Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

On July 12, 1984, an international marathon was being held in Yunlan City.

In this kind of competition, the majority of participants should theoretically be Black, because Black people have a clear advantage in long-distance running.

However, on the lush, green roadside racetrack, there were very few Black participants; instead, there were mostly Asians, and even fewer Whites.

Located in the tropics, Yunlan City experiences intense sunlight. Participating in a marathon in such sweltering heat could easily lead to heatstroke and the need to be carried away.

However, the 42-kilometer-long road in Yunlan City is a road formed by the Great Wall of Forest.

Continue along this road, and you'll see large trees on both sides with an average height of twenty meters.

These large trees provide ample shade and have lush foliage, blocking out most of the direct sunlight.

This is absolutely the best section of road for participating in the race, bar none.

You probably can't find a better marathon route in the whole world, given that it's shaded by trees and is very straight.

For anyone wanting to participate in a marathon, there is no such thing as taking shortcuts and winning the race early.

Because it's too straightforward!
The famous Great Wall in the Forest was a very good border line a few months ago, but it isn't anymore.

Because outside the border, an even larger piece of land, a full 200,000 square kilometers, has been demarcated.

The desert greening project that Yunlan City previously signed with the Saudi Empire only covered 10,000 square kilometers.

A land area of ​​200,000 square kilometers is indeed no small matter.

When combined, the total area of ​​Yunlan City reaches 1.03 million square kilometers, which is already a very large area.

Even so, Yunlan City doesn't seem to have any intention of establishing a nation.

Ethiopia has completely behaved itself and dares not cause any more trouble. They have even proposed doing business with Yunlan City.

They invited Yunlan City to help them mine for oil, but the offer was rejected.

Yunlan City is currently very busy and cannot spare that many people.

The most important thing right now is to incorporate the newly acquired 200,000 square kilometers of land into the territory, build a Great Wall of Forest, and clearly delineate the border.

This time, Zhao Mancang did not personally go out to build any forest Great Wall on the new border.

It's time for those ordinary farmers who have just immigrated to Yunlan City to earn some money.

Building a forest wall is not easy, especially since it requires plants that are twenty meters tall, making it even more difficult.

But this time, take it slow, no rush.

Anyway, he's taking his time developing it, and Zhao Mancang isn't in a hurry at all.

At the marathon venue, Zhao Mancang was leisurely running along with the others; he was there to relax.

Ryuzawa Nanako and Hou Feifei, who were standing nearby, also followed along, but they were just there for show, running around for a bit before getting back into the car.

Sweating profusely, Zhao Mancang slowly completed the entire marathon, and half a day passed just like that.

In the afternoon, Zhao Mancang went to the municipal government office compound.

Because Lü Yangui called to say that the cargo ships that had been taken away earlier had finally been found.

In the office, after listening to Lü Yangui's report on the relevant situation, Zhao Mancang calmly said:
"Now that the cargo ship has been found, it doesn't matter that the goods on board are missing. What about the people? Are they all dead or just gone?"

Disappear out of thin air?

Not too possible!

Lu Yangui stammered, and finally said:

"Boss, I suspect there's a mole involved in this incident."

"You mean someone deliberately allowed those Caribbean pirates to kidnap us?" Zhao Mancang asked, frowning, but the other person shook his head and said:
"No, I believe there are Caribbean pirates among us."

A hint of surprise flashed across Zhao Mancang's calm face, but it quickly disappeared.

That's novel!
However, after a moment's thought, Zhao Mancang quickly felt relieved.

There are always people who are greedy and can't keep up with the demand. Yunlan City gave them a life that was rich enough, but they were still not satisfied.

In Zhao Mancang's view, the people living in Yunlan City are definitely the happiest group of people.

However, there will always be some people who are very greedy and want more.

After understanding this, Zhao Mancang felt relieved.

Some people think that being well-fed and watered is enough, but others want more than just that; they also want savings, a beautiful wife, and so on.

In Zhao Mancang's previous life, those so-called exorbitant bride prices and local customs were nothing more than the result of greed.

What a load of rubbish about saving face! It's all fake.

Where in rural areas does the custom of such high bride prices come from?

I want too much, but I can't earn that much money with my own hands, so I have to 'sell' it.

This time, some of the captains and crew members who were piloting the cargo ship were people who held official ID cards from Yunlan City.

Since this group of people has chosen to take all the food, oil, and other supplies on the ship, let them be.

How much is the oil on a cargo ship worth?

The current international crude oil price is $27 per barrel, which is not very expensive.

Among the cargo ships that were taken away, two were oil tankers, one of which was a Panamax tanker that could carry 700,000 barrels of crude oil when fully loaded.

The other vessel is a Suezmax tanker, fully loaded with 1.5 million barrels of crude oil.

At a price of $27 per barrel, the crude oil on a Panamax tanker was worth $18.9 million, while that on a Suez Cannon was worth $40.5 million.

So from this perspective, it is indeed not a small amount.

It's worth the risk for that group of people.

"So finding them is difficult, isn't it?"

Zhao Mancang asked softly.

The incident has already occurred. Although it is still uncertain whether the captain of the oil tanker or other locals of Yunlan City were the mole, or whether there was some other accident, this matter must be thoroughly investigated.

It would be against Zhao Mancang's principles to let things pass by so carelessly.

Seeing Lü Yangui remain silent, Zhao Mancang pondered for a moment and said:

"In that case, let the Black Cross forces send two teams to investigate this matter thoroughly. A secret investigation will suffice."

"With so much crude oil, they'll definitely find someone to ship it out. They can just look for it locally. I don't believe they didn't leave any clues."

The cargo ship has been found, so it's impossible that we can't find the people.

Even if these cargo ships had docked at other ports before being abandoned, there would definitely be traces of it.

As long as we investigate thoroughly, it's definitely not a big problem.

Zhao Mancang was not the type to suffer a loss without fighting back.

Whether they were real Caribbean pirates or not, they all had to pay a price.

Want to live a carefree and happy life?

You're really overthinking it!
After finalizing this matter, Zhao Mancang then inquired about the current development of Yunlan City from Lü Yangui. Firstly, the economy!
It's July now, and the first half of the year is completely over.

The economic development of Yunlan City was naturally Zhao Mancang's primary concern.

The main economic pillars of Yunlan City today are desert greening, industrial product processing, and high-end industrial product export.

Not to mention the desert greening project, which has already generated over 100 billion yuan in revenue this year.

Industrial product processing is much more complex because it involves a large number of products, such as clothing, high-end machine tools, mechanical parts, airplanes, automobiles, and petroleum products.

Take automobiles for example, Yunlan City also has automobile manufacturing, and it's not small-scale at all.

The upstream industrial chain, mainly consisting of products like automobiles, has gradually taken shape.

Furthermore, Yunlan City also exports a significant amount of industrial products such as petroleum, aviation kerosene, gasoline, asphalt, and lubricating oil.

Putting aside other factors, several countries in the Middle East alone want to buy it.

Ironically, the processing and export of instant noodles and other non-staple foods has already reached a value of 100 million US dollars this year.

That's really impressive!
Excluding desert afforestation projects, the total export value of all these products reached US$139.8 billion.

It's not that impressive, but this achievement is truly remarkable.

The situation regarding spending within Yunlan City is hard to describe.

The population of Yunlan City is limited, so the domestic demand is not very strong. Moreover, the city was only recently built, so the demand in this area is indeed not large.

But it doesn't matter, the population of Yunlan City will continue to rise.

Especially with this baby boom, a new era of consumption will arrive in three years, and demand in Yunlan City will begin to grow.

What do children need after they turn three?

educate!

Training courses and various recreational and activity venues will appear.

For example, art galleries, zoos, and museums are all places where you can take your children to play.

Although the entrance fee isn't much, if you need to travel, won't you need a car? And fuel?
Eating, drinking, and even relieving oneself—all of these things cost money.

Zhao Mancang has already planned out over a million square kilometers of land, with more than 40% designated as forest. Other areas will be gradually planned for urban, industrial, agricultural, and highway/railway use.

According to this plan, Yunlan City can accommodate at least 100 million people.

Excluding tourists, Yunlan City currently only has a population of just over five million.

If the population can reach seven million by the end of this year, that would be quite impressive.

Of course, if we also include those with temporary ID cards and short-term visas who reside permanently in Yunlan City, then the population is definitely close to eight million.

For example, this international marathon event also attracted tens of thousands of participants, including at least 20,000 foreign tourists.

The prize money for international marathon races is substantial, with the first-place winner receiving a whopping $200,000.

Among the other top 50 individuals, there is a minimum bonus of $10,000.

This attracted many people to participate.

In addition to marathon events, there are also racing events, model competitions, basketball and football matches, etc.

However, international competitions such as football and basketball tournaments are not yet confirmed so quickly.

The football field, basketball court, and other facilities in Yunlan City are already under construction and are expected to be fully completed next year.

When the city is ready to host such an international competition, its vitality will be fully unleashed.

Holding concerts is alright, but it doesn't attract much attention from other people.

However, international sporting events such as football, especially the Olympic Games, are extremely attractive to many countries and regions around the world.

Of course, organizing such an international competition is extremely difficult.

In any case, Yunlan City is not quite qualified yet.

Zhao Mancang wasn't in a hurry; he could take it slow.

When the population grows and the economy develops well, a gentle breeze will naturally follow.

Second, film entertainment culture!

Zhao Mancang also attaches great importance to this aspect. After all, with the growth of Yunlan City's population and the improvement of its material living standards, the demand for spiritual and cultural enrichment must also keep up.

Otherwise, something bad could easily happen.

This is one of the reasons why Zhao Mancang is so enthusiastic about introducing international competitions such as marathons, model contests, and racing.

Even within Yunlan City itself, Zhao Mancang has begun to have personnel selected from each region.

The selection process begins at the school level, starting with football and basketball teams, and then progresses upwards.

Because these are all newly established systems and there is no insider trading involved, everything seems very pure.

Zhao Mancang certainly doesn't want Yunlan City's football matches to end up like the national team he played in his previous life.

Therefore, he is prepared to intervene forcefully in this regard.

In short, we must keep a close eye on these aspects of development within Yunlan City.

We must not give those people an opportunity to take advantage of us.

No matter where you are, there will always be good people and bad people.

Even though Yunlan City is a city of immigrants, everyone was a good person before they immigrated.

However, among these people, there will always be some who, for various reasons, will encounter some uncontrollable accidents.

Thirdly, military matters!

Zhao Mancang himself knows best about this, because it is something he controls.

The leaders of the Black Cross forces include Xie Pingzhou, Ding Shoushun, Ye Weidong, Lake Butler, O'Connor Adrian, Felix Nash, and Pang Ziming.

This group of people only obeyed Zhao Mancang's orders.

Modern warfare emphasizes information warfare and firepower warfare, making drone technology of paramount importance.

Over the past year, the Black Cross forces have been using drones to rout the enemy.

As for fierce firepower, then it would require new types of weapons and equipment such as all-nitrogen anionic salt explosives, crystal explosives, and non-nuclear hydrogen bombs.

During World War I and World War II, there was a saying: "In the face of overwhelming firepower, all beings are equal."

Therefore, Zhao Mancang was also following this principle.

When nuclear weapons can no longer be used as conventional weapons, then the only option is to arm ourselves to the teeth with weapons made of nitrogen anionic salt explosives.

Then, modern weapons such as Mach 5 fighter jets and drone swarms are used to suppress enemy firepower, thereby achieving the objective.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang's arsenal in Yunlan City mainly focuses on manufacturing these weapons.

Ironically, these weapons are mostly produced using robots that Zhao Mancang redeemed from the system, so of course no workers are needed.

This effectively eliminates the possibility of information leakage at a higher level. (End of Chapter)