The topography of this section of Alashankou is similar to that of Ya'an, Dujiangyan and Wenchuan in Sichuan, and belongs to the transition zone from basin to high mountains.

The climate is variable, with short summers and harsh winters, and harsh natural conditions.

This section of northwestern Asia, the middle of Eurasia, is the highest in the world.

The Himalayas of Qinghai-Tibet and Qinghai, the roof of the world, and Nepal are the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, with an altitude of 8,844 meters, the world's second highest peak at the border with Pakistan, Chogori Peak, with an altitude of 8,611 meters, and the third-ranked Kanchenjunga with an altitude of 8,585 meters, bordering Indian-controlled Kashmir.

The top 10 peaks in the world are all in the Himalayas.

The Tianshan Mountains and the Altai Mountains on this side of Xinyi are equivalent to the keel on the backbone, such as the highest peak, Aksu Tomur Peak, with an altitude of 7,443 meters.

Kazakhstan is a little lower, with Khan Tengri at 6,995 meters above sea level and 6,000 meters above sea level.

Therefore, the entire southeast of Kazakhstan is similar to the terrain of Xizang Qinghai, coupled with drought and lack of rainfall, 60% of the country's land is covered by desert and semi-desert, except for the northwest, there is a coastline of the Caspian Sea, the altitude is low, and the conditions are slightly better.

The vast majority of the indigenous people living in this mountainous area are nomadic people, and they cannot develop a large-scale agricultural civilization at all.

So Kazakhstan is a nomadic country like Outer Mongolia.

Kazakhs, also a traditional nomadic people, Kazakhs in the Mongolian language called escapees, ancestors and Turkic have a lot to do with the Han Dynasty, in the Han Dynasty was expelled by Wei Qing and Huo Quai, ran to settle in Central Asia.

In the feudal period, the era of cold weapons, relying on horseback archery across for a while.

Not in the age of firearms.

After the Industrial Revolution, he was so poor that during the Sulian period, Eros was too lazy to invest in development.

But......

Again, that's what happened.

Because of the topography, it is like a treasure buried in the ground, and there are so many mountains and rivers, and the middle area must be the most buried.

Therefore, the whole of Central Asia and the Middle East, including China's Xinyi Qinghai-Tibet, is the region with the most oil and minerals.

It is also the world's main energy producer.

As long as enough efforts are invested in development, there is no shortage of money, and resources are sold, and after independence in 91 years, in just a dozen years, it has developed rapidly.

More than 40% of China's oil and natural gas are imported by Kazakhstan, and it is also China's energy security reserve base, Kazakhstan and Pakistan are almost the same, all rely on China, and the infrastructure there is all built with Chinese assistance, mine owners, gold mine owners, coal mine owners, construction bosses, most of them are Chinese.

Alashankou, also riding Kazakhstan's economic express, has surpassed Khorgos in just a few years and become the largest first-class port in China.

Three hours later, at about two o'clock in the afternoon, there was a blue road sign in front of me, which said Alashankou - 10 kilometers.

Below the sign is a border checkpoint, with a horizontal fence and concrete stone piers on both sides, painted with black and yellow warning signs, more than 1 meter high, even tanks cannot break through.

Behind was the camp, where a whole company of troops was stationed.

On the right is the security check area, where more than a dozen fully armed soldiers lead military dogs, and command vehicles to the right.

"After this border inspection, it is the Alashankou border management area, cooperate with the inspection. ”

As soon as I got out of the car, I felt how strong the wind was in Alashankou, and the sound of the wind was all over my ears, and it was continuous, as if standing in front of a high-power fan, covering it indiscriminately, and quickly put on the hat of the jacket.

I didn't look at the proof, more than a dozen people led the military dogs, and first turned the three cars upside down, not even letting go of the chassis, and the two fruit knives on Eric's car and the forks for eating Western food were all taken away.

Only then did the individual be checked, and he was taken into the border checkpoint to check his belongings, and everything was taken out.

Xiao Lu took the initiative to show the relevant certificates issued by the Department of Foreign Economic Affairs, and a second lieutenant officer took the passports of several people and identified them according to the photos.

"What did you do in the past?"

Xiao Lu introduced the identities of several Britons, and Unilever sent them to assist in the establishment of laboratories at the port.

I thought I should be released, but I was brought into a separate small room, the door number said inquiry room, and two uniformed staff members sat in it, pointing to the chair opposite: "Please sit, some routine inquiries, do you smoke?"

Fan Yang looked down and saw that the chair was iron, fixed on the ground, and there was a horizontal board at the position of the armrest, which could be locked.

Subconsciously, I want to refuse.

But the two fighters behind pressed on their shoulders: "Comrade, please cooperate with the inspection." ”

"What if I say no?"

The eyes of the two warriors widened all of a sudden, and Fan Yang had no doubt that he would be captured to the ground in the next moment, so he quickly sat down: "Just kidding, don't get excited." ”

Unexpectedly, for the first time in my life, the iron bench turned out to be the Alashankou border inspection station.

With a snap, the iron grille of the handrail was locked.

The person in charge of the inquiry was in his forties, and explained with a kind face: "We are the law enforcement agency of the border management area, I hope you will cooperate, soon, it is some daily inquiries, but you must answer truthfully, if you know, just say that you know, if you don't know, don't be perfunctory, you must answer truthfully, your record is to be compared, if you tell a lie, it will affect your customs clearance." ”

Fan Yang couldn't help but smile, this Alashankou is just a border inspection station, so it is so strict?

Separate interrogations have all been made.

It seemed that he couldn't leave for a while, so he simply stretched out his hand: "Then let's have one." ”

The staff with pen and paper came over to light a cigarette for Fan Yang.

It's a list of names, ages, places of origin, home addresses, parents' names, occupations, and so on.

He asked Fan Yang a lot of questions, including the names of the three Britons, where do they live in Urumqi, where do the three Britons live, how did they meet, and how do they relate to each of them?

Eric was the subject of the investigation, and a lot of questions were asked about him.

The last question was very tricky, and when did you first meet everyone in the room, what happened?

Fan Yang couldn't help but admire, this set of interrogation procedures really didn't say anything.

I met Dajun in Kangding, what I was doing in Kangding at that time, and I talked about the Cordyceps business, I met Lu Zhengshan in the Hongshan Farmers' Market, I met three Britons in Lianyungang, and I also told the identity of Portland, as well as Kyoko Sugihara and Yangmei, and the process of meeting for the first time was also described in detail.

But if there is anything wrong, if you compare the records of several people, you will definitely find a problem.

The whole process lasted almost half an hour.

When he was done, he handed over the transcript and read it, signed it, and pressed his handprint.

But the people didn't let go.

After half an hour of comparison, someone came in to apologize, open the bench, and open the gate to let people go.

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