12dz Chapter 1116 I've got the money, but I've lost my life. Then I've made a loss.
Chapter 1116 I've got the money, but I've lost my life. Then I've made a loss.
Xiao Ya elegantly poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then looked up with a smile, saying, "My dear General, you're just trying to hide something."
Does the mountain town have any resources?
If we had resources, we should have developed them back then; why are we still using them now?
If you don't investigate, nothing will happen. But if you do investigate, something bad will happen.
"Think about it, if I didn't tell you that these two places do indeed have resources, would you believe that rumor?"
Hasegawa Kiyoshi thought for a moment, following Xiao Ya's lead, and shook his head; "I won't believe it."
"Yes. Our mountain city has obtained so much advanced technology from the Soviet Union and Britain. We have the facilities, buildings, and personnel, but we can't produce these things. Why? Because we don't have the resources. Take the tank technology we got from the Soviet Union, for example. If we gave that to you, you could produce at least several tanks every month. But here, we're just patching things up, and we can only produce less than three tanks a month. Right now, we're facing off against more than a dozen of your divisions, and we're losing nine out of ten battles on the front lines. My command is trying to figure out how to supply the front lines with better weapons and equipment, but as I said before, we don't have the resources."
This is a normal reaction.
Hasegawa Kiyoshi gasped and pointed at Xiao Ya; "I've figured it out, our empire is truly out of its mind to oppose you."
This person is really good at calculations.
They would rather let more people die on the front lines than release these resources, and by the time they wanted to release them, the empire was powerless to stop them.
The battle lines have already been stretched too thin; there's no way they can launch another attack on the mountain city.
"You guys are really ruthless."
Xiao Ya shook her head; "I wouldn't say that, but what you said isn't quite right either. Actually, a year ago, we were quite well-behaved, but..."
"It's just that your honesty was ruined by your partner."
People influence each other. Little Zhuge is already a shrewd strategist, and now with Zhou Weiguo by his side, he's even more powerful.
There are some things that Little Zhuge cannot do. He is a high-ranking official in Shancheng and has to maintain his reputation, but Zhou Weiguo is not. Although he holds the rank of lieutenant general, he is actually just a mid-level general. After all, the troops he commands are only one division. How many divisions does Shancheng have? Many, and it's very chaotic.
Things he can't do, Zhou Weiguo can. And he can do them very well.
Do they have resources?
Princess Asaka looked at Seishiro Sakata with a bewildered expression, then reached out and touched his forehead; "You're not sick either."
"What are you doing?" Sakata Seishiro slapped his hand away; "I'm not sick or crazy. I'm just thinking, if they really have resources, could we launch a new attack on them?"
The empire no longer lacks land, but it lacks something else: resources, especially iron ore and coal.
Factories need coal to operate, and arsenals need iron ore to manufacture weapons.
Although the United States has opened up trade with the Empire, no one knows how long this trade will last.
Therefore, after receiving the message from the Special Higher Police, Seishiro Sakata considered it for a while and immediately went to call Asaka over.
He is the chief of staff; he needs to know about these things.
“Are you out of your mind?” Prince Asaka lit a cigarette and spoke slowly. “If they had these, they would have mined them long ago for military manufacturing in the southwest. Why would they need to hide them?”
They need these things more than anyone else. After all, so much technology is just sitting there looking good if it's not used.
"You mean, this news is fake."
Asaka picked up a cup of tea from the side and took a sip; "Don't let them set you up. They didn't find these things in the most likely place in the mountain city, but they found them in that corner of the mountain. Do you believe that? Also, what did they not find? They just happened to find what we need most. Do you think that's possible?"
Who?
Who is plotting against the empire?
Sakata Seishiro also vaguely felt that he had been tricked. He even thought that he was probably not the only one who had been tricked this time.
Who's plotting this?
This is also the question that Zhou Weiguo is currently thinking about.
However, he couldn't figure it out, so early the next morning, he went to Okamura's place.
In his words, just because he couldn't figure it out didn't mean others couldn't, and Okamura should have no problem with it, after all, a businessman's abilities should not be underestimated.
"What do you mean by this?" Okamura asked, picking up his teacup and looking at a gold bar on the table.
He walked over, picked up the gold bar, weighed it in his hand, and then casually placed it on the table.
What can one gold bar do? He was determined to do things well and leave himself with twelve gold bars.
"I don't think much of it," Zhou Weiguo asked, crossing his legs.
“Who would turn down money?” Okamura said after thinking for a moment. “I just don’t understand why you’re giving me this gold bar.”
It couldn't be for the purpose of selling weapons, could it? Even if he wanted to, the weapons couldn't be transported there.
Because it's easy to be discovered. It's one thing if the higher-ups turn a blind eye, but if you actually get caught, that's another matter entirely.
Moreover, selling to the enemy is unacceptable.
"This time, I think the gold bars you get will be the easiest one yet."
Is there really such a good thing?
Okamura put down his teacup, then picked up the gold bar and stroked it twice, but he didn't put it in his pocket.
He needs to know what he's supposed to do with it. If he can do it, he'll put it in his pocket; if he can't, he won't touch it.
He has principles in life. There are some things he can touch, but there are some things he can never touch, because touching them might cost him his life.
He now has a lot of money, and Annan is now confidently thinking about how to live his life well.
If you make all the money but then lose your life, wouldn't that be a regrettable thing in life?
"It's not Okamura. You used to pounce on gold bars like a dog seeing shit. Why are you being so cautious this time?" Asaka Shurei was curious. It was just asking him to do something, why was he hesitating like a woman?
"I think I have enough money. What I need to do next is save my own life. After all, if I have money but lose my life, I won't have lived a life without enjoying anything. That's not worth it."