Chapter 498: Develop White Dragon Tail Island
The victory in the Annam War not only enabled China to gain control of the Indochinese Peninsula, but also established China's maritime development strategy.
Although he promised the Annan authorities to withdraw the garrison within five years, he ate the fat in his mouth and spit it out, and then spit it out, it is really stupid to think that the founding fathers who are still alive in China are stupid!
The national strategy that Taizu failed to realize back then was implemented in their hands, and no one would abandon such great achievements that could be recorded in history forever.
In particular, with Yang Weiping's constant emphasis and suggestions, China's control over the Indochinese Peninsula is not only strengthened, but also consolidated!
With the Liangshan Chinese Special Economic Zone, as well as the five major overseas garrisons and naval and air bases in Ann Nam Defence, Da Nang, Kim Nam Bay, Koh Kong in Cambodia, and Kratie in Laos, Bailongwei Island, which hangs alone in the middle of the Beibu Gulf, seems to have a bit of a chicken rib feeling.
Without the establishment of garrisons and naval and air bases in Ann Hai Phong, Da Nang, and Kim Nam Bay, the strategic value of Bailongwei Island to China would be very obvious.
Now, in addition to setting up five overseas garrisons and naval and air force military bases on the Indochina Peninsula, and having absolute control over the entire Nanhai Zhudao and territorial sea sovereignty, the military use of Bailongwei Island is even less important.
It is precisely on the basis of this consideration that the Huaxia General Staff, after weighing many sides, only arranged a company-level coastal defense unit and set up a radar station after the recovery of Bailongwei Island, but did not intend to turn this mainland-type island with an area of nearly 10 square kilometers into a military base aimed at Annam.
It is said that it is a company-level unit, but in fact, the officers and men stationed on Bailongwei Island have at most one reinforced platoon.
At the beginning, all the Annam garrisons and indigenous people on the island were given away from the island. There are no more aborigines on Bailongwei Island.
After the end of the Annam War, the administrative subordination of Bailongwei Island was transferred to the jurisdiction of Hainan Province. It's just that Hainan Province doesn't pay much attention to this isolated island, which is 130 kilometers away from Hainan Island. At present, the local governments of all provinces and cities across the country are crying poverty, and the Hainan provincial government still has a huge funding gap for the construction of the Haikou Special Economic Zone.
The Hainan Provincial Government was eager to throw away this big burden when the Government Council made a decision to reassign Bailongwei Island to Sansha City.
The military does not attach importance to it, and the local government does not want to see it, so the difference in living conditions of the officers and men stationed on Bailongwei Island can be imagined.
It's just that Bailongwei Island, which seems to others to be useless, is a treasure in Yang Weiping's eyes.
Bailongwei Island is surrounded by the sea on all sides, and the surrounding area is under the protection of the Huaxia Navy and Air Force. In terms of security. There is no need to worry about being invaded by hostile forces.
Since its establishment in Switzerland, Tiangong Laboratory has been cooperating with government and scientific research institutions in various countries to set up branches in various parts of the world over the years, and the results are gratifying. Yang Weiping has built a global patent technology trading platform, which has not yet been valued by the governments of various countries.
With such a window to search for technology patents on a global scale. Yang Weiping has always had the idea of building a secret scientific research base that gathers top scientific research talents in the world. This is the biggest hole card he has in his hand.
After being "resigned" from the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. This thought became stronger and stronger in Yang Weiping's heart.
China's reform and opening up has been continuously strengthened and deepened, which is the general trend, and it is also an inevitable trend that the private economy will occupy a new force in China's national economic system in the future.
Since he is within the system, he has no way to influence the policies of the central government by virtue of his personal ability. Then we can only find another way to influence it economically.
Science and technology is the primary productive force, and he Yang Weiping holds the development trend of science and technology in the next 30 years in the world, Tiangong Group, there is no reason not to become the world's largest private consortium!
Yang Weiping originally wanted to lease Bailongwei Island in his private name, but he never thought that the Central Committee would suddenly appoint him as the mayor of Sansha City and secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and at his request, Bailongwei Island would be placed under the jurisdiction of Sansha City. In this way, it really saved him a lot of rent.
In the name of the Sansha Municipal Government, the development of Bailongwei Island and the promotion of foreign investment are not only in line with the national policy, but also in line with the interests of Sansha City, and can also meet his personal needs.
With Ye Chien-hsiung in the background, the General Staff Department quickly made a decision that the Southern Military Region would withdraw the garrison on Bailongwei Island, leaving only one radar observation post, and the security and defense of Bailongwei Island would be fully entrusted to the Sansha City Garrison District.
As a result, Secretary Yang's first big move, the development of Bailongwei Seaview Resort, was vigorously launched.
Expanding the wharf, building an airport, and pushing mountains and flattening the land to reclaim the sea will not require a penny of investment from the Sansha Municipal Government. The planned investment of US$500 million in the first phase of the project is all undertaken by the developer, Cecil Marine Investment.
Although the leading cadres of the Sansha Municipal Government and the Municipal Party Committee were no strangers to the Cecil Marine Investment Company, none of them expected that this wholly foreign-owned company, which had come to Sansha City at the beginning of the city's establishment and invested $30 million in the construction of the Cecil Marine Biological Research Base, would suddenly make such a big deal and spend $500 million at one time to invest in the development of real estate on Bailongwei Island.
Secretary Yang has just taken office, and Cecil Marine Investment Company is so cooperative, anyone with a little brain can think that Secretary Yang must have a lot of relationship with Cecil Marine Investment Company.
Zhou Yongjian, member of the Standing Committee of the Sansha Municipal Party Committee and deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, is one of the few leading cadres in Sansha City who know more about Secretary Yang's personal situation.
It's just that Zhou Yongjian can't figure out why this first investment is not from Tiangong Group, but from Cecil Marine Investment Company, which is not very famous in the world?
As for Cecil Marine Investment Company, as the first batch of main leaders after the establishment of Sansha City, Zhou Yongjian is still more concerned.
Because, Cecil Marine Investment Company is the first wholly foreign-owned company to invest in Sansha City after the establishment of Sansha City. In addition to investing US$30 million to build a large-scale marine biological research base in Sansha City, the company has also cooperated with Huaxia Offshore Oil Company to invest in nine high-yield offshore oil wells in the South China Sea. It also undertook the submarine oil and gas pipeline project connecting these nine offshore oil wells to Sansha City.
It can be said that in Sansha City, Cecil Marine Investment Company is the most active wholly foreign-owned company, there is no one!
Jessica, the president of the company, is an American woman who is not very old. It is said that this young and beautiful strong woman is also the owner of Abt International Mining Investment Company, and her financial strength is extremely strong.
Zhou Yongjian has dealt with this beautiful president many times, and knows that this is a very shrewd and powerful American woman, and she has the unique arrogance of Americans. But what made Zhou Yongjian puzzled was that at the investment promotion reception held in the name of the Sansha Municipal Government after Secretary Yang took office, Jessica looked like a subordinate facing a superior when he faced Secretary Yang.
That is, after this investment promotion reception, Cecil Marine Investment Company immediately submitted a letter of intent to the Sansha Municipal Government and decided to invest 500 million US dollars to develop Bailongwei Island.
With Zhou Yongjian's shrewdness and sophistication, it is naturally not difficult to see that Secretary Yang seems to have an unknown special relationship with Ms. Jessica.
It seems that there is a deep-seated reason why the Central Committee decided to send Secretary Yang, who is young and promising and has great powers, to preside over the leadership work in Sansha City, rather than letting this young man come to Sansha City to gild.
Zhou Yongjian is a distant cousin of Zhou Changzheng, commander of the Beijing Military Region, and many people don't know about this relationship. But Yang Weiping figured it out before he came to Sansha City.
Zhou Yongjian often came to Secretary Yang's office with a tea jar, and Yang Weiping didn't think there was anything abnormal about it.
No, Yang Weiping had just returned this afternoon from inspecting the offshore drilling platform of the No. 1 Cecil No. 10 oil well newly drilled by the Cecil Marine Investment Company, and Zhou Yongjian came uninvited in the name of reporting to Secretary Yang.
For this distant cousin of Zhou Yuanchao, Yang Weiping still showed due respect. Zhou Yongjian did not put on his old qualifications because Secretary Yang was young, although the two did not deal with each other for a long time, the atmosphere of each conversation was quite harmonious.
"Secretary Yang, the temperature is high during the day, the sun is poisonous, you have to be more leisurely when you go to the grassroots level. Zhou Yongjian held a large white porcelain teacup in front of the automatic water dispenser and turned his head while refilling the water and said.
"Hehe, it's good to get used to it. Yang Weiping stood in the air conditioner blowing the cool breeze, and as he spoke, he pulled the sweaty dark green Monte Jiao T-shirt on his back and shook it from time to time.
Less than half a month after coming to Sansha City, Yang Weiping's complexion is obviously much darker than before.
"The project over there in Bailongwei is going well, right?" Zhou Yongjian asked with a smile.
"It should go well!" Yang Weiping nodded ambiguously and replied: "Cecil No. 10 well cut the ribbon and produced oil today, and I deliberately took the time to go over and take a look." This is another high-yield oil and gas well. I originally thought that this oil well would affect the company's capital chain, but now I am relieved. ”
"Secretary, although Bailongwei Island is the largest land-type island in the South China Sea, Bailongwei is too far away from our Sansha City, and I always feel that its prospects for investing in the development of resorts on the island are a bit hanging. Zhou Yongjian said with a worried face: "If the investment fails, all the 500 million US dollars will be lost, and this loss will be too great." ”
"Since people are optimistic about the prospects of the white dragon tail, we don't need to this hollow. Yang Weiping smiled disapprerovingly: "Secretary Yongjian, you may not have been to the Maldives, Hawaii and other tourist destinations, find an opportunity for us to organize the city's main leading cadres to go sightseeing, after you go, I guarantee that you will not worry about Cecil Company." ”
"Hehe, then we'll settle it. Zhou Yongjian smiled and said: "With you, a rich man, as the squad leader, our leadership team in Sansha City can be said to be really blessed." ”
"Thanks to everyone's love, I can seek some benefits for everyone, as it should be. Yang Weiping smiled and said: "By the way, Secretary Yongjian, have we sent people in Sansha City to contact the Taiwan officials on Taiping Island?"
"Taiping Island?" Zhou Yongjian asked very incomprehensibly, "Why do we have to contact the people of the Kuomintang, the Kuomintang, and the Party?" (to be continued......