Chapter 373 Trade War
In the venue, many eyes focused on Zhang Hao, including Daluo Golden Immortals, Golden Immortals, and many celestial immortals, as well as representatives of shareholders of Blue Star Group.
Everyone felt that the problem of the Tianshui Empire was difficult. It is not impossible to declare war directly, but there are obviously many problems. If you really want to declare war directly on the Tianshui Empire, the other large empires will definitely take action. Everyone understands the truth that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold.
"The master is famous" is often not ignored. The secret means cannot be used as an excuse to declare war. Wars, especially large-scale wars, require some "light excuses".
Even if one's own citizens are treated unfairly, it can be used as an excuse. However, problems at the spy level cannot be used as an excuse.
To put it more directly, it is to declare war on the Tianshui Empire. The key is not the excuse of "making a famous teacher", but to find ways to prevent other empires from participating in the war and it is not convenient to intervene.
This is the core meaning of "a master is famous"; otherwise no excuse is meaningless.
That's why the problem of spies cannot be used as an excuse; because everyone has spies, let alone the second one, everyone has the same color - all black, and they can't be shy. If you say your spies are special, then I will go back and check the domestic situation.
Especially the current situation of the Blue Star Group has made many big empires and powerful sects around them jealous. In this case, everyone's every move is magnified, and a slight carelessness may lead to uncontrollable consequences.
While you are making excuses from others, others are also making excuses from you!
Once a large-scale war is incurred, the military power of the Blue Star Group will inevitably be involved; what if the demon world attacks again one day, what should we do if the military power is not enough?
Although this world gate can bring wealth, if it cannot be suppressed, a fatal crisis will break out.
This Gate of the World is an alternative crater, which is still very active and active volcanic; although it is rich in resources, if one is not properly dealt with, it is a catastrophe.
You can't expect the monsters in the Heavenly Demon World to "show mercy" - facing the cultivators with great vitality, the cultivators in the Heavenly Demon World are definitely mice that love rice and can't stop at one bite.
This is not a competition within the Zhoutian galaxy. If it really doesn't work, you can surrender. This is a real life-and-death showdown. Faced with the pressure of the entire Tian Yao world, the Blue Star Group dares not relax at all, and its military power must always be at its peak.
Under such circumstances, although everyone hated the Tianshui Empire's methods, they had to deal with them carefully.
But it is not OK to deal with it - although the spy matter cannot be put on the surface, if it is not handled, it will make other countries feel that the Blue Star Group is just a fool, and anyone can step on it.
So how to hit the Tianshui Empire is indeed a brain-consuming task.
This is why so many masters are sitting down honestly and listening to Zhang Hao beeping on it. Because everyone really can't think of a better way.
Zhang Hao naturally seized this opportunity and regarded this place as the stage of the Ocean Group.
Facing Tai Shuye’s inquiry, Zhang Hao calmly explained: “Actually, everyone can think this way. In addition to the influence of Blue Star Group, everyone’s understanding of the economy is relatively simple, and this is our opportunity.
If we can snipe at this, we can easily defeat a huge empire!”
"I think the importance of the economy, I think the development of the past decade, is the best interpretation.
A naturally developing economy is a fragile structure. Unlike practice, as long as the practice system is in charge, it can basically ensure stability.
The pinnacle of practice is in the hands of the masters of practice. A pyramid structure is formed from top to bottom. If a low-level practitioner wants to climb to the top, he can only rely on advanced practitioners and work hard to practice on his own.
But the economy is not good, everyone has their own interests. We all know this saying: Counting people's wealth is like killing parents. Wealth is the foundation for everyone to survive. It is reflected at the national level, which is the "economy".
Although the peak of the economy is captured in the hands of a few people, it can get more through trade, plunder, deception and other means.
Compared with the practice that requires one step at a time, there is always a chaotic and crazy side in the changes in wealth and economy. The unadjusted and sorted free economic system is particularly prominent.
And this is what the trade war targets.”
After Zhang Hao finished speaking, everyone was thinking, and many people were looking at each other; many people were already sweating a little behind them.
Everyone is not stupid, but they just didn't expect some things for a while. With Zhang Hao's explanation and the development over the past decade, everyone suddenly woke up.
Thinking about how I feel safe in trade with the Ocean Group over the years, I have almost no defense, and the representatives of many small and medium-sized countries have a little pale face.
Fortunately, everyone belongs to Blue Star Group.
After a while, another Daluo Golden Immortal who was in charge here, the South Flying Tiger Empire, Golden Wolf King, Qiu Qianren, spoke, "What should I do if a trade war is launched? How long is it expected to take effect: What effect can be achieved?"
Zhang Hao said without hesitation: "Before talking about the trade war, we must first explain the economy and trade.
The economy of a large empire is like the sea; to fight against the sea, you can only use the sea;
To fight against one country's economy, you can only use the economy of another country.
This is a confrontation of the whole body.
In addition, unlike traditional wars, there is no certainty in the trade war, the visible battlefield, the visible direction of attack, and there is no traditional military corps. If it is necessary to explain, it is the collision of the comprehensive national strength of the two countries.
In this kind of collision, wisdom cannot be ignored, but what is more important is the competition for comprehensive national strength. This is a frontal collision with almost no room for tricks. The strong will seek the weak.
In this world of practice, the masters of cultivation themselves are also representatives of wealth. We must prevent the other party from rushing to jump over the wall, such as various private groups.
Therefore, to start a large-scale trade in the economy of the Tianshui Empire, it is necessary to launch a large-scale trade. This scale of trade will involve at least two huge empires.
There are four great empires in this starry sky. Two of them belong to the Blue Star Group: Minghui Empire and Daxia Empire. Then there are Tianshui Empire and Tiana Empire."
Zhang Hao drew a circle on the star map with his fingers, marking out the positions of four empires (different symbols represent the territory of each country):
【………&Tianshui Empire&
Minghui##Tiana Empire¥
Empire####***¥¥
…**Daxia Empire*]
Zhang Hao drew a circle on the map (a very familiar feeling), pointed to the four empires and continued: "If you want to launch a trade war against the Tianshui Empire, it is not enough to just use the Minghui Empire.
In order to form a scale and consider the positional relationship between the four empires, my suggestion is to launch a trade war against the Tianshui Empire and the Tiana Empire at the same time.
Using the Minghui Empire and the Daxia Empire as a springboard, we gathered the wealth power of the entire Blue Star Group to launch a tsunami-like trade war against the Tianshui Empire and the Tiana Empire. We destroyed the two empires in one fell swoop.
It may take more than ten years or even longer."
Qiu Qianren frowned slightly and thought. He was a little scared at this unprecedented trade war: "Zhang Hao, you mean that the trade war is a direct collision between two empires, and there is no room for easing, right?"
"If we decide to launch a trade war, then there is no. Once any war begins, it will be difficult to end easily."
"But the art of war says that killing one thousand enemies will damage eight hundred. How will we lose this kind of collision?"
Zhang Hao showed a little confidence in the corner of his mouth: "Don't worry, senior. The biggest feature of the trade war is that it is not enough to give up! The strong will become stronger through the blood-sucking effect; the weak will only gradually weaken and eventually die of weakness."
"But what you said is theoretical! Does Ocean Group have relevant experience?"
"Yes!" Zhang Hao said it was very certain, "In fact, when the Ocean Group first rose, we used similar tactics within Tianyuan Star. Later, when facing partners such as the Golden Eagle Empire, we all used similar tactics."
At this moment, many people's eyes changed when they looked at Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao smiled confidently on his lips and continued, "But because everyone is a partner, we did not do anything at all, but stopped at the right time and even provided assistance. This was how Blue Star's trading system was formed today.
But what if Ocean Group doesn’t help?”
After slowly scanning, Zhang Hao looked at the representative of the Golden Eagle Empire, former prime minister Xiang Yan Bing, and his tone seemed to have a hint of gloomy: "You can refer to the experience of the Golden Eagle Empire.
After cooperating with Ocean Group, the price of elixirs was pushed to the limit, resulting in a large number of alchemists being unemployed, and the entire traditional alchemy system collapsed. From medicinal material suppliers to final elixir sellers, almost one-tenth of the people in the entire empire were affected.
However, Ocean Group injected funds and technology in a timely manner, jointly established a elixir industry chain with the Golden Eagle Empire, which saved the crisis and brought the Golden Eagle Empire to a new peak.
There are also primary spiritual materials and low-level magic weapons. Due to the entry of industrial technology, the prices of low-level spiritual materials and low-level magic weapons have been greatly reduced, which almost caused the underlying manufacturing industry of the Golden Eagle Empire to collapse.
However, Ocean Group also injected funds and technology in a timely manner, and joined forces with the Golden Eagle Empire to create a new industrial system.
There are many similar ones, so I won't list them all.
In this regard, I think Xiang Yanbing has the most say."
Everyone's eyes turned to Xiang Yanbing. Facing the eyes of many celestial immortals, golden immortals, and even the Daluo golden immortals, Xiang Yanbing was not as thick as Zhang Hao, and cold sweat instantly soaked his clothes.
Qiu Qianren spoke, "Xiang Yanbing, tell me."
Xiang Yanbing took a deep breath and stood up slowly, "What Mr. Zhang said... Actually, we have discussions inside. The result of the discussion is that if the Ocean Group had not helped each time, the Golden Eagle Empire would have been declining."
Speaking of this, Xiang Yanbing looked at Zhang Hao, hesitated before saying, "To say something that may cause misunderstandings to everyone, now when we were walking on the edge of the cliff after the war, after signing the peace agreement, during the transaction with the Ocean Group, we can say that we were walking on the edge of the cliff every day.
Our safety, our future, our hope, and the tolerance of the entire Ocean Group.
Taking basic medicinal materials and elixirs as examples, Dayang Group can purchase medicinal materials at slightly higher prices to monopolize the medicinal materials market; then sell elixirs at relatively low prices to monopolize the basic elixir market. In this way, it drives out competitors.
When the competitors all fell, the basic elixir market of the Golden Eagle Empire was the one-man show of the Ocean Group.
Because the basic elixir cost of Ocean Group is very low, they can easily do it and even reap unimaginable wealth. What Ocean Group pays is only a little technical cost.
If the Ocean Group does this, they can harvest the wealth of the Golden Eagle Empire again and again like cutting leeks.
In all aspects such as medicinal materials and elixirs, spiritual materials and magic weapons, food, clothing, housing and transportation, the Jinye Empire did not have much resistance. Especially in the post-war situation."
Everyone thought about the situation of the Golden Eagle Empire, and their expressions changed a little.
Xiang Yanbing took a deep breath and continued: "In general, we thank the men of the Ocean Group for their mercy. Therefore, we also agree with the horror of the trade war.
Fortunately, the Ocean Group has never released the monster of the trade war; we are even more glad to have the opportunity to fight side by side with the Ocean Group.
Dear seniors and fellow Taoists, I am sure that the horror caused by a complete trade war will be beyond everyone’s imagination!”
Chapter completed!