King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

Joe Ga didn't stay in Bossosa for too long; he left Bossosa on the morning of the second day aboard Sea Hawk-43.

The military base given to him by the African Union still needed time to organize, and the first batch of food presented as a gift also needed time for distribution.

Only when everything is sorted out can everyone around Bossosa know that PB has arrived.

Besides building the military base, the remaining tasks of distributing materials and political negotiations were all up to lawyer Jori Amon.

In the past two years, this guy has made quite a name for himself in Africa. Not only is he well-connected within the African Union, but he's also a frequent guest of many African countries' leaders.

Compared to other African countries, Somalia is also a whole new challenge for Jori Amon!

The situation here is quite complicated, and Jori Amon needs to coordinate many matters to align with Boss Joe's grand strategy...

First, Jori Amon has to act as a mediator to coordinate relations between Puntland and Somaliland, making the distribution and coordination of materials easier on both sides, otherwise large-scale exports would be out of the question.

The Puntland area is not a region where the Youth Party operates. Compared to combating the Youth Party, Puntland is a bit more interested in western Somaliland. Although both sides are ostensibly under the federal government, the disputes between the two have never ceased.

Joe Ga sometimes just can't understand, with the country in such a state, what is there to fight over on such tattered land.

For water sources, for pastures, even for a few camels, these people can fight to the death...

Boss Joe is not interested in interfering in Somali internal affairs; he has made his stance clear and only listens to the United Nations-recognized Somali Federal Government.

Combating the Youth Party, integrating export resources, utilizing demand-side expansion to indirectly promote Somali supply-side development.

Most importantly, he plans to integrate fishing resources from the Gulf of Aden and even the Arabian Sea using fishing vessels, leveraging the United Nations' name and the pretense of combating piracy, enabling him to do many, many things when needed.

For the past ten or so years, Somali pirates have been rampant, but other than that, the fisheries around the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea have actually made a decent recovery.

As long as Mukalla and Bossosa can restore their fisheries, their influence will spread outward with the expansion of fishing vessels.

Every coastal country should have its own exclusive economic zone...

Because Yemen is located inside the Gulf of Aden, its exclusive economic zone isn't large. However, Somalia can; they have a United Nations-recorded exclusive economic zone of 56,000 square kilometers.

As long as Boss Joe holds the fisheries, it's akin to holding Yemen and Somalia's exclusive maritime economic zone.

There are enormous benefits in here that are unimaginable to ordinary people!

The Gulf of Aden is the busiest waterway in the world; it's no joke!

However, because Yemen and Somalia have been in such terrible condition in the past, they simply could not benefit from it.

This situation will swiftly change with the recovery of the fishing industry...

With just the recovery of the fisheries, the scale of piracy will surely be suppressed. As long as the two Gulf of Aden ports are held, the Princess Fleet's escort costs in the Gulf of Aden can be greatly reduced.

From the Crete Island in the Mediterranean to the outlets at Mukalla and Bossosa in the Gulf of Aden, if the Shah people are willing to give face in the future, willing to lease some berths at the Socotra Island port in the Arabian Sea to The Great Warlord Princess...

Then just by docking the 3,600-ton Princess ship at Bossosa, it can respond to the entire region from the Gulf of Aden to the Arabian Sea.

At that time, with four Sea Hawk-43s patrolling the sea on a scheduled basis, they can respond to calls from ships at any time and openly charge passing vessels.

This isn't a toll fee, it's a maritime security service.

Moreover, any freighter wishing to purchase insurance must buy maritime security services when passing through dangerous waters; otherwise, the insurance company will not compensate in case of an incident!

Many people are unaware that the insurance industry is also a giant-laden super financial sector, and when Europe and America impose sanctions on Third World countries, they would leverage the insurance industry first.

For instance, if America wants to blockade Venezuela, they don't even need to send out warships. They just need to raise the marine insurance rate for trips to Venezuela to effectively block the import and export of bulk goods.

Suppose a country builds a new port, regardless of its advancement, it must first pass the evaluation of the International Insurance Union before it can be included in the global port system.

Internationally renowned authoritative survey companies also serve those international insurance giants.

They can even rate a country's credit level and this rating will affect not only the country's financial market but also its insurance market.

For example, the most important department of major global banks is actually the 'risk control department', and its main function is to control investment risk, while also liaising with insurance companies because many large-scale cross-border investments require the backing of insurance companies.

Global trade has a system of standards and rules established by Europeans and Americans from currency to logistics, which is why they can sanction at will when needed.

Once sanctioned, if your export volume is small, it's not so bad, but if it's large, it becomes truly difficult to move.

Look at Iran, Venezuela, Cuba...

It's that miserable!

Back in the day, the old motherland made many concessions and put in tremendous effort to join the WTO, all to tap into this system, join global trade, and provide products to the most consumption-capable Europe and America to earn foreign exchange for development.

Boss Joe doesn't have the capacity to shake this system, but under these circumstances, he just needs to maintain a certain understanding with international insurance companies to sustain the Princess Fleet.

Because international commercial insurance companies lack the incentive to lower premiums for cargo ships!

Joe Ga's development of the fishing industry can effectively reduce the number of pirates. After the risk of transportation decreases, the compensation risk for commercial insurance companies will also decrease, so as long as they maintain the current rates, those insurance companies can make more money.

They will not proactively arrange for evaluators to investigate whether it is necessary to lower the risk rating of the Gulf of Aden until the commercial shipping industry association puts enough pressure on them.

Therefore, if those cargo ships want to buy insurance coverage securely, they need to seek the services of marine security companies, otherwise, if any issues arise, the insurance company will have a reason to refuse the claim.

Once the Princess Fleet's port relay protection model takes shape, it will naturally overshadow other marine security companies.

How can those so-called marine security companies with a few mercenaries onboard compare with the Princess Fleet?

It should be known that the owners of sea freighters do not actually want to spend this money, but it is stipulated by the insurance companies.

So in a situation where you must spend money, of course, you choose the more affordable and reassuring Princess Fleet.

The Sea Hawk-43, such a fast ship, is just too suitable for the current situation!

As long as there is a port to dock at, the Sea Hawk-43, a marine high-speed patrol boat capable of traveling 3000 nautical miles at a speed of 20 knots, is incredibly useful.

Look, the new advantage derived from the Yemen war has emerged!

In the past, the most costly part for P.B. was the air force, and the second was the Princess Fleet.

The air force was alright because every time Joe Ga mobilized them, they would reap significant benefits, serving as the main force for P.B. to profit through war.

The fleet did not have this advantage. The main reason they wasted money was that those ships lacked stable profitable channels.

Now it's better. Not only can the air force profit for P.B. through war, but the Princess Fleet also lowers navigation costs through the existence of multiple ports, establishing a stable point of profit!

In the past, Joe Ga was like a captain who could always find appropriate ocean currents and wind directions for smooth sailing.

But now, Joe Ga can create favorable circumstances and effectively control the ship's course, allowing it to sail through the waves smoothly.

Joe Ga stood with Nis at the bow of the Sea Hawk-43...

Previously, he didn't much like such money-eating giants, but now his view of the Sea Hawk-43 has changed significantly.

After all, it can make money on its own...

The Sea Hawk-43 has a crew configuration of 7+8, but in fact, if the ship is properly maintained, it only takes 3 people to operate it.

An 8-man maritime assault team can be configured as needed.

The ship Joe Ga currently owns was given as an introduction fee by Juste Fandan, the responsible person from the French Naval Group, after assisting with the Greece destroyer modification project last time.

Compared to the three Sea Hawk-43 ships bought at a low price back then, the one Joe Ga currently has is an advanced high-speed patrol ship crafted painstakingly by the naval group, unwilling for the Sea Hawk project to be abandoned.

It is also 43 meters long, 16 meters wide, and the draft of the ship Joe Ga is aboard is 0.5 meters deeper than the ordinary Sea Hawk-43's 1.6-meter draft.

The reason for this phenomenon is that the weaponry has been expanded...

The originally installed 12.7 mm automatic weapon station at the bow has been moved atop the cockpit, and there are now two.

The original machine gun position was changed to a CTAS CT40 40mm cannon.

This minor modification is not excessive, but having an anti-ship missile in each of the wing-like floats on the sides is a bit intimidating.

Although Juste Fandan clearly stated that the naval group would not provide purchase channels for subsequent missiles, Joe Ga didn't care about this.

He wouldn't really use this thing to confront major national warships, because he can't win, and it's not worth provoking!

What Joe Ga likes most is not the so-called anti-ship missile, because that thing is just a gimmick.

What Joe Ga likes most is that the French integrated two deployable Northwestern Wind Missile Systems behind the cockpit, under the unmanned helicopter platform of the Sea Hawk-43.

This thing occupies much of the already small internal space of the Sea Hawk-43, but Joe Ga likes it a lot!

Because the positioning of the French Northwestern Wind Missile is actually the same as a Stinger; the ship's Northwestern Wind Missile System is essentially the same as the Avenger air defense system that Joe Ga has long used.

It's just that in Joe Ga's view, the French have a better aesthetic for weapons' appearance and performance...

The Northwind Missile's 3-kilogram explosive warhead makes it not only more powerful than the Stinger Missile, its advanced guidance features, and propulsion system allow it to hit ground, air, and sea targets within a 6-kilometer range.

The French Naval Group has been trying to sell this modified ship for some time, but to no avail.

Not to mention that the navies of other countries don't buy such small internal space crafts, even their navy doesn't like these aesthetically advanced but 'useless' patrol boats in actual combat.

But Joe Ga loves it because now this Sea Hawk-43 perfectly suits the positioning of P.B. today.