Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2935 The Alliance's Revenge

northwest.

Wang Huzi has been having a headache lately, and it's the kind that comes on and off.

My head hurts even more when I hear a certain sound or hear certain things.

The farm-related matters accounted for a part of it, well, a small part.

But the largest portion came from those three bastards.

Yes, they were definitely three bastards.

When these three guys first arrived in the Northwest, they were unfamiliar with the place and the people, and were a bit "shy".

But who knew that after these three guys had known each other for ten or fifteen days, they started causing trouble.

First, Li Yunlong set his sights on the Snow Leopard Commando Team, which he had painstakingly assembled.

Good heavens, the first thing he did was demand command, and he even started giving orders and telling the little leopards to soak in the water. This is the Northwest, where it's freezing cold!

Wang Huzi wouldn't give him a friendly look; he dismissed him with a single sentence, telling him to go do whatever he was supposed to do.

But who would have thought that Li Yunlong would actually want to build his own commando team?

This guy is just bored.

If you disagree, just bother him every day. You're afraid to say anything, afraid that the snow leopard will be outdone by his Wild Wolf Commando Team.

Yes, this guy named his future special forces team the Wild Wolf Commando.

I wonder if President He will beat him to death if he finds out about this.

When he was really annoyed to no end, Wang Huzi finally let Li Yunlong play by himself.

Then, you need to equip yourself.

We need armored vehicles, tanks, and helicopters…

How could I possibly give that?

No, absolutely not. He went to great lengths to get this from Beijing; it's a token of his good brother's affection.

No, absolutely not!
If you want it, find your own way.

So, Li Yunlong was sent to the machinery factory.

Okay, it was a bit misleading to say this.

There's nothing we can do about it; what can we do when this guy was born in the Year of the Dog?
After dealing with Li Yunlong, Ding Wei arrived.

This guy didn't say much, didn't seem to care about his precious baby, and didn't set up any special forces.

But once this guy arrived, he kept asking about the situation in Persia, and even went around to the borders of several surrounding countries one by one.

What's this guy up to?

This guy is definitely up to no good.

As for Kong Jie…

He's the kind of person who doesn't mind causing trouble; no matter what those two do, he won't suffer any losses.

Finally, having exhausted all other options, they sent the three men directly to the Red Star Machinery Factory, where someone would deal with them.

I must say, this actually works.

So, I lived a few peaceful days.

But as it turns out, a troublemaker is a troublemaker wherever he goes.

This time, for some unknown reason, these three guys actually followed the delivery team to Persia to the Kingdom of Hassa.

The key is to just go and behave yourself along the way. Treat it as a trip abroad to see the beauty of the world.

Unexpectedly, these three guys actually got into trouble with the Alliance in Hassa.

Damn it!
If I had known it would turn out like this, I would never have hired these three troublemakers.

乓乓
A knock sounded at the door, and Wang Huzi turned his head to look. It was Secretary Qian who entered.

"Old Qian, how's the situation?"

"Has it been resolved?"

Secretary Qian walked in without saying a word, but picked up the enamel mug on the table and gulped down the warm water. After wiping his mouth, he said, "This time, it's not our people's fault."

"It's the league deliberately causing trouble."

Secretary Qian did not rush to answer the question about the situation, but instead explained the reasons.

Wang Huzi picked up the thermos and poured water into it, saying, "Of course I know all this."

"Those three guys may be troublemakers, but they still know the basics."

"Besides, they're the kind of people who would never suffer a loss."

After exchanging a few words, Wang Huzi then asked about what had happened.

Secretary Qian took another sip of his drink before sitting down and nodding, saying, "Our supply transport team was stopped at the train station by people from the Alliance, who said they wanted to board the train for inspection."

“In the past, we always followed the old practice and the station staff would just count the number.”

“But this time it was different. The other party not only wanted to get on the vehicle to check, but also suspected that there were prohibited items, so they asked to get off the vehicle one by one for inspection.”

"Li Yunlong and his men, who were in charge of escorting the goods, immediately objected and started making a scene!"

Secretary Qian gave a brief explanation of the situation, and then added, "We have given Persia quite a lot of things recently, which has made the alliance unhappy."

"More importantly, during the last airshow in Pharaoh's territory, the Allied MiG aircraft lost almost all of their orders!"

"This incident made the other party lose face, so we need to make up for it in this way!"

As Secretary Qian described the current situation, Wang Huzi curled his lip and said, "These guys are so badly outmatched that they resort to such underhanded tactics. They have no backbone at all."

Secretary Qian nodded in agreement. "You're right. If things continue like this, this makeshift organization of the alliance won't last long!"

Wang Hu asked again, "So what's the situation now?"

"That's two hundred armored vehicles!"

Secretary Qian gave a wry smile, "We are currently negotiating and mediating with the Kazakhstani government."

"However, this matter is somewhat complicated due to the involvement of the alliance."

"In addition, there are nine machines in this shipment that need to be sent to Persia, supposedly to support the construction of their factories. They are in a great hurry."

"By the way, Ding Wei said something to me before I came here, and I still don't understand what it meant."

"That kid Ding Wei? What did he say?"

Secretary Qian immediately said, "He said, 'This is the land of Hassa!'"

"This guy's talking nonsense!"

After hearing this, a flash of inspiration seemed to appear in Wang Huzi's mind.

He then fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, Secretary Qian did not dare to disturb them and simply waited quietly.

After a moment, Wang Huzi said, "Old Qian, go to Hassa again and tell their people that we are conducting normal business!"

"If the other party deliberately makes things difficult because of the alliance, we will reconsider our business activities."

Secretary Qian frowned slightly, then, as if remembering something, immediately said, "Alright, constantly backing down will only make us seem weak!"

"It's time to flex our muscles!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Hu laughed, "Be careful on the road!"

Secretary Qian stood up and waved his hand, "I'm going. You handle things here, whatever happens!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Huzi smiled wryly and said, "I'm just destined to take the blame!"

Upon hearing this, Secretary Qian laughed heartily and left, while Wang Huzi gave a wry smile.

But then a determined look appeared on his face.

Things are different now than they were back then.

Back then, this place was extremely poor; there weren't many tanks, let alone airplanes and missiles.

But now?

Baiju's combat strength is the ceiling here.

Since they were stationed there, the Allied MiG aircraft have been like mice in the face of a cat, only able to watch from afar and not daring to approach at all.

Because they knew that even their latest aircraft couldn't keep up with the White Horse.

The emergence of the J-8C further replaced the J-7 in taking on daily patrol missions.

As for missiles, although they are not as good as the Alliance's SAM, they are not bad either.

With these two weapons as a deterrent, the attitudes of the surrounding member states have changed drastically.

Not to mention Blue Horse.

That's someone who can fly all the way to Mo City.

In addition, they now have helicopters, main battle tanks, and special operations teams capable of infiltration operations.

They are incredibly powerful and provide a strong sense of security.

But this is not the most important change. In Wang Huzi's view, the most important changes are the industrial and agricultural development here.

In agriculture, they have emerged from the predicament of relying on grain imports and government subsidies, and have become a grain exporting region.

Industrially, with the continuous promotion of the Ninth Ministry and the ongoing development of the Red Star Machinery Plant, this place has become an important procurement destination for the surrounding republics.

The Friendship Pot, rice cooker, tricycle, tractor, motorcycle, and other products produced have become highly sought after in the member countries.

The various medicines sent from China are best-selling products in the member countries.

Especially now, with the flu outbreak within the alliance, domestic anti-inflammatory drugs are extremely scarce.

The market in Alashankou is open all day, where Kazakh merchants are waiting for cephalosporin antibiotics.

And then there's Turkmenistan, I heard they want to do business with China, a big natural gas deal, and they've been trying to get China's approval.

All of this points to one fact.

That is, it is no longer that they need the member states, but that the surrounding member states cannot do without them.

"Damn it, these three guys are jinxes!"

Suddenly, Wang Huzi uttered a curse.

But then I thought about the cause of this incident.

I have a feeling that these three guys brought bad luck with them when they came to the Northwest.

This has never happened before!

……

In Beijing, Yang Xiaotao received a call from Old Chen and rushed to his office.

"Leader, are you looking for me?"

When Yang Xiaotao arrived at the office, he saw that Old Chen looked displeased.

Upon seeing this, my heart skipped a beat.

Knowing Old Chen as he did, he sensed something was off about his expression.

Could it be that I've upset this person?
Yang Xiaotao quickly tried to figure it out in his mind, but after thinking it over, he couldn't come up with anything.

While things haven't been going perfectly for the past few weeks, the Ninth Division has been progressing smoothly, with no backlog of tasks and significantly more income than before.

As for the profit sharing...

Could it be that you regret it?
Yang Xiaotao glanced at Old Chen cautiously, and seeing that the other man was holding documents and didn't seem to care about him, he carefully walked over and sat down on the sofa.

Since we're already here, whether we stick our necks out or not, we'll still get stabbed, so there's no use rushing!

Yang Xiaotao had only been sitting for a short while when Old Chen spoke up, "You've managed to sit still for a while!"

A seemingly random remark left Yang Xiaotao bewildered. He looked up and asked, "Boss, what exactly happened?"

Mr. Chen looked at the documents and then picked up a sample document from the table and placed it on the table.

Yang Xiaotao quickly got up and picked it up, then sat back down on the sofa. He opened it and his expression changed immediately.

What do they mean?

"Our goods have all been inspected and have reports, so why are they being detained?"

"Furthermore, this is in the country of Hassa. What right do they have to detain us like this?"

Yang Xiaotao said indignantly, looking up at Old Chen, "This is deliberately looking for trouble!"

Upon hearing this, Old Chen simply leaned back in his chair and tapped his finger on the table, "That's the idea!"

Yang Xiaotao was even more puzzled.

At this moment, Old Chen took a deep breath and said, "It's not just the goods you sent to Persia. Starting yesterday, the foreign trade department has been receiving messages that all goods entering the member states of the alliance have been subject to strict inspections, and some have even been detained."

"Later, after investigation, we learned that," the Alliance had issued a document to all member states, requiring strict inspection of all our goods entering their territories, and that any problematic goods be seized immediately!"

"In addition, tariffs have been raised, especially on goods we transport to Persia, where taxes have increased by more than 10%!"

After Mr. Chen finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao remained silent.

Since the meeting with the leadership of the United States, economic cooperation between the two sides has become increasingly frequent.

This naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the alliance.

Now, the league's counterattack has begun.

Moreover, there won't be just one!
"Boss, is there anything we can do for you?"

After a long silence, Yang Xiaotao finally uttered a sentence.

We shouldn't just sit around and let others bully us; that's not our style.

When Old Chen heard Yang Xiaotao say this, he knew that the other party understood his meaning.

After a moment of composure, he said, "Right now, the things we import most from the Alliance are their supplies, oil, minerals, and so on."

Will you be affected?

After a moment of contemplation, Yang Xiaotao nodded slightly. "Some alloy materials cannot be supplied domestically and need to be imported from the alliance. If the supply is cut off, it will indeed affect production."

Yang Xiaotao quickly added, "However, it's not like there's no way to solve it."

"If the alliance route is cut off, we can still buy from other places."

"That's not a problem."

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Old Chen nodded, but still said seriously, "We still need to explore these mineral resources as soon as possible, so we don't continue to be controlled by others."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, and then heard Old Chen say, "You don't need to worry about other things. I and the foreign trade department will take targeted measures."

"But there's something you should be prepared for."

"You say!"

Old Chen looked at Yang Xiaotao seriously and said, "The price of medicines sold to the alliance, including medicinal wines, will be increased by half in the foreign trade sector."

"This will affect your profits, and you need to go back and explain this to your comrades."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "I thought it was something serious. Don't worry, we will fully support you in this matter."

"The United States has a huge market gap right now, so we can make some adjustments."

Old Chen nodded with satisfaction upon hearing Yang Xiaotao's words, "Be prepared, the alliance will have various measures in place."

"We will remain unchanged in the face of all changes."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Understood."

After speaking with Mr. Chen, Yang Xiaotao got up and left.

As soon as I stepped out of the office, I saw Secretary Guo waving to me.

Yang Xiaotao stepped forward, and Secretary Guo whispered, "The leader hasn't been in a good mood lately!"

Yang Xiaotao nodded. "I can see that."

"That's not it."

Secretary Guo lowered his voice again and said, "Last time, the leader placed an order for 1 billion Alliance Coins with the Alliance. I think we can make a fortune this time."

Yang Xiaotao nodded. He dared not say anything else, but in the past six months, the price of oil had skyrocketed from 1.8 US dollars a barrel to 8 US dollars a barrel.

Even so, there's still no market for it.

It's easy to imagine how much money can be made from oil.

At the very least, the 600 million yuan worth of oil that Yang Xiaotao bought has now reached more than 3 billion yuan.

Moreover, if this trend continues, there will be even more of these outcomes.

"That leader's decisiveness is amazing!"

"What? I haven't finished speaking yet."

Secretary Guo looked distressed. "The original plan was perfect. We could have made a fortune by selling the oil once it arrived from the alliance."

"But who would have thought that this alliance would be so unethical? They changed their minds at the last minute, saying they would sell at the market price, and little by little. This infuriated the leader."

Yang Xiaotao asked in surprise, "No money agreement?"

"We signed it, but they're just going to renege on it. What can we do?"

Secretary Guo spread his hands and said helplessly.

"No wonder the commander looked so grim!"

Yang Xiaotao somewhat understood Old Chen's feelings. He had clearly seized an opportunity to make a fortune, but in the end, he might have barely broken even. The difference was huge, and anyone would feel bad in that situation.

"The league has never disappointed when it comes to being inhuman."

Secretary Guo's eyes lit up upon hearing this; it was a brilliant summary.

As expected of Minister Yang, his understanding of the essence of the problem is profound.

Then he whispered, "Minister Yang, you have to help me think of a solution."

"Think of a solution? What for?"

"Please, please comfort me, sir!"

"Me? How do I comfort you?"

Yang Xiaotao was puzzled, then followed Secretary Guo's gaze and saw a document on the table next to him with four large characters on top: "West-to-East Gas Pipeline".