Chapter 345: Affiliation with Mo Country
Wang Yi’s Liu Zuo alias is just one of the instructors of Umbrella Security, so it is impossible for him to have many people come to pick him up and make a big scene.
Only Cheng Xue arrived at the scene.
During this period, Cheng Xue was responsible for receiving various instruments and equipment and protecting the factory, and stayed in Mo for a long time.
Countless spies were killed, and many CIA agents who did not reveal their identities were also killed.
However, some information that could be released was turned a blind eye and allowed them to escape with "untold hardships".
This time she drove a Hummer directly to the airport. After Wang Yi got in the car, she complained while chewing gum.
"Boss, I want a raise. I'm too tired. I have to work 24 hours a day."
Cheng Xue was originally abducted from Hong Kong and had been harassing Li Hao and his wife for a long time.
Wang Yi also promised to pay salary, and naturally fulfilled his promise.
But now Cheng Xue has saved up a small amount of money and doesn't even have time to spend it.
"Soon, we have more and more companions now, and I am also working hard to recruit new employees."
"Yeah, one more companion means twice as much work."
Cheng Xue complained sarcastically, but she was just saying it. The boss was kind enough to pay the necromancer's subordinates a salary. For this group of resentful spirits with empty hearts, being able to be reborn in another way was actually a disguised enjoyment for fulfilling work.
As Cheng Xue stepped on the accelerator, the Hummer off-road vehicle sped arrogantly on the streets of Mo City. The roaring engine made people stay away from it.
The Umbrella logo on the car is the best pass here...
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Mexico is the third most powerful country in North America after Mexico and the Maple Leaf Country.
In 1821, Mexico overthrew the rule of the colonists and at that time had a land area of 4.7 million square kilometers.
However, due to the invasion and encroachment of the United States, only 1.96 million square kilometers of territory remain.
After World War II, Mexico experienced 40 years of 6% economic growth, which was called the Latin American economic miracle.
Mexico hosted the Olympic Games in 1968 and discovered a large oil field in 1972. The following year, the Fourth Middle East War broke out and oil prices skyrocketed. Mexico made a fortune and its per capita income entered the ranks of moderately developed countries, which can be called an economic miracle.
Mexico's booming development naturally made its beautiful neighbor next door smell business opportunities. Once a place becomes rich and has money in its pockets, it is easy to breed mold. Mexico was deceived into thinking that oil prices would continue to rise forever, and then believed in the evil of Da Piaoliang and borrowed heavily for development, and borrowed money from Da Piaoliang at an extremely high annual interest rate.
However, with the end of the Middle East War, oil prices plummeted, and the 1985 Mexican earthquake coincided with the incident. The US government took advantage of the situation and raised the interest rate on US debt, making it difficult to borrow new money to repay old debts. Under the multiple pressures, the Mexican economy collapsed in an instant.
Due to the debt collection by the United States, as well as the deception of its economists and some internal guides, Mexico adopted the famous "shock therapy", in which more than 600 state-owned enterprises including large enterprises in railways, aviation, telecommunications, banks, steel, etc. were all sold at low prices. These enterprises were bought by capitalists from the United States and other Western countries. Industries related to the national economy and people's livelihood of Mexico were controlled by foreign capital. Without deploying a single soldier, the United States achieved its goal of economic aggression.
Even at this point , Da Piaoliang still felt it was not enough. After discovering that life in Mexico was getting worse and was completely under Da Piaoliang's control, she continued to deceive people into signing the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Privatization, trade liberalization, lifting of import and export controls, a formula that could not be more familiar. Not even the slightest modification to the script was made. It was copied directly and all the results were unsuccessful.
Originally, Mexico thought that by signing this agreement, it would be able to be led by America and return to the ranks of developed countries.
However, what they got in return was the dumping , which instantly crushed all the farmers in Mexico, and then led to bargain hunting at low prices.
It would actually be a good thing if the price of staple food could be kept low, but how can capital do charity?
As soon as the competitors were gone and a monopoly was formed, the partners immediately brought the price back up, and even began to intensify the purchase.
Food is a necessity of life and is related to survival. There is no other way except to watch it being squeezed dry.
In addition to food, there is also water. Mexico's water crisis is becoming increasingly serious, primarily due to natural factors such as uneven distribution of water resources and abnormal climate.
Mexico's arid or semi-arid areas account for about two-thirds of the country's land area, while nearly 77% of the country's population and industrial and agricultural activities are concentrated in areas with only 31% of fresh water resources.
Mexico's lack of water resources is influenced by innate factors. It is a water-scarce place in itself, but after its water resources were controlled by foreign capital, it has undoubtedly made the situation even worse!
Many multinational water companies did invest a lot of money in building a large number of water supply pipelines in the early stages of getting the contract. However, as time went on, many multinational water companies "cut corners". In order to save costs and obtain high profits, they allowed large amounts of untreated sewage to seep into underground aquifers, causing permanent pollution.
In Puebla, Mexico, groundwater development exceeds 100%, pollution worsens, groundwater levels drop, and the city tends to sink. During droughts, the city has to rely on water trucks to transport yellow water to ensure survival.
(Note: In the early 21st century, there was an anti-water movement in Latin America, and most of the ownership of surface water resources was bought back. However, a lot of groundwater was polluted, and the available private wells were still in the hands of some beverage companies and capital, which failed to change the current water shortage situation. Due to the plot of this book, the surface water has not been taken back yet, so don't argue.)
It's okay in resource-rich areas, but in water-scarce areas or highly urbanized areas like Mexico City, water prices soared instantly, and bottled water cost more than gasoline. Although tap water is much cheaper, tap water in Mexico or most parts of Latin America cannot be drunk even after boiling, so they have to buy bottled water.
The price of this bottled water is about one-third of bottled water.
According to reports from Mexican official media a few years ago, the current total annual water demand is about 78.4 billion cubic meters. Due to insufficient surface water supply, the annual water gap reaches 11.5 billion cubic meters, and many regions have to exploit groundwater to fill the gap.
Because a large amount of groundwater was secretly discharged by water companies, resulting in permanent pollution, most of the remaining private water wells are now in the hands of some beverage factories and capital.
Coupled with the love of sweets, this led to a large number of people in Mexico drinking Coke instead of water, making it the country with the highest incidence of diabetes in the world. Then Da Piaoliang sold drugs to this patients.
It’s easy to deal with insufficient money. The border with Mexico has the highest density of blood stations in the world…
No power to resist!
This is the current situation in Mexico.
However, because of the tragic situation and bloody examples in Latin America, some major countries in the East have learned lessons and gained experience.
It can be said that the Latin American phenomenon has the same warning effect as the Gulf War to some extent!
It is precisely because of this that the Mexican contraband business emerged. To some extent, this is another form of revenge against Da Piaoliang.
And now there are a large number of beautiful spokespeople inside Mexico, so much so that the CIA’s business here is booming.
Anyway, after the CIA's activities intensified here, there were more and more contraband items. I don't know what the connection is...
Some time ago, Umbrella here cooperated with the CIA in some operations, but since the Yemen incident, the two sides have become estranged.
Not shooting openly is considered relatively restrained.
At present, Umbrella has reached an unwritten agreement with the major forces in Mexico and Brazil.
That is, Umbrella is responsible for driving out Western capital and replacing it, while making profits while ensuring the most basic people's livelihood!
It’s just that Umbrella has been expanding too fast, and there is not enough manpower, or reliable manpower, to carry out this kind of operation immediately.
In addition, after the Yemen incident, the relationship with Da Piaoliang began to deteriorate, and I was dealing with other issues at that time, so I am finally free now.
And now it is necessary to free up your hands.
As time went on, the shipyard's orders began to be delivered one after another, and the ready-made goods that had been modified by the Norwegian shipping king had already been transported through mountains and rivers to the Asian waters by tugboats.
As the offshore platform is about to be established, it is still necessary to achieve greater control over Mexico and Brazil.
Because offshore platforms on the high seas are to some extent subject to the laws of the party where they are registered.
While Umbrella is not yet prepared to directly challenge the international order, it will still try its best to comply with certain rules.
In fact, Wang Yi had originally considered the Order of Malta, a national institution.
But after all, it still belongs to the European sphere of influence, and after several attempts at contact, there has been no progress.
So I can only choose to register in Mexico as a second choice...
For this reason, before the maritime city is completed, the internal environment of Mexico must be cleared.
At present, the influence of Western capital in Mexico can be said to have penetrated into all walks of life, from mining, oil, finance, agriculture, water affairs to secret arms smuggling, and it is almost completely indispensable.
At the same time, Mexico is one of the main sources of illegal immigrants in the United States.
The illegal immigration of Da Piaoliang can reduce some of Da Piaoliang's own labor costs to a certain extent, and they do not have to pay any welfare costs. So although Da Piaoliang has been clamoring to solve the problem of illegal immigration, it is just for the sake of winning votes.
In fact, it can be regarded as turning a blind eye...
