The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family novel Chapter 3555

Charlie then asked again, “So, are there frequent pirate activities in the Gulf of Aden now?"

"Yes. Very frequent." Autumn explained, "The pirate activities there have never stopped. The more popular the ocean shipping industry is, the more active they are. They will hijack a merchant ship, and they will detain the ship and then demand a ransom from the shipowner. It would usually start from at least a few million US dollars and sometimes, it would even go up to tens of millions of US dollars. The shipowner would not dare to refuse to give the money as it would be a waste of time and money for them to go back and forth. If you waste the money for a trip, you might lose tens of millions of US dollars or even hundreds of millions of US dollars' worth of freight income. So now, the shipowners have begun attaching great importance to international security, and almost all large merchant ships will spend this money."

As she spoke, Autumn then said again, "By the way, after the incorporation of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group, we have begun to send ships normally, and we will also purchase international security services for our own ships."

When Charlie heard this, he asked, "Do you know anything about the current international security companies? Where are their bases generally located?"

Autumn said, "Right now, there are at least three hundred international security companies in the global shipping market. Of course, the highest demand for armed escorts is based in the Gulf of Aden. So, everyone is setting up coastal bases in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea coast. Some would even buy an old ship for transformation and transform it into a sea base that is capable of making helicopter landings and take-offs. The entire market i s mostly in the hands of the British now, followed by the United States, and relatively few in Asia. In terms o f pricing, the Western escort companies are a bit more expensive compared to the Eastern ones, and their market acceptance is also higher."

"I understand." Charlie nodded and said, "Autumn, please send me all the information of all our ships at this stage."

At this moment, Charlie had already made up his mind to let Ten Thousand Armies forcefully and strongly cut into the market of armed escorts. Since the British could take up more than half of the share, the Oskians could naturally do the same.

Since he had made up his mind to do it, he had to grasp both the ground and sea bases. On one hand, he wanted Porter to find a way to establish bases on the coast of Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and other countries, and on the other hand, he also had to prepare for the sea bases. So, Charlie intended to give all the information of the ships of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group to Porter so that he could select the most

suitable ones amongst them for the transformation.

After hanging up the phone, Charlie gave an update of the feedback that he had gotten from Autumn to Porter.

Upon hearing this, Porter immediately said, "Mr. Wade, we can start this business almost immediately. Our soldiers are much stronger compared to those ordinary international security guards regardless of whether it is in terms of their training level, combat strength, or weapons and equipment. So, we can handle this kind of work with ease. We also have better channel relations in the Middle East. The establishment of one or two forward bases with a scale of hundreds of people along the coast of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman should not be a big problem. II

Charlie nodded, "That would be best! All of you should begin to prepare these forward bases immediately. I will provide you with a freighter as a mobile base at sea. In that case, it can be officially launched soon! When the time comes, we will start with Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group’s merchant ships!”

After a pause, Charlie added, "As for the work of providing armed security in high-risk areas overseas, i t should be easier compared to armed escorts. As long as you can find employment, you can send a certain number of soldiers over there according to the employer's needs. I believe that based on Ten Thousand Armies' combat power and strength, there certainly would not be any problems in that kind of third-world country, and no additional training is needed. So, you can divide your soldiers ahead of time to prepare for the transformation to be a soldier in this field. Once you receive any projects, send people over there directly."

Porter said with some excitement, "Don’t worry, Mr. Wade. I will start on the arrangements immediately. I will be able to solve and deal with all the preparation work within two weeks!”

"Good!" Charlie said with satisfaction, "As for the more than ten thousand men of yours that have been taken captive in Syria, I will find a way to mediate with them to get them to release them. In addition, I also intend to help you to seek to prepare a strong rear base that can fit ten thousand men in Syria."

When Porter heard this, he was even more excited, and even his voice trembled a bit as he asked incredulously, "Mr. Wade... You... Can you really make them release the captives and also make them allow u s to build a rear base?"

Charlie nodded and said seriously, "You need the location, and they need protection and help. When it comes to this kind of thing, it's just a matter of both sides taking what they need, so as long as the conditions can be negotiated, nothing is impossible."