"A bunch of trash! What do they do for food! We have been negotiating for half a month, and now you are going to give me this result?"
Since half an hour ago, the roaring in the office of the Philippine President has not stopped. [Fengyun.com]
Aquino angrily threw a stack of documents at the Foreign Minister's face, his chest heaving.
The Philippine Navy basically relies on imported equipment, and its only two "Hamilton"-class patrol ships were also picked up from the United States. It’s quite interesting to say that every time during arms purchase, the Philippine Defense Secretary would shyly ask the United States to retain the weapons and equipment on the warships, but he was rejected without exception. It's hard to disrespect him for being such a good dog despite being ruthless and still kneeling down to lick him.
Now that the Australian side has finally relaxed, it even stated that it would make certain reservations in weapons and equipment, but the warship that was almost delivered just flew away like this? Aquino also hopes to use this ship to increase his bargaining chips in the South China Sea negotiations!
The Minister of Foreign Affairs also felt very aggrieved. The Australian president had obviously nodded, but when he was preparing to discuss the details of the agreement early this morning, the other party went back on his promise and made things difficult on several key issues.
The other party suddenly changed its mind overnight, which directly caught the Philippine delegation that went to negotiate by surprise.
The chief of staff glanced at the aggrieved Ministry of Foreign Affairs and took a deep breath.
"Mr. President, we should call the White House now—"
The door was suddenly pushed open, and a congressman walked in hurriedly.
"Typhoon 'Squid' passed through the sea near Aulas City. Many buildings, including a hospital, suddenly collapsed when the typhoon passed through. 31 casualties have been confirmed so far... "
"Fu-ck!" Aquino yelled angrily and walked quickly out the door.
A series of troubles followed. He had just been accused of diplomatic incompetence by the media, and he did not want to be labeled as being incompetent in disaster relief again.
"The White House—"
"Let the foreign minister go and talk. I must appear in the disaster area within five hours..."
... ...
The passing of the typhoon was like a disaster, but now the rain has passed and the sky is clear.
The heavy rain washed away the dust, and there was a refreshing freshness in the air. The dewdrops on the palm leaves outside the window shone brightly, reflecting the white fish belly rising from the east.
In the early morning, Jiang Chen sat at the dining table and watched the morning news. According to meteorological reports, the typhoon named "Squid" is moving along the western part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. It passed over the eastern part of the Philippines and headed towards the coast of South China.
After placing fried eggs, toast and coffee on the table in front of Jiang Chen, Ayesha leaned over and kissed him lightly on the cheek, then sat next to him.
Smiling at Ayesha's tenderness. Jiang Chen continued to look at the TV screen. When he saw the list of several disaster-stricken cities sliding across the bottom of the TV, he couldn't help but frown.
As if reading Jiang Chen's thoughts, Ayesha asked softly, "Xia Shiyu is over there in Xiangjiang, is it okay?"
"I'll call her later."
Ayesha nodded. He picked up the fork and concentrated on his breakfast.
It is almost mid-June. As early as the beginning of the month, BHP Group has transported 100,000 tons of iron ore and 200,000 tons of aluminum ore to the deep-water port of Coro Island in accordance with the ore trading agreement signed with Jiang Chen.
This batch of ore will be used to support the industry in the wasteland, so it is naturally better to transport it there as soon as possible. After breakfast, Aisha drove Jiang Chen to the deep-water port at the southern end of Koro Island.
Generally speaking, imported goods such as iron ore are packed in small 20-foot containers. Since it cannot be filled full, one box can only hold about 20 tons of ore. Originally, Jiang Chen had no specific idea about the 300,000 tons of ore, but he was shocked when he saw it at the port.
More than 10,000 containers almost filled the small port. The originally idle port administrator had to work overtime to guard here because of this batch of cargo. Therefore, when they saw Jiang Chen at this moment, they naturally didn't look good.
However, Jiang Chen didn't say much to them. He called Zhang Yaping directly and asked him to contact the person in charge of the port to give all employees a holiday. After confirming that they were all gone, Jiang Chen ordered Aisha to guard the entrance of the deep-water port, and then began the long transport.
In order to prevent "liquidation", Jiang Chen had to go back and notify Sun Jiao first, and then took a bus with her to the steel plant in Shenxiang Town. After sending away the people in the steel plant, the teleportation point was placed directly in the open space opened in the backyard of the steel plant for stacking raw materials.
The work continued until noon. Jiang Chen finally completed "sweeping goods".
"I'm so exhausted..."
Clapping his hands, Jiang Chen walked out of the already spacious port.
He has secretly made up his mind to build a steel factory on Anga Island, at least to rough process the raw materials here. Or simply move the steel production process from the end of the world to modern times. The efficiency of directly transporting iron ore is really too low.
Also, a larger warehouse must be built at the Fish Bone Base by then, specifically for the transfer of large quantities of resources.
After sitting in the car, Ayesha turned her head and asked.
"Where to go next?"
"Go to the passenger terminal. I have to go to Anga Island in a while." Jiang Chen said as he spoke. While taking out his mobile phone.
Ayesha nodded and started the car.
... ...
Hong Kong.
Due to the orange rainstorm warning, Futureman Technology Company was on holiday today, and Xia Shiyu stayed in the apartment without going out. Looking at the big raindrops outside the window, she turned her attention to the TV again.
"... Behind me now is a public hospital in Oras City, Philippines. From the outside, you can clearly see that the area is in a mess. At present, the Philippine side has dispatched military and police to carry out rescue operations for the victims in the area. Rescue..." In the picture, the reporter wearing a raincoat looked very embarrassed.
Philippines? It should be very close to the Pannu Islands.
Xia Shiyu's geographical knowledge was not good, and she only vaguely remembered the general location of the Pannu Islands.
I wonder what he is doing now... Huh? Why should I think of him
Xia Shiyu reached out to cover her hot face, and at the same time grabbed the remote control on the coffee table and changed the channel.
She doesn't really like watching the news.
In her memory, she seems to have paid attention to the news only twice. One time was when Jiang Chen went to Iraq, and the other time is now.
At this time, the phone's ringtone suddenly rang.
Xia Shiyu got up and walked to the bedroom, picking up the mobile phone that was charging on the bedside table. When she saw the caller's name, her heart inexplicably beat twice faster. What a coincidence. She was just about to call to confirm that he was safe, but she didn't expect that he did call first.
"Hello?"
"How's it going over there?"
Hearing Jiang Chen's concerned voice, Xia Shiyu couldn't help but feel warm in her heart.
"It's raining heavily. Where are you?"
"It has been raining for the past few days, but it has cleared up in the morning. Now the typhoon is heading towards your side, please pay more attention to safety and minimize travel. Well, you didn't go to work today, did you?" Jiang Chen warned.
"No."
"That's good." Jiang Chen smiled.
That's fine. How can any boss encourage his employees to take holidays? Xia Shiyu whispered in her heart.
"By the way, after finishing the things at hand, you should take the time to come to Xinguo."
"Coming to Xinguo? Let me ask first, is this another strange project?" Xia Shiyu sighed.
"It's not so much strange as it is shocking."
Xia Shiyu was stunned for a moment and said doubtfully.
"Shocking? What on earth is it?"
"Have you ever heard of virtual reality online games?" Jiang Chen said with a smile. (.)