Chapter 83: The citizens of Yan Guo marched and the entire country advocated the development of the military!

As soon as this news appeared, it spread like a hurricane and quickly occupied social media headlines in several countries.

"Damn, are there still pirates these days? Fake news, right?"

"There is nothing strange about that. There have always been pirates. Malacca, the Bay of Bengal and West Africa are full of pirates."

"Yan Guo is a miserable bunch."

"Alas, the thing I feared most happened. I had already guessed that this day would come."

"It's very easy for pirates to make money."

"If you think it's easy, you might as well become a pirate."

"I suddenly discovered that Yan Guo seems to have no military strength."

"It's useless even if we have military strength, they will rob you when they should."

"Why is it useless? Look at America's merchant ships. Do pirates dare to rob them now? After all, they are all caused by fighting. Just throw one punch to avoid hundreds of punches!"

"It's time for Yan Guo to develop his military strength."

"It cannot develop in a short space of time."

"Why can't we develop? Yan Guo is not short of money, okay?"

"We don't need money, we need people."

In a hotel near the Ministry of Commerce, when the person in charge of China's Third Directorate of Construction Engineering saw this news, he suddenly remembered his reaction when he went to look for Chen Yang at noon.

No wonder that expression and emotion is because of some pirates.

At that moment, it was already night.

The workers in Yan Guo were eating and browsing on their cell phones.

"Yan Guo found pirates!"

Xiao Wu's movements while eating stopped, and his words attracted the attention of the nearby desktop.

Someone immediately asked, "What's going on?"

Xiao Wu said: "At noon today, two cargo ships sent from Yan Guo to Singapore encountered pirates and extorted two million US dollars."

"What, two million? In US dollars?"

"Yan Guo gave it to them?"

Xiao Wu said, "Definitely."

Some people were dissatisfied: "How can they give them money? Once this starts, there will definitely be pirates coming to extort money in the future!"

Someone said, "What you say is trivial. Yan Guo doesn't have the military strength. What can we do if we don't provide it?"

"It's so frustrating!"

"When will Yan Guo recruit troops? I will be the first to enlist in the army!"

"Yes, when will Yan Guo be able to recruit troops?"

Although they are just ordinary people, they also know that if a country wants to be strong, it cannot only have an economy, but its military strength must also maintain itself.

Although in most countries, when faced with pirates, the best option is to give them money.

But people have choices.

People can choose to give money or use military force.

As for Yan Guo, he had no choice.

He didn't even have the confidence to bargain with the pirates.

The pirates know that it is Yan Guo's merchant ship, so if they ask for two million, it will be two million.

For a while, the atmosphere in the cafeteria was a little depressing.

Half of the 30,000 workers applied for green cards.

The other half, although they have not yet transferred, continue to hesitate.

Originally, they did not think about military force because nothing similar had happened.

When this happened, they couldn't help but consider this factor.

Can a country with only an economy and no military really last long?

That's just some pirates.

What if the economy becomes stronger in the future and a big country deliberately suppresses you?

In the shipping company's dormitory, the fishermen who were resting were also eating at that time.

Their moods were no better.

Compared to only half of the furniture factories that converted to the green card, almost all fishermen applied for the green card.

Today's events have the greatest impact on them.

At the moment, pirates are only extorting cargo ships, but it is unknown whether they will come to extort their fishing boats in the future.

Although they didn't speak with their mouths, they sincerely hoped that Yan Guo could develop his military strength as quickly as possible.

At the very least, your own safety must be guaranteed.

In the manor, Chen Yang looked at the hot news on the internet and squinted his eyes slightly.

"Interesting."

Chen Yang smiled softly, this matter is really interesting.

Few people know about the fact that Yan Guo's cargo ship was extorted by pirates.

We encountered pirates in the morning, but the news spread around the world in the afternoon.

Although Yan Guo has always been at the center of popularity, the intensity of the spread is a little outrageous.

Unless Chen Yang did a live broadcast to promote it, under normal circumstances, it would take at least a few days for this kind of news to reach such a terrible spread.

But this news only took half a day.

If it was a coincidence, Chen Yang didn't believe it.

He specifically checked the source of the first news item, which was a television news outlet in a certain city in Indonesia.

The timing of the launch is also interesting.

The money was given at two o'clock in the afternoon, the pirates left at two-forty, but the news was released at three-ten in the afternoon.

And the helicopter rental and sales company is also in India.

It could be that the company passed the news on to media reporters, but it's less likely.

This company doesn't need that tip.

Furthermore, the main problem is still the degree of dissemination.

It's really fast.

A media wants to make big news, which Chen Yang can understand.

But the question is: is there any benefit?

Big news released in your own city can increase viewership.

It can be spread all over the world. What benefits does this bring to you as local media?

Can't stand Yan Guo?

Envy?

Chen Yang shook his head. He wasn't sure what the media meant by that.

At least in his opinion, even if netizens from various countries are now accusing Yan Guo of being too weak to deal with pirates, it will have no impact on him.

It is inevitable that a cargo ship will encounter pirates.

However, Chen Yang did not intend to just expose this matter.

Whether it was the country's or his personal emotions, this matter did not end with the handover of 2 million US dollars.

It can't end either.

If there is no response, it will only attract more pirates.

China.

Poly Group and Norinco received contact from Yan Guo's Ministry of National Defense.

At this time, in the office, the foreign trade heads of the two groups were discussing the matter with several senior executives.

"Yan Guo will develop his military strength."

"The order volume is not small."

"Report first."

They are just military industry companies, mainly responsible for production.

If there is a request from abroad, it must be handed over to the relevant department for review. Only if the review is approved will they be able to accept the order.

However, since it is Yan Guo's request, it is not a big problem.

China and Yan Guo are in the honeymoon of deep cooperation and basically respond to every request.

"Yan Guo is so eager to develop his military strength, probably because of the incident with the pirates this morning."

"Pirates?"

"Don't you know? Yan Guo's cargo ship passed through the Strait of Malacca, encountered pirates, and was extorted for 2 million US dollars."

"Oh, there is such a thing? No wonder."

"However, even if they develop now, according to the order numbers, their military strength is only superficial, right? Furthermore, we will still encounter them on the high seas in the future."

"Could it be the same? Giving money with military power and giving money without military power are two different things. Haven't you seen what people on the internet are saying, saying that Yan Guo is a coward?"

"If you ask me, don't worry about these words. Focusing on developing science and technology and working hard to improve the economy is the last word."

"But it's frustrating."

They just talked and didn't take it seriously. After all, it was another country, not theirs.

Although China is not as violent as America in dealing with pirates, it is still quite harsh.

In the early years, a merchant ship encountered pirates and China directly blamed the pirates. After that time, we basically didn't encounter pirates who weren't picky.

As for Yan Guo, he can only hold on.

Regardless of their cooperation with Yan Guo, they mainly focused on their steel plant.

As for the military aspect, to say the least, small countries must have the conscience of small countries.

United States, ten o'clock in the morning.

The Lockheed Martin Business Unit 19 team is meeting.

This is the largest arms seller in the United States and even in the world.

One-third of the US Department of Defense's annual purchase orders come from Lockheed Martin.

The content of Group 19's meeting now is this request from Yan Guo.

Hill, 37, said with a smile: "Yan Guo is anxious."

They all already knew that Yan Guo's cargo ship encountered pirates yesterday.

And that request happened to get stuck at this point in time.

There is no need to think too much, Yan Guo felt humiliated and wanted to quickly build up his own country's military strength.

"Send ahead."

Hill placed the order on the table and said, "Have someone prepare these weapons."

Procedures still need to be followed, and if higher-ups don't approve, these weapons won't be sold.

But after all, Hill has been working for many years and knows very well which countries can accept orders and which cannot.

Yan Guo can naturally take over.

In fact, they were quite curious about what Yan Guo would do if he encountered pirates again after obtaining these weapons.

Is it possible to start directly?

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Hill received a call from his superiors.

"Without political strings?"

Hearing his superior's words, Hill thought he had heard wrong.

The superior said, "Contact Yan Guo. If you don't agree, cancel the order."

Hill was confused: "Why? Is this necessary?"

It was just a small country newly created more than half a year ago.

The superior said: "This is a decision from above, you don't need to know the reason."

"Well, I'm just curious."

After hanging up the phone, Hill still couldn't understand why.

As the most powerful country in the world, it is a little embarrassing to supply weapons to a small country without any political conditions.

"Without political strings?"

Looking at the information in the email, Chen Yang was a little surprised.

He really didn't expect this.

Although he does not need the United States' commitment, it is another thing if the other party takes the initiative to say so.

"Is it because of Pear?"

Chen Yang thought of Pear, and it seemed like it could only be for this reason.

If the United States makes this decision because of Pear, it means that Apple Inc, or the United States as a whole, is not friendly towards itself.

This shows that Apple Inc must have contacted the United States and even made some suggestions to the United States that were not beneficial to Yan Guo.

This is not good news, but it is what Chen Yang expected.

With the development of Yan Guo, some developed countries will not be able to stand still sooner or later.

Chen Yang had already prepared for this.

But he didn't expect it to happen so soon...

Chen Yang is a little worried. This is just a company, so what?

Is it too tight to be nervous?

My other industries have not yet been withdrawn. When I do this, will you be afraid to directly impose trade sanctions on me?

Shaking his head, Chen Yang was too lazy to think about it.

There is always a solution to a problem.

Anyway, as long as the other party follows the rules, Chen Yang will be happy to play with them within the rules.

If he doesn't follow the rules and turn the tables, Chen Yang won't be afraid either.

The latter is unlikely to happen in this era, but the former is already underway.

But for Chen Yang, it doesn't matter.

It's a small country, so don't really be afraid.

But as the most powerful country in the world, the United States must consider all aspects before making any decision.

As long as he dares to impose arbitrary economic sanctions, it seems that China will be greatly affected, but by the same token, the foundation of the United States will also be shaken.

Changing orders day by day and imposing unjustified sanctions, if you play like this, which country will continue to play with you?

Three days later.

Chen Yang received another call from the shipping company.

Pirates are here again!

They're not the same pirates as last time, they're new this time.

But they are all pirates!

When the two merchant ships returned home, they encountered pirates who demanded a ransom of three million US dollars!

In the conference room, Chen Yang heard the pirate's wild laughter on the other end of the satellite phone and said expressionlessly: "500,000."

The laughter on the other side suddenly stopped, as if he had heard some unbelievable words: "500,000? Are you kidding me?"

Chen Yang said, "That's two empty ships."

The pirate suddenly laughed louder, "What's the matter with the empty ship? As long as it's Yan Guo's ship, that's the price! 3 million, not a penny less!"

Chen Yang remained silent.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten.

This sentence was something he never thought would happen to him.

It's not that the other party didn't understand that ransom was different for an empty ship and a fully loaded ship, but they still asked for it.

As they say, because it is Yan guo's ship.

The ship of a country without an army of its own.

To be cruel, the other party just thinks that Yan Guo has no power to fight back, so they dare to speak like a lion and don't even give him a chance to bargain.

"I'll arrange it."

Chen Yang didn't negotiate with the other party, it was meaningless.

After hanging up the phone, he asked the senior management to contact the helicopter and the ink pad in exchange for US dollars.

Three hours later, the two merchant ships were released.

And this matter once again spread at hurricane speed.

"Hahaha, I was actually laughing at that. Yan Guo's merchant ship was robbed by pirates again."

"I told you a long time ago that this hole cannot be opened. Look, Yan Guo has become a hot potato now."

"For 5 million US dollars each time, Yan Guo is really a fat man."

"Shame, shame!"

"The pirates probably didn't realize it was so easy to make money."

"The boss hasn't broadcast live for a long time."

"He's so scared of pirates that he doesn't have time to broadcast live."

"Fortunately, Pear is making money, otherwise it wouldn't be able to withstand the pirate climate."

"For two empty ships, the ransom was a million more than when it was fully loaded. It's outrageous."

"Pirates just see that Yan Guo is easy to bully."

"It's really easy to bully."

There are also discussions within Yan Guo.

Just three days later, Yan Guo's merchant ship was again attacked by pirates, and the people's anger was ignited almost instantly.

At noon, tens of thousands of workers, as well as the first batch of immigrants arriving in Yan Guo, arrived at Yan City Palace.

This is Chen Yang's palace, but Chen Yang has never been there much since the construction was completed. He spends most of his time at the Ministry of Commerce and other departments.

The existence of the palace is more like a decoration and a symbol.

At this moment, these tens of thousands of workers, each holding a Yan Guo national flag, stood outside the Yan City palace and shouted in unison: "Form an army, the country wants its own army!"

The nearby shopkeepers and tourists visiting Yan Guo looked around.

They took out their cell phones to record this rare scene.

"Yan Guo threw a stop."

"They are advocating for Yan Guo's government to form its own army."

Passersby filmed it and posted it online.

Some internet celebrities broadcast directly.

"Brothers, look, these Yan Guo people are amazing, they really paraded."

"This is the first time I've seen people suggesting that the country create an army."

"It seems that these two pirate attacks have caused panic among the citizens of Yan Guo."

"These are not citizens, they are at most green card holders. They are called residents."

"It's almost the same thing. Everyone has a green card and will certainly be naturalized."

In the digital influencers' live streaming rooms, the number of people online was impressive and they were loving watching.

From the Ministry of Commerce, Chen Yang received a call and learned about the mass demonstration.

He did not oppose the demonstrations. Yan Guo's laws gave the people the right to demonstrate.

However, the reason for the march surprised him.

In addition to the surprise, he was happy.

This shows that they recognized Yan Guo as their own country at heart.

This is a good thing.

As it happens, he originally planned to announce the creation of an army and measures against pirates.

He would like to take this opportunity to announce it.