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Chapter 672 No Grass Grows Where You Pass [Third Change]

"How about untying Japan?" Reagan gritted his teeth and said, there was really no other way but to take a risk.

"No." The seven generals said in unison, their faces were determined, and it was absolutely impossible to untie Japan.

"Mr. President, the nature of Japan is difficult to change. The Pearl Harbor incident will never be allowed to happen again. Our military will take this blame once, and there will never be a second time," General Johnson said firmly. All the generals nodded their heads. The whole army is of one mind. Reagan's face darkened even more.

What happened at Pearl Harbor back then became an unhealed rift between the military and the White House, and it was written into history. For these hawkish generals, it was a bloody shame, but there was no way, because On the other side is the President of the United States of America, who must maintain an external image.

That’s right, your presidents are upright, the blame can only be taken by our military, but there will never be a next time, this is the bottom line of the military, the bottom line that can’t be promised no matter what, absolutely can’t let your name be written into history , was cursed by posterity.

"Mr. President, although we have subsidized half the price, it is still uncertain whether to accept the umbrella, because India has no money. According to our information, half of the funds for buying weapons with the umbrella last time were topped by other materials. Forgive me, the last few times I bought weapons with Umbrella, Umbrella has not responded, obviously, Umbrella is very concerned about getting the money back." Horton looked at Reagan and tried to persuade him.

Reagan was taken aback. Is India so poor? The richness of the United States limited Reagan's imagination. "I will seriously consider it. Give me some time." Reagan looked at this document and really didn't want to sign it. The resentment towards Umbrella is quite tangled.

Several generals looked at each other, all with wry smiles on their faces, and said in their hearts, isn’t it just that the protection umbrella was scratched on the coffee futures and didn’t give you any money? You, why don't you see such a big resentment.

The generals looked at each other and nodded slowly. This matter cannot be delayed, "Mr. President, if there is no news in two days, our proposal will be submitted to Congress for review. This matter is too big. Our military can't afford it," General Johnson said seriously.

Reagan was taken aback, and submitted to Congress, what does your military want to do, does it show that I am incompetent as a president? Holden took out a map from his bag and put it in front of Reagan, letting Reagan take a look, and Reagan watched.

"Mr. President, this is a polar bear-controlled area. If he is allowed to stand firm, according to the military's internal analysis, the entire territory of India will be completely owned by polar bears within two years at the most. At that time, polar bears can get too much supplies from India for blood transfusions. We Analysis, within a year at most, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Myanmar will all fall. By that time, the polar bear's peak can point directly to Australia." Holden pointed to the map and explained to Reagan.

"These areas are all places with great strategic resources. If Japan had concentrated on attacking Southeast Asia instead of attacking the mainland, World War II would not have ended so quickly. It is not certain who will win and who will lose," Horton said directly.

Reagan looked at the map with a dark face, fully understanding why Horton would say that, the population, India is the same as the mainland, the population is too large, so many people are armed, they are completely locusts, and no grass will grow wherever they pass.

Next, a general named Bolton began to explain to Reagan the military power of Southeast Asian countries. The more he talked, the darker Reagan’s face became. He never imagined that the military power of Southeast Asian countries would be so low and backward. There is no way to stop the torrent of steel from the polar bear.

(According to the information searched by rogues, Southeast Asian countries began to gradually change after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Before that, they basically used weapons that were eliminated by the powerful countries of World War II, and their combat effectiveness was simply scum.)
The generals discussed with Reagan in the office for a noon, and the four of them, Omar, stayed in the lounge for a morning. The four of them were confused, not knowing what happened.

It wasn't until the butler of the White House came to invite the four of them to dinner that I found out what was going on from this man. The military boss had been arguing with the president in the office for a whole morning, and they hadn't eaten yet. All four of them ate Surprised.

This matter is not a trivial matter. The last time the military discussed with the president for such a long time was during the war. Could something have happened? The four of them looked at each other and they knew it all.

They communicated in a low voice while eating, "The only thing that can make the military so nervous is the polar bear. The others don't have this weight, even if it's Guo and us," Hughes said seriously, his voice very low.

Omar and the others nodded, "You're right, the polar bear must have done something, but this is also a good opportunity for us, isn't it?" Omar looked at the three of them and said.

The three of them were stunned, looked at Omar's eyes, and quickly understood, "We have no profit, we have to lay off people, this cannot be refused." Strauss took a bite of steak, looked at the three and said , all three of them smiled and nodded.

At two o'clock, the manager came and invited the four of them to the president's office, and told them to be careful in what they said. Neither the president nor the military generals had eaten, and the four nodded.

Whether the president eats or not, the four of them don't care at all. It's none of my business. When things get to this point, it's a sign of incompetence. They don't mean to pity the president at all.

When the four of them entered the presidential office, they were more or less taken aback. Not only the president and the military were there, but also several ministers. The situation was not small.

"Sit down," Reagan said very unhappily. Omar and the others sat down. Seeing the president not saying a word, Reagan wanted to get angry, but he held back.

"You want to lay off staff?" Reagan asked, and the four nodded without saying a word.

"How much do you plan to lay off?" asked Reagan
"Boeing plans to lay off 4000 people in the United States," Omar said directly, and the eyebrows of several people jumped

"GM plans to lay off 6000 people in the United States." Hughes also reported a number, and the faces of these people became even darker.
"Thor is not many, 6000 people," Strauss said, his face was very calm.

"Huntington Ingalls doesn't have many layoffs, 600 people." Sartre said blankly, and Reagan pinched his thigh fiercely, reminding himself to control his anger.

"Gentlemen, it is against the labor law for you to lay off workers like this." Reagan looked at the four of them and said.
"I, Boeing, will not violate it. The contracts of these people expire this year, and we are not renewing their contracts." Omar said directly. Reagan wished to pick up his gun and kill Omar. Has your patriotism been eaten by dogs?

"We, GM, don't violate the law. These people's contracts have expired. We don't renew the contract, and we don't violate any laws." Hughes said seriously, and GM is not something you can pinch casually.

Strauss and Sartre were going to talk, but Reagan stopped him, "Gentlemen, do you know that such a large-scale layoff will cause turmoil?" Reagan controlled his anger.

"I know, but if we don't lay off people and drag it on, more people will have no food to eat, and the turmoil will be even greater. It will not be more than 1 people, but 4 to [-] people." Hughes said directly, Reagan The faces of several ministers turned black.

"Is it because the umbrella doesn't give you orders?" Reagan asked, and all four nodded.

"Mr. President, after Boeing cooperated with Umbrella, we have activated seven production lines in the past two years. Now if there is no order for Umbrella, we must close these production lines. Otherwise, our losses will be astronomical," Omar said directly. said, Reagan was taken aback.

Has Boeing activated so many production lines? Looking at the person next to him, the staff member nodded, indicating that Omar is not lying. This is a fact that you cannot deny.

"We have activated four production lines at GM, and we also need to close them. To be honest, my heart hurts." Hughes said, clutching his chest. If the four production lines were really shut down, Hughes might have a heart attack.

"Mr. President, we have been cooperating with Umbrella for such a long time. Umbrella's orders for the four of us have exceeded tens of billions of dollars. You know what this amount means to the four of us. We really can't bear it," Shite Rolls said seriously, and many people were taken aback.

Reagan began to hesitate. With such a high transaction amount, what the umbrella wants to do with these arms, Reagan began to think deeply, "Mr. President, do you want to know why the umbrella has to reduce the order?" Omar said directly, Reagan nodded, really I really want to know what's going on here.

"At the beginning of this year, did Mr. President know that Umbrella fought against Vietnam?" Omar asked, and Reagan nodded. He knew it very well.

"The protective umbrella has invested more than 50 billion US dollars in military weapons to win this battle. This is not counting personnel pensions, material consumption, etc. If all of them are down, it will cost almost 70 billion US dollars. In return, Vietnam only compensated three This is the basis for Umbrella to reduce orders, and Umbrella does not want to play this game," Omar said directly.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief, and the people in the military bowed their heads in embarrassment. They were very clear about this matter. Reagan knew that this matter was not fake when he saw the expressions of the military leaders. Sister, what should I do about this matter, not to mention the umbrella, even the country can't bear it.

(End of this chapter)