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Chapter 1068: Chapter 939: Dragged into the Water_2
They were absolutely devastated by the devaluation of the Myanmar Kyat.
It wasn’t just him.
The people within the State also suffered quite a bit of misfortune. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
The Myanmar Kyat they had earned before had significantly devalued, and they were blockaded, which meant they had no stable channels to exchange for Asia Dollars, nor could they exchange it for other currencies, because holders were carefully keeping them, unwilling to exchange.
This speed of loss made many people’s livers ache, including him, the leader of Shan State holding the most Myanmar Kyat, with an exchange rate loss of over seventy million US dollars, and no one to cover the deficit.
"Ling didn’t say, but given his style, he probably wouldn’t let the Asia Dollar devalue,"
Mu Zhiwen couldn’t praise the ability to forcibly fix the currency value of the Asia Dollar enough. It was just about printing several hundred billion, yet others managed to firmly fix the currency value and exchange rate, merely a matter of issuing a command.
"Alright, you continue to pay attention to the situation over there and interact more with the various high-level officials of Myanmar, snoop around for some information, send some gifts, have some meals, and whatnot. Don’t neglect the proper etiquette," Pan Cong ordered.
"Yes, Leader Pan Cong, guarantee to complete the task," Mu Zhiwen responded, nodding his head hastily.
His heart also opened up in laughter.
This kind of task.
It’s always about eating, drinking, playing, enjoying oneself, public-funded travel, and no one says anything. Mu Zhiwen is not a businessman, it can’t be considered bribery, at most it’s about being a bit corrupt in lifestyle, no one cares.
Judiciary power.
Shan State still retained quite a lot of it.
Unless it’s a major and serious case, only the Courts of Shan State have the jurisdiction to try them, once transferred to Shan State for approval, the interpretive power of the legal text is in their hands.
After hanging up the phone.
Mu Zhiwen went to the banquet with great joy.
...
As evening approached.
Kundun returned home.
"Bang."
He grabbed a tea cup and tossed it directly onto the ground, which shattered into pieces, and Kundun’s face darkened.
One day.
An entire day.
Ling was the focus of every meeting.
It wasn’t that people were flattering Ling, everyone knew he was Lang Cai’s successor, and the rootless Ling had no chance of replacing Kundun, no matter how great Ling’s achievements were, how substantial his contributions.
Naturally.
Everyone just showed a bit of closeness, that’s all.
Hoping for more opportunities to collaborate in the future, to learn from their experiences.
Or to ask the Myanmar Economic Zone for a loan.
It was the new ’way to make a fortune’ they had discovered.
Myanmar Bank could actually provide loans to local governments, though it was in the form of the Myanmar Government taking on debt, indeed, two states really did take out a super huge loan from Myanmar Bank.
This was a fact.
As for the process.
They didn’t care, nor did they want to care, of course, they still had to pay attention to the process when operating.
What Kundun couldn’t stand the most.
Was that, besides the economic aspect, the Myanmar Economic Zone was the first in every department’s work report and also the one with the best system and indicators, leaving the second place far behind.
It was completely a benchmark.
Even in the speech he read out, it was mentioned dozens of times.
Although Ling was in charge of just one department.
But the limelight.
Made him, Kundun, look like a total incompetent.
"Why are you so angry, who has upset you?" At that moment, Kundun’s brother Chong Xin walked in, seeing Kundun with a dark face, Chong Xin smiled while picking up the broken tea cups from the floor.
And threw them into the garbage can.
He wasn’t Kundun’s real brother, but Kundun’s cousin.
"You ask knowingly, weren’t you present at today’s meeting?" Kundun retorted.
Chong Xin wasn’t just some underling.
He also held the position of the mayor of the Capital City, which was a significant role right in the center of power. Just one step up and he might become the head of a department.
Only two steps away from the deputy leader.
"Are you talking about Ling?" Chong Xin asked with a smile.
"Who else but him?" Kundun replied irritably.
"You’re blaming him for stealing your spotlight?"
"Not entirely, I just don’t like him," Kundun didn’t want to admit.
Chong Xin smiled at the corner of his mouth, "Don’t I know you already? But think about it from another angle, once you take Lang Cai’s place and have such a capable subordinate, isn’t that a good thing?"
Kundun scoffed, "A good thing? I don’t need some capable subordinates; I just need an obedient one. Without him, would the world stop turning?" he said, coldly laughing, unwilling to admit that his abilities were inferior to Ling’s.
In his view,
everyone should follow the path he lays out.
Even without Ling,
Myanmar can still get on the fast track to development.
"You know," Chong Xin said helplessly shaking his head, "no matter how great Ling’s achievements are now, they will end up in our hands in the future. I don’t even know what you’re in such a rush for." With Kundun’s temperament, he really was at a loss for words.
He had said it many times before.
But to no avail.
If it wasn’t for the remnants of his family’s former glory, Kundun would have been ousted long ago. Birth determines fate; it was just that the family elders left the position to Lang Cai before they died, and with no one to supervise him, he wouldn’t be so lacking in mind and spirit.
"Hmph, just wait until I rise to power, I’ll give him a good lesson," Kundun clenched his fist.
"..." Chong Xin was speechless.
Fine.
If that’s what you like.
Chong Xin couldn’t be bothered to persuade him any further.
After all, it wasn’t a big deal, and in his eyes, Ling was easy to deal with.
Find some messy excuse to send soldiers to capture him. If he doesn’t cooperate, find a reason to arrest him and take him out. Once leaderless, the Myanmar Economic Zone would simply fall into their hands.
Physically eliminating an opponent at the fastest speed is the most fundamental solution.
"What brings you here?" Kundun asked.
We’re all busy people.
Without reason, we seldom drop by, mainly to avoid suspicion. Every time he comes, Chong Xin always has something to ask of him.
"Hehe, nothing much, just about the ten billion loan for the two states," said Chong Xin, effortlessly making himself a cup of tea like he was used to doing.
Kundun, with a ’I knew it’ expression, said, "What? You’re interested?"
"Of course, such a big piece of cake, who wouldn’t be tempted? Still, I’m not very familiar with the people from those two states. I heard you have some connections, so I came to ask if you could act as a go-between," said Chong Xin, whose family was in the project business, naturally taking an interest.
However, his reputation wasn’t substantial enough.
Kundun frowned, "This is a bit troublesome. Ling says that to ensure the quality of the work and prevent the waste of the loan, he will send the monitoring company from the Myanmar Economic Zone to supervise the entire process.
If you run into trouble with your previous way of making money, I can’t help you, and Ling will certainly not do me any favors – you know this."
Upon hearing this, Chong Xin laughed, "Heh, who told you we were going to cut corners and substitute inferior products?"
"You guys changed?" Kundun was skeptical.
"Haha..."
Chong Xin burst out laughing.
"What’s so funny?" Kundun said, annoyed.
Chong Xin explained, "In the construction industry, especially in road projects, there’s already a substantial profit. The percentage seems low, but with the high total value, ten percent of a billion is still a hundred million."
"That’s true."
Kundun nodded. A hundred million was a lot.
Besides, the profit would certainly be more than a hundred million. Ten percent was merely the profit on paper. If one controlled the entire upstream and downstream of the project, the profit could be multiplied many times over.
Cement.
Steel.
Sandstone.
Labor.
Mechanical Engineering.
Each aspect had a sizeable profit, and Chong Xin’s family had deep control over the entire industry chain; their profits would be extremely substantial. Cutting corners was optional.
"We’ll talk about this when the bidding begins," Kundun said, cautious about involving Ling.
"I believe in you, the usual rules," Chong Xin smiled.
"Mhm," Kundun nodded.
The usual rules.
Of course, it was about splitting the money.
Even though they were relatives, clear accounts had to be kept. Acting as a go-between came with a referral fee, which would be transferred directly into his account at Swiss Bank.
Seeing Kundun nod,
Chong Xin’s smile grew wider.
Ever since he first got Kundun involved,
there was no turning back for him. The thought that Kundun would replace Lang Cai and ascend to the top, along with their power reaching its peak – that’s when they would have everything at their beck and call.
