Chapter 570 Recruiting troops
In February, the mainland issued the "Instructions on Further Improving Family Planning Work", requiring the implementation and promotion of a couple only having one child and vigorously advocating late marriage and late childbirth.

It is said that the mainland's population has exceeded 10 billion!

Therefore, the first phenomenal movie in mainland China, "Shaolin Temple", was able to create a box office myth of 1.6 million even if each ticket cost only one cent.

On January 1, the 21th day of the twelfth lunar month before the New Year, which was the day before Hou Kui's wedding, "Shaolin Temple" was released in Hong Kong and the box office exceeded 1600 million in one fell swoop!
This is getting off topic. The mainland's population is too large, so Wang Yuanchao's "rescue plan" could be carried out smoothly.

It is an indisputable win-win situation for the mainland government, mainland families, mainland individuals and Wang Yuanchao!
By the end of this year, Wang Yuanchao's independence plan will be implemented, and he also has to let Heishui stockpile more weapons to be prepared.

After joining the California consortium, Blackwater's privileges were simply a green light all the way.

For example, the F16 made its first successful flight in February 74 and gradually became one of the main fighter aircraft of the US Air Force. It costs 2 million US dollars per aircraft! It is equipped with a full set of weapons, not a cheap version.

The US Congress does not approve the export of fighter jets such as the F-16A/B to foreign countries.

But Blackwater is also an American company!

It's Black Water that's being used!
What’s the problem with American companies buying products from American companies?
Wang Yuanchao ordered 20 aircraft at once, which cost only 4 million yuan. The financial market can be recovered after a little tinkering.

They don’t order more because even if they order 20, they will have to cut in line with the US Air Force.

Besides, Blackwater is a security company after all. Ordering too much is a bit too abrupt for the time being. 20 F16s are enough to destroy many small countries!

Israel, a staunch ally of the United States, is equipped with only 40 aircraft, but it has already played a drastic role in the Middle East.

These aircraft will be matched with pilots in the United States and then transported to the Blackwater base in Asia at an appropriate time.

At that time, I had to be honest with my former father-in-law, President Reagan, about the situation in East Malaysia.

At this time, the president and the secretary of defense both felt that Blackwater wanted to contract more business. Reagan did not think much about it, but just asked Secretary of Defense Weinberger to take care of it as much as possible.

Weinberg felt that it was really…

Never mind. They didn't treat him unfairly.

Anyway, the navy can hire soldiers, and the air force can appropriately hire pilots and planes. It doesn’t seem to be a big deal, as countries like Japan and South Korea will pay for it anyway.

……

Wenders came over again. He was also an active participant in his boss's plan. Once successful, he would become the de facto Defense Minister of East Malaysia. It was exciting to think about it.

"Boss, do we want a Kidd-class destroyer?"

Kidd-class destroyer, standard displacement 7000 tons, full load displacement 9600 tons, total length 172 meters, maximum speed 33 knots.

It was originally ordered by Iran during the reign of King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and was developed based on the Spruance-class destroyer hull according to Iranian needs.

The ship is equipped with a standard air defense missile system to replace the Spruance-class short-range air defense missile for air defense missions in the Persian Gulf.

This warship was originally designed for use in military operations in the hot Persian Gulf, so it has an excellent air conditioning system.

According to the contract signed in 1974, a total of four ships were built by the Ingalls Shipyard in the United States, and the construction of the first ship began in June 1978.

Just as the four destroyers were about to be completed in 1979, the Pahlavi dynasty was suddenly overthrown. The new regime implemented a radical anti-American policy, and its diplomatic relations with the United States quickly deteriorated. It refused to accept the four missile destroyers. At the same time, the US government was unwilling to sell weapons to the new Iranian regime.

This is the version sold externally. Its attack power is not as strong as the Spruance class, but it is very balanced, especially in terms of air defense, which is outstanding.

How should I put it? I took a look at the international buyers. Those who can afford it don’t like it, and those who like it don’t can’t afford it.

The United States was carrying out a large-scale naval plan, and Wang Yuanchao even went to learn about it.

"Didn't they say that the Navy wanted all of them?"

Wenders chuckled and said:
"The Navy is planning to buy one and is negotiating the price, $250 million per ship.

Boss, you have even prepared fighter jets. How about we contract two such destroyers?
With this thing, there's really nothing to worry about."

Wang Yuanchao swallowed his saliva and said:

"Take this, isn't it too obvious?"

Wenders felt that the boss was being a bit pretentious and said:
"Boss, you've already taken down 16 F20s, are you still worried about two destroyers?"

On June 6 last year, an ordinary Thursday, Israel dispatched 7 aircraft to launch a surprise attack on a nuclear reactor about 14 kilometers southeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, completely destroying the $20 million facility.

From a military perspective, this was a very successful sneak attack.

14架飞机，也就是6架F15、8架F16。F15就是空对空，就是夺取制空权的战斗机。一般情况下，F15造价是F16两倍。

Wang Yuanchao also wanted to buy some F15s, but he couldn't get many of these high-end talents, as each of these pilots was an air combat ace and the treasure of each air force formation.

Aren't there a lot of South Vietnamese pilots in his Blackwater? How could he not find such talents?

Yes, but it has been abandoned over the years.

There are only a few F5s at the Sarawak base, which allow them to practice occasionally, and those are second-generation aircraft.

The F15 is a fourth-generation aircraft.

They are not white, and receiving training in the United States would cause a lot of unnecessary trouble, so I thought it was better to give up.

The dozens of miscellaneous second-generation aircraft of the Malaysian Air Force are really no match for the F16. The use of the F15 is a bit like overkill.

If the time came to speak frankly to President Reagan, it would not be impossible to borrow a flight formation from the US Air Force. It is better to be lenient in anticipation of the enemy and take precautions before they occur.

Wang Yuanchao thought about it and felt that what Wenders said was true.

"I'll go to the Ministry of National Defense. Please ask the shipyard to wait."

Defense Secretary Weinberger has already solved the fighter jet issue, so it won’t be a big problem to then designate an East Asian country to “hire” two destroyers.

Of course, Blackwater must first be allowed to practice well. After all, it will take time for two such large ships to be put into actual combat.

After practicing well, it will be the right time to accept East Malaysia’s offer.

Forget it, let’s be more generous. Two ships are nothing. Let’s take down all four at once.

Wang Yuanchao has money and Blackwater is also an American company, so Weinberg has no reason not to help. If a world-class conflict really happens, Blackwater is also American.

While Wang Yuanchao was busy recruiting soldiers, he also did not forget to plan for the stock market and futures market. He had to make back the military spending, right?
What? The stock market is going to rise? Isn’t it still falling?

The Falklands War is about to begin!

After the Falklands War, the US stock market bottomed out quickly. You can’t wait until the stock market rebounds without any chips in your hands, right? You have to plan to buy low a few months in advance!
On April 4, Argentina launched a military operation codenamed "Rosario". The amphibious landing force commanded by Navy Commander Jorge Anaya launched a surprise attack on the Falkland Islands with a total force of about 2. Since there were only a few hundred British soldiers stationed on the Falkland Islands and they were unprepared for the war, they surrendered after only a symbolic resistance.

President Galtieri officially announced the recovery of the Falkland Islands, and set up a governor there with 500 gendarmes to carry out military rule.

Many people still think that war will not break out, because as early as after World War II, Argentina had negotiated with Britain to return the colony of the Falkland Islands to Argentina. The two sides have been talking, but there were major differences and no agreement had been reached.

In March, a group of scrap metal merchants hired by the Argentine authorities forcibly landed on South Georgia Island, 3 kilometers east of the Falkland Islands. They set up a camp on South Georgia Island and raised the Argentine flag. The British Royal Navy's Endurance icebreaker was dispatched to dismantle the camp. The Endurance was armed with only two 1390mm Oerlikon cannons, two Wasp helicopters, and a platoon of marines to drive away the Argentines who raised the flag and sang the national anthem. However, the 2-ton "Happy Bay" of the Argentine Navy had already landed 20 soldiers, so the Endurance had to turn back.

At the same time, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher implemented controversial state-owned enterprise privatization reforms and fiscal budget cuts, which led to a further deterioration of the economic situation, and her public support rate continued to decline. She was even called "the most unpopular prime minister in British history" by the media, and her ruling position was in jeopardy.

It is precisely because of this that Argentine President Galtieri was so confident that Mrs. Thatcher, who was already overwhelmed by the domestic crisis, would never take the risk of sending British troops thousands of miles away, across one-third of the earth, to compete with Argentina for a small island of little "value".

In addition, after coming to power, Galtieri pursued a fully pro-American diplomatic line and actively developed relations with major powers such as France, Germany, and the Soviet Union. In particular, he maintained very close relations with US President Reagan and French President Mitterrand.

Because of this, Galtieri's self-confidence swelled unprecedentedly. He believed that he had the support of many major countries in the international community and did not need to fear retaliation from Britain at all.

But Wang Yuanchao knew that the moment Galtieri launched the war, he had made a big mistake.

Without the Falklands War, how could there be the Iron Lady?

Soon, Mrs. Thatcher persuaded Parliament to agree to her establishment of a war cabinet and use all forces to retake the Falkland Islands.

With Britain's official response, not only Argentina's but the entire South American capital began to panic.

Capital naturally hates war!
On June 6, the British army retook South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and accepted the surrender of local Argentine troops; the two sides in the Falklands War officially ceased fire.

The 255-day-long Falklands War resulted in the deaths of 649 British soldiers, 3 Argentine soldiers, and island residents.

Funds from South America continue to flow into the United States for safe havens.

Eventually, with nowhere else to go, they poured into the U.S. stock market.

In the summer of August 8, the U.S. stock market reached its lowest point and then began to rebound, ushering in a five-year recovery and rapid growth.

Wang Yuanchao holds a huge amount of chips, and now no one is more qualified than him to sit at the table and share the cake.

(End of this chapter)