Angel nodded, "I understand too, but the current military expansion is too fast, the logistics department is understaffed, and there is not enough funding."
"If we don't have manpower, we will draw from newly added mercenaries, and funds will be allocated from the headquarters." Lin Rui shook his head and said, "Without adequate logistical support, it is impossible to form an army. Every soldier needs to eat and drink, get a salary, and train. Consume ammunition. No one is born a sharpshooter, let alone these African militiamen who don¡¯t even have standard shooting postures?
Mercenaries¡¯ stomachs need to be fed with bread, and their pockets need to be filled with dollars to work hard. Their shooting skills also need to be fed with bullets. So these all have to rely on logistical supplies. Once there is a problem with logistical supplies, nothing can be done. So first, supplement the logistics units according to your requirements. "
Angel nodded, "I think so too, but this time Black Panther Gulei is recruiting combatants."
"Don't worry about it for now, let's add it to the logistics unit." Lin Rui replied, "Once Silver Wolf reaches an agreement with the US military, in addition to entrusting training, we will also undertake a large part of the logistics tasks of the US military base, so these logistics personnel Sooner or later, they will be needed. But military training remains as usual. We need these people to be able to fight with a gun, and to transport and buy physical strength after getting a car key."
Angel nodded, "That's okay, but we are still a little tight in terms of funds."
"Aren't you always in control of the headquarters' income and expenditure?" Lin Rui asked. "is there a problem?"
"Actually, we have made a lot of money, but we have also invested a lot recently." Angel shook his head. "On the one hand, it is because of the recent expansion of the team, which has cost a lot of money. On the other hand, it is because Black Panther Gulei has been active recently and has contacted people from some African countries. Leader. You also know that those guys are either dictatorial warlords or local powerful people who are separatist. To be honest, dealing with them requires bribes, money and weapons, and their appetites are not small.
Coupled with some recent contract receivables, they have not yet been received in time. So there will be some pressure. But it is only temporary, and our financial situation will improve after a while. "
"The contract receivables have not been paid. Do you mean there are still people who owe us money?" Lin Rui frowned.
"Yes, there are at least four or five major projects that have not recovered their funds, and the latest one was half a year ago." Angel said helplessly.
"I've never heard of private military companies having bad debts. How dare they default on the money the mercenaries paid for their lives? Who is the other party?" Lin Rui frowned.
"They are all African warlord leaders. Some have money but do not give us money, and some really have no money. Anyway, many of them have defaulted on the final payment and have not paid it yet." Angel nodded, "Yinlang and I have been urging them. These situations have always been Yes, but you can take your time if you have sufficient funds, but now the expansion of the team has led to financial constraints. The seriousness of these arrears was exposed at the beginning."
"How much is the total amount owed?" Lin Rui asked.
"Preliminary statistics include more than a billion U.S. dollars, not counting other additional payments." Angel replied.
"So many?" Lin Rui said in surprise.
"Yes, because all the contract funds paid in advance have been recovered. It is normal for some of the payments after the completion of these tasks to be in arrears." Angel nodded.
"Okay." Lin Rui frowned, "It seems we have to take the initiative and collect payment from these customers."
¡°I¡¯ve tried it, but it¡¯s of no great use.¡± Angel said. "Part of the contract is from General Logan. Now he has lost most of his territory. He only has Anmore City and some surrounding areas in his hands. If we want to pay off our debts at once, we really can't afford it. What's left is Some of the other debtors are capable of repaying, but they simply default on their debts."
"This is not okay. This is the money that brothers have worked for, and it must be recovered. It's from General Logan. Contact him and ask him to repay it year by year. He also controls an oil well area and can pay back a little every year. As for the others, Make a list for me. Starting tomorrow, I will pursue you one by one." Lin Rui looked at Angel and said.
"Isn't this a bit too hasty? We can still maintain operations at present. As long as we wait a month or two, the financial situation will be alleviated. After all, some of them are old customers." Angel said helplessly.
"The more old customers we are, the more we need to make them understand that some money cannot be owed." Lin Rui shook his head and said, "I want a list of debtors and the amount owed in the contract. Contact each of them and contact them this month. At the end of the month, let them pay back all the money.¡±
"Okay, I'll try my best. But what if they still don't pay it back?" Angel asked.
"Then, tell them that we will pursue them with force.""" Lin Rui waved his hand.
"Pursuit by force?" Angel frowned.
"Yes. Take General Logan as an example. If he doesn't pay, he will have to use something to pay off the debt." Lin Rui replied. "Doesn't he still have Anmore City and other oil well facilities? I will lead armed men to occupy the oil wells and sell the oil directly until the amount of oil sold is enough to cover their debts. As for other armed warlords, If they don¡¯t pay back the money, I will confiscate their weapons and materials and sell them for money.¡±
Angel said in astonishment, "They are all old customers. I'm afraid this is not appropriate, right?"
"Business is business. If they owe money to the bank, the bank will confiscate and freeze their assets." Lin Rui shrugged, "We must let these people understand that we are businessmen, not their friends. Don't worry, if they need We will still come to us, whether we demand them or not. These African warlords are very practical, and they need us because we can help them solve practical problems. Not how good our attitude is towards them."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements. What you said makes sense. If they are indeed willing to cooperate with the repayment, then we don't need to have financial pressure. Let's first see how many of them are willing to repay on time." Angel He nodded.
Lin Rui nodded, "Let the training team train these new recruits. Originally, I wanted to recruit them into the logistics unit. Now it seems that we have to train these guys into a vicious debt collection force first."
"Don't worry, the people in the training team are all veterans who have experienced many wars. The men they have trained will not be bad. When the time comes, pulling them out will be enough to give those warlords who owe money a headache for a while." Angel laughed.
Lin Rui nodded and turned to look out the window. Several armed fishing boats were slowly approaching in the distance. The newly recruited mercenaries have arrived at St. Keizer Island.
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