Chapter 346: Affiliated with Mexico
Wang Yi's Liu Zuo vest is just one of the instructors of Umbrella Security, so it is impossible for him to let many people come to pick him up and make a big scene.
Then Cheng Xue arrived at the scene.
During this period, Cheng Xue was responsible for receiving various instruments and equipment, escorting the factory, and stayed in Mexico for a long time.
Countless spies from all walks of life were killed, and there were also many CIA agents who did not reveal their identities.
However, some information that could be given back was still turned a blind eye and allowed them to escape with "extreme hardships".
This time, she drove a Hummer directly to the airport. After Wang Yi got in the car, she chewed gum and complained while driving
"Boss, I want a raise. I'm so tired. I have to work 24 hours a day."
Cheng Xue was originally kidnapped from Xiangjiang and had been pestering Li Hao and his wife for a long time.
Wang Yi also promised a salary, and he fulfilled it naturally.
But now Cheng Xue had saved a small amount of money and didn't even have the time to spend it.
"It's coming soon, aren't there more and more companions now? I'm also working hard to recruit new employees."
"Yes, having one more companion means twice as much work."
Cheng Xue complained teasingly, but she just said that the wages given to the necromancer's subordinates were all because the boss was merciful and could be reborn in another way. For this group of empty-hearted resentful spirits, in fact, For fulfilling work, it is also a disguised enjoyment.
As Cheng Xue stepped on the accelerator, the Hummer off-road vehicle galloped arrogantly on the streets of Mo City, and the roaring engine made people stay away from it.
The Umbrella logo on the car is the best pass here...
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Mexico is the ‘third most powerful country’ in North America after Great Beauty and Maple Leaf Country.
In 1821, Mexico overturned the colonial rule and had a land area of 4.7 million square kilometers.
However, due to the invasion and encroachment of Dameili, only 1.96 million square kilometers of land are left.
After World War II, Mexico experienced an economic growth of 6% for forty years, which was called the Latin American economic miracle.
Mexico hosted the Olympic Games in 1968, and a large oil field was discovered in 1972. This coincided with the Fourth Middle East War the following year, and oil prices soared. Mexico made a lot of money, and its per capita income entered the ranks of moderately developed countries. It can be called An economic miracle.
The booming development of Mexico has naturally made the beautiful neighbors next door smell business opportunities. Once a place becomes rich and has money in its pocket, it is easy for mold to breed. This deception makes Mexico think that oil prices can continue to rise forever. Later, I believed in Da Meili's evil and borrowed a lot of money to develop, but I still borrowed money from Da Meili, and the annual interest rate was extremely high.
But with the end of the Middle East war, oil prices plummeted, which coincided with the great earthquake in Mexico in 1985. To make matters worse, the interest rates on U.S. debt increased, making it difficult to borrow new money and repay old ones. Multiple attacks instantly caused the Mexican economy to collapse.
The debt forced by Big Beauty, coupled with the deception of Big Pretty economists and some internal leading parties, led Mexico to adopt the famous 'shock therapy', which included more than 600 state-owned enterprises including railways, aviation, telecommunications, banks, steel, etc. When all the large state-owned enterprises were sold at low prices and bought by capitalists from Big Beautiful and other Western countries, Mexico's industries related to the national economy and people's livelihood were controlled by foreign capital. Big Beautiful achieved its goal of economic aggression without sending a single soldier. .
Even at this point, Big Beauty still felt that it was not enough. After Mexico discovered that life was getting worse and that everything was under Big Beauty's control, it continued to sign the "North American Free Trade Agreement" in a deceptive manner.
Privatization, trade liberalization, lifting of import and export controls, familiar formulas that are no longer familiar, without even slight modifications to the script, they were copied directly, and they all succeeded in winning the bid.
Originally, Mexico thought that after signing this agreement, it would be taken away by the big beauty and return to the ranks of developed countries.
However, what they got in exchange was the dumping of super-low-priced corn by Dameiliang, which instantly crushed all the farmers in Mexico, and then they were exchanged for low-priced bargain-hunting purchases.
If the price of this staple food can remain low, that is actually a good thing, but how can capital do charity?
As soon as the competitors were gone and a monopoly was formed, the partnership immediately brought the price back up, and even started to increase the cost.
Food is a necessity of life, and it is related to the issue of survival. There is no other way but to watch it being squeezed dry.
In addition to food, there is also water. Mexico's water crisis is becoming increasingly serious, first of all due to natural factors such as uneven distribution of water resources and abnormal climate.
Mexico's arid or semi-arid areas account for about two-thirds of the country's land area, while nearly 77% of the country's population and industrial and agricultural activities are concentrated in areas with only 31% of freshwater resources.
The lack of water resources in Mexico has innate factors. It is a water-scarce place itself, but after the water resources are controlled by foreign capital, it will undoubtedly become worse!
Many multinational water companies did invest a lot of money in building a large number of water supply pipelines in the early stages of getting the contracts. However, as time went by, many multinational water companies "cut corners" and in order to save costs and obtain high profits, they allowed a large number of unfinished water pipelines to be built. Treated sewage seeps into underground aquifers, causing permanent contamination.
In Puebla, Mexico, groundwater development has exceeded 100%, pollution has increased, groundwater levels have dropped, and the city has a tendency to sink. During droughts, water trucks must be used to transport yellow water to ensure survival.
(Note: In the early 21st century, there was an anti-water related movement in Latin America. Most of the ownership of surface water resources was bought back, but the groundwater was largely contaminated, and the available private water wells were still in the hands of some beverage companies and capital. It failed to change the current situation of water shortage. Due to the needs of the plot of this book, the surface water has not been recovered yet, so don’t do it)
Resource-rich areas are fine, but in water-scarce areas, or in highly urbanized areas like Mexico City, water prices soar instantly, with bottled water exceeding the price of gasoline. Although tap water is much cheaper, tap water in most places in Mexico or Latin America is It is not drinkable even if it is boiled. They must buy bottled water.
The price of this bottled water is about one-third of that of bottled water.
According to Mexican official media reports a few years ago, the current total annual water demand in Mexico is about 78.4 billion cubic meters. Due to insufficient surface water supply, the annual water shortage reaches 11.5 billion cubic meters, and many areas have to tap groundwater to fill the gap.
Because a large amount of groundwater has been illegally discharged by water companies, resulting in permanent pollution, most of the private wells that remain usable are now in the hands of some beverage factories and capital.
Coupled with his own love for sweets, this led to a large number of people in Mexico drinking Coke as water, making Mexico the country with the highest incidence of diabetes in the world. Then the beauty sold medicine to this group of patients.
It’s easy even if you don’t have enough money. The Piaomo border has the highest density of blood stations in the world...
No resistance!
This is the current situation in Mexico.
But also because the tragic situation and bloody examples in Latin America are here, some big countries in the East have learned lessons and gained experience.
It can be said that the Latin American phenomenon has the same alarming effect as the Gulf War to a certain extent!
It is precisely because of this that the Mexican contraband business emerged. To a certain extent, this is another way of retaliating against the big beauty.
Nowadays, there are a large number of beautiful spokespersons in Mexico, and even the CIA's business here is quite booming.
Anyway, after the CIA's activities here intensified, there were more and more contraband, and I don't know what the relationship is...
Some time ago, Umbrella here also cooperated with the CIA in some operations, but since the Yemen incident, the two sides have been at loggerheads.
It's relatively restrained even if you don't use it openly.
Currently, Umbrella has reached an unwritten agreement with the major forces in Mexico and Pakistan.
That is, Umbrella is responsible for driving away Western capital and replacing it, ensuring the most basic people's livelihood while making profits!
It's just that Umbrella has been expanding too fast and has not enough manpower, or reliable manpower, so it is not suitable to carry out such operations immediately.
In addition, after the Yemen incident, we started to have a stalemate with the United States. At that time, we were dealing with other issues, but now we have freed up our hands.
And now it is necessary to free up your hands.
Because as time goes on, orders from shipyards have begun to be delivered one after another, and the ready-made goods that have been transformed by the Norwegian shipping king have also traveled through mountains and rivers to Asian waters via tugboats.
When the offshore platform is about to be established, it is still necessary to achieve a greater degree of control over Mexico and Brazil.
Because offshore platforms on the high seas are subject to the legal jurisdiction of the registered party to some extent.
While Umbrella is not ready to directly challenge the international order, it will still try its best to comply with some rules.
In fact, Wang Yi had originally considered the Knights of Malta, a national institution.
But after all, it still belongs to Europe's sphere of influence. After several attempts to contact it, there has been no progress for the time being.
So the only option is to register in Mexico...
Because of this, before the maritime city is completed, the internal environment of Mexico must be cleared.
At present, the capital influence of Western capital in Mexico can be said to have penetrated into all walks of life, from mining, petroleum, finance, agriculture, water affairs, to secret arms smuggling, it is almost completely inseparable.
At the same time, Mexico is also one of the main sources of illegal immigrants in the United States.
Dabei’s illegal immigration can reduce some of Damei’s own labor costs to a certain extent, and does not require them to pay any welfare costs. Therefore, although Damei has been clamoring to solve the illegal immigration problem, it is only to win votes.
In fact, it can be considered as turning a blind eye...
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