Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Late December 1983, Beijing, Wenjin Street compound.

Wen Xuzhang put down the newspaper in his hand and then took off his glasses.

"This young Zhao is really something. He made a hundred billion US dollars from someone without saying a word, and there are many other methods behind it that we don't know about. He's too amazing."

“Who says otherwise?” Kang Xianping shook his head upon hearing this.

The two old men sat in the warm office, chatting casually, while outside it was a world of ice and snow.

The "Little Zhao" that Kang Xianping and Wen Xuzhang mentioned was naturally Zhao Mancang.

The newspaper they were just reading was a newspaper that had been sent from Yunlan City.

The newspapers prominently reported that Yunlan City had signed a massive desert greening project with the Saudi Empire, worth a staggering 100 billion US dollars.

As we all know, one hundred billion US dollars is not a small amount, but the Saudi Empire has huge oil reserves, and its vast territory and sparse population also include a large amount of various minerals and gold.

With so much wealth, they certainly wouldn't be stingy with this little bit of money.

Conversely, they are helpless when it comes to more than 90 percent of their country's desert.

If Yunlan City can completely improve this harsh environment, then the Saudi Empire might be able to grow more grain, or at the very least, increase its income by selling timber.

The world's consumption of paper must be considerable, right?

After all, it was 1983, and so-called automated office work had not yet been achieved.

Even in Zhao Mancang's previous life, many countries consumed an alarming amount of paper.

"An area of ​​10,000 square kilometers, huh? I really don't know how Xiao Zhao managed to do that. Lao Kang, do you think we should call him back to help?"

The words in the preface left Kang Xianping silent.

They have discussed this issue more than once, and for several years now.

Yunlan City didn't just appear recently; it's been around for several years.

The world believes that this so-called Yunlan City is backed by Sam's capitalists, but in reality, Wen Xuzhang and others believe that it has a lot to do with Zhao Mancang.

A careful examination will reveal the answer.

Zhao Mancang would frequently visit Yunlan City, where Sam's Club, a company with good relations with Yunlan City, was located. These companies included Wanjia Supermarket, Nolina Shun Group, and Wolf of Wall Street, among many others.

After all, companies like Wall Street Wolf have definitely contributed a great deal to the development of Yunlan City's financial industry.

Of course, what Wen Xuzhang and the others couldn't understand was the weapons and equipment that Yunlan City possessed.

For example, the famous fighter jets that exceed Mach 5 are powerful weapons of any country, truly a pillar of strength.

However, Wen Xuzhang and his team had already consulted with relevant research experts from the Jiaolong Institute, as well as management personnel from the Shaya laboratory area.

They were all very certain that research institutions such as the Shaya Laboratory had never been exposed to this kind of high-end technology.

However, just as geese leave their traces in flight, people leave their names in the process of life.

Zhao Mancang had used the Mach 5 fighter jet many years ago, but only he knew about it; no one else had ever come into contact with it.

Since no one knows about it, this whole thing is rather strange.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Mancang was loyal to China and hadn't taken any other actions,

Furthermore, the immigrants to Yunlan City are mostly domestic immigrants.

To some extent, it addresses the issue of the country's overpopulation.

Otherwise, Zhao Mancang certainly wouldn't have been able to develop Yunlan City so easily and leisurely.

There is a saying that goes, "If you don't want others to know, don't do it yourself."

The emergence of Yunlan City seems to be very secretive; no one in the world knows who the supporters behind this city are.

However, the fact that Yunlan City had already shown some bias already spoke volumes.

However, even if Yunlan City is entirely populated by Chinese immigrants, so what?

Because nobody knows where this incredible cutting-edge technology came from in China.

Furthermore, if China truly possesses the capability to manufacture fighter jets with speeds exceeding Mach 5, then shouldn't that be given to Yunlan City?

However, as everyone has already investigated, there is simply no such strength or capability on the domestic side.

So where did Yunlan City get its technology from? And what kind of technical talent did it have?

What secrets are hidden in those factories that are guarded by a large number of drones and Black Cross troops?

Kang Xianping and Wen Xuzhang didn't know what secrets the factory was hiding, nor did they intend to ask.

Because if Zhao Mancang were willing, he would definitely tell them on his own initiative; if he were not willing, no matter how much Wen Xuzhang and the others asked, they would definitely not know about it.

"Why call him back? Can we afford a hundred billion US dollars?"

After a moment of silence, Kang Xianping said with a wry smile.

For the afforestation project covering 10,000 square kilometers of desert, Zhao Mancang directly received a reward of 100 billion US dollars from the Saudi Empire. However, this price was still too expensive.

In fact, the Saudi Empire could have easily undertaken smaller projects of 500 square kilometers or 1,000 square kilometers.

But the Saudi Empire just wants to move quickly; otherwise, like the 500-square-kilometer project that was already completed, it will require a lot of maintenance in the later stages and will still face the threat of desertification.

Domestically, besides the Taklamakan Desert, there are also Gobi deserts and small deserts in Qinghai and Gansu, as well as the Loess Plateau.

The amount of soil lost from these areas every year, and the resulting sandstorms, is simply enormous.

"Actually, he had already transformed such a large oasis in the Shaya laboratory area before, so we've already profited."

After a pause, Wen Xuzhang continued:

"He is currently in charge of the economic development of Beijiang City. As we can see, from 1974 to 1983, which is almost ten years ago, the development of this city is evident to all."

"We must act according to our conscience. If we truly break his heart, the losses we suffer will be far more than just one hundred billion US dollars."

"So whether Xiao Zhao is willing to come back and help is up to him; we shouldn't force him."

Kang Xianping knew, of course, that the two of them were simply discussing the matter, nothing more.

But there was no intention to implement it.

Meanwhile, in Yunlan City, at Iskushuban Airport.

Zhou Xiaoqing, Zhou Da'an, and the others arrived at the airport. This was their first time at the airport since immigrating to Yunlan City.

The last time I visited this airport was when I landed during my immigration process. Seeing it again now, I'm still deeply impressed. Many flowers are blooming brightly along the roadside, emitting a delicate fragrance – a gift from nature.

The airport was quite busy, with a lot of passengers coming and going. Most of them were probably visiting for the first time, so they took photos at various beautiful spots in the airport.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaoqing and the others were quite envious.

Because these tourists were dressed very well, wearing gold and silver, and their clothes looked very appropriate and comfortable, quite relaxed, and you could tell at a glance that they came here to have fun.

"Let's go, we need to line up to board."

Urged on, Zhou Xiaoqing and the others immediately walked quickly forward.

Every year, a large number of tourists visit Yunlan City. The number of non-local residents who live in Yunlan City alone often exceeds three million, so you can imagine how many tourists there are.

Aside from a significant number of people like Xie Fangfang who found a job in Yunlan City and obtained a temporary work visa, the majority of others held 30-day tourist visas.

Yunlan City is quite lenient in terms of tourist visas, but not everyone can easily stay in Yunlan City and refuse to leave.

The police in Yunlan City can easily spot these people because although there are many travelers entering and leaving Yunlan City every day, supercomputers can help manage these affairs.

Anyone who exceeds the time limit and fails to renew their visa or leave the country will be immediately deported and blacklisted.

In fact, these people will receive the relevant notification three days before the visa date.

As for hiding in crowded places or deep in the mountains, haha, that's really naive.

The land area of ​​more than 60 square kilometers seems large, but in reality it is not that large.

Furthermore, all satellite cities of Yunlan City have surveillance cameras that can monitor the movement of all people at any time.

On the other hand, everyone has a Yunlan City ID card or temporary ID card, or a visa, and these documents contain chips.

In addition to contactless IC card smart chips, there are also positioning chips.

Using this positioning chip, we can know the location of these people at any time.

Once the location is locked, it will be clear whether these people are actually within Yunlan City or not.

There is no such thing as illegal departure, because Yunlan City has built high walls along its borders with other countries, making it difficult to easily cross them.

Zhou Xiaoqing and her group boarded the plane and flew for more than an hour before arriving in Saudi Arabia.

"Huh? This is actually a desert."

When the plane landed at the makeshift airfield prepared by the Saudi Empire by hovering vertically, Zhou Xiaoqing and the others could see the scenery outside through the plane window.

To be honest, they didn't really like the scenery outside.

The vast desert looked lifeless.

When they left Yunlan City, it was teeming with life.

This strong sense of separation made them somewhat uncomfortable.

However, they came to the Saudi Empire to plant trees.

"If we came here to plant trees, but this place is so desolate, all desert, what are we going to do?"

"Xiaoqing, really, is this something you should be worrying about? We just need to do our own thing. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up."

After a brief conversation, everyone had already begun disembarking from the plane.

After getting off the plane, Zhou Xiaoqing and the others were all invited to a row of tents nearby, where the task assignments began.

They're not here for tourism and relaxation; they're here to work.

On their first day here, they started setting up tents to make things easier for those who came later.

Over the next few hours, they saw many planes circling overhead.

By the next day, many places in the nearby desert region had accumulated a lot of things.

Thousands of farmers were then assigned to their posts one by one.

One group of people was responsible for dividing up different areas, another group was responsible for planting all the desert in these areas with grids, and yet another group began to simultaneously plant various transplanted trees, flowers and other plants that had been transported over.

Another group of people were responsible for watering.

Zhou Xiaoqing, Zhou Da'an, Zhou Datong and others listened with great confusion: Where did the water come from?
Unfortunately, Zhou Da'an was assigned to be in charge of watering, so he quickly learned where the water used for watering came from.

At that moment, Zhao Mancang was standing in front of a tent, smiling as he watched the scene unfold before him.

Yunlan City received a hundred billion US dollars from the Saudi Empire, so of course they have to do their best to help transform this desert. Otherwise, why would others give them so much funding?
As before, the Saudi Empire can send representatives, but only a maximum of ten people.

To prevent these people from causing trouble and disrupting order.

Zhao Mancang had already been busy for the past few nights.

He had already abandoned all the Antarctic glaciers within the system space in the desert.

The enormous glaciers had already been shattered into ice fragments by Zhao Mancang while they were still within the system space.

When these ice fragments were taken out of the desert, they quickly melted into water and seeped into the ground.

Of course, some of it evaporated.

None of that matters. Zhao Mancang only needs to ensure that this water appears in the underground pool, and that's enough.

After standing and watching for a while, Zhao Mancang made sure everyone was busy before he boarded a plane and left.

Meanwhile, Zhou Da'an had been taken to another place where there were piles of supplies and many water taps in the middle.

Moreover, these faucets are quite large, and the water flow is also considerable; they are directly poured into the water truck.

Zhou Da'an could easily see that the area under those waterwheels was full of water.

Water from the tap?
But where did all this water come from?
Therefore, Zhou Da'an still doesn't know exactly where the water came from.

This place is quite far from the ocean, as it is located in the heart of a desert.

Therefore, it is highly likely that the tap water was not supplied by a seawater desalination plant.

Could it be groundwater?
But if it's groundwater, wouldn't the people of the Saudi Empire know about it?
How could they be so stupid?
I don't understand it, I can't figure it out!
If they can figure this out, that would be truly impressive.

To be honest, the Saudi Empire didn't even understand it, and they've already spent so much money. If they could understand it, why would they still want Yunlan City to take responsibility?
After a busy morning, Zhou Xiaoqing and the others gathered together for a meal, which consisted of large portions of meat and fish, and each meal also included different kinds of fruit.

The group gathered for a meal and began to chat. (End of Chapter)