Chapter 625 Cat
Where does the electricity in Changshan County come from?
This question became the biggest doubt in the Great Elder's mind.
According to feedback from the power grid center, Changshan County's electricity consumption is very high, and has increased particularly sharply in recent times.
Considering Changshan County's exoskeleton-powered armored corps and large robots, it is natural to guess that they use electricity.
And no one except the Supreme Council can supply them with such a large amount of electricity.
Then, the Great Elder would have the opportunity to extort a large sum of money from Changshan County.
According to their experience, Changshan County, whose lifeline was in their hands, had no room for resistance. They could swallow up all of Changshan County's achievements bit by bit, squeeze out their interests, and finally eliminate them to completely eradicate Li Longxing, the future trouble.
But what he never expected was that not only did he fail to make the money, but he was also slapped in the face.
Changshan County's extremely tough attitude is difficult to explain.
Didn't he know they were doomed without electricity? Did that guy think Qin Gang and Lin Yabo were easy to mess with? Could he scare everyone with just one victory?
This is too naive.
Therefore, when the Great Elder received the telegram saying "Eat shit", he thought it was a bluff and that Changshan County was "asking for an exorbitant price" so that they could "pay back the money on the spot".
It's just a little bit excessive.
But considering Changshan County’s many technological products and financial industries, the Great Elder forgave them and began to “repay the money”.
However, the reality is quite different from what they imagined.
For more than a week afterwards, Changshan County remained unmoved and had no intention of bargaining.
After discussion, the Great Elder thought that maybe "Lin Wen still had unrealistic fantasies", so they decided to cut off the power first to let him know that his life and death were in his own hands.
But this good move unexpectedly failed.
The spies on the front line said that Changshan County was not affected at all, the night scene was even brighter than before, and the machines in the factory were roaring at the top of their lungs, as if they were afraid that others could not hear them.
After ruling out all possibilities, the elders had to admit that after the empire's power supply was cut off, Changshan County alone supported its huge power supply without any other power support.
This is something that is incomprehensible.
Judging from Changshan County's electricity supply, they would have to build at least a hundred super-large thermal power plants to support their consumption.
With so many thermal power plants, it is impossible for them not to observe them.
"We must find out."
The Great Elder gave the order.
"Find the source of Changshan County's electricity supply. If it's coal, cut off the coal. If it's oil, cut off the oil. Changshan County is a small place and doesn't have that many resources. He will definitely surrender."
The imperial garrison commander took the order and left.
The elders' compound fell silent again.
Compared to before, the Elders' Courtyard is now much quieter. The turmoil in the empire has greatly weakened the power of the Grand Elder.
The open rebellion of the four western states dealt a heavy blow to the empire. The open entry of the Golden Lion King of Narima set a precedent for devouring the empire. Countries around the world swarmed in like sharks smelling blood, making the situation in the empire even more complicated.
The empire was essentially divided.
But the Great Elder has been patient. They cannot act rashly. This has already become a world-class game.
If you are not careful, you may be doomed.
Compared to the Supreme Council, which guards a large number of elite areas but remains silent and low-key, Lin Yabo, who is supported by the Emperor of the Xiusu Empire, appears to be much more high-profile, and more than half of the world's attention is focused on him.
Lin Yabo proved with his great victory in Xiyan Province that his previous failure was just an accident. After the fleet of Emperor Xiusu arrived in Fazhou, his reputation reached a peak.
But the Lion King, who had just occupied a large area of the empire, was not convinced.
He considered Xiyanzhou to be his territory.
The two sides had a lot of friction over the ownership of Xiyanzhou.
At the same time, Ren Zhengqing, who was expanding rapidly in the north, also expressed his dissatisfaction with Luo Yuanwuyao, believing that they were inviting wolves into the house and tarnishing the glory of the empire.
Luo Yuanwuyao immediately retorted, exposing that Ren Zhengqing's so-called "pure blood theory" was actually a theory of nepotism, and that anyone who was close to Ren Zhengqing was a pure person.
Those who are not close to us and those who oppose us are bastards.
They used a large amount of facts to show that Ren Zhengqing eliminated the hybrids through massacre and enslavement to prove that their actions were correct. The Golden Lion King was the most just, kindest, and most understanding king in the world. They were not inviting wolves into the house, but welcoming the Holy Lord.
Both sides quickly switched from talking to talking.
The chaotic situation caused Qin Gang's suggestion of uniting to eliminate the Great Elder to fail in the cradle.
However, small-scale fighting continued in various places, but a large-scale war did not begin.
No one is stupid.
A protracted war is meaningless unless you can defeat the enemy in one bite.
In addition to demonstrating their own military power, controlling the war locally is mainly to express that it is a time of war, so they have reason to implement more stringent war laws to plunder the people.
In the empire, most areas have implemented the "Worker Bee Law" like the Lin Yabo area.
——The people work like worker bees in exchange for food, without pay, vacation, or rights.
This method can quickly accumulate a large amount of wealth and materials. It not only spread within the empire, but also spread to major countries in the world. They used the excuse of war with the empire to implement the law and employed child labor and slaves on a large scale. The Qin Group was one of the main promoters of this and thus gained a lot of dividends from the slave trade.
Lin Yabo was very proud of this and spread the word about his model, which was accepted by the world. The Divine Emperor Augustus also looked at him with a higher opinion and announced that Lin Yabo would become Xiusu's lifelong honorary national teacher.
In such dark days, Changshan County became the only spiritual sustenance for the common people. Its story tended to be deified, and all the good things were attributed to County Chief Lin and Changshan County.
Every day, countless people risked their lives to rush here along the blockade that was torn apart by the war.
Yang Shaohu set up a refugee shelter specifically to help these poor people.
However, the situation in Changshan County itself is not very good. Although Qin Luoshuang's sales channels are very effective, logistics has become a big problem. No matter which route is chosen, it is necessary to pass through several hostile areas.
Most areas only conduct limited transactions with Changshan County, and logistics must pay high tolls if they want to pass through.
If it weren't for Changshan County's two great victories, there would not even be any tolls, and trade would no longer exist, leaving only plunder.
Now, the one that has the largest transactions with Changshan County is the Supreme Association.
Although the two sides are close to breaking up, the Great Elder will not give up the benefits he has obtained until he is sure of a decisive victory. At most, he will demand the cheap materials produced by Changshan County and ask Changshan County to pay back their money.
It's more than 6 billion every month, and this is only less than a quarter of what we have paid back.
Not only that, major regions and countries around the world are gradually stopping the use of the Imperial Dollar and switching to other currencies. The value of the Imperial Dollar has not been lost for the time being because there are still the highest people who will use it.
On the contrary, no one was interested in the private currency issued by Lin Yabo.
However, the large-scale currency change still caused the Imperial Yuan to fall, and Changshan County would need to assist in stabilizing the value of the Imperial Yuan, so they forgave Lin Wen's rudeness of asking them to eat shit.
In addition, although it has not been found out what exactly Changshan County uses to generate electricity, the large number of military factories operating in the eastern region has also caused them to be in a state of power shortage.
According to calculations by the Empire's Minister of Finance, for every 1% increase in electricity supply, their economy will recover 0.37%.
Therefore, it became a natural thing to buy electricity from Changshan County.
Yang Shaohu couldn't help but sigh: "This world is too crazy."
Lin Wen laughed and said, "The mouse is the bridesmaid for the cat?"
Xia Xiaoxiang frowned and said, "You said I was a rat?"
The cat blushed and knocked her: "Don't talk nonsense."
Lin Wen sighed, feeling deeply sorry that no one could understand his jokes.
"Okay, enough of that, Mr. Fei. What's the current situation with the fusion power plant's power supply? How much electricity can it deliver?"
Qin Luomao said angrily: "Are you really going to sell it?"
Lin Wen was surprised and said, "Sell it? Why keep it if you don't sell it? Are you going to use up the extra electricity?"
Xiao Xiao interrupted and said loudly, "Headmaster Lin is right. Hostile positions won't affect business. We're currently under great financial pressure, the market isn't good, and we have to accommodate refugees. How can we not sell electricity? The highest level will be our major customer, and our trade will exceed that of all other regions combined."
Yun Qingshui said coldly, "People like you are the ones who sell the noose to the enemy."
Xiao Xiao widened her eyes.
"How dare you oppose the God of Economics? In the entire Changshan County, no, in the entire world, except for County Chief Lin, no one can accuse me..."
"Alright, alright." Lin Wen pushed Xiao Xiao away. "Of course we have to sell the goods, and we can pay you back, but we need to negotiate some conditions. We need the Great Elder to allow our goods to pass through his territory. Only then can Qin Maomao's channels be effective..."
Qin Luoshuang's fur exploded: "Who are you calling a cat?"
Lin Wen didn't cast any spells, and she grabbed him accidentally. He said unhappily, "What are you doing? You've disfigured the emperor's only handsome face in eternity. Can you afford to pay for it?"
"Bah, narcissist!"
Lin Wen scratched his head, not knowing what was going on recently. Qin Luoshuang had become a little sensitive and irritable, and her previous calmness and indifference had disappeared a lot from her.
"In short, Xiao Shuangshuang, this matter requires the cooperation of you and Shaohu. We must achieve our goal."
Yang Shaohu smiled and said, "Don't worry, County Chief Lin, I will complete it."
Lin Wen smiled and said, "That's great, Mr. Fei, is the power supply okay?"
Fermi replied, "The fusion reactor is still running at its lowest power, but even so, many of the generators are still idling. Changshan County can't absorb that much electricity, so there's no problem supplying power to the outside world."
"How long will the fuel last? A year?"
"At the current power, it can last for two hundred years."
Lin Wen smiled.
"That's great, then let's just leave it at that. Everyone, get back to work. There's still a lot to do, and we can't let our guard down."
Everyone agreed in unison and rushed out in high spirits. Everyone was full of energy. The glory of Changshan County proved that they were right and that all their efforts were worthwhile.
There is nothing more joyful than this.
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The negotiations with the Supreme Council went smoothly, and the Great Elder agreed to allow Changshan County's goods to pass through at a lower tax rate.
This is also good for them.
After all, although all parties are currently engaged in a melee and conflicts and disputes are constant, they are all small-scale wars. The implicit vigilance against the Supreme Council has never disappeared, and the invisible spearhead is pointing at them.
With the participation of major powers, the combat effectiveness of the imperial army has become unstable.
They must become even stronger to meet this unprecedented challenge.
Although Changshan County is powerful, it is too small to pose a threat to them.
Therefore, mutual benefit, or behavior in which they keep all the benefits, is acceptable.
In the eyes of the Great Elder, it was a complete waste for Changshan County, such a small place, to control so many advanced technologies and developed industries.
Lin Wende is not worthy of the position, so they can serve as the mayor of Changshan County concurrently.
The industry of Changshan County can be controlled by them.
The technology of Changshan County can be controlled by them.
Especially the advanced exoskeleton power armor.
Changshan County has limited resources, and this technology will not be very effective in their hands.
It would be completely different if I could hold it in their hands.
Of course, this is just a thought. They will not act rashly before finding the source of Changshan County's energy.
In this way, the situation temporarily stabilized.
It would have lasted for a long time until all parties were fully prepared, and then the real war would break out to determine who would be the final winner.
However, a sudden accident broke this balance.
(End of this chapter)
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