Chapter 355: Escrow
Cheng Liping and Liu Weiguo are not white-eyed wolves, but he also knows that in this kind of wrestling, no one is innocent or just. Naturally, they knew which side was launching the missile, but they all knew in their hearts that it was not for nothing that others would help them. The other party just wants to use this to tell them that without the protection of the motherland, they will not be able to survive in peace, let alone seek development.
Sure enough, Yan Shoushun came again.
Cheng Liping was very enthusiastic, took the initiative to pour a glass of water for the old leader, and took him directly to Shadow Island. Yan Shoushun said angrily: "You stinky boy, you avoid but don't see it, this time you take the initiative to be courteous, and you are courteous, what is your idea?" ”
Cheng Liping smiled meaningfully: "Thank you for saving your life, I didn't have any ideas." ”
Yan Shoushun also smiled and said, "It's my mother who saved you." If you want to thank me, thank my mother. ”
Cheng Liping said: "Aren't you the representative of my mother? ”
Yan Shoushun was stunned, and said with a helpless wry smile: "Okay, you Cheng Liping, go around in circles with me here." Okay, now that you know what to do, I'm not going to talk nonsense. This is what my mother asked me to bring to you, you take a closer look and raise it if you have any opinions. ”
After speaking, he took out a piece of palm-sized crust paper from the briefcase he carried with him, and the words on it were handwritten, vigorous and powerful. Cheng Liping glanced at it and handed it to Liu Weiguo again, with a smile on his face. Liu Weiguo looked down and saw that it was written on the paper: "Two billion US dollars, transfer control of Hongdao to the military, and the state will always guarantee your personal safety." ”
"That's two billion." Cheng Liping said with a smile, "Everyone in Botswana has reported 6 billion." ”
Yan Shoushun said lightly: "Didn't their offer be withdrawn?" ”
Cheng Liping said: "The revocation is because of the war, no, now the world is peaceful." Maybe in two days, they'll come to the door. ”
Yan Shoushun looked at Cheng Liping and then at Liu Weiguo, suddenly smiled indifferently, and said, "You two are smart people, so there is no need to test again." It was peaceful at the moment because the Vietnamese could not win. If they knew that there were no missiles behind them, they might soon attack again. So what you say is too peaceful, and the dominance is in someone else's hands, and it cannot be a reason for you to bargain. ”
Cheng Liping picked the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "So what? Even if we can't beat the Vietnamese, will my mother sit idly by? The diamond mine on this island, is my mother willing to fall into the hands of others? ”
Yan Shoushun looked at Cheng Liping's eyes quietly, but Cheng Liping looked at him unchanged. After a while, Yan Shoushun sighed slowly and said, "It seems that you are determined to do business with your mother." ”
Cheng Liping nodded and said, "Not bad." Mom is right, but sometimes she doesn't use the right person. I have suffered too much and suffered too much, and I don't want to do this again in the future. ”
Yan Shoushun said: "I have already said it, if you have any opinions, you will mention it again, since you want to do business with my mother sincerely, let's make it clear at one time." ”
Cheng Liping and Liu Weiguo glanced at each other and said word by word: "Two billion US dollars, we have no opinion." But Red Island and Shadow Island, we won't give it to anyone. In return, the diamond mine is supplied to the mother first, charging only half of the market price. ”
Yan Shoushun didn't speak, and thought for a long time before frowning and saying, "Trusteeship? ”
"Yes, escrow."
"Xiao Cheng, Hongdao has now escalated into an international incident, even if my mother agrees, the Vietnamese may not agree."
Cheng Liping said leisurely: "That's my mother's business, I'm a junior, so I naturally have to rely on her to deal with it." ”
Yan Shoushun stood up with a smile and said, "Okay, stinky boy, you're playing scoundrel with me again." Cheng Liping and Liu Weiguo also stood up, they already knew in their hearts that their mother would agree to this proposal 90 percent. Because for my mother, Red Island is a place that cannot be abandoned. In addition to the diamond mine, there is also its geographical location. As long as they, the de facto controllers, always adhere to a pro-China policy, that will be enough.
The surface of Red Island has been blown into ruins by Vietnamese artillery fire, and the burned trees and vegetation have become a pile of fly ash. The tribesmen who returned to Red Island from Shadow Island cried as they watched their homes be destroyed. Cheng Liping ordered people to make a simple flag out of strips of cloth, found a relatively high place to plant the flag, and then asked Hatherine to announce to the world in English, French, and German: Red Island will never compromise and will always be a free territory.
As a native of white America, Hatherine also announced on social media that she had become the first immigrant to the Red Island.
As soon as the news came out, the whole world was shocked, and most countries scoffed at it and refused to recognize the independent status of Hongdao. Israel, which is not a big deal to see the excitement, was the first to respond, saying that although the territory of Red Island is small, the indomitable fighting spirit of the Jews has made the Jews feel the same way. We have no intention of challenging the bottom line of the international community, but we agree with the free will of Red Island.
Vietnam's newly formed ruling government protested in every possible way, but it was useless to beat and scold, and there was nothing they could do other than to protest with three meals a day. Once again, the United States jumped out and said that China had acted as a protective umbrella for the Red Islands and undermined international conventions, and that Western countries should unite to impose economic sanctions on China. China's response is also very simple: if any country dares to treat me unfairly in this way, we will cancel all trade with him.
As soon as the Western countries, which were eager to try, heard this, they immediately died down. Not reconciled, the United States immediately listed more than 100 Chinese goods and imposed an additional 25 percent tariff markup. China's-for-tat confrontation has not only expanded the variety of US goods subject to tariffs to more than 400, but also severely restricted all movements of US nationals in China.
Seeing that the wrestling between the two countries was becoming more and more intense, half a month later, the two governments issued a statement at the same time, saying that the previous dispute was caused by the lack of timely communication and disunity of opinion between the two sides. Now, after friendly consultations, the two sides have decided to return to the previous starting line and continue peaceful and harmonious development.
The melon-eating crowd who watched the play was suddenly shocked, and they were making a lot of trouble with you, it turned out that they were playing double reeds. Everyone is not stupid, China and the United States can reach a consensus in such a short period of time, and each step back shows that they have negotiated in private. The results of such consultations are naturally optimistic. As for the only unlucky guy, it seems that Vietnam is left.
This is what international politics looks like, and there is no justice or justice. After serving, you accept your fate and accept it. If you don't accept it, you will continue to fight, and you will lose your family and lose your money, and the final outcome will be the same.
Russia, Japan, Australia and other countries are very dissatisfied with this, but China and the United States have acquiesced, and they have nothing to do. If you don't recognize the independent status and legitimacy of Red Island, what does it matter, anyway, that small place in the land of projectiles, except for diamond mines, has no economic dealings with them. And the diamond mine has probably been rounded by the Chinese, and the Chinese may have let part of the benefits go out in order to let the Americans take a step back.
In other words, Hongdao is already under the trusteeship of a great power, and the idea of fighting it again is to be an enemy of such a superpower.
These countries once again rehashed the old story, directing their respective media to carry out a long propaganda "*"Today they hit Vietnam, we didn't speak, tomorrow they hit Thailand, we didn't speak, the day after tomorrow they hit us, and when we looked around for allies, we found that we were the only ones left beside us." ”
Australia's Melbourne Weekly wrote with a horrific headline: "The Chinese are full of violence and conquest in their bones," but they cited the example of the Yuan Dynasty, saying that the Chinese invaded Europe and slaughtered thousands of innocent people. As soon as the report came out, China's foreign ministry immediately lodged a serious protest, and the commerce department said half an hour later that China's iron ore imports would focus on cooperation with the Sauermann mining company in Brazil's Vale.
Iron ore exports are one of the lifeblood of Australia's economy, and the Australian government was dumbfounded when it saw the Chinese take such a ruthless move. With a wave of his hand, the Prime Minister Mr. Perth, the propaganda officer in charge of the news media, took the blame, and went back to his hometown to herd cattle.
This result is what Cheng Liping and Liu Weiguo wanted, but it was not the same as they expected. Accepting trusteeship from other countries means that we have to look at the faces of others in the handling of many things. But at this point, they have no choice but to take one step at a time. Fortunately, in order to show its sincerity in cooperation, China transferred 2 billion US dollars to the Hongdao corporate account registered overseas by Jiuye within a week after the agreement was reached. Cheng Liping ordered people to directly withdraw 300 million US dollars and vigorously transform infrastructure construction on Red Island. As for the infrastructure on the Shadow Isle, it is attracting investment from all over the world.
Cheng Liping's investment promotion policy is very harsh, and Hongdao does not pay a penny, and foreign companies are responsible for all expenses. In return, Hongdao provides such countries with visa-free, tax relief and other benefits. Snake Master and others have a lot of complaints about this, saying that which country is willing to be the big wrong, who is willing to do a project without profits?
Cheng Liping smiled and said, "There are a lot of wrongs, I don't believe you will wait for a week to see it." ”
The next day, a long queue began to form for foreign companies to inquire, with the largest number of construction companies in China. The snake master laughed and said, "I don't have to wait a week, now I will believe it." It turned out that they were not interested in profits, but on a good relationship with Hongdao. ”
Cheng Liping smiled thoughtfully. What the snake master said is only superficial, but in fact, others have a deeper meaning, that is, to control the discourse power of Hongdao from all aspects and obtain greater political capital in the future. Standing at this level, the issues under consideration naturally have to change, otherwise they will be played with by others, and they won't know how to die.
On the third day, Eslite Food & Chemical Co., Ltd., from Xiyi County, Tuobin Province, China, issued a statement that it had reached a fixed cooperation agreement with Hongdao, and from this year, the two sides will complete trade exchanges of more than 1 billion yuan per year. In addition, Eslite Food & Chemical Company has also decided to build a new food processing plant in Hongdao, which will start construction immediately after Hongdao's approval. The Hongshan Distillery in Licheng District, Suxu City, sent people to Hongdao to investigate, and as for whether to build a branch, it still needs to apply to the Licheng District Government, after all, they are state-owned enterprises.