Living like a salted fish in the end times

Chapter 289 The Declaration of Independence

Yu Yuehai was immediately overjoyed: "The total is 380 billion. Our WFP has already raised 200 billion. The rest is up to you."

Zhang Hao didn't want to give money directly, so he tentatively said:

"Can you use whale meat to pay for military expenses?"

"Zhang Dong, are you kidding me? The war has already begun. The food issue is the cornerstone of the federation's stability. No one can get involved in those whale meats."

Director Yu said categorically.

Zhang Hao twitched his lips secretly. If the higher-ups really valued food, they wouldn't sit back and watch the ocean-going fleet be exposed to risks, or did they think they were easy to bully?

Want to steal from the rich and help the poor?
But having said that, the profits of Southeast Fishery would not fall into his own pocket, and the interests of Shuguang Company would be damaged in the end, and the impact on himself would be limited.

After all, with the nature of Suguang Company's bottomless pit, the 180 billion is not enough to burn.

"Sorry, Director Yu, there is not much money in Southeast Fishery's account at present, we are afraid that we are powerless, you should think of other ways?"

Director Yu didn't want to give up easily, so he quickly came up with a solution: "Mr. Zhang, otherwise, you can help put up the money first, and then return the money to you after the whale meat is put into storage. What do you think?" ?”

"No, no, I still owe tens of billions of foreign debts, and I have no money at all."

Zhang Hao complained incessantly.

In case the ocean-going fleet is severely damaged, or the entire army is wiped out, what about the 180 billion?
In the end, it must be on his head.

"It's simple. I can contact the bank for you, Mr. Zhang. With Mr. Zhang's wealth, it is no problem to borrow tens of billions." Director Yu pressed on step by step.

Hearing this, Zhang Hao immediately asked, "Then why not borrow in the name of the WFP?"

"The WFP is an official agency, and the government has been deeply in debt for a long time. Now it can't borrow money at all. Even if it can borrow money, the review process will be extremely troublesome, and the ocean-going fleet can't afford it."

"Isn't it okay to use the emergency law directly? Those banks shouldn't have the guts to refuse, right?"

"Mr. Zhang, the financial industry is different from the general real economy. The government can only macro-control it now, and dare not make micro-managements in person.

As we all know, the current financial market is very fragile and can be said to be walking on thin ice. Once the balance is broken, a violent financial storm will immediately set off, which is what the authorities want to avoid.

In addition, this also involves the federal currency. If the currency system collapses and becomes waste paper, the consequences of such a disaster are simply unimaginable. "

Yu Yuehai analyzed patiently.

Zhang Hao roughly understood the other party's worries, and this worry was not unreasonable.

He thought about it for a few minutes, but in the end he couldn't find any other solution, so he could only bite the bullet and agree, hoping that the WFP would keep its word and not miss the 180 billion loan.

……

With the full assistance of the government, the loan procedures went extremely smoothly, and all the loans were transferred to a mysterious account in the afternoon of the second day.

Soon, a large "broken fleet" left Lijiapo Port and began to head south with all its strength.

After a week of this, a so-called "Declaration of Independence" suddenly appeared on the Internet, with both Chinese and English versions, published by the pseudo-European Union.

That's right, in this eloquent declaration of thousands of words, the Europa people directly announced their secession from the Federation, and then they couldn't wait to establish the Europa League.

In an instant, a stone stirred up a thousand waves!

When the news spread, Zhang Hao was helping out in his father's antique shop. Since the outbreak of the war, the price of gold has soared again, breaking through the mark overnight.

Compared with the previous two years, it has almost increased by eight times.

Zhang Chongxin looked at the "Declaration of Independence" on his phone, not knowing whether he was happy or sad.

The federation has finally shown signs of disintegration, but at present, it is a group of yellow faces who are in charge. Under such circumstances, how can it be embarrassing?
Zhang Hao's attention at this time is not on the "Declaration of Independence", but on the back of the declaration.

"Dad, in my opinion, the battle in the Middle East has already been decided. Otherwise, with the cautious attitude of the Europeans, they would never dare to openly provoke the Federation. This wave obviously has something to rely on."

"What do you mean? You mean?"

Zhang Chongxin was dumbfounded for a moment.

Zhang Hao's face was heavy: "If I'm not wrong, there is a high probability that the oil depot in the Middle East will be completely lost. At the same time, the 50 garrisons are also in a desperate situation. It is estimated that they will either be surrounded and wiped out or captured. There is no third result."

"Which is more likely?"

Steve couldn't help but interjected.

"I think it's the latter. This is a civil war, and it's not the previous era of conflict among nations. In addition to the many years of peace, the soldiers' will to resist is generally not strong. Once surrounded, the probability of surrender is very high." Zhang Hao replied.

Zhang Chongxin sighed, and said with a sad face:
"The old ancestors were right, 'Although the world is safe, if you forget the battle, you will be in danger'. This lesson is too profound."

Steve followed up and asked, "Then how will the situation develop next?"

"The Europa people definitely want peace talks. After all, their comprehensive strength is far inferior to that of the Federation. The most important thing is the hundreds of thousands of captives. This is a big bargaining chip." Zhang Hao tried to analyze.

"Probably not?" Zhang Chongxin frowned, and then recalled: "I remember that in the 30s or 40s, the Congress passed an "Anti-Federal Secession Act", and there was no room for compromise."

"Dad, I didn't say that the higher authorities would recognize the independence of the Europa people, but it does not prevent the two sides from temporarily truce."

Zhang Hao quickly explained.

"truce?"

Zhang Chongxin subconsciously repeated it.

Zhang Hao nodded: "Yes, it is a truce, which is beneficial to both sides. We can take back the prisoners; the Europeans can also gain precious breathing time and take the opportunity to digest the fruits of victory."

"Can the higher-ups swallow this breath?"

Zhang Chongxin said angrily.

"If you can't swallow it, you have to swallow it. The distance between the two sides is too far, and the navy has no way to win the dominance of the sea. I estimate that within two or three years, the two sides will at most be arguing."

"Zhang Hao, you mean a sit-down battle?"

Steven quickly echoed.

"more or less!"

The so-called "sitting war" refers to the early days of the Federal Unification War. Although all parties declared war on each other, due to mutual scruples, no major war broke out immediately.

Instead, it dragged on for more than three months.

Zhang Chongxin stroked his beard, and couldn't help but wondered: "I don't understand, what's the use of delaying for a few years? War will still break out, can they still turn the tables?"

"It's really hard to say. If the Europa people take advantage of these two or three years to put all their eggs in one basket to develop nuclear weapons, they will not be able to fight if they want to."

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