Chapter 445: The Angry Gaul
Although Gaul and Britain are two of the five major powers on the blue planet, they are often jokingly referred to as the Lower Five Permanent Members.
The main reason for this was that something went wrong when Gaul and Britain jointly used the veto for the first time.
In order to regain the glory of the empire after World War II, the two old empires prepared to intervene in Egypt to regain control of that region's destiny.
The proposals put forward by Da Piaoliang and Da Maoxiong were all vetoed by them.
Then, oh no, Big Piao and Big Mao Xiong joined forces and confused the two old empires that dreamed of regaining their glory.
The original plan ended hastily but not fully. Not only did I fail to get my dream back, but I also lost my future.
From then on, he never recovered and his veto power was usually used together with Da Piaoliang.
but……
Even if it is a lame Wuchang, it is still Wuchang!
Still at the top of the blue planet!
Maybe everyone’s attention will be focused on the top players, and they also like to compare their own country with all the strongest points of major countries around the world.
But it is undeniable that the old empires also have their own heritage.
Take Gaul for example. The reason they were able to obtain their current seat was not because they surrendered quickly during World War II. A big reason was Gaul's huge influence in Africa.
Moreover, this influence has penetrated deeply into the bone marrow and is much more serious than many people imagine.
It is mainly concentrated in the 31 French-speaking countries in northwestern Africa.
The fact that Gaul has become so evil now is actually a backlash to some extent.
Although these 31 countries have been established in name for a long time, most of them are still using the CFA franc long after Gaul itself has used the euro and abolished the franc.
In the past, not only was it completely benchmarked against Gaul, but the right to mint coins was still in the hands of Gaul. All countries using the CFA franc had to hand over 65% of their foreign exchange reserves.
Well, the 'preferential condition' of handing over 65% was a compromise made by a person who wanted to abolish the CFA franc and was assassinated at the door of the Great Beauty Representative Office before he succeeded. Before that, the handover was 100%.
To some extent, the US dollar is now used to reap global gains. Gaul has already used it in Africa in an even uglier way, obtaining rich resources at a very low cost.
A Gallic leader once said that 60% of every franc was brought to Gaul from Africa.
In order to stabilize this back garden, and with the left coming to power, they relaxed some immigration restrictions in the 1970s, leading to the bitter consequences of today.
But it is undeniable that their move was extremely effective, and it instantly stabilized the originally precarious back garden. A large number of spiritual Gauls and compradors successfully took power and completed remote control in disguise.
At least, before the people who had experienced that era lost power, Gaul's position in Africa was almost as stable as a rock.
Over the past half century, Gaul had militarily intervened in Africa twenty times, and it was because Cardinal had shaken the foundations of Gaul that he took the lead in attacking.
But most of the time, Gaul is overshadowed by the halo of beauty.
This is actually the reason why Gaul sometimes has the confidence to refute Da Piaoliang.
When Da Piaoliang was ordering Gaul around, she was not as convenient as the other lackeys and would be beaten from time to time.
Airbus and Alstom, which was seized by France back then, are both from Gaul, and one of the four major grain traders is also from Gaul.
In recent years, a rabbit that came over from Africa has demonstrated what contrast is, causing instability in Gaul's back garden.
We are also becoming more sensitive to the situation in Africa.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo happens to be an important piece of the puzzle within Gaul’s sphere of influence!
As a result, now, not only has someone entered the back garden, but real "magic" resources have also appeared here!
Naturally, there would be no possibility for Gaul to give up.
After learning the news through multiple channels, even Da Piaoliang spoke in a low-key manner, and Gaul directly released a harsh statement
"What on earth is Umbrella trying to do by privately mining minerals in other sovereign countries without permission?!"
It can be said that recently all parties have been paying attention to the products of Umbrella’s last press conference.
While waiting for the release of the new machine and the "Tracker" electric car to roll off the production line, Gaul's official sudden statement in such terms still left everyone confused.
Oh shit!
Da Piaoliang now pays attention to her wording when talking to Umbrella. Is Gaul so bold?
This caught many people, whose impression of Gaul was that "no one could occupy Paris before Gaul surrendered", off guard.
The contrast is really too great.
Da Piaoliang is fierce, but that's just how he has always been, just like no one expects a street urchin to suddenly become polite.
"According to our intelligence, Umbrella is illegally staying and mining in the Congo Basin rainforest. We warn Umbrella not to do whatever it wants just because it has advanced technology and military force..."
Gaul's proud words gradually made people who were suddenly shocked by the news slowly understand what had happened.
Umbrella mining for minerals inside Congo?
Or illegal mining?
Not really!
Umbrella is indeed obsessed with minerals, and its lavish buying has single-handedly raised global mineral prices.
Umbrella has acquired many minerals, including lithium, whose reserves are limited. It can be said that the global bulk mineral business has increased overall, and some of the increases are exaggerated.
Especially the price of silver, it has skyrocketed, and it has been listed as a strategic material by many countries, and it is soaring higher and higher!
but!
All along, even for the defeated kangaroos, Umbrella has always liked to use the money-throwing mode to make others willing to sell!
Their use of force is more like a way to protect their purchased properties from being stolen.
At least for now, including Da Piaoliang's allies, everyone feels that Umbrella's military force is much safer than Da Piaoliang.
They are very strong and have the skills, but they will not suddenly show up and find a false excuse to mess with you just because you have a lot of resources. Sometimes they are even too lazy to find an excuse.
This time, even if it was Gaul who spoke, many people were a little bit unconvinced.
It is more likely that Umbrella and Congo have reached some agreement.
"Is Gaul angry because someone cut into his backyard?"
"Why would Umbrella want to mine illegally? They could just use money to stun Congo, dig as much as they want, and even have the locals cooperate."
"Why don't I believe it? But Gaul is really brave."
“…”
However, regardless of the discussion among the crowd, Umbrella's positive official response still attracted a lot of surprise, because Umbrella did not deny everything, but only pointed out some problems.
“First of all, we found that place because we were tracking down the people of that mysterious organization. Before we arrived, the people of the mysterious organization had been there for a long time.
"Secondly, we are now occupying and managing the land, but we have not yet 'mined' it. Generally speaking, we prefer to solve problems with money."
It was a very calm response , but someone keenly noticed the difference!
'Hosting' 'usually speaking'!
The meaning of this wording can almost be seen as being completely undisguised.
When necessary, they will be 'unusual'!
