Starting as an arms dealer, I am the overlord in South America

“Boss, isn’t it a bit inappropriate to visit the Middle East at this time?”

When they learned that Louis was going to visit, Gavin, Ottonier and others expressed their opposition. In their opinion, the United States and Britain are very hostile to Columbia now, and it is undoubtedly very dangerous to visit at this time.

“I didn’t say I would go on the trip now. I will definitely go after the war is over. The purpose of this trip is mainly to promote weapons. Didn’t your military say that the Type 15 tank was too fragile?

Well, this time I will go to the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia to promote these, and then replace them with new main battle tanks.”

In fact, he wanted to visit not just to sell weapons.

The main purpose was to solve the Iraqi problem.

The Iraqi pound is an important part of the new peso for oil.

If the Iraqi pound is taken down, then the new peso will replace the dollar.

Of course, if the bear can be controlled, then the new peso will replace oil 100%.

When several people heard that Louis would wait until the war was over before going on the trip, they couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

When they heard that Louis was going to promote the Type 15 tank and prepare to replace the army, the army commander Corey coughed twice and smiled,”In fact, the Type 15 tank is very good, with good firepower. Although it is a bit thin, there are still relatively few people who own third-generation main battle tanks such as the T72. As a combination of firepower output, it is still okay.”

Louis smiled and said,”Okay, I know whether it will work or not. Besides, I am not just going to sell weapons on my visit. I have other things to do.”

When everyone heard that Louis had other things to do, they stopped arguing about this issue.

“That’s right.”

Louis suddenly thought of something and looked at Ottoniel:”Are the Americans still sanctioning us?”

“Yes.”

Otto Neil nodded:”Since the last time we destroyed their two fleets and hundreds of aircraft, the sanctions have never stopped.”

“This American guy just doesn’t know what’s good for him”

“Since he wants to play, let him know who is the boss of this world.”

“Tell the young soldiers that the tolls for all U.S. cargo ships will be doubled, and the money raised will be used for military expenditures.”

The Panama Canal is mainly used for ships going to the United States.

If merchant ships going to the United States are not allowed to pass through here, it would be like killing one hundred enemies and losing fifty of your own, which is not very meaningful. If ships going to the United States are really not allowed to pass through, the canal revenue will inevitably plummet, which is not what he wants to see.

Although it is uncomfortable for the United States to do so, the Panama economy will also be affected.

Once the economy declines seriously, unrest will inevitably break out.

Therefore, raising the toll for ships going to the United States can not only achieve economic growth, but also disgust the United States, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Of course, ships going to the United States can also take a detour and pass through the Qinmeier Strait in Ating.

But it takes at least ten thousand nautical miles.

The cost is unknown.

Therefore, even if the toll is doubled, ships going to the United States have to pinch their noses and accept it.

Hearing this, Gavin smiled and said,”This is a good way to control the United States”

“I would say this should have happened long ago.”

“This American guy keeps looking for trouble. If we don’t teach him a lesson, he really thinks we can’t do anything to him..～”

Ottonier nodded and said with a smile:”If the toll is doubled, the Americans will probably be very angry.”

“Then, we will protest at the United Nations again.”

“NO”

Louis shook his head:”The Americans are just buying products at high prices. The real winners are the island countries, South Korea, and Taiwan, which are producing things.

Of course, the US exports to East Asia and Southeast Asia will also be affected.”

“Besides, don’t the Americans like to impose sanctions? Well, let’s also impose sanctions, restrict the export of high-end chips to the United States, and let the Americans spend a lot of money to buy them.”

Thanks to the development of Xinghai Group in the fields of biomedicine and electronic chips, the two major businesses are not only the mainstay of Xinghai Group, but now they have become a major taxpayer in Columbia.

(Blue Ocean Electronics was merged into Xinghai and renamed Xinghai Electronics.)

It pays more than 5 billion US dollars in taxes to Columbia every year, making it a world giant.

Of course, this is after tax cuts.

Otherwise, according to the normal 15% tax collection, Xinghai Group would have to contribute 15 to 16 billion US dollars in taxes to Columbia a year.

Xinghai alone accounts for 33.5% of annual revenue!

From this, we can also see how important a world-class company is to a country.

It can be said that of the more than 320 billion US dollars in Columbia last year, Louis’s companies accounted for more than 53%.

“Boss, restricting exports to the United States will have a great impact on our foreign trade, especially in the field of chips. The United States is now our largest trading partner in the field of chips.”

Ottonier does not agree to restrict the export of chips to the United States.

After all, the chip business has a large share. Last year, the chips exported to the United States reached 174 US dollars.

The island country is Colombia’s second largest trading partner.

Many electronic product chips in the island country are imported from Colombia.

The island country cannot survive without imports.

The semiconductor industry on which it depends for survival has been hit hard by the Xinghai Group.

For example, Sony’s Linglong color TV technology should have been very strong in this timeline, but in the face of Colombia’s plasma TVs and LCD TVs.

The big back hair Linglong color TV lost the market and gradually became a synonym for low-end.

Exports to Africa, the Middle East, Longguo and other regions.

Exports to the European and North American markets are not wanted by others, and they want Xinghai’s plasma TVs and LCD TVs.

In order to change this situation, Sony and other island companies had to develop plasma TV and LCD TV technology.

Not only do they have to pay patent fees to Xinghai.

Some chips, due to problems with their lithography machines, consume too much power and have weak performance, which makes them unpopular in the market and are criticized.

Only Xinghai has 7nm and 5nm technology.

Xinghai does not sell lithography machines to the outside world.

They have no choice but to go to Columbia to find a production company under Xinghai Electronics to produce their own chips. This is not only true for color TVs, but also for mobile phone products.

The world’s mobile phone chips and computers all come to Columbia.

Otherwise, how could Xinghai have an annual revenue of over 100 billion US dollars?

It can be said that it is not an exaggeration to say that Xinghai is now the world’s largest electronic communications company and biopharmaceutical company.

Hearing Ottonier’s objection, Louis smiled and said,”There is no comprehensive restriction on chip exports to the United States. It is only the restriction on the highest-end chips. Others will still be exported as usual.”

He looked at Xinghai’s financial report. Not many high-end chips were exported to the United States. The revenue was only $700 to $800 million. It was mainly used in IDC servers and some scientific research institutions.

Hearing this, Otto Neil breathed a sigh of relief.

He was worried that if Louis completely banned the export of chips to the United States, the loss would be huge.

The next day, the Panamanian government held a press conference

“In view of the United States’ stubbornness and hostility towards the new Panamanian government and Colombia, my country has decided to impose a 200% service fee on ships passing through the Panama Canal to the east and west coasts of the United States, which will take effect at 0:00 tomorrow….”(To read the novels of Bao Shuang, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Although Panama is a small country, its canal is a major transportation route.

In the 1990s, it was the busiest canal in the world. It was not until the millennium that the rise of Dragon Country made the Suez Canal surpass the latter.

But now, thanks to the rise of Colombia, Panama is the busiest canal in the world.

And every move of the canal affects tens of millions of people and dozens of countries.

When the Panamanian government announced this news, it caused an uproar and boiling around the world.

Especially in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

A large part of their products are sold to the United States by sea. After all, the United States currently accounts for about 25% of the world’s total GDP and is the largest trading partner of many countries.

Now Panama has suddenly raised the toll price by 2 times, which naturally caused dissatisfaction in many countries.

However, facing Panama, which is backed by Colombia, these countries can only raise the price of goods by 200%, and American merchants also follow suit. The increase is 200%, and finally the American people are the ones who suffer.

Originally, you could buy an egg for 1 dollar, but now it costs 3 dollars.

Naturally, the people are not happy about this.

Not only the people are not happy about this, but American entrepreneurs are also putting pressure on the government to solve this problem.

You know, in addition to East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Zealand, the Panama Canal also needs to be used by goods from the east and west coasts of the United States.

The United States is not as vigorously developing railways as China.

Sea transportation has become the main mode of transportation for bulk goods in the United States.[]

United States.

The White House

“”How do we solve this problem?”

Dan Quayle looked at everyone in the office.

Since Bush Sr. died, he became the new president.

“Mr. President, we should negotiate with Panama rather than being tough with them.”

“Yes, they have Colombia’s support behind them. It is impossible for us to defeat the new Panamanian government. In this case, it is better to negotiate.”

“Panama is too important. If force cannot solve the problem, I think we should try to turn the enemy into a friend and bring Panama to our side.”

“I agree with their view. Panama’s economy is not very good. We can increase their economic assistance and invest in them. After a long time, when they taste the benefits, they will definitely be the lighthouse of the world.”

Everyone talked about it, and they meant only one thing, that is, to win over Panama.

There is no other way. As long as it can be solved by force, they will not choose this method.

However, Panama is not weak, with 70,000 regular troops, and Zhao Qian is backed by Colombia.

So their suggestion is to divide the relationship between Panama and Colombia.

Try to win over Panama and make it an ally of the United States.

Dan Quayle nodded, he didn’t have any good ideas.

The war has been fought, what else can be done?

Bypass? But the Panama Canal.

Don’t joke.

Such a long distance, whether it is overseas or domestic enterprises, the cost will increase a lot, angering the people, how can he continue to be re-elected in the next term?

“Since everyone thinks so, then, Colin, you go to Panama in person and talk to them.”Dan Quayle looked at Secretary of State Colin.

This kind of thing can be handled by either the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury.

It is both a diplomatic issue and an economic issue.

Just after Dan Quayle finalized the candidate, the assistant knocked on the door and came in with a serious look:”Mr. President, the Colombian government just announced that they will ban the export of high-end chips to the United States as a means of counterattacking our sanctions against them.”

Dan Quayle:…….

Everyone:

What’s going on?

Sanctioning the Lighthouse Country?

Are you kidding? They have always sanctioned other countries, and no country has ever dared to sanction them.

“Ahem!”

Dan Quayle cleared his throat and asked,”Is this high-end chip important to us?””

“Not sure, this requires research to find out”

“Then go do some research and figure out the problem first.”

“yes!”…

I said: Hieu Baocot