After June 20, the civil war in Somalia broke out in an all-round way. Austin''s armed forces were originally the strongest. Coupled with the support of Williams empire in weapons, energy, food, money, information and many other aspects, even if the other side joined hands, they were not the opponents of Austin''s armed forces! On the contrary, although the other three forces are united, they are intriguing, just like a pack of scattered sand!


    Henry just looked at the report for a moment, and he was no longer worried about the situation in Somalia. He just ordered that the people sent should infiltrate Austin''s armed forces and gradually overhead Austin''s power. Once he was disobedient, he would deal with it immediately, and then support another person to come to power.


    Despite the chaos in Somalia, piracy has become more rampant. In the Gulf of Aden, few merchant ships dare to pass by. Only a lot of ships operating in Yemen, Oman and other coastal areas have been robbed by pirates. The island of Socotra has almost become a middle ground for Somali pirates. After the pirates ransacked the merchant ships, they docked here for supplies!


    When Henry looked at the situation in Socotra, he thought it was time to ask Yemen to buy Socotra.


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


    Moreover, Yemen''s food is not self-sufficient, about 12% of which depend on imports. And because of overgrazing, desertification is becoming more and more serious. In summer, sandstorms often occur. In addition, Yemen is short of water resources, mainly relying on groundwater. However, excessive exploitation of groundwater has further aggravated the trend of water shortage!


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


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


    Henry had plenty of food; Because of the serious desertification, the air water tower can produce water. At the same time, gene umbrella company has also made some achievements in the research of desertification plants; And the shortage of water resources, it is easier to solve, in the coastal areas of Yemen to build desalination plants, through the pipeline to provide a lot of water.


    On July 1, Henry had people draw up a plan to buy the island and sent it to the Yemeni government.


    The general content of the above is: Williams empire is willing to buy Socotra island for 5 billion US dollars, and at the same time, give away 10000 air water towers, 100000 genetically modified desert plant seeds and a large-scale desalination plant!


    Socotra island is not a small island. It covers an area of 3650 square kilometers, which is 3.5 times that of Hong Kong. However, its geographical location is much more important than that of Hong Kong. It is an important maritime traffic route from the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea and East Africa. It is also an important maritime traffic route connecting the East and West. It forms a lifeline connecting the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe. There are so many fleets here in the past. In the future, if it is developed, it will definitely become one of the most prosperous shopping paradise in the world!!!


    However, apart from Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the countries closer to Socotra are not rich, which can not be compared with Hong Kong. However, the inherent geographical advantage is that the passing fleet alone can develop Socotra island. What''s more, Somalia, the closest country to Socotra Island, will become a part of Williams empire in the future. With Henry''s support, the development of Somalia is bound to speed up. And these African countries will also be affected by the Williams Empire and develop rapidly! As Africa''s economy soars, Socotra becomes more and more important.


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


    "Your Excellency, Yemen is unable to develop Socotra at present, and for a long time in the future, Yemen will still be unable to develop Socotra! Yemen''s current situation is very serious, water shortage, food shortage, serious desertification, and even the rapid exploitation of oil, in the long run, Yemen will only become poorer! The urgent task now is to carry out the transformation, just like the United Arab Emirates, focusing on the third service industries such as tourism and finance, so as to get rid of the dependence on oil! "


    "Yes, it''s time for Yemen to transform!" Many people nodded and agreed.


    The first speaker continued: "however, the transformation also needs a lot of money, and the first thing to do is to solve the problems of water, food and desertification. Unfortunately, Yemen can''t afford the money at all! However, the opportunity has come. The Williams empire''s purchase of Socotra island has just solved a series of problems for us, especially the air water tower and transgenic desert plants, which play a huge role in our control of desertification. I think we should immediately agree with him! Mr. President, I think it''s worth exchanging an island that has no use for us for a brilliant future for Yemen


    "Yes, vice president Bruce hope has a point!" People all support it.


    Yemeni president Christopher pushed the glasses on his nose and said, "well, since everyone agrees to sell Socotra, let''s sell it! Bruce hope, it''s up to you to communicate with the Williams Empire and finish it! "


    "All right, Mr. President!" Bruce hope stooped to reply.


    As a result, Yemen and the Williams Empire soon sat at the negotiating table on the purchase of Socotra.


    A week later, the two sides reached an agreement, the Williams empire in the original conditions, an additional $1 billion. Until the moment when the two sides signed the contract, the outside world had not heard a word that Williams Empire wanted to buy Socotra island. Both sides remain silent in case of intervention by other countries. After the agreement was signed, a press conference was held to announce the matter to the whole world!


    The world is shocked, Williams Empire actually began to expand, bought such a large area of Socotra islands!!!


    Oh, how awesome!!!


    International investors can''t help but see that Socotra has a unique location, but it used to belong to Yemen. Yemen has unstable politics, backward economy, serious religious and pirates. Investors dare not invest in Socotra. They are afraid that once they invest in Socotra, the result will be lost! Socotra belongs to the Williams Empire, which is different. In terms of the important strategic position of Socotra Island, the Williams empire will certainly attach great importance to it. It will not only drive out pirates, but also spend a lot of money on the development of the island. It must not be long before it will become a paradise on earth. So, if you invest here, you will definitely get rich!


    At this time, some pirates who stayed on the island were shocked when they heard that Socotra had been bought by Williams Empire, and left Socotra overnight.


    "Damn, which pirate would dare to stay on the island for a long time!"


    A one eyed captain turned around, waved to the other pirates and said in a loud voice, "set sail!"