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Chapter 1070: Chapter 941: Hidden GDP
Although Ling had introduced this before at a meeting,
Su Yu still couldn’t resist going over it again.
"As of today, our railway network has formed a closed outer loop and six central radial routes, all using double-track construction, with a total railway length exceeding 2,600 kilometers.
All towns are now connected by rail.
Using engines and coaches produced in Huaxia, many of which are high-speed rail technologies, all train stations are located in the center of towns, convenient for travel, making the railway the main medium-distance travel option within the Special Zone.
In addition to the railway, next year we plan to add a light urban rail system in Xin’an City, implementing the concept of smart travel proposed by Deputy Leader Ling, to create a city of technology, a city of advancement..."
Watching the trains running parallel,
and listening to Su Yu’s introduction,
Mu Zhiwen couldn’t take his eyes off them.
It hadn’t been long since the Myanmar Economic Zone had constructed a railway network that spanned the entire region, all double-tracked, it was just a pity that the first tranche of five billion Asia Dollars loan didn’t include any projects for building the railways.
It only included highways, waterworks, power plants, power grids, and other infrastructural projects and the laying of pipes essential for people’s livelihood.
They wanted to build railways.
They would have to strive on their own,
relying on Business and Taxation to make it happen, yet, they could only wait until the first tranche of loans was spent and the end-of-year progress evaluation was passed to apply for loans from Myanmar Bank in the name of the state governments.
The main reason was to prevent the two states from being inactive and procrastinating.
Only by passing the evaluation
would it signify that the two states were capable of repayment.
...
Crossing the plains,
the train disappeared into a mountain tunnel.
Their convoy continued to drive forward.
Upon entering the Myanmar Economic Zone, there were two police motorcycles clearing the way ahead, and similarly, two flashing motorcycles followed behind, a display of status that existed here too.
It was also because there were guests visiting.
Otherwise,
Su Yu wouldn’t have done this.
He took a sip of iced herbal tea.
Smelling the faint floral scent in the air cleared their heads and refreshed them.
After rounding another mountain,
a massive industrial plant appeared on the riverbank not far away, with more than a dozen huge chimneys reaching into the sky, emitting plumes of white smoke that reflected off the wide expanse of the lake beneath them.
"Over there is our Special Zone’s largest steel smelting factory, and also the destination of that coal-carrying train; look, all the original black smoke has turned into harmless white smoke, preserving our blue skies and green waters."
Su Yu continued to act as the narrator, familiar with most businesses within the entire Economic Special Zone, and because of this knowledge, he knew how much data Ling had fudged in his GDP reports.
According to his estimation,
Ling had hidden at least thirty percent of the GDP.
The Special Zone’s GDP definitely exceeded thirty billion US dollars in the first half of the year, but these numbers were his calculations; the real data was managed by Myanmar Bank, and he couldn’t access it all.
However, he liked this feeling.
Hiding strength.
It gave him a thrill.
"Anyway, twenty billion and thirty billion dollars make no difference, both exceeding one-third of Myanmar’s GDP for the first half of the year. If we talk more about it, I guess many people really won’t be able to sleep,"
Listening to Su Yu’s explanation, Mu Zhiwen kept nodding and said, "I’m a bit unaccustomed to the air in downtown. I prefer it here on the highway, where I haven’t smelled any car exhaust at all."
"Haha, yeah, zero emissions have long become the fundamental law here. This is the first place in the world to legislate zero emissions," Su Yu laughed heartily.
According to Ling’s words,
the attitude towards the environment
also represents the local level of civilization. Clearly, they are at the forefront of ’civilization,’ although it sounds a bit self-congratulatory and the reasoning slightly skewed, but when you think about it, it does make sense.
Mu Zhiwen breathed in the comforting scent.
A spark of inspiration flashed through his mind.
"Right, Su Yu, since your filters’ solution can neutralize various harmful gases, could it be made into something like paint, mixed together to solidify all the harmful smells from the paint and prevent them from spreading?"
Hearing this, Su Yu laughed, "Heh, you really do have a business mind."
"Oh, you flatter me." Seeing Su Yu’s expression, Mu Zhiwen knew others had thought of it long before.
Su Yu explained, "Actually, concerning the application, the company had considered it a while ago. I discussed this with Deputy Leader Ling before. He said that theoretically, it’s achievable to use the solution to neutralize the unusual smells of chemical products.
However, he mentioned there’s a certain technological difficulty, primarily in the integration of different products—keeping their chemical properties and physical stability unchanged. So now, there are two paths:
One is to neutralize the harmful gas release of other products, and the other is to develop our own environmental products. One sells additives, the other sells products. I’m not very clear on the specific technical progress."
If they couldn’t even think of this,
they should really just go home and sleep. Su Yu genuinely didn’t understand the progress of the technology since Myanmar Environmental Technology Company didn’t really hold him in high regard, and they never reported their technological issues to him.
But as long as there’s taxation, that’s fine.
Su Yu had come to terms with that long ago.
"Then you guys are going to make a fortune," Mu Zhiwen said enviously.
With the elimination of harmful gas emissions, what kind of impact would this have on the furniture and decoration industries? Undoubtedly, this meant furniture would not emit odd smells and decoration would involve no harmful gases.
Once decorated, it would be ready for occupancy.
The market potential is enormous, yet thinking of the technical shortcomings of the solution, Mu Zhiwen felt less envious.
"Do you guys need a production agent?" Mu Zhiwen asked.
"I can’t decide on that matter. If you want to earn this money, here, it all depends on whether Deputy Leader Ling is willing. If he’s willing, you will make big money. If not, don’t even think about it—Deputy Leader Ling is not a simple man."
"I know, I know,"
Mu Zhiwen agreed completely.
The domineering image of Ling had been deeply ingrained in their minds after the last negotiation.
"Good that you know," Su Yu nodded.
These words were not something Ling had asked him to say but were necessary as someone under Ling. These two parties have a bit of a similar background to Ling. Even though they are now offered amnesty, it’s not certain they are truly loyal.
The Double Against shares a certain common destiny.
In the future, they might still be allies.
He knew that Ling did not have a good relationship with Kundun. Once Kundun rose to power, to avoid being isolated, Ling could only unite with these two states, as only their three factions had not been completely infiltrated by the original upper echelons of Myanmar.
Along the way,
Mu Zhiwen kept recalling Su Yu’s words.
This was all information he had to report back.
No one wants to be outdone. Having witnessed a completely different scenario here compared to other places in Myanmar, how could Pan Cong stand to be worse than others? Fortunately, Su Yu did not ban taking photos, so he could take back photos.
