Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

"In fact, besides the regular armed forces, the Marines, and the National Guard of each state, the United States also has a militia called the State Defense Forces. Each state has about a thousand to several hundred people; they are the National Guard's reserves, with a battalion of about 100 people and a brigade of about 300 people—purely a shell force. But I believe that the Maga militia supporting you has at least tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington. If you were to allocate the State Defense Forces slots in Washington, D.C. to these people and bring in retired Maga officers who support you to command them..."

That would be an extremist militia with considerable combat capabilities.

Moreover, this force is perfectly legal, reasonable, and compliant with any law, and can be deployed near Washington to protect the president.

State defense forces are at the very bottom of the U.S. armed forces; only 22 out of 51 states have established such scaffold divisions, their status being only slightly higher than that of the Boy Scouts. A department that normally receives no attention has now been unearthed by Li Xinghe and handed over to Trump, who still has the authority to appoint and organize such personnel.

Trump was indeed delighted. He greatly admired Li Xinghe's intelligence, calmness, reliability, and ability to provide guidance like a master of ideas.

"Boy, you're much better than them."

Nonsense. Those idiots outside don't even know how many states and territories the federal government has. Their ability to dig out laws and old systems from old documents is far inferior to that of professional schemer Li Xinghe.

However, judging from the current situation, Li Xinghe's persuasion has had a similar effect to those of these YouTube bloggers.

It's just that Li Xinghe was kind enough not to persuade Trump to break the rules and get himself killed.

At the same time, Li Xinghe repeatedly urged Trump not to reveal the mastermind behind this insane method that disrupted the balance of American military power. All of this is related to the pitiful wretch who 'wanted someone to take care of the wounded soldiers'.

Li Xinghe has no relation to him.

These are all Trump's brilliant fantasies.

The 83-year-old man was as happy as a child. He not only completely agreed to hide Li Xinghe's figure, but also asked Li Xinghe what kind of military slogan he should come up with.

Li Xinghe said:

What do you think of the slogan "Defend Washington, Support Trump"?

The author says:

Author's Note: Thank you all for your support. Here's 4200 words. Now, I've come to what I've always wanted to write: what would happen to the United States if each state acted independently and civil society groups ran rampant?

Chapter 613: U.S. Defense Forces, I'm Defending America! (4100 words)

The Trump administration has become a complete black box of politics, operating behind closed doors.

Just as Li Xinghe was quietly giving the old man advice, the young Maga, YouTubers, and several right-wing think tank members outside the door were unaware that Trump had already returned to the path of what a president should be doing during his break.

Back in the conference room, Trump displayed his 'savior' act skills, and after a series of mystical pronouncements of divine revelation, he announced:

"In the bathroom, I suddenly received a divine revelation. We must establish a U.S. defense force! We must form a volunteer force to protect American democracy, based on the Washington, D.C. District Defense Force. We don't need mercenaries who come for money, nor do we need fools who take advantage of the situation. We only need loyal guardians of the people who truly serve God."

Trump's signature triggered a series of executive orders.

He established the DC Defense Force, formed three divisions of armed forces, appointed a large number of loyal Maga youths as senior officers, and quickly incorporated various extremist militias into the regular army as volunteers.

This unit has no salary, no benefits, and no weapons; everything is provided by the volunteers themselves.

However, the number of extremist armed groups willing to join is enormous, and the militias near Washington alone have already filled up three divisions.

Outside the small door of the White House, Kay Trump, holding Li Xinghe's arm, asked curiously:

"What did you get?"

"A sum of money."

In fact, Trump gave Li Xinghe a bank account.

The funds in this account go directly to the White House slush fund, which contains tens of millions of dollars.

Trump's request to Li Xinghe was quite simple: the money was both a reward and a way to prepare a shortcut for him to leave Washington at any time.

Kai blushed slightly, hugged Li Xinghe's arm tightly, took out his phone to take a selfie, and then made Li Xinghe hold up the phone so that he could leave a lip print on Li Xinghe's face.

After wiping her lips, she said with concern:

"Be careful when you go out. They've been acting crazy lately, keeping our group photos. They'll definitely need them if something happens."

"Will do."

Li Xinghe hugged and kissed Kai, then left the White House.

As the car started, Jill licked Li Xinghe's face and said, "That's great. If I had a face like yours, I'd be able to date all the young girls in the Trump family."

"It's as if you can't do it."

Jill raised her hand, pointing it at Li Xinghe's head:

"Anyone found guilty of pedophilia shall be executed immediately!"

Because Trump's youngest granddaughter is not very old, younger than Ai and Taifeng.

Li Xinghe rolled his eyes and ignored her.

The car continued southwest, and Yukimi Higashikawa called through the CIA's internal network.

She lowered her voice:

“Your mothers, your sisters and girlfriends are all calling, and even your daughter is quietly asking me what you’re up to in Washington.”

"Okay, I'll tell you. I'm at the White House right now, having received a hefty sum. I'll probably be back by the end of the month."

After arriving in Washington, Li Xinghe turned off his phone to avoid distractions. When faced with questions from Dongchuan Xueshi, Li Xinghe gave ambiguous answers.

Higashikawa Yukami, who was also a CIA agent, understood and asked:

What did he give you?

"An account, an account with no limit, where you can spend as you please. It's full of money, US dollars. Although it no longer has the value of gold, it's still very attractive. I will exchange the money I earn for RMB and Japanese yen."

Will the dollar plummet?

Li Xinghe pondered before answering:

Mio: "The dollar's trajectory is already very dangerous. By 2025, $10 trillion of low-interest debt will have been replaced with high-interest debt. To repay the high-interest debt and free up budgetary space, an unlimited borrowing window has been opened, causing debt to reach new highs in 26, 27, and 28, averaging over $5 trillion annually. National debt is now approaching $45 trillion. In terms of debt health alone, ten Britains couldn't compare to one United States. As things stand, the dollar will fall after the Washington crisis, then rise against the trend. We should buy at the bottom."

The $10 trillion debt maturing in 2025 was largely borrowed during Trump's reign, and now the consequences are backfiring on him, leaving Trump feeling extremely uneasy. This debt has also triggered a chain reaction of interest rate cuts and inflation, creating an impossible trinity for the US economy in terms of cutting interest rates, eliminating inflation, and maintaining sound government finances.

In practice, however, this resulted in three things being impossible.

Interest rates cannot be lowered too much, nor can inflation be eliminated. Government finances remain in a terrible state, and debt spending has become the government's number one problem.

Of course, there's no need to reject the US dollar because of this. At least until 2035, the US dollar will remain the world's reserve currency. The world will continue to function normally. Therefore, short-term fluctuations in the US dollar are the best way to profit.

Jill secretly pinched Li Xinghe's thigh:

Can't you say something nice?

Li Xinghe twitched his eyebrows:

"Even roadside burger and fried chicken shops have become upscale stores. Is it good news that everyone is starving and forced to lose weight?"

For Americans, the excessive money supply that began in 2020 is now incredibly evident. No matter how much they earn, food seems so scarce. Even a $1 discounted fried chicken before 2020 has become a $15 fried chicken by 28. Li Xinghe and others near Washington, D.C., felt the pressure of soaring prices even more acutely; the feeling of a bowl of noodles costing over a hundred dollars was truly devastating.

It really is a case of earning US dollars and spending RMB.

Higashikawa Yukami ignored Gil's antics and continued tattling:

"Someone is trying to do something while you're away. There are people outside the Ninth Police Section trying to find out your location."

A cold glint flashed in Li Xinghe's eyes:

"Find him, kill him, eliminate him, and hang his head at the entrance of the Metropolitan Police Department."

……

It's another day of passionate clashes among the people.

State governments are mobilizing the National Guard, and this mobilization is not intended to quell the riots, but rather to condone one side's violence against the other. Democratic mobs in Democratic states are attacking Republican electoral districts, setting fires and causing destruction without intervention; in Republican states, Maga mobs are attacking Black neighborhoods, shooting Black people without restraint. Polling stations belonging to opposing factions are becoming places of daily burning and destruction.

The situation that occurs every year during elections, such as in 2020 and 2024, appears even more severe this year.

Therefore, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Department of Defense requested that U.S. military generals near Washington attend a meeting at the Pentagon.

Li Xinghe was also called over.

He asked the deputy chief of staff, Grady, with curiosity:

"Why did you call me here too? I'm not exactly a military commander."

Grady rubbed his forehead:

"Stop hiding. I don't know why you brought back wounded soldiers, but your presence here already represents your stance."

Li Xinghe shrugged, which was taken as tacit agreement.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff meeting was brief, but it called for the deployment of all U.S. troops still obeying the Department of Defense's orders to key transportation routes to prevent militias from harming each other and to prevent larger-scale community massacres.

Li Xinghe asked the question knowing the answer already:

"Shouldn't the command of the National Guard be jointly led by the Department of Defense and the states...?"

But the Ministry of National Defense's response was:

"Never mind, it's beyond our control now."

Is it because they can't manage it, or because they're afraid to manage it due to pressure from the Democratic Party?

I can't say.

Washington, D.C., is a city situated at the confluence of two rivers. If a military blockade were to be implemented, simply blocking the bridges southwest to Virginia and southeast to Maryland would ensure the safety of most of the city. The only strategic threat came from the flat northern plains, where Pennsylvania's 28th Division could easily advance.

Li Xinghe's small unit was also assigned to a defensive position.

This remnant unit was given a temporary designation: "G Brigade".

Grady told him:

"You will guard the Arlington Memorial Bridge, which leads to the Pentagon, the CIA headquarters in Langley, and Alexandria. Although your troops have a large number of wounded soldiers, you will only need to set up machine gun positions on the bridge and rooftops, and you will not need them to run."

This means, so what if they're wounded or disabled?

Anyone who can use their hands can sit in a machine gun position. As long as they are alive, they are considered soldiers. If it weren't for the high cost of external armor, the Ministry of National Defense would definitely want to put wounded and disabled soldiers in there.

As expected of America.

What's ironic is that this bridge connects the Pentagon and the White House, and its advantageous position is the Lincoln Memorial, located on the westernmost side of Washington's central axis.

Therefore, when Li Xinghe came out of the Pentagon and mobilized troops at the summer camp, he didn't talk about guarding the Arlington Bridge and cutting off traffic between Washington and Virginia, but about building a defensive fortress at the Lincoln Memorial.

Maliki's squad was stunned by the Ministry of Defense's arrangements:

"We're going to build a fortified bunker on the Lincoln Memorial?"

Li Xinghe said:

“There’s nothing wrong with that. We all know that Washington, D.C., is a free city, and the city’s builders, based on ‘freedom,’ have decided that new buildings should not exceed the height of the Capitol and the Washington Monument. The Lincoln Memorial is already the only high point within Arlington Memorial Bridge and several nearby parks.”

In downtown Washington, D.C., there is a soft rule regarding building height: no building can be taller than the Capitol. This shares a similar connotation with the old Beijing rule that buildings could not be taller than the Forbidden City.

Because of the need for order, the sky must also be restricted in height.

Therefore, Li Xinghe had no choice but to stand on Lincoln's head and fire at the people.

The G Brigade was dispatched, a large contingent of wounded and disabled soldiers, and moved into the Lincoln Memorial.

The staff at the Lincoln Memorial were dumbfounded.

A large group of soldiers entered and ordered them to cease all public reception duties. They carried various defensive equipment and erected a concrete wall around the building, clearly demarcating infantry fighting vehicles, machine gun positions, and drone airfields. The interior of the building was covered with makeshift tents belonging to the soldiers, and Li Xinghe's command post was located in front of the Lincoln statue.

The only usable part of the memorial hall is the restaurant, which has been converted into a military mess hall.

By evening, the few hundred meters between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Bridge were already heavily fortified with sentry posts.

Just as night fell, gunfire suddenly erupted in the city, with bullets flying everywhere.

That was the newly formed U.S. Defense Forces, which were intercepting and killing minorities on the city streets, quietly shooting Black people. Black gangs in the city engaged in a fierce firefight with them, bullets flying into the houses of every household.

The Metropolitan Police are now helpless. The other side is an officially designated extremist group. How can the police care whether they are drunk or not?

This apocalyptic scene is truly chilling.

So Aiman ​​asked Li Xinghe with some worry:

Do you think the United States will collapse this year?

Li Xinghe, on the contrary, is optimistic about the United States:

"No. Because the first thing to decline in the United States is the central government, which weakens and becomes so weak that it can't produce a Gorbachev. But local governments across the United States are still alive and well, and they're quite adept at making trouble. Although the economy is bad, people have gotten used to it getting worse over the past 30 years, haven't they? In another 10 years, they'll probably be even more used to it."

Just as predicted by economists in Europe and the United States, it will be several years before the situation reverses.

As a country brimming with grassroots vitality, Li Xinghe believes that the United States is only on a downward trajectory and has not yet reached the point of collapse.

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