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Corning quickly walked to the riverside outside the hotel, rushed to Mu Zhen's side, and asked in a low voice: "Is the information accurate?"

Mu Zhen nodded: "The port from Lao Nonghei to Vietnam Mongxian has been closed for three days. Before that, the people from our transportation company were injured not once or twice, but this time it was the most serious. The group of people acted unscrupulously. After grasping the departure time of our convoy, they laid triangular nails on the road in advance and pierced the tires. When our vehicles stopped, they rushed forward. After injuring people, they burned the vehicles and then quickly escaped. The methods were very bad and their actions were extremely neat. After the Lao military and police arrived, the other party was no longer visible, so they could only send our people to the hospital for treatment."

"Hey, for such a vicious incident, have your brothers found any clues? This does not conform to our always-off rules!" Corning asked in confusion.

Mu Zhen replied helplessly: "The other party is very cunning, we can't guard against it. Two months ago, Vietnam suddenly unilaterally announced the ban on the transportation of Chinese herbal raw materials. Ayong's Mengxian border defense camp was ordered to increase the patrol efforts on the border. When encountering mountain people who collected herbs, they would take them back to the camp and be detained on the spot. They scared the pesticides near the border to give up the collection of herbs, causing the output of our agricultural black refinery to drop sharply. Next, Vietnam used various excuses to ban the medicines produced by our company from entering the Vietnamese market. Brother Xu was so angry that he simply gave up trade with Vietnam. Laos political

The government has negotiated with the Vietnamese side many times for this, but not only was unmoved, but it became more and more serious. It explicitly restricted the entry of all medicines produced in Laos and created disputes and frictions with Laos on the ownership of several border mines. You should know that these mines were found by our mining companies. As a result, these extremely precious exploration data were quickly mastered by the Vietnamese side. We determined that it was leaked by internal personnel of the Lao mining department. The Lao government also attached great importance to this and was urgently investigating and dealing with the leakers, trying every means to study countermeasures and recovering the losses."

After hearing Mu Zhen's words, Corning frowned. At this moment, he keenly realized the seriousness of the problem, and then contacted the surrounding situation that Yang Qingquan once told him, and knew that the increasingly close Sino-Laos relations might have made the Vietnamese unable to sit still. In particular, the successful implementation of local agricultural reform in the Shangliao area of ​​Laos has gradually strengthened the economic and political ties between China and Laos. Vietnam, which has been cold on the side, is definitely unwilling to lose its influence and control over Laos, whether from the perspective of national security or economic development. Vietnamese people do not want to see Laos become stronger, and they are even more unwilling to get rid of Vietnam's restraint and completely put it into China's arms. Therefore, it is not surprising that the Vietnamese use their usual scoundrel tricks to create various conflicts and frictions.

"I remember before dinner you said that a Vietnamese economic and trade delegation arrived this afternoon?" Corning asked thoughtfully.

Mu Zhen nodded: "Yes, this sensitive time is indeed strange. Information shows that the head of this Vietnamese trade delegation is Wu Jishi. He is currently living in the Baixiang Hotel next to the imperial palace in the city. This person is surrounded by people and many guards, which is very unusual. Even the ministers and military officers of the Vietnamese Embassy had to hurry to meet Jin, and contact the Vietnamese Embassy Business Counselor last week to mobilize Brother Xu to invest in central Vietnam at the banquet. I guess the other party is probably using both soft and hard."

Corning was shocked: "The origin of this martial arts stone is not simple. He is the Minister of the Vietnamese Ministry of Health and is also the appointed candidate for the next vice prime minister! He may be on the job in January next year. This time he is in charge of the company, and things are definitely not simple. By the way. Do you know who came with him?"

Mu Zhen replied regretfully: "My friends at the Luang Prabang Police Department are not very clear about this matter. They only told me that Wu Jishi and his group were nineteen, both men and women. One of them was Li Dongquan, the president of the National Trade and Investment Promotion Association. They also said that they were likely to visit and exchange within our company this time. Li Dongquan and Brother Xu had a very good relationship. We had dealt a lot a few years ago when we were in Hanoi. At that time, this person was just a foreign investment director of the Vietnamese State Commercial and Sales Office. In May, he came to Laos once and kept mobilizing Brother Xu to invest in Vietnam. Brother Xu politely rejected his invitation on the grounds of shortage of funds."

Corning thought for a while and said, "No, this matter is imminent. We have to make a good summary and come up with a response plan, otherwise it will be detrimental to our investment in Laos and Vietnam, especially in the Shangliao area of ​​Laos, where everything has just started to be on track, and any twists and turns may turn all our previous efforts into flowing water. You immediately call Brother Xu, Brother Chen, Brother Shan and Adong to the conference room. This time, the Vietnamese are not good!"

"That's what I mean! Let's go, let's go first, and call them as we go." After Mu Zhen said that, he took out his cell phone.

Ten minutes later, everyone came to the conference room on the third floor of the castle. They just wanted to have a thorough exchange with their son, but they had not yet reached the point. Xu Jiawei was the last to arrive. After listening to Mu Zhendi's report, he couldn't help but feel even bigger and said angrily: "The Vietnamese are so despicable. We give in and give in. They are pressing step by step. I would rather not have his market of more than 80 million people than be angry. This poor Lao government has lost so much money, but it doesn't even have the courage to fight back. A country is so cowardly in such a situation!"

Chen Pu, who has been following Corning and has a broader vision, smiled and said, "This is really too difficult for the Lao government officials. In fact, Brother Xu is so angry that Cambodia in the south is also compromised? Even the Thai government is afraid of Vietnam. This is due to the accumulated power of Vietnam, the number one military power in Southeast Asia over the years. We should not blame others. If we fall behind, we will be beaten. This is the truth that will last forever. I am really lucky to think about it. If it weren't for Laos separated from Vietnam, we might be even more angry. So, the days in the cracks are hard to bear!"

Liangshan said expressionlessly: "Since the Vietnamese dare to hit our brothers, we cannot let them continue to act like this. I suggest giving him a few tricks."

"Not right! Inappropriate! If we start revenge at this time, the other party may even be more aggressive in strife. Especially in the east and north of our entire Shangliao area, we are surrounded by Vietnam. The industries invested in the early stage have just produced benefits, and any blow will be unbearable. Let's put some pressure on the Lao government for this matter." Xu Jiawei had calmed down at this time and explained helplessly.

Fan Huaidong frowned and suggested: "This tone cannot be swallowed so easily. The more we give in, the more arrogant they will become... Since we cannot use force, can we take advantage of our trade advantages to secretly retaliate?"

Xu Jiawei smiled bitterly and shook his head: "We just need to say this inside. If it is spread, it will make people laugh. We have always had no trade advantage over Vietnam, except for medicines. We have nothing, what can we take to revenge?"

Seeing Fan Huaidong's embarrassing look, Kang Ning smiled and said, "Adong's suggestion is not unreasonable, at least it inspired me. I think under the current circumstances, trade retaliation is a good way."

"Oh? You must have thought of a solution, let's talk." Mu Zhen smiled at Corning slightly, still admiring in his eyes. Xu Jiawei also looked at Corning with surprise, as if he could not think of anything he could threaten the Vietnamese.

Corning asked: "Brother Xu, those senior officials in Vietnam have mobilized you to invest in central Vietnam several times. Isn't this a great opportunity? You should know that our ancestors were fighting wits, but they never lost to others. As long as they are greedy, they will have weaknesses. You might as well see this. So far, only Hanoi in the north and Saigon regions in the south have successfully attracted investment. The Japanese and Koreans' investment in Vietnam's coal, fishery, shipbuilding, and light industry is mainly concentrated in Hanoi and Saigon regions. The narrow central region has always been a place of poor mountains and bad waters, and no one has caught a cold. Therefore,

The Vietnamese are extremely anxious. The investment conditions offered are very superior. Let's talk to them carefully, with the current proven mining rights of the Tsinghua Province tin mine, the Ng'an Province iron mine and the Ha Tin Province nickel mine. Aren't these three mines at the junction of Laos and Vietnam? With our good relationship with the Lao government and through cooperation with Vietnam, we have more advantages than any one. We can also mine through cooperative mining. We can greatly ease our relationship with Vietnam, so that our medicines can enter the Vietnamese market with a population of 80 million. This is a good thing that can be achieved by killing one by one! Why not do it?"

Xu Jiawei's eyes lit up: "This is an opportunity, but the Vietnamese are too unfaithful and are so confused. Haha! Aning, I really have you, I am willing to do it, especially the tin mines and the Yi'an Metro Mine in Qinghua. Most of them are within Laos' territory, which is very beneficial to us. As for this business, there are both back and forth. As long as I really do it, I will have a way to deal with them. I am not afraid of him being greedy, but I am afraid that he is not greedy, haha!"

Seeing that Xu Jiawei understood what he meant, Kang Ning smiled and said, "Brother Xu, I have something I have to discuss with you."

"Tell me, why are you so polite to me?" Xu Jiawei replied with a smile when he swept away the decline just now.

Corning nodded: "Because the Vietnamese continuously destroy the production of our Nonghei refinery, beat our employees and burn our cars, it is necessary to show weakness to the Vietnamese--I suggest that the equipment of the Nonghei refinery and pharmaceutical factory be removed with great fanfare and transport them all to our Wen County, that is, Mengwen County, which is located across the Mekong River from Luang Nanta Province northwest of Shangliao. The two mountains there have richer Chinese herbal resources than Nonghei, whether it is to provide herbs to Luang Prabang or my wife Lu Jingjian at Jinghongdi Pharmaceutical Factory.

The raw materials are very convenient. There are two benefits to doing this. First, it puts pressure on the Lao government to tell them that we can't continue to work in that place. If they don't act tougher in relations with Vietnam, it may not necessarily mean that other companies under our name will relocate one after another. Second, it makes Vietnamese feel that we can't afford to offend them and dare not force us too much. I believe that they are also anxious about our withdrawal. After all, it is not their goal to drive us all out. Cooperation and make money together is the real pursuit."

Xu Jiawei pondered for a moment and immediately agreed: "No problem. We can deal with the four Chinese herbal refineries in the northwest of Shangliao and the large refineries in the northeast Sangnu, and it will not have much impact on the company's output. Your place is in a mess and needs to purchase several advanced production lines so that we can make full use of local resources. Moreover, having a ready-made production line can save a lot of trouble. I think this way, even the managers and technicians will take over together, so that it will be faster to get started. Another thing, this does give the Lao government a headache, which is more effective than verbally putting pressure on it. You must know that the tax paid by our Nonghei Pharmaceutical Factory accounts for almost half of the Fengshawan government's tax revenue. When we withdraw the factory, the local government may have to stomp its feet, but it's a pity that Nonghei and Mengxian's good medicine source."

"Don't sigh, there is a good way to double the production of 30% of your medicines next year." Corning said with a smile with a cunning light flashing in his eyes.

Xu Jiawei glanced at Kang Ning and asked in confusion: "No way?"

Corning whispered: "As long as we reach a cooperation intention with the Vietnamese, they will definitely open up the trade of Chinese herbal medicines. It turns out that we have always been based on the principle of sustainable development and environmental protection. We are particularly careful in the acquisition of Chinese herbal medicines and are unwilling to let medicinal farmers carry out predatory collection. Since Vietnamese treat us like this, we will do something this time, slightly increase the purchase price and purchase a large number of medicinal materials. Not only will the medicinal properties be better, but the output will also increase several times. All the Chinese herbal medicines collected are transported to the Sannu refinery, which is more than 80 kilometers north of the north for processing. I have been to that place, and the processing capacity is fine, so we have to find more workers to work overtime."

Fan Huaidong nodded repeatedly and sighed loudly: "Aning, your hand is really poisonous! In this way, the medicines in the entire Vietnam-old border area will be extinct in less than a year, which is a pity!"

"What a pity? Don't worry, Mengke, Mengwen counties at the same latitude, Jingke and Dagao areas in the north of Daqili in Myanmar, all have these medicinal materials. If not, do you think I'm willing to do it? Humph, you can't let the Vietnamese make money while slapping us in the face, right?" Corning answered angrily.

Everyone laughed happily after hearing this, but Mu Zhen only lowered his face and asked, "That's it?"

Chen Pu patted his shoulder and laughed: "Don't worry, don't you understand when Aning smiles like that? Go back and get your brothers ready, haha!"

The brothers smiled knowingly again. After Xu Jiawei finished laughing, he felt sad: Such a group of brothers with clear grudges is indeed terrible, and they couldn't help but worry about their son...
Chapter completed!