"Although the situation in southern Xinjiang is different from that in China, with the increase in the number of Chinese, this tradition will appear here sooner or later. In order to avoid the same problems as in China, land annexation is absolutely not allowed in southern Xinjiang, so , as long as all the land is owned by the state, what I am worried about will not happen. Not to mention you, even Hans and my uncle will not be allowed to buy and sell land at will! Therefore, it is useless for you to be angry, if I If I open this hole casually, how should I deal with it when others come looking for me?"
Tangcheng rejected Thomas's idea of purchasing land in Myanmar, but sold Thomas an island off the coast of Thailand at a low price. After Hans learned about it, he was very confused about it, but Tang Cheng explained it with a chuckle. "You're stupid! Myanmar is our basic base. Except for our own people, no one can own estates in Myanmar that take up too much land. Thailand is different, especially those islands. When opportunities and technology are available in the future When we are strong, we will still build a large number of islands from the sea! By then, offshore islands will become a hugely profitable industry!"
The island with the best location and condition in Thailand's offshore has already been allocated to Hans and Bureau Zuo by Tangcheng. Even Solovitch has an offshore island under his name. The islands sent out by Tang Cheng all have private property certificates, but if their descendants want to sell these islands, the Tang family must be the first buyer. The island that Thomas bought now is not the best in terms of location or area, but even so, Thomas still bought the island with a happy face.
Thomas is not only a veteran aristocrat, but he is also an owner who prefers to take advantage of his wealth. Now he is interested in the casino business in Thailand. Due to the influx of a large number of South Asian Chinese, Thailand's casino business has also been targeted by these South Asian Chinese families. Tangcheng has long stated that gambling is not prohibited in Thailand, but the size of the casino must comply with regulations. Thomas didn't know this before, and in the past few days, he didn't know where the old man got the news from, so he started making noises about getting involved in the casino business.
Upon hearing this, Tang Cheng just looked at Thomas sideways, and then grinned. "When did you become an old man? I have already assigned the casino business in Thailand to a few Chinese families! Moreover, in the southern region, the locations for the casinos I have exclusively invested in have been selected and are waiting to start construction. It’s built! I’m afraid it’s a little too late for you to think of this now! I can’t overturn the promise I made before and take the management rights that have been given to others; will I give it to you? There is no such thing in business !”
Tangcheng also wants to participate in the casino business? There was no look of disappointment on Thomas's face at all. Anyway, what he asked just now was just to try to hit a shot with some dates! However, what interests Thomas is the news that Tangcheng has just revealed. The casino that will be built in southern Thailand is actually the exclusive investment of Tangcheng. Faced with Thomas's question, Tang Cheng expressed confusion, "What's the problem with this? Thailand doesn't ban casinos, why can't I get a casino to play?"
Tang Cheng acted very innocently, and Thomas was unable to find any flaws in his rhetorical question just now. Hans, who had been silent until now, signaled to Tang Cheng with his eyes. He had never heard Tang Cheng mention building a casino. In front of Thomas, it was naturally difficult for Tang Cheng to explain the situation to Hans. Fortunately, Hans already understood what Tang Cheng meant and did not continue to ask further questions. But Thomas was dubious about Tang Cheng's answer, or maybe because he didn't get any advantage from Tang Cheng, so the old man left angrily.
After watching Thomas leave, Tang Cheng began to explain to Hans about building a casino in southern Thailand. "Solovich's counterfeit banknote factory has been expanded several times and can now print 10 million U.S. dollars worth of currency notes from various countries every day. Think about it, billions of dollars of counterfeit banknotes from various countries flow into the market every year. Banks Are you really not aware of it at all? Besides, when we exchange counterfeit banknotes for real banknotes, we can’t use the excuse of donation every time, right? We have a big casino of our own, and the money can be transferred through the casino, cleanly And it’s reasonable and legal!”
After Myanmar gained independence, it developed at a fast pace and required huge amounts of funds. At the beginning, both the bureau chief and Zhang Jianghe asked about the source of the funds. Later, when they learned about the counterfeit money factory, they no longer paid attention to the source of the funds. But the professors at Southwest University were concerned about the funding issue, so Tangcheng could only use the excuse of donating to excuse them. If there is a casino that makes a lot of money every day, the problem of funds will be less troublesome.
After sending away the arrogant old man Thomas, Tang Cheng concentrated on staying in southern Thailand, supervising the construction of railways and docks, and starting the construction of his luxury casino. Many trivial matters were left to Hans to handle. For the entire 48 years, Tangcheng was busy. Whether it was the Korean election or the Queen of the Netherlands' coronation, Tangcheng paid no attention to it. It was not until the US election in November, after Truman was re-elected, that Tang Cheng rarely appeared in public.
Truman's election made Tangcheng realize that the battle between One vs. Seventeen was very close. Taking advantage of the opening of the casino, Tangcheng signed several cotton purchase contracts with Egyptian suppliers. Tang Cheng used the excuse of a textile factory to purchase Egyptian cotton, but in fact a large part of the Egyptian long-staple cotton had been quietly transported to northern Myanmar. As long as the People's Liberation Army moves south to control Yunnan, these cottons will cross the border and become part of the materials seized by the People's Liberation Army.
In 1949, Myanmar has been covered by a complete road system, and almost all villages and towns in Myanmar have water and electricity facilities. The emergence of a large number of small-scale agricultural machinery produced locally in northern Myanmar has made agricultural farming in Myanmar more convenient. Grain planting and family breeding twice a year have allowed these Chinese farmers who settled in Myanmar to enter the era of prosperity first. The surplus grain of farmers is purchased by the grain company formed by Brother Pao, and then transported to the country for sale through their smuggling channels.
Fruits grown on a large scale in Myanmar will be made into canned fruits or dried fruits and jams by local canneries and sold to Europe. The canned fruits and jams produced in Myanmar are now regarded as Myanmar's pillar industries. Like cigarettes and beer, they have become Myanmar's top products sold to Europe. There is also concentrated juice, which Myanmar takes over most of Thailand's fruit production. It has already entered the European market and has become one of the drinks commonly consumed by middle-class families in Europe.
When Tangcheng lowered agricultural taxes, the bureau chief and others were worried that Myanmar might go bankrupt as a result. But they did not expect that the income from these pillar industries in Myanmar was not only enough to maintain the operation of Myanmar government departments, but also had a considerable surplus. Just after the New Year, Tangcheng began to plan to expand the scale of breeding, especially in the Dongba area. Tangcheng approved more than a dozen large-scale breeding farms at once. The expansion of breeding farms indicates that Myanmar’s meat canning factories will also be put on the agenda.
In the current Dongba area, after more than a year of recuperation, the farmland cultivated by Fang Shengli and the others has achieved two bumper harvests. In addition to the consumption of supplying the troops, the remaining large amounts of food are enough for the livestock farms. The most difficult section of the road connecting Myanmar and the Dongba region has been repaired. Although the remaining sections are still under construction, if mules and horses are used, it is enough to ensure normal transportation of materials. All in all, in the past 48 years, Myanmar and the East Pakistan region have developed very well.
As for Thailand, there were two rebellions near the end of last year, one in central Thailand and one in the north. Fortunately, the German infantry regiment deployed in Tangcheng was not slow to respond. These two rebellions were still in their infancy and were suppressed neatly. And Tangcheng used these two opportunities to uproot some hidden local forces, and also uncovered those who were hiding behind the scenes to cause trouble. According to the results of the Bureau's investigation, the two rebellions in Thailand seem to be related to the Americans.
Tang Cheng is not a person who likes to suffer the consequences of being dumb. After getting the accurate results from the Bureau, Tang Cheng gave an order to the secret agents lurking in Japan, asking them to assassinate the American intelligence personnel who were related to this matter and are currently hiding in Japan. personnel. Tangcheng is not afraid of antagonizing the United States, because the Americans have no accurate evidence to prove that they are related to the assassination of their intelligence personnel. Through strengthened control and continuous crackdowns, although the central region of Thailand has not been completely stabilized, those who are good at hiding behind and causing trouble no longer dare to show up.
The Australian mining company that Thomas cooperated with Tang Cheng has successfully detected the ore vein according to the coordinates provided by Tang Cheng, and used the name of the Thomas family to acquire the super-large iron ore with proven reserves. Thomas, who learned about the iron ore reserves, was not so carried away that he lost his mind. According to the results of his discussions with Tangcheng, on the day when the Queen of the Netherlands ascended the throne, Thomas successfully gave a part of the mining company's shares as a gift to the Dutch royal family.
Of course, Thomas, as a royalist, will not forget the British royal family, so the British royal family also received a part of the shares of the mining company. For the follow-up plan in his mind, Tangcheng even imported a lot of bulldozers from Europe. Under the pretext of training agricultural machinery technicians, he used these bulldozers to artificially build many iron ore storage facilities in several barren mountains in northern Myanmar. valley. He wants to quietly bury his share of iron ore in these valleys, and then wait for the day when the price of iron ore increases.
