Chapter 372: Ocean Ambition
Legend has it that a real dragon was born on Dragonstone Island, but there is a stone on the island that stimulates the development of spirit animals. As a result, Dragonstone Island has become the largest spirit beast cultivation base in the archipelago kingdom, with not only meat beasts for food, but also fighting beasts for driving, and even mounts that can fly.
Dragonstone Island has such a well-developed aquaculture industry, the economy is naturally not bad, and the armed forces will not be bad, of course, there is the confidence to reject the alliance. However, in Gu Yang's view, Dragonstone Island is just a fertile colony, and if it can independently resist pirates, the people of Asia, Africa and Latin America on the earth will not experience three hundred years of suffering.
Pirates are different from bandits who go up the hill and fall into the grass, and the robbery is not about blood and bravery, but about advanced weapons, efficient organization and huge numbers, which meet all the basic conditions for military victory. Coupled with its natural strategic choice of killing and damaging the enemy's living forces, it is almost an undefeated army.
The absence of pirates in the industrial age was not because pirates were exterminated, but because pirates washed their hands and established an empire on which the sun never set.
According to geopolitical logic, the "island of terror" can allow one or two such forces as Valan Island to stand alone, but it must not allow a powerful military alliance to threaten its rear. So the Dreadstone Island will definitely attack Dragonstone Island to show its super strength.
The aim is not to provoke alliances among the islands, but to deter all potential enemies. Just as Britain before World War I could tolerate the rise of Germany, but could not tolerate the existence of the "Three Emperors Alliance".
"Crystal Island is two million miles away and takes two months to sail. Terror Island is four million miles away and will take at least four months to navigate...... Four months...... Four months ......"
Gu Yang put his hands behind his back and circled around the chart table, thinking about how to use this game to maximize the interests of Valan Island......
Suddenly, a bright "Venus" red car stopped downstairs in the villa. The car door opened, Liang Xiaoyue got out of it, and without waiting for Gu Yang to go downstairs to greet her, she generously pushed the door into the living room, and said with a smile:
"Senior Brother Gu, the cards have been sent. It's up to you how you fight next. ”
Gu Yang's eyes lit up, poured her a cup of coffee, and said:
"Sell your nine ships to Guyang Ships, and I will transform them into the strongest warships in the world within four months, and with this one that is about to be completed, we will have 11 capital ships, and we can fight for it. ”
Liang Xiaoyue was stunned and sneered:
The senior brother laughed. My nine treasure ships can be big or small, all of them are medium-grade immortal weapons, and the price is very expensive, I brought them out of the crystal island with great difficulty, but I am afraid that your company will not be able to afford them. ”
"It doesn't matter, the shipping company can find a bank loan, and it will guarantee that you will not lose a penny. ”
Gu Yang took a sip of coffee and didn't care at all.
Liang Xiaoyue smiled bitterly:
"I'm afraid your bank won't be able to come up with that much money to ......"
"No problem, banks can ask the central bank for loans. Gu Yang sipped his coffee and smiled more relaxedly.
Liang Xiaoyue was speechless:
"The defense of my nine ships can withstand the blow of the 'King Beast', ignore any bad weather, and can sail directly to the Yuanming Continent, and then go up the river to the middle reach. Even if it's one, it's not something a small principality can covet. ”
"It doesn't matter, the central bank can issue treasury bonds, maintain value at high interest rates, and you want as much as you want. Gu Yang smiled and looked honest.
Liang Xiaoyue has already read "Financial Alchemy", and she doesn't know anything about economics, so she immediately retorted:
"Then your currency will depreciate by at least half. ”
"No, it won't. ”
Gu Yang shook his head, pouted at the screen in front of him, and said with a smile:
"I can maintain the exchange rate with foreign exchange. ”
The trading object of the foreign exchange market is the virtual currency issued by Valan Island, the buying is abnormally active, the seller has unlimited supply, and the exchange rate fluctuation is firmly bound to less than one percent. In the past few days, the foreign exchange inventory of the central bank of Valan Island can be described as astronomical, and it is not afraid of a run at all.
This deal is simply an empty glove white wolf. Liang Xiaoyue couldn't help but raise her middle finger fiercely, with a look of disdain. Gu Yang continued:
"Terror Island will definitely attack Dragonstone, with ten capital ships, I can take advantage of the fire, and everything will not be a problem after that. ”
Liang Xiaoyue understood that Gu Yang was borrowing money to fight the war and repay the debt. This mode of rise is undoubtedly the fastest, but it must be won every battle. As long as you lose a battle, you will lose all the games, and you can't even keep your old book. After a little hesitation, she still said with a heart:
"Okay, one billion yuan per ship, nine billion yuan will be taken. ”
"Taxpayers' money is not blowing in the wind, a billion is too expensive, 500 million. Gu Yang directly cut half the price, this is the rule.
"500 million, you can build one for me!"
Liang Xiaoyue suddenly rolled her eyes, gritted her teeth and said:
"For everyone's sake, 800 million, no matter how low it is, there's nothing to talk about!"
Gu Yang also rolled his eyes and said disdainfully:
"I made 800 million by myself, which can also increase employment and stimulate the economy...... 500 million, I don't want any more. ”
"Is it okay to talk with a little conscience, do you think those ships were built by Crystal Island itself? Let me tell you, they were all imported by the old woman from the Zilan Empire, and the cost is 800 million, and she won't earn a penny from you!" Liang Xiaoyue was full of emotion, and her face was aggrieved.
"It's not something you paid for......"
Gu Yang directly ignored it and sneered:
"If it weren't for the urgency, I'd make it myself. I'll tell you the truth, I bought your wrecked ships and dismantled them and rebuilt them, but I just bought a bunch of ready-made materials from you. As for where it was imported, it doesn't matter at all......"
"You ......"
Liang Xiaoyue was angry, gritted her teeth and said:
"Count you ruthless, 4.5 billion, take the money!" With a wave of his sleeves, nine fist-sized glass battleships appeared in front of Gu Yang, all of which were medium-grade immortal weapons. It can be big and small, and the atmosphere of rules is strong, and at first glance, it is a certain "Heavenly Monarch" who spared no time to refine it himself.
Gu Yang's divine sense swept away, nodded slightly, and then drew up a transaction contract.
Everything is just like what Gu Yang said, after Guyang Ship got the contract, it signed a loan contract of 8 billion yuan with Guyang Bank, and Guyang Bank then signed a loan contract of 10 billion yuan with the central bank of Valan Island, and the central bank approved the loan at that time, and 10 billion yuan was directly received in the account, and then threw 5 billion discounted treasury bonds into the bond market, and bid for subscription on the next trading day.
The whole process took less than half an hour. Liang Xiaoyue stood behind Gu Yang, seeing that 4.5 billion cash was hit on his account, and then 225 million taxes were deducted, she was stunned for a moment, and only said a sentence after a while:
"You still make money hard......"
After the transaction was completed, Gu Yang waved his sleeves and put away the nine immortal ships, and said with a smile:
"Paying taxes is a citizen's duty, and no one is exempt. If you use this money to buy shares of 'Guyang Capital', you will never worry about immortal coins again in this life. ”
"Let me carry you a sedan chair, think beautifully......"
Liang Xiaoyue snorted lightly, turned around and walked out of the villa.
Asset allocation is a science, investment does not have to be placed in the sunrise industry, but must be placed in the industry with the most bargaining power, or the industry with the most right to speak. As for swapping for hard currency and saving it for slow spending, that's the stupidest investment behavior.
Gu Yang was not idle, and immediately returned to the second floor and opened a door.
This is a room of hundreds of square meters, with three exquisite and bright floor-to-ceiling windows on the wall, neat shelves on the wall, and a variety of fairy materials on the shelves, all of which are colorful.
In the center of the room was a small altar with a faint blue flame leaping and burning a blue stone. Mozi stood in front of the altar with his hands in his hands, his eyes flashing with blue light, and he didn't know what he was calculating. But when he saw Gu Yang coming in, he immediately stopped and asked:
"Big brother, what's the matter. ”
"Big deal. ”
With a wave of his hand, Gu Yang threw out the nine small boats he had just received, and said:
"I think these nine ships can be converted into an aircraft carrier and come up with a plan. ”
Blue light flashed in Mozi's eyes, and he smiled bitterly:
"These nine ships all have space formations, and I haven't fully mastered the space rules of this world. I dismantled the ship first, so I could calculate the best solution based on the materials. ”
"Follow me!"
Gu Yang waved his sleeves, and the golden light around his body burst out, directly rolling up Mozi and disappearing in place.
Yingcheng is already the largest shipbuilding base on Valan Island, and the headquarters of Guyang Shipbuilding Company is located here. Because of the need to launch one capital ship every year, a one-kilometer-long dock has been built on the shore, which can build six capital ships at the same time.
At this time, under the huge "gantry crane", a battleship independently designed and built by the "company" was slowly sailing into the sea along the track, and the appearance was almost the same as that of the "Walan". The salute roared on the pier, and the onlookers were crowded, cheering one after another.
The general manager of the company was making an impassioned speech on the podium, and the representative of the navy was also on the side, and the scene was very warm. There is no doubt that such a huge project is incomparably impressive.
On an empty cargo dock, Gu Yang looked at the bustle in the distance, and the scene asked:
"How about this battleship that they built themselves?"
A blue light flashed in Mozi's eyes, and he shook his head and said:
"The shape is similar but not the same, and the combat effectiveness is not as good as the 'Walan', and it is estimated that there will be small problems in the future. ”
"There is no shortcut for the navy, it can only run in small steps, and it is only regarded as paying tuition!"
Gu Yang smiled faintly, and with a wave of his big sleeves, the nine giant ships fell into the sea, growing in the wind, setting off monstrous waves, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
These nine ships are indeed medium-grade immortal weapons refined as a whole, and their defense and endurance are very superior, and they are definitely first-class sea ships. With these nine ships, it is more than enough to dominate the kingdom of the islands, and it is no wonder that the "heavenly king" of Crystal Island wants to import. The only drawback was the limited range of artillery, which threatened only coastal cities, significantly limiting its influence.
This is also the disadvantage of battleships, so the great powers have installed aircraft carriers after the planes are on the ships. The original intention was not to deal with battleships, but to gain greater influence. Such influence cannot be tolerated by any maritime hegemonic country. Geopolitically, the construction of aircraft carriers is tantamount to a declaration of war on all sea powers.
Gu Yang looked into the distance, and after weighing the pros and cons of developing an aircraft carrier again, he took a deep breath and waved countless runes in his hand.
The nine giant ships suddenly let out an overwhelming roar, which made people feel terrified. As the hull shuddered, first the canvas fell off, and twenty-seven huge sails flew on the dock, folded neatly.
Immediately after that, the batteries separated, the decks flew up, and the hulls of the ships fell off...... All piled up on the pier, neatly and neatly.
Mozi was stunned and said:
"Wooden hull, how to build an aircraft carrier ......"