Chapter 222 - The Star-Spangled Banner confronts the South China Sea
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ScientificAmerican is a well-known science and technology magazine in the Republic of Stars and Stripes, which has always reported cutting-edge science and technology at home and abroad as its selling point. On October 6, 2013, in the new issue of Stars and Stripes Science, the front page of the well-known critic Rutherford published an article entitled "The Fourth Scientific Revolution Has Arrived". At the beginning of the whole article, a new online game product launched by a newly established company in the Yanhuang Republic is described in simple words. And after three days of testing by Rutherford himself, he came to a preliminary conclusion: this is a revolutionary product that changes the ecology of the Internet. The Internet will usher in the era of true 2.0. At the end of the article, Rutherford said in a regretful tone: It is a pity that such a product, which can be called the "fourth scientific and technological revolution", was born in Yanhuang, where intellectual property protection is not effective, instead of the scientific and technological heart of Stars and Stripes Banner, which gathers the world's elites.
White House, Washington, small conference room, Obama is having a weekly meeting.
"Gentlemen, the economic situation has not been very optimistic recently, and I found that the domestic price index, which has increased by 1.5% in just one month, can anyone tell me what is going on?" Obama asked, looking disgruntled.
"Your Excellency, this is mainly due to the fact that the indirect effects caused by the meteor storm continue to ferment and spread." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was sitting on the sidelines, explained.
"Meteor storm? What's going on? ”
"That's right. Due to the meteor storm that hit the Japanese mainland, the Kansai and Kanto coasts were hit by a large-scale tsunami, and many coastal Japanese factories were either damaged or forced to stop work due to the damage to the supporting factories. As a result, the number of goods we imported from the Japanese invaders last month was directly reduced by 14%; In addition, the Yanhuang Republic does not know why, and the export tax rebate policy for many products has been gradually abolished in the past six months. In addition, many domestic processing plants in Yanhuang have also rejected many orders from our domestic enterprises on the grounds of sufficient domestic demand. ”
"Reject the order? What are you kidding, when did Yan Huang, who is at the bottom of the supply chain, have this confidence and strength? ”
"The Intelligence Analysis Office has not yet come up with a clear answer. However, due to the decrease in orders received by domestic enterprises in Yanhuang, other regions and countries in the world, such as Southeast Asia and India, have not been able to fully absorb these surge orders for the time being, which has reduced the number of primary products we import from abroad by about 11%, and the reduction of high-end products on the Japanese side has caused a tight inventory of domestic living materials and the pressure of rising prices. ”
"Panetta!" After listening to Hillary Clinton's explanation, Obama turned to Stars and Stripes CIA Director Leon Panetta.
"Yes, Your Excellency!"
"Has there been any recent change in the Yanhuang Republic in various aspects?"
"Your Excellency, at present, we are monitoring through various channels, and everything is normal. The new Yanhuang Experimental Type 1 high-energy particle cannon and the 'Panlong' national defense system that they exposed last time, we have already figured out the specific storage location. However, due to the fact that the military reconnaissance satellite was completely lost in the meteor storm a month ago, it is temporarily unable to achieve 24-hour monitoring, and can only call in two satellites with different orbits to carry out about 16 hours of shooting and tracking a day. In addition"
"What's wrong, what's the matter?"
"Project 201 last time, Your Excellency the President, do you remember?"
"Of course you remember, do you have a clue?"
"It's not a clue, but I'm afraid that Yanhuang's 201 project has revealed a new finished product."
"What finished product?" Hillary clinton.
"Specifically, let's just look at the latest issue of "Stars and Stripes Science" to understand." CIA Director Leon Panetta said, handing the few periodicals in his hand to the others in the room.
Five minutes later.
"Do you suspect that the virtual online game equipment is also the result of Project 201?"
"Yes, I have secretly purchased a few pieces of equipment from Yan Huang and shipped them here, so you can actually feel it in a while. Revolutionary experience and performance aside, just analyze this Jinfan company, through our internal investigation and secret investigation in Yanhuang, Jinfan company has only been established for less than half a year, and the specific investor is a mystery, and their industrial and commercial registration results are simply a fake name, which cannot be traced. Wang Xuelin, the actual manager, also recently switched jobs from other companies that are not related to technology. However, I need to explain that not long after the establishment of Jinfan Company, it began to have frequent contact with the bigwigs in the political and military circles of Yanhuang and Huang, such as the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Commerce, and Wang Xuelin is a frequent visitor, according to its performance in the recent period, we have reason to judge that Wang Xuelin and Jinfan Company are just a puppet set up by the Yanhuang government, the purpose of which is to sell and promote the results of the 201 project - virtual online game equipment as a commercial enterprise. ”
"Virtual online games? What does that feel like? Have you tried it for yourself, Panetta? Is it like the movie "Ah Fa Fa", which connects another virtual body through consciousness waves? Hillary asked curiously.
"It's not so magical, strictly speaking, it should just be called a 'pseudo-virtual online game', but the LCD screen and game concept they use, the Internet concept is more traditional way, and the effect is quite subversive, so it has attracted the attention of ScientificAmerican. Your Excellency President, I have a suggestion~~"
"Please!"
"In the past six months, the Yanhuang Republic has successively unveiled ultra-high-tech products and equipment such as space shuttles, new batteries, defensive particle cannons, and virtual online games, either due to accidents, disasters, or initiatives, both in quantity and quality, far beyond our imagination and estimates. Too much of the limelight has threatened our core interests in the world. That is why I propose that appropriate measures be taken immediately, to put pressure and warning, and to announce to the world that we remain the world's only superpower. CIA Director Leon Panetta said thoughtfully.
"Warning, what do you think? Are they planning to send an aircraft carrier battle group to directly attack their 'Liaoning'? ”
"No, no! Simple intimidation is difficult to work, I asked people to focus on the analysis of the oil reserves of the Yanhuang Republic, and found that they only have 15~25 days of military reserves at most, and the civilian reserves are only 7~10 days, we only need to send some signals to the Middle East, 'artificially' create some illusions of oil supply difficulties, and we can actually affect the development of the real economy of the Yanhuang Republic. ”
"But they also have oil pipelines in Russia, Kazakhstan and other countries, as well as a new battery replacement program that is underway."
"Russia and Kazakhstan together can only account for 20~30% of their total annual oil imports, and the Middle East accounts for more than half of their total oil imports. We don't need to really destroy the Yanhuang economy, and it is unlikely that it will be in the short term, just by artificially creating panic and causing socio-economic turmoil in the country. ”
"Is that so? I need to think about it. After hearing this, Obama nodded slightly and agreed.
Three days later, in the headquarters building of Yanhuang PetroChina, Chairman Fu Chengyu was working in the office and reviewing documents. The more he looked at it, the more he frowned, and after a few minutes, he finally picked up the phone in the upper left corner and ordered, "Call Xue Liang and Mr. Xue over." ”
Three minutes later, Xue Liang, who was in charge of the national crude oil and refined oil dispatch, came to Fu Chengyu's office.
"Chairman, you call me?"
"Well, look, this is the crude oil inventory list from all over the world that was summarized yesterday, why did the total inventory suddenly drop by 12%?"
"Oh, yes, word came from the Middle East that there were some minor problems with the oil production facilities, so the oil that had been promised to be sold to the Stars and Stripes and Thailand could not be delivered on time. Ask me if I can borrow the seven oil tankers that have just been loaded with oil and the five oil tankers that have just arrived in the Strait of Malacca in the Middle East ports, and then ship them to us as soon as the equipment is repaired in a few days. I thought there was time and enough stock, so I agreed. ”
"That's it~~, then you have to keep an eye on it, don't have an accident."
"Yes, chairman, I will follow the whole process, don't worry!"
Two days later, the Middle East oil production facilities are still not "repaired".
Three days later, the Middle East facilities were repaired, and the Stars and Stripes announced that they would hold joint exercises with the Indonesian Navy in the Strait of Malacca, and that the relevant waters would be blocked.
Two days later, Yanhuang's domestic network began to spread the "oil shortage", and major gas stations were overcrowded. And caused an additional ripple effect: for a time, major auto repair shops required a surge in business orders for modifying new batteries, and some repair shops had to implement 24-hour business to meet the surging customer demand.
One day later, PetroChina, Sinopec and CNOOC faced the reality that the comprehensive oil inventory was 55% lower than the normal level, as well as the rumors of "oil shortage" that had spread everywhere in the society, and did not dare to delay the news any longer.
Beijing, Zhongnanhai.
"I didn't expect the Star-Spangled Banner to come to this hand!" Premier Song shook his head with the industry's early warning high-risk report.
"I didn't expect that those countries in the Middle East would suddenly be of the same heart as the Stars and Stripes!" Chief No. 1 touched his chin with his hand and answered; "But it hit our soft underbelly all of a sudden, it seems that although we gave a promise not to export new batteries within 3 years last time, the sense of crisis still made the Middle East oil-producing countries instinctively alienate us."
"What is the current situation of domestic oil reserves?" Premier Song nodded in agreement, and at the same time asked Fu Chengyu (the representative of the three barrels of oil) who was in charge of the specific oil business in the room.
"Chief, it's our fault, we" Fu Chengyu opened his mouth to admit his mistake.
"Well, there will be time after apologizing! Tell me directly, how much time can the country support? Chief One interrupted with a wave of his hand.
"Please rest assured that with domestic oil fields such as Daqing, Shengli and Tarim, as well as oil imports from Russia, Kazakhstan and Venezuela, there is no problem for our country to maintain basic operations. It's just that in the private market, especially the supply of gasoline, I am afraid that it will be affected for the time being. It is estimated that it can meet the original supply level of 50~60%. Fu Chengyu stiffened his head and explained.
"50~60%? I see, you go down and rest first. Chief One commanded.
"Yes!"
A minute later, wait for Fu Chengyu to leave the house.
"Old Song, it seems that the Star-Spangled Banner is giving us an iron heart, let's get off the horse~~"
"It's for all countries in the world to see, in the past six months, we have been in the limelight, and some people are not happy!"
"Is there any countermeasure?"
"In a short period of time, I am afraid that this trick has really hit our soft underbelly, the construction of oil reserve facilities is not overnight, and domestic alternative energy technologies such as 'coal-fired gas' technology have just made progress, and it is still difficult to roll out large-scale commercial applications for the time being. As for natural gas, it is similar to oil, and China is also a pure import. We can only promote the replacement of new batteries to the society as much as possible, increase the number of electric vehicles, and fundamentally break away from the clamping of oil and crude oil. ”
"Well, what you said is reasonable, you still have to endure it for the time being, and then lie dormant for a while~~"
"What do you mean~~"
"Knock knock~" (knock on the door)
"Come in!"
"Reporting to the two chiefs, the Liaoning sent a message that the two aircraft carrier battle groups of the Stars and Stripes met with them in the South China Sea and are engaged in a fighter standoff in the open sea."
"What?!"