Chapter 80: Nankan, Burma

Early the next morning, Qin Feng received a call from Zhuang Feng.

"Brother Zhuang, what's wrong?"

Qin Feng was a little puzzled, could it be that there was something wrong with the preparation of the new company.

"Qin Feng, just received a notice from the family, due to the deterioration of the situation in Myanmar, tomorrow, in Nankan City, Kokang Region, Myanmar, this year's jade rough auction will be held in advance, I will rush over tonight, I hope to be able to buy more raw materials this time, I don't know if you are interested, the scale of the gambling stone in Myanmar is very large, and the quality is much higher than that in China, I believe that if you can go, with your 'luck' of gambling stone, you will definitely have a great harvest." ”

From the bottom of his heart, Zhuang Feng very much hoped that Qin Feng could go, so he introduced it in detail on the phone.

Knowing that Zhuang Feng invited Qin Feng to go to Myanmar to gamble on stones, everyone was excited, especially Gu Xue, who learned that the top jade that Qin Feng solved was worth more than 1 billion, and also heard Ma Liang say that he understood the vigorous and exciting scene of the stone that day, and hurriedly urged Qin Feng to agree, and also wanted to experience this atmosphere in person.

Even Ji Yu was a little excited, but she still reported to Yu Fei according to the procedure.

Personnel entering and exiting the 9 places must be reported, and in this kind of matter, it is relatively strict.

Yu Fei replied: On the premise of not touching the national interests, try to meet all the needs of Qin Feng as much as possible, in addition, take Qin Feng back to Yanjing as soon as possible after the end, ** has been approved, and after returning to Beijing, the title will be awarded and the entry procedures will be handled.

Accepted Zhuang Feng's invitation and made an appointment to leave Ruicheng, anyway, it was still early, and the 6 people had nothing to do, so they wandered around Ruicheng leisurely.

Qin Feng and the others were very familiar with this place, after all, it was the place where they had lived and fought, but back then, they didn't have such plenty of time and a leisurely mood to play around.

There is no industry in Ruicheng, there are large rubber forests and exquisite stilted buildings, surrounded by green mountains and green waters, the air quality is very good, but the climate is too hot, so that Ji Yu from Yanjing is not very adaptable, tasting local snacks, enjoying the human geography of Southeast Asian style, so comfortable!

However, several girls did not understand that the so-called food here was actually all kinds of bugs.

Locusts, grasshoppers, scorpions, centipedes, ants, butterfly pupae and so on, the practice is mostly frying, frying, steaming, roasting, the local people are commonly known as meat, this custom has continued from ancient times when materials were extremely scarce, even if the standard of living has improved now, but the tradition has been preserved, forming a unique food culture, in fact, these insects are high protein, and the taste is quite good.

Qin Feng, Ma Liang, Liu Yong, and the three of them eat with relish, only here can they eat such a rich variety and such a complete practice, I haven't eaten it for a long time, and I miss it.

When a live scorpion was brought to the table, the girls couldn't bear it anymore, and the expressions on their faces changed completely.

I saw that there was a hill-shaped ice cube in the middle of the plate, and the rough ice surface was crawling with scorpions the length of little fingers.

According to the shopkeeper, even if a few of them are blessed, such a big scorpion is not common.

Qin Feng and the three of them were addicted to it, one bite at a time, picked it up and put it in their mouths, and chewed it rattling.

"It's disgusting, Qin Feng, you are not allowed to kiss me in the future!" Gu Xue showed a look of fear on her face, anyway, the two of them have already lived together publicly, and they are not afraid of everyone's jokes, just to declare sovereignty, and some people in the province have thoughts of indifference.

"Sister-in-law, this is nothing, the poison needle has been pulled out, it tastes very good, and it is rich in nutrition, you don't know, once we were trapped in the mountains during field training, a week later, there was no dry food left, just when the bomb was exhausted, the squad leader found an ant nest, we learned the monkey's method, inserted the branch into the ant nest, and so on the top was full of ants, pulled out and slowly eaten, just by this method, it took three days, and finally waited for the rescue, however, within a radius of a few hundred meters, the ants were extinct. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Yong smiled while gesturing with chopsticks in his mouth, and a strange picture seemed to appear in front of several girls.

Several young soldiers squatted side by side in the jungle, carefully removing the fallen leaves and floating soil, one of them took a small branch and inserted it into a small hole in the ground, when the branch was pulled out of the hole, it was covered with ants that were still crawling, several people looked at each other and smiled, put the wooden stick into their mouths, and swallowed the ants with their tongues, with a satisfied expression on their faces, and occasionally one or two ants that slipped through the net crawled out of the corners of their mouths, and were quickly rolled back into their mouths by their tongues.

The girls lost their appetite completely, and before the dishes were ready, they were about to pull them away.

In the evening, Zhuang Feng arrived in Ruicheng, and the next morning, the group drove into Myanmar from the border checkpoint, and Zhuang Feng also brought two bodyguards and the expert surnamed Du who he had seen in Tengcheng last time.

Crossing the country into Myanmar, the road became rugged and narrow, the vehicles began to jolt, and as far as the eye could see, it was a bit like the sixties and seventies in China, with low, dilapidated houses in disrepair, and groups of dark-skinned locals riding bicycles on both sides of the road, with the occasional motorcycle or two shuttling by.

After centuries of colonial rule, the country became independent until the end of the last century, and after independence, successive military regimes and civil wars have made the country one of the poorest and most chaotic places in the world today.

Today, in order to compete for power, various forces rely on jade and drugs to develop the army, grab territory, and have no energy to develop the economy at all.

While walking, Qin Feng introduced to Gu Xue that most of the people who met slightly decent vehicles and people who looked well-dressed on the road came to do business in China, and a large part of them were engaged in drug trading, which is also one of the pillar industries of Myanmar, especially at the junction of Myanmar and Thailand and Laos, which is commonly known as the Golden Triangle region, which is the largest drug-producing area in Asia.

Zhuang Feng told Qin Feng through the walkie-talkie that after stopping in the town in front of him for a while, he contacted a local armed man, and the other party would send 20 soldiers to protect the safety of everyone's trip.

In Myanmar, the situation is so tense that you must be fully prepared, in Myanmar, as long as you are willing to spend money, even if you go shopping, you can hire a few soldiers with AK47s or M16s to protect you.

Here, the Chinese currency and the rice dollar are hard currencies, and the local Burmese currency is not easy to use, which is also similar to a special period in the history of China, where inflation is too strong, the depreciation of the national currency is very serious, and the economy has to rely on foreign currency to maintain the economy.

Soon, a dilapidated town appeared in front of everyone's eyes, several jeeps parked at the entrance of the town, very conspicuous, a group of soldiers in various costumes stood next to the car with guns, Zhuang Feng got out of the car and the mustachioed officer who led the way after a brief negotiation, the jeeps full of soldiers joined their convoy.

Nankanyi Mountain is close to the water, the beautiful Lijiang River is like a silver snake winding through the north of the city, the opposite bank is a lush mountain, and the beautiful town lies in the mountains and rivers around.

The ancient city of Nankan once belonged to China in history, in the 60s of the last century, the two countries signed a new border treaty, Myanmar replaced Nankan with Pianma and Gulang, which is located on the border of the two countries, and is the main grain producing area of Myanmar, so the merchants gathered, and the trade was developed.

The location of the jade auction is on the edge of the ancient city of Nankan, hundreds of cars enclose a huge open space, and the crowd is bustling, so lively.

"Second uncle!" As soon as he got out of the car, Zhuang Feng shouted at a middle-aged man in his 50s who was walking towards him.

Zhuang Feng's father is the eldest son in the family, with 5 sons and sisters, 3 boys and two girls, and the second oldest man, named **, that is, Zhuang Feng's second uncle.

As his name suggests, in such a hot weather, he is wearing a suit and leather shoes, and his eyebrows are somewhat similar to Zhuang Feng, but his words are calm and steady:" Xiaofeng, how did you arrive, this time the situation is not optimistic, the market is very tight, the price rise is the trend of the situation, a few pieces of material have been auctioned, at least 5% higher than the price half a year ago, even so, several major jewelers are still fighting for the head of the bloodstream, I heard that Liu's jewelry this time to prepare the funds is very sufficient, just now there is a good material, they are fighting with us very fiercely, after a while, the two of us will act separately, try to shoot more raw materials. After speaking, without waiting for Zhuang Feng to speak, he frowned and left in a hurry.

"My second uncle is like this, always put work first, the family attaches great importance to this auction, if the Burmese civil war breaks out, no one knows when it will be fought, and the raw materials in the next few years are all counting on this auction. ”

Zhuang Feng explained to Qin Feng, worried that they would misunderstand the second uncle.

After listening to Zhuang Feng's introduction, Qin Feng already had a general understanding of the rules of this jade auction.

The auction is organized by the Burmese government, providing full gambling materials and half gambling materials, auctioned in numbered order, the auction will be held for a total of 5 days, today is the first day, the morning has begun to be the auction of half gambling materials, up to now, more than 20 pieces have been auctioned.

After understanding the rules, Zhuang Feng led Qin Feng into the auction venue, the venue is a temporary greenhouse, very simple, barely able to withstand the scorching sun overhead, some seats are simply arranged under the greenhouse, densely filled with jade merchants from all over the world, but more than 9 percent of them are Chinese, which is related to the historical and cultural heritage of Huaguo, and the geographical proximity.

In the center of the greenhouse is a temporary auction table, at this time, the stage is auctioning the number 27 semi-gambling material, and an auctioneer about 30 years old is introducing the origin and quality of the material to the large and small jewelers in front of him.

The people who participated in the auction in the audience shook paper fans in their hands one by one, but they couldn't drive away the rolling heat wave, and the slightly fatter ones were already sweating, but they were still sitting in their clothes, listening attentively to the auctioneer's explanation.