Across from Shao ng, Dai Ah Hong's face fluctuated unpredictably, and he said, "Mr. Shao, isn't the amount of land you are asking for too much? It's all pri resource-producing areas of our Northeast Six States, and these cooperation clauses are also excessively harsh."
Dai Ah Hong held a docunt in his hand, detailing the cooperative projects set by Jieke Group, which included the construction and ownership of railways, roads, and airports, military garrison rights, integrated trade agreents, unilateral tariff preferences, purchasing weapons produced by Jieke Group, using Zen Country Currency, and prioritizing Jieke Group in the developnt and shareholding of all dostic mining resources...
Any country could see that these terms constituted an extrely oppressive and unequal treaty.
Dai Ah Hong understood very well that this so-called contract was essentially a euphemism for an unequal treaty, with no substantial difference.
"Harsh? Mr. Dai, you need to understand that in exchange, you get the long-desired opportunity to establish an independent state. Without the help of Jieke Group, you could never dream of breaking free from India's control and suppression."
Shao ng shook his head dismissively, trying to persuade Dai Ah Hong to face reality.
The purpose of Shao ng's visit today was to split India and support the independence of the Northeast Six States.
Beautiful Country often used this tactic to support puppet regis, and Jieke Group was applying it to India.
The environnt and geography of the Northeast Six States happened to et the necessary conditions.
To defeat India, rely weakening its navy was not enough; Jieke Group needed India to lose land and cities. They aid to cause nearly 200,000 square kiloters to secede and form an independent state, making India lose over 50 million people in one fell swoop.
Jieke Group could derive the benefits they sought from this, annexing so territories while leaving the remaining land to the local resistance forces to form a state and manage those impoverished Assase people themselves.
Jieke Group did not need to incorporate all of the Northeast Six States into their territory; managing so many poor people would only be a burden, and the cultural differences ant the costs of governance would be too high.
On the contrary, letting them form their own state worked better; Jieke Group only needed to ensure sufficient profits without bearing too many costs.
It was like the relationship between workers, outsourcing agencies, and factories.
Jieke Group was the factory, the supported regi was the outsourcing agency, and the ordinary populace were the workers. The cost of managing the workers was transferred to the outsourcing agencies, with no need to provide benefits like insurance.
With pockets empty of even a few coins, Jieke Group had money to spend but no intention of enriching millions of people; the financial and resource costs were too high, and the return on investnt was not worthwhile.
Anyway, even if they ford their own state, they could not escape Jieke Group's control.
Once the Assase gained independence, they would only face India's mad retaliation and suppression. To survive, they could only seek protection from Jieke Group, which could then continuously trouble India by supporting the Assase puppet regi, embedding a thorn in India's territory for multiple gains.
Dai Ah Hong's face showed extre conflict; he desired the chance for independence but did not want to pay such a high price, exhibiting a classic case of wanting both ways.
"Mr. Dai, our patience at Jieke Group is limited. There is no such thing as unprovoked assistance in this world, especially for a cause as significant as establishing a nation. If you think it's not feasible, no problem, we will leave. Rember, it is not us who need you; you need us. The anti-governnt forces in the Northeast Six States are not limited to just one, and there will always be soone who needs Jieke Group's 'help' to grow."
Shao ng stood up from his seat, ready to leave.
Dai Ah Hong was stunned, his mind flashed images of becoming the president of a new nation, with tens of millions of people under his rule, but these visions began to fade as Shao ng prepared to go.
Now panicked, Dai Ah Hong hurriedly caught up and grabbed Shao ng.
He knew clearly that this was the only chance of his life; giving it up ant losing more than Jieke Group's favor, it also ant losing the presidential throne.
"Mr. Shao, I agree to your terms. I am willing to cooperate with Jieke Group."
To prove his sincerity, Dai Ah Hong signed his na and pressed his fingerprint on the contract, conceding to this humiliating treaty.
Shao ng paused, seeing this, his face broke into a broad smile. He patted Dai Ah Hong's shoulder: "You made the right choice. Our collaboration will be very enjoyable."
"Yes, yes, thank you for Jieke Group's support in the future."
Dai Ah Hong's smile was sowhat stiff as he looked at the contract in his hand. He knew this would harm the future national interests, but under the influence of power and desire, the fla of ambition in Dai Ah Hong's heart burned fiercely; he couldn't abandon this coveted presidential throne.
Understanding this, Dai Ah Hong's smile grew more natural as he bowed and scraped before Shao ng, showing his subservience.
After finalizing the contract details, Shao ng turned to leave the village.
Dai Ah Hong personally sent Shao ng to the car. The mbers of the Saxu Anti-Governnt Ard Forces in the village were still unaware that their leader had sold out the future national interests to Jieke Group.
As the car started moving, the village disappeared from sight.
In the back seat, Shao ng's assistant asked, "Minister, this person is overly ambitious. Is he really suitable?"
Shao ng smiled and said, "Ambition? I fear he might lack ambition. Such people are the easiest to control. A person without desires or soone wholly idealistic for the nation would never agree to sign such a traitorous, humiliating treaty. Don't forget the experience we got from interrogating CIA captives; the CIA loves selecting such people to support."
The assistant shrugged and said, "Minister, you make it sound like we're becoming more and more like the CIA."
"Haha, what's wrong with that? Beautiful Country has taught us countless tis how to manipulate puppet regis. We should learn from this master of playing other countries' regis and aim to surpass this teacher one day. As they say, 'Question Beautiful Country, understand Beautiful Country, beco Beautiful Country, and ultimately surpass Beautiful Country.'"
Shao ng laughed happily. Dealing with Beautiful Country's CIA was a routine for their Intelligence Departnt. As they say, the one who knows you best is not your friend but your enemy.
Looking out the window towards the north, Shao ng stretched and said, "Now that our Intelligence Departnt's work is done, it's up to the army. Cutting off 50 million people, I wonder how India will react."
As the Intelligence Minister and a senior executive of Jieke Group, Shao ng knew that the group was about to act on the Silliguri Corridor in the Northeast Six States.
This narrow corridor was the lifeline of India's Northeast Six States and a strategic weakness. To gain control over the Northeast Six States, the Silliguri Corridor was the key to everything.
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