one-soup-four-dish meal.

You indeed are overwhelmed, and since you trust those people, let them come over...

The starting salary is thirty thousand US dollars, increase by ten thousand after passing the physical and tactical assessment, with annual increments as seniority increases."

Speaking of which, Joe Ga noticed the old man's tentative look, he chuckled and said, "Plus, a daily wartime wage of $500, and wages will never be in arrears."

Upon hearing this, the old man clapped his hands forcefully and said, "That settles it. I'm going to call the sergeant major right now and also check if any other old buddies are willing to come over."

Joe Ga, seeing his magnanimity, just let him go on, knowing well that the number of actually coming wouldn't exceed twenty.

In China, catering soldiers are sometimes more effective than political commissars, especially in this era of abundant information, washing someone's stomach works better than washing their brain—having hot meals at the front lines boosts morale more than anything.

Joe Ga particularly liked businesses like the logistical ones at Niger Military Base, where having top experts pleases customers easily, creating a strong word of mouth effect.

Supplying military arms and ammunition is simple once you become part of this regimen—it's almost like online shopping, except for the slight difficulty with delivering on location.

Currently, Joe Ga has a few African assistants handling such matters—sending order lists from military bases, then calling NATO-compliant factories to place orders, and ultimately, shipping the goods all together to Africa.

Joe Ga hasn't had time to plot with the American military officers in Niger, but even without such schemes, he has made quite a sum.

In comparison to the munitions business, the mess catering has too much of an advantage at P.B.

The annual expense for a stationed American soldier is about four hundred thousand dollars, but in the contract for Niger, Joe Ga could only claim a fixed two hundred thousand dollars per person.

The remaining two hundred thousand is managed by the military themselves, covering salaries, allowances, insurance, management costs...

With only 100 personnel at Niger Military Base, it means Joe Ga could secure twenty million dollars in fixed fees.

With this money, he has to manage not just the food and daily needs of a group of people, but also the security of the base—you heard it right, a United States Military Base using mercenaries for security.

When Joe Ga first received the need list from Niger Base, he was nearly infuriated.

The water needed to be imported from United States, requiring fifty liters of American purified water per person each day, along with an array of specifically named brand items: cigarettes, chewing gum, soda, chocolate, energy bars, military rations, condoms...

Joe Ga just had someone briefly estimate the costs; if it really went according to their demands, he would only earn a hard-earned penny,

But then Sanderson gave Joe Ga a hint, and Mr. Qiao realized he needed to act, getting Chris to ask around, and then by giving one hundred thousand dollars to someone in the American Army, and fifty thousand to the chief at Niger Base, he acquired a "fictitious transaction pathway" and thus secured "autonomous management rights."

Then he realized, American soldiers are not as precious as outsiders imagine—with the P·B catering soldiers costing only ten dollars per person per day, they kept them quite satisfied.

Vegetables, fruits, beef, and mutton were half-sold, half-donated by the Niger military; pure water was bought from a Cameroonian factory; cigarettes were bought from Zimbabwe; other miscellaneous items were bought from Egypt, drastically reducing costs.

Moreover, the soldiers were extremely happy because they weren't restricted by specific brands. To reduce complaints, while quality slightly dropped, the quantity increased, and even alcohol was secretly included.

Speaking of which, Zimbabwe is the only place in the world that produces Golden Leaf, with tobacco of the highest caliber globally, far superior to what is available in Europe and America!

In the end, including the expenses of fifty guard Xiao Heis, the average daily cost per person didn't even reach three hundred yuan.

A yearly budget of less than ten million was definitely satisfying for them while Joe Ga, after paying taxes on fictitious transactions in United States, had a solid seven million US dollars landing in his pocket.

This didn't even include the ammunition supply business, which is a real cash cow, but for now, Joe Ga was too busy, and he was waiting for "Tailor" Waters to get himself fully organized, so he could convince his former superiors to engage in anti-bandit missions in Niger, "expend" some ammunition.

This is the prowess of the military-industrial complex—the American's scary military budget each year must be consumed by someone.

Now, Joe Ga was also barely on the periphery of this circle and naturally could enjoy a part of the benefits.

And now with the French coming in, Joe Ga was confident in scraping even more benefits from them.

'Money' isn't the most important thing; the French certainly aren't as wealthy as the Americans, but what those outside the law are usable.

For example, the upcoming operation in Congo, Mr. Qiao could bring these extras standing to protect their so-called "princesses" over...

These are 'values'!!

As long as one is willing to think and grip tightly, enough benefits can certainly be squeezed out.

And being praised by all clients is the trump card for P.B. to secure similar contracts.

From this perspective, catering soldiers are extremely important!