Chapter Eighty-Four: Losing Like a Man
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Just when the government was praising Yang Tian's foresight, Zhou Kai, who knew Yang Tian very well, had a somewhat sour tone, with an expression that I had already seen through your true purpose. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info// Welcome to Reading //
"You're in it for the gold." When there was a meeting that night, and only Zhou Kai and Yang Tian were left, Zhou Kai suddenly rolled his eyes and said a word.
Yang Tian was stunned for a while before he realized what Zhou Kai said, smiled and said, "You can see it?" ”
Zhou Kai snorted lightly and said, "I'm afraid others can't see it, but how can I not see it, these days, you put the issue of currency on the agenda, and I understand." ”
These days, Yang Tian is most concerned about two things, one is the war against the North Soviet Union, and the other is the issuance of currency.
Since Zhou Kai saw it, Yang Tian didn't hide it anymore, nodded and said: "Your guess is right, there is indeed a reason for this to take North Kordofan, you should also know that the North Soviet State is a golden country, and North Kordofan is a golden state, and the gold reserves account for 60% of the North Soviet State." ”
In the whole of the Northern Soviet Union, there are two most valuable things, one is oil and the other is gold.
At the beginning, the North Soviet Union went through wars, and did not have the energy to mine, so they put this full of money in their pockets, and then after peace, they broke up again, and the South Soviet Union ran away with 70% of the oil resources of the North Soviet Union, which can be regarded as making the North Soviet Union angry, and also considered vigorously developing gold resources, and also sought cooperation in mining such as Poly and other international consortiums.
However, there was a Chinese country in the middle of the way, and a lot of money was thrown around Africa. RMB for oil, North Sudan to see the market. Immediately couldn't bear it, rushed up in a hurry, the oil fields were sold in large quantities, the refineries were built, the economy was thriving, and the mining of gold had long been left behind.
Yang Tian disrupted the foreign exchange market and swept up two billion. Brahim also thought about underground gold, and negotiated a loan with the World Bank, I am afraid that a large part of the reason is that the World Bank sees the gold owned by the North Soviet Union and is not afraid of bad debts.
However, before the loan could be negotiated, Brahim was bombarded by Mudaresi, and the matter was put on hold until Kamal came to power. Busy fighting fires everywhere, this thing has long been gone.
Moreover, the efficiency of gold mining in the North Soviet Union was low, as in the original Sindy, the most primitive mining methods were still adopted, and the smelting was also shoddy.
Therefore, the North Soviet Union, which lacked equipment and technology, did not have much capacity to mine gold. As for the foreign consortium, although the eyes are red and golden, but your pimples are not like words, and it has not been easy to operate for two years, and there is no profit. It was served by the rebels, or it was changed to a different dynasty. Wouldn't a foreign consortium be dumbfounded?
Where businessmen seek profit and the situation is chaotic, it is naturally not suitable for doing business.
Therefore, there are still large quantities of gold in the underground of the Northern Soviet Union, waiting to be mined, and Yang Tian is eyeing this gold.
Zhou Kai said: "Yang Zi, you should also know that our issuance of currency has little to do with the amount of gold reserves. ”
The issuance of currency has its own set of criteria, which are determined according to the total value of the market, and even if foreign exchange is involved, it is not a gold standard monetary system, and the formulation of foreign exchange rates is fundamentally based on the demand for resources between the two countries.
Yang Tian naturally knew this, and said: "I understand what you said, but it won't hurt to increase gold reserves." ”
Gold is a hard currency, and even if the current monetary system is not as closely related to gold as it used to be, it will only benefit from having more gold reserves.
Zhou Kai snorted and said categorically: "Don't fool me with this, you are afraid that there will be a problem with the issuance of currency, there is some gold in hand, so don't panic." ”
Yang Tian's mind was broken, he smiled, and sighed: "You are right, Kaizi, it is not easy for us to get to this point, we are walking on thin ice, we can no longer be as big as before, eager for quick success, and now we require stability and steady development." The issuance and reform of currency involves too many things, so we must be cautious and make more preparations. ”
Zhou Kai nodded approvingly, and said: "Your consideration is not unreasonable, now in the market, the circulation is mostly US dollars, and the economic fluctuation of the United States is too large, this is a huge hidden danger, it is imperative to issue our own currency, but once issued, there are too many links involved, I am really afraid of causing any fluctuations." ”
Having said that, Zhou Kai didn't dwell on this issue, and persuaded Mudaresi to surrender and obtain the gold of North Kordofan, which was a good thing, and it didn't have much impact on the overall strategy.
"So what are you going to do next?" Zhou Kai asked.
With Mudaresi's capitulation, Abyeh is one step away from Khartoum.
Yang Tian smiled confidently: "Then there is no need to say more, of course it was a raid on Khartoum." ”
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In a flash, it was the middle of March.
Under the fierce offensive of Abyeh, the last town of Western Dafur was also conquered, and the fighting on the Western Front was completely over.
And for the takeover of North Kordofan, there are also initial results.
This is mainly due to the fact that Yang Tian did not make a big move against Mudaresi's government, and basically retained the original political system. No matter what time it is, a government is involved in countless interests, not that Mudaresi surrendered, Yang Tian's lips moved, and all the leadership team of Mudaresi was dismissed.
These high-ranking government officials have inseparable ties with local economic interest groups and power organizations, and they are real local snakes, and reform must be carried out, but they are not in a hurry, and Yang Tian still wants to be stable.
After a short period of repair of the army, Yang Tian felt that it was time to deal a fatal blow to the declining Northern Soviet Union.
In Khartoum, Kamal received very bad news.
Abyeh's army has moved frequently from the Western Front and is massing in North Kordofan.
The intention could not be more obvious, that is, to attack Khartoum directly through North Kordofan State.
Kamal immediately convened an emergency meeting to discuss what to do.
"The time has come for the country to peril, at this juncture. We can only unite as one and integrate all our strengths. Survive this crisis. Kamal said in a high tone.
It has to be said that Kamal is a qualified politician, and in peacetime, he may be a qualified leader, but in such war years, a president with a strong military background like Brahim is more suitable.
Kamal's encouragement elicited a few responses, and all the senior military and political officials had serious expressions. Clam up.
The current situation is by no means describable that one country is in danger, nor is it one that can be won by uniting. The opponent was stronger than they imagined, and perhaps from the very beginning of the war, it was doomed to defeat.
Modern warfare has long been different from the previous mode of warfare, and in the past, it was said that man will win the day. Speaking of the right time, place and people, more attention to strategy and strategy, the battle of Guandu, Zhuge Liang burned Bowangpo, that era, maybe a surprising strategy. can decide the outcome of a war.
But in modern warfare, the strategy has disappeared completely, but its role has been so small that it is minimal, with satellites flying in the sky and radars running on the ground. All-round surveillance system, raids. The sound is striking west, and the effect has been weakened to the extreme.
Modern warfare is fought in an upright and upright manner, and what is fought is economic and military strength.
In terms of military strength and weaponry, Abye has completely defeated the North Soviet Union, as if one is a hot weapon and the other is a cold weapon, and the gap is not ordinarily large.
Abye is now approaching with a large army, and he has made the situation clear, and clearly told the North Soviet State that I want to annex you, but the North Soviet State has no way.
The cold field in the conference room was like a basin of cold water, pouring Kamal on his heart.
Kamal had seen a desperate aura in the crowd, and he opened his mouth, but still did not say a word.
At this time, it was Jaber who opened his mouth and said, "Stefa, how much time do you need to mobilize the whole army to Khartoum." ”
At the same time, Jaber looked at Interior Minister Monzina and asked: "How long will it take to evacuate the citizens of Khartoum from now on?" ”
These two questions attracted everyone's attention, and everyone understood what Jaber meant, this is to fight a decisive battle with Abyeh in Khartoum!
Defense Minister Stefa shook his head for the first time and objected: "I don't agree, with our military strength, we have fought a decisive battle with Abye, this is simply a desperate bet, and there is no chance of winning." ”
Another official also whispered: "And we don't need to evacuate the civilians in Khartoum, Abye has already been fighting on the Western Front, and he has not taken the initiative to attack the civilians, if we evacuate the citizens of Khartoum, then Abye has no scruples, and we will lose faster." ”
An official glared at him and said angrily: "Then you mean to use civilians as shields?" ”
"Alright, be quiet, Jaber, and tell me what you think." Kamal waved everyone to silence and looked at Jaber.
Jaber nodded and said, "At this time, we can no longer think about the war itself, but about what will happen after the war. Stefa, tell me, if this war goes on like this, will we win? ”
Stefa was speechless, as the Minister of Defense of the North Soviet Union, of course he wanted to say that we could win, but that was too unrealistic, the reality was that no matter what, they would lose this war.
But Stefa also wanted to ask, since it was a war that was bound to be lost, why did he gather the whole country's troops to fight such a decisive battle?
Jaber said: "If you lose, you will definitely lose, but it depends on how you lose, and now, the people's confidence in the government has dropped to the freezing point, and they are all calling us a weak government, and I want to fight this decisive battle to restore the people's self-confidence." ”
"We want to tell the people that although we will lose, we will lose like a man, and the pride and belief of our founding are still there, as long as we have this belief, the army is gone, and the people will still face us, we can fight guerrilla warfare, we can fight the people's war, and finally win like driving out the British colonists!" Jaber shouted passionately.
Since you are bound to lose, then you will lose like a man, and keep your faith and pride, that is the foundation, and it is the fire that can start a prairie fire, as long as you retain this believing, you will still have the strength to fight. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.. Read. )
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