Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger-Chapter 968 - 903: Solutions Outnumber Difficulties

The two copper mines controlled by the Zijin Mining Group account for 3% of Serbia's GDP.

If the copper mine mentioned by Sang Jia is of a similar scale, once developed, it means that the Tadic family could influence about 1% of Serbia's GDP.

Last year, Serbia's total GDP was around 40 billion US dollars, and the economy of this country is extremely fragile, making this 1% approximately 400 million US dollars.

The people who create this 400 million US dollars in output will have the most stable work income and be the most dependent on the enterprise.

If this group of people forms a unified opinion and forms a political force, it absolutely possesses the strength to sway a country!

Of course, this is an ideal situation, and in reality, Mountain Eagle thinks Sang Jia cannot handle this degree of political struggle.

Moreover, he does not believe that East University will support a separatist force emerging in Serbia, at least not with East University's capital getting involved in this matter.

However, there is a problem...

Even if Mountain Eagle can go through all difficulties to contact investors and developers outside of East University, how will they transport those copper mines out?

As someone from within the system, Mountain Eagle works in foreign trade and is very familiar with the routes for importing resources from abroad...

Ever since Black Mountain's independence, the former core of the South Alliance, Serbia, lost access to the sea and became a completely landlocked country.

The copper mines extracted by the Zijin Mining Group need to be transported overland to Belgrade for loading onto ships, and then via the Danube River crossing all of Romania to board ships at the port city of Constanta.

To meet the European Union's compliance with environmental protection, the Zijin Mining Group needs to invest hundreds of millions annually in environmental remediation for the Danube River.

Such a level of transportation cost remains bearable for large corporations, but it's not feasible for other mining companies.

If you want to comply, you have to pay to use the Zijin Mining Group's transportation channels. This substantial transportation cost, coupled with labor and machinery costs, and the mandatory environmental protection investments required by the European Union, are unbearable for many small companies.

Thus, the dilemma Serbia faces comes not only from political isolation but also from this dual geographic and economic blockade.

Everything you do is significantly more expensive than others. Domestically, the political situation is not only unstable but also has a large group deeply influenced over time who yearn for the European system and welfare, to the extreme, and who resist low-end labor...

How can this ever develop?

It has become customary for every Prime Minister upon taking office to face humiliation from the European Union. If they don't do this, the situation at home won't stabilize.

Only by repeatedly proving that the European Union does not want Serbia can the Prime Minister have grounds for making other decisions.

In such a twisted situation, where can things be good?

Even a child in East University knows that begging will not bring peace and development. However, the major colonists' children who have undergone mental indoctrination never wish to understand. They believe as long as they kneel, Europe and America will grant them everything they want. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Of course, they don't want much, nor do they dare to ask for more!

The major colonists' men, pampered at home, suddenly become capable of physical labor once they go out. Work becomes honorable.

The major colonists' women become adept at household chores once they go out, with love and understanding constantly on their lips, turning housewife into a glorious profession.

In this aspect, East University's major colonists lag by a dozen streets behind Indians...

At least Indians dare to brazenly defecate on the street and demand understanding and support from Europe and America for their cultural habits.

If you look down on me, you are being racist, and I'm willing to protest on the street!

The old white left-wingers in Europe and America eat this up!

Serbia, due to geopolitical and racial influences, has more major colonists inside. Don't say East University won't support Sang Jia's idea, but even internally, many will stand against them, even wishing them dead.

That is the plight the Tadic family is facing now, and Sang Jia has pinned her hopes on Mountain Eagle...

From Mountain Eagle's standpoint, he naturally hopes that people or organizations related to Arctic Fox can develop and grow.

The people and things he has experienced over the years have confirmed for him that most people and organizations related to Arctic Fox are reliable.

This provides him with an already established network of contacts and human resources with low maintenance costs.

Even though Sang Jia has thrown a difficult problem at Mountain Eagle, she has also put forth all her remaining resources. If Mountain Eagle can resolve her issue, he would benefit and might even gain more than the Tadic family.

However, the current realistic difficulties are evident; it's easier to operate a large copper mine in Africa than in Serbia.

This is not only a matter of money!

Mountain Eagle, lost in thought, found the small room's atmosphere suddenly turning somewhat heavy...

Sang Jia's expression continuously changed, following Mountain Eagle's slight body movements. She was more nervous than anyone...

In reality, when Blood Fox came seeking help, Colonel Tadic agreed without hesitation.

However, after Sang Jia learned of the Arctic Fox situation and, through the conversations of a group of old men, learned of Mountain Eagle's past experiences, a new idea emerged in her mind—a desire to completely change the Northern Brigade's situation.

To achieve this goal, relying solely on her leadership of a group of new recruits or even child soldiers is impossible.

Because merely seeking external support to maintain the camp and personnel consumes 90% of her energy.

Moreover, she is well aware that her knowledge reserves cannot support this level of industry and trade...

She needs someone she can trust and who possesses the necessary skills!

And Mountain Eagle is, up till now, the only suitable candidate she can get in touch with...

In this matter, the reputation of 'Arctic Fox' and the goodwill of those old men played a role for 80%, the remaining 20% was due to Mountain Eagle's own abilities.

Sang Jia never imagined that she would hand over her fate to someone she had just met less than an hour ago, thus her current mood was tense to the extreme, so tense that the quiet small room even echoed her heartbeat.

Time passed for a long while, and only when the bell for meal rang in the camp outside did Mountain Eagle come back to his senses from contemplation.

Seeing the eager look in Sang Jia's eyes, Mountain Eagle thought for a moment, then said: "I've got a preliminary idea, but need to confirm its feasibility with a few friends.

Before that, I can't promise you anything...

But there's one thing you can rest assured, in the short term, as long as your demands aren't too big, I can get some aid for you through other channels."

"What?"

Sang Jia said somewhat disappointedly: "Aid?

If you want to use your own money to assist us, it's actually not necessary...

The Northern Brigade has split, but if we just maintain our current scale, with the hundreds of thousands of euros and armaments you previously promised, we can hold out for a long time.

And to be honest, although we claim to fight the Kosovo Liberation Organization for national unity, in reality, we aren't without gains in the battles."

Saying this, Sang Jia stood up a bit dejectedly, extended her hand in an inviting gesture, and said: "Dinner at our camp has started. Come eat something with me, and I'll introduce you to a few people; they will accompany us into the Kosovo region."

Seeing Sang Jia's disappointed look, Mountain Eagle hesitated for a moment, but ultimately opened his mouth and said: "What you said about the Black Peak Mountain copper mine isn't without a solution, but negotiating with Eastern enterprises won't work.

They probably aren't willing to get involved with you because it would damage their cooperation with the Serbian government.

To get the Black Peak Mountain copper mine operating, you'll need to bring in other capital...

According to my understanding of Serbian political situations, the best candidate is Big Russian Capital.

I have a friend managing some of Big Russian's overseas assets, they have plenty of cash reserves and are looking to increase their investments.

The Black Peak Mountain copper mine isn't really a good project, but sometimes the logic in asset management doesn't align with your imagination.

The relations here are quite complex; I need to talk with friends and confirm before giving you a precise answer.

At the very least, I can pull in investment for you, allowing you to organize manpower for copper mining and then send it to Romania to be absorbed.

You mentioned that the European Union targets the Tadic family controlling the Northern Brigade; if the copper mine no longer belongs to you nominally, the situation changes, doesn't it?"

Listening to this, Sang Jia said excitedly: "You're willing to take over the copper mine?"

Mountain Eagle shook his head and said: "I'm not willing, because if this thing ends up in my hands, I might fall into a situation similar to yours."

With that, Mountain Eagle looked at Sang Jia seriously and said: "Sang Jia, business can be very simple: mining, selling, paying taxes, increasing production...

Business can also be very complex: asset evaluation, stock transfer, overseas companies, cross-shareholding...

When your identity faces sanctions, your first thought should be how to circumvent the sanctions.

Europe has a systematic approach for this; not only can it help you avoid taxes, but it also helps you sidestep EU sanctions, making you an 'invisible shareholder.'

What you need to do now is not throw out a copper mine as a bargaining chip, using millions of dollars in annual revenue to test my integrity.

Instead, you should think about setting up a management office to deal with complex issues."

Frowning, Sang Jia stared at Mountain Eagle and said a bit puzzled: "What complex issues specifically are you referring to?"

Mountain Eagle thought for a while and said: "Soon I'll own a bank in Romania, and the funds for acquiring the bank come from Big Russian's overseas asset trust company.

Funding is easy for me to mobilize; the trouble is if I want large-scale development, I need to confirm whether Big Russian is willing to withstand political pressure from the European Union, and even internal pressures within Serbia for a copper mine.

However, you don't need to worry about these; I'll establish an investment company once the bank is in hand...

Then someone will teach you how to register a company in a country like the Viking Islands, after which you can transfer the ownership of the Tadic family's copper mine to this company...

The subsequent procedures and operations are very complex, won't cost much money, but needs a professional to handle.

Ultimately, what emerges will be a foreign mining company, receiving investment from Big Russian Capital to exploit the copper mine in Black Peak Mountain area.

And the Tadic family will still own the copper mine, only that, through financing, a portion of the shares was transferred out, plus you'll need to share the copper mine revenues.

Of course, sometimes cooperation requires faking accounts, allowing Big Russian Capital to gain paper investment returns occasionally.

It's hard to explain this matter briefly...

But trust me, even if you don't achieve the best results, you can, as I previously mentioned, first get the copper mine running.

A running copper mine, regardless of its output, is a valuable asset in itself...

I can't guarantee you becoming a millionaire, but I assure you, as long as you dare to bear debt, with the copper mine as a fallback, you won't lack funds..."

Surprised, Sang Jia said: "This can be done?"

Spreading his hands, Mountain Eagle said: "If your friend owns a bank, then yes, it certainly can be done..."