Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Yunlan City, inside an office in the municipal government building.

Zhao Mancang was sitting, while Lü Yangui and the other responsible persons stood in front of him, reporting on the situation in Yunlan City.

First, there was the matter of the Caribbean pirates, and then there was the matter of how the traitor was dealt with.

Secondly, the development of Yunlan City over the past few months.

It is now 1985, and the global economic situation has changed significantly.

In order to develop the economy, Zhao Mancang has used every means at his disposal.

In addition, he did a lot of research in order to take action against the world's largest economy, Sam.

Yunlan City's economic focus leans towards high-tech products, with desert greening projects making up the bulk of its business. Therefore, its impact on the global economy is extremely minor.

In export sectors such as televisions, automobiles, and steel, Kimura products continue to sell well in the US.

Furthermore, semiconductors, high-end machine tools, and optical products are also among the largest import sources for Sam, with Kimura and Germany being the two countries.

In other words, every year, Sam loses a lot of money to Kimura and Germany.

On the other hand, there's Zhao Mancang's investments in Sam's Club, such as Mario Airlines, Wan Jia Supermarket, and Robotics Computer Company.

Therefore, these companies are all within Sam's Club, competing with or replacing giants such as IBM, Boeing, and Target.

The profits earned by these companies are either used to purchase large quantities of products such as ores, oil, and grains, or to purchase high-end machine tools or technologies.

In short, we do not have a trade surplus with the United States. Even if we do, it eventually turns into a deficit because we purchase large quantities of grain and other products.

Therefore, while the global economy in this timeline is indeed quite different from the original timeline, the overall situation remains largely unchanged.

Sam's products are indeed not very competitive in the international market.

The US dollar has appreciated significantly, and Kimura and Germany earn a large amount of US dollars from the US every year, plus the troublemaker that is the super US dollar factory.

Therefore, Sam had to find a way to plunder the entire world.

While listening to the work reports from Lü Yangui and the other responsible persons, Zhao Mancang pondered the matter.

Currently, Yunlan City's financial development is very rapid, and it has replaced Amsterdam to become one of the top ten financial cities in the world.

The top-ranked cities are none other than financial cities such as New York, Chicago, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Paris.

Yunlan City needs time to catch up with these cities.

It's estimated that it won't be long before Sam convenes the foreign ministers of Great Britain, Kimura, Germany, and other countries at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, New York, to discuss matters.

Then a global economic shock and currency fluctuation will erupt as a result.

Therefore, if Yunlan City wants to reap enough profits from this turmoil, it needs to make preparations in advance.

After Lü Yangui finished speaking, Zhao Mancang immediately gave the following instructions:
"Next, Yunlan City needs to prepare in advance. We will be launching our own currency next year: Yunlan Treasure Note!"

what?
Upon hearing this, Lü Yangui and the others were extremely surprised.

Is Yunlan City really going to issue its own currency?
However, naming it Yunlan Baochao seems a bit too retro, doesn't it?
Furthermore, isn't it a bit premature to issue currency at this point in time?
Zhao Mancang had no intention of consulting them; instead, he made the decision unilaterally.

Currency has always been a tangible representation of a country's or region's credit.

Given the current situation in Yunlan City, issuing currency is not out of the question.

However, its monetary liquidity may not be that strong.

But it doesn't matter, Zhao Mancang is cheating.

Moreover, Yunlan City's status and position are now different, and its economic development has reached a new level, so issuing currency is not a problem at all.

"Therefore, we also need to establish our own central bank: the Yunlan Central Bank! This bank will serve as our currency issuing institution."

For Lü Yangui and his team, both Yunlan Treasure Notes and Yunlan Central Bank were unprecedented events.

In this day and age, the economic base determines the superstructure. Although Yunlan City's economy is developing rapidly, issuing its own currency would inevitably cause a series of shocks.

It's really hard to say what will happen then.

Zhao Mancang was well aware of this, so he announced it in advance. He planned to issue currency next year, in 1986, which would be sufficient to handle any unforeseen circumstances.

Rushing into things could really lead to problems.

"The second thing is to adjust the export products of Yunlan City."

"We can export fighter jets, missiles, and other weapons and equipment. I will establish a special agency to handle this, and we will also hold a weapons and equipment expo in Yunlan City this September."

Lu Yangui and the others were numb upon hearing this, unsure of how to react.

If this news gets out to the outside world, the whole world will probably go crazy.

As everyone knows, Yunlan City's weaponry is unparalleled in the world, with its Mach 5 fighter jets, drone swarms, and intercontinental ballistic missiles being truly national treasures.

Even if these weapons are unlikely to appear at the expo, they are still very attractive to many buyers around the world.

Leaving aside other countries, just consider the Middle Eastern empires like the Saudi Arabian Empire, the Date Palm Empire, and the Persian Empire; they would absolutely scramble to come and participate in the expo.

They didn't even have time to come to Yunlan City in advance to inquire about the products they could sell before the expo.

"Our Yunlan City needs development. We can sell some outdated weapons and equipment to other countries to earn some pocket money."

After a pause, Zhao Mancang continued:

"We are still a major importer of grain, and we also need to import large quantities of copper, iron ore, and oil. On the other hand, we still have too little green energy, so we need to accelerate the development and construction of our solar power plants."

Regarding the power generation, a portion of the land previously transferred from Ethiopia will not be completely greened; instead, several solar power plants will be built on it.

This is a green energy power plant, and one of the ways Yunlan City can obtain green energy.

Yunlan City is located on the equator and is close to the ocean. In addition to solar power, the only other ways to obtain green energy are wind power, tidal power, and nuclear power.

The area was not large before, but now the total area has exceeded one million square kilometers.

Such a vast land area can be considered, relatively speaking, quite large.

Therefore, it is able to develop in all aspects.

In addition to green energy sources such as solar power plants, Yunlan City also has a considerable number of coal-fired power plants.

Most importantly, Zhao Mancang had already begun accumulating a large amount of experience points several years ago, preparing to exchange them for controlled nuclear fusion technology.

This is his ultimate weapon of mass destruction.

At the same time, this is the true national treasure of Yunlan City.

However, even if this thing appears, Zhao Mancang will not let it be shown to the world anytime soon.

Since robots will be on guard, the controlled nuclear fusion technology will remain a secret. "Therefore, once our solar power plants are fully operational, we can sell the surplus electricity to other countries."

"This will help us optimize our export products."

Hearing Zhao Mancang say this, Lü Yangui and the others nodded in agreement.

Although this proposal sounds incredibly unbelievable, almost like a fantasy.

However, Yunlan City is a place that is good at creating miracles. Since Zhao Mancang has already said so, it must be possible to do it.

As for how to sell this electricity to other countries, that's a matter for later.

Right now, Lu Yangui and his team are most concerned about the weapons and equipment expo, since the products they are going to sell are high-tech products.

Although it's likely an outdated product in Yunlan City, it's still an incredibly high-end product for other countries and regions.

However, Zhao Mancang did not give them a chance to ask questions, but continued to make plans.

This year's situation is somewhat special, and the global economy will therefore experience severe fluctuations.

In 1987, Sam will also face a financial crisis that will shock the world.

Therefore, what Zhao Mancang needs to do now is to exacerbate all of this and promote its rapid development.

This also allows Yunlan City to reap sufficient profits from international events over the next two years.

Then, it will contribute to the economic development of Yunlan City and strengthen its strength.

In Niudongping Village of Yunlan City, Zhou Xiaoqing has returned to the village. His wife, Zhu Qinmei, has given birth to a healthy baby boy named Zhou Yuanchuan.

Zhou Xiaoqing was very happy and stayed at home for three months before returning to work.

Because Yunlan City offers maternity leave, both new mothers and new fathers are entitled to it.

In addition, it depends on Zhou Xiaoqing and the others' own wishes; it's actually possible for them not to go to work.

Why would you get a reward of $30,000 to $40,000 for having a child?

Of course, now that Zhou Xiaoqing is earning an annual salary of $130,000, the maternity bonus is no longer as attractive to him as it once was.

Zhu Qinmei was overjoyed, but at the same time, she was unwilling to give up having more children.

"Honey, we want to have more children. I heard that the birth incentive program might be adjusted downwards soon, so we need to hurry."

"You must come back often after May this year. I will wean the baby then, and we can start preparing for a second child."

Zhou Xiaoqing was speechless upon hearing this.

My wife has an extraordinary obsession with money.

He's already making a lot of money, $130,000 a year, and that's take-home pay, not pre-tax salary.

The reason is simply because Yunlan City currently has too much work to do in the desert greening project.

Yunlan City should have been experiencing a rapid increase in population and a severe shortage of jobs.

However, because Yunlan City acquired 400,000 square kilometers of land from its neighbor Ethiopia, it also provided a large number of job opportunities for people to choose from.

Examples include desert greening projects, solar power plants, and high-end machine tool factories.

There are also racing highway projects and so on. There are so many projects that require a lot of talent; otherwise, these projects will never be anything more than projects.

After all, no matter how good a project is, it still needs people to implement it.

Of course, if Zhao Mancang were to personally oversee the desert afforestation project, then Zhou Xiaoqing and the others wouldn't have so much work to do.

Zhao Mancang's only thought was to give the money to Zhou Xiaoqing and other new immigrants so that they would be more willing to stay in Yunlan City.

For Zhao Mancang, a more stable rear area for the entire Yunlan City is naturally a better thing.

New immigrants like Zhou Xiaoqing have more money, and their desire to stay in Yunlan City is even stronger.

At the same time, they were all busy and naturally stopped thinking about other things.

Having hope for the future is what Yunlan City should be doing, and it is also the cornerstone for Yunlan City's development.

Otherwise, if new immigrants like Zhou Xiaoqing don't have a strong sense of belonging to Yunlan City and all want to leave, it would be a fatal blow to Yunlan City.

Zhao Mancang naturally wouldn't allow such a thing to happen.

"Okay, honey, you decide. I'll definitely listen to you."

Although Zhou Xiaoqing was speechless, they were now a family, and his wife had always stayed at home. If they had more children, she wouldn't be so bored.

That's roughly the situation in Yunlan City.

Everyone wants to have children and is very willing to have them.

This has led to the current rapid population growth in Yunlan City.

In 1983, the year Zhou Xiaoqing and her group immigrated to Yunlan City, there were only a little over a hundred hospitals in the entire city.

But now, it has exceeded two hundred.

Among them, maternal and child hospitals are the most numerous.

Fortunately, at this time, there weren't that many people seeking advice on infertility, IVF, and related issues.

Of course, Yunlan City has already established several medical schools, specifically to train doctors for Yunlan City itself.

All the systems have been established; now we just need to proceed step by step.

"That's great!"

Zhu Qinmei cheered and said:

"I've heard there are ways to get pregnant with twins quickly, and I need to be prepared."

"Honey, you have to come home often then, and you absolutely can't use your hands anymore."

Even though it was a late-night conversation between husband and wife, with only a baby a few months old lying next to them who knew nothing, Zhou Xiaoqing was still a little shy.

What does "using hands" mean?

He didn't understand before, but he's not a naive kid anymore.

"Oh, what are you shy about? Anyway, you have to listen to me, we'll have twins in one pregnancy."

Zhu Qinmei said, her eyes shining. (End of Chapter)