Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

The general election is coming soon. We will officially begin the election on March 5th. I will be the running mate and focus more on economic development.

Du Ming was still in charge of government work, and Song Lian was the deputy commander-in-chief of the three armed forces. From now on, the eldest brother would concurrently serve as the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces.

The eldest son officially became the leader on April 6th. His first reform was the currency, changing the ringgit to the Malaysian dollar, completely severing ties with the past.

The exchange rate against the US dollar is 7.0:1, followed by free education, medical care and social security, with the government paying 70%, businesses paying 20%, and individuals paying 10%.

This applies to all hospitals here. The next step is the local residents' housing provident fund system, with the employer contributing 20%, the individual contributing 20%, and us contributing 60%.

At the same time, a voluntary real estate policy will be implemented, allowing Dongda Group to acquire land in large cities with large populations, such as Zhanshi and Xinshi.

Foreign trade and domestic imports also need to be standardized. We didn't do anything about it before, leaving it to the eldest son.

Coupled with the economic crisis the following year, surviving it would be a great achievement, allowing the eldest son to secure his position.

"You've worked so hard and worried a lot about Zhong'er. You can choose when to retire after Zhong'er has established himself, whether you want to live a peaceful life or continue working."

We're getting old, it's time for us to rest more. I'm also arranging for the next batch of people to gradually replace you, and it's time for us to enjoy our retirement life.

Have you left any loopholes in preparation for the financial crisis two years from now? Otherwise, speculators like Soros would dare to attack you.

"Malaysia's economy has many loopholes, and we haven't been overly regulated in the first place. We've deliberately left them with openings to attack us, which is essentially just manipulating the exchange rate."

"Leave them a few more pieces of meat so they won't dare come here again."

I won't get involved in Hong Kong's affairs. Those were just the early days of the Qin Dynasty in '97; I'll deal with them in '98. The Hong Kong stock market and exchange rate are not places they can interfere with!

"With the second and third carrier strike groups of the Hawkes launching at the end of this year, some people are getting restless for the sake of their power. If they come, should we just send them flying?"

"Of course, we won't fight them back directly; we'll let them have their New Year. We don't need to fight them too hard; just destroy one-third of their fleet. I even hope they go to the Middle East."

The people there are not united, and their thinking needs to change. They should be allowed to destroy their own dominant position.

"With two carrier strike groups remaining, Hawke's attitude will be very different."

Perhaps if we only use warnings to force them to retreat, whether it's three carrier strike groups or two, it makes no difference to us!

"Fine, you can decide for yourselves!"

"These are minor matters; the bilateral trade between the princes and us has reached 800 billion US dollars."

These people make money off oil, and they solve problems with money. They've started competing to see who's the richest, with one prince even buying a warship to use as a yacht.

Saddam Hussein's trade with us hasn't changed. He still exports 30 billion dollars worth of oil to us every year in exchange for various supplies, half of which are military equipment. He's a madman.

"Let them continue their madness. What they buy when they have money is their own decision."

There are still a few countries over there that are loyal to the Eagles. They have been famous for fifty years, and we can't compare to them, especially when it comes to our population problem.

Shadama is the best knife; it's only natural for him to beat up the little eagle. He wouldn't dare not go mad; his life is more important! Let him play his game; we'll fish in troubled waters!

"We know how to handle this!"

At three o'clock on the night of the 19th, a baby's loud cry rang out, signifying that He Yuzhu's sixth grandson had come into the world.

The woman went inside to see Hou Mingzhu, while several grown men stood bored in the open space, too embarrassed to go back to sleep, and could only stand there gazing at the stars.

"The baby has already been born, so it's inconvenient for us to go in. Let's go back to the studio and rest. If you want to see the baby, come tomorrow during the day." He Yuzhu announced that everyone should leave.

"Daddy, Xiaoxiao is pregnant too. The baby is almost three months along, but she doesn't want us to tell you because she's afraid you won't let her work. She's planning to tell you when the baby is eight or nine months along."

"You guys are something else! Am I that unreasonable? Does your work affect the baby? I wouldn't have said anything if you weren't working normally until nine months."

"No problem. After Xiaoxiao became pregnant, she focused on data recording and stopped conducting experiments herself."

"You're both adults. I don't understand scientific matters. As long as you're sure it won't affect the baby, that's fine. Returning to work after getting pregnant is a normal thing."

"Thank you, Daddy. As for Mommy..."

"You two go and talk to her yourselves. Your mom isn't one to make unreasonable demands. With Dao'er around, she'll agree to your request."

"I'll talk to them tomorrow."

"Second brother, you went to talk to Mom about your sister-in-law's pregnancy and work, and you didn't even look like you were ready to die. It's not like I sent you to the battlefield!" He Mingyi teased.

"Second brother is being too serious."

"Go back and rest. Let him handle his own affairs."

He Mingxiao still had more of a scholarly mindset, devoting most of his energy to scientific research, and he simply did not understand that after his mother had many grandchildren, her attention to his unborn children dropped sharply.

This isn't because Zhou Songyu was heartless, but because He Mingxiao had a son, the importance placed on the second child unconsciously decreased, something many people themselves weren't even aware of.

It's like having a grandson and then what does a son even matter!

He told Zhou Songyu about this, and she immediately agreed, only telling Su Xiaoxiao to take care of her health and not to do heavy work.

He Mingxiao was surprised that He Yuzhu focused almost all his attention on the newborn He Wei. He Yuzhu felt that this was the normal behavior.

Three days later, He Yuzhu returned to Gangcheng with his family and began a life of leisure, spending half his time at home with his two two-year-old grandsons and going to the company less often.

A month later, a celebration was held for the one-month-old grandson, He Wei. Only today did Zhou Songyu belatedly realize that his second daughter-in-law was pregnant and working.

After the guests left, she gave He Mingxiao another unreasonable scolding, talking for half an hour, and finally agreed to let her daughter-in-law continue working.

"Mommy seems to have become more understanding."

"Yeah, right!"

Instead of returning to Hong Kong, they went directly to the US mainland to check on the status of their two carrier strike groups.

At Newport News Shipbuilding and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Virginia, located in Kitty Hawk, four aircraft carriers are under construction at the same time.

Two of the aircraft carriers have been completed and will be launched in about a month. Several other warships in the adjacent dock are also ready for launch.

He Yuzhu toured other shipyards and found that if the money was right, Little Eagle's shipbuilding speed was not slow at all.

This time, not only is there an additional aircraft carrier (Niu Niu also has one), but more than twenty warships of various sizes, each weighing tens of thousands of tons, can be tested within three months.

Including the various large warships of around 10,000 tons that have been launched last year and this year, the number is over sixty.

It's equivalent to them having three full-strength carrier battle groups, and they're still building ships.

This is so that they can continue to be the leader, and they need to build six carrier battle groups plus twenty or thirty other warships.

These people are crazy. The Federal Reserve is printing money like crazy, and they are lending money to the Navy to build ships.

After a careful inspection, He Yuzhu shook his head. Their shipborne anti-missile system was still the old Aegis combat system and Sea Sparrow air defense missile system, which were not very effective!

Don't worry about them. Fighting them is still a matter of overwhelming them. Little Eagle is still so stubborn!

Why spend at least 12 billion US dollars to build an aircraft carrier battle group instead of upgrading the anti-missile system and increasing the survivability of the warships?

That's good, it won't take too much effort for them to smash the big wooden thing!