Rise from the sword

White House.

Office of the President.

"last year."

The Minister of Finance is holding a thick economic document and is reporting to Mr. President:

"That is, in 44 years, the government's total fiscal expenditure was 1000 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 50.00% of the gross national product, of which direct military expenditure accounted for more than 70.00%, totaling 920 billion U.S. dollars."

"Of course, a large part of it is used to purchase advanced technologies such as oxygen bottom blowing steelmaking and transfer them to enterprises, technological transformation, and direct holding of major enterprises to increase production capacity, leaving a large part of assets, so the actual expenditure will be less."

"And this year."

The Minister of Finance paused for a while before continuing:
"As of the beginning of August, when the Battle of Cherbourg was over, the government's cumulative fiscal expenditure was 2000 billion U.S. dollars, which is expected to account for about 70.00% of the gross national product90.00, of which military expenditures accounted for 90%[-], with a total of [-] billion U.S. dollars."

"so much!"

Hearing this number, the president lost his mind for a while.

This year has only reached the beginning of August, and 2000 billion US dollars has already been spent, and there are still four months before the end of this year. So, when this year is over, how much money should the United States spend?
I'm afraid it will exceed 3000 billion.

"The Battle of Cherbourg was exhausting."

The Minister of Finance breathed a sigh of relief:

"The direct military consumption on the front line in these three and a half months alone was as high as 880 billion U.S. dollars. If you add in the construction of domestic military facilities, the training of recruits, and foreign aid, the figure is as high as 950 billion U.S. dollars."

"There are ten active aircraft carriers, as well as the construction of the next generation of aircraft carriers. These are all big gold-enhancing projects."

"This year's expected gross national product is 3000 billion. According to the current situation, this figure is likely to exceed."

Having said that, the Minister of Finance paused for a while:
"However, as of now, the government's debt has reached 800 billion U.S. dollars."

"Thirty-eight billion..."

Mr. President was in a trance again.

With the outbreak of the European War in 40 years and the influx of talents and funds from all over the world, the United States completely got rid of the impact of the economic crisis, and the economy recovered rapidly, and even achieved rapid growth.

After the United States directly participated in the war, the huge demand of the war further stimulated the recovery of the economy. In 42 years, the gross national product had returned to the level before the outbreak of the economic crisis ten years ago.

Last year, that is, in 44, the government came forward to purchase a large number of advanced technologies from the other side, and funded and guided the technological upgrading of the industry. The steel output doubled, the efficiency of the shipbuilding industry and the automobile industry increased, and the economy exploded at once. sexual growth.

In addition, the other side chooses the U.S. dollar as the foreign exchange reserve and international transaction settlement currency.

It is expected that the gross national product of the United States will reach 3000 billion US dollars this year, reaching more than 60.00% of the world's total, and its industrial production capacity will account for 70.00% of the world's total.

but.

I can't bear the annual expenditure of 3000 billion!

Mr. President felt a little dizzy.

Although Cherbourg was occupied, the excellent permanent port was obtained, and the front-line supply problem was solved, the Siegfeller line of defense still existed, the main force of the Germans was intact, and the war was still far from victory.

It will take at least a year.

Now, the allies on the Eastern Front have lost their offensive capabilities and can only barely maintain the defense line. As for the British Empire, it has been bombed by the Germans and cannot even supply their own troops.

The war is all supported by the United States.

Then, there is the eagerness to try on the other side.

It is foreseeable that there will still be a lot of money to spend in the future. Even if everything goes well in the European war, at least 3000 billion U.S. dollars in expenditures will need to be prepared, or even more.

"At present, the total debt is 800 billion, which is as high as 120% of the country's GDP. If the debt increases to 6000 billion, it will reach [-]%."

The Minister of Finance continued:
"Then, even if the war is finally won, our economy will fall into the Great Recession again, a more severe recession than 15 years ago."

"If the debt exceeds 9000 billion or even [-] trillion, reaching [-]% of the gross national product, then the dollar will collapse directly after the war, and the government and the country will go bankrupt directly."

"The Great Recession."

"Crash, bankrupt."

Mr. President rubbed his forehead, he felt a splitting headache at this moment.

According to the current progress, when the war is over, 6000 billion debt is inevitable, even 7000 billion, 8000 billion is also possible, but no matter how high it is, the Germans have already shown signs of decline, and the United States still has enough stamina.

"Is there a solution?"

Franklin looked at his Secretary of the Treasury, who cooperated with him in the project to pull the United States out of the economic crisis, right and left.

As the finance minister, he naturally knows that at least US$3000 billion is expected to be needed to end this war.

"Have."

The Minister of Finance took a deep breath:

"We must win the war and gain the absolute voice of the world."

"Ah."

The President nodded solemnly.

"Collect gold, the more the better, it is best to reach 80.00% of the world's gold reserves. After the war, the US dollar will depreciate by 20.00%, and an ounce of gold will be exchanged for [-] US dollars."

"Then."

The Minister of Finance emphasized the tone:

"Through economic, political, and even military means, other currencies around the world are forced to peg to the dollar."

"Replace gold with dollars! Be the only world currency."

The Minister of Finance exhaled heavily, and continued:
"After that, large-scale loan assistance was implemented to Europe and Asia on the grounds of helping reconstruction, but it was stipulated that 80.00% of American goods must be purchased to solve the industrial capacity that broke out during the war and occupy the Asian and European markets."

"Dilute those dollars with the whole world."

"Yaou?"

The president was taken aback.

"Yes, Asia and Europe."

The Minister of Finance said:
"Our current industrial production capacity is increasing too fast, and it is expected to increase to 500 billion U.S. dollars next year, but they are all deformed heavy industries. Post-war Europe cannot absorb such a large production capacity, and Asia must be dragged into the water, especially the one on the other side. Populous country, their market is huge.”

"A conservative estimate puts its market size at $800 billion."

"If we can get it, then we can definitely come out of the economic crisis."

"I see."

Mr. President waved his hand and signaled the Minister of Finance to leave.

After being alone for a long time, Franklin breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes flashed sharply, and he said to himself:
"This war must be won."

"And, there can only be one winner."

Then, he raised his head, looked towards the Asia-Pacific region, and fell into deep thought.

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australia.

gove.

At eight o'clock at night, a crescent moon hangs high in the sky.

Under the night, light bulbs are arranged along the flat ground, forming a long runway of lights. A group of people stand at the end of the runway, looking forward to the sky in the distance.

Ten minutes later, eight reminding huge transport planes appeared in everyone's field of vision.

"Eight!"

Then the moonlight, after counting the number of planes in the distance, the leader was surprised.

As the leader, he has stayed in the country and even trained in the army. It is very clear that this four-engine transport plane can transport about [-] tons of supplies at a time. Because of the distance, it must not be fully loaded when it arrives here.

But the eight planes, even if they were not fully loaded, transported at least one hundred tons of supplies this trip.

According to the pre-notified news, this trip was all heavy weapons, including heavy weapons including anti-tank guns.

That is, a hundred tons of heavy weapons.

Although ammunition is also included, for a 'self-defense' and 'autonomous' force with a current total strength of 600 and an estimated total strength of 500, it is considered huge.

The four-engine transport aircraft is very suitable for taking off and landing on non-pavement, and the unloading is also very fast. After half an hour, the eight transport aircraft completed unloading and took off again to the Natuna aircraft.

"The tanker is already in place."

Looking at the few fuel gauges, the captain of the leading transport aircraft team breathed a sigh of relief after a contact.

This transportation is more than 3000 kilometers. After carrying [-] tons of materials, it has greatly exceeded the range of a four-engine transport aircraft. Fortunately, the army has entered service with the latest aerial refueling aircraft, which can refuel the aircraft in the air. There is no way to finish it.

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"What the hell are those tubes on the nose of the plane?"

Putting aside the doubts in my mind, the leader of the Miners' Self-Defense Force here recruited a few cadres:
"Assemble all veterans."

"Fire the anti-tank guns and organize training immediately."

"Live ammunition training!"

He knew very well that the enemy had four tanks this time, and he needed to deal with them carefully. However, some veterans under his command had been trained, and they could master anti-tank guns with a little familiarity.

And with at least one hundred tons of heavy weapons, there is almost no suspense in this battle.

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at the same time.

In an open space 45 kilometers away from Goff, there is an Austrian army camp stationed here. Tents stand on the open space, and horses are tied around it. In the center of the camp, tall tanks are parked.

An Austrian battalion commander cursed in the camp:
"Damn pigs, I'm going to kill you all."

Austria is in the southern hemisphere, and it is winter at this time, but Gove is located in the tropics. In this era when the greenhouse effect has not yet appeared on a large scale, Gove at this time is extremely hot even at night.

And there are mosquitoes everywhere.

After a day of marching, the Battalion Commander was originally irritable, coupled with the hot weather and the annoyance of mosquitoes, the mood of the Battalion Commander could already be described as tyrannical.

"Leave immediately tomorrow morning, we must reach Goff as soon as possible, and then kill all the monkeys."

The battalion commander gave orders cursingly.

"Yes."

The deputy battalion commander immediately went to convey the order.

At this moment, none of the Austrian officers was worried about the upcoming battle, and everyone even thought that they were just going through the motions, and as long as they arrived, the farce would be over.

Although they are second-line troops and have no experience in actual combat, they are also equipped with mortars, machine guns, and even four tanks.

A mere miner?

Even if there are so-called veterans who have fought against the little devil, how can it matter?
As long as the tank charges, it is easy to catch.

In the early morning of the next day, the battalion commander, led by four tanks, marched towards Goff with more than 500 troops at full speed. The smoke and dust billowed along the way.

In the afternoon, the infantry battalion finally reached the position five kilometers away from Goff.

"Fix for half an hour, then attack."

Although it was already afternoon, and although the troops were exhausted after a day of marching, the battalion commander was still preparing to launch an attack, and the rest of the officers did not have any opinions.

Mere miners!

Half an hour later, still led by four tanks, more than 500 Austrian troops rushed towards Goff along the road.

"A bunch of idiots."

Looking at the four tanks in the front row, the leading Chinese laborers, and a former battalion commander of the Guofu Army sneered, this group of Austrian soldiers was really arrogant and arrogant, they rushed up without even investigating.

Straight into his preset ambush circle.

Not even bandits.

Fortunately, he was still cautious, leaving four anti-tank guns and half of the troops behind as a mobile reserve to prevent the enemy from attacking from other places, wasting his thoughts in vain.

"fire."

Then the battalion entered the encirclement and he gave the order to open fire.

boom···

Four already concealed 75mm anti-tank guns fired. At the same time, recoilless guns, light and heavy machine guns, and 60mm and 120mm mortars fired together. In an instant, the Austrian barracks fell into a net of firepower.

Moreover, because of carelessness, the battalion commander was killed in the first round in a tank in the front row.

5 minute later.

The battle ended in a crushing posture, and the remaining Austrian army raised the white flag before the first round of firepower was over.

"Assemble the troops."

After collecting the seized materials, the leading former battalion commander Yuan Guoji drove to the inland town of Zell with more than 500 troops, as well as more than 2000 miners and their families. They wanted to occupy Zell as soon as possible to avoid the envelop of the Austrian navy. range, build positions, block subsequent Austrian attacks, and widen the open space over there to build an airport that can take off and land four-engine transport planes.

At this time, it was only six o'clock in the evening.

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at the same time.

Austrian Prime Minister's Office.

The Prime Minister of Ozhou was looking at the telegram from the President of the United States, a little dazed.

"The United States is Austria's most solid ally, and we will firmly defend Austria's freedom and integrity"

"This means that the so-called autonomy of the miners this time will be very troublesome?"

As the prime minister, with a keen eye, he read the core meaning of this telegram at a glance.

It means that no matter what difficulties you encounter, the United States will firmly support Ao, support him, and help Ao win in the end. Therefore, if you encounter difficulties in the early stage, you must persevere and don't give up.

"how is this possible?"

Prime Minister Austria did not understand.

According to intelligence, the other side did not send troops to directly participate in Gove's so-called self-government, and it has not completely torn face. Of course, it is more likely that there is no way to send troops.

After all, the opposite bank is the closest to Oshu, and the only airport that can take off transport planes is Natuna.

Natuna is [-] kilometers away from Goff in a straight line.

The maximum range of the twin-engine transport aircraft on the other side is not so far. The four-engine transport aircraft is fine, but with a distance of [-] kilometers, plus take-off and landing, it is almost impossible to carry much cargo once and for all, and the cargo volume is not as good as one. pickup truck.

No practicality.

Unless it is a transport aircraft with ten engines, it can't fly so far, but this kind of aircraft has high requirements on the airport, and there is no place in the north of Ozhou that can land a large aircraft with ten engines.

But why send this telegram?

Prime Minister Austria did not understand, but the Americans were not fools. There must be a reason for sending him this telegram.

Just at this time.

"prime minister."

A secretary ran in hastily:

"We lost contact with the 37th Battalion going to Goff."