OBS Chapter 1835
Chapter 1835
Chapter 1835
Egypt may seem to be winning big, but in fact, it is having a hard time... With the implementation of the embargo, their imports and exports have completely stagnated. Contrary to the usual impression of Egypt, Egypt is actually a major oil exporter!
Egypt has considerable oil and gas resources. According to proven reserves data, Egypt has 44.5 billion barrels of oil and 2.186 trillion cubic meters of natural gas. Egypt's daily oil and gas production is also considerable, at 71.15 barrels and 1.68 million cubic meters, respectively. Although it is more limited than some Gulf countries, these resources are still important pillar industries for Egypt, providing the country with a major source of export income.
Egypt has rich oil and natural gas resources. In addition, Egypt's proven reserves of oil and natural gas rank fifth and fourth respectively among African countries, making it one of the most important oil and natural gas producers in Africa. Egypt's oil and natural gas production areas are mainly distributed in the Gulf of Suez, the Sinai Peninsula, the Western Desert and the Eastern Desert.
At the same time, they are extremely dependent on food imports... Even if their agriculture is in their own hands, the limited arable land area cannot feed Egypt's huge population. As early as the third week of the war, Egypt's food reserves had bottomed out. The food embargo was too destructive to them.
Moreover, Egypt's main food importers are Egypt and Egypt. With the outbreak of the war, Egypt followed the European big brothers in imposing an embargo on the Egyptian army, but Egypt's situation was more complicated. These European guys kept setting obstacles for Egypt, not allowing Egypt's food to be transported to Africa... The transportation capacity was originally insufficient, and the seaport was controlled by European countries, which made Egypt very uncomfortable. These guys found a good excuse, and Egypt was also stuck.
So the situation in Egypt is actually very bad.
It's just that the great victory on the front line suppressed the domestic conflicts. Even if there were some difficulties, the country gritted its teeth and endured it. But they could endure anything except hunger. So Tianqi also knew that some things must be stopped in moderation.
When the Middle Eastern countries still supported him, he could resist, after all, the allies could not let Apocalypse fall directly. So although it was difficult, the allies still bought food from Asia and America to support Egypt... By the way, when it comes to international embargoes, the United States always shouts the loudest and does the least.
Just kidding, the United States is a world food exporting country! The United States is far ahead in the world in terms of total agricultural product production, crop yield, and crop export volume. Take 2018 as an example, the total value of agricultural products exported exceeded US$1395! In terms of corn production, the United States also ranks first in the world, accounting for 42.6% of the world's total production. Among them, the export volume of American corn has reached 64.5% of the world's exports; in terms of soybean production, the United States' soybean production accounts for about 32% of the world's total production. Among them, the amount of soybeans exported by the United States accounts for 39.4% of the world's total exports. Wheat production accounts for 10% of the world's production, and rice production accounts for 1.8% of the world's total production. The production of the four major grains, corn, soybeans, wheat, and rice alone, accounts for 21% of the world's total grain production. This shows that the United States has great agricultural strength.
You know, the United States cannot consume such food production... Do you know which industry was most hurt in the land and sea war in Atlantis?
Answer: It’s the global food industry!
And which country's food industry has been hit hardest?
Answer: The United States!
The U.S. food industry is the most export-dependent industry in the world!
You should know that the grain industry is a very advantageous weapon if it is used well. A strange thing happened in the international community. A US cargo ship carrying 3.6 million kilograms of soybeans departed from Los Angeles to China. It is estimated that the price of soybeans on this ship is about million yuan. The price of soybeans on this ship is two yuan per kilogram, which is basically cheaper than the current international soybean price. The US soybean price is basically sold to China at a loss, so why would the US sell to China at a loss?
As American soybeans are shipped to other countries, many people find that American soybeans are basically sold at a loss. Because the current international soybean prices are high, the price of soybeans in October is 2.9 yuan/jin, but the price of soybeans sold by the United States to China is only two yuan. The price difference is 0.9 yuan. American farmers are here to do business rather than charity. Why are they willing to sell soybeans to other countries at such a low price? In fact, it is because the money is paid by the US government. The United States subsidizes this money to farmers in the form of export agricultural product subsidies, so in fact, the money that farmers actually sell soybeans is similar to that of other regions, but the money that American farmers sell soybeans is paid by two people. But this raises another question, why is the United States willing to pay American farmers to export soybeans? The first reason is that the United States is a major agricultural country with a very advantageous geographical location. The vast plains basically run through the Mississippi River across the entire border of the United States. This is a gift from God for agricultural production. The United States has developed a developed agriculture on this land relying on the gift from God.
In addition to the gift from heaven, American agriculture is also world-famous for its technology, scale, and industrialization. While Chinese people are still working hard under the scorching sun, American farmers sit in the shade and rely on machines to complete the workload of Chinese people with super high efficiency. One of the great benefits of industrialization is that it can maximize production. Farmers don't need to spend too much energy on this, so they can have more time to take care of more farmland. Originally, the United States had a higher output of agricultural products than other countries due to its inherent advantages, and it was even more far ahead of other countries in later development. This is the main reason why the United States, as a developed country, can become the number one exporter of grain.
However, the United States has a vast land area and a sparse population, and the domestic market simply cannot consume so much food.
Of course, the United States would rather export agricultural products at a loss. In addition to the demands of American farmers, the most important thing is that expanding agricultural exports is beneficial to it. Food is the foundation of a country and a people, but there are great regional differences in food planting in the world. For example, the United States has fertile land and is very suitable for growing food, so they are not worried about having no food. Another example is Africa, which is not suitable for most food planting, so they can only import a large amount of food. Of course, in addition to the influence of geographical factors, population is also a problem. India has the most arable land in the world, but one-seventh of the population still cannot eat. The United States exports a large amount of food so that these countries that are not suitable for growing food or lack food can rely on food imported from the United States. If the United States has a conflict with this country in the future, directly banning food exports can solve many problems.
But once exports are blocked... or even completely unsalable, what awaits those farmers is widespread bankruptcy! The United States simply does not have that much money to subsidize... There was even a scene like the Great Depression, where many farmers would rather throw away grain and milk than sell them... because the cost of selling them is more expensive than throwing them away.
The situation has been slightly better in the past two years, but American agriculture has still not recovered.
In this situation, even an embargo cannot stop the United States from selling grain... If they don't sell, more farmers will go bankrupt, which will undoubtedly cause the already very bad American agriculture to face another cold winter. So although the United States also called for an embargo, in fact, they are selling grain very happily.
Even for the sake of international reputation, they can still transfer it... For example, many small countries in Asia did not participate in the embargo at all, so they can just transfer it directly.
The only country that has a real embargo is Europe... But that's okay, I've been cheated for a long time, I'm used to being cheated, so I don't feel anything special. It's just that Ermao is suffering... Ermao is the biggest sucker in this world... No, in any world line... It's hard to imagine that an independent country can be so easily fooled.
As a member of the Soviet Union, Ermao received nearly 30% of the former Soviet Union's legacy. According to the records of the US Intelligence Agency, Ermao has 176 former Soviet strategic nuclear missiles, 1272 nuclear warheads, SS-18 intercontinental ballistic missiles, etc. Ermao, which was originally the third most powerful military country with the title of rich second generation, cut off its military power and destroyed itself because of the deception of the United States and the wrong guidance of the big comprador government. As the heart of the Soviet Union at that time, Ermao has 27% of the world's total black soil. The endless prairie is known as the "granary of Europe". One ounce of soil and two ounces of oil, what you plant grows, and animal husbandry is also very developed. Moreover, Ermao also owns 30% of the Soviet military power and is the construction base of tanks, aircraft carriers, etc.
But Ermao didn't fool around and gave up his own strength... He became a non-nuclear country, and even his military industry was severely cut, and finally he became a sick man.
Simply.
Closer to home.
Before, Egypt could still rely on the money of its allies to barely support itself, but after the holy city was occupied, the allies became less easy to deal with and began to slack off.
What can Apocalypse do?
I can only pretend to be magnanimous and hand over the holy city.
However, the Little Overlord was not in a good situation. Not only did all the residents of the Little Overlord have to move out, but even the land around the Holy City had to be returned to the neighboring countries. In addition, war reparations were also indispensable. After all, it was not Apocalypse who fired the first shot, but the Little Overlord.
The little bully must bear this responsibility!
The most important thing is that Xiaobawang himself also needs to use compensation to ensure his own safety... That's right, he needs to rely on compensation to ensure his own safety!
At least when it owes money, Egypt and Apocalypse will not allow the Little Overlord to get into trouble.
With the signing of the Al-Quds Agreement, the two countries officially ceased fire.
However, the Egyptian army was still left in the holy city. Before the handover was completed, the security of the holy city was the responsibility of the Egyptian army, while neighboring countries, the little bully and the United Nations would bear the military expenses of the Egyptian army stationed in the holy city... There was no other way. If they didn't do this, Egypt would be under great pressure.
Of course, Egypt also reaped a lot of benefits!
In addition to a large amount of compensation and various aid agreements, what Egypt gained the most was its booming reputation, and Apocalypse himself absorbed the most dividends.
He has completely become a living prophet in Egypt!
The whole of Egypt was filled with images and propaganda of Apocalypse, and his rule was completely consolidated. At the same time, Apocalypse also gained a huge amount of prestige in the entire Islamic world, although there were still many people who refused to recognize the status of Apocalypse's prophet... There were even many extreme groups that hated Apocalypse very much.
However, his title as the Liberator of the Holy City made these criticisms temporarily irrelevant. At least no one would question him in public for the time being.
But this situation will not last long. Nasser could be said to be a perfect leader, unrivaled in both personal morality and reputation. However, he was still hated in some countries, not to mention that Apocalypse itself had such a big flaw.
While the world situation was in turmoil, distant Asgard was also experiencing a family turmoil.
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"Get out!!! I don't want to see you again!!!" Om smashed everything in the prison crazily and yelled at Atlanna who was outside the prison with tears in her eyes.
I don't know if it was some guiding light or if it was simply Thor's bad taste.
The prison where Orm is located is the same prison where Loki once stayed.
"Om..." Atlanna finally learned the whereabouts of her two sons two days ago. Kai did not break his promise and really brought his children to Asgard!
Perhaps out of guilt, Atlanna begged Kai to allow her to go to Asgard to see her son whom she had always neglected.
"Shut up! Take away your face! I feel sick when I see your face! I don't want your hypocrisy!" Om completely ignored all of Atlanna's words and spoke the most vicious words with a heart of stone... At least for a mother, Om's words were vicious enough.
Atlanna was devastated by these words... She knew she was not a qualified mother, but she never thought that her child would hate her so much.
Queen of Gods Frigga supported her new friend and watched the scene with great emotion.
How similar! She had looked at her youngest son in the same way before, and was hurt by his decisive words.
But unlike his new friend, at least his youngest son didn't really hate him... deep down he was still a child who wanted to be loved, he just... couldn't accept that his parents had deceived him for so many years.
That's why he was so determined, but in fact, he just hoped that he could be treated the same way as Thor.
Loki is sensitive.
And the child in front of her...Frigga could feel the extremely deep hatred!
"Atlana... He didn't mean to do that. His soul is lost. He didn't mean to do that!"
(End of this chapter)