An hour and a half later, Yang Haoxuan and his party returned to the "Navy One" again.
Susanna immediately rushed over with a big belly:
"Why are you back so late?"
Little Beth shouted loudly: "Mom, I'm almost hungry. When will I have dinner?"
"Didn't you have lunch?"
Susanna frowned.
Yang Haoxuan rushed to answer: "The things outside are not clean. We just ate some snacks we brought for lunch. My good daughter may not have had enough."
When Susanna heard this, she immediately pulled her father and daughter towards the restaurant. At the same time, she did not forget to complain: "There is no place to eat, so come back early? I thought it would be so much fun on the shore, but it actually makes you feel so happy."
"Where is it? This shabby place in Mumbai looks okay on the surface, but secretly it's so rotten. There aren't even public toilets on the streets. It's so rubbish."
Yang Haoxuan couldn't help but complain.
"No way? What should the pedestrians do if they need to go to the toilet?"
Susanna said in surprise.
"What else can I do? I can only go to the streets and alleys to solve it. After that, I can at most bury it with sand. The whole process is almost like a cat pooping."
Yang Haoxuan used an image metaphor.
When Susanna thought of that scene, she burst out laughing.
When Yang Haoxuan saw this, he immediately became nervous: "Stop laughing, you haven't reached the due date yet, be careful and make the baby laugh in advance."
"knew."
Suzanne quickly stopped laughing.
When he came to the restaurant, Yang Haoxuan ordered two bowls of plain noodles without even adding poached eggs. It was better to eat something lighter because he had diarrhea, which was what the doctor ordered.
Susanna frowned: "You've been tired all day, why don't you have something good to eat instead of a bowl of shredded pork noodles?"
"No need to ..." Yang Haoxuan hadn't finished speaking yet, and his stomach was severely painful, so he hurriedly said to his wife: "I'll go to the toilet first."
After saying that, he covered his butt and left in a hurry.
When Susanna saw something was wrong, she immediately called her bodyguard Xue Qian over. Xue Qian simply told the "truth" according to Yang Haoxuan's previous instructions.
"Can drinking water also cause diarrhea?"
"Sister-in-law, the basic conditions in India are too poor. There is a strange smell in the drinking water. Those who can afford it drink bottled pure water. We have just arrived and are not familiar with the situation here, so we accidentally fell into the trap.
"
"If that's the case, then I really don't blame you."
Susanna paused, then asked about the specific conditions of her daughter and husband.
Xue Qian answered truthfully: "Little Beth's condition is okay. She is basically fine after taking the medicine. However, Lao Yang, I don't know what happened. The situation is a bit serious and it hasn't stopped yet."
"What did the doctor say?"
Susanna asked quickly.
"The doctor said that Lao Yang's intestines and stomach are too delicate and need to be recuperated."
"How to prepare it?"
"It says you should eat on time, don't stay up late, don't overeat, don't overeat every meal, eat more vegetables and fruits, that's about it."
Xue Qian paused and tried to remind:
"Sister-in-law, it's best to ask Dr. Hu to check Lao Yang again later. Indian doctors may not be reliable."
Susanna nodded repeatedly: "Well, you are right."
…
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
At the invitation of Chairman Ambani, Zhang Hao was going to stay in Wubao for two days.
This trip has two main purposes.
On the one hand, it is a relaxing vacation; on the other hand, it is also to meet the owners of the fortress here and take the opportunity to communicate.
As for Yang Huaqing, after receiving the news that her sister-in-law was going to give birth, she returned to "Navy One" overnight.
Early in the morning, Zhang Hao received a call from his wife. Susanna successfully gave birth to a baby boy, weighing six pounds and eighty taels, and a big fat boy.
"Now your parents-in-law are relieved, right?"
"Well, I just finished a phone call with my family, and my mother was really happy. She wanted to come over to see her grandson and help take care of the child."
"My mother-in-law won't really come, will she?"
"No, I persuaded him in the end. After all, it's too much trouble to go back and forth. It won't take much time anyway. We have to go back. We don't miss this time."
Zhang Hao breathed a sigh of relief: "Just stop it. Summer hasn't arrived yet, so it's really not suitable for traveling far away. Besides, my mother-in-law is not young anymore, so she should pay more attention to her health."
"Husband, Haoxuan doesn't understand anything. I have to help take care of Nana, so I won't come to stay with you."
"Okay, Nana is in confinement, so don't go to the cafeteria to eat. You can open a small stove for her in private and try to add as much nutrition as possible." Zhang Hao reminded.
"Do you still need to tell me? Don't worry. I brought a lot of supplements here last time. There were seven or eight old hens alone, which is enough for her to eat for a month."
"That's good. I'm leaving soon. Hang up now. If you need anything, remember to call Captain Zhao, or call me directly. I'll be here at any time."
"Well, go ahead and do your work! Pay attention to your safety!"
Yang Huaqing gave one final warning.
After an hour and a half of driving, Zhang Hao and his party finally arrived at the Ambani family's Wubao.
It's a little different from what I imagined. It's probably because the Wubao area is too big. There is no towering wall here, but it is simply surrounded by fences and barbed wire. It has more symbolic meaning than protective function.
However, the gate is very impressive, with a height of about 17 to 8 meters. Its shape is very similar to the French Arc de Triomphe, giving people a sense of history.
Chairman Ambani, along with his family members and a group of fort owners, stood at the door to greet him personally.
As soon as Zhang Hao got out of the car, he stepped forward and held the other person's hand, and said with concern on his face: "Chairman Ambani, you are an elder and you don't need to be so polite."
In the past three days, he represented the central government and the Indian region in multiple rounds of negotiations on the issue of increasing tax rates, and the Indians finally made concessions.
This is what he calls reciprocating love!
Besides, it is well known that Indians are keen on saving face, and they like this kind of favor without any expense.
Chairman Ambani indeed showed a proud look, radiating happiness from his bones.
"Consul, you are so kind. Your arrival is an honor for our Ambani family. To paraphrase a Daxia saying, it will make the humble house shine."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhang Hao couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other party's mind was still clear.
Next, under the introduction of Chairman Ambani, Zhang Hao met the main members of the Ambani family and the fort owners, who numbered more than 300.
These more than 300 people, without exception, are the famous owners of Dawu Fort on the Indian Peninsula. The owners of Zhongxiaowu Fort are not qualified to participate in this "Meeting Alliance" at all.
After some polite greetings, everyone got in the car again. After more than half an hour, the core area of Wubao arrived, which is also called the inner fort.
The inner fort is no different from other Zhongxiaowu forts. It has tall walls and a lookout, giving people a very untouchable feeling and a sense of security.
After entering the inner fort, there were various small workshops and factories on both sides of the road. The vehicle continued to drive for two or three kilometers and finally stopped in front of a very large villa.
The scale of the villa is really exaggerated. It is mainly divided into three parts: left, middle and right. It is distributed in a "pin" shape and looks even more grand than the consul's residence.
"Chairman Ambani, your house is so big. It's an eye-opener for me today."
Zhang Hao complimented casually.
"They are all empty shelves, and many rooms have not had time to be decorated!" Chairman Ambani smiled and shook his head, and then made a "please" gesture: "Consul, the luncheon is ready, let's go in quickly!
"
"It's costing you money!" Zhang Hao said politely, and then asked while walking: "Chairman Ambani, I heard that your estate has a population of 500,000, is it true?"
"Not half a million, only a little over four hundred thousand at most. To tell you the truth, I'm going to empty out my entire family just to support these people."
Chairman Ambani took the opportunity to complain.
Zhang Hao secretly curled his lips, if these landlords and wealthy people were not profitable, they would not attract so many people, and they would not care about the life and death of the people.
"I would like to ask, can a manor like yours be self-sufficient in food?"
Ambani Jr. answered helpfully: "Consul, it is impossible to be self-sufficient in food. We can only barely meet 60%. The rest depends on the support of the central government, otherwise we will have big problems here."
The figure of 60% is quite reliable.
Other cities are almost at this average level. Generally speaking, many backward places can only produce half of the food, or even less.
"Really? Can you think of ways to increase grain production? The central government has also had difficulties in recent years. I hope you can be self-reliant and reduce some of the burden on the central government." Zhang Hao was honest and fair.
If the situation changes in the future, the central government will definitely not take care of semi-independent regions like the Indian Peninsula. In order to avoid a major famine, it needs to take precautions in advance.
"Archon, we hope to produce more food than anyone else, but the reality is often more difficult than imagined. The biggest problem that is currently plaguing us is only one, and that is insufficient energy."
Ambani Jr. took the opportunity to express his bitterness.
Among their industries is a power plant. If they can expand the scale, they will definitely be able to make more money.
"Insufficient energy?" Zhang Hao was thoughtful, "If this is the problem, I can help you think of a way to allocate as much purchasing quota to you as possible."
In recent years, with the rapid development of the energy industry, energy supply is no longer as tight as before, and prices have also dropped a lot.
"Consul, more than that, we are still short of money. Even if we can purchase more coal, we are still powerless." Ambani spread his hands helplessly.
Zhang Hao shook his head without hesitation: "Sorry, I can't do anything about this. The central government is also short of money."
"Consul, there is actually another way." Chairman Ambani suddenly interjected.
"Oh? What can I do?"
"Our Indian peninsula is actually not short of coal. After all, the reserves are more than 300 billion tons. However, many estates have built their own small power stations. This is not only a huge waste, but also severely limits the total power generation capacity."
Chairman Ambani shows his fox tail.
At the same time, the surrounding fortress owners were suddenly shocked. This was indeed the Hongmen Banquet. If they accepted the unified power supply, they would undoubtedly be controlled by others.
This is something they cannot agree to under any circumstances.
As a result, everyone opened their mouths to refute.
Some say that the terrain is complex and there is no way to achieve unified power supply; some think that the investment is too large and cannot be afforded; some use the risk of power outages as an excuse; some simply think that there is no need to redundant construction and it is unnecessary...
In short, the reasons are varied.
Zhang Hao patiently listened to all the speeches and finally concluded: "I know everyone's opinions. Unified power supply has advantages, but it also has disadvantages. It cannot be decided in a short while..."
"Yes, yes, let's have a meal first, and then we'll discuss it after we finish the meal. The consul will stay for two days, so we have plenty of time to discuss it slowly."
Chairman Ambani immediately agreed.
Soon, the party began.
The Ambani family is indeed very wealthy. Not to mention other things, just the complete set of gold tableware makes people unable to take their eyes away.
Zhang Hao almost cursed.
It is said that Indians like gold, but it is not an exaggeration, right? There were more than fifty tables in the entire banquet. If it were not gold-plated, the gold alone would cost dozens of tons.
He casually picked up a small gold bowl dotted with gems in front of him and asked Chairman Ambani standing aside: "Chairman Ambani, is this pure gold?"
Weighing the weight, it looks very similar indeed.
Chairman Ambani nodded, and then said to Versace: "Of course it is true, but gold cannot be eaten or drunk, so it only has a decorative effect."
"Haha, Chairman Ambani, I finally know where your confidence in unified power supply comes from. If each of you has so much gold, I believe..."
A fort owner hurriedly interrupted: "Consul, you think too highly of us. Chairman Ambani is the richest man in India, and we are far behind him."
"That's right, the combined net worth of all of us is probably not as much as Chairman Ambani's."
“Chairman Ambani is truly extremely wealthy!”
Everyone added some words of jealousy.
The previous "unified power supply" plan offended all the fort owners present.
Little Ambani quickly defended: "Consul, everyone is exaggerating. After decades of accumulation, our Ambani family's entire family property is just the gold in front of us. As for other companies, large and small, they can maintain their finances."
Balance is already hard to come by.”
"You're being modest, aren't you? If the Ambani family thinks there are too many companies, I can help share some of it."
Zhang Hao joked with a smile.
But something clicked in his heart. These wealthy locals were indeed richer than he thought. Just these gold tableware alone cost almost fifty to sixty billion.
And it is liquid cash that can be used at any time.
Others immediately echoed: "Ambani, I can also help share some of the burden."
"Haha, I am willing to marry the daughter of the Ambani family, as long as you marry a few more companies, preferably the petrochemical company."
"Mittal, you are too greedy. I will be satisfied with the telecommunications company."
"Just marry me. I only want the textile company and nothing else."
Seeing that everyone was getting more and more exaggerated and wanted to divide the Ambani family directly, old Ambani had to intervene and said: "It is rare for the consul to come to India. I suggest that we toast the consul together."
Zhang Hao raised his glass: "I'd like to toast you all too!"
"cheers!"
"I wish the Archon good health and a long life!"
Finally, someone shouted: "Long live India!"
Zhang Hao smiled and repeated: "Long live India!"
“Long live India!”
Everyone agreed.
The atmosphere at the scene reached a climax instantly.