After rubbing their ears together for a moment, Janet whispered again: "Simon, why don't you turn off the live broadcast of those little vases of yours in advance? It has become more lively recently?"
Recently, the media and political circles have attacked Simon's extravagant personal life and called for curbing Simon's wealth. The most cited ones are the Wei family maids he has raised like princesses all over the world. The London girl team that continues to broadcast online is undoubtedly the most cited. Visual evidence.
Simon shook his head: "It doesn't matter, otherwise it will make me feel guilty. Since they think I live like a king, I plan to let everyone get used to this."
Janet is mainly integrating the public relations team of the Westeros system these days to unify and refute various questioning and attacks from the media and political circles. Closing the live broadcast in advance is also a suggestion made by the public relations team to Janet. Seeing Simon's refusal, Janet did not insist at all and looked at her man with bright eyes: "Then what should we do next?"
Simon answered the question: "I am currently reading a script called "Broken Arrow."
Janet blinked, waiting for Simon to continue.
Simon gently pulled the woman up from the sofa, and the two walked to a wall in the study, where there was a world map that had been hung up in recent days.
"'Broken Arrow' is a special military code name of the US military, which means the accidental loss of nuclear weapons," Simon explained briefly when he came to the map. He picked up a pen from the storage shelf next to him and drew on a country in Eastern Europe. In a circle, he continued: "You know, I am not a conspiracy theorist. Most of the time many things happen in this world, the reasons may be very simple and crude. Similarly, I have never relaxed my guard against this world. We Now I have 200 billion US dollars, which is already the total wealth of many small countries. If I really die suddenly, just more than half of the inheritance tax will be a gluttonous feast for many people."
After listening to Simon's introduction to the meaning of 'Broken Arrow', Janet probably realized something. When the man circled the country called 'Ukraine' in Eastern Europe and followed up with his explanation, the woman completely understood Simon's intention.
The disintegration of the Soviet Union has caused the entire Eastern Europe to become a paradise for careerists, speculators and arms dealers in recent years.
The last item among them is that due to the general collapse of the Eastern European economy due to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, various Eastern European countries can no longer support the original size of their armies. The huge amount of military equipment left over from the former Soviet era that is enough to compete with the United States has been used by everyone from generals to soldiers. General scalping by all members of the military.
In today's former Soviet Union, if you want guns and ammunition, it's not a business. A few pieces of bread can be exchanged for a good high-power rifle. Armored vehicles, tanks, submarines, destroyers and even giant aircraft carriers, as long as you pay and dare to accept them, you can drive them back to your home.
Among the many arms deals, the most sensitive one is undoubtedly nuclear weapons.
In Simon's memory, in the early days of the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Ukraine, one of the Soviet member states, deployed more than 2,800 nuclear warheads. Under the deception of European and American countries, Ukraine voluntarily chose to abandon its nuclear weapons, and within five years from 1992 to 1996, it successively handed over all nuclear weapons in its territory to Russia for storage or destruction.
However, in the process, more than 250 nuclear warheads disappeared!
The news was finally revealed after several years of delay, shocking the world.
After investigation, it was found that most of these nuclear warheads were secretly purchased by countries around the world, including terrorist organizations in the Middle East. Therefore, the plots of action heroes in Hollywood movies to prevent terrorists from detonating nuclear bombs are definitely not completely fictional. They are just to avoid panic. Similar incidents are often strictly blocked by government authorities.
After Simon finished explaining, he felt Janet gently hold his arm, looked her over, and asked a woman the same question just now: "Are you afraid?"
There was a slight blush on Janet's fair face, not from fear, but from excitement: "Not afraid."
The woman understands that her man intends to forge a 'Sword of Damocles' to hang over the heads of many people who covet the wealth of the Westeros family.
If the assassination incident like last week happened again, if it really succeeded, if it was found that someone had premeditated it for the wealth of the Westeros family, then the one who bound the 'Sword of Damocles' A fine horsehair will break.
Janet was a little more aware.
If the most undesirable thing happens, she will probably be the 'executor' who cuts off the mane.
Thinking of this, Janet did not feel any guilt in her heart. When she was a little girl, she felt that the world was too boring, and she even thought about destroying the world.
Now, maybe this is my destiny.
What fate!
He wants to rule the world and be a king. If someone covets everything he has, or even hurts him, then she will help him destroy the world.
Simon just continued, pointing to Ukraine, which he had just circled: "There are more than 2,800 nuclear warheads here. Most of them have been handed over to Russia, but at least half are still in this country. We still have about two years to operate this country. thing."
Janet also raised her hand and pointed to Tasmania, an island in southern Australia where Simon continued to purchase land: "And then hide it here?"
"Of course not, this is also our home at the end of the world, and it may be very troublesome once discovered," Simon said, sliding his fingers from Eastern Europe all the way down to the vast Africa: "Here, this is a land that is habitually occupied. "A continent that people have forgotten, and compared to other continents in the world, Africa will only continue to be in a state of long-term war for a long time to come. My plan is to run a country here."
In the 1990s, with the disintegration of the Soviet Union, many people believed that the world had gradually moved towards peace.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Because on the African continent that is habitually forgotten, there is also chaotic Somalia, the Rwandan massacre in which nearly a million civilians died due to accusations, the Congolese civil war that lasted for ten years with more than 3 million deaths, and the long-term economic Zimbabwe is in ruins and the people are living in dire straits, there is also the division of North and South Sudan, there is also the civil war in Angola that has lasted for 27 years, and so on.
These all happened after the 1990s when the so-called 'civilized world' believed that the world had moved towards peace.
Since countries around the world can establish or overthrow one regime after another in Africa for their own interests or even just pure influence, the Westeros system can certainly do the same.
Janet was obviously interested. She let go of Simon's arm and got closer to the world map. She gestured around Africa for a while. The woman didn't care much about Africa in the past. She only knew that her family owned a lot of mining assets in some African countries. Her father used to do it every year. I will go hunting in Africa with some friends.
However, not much information was needed. Janet gestured for a moment and pointed to the Central African region: "This is the most suitable place, right?"
Simon nodded.
North Africa has oil interests and borders Europe, making it impossible for the Westerosi system to take root there. Southern Africa, especially South Africa, is currently being stared at by many people and is not appropriate.
Therefore, the Central African region along the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania is just right. Even though various resources and mineral deposits are still rich, due to the sky is high and the emperor is far away, the comprehensive cost outweighs the gains, especially in landlocked countries. All major powers in the world do not have much power here. Multiple interests involved.
This is the key reason why the Rwandan genocide has been ignored by the entire international community.
Janet selected the spot, then looked at Simon again.
Simon stepped forward and put his arm around the woman's waist. He tapped Eastern Europe and Latin America with his other hand and said, "After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, in addition to a large number of top-notch weapons and equipment, millions of elite soldiers were forced to retire. In Latin America, On the other side, the civil war in Colombia and other countries has been going on for decades, and there are also many elite soldiers. We can recruit mercenaries from these two places. After confirming the African base, we can also recruit local troops. In areas like Africa, as long as there are An elite force of 10,000 people equipped with top-notch equipment, even if it cannot establish a political power, can still separate itself and become a major warlord that affects the political direction of a certain country."
Janet continued: "Then, we can hide our 'Sword of Damocles' here."
Simon nodded: "That's right."
Janet thought for a moment and said, "Based on 10,000 people, how much do we need to spend every year?"
"The issue of money is not important at all," Simon pointed to an inconspicuous corner of the world map: "Israel's defense budget last year was only 5.3 billion U.S. dollars, but it can fight the entire Middle East. Such a sum of money is just for West The Luo system can be obtained now."
Janet had no objection to this.
If necessary, the Westeros system can currently raise more than $5 billion in cash every year.
It was immediately understood that money was indeed the least of the problems for the Westeros system. The most critical point is how to make such a 'violent machine' in Africa continue to be used loyally by the Westeros family, and even consider whether this matter will cause pressure and backlash from the local and even international communities.
Simon has actually considered this.
The purpose of recruiting soldiers in Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa at the same time is to divide and balance, and to prevent a certain careerist from getting rid of the control of the Westeros system and becoming a king after becoming powerful. There are actually many such things in Africa, including Spokespersons trained by European and American countries often become less obedient after they become full-fledged.
Moreover, this consideration is still the most rudimentary planning.
The current situation is that there are ideas, but Simon has not found anyone he can trust to implement them.
In the final analysis, the foundation of the Westeros family is too shallow.
Janet also quickly thought of this, took the man's arm again, leaned her head on Simon's shoulder, and said: "I went back to Melbourne recently. Speaking of which, in order to protect overseas mines and shipping ships, my family There are already mercenaries, otherwise my father wouldn't have dared to go hunting in Africa often before. But I never paid attention to them before, and there didn't seem to be many in number."
Simon nodded, that's what he thought.
If you want to have a chance to complete yourself in a relatively short period of time, you can only rely on the Johnston family.
Before they crossed paths with him, although the Johnston family's wealth had never been conspicuous, they were still billionaires. More importantly, they were a well-established family with a history of hundreds of years. Their accumulation of connections and resources in all aspects far exceeded that of ordinary people. Imagine.
Simon had previously built the intelligence team for the Westeros family, and it was Raymond Johnston who personally helped find the candidates.
This time, it can only be so.
Simon was not surprised at all when Janet said that the Johnston family already had a mercenary team.
The world is far less peaceful than ordinary people imagine.
The Johnston family's overseas mines, especially those in Africa, must have their own armed forces if they want to maintain normal operations and not be attacked by rebel thugs. The same is true for shipping. Many important shipping lanes in the world are currently infested with large numbers of pirates. Without any self-defense capabilities, a ship may be lost.
"Since you are going back, just take Jenny and the three children with you." Janet was unwilling to leave just now. At this time, Simon mentioned it again, and the woman agreed. Simon continued: "One more thing, you can find some time after you arrive in Melbourne. Let’s look for a suitable place to build a treasury.”
Janet was confused: "What is the vault used for?"
Simon said: "I plan to buy gold, buy a lot of gold."
The recent trends in the North American media and politicians have made Simon extremely vigilant. The West may have a common concept of the sanctity of private property, but if you really believe in this, you would be too stupid. 'Plunder' is an instinct rooted in the deepest genes of all living things. The United States can plunder other people's resource interests on a global scale. When necessary, it has never said that it cannot plunder its own people.
In this case, Simon needs to give himself some protection in advance, including protection in the event that some of the most undesirable situations occur.
For this world, the most steadfast guarantee, in addition to a powerful enough violent machine, is wealth.
Therefore, in addition to building a defensive 'Sword of Damocles' for the Westeros family, Simon also plans to continue to store a huge wealth in a location he considers to be safer.
There are many kinds of wealth.
In Simon's view, paper currencies issued by countries around the world are undoubtedly the most unreliable form of wealth. Stocks, land, real estate, etc. lack flexibility and can even be easily banned by government authorities at certain times.
Relatively speaking, gold is undoubtedly the most versatile and solid wealth in human society.
No matter how various countries that have left the gold standard devalue gold, gold is absolutely worthy of its status as the 'king of currencies'. As long as there are slight signs of economic crisis or social unrest in almost all countries in the world, people with a keen sense of smell will always think of buying gold as soon as possible. When the international situation is tense, the first thing some countries think of is to repatriate their gold stored overseas as soon as possible.
From ancient times to the present, and even for many years to come in Simon's memory, gold has been the most common safe-haven currency.
Therefore, Simon plans to continue to convert the additional funds gradually accumulated in the Westeros system into physical gold from now on.
When Janet heard Simon's plan to buy a large amount of gold, she just blinked a few times, nodded bluntly, and then suggested: "It can be built in Tasmania, which is our private territory, well, actually The original underground shelter was very suitable.”
Simon said: "Melbourne is fine. The storage location is too remote and unsafe. We can't permanently station a security team there. If there is no one to guard it, no matter how strong the fortress is, it can't stop those who want to."
"In this case, we plan to build a professional vault on the fourth underground floor of the Westeros Building in Manhattan. It will be no problem to store hundreds of tons of gold," Janet said, reacting before Simon could object. , shaking his head: "Well, it can't be placed in the United States."
Simon smiled and was about to continue talking when someone knocked on the study door.
"Hold on."
Simon raised his voice and said something. He looked at the world map in front of him with 'Ukraine' marked with a black pen. He reached out and took off the map and rolled it up. Then he told people outside the door to come in. The planning just now, any clues that could be used to catch someone, are not suitable to be left behind. Communication can only be done through words between the people you trust the most.
It was girl A who opened the door.
After Alison entered the door, she subconsciously looked at the Simon couple standing by the wall of the study. Both of them were fully clothed and showed no signs of being ridiculous. Realizing that she had just thought wrong, Alison closed her eyes with a slight guilt and whispered softly. Said: "Boss, madam, Ms. Veronica asked me to come over and ask what you plan to have for dinner?"
Simon didn't care about this. He patted Janet's waist to indicate that she could arrange dinner. He walked to the grinder in the study and watched with his own eyes that the world map just turned into pieces smaller than a grain of rice in the special grinder and could never be restored. crumbs before leaving the study.