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Chapter 341, Chaos! (Subscribe)

In March 1974, Zhao Mancang came to the Middle East because violent conflicts broke out again there.

Armed conflict is the most horrific and deadly because no one knows how many lives are lost.

In the small town of Iskushuban, after Zhao Mancang arrived here, he asked O'Connor Adrian, the on-site person in charge of the Black Cross Force, to report the details of the situation.

"Boss, the day before yesterday, an armed conflict involving thousands of people broke out in the central, eastern, and northern regions. Hundreds of people have been killed or injured. Our Black Cross unit was also accidentally injured because we were on a mission nearby at the time."

After hearing this, Zhao Mancang was immediately confused. Is this how the word "accidental injury" is used?
"Felix Nash and his team were nearby at the time. How come they didn't notice the danger? Were they so focused on carrying out their mission that they forgot to scout the surrounding area?"

It was an accidental injury, Zhao Mancang didn't believe it at all!

"Boss, Felix and his team are still in the northwest. Ding Shoushun and Ye Weidong's teams have already gone there to support them. We should have the latest results soon."

Seeing what O'Connor Adrian said, Zhao Mancang did not continue to hold him accountable, but instead started to find out about the situation in the town.

The town of Iskushuban has now completely become the Black Cross's base, although their force also owns a Mbandaka mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where nearly a thousand people are also stationed.

But in fact, the current Black Cross troops are still inferior to some mercenaries in terms of number and scale.

After understanding the situation in the town of Iskushuban, Zhao Mancang stayed there for two days, and Ding Shoushun and others finally brought back good news.

Although Felix's team was rescued, seven members were injured.

When Zhao Mancang learned about this, he almost exploded with rage. Seven members were injured in one "accidental injury". If they were not careful, wouldn't the entire team be wiped out?
"Boss, we actually recovered a lot of crude oil."

"What do you need that garbage for? How much can you sell crude oil for?"

Zhao Mancang angrily retorted through the satellite phone.

Ding Shoushun on the other end of the phone said with a stiff upper lip:

"Boss, this time is different. They're dissatisfied with the local situation, so the rebels took over the government. Now the rebels themselves are leading the government, and their general said that the crude oil they received from us will be given to us as compensation, with a total value of over 20 million US dollars."

"Twenty million dollars is a lot?"

After another retort, Zhao Mancang was still very unhappy, and then asked:

"What else did the general say? How many barrels of crude oil are there locally? Can you ask them to dig up more crude oil, and then we can send people to transport it?"

If this so-called general can control this place, Zhao Mancang doesn't mind taking away all the oil they currently have.

And if they can continue digging, Zhao Mancang will definitely let them continue digging, and he will buy as much as they dig.

The price of crude oil is not expensive now.

Last year, the price rose from three US dollars per barrel to more than ten US dollars, nearly twenty US dollars, but after the oil crisis ended, the price of crude oil fell again.

It has now fallen back to around $8 per barrel.

Well, it will definitely not go back to the low price of three dollars.

But even so, these wealthy people in the Middle East are still not satisfied, and they will definitely continue to make trouble.

This time, a big incident happened in the northwest region. It can be seen how ridiculous this matter is that one general is leading the entire country.

Ding Shoushun reported and said that the general was still counting the number and it would take at least a week to complete the count.

The oil field can definitely still be mined, but it is hard to say whether the general is willing to sell it to the Black Cross Forces.

"You must negotiate in person and secure the crude oil. Tell them that we can settle not only with US dollars in cash, but also with gold, munitions, food, and other materials."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mancang immediately gave the order.

He just wants to create chaos in the world.

If arms were really provided to these rebellious generals, it would only cause more suffering to the people in their area.

But this is how their place is. There have always been rebellions throughout history.

"Okay, boss, I understand. I promise to complete the task!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Mancang went directly to southern Africa to inspect industries such as the Super Dollar Factory, Rand Central Gold Mine, and Nolinasun Group.

For now, the Super Dollar Factory is still peaceful, but Zhao Mancang still reminds the person in charge, Xiong Licheng, to remain vigilant.

Since 1971, Super Dollar has entered the global market and circulated, and more than three years have passed.

No one knows when it will break out, so we must act with caution.

The Rand Central Gold Mine is also relatively calm, and the Nolinasun Group is also doing well.

After staying in Africa for more than a week, Zhao Mancang returned to Hong Kong Island.

Lin Wan is still recuperating here and has not returned to the capital.

The longer she stayed in Hong Kong Island, the more Lin Wan looked like a rich lady.

"Dad, let's go to the New Territories to see the sea of ​​flowers today, okay?"

The next day after returning to Hong Kong Island, Xiao Baozi and his friends wanted to go out and play.

After coming to Hong Kong Island to study, Xiao Baozi and his friends still have heavy study tasks, but they have already laid a good foundation before. Even though they now have a lot of study tasks, they can still cope with them well.

Zhao Mancang’s requirement for them is to get above 90 points, then there will be no problem.

When he was in elementary school, Zhao Mancang always required a score of more than 95. Now that he is in middle school, the number of subjects has increased a lot, so it is reasonable to lower the requirements.

Of course, a score of over 90 points is still a very high requirement. The fact that Xiao Baozi and the others can do this only shows that they are really amazing.

Since they were not lazy, Zhao Mancang naturally didn't mind taking them out for a trip.

There is a sea of ​​flowers in the New Territories, with many beautiful flowers blooming in March.

Spring is the season when flowers bloom in full bloom, so of course there will be endless sea of ​​flowers to see.

While taking the children out for a trip, Zhao Mancang couldn't help but think of Beijiang City. Maybe he should go back and take a look.

A week later, in mid-to-late March, he set off for the city of Beijiang.

Go upstream along the Pearl River and head straight to the Beijiang River.

Zhao Mancang flew here by helicopter, so taking a boat was too slow, and taking a car was even slower.

After entering Beijiang City, there are mountains everywhere, and vehicles will just break down when they get here.

After a helicopter tour and two days in Beijiang City, Zhao Mancang reluctantly left. The village from his previous life was still there, but he didn't see anyone he knew.

In a parallel universe, many historical figures and events are the same, except for some minor figures and events, which have changed.

When he returned to Hong Kong Island, on April 1st, he received a call from Beijing asking him to go back.

In the office of Lingjing Hutong, Zhao Mancang returned and held a meeting with several leaders.

"Beijiang City, as a new demonstration city project, will be launched soon. All we can do for you is upgrade it from a county seat to a prefecture-level city, but whether you can take this city to a new level depends on you."

Hearing this, Zhao Mancang's eyes widened instantly:
"Leader, is this true?"

Seeing the leaders nod, Zhao Mancang immediately calmed down.

Since we want to develop Beijiang City, all subsequent actions will be critical matters because the impact will be far-reaching.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Mancang raised three fingers:
"Leader, I need to immediately push forward two projects. The first project is a highway, a road starting from Baiyun City and reaching Qujiang City in the north."

"The highway project must be prepared and constructed immediately and completed within two years."

"The second project is to divert the Beijiang River in several sections and build several hydropower stations."

"There is also a third project, which is the airport project. This project must be planned now. The first phase of the project should be planned first, and the subsequent second and third phase expansion projects will be carried out gradually."

"I need Beijiang City to build an airport within two years. An airport that can radiate to all parts of the country, and the airport runway must be able to smoothly take off and land medium and large aircraft."

The three major projects must be promoted simultaneously. This is the promise that Zhao Mancang most wants to get from here.

Because only when the transportation is convenient, then it will be possible to develop other things.

As for investing in the construction of a cement plant and two film and television bases, these are all small matters.

Upon hearing this, the leaders naturally agreed to Zhao Mancang's request.

There is no reason for the leaders to disagree with such a request.

As for the current situation, since Beijiang City has already become a member of the demonstration city project, the leaders must be paying close attention to it.

Therefore, the preliminary preparation work must begin.

After staying in the compound for two and a half hours, Zhao Mancang finally came out.

When he returned to his home on Zhongguancun South Street, the two children, Xiao Pangdun and Zhao Siyu, burst into tears when they saw him.

The two children felt very aggrieved.

Because in the past two months, besides Hu Xiaohua, their grandmother was also here, but their parents were not.

So of course the two children were very sad and felt like they were abandoned.

In fact, there are phone calls every day. The two children actually have to complete a lot of homework every day, but their older brothers and sisters are playing around in Hong Kong Island, so they feel it is unfair.

I felt wronged, so after seeing their father, I couldn't stop crying.

"Okay, okay, I get it. After a while, when you have your vacation, I'll take you to Hong Kong Island to play, okay?"

Zhao Mancang hugged the two children, feeling both amused and helpless, and quickly coaxed them.

After coaxing for a long time, the two children finally stopped crying.

After staying at home for a few days, after the Qingming Festival, Zhao Mancang still did not take his children away from the capital, but he himself left the capital.

In Beijiang City, in an office building located in the center of the county, a piece of news came from the capital and was then forwarded from Baiyun City, which immediately caused the county leaders and others to have their computers shut down on the spot.

"Leader, is this true?"

After realizing what was happening, they looked in disbelief at the provincial leader who announced the news to them personally, and couldn't wait to ask.

According to the leader from the provincial capital, Beijing has announced that their Beijiang City will be listed as a model city and will be upgraded from a county town to a prefecture-level city.

This news is really shocking.

Since ancient times, the city of Beijiang has been large enough, but due to its small population, many mountains and little land, and underdeveloped economy, this county town has always been a county-level city.

Now it’s finally upgraded.

However, it was soon announced that the county leaders were transferred to other places, and Beijiang City would send new leaders to take charge of the work.

In other words, the original county leaders were not taken seriously at all.

These people did not cause any waves at all. The new leader Hong Xuanji and the second-in-command Lu Shengwen quickly took control of the situation in Beijiang City.

When Zhao Mancang arrived, the two of them led their teams to conduct on-site surveys at the airport and hydropower station respectively.
"Hello, leader, welcome."

Seeing that Zhao Mancang finally arrived, Hong Xuanji and Lu Shengwen immediately understood that the real big boss had arrived.

Others may not know what is happening in Beijiang City, but Hong Xuanji and the others have heard some news, so their attitude at this time already says it all.

"Don't call me leader. I'm not your leader. Just call me Comrade Zhao." Zhao Mancang shook his head and stopped Hong Xuanji and the other man from trying to get close to each other.

The reason why he came to Beijiang City was naturally to plan the development of Beijiang City.

A hydropower station needs to be built and an airport needs to be built. These two major projects determine the subsequent development.

So he looked at the person in charge of the two major projects, the airport and the hydropower station, and instructed:

"I will be staying in Beijiang for the time being. If you have any questions, you can always contact me. But my request to you is simple: please be safe."

"Quality comes first. Don't give me any fake face-saving projects. If the airport runway is unsafe, I will make you pay."

"If there's a problem with the soil here in Beijiang, then you'll need to build the airport somewhere else. This must be arranged in advance."

"Wangbu is a very suitable location for an airport. It has a vast plain with no mountains blocking the way. It also has a runway, which will be very useful if an aircraft needs to make an emergency landing in the future."

"Also, right here is the Beijiang River. If an airplane needs to make an emergency landing in the future, it can also be done through the Beijiang River."

After Zhao Mancang finished speaking, everyone nodded.

Building an airport is naturally not a simple matter. There are many things that need to be considered comprehensively, and the safe construction of the airport runway and the fact that no blocking buildings are allowed at the end of the runway are all things that need to be taken into consideration.

The construction of Beijiang City is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)