Darkstone Code

Chapter 1470: Chapter 1468: Damn, You’re Rich!

In Lemar, the focus of the people has been drawn to the diplomatic frictions with the Federation recently, thereby neglecting some substantial domestic issues that have already emerged.

For instance, how to resolve the gaping holes left behind after capital flight?

Moreover, possibly influenced by the Federation Government, Lemar’s major exports have begun to rapidly decline in sales.

Some primary products have seen orders halved, while prices of normally imported crops have started to rise continuously, and quite excessively.

The price of wheat has grown by thirty percent in the short term and is still climbing!

When people’s attention shifts from these international issues back to their daily lives, it will immediately trigger a new wave of crisis.

By then, people will find themselves unable to sell the fish they’ve painstakingly caught, and their money will no longer suffice to fill their stomachs.

In truth, the needs of the people are not complex; Lemar is not a country where economy and technology are highly developed, and those living here aren’t very keen on indulgence, but they need to survive and have enough food.

When they find their income insufficient to fill their stomachs, these people definitely won’t sit idly by.

Solving these issues is actually not difficult.

As long as merchants willing to buy Lemar’s export products are found, as well as those willing to sell grain to Lemar at fair prices, that would be sufficient.

The words are simple, but doing it is not so easy.

Lemar’s Grand President is very aware, if someone is behind promoting these occurrences, that force behind the scenes is either the Federation or Peng Jieao.

If he hopes to gain assistance from these two sources, there is essentially no hope, as these individuals would certainly ask for many conditions he cannot agree to.

Thus, from the start, he turned his attention to countries that also maintain a neutral stance.

You wouldn’t expect me to pave the way without some contribution, would you?

As long as these people can lend a hand, Lemar’s material needs are not high, and it would be quite easy to weather this most difficult period.

The Grand President continuously reaches out to these countries, some of which immediately expressed willingness to offer Lemar certain non-military assistance, primarily some grain, as well as some orders.

However, some Neutral Countries expressed helplessness in this matter, as some countries are essentially equivalent to a city or a state of the Federation.

You can’t expect a city or a state to assist a region larger than itself; it is clearly not feasible!

On the other side, the Autonomous Party members are welcoming Lynch, which is also a very interesting experience for Lynch!

The villa of the Autonomous Party Chair is not built within a city, but rather on a small island.

Besides marine products, Lemar has the most of various islands, both large and small.

Some islands are suitable for communal living, thus cities are built on these islands.

There are also some islands with small areas and shallow surrounding waters, becoming toys for the wealthy or powerful individuals.

The Autonomous Party Chair is such a capable person; he bought this small island with virtually no money spent, built a villa on it, and turned it into a place for receiving guests.

Normally, they wouldn’t live here but rather in the city.

Human society is really interesting. In the Federation, the wealthy often prefer to live in places with better environments.

Here, the wealthy like to live in the most bustling places.

Such as an isolated small island; no one likes the quietness here.

Upon disembarkation, the Autonomous Party Chair came to greet him with a smile, introducing himself to Lynch.

After shaking hands, he introduced the accompanying personnel, more than ten in total, already core members of the Autonomous Party. They gathered here because of Lynch!

Upon entering the villa, various locally distinctive drinks were served, and Lynch took the main seat.

"Mr. Lynch, was the journey smooth?"

The Autonomous Party Chair’s opening was quite ordinary, his face full of smiles. As a party leader and a senior, such a low attitude didn’t make him feel inappropriate.

When he was informed that Lynch, a big Federation capitalist, as well as a friend of the President and Mr. Truman, was privately visiting Lemar and meeting them, the Autonomous Party Chair realized this might be his opportunity!

Thus, upon hearing Lynch’s arrival in Lemar, he immediately organized the meeting with extreme grandeur!

The purpose of doing so was to make a statement, to show Lynch and the Federation people their attitude and sincerity!

Lynch smiled and nodded, "Nothing troublesome on the road, the people of Lemar are very friendly, no one made it difficult for me."

The Autonomous Party Chair let out a breath, then spoke with a trace of guilt, "I apologize deeply for some misunderstandings between our two countries that happened recently..."

Lynch raised his hand to stop him, "I know, these matters have nothing to do with the people of Lemar, they are merely decisions made by certain individuals, yet you all have to pay for his erroneous choices."

"I know this, we all know this, the President knows this too, which is why I came here."

"I bring goodwill from the President, and also some urgently needed items here, such as... investment!"

Upon hearing the words "goodwill" and "investment," the Autonomous Party Chair’s eyes smiled like crescent moons, revealing his slightly yellow teeth.

Both Lemar people and Federation people are aware of the value and effect of money.

Why has the Merit Party been able to hold onto power in Lemar for a long time?

Ultimately, it’s because they can bring orders to Lemar, helping Lemar’s products find a way out internationally.

They can make the people earn money; for the sake of money, people support the Merit Party, support the current Grand President.

If one day they fail to do this, unable to bring orders and profits to people, overturning their solid support rate would be an easy task.

The Autonomous Party Chair tried to keep his emotions unaffected, but he didn’t succeed, the muscles on his face were trembling slightly.

He lowered his head to cover it, and asked, "May I boldly ask, Mr. Lynch, how much do you intend to invest here?"

The Lemar Republic is a small country with millions of people, lacking complex industries and traditional labor-intensive sectors.

Investment opportunities are not plentiful, a small amount of money can bring considerable reactions and manifest in society.

The Autonomous Party, including some other parties, have always maintained a disdainful attitude towards the Merit Party, often seeing them as petty vendors selling products to fishermen.

This saying is somewhat exaggerated, but has not deviated from the facts!

Lynch smiled broadly, and gave a figure—

"I intend to invest not less than fifteen million Federation Sol here. In my view, Lemar actually has many inherent advantages that you haven’t discovered..."

"For example, the tourism resources here!"

"I observed the environment preservation on my way over; in some places with relatively shallow waters, one can see coral and other things below the sea surface."

"Not polluted by industrial processes, all of this is tempting to people, especially to those who wish to enjoy life."

"With so many islands, we can definitely develop it into a large-scale tourism project!"

The Autonomous Party Chair’s mind was buzzing and didn’t fully catch Lynch’s words, completely engrossed in the figure Lynch quoted.

According to international exchange rates, one Bail Federal Sol can be exchanged for fifty-seven Lemar Yares, fifteen million Federation Sol is equivalent to...

He looked at his assistant beside him, the latter soon understanding what the Autonomous Party Chair was trying to express, whispered in his ear, "Approximately equivalent to nine billion Yares!"

According to the current exchange rate, it’s close to ten billion.

Lemar has been on the losing end in the Federation’s international conflict, first showing in the international exchange rate market, Federation Sol has started to rise slowly, while Yares began to decline.

If the Federation Government hadn’t alleviated the diplomatic tensions with Lemar last week, allowing Yares to rise slightly again, maybe now, fifteen million Federation Sol could already be exchanged for over ten billion Yares.

Such a large amount of money is something the Autonomous Party Chair has never imagined.

He quickly asked, "Mr. Lynch, this investment... does it come from the Federation Government, or is it your personal investment?"

Lynch maintained a reserved smile, "It is my personal investment!"

The Autonomous Party Chair gasped with bated breath and straightened his spine, the muscles on his face twitched again, he found it hard to believe that one person could actually possess so much money, it... is simply an incredible thing!

To know, Lynch is not like those rulers, it’s normal for rulers to have money, all they need to do is exploit the people, and they can become incredibly wealthy.

Lynch is merely an ordinary merchant, yet he can hold so much money, this also brings the Autonomous Party Chair to realize a reality amidst the shock.

The gap between Lemar and the Federation can’t be described with words anymore.

But soon a feeling called "excitement" began to govern his body.

Lynch has money and is willing to invest here, with so much money thrown in, why worry that people won’t support the Autonomous Party?

His smile became three parts more modest, complimenting:

"You are truly wealthy, Mr. Lynch!"

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