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Chapter 479: Chapter 390: ’Toras’ Inside the Territory (Please Subscribe!) _1
Soon after Wangsa left.
A large-scale recruitment within the territory began.
In the past few days, various companies under the Myanmar Bank Group have been established one after another. Tang Qing naturally used his warriors for the core management, and the recruitment and training of other personnel were also in full swing.
Many of these are high-tech industries, not heavy manual labor, so the vast majority of women in the territory are also in the recruitment line.
Upon hearing this news broadcasted in the village and with the strong mobilization of the village heads, the farming women and other people capable of labor all rushed to sign up. They just left someone to farm at home, after all, the land here is easy to manage.
There was no choice, the conditions offered by these companies are beyond reasonable. Though the salary was much less than that of hard labor, it was still regarded as decent in comparison to farming. As there are two to three harvests a year, households are not exactly lacking in food, they absolutely won’t starve, hence their previous lifestyle and various aspects were relatively relaxed and slow-paced.
However, with the massive influx of various commodities into the territory, new things were seen, equivalent to creating new demands. Therefore, people’s desire for money arose. Roads were constructed, all kinds of motorcycles, daily necessities, and even items they had never seen before became hot commodities.
Their eyes were dazzled.
And these all required money.
This is the most cunning business model in the world. If you don’t have demands and don’t want to work, well, I’ll create demands for you. When you can’t afford it, you’ll want to work.
Therefore.
Whether it’s to wear beautiful clothes, subsidize household expenses, buy cosmetics or pursue financial independence, the women within the territory were very keen on work.
As a result, in just one day, the initial needs of all the companies were almost filled.
These companies covered every aspect of the future within the territory.
Electricity, communication, construction, food, medical, education, health, mineral, logistics, processing, banking, etc. Some were just concepts, but they were things that had to be done next.
Thus, the fixed assets within the territory and the soon-to-be-established various departments, coupled with the previously employed construction workers, expanded to a scale of nearly 20,000. This was absolutely crazy.
In other words,
All the young adults of the territory, except those doing business and farming, basically worked in companies under the Myanmar Bank Group, involving almost all families within the territory.
Just like that,
A ’trust’ style enterprise that was absolutely local was born.
...
At the same time.
As expected.
Myanmar unintentionally learned about the situation in the territory and was left baffled.
Such a ’special’ force could exist in such a remote place. In their view, they were issuing currency under their banner, and the scale wasn’t small. Even the value of the currency collected during the issuance process exceeded 500 million US dollars.
The potential benefit even exceeded 1 billion US dollars.
Goodness gracious.
1 billion US dollars, in this era it was a super huge amount. They just couldn’t stand by and watch as Ling managed to get it. They’d be lying if they said they weren’t jealous, but they also knew that they couldn’t lay a finger on these things for the time being because it was too far away. There were three forces in between, could they fly over to grab the money?
Of course, this was the news leaked by the command room, otherwise, with their delayed reactions, they wouldn’t know when they would receive the news. They usually only paid attention to the news of the armed confrontation, for news from further afield, even if they paid attention, it would be of no use. This news was sent back by the intelligence officers from Thailand.
Myanmar.
Yangon.
Currently, the capital of Myanmar has not yet been moved to Naypyidaw. The various departments will gradually move to Naypyidaw at the end of 2005 and the beginning of next year.
Inside a towering and majestic building.
A luxurious meeting room on the third floor.
Five senior members of Myanmar sat inside, along with a few young recorders.
"Tell me, what is this force all about?" The elderly man in the chief position lightly tapped the table and asked.
The secretary of Myanmar’s foreign affairs intelligence agency immediately began to speak:
"Mr. President, according to the intelligence we received, they only appeared there two months ago. The leader is called "Ling", who has unclear origins. He initially only had less than two hundred soldiers, but somehow managed to quickly integrate the local Naidan forces. We are not exactly sure about the total number of soldiers they have now, but we estimate it will not be less than two thousand. Their equipment situation is unknown because the area is not a key monitoring area, so further investigation is needed.
Ling began to slowly develop the economy, vigorously carrying out infrastructure construction, importing a large number of commodities and raw materials from Thailand, and exporting gems and jewelry. Unexpectedly, they have now directly established a bank for currency issuance named ’Myanmar Bank Group’, and issued a new currency - the Asia Dollar, Mr. President. I can assure you, these are not our people."
The end of the report, the secretary looked at the president.
The old man did not change his expression and nodded, "Hmm, I understand. If it were our people, I wouldn’t know? I want to know how to deal with them."
At this time, Vice President Kan Qin spoke: "Mr. President, I suggest we make contact with them. From the name of the bank, they seem to be leaning towards us. They aren’t growing flowers but instead are focusing on construction. Regardless if these are our people, their conduct is worthy of an alliance, enough to suppress the arrogance of the Shan State."
The old man nodded, "Hmm, you’re right, we do need allies there. If they can stir up trouble there after they become stronger, maybe we’ll have a chance to take back what should belong to our country."
Naturally, what he was referring to was removing all the ’Mountain Kings’ within Myanmar. Over the many years, they have been in a standoff, and neither side could gain the upper hand. This was, unfortunately, due to the complicated terrain and mountainous area, making operations difficult. Along with ill-skilled soldiers, this resulted in the current mess.
"Mr. President, you are wise. I have similar thoughts. As long as they take some action against these leaders, we can provide support." Kan Qin suggested.
"Help? We can’t transport weapons over there." The old man frowned.
"We can ask Thailand for help," Kan Qin laughed. Currently, trade is happening there. If Thailand initiates the sale of weapons to Ling, they might shout in joy. They would dare to take it to the United Nations but if they agree to it, there won’t be a problem.
The old man thought about it and found it reasonable. He said, "That’s true. Send someone to make contact, we must not let others get there first. We can agree to any conditions as long as they’re not excessive, but on the same note, we can’t just pay without gaining anything. They have to show some sincerity, we don’t expect them to go to war with those power factions, as long as they can stand by our side. I need the public opinion."
"Yes, Mr. President, our people in Thailand can go meet them tonight." Kan Qin nodded.
"Hmm, okay, let’s move on to the next agenda. The problem in Naypyidaw, as the new capital, safety and the environment, etc... .. "
While Myanmar was considering sending someone to scout the situation.
The two nearby faction leaders were restless.
Myanmar Bank.
Just hearing the name made them instinctively become alert. They immediately increased the number of soldiers at bordering regions, preparing to deal with sudden incidents at any time. Their logic was simple, Ling must be related to Myanmar’s government. Otherwise, why else would they lean towards Myanmar and have so much money and resources to build roads and establish businesses? Anyone who plays along with the ’household registration management’ must be from Myanmar.
No doubt about it.
Therefore, they had a preconceived notion. They didn’t specifically send anyone for negotiations.
According to them, they had already ’jumped ship’, so there is no need for negotiations or explanations. They wouldn’t believe the explanations anyways. They conscripted a large number of soldiers for defense. They don’t dare launch a direct attack without a clear understanding of the situation.
They sent many people in the past to investigate the situation, but they all disappeared without a trace. A hundred or so experts were sent continuously, but no response or status update was given. They were good men and they were lost one after another. They didn’t have an unlimited number of soldiers to afford such toss and waste.
However, the two faction leaders felt lucky recently. Due to continuous expansion in recent times, they discovered many talents. One by one they’re all outstanding. Therefore, they had an inexplicable confidence - they wouldn’t provoke me if they knew what’s good for them. If they dare, they’ll also disappear without a trace and learn a good lesson on humanity.
As for this.
Tang Qing had no interest in dealing with these ’dying’ wicked people, he just set up some outposts on the border.
To Tang Qing, the other side was transparent. There were no secrets, it would be a waste of effort and money to bother with them anymore. With the use of numerous eavesdropping devices and mini surveillance cameras, it would be a miracle if anyone could come over from the mainland.
The not-too-far away, special emergency squad made up of a hundred soldiers performed 24-hour rotating duty. With the recent change in uniforms, improved gear, and advanced weapons, these infantrymen wouldn’t be of any use even if they came.
Seeing Ling remaining ’unaware and calm’, the two faction leaders were convinced of their suspicion and were intimidated, not daring to act rashly.
Just when the two leaders let out a sigh of relief and were quietly observing.
At night.
The ’Management Center’ in Xin’an Town.
The office.
A middle-aged man with a beaming face and a ’young man’ in his thirties sat in front of Ling.
These were the negotiation representatives sent by Myanmar.
They were Burma’s stationed personnel in Thailand, working under Burma’s mission on handling various matters. Their identities were public and they naturally were also part-time Myanmar intelligence officers, but it was not their main job.
The intelligence from the territories was sent back by them.
They were tasked with the negotiation mission. Since they were located in the prefecture, they quickly passed through the ’port’ and arrived in the territory to declare their identities and request to see the local leader.
PS: Chapter Two.
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