My client Li Yunlong

The third week of June 1941.

"What are the casualties?"

Gangcun's tone was helpless.

He had a premonition that the answer would not be any different from the last two weeks, and might even increase further, but he still asked the question.

Otherwise, why not ask?
He is the commander of the North China Front.

"Four thousand people were broken into pieces, and there were 15,000 casualties."

The staff officer's tone was equally helpless.

Every week, they submit casualty figures and apply to stop the attack, but the base camp still orders the attack to continue, to block the Tubal Road base area, and to maintain the current situation.

And a steady stream of troops and supplies were sent to replenish the troops.

The North China Front Army has never had such abundant supplies so far, even including the beginning of the war.

Replenishing soldiers has never been so sufficient. If one is lost, another one can be replaced immediately.

Probably··

The North China Front has never fought such a rich battle.

No way...
The enemy is richer and more formidable.

Tanks are like free money. They come out in piles. Once they are damaged or malfunction, even if they can be salvaged, if it is judged that there will be casualties, they will be thrown away in the jungle or on the front line like garbage, and will be captured by the empire. .

Maybe you will think that Tubalu is afraid of death!
If you really think so.

That could not be more wrong.

Not long ago, a wave of elite locust troops was organized by the headquarters to launch an infiltration. Under the cover of the frontline army, this elite force successfully penetrated into the Tubal Road base area.

until near the highway.

In fact, it cannot be regarded as a small force.

There are more than five hundred people!
but.

When Tuba Road was discovered, these five hundred people were wiped out in just half an hour.

Yes.

More than half an hour.

According to the farewell telegram, those tank crews who would retreat casually in the past would not hesitate to get off their vehicles and charge after their tanks were destroyed and unable to move forward.

The decisiveness of the charge was no less than that of the infantry on the ground.

The elite brigade mistakenly believed that the Tubal tanks would retreat, and was careless. As a result, the first line of defense that was torn apart was actually torn apart by an infantry stormtrooper composed of destroyed tank crews.

Because of this opening, the army of more than 500 people was silenced in less than an hour, forty minutes to be precise.

People are retreating from the area controlled by the attacking locust army, but there is no need to fight to the death.

and.

They have many tanks.

"How many tanks were destroyed?"

Okamura Neji asked.

"Forty cars."

The staff officer replied.

"Forty cars, sure enough."

Okamura Neji smiled bitterly.

It is still unbeatable that one hundred men can be replaced by one tank.

In three weeks of June, he had already destroyed 110 tanks, at the cost of 11,000 men. However, on the front line, the tanks on Tubal Road were still coming one after another, and they continued to arrive. .

Like, there's a tank factory opposite.

Tanks are being produced continuously, and they are just a group of testers.

"The base camp asked us to recover all the tank wreckage and transport it back."

The counselor said:

"Even excluding the captured ones, we have destroyed more than two hundred tanks so far. Each tank can extract thirty tons of steel, and it is very high-quality scrap steel."

The staff officer explained it appropriately.

"this··"

Gangcun was speechless for a while.

and so.

The jade scraps of 20,000 imperial warriors just for 6,000 tons of steel?
It's good steel though.

but···

Use the lives of imperial soldiers to make steel?
"General."

Suddenly, the chief of staff rushed in hurriedly, his tone full of surprise;

"Good news, good news."

"What good news?"

Gangcun was stunned for a moment, then looked expectant.

Finally, any good news?
News that can be considered good news by the chief of staff must be good news.

"The Germans and the Soviets were fighting."

'The Germans and the Soviets are fighting! '

The chief of staff was ecstatic.

"Is there a fight in the east of Europe?"

Okamura Neji also suddenly became overjoyed.

This way.

The pressure on the Kwantung Army will be greatly reduced.

Can support more troops...

Okamura Neji calmed down, his joy quickly disappeared, and he even sighed.

so what?

What if the Kwantung Army comes down?

Can it stop two hundred tanks every month? Can it stop the Tuba Road, which has millions of reserve militiamen and millions of main troops? Can it break through the artillery defense line of nearly a thousand 120 mortars?

Neither can the Kwantung Army.

"General, do you think the Germans will win?"

the chief of staff asked.

"It will win."

Okamura Neji did not hesitate.

The Axis allies are all prosperous and suffer losses. Once the Germans fail, the empire will also fail.

Therefore, the Germans must win.

You can only win.

"You also know how technologically advanced the Germans are."

Okamura Neji gave his reason.

After the establishment of the Axis, the Empire and the Germans had many technical cooperations, including the kamikaze fighter jets and new tanks being developed, with the participation of German technicians.

The Germans even found a way to transport an intact Sherman tank back.

····
"Sud is at war."

Taiyue base area.

Liao County.

The brigade commander also learned the news.

"Is there a war?"

The brigade commander spoke calmly.

He expected the war to begin.

After the Germans lost in the English Channel, it was inevitable that they would go to war on the Eastern Front.

"I wonder what the situation is?"

The brigade commander was a little curious.

The confrontation on the Eastern Front in Europe was not a small fight on our own side. It was a large-scale confrontation involving millions of troops and covering an area of ​​millions of square kilometers.

It is a battle that determines the fate of the world.

"She must be anxious."

Staff speculation.

"Not always!"

The brigade commander recalled some information he saw from Li Yunlong.

If we go by that still top-secret tank combat guidance, then the start of the Eastern Front may... lead to a result that is beyond everyone's expectations, and may even repeat the situation on the Western Front.

However, the environments on the Western Front and the Eastern Front are completely different.

and.

"It has nothing to do with us."

The brigade commander's tone was nonchalant.

Now the base area is thriving and everything is developing in a good direction.

Since the construction of the Shuiyaozi Arsenal in the Taihang Base was completed in April, it has grown in scale and can produce a thousand guns of various types every day.

And most importantly!
quality!

Thanks to the step-by-step instruction of engineers from friends behind Li Yunlong, as well as the elite and outstanding workers from all bases of the organization, the guns produced by the First Factory were produced.

The quality of these guns.

It’s almost exactly the same as what Li Yunlong’s friend provided.

Although not all factories have insufficient skilled workers, there is still hope. As the construction of a million-ton steel plant begins, in the future, the army will be able to produce various machines and equipment, including machine tools, aircraft, tanks, automobiles, and even heavy artillery.

Funding, technology and equipment are already in place.

Just develop step by step.

There is no need to look at the eyes of any other force.

Why are you paying attention to wars in other countries?
As long as he develops, he can say straightforwardly that no one else can do what he is doing.

···
Shimen.

Economics class.

"Five Hebei Nan coins can be exchanged for one silver dollar."

'And unlimited? ! '

When Suzuki Fanji received the news, his expression suddenly changed.

The exchange rate of silver dollars for new Hebei Nan coins dropped to one to five. Suzuki Fanji expected this. Although it was much faster than he expected, he could accept it and deal with it.

But there is no limit to redemption...
Even though the silver dollar has plummeted in the international market, it still maintains the node of 45 cents per ounce, never falling, and even rebounding occasionally.

After all, Americans still hold on to at least 70,000 to 80,000 tons of silver and have not sold it yet, and the Silver Act has not been weakened yet.
But at this time, those people actually completely opened up the silver dollar exchange.

Aren't these people worried about Baiyin's collapse?

Their new Hebei Nan coins are anchored with silver dollars!

What good does the depreciation of the silver dollar do to this group of people?
"General, what should we do?"

The subordinates couldn't help but ask Suzuki Fanji.

The data from the Business Section came out last week, with a net profit of US$25 million.

Yes.

It's $25 million.

A week.

"Sell the silver in your hands quickly."

Suzuki Fanji thought for a moment and said:

“Increase the trading volume of other commodities.”

"Especially the metal materials needed for steelmaking."

Silver trading is no longer profitable. The most profitable thing now is trading - those people need a large amount of nickel and other metals needed for steelmaking. Although the empire is also in short supply, the price from the other side is high.

Moreover, when the empire goes south, it will be able to obtain enough of these metals.

"Hi."

The subordinate responded.

···
Wuxiang.

airport.

A Y7 took off slowly and flew towards the south.

Yes.

south.

The transport cabin carried tons of medicines and pieces of medical equipment. Their final destination was a certain port.

These medicines and medical equipment will then take ocean-going ships and eventually reach the United States, England, and even the west coast of Europe.

Although the Japanese blockade affects exports, it doesn't matter. There are transport aircraft in the base area, and the hump is not a problem at all for the Y7 with long wings and high lift.

"Two million dollars."

Looking at the departing plane, Zhang Wanhe spit out a number.

On a flat runway, the maximum weight of cargo that the Y-7 can transport is 25 tons. The profit of the cargo transported on this aircraft is 2 million US dollars.

As more and more medicines arrive, there are now more than 100 antibiotics in the base's drug library, including the most basic penicillin, as well as special antibiotics.

There are more than 35,000 other medicines in total.

These are all products that cannot be manufactured abroad, and even cannot be imitated in a short period of time.

Including cancer drugs.

And medical equipment.

Internal fixation plates, etc., surgical instruments, equipment, precision auxiliary equipment, etc. cannot be manufactured abroad. One piece of such equipment costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even one million dollars.

On the plane, these are the main things.

"How many planes are there every day..."

The people on the side continued to ask.

"It varies every day, but there are a hundred flights a week, and the average profit per flight is one million US dollars."

Zhang Wanhe continued.

"Each one is worth a million dollars!"

The visitor repeated it.

"Correct!"

Zhang Wanhe nodded.

One hundred planes a week, each with a profit of one million U.S. dollars. In other words, the weekly profit is 100 million U.S. dollars, which is 400 million U.S. dollars every month, and 4.8 billion U.S. dollars a year.

The fiscal revenue of the United States for half a year is only at this level.

This is the absolute monopoly effect brought about by the sixty-year absolute technological gap.

Terrible and unparalleled benefits.

Let me ask you, if you are sick, would you use better medicines or medicines that can save your life?

Of course, this benefit is obtained through global trade, and the Americans cannot reap these benefits.

The flow of capital and technology brought about by the European war was also a promoter of this situation.

The floating population and high-tech talents have led to the circulation of drugs, which even the United States cannot block, coupled with the fueling of underground business networks and the easy transportation of drugs.

Lockdown is hard.

Of course, there is also the promotion of Congressman George Galvin of America.

"it is good."

The former general staff officer and now the person in charge of industrial and economic development in the base area nodded with satisfaction.

4.8 billion US dollars a year,
Still the lowest.

As the drug is promoted and market share increases, profits can further increase.

It is the best guarantee for the development of the base area.

How about the Japanese lockdown?
As long as they have money, even the Japanese have to transport what they want.

"Can the transport capacity be improved?"

he asked, the head of the industrial and economic development of the base area.

"Yes, we have 80 Y7s and enough pilots. We can fly up to 1,500 sorties per month."

Zhang Wanhe replied.

"I have an idea."

The person in charge of the local industrial and economic development continued:

"Today, we have 1,700 tons of gold in our base area. It is expected that by next year, this amount will increase to 10,000 tons."

"The equivalent of $12.5 billion."

"Li Yunlong even estimated that it may reach 20,000 tons or more."

"It's enough to ensure the stability of our border currency."

"but··"

"The Americans certainly don't know we have this gold."

After a pause, he continued:
"It is expected that Americans will sell silver dollars next, forcing the silver dollar to plummet and forcing us to use the U.S. dollar as a reserve foreign currency."

"We can install it first and use US dollars to stabilize the currency. We can even directly accept US dollars for payment to purchase drugs, medical equipment, and medical technology."

Twenty-five tons can sell for a million dollars, including various medical technologies, for example.

Don't say sixty years.

Even medical technology within ten years will be enough to sell for billions of dollars.

"what do you mean··"

Zhang Wanhe's eyes lit up:
“Inject some bubbles into the dollar?”

Why do Americans suppress the silver dollar?
Isn't one of the goals to control and influence the economy of the Republic of China?

Also in order to bring the base area into the U.S. dollar system.

After all, the base area was blocked by the Japanese. Without being able to fight out and without access to the sea, it was impossible to have complete financial power.

As long as the huge Jinan currency is backed by the U.S. dollar, it will equal a huge drug transaction volume. The annual drug transactions of 5 to 6 billion U.S. dollars increase the credibility of the U.S. dollar.

Became Americans’ foreign GDP,

The dollar will be more valuable,

People are also more willing to store dollars.

Of course, this is also good for the base area. The Americans will open up the market and business system appropriately. It is estimated that drug profits will double.

From an American perspective, in this way, the border currency in the base area will be tied to the U.S. dollar. It is not impossible to break away, but it will cost a lot.

The loss is tens of billions or even hundreds of billions.

but!

The U.S. dollar is meaningless to the base area!

It's just waste paper, throw it away if you want.

The essence of currency is just a medium of exchange.

Just throw it away.

When this country has enough strength to sell off billions of dollars and announce that it will no longer use the U.S. dollar, what will the U.S. dollar fall to? (End of chapter)