Chapter 882 South America (9)

Looking at the Bermuda Islands on the map, Yannick couldn't help but think of the books he loved to read when he was a child, such as "Top Ten Unsolved Mysteries" and "World XXX Unsolved Mysteries". Every time he read the strange stories described in the books, such as the Devil's Delta, the Loch Ness Monster, and the crop circles, he felt that they were both supernatural and magical. He even secretly vowed that he would never get close to this terrible Devil's Delta when he grew up, so as not to become an alien test subject.

As a result, when he grew up, he found that these were all fake and rumors, which simply destroyed people's three views.

He smiled self-deprecatingly, and suddenly thought of a very interesting idea. He took out paper and pen and wrote several sheets of paper, and found Reinhard. "Reinhard, I have a task for you."

"Please rest assured, I will complete the task!" Reinhard took the paper handed over by Yannick, read it quickly, but was stunned. "Your Highness, this is?"

Yannick smiled. "It's just some ideas to make money." Although using the power of the Imperial Intelligence Agency is indeed a bit of a waste of talent, these ideas will definitely make money in the future.

Take the "Loch Ness Monster" for example. Since it was labeled as a "monster", the originally ordinary Loch Ness has added a layer of mystery, bringing tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of economic value to the local area every year. Even every year, tourists claim to have seen the "monster", and their descriptions are vivid, which easily attracts more tourists to visit and vacation. Subsequently, various monsters have emerged all over the world, such as the Changbai Mountain Tianchi Monster, Kanas Monster, Tongshan Lake Monster, Kenve Island Monster, etc. These monsters have attracted many tourists without exception.

There are also those strange crop circles (in the 1980s, crop circles began to appear frequently in fertile fields in Australia, Europe and other regions, mostly near local famous scenic spots. At first, the circles were just a simple combination of several circles. People were mostly surprised by the hugeness of the figures, or complained about the bad guys who came to the wheat fields late at night to make trouble. However, as more and more crop circles were discovered, the figures of crop circles became more and more complex. Not only are there orderly combinations of various geometric shapes, but the overall figures are so exquisite that they are like a work of art on a wheat field). Because of the appearance of these circles, the local tourism industry can earn hundreds of millions of pounds every year.

Yannick couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart that those who can come up with these ideas are simply marketing geniuses.

Washington, USA.

The US top brass learned that the destroyer carrying General Saldivar of Cuba and their ambassador to Cuba had lost contact.

"What happened?"

"I don't know, it should have been sunk by German submarines." Because more and more German ghost submarines are wandering near the US coastline, and the German army is implementing unrestricted submarine warfare, whether it is a warship or a civilian ship, it will be sunk once it is discovered, so American ships almost dare not go out to sea.

"This stupid guy." Marshall said with disdain. They asked General Saldivar to hold on to the end, but this cowardly guy actually abandoned the entire Cuba and ran away alone, and even his own ambassador disappeared. I don't know what this guy is thinking. He must take a boat to escape. If he wants to take a boat, he can take a boat. You can even take a fishing boat or something disguised as a destroyer. If the Germans don't attack you, who will they attack?

"The garrison in Guantanamo has been annihilated, and the Bahamas has also been landed by the Germans." Bad news comes one after another.

"Damn it." The situation is getting more and more serious. As mentioned earlier, Cuba is known as the "key to the Gulf of Mexico". Whoever occupies it is equivalent to controlling the southern United States. "We have to speed up the construction of the southern defense line."

Vice President Truman sighed deeply. "It looks like we have to continue issuing war bonds." President Roosevelt and President Willkie issued a total of $38 billion in war bonds. Thinking about the funds needed to invest in the Atlantic and Pacific defense lines that had just started construction, Vice President Truman felt overwhelmed.

As mentioned earlier, in the original time and space, the U.S. Treasury Department launched a total of 8 treasury bonds to pay for war expenses, with more than 85 million people participating in the purchase, raising about $185.7 billion. But at that time, the United States still had the wool of Britain and Latin American countries to be pulled, and it also held nearly half of the world's gold reserves. Now, there is no hard currency such as gold and silver in the treasury, and there are only piles of European foreign exchange.

After sighing for a while, Vice President Truman remembered another thing. "What's the situation in Miami? Do the residents there need to be evacuated?"

Miami is the second largest city in Florida, USA. Before the outbreak of World War II, Miami experienced amazing development: as early as the early 19th century, the Miami authorities allowed gambling and were very lax in the control of prohibition. As a result, thousands of people migrated from the northern United States to the Miami area, creating a construction boom that saw previously uninhabited areas filled with tall buildings. Some of the earliest buildings were demolished just ten years after construction to make way for larger structures.

After the outbreak of World War II, the U.S. government took advantage of Miami's strategic position at the eastern corner of the country and built many bases, supply and communication facilities around it.

"Residents don't need to..." Marshall couldn't help but smile bitterly. The last time the Germans bombed New York on a large scale and burned the city to ashes, residents of other big cities had already fled the city, and so did Miami. However, there is no guarantee that the Germans will not bomb the city. After all, Miami is only 200 kilometers away from the Bahamas. If the Germans build an air force base in the Bahamas, the bombers taking off from there will be able to fly over Miami in less than 30 minutes. "We are transferring strategic materials. General Arnold, can we transfer a batch of anti-aircraft guns to the vicinity of Miami?"

Commander Arnold nodded. "Recently, 10 anti-aircraft guns have just come off the production line and can be transferred to Miami."

Although the number of 10 anti-aircraft guns is not large, it is the output of five days. After all, the production difficulty of small-caliber anti-aircraft guns and large-caliber anti-aircraft guns is not at the same level.

Take Germany in World War II as an example. Rheinmetall, a veteran German arms manufacturer, designed and developed the Flak 40 128mm heavy anti-aircraft gun. This anti-aircraft gun began mass production in 1939 and was equipped in 1940. However, due to its complex process and high cost, the number of its equipment was between 1,125 and 1,129 until the end of the war. In the same World War II, Germany produced more than 140,000 20mm anti-aircraft guns and more than 21,000 88mm anti-aircraft guns; in comparison, the production of 128mm heavy anti-aircraft guns was only a fraction, which indirectly shows the difficulty of manufacturing large-caliber heavy anti-aircraft guns.

The process of the American 150mm anti-aircraft gun is naturally more complicated than that of the 128mm, and the production is more difficult. Two guns a day is already the maximum production speed.

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