Chapter 991 Zhiye's Response
"What should we do? Don't just stand there, think of a solution."
Zhiye asked the military commander-in-chief.
"I'm sorry, President. At this stage, the only solution I can think of is to shrink our military forces, defend our homeland, deploy heavy troops on the borders and islands, and be on high alert to prevent those countries we have suppressed from taking the opportunity to counterattack."
The military commander-in-chief thought for a moment and said.
"Is it so serious?" Zhiye asked.
"It's even more serious than that." The military commander-in-chief said seriously, "This is only on the military level. The problem is that military failure will lead to a comprehensive collapse of the economy, technology, and culture. If we don't have enough troops to suppress our friendly countries, they will not tolerate us sucking their blood. When our forces shrink, they will take the opportunity to withdraw our influence and refuse to use the US dollar as a payment currency. Without monetary hegemony, we will not be able to use finance to reap the world's leeks."
"Our debt ceiling has reached a new height. If we cannot repay our foreign debts, they will confiscate our overseas assets. The stocks of those big companies will collapse, countless wealth will vanish, and 90% of the people will become penniless. Countless people will be crushed to death by debt. The total collapse of the economy will intensify the conflicts among the people. They will take to the streets again and overthrow us. Compared with this, the abolition of our patents and suppression of our cultural products by those overseas countries are nothing compared to this."
The military commander-in-chief said.
"What if we print money? If there's not enough money, just print more. If you print more, you'll have some to pay back."
Zhiye asked.
"President," the military commander-in-chief said with a wry smile, "If you want to print money, you need to have strength to back it up, either credit or strength. Without the support of the army, no one will recognize the money we print. Moreover, due to the large amount of money printed, coupled with the large amount of overseas currency flowing back, the money on the market will increase several times at once. The total number of goods will not change or become scarce, which will lead to an increase in commodity prices, and then a sharp depreciation of the currency. The more we print, the faster it will depreciate. Soon, our banknotes will surpass Zimbabwe's."
"What if we forcefully maintain our military strength? What if we forcefully send troops to overseas military bases? I don't believe they would dare to rebel!"
Zhiye slammed the table.
"But……"
"I don't want to hear it, but do it now!"
Zhiye roared, in order to keep the building from collapsing, she had to show her strength, otherwise, if the building collapsed, she would be a failure in this world.
She didn't want to hand over the leading role to Zhang Tuohai just like that.
"I didn't expect you to have such a trick up your sleeve. I underestimated you. Let me see what tricks you have up your sleeve!"
Zhiye signed the presidential decree overnight.
On the one hand, nuclear-powered printing presses began to print large quantities of banknotes and distributed them to the military and various arms companies, allowing them to work overtime to produce various weapons.
On the other hand, the federal army, which received the travel expenses, began to board transport planes and head to the Lighthouse Country’s military bases all over the world to suppress those “friendly countries”.
The federal soldiers, who were handed a lot of money, were very happy about this.
In their eyes, being stationed in a friendly country is a good job. Compared with their home country with stricter management, they are privileged emperors in those friendly countries. Not being paid for meals or sleep is commonplace. If someone is beaten to death on the street, as long as they escape back to the garrison base and are not caught by the local police, then they will be fine and can directly return home on a military plane.
As long as you don't come to this country again, you will always be at large.
For the soldiers who could only be small-time pawns in their home country, this was a rare opportunity to enjoy a sense of privilege, and they were extremely happy.
Moreover, this time Congress was unusually generous and gave them the full amount of travel expenses and also paid the arrears of wages, which made them feel like they were in a dream.
Many soldiers started discussing on the plane how to eat, drink, and have fun and become the best in the local area.
However, as soon as they got off the plane, they felt that something was not right.
Below the plane were not crowds of people holding bouquets of flowers to welcome them, but teams of soldiers armed with live ammunition.
A large number of people were escorted to the station and were strictly prohibited from going out.
Many construction teams are working outside the base, and a high wall is rising from the ground, and it seems that they are going to seal off the entire base.
They didn't look like garrison troops, but more like prisoners with weapons.
"What's going on? This is different from what is advertised. Didn't they say that we can eat and drink for free here, and that people in a higher position don't have to pay? Why is it like this? You are cheating , I want to go back!" a new soldier shouted.
Many people began to ask their colleagues who had been here for a long time about the situation.
Those colleagues smiled bitterly and said, "It was indeed as you said before. However, since our naval port was destroyed and two-thirds of the fleet sank to the bottom of the water, their attitude has changed. Now they think they are stronger than us, so they naturally refuse to obey our supervision and are thinking of expelling us. Now everyone here wants to leave, but you were sent in. You can only say that you were sent here to be cannon fodder."
"What? The naval port was destroyed, the fleet sank? Is this true? When did it happen? Don't lie to me!"
A soldier became anxious.
"No, it's such a big thing, and you don't know about it?" The garrison in the camp was also shocked. "This is something that happened in China. You are from China, so you should know more about it than us, right ?"
"I don't know." The new soldiers all shook their heads, indicating that they knew nothing about these things. The domestic news was all about peace and prosperity, the stock market and economy were thriving, and economic experts were calling for a bull market to be just around the corner, encouraging retail investors to buy at the bottom and not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"Then you are under news control. In fact, the situation in the country is far from as good as you think. Two-thirds of the fleet was destroyed, several high-tech companies were destroyed, a large number of key factories were damaged, and a large amount of farmland was burned. Because the companies and factories were destroyed, a lot of lost equipment could not be replenished. The previous battle to eliminate mercenaries consumed a large amount of weapons and ammunition. This has suddenly made the ammunition reserves urgent, and there is no way to produce and replenish them. The destruction of farmland has led to a significant reduction in food production. Food prices may rise, so you'd better save more money, otherwise, you may not even have money to buy bread when you go back."
An old garrison soldier said.
Hearing the words of the old garrison, the new soldiers panicked. They had experienced a time when electricity bills soared hundreds of times due to a cold wave. At that time, they survived by burning wood. If a food crisis occurred, they would have trouble buying a few slices of bread with the little money they had.
