The expeditionary force began to dominate Southeast Asia by recruiting defeated soldiers

Chapter 366 Don’t be afraid, it’s a technical adjustment

Not long after, two cups of floral tea with ice cubes were brought in.

The production lines for industrial ice machines and refrigerators are still under construction. Myitkyina still uses the traditional saltpeter ice-making method, which relies on the fact that saltpeter (potassium nitrate KNO3) absorbs a large amount of heat when dissolved in water, thereby lowering the water temperature.

The large amount of ice produced naturally requires a place to be stored, so three huge underground ice storages were dug in Myitkyina, located in the west, south and east of the city.

The East Ice Depot is dedicated to supplying the civilian market, the South Ice Depot is the army's reserve ice depot, and the West Ice Depot is naturally dedicated to supplying government agencies.

The ice cubes added to the two cups of scented tea were naturally specially delivered by Xibingku that morning and placed in a stainless steel insulated box for Zhang Chi or others to use when they wanted to drink iced drinks.

Liu Shengnan gently placed the teacup on the table, closed the door and walked out.

With a "click", the door closed, and only Zhang Chi and Bai Hongsheng were left in the room.

Bai Hongsheng carefully picked up the teacup and took a sip. The cold tea slid down his throat into his stomach, slightly dispelling his heat.

He pushed his glasses up on his nose, looking serious.

"Someone is selling our bonds."

Zhang Chi's eyes flashed slightly, he put down the teacup, and tapped the table lightly with his index finger.

Bai Hongsheng added: "Some people are selling three-year bonds with a face value of $100 at $90 or even more than $80."

Zhang Chi did not show any surprise. Instead, he picked up the teacup and took a big sip, as if enjoying the lingering aroma of the tea.

"It's normal." He said lightly.

"The Johns have been bullying their way through Southeast Asia for nearly a hundred years, and many people have long been intimidated by them. We just faced them head-on, so it's inevitable that some people will feel intimidated."

Bai Hongsheng frowned. "If the conflict continues to escalate, do we need to suspend industrial construction plans and reserve funds for military spending?"

Regarding the conflict that broke out over Chittagong, Bai Hongsheng was more worried that it would evolve into a full-scale war between the People's Army of Iraq and the United Kingdom.

"No need." Zhang Chi shook his head, a meaningful smile playing on his lips. "The Johns are still focusing their energy on Europe. They've already implemented rationing in their homeland, and life isn't easy."

"If Prime Minister Qiu dares to start a full-scale war with us in Sindhu, without supplies from Sindhu, their three islands might be plunged into famine."

He saw clearly that if the John people really had the strength to send troops on an expedition to Southeast Asia in 44, they would not have allowed the colonies in these regions to become independent one by one after the war.

Especially on the issue of Sindhu, the John people had almost no ability or action to prevent independence except for laying the big bomb of "partition and rule".

Now the Anmin Army has captured more than 5 John people. The John people have suffered a great defeat and have no energy or manpower to launch a new campaign.

Zhang Chi said calmly, "The Johns don't have the energy or money to fight a major war with us in South Asia now, and even after the world war is over, they won't have the energy or money to come to South Asia to fight a major war with us. If they invest too much energy here, the local economy will be completely dragged down."

Bai Hongsheng pondered for a long time, and finally smiled: "So your judgment is that they can't hold on?"

"Of course." Zhang Chi's lips curled up slightly, his eyes brimming with confidence. "Even if they're holding a grudge, they don't have the capital to fight this battle."

He tapped the table lightly and said firmly, "We now have over 50,000 prisoners. John's men have been exhausted by their defeat in South Asia. If Prime Minister Qiu dares to gamble everything, we can seize the opportunity to extort a ransom from him."

Bai Hongsheng was shocked.

"what do you mean?"

Zhang Chi slowly stood up, walked to the window and looked into the distance.

"South Asia isn't Europe, the gateway to the Mishima mainland. They're coming here to take on an expedition. If Fatty Qiu dares to send an expeditionary force, we'll devour one."

"If you dare to send two, we'll eat both."

"When they are seriously injured and can no longer hold on, they will have to negotiate with us."

As for the post-war Prime Minister Clement Attlee, Zhang Chi did not mention it.

But it was he who proposed the proposal to voluntarily abandon all colonies and focus on domestic issues in history, so Zhang Chi was not worried.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi decided to give Bai Hongsheng another reassurance:

"This morning, Mr. Harold, the White Eagle Special Envoy to Myitkyina, came to see me. He said that the SAR deeply regrets this armed conflict that was caused by a misunderstanding and called on both sides to exercise restraint."

Bai Hongsheng's mouth twitched slightly when he heard this: "Special Administrative Region? They are standing on the moral high ground."

Zhang Chi scoffed, a hint of mockery in his eyes. "Those White Eagle officials in DC may be shouting about peace, but they're probably grinning from ear to ear. Seeing John's people get humiliated, they're happier than anyone else, but they can't say it out loud."

"As for the Russian bear, Uncle Steel is even more happy to see it happen - the dog-eat-dog fight between imperialism and its spokespersons is the best thing for him."

Zhang Chi is very free and easy. In the eyes of the Russian bear, he is nothing more than a cunning and despicable spokesperson for imperialism.

But who made him have such good things in his hands that the Russian bears couldn't produce? He likes to see those Russian bears who are full of ideologies and have to pinch their noses and flatter him. It's so funny.

Bai Hongsheng pondered for a moment and nodded: "In other words, no one in the international community is really on John's side?"

"Of course," Zhang Chi said slowly, his eyes sharp. "Given the Johns' reputation for being so stinking they stink for miles, who would sympathize with them? They've colonized and exploited half of Planet Aquamarine, and now that they're suffering a little, I'm afraid the whole world is secretly applauding."

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Zhang Chi took another sip of the herbal tea. The slightly bitter aftertaste of the tea lingered on his tongue, and he felt the wind from the electric fan become a little cooler.

"Industrial construction absolutely cannot be stopped, especially the new Yangon Industrial Park and Nanhua Home Appliance Factory. They must be completed before October, and ideally the first air conditioner will be off the production line in November. I really can't stand the daily sauna-like life."

Most of the current air-conditioning cooling units are large units used in industrial equipment. In order to encourage them to streamline the commercial air-conditioning production line as soon as possible, Zhang Chi deliberately did not make any special arrangements. The entire Myitkyina office building was only equipped with electric fans.

"Air conditioning?" Bai Hongsheng was slightly stunned.

Zhang Chi shook his head, smiled bitterly, and tugged at his sweat-soaked shirt: "Do you know why I didn't install air conditioning in this office building?"

Bai Hongsheng was stunned for a moment, then realized: "Is this to force the brothers in the industrial sector to speed up the progress?"

Zhang Chi chuckled, his eyes tinged with mischief: "Correct."

"Want to cool down? Sure, get the air conditioners out quickly. Market demand is the best catalyst."

Bai Hongsheng couldn't help but laugh: "Commander, this move is really ruthless."

Even Zhang Chi, the top figure, was sweating from the heat, so how could the people in charge of the construction of the air-conditioning production line dare to be lazy?