Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 659: His Reputation Echoes Throughout the Mainland_1

Chapter 659: Chapter 659: His Reputation Echoes Throughout the Mainland_1

In the plan, Petrov explained why he wanted to continue "expanding the ranks."

Wagner Security Company now has a total staff of just over 10,000, which is quite a large scale.

However, only about 4,000 "combat personnel" can be sent abroad.

In addition, an additional 2,000 security personnel responsible for domestic security services, including the Moscow Security Base and the Siberian Security Base.

This part of the personnel is only responsible for domestic business.

For example, the security work of various oil fields of the Yukos Group and various gambling centers of the Xiao Ying Group.

These personnel will not be mobilized to fight abroad.

Only the security base in Crimea and the newly established Burkina Faso Security Base in Africa can be considered globally mobile combat personnel.

Apart from these two groups of combat personnel, the remaining nearly four thousand people are all part of the logistics support.

It also includes the operators on those warships. Normally, the warships would not easily participate in wars, so they are not counted as combat personnel.

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Over four thousand combat personnel who can be deployed abroad, this is already a very powerful force!

You know, these are not ordinary security personnel, they are all elite Russian special forces who have just retired!

It’s a bit exaggerated to say that they can take on a hundred enemies, but a combat group can easily take on dozens of ordinary enemies.

So why does Petrov still want to expand?

He explained it like this in the plan.

In Africa, the current situation is very chaotic, especially in those small countries that are hardly known internationally, such as Burkina Faso where Wang Ye’s roommate Xiao Hei is based, and countries like Mauritania, Chad, Gabon, Somalia, Guinea-Bissau, etc.

Most people may not have heard of these countries.

They are relatively poor and backward, originally within the sphere of influence of France and the UK.

But in recent years, these two countries have been gradually scaling back and withdrawing from many places.

After all, times have changed compared to decades ago, and the world’s opinion has to be taken into account. They can’t be too oppressive.

They used to be able to enslave these black guys to do hard labor for very low or even no pay.

But now, if they continue to do so, not to mention anything else, the Belarus Left within Europe and the United States alone could slander them to no end!

Since they can’t make much money and instead have to keep investing to improve the infrastructure in these places, provide relief for refugees, etc., to "compensate" for past misdeeds.

Who could stand this?

So, France and the UK, like throwing away hot potatoes, have withdrawn from most of their original spheres of influence, and no longer want to associate with these "poor relatives".

With their withdrawal and no other major powers stepping in.

These places have become chaotic, some have started to learn the so-called democracy and freedom of the West, and some have started to reverse history and use some form of monarchy.

Obviously, none of these have been successful.

Anyway, after a chaotic battle between various tribes and warlords, it’s the common people who suffer.

It’s because of the chaos that Petrov saw a business opportunity!

Over the years, with the advancement of exploration technology, several diamond mines and gold mines have been discovered in Africa one after another.

In order to compete for these mining areas, local conflicts have arisen again. The reason why Wagner could enter Burkina Faso is because of the conflict over mining areas between the tribe that Mumo belongs to and the rival tribe.

So Petrov thought it would be better to set up arrangements in advance, and try to "make friends" with as many strong tribes as possible.

Then organize professional exploration teams to come over and look for mines.

As for how to "make friends", and how to protect their interests after finding the mining area, of course, they will have to let their fists do the talking.

Under the circumstances, the four thousand people seem a bit less, so they plan to recruit three thousand more as reserves.

In the later stages, if everything goes smoothly, they will continue to expand...

The private background of Wagner Security Company emphasizes its advantage on the African continent.

It will not attract the attention of major powers and can enter many countries legitimately and reasonably by signing commercial contracts to assist those tribes or forces in waging wars north and south.

As for other mercenaries or security companies coming to "grab food", they have to weigh their own strength first!

To sum it up, it’s about expanding the army and preparing for war!

As long as Wang Ye’s capital can keep up, and if he is willing to invest in the early stages, it may be that a few years or over a decade later, the name of Wagner Company will echo throughout the African continent!

This plan reveals Petrov’s ambition, and it is quite significant.

But it’s not surprising.

After all, he was a special forces commander and an elite colonel.

It’s a pity that he encountered such a situation in Russia, where his skills were of no use.

Now that he is at Wagner Security Company and has the support of Wang Ye, a generous and financially strong boss, of course he wants to make a big splash.

Especially since Wang Ye’s political career is going more and more smoothly, and Wagner Company subtly has a semi-official background.

At least, there will be no restrictions on the purchase of weapons and equipment.

It’s fair to say that in terms of individual equipment and transport vehicles, Wagner is even better equipped than the regular Russian special forces!

It’s just that it’s impossible to get the really high-tech weapons.

Of course, a security company wouldn’t need things like bombs, intercontinental eggs, submarines, long-range bombers, etc., right...

So, under normal circumstances, the team under Petrov’s command does not lag behind regular armies like Signal Flag, and may even surpass them!

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After hearing Yelena’s report, Wang Ye didn’t immediately make a statement.

Because this is not a small matter, he needs to think about it some more.

Wagner Company originally could almost sustain itself, earning its own living without Wang Ye having to invest heavily anymore.

But as the company expanded further with the acquisition of a batch of warships, the revenue from their original business was insufficient, and Wang Ye needed to invest again.

The current income of Wagner Security Company mainly comes from two parts.

One is the income from domestic security services, including the three gambling centers of the Xiao Ying Group and the security services of all the major oil fields of the Yukos Group.

Combined, these can bring in about 50 million US dollars in income a year.

The other part is the mining area in Burkina Faso that was taken over last year. After sharing the profits with Mumo’s tribe, they made over 80 million US dollars last year.

After the output comes in this year, they should be able to bring in around 200 million dollars in income.

This is the total business income. If no new business is received, the estimated total income this year is 250 million US dollars!

This amount is not small, but for a company as large as Wagner, especially after owning several large ships, this money is not enough to cover expenses...