In early September, due to the federal dumping incident, Jiang Chen's return was postponed for a month. With the end of the federal election, all these disturbances have returned to calm.
Under Ji Yucheng's leadership, the Federation and NAC re-signed an alliance agreement with a closer degree of cooperation, marking that the entire Hongcheng was under the control of NAC.
Jiang Chen personally went to Hezhong City to pay homage to this legendary commercial center of Jiangyou Province (the ancients regarded the west as the right).
To be honest, after seeing the true appearance of Hezhu City, the gap in his heart was quite big. This city known for its freedom and prosperity is indeed much more prosperous than Qingshan Town, but it is still inferior to the Sixth District of Wanghai City.
However, after inspecting the local industry, he still found a lot of interesting places.
The molecular filter screening technology in Hezhong City is much more advanced than that in Wanghai City. It is no wonder that their nutritional prices are much cheaper than other places.
There is also a genetically modified species of Camu tree. Not only is the quality of the resin no less than that of Shenxiang Town, but the yield per plant is more than 20%. There are also AI for service robots, improved graphene production technology, etc...
As the Federation came under the control of NAC, these strictly confidential technologies also flowed into NAC territory along trade routes.
From this perspective alone, the price paid for annexing the Federation is not worth it.
Accompanying Jiang Chen on the business inspection was Wu Qian from the Steel Gear Chamber of Commerce.
As the people of the Federation saw, Wu Qian relied on his outstanding diplomatic skills to resolve the conflicts between the Federation businessmen and NAC, and moved towards cooperation with them. The fact that the leaders of both sides can walk side by side has successfully proved this.
Of course, the relationship between the two is far from simple as ordinary people see it.
During the few days of inspection in Hezhong City, Jiang Chen walked out of her private residence refreshed every morning.
In the past few days, Wu Qian came to the Chamber of Commerce with dark circles under his eyes every day, and frequently distracted during work and meetings, looking like he was overworked. However, employees in the Chamber of Commerce. No one noticed anything unusual about the female boss. Instead, they mistakenly thought that she was suffering from lack of sleep due to working day and night for the company...
I wonder if those people who admire her figure would know that she is being evilly trained by a certain man every night. How will it collapse
Jiang Chen occasionally thinks so evilly.
But whenever he mentioned this matter in her ears, Wu Qian would desperately "beg" him not to do this, otherwise her image would be completely ruined and she would never be able to see anyone again.
Of course Jiang Chen would not really do this, after all, he also needed Wu Qian as a spokesperson. Maintain the stable operation of the Steel Gear Chamber of Commerce for him. After all, he spent hundreds of thousands of credits to buy this company, so it would be a pity to waste it like this.
But that doesn't stop him from talking.
To be honest, seeing the messy expression on her face and the way she was begging for mercy, Jiang Chen's S side was completely developed.
Of course, this may not be related to Wu Qian himself being a TikTok.
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Let’s put aside the matter of ghosts and animals for the time being.
On the last day of the inspection, Jiang Chen found Ji Yucheng at the Presidential Palace in Hezhong City.
When I saw him again now, there was no trace of decadence in him anymore. He was wearing a clean suit, his hair was neatly combed, and he was accompanied by a chief of staff.
Former President Jamin just finished the election. So he fled Hezhong City in despair, turned his back on Hongcheng, and left for a foreign country. He knew very well that once he lost power, Ji Yucheng, who was plotted against him, would definitely not let him go.
His former chief of staff, Xu Chengwei, was not so lucky.
Because he was two steps too late, he was immediately discovered as having an improper transaction with Liu Hong, the former president of the Steel Gear Chamber of Commerce, and was imprisoned pending trial by the prosecutor of the court. The president of the court has made a deal with Ji Yu, and it is impossible not to sentence him to ten or twenty years.
Having tasted the power, Ji Yucheng was naturally loyal to Jiang Chen. Because he knew very well that everything he enjoyed now was because of this man. If that person wants to lose it all. It’s just a matter of one sentence.
Jia Ming, who fled, and Xu Chengwei, who was imprisoned, serve as lessons from the past.
"Currently, we are discussing a proposal to join the NAC economic zone. We have explained to the people that this is not a surrender to the NAC. It is not a rule by the NAC. It is just a means to promote cooperation between the two parties. NAC businessmen will have an easier time traveling to the federation. By investing, we no longer need to pay for national defense, and the military expenditure saved can be used to do more meaningful things."
"Is there any objection?" Jiang Chen asked casually.
"Of course... but very little," Ji Yucheng rolled his eyes. He crossed his fingers on the table and said in a positive tone, "We will convince them."
"Don't be so nervous," Jiang Chen smiled, took a sip of tea, and leaned on the sofa. "I said I would make you the president, and now it has come true. I also said that as long as you are obedient, you can always sit still. In this position.”
"Of course, I believe you, I'm just not used to it." President Ji let out a long breath, and his tense shoulders relaxed a little.
"Get used to it as soon as possible."
"I will."
Hearing this, Jiang Chen nodded, paused for a moment, and then asked.
"Have you done any research on who sent that letter?"
Jiang Chen was still curious about who leaked the password to the Federation.
Since it's not Dr. Sun, then who is related to Vault 72? The survivors of the "disaster" that Sun Jiao mentioned? The mastermind behind that attack? Or someone else.
"We already have some clues. We pried out some information from Xu Chengwei's mouth... that is, the former president's chief of staff, and used some special methods." Ji Yucheng smiled.
"Okay, I'm too lazy to ask you about the details of the interrogation. Let's talk about the key points." Jiang Chen waved his hand impatiently.
Seeing the impatient expression on Jiang Chen's face, Ji Yucheng immediately replied.
"People from the Northern United Region."
"United Control District...have they already reached out here?" Jiang Chen frowned slightly and said to himself.
Seeing Jiang Chen lost in thought, Ji Yucheng did not dare to disturb him, so he remained silent and waited for him to speak again.
"Where are those people?"
"people?"
"People from the Northern United Region." Jiang Chen said in a deep voice.
Ji Yucheng shook his head regretfully.
"I sent people to track down their whereabouts, but the clues ended ten days ago... Ten days ago they checked out of the Deathclaw Father's Inn in United City, and no one has seen them since."
Deathclaw's father.
Jiang Chen's brows twitched. What a terrible name. Isn't Deathclaw a matriarchal tribe... Of course, now is not the time to interrupt.
"Ten days ago, about the second day you became president."
"That's right." Ji Yucheng nodded.
"Then can we think that they took away former President Mr. Jia Ming?" Jiang Chen said solemnly.
"My chief of staff and I think so too, but... we can't find any evidence of a connection between them." Ji Yucheng said with a wry smile.
"The evidence is just a reference factor. I'm not a judge. Sometimes I trust my intuition more. Just like the media can't find evidence of a 'connection' between us, but the continuity between us exists objectively." Jiang Chen pointed with his finger. Point at the back of the neck.
Looking at Jiang Chen's actions, Ji Yucheng swallowed.
In the same position, he has an "honor chip" installed on the back of his neck. His identity has become a knight of the NAC, but it has not been made public. When the federation is officially merged into the NAC family, Jiang Chen will consider giving him a replacement medal.
Seeing that Ji Yucheng didn't speak, Jiang Chen pondered for a moment, and then opened his mouth to give instructions.
"Compared to Wanghai City, you are closer to the Liantong District. I have only one piece of advice for this. Pay attention to their movements at all times. Do you understand what I mean?"
"You mean... people from the Northern United Unified District will be detrimental to us?" Ji Yucheng's face looked a little ugly.
Although he had never been there, he could feel the power of the so-called United Area just by listening to word of mouth from passing caravans. Compared with there, these coastal and river areas are more like barbaric lands because they have been ravaged by war.
This is why people in the United Unified District call themselves orthodox.
"That's right." Jiang Chen said succinctly.
"But they are more than 1,300 kilometers away from us. How they come here is a problem." Ji Yucheng said with a bitter smile.
"It's only 1,300 kilometers, which is the distance between Wanghai City and Hongcheng. A long time ago, they broadcast a declaration of war to us. But more than ten years have passed, and the legendary invaders have never come. But we have never forgotten their declaration.”
"I hope they forgot." Ji Yucheng said with a bitter smile.
"I never imagine that the enemy has forgotten us." Jiang Chen stood up, paused, looked at Ji Yucheng and said seriously, "If they finally fulfill their declaration of war and meet our people, it will be doomed. A war of civilization against civilization.”
The war between civilization and civilization is far more tragic than the war between civilization and barbarism.
"I understand." Ji Yucheng nodded with difficulty, looked at Jiang Chen who stood up, and then asked, "Are you ready to leave?"
"That's right, I will go back to Wanghai City tomorrow. I'll leave it to you to take care of the Federation."
Taking a deep breath, Ji Yucheng said solemnly.
"I will handle it."(.)