Chapter 575: A Strange Country
Xiao Fengrui and his collector friends have had occasional transactions in Myanmar in previous years, but last year there were few successful transactions in Myanmar. Mr. Zhang, another private entrepreneur in Dongguang, is also a jadeite collector and a friend of Xiao Fengrui, who used to talk to Xiao Fengrui when he said: "The jadeite collection is still a place for experts to 'play' in China, and the repurchase channel is basically not smooth." Even if it is a high-end, top-of-the-line product, the price has been inflated, and if it rises again, it will be a bubble, and we will not chase high. ”
"Is there anything else I need to pay attention to, Brother Xiao?" Zhang Tianyuan wanted to make things clearer.
"Well, by the way, when you go there, you can try to use euros or dollars, and RMB can also be used, but it will be very troublesome when checking out and bidding, and under normal circumstances, it is in euros, you kid should have a foreign account, right? Get a little more money in, it's much more convenient to use. As for the rest, I haven't thought of it for a while, so let's talk about it when I think about it, and I'm not in a hurry anyway. Xiao Fengrui thought for a while.
"Okay, I see, euros or dollars, I'll figure it out." Zhang Tianyuan had a lot of money in his bank account in the last gambling incident, which was relatively simple for him.
"Okay, that's it for today, I have to accompany my wife, and by the way, tell her about it, so as not to worry her." Xiao Fengrui got up and said.
"Then hurry up, people say that Xiao Biesheng is newly married, you haven't spoken for almost five years, before you go to Myanmar, let's talk well." Zhang Tianyuan is also planning to go home at this time, and there are many relatives from the Nie family, but he doesn't have to worry about it. In the end, he is just a godfather, and there is no blood relationship. Although Old Man Nie loves him, he must put himself in the right place.
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"Brother Wang, Brother Ma. You two are on duty today? ”
"Yes, Mr. Zhang, those two boys are young and not married, so you have to find someone else's time to find a girlfriend, don't you, don't worry, we will definitely take care of this yard for you." Wang Dynasty stood up and said.
"Sitting, sitting and talking, yes, I'll probably be out for more than ten days. At that time, this yard will be handed over to you to take care of, don't do anything, the car I gave you can also come in handy at a critical time, my mother or my grandmother has something, just help pick it up, can you put it? ”
Zhang Tianyuan's mother often has to take his grandmother to the hospital for physical examinations, so she must use a car to come and go, and they go out to play or something. also had to take a car, Zhang Tianyuan was not at ease, so he simply gave the dynasty and them an MPV, which is relatively large. There are many people to accommodate, and it is very convenient to sit alone and pull a cargo.
As for the car thing. Then don't worry, all four have driver's licenses. And not to mention this kind of car, they can even drive trucks, large buses, and armored vehicles. That's all trivial, maybe the driving skills are much better than Zhang Tianyuan.
"That's no problem, but Mr. Zhang, where are you going, it's freezing this day?"
"I went to Myanmar, it was the famous Myanmar Jade Market, which was held in Yangon this year, and I planned to go to see the situation, and I heard that it was quite lively."
"It's not me saying Mr. Zhang, that place in Myanmar is not a safe place, although it has been okay all these years, but it is still easy to have accidents."
"What's wrong?" Zhang Tianyuan had heard Tu Lao talk about this before, but he didn't care about it at the time, his understanding of Myanmar was only on the map and geography, and he hadn't been to it at all, let alone understood it, so when he saw that the dynasty was also dignified, he couldn't help but ask.
Wang Dynasty sighed and said: "Mr. Zhang, you are my boss and a friend of the snake team, I just told you, it is better not to go to that place, the situation is too complicated, it may not happen, but there is no national security for us after all." ”
"You say the same thing? Then tell me what the complicated method is, so that I can be prepared when I go. ”
Of course, Zhang Tianyuan is not a person who is afraid of things, not to mention that he has a six-character true trick and earthly qi, it is no problem to save his life, but some things still have to be understood first. Moreover, Snake Lin's troops often operate on the border, these people are all Snake Lin's comrades-in-arms or juniors, so they must be similar to Snake Lin, for some of the situations over there, maybe they know more than Xiao Fengrui, and it is always no harm to listen to it.
As the saying goes, if you listen to both, you will be clear, and if you believe partially, you will be dark.
"Mr. Zhang, you know, the full name of Myanmar is the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, this country is a federal country, in fact, in 2010, it was separated from the rule of the military government, if you went before, it would be more dangerous, but now, a little better, but don't let your guard down, this country has a lot of legacy problems, many of them are left over from the colonial period and the military junta period, in addition, the federal state is also a bit troublesome, this system is a bit complicated."
Zhang Tianyuan knew about the federalization system, and he taught it in junior high school politics and learned it in high school.
Federalism is actually a form of state structure formed by the combination of two or more political entities, including republics, states, and states. A federal state is made up of individual federal members, each of which precedes the federal state.
The member states of the Union were separate sovereign political entities until the establishment of the Union State; After joining the Federation, although there is no longer a completely independent sovereignty, within the limits stipulated in the Federal Constitution, the sovereignty of the members of the Federation is still protected by law, and the members of the Federation have their own constitutions and laws.
In the formation of a federal state, the member units of the federation cede some of their powers to the federal government, while retaining some of the powers to manage internal affairs.
"Let me tell you, Mr. Zhang, the federal system in Myanmar is more complicated than the British Commonwealth and the American Commonwealth, and the problem left by the military junta is that each small state not only has a high degree of autonomy, but even has its own army, once there is a conflict, it is directly a war conflict, so it is really not easy to deal with, if you are unlucky, there will be a war over there, but it will be troublesome.
Although Myanmar has a population of just over 50 million, it has 135 ethnic groups. There are mainly Burmese, Karen, Shan, Kachin, Chin, Kayah, Mon and Rakhine peoples, etc., the regime of Myanmar. It was mastered by these great clans.
Because there are conflicts and contradictions between various races. So before 2010, Myanmar implemented a military control system, and the supreme leader of their country was a general, but it was just an executive order of the Burmese government, which was not very easy for the small states below. Now it is more troublesome than it used to be, and now it has become a presidential system, but the problem is that the presidential system has made the government more controllable. I can't even care about the small states below.
In the past, we have carried out many missions on the border, in fact, to rescue the kidnapped hostages of our country, and among them are the rich men who participated in the Burmese Jade Market and were kidnapped, and if they are lucky, they can be rescued, and if they are unlucky, they will die and their wealth will be gone. ”
The troops of Dynasty and Mahan are specially on the border to do tasks, and sometimes the task is to rescue the hostages, for those hostages. They also sacrificed a lot of comrades-in-arms, so this bloody lesson made the dynasty have to warn Zhang Tianyuan not to go to that place rashly.
"It's not an exaggeration. I have a friend, Brother Xiao, who has been to Myanmar Jade Market four times, and nothing has happened. Are you a little worried? ”
Zhang Tianyuan is really a little unconvinced, after all, since the beginning of the presidential election in Myanmar in 2010. The country is still very peaceful, and there have been no large-scale conflicts. It's a pity that he is too new to Myanmar. I just know that in ancient times, that place seemed to still belong to Huaxia, and it was considered a subject country of Huaxia, a bit like North Korea in the past.
Later, Myanmar was colonized by the British and became a member of the British Commonwealth, which is why many people in Myanmar can speak English, and they are still used to walking with Western countries, and they also like to use the euro.
By the way, it seems that the Golden Triangle and Jade are also the signboards of Myanmar, this Zhang Tianyuan has also heard some, but he doesn't know much, after all, he doesn't play Jade often, and the Golden Triangle still learned about it from TV.
"Maybe, maybe it's the nature of our previous work, which makes me a little overly worried, but that place is quite chaotic anyway, Mr. Zhang, you should know the Golden Triangle, that's a poppy. The area with the largest millet cultivation area is poisonous. Products are overflowing, poisonous. Where traffickers are rampant, you should be as careful as possible.
In fact, the Golden Triangle covers more than 3,000 villages and towns in northern Myanmar, including Shan State and Kachin State in northern Myanmar, Chiang Rai Province and Chiang Mai Province in Thailand, Luang Namtha Province, Phongsali Province, Oudomxay Province in Laos, and Luang Prabang Province in western China.
The Golden Triangle is rich in poppies. millet and pass guò local warlords, drug lords, etc. to produce opium, sea. Lo. Because of other drugs, it is famous all over the world. The Golden Triangle region and the Golden Crescent region on the borders of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, and the Silver Triangle region on the border of Colombia and Venezuela are known as the world's three major poisons. Source.
And it seems that these things have penetrated into Myanmar recently because of the Thai government's vigorous crackdown, despite the fact that the Golden Triangle is planted poppy. The area of millet has dropped dramatically, but it is still a dangerous place, as you probably know, and not long ago our country had a public trial for trafficking in the Golden Triangle. Several poisons of poisonous activity. Traffickers, those guys are demons who kill people without blinking. ”
Speaking of this, Wang Chao seemed to recall the scene of fighting with his comrades in the past, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "Mr. Zhang, you should be careful, in fact, it may not be so terrible, the Burmese Jade Market should be held in Yangon, and the security work is also very good, as long as you don't run around, nothing will happen." ”
"Yes, yes, Mr. Zhang, Brother Wang is just unfounded. As you said, your friend has been there four times and nothing happened, and Myanmar is relatively peaceful now, as long as you don't go to sparsely populated places. Mahan also said with relief.
Zhang Tianyuan smiled bitterly in his heart, the real purpose of his trip to Myanmar this time was not to participate in the Myanmar Jade Market, but to be able to dredge the purchase channel, in this way, he had to go around outside, and he was really a little worried about it, but it was useless to worry about this matter, just be careful when the time comes, anyway, with his own ability, he will not die in Myanmar.
"Thank you for saying these things to me, you say that, you really care about me, I understand this love. But I'm definitely going over there, and I'm going with the team of the National Jade and Jewelry Association, there are too many people, it shouldn't be a big problem, don't worry. Zhang Tianyuan smiled, but instead relieved Wang Chao and Ma Han. (To be continued......)