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Chapter 1225: Chapter 1082: Crazy Construction Plan
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Hundreds of people sat upright and alert.
That silence was profound.
As the governor of the Myanmar Economic Zone, Su Yu naturally had to attend. Looking at Ling, Su Yu recalled their first meeting when Ling was merely an insignificant local power.
Gradually,
the operation had grown.
Incredibly, he had worked his way up to his current position.
That experience
was truly a legend.
And for Su Yu,
his initial submission
had also earned him a generous embrace.
For after today, he would have a new role, equivalent to the initial Ling, taking over Zilu’s position, serving as a deputy leader and concurrently as the governor of the Myanmar Economic Zone.
As for the other deputy’s role,
he had come to know the outcome this morning, as expected, a spokesperson recommended by the military. The moment he learned the news, he laughed; Ling’s tactics were indeed like turning the world over with a flip of his hand.
All those who wanted to see Ling embarrassed
had themselves become a joke.
As for Lang Cai,
he had completely exited from the stage of power.
...
Not far from Su Yu,
David and Pan Cong from Shan State and Ke Bang were also present.
To put it precisely,
they were brought here "driven" by Ling.
During the initial negotiations,
they had sent subordinates and had never left their own territories since. But with Ling merely saying, "If you don’t come now, don’t ever come again," they were frightened into rushing over immediately.
Mainly because they were shocked by Ling’s tactics. Lang Cai hadn’t outmatched Ling, everyone else stood no chance; what else could they do, especially since they had vulnerabilities in Ling’s hands.
It also involved the United States.
They wanted to cultivate them as a nail in this region.
However... their just-risen courage was punctured by Ling’s threat, virtually saying, "Be sensible and come admit your faults, obey from now on, or else, don’t blame me for dealing with you."
Thus,
the two sat here.
The surrounding people also looked bewildered; these two ruthless individuals had submitted to Ling too?
Next,
the looks they gave Ling
were filled with more fear.
...
Time was up.
Ling didn’t mince his words.
"This conference, based on the materials you’ve provided, I’ve had all departments review them. The problems are not numerous but neither are they few, with many instances of slow progress and waste of resources. The execution of policies and supervision is inadequate."
"I will not pursue past faults; in the time ahead, everyone should conscientiously do their tasks as a way of making amends; if there is still any serious dereliction of duty..."
A preamble
made many hearts settle.
They were clear about their own issues.
Problems were indeed many. If pursued, they would each be scolded, and in severe cases, might even need to retire early. Amidst this rise and fall, their awe of Ling deepened.
Next,
were work reports and future plans.
Kan Qin was the first to take the stage.
"Um..."
He cleared his voice.
"As of today, the Education Department has completed the preset objectives, building three hundred and seventy-seven elementary schools with an additional one hundred and nine under construction. This year, there are plans to build another three hundred fifty-one schools to completely alleviate the shortfalls in elementary education resources by year-end."
"Simultaneously, sixty-five middle schools have been constructed, with seventy-seven under construction..."
"This year we plan to approve the construction of six comprehensive universities located in Xin’an City of the Myanmar Economic Zone, the capital Nebidu, deputy capital Yangon, provincial capitals of Shan State, Ke Bang, and the important northern city of Mandalay."
"Education is always the best way to alleviate poverty and improve national quality. In the future, not only students but all present will partake in concentrated annual studies to enhance work capabilities..."
With high illiteracy rates,
the number of middle school students had significantly decreased. Naturally, in the short term, elementary education would be the ’main force’.
Kan Qin grew more and more excited as he spoke,
as he was in charge of these initiatives, with data readily available. Seeing the country starting to value education thrilled Kan Qin, because only education could fundamentally change a nation.
Myanmar had no Party School.
Naturally,
this responsibility fell upon ’regular training sessions’.
...
This meeting.
It lasted for two days.
It also established the future power structure of Myanmar and the development path ahead, knowing that previously, even Ling had not set policies and projects according to the overarching goals.
This time.
Ling formally proposed short-term and medium-to-long-term development goals.
Huaxia likes to make Five-Year Plans.
On this side.
They chose three years.
The reason is simple, refining phase goals makes tasks easier to accomplish and now is the time to take big steps; too long a plan isn’t good—three years is just right.
This meeting.
Was an all-encompassing integration of past construction projects and policy implementation.
All large public projects, infrastructure construction, education, medical, energy... Previously, the loosely organized tasks of various departments were all included in the "First Three-Year Development Outline."
Within this time.
They must be completed. 𝘯𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
There’s no room for argument, and reports must be timely.
In short.
They knew there were busy days ahead, nearly involving every department, and even amending numerous legal statutes—people listening below found it overwhelming and those presenting above found it headache-inducing.
Simultaneously.
Ling even passed several more aggressive and insane construction plans.
Communication sector: within two years complete the nationwide 4G network infrastructure and achieve full signal coverage through base stations.
Infrastructure sector: added two massive ports, and a new rail line centering on Mandalay, radiating around, stretching six thousand kilometers. Other highways, electricity, and energy can continue according to the original plans.
At the same time.
To break free from the dependency on fossil fuels.
Ling strongly promoted electric cars and public transportation, encouraged the use of clean energy such as solar, wind, and small hydropower stations as supplementary sources, and vigorously supported new energy transportation as a direction.
In short.
To the greatest extent possible.
Break free from the dependence on oil.
By the way.
Tang Qing could also "brazenly" make a fortune.
...
Evening.
Mandalay.
Inside a building flying the American and Myanmar flags, watching Myanmar’s most influential "Today’s News" featuring Ling’s speech, and the familiar faces within.
Annesley was truly frustrated.
He felt.
This place would forever be an indelible black mark on his career path.
The first time.
He bet Kundun would rise to power, but unfortunately, Kundun got caught.
The second time.
He bet on another vice-leader, yet Ling rose to power.
The third time.
He thought Ling would fall and bet on Zilu, after all his efforts, Zilu was arrested.
The fourth time.
He wanted to pit Pan Cong against Dsvid to be America’s "wedge," but the two turned coats straight away, obediently arriving in Mandalay for meetings, now probably striving to maintain a relationship with Ling.
"Bang..."
Annesley slammed his fist on the table, his face full of anger.
Four times.
Four times in total.
He had miscalculated.
What is this?
Incompetence.
Shortsightedness.
Two hats that fit him well and were irremovable, upsetting people back in America repeatedly, as the resident envoy in Myanmar, he couldn’t shake off this burden.
This Ling.
Was just too cunning.
Anything involving Ling, the United States hadn’t gained the slightest advantage, and now things had developed to this extent, Ling’s position was unshakeable, even having bought off Wu Lei and the others in advance.
Across Myanmar.
There was no longer any power that could compete with Ling.
Damn it.
Why on earth did he not suppress Ling in the first place!
