Another World: Naval Storm

The car carrying Leo was driving on the avenue of Kaili. The war had made Kaili no longer as prosperous as it was before the war.

"What are they doing?" Dawson asked, looking at the long lines on both sides of the road.

"Oh, those are people queuing up to buy food!" said the driver after taking a look.

"With such a long queue, can we buy it in the evening?"

"Colonel, the last people in line will stay here for the night so they can get food tomorrow morning!"

"How long has this been going on?"

"It's been a long time. One queue can probably buy enough food to last a week!"

Talen's economic blockade of the Drake Empire has already taken effect. The purpose of blocking the supply of materials to the Drake Empire is to prevent the Drake Empire from importing goods and materials from other countries, thereby destroying its economic foundation and weakening its military strength.

In July 1916, the Allies drew up a list of companies, organizations and individuals suspected of providing assistance to the Drake Empire, and strictly prohibited all trade activities between the Allies and the blacklisted companies, organizations and individuals.

This list is called the blacklist in neutral countries and the statutory list in the mouths of Talen Kingdom officials. The blacklist includes companies, organizations and individuals from all continents of the world and other allied or neutral countries.

This made many neutral countries dissatisfied, after all, it affected their ability to make money, and only by making money on both ends can they make big money.

The Republic of Yemelica, in particular, quickly transformed itself from a debtor country into a creditor country by collecting money from both warring parties.

The blacklist was initially intended to be implemented for only nine months, and although the enforcement was very strict, in other aspects the Kingdom of Talen still compensated the interests of other allies to the greatest extent possible.

It allowed the Allies to maximize their desired interests during these nine months, and the Drake Empire's overseas economic aid completely collapsed.

The blacklist made the embargo more effective in many ways. It greatly cut off the Drake Empire's overseas sources of food and raw materials, and many neutral countries on the Onebaroa continent and the Yemelica Company were no longer willing to supply raw materials to the Drake Empire.

Under such circumstances, the bilateral trade between the Republic of Yemelica and the Central Powers collapsed directly, while the trade volume with the Entente Powers almost doubled, and the Republic of Yemelica's attitude of moving closer to the Entente Powers became increasingly obvious.

"The situation in the empire is very bad..." Leo said faintly.

The Drake Empire was one of the first countries to implement a wartime economy. It stopped its free economy not long after the war began because prices were already skyrocketing. Forcibly suppressing prices would make people like landlords and farmers prefer to kill livestock rather than accept the government's regulatory policies, so the Drake Empire quickly implemented a physical rationing system.

"Yes, General. Nowadays, women and children are working in many enterprises. One of my sisters works in a factory. She has to work 12 hours a day, but she is only paid a few pieces of bread!"

In addition to the military industry, a large number of Drake companies were hit hard, and all external contacts basically disappeared. The lifeline of Drake companies has been strangled.

The war caused a serious shortage of industrial and agricultural labor force in the Drake Empire, which greatly affected industrial and agricultural production. The Drake government decided to implement forced labor, stipulating that all men aged 17 to 60 who were not in the army must undergo forced labor, and the requirements for women were slightly more relaxed.

However, this move could not meet the needs of the Drak Empire's war, because those who joined the army were men with good physical strength and rich experience, while the temporarily recruited women and children lacked professionalism and were very inefficient.

"We will win!" This is all Leo could comfort.

"Of course, I firmly believe that the Empire will win! As long as we can get through this difficult time, things will get better in the future!" The driver was more confident that Draco would win than Leo.

On the dark side, the Tarun people also used financial weapons to attack the financial industry of the Drak Empire, such as selling off Drak bonds and devaluing the Drak gold mark.

All means are used in war, and the time has come for both sides to compete in national strength.

Dawson's home was in Byrne, so Leo let him live at home.

The delicious food had been placed on the long table. Since Leo didn't eat, the others didn't pick up their knives and forks and waited for him.

"Dad...Dad! Why don't you eat? I haven't eaten so many delicious foods in a long time!" Wen Na was still young and couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food.

"Sorry, Dad and Mom, I was just thinking about something! Hurry up and eat!"

"It's okay, child. Your business is the most important!" Mother Mia said with kindness on her face.

"Father, do you know about the fishing situation in Kaili Port?" Leo chewed the fish thoughtfully.

"I often go to the port when I have nothing to do. I heard from old friends that fishing boats can only fish near the coast now, and seafood is becoming less and less, and it is also expensive!" Old Frank sighed.

The method of obtaining food from the ocean to replenish the Drak Empire does not seem to be very effective. The Talen Royal Navy is the biggest obstacle. Moreover, the Drak people are not very proficient in eating seafood. They can only boil, fry, and pickle it into salted fish.

"Dad, give...some steak!" Wen Na held up the fork for Leo to taste.

"So good...eat more!" Leo took a small bite.

"Mother, what happened to those old neighbors?"

"They are having a very hard time. Some of them don't even have a house!"

"how come?"

"Huh! It's still those Yiddishes!" Old Frank was very angry when he talked about this.

The Yiddish people were an alternative version of the Jews, and they also had an abnormal obsession with wealth.

Before the war, Yiddish people occupied an important economic position in the society of the Drak Empire. They operated many businesses, shops and banks and controlled a lot of wealth and resources.

However, with the long-term war, the economic situation of the Drak Empire gradually deteriorated, and the economic status of the Yiddish people also suffered a huge impact.

During this period, some Yiddish people began to use their status and wealth to pursue their own interests. They hoarded necessities, drove up prices, and even continued to run some non-essential businesses during the war. These actions led to chaos and dissatisfaction in the Drak Empire society, making the Drak people even more exhausted and hungry during the war.

"They are courting death!" Dawson was already dissatisfied with the Yiddish people, and now he laughed even more.

"It's self-destruction! You're crazy about money!" Leo was also very dissatisfied with the upper class of Yiddish people, but he had a good impression of ordinary Yiddish people.

There are about 10 Yiddish people serving in Drake’s army now. They are also fighting for the country, and Leo doesn’t want to lump them together!

As for those Yiddish people who used their status and wealth to evade responsibility and punishment, Leo would rather they become a dish.