Nine hundred and ninety-first chapter drug lord (2)
Chapter 991: Drug Lord (2)
"surrender?!"
Zhuang Rui feels very new about this word, as it seems that such words can often be seen in books about the historical period of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party before liberation.
For a big drug lord like Khun Sa, if he were in China, even if he surrendered, there would be no good end. Given his crimes, being shot and killed one or two hundred times would be enough. However, Zhuang Rui did not expect that there would be such a thing as surrender in Myanmar.
"That's right, it means surrender. People like Kunsha can no longer be summed up by the simple word drug lord..." Peng Fei knew Kunsha very well and told Zhuang Rui some history about Kunsha.
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There is a legend circulating in the Golden Triangle area. When Kunsha was born, he cried day and night. But as soon as he smelled the smell of opium smoke, his crying stopped abruptly, and an incredible smile appeared on his little face. Some people said that he was born
Just for drugs.
And Khun Sa is still Chinese. Khun Sa's father and grandfather are both Han Chinese. In Myanmar, which was very xenophobic at that time, they miraculously became the chieftain of the Shan ethnic group in Lemo Mountain in northern Myanmar. Khun Sa was led by a man named Kun Shan.
raised by people.
In 1949, the remnants of Chiang Kai-shek's 8th Army and 26th Army fled from Yunnan to Burma and stationed in the Golden Triangle area.
Since they could not get supplies from Taiwan, these defeated soldiers resorted to growing opium to solve their source of supplies. From then on, opium cultivation in the Golden Triangle moved from small-scale production by households to the stage of "full-scale development".
By this time, Khun Sa had grown into a strong man. Seeing the great prospects of the drug business, he sneaked back to the Golden Triangle from Thailand, married a leader's daughter, and soon became his father-in-law's right-hand man.
The Golden Triangle borders three countries, and there are countless miscellaneous armies and small groups of armed forces from various tribes. They often fight each other for drug profits. Without government restraint, whoever has a bigger fist will be in charge.
Kunsha saw that the strongest force at that time was still the remnants of the Kuomintang army, so during a conflict between his tribe and the Kuomintang army, he personally killed his father-in-law and asked for credit and reward from the Kuomintang army, and asked for alliance.
After that, Khun Sa used various means to recruit and beat up all the nearby small gangs, and established a unified army and a relatively independent territory in northern Myanmar.
After acquiring the territory, Kunsha began to flex his muscles in the drug business. He took measures to encourage local people to grow opium, spent huge sums of money, used various means to invite scientific researchers from developed countries, and constantly updated refining equipment.
Moreover, Khun Sa has a lot of "brand awareness". In the vast jungle, he actually developed and refined No. 4 heroin with a purity of up to 98%, which attracted drug dealers and addicts around the world.
"Damn it, Number 4 was actually created by Kunsha?"
When Zhuang Rui heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. As Zhuang Rui grew up watching Hong Kong movies, he was certainly familiar with No. 4 heroin that often appears in movies, but he only now knows its origin.
"Haha, Kunsha is not only a drug lord, he should also be considered a member of the Politburo..."
Peng Fei smiled and repeated what he just said. Since the "Golden Triangle Heroin" became notorious, when the Golden Triangle drug was at its most rampant, it once occupied 70% of the world's heroin market.
In addition to drug trafficking, Khun Sa also smuggled gems and arms, and continuously expanded his army. At its peak, the number of troops reached more than 20,000. He opened and closed cards in the jurisdiction and levied various taxes and fees. The Golden Triangle became like a "state within a country".
country".
But as a result, seeing Khun Sa "get bigger", the Myanmar government became anxious.
In 1969, the Myanmar government notified Khun Sa, who held the title of Burmese general, to go to the Northern Myanmar Military Region Headquarters for a meeting. Khun Sa did not know it was the Hongmen Banquet, so he was immediately arrested and sentenced to death.
However, the Burmese government was afraid that Khun Sa's troops would cause trouble and never dared to execute him. Khun Sa's chief of staff, Zhang Suquan, designed to kidnap two Soviet doctors who came to work in Myanmar and demanded that Khun Sa be exchanged. This incident shocked the world and the Soviet Union reacted strongly. Myanmar
The government had no choice but to release the "tiger" after five months.
Khun Sa, who was deeply aware of the importance of rights, immediately established the Shan State Assembly in the Golden Triangle area after his release from prison and established a government with multiple ministers. In 1994, he publicly announced the establishment of the Shan State Republic and appointed himself president. His army was called the Shan State Revolution.
military.
Khun Sa uses money from drug trafficking to constantly update its weapons and equipment. Its weapons are always more advanced than the Myanmar government forces. Even though Myanmar, Thailand and Laos have launched numerous encirclement and suppression campaigns, Khun Sa has not been able to damage Khun Sa's foundation. He was even attacked several times.
The battle was a huge defeat.
Moreover, Khun Sha was very cunning throughout his life and used various means to protect himself. He once deceived U.S. Senator and member of the U.S. Anti-Drug Committee Woolf, saying that he wanted to change his mind and change from drug trafficking to anti-drug.
The naive Mr. Woolf also made a big joke when he once spoke in the U.S. Congress and claimed that Khun Sa was a "sighted national revolutionary and a staunch anti-drug campaigner."
However, because the proliferation of drugs has aroused vigilance and indignation around the world, many countries have reached a consensus on eradicating drug production and trafficking. The Myanmar government launched a large-scale attack on Khun Sa's "Shan State Revolutionary Army".
Because of Khun Sa's distrust of the Shan people, he appointed a large number of Chinese descendants among senior military and political officials, which aroused the anger of the Shan people. Thousands of soldiers broke away from the "revolutionary army" and Khun Sa's power was severely weakened.
In 1998, Khun Sa's army was finally defeated and subsequently surrendered to the Myanmar government. Khun Sa then retired to Yangon.
However, the number of drug dealers in the Golden Triangle has not decreased, and the largest drug lord Kun Sa has retired, which has led to fluctuations in the drug market, causing drug prices to rise sharply, and causing more people to invest in the drug industry.
Almost every few years, Myanmar, Thailand and Laos would jointly send troops to attack the Golden Triangle, and Zhuang Rui's visit to Myanmar happened to coincide with this time.
"By the way, Peng Fei, how come you know Kunsha so well? When you were a soldier, Kunsha had already surrendered, right?"
Zhuang Rui was a little strange. Although Peng Fei used to fight against drug dealers, Kun Sha had already retired by then. Why did he still know so much about Kun Sha?
It was already a matter of Chen Gu being messed up. Peng Fei looked around and saw that there was no outsider, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhuang, our country is not far from the Golden Triangle, and Kunsha is still Chinese. Don't look at him retiring, his influence is
Not weak at all in the Golden Triangle..."
Peng Fei's words were rather obscure, but Zhuang Rui also understood. Ganqing Kunsha still controlled the situation in the Golden Triangle for a long time after he retired.
In the anti-drug campaign of various countries, everyone is actually clearing their own doorsteps and does not care about the frost on other people's roofs. As long as drugs do not flow into their own country, the more drugs are sold in other countries, the better.
Some countries or places even support big drug traffickers to release large amounts of drugs into some countries. Of course, those countries or forces will definitely refuse to admit it. At some point, the drug issue has even become a political struggle.
In the Golden Triangle area, Peng Fei and others wanted to investigate the drug lords who were selling drugs to China, so they also needed Kun Sha's power. Therefore, at certain special times, Peng Fei had personally contacted that person, so he naturally knew a lot about him.
Deep.
After Peng Fei told Zhuang Rui the history of Kunsha, he said: "Brother Zhuang, these people are cruel and have good weapons. Forget about hunting..."
"Well, okay, after seeing the Jade Mine tomorrow, we'll go back immediately. It's been almost a month since we came out..."
Zhuang Rui nodded. Although the tiger whip is very attractive to men, life is more important. After experiencing the distress at sea in Africa, Zhuang Rui truly understood the principle of "a gentleman should not stand behind a dangerous wall".
There were also some small animals around the mine. The barbecue at night was very rich. There were not only pheasants and other birds, but also a wild boar. Zhuang Rui ate very happily and drank a lot of wine brewed by the locals.
It's just that Peng Fei and Li Zhen, who are good drinkers, didn't drink at all after hearing about the drug dealers. Although according to common sense, these drug lords running around generally don't dare to break up with local forces in Myanmar.
But these two people still dare not take it lightly.
After a sound night's sleep, Zhuang Rui walked out of the bamboo hut early the next morning. The temperature in the Hpakant area was a little cooler than that in Yangon. In the early morning, the valley was filled with white mist, and the scenery was very pleasant.
"Brother, let's go. After breakfast, let's go up the mountain..."
Hu Rong was exercising in the open space in front of the bamboo house. When he saw Zhuang Rui coming, he hurriedly greeted him. Pagan was in a bad situation recently and he rarely stayed here. Naturally, he didn't want Zhuang Rui to be put in danger.
After a simple breakfast, Zhuang Rui and Hu Rong got on the rail car and drove towards the mountainside. Thanks to Zhuang Rui's guidance, the original mine pit had been moved from the top of the mountain to the mountainside, and the entire mountain seemed to be blocking the middle of the mountain.
It was struck with an axe, and it was dented inwards.
"Zhuang Rui, in the past two years, a main vein has been mined, totaling xxxx tons of rough stone. Although there is still a vein in it, I think it is not worth the price paid by the British..."
Hu Rong is more inclined to sell this jade mine. These days, there is nothing safer than putting money in your pocket.
"Well, stop for a moment, I want to go in and take a look..."
Zhuang Rui nodded noncommittally. When he saw the rail car coming to the entrance of a mine, he quickly picked up the walkie-talkie at Hu Rong's hand and called the person controlling the rail car below to stop.
Hu Rong glanced at the mine and said, "This mine has been exhausted. Zhuang Rui, go and see the ones above. Those are still producing jade..."
"No, just let me take a look. Is there any danger inside?"
Zhuang Rui waved his hand. He just wanted to find a quiet place to take a good look at the mountain. It would be better if it was an abandoned mine, which would save Zhuang Rui a lot of trouble.
Seeing Zhuang Rui's insistence, Hu Rong handed over a miner's lamp and said: "It's not dangerous, just get a lighting lamp..."
