Chapter 245: Preparing for a Crisis

Of course, in addition to the war situation in the United States, which has gone beyond Huo Shan's control, there are many things that bother him!

Including the Anglo-Egyptian War that was about to start, Rì's own peep into Huo Jiajun's covert control of the island of Central Taiwan, and the stupid French in southern Vietnam, these things that are closely related to the future of Huo Jiajun have consumed a lot of Huo Shan's strength! If it weren't for the various infrastructure projects in full swing within Huo Jiajun that were taken care of by the Government Council! I'm afraid Huo Shan would have been tired of these cumbersome things!

However, although these things are important, they are still not the focus of Huo Shan's concern!

The thirteenth economic crisis in the capitalist world is what Huo Shan is most concerned about at present! In order to take advantage of this opportunity to raise funds for the development of Huo Jiajun's second five-year plan, Huo Shan has already transferred nearly one billion dollars from within the Huo family!

Moreover, in order to raise this huge amount of money, Huo Shan sold almost all the major factories under the Huo family's jurisdiction, and even transferred all the shares of heavy industrial groups such as the Kaohsiung Shipyard, Hainan Iron and Steel Plant, and Keelung Shipyard to the Government Council! Moreover, Huo Shan also obtained a large amount of loans from Germany in the name of Huo Jiajun!

All these funds have added up to more than 1.2 billion silver dollars, which is equivalent to 300 million pounds! This is already all the funds that Huo Shan can come up with without using the gold reserves of the Huo family! If his layout can be successful this time, then the wealth in his hands can be multiplied several times. At that time, not only the funds for Huo Jiajun's second five-year plan will be secured. Even if it was the second step of the 'Tenglong Plan' formulated by Huo Shan, he took the opportunity of the Sino-French War to thwart France. And the military plan to occupy the Indochina Peninsula can also be carried out smoothly!

You must know that France is not the Netherlands or Portugal, it is a real global empire. Even in the Franco-Prussian War, the tough Germans beat the land and paid reparations. However, the overall strength of the French is too much more than that of the current Huo Jiajun! If there is no sufficient capital as a guarantee, as well as the superiority of the Huo Jiajun in military equipment and tactics, I am afraid it will be difficult to defeat the French!

"Huo Long, you have to pay more attention to the affairs of the navy, the refit of captured warships should be accelerated, and the construction speed of new warships should also be increased as much as possible! In addition, let the people of the Navy Ship Design Institute take advantage of the opportunity of this warship refit to study the design and layout of the ship type of the 'Seven Provinces Alliance' and the 'Queen Maria'! There are not many opportunities for such a large-tonnage warship to be disassembled and studied by them!" Huo Shan finally said.

The foundation of the Huo Jiajun Navy is still too thin. However, I believe that after all the warships are refitted this time, the design capability of the Huo Jiajun Naval Ship Design Institute will definitely be able to reach a higher level! At that time, the design and manufacture of the Mingxiang-class light cruisers will not be as difficult to produce as they are now!

"Yes, young master!"

"Also, we must not relax our precautions against ourselves in the north, especially now that we are at war with the Americans, there is no guarantee that these little devils will not take risks. Take the opportunity to invade our Taiwan! Therefore, your military department should pay special attention. ”

Although I don't know why the young master has such a big jǐng heart for the rì himself in the north!, but for Huo Long, the young master's words are holy decrees, and he just needs to carry them out!

"I understand, young master! After I go back, I will let Huo Feng's navy closely monitor the Ryukyu Islands and myself! Moreover, we still have the zhōngyāngjǐng guard division and four regiments of jǐng reserve troops on the island of Taiwan, I believe that so many troops are enough to ensure the safety of our island of Taiwan!" Huo Long said with confidence.

"Huh. It's good to have faith!"

"Young Master, Fu Bo is here!" At this moment, Huo Lei, who had been standing next to him, suddenly spoke.

"Hmm!" Hearing his words, Huo Shan turned his head and happened to see that he had already turned into the courtyard gate. He was walking along the winding corridor, holding a small black sè bag in his hand. The old man who came in a hurry!

"Young Master, then I'll go back first!" It can be seen from the look on Fu Bo's face that the old man must have something important to discuss with the young master! And the purpose of his coming here today has been accomplished. Therefore, Huo Long also wants to say goodbye!

Huo Shan lowered his head and thought for a moment, the things he should have explained have been almost explained! Whether it is the war in the United States, Rìben, or Egypt, I believe that Huo Long can carry it out well according to his own intentions!

"Well, let's talk about it today!"

"Young Master, we have all prepared according to your instructions......" Fu Bo, who walked in from outside the door, sat down and said solemnly to Huo Shan.

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Wall Street, now the largest financial street in the United States! Since May 17, 1792, 24 stockbrokers signed the Sycamore Tree Agreement under a plane tree outside 68 Wall Street in New York, Wall Street seems destined to rise in the United States!

Although the current United States is far from being able to compare itself with later generations in terms of economy and international status, after more than 100 years of development and expansion, the current US economy and industry have been developing at a rate of more than 10 percent per year under the impetus of the large-scale construction of railroads! Even though it still owes a large amount of foreign debts to Britain, France, and other countries, no one can ignore the economic potential of the United States!

Therefore, Wall Street, which is the location of the largest stock exchange in the United States, has also prospered rapidly!

Looking at the crowded street under his feet, Huo Wolf shook the red wine in his hand and took a shallow sip! He couldn't help frowning, it had been almost three years since he came to the United States, but he still couldn't get used to drinking this thing, and he didn't have the strength of Chinese liquor. But it's not a big deal to get baijiu in the U.S.!

However, in Huo Wolf's eyes, these mouths and stomachs are insignificant, and the task given to him by the young master is the real major event related to the rise and fall of the Huo family's army! Thinking about the seemingly astronomical amount of money in his hands now, Huo Wolf is apprehensive and infinite pride rises in his heart!

"What's the matter, the young master has already given the order?" Looking at the pride on Huo Wolf's face, Ou Yangming, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but ask with a smile. As the minister of the Huo Jiajun Legation in the United States, he and Huo Wolf are in charge of all the affairs of the Huo Jiajun in the United States! Of course, the young master also understands the various layouts in the United States, and this is also the reason why he still stayed in the United States and did not leave after the Huo Jiajun declared war on the United States!

"Well, I just received it yesterday, and the time for action has been set!" Huo Wolf withdrew his gaze from the window, raised his head and took a sip of all the red wine in his hand, then turned around and walked back to the sofa and sat down!

"Hey, this is the best dry red produced in the French Château de la Tour, which has been cellared for fifty years! It's a waste to give you a drink!" Ou Yangming, who has been in the United States for many years and usually socializes a lot, is obviously much more tasteful than Huo Wolf, a rough man!

"June 1st!" Huo Wolf didn't seem to hear Ou Yangming's complaints, and said indifferently.

"Hmm, why did you advance so much all of a sudden?" Ouyang Mingshen moved, and couldn't help but ask at the moment. Although the young master had not told them of the specific action period before, as one of the people in charge of all the affairs of the Huo family army in the United States, he still knew the general layout of the young master! According to the original plan of action, this secret operation should have been launched in September!

"You forgot we're at war with the Americans right now!" Wolf said.

Of course, it is impossible for Ou Yangming to forget this kind of thing, you must know that the original declaration of war was personally handed over to US President Alan Arthur! However, Huo Jiajun's military operations in the United States were only limited to the three states on the western coast of the United States, and this Ou Yangming knew about it.

Because the development of the western region is still very short, the total economic output of the western states accounts for a very small proportion of the entire US economy, which is far inferior to that of the central and eastern states of the United States, which have been developed for several hundred years! Therefore, even after the news spread in the United States that Huo Jiajun landed on the western coast of the United States and quickly occupied the three western states, the New York Stock Exchange was not affected much! No one believed that with only two or three divisions and less than 100,000 troops, the Huo Jiajun could set off a storm on the vast territory of the United States! The 100,000 troops were able to occupy the three western states!

"Don't sell it, let's talk about it!" asked Ouyang Mingshen with some excitement. As the minister of the Huo family army to the United States, he is not a stupid person, since Huo Wolf said so, it means that the war situation between the Huo family army and the United States has changed again!

Thinking of the telegram he had just received, Huo Wolf's heart couldn't help but feel a little excited! But it's a pity that he is now shouldering a heavy responsibility, and he has no chance to gallop on the field!

"Here, take a look! This is a telegram sent by the young master the day before yesterday! The American troops stationed in the west are vulnerable! So the military has changed its original battle plan!"

"Chicago!Houston!This is really ......!" After reading the telegram, Ou Yangming's whole body was like an electric shock, and he was stunned by the information transmitted from this thin newspaper!

Having lived in the United States for many years, he has a very clear understanding of the economic situation and industrial layout of the entire United States!

Chicago, a city with a population of more than one million, located at the intersection of the east and west of the United States, and an extremely important city in terms of geographical location, is not as insignificant as San Francisco and Los Angeles in the western part of the United States! If this city, which is famous for its manufacturing industry, is really occupied by the Huo Jiajun, one can imagine what kind of impact it will have on the politics and economy of the United States!

Moreover, Chicago City is located on the shores of the Great Lakes, the most important part of the United States, and is the most important industrial and agricultural base in the United States! I believe that as long as Huo Jiajun's troops point here, there will be no 13th economic crisis, and the US economy and stock market will also plummet like jumping off a building!

In addition, Houston in the south of the United States, this American city that has risen rapidly after the discovery of oil, has become more and more important in the United States!

The most important thing is that these two cities are close to the most important eastern states of the United States, and it can be said that the Huo Jiajun has hit here, which has put the Americans in danger of losing their country!