Chapter 397: Economic Problems
On February 28, a large fleet of coast guard ships of country H appeared in the waters of Yudiao Island.
This fleet has more than 100 law enforcement vessels of various types.
There are less than 50 ships of the Jeri Coast Guard moored in the vicinity.
Then the crazy ship collision battle began, and the coast guard ship of country H drove at full speed and slammed into the Japanese ship at the maximum speed, with only one purpose: to sink and run away from all the little devils' boats!
In order to retaliate against Jie's act of building a lighthouse airport on Yudiao Island a few days ago, country H also dispatched four coast guard ships with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, each of which was equipped with heavy armor to crash into the bow, which can smash a slightly smaller ship into pieces at high speed.
Country H was ruthless, and first asked those little devils if their boats were rolling? If you don't roll, then start crashing, hitting to the death, without mercy.
"Collapse!"
In order to show the so-called "martial bravery", a Japanese ship that was not able to measure its strength actually rushed towards a large number of ships of country H without fear, and said in "righteous words": "This is the inherent territory of Jerry, please leave here" As soon as he finished speaking, there were several loud noises of tooth soreness, and the ship made several H side ships to smash and hit a few terrifying holes, and then something even more terrifying happened, and the ship began to sink and sink.
"Kill!"
The other Jerge ships were also red-eyed, lined up in a tight formation, and collided with the ships on the H side.
Bang bang bang!
The results soon came out, the Jezhi were defeated, and their ships were far behind country H not only in terms of quantity, but also slightly in quality...... It's a little different from what they're advertised. In the past, they had the impression that country H was lagging behind them in every aspect, at least a few decades behind, so how could it be possible to surpass them in quality?
It can only be said that they underestimated the level of shipbuilding technology in country H, as early as a few years ago, the shipbuilding industry of country H has surpassed that of Jerry, and the ships that Jerge can build, H country can also build, not only is it comparable in technology, but the cost is only a fraction of theirs. They have no advantage in either way. It's just that I've learned to deceive myself.
In this naval battle of Yudiao Island, country H smashed and sank eight Jeri law enforcement ships at the cost of seriously injuring six ships and lightly injuring 15 ships, and almost all of the remaining 40 or so Japanese law enforcement ships were also covered in bruises. I had to flee the fishing area.
Eight Japanese warships cruising nearby. Several applications were made to the superiors to open fire. But it was rejected by the superiors, because once the fire was fired, H-Day would immediately enter a state of war. When the time comes, it will be an unmanageable situation.
Behind the coast guard fleet of country H, there is also a naval fleet of more than 20 ships, which far exceeds that of Jay, and if it is moved, the Japanese fleet will be hit by saturation attack firepower in minutes...... In this regard, they also do not have any advantages.
The Jerge Navy Command applied for support from the Pacific Fleet Headquarters of the United States, hoping that they would dispatch warplanes and warships to destroy the military forces of country H near Yudiao Island, but the reply was: "This is a conflict between you and country H, not a conflict between country H and United States. ”
Jeri was disappointed, they had long expected that Mi Guo might stand by and watch, but they didn't expect to refuse so simply, and if Jay and H were to fight alone, Jay would not have half a chance of winning...... Although they don't want to admit it, in the face of the huge numerical superiority of country H, even if they claim to be technologically ahead for decades, they cannot offset their absolute numerical inferiority.
This time, it was the turn of the Jeri people to taste the taste of "retribution", the Japanese law enforcement ships around Yudiao Island were hit and sunk, and the island was surrounded by H side ships into iron barrels, and then a large number of H release personnel boarded Yudiao Island, subdued the Japanese personnel left on the island, quickly dismantled the lighthouse, destroyed the tarmac, and completed the operation codenamed "urban management law enforcement".
Then, more than 100 coast guard ships of country H left 50 to continue to patrol the waters around Yudiao Island.
There was a lot of applause in country H, but most people still had questions: "Why don't you take advantage of the situation and take back Yudiai Island?" How good it would be to solve the little devil once and for all, and by the way, get the Ryukyus back. ”
Military experts also explained this: "If it is taken back, it will be equivalent to declaring war on Japan, and it is quite unfavorable in international public opinion. The axiom is still on our side. ”
A netizen sneered: "This is the image of benevolence and righteousness with the characteristics of country H, you must be punched first, and then fight back." If you win, you have to give what belongs to each other to comfort their wounded hearts, benevolence, and true benevolence. ”
This netizen did not expect badly, in this ship collision battle, 13 people in Jerge fell into the sea and drowned because the ship sank, which suddenly detonated the powder keg of nationalism/ism in China, a large number of young people went to the streets to demand war against H, attacked the embassy of H country in Japan, and beat H people in Japan on the street, which evolved into a large-scale anti-H incident, 99% of Jeri people regard H country as the biggest enemy.
Seeing the picture on TV of a number of Jari thugs beating up an H person on the street, Zhan Qixiong shook his head: "Between H days, sooner or later, there will be a fight." ”
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After the Jinxi earthquake relief operation in country H entered the post-disaster reconstruction stage from emergency relief, the United States increased its sanctions against H.
The reason for the increase in sanctions is that the two special equipment that appeared in the disaster relief are really shocking.
From the fact that the mecha can work uninterrupted for five days and five nights, it shows that one, the nuclear fuel cell used in this mecha, and the other, the military technical capabilities of country H, are not weaker than those of country H.
In addition, the large number of mecha that appeared at the disaster relief site in a short period of time also shows that it has entered the stage of mass production...... And this ability is currently only available in the United States.
The intelligence analysts and think tank researchers of the United States felt extremely uneasy, and even a little panicked, if there really appeared an army of country H that was not inferior to the United States, it would be a nightmare for the United States.
"We can only increase the intensity of economic sanctions and increase the domestic burden on country H. To create more trouble for them, we need to let them know that a country with an area of less than 9.8 million square kilometers does not have enough resources on its land to support a country with a population of 1.4 billion to become a superpower! ”
Grain, ore, coal, oil, timber, rubber...... If any country wants to export these resources to country H, the United States will intervene or let this country sell its resources to other countries (such as India); Either buy it directly at a higher price (e.g. grain); If some countries can't ask for it, they will directly threaten those countries not to sell it, even if they smash it in their hands, they can't sell it to country H.
The country that doesn't even allow business to be done. It's too overbearing. Many countries with close economic ties with country H naturally do not dump him, but the problem is that some cargo ships that transport raw materials to H go through the Strait of Malacca. Suddenly, he was made into trouble. The first is the increase in tolls. In the past, you could pass by paying 100,000 meters of gold, but now you have to pay 500,000 meters of gold. In addition, some cargo ships dock at the port. It will be repeatedly inspected and troubled, obviously it is a shipload of iron ore, but it is said that it is mixed with uranium ore, and in the end it will either go home, or pay a huge bail to continue to go to country H......
There are 16 important straits in the world, basically all of which are controlled by the United States, and the cargo ships of any country have to pass through these straits, and if there is no approval from the warships of the United States, not a single fly will ever think about it.
Therefore, in the area of maritime trade, country H has encountered unprecedented challenges, in order to ensure the smooth flow of maritime trade, from March this year, country H will dispatch aircraft carrier combat formations to escort merchant ships. And on land, it is preparing to build a high-speed railway to Pakistan and Russia, bypassing Malacca and getting rid of dependence on maritime shipping lines.
On the other hand, because of the sudden increase in sanctions in the United States, coupled with the sharp deterioration of H-Japan relations, and the two economic powers have almost cut off economic exchanges in country H, the export of industrial products has encountered a super harsh winter, a large number of goods have been backlogged, a large number of factories have closed, and the unemployment rate has increased sharply to 10%, that is to say, there are more than 50 million labor force.
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Zhongnanhai, Economic Discussion Meeting.
The meeting was of a very high level, with the heads of No. 1 and No. 2, several major standing committees, and ministers of various departments basically all present to discuss economic issues.
The second chief frowned: "How can we solve the employment problem of tens of millions of people?" ”
The Minister of Railways said: "We can increase investment in infrastructure construction, upgrade all ordinary railways to high-speed railways, and increase the total mileage of high-speed railways from the current 16,000 kilometers to 100,000 kilometers within five years!" This would solve the employment problem of 10 million people. ”
The cost of one kilometer of high-speed railway is 200 million yuan, 84,000 kilometers, and 17 trillion yuan of financial investment, which is almost equal to the fiscal revenue of country H for one and a half years.
"No!"
As soon as the Minister of Railways finished speaking, he was categorically rejected by economic expert Zhang Jian, "At present, the high-speed railways in country H are basically enough, and it is a waste to build so many high-speed railways, and the symptoms are not cured. ”
"What about the road? Highways can always be built in large numbers, right? ”
"The highways in country H are also completely sufficient, and it would be a huge waste to build a large number of them. In the field of infrastructure, country H has already entered the ranks of developed countries, and there is no need to increase investment. ”
"So what to do?"
Everyone looks at each other, only infrastructure construction can solve a large number of employment problems, and in recent decades, country H has made greater achievements in infrastructure than developed countries, people who have been to the European countries know that the transportation facilities of country H are more perfect and convenient than theirs, and then increase investment, the benefits can be extremely limited.
Minister Wan of the Ministry of Science and Technology said: "Investment can be increased in the field of science and technology, as well as in the field of agriculture, education, and culture, and some employment can be increased." ”
The No. 1 chief nodded: "These fields should indeed increase investment, especially in the field of science and technology and agriculture, both of which must invest a lot of money, so that our scientific and technological strength can reach the world's leading level, and we are self-sufficient in agriculture, and we cannot rely on importing grain from abroad." ”
It's just that increasing investment in the field of high-tech solves the problem of employment of high-end talents, and the arable land of country H is only 1.8 billion mu in total, and it is good to be able to feed 300 million peasants, and then it is even more difficult to increase the number of employed people on limited land, taking grain as an example, the output value of one mu of land is about 2,000 yuan a year at most, and this does not include the cost of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, labor, etc., and the farmers cannot make much money at all by removing these costs and planting one acre of land.
The Minister of Environmental Protection said: "We really need to increase investment in environmental protection, and now there is garbage everywhere in country H, and in some places there is heavy metal pollution, groundwater is undrinkable, and cancer villages ...... Environmental pollution has reached a point that cannot be ignored, we might as well take advantage of the stagnation of economic development, and hurry up to clean up the environment! ”
The No. 1 chief frowned, knocked on the table and said: "The field of environmental protection really needs to increase investment, if the environment is not well managed, future generations will point to our grave and scold." ”
The Minister of Defense said: "The defense side should also increase investment, there are a lot of small actions in the two countries, especially Jerry, which is expanding its armaments on a large scale, if it is not ready, it may even be invaded in the territory of country H, this country has always been eyeing country H, if we are in a mess, they will immediately pounce on it and bite hard!" ”
The second chief frowned and said: "We are discussing how to solve the employment problem of tens of millions of people, and the issue of national defense should not be discussed here." ”
The Minister of Finance had to say: "At present, there are about 26 trillion funds in the treasury, which is about one-third of GDP, which seems to be a lot, but there are too many places to spend money, if it is not used reasonably, there may be no way to solve the difficulties, not to mention, it will also fall into a state of strict deficit, then the country will be in chaos, and it is conservatively estimated that it may be more than 10 years backwards." ”
The crowd was silent again.
Tricky, the question is just too tricky.
…… (To be continued......)