Rebirth: Super Banking System

Chapter 1047: Chapter 919: Internet Speed Boost (Please Subscribe!)

After a superb lunch.

At three in the afternoon.

Su Rui and his subordinates, carrying the relevant documents, headed out.

Asking in the lobby.

He found out the location of the Myanmar Bank Headquarters, just two streets away from here, a mere two turns once outside the door, so close that Su Rui did not plan to take a car, as there was no rush.

Su Rui had already booked a 3:50 PM service online.

And leaving early was his habit.

Walking on the street.

The wide road was lined with towering trees.

Each one, he estimated, had decades of growth, and under their canopy, leisurely and bustling pedestrians walked, sunlight filtering through the gaps in the leaves, leaving speckles of light; because the air was humid, it also felt a bit hot outside.

By the side of the street.

Elegantly decorated specialty shops stood in a row.

Many of them were evidently run by Chinese people.

Snack shops.

Stir-fry shops.

Specialty stores.

Accessory stores.

...

It was dazzling to them.

Each shop occupied a decent amount of space.

There were no tiny shops only a meter or two wide, nor were there vendors and loudspeakers loudly hawking their wares in the street—only the noise of tourists, such a completely different business environment from back home, which Su Rui found disconcerting.

Yet it also had its own charm.

He noticed.

All the shop workers were dressed in uniform attire, which was a bit odd, but it did look good; everyone’s clothes were clean and they had polite smiles on their faces.

Passing various streetside shops.

There were even gusts of cool air blowing out from inside, surprising Su Rui greatly—didn’t the power bill worry the owners?

"Director Su, it’s so clean,"

commented a subordinate in admiration.

"Of course it is, this town was only recently established, with logical planning and an emphasis on developing the tourism industry—of course they care about appearances," Su Rui stated matter-of-factly.

After listening, that subordinate smirked and said, "I feel like I should just come here for fun in the future. It’s cheap and standardized. I’ve been to several large tourist attractions domestically, and the management and environment there are such a mess."

Su Rui smiled.

He felt the same way.

Just as he was about to speak, a man holding a little flag beside him said with deep agreement, "Here they have strict control over tourism operators, back home they should manage not only the fees and services but also the tourism environment.

People who commit crimes here are all sent to work in the mines for re-education, and there is a zero-tolerance policy towards theft and thieves. Only a few types of unlawful acts result in detention; for the rest, it’s all mining."

Su Rui turned to look.

He saw it was a tour guide, followed leisurely by a dozen or so tourists.

"Does that actually work?" Su Rui asked out of curiosity.

The tour guide nodded, "Of course it works. They’ve implemented a stringent household registration system here. Thieves and those without work are strictly monitored, and their movements are restricted everywhere.

If someone is caught committing a crime, they’re sentenced to a minimum of one month of mining. If they reoffend, the punishment is doubled, and so on. Think about it, how could thieves exist here? Anything picked up on the street must be turned over to the police."

"What if you don’t turn it in?" Su Rui asked again.

The male tour guide looked up at something above, and Su Rui followed his gaze. It was a surveillance camera, and looking into the distance, there were four cameras at intervals of every fifty meters on the roadside. Not only that, but every shop also had surveillance both inside and out.

"You see, the entire area is under surveillance. If you pick up something and don’t turn it in to the local police, if you’re a local, it will be recorded on your personal credit. If it’s a foreign tourist, they will be noted upon return and stripped of numerous rights,"

"What rights?"

Said the guide: "For instance, alcohol purchases, on-arrival visas, the next time they stay at a hotel, the fees will increase by fifty percent, and so on. There are many restrictions. If it’s a foreign thief, they’re directly deported and banned from entering the country for ten years.

So, there are no thieves on these streets."

"How terrifying..." Su Rui mourned for the thieves for three minutes. Such strict laws and bizarre punitive measures could only be thoroughly executed in such a place—impossible back home.

And the effect seemed remarkably good.

At the same time.

A sense of security emerged within him.

No thieves, good public order, low prices—no wonder it drew more and more tourists.

And at that moment.

They saw a team of ten security officers neatly walking towards them with batons. Passersby quickly made way for them, the officers’ eyes vigilantly scanning the surroundings.

"The whole area is patrolled by security forces around the clock. If there’s a problem, you can turn to them. Many are of Chinese descent and can speak Chinese, which is very convenient. But it’s forbidden to take pictures of them,"

explained the guide, not just to Su Rui but also to the tourists he was leading.

This statement.

Made many put away their cameras.

Along the way.

Su Rui saw three such patrols of security forces.

Such a patrol intensity.

Domestically, only Xin Province could match it.

...

Arriving at the Myanmar Bank Headquarters.

Su Rui announced his purpose and handed over the company information. After a round of authorization documents and phone confirmations, the company account was set up very quickly—it took less than ten minutes to open a company account.

Carrying the certificate.

He walked out of the headquarters.

Seeing the crowd entering and leaving, Su Rui felt the bank’s prosperity, relying on the Myanmar Economic Zone’s Myanmar Bank, with its nearly absolute influence and vast asset scale.

It left Su Rui astonished.

Right across from the headquarters of Myanmar Bank, Su Rui was surprised to see a branch of the Huaxia Industrial and Commercial Bank on this side.

The premises were quite large.

There were also quite a few people coming in and out.

He went directly inside to withdraw some Asia Dollars, since the Myanmar Bank’s main branch only handled business affairs and did not deal with deposits and withdrawals, and then he walked back to the hotel. By the time he put his stuff away, it was nearly five o’clock.

After the two girls who had just woken up from their afternoon nap, Su Rui began their foreign adventure.

...

Evening.

They arrived at a restaurant known for its special dishes.

Approaching the front desk,

Su Rui immediately spotted a familiar face.

"Brother, what a coincidence," Yu Tao, who was stocking the wine cabinet, also saw Su Rui and greeted him with a smile. He was the owner of the restaurant and would do some manageable work himself.

"This... is this your place?" Su Rui asked.

Yu Tao smiled and nodded, "Yes, I’m one of the first batch of people to come here to do business. I’ve been running this shop since. Seeing you again, it seems we have quite a fate. Today’s meal is on me."

"How can I accept that?" Su Rui hurriedly waved his hand.

Yu Tao said indifferently, "What’s there to be embarrassed about? It’s just a meal, and it’s not expensive. There are strict restrictions on the pricing here. Just go take a seat, and I’ll serve you a table full of special dishes. Next time you come here for travel, just stop by to support my business."

Seeing that Yu Tao was not merely being polite, Su Rui also dispensed with his politeness, "All right, I’ll definitely come to your place next time."

They headed to the Box.

Very soon.

The special dishes were served.

A full table’s worth.

Many were delicacies from the mountains, which had not yet been exploited by Huaxia’s foodies, so there were plenty of good things still in the mountains, far from being eaten to the point of needing protection, hence... Huaxia foodies were in luck.

"Waiter, do you have any good baijiu?" With such good food, Su Rui was ready to have a good drink.

"Sir, we have local specialty baijiu, as well as Wuliangye and Maotai from Huaxia," the waiter introduced.

"Then bring two bottles of your specialty."

Being abroad,

Su Rui certainly didn’t want to drink domestic wine.

After looking at them,

The waiter said with difficulty, "Sorry sir, there’s a regulation here for baijiu consumption. For high-purity liquor, each person at the table is limited to one hundred milliliters, and for low-purity drinks, each person is limited to five hundred milliliters. This is the rule for all restaurants here."

Su Rui was taken aback.

Limiting alcohol?

"Why?"

The waiter explained, "The main reason is to prevent people from losing control when they get drunk." There were certainly alternative methods, but the restaurant didn’t want its customers drinking excessively either.

"Aren’t you afraid of losing customers like this?" Su Rui asked, puzzled.

"That won’t happen. Tourism and getting drunk aren’t necessarily linked. The Special Zone has this restriction precisely to ensure the quality of tourism for the vast majority of people. In fact, it has been widely accepted by most tourists," the Chinese waiter said.

Su Rui understood,

The quality of tourism,

It was indeed very important.

Becoming rowdy or even fighting over a disagreement among a few people who drank too much would ruin the mood for the majority.

So they simply imposed an alcohol limit right off the bat.

"Then bring me a bottle of this... Longquan Qingke Wine that I’m looking at, and for the rest, get some low-purity fruit beers..." When in Rome, do as the Romans do, Su Rui didn’t mind.

The wine and dishes were served.

As they ate,

They discussed the sights they had visited that afternoon and their observations. The two ’young ladies’ chattered away merrily.

The TV in the Box was broadcasting the news.

They discovered that there was a Chinese language news broadcast, although the lip-syncing didn’t match the speakers.

Suddenly,

A piece of news caught their attention.

"The first phase of the Myanmar Economic Zone’s major Internet speed upgrade project is completed. The 20M civilian Internet broadband speed, after a week of successful testing, has officially entered the commercial phase..."

"They’ve launched 4G here?" one of the girls exclaimed.

Su Rui shook his head, "No, they’ve just completed the base transmission network construction for 4G, which can support the data transmission for commercial 4G. This is merely a significant upgrade to computer internet speeds."

"Isn’t that enough? 4G is for this purpose after all," said the girl.

"No, 4G represents a complete set of solutions, and mobile phones are also a major category, even the future mainstream. But current mobile phones simply cannot handle 4G Internet speeds.

I saw on the News Broadcast a few days ago that countries are now frantically developing 4G mobile phones. I believe there will be a change soon. When wireless networks become widespread, that’s when true 4G will arrive."

Su Rui made sure not to miss the daily News Broadcast.

"Why only 20M?" the girl asked again.

"For home Internet that speed is standard, and you could probably get more if you need it, but there’s no point; 20M is enough for a family’s use. Any more would be a waste of bandwidth," he replied.

"Then why were the maximum home Internet speeds previously only 8M?" asked the girl, curious as a cat.

Su Rui recalled what he had watched on a recent News Broadcast.

He explained,

"It’s not that it’s the maximum, but rather that the port traffic is limited. For example, the device above the home broadband can plug in four boards at most, each capable of connecting to thirty-two broadband users. Four boards can connect a total of one hundred twenty-eight users.

The upstream port has at most 1G of exchange traffic. 1G upstream divided by one hundred twenty-eight users equals about 8M in speed. I heard this on the News Broadcast, and it should be... correct."

"...Still don’t get it, but never mind. We’ll go back and experience it after we finish eating. This must be the first region in the world to commence commercial 4G service. It’s unbelievable," said the girl, rolling her eyes and shaking her head.

"..."

Su Rui was speechless.

Forget it.

It was like playing the lute to a cow.

He shouldn’t have tried to explain science to an arts major. It was a waste of breath.