At that time, without any proper plan, we decide to close the border. Closing the border without a proper and effective plan creates problems for general people and us too. General people face problems because our people were dependent on Velmora's goods. There were only few factories in our country, and they were producing few goods, which didn't fulfilled the demand of people. Velmora's goods were cheaper than our country's goods, so people used to prefer Velmora goods over domestic products. We were fully dependent on Velmora's goods. We used to import all small to big and luxury goods from Velmora's. Although our economy was an agriculture-based economy country, it was agriculture-based only on paper. In fact, we used to import a large amount of rice bags and vegetables.
Closing the border at that crucial period was one of the mistakes of my life, but that also became a changing event or turning point in the history of Drevenica. We decided to close the border, and its bad effect didn't take long; we saw high demand and a shortage of goods in just 3 days. The public were asking questions, and we were unable to answer that. People started illegally order goods to fulfils demand and earn more profit. Slowly, slowly, the condition is turning into the worst condition. The illegal imports of goods create a black market, and because of no other choice, people need to buy a particular good in a huge amount, more than its actual amount. To control the situation, we decide to open 15 borders, and that gives some relief in demand. We decide to change the complete structure of Drevenica. We decide that first we will slowly reduce the demand of Velmora's goods by producing goods in our own country, and for that we need more money. By considering many more aspects like employment and poverty, we made plans and policies.On 25th December, I went to World Eco.
(John interrupts.)
John: "What is World Eco?"
Grandfather: "The organisation or union which focused on maintaining stability in the world, reducing poverty and climate change and uplifting human living standards.I went there to ask for a loan to make factories and other infrastructure. They provided a loan, but they didn't give it to me according to my request. I asked them, but they replied that they cannot provide us such a loan because of our past loan repayments and loan interest payment history. Actually, at that time we really had a bad history of repayment of the loan and its interest. The money from World Eco was not sufficient for us, so then I went to Kuntua and Pura (2 different nations). I ask for a loan, and they decide to help us. The kuntua provides loan money and also promises to make 2 airports and 10 bridges as help (free of cost). Pura provides money and also promises to make a port or dock and also provide 2 ships. As both countries promise us they fulfilled their promise on time and very soon . The money which was collected (as a loan) from World Eco, Kuntua and Pura we established many cold storage factories . We promote agriculture by providing free fertilisers. We established paper factories and sugar and tobacco factories. All together we established 20 different factories.
Macduma (a neighbouring country) gave us 20 cars and 10 trucks as a gift. We hired some ex-employees of foreign car manufacturing companies, and we started to make cars which were suitable, comfortable and affordable too. We gave priority to EV cars rather than diesel and petrol cars. We decide to change, and people support us. At the beginning of 2 years we faced losses in every sector, so we all politicians decided to cut off 75% of our salaries. On 17th January 2001, we supposed to have an election, but due to lack of money, we postponed it till 2003. From the last months of 2001 we started to recover costs, and rapidly in a few months we started to earn profit. Slowly, we are ignoring Velmora, and people prefer domestic goods over foreign goods. On 12th May 2003, we had an election, and again with a huge vote, I was elected as the 26th Prime Minister of Drevenica. From 2005 we started to export our goods to foreign countries. On 2006, 27th April, we officially closed the border with Velmora.
John, "You and your team closed the border twice. What was Velmora's reaction?"
Grandfather, (laughs) Velmora tried everything to stop us, but they weren't able to stop us. Velmora sends many people to the border to create conflict, and they get success also, but we get success in controlling it too. But in 2007, on 1st January, on the occasion of the New Year, Velmora attacked us, and that was the 12th time.
This time we were not alone. We made diplomatic relations with 100 countries, and when Velmora attacked us from 20 countries, we got help. From 20 countries, we got many troops and weapons, like guns, tanks, missiles, machine guns, etc. This time we were full of troops, and as usual we fought bravely. In that war, for the first time, the World Eco and World War associations tried to stop the war and punished the Velmora too. The punishment was that Velmora will not be allowed to have foreign trade for 5 years, and if Velmora attacks Drevenica again, then there will be a ban on foreign trade forever and no diplomatic relations with other countries.
That day I won. I fulfilled my dream.Although my dream was to destroy the Velmora and give the same pain to them, later I decided we won the 11th and 12th wars, and if I do the same thing that the Velmora does to Drevenica, then what will be the difference between bad Velmora and us? With the end of that war, I resign from the P.M. post and officially declare retirement from politics. But I was waiting for something.