If you cheat, money will follow

Early the next morning, golden sunlight fell on the ancient palace.

Jack finally waited for Xiao Sa, who was belatedly arriving, in the palace.

He reached out his hand enthusiastically to shake hands with Xiao Sa, but the other party just waved gently and motioned for him to sit down.

This indifferent attitude made Jack feel cold.

He adjusted his mentality and then started the topic solemnly:

"Your Highness, we have maintained a good cooperative relationship for a long time and work together to contribute to building a peaceful, stable and prosperous country."

Xiao Sa just smiled and said nothing.

Jack continued: "However, some recent events may pose potential threats to the peace and stability of ZD. Mr. President is deeply concerned about this, so he has specially appointed me to communicate with you."

Xiao Sa still kept smiling and remained silent.

Seeing this, Jack could only continue:

"The president said that as long as you maintain an appropriate distance in your interactions with certain countries and impose certain restrictions on economy, trade and other aspects, we will consider supporting the development of your civilian nuclear program."

After hearing this, Xiao Sa finally spoke. He smiled and said:

"Civilian nuclear program? We have no urgent need for this now. Because we have reached cooperation with HX, they will supply us with the world's leading photovoltaic power generation technology."

He went on to introduce in detail: "This cooperation covers a full range of services such as equipment supply, installation and commissioning."

"If necessary, they are even willing to provide technology licensing and help us set up production lines, even if it means covering the entire desert area with photovoltaic power generation panels."

"Moreover," Xiao Sa added, "in addition to the construction costs, we only need to pay a very low additional patent licensing fee."

After hearing this, Jack hurriedly expressed his position: "Your Highness, we can also provide more extensive commercial and military sales support."

Xiao Sa smiled and responded: "As for expanding the scope of arms sales, we don't need it at the moment. Because we have already introduced the SX's advanced air defense system."

He looked into Jack's eyes and continued: "I think you should be very familiar with this air defense system. It is extremely accurate and can even accurately identify flies flying in."

Jack: "…………"

Xiao Sa further revealed: "In addition, we have also introduced heavy-duty synthetic brigade equipment. You should also know about this. It is very powerful. As long as we are willing, it can help us resist any form of attack and launch powerful attacks." Counterattack, whether against ground or air targets."

Jack: "…………"

"Your Highness, in order to jointly build a more peaceful and prosperous country, we are willing to lend a helping hand to assist you in further improving the infrastructure construction in the region." Jack said sincerely.

"As for the specific plan, we are already intensively preparing it and will submit it to Congress for review as soon as possible. Of course, the smooth implementation of this plan also requires you to show a flexible attitude on certain key issues."

Jack once again made a tempting promise.

However, Xiao Sa still maintained a smile and responded unhurriedly: "Infrastructure? This is really a huge topic."

"Indeed!" Jack nodded affirmatively.

"So, are you willing to donate part of the construction funds for the facilities?" Xiao Sa asked further.

Jack was silent for a moment, slightly embarrassed, "This..."

"HX can do this," Xiao Sa continued, "So, are you willing to advance the funds for construction first and negotiate the return later?"

Jack fell silent again, "Well..."

"HX also has such strength," Xiao Sa said calmly, "So, are you interested in participating in the construction of a 50-kilometer-long cross-sea bridge?"

Jack was starting to feel a little overwhelmed, "Uh..."

"HX is also qualified for such a project," Xiao Sa didn't seem to want to let Jack go. "Also, can you complete the construction of a bridge overnight?"

Faced with this series of questions, Jack was speechless.

At this time, Xiao Sa slowly revealed a piece of news: "I'm sorry to tell you that we have reached a cooperation agreement with HX. They will assist us in building a new high-speed railway hub to further improve the transportation convenience in the region. ”

He paused and added: "Moreover, we also have more options in terms of payment. Whether we use RMB or oil as a means of payment, they are both feasible solutions."

These words hit Jack's heart like a heavy hammer.

His face instantly turned gloomy, and his heart was filled with frustration. This feeling was a hundred times more uncomfortable than eating a fly.

Two days later, Jack returned to the White House disappointed.

Although it failed to achieve its expected goals, the trip was not without success.

After his repeated "persuasion", the other party finally relented and promised to avoid using overly aggressive methods in certain commodity transactions with certain countries.

After all, the Eagle Country is still the superpower on the planet, and its overseas bases around the world still have a powerful deterrent force that is enough to deter any potential challengers.

After Jack returned to the White House, he immediately reported the situation of his trip to the Sleeping King.

At this time, Sleeping King was flipping through the weekly briefing on global events presented by the CIA.

The briefing lists a series of notable events:

The conflict between Xiong Da and Xiong Er continues to escalate;

Egypt officially joined the BRICS Development Bank to seek new development opportunities;

The RMB suddenly emerged and became Brazil’s second largest reserve currency, even surpassing the euro;

European countries such as Spain and France have visited the other side to seek closer cooperation;

During his visit, the French president even emphasized that the country must fight for strategic independence and cannot rely on others on key issues;

He warned that if we do not have a solid foundation in the fields of energy, defense, artificial intelligence and other fields, we are destined to be eliminated by history;

Gabon has also joined the ranks of visits to the other side, and diplomatic relations between the two sides are expected to be further upgraded;

The other side successfully launched a launch vehicle, demonstrating the strength of its space technology;

What is even more remarkable is that scientists from the other side discovered the existence of water in the experiment of colliding glass balls on the moon.

Sleeping King threw the briefing aside and complained dissatisfiedly:

"The CIA is really getting more and more depraved. Their briefings are just like they were taken from the Internet without any modification."

Jack nodded in agreement: "Mr. President, your judgment is very accurate. Their current work is indeed not as good as before, and it seems that they can no longer provide any valuable information."

"Since the network was interrupted, their reconstruction progress has been as slow as a snail, with almost no results." Sleeping King sighed.

He turned to Jack and asked, "Did you just mention that Sasha's attitude was very arrogant?"

"Yes, Mr. President. He has no desire to cooperate at all, and he even sneered at us." Jack replied.

Sleeping King frowned: "Laughing at us? The recent situation is indeed not good. More and more countries are beginning to plan to visit the other side and actively promote local currency transactions in international trade. This is not good news."

"Mr. President, this is not good news. We must take measures quickly to stabilize the current tense situation and must not allow the situation to deteriorate further." Jack said firmly, "Especially Saudi Arabia, they occupy a position in our strategic chess game. Holding an important position.”

King Ding raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Oh? Do you have any specific solid strategies?"

Jack took a deep breath and suggested in a low voice: "We can take certain measures to fully control the situation, such as..."

The Sleeping King suddenly raised his head when he heard this, staring at Jack with burning eyes, the expression on his face was extremely serious.

"Jack, you must be clear about your identity and position!" Sleeping King's voice contained an obvious rebuke, "Such words really shouldn't come from you. Your thoughts have already reached the edge of danger."

This is probably the first time that the Sleeping King has criticized Jack so harshly.

The Sleeping King continued to say seriously: "Have you considered the serious consequences of doing this? If you have really thought about it, you should not make such a suggestion lightly."

Faced with the reproach of the Sleeping King, Jack chose to remain silent.

"Okay, that's the end of this topic." Sleeping King waved his hand, obviously unwilling to continue discussing this topic, "I don't want to hear similar remarks from your mouth again."

Jack seemed to want to say something more, but Sleeping King had already interrupted him: "I will personally go to the Kingdom of Sand to communicate with them face to face."

In distant Jiangzhou, another conversation is also taking place.

"I heard that the progress of the negotiations above has been artificially slowed down." Zheng Peng revealed the news to Chang Le.

Chang Le was not surprised by this: "Under the current international situation, North America's comprehensive strength is still strong. Neither we nor Saudi Arabia want to overstimulate at this time."

"Then what should we do now?" Zheng Peng asked.

"Waiting." Chang Le smiled mysteriously, "Waiting for a suitable opportunity to appear."

"Opportunity? What kind of opportunity?" Zheng Peng asked curiously.

Chang Le just smiled and said nothing: "You will know soon."

The topic changed and Jiang Zhenjun mentioned another thing: "May 5st is the completion ceremony of Kyaukpyu Port. Do you plan to go?"

"Of course I want to go take a look." Chang Le expressed strong interest, "I also want to know what the development along the way is like now."

Jiang Zhenjun smiled: "I promise, you will be surprised. Now the entire northern Bagan area has developed into an important transit hub for raw materials and light industrial products in the entire region."

"Let's describe it this way. If we compare it with the coastal areas in China in the 90s, it can be said to be even worse." Jiang Zhenjun's description made Chang Le show a surprised expression.