Part III: Rising Africa Section 72 Thematic Exchange Activities
Jiang Zhonghua's satellite phone rang again, and it turned out to be a call from Wang Bing, who was returning to the United States.
"Sister-in-law, what instructions do you have?" Jiang Zhonghua's attitude is surprisingly good.
"Xiao Jiang, it's inconvenient for me to come back outside, when will you have time to bring your girlfriend to the United States to play, and let your sister-in-law check for you by the way, if you think that your sister-in-law is old and don't believe in your sister-in-law's vision, it's not that your third, fourth, and fifth sisters-in-law are all in New York, and they are young and have new concepts."
Jiang Zhonghua broke into a cold sweat and said busily, "Sister-in-law, I've been very busy recently, really busy, Lei Shao asked me to go to South Korea, very busy and urgent, related to the situation on the peninsula and world peace, I really don't have time to go to the United States, I say hello to you on behalf of Zhang Xin, I will go to New York when I have time, I like sports, I like to watch basketball games." ”
Zhang Xin wiped the sweat on Jiang Zhonghua's forehead, "Look at what scares you, is it so terrible?" Is your eldest brother's wife very old? ”
"I'm not as old as me, but it's not terrible, it's terrifying, my brother Lei Dong currently has five wives, one candidate, and the most numbing thing is that my sister-in-law is still looking for a wife for Lei Shao's husband, in case she suddenly remembers to introduce me to a girlfriend, I can't find someone who can save me." Jiang Zhonghua pulled a few more tissues, rubbed them a few times and said, "But I always feel that it is designed for this kid Lei Shao, and it can't be prevented!" ”
"Brother-in-law, if we don't go back to China and go anywhere, can't we hide if we can't afford to provoke?" Li Haimei thinks that compared with Jiang Zhonghua's sister-in-law, the distance is as far as Sri Lanka to the United States, separated by several oceans.
Jiang Zhonghua pointed to the people scattered around and said, "It's late, do you see it, there are a lot of people waiting for the small report, didn't you see that Brother Song asked someone to send something just now?" Knowing that there is a traitor but unable to expel it, sad! ”
"Big brother, I am loyal, I suspect that it is Mo Lao Liu who did not come with me in the hotel. You see that he deliberately didn't follow, was he ready a long time ago, as soon as we left, he secretly made a small report there, and there was no silver three hundred taels here. Zhang Yao said matter-of-factly.
Jiang Zhonghua waved his hand weakly and dialed the satellite phone, "Wall, I decided to take a trip to South Korea, you know, I could have felt the Indian Ocean breeze in the coconut grove on the beach, sipping mellow black tea to find my favorite sapphire, for your little." I sacrificed a lot. Of course, you have to arrange the plane, but you still have to get a few invitations to invite a few of my friends to go with you, yes, this understanding is very good, the word cover is used well, and I will call someone to contact you later. ”
"Brother Hua, you are lying again, what is your company doing? Can an entertainment company contact the Minister of Posts directly? "Zhang Xin doesn't think that Jiang Zhonghua is the second generation of red, the prince or anything. Jiang Zhonghua used to be a poor student, and now he will not change much, the company's white-collar workers can accept it, and the frog will become a prince. It takes a strong heart for the heroine.
Jiang Zhonghua said very casually, "Mali is very poor, it is not too simple to be a minister, Brother Song is really a little reluctant to be a minister." Thunderbolt is my buddy. He had nothing to do and made a Golden Crow Sect, and he was playing very well as a pope there, and the American I just called was a loyal believer of Lei Shao. I opened a brokerage company in Hollywood, I have money and a way, and I also have cooperation with our company, but after listening to a report, I was asked to introduce my buddy to him all day long, and I couldn't get rid of it, so I asked him to do something trivial and not run on his legs, and I invited everyone to have a big meal in the evening, and you definitely don't have to go back tomorrow, and go directly to South Korea with me to drink kelp soup. ”
When I returned to the hotel in the evening, Mo Tianxiao and the people who stayed in the hotel actually negotiated with the hotel, and borrowed the hotel's kitchen to remove six tables of seafood dinner, of course, it was the taste of hometown, which surprised everyone After a full meal, they still sighed, it was a surprise to be able to eat such food on the last night in a foreign country.
However, there were also a few people muttering, Zhang Yaodao was beside Jiang Zhonghua and said, "Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief, did the old man do something wrong?" Guilt?! ”
At 10 o'clock in the morning of the next day, everyone from the Education Bureau gathered in the lobby of the hotel and was about to rush to the airport to leave this mysterious country and return home.
Li Haimei joked to the listless Zhang Xin, "Why didn't you see your fat brother, he was about to leave and didn't come to see him off, is it the same flight back to China?" You two are so funny, he forced you to call him brother, the taste is very special. ”
Zhang Xin didn't care about Li Haimei's words, and her friend obviously wanted to dispel her sadness about parting.
Li Changtong found the Murong Lian tour guide in the crowd in the hall, "Guide Murong troubles you to give me the visas of Zhang Xin, Li Haimei and Li Haimei's daughter Lulu, and when you go to the airport, you are responsible for pushing the tickets for the three of them, and they have other arrangements." Although Director Li Changtong has been acting as if nothing had happened since the dispute on the plane, his attitude has changed a lot in normal times, and he feels a little cautious in his words and deeds, he took the things handed over by the Murong tour guide, inspected it and said, "Thank you." ”
"Zhang Xin, Li Haimei, the organization has arranged an arduous and special task for you, and I ask you to cooperate with it immediately. At the invitation of the Ministry of Education of South Korea, Zhang Xin, a music teacher of the first middle school of the city, and Li Haimei, a physical education teacher, will participate in the special exchange activities of modern art and sports sponsored by the Department of Physical Education, Health and Art Education of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea the day after tomorrow. The people from the embassy are coordinating the flights of the three of you at the airport, and there is good news to tell you, the South Korean Ministry of Education attaches great importance to this event this time, and the invited objects can bring their families, Zhang Xin, your parents and your brother's family have been invited, and the same is true for Li Haimei's family, the cost of South Korea is all-inclusive, I am really envious, such a good opportunity, I, the director, also want to go, you must seize the opportunity, win glory for the motherland, and you must return with honor. ”
Zhang Xin and Li Haimei, you look at me, I look at you, Li Changtong walked before the two of them reacted, and called their respective families to confirm the news under the envious and jealous eyes of the colleagues around them.
Li Haimei pinched Lulu's little face, and knew from her daughter's painful expression that she was not in a dream, "Sister, you don't know the illegitimate son of the South Korean president, right?" ”
"Your Qiu Peng is an illegitimate child, how did he speak, kindly arranged for you to go to South Korea to play, you said this behind your back, you don't know that Brother Hua is unwilling to go to South Korea, he won't go even if his boss threatens him, and it wasn't because you told Lulu that he wanted to go to South Korea that he reluctantly agreed."
Li Haimei smiled and quipped, "Sister, that's love for the house and Wu, it seems that soon you will have to say goodbye to education and leave me, then you can't forget me, remember to call me, remember to invite me to a big meal, of course, free travel is essential." ”
Zhang Xin said, "He said that I would go to Myanmar, but I always have to talk to my parents' family, let them worry about it for so many years, I can't say that if I don't say it, people will disappear, and when I happen to be in South Korea, I can let them meet and explain things clearly in person." ”
After a while, Jiang Zhonghua appeared in the company of Zhang Yang, and deliberately blinked before saying, "Wal's work is still quite fast, let's go to the airport early, and you still have to get your visa." ”
Korean Airlines is equipped with an Airbus A330-300, with 6 sleeper seats in first class and 18 sleeper seats in business class, Jiang Zhonghua still occupies 24 seats, Li Haimei said with a wry smile, "How can it still be economy class, I want to take business class, brother-in-law, I want to change." ”
"Change, change to first class immediately, you and your sister will change." Jiang Zhonghua said.
Just when Jiang Zhonghua went to South Korea, Lei Dong was angry. This year, Mali established the Supervisory Agency for Petroleum and Mineral Development and the African University of Petroleum and Mining to continue to support artisanal and small businesses; We will continue to carry out oil and gas resource surveys, actively apply to join the Kimberley certification body, establish development and financing mechanisms for various industries, and continue to promote the reform of various rules and regulations. Despite efforts to improve the investment climate and try to attract more investment, international project and financial assistance in Mali is now decreasing, with foreign direct investment (FDI) amounting to about 240 million euros this year, a year-on-year decrease of 160 million euros.
Since the nineties of the last century, the Malian government has abolished export duties, export service tax, export business intelligence tax and price stabilization tax, and export goods are no longer taxed. Mali is also a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and coordinates trade and customs policies with other member states to establish a common market with uniform tariffs. Since the beginning of this century, all tariffs have been abolished and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) has been implemented in a unified external tariff. The harmonized external tariffs include: Community Mutual Aid Tax (PCS), Customs Duty (D.D) and Statistical Tax (RS). According to the amount of tax collected, commodities are divided into four categories - zero category: 0% for a few basic social property; Category 1: 5% of daily necessities, raw materials and primary products; Class II semi-finished products 10%; Three categories: final consumer goods and other 20%.
According to the party's report, there are three main causes of poverty in Mali: 1) harsh climate, 2) prolonged war, and 3) lazy personnel. However, Lei Dong believes that the three main reasons for poverty in Mali are: 1) lazy personnel, 2) serious smuggling, and 3) long-term war. In Mali, there is a large consumption of cheap small commodities, a small sales volume of high-end luxury goods, and the import of high-priced industrial manufactured goods and high-end luxury goods is the focus of smuggling in addition to the smuggling of cultural relics. In view of the serious situation of smuggling, Lei Dong decided to launch the establishment of an anti-smuggling and speculation office, referred to as "cracking down", as for those lazy Malians, Lei Dong adopted the attitude of ignoring them and letting them continue to suffer from poverty. (To be continued......)