Lu Zheng looked at the materials on the table, which were all the prospects for the general election in Myanmar compiled by the diplomats of the Political Department, among them, the majority opinion was that the National Unity Party supported by the military Shili would win the general election, on the grounds that Myanmar has been ruled by the military for nearly 30 years, and the military must be fully prepared to hold the general election, and will never allow other political parties to touch the supreme power.

Lu Zheng looked at the material and smiled, and said: "The analysis is good, the military will definitely not delegate power, but the election results may not be as the military wants, I think that the determination of the people to change cannot be underestimated, in a fixed mode of governance for a long time, the people will feel bored, in fact, it may not be better to live in a different model, but the vast majority of people will hope that this model can change, and even have nothing to do with people's hearts." ”

Chen Tongda took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile: "You mean that the military will lose power?" In his eyes, there was a hint of sarcasm, obviously feeling that Lu Zheng, a layman, had just come to Myanmar on the second day, and he was ashamed to question the predictions of many diplomats who were very familiar with Myanmar about the political situation in Myanmar, which was comparable to the general Zhao who talked about the war on paper.

Lu Zheng shook his head: "The military will not lose power, but the military-backed National Unity Party will definitely lose the general election, and the biggest possibility is a fiasco." ”

Chen Tongda laughed and said, "I don't understand what you said. ”

Lu Zheng said: "The National Unity Party will fail, but the military will not relinquish power, so I estimate that this year will be the most chaotic year for the political situation in Myanmar, and if we can grasp it well, it will also be very beneficial to open up the diplomatic situation in Myanmar." ”

Chen Tongda took two puffs of his cigarette hard, "Since you say so, then the report we send back to China will be subject to your opinion." In the words, there was obviously emotion.

Lu Zheng smiled and said: "This is just my personal opinion, in fact, I think that our diplomats are too much from the perspective of the ruling class, that is, from the perspective of the military, when analyzing the situation of this election, if you look at it from a different angle, from the perspective of the Burmese people, I think, the thinking will be more open." There is no hurry to report to the country, let's wait and see, and observe for a while. ”

Even if he is proven right in hindsight, he has come to the conclusion that he has just arrived in Myanmar and overturned the collective wisdom of many diplomats in the Political Affairs Department, but it will do little good other than offending people and discouragement from his subordinates.

What's more, in the chaos in Myanmar, I can only know the results of the general election with foresight, and I don't have to be complacent, thinking that I can be stronger than these old diplomats.

"As for my opinion, you have also communicated with the ministry and asked them to predict this election from a neutral point of view as much as possible." Lu Zheng said, handed the ashtray to Chen Tongda, and said: "There will be female comrades in the future, let's try not to smoke." ”

Chen Tongda was stunned, he didn't expect that Lu Zheng was not very old, but he had been a local leader for many years, he had seen a lot of old people like him, and he didn't seem disrespectful to the old comrades when he criticized him, but also gave you a nail and told you who was the owner of this office.

Zhu Qiongqiao smiled and said, "The director's words are very enlightening to me, and I also think that our previous analysis was too arbitrary. "Lu Zheng is a political counselor with the rank of minister, and if he is not a diplomat, but an internal administrative position, he is the director of the political department.

Chen Tongda scolded in his heart next to him, and the fox began to make waves again, in front of the leader, he was the best at pretending to be a good person.

Zhu Qiong smiled and said, "Director, I have to take half a day off in the afternoon, and the women's group has activities to go to the children's welfare home in Oma District to condole." ”

Lu Zheng knew that the women's group of the embassy was a small group led by the ambassador's wife, and its various condolence and fund-raising activities were also part of the diplomatic work.

Lu Zheng smiled and nodded, thought for a while and said, "That's it, I pledged $1,000 for this event, and I will give me the account of your women's group when I go back, and I will transfer the money." ”

Zhu Qiong was stunned, she couldn't imagine that this young diplomat was so generous.

Chen Tongda was also a little stunned, took two puffs of cigarette, and snuffed out the cigarette butt.

After 4 p.m., there are many stalls in the Chinese streets of Yangon, and all kinds of domestic snacks are available, such as hot pot, wontons, dumplings, skewers, etc., in addition, there are some foods that integrate Burmese and Indian characteristics, such as Burmese-style milk tea, curry samosa salad and so on.

In addition to handling visas for Burmese people to go to China and safeguarding the interests of the Chinese in Myanmar, Lu Zheng also has the responsibility of assisting overseas Chinese who have become Burmese citizens to contact their relatives and friends in China.

In fact, overseas Chinese were particularly strong in Myanmar, but after the coup d'état of the Ne Win military clique in Myanmar came to power 28 years ago, the status of the Chinese in Myanmar declined rapidly, and Chinese schools and Chinese newspapers were all confiscated. The Chinese community has formed various regional chambers of commerce, with its own business circles and life circles, and it can be said that it is a relatively closed group, completely isolated from the mainstream society in Myanmar.

Lu Zheng came to a more famous sweet water shop in Chinatown, the owner of this shop is also the father of Lu Zheng's current driver Ah Wang, Ah Wang's grandfather was an overseas Chinese who went to Nanyang during the Republic of China, and now he has passed away, but Ah Wang's family still retains the tradition of Chinese life, whether it is clothing or family decoration, it is an authentic Chinese style, and even still follows the admonition of his grandfather when he was there, and can only speak Chinese at home, not Burmese.

Ngawang is twenty-six or seventeen years old this year, black and strong, very honest, he likes to follow Du Xiaohu around the most, listen to Du Xiaohu tell him battle stories, if the contact time is not long, it is hard to believe that he is already the father of four children, bearing a heavy burden of supporting the family.

Although the sweet water shop of Ngawang's family is famous, it is only more famous in the small circle, doing neighborhood business, the small shop is not big, there are sheds outside, the tables and chairs are very shabby, Zhu Qiong who came with Lu Zheng couldn't help frowning slightly, if it wasn't for Lu Zheng beside her, I was afraid that she would pinch her nose, this kind of roadside stall, I was afraid that she would be unhygienic if she was given to eat for nothing.

Lu Zheng went out to meet her today, saying that he and Huzi went to drink sweet soup, and the driver's shop Awang's shop had a good reputation, so Zhu Qiong proposed to come together, probably she never thought that Lu Zheng would come to such a shop to eat.

got Lu Zheng's orders, and Ngawang didn't say Lu Zheng's specific identity, only said that he was the leader of the embassy, Rao is so, Ngawang's parents were very enthusiastic, and the mung bean paste that Lu Zheng and several people wanted was obviously added.

Ngawang held the mung bean paste to Lu Zheng and said respectfully: "Sir, you taste it, it will dispel the heat, if you think the taste is weak, there is condensed milk in it, I will add it to you." ”

Lu Zheng smiled: "This is too sweet to be interesting." Picked up the spoon and scooped a small spoonful, put it in his mouth and licked it, the sweetness was a little cold, nodded and said, "It tastes good." ”

Ngawang's expression that had been looking forward to it relaxed, and Han Han said, "It's good if you like it." ”

Ngawang's family should belong to the lower middle class among the Chinese in Yangon, especially Ngawang, who got married as a young man and hoped that his son would become a dragon, and sent his eldest son to a national school in Yunnan, where the pressure of raising children was great, and it was not easy to find a job in the embassy, and he was naturally afraid of losing this job.

Zhu Qiong saw that Lu Zheng said that it was delicious, so she had to pick up the spoon and taste it in small sips.

Lu Zheng looked at his watch and glanced at Huzi, Huzi got up, said hello to Ah Wang and Zhu Qiong and walked out, and soon, he couldn't see his figure in the bustling crowd.

Zhu Qiongqi said: "Why did Huzi Yu go?" She heard Lu Zheng call Du Xiaohu like this, so she followed suit, and Du Xiaohu had no way to do it.

Lu Zheng said with a smile: "He went to pick up people and made an appointment to meet him under the street sign at the street entrance." ”

Zhu Qiong sighed, then pointed to the street, and said in surprise: "It won't be to pick up Lao Chen, right?" ”

But in the flow of people, a familiar figure walked over, it was Chen Tongda, the first secretary of the embassy and deputy director of the Political Department, that is, Zhu Qiong's thorn in the side.

Lu Zheng smiled bitterly in his heart, this is good, he has gathered enough mahjong tables, he originally wanted to meet people in a hidden place, but the two King Kongs in the department came. However, it doesn't matter, it doesn't attract the attention of the Burmese people.

Listening to Zhu Qiong's words, Ngawang explained beside him: "Director Chen takes care of our business very well and often comes to drink sweet soup

Chen Tongda was slightly stunned when he saw Lu Zheng and Zhu Qiong, but he couldn't just sit aside, so he still walked over and said hello: "The director is here, and Director Xiao Zhu is also there." ”

Zhu Qiong smiled and said, "Director Chen, I said that your complexion is getting better and better, it turns out that you have a secret weapon, and you won't tell me a long time ago." ”

Chen Tongda said lukewarmly: "You are delicate and expensive, how can you drink a roadside stall." He asked Lu Zheng again: "Director, do you have a seat?" Seeing Lu Zheng nodding, he also sat at the table.

Lu Zheng drank mung bean paste and asked about the income of Ngawang's shop, only to know that the military government collected more taxes from shops in Chinatown, and the supply of water and electricity was also very untimely.

As he was talking, he heard the roar of the machine boiling the condensed milk inside stop abruptly, and Ngawang sighed and said, "The power has gone out again." ”

Lu Zheng frowned slightly, although he knew that Myanmar has always been seriously lacking in national capital, and the current regime has no longer blatantly suppressed the Chinese in the economy, so the rise of Chinese businessmen in Myanmar is almost a certainty, but the status of the Chinese in Myanmar is really not optimistic, because according to the "Myanmar Citizenship Law" passed by the former military regime, overseas Chinese in Myanmar are naturalized citizens, and only citizens of pure indigenous blood are real Burmese citizens, orthodox citizens, and have 100% citizenship rights.

Although the military junta in power no longer persecuts the Burmese Chinese, it has not repealed the "Myanmar Citizenship Law", which also makes the Chinese in Myanmar have not had much power to participate in politics.

Perhaps, it is because the Burmese people are lazy, the Chinese are shrewd and hardworking, and they can always accumulate wealth quickly, so the main ethnic group of Myanmar has always been wary of the Chinese, and its elites and vested interests are worried that if the Chinese are given 100% citizen treatment, they are afraid that if the year is over, Myanmar will become a Chinese-dominated society

Lu Zheng can understand the concerns of the Burmese people, but he is also a Burmese citizen, and the so-called naturalized citizens of the Chinese, who have to bear a higher tax burden, cannot help but feel depressed.

Seeing Ngawang go in to work, Lu Zheng drank mung bean paste and said: "Although we have five principles in diplomacy and have no habit of bullying small countries, we are silent about the overseas Chinese under the rule of power, and we always have no taste in our hearts

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, because of the non-recognition of dual nationality, tens of millions of overseas Chinese distributed in Nanyang joined their countries of residence one after another, and because of the Red Revolution exported by New China, serious incidents of exclusion of Chinese appeared in many countries, but since the reform and opening up and the end of the Red Revolution exported to foreign countries, especially in the past two years, the diplomacy of the Republic seems to have entered another turning point, turning a blind eye to the experiences of overseas Chinese, and dealing with them in the principle of not involving the internal affairs of other countries.

Chen Tongda listened to Lu Zheng's words and said with a smile: "Our diplomatic work cannot be hot-blooded patriotic youth, everything must be based on the overall situation, let's just talk about the Chinese in Myanmar, how can we help?" If you directly intervene to criticize the policies of the Burmese government, it will only bring more disadvantages to their situation, don't you think? Obviously, I feel that Lu Zheng, a hairy boy, is no different from the young people who talk about patriotism in China, childish and cute.

Lu Zheng just smiled and said: "There is always a way, let's do diplomatic work, isn't it to make the impossible possible?" We cannot lose the diplomatic wisdom of our ancestors. ”

Chen Tongda shook his head and didn't speak, thinking that Lu Zheng was too young and naïve, and he didn't know Lu Zheng's words, but he had always been targeted.

Zhu Qiong listened to the two arguing, and didn't squeak all the time, and suddenly said with a smile: "Huzi is back, hey, look at Huzi's side, that woman is very beautiful, like American movie star Monroe, look, it's very interesting, or else, I thought she was Huzi's friend, and she has been walking beside Huzi." ”

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Caroline is my friend. As he spoke, he stood up and greeted him.

The glamorous blonde in a black sundress walking beside Huzi was Caroline, and when she saw Lu Zheng, she couldn't hide her longing, and hugged Lu Zheng affectionately.

Zhu Qiong and Chen Tongda were stunned, and after a while, Zhu Qiong smiled and said, "Our Director Lu is getting more and more incredible, isn't it?" ”

Lu Zheng didn't pick up Caroline because the embassy's car to the international airport was too dazzling, so he had already made an appointment with Caroline to come to Chinatown and see her under the street sign.

Caroline was followed by a sturdy black girl, it seems, Caroline's bodyguard, who came to Myanmar and was a beautiful Western girl, and it was not reassuring to be single.

Seeing Lu Zheng and Caroline coming over with an intimate expression, Zhu Qiong stood up and said to Lu Zheng with a smile: "Director, I still have a job, and I'm back to the embassy." Chen Tongda mung bean paste has not finished drinking, but he also stood up and said goodbye.

Lu Zheng bowed slightly.

asked Caroline for a stewed pear with rock sugar, Lu Zheng looked at Caroline with a smile, during this time, Caroline was like a fish in water in her own investment company, and the Pearl Hotel Group controlled by the Oriental Investment Company in charge of her has been integrated, and various businesses are thriving.

During this time, Caroline began to contact the company to explore the feasibility of cooperating with it to invest in Myanmar.

The so-called Myanmar Company is the Myanmar Economic Holding Company controlled by the Burmese military government, although it has just been established, it is already a monopoly enterprise that controls the lifeblood of Myanmar's national economy, and it is almost impossible to deal with Myanmar companies if they want to invest in Myanmar to obtain rich returns.

In fact, Myanmar, as one of the poorest countries in Shijie, has a political instability and where can it attract investment? It is to cooperate with the Myanmar company, get some projects or concessions, is to obtain the right to mine mining, this profit Lu Zheng will not look at it, with the understanding of Shijie's economic development and business acumen, the same capital, where to bet is afraid of higher returns than in Myanmar.

Moreover, the capital invested by the military in this Burmese company, which monopolizes the Myanmar economy, is only 50 million US dollars, which shows the weakness of the Myanmar national economy.

Lu Zheng asked Caroline to contact the Burmese company, but he wanted to learn about the Burmese military and political leaders from another channel, so that their images and personalities would be more real.

"How? I also had contact with military figures, are there any people who are particularly impressed? Lu Zheng asked, while helping Caroline serve sweet soup, and felt in his heart, he seemed to be more and more good at coaxing girls

Caroline took the soup bowl with a smile and said: "There is a general Naishan, very greedy, and the intermediary privately hinted that the representative of the company we contacted with the Burma company is White, and General Naishan needs a grant of about 100,000 US dollars, and if his request can be met, he will promote our cooperation with the Burma company, and even promised to give us the mining rights of several jade mines." ”

Lu Zheng was slightly stunned, General Naishan, didn't you just lead a delegation to visit Beijing? I had a lot of contact with him, and I also accompanied him to visit the Great Wall, and in front of him, he has always behaved very cultivated, and he is very insightful about international current affairs and social contradictions in Myanmar, but he doesn't want to, and after taking off his mask, it's just that.

Lu Zheng smiled and said: "Nai Shan is the third person in the Burmese military regime, and he is a powerful faction, the middleman you said will not collect money in his name, right?" ”

Caroline said: "We have confirmed this, and the intermediary is indeed conveying his own wishes.

Lu Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "Then give him 100,000 US dollars." ”

Caroline bowed slightly, she didn't know that Lu Zheng insisted on dealing with the Burmese people, no matter how you look at it, the benefits of investing in Myanmar are far less than investing in other regions, so she has also raised objections, this is her duty as a member of the board of directors of the investment company, she is responsible for the use of every fund in the company, and she must explain the pros and cons of each investment to Lu Zheng, the owner of the fund. And when Lu Zheng heard all kinds of risk assessments and still insisted on doing so, she began to carry out Lu Zheng's orders to the letter, striving to make the best return on this investment.