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.""So we have a month and a bit," Mike mused."That means I can't get everythingin place before planting season.Tell me how that goes.""First there is a thaw," Genadi said."Then we pick the rocks from the fields.After the rocks are picked it is time to start planting, usually.The old oneswait for signs, certain birds to return and the time of themoon.I'll be testing for soil temperature but I might let them go a day or soon the basis of signs.Frankly, it works out about as well.Then we plow andplant the first crop.With some of the hybrids I'll be getting, we may be ableto do a second crop of some of the plants.Turnips go in early, but we won'tdo much of that, cabbage as well and there will be at least one field ofcabbage.I have plans on which fields should take which plants, I've beenthinking about it for a long time.""Up to you," Mike said."The main point is that I'll need about a two-monthperiod when the men are freed up to an extent.And assume that they'll havemachinery to help with what it can help.""If there are tractors and machinery, many of them will be free even duringplanting," Genadi said."Not all the young men, but many of them.By aroundthe first of May.""I'll take a look at manning later," Mike replied."But do you think we cansqueeze, say, seventy percent of the men from seventeen to thirty-five,starting sometime in May?""Easily," Genadi said."If we have machinery.""Okay," Mike said, nodding."I want you to move down to Tbilisi for the timebeing to get the machinery we'll need.I'm not sure they'll have everything wewant in stock.How do we get you there? I don't want to be driving back andforth.""There is a bus, I can ride that," Genadi said."Works," Mike replied."That way.You'll need an SUV or pickup, your choice,for getting around.Get that first.I've got an account with the Bank ofTbilisi.I'll set up another that you can draw on.Get everything in place andwe'll move it up in one load if we can.By late March, I want to be able todump a gigaton of machinery on these folks.Let's figure out what we need,want and desire."It took about an hour to draw up the list.Some items could be put off and afew could be rented for specific periods, but Mike erred on the side ofpurchase.The final estimate was a pretty fair bite, running right at amillion euros."A million here, a million there and before long you're talking real money,"Mike muttered."While you're in Tbilisi, find out if there are any IMF grantsfor this sort of thing.Grants not loans.Check with theAmerican Embassy as well; I know there's a fair amount of foreign aid going toGeorgia.But nothing with a lot of strings attached.With Americans, there arealways strings.""I will, Kildar," Genadi said, nodding."This is very much money.""I can afford it," Mike noted."But I'd prefer to afford as little as I can.See about a lawyer as well.Agood one.They're generally up on things like that.Check with your oldPage 179 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlprofessors, all the usual.Use your head.On the trucks and whatnot, if it'sabout the same price or even a little more, get Fords if they're available.F-350s for the big ones.""Why Fords?" Genadi asked."Mercedes makes.""I like Ford," Mike said, cutting him off."And they're bigger than theMercedes vehicles in the same cost range.Oh, and all of them need to befour-wheel drive with the roads around here.""As you say, Kildar," Genadi replied, sighing."I need to make some phone calls," Mike said."Get packed and head to towntomorrow.Get yourself a cell phone when you get there and contact me so Iknow where to reach you."* * *Mike went back to the master suite and got the larger sat phone, bringing itinto the parlor when Genadi was gone and setting it up.It had a goodconnection and he used the limited internet pipe to do some searching.He gota few good hits off of Google and started making calls.Three hours later he'd learned more about the international arms business thanhe liked.He was going to need an end-user license from the Georgiangovernment, which he assumed Tyurin could arrange, and a bunchaton of money.After talking to a few brokers he'd cut to the chase and called Skoda Arms.TheCzech company had been formed during the Soviet period and, even then, wasnoted for its high quality of manufacture and design.They still made some ofthe best weapons in the world and were more than willing to sell to anyonewith cash and a reasonable set of documents.They'd even offered to brokersecondary weapons they didn't make and ship the entire load in one shipment.He still wasn't sure what his total manpower looked like so he starteddoodling on a notepad until he figured it was after lunch and he could callWashington with a fair chance of getting ahold of Pierson."You said you bought a house," the colonel said when the scrambler was inplace, "not a fucking fortress.""I take it you've been talking to NRO," Mike replied, referring to theNational Reconnaissance Office, the guys who ran all the satellites for theUnited States."That we have," Pierson said."Nice place.The President's impressed.""It's going to take a fair bit of work." Mike sighed."It's so old nobodyknows who built it to begin with and the interior looks it.But what I calledabout was the local militia, or lack thereof.This area is apparently lousywith Chechen terrorists and support structure.I'm going to try to form atiddly little militia to cut down on that.If I do, it will take some of theheat off of Georgia with regard to the Russians.I know a border war has been a real worry in Washington for a while; anychance Uncle Sammie could, quietly, defray some of my costs? I've been doingequipment lists and, before the cost of the trainers, I'm looking at two tofour mil in gear.That's a nasty bite.Then there's ongoing training costs.""We might be able to swing something," Pierson said, musingly."You'll need towork through the local military attach but we can keep your connectionlow-profile.A word in the right ear and all that.What are the Georgiansgoing to think of an American warlord in their rear area?""The local police chief thinks it's fine and dandy," Mike said."I'm not toosure about the central government.I'll probably have to cross a few palms.""Just dialing back the Chechens should make them happy," Pierson said."Butyou never know about local governments.""It's not like I can stage a coup," Mike pointed out."Not with one company,more or less, of light infantry.""How high you going to train them?" the colonel asked."As high as I can," Mike admitted."I'd like them to be at least Rangerquality in a year.The basic material is there, I'll have to see if they canPage 180 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlreally take to the training.I've got a start on the TOE, I needto start rounding up trainers.""Have fun.""I'm buying guns, gear and soldiers," Mike said, chuckling."Other than women,what's more fun to buy?"Back Next|ContentsFramedBack Next|ContentsCHAPTER SEVEN"Frog Gear.""This is Mike Jenkins [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.""So we have a month and a bit," Mike mused."That means I can't get everythingin place before planting season.Tell me how that goes.""First there is a thaw," Genadi said."Then we pick the rocks from the fields.After the rocks are picked it is time to start planting, usually.The old oneswait for signs, certain birds to return and the time of themoon.I'll be testing for soil temperature but I might let them go a day or soon the basis of signs.Frankly, it works out about as well.Then we plow andplant the first crop.With some of the hybrids I'll be getting, we may be ableto do a second crop of some of the plants.Turnips go in early, but we won'tdo much of that, cabbage as well and there will be at least one field ofcabbage.I have plans on which fields should take which plants, I've beenthinking about it for a long time.""Up to you," Mike said."The main point is that I'll need about a two-monthperiod when the men are freed up to an extent.And assume that they'll havemachinery to help with what it can help.""If there are tractors and machinery, many of them will be free even duringplanting," Genadi said."Not all the young men, but many of them.By aroundthe first of May.""I'll take a look at manning later," Mike replied."But do you think we cansqueeze, say, seventy percent of the men from seventeen to thirty-five,starting sometime in May?""Easily," Genadi said."If we have machinery.""Okay," Mike said, nodding."I want you to move down to Tbilisi for the timebeing to get the machinery we'll need.I'm not sure they'll have everything wewant in stock.How do we get you there? I don't want to be driving back andforth.""There is a bus, I can ride that," Genadi said."Works," Mike replied."That way.You'll need an SUV or pickup, your choice,for getting around.Get that first.I've got an account with the Bank ofTbilisi.I'll set up another that you can draw on.Get everything in place andwe'll move it up in one load if we can.By late March, I want to be able todump a gigaton of machinery on these folks.Let's figure out what we need,want and desire."It took about an hour to draw up the list.Some items could be put off and afew could be rented for specific periods, but Mike erred on the side ofpurchase.The final estimate was a pretty fair bite, running right at amillion euros."A million here, a million there and before long you're talking real money,"Mike muttered."While you're in Tbilisi, find out if there are any IMF grantsfor this sort of thing.Grants not loans.Check with theAmerican Embassy as well; I know there's a fair amount of foreign aid going toGeorgia.But nothing with a lot of strings attached.With Americans, there arealways strings.""I will, Kildar," Genadi said, nodding."This is very much money.""I can afford it," Mike noted."But I'd prefer to afford as little as I can.See about a lawyer as well.Agood one.They're generally up on things like that.Check with your oldPage 179 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlprofessors, all the usual.Use your head.On the trucks and whatnot, if it'sabout the same price or even a little more, get Fords if they're available.F-350s for the big ones.""Why Fords?" Genadi asked."Mercedes makes.""I like Ford," Mike said, cutting him off."And they're bigger than theMercedes vehicles in the same cost range.Oh, and all of them need to befour-wheel drive with the roads around here.""As you say, Kildar," Genadi replied, sighing."I need to make some phone calls," Mike said."Get packed and head to towntomorrow.Get yourself a cell phone when you get there and contact me so Iknow where to reach you."* * *Mike went back to the master suite and got the larger sat phone, bringing itinto the parlor when Genadi was gone and setting it up.It had a goodconnection and he used the limited internet pipe to do some searching.He gota few good hits off of Google and started making calls.Three hours later he'd learned more about the international arms business thanhe liked.He was going to need an end-user license from the Georgiangovernment, which he assumed Tyurin could arrange, and a bunchaton of money.After talking to a few brokers he'd cut to the chase and called Skoda Arms.TheCzech company had been formed during the Soviet period and, even then, wasnoted for its high quality of manufacture and design.They still made some ofthe best weapons in the world and were more than willing to sell to anyonewith cash and a reasonable set of documents.They'd even offered to brokersecondary weapons they didn't make and ship the entire load in one shipment.He still wasn't sure what his total manpower looked like so he starteddoodling on a notepad until he figured it was after lunch and he could callWashington with a fair chance of getting ahold of Pierson."You said you bought a house," the colonel said when the scrambler was inplace, "not a fucking fortress.""I take it you've been talking to NRO," Mike replied, referring to theNational Reconnaissance Office, the guys who ran all the satellites for theUnited States."That we have," Pierson said."Nice place.The President's impressed.""It's going to take a fair bit of work." Mike sighed."It's so old nobodyknows who built it to begin with and the interior looks it.But what I calledabout was the local militia, or lack thereof.This area is apparently lousywith Chechen terrorists and support structure.I'm going to try to form atiddly little militia to cut down on that.If I do, it will take some of theheat off of Georgia with regard to the Russians.I know a border war has been a real worry in Washington for a while; anychance Uncle Sammie could, quietly, defray some of my costs? I've been doingequipment lists and, before the cost of the trainers, I'm looking at two tofour mil in gear.That's a nasty bite.Then there's ongoing training costs.""We might be able to swing something," Pierson said, musingly."You'll need towork through the local military attach but we can keep your connectionlow-profile.A word in the right ear and all that.What are the Georgiansgoing to think of an American warlord in their rear area?""The local police chief thinks it's fine and dandy," Mike said."I'm not toosure about the central government.I'll probably have to cross a few palms.""Just dialing back the Chechens should make them happy," Pierson said."Butyou never know about local governments.""It's not like I can stage a coup," Mike pointed out."Not with one company,more or less, of light infantry.""How high you going to train them?" the colonel asked."As high as I can," Mike admitted."I'd like them to be at least Rangerquality in a year.The basic material is there, I'll have to see if they canPage 180 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlreally take to the training.I've got a start on the TOE, I needto start rounding up trainers.""Have fun.""I'm buying guns, gear and soldiers," Mike said, chuckling."Other than women,what's more fun to buy?"Back Next|ContentsFramedBack Next|ContentsCHAPTER SEVEN"Frog Gear.""This is Mike Jenkins [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]