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Chapter 720: Chapter 623: Geopolitical Strategy (Seeking Subscription!)_1
Tang Qing left.
Liu Zhi and Zhan Xi were perplexed.
Liu Zhi asked in confusion, "What just happened? You guys seem... " Once Tang Qing left, the smiles on Chai Ren and Mu Jian’s faces turned bitter. They felt extremely uneasy not knowing what was happening.
Chai Ren sighed, "This matter has been taken over by Tang Qing’s friend."
"What?" Zhan Xi, who was in the know, gasped in disbelief.
She was imagining if the matter was taken over by one of those ’ruthless people’, it wasn’t hard to guess how things would turn out. The fortunate ones would be threatened, and the less fortunate ones would... disappear completely.
She swallowed nervously.
Even the thought of these people’s methods sent shivers down her spine.
"Little Xi, do you think his friend can handle it?" Liu Zhi asked skeptically, glancing at Chai Ren and his wife, sensing that there was something she didn’t know about.
Even given the relationship between Chai Ren and Mu Jian, they weren’t entitled to know about the affairs of the African United Mining Group, other than that Chai Ren was doing a significant amount of business there.
Chai Ren dare not disclose any matters related to death, and this rule applied even to his close friends.
Chai Ren sighed again, "Well, don’t worry. If Little Tang said his friend is taking care of it, there shouldn’t be any problem. You can just pretend that nothing happened today."
"Chai Dadao, is there something you’re not telling us?" Mu Jian asked curiously.
"It’s business-related, and it’s not suitable for discussion. But I trust him." The ’him’ Chai Ren referred to was obviously Tang Qing’s friend.
Mu Jian stayed silent for a while, realizing that there was a big secret that Chai Ren and his wife knew but he wasn’t supposed to. He then nodded and said, "Okay, Chai Dadao, I trust your judgement."
Chai Ren smiled.
"Hehe, let’s go back and rest, dear. We’ll go fishing out at sea tomorrow." Chai Ren said something similar to what Tang Qing said, causing Mu Jian to look puzzled while he walked out arm in arm with Zhan Xi, who had finally relaxed.
Mu Jian remained suspicious.
But they weren’t fools, they knew their opponent must have some strong backing to be so confident. Since Chai Ren wouldn’t spill, Mu Jian didn’t bother to investigate further. They were all on the same boat, after all. Neither Chai Ren nor Tang Qing would do anything to harm themselves.
...
The next day.
Other than Tang Qing and Lin Jiaxue.
The other two families didn’t have a good night’s sleep, feeling worried for most of the night and only managing to fall asleep in the late hours. 𝘯𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
"Good morning, Chai Dadao." Tang Qing greeted with a smile.
"Morning, you slept well, huh." Chai Ren said with a bitter smile, looking at the energetic Tang Qing, who seemed to not have been anxious at all. Lin Jiaxue was also full of energy, leaning into Tang Qing’s side.
"Not bad." Tang Qing replied, grinning.
Tang Qing held Lin Jiaxue’s hand as they went to the dining area. Being a well-established hotel, the breakfast spread was impressive, but the food quality wasn’t remarkable. Tang Qing decided he should bring a chef along for future trips.
Otherwise, being deprived of taste during the journey would be unbearable.
Looking at Lin Jiaxue’s disinterested face, it was clear that these seemingly upscale dishes were just for show.
However, Tang Qing reckoned that it would be a while before he visited the United States again, as there wasn’t much to do here. He hadn’t even fully explored China yet. He could develop and build up his own territory to turn it into a great tourist spot.
Yes... that’s what he would do.
With tens of thousands of square kilometers of land filled with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, once renovated, the land could be a fabulous holiday destination. Tourism revenue might even become a pillar industry of the Myanmar Economic Zone at that time.
Furthermore, Xin’an City was planned to be a modern city with large shopping centers, malls, and cinemas in the first phase. The second phase would see the construction of larger city buildings.
The city also strived to be a modern tourist destination.
Considering that Yunnan Province was already a major tourist hub.
At that time, building another railway line to Xin’an City wouldn’t take long, just two or three hours by train. However, this railway line wasn’t currently in the plans because Lang Cai wouldn’t agree.
Tang Qing would only push for the establishment of this railway after he had consolidated his power in Myanmar and everything was ready.
Once this was achieved, the economies of Huaxia and Myanmar would be strongly linked with goods, resources, talent, and market exchange, which would benefit both sides greatly.
He believed that Huaxia would be very pleased at that time.
This would serve as an expanded market for Huaxia, and even provide them with another route to the sea. Yes, a sea route. With this route, Huaxia’s goods would not need to pass through the Malacca Strait, but could leave directly from the port of Myanmar.
This would significantly reduce the transportation time of Huaxia’s goods to Europe and Africa.
Prior to Tang Qing’s rebirth.
Huaxia planned to use Pakistan’s Gwadar Port, bypassing even the Bay of Bengal to reach the Arabian Sea.
It allowed for a shorter journey, but this would not happen for another ten years or so. In order to cut off this exit for Huaxia, the United States maneuvered the port into the hands of a Singaporean company.
Unfortunately.
Only Huaxia could play this chess game.
This port was only useful to Huaxia, and any other person, country, or company holding it would be holding a dead piece. This was an important piece in the geopolitical strategy. The Singaporean company could only experience losses year after year, and finally gave up.
The port returned to Huaxia’s hands.
However, before Tang Qing’s rebirth, the port still had not officially gone into full operation.
This was because the railway line between Huaxia’s Xin Province and Pakistan had yet to be built. Only when this railway line was completed could the full benefits be realized.
This was also why Huaxia did not forcefully reclaim it earlier, allowing the Singaporean company to hold onto the port. Building the railway line was challenging, as it had to run through the whole of Pakistan.
Once the railway line was completed.
More than half of Huaxia’s export goods might go through this route, leaving from Xin Province.
The sea transport time for goods arriving in Africa and Europe would be nearly cut in half, and they would no longer have to pass through the Malacca Strait. From floating at sea for two months previously, the journey was reduced to twenty days or even shorter. No one would take the Malacca Strait then.
A large amount of toll fee would also be saved.
Time is life.
When everyone else’s goods have flooded the entire market and yours are still drifting at sea, it’s no fun at all. Therefore, the Huaxia’s strong short-term desire to use this Myanmar railway as a sea outlet is quite understandable.
In the long run, it’s not a bad idea either, because export of goods to Southeast Asia through this route is the most cost-effective and it’s a plus to have another lifeline for cargo transport.
They might even offload half of the cost of the railway construction on Huaxia, and the other half could be a loan without any interest.
This helps greatly with Huaxia’s strategic geographical layout, and maybe even a little ’overboard’ demand could be made, like giving them a loan of a few hundred billion RMB - a burden Myanmar could handle.
Tang Qing was shrewd with his calculations.
He would have someone plan it out once he got back.
...
After breakfast.
The car was back on the road, but this time they did not need to go as far as the villa area, they would stop directly at the wharf in New York City, where Ge Feng would pick them up.
Sure enough.
They arrived at a yacht wharf in the southeastern part of New York.
After finding a place to park.
As soon as they got out of the car.
Tang Qing saw rows of yachts along the coast, bathed in sunlight, with seagulls soaring above a blue sea and sky. The scene, filled with tycoons, hot pants, and short skirts, was extravagantly picturesque.
"Where’s Ge Feng? There are so many boats here, how are we supposed to find ours?" Chai Ren asked.
"Just follow me, he just told me it’s at 64H, we just need to follow the signs." Mu Jian led the way, carrying Mu Wan’er.
Soon, they arrived at the yacht’s berth.
Looking at the yacht in the berth, even Mu Jian’s eyes filled with fascination.
It was really breathtaking.
The three-decked design, the silver streamlined hull, and the length of over thirty meters, subtly rising and falling with the waves, all pointed to the fact that this yacht... was freaking expensive.
Tang Qing also liked this kind of design.
A thought crossed his mind: why buy a yacht when you can build one? Nowadays, every time he saw something nice, his first thought wasn’t about wasting money buying it, but building it himself.
He was a bit speechless.
But thinking about it, establishing a complete industrial chain was indeed a key plan for the Myanmar Special Economic Zone. If it didn’t exist, they would build it. It was somewhat brutal but practical, and buying? That was a waste of money.
"Hey, over here, come on up." Ge Feng’s voice rang from the lower deck, he was smiling broadly at Tang Qing and his group. After yesterday’s investigation, he had learned a lot about Tang Qing.
With his capabilities, a few inquiries would easily lead him to the key people. Upon investigating Tang Qing’s enterprises, he was flabbergasted, they were all over the place with no pattern, investing on a whim, hardly turning any profit, yet heavily invested.
If it wasn’t the fact that Tang Kai, the fruit wine seller, was Tang Qing’s second uncle, he would have thought Tang Qing was a spendthrift, after squandering billions of dollars. But once he knew that Tang Kai was Tang Qing’s second uncle, his mind started racing.
Yes, it was all for the fruit wine.
The group made their way up the yacht.
A few blond, blue-eyed waitstaff warmly handed out cups of iced fruit juice.
"Boss Ge, when did you change your yacht? It’s really good." Mu Jian praised.
"Hey, two months ago. The previous one was a bit too wild and ended up leaking after hitting a reef." Ge Feng spoke as if it was something to be proud of. Indeed, wasn’t it a ’badge of honor’ to have hit a reef while speed-racing yachts?
"...You sure know how to have fun." Mu Jian was speechless.
"Haha, please sit down, Little Tang, when will your company people arrive?" Ge Feng turned to ask.
"In the afternoon. Give me an address and I’ll have them meet your people." Tang Qing took a sip of his fruit juice, it was cold and refreshing.
Ge Feng happily said, "Sure, I’ll arrange for people to prepare their reception and accommodation right away, don’t refuse. It’s a small amount of money. We have a long relationship ahead of us, no need to be so calculative."
"Okay, thanks a lot, Boss Ge." Tang Qing didn’t refuse.
"Hey come on, calling me Boss Ge makes us feel distant, I’m almost a decade older than you, just call me Big Brother Ge like they do. Boss Ge doesn’t sound good." Ge Feng pretended to be displeased.
"Okay, Big Brother Ge." Tang Qing called him smoothly. Ge Feng was indeed not young.
"Haha, let’s go. I’ll let the captain set sail right away, just wait a moment." Ge Feng was in high spirits.
After that.
Ge Feng went off to arrange things. In reality, it was just a simple task, but he had other things to do like arranging hotels and vehicles. Facing a purchase of nearly a hundred million dollars, he couldn’t afford to be careless.
"Mr. Chai, I think you should buy one too." Mu Jian was full of envy, but since he had a family and a small business, he couldn’t bear to buy one.
"I don’t live by the sea." Chai Ren was also tempted.
"You can buy a seaside villa for vacation purposes. Nowadays, rich people indulge in yachts, planes, and art. It’s a bit difficult to get planes in our country, but yachts are a go." Mu Jian suggested.
"We’ll see. I feel the only worthwhile seas in our country are in the south." Chai Ren mentioned, the coastal areas have been historically important sea outlets and thus the water quality is rather poor. The Bohai Sea is also not as good as the southern seacoast.
"..."
Several people chatted.
The boat suddenly shook.
Slowly it sailed out of the wharf.
Entering the cobalt-blue sea, the yacht started accelerating after a bit. Tang Qing stood at the bow of the boat, feeling the wind against his face. The sensation of soaring against the wind was quite refreshing.
Soon.
The yacht reached the high seas.
Everyone began to fish, but Tang Qing didn’t catch a single fish after an hour, causing frustration to boil up in him. He then used his telekinetic power to catch fish, positioning one on his fishing hook thus breaking his streak of zero catches.
