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After June 20th, the civil war in Somalia broke out in full swing. Austin's armed forces were originally the strongest. Coupled with the support of the Williams Empire in weapons, energy, food, money, information and many other aspects, even if the other side joins hands, it is not Austin Armed Rivals! On the contrary, although the other three forces are united, they are fighting each other like a mess!

Henry just looked at the report for a while, and he no longer worried about the situation in Somalia. He just ordered that the people sent should infiltrate Austin's armed forces, and gradually lift Austin's power. Once he is disobedient, he will be dealt with immediately Fall, and then support another person to come on stage.

Somalia was in chaos, but pirates became more rampant. In the Gulf of Aden, almost no merchant ships dared to pass by. Many ships operating in Yemen, Oman and other coastal areas were robbed by pirates. Socotra Island has almost become an intermediate station for Somali pirates. After the pirates ransacked the merchant ship, they docked here for supplies!

Seeing that this was the case with Socotra Island, Henry felt that it was time to ask Yemen to purchase Socotra Island.

Like Somalia, Yemen is one of the least developed countries in the world, with endless civil wars and poverty. 80% of the country's economy depends on oil exports. However, there is not much oil in Yemen, and within a few years, Yemen's oil will be exhausted.

Moreover, Yemen is not self-sufficient in food, and about 1/2 depends on imports. And because of overgrazing, desertification is becoming more and more serious. In summer, sandstorms often appear. In addition, Yemen is short of water resources and mainly relies on groundwater. However, excessive exploitation of groundwater has further aggravated the trend of water shortages!

Although Yemen's income has increased greatly thanks to the soaring oil prices in recent years, it still relies heavily on international economic assistance!

According to the situation in Yemen, Henry can just prescribe the right medicine.

Henry has plenty of food; desertification is serious, and air water towers can produce water. At the same time, Gene Umbrella Company has also made achievements in the research of desertified plants; and water resources are scarce, so it is easier to solve it. Seawater desalination plants are built in the coastal areas of Yemen, through Pipes provide plenty of water.

On July 1, Henry asked someone to draw up a plan to purchase the island and sent it to the Yemeni government.

The general content above is: The Williams empire is willing to purchase Socotra Island for US$5 billion, and at the same time, donate 10,000 air water towers, 100,000 genetically modified desert plant seeds, and a large seawater desalination plant!

Socotra Island is not a small island. It has a large area of ​​3,650 square kilometers, 3.5 times that of Hong Kong, but its geographical location is much more important than Hong Kong. It is the sea transportation from the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea and East Africa. The main road is the main sea traffic road connecting the east and the west, and constitutes the sea lifeline connecting the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, and its strategic location is extremely important. There are a lot of fleets here in the past. In the future, if this place is developed, it will definitely become one of the most prosperous shopping paradises in the world! ! !

However, except for Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, the countries that are relatively rich in Socotra Island are not rich, so there is no way to compare with Hong Kong. However, the inherent geographical advantage is there, and the passing fleet alone can develop Socotra Island. What's more, Somalia, the country closest to Socotra Island, will also become part of the Williams Empire in the future. With Henry's support, Somalia's development speed is bound to be rapid. And these African countries will also develop rapidly under the influence of the Williams Empire! Africa's economy has taken off, and Socotra Island has become more and more important.

The Yemeni government is currently discussing whether to sell the island.

"Your Excellency, Yemen is currently unable to develop Socotra Island, and for a long period of time in the future, Yemen may still be unable to develop Socotra Island! The current situation in Yemen is very severe, with water and food shortages and severe desertification. And even if the oil is quickly gone, Yemen will only become poorer in the long run! The urgent task now is to transform, just like the United Arab Emirates, focusing on the tertiary service industry such as tourism and finance, so as to get rid of the dependence on oil. rely!"

"That's right, it's time for Yemen to transform!!!" Many people nodded in agreement.

The person who spoke first continued: "However, the transformation also requires a lot of funds, and the problems of water, food and desertification need to be solved first. Unfortunately, Yemen can't afford this money at all! But, the opportunity has come, William The Mus Empire wants to buy Socotra Island, which just solves a series of problems for us, especially air water towers and genetically modified desert plants, which have a huge effect on our governance of the desert. I think we should agree to him immediately! President Your Excellency, I think it is worth it to exchange an island that is of no use to us for a long time for a glorious future in Yemen!!!”

"Yes, Vice President Bruce Hope is right!" Everyone supported.

Yemeni President Christopher pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, "Well, since everyone agrees to sell Socotra Island, let's sell it! Bruce Hope, it's up to you and Williams Imperial communication, complete this matter!"

"Okay, Your Excellency!" Bruce Hope bent over and replied.

As a result, Yemen and the Williams empire quickly sat at the negotiating table on the purchase of Socotra Island.

A week later, the two sides reached an agreement, and the Williams empire added an additional $1 billion to the original conditions. Until the moment when the two parties signed the contract, the outside world had not heard the slightest rumor that the Williams empire would purchase Socotra Island. In case of interference by other countries, both sides remained silent. After the agreement was formally signed, a press conference was held to announce the matter to the world!

The whole world couldn't help being shocked, the Williams empire started to expand again, and bought the Socotra Islands with such a large area! ! !

Oh, it's awesome! ! !

International investors couldn't help but their eyes brightened. Socotra Island occupies a unique geographical advantage, but it belonged to Yemen before. They dare not invest in Socotra Island, because they are afraid that once they invest, the result will be in vain! But Socotra belongs to the Williams empire, that is different. Considering the important strategic position of Socotra Island, the Williams Empire will definitely attach great importance to it. Not only will it drive away pirates, but it will also spend a lot of money to develop the island. It will not take long before this place will become a Paradise on earth. Therefore, investing here will definitely make a fortune!

At this time, some pirates staying on the island were shocked when they heard that Socotra Island was bought by the Williams Empire, and sailed away from Socotra Island overnight.

"He~damn~, which pirate dares to stay on the island because of his life!"

A one-eyed captain turned around, waved to the other pirates, and said loudly: "!!!"

(to be continued ~^~)