He thought of the logic behind the position that Lang Cai had offered Ling.
Su Yu sneered.
"Leading a wolf into the house."
Lang Cai thought that Ling genuinely cared for Myanmar, at least on the surface, but Su Yu knew Ling rely wanted to ’piggyback’. The thought that this affair had developed into such an ’interesting’ spectacle...
Su Yu couldn’t help but start laughing.
He rembered the taphor of the wolf and the sheep that Ling had shared with him, and it amused him, he loved watching the drama unfold.
At that mont.
A cacophony erupted.
Turning his head to see his forr underlings coming over in full force, their faces full of panic and worry, Su Yu shook his head helplessly. The phrase ’rabble-rousing’ imdiately sprang to mind. His survival up until now, relying on these people, was a matter of luck.
However, he did appreciate them. Although they weren’t the brightest, they had been loyal to him in the past. He was just disappointed that they hadn’t lived up to his expectations.
Luckily.
Ling had beco the focus of everyone’s attention, the odds of him being in danger had greatly reduced, and he could look forward to the days ahead.
The exchanges he had had with Ling these past few days were like unlocking a new world, he learned so much. Ling’s extensive knowledge and broad vision, his ability to get straight to the point in any situation, and his depth of understanding, left Su Yu feeling inadequate.
Such a person.
Lang Cai and his cohorts couldn’t possibly control him with Ling’s intelligence. He’d play them until they fell apart.
The old underling walking in front shouted when he saw Su Yu: "Chief Su Yu, Ling has actually submitted to Myanmar, what are we to do, if...".
"Enough."
With a loud shout.
Su Yu stopped their impending chatter.
The scene quieted down.
Everyone waited for Su Yu to speak.
"It’s not such a big deal, Ling and I have discussed this long before. We want a stable trade channel and trade status. Collaborating with Yangon is an inevitable trend.
But rest assured, Ling hasn’t handed over all his rights. Nothing changes for you on this side, Yangon has promised not to seek revenge in the aftermath. From now on, keep doing your business well, " Su Yu patiently explained.
"So, what are you going to do? Has Ling made arrangents for you?" A subordinate asked curiously.
"Yes, I will work under him, as one of the deputy district chiefs of the Myanmar Economic Zone," Su Yu said straightforwardly. The ’Myanmar Economic Zone’ was a provincial-level unit, theoretically under Yangon’s direct control. This position was not a trivial one in his eyes.
On hearing this, the old hand instantly brightened up, laughing uproariously, "That’s great, we trust you. We will still follow your lead in the future." The others also nodded and pledged their allegiance.
Although Su Yu was a deputy.
He was nevertheless an important figure in the future of this land, and couldn’t possibly not hold any powers.
It was only when they found out the extent of the powers in Su Yu’s hands that they realized how ’deputy’ this deputy really was.
"Stop it, we’re all following Ling. You guys concentrate on your business and I won’t hesitate to help where I can. But don’t push too hard, I’m just a deputy after all. Tomorrow, I’ll be going to Xin’an Town to participate in the formation of the managent team for the ’Myanmar Economic Zone’. Please behave yourselves and don’t embarrass ," Su Yu said off-handedly.
"Yes, sir, I understand."
"Rest assured, I will definitely not let you down."
"That’s right..."
The subordinates of Su Yu pledged their understanding.
They also felt reassured.
With Su Yu in an ’important’ position here, they felt they had soone to back them up. They found Ling a bit unfamiliar, and his cold deanor made them tense every ti they saw him.
Su Yu, their old chief, seed much easier to talk to.
After exchanging a few pleasantries.
They left, high in spirits.
Su Yu returned to his reading material. Tomorrow would be an important day. Ling would make a personal appearance to introduce other significant figures, announce the appointnts of several deputy district chiefs include him and then begin preparations for various departnts. He must quickly get into the swing of things.
...
Thailand.
Wangsa put down the phone, his mind a blank.
He was having trouble understanding how Ling’s previous actions had led to a stand-off with Myanmar. Only a few days had passed and Ling’s territory had been transford into an economic zone recognized by Myanmar. Ling had even ascended to the role of Myanmar’s deputy chief.
Although it was a nominal position.
It was still a deputy chief’s position.
In Thailand, that made him soone who would be personally received by either the Thai royal family or the Pri Minister.
Wangsa recalled his first eting with Ling half a year ago, he had been a witness to Ling’s jewellery transaction with Tang Kai and had collected a little ’toll’ for himself. Later, as Ling gradually expanded and strengthened his influence, he beca an important partner of various families in Thailand.
Because Ling had no export harbour, he had to use Thailand’s port channels, so Wangsa felt sowhat superior in front of Ling, as Ling had no official status and was just a local force.
Now.
The Deputy Chief of Myanmar.
This leap was simply too significant for him to accept, his mind utterly unable to be calm.
Though it is a nominal position as of now.
But Leader Ling is soone adept at creating miracles, this ti he has startled the heavens and the earth, next ti if he directly ascends to a real position as the vice leader, even in Myanmar that would make him a big shot, a big shot he might find hard to et.
No.
He must have a drink to calm his nerves.
Wangsa hurriedly poured himself a glass of fruit wine, and truth be told, the calming effect of the fruit wine was particularly apparent now, after a sip, Wangsa’s heartbeat gradually slowed, and his frustrated and excited mood managed to stabilize.
The phone call earlier was from his father, from the urgent tone, it was clear that he had just received the news and made this call in his spare ti, because now Thailand and the neighboring countries were all shocked by Myanmar’s sudden news.
Myanmar suddenly has an additional economic special zone.
There’s nothing about that.
But the forr identity of this economic special zone is a local force in Myanmar, that’s abnormal, so all the countries sharing borders imdiately paid significant attention to it, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Huaxia... as well as journalists from news dia paying attention to the situation in various countries.
If Ling was simply a local force before, then he would be a minor character, just a bit ruthless.
But now he is backed by the economic entity of a nation.
The influence is incomparably significant.
They have no choice but to treat it seriously.
anwhile.
As requested by Leader Ling.
After the Myanmar governnt announced the establishnt of the ’Myanmar Economic Special Zone’, it officially submitted an application to the Huaxia official authorities, asking for a border port to be set up at the junction of the ’Myanmar Economic Special Zone’ and Huaxia, to facilitate goods logistics and deepen regional economic ties and exchange.
This request cos from a country.
Thus, not half an hour later, this application was placed on the desks of the big shots in Beijing.
After so discussion.
Before it got dark in the afternoon, a reply was given to Myanmar.
Agreed.
...
On the other side.
At this mont, Tang Kai and Liu Qian have already returned to Qingyan City, and as soon as they woke up from their afternoon nap, they received a call from Wangsa. At first, he thought it was about cooperation, but he didn’t expect such unexpected news.
Like Wangsa, he was a bit stunned too.
Does it have to be this stimulating?
A local leader instantly transford into the vice leader of a not-so-minor nation, if he hadn’t pinched himself and found it hurt, Tang Kai would have thought he was daydreaming.
Over the phone, Wangsa was worried whether the sales rights of fruit wine would be taken back by Leader Ling, after all, now Leader Ling has a legitimate identity, his territory has also received ’recognition’, those goods whether they’re going through Myanmar, or Huaxia, or maybe other ports, there basically wouldn’t be any issues with the import and export of goods in the territory.
Therefore, the importance of the port in Thailand decreases dramatically.
His, Wangsa’s, role will also continue to diminish.
When Wangsa brought this up, tang Kai started to worry as well, although Tang Qing’s friend and Leader Ling were friends, but now Leader Ling has a special identity, a lot of things he worries about, whether he could still be anable is uncertain.
After comforting Wangsa with kind words, Tang Kai hurriedly dialed Tang Qing’s number, and the call was quickly answered.
"Uncle, what’s the matter?"
Today is Saturday, Tang Qing is practicing woodworking in the villa, and Lin Jiaxue is playing the piano in the music room, she’s currently playing ’Two Tigers’, and the song made Tang Qing chuckle.
"Tangtang, do you know about the matter of the Leader Ling today?" Tang Kai asked, he wasn’t sure whether Tang Qing knew.
"I know, what’s the matter?" Tang Qing certainly understood the implication of his uncle. He had watched the entire negotiation process, a process that was quite interesting. At tis, it was lively like a vegetable market, very bustling.
Tang Qing had watched the video while munching on sunflower seeds.
Knowing is good.
tang Kai expressed his worry: "Tangtang, the thing is, now that Ling’s position is so high, as the vice leader of Myanmar, will it affect my fruit wine and jade stone business with him?"
"Don’t worry, Uncle. Leader Ling is a man of his word, when he says it is so, he won’t make it otherwise. You just keep doing your business," Tang Qing reassured him.
"Really?" Tang Qing sounded way too certain, and didn’t even need to ask his friend, which left Tang Kai feeling uneasy.
"Of course it’s real, why would I lie to you, forget it uncle. You can do as you please," Tang Qing chuckled.
Hearing this, Tang Kai put down the heavy rock in his heart, Tang Qing assuredly wouldn’t deceive him, he just found it a bit strange, Tang Qing sounded too certain, as if he had the power to make such decisions.
"As long as you say so, I shall rest assured. Your Uncle Liu and I have looked over that piece of land, it’s nice and I plan to buy it to build a manor. Uncle Liu will take to et the city leader tomorrow, it shouldn’t be a problem to buy the land. I plan to have it properly designed, do you have anything specific you want to add?"
"I’m fine, whatever you like is good, I trust your judgnt, Uncle," Tang Qing didn’t want to get involved in this, it was too troubleso.
"Haha, you lazy child, alright, I’ll make the decision," Tang Kai laughed heartily, knowing that Tang Qing was being lazy again.
"Hmm, fine."
After hanging up, Tang Qing continued to work on his piece.
Listening to the ’childish’ music being played by Lin Jiaxue, Tang Qing continued to imrse himself in his work.
What he was working on are those two tigers ’without eyes and ears’.
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