Chapter 1449: The Expedition is Coming

Follow the Longhai Line and head westward, cross the beautiful Xinjiang and pass through the Pamir Plateau.

A narrow corridor will appear before your eyes.

Wakhan Corridor.

The region where China, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan and the four countries handed over is still a key way to guard the throat even in the 21st century.

To the east is a great power in the east.

To the west is the "imperial cemetery" that has been destroyed by several empires.

There, I have just recovered from the long battle and have been in trouble.

Although there is nothing to see at the official level, the people have long heard of the news.

After all, someone is doing the beheading business.

Long before the Lighthouse Kingdom withdrew its troops, merchants from all over the world took over the projects near Kabul and the slightly remote Kandahar.

Why?

Because these projects are built quickly and destroyed quickly.

However, due to many hard demands, it has to be built.

For example, if the hospital is bombed, it still needs to be built.

The substation exploded and still needs to be rebuilt.

Lighthouse Country, former Afghan government, current government, and local forces, who doesn’t want their territory to look a little bit like?

However, this almost broken country has zero infrastructure.

I can only stand up again and again in the quagmire, and lay down again and again.

The local people are helpless, painful, and very unsafe. Foreigners who go to Afghanistan to work are always living in crisis.

They can choose to forget, but when gunfire sounds, all memories will rush out.

China has established good relations with Afghanistan very early.

As early as 2010, a large state-owned enterprise from China defeated its competitors from multiple countries and eventually obtained the mining rights of Afghan copper mines.

Of course, in order to achieve smooth mining of minerals, they also had to contract a railway from Pakistan to Uzbekistan.

This project alone requires $4.4 billion.

Later, the number of domestic oil companies in China defeated Australia's opponents and obtained the mining rights of three oil fields in northern Afghanistan.

You know, this is the first time Afghanistan has signed an oil exploration contract with a foreign country in decades.

After that, the average daily oil production in the north reached 25,000 barrels, which is the data from 2015.

Later, this data rose to 40,000 barrels.

Now that the Lighthouse Country has withdrawn, Afghanistan has once again come into view of many countries.

They all want to join Afghan mineral development projects. If the county government can calm the situation as soon as possible and start reconstruction smoothly, the curtain of mineral mining will also be opened.

This is the tone of the conversation of this man from the think tank.

“In Afghanistan, our predecessors have made a way and sacrifices.

Now it happens to be a vacuum, we can occupy the land and observe the wind direction.

Once the current government can stabilize the situation, our domestic private businesses can enter in batches.

Of course, the premise is that the current government of the other party can fulfill all the promises.”

"However, we can't just wait for them to get in place before we start intervening."

"Copper ore, chromium ore, the key is... iron ore, and rare earth ore, all have great potential for development."

The man looked serious, "This time the goal is Bamiyan Province."

Many people here know Afghanistan, after all, the members of the Red Flag Club are consistent in their ideals and goals.

They often organize internal learning.

Based on their industry, status level and information sources, many things can be predicted relatively accurately.

With this premise, they can think what the country thinks and what the country can reach.

You should know that when we know many things, they may have been progressing secretly for many years, and we just saw a result.

There are always people who want to try the water temperature and lay the groundwork.

Making money is just a side goal, never the main goal.

"Our main purpose this time is...a large rare earth mine has been discovered in the local area and bidding will be organized in three months.

There are fifteen countries that are known to participate in the bidding. Although we have projects in nearby iron ore, you all know that the current Afghan government's local binding force is actually not very strong, and the people in the control agencies of Bamiyan Province have a big appetite."

"We must not only do our best to win the bid for the development of rare earth mines, but also do our best to avoid direct exchange of interests with the other party."

“At the same time, we must demonstrate our mining and processing capabilities as much as possible.”

"The main bidding team, we have organized and are composed of three state-owned enterprises.

Among all of you here are those affiliated with these three companies. You are like Mr. Liu of MCC... Once you successfully win the bid, as long as you are related companies, you can apply to join the work team.

The right way is to work together.

But this time we need an opportunity to show it indirectly.”

The man from the think tank finally explained his true purpose.

The so-called winning bid is actually not entirely determined by economic factors.

For example, a third world country's bid was instantly killed by a number of engineering and technological powers, but does Afghanistan dare to give it?

You get what you pay for.

Some things cannot be fake.

In terms of infrastructure capabilities and various capabilities, Chinese manufacturers are almost the best choice for local authorities in Bamiyan, but the actual situation... you know.

In a complex international environment, the intertwined forces of all parties are clearly and secretly playing games.

In places like Afghanistan, strategic resources like rare earths are involved, and everything becomes impure and not simple.

Therefore, a team with side assists is needed.

Arrive in Afghanistan in advance and carry out some actions similar to external propaganda.

It just so happens that iron ore is not far from the rare earth mine, which is being developed by Chinese companies. If linkages can be formed, it would be even better.

"In three months, there is no requirement to do much work, and it depends on everyone's adaptability.

We will find people to connect with the local situation, but the situation is changing rapidly, so those who go to beat the side drum need to be mentally prepared.”

The man from the think tank finished speaking and looked around.

His expression was serious.

The expressions of everyone in the Red Flag Club are also serious.

It is obvious that private businesses can do such things more easily.

"Xiaohong, I remember your Xiaodan is Arabic."

The man smiled.

Li Xiaohong was stunned and then smiled: "Yes, but the official language of Afghanistan is not Arabic.

Moreover, my Xiaodan’s legs are not convenient now, so I’m afraid I’ll miss this opportunity.”

This is the truth.

No one thinks Li Xiaohong is escaping.

This mother and daughter have always supported some strategic tasks.

"Ah, that's it... It's true that the official language over there is Pashto."

The man nodded and signaled him to understand.

"I... will be some."

Liu Dan suddenly spoke.
Chapter completed!