Book Synopsis
Book Tags
Donation Rankings
Comment
0 Comments
You May Also Like
墨書 Inktalez
Yang Wencai was very interested in the plan proposed by Xin Yi to deceive, cut off the lifeline, and exhaust the roots. He immediately walked over to Xin Yi, excitedly grabbed his hand, and said, "So you are indeed a brilliant strategist! If this plan can be implemented, it would be far more powerful than my thirty thousand troops. Come, let’s sit down and discuss it in detail. This plan is good, but to truly execute it, we need to ensure every step is interconnected."
By this time, Xin Yi and Yang Wencai had basically confirmed their cooperative relationship. The next step was to discuss specific actions. In fact, achieving the three goals mentioned by Xin Yi was not as difficult as it seemed. The main reason was that after the Taiwan Authorities took power, they failed to recognize the importance of economic infrastructure. They only thought about how to quickly accumulate wealth and began promoting large-scale poppy cultivation across the country. Farmers stopped planting crops altogether and switched entirely to poppy cultivation. While poppies could quickly generate wealth and be turned into drugs for substantial foreign exchange, this led to a transformation in domestic agriculture. Now, no one in Taiwan was planting food crops; all food had to be imported. Therefore, once the import channels for food were cut off, they could soon be brought to their knees. Even if they immediately uprooted the poppies and replanted food crops, it would not solve the problem quickly. Of course, the prerequisite for implementing this step was to exhaust Taiwan's national reserves, which would require considerable effort. Similarly, cutting off food imports could lead them to ruin, while cutting off drug exports could sever their lifeline. Taiwan's entire economic support was based on drug exports; without them, all economic sources would dry up, making survival nearly impossible for Taiwan.
To implement these two steps, the prerequisite was to deceive them—specifically, to completely destroy Taiwan's intelligence agencies so that the Taiwan Authorities would fall into confusion and ignorance about external affairs. This would facilitate subsequent actions.
After having lunch and dinner together with Xin Yi and finally a late-night snack, Yang Wencai managed to outline a detailed first-step plan. This was no joking matter; any minor oversight could lead to extremely serious consequences that might even affect the survival of the entire Guokan District. Thus, Yang Wencai and Xin Yi had to proceed with caution.
After finishing their late-night snack, Yang Wencai ordered his special car to take Xin Yi back to the hotel. Before leaving, Yang Wencai gave Xin Yi a token that allowed him unrestricted access within his residence; with this token, he could enter any part of his official residence at any time. Yang Wencai personally escorted Xin Yi out of his residence when Xin Yi suddenly remembered something and asked, "Lord Toast, why is there such a stark difference between the interior and exterior of your residence? Moreover, it clearly does not follow a single style; can you tell me why?"
Yang Wencai laughed heartily and leaned closer to Xin Yi's ear, saying, "This is called inconsistency. If I gave the Taiwan Authorities the impression that I am too diligent in governance, they would have probably lost their patience long ago. Don't you think that an image of a rustic tycoon suits my identity better? Hahaha..." It turned out he was also a person who kept his true abilities hidden.
Yang Wencai helped Xin Yi and others resolve their identity issues in Taiwan; as long as they obtained legal status in Taiwan, they could move freely within its territory in the future. Xin Yi called Qin Dali back home and instructed him to lead members of Beng Hu Company in batches to gather at the southwestern border where Heavenly Pride meets Taiwan. Then they were to find an elderly man named Yanming Store based on an address and phone number; once found, they should ask Yanming Shop Elder to help them cross the border in batches. Meanwhile, Yang Wencai would send someone to communicate with Border Station for clearance since Guokan and Taiwan were essentially one entity; communication would be convenient—it just required some extra money. Once all members of Beng Hu Company gathered at the Taiwan border, Yang Wencai would dispatch military helicopters to transport them in batches back to Guokan for their mission.
As for Xin Yi and others, aside from leaving Xu Maogong behind in Guokan as support, Topology and Roxy accompanied him towards Taiwan's capital Abayir to scout out enemy conditions.
Taiwan truly lived up to its reputation as a drug-producing nation; along the way, fields were filled with poppies—some blooming vibrantly while others were already bearing fruit just waiting for harvest before being processed into that magical substance. The farmers seemed completely unaware that what they were cultivating was considered by most parts of the world as a source of evil; they diligently tended these crops that provided them sustenance. The same thing held two different meanings—who is right or wrong? Perhaps no one could provide an accurate answer.
Taiwan's capital Abayir was also a city surrounded by jungle; however, the Taiwan Authorities had opened several wide avenues through the jungle that divided it into large sections. As urban areas expanded, jungle areas continuously shrank; perhaps soon enough the jungle would be completely covered by urban development. The local indigenous people lost their hunting grounds—their paradise for survival—and thus had no choice but to respond to government calls by taking up hoes to plant poppies or picking up arms to serve in the military.
The atmosphere in Abayir differed from that in Guokan; Guokan primarily relied on tourism for half of its economic support while Abayir depended on purchasing and refining poppies as its specialty economic project. Within Abayir city itself was a designated area for refining poppies located on its western side—all belonging to Limin Group. The so-called Limin Group was actually a drug procurement, processing, refining, and sales company controlled by Taiwan Military; its chairman was Jiang Wanhua—an uncle of current President Jiang Jiwen—who came along with his brother during the collapse of Mingguo Party's army.
Jiang Wanhua’s personality differed from that of his brother Jiang Zhongzheng; Jiang Zhongzheng was inherently suspicious and trusted almost no one except himself during his tenure as president—this made everyone within Mingguo Party live in fear of being suspected by him one day. For officials who might have skeletons in their closets at any time faced potential ruin from any accusation against them—a trait that served both as Jiang Zhongzheng’s strength and weakness. In Mingguo Party's early days, such suspicion allowed it multiple escapes from disaster during difficult struggles but became a fatal flaw once Mingguo Party secured power; officials became preoccupied with self-preservation rather than governing effectively leading to widespread discontent among citizens which ultimately facilitated Heavenly Pride’s current government party’s rapid rise expelling Mingguo Party from its territory.
Jiang Zhongzheng’s character suited political struggles while his brother Jiang Wanhua was different; although he was also astute he did not exhibit suspicion—instead he appeared very generous and loyal often treating subordinates sincerely which earned him good relationships among people. When Jiang Zhongzheng passed away many voices within Mingguo Party supported Jiang Wanhua’s presidency but he did not heed these supporters’ sentiments—instead publicly reprimanding them while wholeheartedly supporting his deceased brother’s son Jiang Jiwen for presidency instead.
After Jiang Jiwen took office as president of Taiwan he quickly stabilized situations with Jiang Wanhua’s influence within both party and military removing some treacherous opposition forces thereby solidifying Jiang Jiwen’s ruling power.
Once Taiwan's situation stabilized somewhat Jiang Wanhua proposed relinquishing military power and withdrawing from politics knowing this gesture aimed at proving he harbored no ambitions towards Taiwan’s regime preventing future suspicions from Jiang Jiwen regarding him thus he accepted Jiang Wanhua’s resignation request gratefully thanking him for all he had done for him at that time coinciding with Limin Group's establishment so Jiang Jiwen entrusted this crucial state-owned enterprise into Jiang Wanhua’s management.
Although Limin Group was merely a company it held immense significance for Taiwan—a country entirely reliant on drug sales revenue for operation—its importance equated that of a nation’s treasury; without Limin Group's support Taiwan's economic lifeline would collapse entirely thus such an important position naturally required someone trustworthy like Jiang Wanhua at its helm.
Jiang Wanhua indeed proved talented in management; when Limin Group was founded it operated under outdated workshop-style processing methods but under Jiang Wanhua's leadership evolved into an advanced production model featuring fully automated assembly lines—not only that but he actively connected with international standards introducing advanced corporate management practices across various stages including raw material procurement processing refining packaging ensuring effective quality control while organizing technical departments for new product development creating multiple series of high-purity drugs while also aggressively exploring high-end foreign markets tailoring personalized drugs suitable for prominent figures like politicians wealthy businessmen celebrities etc., through these reforms Limin Group emerged as the largest most renowned supplier globally offering diverse high-quality drugs many countries even classified Limin Group products as exempt from inspections or recognized brands—rumor has it Jiang Wanhua is currently planning an IPO on Nasdaq attracting global investments into Limin Group... (a little humorous twist here)
Limin Group spans 3,000 acres surrounded by tall walls patrolled 24/7 by fully armed soldiers inside and outside its premises; reports indicate that stationed at Limin Group is Taiwan government military's 114th Division 13th Regiment comprising around 1,000 personnel additionally stationed three kilometers away at Western Suburbs is entire 114th Division ready for rapid response within twenty minutes should anything unusual occur at Limin Group making any attempts against it quite challenging.
These are the circumstances that Xin Yi and the others learned about after arriving in Abayir. Since the population structure of Abayir is primarily composed of descendants of the Heavenly Progeny, and the common language is still that of the Heavenly Pride Nation, it is not very difficult to gather information. Additionally, most residents in Abayir have family members working for Limin Group, so they are quite familiar with the situation there; thus, this information cannot really be considered a secret.
The situation regarding Limin Group is relatively easy to inquire about, but ordinary citizens generally do not know much about Mei Organization. Therefore, it is necessary to rely on the secret agents that Yang Wencai has placed in Abayir. Before leaving, Yang Wencai provided Xin Yi with a contact for a Guokan agent who has been undercover in Abayir for many years. This agent currently holds a significant position within the Taiwan government, and much of the intelligence from Taiwan Authorities is transmitted back to Guokan through him. The fact that Yang Wencai readily offered such an important figure indicates that he truly considers Xin Yi a trustworthy partner.
Comment 0 Comment Count