() "What did you say, the U.S. military released our merchant ships," Canglong looked at Vivian in some surprise at the base

"Yes, the merchant ship has now arrived at the port of Basra, escorted by a destroyer from the U.S. Army, and the militia is unloading food," Vivien said, in fact, she was no less shocked when she got the news

"This woman is really generous," Canglong frowned

"Isn't this good," Vivian said strangely, "with this million catties of food, plus the supplies borrowed from the U.S. military, at least we can support us for more than two months, and we can even alleviate the current inflation in Basra Province, everything is going in the direction we expected, I heard that the U.S. military and the new zhèng fǔ are discussing that they will focus on dealing with the remnants of the Mahdi Army and the Baath Party."

"That's terrible," Canglong's face was heavy, "Think about what we use now to deal with the U.S. military"

"The media exposure has created anti-war sentiment in the United States," Vivien said after a moment's thought

"Yes, every time we act, we use the media and propaganda to deal with the Americans and tie them down, but now they don't focus on us anymore," Canglong's face was solemn, and his brows were deep

This is the first time Vivian has seen Canglong like this in Iraq, in the past, in serious crises, Canglong was confident, and all the plans were arranged very properly, so that the United States and zhōng yāngzhèng fǔ had no way to take advantage of it, and even fought against the United States and zhōng yāngzhèng fǔ embarrassed

"Wouldn't that be great, Natasha will give us time to develop, and by the time they settle the forces in the north and the center, we've built a whole system," Vivien wasn't worried at all

"This is the most terrifying," Canglong shook his head, "Think about it, if the Mahdi Army and the remnants of the Baath Party in the north and in the middle are dealt with by the Zhèng Fǔ Army, won't it be our Prophet Army's turn?"

"But I can't figure it out, even if the United States were to focus on us, wouldn't we have to face them the same, I don't understand why, on the contrary, the Americans relaxed the pressure on us, and you were nervous," Vivien asked

"If they focus on us, they will not be able to deal with the Mahdi Army, without the support of the US military, how can they sweep away the remnants of the Mahdi Army and the Ba'ath Party?"

Vivian suddenly realized: "You mean that now that they are focusing on the Mehdi Army and the remnants of the Baath Party in the north, it means that if they are dealt with, they will be able to deal with us with all their might."

"Isn't it," Canglong said, "under the guise of asking for autonomy, it is actually a coup d'état, but once we slow down, when the army is overwhelmed, our army will be able to resist the combination of the powerful and the Americans."

"Damn," Vivian's face changed, "so our development will still be ruined after a good rì"

"It's not all like that," Canglong smiled, "Since Natasha has changed her strategy, let's also change her strategy and contact Ali Daiyi, I want to have a deep talk with him"

"You want Alidai to support the Mahdi Army and the Baath remnants with everything that supports us," Vivien guessed his thoughts

"Is there any other way we can do," said Canglong, "if the remnants of the Mahdi Army and the Baath Party can drag on for a year or two, then we will have the capital to deal with the Americans."

"But I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out for two months," Vivian said bluntly, "among the rebel forces in Iraq, the Badr Brigade is the most powerful, and even we are not their opponents, how can the remnants of the Mahdi Army and the Baath Party be their opponents"

"So this is not a way," Canglong smiled, "but when the army is overwhelmed, we will not be completely powerless to resist, it depends on how we engage in diplomacy."

"Don't you think it's too late to engage in diplomacy now," Vivien said sarcastically, "Since you sealed all the oil wells, there are basically no countries that have any contact with us, and they hate you and grit their teeth."

"Hehe" Canglong didn't care, "They are just on the surface, in fact, they are waiting and seeing, this time we have successfully resolved the crisis, they should have decided, this is the plan for the future development of Basra Province, I have decided on the big aspects, the small aspects, you are discussing with Assad and Chiram, implement it as soon as possible"

Vivian was shocked when she took the plan and looked at it: "Reform and opening up"

Canglong smiled and didn't speak, and Vivien didn't question it, and left the base with the plan

The next day, Basra province began to regulate market prices, and supplies from the US military and China were injected into the already empty market, which finally solved the problem of hunger in Basra, and the people were telling each other that this was a gift from Allah when the Prophet came

At the same time, the future development of Basra was also put on the agenda, that is, the so-called reform and opening up, first of all, the factories that were closed due to the war in Basra were reorganized and opened, and the consulates of various countries welcomed enterprises from all countries to invest in Basra, and implemented tax reduction and exemption policies, all foreign enterprises that invested in Basra and opened factories only symbolically collected a tax amount of rì 10%, and the first batch of capital injection into Basra's enterprises will be given priority when restarting oil wells

If people enter the factory to work, they can not only get a lot of wages, but also have full board and lodging, and also set up a reward mechanism for outstanding workers

As soon as all the policies were implemented, the whole Basra was boiling, of course, the main boiling is the consulates of the countries in Basra, Basra is a port city, in the Middle East, the geographical location is also unique, if you invest here, in addition to the possible war factor, there is basically no other risk, and Basra's human resources are very cheap, for foreign companies this is an excellent opportunity

Although it is boiling, there are still very few foreign companies to negotiate with the province, so foreign forces seem to be waiting, after all, there may be a war here, of course, some small countries in the Middle East are willing to invest in Basra, especially some Iranian enterprises, but the main purpose of their negotiations is Basra's oil exploitation service rights, and some requirements are even very excessive, so they were directly rejected by Vivian

However, some of the original factories in Basra were in full swing, and the province spent all its financial expenditures on the restoration of these enterprises, so all of them were under the jurisdiction of the province, but everyone knew that it was just that the recovery of some of the original enterprises in Basra did not have much effect at all

The reform was immediately problematic, and Governor Chiram and Deputy Governor Assad were in a hurry, until Canglong issued another order: "zhèng fǔ will protect the investment of foreign companies in Basra, regardless of war or chaos, foreign companies will be protected by the Prophet Army as soon as possible like local companies in Basra."

As soon as this policy came out, some Western companies began to resist the temptation and began to negotiate with Basra, and at the critical moment of reform, Ye Menglong, president of Orient International in China, suddenly announced that he would discuss cooperation with Zhèng Fǔ in Basra Province, and first cultivate Orient International's unique Wasai No. 1 in Basra

The addition of Orient International has undoubtedly made many foreign companies stop waiting and seeing, but some large enterprises still have great concerns, until Dubai's Crown Prince Hamulet also announced that he will cooperate with Basra Province to discuss financial cooperation, and restart all previous investments of the Emirate of Dubai in Basra

Hamulet's timely support made most foreign companies stop waiting and see, and began to negotiate cooperation agreements with Basra Province, and for a time, this pirated reform and opening up was in full swing in Basra

In a month's time, many of the world's largest enterprises have opened branches in Basra, and invested in the construction of some factories, and Basra province zhèng fǔ is not stingy, and many procedures are all the way to the green light

Among them, Oriental International was the most important, contracted almost all the agricultural and pastoral land in Basra, and began to experiment with the cultivation of early rice, No. 1 also practiced the farm system, and the farmers and workers of Basra were in full swing because the Prophet gave them hope and promised to solve the hunger and poverty that they had promised to solve, and people were convinced that the Prophet would bring Basra to prosperity

In addition to the necessary military expenses, Vivien spent all the tax revenue on the reconstruction of the city of Basra, and the military expenses of the Prophet Army were not much, and the people who were hungry and poor were naturally much better when they had jobs, so the largest militia units basically had a part-time job, and they could be soldiers in wartime, and they became the most advantageous construction force in peacetime

After a month, the entire city of Basra is almost no longer full of potholes and bullet holes, schools are back in session, people are no longer idle, and they are working from 9 to 5

The only thing that is very uncomfortable is that there are often US drones in the sky over Basra, but the Prophet Army does not seem to care about the US military intrusion into the airspace

"When was this organization called the Women's Army established, why don't I know," Canglong looked at all the civil and military dynamics in Basra in the past month, and one of them made him frown

The report states that the formation of this organization has contributed a lot to the reconstruction of Basra, and it is striking that most of the people in this organization are women, and they have grown and the institutions are very tight, although what they did was not harmful to Basra, but it was very profitable, but Canglong always found it strange because Vivien did not report it to him, and he did not know until now

"This is a feminist organization," Vivian said calmly, "the reason why it is not focused on the report is because this organization has made a lot of efforts for our reconstruction, you know that Iraq is a very serious situation of male superiority and inferiority, since it is a reform, it is natural to eliminate some bad habits, and most of the men in Iraq are lazy, and the supervision of this feminist organization has played a big role, without their help, and we would not have rebuilt Basra so quickly."

"This organization is your support," Canglong frowned

"Yes, but I wasn't the founder of the organization," Vivien shook her head, "Don't worry, she's more loyal to you as a prophet than any member of Team B, do you want to meet such a loyal servant, great prophet?"

Although Vivian used honorifics, Canglong always felt that she was sarcastic, but he didn't care, he wanted to refuse, but for some reason he actually agreed: "Is she there?"

"The reception room awaits your summons," Vivien smiled kindly

I don't know why Canglong always feels that she has bad behavior: "Let her in"

Vivien walked out, and a few minutes later she brought someone with her: "The Prophet"

Canglong's face changed, and he raised his head but saw Amira: "How is it?"

"Let's talk, I'll go first," Vivien smiled and walked out, closing the door by the way, at this point the dragon finally knew why Vivien hadn't reported to him