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Volume 6 The Rising Sun Chapter 551 Central Asia Stan (2)

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    From the moment Uzbekistan became an administrative region of China, Sapard, the first president of the newly established Republic of Turkmenistan, felt that he was in big trouble, because at this time he was surrounded by China's borders.  As long as you are entering or exiting, you have to apply to China, which is really not a problem!  The boundary leading into and out of the Caspian Sea in the west has already become the territory of the Chinese Caspian Sea Administrative Region.  He once thought about creating a passage to the west or north, but his new government army only had 30,000 troops, 50 tanks, and 20 fighter planes. It was not as powerful as a division of the Chinese army. It was impossible to fight hard militarily.  of.  His application to join the Pan-Asian Federal Reserve Economy has yet to be approved.  With no other good strategy, he wanted to resort to it, but could he survive it?  No matter where the import and export tariffs are, they are 15%, and then they are 30%. In just half a month, this new country has a huge deficit, and the market prices have tripled.  Sapard thought to himself: "Our production pre-tax profit is less than 30%. This is not only working for China, but also repaying it. If things continue like this, it will be terrible!" So he raised a serious issue with China.  Protesting and demanding most-favored-nation treatment, Yang Ren, director of the China Foreign Economic and Trade Commission, called and replied: "The 15% tariff is an international practice. In view of your country's special circumstances, a 2 percentage point discount can be given. However, the tariff between your country and other countries other than China  Trade is beyond our control. We can only maintain the status quo of taxation." After receiving the call, Sapard only smiled bitterly. They have already given discounts, but they don't buy our products.  Countries far away are also blocked by double tariffs and are unwilling to do business with us.  Let's go shopping. People only recognize Asian dollars, but the treasury is empty and the ruble is worthless.  Half of the domestic oil wells are currently out of production, and refineries are afraid to resume production.  The oil and gasoline can't be sold for money, and people can't eat or drink. It's really hard to do anything.

    At this time, Chiang Ching-kuo, the vice chairman of the Chinese coalition government who was inspecting Central Asia, visited Turkmenistan. The arrival of the leaders of the major powers made Sapard mixed with surprise, and he hurriedly received him, during which he expressed bitterness.  Jiang Jingguo said: "We attach great importance to your protest and are very sympathetic to your country's situation, but this involves territory and sovereignty, international customs of foreign tariffs, discussions on the international legal status of double landlocked countries, and inter-regional economic exchanges.  And the attitude of the Asian Federal Reserve towards this" Sapard was shocked when he heard this, and asked hurriedly: "How long will it take to solve these problems?" Jiang Jingguo said: "This matter is so serious that it will be filed by the Senate first.  After discussion, it will be handed over to the House of Representatives for deliberation; then to the Government Affairs Council, and then the House of Representatives will discuss it again; for many issues involving international law, the judicial department will also submit an application for discussion to the World United Council, and thenthenthe fastest is 1  About a year or so." Sapard said anxiously: "I can't wait any longer! Please buy our oil." Jiang Jingguo said: "We are not short of oil.  It's exporting. I understand that you have difficulties. Let's do this. China will support you with 10,000 tons of grain for free." Saparde said: "Of course I am very grateful, but it cannot solve the fundamental problem." Jiang Jingguo pondered for a moment.  , said: "There are many things that I can't go into details at once. If you are willing, just come with me for a walk. All the expenses will be borne by our Chinese government. We will discuss it after seeing it, okay?" Sapard was helpless.  She agreed.

    Chiang Ching-kuo took Sapard and his party to visit the Caspian Sea, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Kyrgyz administrative regions in China.  On the seventh day, when we arrived in the neighboring city of Ktashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, the administrative district chief Zorev personally brought a luxurious motorcade to the airport to greet him.  He knew Sapard, hugged him warmly and said: "Dear brother Sapard, we meet again. I remember how high-spirited you were when you were the mayor of Ashgabat, and now you are the mayor of Turkmenistan."  As president, it¡¯s even more amazing!¡± Zapard sighed: ¡°What¡¯s so great about me? You are so prosperous now, I¡¯m almost going bankrupt.¡±

    Sapard was invited to observe the military exercise held by the 1st Armored Group Army of the Southwest Asian Theater on the border.  The tanks, chariots, cannons on the ground, as well as missiles and several types of aircraft flying in the sky, the majestic and spectacular actual combat exercises of various military services are very shocking.  Cui Ba, the commander of the theater division, twirled his beard and said to Sapard: "We only take over the defense of the Uzbek administrative region in the theater. There are border guards guarding the border. We only fight in large groups. In order for the troops to familiarize themselves with the terrain, they have to practice like this.  A training session. There are 6 of these 200,000-man army groups in our theater. Not long ago they captured the Karaganda front line in northern Kazakhstan, which covers an area of ??about 1.5 million square kilometers. Later, they obeyed orders and abided by the United World Council.  The decision was made and we returned amicably If I wanted to occupy your land, it would probably only take two days. The main reason is that the march will waste time. Of course I am joking, we can't do that, are we friendly and good neighbors?  ." This exercise was originally meant for Sapard and his entourage to watch. Yang Yong and Chen Tailang on the side laughed secretly after hearing Cui Ba's self-bragging, threatening and blackmailing words, but Sapard secretly laughed after hearing this.  Shocked.

    Later, Sapard accompanied Zolev again.After visiting more than a dozen key construction projects under construction in the Uzbek administrative region, including thermal power plants, hydropower stations, steel plants, oil refineries, machinery plants, fertilizer plants, textile factories, large hospitals, etc., Sapard asked:  "How much funding is needed for such a large-scale construction project?" Zorev said: "The government has invested 50 billion Asian dollars in advance, and the administrative region has received an interest-free loan of 5 billion yuan from the Asian Development Bank. The neighboring administrative regions  Each has provided another 1.5 billion yuan in supplies, and even the China Private Poverty Alleviation Foundation has donated 100 million yuan to aid the construction of 500 primary schools. I think our Uzbek administrative region will see great results in one year, and the economy will take off.  "Sapard's eyes turned green when he heard this, and he said with great envy: "Old Marshal, you have really fallen into a trap. My life is miserable." Zorev said: "I don't support an army.  , don¡¯t worry about border security, focus on construction, and just focus on people¡¯s livelihood, of course it will be much less worrying than you.¡±

    Zorev invited the Sapards to his mansion.  Zorev said to Sapard: "Uzbekistan is an administrative region of China. I dare not break China's border trade policy, but we are close neighbors. I understand your difficulties. Doesn't it cost a lot to build  Let me help you with another 100,000 jins of wheat and 10,000 jins of cotton." Sapard smiled bitterly and said: "My former generalissimo, I really don't appreciate you, do I have to rely on begging to survive!" Zorev said  After hearing this, he said seriously: "Okay, you have the backbone! But your life in the future may be more difficult than begging. Although you have allocated all the state-owned assets under the original planned economy, if you cannot develop a market economy, the lives of ordinary people will not be good."  If we can't continue, we will rebel against your government. If the country is in a mess, it will be taken over by the United World Council, and then it will inevitably be ended by the Chinese United Government. What kind of situation you will be in at that time, I am afraid it is very uncomfortable.  How wonderful!" Sapard said: "But Turkmenistan has just established an independent country. It is a country with more than 400,000 square kilometers, which is almost the same as your Uzbekistan. Do we have to be controlled by others?" Zorev said: "I am very  I appreciate your sense of independence. Democracy, freedom, and constitutionalism are the mainstream today. All countries, regardless of size, are equal. For example, there is a country called Nauru in the Pacific Ocean, with an area of ??only 24 square kilometers and a population of just over 13,000.  They have also established an embassy with only three staff members in China. But your Turkmenistan was born in the wrong place. There are only landlocked countries and double landlocked countries in the world, but Turkmenistan has become a country within a country within the territory of China.  , this is a new issue worth studying. Huaxia has already given you a two percentage point discount in foreign trade. Vice Chairman Jiang told you that giving you a positive reply in about one year is relatively fast In fact, the solution  Yes, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are ready-made examples."

    Sapard thought painfully all night, and found Chiang Ching-kuo the next day and said to him: "Dear Mr. Vice-President, my wife and I are willing to apply for Turkmenistan to join the Chinese nation, but it has to be approved by the parliament.  It will be done after discussion." Jiang Jingguo said happily: "Mr. Sapard, you finally figured it out. If this is the case, it will free Turkmenistan from the predicament and the embarrassment that China is in. Many things  It¡¯s all easy now. Let¡¯s go, I¡¯ll take you to meet someone.¡±

    In a quiet manor on the outskirts of Tashkent, Chen Jiayong met with Sapard.  He said to him: "It's rare for you to make such a wise move. As the government's special envoy to deal with this matter, I would like to make a statement first: If Turkmenistan officially becomes an administrative region of China, the initial investment in infrastructure construction and the other three newly built  Administrative regions receive the same treatment. The army was reorganized into one division, officers were transferred at the same level, and placed under the headquarters of Hou Renjun's 2nd Army in the Southwest Asia Theater. All previous investments in the army were discounted by the Ministry of National Defense at 3 billion yuan and assigned to the administrative region for use.  Each of our administrative regions has considerable economic autonomy. The central government does not make adjustments, but only uses the market economy to make adjustments. Of course, the crude oil, fuel oil, natural gas, cotton and other products produced by Turkmenistan are included in the Chinese market.  They will enjoy half-tax treatment in the new district, and the after-tax income will be used for themselves to build and improve people's livelihood. As usual, the salary of civil servants in the new district will be increased by 20%" Sapard nodded excitedly.  Chen Jiayong added: "We implement a constitutional government, and the chief executive must also be elected. With the above-mentioned commitments to the Turkmen people, I believe you will be the first candidate. Please discuss the details with Jing Guo and the others.  Let's do it." Jiang Jingguo, Yang Yong, Mao Angen, Qiang Ba, Yang Ren, Duan Peiyao and others on the side were busy making arrangements.

    Zapard returned to Ashgabat and immediately secretly summoned his cronies for interviews one by one. Then he convened a meeting of ministerial level and above and members of parliament at the Presidential Palace to announce Turkmenistan's proposal to apply to become an administrative region of China.  There was a quarrel in the parliament, and the proposal was finally passed by a slim majority.  Mao Angen, the secret representative of the Huaxia Kingdom, expressed his acceptance of the application of the Turkmen Congress represented by Sapard and made detailed arrangements for the formation of administrative districts.

    That night, the ten most opposedIn the residence of Deputy Speaker Bahamati, famous congressmen were plotting to overthrow the Sapard government and suppress the armed uprising that defected to China.  But before they could arrange it, they mysteriously disappeared. Of course it was Duan Peiyao and the others who did it.  Han Ping, who cooperated in the action, said to Duan Peiyao: "We Taoists are compassionate. We just need to control them in this extraordinary period of Turkmenistan. You are not allowed to harm them at will. Only through trial and conviction in the future." Duan Peiyao sighed: "Old  Leader, you are becoming more and more kind." Han Ping said goodbye with his hands clasped together, and disappeared into the night with a group of Taoist priests.

    The next morning, the 2nd Group Army of the Southwest Asia Theater Hou Renjun and the Air 76th Division were ordered to enter Turkmenistan. Only a handful of Turkmen soldiers resisted in defiance of the authorities' orders. It took only two days for the Chinese Army to take over the defense.  The Chinese government urgently approved the application of the Turkmen Parliament. Chairman Urbin instructed Vice Chairman Jiang Jingguo, who was inspecting Central Asia, to form a Turkmen administrative region on behalf of the Chinese government.  Then came the referendum election. Sapard was elected as the governor of the administrative region with an absolute majority. He immediately appointed Liang Yongfa of Turkmen Petroleum Huaqiang (former director of Karachi Railway Station) as deputy chief and former commander of the Turkmen Armed Forces Kurban Ai.  Maizi is appointed as the police chief

    The Turkmen administrative district government is operating at high speed.  Train after train transported oil, cotton, ores, and local products, while train after train transported grain, cloth, and daily necessities in.  Vice Chairman of the Pan-Asian Federal Reserve Bu Zhigao flew over with the Asian dollar and announced that the main currency in bank settlement and the banknotes circulating in the market were Asian dollars, and 10 points were set up for citizens to exchange banknotes.  The exchange ratio between the ruble and the Asian dollar within 10 days was 7 to 1, a discount of 0.6 percentage points. It can be regarded as the bank sponsoring the people in the new area.

    ??Ayiguli, a young female teacher, had her monthly salary increased by 20%, from 3,000 rubles to 3,600 rubles. She was very happy.  Due to the skyrocketing prices and lack of food, she and her brother Guntur were half-starved and half-fed except for paying off debts, and they hadn't eaten meat for a long time.  During her lunch break in elementary school, she took time to go to the street and exchanged 3,000 rubles for 210 Asian dollars. She walked into a newly opened supermarket. There were almost all the goods in it, and the prices were only 30% of what they were on the market a few days ago. She was so happy.  Go buy meat.  But at first glance, there were crowds of people rushing to shop in the market, and there was a long queue of people pushing full shopping carts waiting to pay.  She was a little anxious, because she had to go to teach the students, and her brother didn't come home every day from the suburban casino. What should she do?  Yang Ren, who was conducting a private interview in the market as a shopping guide, told her at the information desk: All kinds of goods are being shipped continuously from the mainland. There is no shortage of goods. The panic buying will not last long. There is no need to rush this moment. You can  Hurry up and exchange the remaining rubles into Asian dollars during the promotion period.  Ayiguli was relieved.

    After Turkmenistan became an administrative region of China, the shortage of food and daily consumer goods changed rapidly, and market prices dropped rapidly.  Industrial, agricultural, and animal husbandry production has not only fully resumed, but large-scale industrial construction will also be carried out, and the unemployment rate has dropped to 0.2%.  People's lives have stabilized, social security has improved, and people have felt the benefits of the new government, and the situation in Turkmenistan has stabilized.

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