"What the hell?"
The strength of the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties has grown to the present point, and they probably have the determination to remain calm despite the collapse of Mount Tai.
But I was still shocked by the news about Li Qingying.
"I said, my dad wants to see you!"
Li Qingying teased with a smile in her voice: "Looking at your tone, you seem a little scared?"
"How could I be afraid!" Tang Song Yuanqiang laughed to himself: "I just heard the news from you all of a sudden and found it a bit hard to accept."
"Your father and I don't know each other. Why did he summon me for nothing?"
Li Qingying chuckled and said, "My dad probably wants to see what the person who kidnapped his precious daughter looks like. Do you have any opinions?"
"What opinions can I have?" Tang Songyuan said with a relaxed smile: "You tell me the location, and I'll go pay a visit right away. Do you need to bring any gifts?"
"No need for anything!" Li Qingying said with a smile: "Just go. My dad is actually quite kind. He can also speak Chinese. His Chinese name is Li Tianmin. There shouldn't be any big problem in communication between you."
"I'll send you the address shortly. I've also said hello to his guards in advance. If you go there, just state your name."
As the elder in charge of real power in Kachin State, Li Qingying’s father’s influence in northern Myanmar is very important.
He not only holds a certain say in military and political power in Kachin State, but is also a heavyweight in the federal government of Myanmar.
Tang Songyuan also understood that the other party summoned him this time not only because of his relationship with Li Qingying, but also because of his influence in the stone gambling world and the jade industry.
After all, since Ni Dehong retired, Tang, Song and Yuan became the well-deserved King of Jade Stone.
Soon, Li Qingying sent the address.
Tang Songyuan told Zhou Tianlin and asked Luo Gang to drive there.
The car drove into a manor on the outskirts of Naypyitaw.
This is a large Burmese-style manor, surrounded by high walls and iron gates.
Two armed guards stood at the door of the manor, staring expressionlessly at the approaching car.
Luo Gang stopped the car at the door, Tang Songyuan got out of the car and walked towards the guard.
"I am Tang Songyuan, here to meet Elder Li Tianmin." Tang Songyuan reported his name according to Li Qingying's instructions.
One of the guards nodded, and the other went to the guard box to make a call. Soon a man who looked like a butler came out and motioned Tang Songyuan to enter the manor.
The manor is lined with green trees, fragrant flowers, and has a quiet and elegant environment.
Tang Songyuan walked forward while admiring the surrounding scenery.
After a while, under the leadership of the housekeeper, Tang Songyuan came to a spacious living room.
Sitting on the sofa in the living room is a middle-aged man. He is wearing white traditional Burmese clothing, with a handsome face and a majestic expression.
Tang Songyuan guessed that this should be Li Qingying's father Li Tianmin.
"Junior Tang Songyuan, meet Elder Li!" Tang Songyuan greeted politely.
"Haha, young man, you don't have to be polite, please take a seat!" Li Tianmin said in fluent Chinese, and pointed to the seat next to him, motioning for Tang Songyuan to sit down.
After Tang Songyuan sat down on the sofa next to Li Tianmin, Li Tianmin looked him up and down and said slowly:
"I've heard about it a long time ago. You are now quite famous in the stone gambling and jade industry. When I saw you today... you are indeed very impressive."
Tang Songyuan smiled modestly and said: "Elder Li is very grateful. This junior has only made small achievements in the jade industry and is far from being comparable to you."
Li Tianmin nodded and said: "You don't have to be modest. Qingying often mentions you in front of me, saying that you are not only superb in stone gambling skills, but also have a very good character."
"I summoned you here today because I want to see with your own eyes what kind of person the person who can make my daughter fall in love with is."
Tang Songyuan smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to answer.
When Li Tianmin saw this, he smiled calmly and said again:
"I also learned a little bit about your gambling competition in Pagan before. As a disciple of Master Ni Dehong, you do have your own uniqueness, and your stone gambling skills are also very proficient."
Tang Songyuan nodded and said: "I just won that game by luck. In fact, Miss Li's stone betting skills are also very good."
Li Tianmin smiled slightly and said, "A fluke? I don't think so."
"I was born in Kachin State, and I have been exposed to stone gambling since I was a child. Although there is a certain amount of luck involved in the stone gambling industry, vision and experience are more important."
"The fact that you can win the title of Stone King in public is enough to show your strength."
Tang Songyuan humbly accepted Li Tianmin's praise.
After the two of them chatted for a while about stone gambling and the jade industry, Li Tianmin suddenly changed the topic and asked:
"What do you think of this public meeting in Naypyitaw?"
Tang Songyuan was slightly startled, not expecting that Li Tianmin would suddenly ask this question.
He thought for a moment and then slowly said: "This Naypyitaw public sale meeting can be said to be the largest and the most attended in recent years. There are many jade lovers and collectors from all over the world, as well as Major jewelers and mine owners..."
Li Tianmin chuckled, shook his head and said:
"What you are talking about is only a superficial phenomenon. Due to the global epidemic, Myanmar's public auction has been forced to suspend the holding for two years in recent years,"
"The huge impact brought about by this has made it possible that although the Myanmar public auction has been resumed twice in the past year,"
“But both quantity and price are still far out of reach compared to the glorious days before the epidemic, and the rough stone market seems to be stagnant.”
"That's why this time, Nay Pyi Taw's public offering will be settled in three currencies: US dollars, RMB and Thai dollars."
“I’m just trying to use such a pleasing way to gradually restore the decline of Naypyidaw Public Market...”
At this point, Tang Song and Yuan seemed to understand a lot.
He felt a sudden realization and continued following Li Tianmin's words: "In fact, after experiencing the war some time ago, the Myanmar government is under huge financial pressure and urgently needs to earn foreign exchange through the export of jadeite rough stones to ease the economic pressure... ..”
Li Tianmin nodded appreciatively and said, "That's right. The fact that you can think of this shows that you also have a certain understanding of the political and economic situation in Naypyitaw."
"Actually, there are deeper reasons behind this public meeting in Naypyitaw..."
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