Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 688: Making Good Use of This Power_1

Chapter 688: Chapter 688: Making Good Use of This Power_1

Shao Yigu would certainly keep tabs on the Wagner’s Company.

After all, he handled the procurement of most of the weapons and equipment, and by looking at the procurement list alone, one can infer the current state of Wagner’s Company.

More importantly, Shao Yigu is the head of the Security Bureau!

Essentially, there’s nothing happening in Russia he wouldn’t know about...

So, when he brought up something about Wagner’s Company, Wang Ye didn’t hide anything, but casually said:

"Their scale isn’t small, amounting about fifteen or sixteen thousand people. The next main goal of the company is to expand in Africa, hence, we need sufficient personnel and equipment. Thank uncle for helping us secure many affordable deal for the equipment, or else, with such a large security company to sustain, I may have bankrupted by now, haha."

Wang Ye genuinely needed to thank Shao Yigu.

Since Wagner’s Company was established to this point, Wang Ye has already spent several billion US dollars!

However, without Shao Yigu’s assistance, and procuring large amounts of affordable weaponry and equipment for Wagner’s, it’s estimated that Wang Ye would have to double the funds he invested!

Maintaining a modernized military force is definitely expensive.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Russia had been downsizing its military in recent years, and many elite troops had been forced to retire, which greatly reduced the human resource cost for Wagner’s Company.

If the employees of the same quality had been recruited in the United States, establishing a company the size of Wagner’s would probably cost more than what Wang Ye could afford!

Shao Yigu chuckled and shook his head. "You’re welcome. Wagner’s Company is able to provide many retired soldiers with decent jobs. I should be the one to thank you. Otherwise, there would be a bunch of young people jobless, with no specific skills to make money, possibly causing numerous problems."

Shao Yigu’s words were sincere!

Let’s put it this way, establishing a security company like this has more advantages than disadvantages for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Security Bureau, and for Russia.

It creates more than ten thousand job positions.

Even from the employment promotion perspective, it’s already a large company.

Wang Ye immediately responded: "You can rest assured, the people we recruit will mostly be trained at the Crimean Security Base, or even directly sent to Africa. Over there, we have established two large bases. From now on, they won’t return unless on vacation. We hope those young men can fully use their talents on the African continent."

Pleased with Wang Ye’s answer, Shao Yigu laughed heartily:

"That’s it!

In Africa, we couldn’t interfere openly in the name of a country after all, it isn’t within our traditional sphere of influence.

However, your private security company, working hand in hand with the local tribal chieftains, is unmanageable by anyone.

If someone bullied for some aspect, the country would also be your strong backing.

So, don’t worry about causing trouble, just do your thing!"

......

The two of them discussed Wagner’s Company for a while, and Wang Ye figured it out.

Shao Yigu came over this time, mainly because Wagner’s Company is now large in scale and very powerful. He believes that it’s necessary to remind me in advance to make good use of this power.

It’s best not to set up the security base domestically, but to move it all to the Crimean Peninsula or the African continent!

Actually, Wang Ye himself understands that having such a military force domestically is definitely a major taboo.

If over ten thousand well-equipped combatants were all summoned to the Security Base in the suburbs of Moscow, even if you’re not involved in anything, I guess it would still scare many people senseless ...

However, Shao Yigu asked implicitly, just hinting at it indirectly.

And Wang Ye’s answers were watertight, subtly informing the other party about the future development direction of Wagner’s.

This is also a guarantee to Shao Yigu, or rather to the Kremlin, that Wagner’s Security Company won’t cause trouble domestically and has no intention to develop domestically.

Members with real combat capabilities are all being sent to Africa to carve their niche there!

Expansion is definitely ingrained in the Russian DNA!

So Shao Yigu and others are happy to see the development of Wagner’s Company in Africa.

After all, it doesn’t require any national funding and doesn’t involve assuming any responsibility.

If Wagner’s Company successfully becomes a major power in Africa, the country can directly use this "springboard" to reach out and "pluck fruit" when needed.

If it’s unsuccessful and fails, then Wagner’s Company will bear the consequences on its own, with no loss to the country!

In this process, private support from the country, such as weaponry and equipment at cost, and elite retired soldiers, is possible.

......

After they finished discussing Wagner’s Company, Shao Yigu changed the subject and asked with a smile: "How’s your Crimea Investment Company doing? I’ve heard that the whole Crimean Peninsula recently looked like a massive construction site, with new buildings everywhere. Are you planning to make Crimea the new Moscow?"

He exaggerated a bit.

The Crimean Peninsula is not small, and Wang Ye’s main focus for development is centered on Yalta and Simferopol, for which he hasn’t had the chance yet to elaborate.

But for Yalta and Simferopol, describing them as two large construction sites wouldn’t be far off.

On the topic of Crimea, Wang Ye thought about Angelina.

It’s been a while since the two of met each other. On this particular fishing trip, he flew directly to Sevastopol without going to Simferopol, and therefore didn’t see Angelina.

Their lifestyles were busier nowadays - both Wang Ye and Angelina are deputy speakers....

Despite the fact that the parliament in Crimea is nowhere near as significant as Russia’s Duma!

Even then, she’s still a deputy speaker, and she’s in charge of the billion-dollar Crimea Investment Company, her reach extends across political and business circles, and she might even be busier than Wang Ye.

Sometimes Wang Ye wonders whether pushing Angelina to the forefront is truly good for her.

Or that whether the way Angelina is now is what she truly wants?

......

"The location and climate environment of Crimea are superior, suitable to be developed into a tourist destination. Uncle, you also know, my Xiao Ying Group is engaged in this kind of business, and there are two... large gambling centers in Moscow and St. Petersburg. But domestically, there are many restrictions, and it’s not so suitable for development. However, in the Crimean Peninsula, some areas are exempt from stringent policies, so many policies are more flexible, so..."

Wang Ye was cautious, and he further elaborates on his ideas with Shao Yigu.