Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

January 1991, Tarim Basin, arid Taklamakan Desert region.

Zhao Zunmin looked at the truckloads of live pigs being transported from afar with a worried expression, feeling utterly frustrated.

Not far away, Zhao Mancang watched the scene unfold with a smile.

"Boss, is the method you mentioned really going to work?"

Standing next to Zhao Mancang was Tie Zhenguo, a local official. He had some confidence in Zhao Mancang's methods, but not much confidence.

Earlier, several leaders in Beijing asked Zhao Mancang to help resolve the governance issues in the Taklamakan Desert region, as it is the largest source of the desert's pollution.

Every year, there are sandstorms in Beijing, although this is certainly largely related to the sandstorms around Beijing.

But if it weren't for the Taklamakan Desert region blowing so much sand every year, the deserts around Beijing would have been completely cleared away long ago.

Therefore, the deserts surrounding Beijing need to be managed, and the Taklamakan Desert also needs to be managed.

Zhao Mancang's solution was to raise pigs in the areas surrounding the desert.

For example, this time, they directly raised more than 300,000 pigs in the desert area at once.

If these pigs are given enough water and food, this area will quickly become a new planting area in less than ten years.

"Whether it works or not, you'll find out when the time comes, won't you?"

Zhao Mancang said with a smile that neither Tie Zhenguo in front of him nor Zhao Zunmin not far away believed it.

But what does all this have to do with Zhao Mancang?

He was only responsible for giving advice; whether or not to implement it was entirely up to Tie Zhenguo, Zhao Zunmin, and the others.

If we consider Zhao Mancang's previous action plan in Longyun Kingdom, then it would naturally be very fast. However, if we are in China, then we cannot use those methods frequently.

Furthermore, combining pig farming with desertification control is more in line with the domestic situation.

With 300,000 pigs in place, all that's needed is enough staff to monitor their condition.

With these pigs here, things become much simpler.

The only downside is that it uses a lot of water.

However, if we follow the old method of first setting up grids in the desert and then planting trees, it will not only require a lot of manpower and resources, but the results may not be good, and it will also take decades, making it even less worthwhile.

Raising pigs can not only help control desertification but also generate income, making it a win-win situation.

Zhao Mancang spent a week in the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang Province before returning to Beijiang City.

We'll leave this to Tie Zhenguo and Zhao Zunmin. After all, raising pigs isn't a big deal.

At that time in 1991, there were simply too many large-scale pig farmers in China.

Skills deeply ingrained in the genes and blood of Chinese people include farming, pig raising, and weaving.

In any case, these are skills required in a small-scale farming economy. Most people may not be born with them, but they will definitely learn them and are willing to learn them.

The leaders above were quite surprised that Zhao Mancang was raising 300,000 pigs at once, but they still fully supported his actions.

If it proves effective, then we will definitely continue to invest in more pigs.

They even set up their large-scale pig farming business in the desert region.

Beijiang City, Municipal Government Office Building, Meeting Room.

Lu Wenzong, Yang Kangsheng and others were having a meeting, and Zhao Mancang was attending as an observer.

"Our Beijiang City achieved this in 1990."

This year's year-end summary meeting was hosted by Lu Wenzong, and Zhao Mancang only brought his ears with him.

In 1990, many businesses in Beijiang City did indeed develop very well.

In particular, the Japanese economy has begun to decline, and the so-called bubble economy has been burst.

Kita River City has many securities firms and financial companies that short the Japanese economy, and they have made a lot of money from these economic activities.

As a result, Beijiang City's GDP has exceeded 200 billion RMB this year.

hiss!
When Yang Kangsheng reported this achievement, many staff members in the office gasped in surprise, their eyes immediately lighting up.

For them, this was an achievement, and even more so, solid proof of a promotion and a raise.

Even Lu Wenzong was quite excited at this moment, though he didn't show it. Zhao Mancang, sitting next to him, naturally noticed this.

Lu Wenzong's fingers were trembling, which was enough to show that the data Yang Kangsheng had just reported was indeed astonishing.

With a GDP of 249.8 billion RMB, this figure is definitely number one among cities nationwide.

With such achievements, we can set even higher goals for next year.

Zhao Mancang smiled. He was neither surprised nor particularly impressed by the results, but he was certainly happy.

Compared to Yunlan City, Beijiang City's development speed is indeed quite slow.

However, it is important to understand that Beijiang City is subject to many restrictions, and it lacks desert greening projects, as well as many cutting-edge projects such as drones and Mach 5 fighter jets.

Therefore, it is quite normal for Beijiang City to be utterly defeated by Yunlan City.

Even so, Zhao Mancang is very satisfied with the achievements Beijiang City has made, after all, Beijiang City is an urban improvement project that he personally promoted.

Even though he is now a member of the Dragon Cloud Kingdom, it does not prevent him from paying attention to Beijiang City.

While Zhao Mancang was attending the meeting, on the other side, in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, the residence of Sumitomo Kiyotai had been completely surrounded by the Black Cross forces.

Despite being a secret mission, the deployment of the Black Cross forces quickly alerted Ethiopian soldiers.

However, it was no use. By the time the Ethiopian soldiers arrived at the scene, the place was already deserted.

Kiyoshi Sumitomo has been taken away by the Black Cross soldiers. Yes, he was captured alive, not shot to death while putting up a last-ditch resistance.

"You're really shameless. You'll say anything to save your life."

On the way back to Longyun Kingdom, Sumitomo Kiyotai was already terrified and kept leaking information to the outside world, which made even the squad leader of the Black Cross Army unable to help but complain.

It turns out that Sumitomo Kiyotai, relying on his status as a member of the Sumitomo family (although a branch family), kept rambling about how much information he knew, saying he was willing to cooperate as long as the Black Cross forces didn't attack him.

I've seen plenty of spineless people, but I've never seen anyone this spineless.

As a result, everyone in the Black Cross unit was shocked.

"Members of the Sumitomo family? Heh," the Black Cross squad leader and others sneered.

As for whether the information provided by Sumitomo Seitai is accurate, we'll find out once we return to Yunlan City and compare it with Nakamura Jiro's statement.

A few hours later, the Black Cross troops returned to Dragon Cloud Kingdom and began interrogating Sumitomo Kiyotai.

In less than two hours, Sumitomo Kiyotai had revealed all the information he knew.

It turns out that the Sumitomo family has actually established a new base in South America.

In this place in South America, there are schools, banks, hospitals, and a special training ground for agents like Jiro Nakamura.

Based on the information provided by Sumitomo Seitai and after comparing it with Jiro Nakamura's testimony, it can be basically confirmed that there were several thousand people at the special agent training base in South America.

It's like raising poisonous insects; thousands of people gather together, and only the elite can become special agents after careful selection.

If they fail to pass, they will ultimately be reduced to ordinary civilians.

Even so, those who have undergone such rigorous training are able to hold high-ranking positions in many local social roles.

After obtaining this information, the Black Cross squad leader solemnly handed it over.

Soon, Chen Guohua, Lü Yangui, Lin Dehong, Gu Zhenan and others learned about this.

"Let's all share our thoughts on how to deal with this."

The special agent training school that Sumitomo Kiyotai and his group mentioned posed a huge threat to Long Yunguo.

According to the testimonies of Jiro Nakamura and Seitai Sumitomo, this training school even taught Cantonese.

The targeting is incredibly effective!
This is completely imitating the Dragon Cloud Kingdom!

No wonder Jiro Nakamura is so at ease in Yunlan City, without any sense of incongruity.

After all, Jiro Nakamura speaks both Mandarin and Cantonese very well, with a certain accent, but it's not very obvious that he's a foreigner.

Therefore, this so-called special agent training school was set up entirely to target Long Yunguo.

However, the Longyun Kingdom had only been established for a few months, and Yunlan City had only existed for less than fifteen years.

Therefore, the Sumitomo family had already taken notice of Yunlan City many years ago, and even went to great lengths to establish this training school, all in order to steal everything from Yunlan City.

Its heart is awkward!

“Now that we know this, we can quickly eliminate this school, but the problem is that the Kimura family isn't the only large conglomerate in Japan; there are also Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Tomimitsu, and several others. Nobody knows if they have similar schools in South America, Oceania, or other places.”

Lu Shengwen frowned and said:

"Therefore, we need to be more cautious and even put more effort into our immigration policies; otherwise, our country might become a haven for spies."

Gu Zhenan, Chen Guohua, Shou Jiangang and others nodded in agreement.

What should I do?
This matter is indeed very tricky; if not handled properly, it could easily lead to serious problems.

After all, once the spy training school in South America is really dealt with, the other training schools under the Kimura family's name will probably be hidden even more deeply.

It's probably difficult to find a solution that will last forever.

"Let's not rush into things that are too far in the future. Regarding immigration, I think we still need to impose restrictions. For example, overseas Chinese who want to immigrate to our Longyun Country should meet the talent introduction policy."

Zeng Zhaoshun suddenly spoke up:

"Talent recruitment policies include, but are not limited to, those who have won international awards and those who have invested more than five million Yunlan Treasure Notes in Longyun Kingdom."

"If you want to immigrate directly to Longyun Country, you need to immigrate directly from within China and live there for at least fifteen years."

People who have lived in China for more than 15 years have basically settled into a fixed lifestyle.

On the other hand, there must be many traces of his life in China, and with just a little investigation, he would have nowhere to hide.

So this is one solution.

"Old Zeng is right."

Shou Jiangang couldn't help but applaud and said:
"I also have a solution, which is to conduct as much research as possible on the overseas investments of Kimura's large conglomerates."

"A spy training school must be sufficiently secretive and have ample financial support."

“We can start from these aspects, and then follow the clues to wipe out all these spy training schools.”

Upon hearing this, everyone applauded, agreeing that it was indeed a good idea.

Now that we've come up with a solution, the next step is to take action.

Of course, before taking action, it was still necessary to report the situation to Zhao Mancang.

In Beijiang City, Zhao Mancang had finished his meeting. After leaving the conference room, Lu Wenzong and Yang Kangsheng followed him on either side, discussing the plans for Beijiang City next year.

In the past 1990s, the city of Beijiang has accomplished many economic miracles.

So, if Beijiang City wants to reach a new level in the coming year, it must produce more political achievements.

"The Guomao Tower in Futian Xiaoyucun has been completed, and its current total height is 160 meters."

"In Baiyun City, a similar 200-meter-tall skyscraper is also under construction. The project is about to start and will become a new skyscraper in China."

"There are also two other projects we've heard about, but they haven't started yet. One is the Futian Diwang Building, which is 383 meters tall and is the tallest skyscraper in China."

"And another project in Baiyun City, the CITIC Tower, which is said to be 391 meters tall."

Yang Kangsheng mentioned these skyscraper construction projects because he hoped that the tallest building in China, or even the tallest building in Asia, would be located in Beijiang City, rather than being taken by other cities.

Nowadays, there are quite a few buildings over 100 meters tall along the central avenue of Beijiang City, but there are no skyscrapers over 300 meters tall.

As the leading economic city in China and the most developed city in the country, it would be unacceptable if it couldn't even maintain its title as the tallest building in the country.

Zhao Mancang heard this and shook his head:

"What's the point of building so many skyscrapers? What's the point of comparing them?"

"Given the current pace of economic development in our Beijiang city, I would be incredibly grateful if the vacancy rate of office buildings over 100 meters could be reduced to 15%."

"Therefore, you cannot just focus on building taller buildings; instead, you should put your efforts into attracting investment."

"Without enough businesses, our Beijiang City's tax revenue cannot be boosted." (End of Chapter)