Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

In the original timeline, the planned Metro Line 1 project in Shanghai was approved in 1990.

It is now the end of 1987. If Beijiang City wants to plan a subway, there are indeed many problems to be solved.

First, although Beijiang City is now developed to the point where it can be planned to build a subway, both in terms of urban development and population size.

The traffic pressure on urban roads, in particular, is indeed very high.

Based on the urban planning of Beijiang City, there is no so-called first or second ring road; instead, it is a long and narrow area.

The city center is located on Central Avenue, which is the financial center and central business district of Beijiang City.

To the north are garment factories, toy factories, etc.; to the west are airports, amusement parks, farmhouses, etc.; and to the east are film and television bases, entertainment centers, etc.

To the south are commercial streets, food streets, and so on.

As for the cherry blossom tunnel and other beautiful urban landscape photo spots, they are scattered throughout the city.

It can be seen in many places, and doesn't need to be concentrated in one particular location.

From this perspective, the plan seems quite perfect.

However, if a subway line needs to be built, then crossing the Beijiang River will be relatively troublesome.

The second issue is funding.

Although Zhao Mancang has said that he will solve the funding problem.

If three subway lines are to be built simultaneously, it would require an investment of at least tens of billions of RMB, right?

Moreover, we still need to push forward the high-speed rail plan later.

Although the high-speed rail project was not entirely funded by Beijiang City, Zhao Mancang would often take the initiative to provide additional funds to cover the costs when disputes arose.

The costs will be gradually recovered later through railway operations and other means.

It has been more than thirteen years since the city of Beijiang was established.

Over such a long period of time, Zhao Mancang had no idea how much money he had advanced.

Several expressways connecting different cities within and outside the province were built in the early stages.

That's all money.

Is Zhao Mancang still able to come up with so much money now?

Third, there is competition from other cities.

Zhao Mancang wasn't too worried about this. After all, he knew that Beijiang City might have disadvantages, but as the city with the fastest economic development in the country, its population and urban scale were constantly increasing, and he was determined to build a subway.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang had no concerns that the higher authorities would prioritize Shanghai or Baiyun City over Beijiang City in approving such applications.

"Then, sir, how much funding do you still have available?"

Yang Kangsheng asked cautiously, while Zhao Mancang shook his head and said:
"You don't need to worry about this. I'll take care of it. You just need to know that this happened."

Lu Wenzong, Yang Kangsheng, and the others exchanged bewildered glances.

Everyone was speechless; it was as if he hadn't said anything at all.

However, since Zhao Mancang can guarantee the project's financial stability, the project's funding plan doesn't need to be so tight.

Otherwise, what if Zhao Mancang says he doesn't have enough money? Wouldn't that be disastrous?

Let's not worry about all that for now and just get the subway plan, high-speed rail plan, and street vendor economy all implemented.

Two days later, the plan was completed, with a total investment exceeding 280 billion RMB.

Upon seeing such a sum of money, Yang Kangsheng and the others were all stunned and didn't know what to say.

This amount wasn't something they contributed; it was an investment amount decided by Zhao Mancang with a wave of his hand.

The high-speed rail project alone accounts for a large portion of the funding.

Two hundred and eighty billion RMB! In 1986, the national fiscal revenue didn't even reach that amount.

If Zhao Mancang remembers correctly, it was in 1988 that the national fiscal revenue barely reached 280 billion RMB.

Therefore, the fact that Beijiang City can suddenly come up with so much funding is undoubtedly a game-changer for other cities across the country.

So, with this plan in mind, Zhao Mancang headed straight for the capital.

All the plans were approved in less than half a day.

So, a week later, the project was launched, and the local television station in Beijiang City reported on it.

One stone caused a thousand waves!

The total investment of 280 billion RMB, including high-speed rail, subway, and street vendor economy projects, immediately attracted a lot of attention.

People across the country stared wide-eyed after seeing this news.

Officials from Shanghai, Beijing, Baiyun City, Futian Fishing Village, Xiamen, and other cities were all dumbfounded and could only manage a wry smile.

They originally thought that after profiting from the recent stock market crash in Sam's City, their respective cities' economic development could take a big leap forward.

When they saw the development plan for Beijiang City, they were all dumbfounded.

Too arrogant!

That's more money than the national fiscal revenue, and they just took it out like that.

That's awesome!

Whether it's high-speed rail or subway, these are all projects that require huge investments.

And what about urban planning and development? What kind of urban planning requires an annual investment of 50 billion RMB?
How beautiful must this city be to achieve this?

With such a huge investment, when will it be possible to recoup the costs?

It'll probably be ages before we can recover it; there's no guarantee we'll be able to.

Whether or not the costs can be recovered, the matter is already settled and cannot be changed.

The rise and development of Beijiang City, which began at the end of 1987, will be unstoppable.

An investment of nearly 300 billion RMB has been fully rolled out.

No one can imagine how well this city will be built in the future.

Even Zhao Mancang himself could probably only dream about it, but he could only look back on it a few years later when he actually achieved this goal.

After investing so much money, Zhao Mancang left.

Next, he needs to personally oversee the development of Yunlan City.

After all, preparations for the founding of Yunlan City have been fully underway, so he has to stay here to oversee things.

The Mach 5 fighter jets have been transported from Yunlan City to the Saudi Empire.

According to the signed agreement, the Saudi Empire is not allowed to resell the property, otherwise it will face huge fines.

Sam had just experienced a global economic crisis, and the stock market crash meant that Reagan and his team didn't have much energy to keep an eye on Mach 5 fighter jets.

However, Moscow, France, Great Britain, and Kimura all sent people to the Saudi Empire to cause trouble.

Boom!

Repeated terrorist attacks have thrown the Saudi empire into chaos.

In the Yunlan City Government office building, Zhao Mancang stared at the collected materials, lost in thought.

Since the Mach 5 fighter jet was transported to the Saudi Empire.

Not only were there many problems in the Saudi Empire, but the situation was even more dire within Yunlan City itself.

The number of tourists in Yunlan City is increasing, but it's clear that most of them are special agents. At this point, Chen Guohua suggests that it would be best to temporarily reduce the number of visas issued to decrease the number of tourists.

At the same time, a nationwide purge was carried out.

Using ID cards and other relevant documents, outsiders and insiders can be completely separated.

This is to completely eliminate those agents.

However, Zhao Mancang did not immediately agree to the proposal.

It's very simple: even if those enemy agents don't appear among the tourists, they could appear among the local residents of Yunlan City.

why?
What if they offered high prices to bribe the local residents of Yunlan City to become their lackeys and traitors?

It's not that it's impossible; it's that everyone would do it.

People die for wealth, birds die for food—this is a principle summarized by our ancestors.

Therefore, reducing the number of visas issued is not a good solution to the problem.

Gu Zhenan, Lü Yangui, Lin Dehong and others also offered their constructive suggestions.

After analyzing each point, Zhao Mancang politely declined.

After careful consideration, Zhao Mancang suddenly said:

"In this way, we can update the chip and then use it directly for positioning."

"At the same time, we are increasing satellite reconnaissance efforts to ensure that tourists do not appear in places where they should not be and to ensure that no one illegally crosses into our Yunlan City territory."

"Finally, regarding security checks, I will have the technical department update various types of equipment so that they won't be carrying those devices when entering the country."

And that concludes today's meeting.

Conflict is never a simple matter of a one-size-fits-all solution.

The tourism economy of Yunlan City cannot be cut off so easily. Otherwise, why would Zhao Mancang have spent so much effort to develop these flower fields and other scenic spots?
Once the matter was settled, Zhao Mancang waited for the special agents to come into view.

In the Gulf of Aden, on a vast expanse of sea, several submarines were anchored nearby.

In order to acquire the high technology from Yunlan City, Moscow dispatched a nuclear submarine.

Only nuclear submarines can evade all sight, including satellites.

Under the cover of darkness, the nuclear submarine surfaced, and more than twenty special agents appeared.

They need to take a small speedboat to the beach in Yunlan City to enter the country.

At this time, it was about 200 kilometers away from the seaside of Yunlan City.

When the speedboat arrived at the beach, it was probably around four or five o'clock at night.

At this point in time, even the patrolling coast guard of Yunlan City probably won't show up, right?
However, when these twenty-odd agents arrived in batches within just twelve nautical miles of Yunlan City, they were suddenly discovered by the Yunlan City Coast Guard.

The alarm blared throughout the guardhouse on the shore.

The staff on duty widened their eyes upon seeing the alarm.

"Another daredevil has come? Unbelievable, they can't even let a person get a good night's sleep."

Off the coastline, in Yunlan City, buoys and other equipment have been set up. Any object that gets close to the buoys could trigger an alarm.

Moreover, these buoys are not ordinary objects. If it were a common humpback whale or something similar, it would naturally not disturb the buoys.

"Arrest them!"

Therefore, satellite reconnaissance has been initiated on the coastline side, and night mode has been activated.

The agents traveling by speedboat had nowhere to hide.

The route of advance had been known, so as soon as the agents got close to the shore and disembarked, they were taken down on the beach.

The agents, still harboring treacherous intentions, fell one by one.

Few agents survived; most were killed by a single shot during close combat.

With night vision goggles and heat source equipment, the agents had nowhere to hide.

So these problems were resolved quickly.

"They're from Muscovites!"

The coast guard quickly identified them.

The Coast Guard quickly reported these agents to their superiors.

On the same day, a similar scene unfolded in another part of the sea.

Sam, Great Britain, Gallic rooster, and so on—they all came.

Unfortunately, all of these agents fell.

It's simply impossible for an agent to successfully enter Yunlan City.

Within Yunlan City, the agents still lurking there are now all becoming cautious and careful, not daring to give themselves away easily.

Otherwise, they would definitely get caught.

Sam, Washington, D.C., the Pentagon.

Bang!
"Fuck, are they all idiots? Why are they sending us food again?"

General Levinoa, the five-star general in charge, angrily smashed a cup.

News from Yunlan City indicated that all the agents had been captured or killed.

How long has it been?
More than twenty elite agents, just like that, gone?
It disappeared without even making a ripple; it's simply unbelievable.

But that's what it is.

Even if Levinoa didn't believe it, there was nothing he could do.

"What kind of advanced technology does Yunlan City possess? How were they able to detect it so quickly? Are they truly an impenetrable fortress, completely without any weaknesses?"

After hearing Levinoah's words, the subordinate pondered for a moment and suggested:
"General, how about we send our agents through the normal tourist routes? We can find ways to get weapons and equipment from elsewhere. Alternatively, we could dig a tunnel from Ethiopia into Yunlan City; that way, we can also transport equipment."

"I believe Yunlan City would never have thought of such a method as using tunnels, and they would never have known about it."

This is a good method, although it takes a lot of time. We have already tested many methods, but none of them have been able to achieve the desired result.

Therefore, the only option left is to use tunnels to transport weapons and equipment.

As for Yunlan City's credentials, there's really nothing we can do about that.

Because they had already disassembled Yunlan City's identification documents before, they knew that there were chips inside.

They even went so far as to directly replicate such chip-based identification documents.

However, the results showed that this route was not feasible.

Because the documents in Yunlan City are connected to their network system, it's impossible to pass through smoothly by simply forging a document.

Yunlan City's technology is truly unpredictable and difficult to defend against.

So Sam had to admit defeat and could only transport weapons through tunnels, while the agents could only enter Yunlan City normally through the tourist passage.

So the plan was changed again, and the tunnel digging started directly from the Ethiopian side.

Sam was determined to acquire Yunlan City's high technology, such as the legendary Mach 10 fighter jet, no matter what.

The tunnel excavation has begun; now all that's left is to wait. (End of Chapter)