In recent years in China, Zhao Zejun's life has actually been relatively ordinary.

The work is very busy, and the challenges encountered are also very great, but when the Zezi system reaches a certain scale, it enters a step-by-step state, Zhao Zejun is essentially no different from an ordinary office worker, and repeats similar work every day.

It's simple, but it's also boring.

People tend to go through a lot of things and become what they hated the most. Zhao Zejun is no exception, although the original purpose of this trip to Iraq was to avoid disaster, but it brought another opportunity, allowing him to rediscover the passion he had when he started his business.

In the vast desert, in the oil fields filled with the smell of sulfur, on the banks of the port of Basra, Zhao Zejun once again saw infinite possibilities, and the world in front of him was like a blank sheet of paper, and there was a lot to be done.

In the past six months, the China Enterprise City centered on Zezi enterprises has been preliminarily completed, the first large-scale warehousing center of Xingxing Textile Group, Changsheng Pharmaceutical, Xiaomi Technology and SF Jingdong has started, and Zelianke's modern Internet infrastructure project has officially entered Basra City and began to lay network facilities.

Changsheng Pharmaceutical has even produced the first batch of beverages in line with the conditions of the Middle East, which have been procured by the Iraqi government, and several large meetings, including parliamentary meetings, will have a bottle of 'manna date' drink printed with Chinese and English Arabic characters on the table in front of the participants.

The raw material for the drink is the date palm, which is abundant near Basra.

Zhao Zejun has recently been negotiating exports with businessmen from several Middle Eastern countries.

Xingxing Textile Factory is an old brand, in the Middle East, especially in Iraq, the popularity is quite high, locals and foreigners, especially this brand. Before the start of work, a large number of Iraqi locals signed up just in the recruitment stage, and several nearby tribes almost broke out in order to make more children become workers in the Star Factory.

In the end, it was Zhao Zejun himself who came forward to reconcile the contradictions.

In Basra, in terms of economic capacity, armed forces, and even political influence, Mr. Zhao from China is already a well-deserved first person.

Under the training of Israeli mercenaries, the armed security forces of the Zezi system are two grades higher than those in China: one is armed and equipped, all of which are hot weapons, and they are directly catching up with the US GIs who have been withdrawn before; and the other is ideologically, Iraq's security forces are trained according to the standards of the field army, and their combat effectiveness is definitely not comparable to that of domestic security guards.

The nearby garrison reinforcement regiment has almost become Zhao Zejun's private army, several battalion commanders see Zhao Zejun more cordial than they see the commander, the colonel commander of the garrison spends almost half of the time every week, he is mixed in the Chinese town of Zezi, no way, compared to the hard military camp, the living conditions in the Chinese town are too good, not to mention anything else, just eating this item is enough to make Colonel Alimu linger.

Of course, to have such a good relationship, the main thing is to open the way for interests. The China Commercial City recruits workers, giving priority to the relatives of the regiment's officers and soldiers, and every time the sea ships of the Tianlong trade deliver supplies to the port, there is always a limited number of 'good things' from China delivered to the barracks.

What are Chinese-made mobile phones, radios, televisions, sewing machines, small household appliances, pirated island countries, or small yellow films from Europe and the United States...... These things, which are completely worthless at home, are rare goods in Iraq.

A 28-inch color TV plus a set of domestic home theaters, more than 10,000 yuan, is enough to flatter a captain and company commander.

Qiao Xinlong rushed over like a fart and paid for a movie theater in Chinatown, and the business was so hot that the six halls were almost full, and the theaters were filled with technical managers from China, local Iraqi workers, the middle class from Basra, and soldiers on rotation.

As for the more than 20 colonel-level officers in the regiment, battalion and regiment-level cadres and staff members, this kind of thing is more in line with their status.

Less than a month after Zhao Zejun came, Colonel Alimu and several battalion-level commanders became wine and meat buddies, drinking and fighting every once in a while...... This is really artillery, the reinforced regiment has an ammunition target every year, and when it runs out, it is declared and collected, no matter how extravagant a few officers and Zhao Zejun are, they will not use up the ammunition of a reinforced regiment.

People are emotional animals, at the beginning of the friendship with interests, Zhao Zejun will put dishes on people, and it didn't take long for him to form a very good personal relationship with the garrison officers.

This made Li Ming of PetroChina on the other side very jealous. PetroChina also has public relations and network funds, but no matter how abundant it is, such a large enterprise policy is there, after all, it can't be compared with Zhao Zejun's Zezi system.

In this way, in almost a year, there are too many changes that can occur in a big city with a certain foundation of modern society, especially when Zhao Zejun came here with a group of Chinese enterprises with Zezi as the core, with strong economic strength and organizational ability, Chinatown on the outskirts of Basra quickly became famous in Iraq and even several countries in the Middle East.

"Zhao, are you really going back to China?"

In the headquarters office of the senior executives of the Zezi department in Chinatown, like a palace, Colonel Alimu sat on a large golden-plated sofa full of arrogance, and asked Zhao Zejun with a pity on his face.

"Of course, most of my career is in China after all. Zhao Zejun shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "But don't worry, after I leave, our friendship will not change in any way." By the way, you and your wife and children are welcome to visit China. ”

"Oh, that's so sad news. I mean, you're leaving. Zhao, you are a very good friend, let me discover a lot of the beauty of life in the boring military career. Alimu said.

"There are many more good aspects of life. Zhao Zejun laughed and squeezed his eyes mysteriously at Alimu: "For example, your military rank seems to have stayed in the position of colonel for too long." ”

Alimu was obviously stunned, of course he knew what Zhao Zejun meant, and shook his head helplessly: "Zhao, I am not from a famous family, and I will not have too many military merits in the future, and it is difficult to improve again." ”

"So, no matter where we are, we need the help of our friends. Zhao Zejun laughed: "Before parting, I will give you a gift and introduce my friends in several military departments and parliaments to you, I think with your ability, coupled with my support, within two or three years, it should not be too difficult to become a general and independently master a division." ”

A division doesn't sound like a lot, but the division commander is generally a general, even if it is a major general, he is also a high-ranking army cadre in Iraq, and the future possibilities are endless.

In terms of divisions alone, it is also the largest tactical unit in Iraq, and if it is an ace division, it can even be turned into a strategic unit. The significance of strategic units in volatile regions is equivalent to that of a warlord.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Iraqi regular army is relatively rubbish, and the ace division is just like that, but then again, in the Middle East, Iraq, the country, really does not have any decent combat power, the eldest brother does not laugh at the second brother, including the future IS, it is okay to bully and bully civilians, from the perspective of the modern army, it is all rubbish.

From colonel to major general, the vast majority of colonels will not be able to cross it in their lifetime.

"Zhao, I must correct what I just said!" Alimu stood up with some excitement: "Your existence not only made me discover the beauty of life, but completely changed my life! Please believe that in Iraq, I will be your most loyal partner, my troops, and the most powerful barrier for your enterprise! By the way, is there anything I can do my best when you return to China this time?"

"Your smooth promotion is the greatest help to me. Zhao Zejun laughed.

In domestic affairs, not to mention an Iraqi colonel, even the president of Iraq, he can't interfere.

In the past six months, the Zezi system has flourished in Iraq and opened up another base area, but in China, life is not very good.