The tires of these two off-road vehicles are very large, which set off the chassis of the vehicle very high. It seems that they have been specially modified.
When he came by helicopter yesterday, Zhuang Rui had seen the roads around here, which were basically mountain roads. If he had used the RV that Hu Rong had before, he would have fallen asleep within two miles.
Zhuang Rui, Peng Fei and Hu Rong were sitting in a car. There was also a Burmese soldier who came from Mandalay. The other two soldiers were sitting in a car with Professor Feng and Chen.
Although the three Burmese soldiers did not speak much along the way and remained silent, Zhuang Rui still felt that they were paying attention to every move he and others made, that is, they were monitoring their own behavior, and they were monitoring their actions.
On his waist, there was a pistol holster hanging unabashedly. Zhuang Rui had no doubt that there was no real guy there.
This made Zhuang Rui a little uncomfortable, because the purpose of his visit this time was not to inspect the jade mine, but to find treasures in the forest. If he followed these soldiers, could he find treasures and donate them to the Burmese government?
Zhuang Rui is not that noble. If Japan takes what he takes away, he can take it back to China and build a Hope Primary School, which is better than making it cheaper for these Burmese warlords.
After getting on the bus, Zhuang Rui's car drove in front and slowly drove out of the city. Although Myitkyina was relatively poor, it had a large population. The narrow streets were full of naked children.
, so the car couldn't speed up at all, and it took nearly half an hour to drive just a few kilometers.
Thinking about the family planning that China started in the late 1970s, it is still very necessary. Otherwise, in the past few decades, I am afraid that the population will not be 1.6 billion by now, and it is very possible to double it again.
, Zhuang Rui shuddered when he thought about that situation.
Originally, he thought that the car would be able to speed up a bit outside the city, but when Zhuang Rui saw the road paved with pebbles, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. It's impossible to drive fast on this kind of road, otherwise the tires might not be able to support Pagan.
Myitkyina is actually the capital of Kachin State, and the roads are in such poor condition. It must be that the warlords are only focused on grabbing land, and no one cares about these things.
Speaking of Kachin State, it is actually the Jingpo ethnic group in our country, but the Jingpo people are much happier than them. At least they won’t roll in the mud when they go out on rainy days.
After walking on a gravel road, Zhuang Rui realized that he had thought the journey to Pagan was too simple. The road ahead was completely filled with dirt, and the people in the car followed the car.
The bumps and dancing ups and downs. If the mountains here were not relatively steep, Zhuang Rui would rather take a helicopter ride again.
The bumps were bearable, but when he thought of the plastic bombs and grenades in Peng Fei's bag, Zhuang Rui became a little restless. At this moment, Zhuang Rui felt as if he was sitting on a pack of explosives.
Zhuang Rui was not a military fan, and he didn't know that plastic bombs would not explode even if they were set on fire without special detonation, but his efforts were in vain.
"Hu... Brother Hu, I think we want people from the Burmese government to... go to the rural areas of China to investigate. This road is too bad..."
Zhuang Rui divided the sentence he was hit by the car into several paragraphs before saying it. He saw children running everywhere in the low wooden houses on both sides of the road, and couldn't help but think of a sentence he often saw in rural areas in China:
"If you want to be rich, have fewer children and build more roads."
This sentence is perfect when applied to Myanmar. Myanmar has gold, silver, copper mines and many gem mines. However, the living standards of the people are almost as poor as those in war-torn African countries. The root cause of this problem still lies with the government.
"Brother, it's easy for you to say this. Who cares? Everyone here sweeps the snow in front of their own door and doesn't care about the frost on other people's tiles..."
After Hu Rong heard Zhuang Rui's words, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. He and Zhuang Rui were speaking in Chinese, and he was not afraid of being heard by the soldier. Even if he heard it, it didn't matter. The Hu Rong family could stand in Myanmar for hundreds of years.
, it’s not just about money.,
The Hu Rong family has been rooted in Myanmar for hundreds of years. It can be said that they are the best witnesses and bystanders who have witnessed the storms of Myanmar over the past century.
Myanmar was always a British colony at the beginning of the last century. Later, the British Empire lost its majesty and was driven out of Myanmar by Japan. Then with the help of China, Myanmar also broke away from the British after reestablishing its political power.
rule.
It's just that because Myanmar has so many ethnic groups, in addition to the government troops, every place basically has its own local army. Coupled with the defeated Kuomintang troops in the Golden Triangle, Myanmar has always been divided by warlords, with constant wars, and each one occupies the top of the mountain as the king.
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In the late 1980s, the value of jade mines gradually became prominent, and the Myitkyina area became the focus of competition between government forces and local forces. This dispute has not completely subsided until now.
Although what Zhuang Rui and others see now is peace and harmony, and everyone is happy under the control of the government, in fact, in the jade mining area of Myitkyina, which stretches more than 150 kilometers, various relationships are extremely complicated, and small incidents often break out.
A large-scale war, of course, these things are not suitable to be announced to the outside world.
Hu Rong and the people in Hu Rong's family belong to local forces. The mine protection team trained by their family can turn around and become an army at a certain period of time to compete with the government forces. The current peace is nothing but
The result of a compromise between all parties.
Under such circumstances, no force, including Hu Rong's family, is willing to invest funds in infrastructure construction, because the land is yours now, and if you build it, it may be snatched away by others tomorrow.
, who is willing to do such a thankless thing?
Even if Hu Rong knew about the weapons Zhuang Rui and Peng Fei carried, he wouldn't care. Compared with the weapons arsenal at his home, those gadgets were inconspicuous at all. They were patrolling outside his home.
The security guards all carry Soviet AK47 submachine guns on their backs.
In this area, people without any connections would not dare to go deep, otherwise they might be kidnapped by someone. If you are lucky, you might be able to redeem it with money. If you are not lucky, you can give it to Jungle.
The flowers, plants and trees inside are used as fertilizer.
The car was really bumpy, and Zhuang Rui was not in the mood to talk. He held the door handle tightly with his hand and looked around in the car out of boredom, but he discovered some differences.
Zhuang Rui took a closer look and found that the doors of the car he was sitting in were reinforced with steel plates. The window glass looked a little different from ordinary glass. It might be the legendary bulletproof glass.
On the car glass in front of Zhuang Rui, there is a very conspicuous pass. According to Peng Fei's translation, it means "guoguo". Although there are not many cars encountered along the way, they will take the initiative to pull over.
, give way to their convoy.
On the road from Myitkyina to Hpakant, there is a checkpoint basically every twenty or thirty kilometers. Although it is just a traffic stop tool made of a few pieces of wood, it is very practical.
Every time he was far away from the checkpoint, Hu Rong would poke his head out and say hello in Burmese. These soldiers with live ammunition seemed to know Hu Rong, and they moved away without even taking a look inside the car.
The wooden frame allowed the car to pass.
After more than three hours of turbulence, Zhuang Rui and others arrived at Meng Gong, which is an important town from Myitkyina to Hpakant and where the Chinese Expeditionary Force launched the Meng Gong Valley Battle.
Here, the Chinese army commanded by Sun Liren occupied the natural barrier of Bujiban Mountain in just one day, annihilating and killing more than 12,000 Japanese troops. General Sun Liren became famous for this battle.
However, Zhuang Rui did not have time to pay condolences to the fallen anti-Japanese generals this time. He got off the car at Hu Rong and went through some formalities, and after resting for more than half an hour, the two cars continued to drive to Hpakant.
After passing Meng Gong, the road became more and more difficult to walk. There was no road surface at all. The off-road vehicle just followed the roadbed pressed out by the big trucks transporting rough stones, and trudged forward.
According to Hu Rong, a few decades ago, those jade pickers who lacked machinery were just like the jade pickers in Xinjiang, who had to rely solely on their shoulders and arms to transport jade out of the mountains. It was just their tool.
The donkeys from Xinjiang were replaced by elephants from Myanmar.
On both sides of this overgrown road, there are tall trees whose tops cannot be seen. These trees are distributed on the mountains and look a bit eerie. In addition, Hu Rong said that there are various hidden things inside.
It is a dangerous creature and produces miasma every evening and early morning. Many people who stray into the forest rarely survive.
Hu Rong's words made Zhuang Rui's hair stand on end. He was reflecting on his treasure hunting journey. It seemed that it was not as simple as he thought. The forest where even the light from the sky could not penetrate was like a monster's big mouth, darkly devouring
With all the people and creatures that enter.
"Brother Hu, I heard that there are a lot of black bears in Myanmar. We would like to go hunting. There is no chance for this in China..."
Peng Fei, who had been sitting silently in the back row, suddenly interrupted with a curious look on his face. Zhuang Rui couldn't help but look back at Peng Fei, who had just backed down.
"There are black bears. The bear bile of that thing is called liquid gold, but the number is very rare now. Let's see if there is a chance in the next few days. I will take you two to play..."
Hu Rong was not an animal protector. After hearing what Peng Fei said, he agreed without much hesitation.
Moreover, hunting is a normal behavior in Myanmar. He would go to the mountains to shoot some pheasants and improve his food.
