Chapter 16 Britain, France and Germany declare war
As the Federation entered a state of war readiness and began to gradually carry out domestic war mobilization, the Federation provided paid and unpaid support to Italy, and Germany's supplies were reduced accordingly. There was nothing that could be done about it. Liu Fu could not let the people of his country tighten their pants.
Belt, and then take the good things to consume in other countries. Besides, the Federation itself is also facing a war, so it is better to take care of yourself first.
However, regarding the issue of material supply, Liu Fu also came up with a longer-term way to make up for the lack of domestic production in the Federation and the embargo problems it would face once it enters war. In fact, this problem is easy to solve, which is why Liu Fu worked in the Navy.
I thought to myself when I was recuperating in the base.
Since the federal law meets the supply of materials for various countries, why not find a few helpers to help with production and transportation? As for where to find helpers, this problem is easy to solve, and the federation is around. For example, China has a huge labor resource
The Republic of China and Southern Japan.
Liu Fu's consideration is that the current European war has just begun and has not really started yet. The major warring countries in Europe certainly do not have sufficient reserves of strategic materials. After all, they do not know how far this war will develop and how many years it will take.
, even Germany, which took the initiative to provoke the war, only had resource reserves for more than 2 years, let alone countries such as Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and Italy, which were passively involved in the war.
Although many countries, including the South China Sea Federation, are still happily exporting materials to Europe and intend to make a war fortune, once the federal "government" takes action, the entire Europe and America will have to be involved in the war.
Asia can be relatively peaceful. Since the Federation intends to provoke a war and France uses its neutral status to make profits from the war, why not transfer these benefits to its allies or countries with which it has a better relationship?
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Currently, there are only two countries that meet this condition, one is the Republic of China and the other is South Korea.[
Thanks to the large economy of the South China Sea Federation, the economic construction of the Republic of China and South China Sea has also developed well in recent years. Driven by Taiwan's special economic zone, the industrialization level of several provinces in southern China has increased year by year.
In addition to the developed entertainment industry, South Korea has also developed a climate in labor-intensive industries such as processing, assembly, and textiles.
In the past, most of their products were sold domestically, or sold back to the South China Sea Federation. They were then sold to other countries through the Federation's business network. But the Federation was about to be involved in a war, and France could no longer act as a purchaser and wholesaler.
"Role". Then the Republic of China and South Korea should prepare immediately to make up for this gap. Seize this opportunity. Become the main exporter of materials in this war. Use this war to earn money for your country.
Greater profits.
And it is not difficult to become an exporting country. The Republic of China and South Korea have this foundation, such as textiles and clothing, leather, light industrial products, and some processed products and raw materials. They can all be exported to countries such as Europe and the United States.
goods. Moreover, many goods in the Federation can avoid the embargo threshold and flow into the European and American markets by affixing the trademarks of the Republic of China or South Korea. Although the profits have to be shared with the other two countries, it is still better than the same.
It's much better if you can't earn points.
The "government" of the Republic of China and the "government" of South Japan certainly welcomed the federation's proposal with both hands and feet. They did not need to declare their alignment to use the national fortunes to gamble on the dividends of the war, and they could legitimately sell large quantities of goods to European and American countries to earn money.
Foreign exchange, what a good thing it is, you would be a fool not to do it. And in this way, their domestic manufacturing industry will also develop rapidly. This is equivalent to arming themselves with other countries’ money, and they will still make money.
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As for the two problems of transportation and sales, they are also very easy to solve. First of all, there is no need to worry about sales. Although in the early stage, European and American countries have sufficient reserves and will not rush to purchase everywhere, but as the war progresses, it will take less than 2 years.
It is no longer about goods looking for people but people looking for goods. At that time, we should worry about insufficient production capacity and insufficient transportation capacity. Or should we worry about things that cannot be sold?
Secondly, there is the transportation problem, which is a big problem, because the distance between Europe, the United States and Asia is not close, and bulk goods can only be transported by sea. Once a war breaks out between the South China Sea Federation and the United States, the first place to bear the brunt will be the Pacific, whether it is the east or the west.
, the sea routes to the Americas are definitely not safe.
On the other hand, the route to Europe must also pass through the Strait of Malacca. After the South China Sea Federation attacks Australia, the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea will definitely be threatened by the Federation, Britain and the United States and other countries' freight, and the Republic of China and South Korea lack their own
With long-distance shipping capabilities, it is useless to just transport cargo out.
However, Liu Fu also has a solution to this problem, which is to lease some of the ships of the Helena Shipping Company to the "government" of the Republic of China and the "government" of South Korea at low prices, let these ships fly the flags of their two countries, and then use these ships to
Europe and the United States and other countries transport goods. The European and American countries that purchase goods will definitely not use their own cargo ships. As long as the federal navy can release these ships, there is no need to worry too much about transportation safety issues.
Of course, European and American countries will soon understand this little trick, but they can only understand it in their hearts, gritting their teeth and secretly resenting that they have to buy the supplies they lack, as long as the other party is not flying the flag of the enemy country.
Then you can only turn a blind eye and pretend not to see it, because if you offend and attack the ships of a neutral country when the battle situation is not absolutely advantageous, then you are really crazy. Is it because you are afraid of yourself?
Isn’t the country dying fast enough?
In addition, Liu Fu can also add an insurance for these ships flying the flags of the Republic of China and South Korea, that is, not only European and American countries will not attack these ships, but the Axis powers will also not attack these ships. On this issue
On the Internet, the South China Sea Federation has the confidence to persuade Germany and Italy to let them open up. After all, these ships are not only transporting goods for the Allies. The Axis countries can also deliver the resources they need. In a sense, they are even more scarce in resources.
The significance of these ships to the Axis powers is even greater.
As soon as this policy was introduced, the first ones to take action were not the "government" of the Republic of China and South Korea, but those businessmen who had already smelled the fishy smell. They used fragments of information obtained from various channels, coupled with their own understanding of
Forecasting business prospects, I immediately sensed these business opportunities, and then began to call friends, raise funds to invest in Taiwan Island, mainland China and South Korea, establish independent or joint venture factories locally, and take advantage of its own convenience.
Obtain orders from the federation for production.
Those with strong capital began to hoard various materials, especially strategic materials such as textiles, sugar, cigarettes, medicines, leather, etc. Those with meager capital began to produce desperately, and then resold them to those big businessmen, earning a certain amount of profits for themselves.
, and then hoard enough raw materials to prepare for the future
Make a lot of money. However, according to federal regulations, food and weapons are still contraband. Whether it is federal merchants or merchants from other two countries, they are prohibited from buying, selling and transporting these two items. Once discovered, not only the goods will be
All items will be confiscated and will be severely punished in accordance with wartime laws.
After re-stabilizing the political situation of the federation, mobilizing the military within the federation, and arranging the way out for the neighboring countries of the federation, Liu Fu is now sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, waiting for the further development of the war situation in Europe, and then chooses a suitable time to go to
Australia and the United States took action, but they struck hard and showed no mercy.
At this time, Europe had completely fallen into the haze of war. No country dared to say that the war would not break out. As Germany and the Soviet Union defeated Poland like lightning, war was officially declared between Britain, France, and Germany. Although in Macedonia
On the Nordic Line and the Siegfried Line, the three armies did not conduct large-scale attacks and defenses. However, as the British troops landed on the European continent, the two sides were only one Mars away from a life-and-death battle.
The reason why the two sides entered a brief period of calm on the Western Front was that, on the one hand, both sides were not yet ready for the final war, and on the other hand, the Soviet Union, which Britain and France had always been afraid of, attacked its neighboring Finland.
The country had to temporarily observe and think about whether it should deal with Germany or the Soviet Union first. (To be continued...)
