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Chapter 771 Freight Convoy

The so-called "thought that remains unchanged for thousands of years" is naturally about waste recycling.

Think about the previous domestic experiences. Every time the records of Iraq and Afghanistan, such as war-torn countries, appear online, there will always be people who half-joking and half-seriously put forward some strange and strange arguments about "It's a pity to throw the wreckage there, why not drag it to sell scrap iron?" Long Yun could only respond to this.

Now, when I traveled a long distance to Iraq, I saw the rust wreckage of armored vehicles with my own eyes, but the so-called "recycling of scrap iron" is just a nonsense.

For those who are obsessed with picking up scatters, the plan to "sell scrapped armored vehicles to scrap purchase stations" is not feasible. Not to mention how to haul the wreckage to the treatment site in these sparsely populated desolate areas, ordinary machinery cannot deal with the steel texture of armored vehicles such as tanks. How to deal with the steel beasts that cost dozens of tons to be restored? This requires a certain industrial foundation to be done. But if you look at the current industrial system and economic situation in Iraq, let alone they cannot dismantle it, even if they can be dismantled, I am afraid that they will not know what the use of these armored steels will be used.

Stop by the off-road vehicle and sighed a little, Long Yun followed in the footsteps of Lieutenant Basier, the leader of the team, to solve the dietary problem at noon.

During the journey, the drivers and escorts in the convoy seemed to be accustomed to it. Long Yun consciously spyed as a killer to identify the seller. He easily bargained with the vendors and bought some cucumbers, dates and scones on the trolley on the roadside, intending to eat them with the canned beef given by Lieutenant Basell.

After entering Iraq, Long Yun, who bought a meal, paid only seven yuan. This made him realize the approximate level of consumption here. He also found out what the currency was in the Iraqi New Party controlled area through the three crumpled ruble notes he found out what was the currency in the Iraqi New Party controlled area.

In the Middle East, located at the junction of the East and the West, hard currency has now become RMB and rubles. The former international currencies, the Japanese yen and euro, have been under-received by the weak economic issues of issuers. The US dollar, the world's first hard currency, was unwilling to accept because there were too many counterfeit banknotes. After accidentally observing this interesting scene, Long Yun asked Lieutenant Basel a few questions and received a positive response:

"Yes. Mr. Pilot; the new party regime naturally issued currency, but people are more willing to accept 'Mao' and Cyrillic paper notes. - As for the US dollar, too many fake notes are hard to guard against. Many people think this is an economic conspiracy of Cia; of course, this is a kind of nonsense. I heard that there are many fake dollar notes circulating in foreign markets. People here do not accept it because it has a larger currency value and once it receives counterfeit notes, it will suffer heavy losses."

"Ah, are you fake money? That's right."

Hearing the lieutenant's explanation, Long Yun nodded in agreement. He told Basel that the Middle East was a severely affected area of ​​counterfeit US dollar bills. There were some historical problems. But at the same time, he also thought that in a small area like northern Iraq, four types of cash, including the currencies of the three major countries, would this cause chaos?

"Ah, that's not true!"

When he heard Long Yun’s question, Basel smiled generously:

"We don't care about the international exchange rate. The exchange rate here is 4 to 4 to 1 between the ruble and the long_green (USD), and banks always trade according to this rule."

"The bank is too...?"

Unexpectedly, when civil wars persist, there will be financial institutions operating normally in Iraq. When Long Yun heard the "fixed exchange rate", he thought about whether anyone would try to make a profit through the exchange rate difference between the New Party controlled area and the international currency market; but he immediately denied this speculation. To say that being a financial speculator in Iraq would be more difficult than his secret mission.

Having a meal in the back seat of the "Warrior" off-road vehicle, Long Yun was chatting with Lieutenant Basier, and from time to time he talked to Tashir, a driver in his thirties.

Tashir, who is also a guard in charge of the safety of the convoy, is also an employee of the new party regime. He is quite satisfied with his job while talking, although the salary sounds like a normal situation. After all, compared with the cruel battles on the front line, the escort convoy generally does not encounter fierce battles, and is relatively safer. However, with this judgment to peek at the driver's consciousness, Long Yun found that these Iraqis were more concerned about their responsibilities, not just for the sake of paying for the job of convoy escort.

At present, the New Party controlled areas, at least the people in front of them have a good mentality. Could it be that the New Party regime is quite popular in northern Iraq?

He has a good understanding of the geographical situation in the Middle East. Long Yun thinks this is indeed very likely. It is natural to imagine what the situation of the Iraqi Liberal Party regime, which has inherited these legacy, is naturally conceivable. According to domestic news reports, although the two Gulf Wars launched by the Americans hanged Saddam, it did not bring real hope to the country. The actions of the Liberal Party regime are basically the same as those when the old ambitious people were in power, and at some point they even seem even short-sighted and irritable.

In Middle Eastern countries where the gap between the rich and the poor is extremely wide, once they suffer a heavy economic blow, any party organization that opposes the current regime and advocates a new route will be warmly welcomed by the people, at least before completely defeating other competitors and gaining control of the state.

After thinking about it, Long Yun stuffed the remaining canned beef into his travel bag, thinking that this was just a matter of making do with it. He couldn't eat like this again after he arrived at the station.

To maintain physical fitness, the pilot must focus on controlling his diet. During the past two days, he just ate something casually to fill his stomach, and there is no way to talk about nutritional ratios. However, when you think about it, the pilot is an elite in any army. I believe that although Nata is in a difficult situation, he will not save money on it. He should be at ease.

After a simple lunch, the convoy did not set off immediately and continued to move westward. The guards parked two off-road vehicles in the shade of trees and opened the door to cool off. The drivers walked lazily in the midday sun, slowly checking the status of the vehicles one by one. The old kamaz, faw and Shaanxi Automobile Off-road Trucks in the material transportation team were basically all vehicles collected from the public. The conditions of the vehicles were naturally uneven, and various faults often occurred on the road, so after running for a while, they needed to be checked and maintained frequently.

During the most days of following the freight fleet, Long Yun was also observing curiously in addition to resting.

The eyes and consciousness spy to observe and understand the Iraqi people in front of him are different from his original imagination of the situation in Iraq. These local people living in the area controlled by the New Party, whether the driver or the guards, do not have much tension. Instead, they have few complaints about the current situation, or they have some open-mindedness.

The current situation of Iraq's civil war is so bad, and I don't know if they are so at ease by nature, or are they used to surviving in a war-torn environment?

Thinking of the two wars this country has experienced in the past 20 or 30 years, Long Yun thinks that the reason is likely to be the latter: if anyone stays in a country that has been fighting for many years or has been in a country with continuous civil war for a long time, he will either consciously or be forced to develop such a calm attitude towards life. Otherwise, if he loses his psychological support, he will not be able to survive in such a harsh environment.

After a brief rest, the convoy continued to march westward, closing his eyes and napping in the rear seat of the off-road vehicle. Long Yun was immersed in this kind of thinking that was almost philosophy of life. Sometimes he subconsciously reached into his arms and rubbed the gun he received in Isfahan for a few times.

He was idle on the journey and planned to imagine his life in the next few months, but he never got a clue.

Lieutenant Basel, who was sitting in the front row, saw that the "distinguished guest" on this trip had closed his eyes and seemed to be taking a nap. He cautiously reduced his conversation with the driver, as if he was afraid of disturbing the pilot's good dream. As a military employee of the new party regime, the lieutenant certainly knew how thin the air force of the new party was, and the conditions were simple and talented, and it was difficult to train qualified air crews in northern Iraq. Every volunteer pilot who came to support the Nata was precious, so he and his subordinates were particularly careful, fearing that something would happen to this escort.

When you take a cargo truck coming and going into Iraq, this arrangement is naturally very hidden; however, "accident" things cannot be avoided by being cautious.

In the afternoon, just as the vehicle was jogging against the scorching sun and the engine was roaring in his ears, the intercom at his waist suddenly made a "click" sound. Lieutenant Basell pulled out the intercom and leaned into his ears, and simply "feed" it.

The earpiece is mixed with sizzling noises, which is a slightly anxious voice calling:

"Air incident broadcast, air incident broadcast, Liberal fighter jets were found in the 3f, 62 airspace, and multiple attack aircraft were suspected. Please be careful when all personnel in nearby areas; repeat, multiple Liberal fighter jets appeared in the 3f, 62 airspace, please be careful when personnel from all departments!"

"Basel, is there another enemy attack?"
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