Chapter 107 Inheritance and Dissemination of Chinese Culture

After Zhang Feng became president, he began his first national inspection tour.

Loulan City is the last stop. There are many cargo ships weighing thousands of tons docked in Loulan’s port.

Ever since the Sino-Yemen Oil Company discovered and produced oil in Yemen, Loulan has had a historic opportunity for development.

China Merchants Bank and Maple Leaf Bank formed a banking consortium to loan US$500 million to China Merchants-Yemen Oil and Gas Company to purchase equipment for oil extraction and to build and install an oil pipeline.

An oil refinery was also built in Loulan to supply customers such as Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and the British Empire.

Most of the goods are transported from Loulan to the mainland of Longhan Kingdom. Tanks, planes and cargo ships are all big fuel consumers, plus the civilian cars that have just come out.

In the past two years, Longhan Kingdom's local products have also begun to be exported in large quantities to Loulan City and Yemen.

After all, Yemen has oil and has become a nouveau riche, able to afford a large number of industrial products. The market of the Kingdom of Yemen has been monopolized by the Kingdom of Longhan.

Therefore, the port of Loulan City has become the busiest port in the Middle East, and Loulan City has also developed in the past two years.

Walking in the center of Loulan City, the buildings here are mainly in Middle Eastern style, giving Zhang Feng a feeling of walking into history.

The people on the street are half Chinese and half Middle Eastern. Most of the men are Chinese and most of the women are Middle Eastern.

The Chinese men here are relatively wealthy and are the most likely marriage partners for Middle Eastern women. The Loulan people can marry four wives, so as long as the Chinese men here are in good health, they will marry four.

It might not be long before Loulan City becomes the first city to implement a population plan. Zhang Feng is very distressed about this. He thinks that he should come up with a few more policies to squeeze their wallets and time so that there will be no need for any plan.

But thinking about it, I already have more than 10 sons, I cannot do such a thing that will cut off my lineage. It seems that I still need to fight for more land in future wars and develop the economy well.

Sufficient space and money are the solutions to problems, not solving the people who created the problems, which is too impersonal.

Zhang Feng once again felt the two sides of his being. On the one hand, for the sake of his family, he became an evil capitalist and madly seized the interests of others.

On the other hand, I want to be a saint who fights for the interests of ordinary people.

In this contradiction and entanglement, Zhang Feng vaguely saw those great men in history in himself.

They are all multifaceted, and they possess many good qualities such as wisdom, suspicion, cruelty, kindness, etc.

Ordinary people simply cannot understand their inner thoughts and cannot see which is their true side.

Maybe some are just pretending, maybe they are schizophrenic.

But there is no doubt that Zhang Feng is such a person now.

Under the protection of more than a dozen bodyguards, Zhang Feng walked into a tea room. When the people inside saw him coming, they all stood up and bowed slightly. I am afraid that no president in the future will be able to receive such treatment.

"Haha, there's no need to do that. Everyone, sit down. Everyone, sit down."

Zhang Feng raised his hand to signal everyone to sit down, then looked around and said, "Everyone is playing chess, um, there are both Go and Xiangqi. I don't know how to play Go, is there anyone willing to play a game of Xiangqi with me?"

"Me!" "I'll do it!"

The citizens in the teahouse all raised their hands excitedly and answered loudly.

"Let's just pick you. You are from Yemen, and you are also from Longhan."

Zhang Feng pointed at a Middle Eastern man and said.

"Mr. President, I used to be a Yemeni, but now I am a great Longhan Chinese. This teahouse is opened by me."

Faisal Hussain said excitedly.

"Oh, that's right. People from Longhan are good. No matter which country you were from before, once you come to Longhan, you are a citizen of Longhan. You must work hard in the future to build a beautiful Longhan together. Then let's start the game." Zhang Feng spoke casually to deceive, which is also a necessary quality for him as a member of the upper class.

"Yes, Mr. President!" Faisal Hussein replied.

After persisting for more than 10 minutes, Zhang Feng was finally defeated. His chess skills were really average. The reason he could persist for such a long time was because he spent too much time thinking.

"Faisal, right? You are very good at chess. Are you also good at Go? Who did you learn from?"

Zhang Feng only came here to have fun with the people. He doesn't care about winning or losing, nor will he feel embarrassed or even take his anger out on others because of losing.

"Mr. President, I can play Go. My master is called Ye Qian. He used to be a soldier of Yulin Mercenary Company, but he is retired now."

Faisal answered honestly that Ye Qian also paid for him to open this teahouse.

"I have a question I want to ask you." Zhang Feng suddenly said.

"Mr. President, please speak." Faisal was also stunned.

"You used to be a Yemeni. Are there many Yemenis who can play chess and Go like you?" Zhang Feng said.

“Mr. President, my master taught many Yemenis and Saudis how to play chess, write Chinese calligraphy, and paint landscapes.”

Faisal recounted the story of Ye Qian teaching the Yemenis and the Saudi soldiers captured during the previous war.

He continued: "After four years, these have spread. Now many Yemenis use them for daily entertainment. As far as I know, they have also spread in Saudi Arabia."

In fact, it was mainly because the powerful Yulin mercenaries conquered these Middle Eastern people, and the wealthy life of the Chinese here also made them envious.

People are born to admire the strong, so they are willing to accept and learn the culture of the strong.

"Okay, then please ask your master to come over to see me, is that convenient?"

The tone of Zhang Feng's voice was unquestionable. It was both an order and a question. He was majestic yet approachable. These ordinary citizens immediately felt that Zhang Feng was very kind.

"Okay, Mr. President, I'll ask my master to come see you right away."

After saying this, Faisal hurried out without even caring about his shop.

Not long after, Faisal came in with a handsome Chinese man in his late twenties.

"Hello, Mr. President!" Ye Qian also hurried forward and saluted.

"Ye Qian, right? You've done a great job spreading Chinese civilization in a foreign country. I've decided to hire you as the president of the Chinese Culture Inheritance and Communication Company. What do you think?"

Zhang Feng praised.

"Thank you, Mr. President. I'm happy to do so." Ye Qian said excitedly. Although he didn't know what this Chinese Culture Inheritance and Communication Company was, he knew from the name that this was what he wanted to do.

"Okay, then your first job is to organize a competition. The content of the competition will include chess, go, calligraphy, landscape painting, etc. The details are up to you."

Zhang Feng said: "The contestants are temporarily set to be from Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Longhan. I hope you can host this competition well and understand the significance of this event."

"I understand, Mr. President. I will definitely organize this competition seriously."

Ye Qian nodded heavily.

Zhang Feng didn't expect that there would be such a surprise waiting for him when he came to Loulan this time. He was worried that he had no good way to increase his influence in the Middle East.

This Chinese Culture Inheritance and Communication Company has not actually been established yet, but he will soon have someone arrange it, and then instruct his various companies to sponsor these competitions and set a hefty prize money to attract Middle Eastern people to sign up enthusiastically.

(End of this chapter)