Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 58: A Choice Must Be Made

Surrounded by everyone, the two people carefully walked through the hall, quickly left the villa, and came to the open space in front of the door. Everyone let out a sigh of relief.

"The shaking has indeed weakened a lot." Ming Nakatani felt it and smiled, "It doesn't seem like a big earthquake, or the source of the earthquake is quite far away from us."

"Watch the TV later. There should be reports." Fang Mingyuan nodded. He felt that it was not the big earthquake that caused the tsunami as he thought. He remembered that in the previous life, the earthquake was finally set at nine o'clock.

A zero-magnitude earthquake! It was felt in many places in China. Although it is not close to the source of the earthquake, it is still much closer than in China.

This sudden earthquake was felt by more than 70% of Japan's mainland. It also made Yukio Hatoyama, Naoki Ozawa and others break into a cold sweat. When the earthquake occurred, the earthquake was clearly felt in Tokyo.

Their first reaction at that time was that the earthquake that Fang Mingyuan had "predicted" in advance had erupted! Although Fang Mingyuan was talking about winter or the transition period between winter and spring, they would never think of preparing for disaster relief.

They were well prepared. Especially as Fang Mingyuan described, there was an earthquake, a tsunami, and a nuclear accident. Hatoyama Yukio and the others could not wait to spend a year to prepare.

The two were presiding over a meeting at the time, and they interrupted the meeting immediately to ask about the location of the earthquake source and its consequences. Not long after, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and the Japanese Seismological Department successively sent news that the earthquake source was in the eastern waters of Honshu Island, Japan.

(3°n, 3°e), a magnitude 7 earthquake occurred. Sendai and other cities felt significantly more than magnitude 4, and the local earthquake in Tokyo was magnitude 3. The earthquake lasted for about two minutes. The earthquake caused damage to houses in nearby areas.

There was damage, but there is currently no news of casualties. The earthquake has triggered a regional tsunami near the epicenter, and the ofunato station on Honshu Island detected a tsunami wave of 0.54 meters high.

"Huh..." Ozawa Naoki let out a long breath, and his heart that was hanging in his throat was finally relieved. Earthquakes in Japan and volcanoes have existed all year round. There were no casualties or major property losses like this.

It is not a thing at all in the minds of the Japanese people, and they will forget about it tomorrow.

Hatoyama Yukio was not much better than him, and his heart was beating fast just now, which meant that he did not have a heart disease, otherwise he felt that he would definitely have to take medicine. At this time, he saw the data sent back, and his mood gradually improved.

The ground calmed down. The phone at hand suddenly rang. It was from Yasuda Nakanomiya.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you already know the location of the earthquake's epicenter, right? Is it roughly in the same area as... that one?" Yasuda Nakanomiya said straight to the point without saying any polite words, "As far as I know, there was an earthquake in Japan.

Since the history of observation, after an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 or above occurred in the same area, there has never been an earthquake of higher magnitude in a short period of time!"

Hatoyama Yukio was startled, wondering what Yasuda Nakanomiya meant by his words? Did he mean that Fang Mingyuan's warning was simply a bluff?

"Although the time, location, and affected areas are roughly accurate, isn't the magnitude of the earthquake too different from what he described?" Yasuda Nakanomiya continued, "Perhaps in China, earthquakes with magnitudes above seven are considered major earthquakes.

There was an earthquake, but in our country, the harm caused by this earthquake is nothing! Are the conditions he asked for too excessive?"

"Yasuda-san, since the history of earthquake observation, after an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 or above occurred in the same area, there has never been another earthquake of higher magnitude in a short period of time. Who said this theory?" Yuki Hatoyama

The husband took a deep breath and asked. Yasuda Nakagong was the one who had the strongest objection to the conditions proposed by Fang Mingyuan. If Fang Mingyuan had not had many precedents of successful warnings, Yasuda Nakagong would have disdained it.

After a quick glance, if the theory mentioned by Yasuda Nakamiya does exist, then it is not surprising that he had such a reaction.

"Professor Abe Tateyama!" Yasuda Nakanomiya replied without hesitation, "If you don't believe it, Prime Minister, you can ask Professor Abe Tateyama yourself, or other domestic experts and scholars in the field of earthquakes."

After putting down the phone, Hatoyama Yukio's face was as pale as water. Ozawa Naoki came over and asked softly: "Hatoyama-kun, what happened?"

"You know Abe Tateyama, right?" Yukio Hatoyama said with a gloomy face, "Nakanomiya Yasuda said that since Japan has the history of earthquake observation, after an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 or above occurs in the same area, there has never been

There has never been an earthquake of higher magnitude in a short period of time!"

Ozawa Naoki thought for a moment and said in surprise: "What he means is that the earthquake Fang Jun mentioned can never happen again?" He had heard of Abe Tateyama, who is a very famous person in the Japanese seismology community.

An expert professor.

"Well!" Yukio Hatoyama frowned, "Although there are other ways to cause tsunamis, if earthquakes are excluded, the probability of other ways happening is much smaller, and Fang Jun has not mentioned it.

"

Ozawa Naoki's heart felt like it was falling into an ice cave. If this theory is true, it means that the earthquake warned by Fang Mingyuan cannot be higher than the 7.1 earthquake that occurred today. Theoretically speaking, naturally

It is impossible to cause a larger tsunami, so the nuclear accident mentioned will either not happen, or it may be due to other reasons, or to nuclear power plants in other areas. Of course, it is not ruled out as Yasuda Nakanomiya said

, Fang Mingyuan is bluffing!

If that's the case... On the one hand, there may be voices of remorse among the six major consortiums. Although the earthquake and tsunami occurred, they did not cause obvious damage to the Japanese mainland. If Fang Mingyuan takes away those benefits, it will obviously be a loss.

A big loss; on the other hand, I and Yukio Hatoyama may also be dragged down by this!

However, Naoki Ozawa did not become panicked because of this. He pondered for a moment and said: "If this is the case, the first priority is to determine the degree of acceptance of this theory in the academic community. Moreover, even in the academic community,

Most people agree with this theory, but that doesn’t mean it is the eternal truth. Before the emergence of the theory of relativity, wasn’t the theory of classical mechanics also considered to be the truth by the world?”

Hatoyama Yukio nodded heavily. Now all he can do is to refute Yasuda Nakanomiya's statement as much as possible. Otherwise...

On February 26, five days have passed since the earthquake. Since it did not cause much substantial damage to the Japanese mainland, this earthquake that occurred under the sea has been forgotten by ordinary Japanese. Earthquakes that occur every year

There have been too many incidents, not to mention there are not many casualties and property losses. Even if there are dozens or hundreds of casualties, it is not a big deal in Japan. Except for the person involved and the earthquake area, people in other areas will not take it to heart.

But they didn't know that among the top few people in Japan, they were already arguing over this matter. After seeing off the visiting foreign dignitaries, Yukio Hatoyama returned to his room in the Prime Minister's Residence.

Finally, he fell on the bed exhausted.

Because Japanese academic circles do have this theory, in reality it is true that since the history of earthquake observation, in areas where earthquakes of magnitude 7 or above have occurred, within a short period of time, it often lasts for decades or even longer.

Time, there will not be another earthquake with a higher magnitude. Yasuda Nakanomiya roped in Iwasaki Masato. Their attitudes were quite clear. Although they thanked Fang Mingyuan for the warning in advance, they believed that based on the current situation, they would not be able to pay the full amount to

It is undoubtedly unwise for Fang Mingyuan to pay the promised remuneration. They believe that it should be significantly reduced. If it were not for the fact that this earthquake and tsunami occurred in the area and time designated by Fang Mingyuan, they would have concerns because of this. Yasuda

Zhong Gong's attitude will be even more unsparing.

The attitudes of Hongike Yoshimori and Itochu Koichi are not clear, and they are still swinging between left and right. The attitudes of Tamayama Harumi and Tachimoto Tayoshi are relatively clear. They believe that it is too early to discuss this issue now.

It would be more appropriate to discuss this issue in late February, at least until April or May. Moreover, they tended to do so even if they wanted to reduce the conditions they agreed to with Fang Mingyuan, so as not to cause conflicts with Fang Mingyuan.

The attitudes among the six major financial groups are inconsistent, which naturally puts tremendous pressure on Yukio Hatoyama and Naoki Ozawa. Although Yukio Hatoyama is the prime minister and the Democratic Party is in power, the two

They knew very well in their hearts that if there was no consent from the six major consortiums, at least it would have to be the majority. Otherwise, the promise they made to Fang Mingyuan would not be fulfilled at all.

From Yukio Hatoyama's personal standpoint, he believes that, let alone whether the catastrophe warned by Fan Mingyuan will happen again, just because this 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurred within the scope and time designated by Fan Mingyuan

If this happens within a short period of time, Japan should befriend him. This time it is seven o'clock and one level. What if it is eight o'clock and one level? With or without warning, the result is completely different. Moreover, Fang Mingyuan's conditions... are not excessive.

.If those cultural relics were strictly in accordance with international law, they should have been returned to China.

Of course, what Yukio Hatoyama pays more attention to is what kind of reaction Fang Mingyuan will have if they reduce the remuneration promised to Fang Mingyuan! He doesn't think that Fang Mingyuan will just admit it silently. Let's not talk about the day.

Will Fang Mingyuan warn Japan again? What will be the consequences if he takes his anger out on himself? Yukio Hatoyama's head hurts when he thinks of this.

In the past five days, although he still insisted on his position, the disadvantages of the six major consortia's inconsistent opinions have begun to show up. Three power companies that operate nuclear power plants, including Tokyo Electric Power Company, are actively lobbying, citing power shortages.

In order to restart the reactors and start supplying power as soon as possible in March, more than 30 units of six nuclear power plants were shut down, and large sums of yen flowed through our hands every day but could not be obtained. This made the behind-the-scenes work of these three companies

How can the major shareholders not be anxious about this?

The three power companies were ordered to shut down their units for inspection and rectification. When the six consortiums and the government were in the same camp, the three power companies were naturally unable to fight against them. But now the two consortiums have "turned sides" and their neutral stances are unclear.

The attitudes of the two companies and themselves are relatively firm, so it is not surprising that the three power companies are dishonest. Even within the government, there are many voices that respond to the three power companies.

The Democratic Party has only been in power for a short time, and the same is true for Hatoyama Yukio himself. Although he has successfully formed a cabinet and has stumbled to this day, his control over various government departments is inconsistent. Other parties, especially the Liberal Democratic Party

The influence of the government is still very large among them. In the past, there were six major financial groups behind them, and these officials would carry out the decrees even if they were confused about them. But now these people have realized that the attitude above is no longer unified.

Naturally, they would jump out for various reasons and oppose these decrees, which they could not understand the purpose of Hatoyama Yukio. Of course, there must be officials who had the instructions of Yasuda Nakanomiya or Iwasaki Masato.

If Yukio Hatoyama's attitude was not extremely clear and he did not agree with the restarting of nuclear power units by these three power companies, I am afraid that after March, the units of these six nuclear power plants will be restarted one after another. But Yukio Hatoyama also understands

, although he is the Prime Minister, he cannot have his own way. He can stop them for a while, but he cannot criticize them again and again. After all, these more than 30 units can bring benefits to the power company every day.

Extremely astonishing wealth.

Moreover, the shutdown of more than 30 nuclear power units has had a certain impact on Japan's power supply, and the production of many local companies has also been affected. As time goes by, the weather gets warmer, and the domestic demand for electricity

The demand will also increase accordingly, and by that time, I will not only have to face three power companies, but also many other companies and the capital behind them!

Japan is democratic, but Japan is also controlled by capital. Those big capitalists can use various means to guide public opinion in the direction they want. They are already familiar with this kind of thing and can do it easily. They can do it in a certain way.

Influence them within the scope, but if their behavior is regarded by them as a major obstacle to their earning wealth, they will not hesitate to oust themselves!

Regarding this point, Yukio Hatoyama has a very clear understanding! Should he continue to insist on it? Or should he agree to it? He must have a choice!

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