Chapter 47

In the United States, where the power system is still functioning normally, the news is being broadcast on television.

"The massive snowstorm has caused severe traffic disruptions across the country, hindering the delivery of supplies, and the severe cold continues to rage. According to official statistics, the snowstorm has resulted in the tragic deaths of approximately 80,000 people in my country."

"The government is helpless in the face of the ever-accumulating snow, and helicopter supplies are difficult to deliver to all parts of the country. Our people are experiencing unprecedented despair and challenges."

"The Flower Kingdom possesses world-leading space arrays, thermostatic suits, and flying car technology. When humanity faces an emergency crisis, it should uphold the spirit of humanitarianism, extend a helping hand, and rescue people around the world suffering from snow disasters."

On the video website of the United States, the speech by the leader of the United Kingdom quickly went viral.

"They're shameless, like trees that have no bark. They can't even manage their own country's affairs, so how dare they bare their teeth and beg from others?"

"We can help you, how about our People's Liberation Army soldiers go there in tanks and planes? Don't let us go and then you get upset."

"The snow disaster abroad is so severe. In the less affected areas, the snow accumulation is almost as high as in our severely affected areas."

"The United States is located at a high latitude, and it is colder than the United States most of the time. What's so surprising about that?"

Do you think the government will help this time?

"I don't know. Mom has her reasons for whatever she does, so we should just support her!"

The United States did not respond immediately to the call from the United States.

The country itself is busy with disaster relief. Although the issues of supplies and personnel have been resolved, the snow on the city roads has not yet been cleared, and the full resumption of work and production is still at a standstill. There are still many things to do.

We're too busy sweeping the snow in front of our own door to have time to meddle in other people's business.

The Eagle Kingdom got anxious when the Flower Kingdom didn't react.

He then shouted at the Flower Kingdom several more times.

The content essentially states that as a responsible global power, the United States upholds a high level of humanitarianism and would never stand idly by while the people of the United Kingdom suffer.

He also praised the country's science and technology as being at the forefront of the world and expressed his hope that the two countries could exchange technical experts to promote the exchange and learning of knowledge and technology.

The United States also stated that the flying car technology of the United States is already quite mature, while the flying car technology of the United States is still in its infancy. Therefore, they are full of expectations for the technological exchanges between the two countries, without mentioning at all their previous unfounded accusations that the flying car technology of the United States was stolen from the United States.

This kind of behavior is commonplace for people from the UK, but it disgusts people from the US.

So when they don't need anyone's help, they can throw mud at anyone, but once they need someone's help, they turn into polite gentlemen and sweet talkers, as if all the shady things they did never happened?

This is just too shameless.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United States was aware of the relevant remarks from the United Kingdom long ago, but they did not choose to respond immediately. Instead, they waited for public opinion to develop and carefully observed the subsequent actions of the United Kingdom before issuing a response.

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United States finally got through to the person in charge of diplomacy in the United Kingdom.

"I have deepest sympathy for the suffering of the people of the United Kingdom. As a compassionate and responsible nation, the United States is willing to stand with all those affected by disasters around the world. We hope that our friends in the midst of this disaster can hold fast to their beliefs, remain determined, and wait patiently for national aid. We also firmly believe that the authorities in the disaster-stricken areas will never abandon any of their own citizens."

We sympathize with the people of your country who have suffered from this disaster. Our spirit is with you, and I believe your country will not abandon you.

The British Foreign Office officials originally thought that the Flower Country would quickly promise to help them with disaster relief after they played the victim, but they did not expect the other party to say that they were with them.

After all, the image of China in the international community has always been that of a responsible big brother. Whenever other small countries are in trouble and ask China for help, they are happy to lend a helping hand.

The citizens of Eagle Country do not need to stand with Flower Country! They only need Flower Country's supplies and aid.

"Mr. Foreign Minister of the United States, the purpose of this call is that the United States hopes to purchase advanced space arrays, thermostatic suits, flying vehicles and other high-tech equipment from the United States to carry out the current snow disaster relief work."

"The Flower Kingdom is very willing to lend a helping hand. However, as you know, the manufacturers of these products are private enterprises in the Flower Kingdom. The Flower Kingdom government will actively coordinate, but the final cooperation intention still depends on the wishes of the enterprises themselves."

The foreign affairs officer from the United States was furious upon hearing this. If the person in charge of the Red Flag had answered a call or replied to a message, he would not have made this call today!

As a seasoned politician, how could he not understand the pretense behind those words?

By being willing to answer the phone yet politely declining, isn't that implying that the benefits from the United States haven't been fully met and that they're unwilling to work for free?

The annoying people of the Flower Kingdom are as deep and scheming as ever.

"Please, sir, do your best to help make this happen. If possible, I would like to meet with the owner of Hongqi Piao in person."

Hua Guo wouldn't let these ill-intentioned people see Xia Ke.

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United States dodged the topic with a laugh, and after hanging up the phone, his face was full of coldness. These people from the United States have never given up their desire to destroy the United States!

Don't think he was unaware that since the establishment of Hongqi Piao Company, foreign forces had never given up contacting Xia Ke. However, after being harassed at first, Xia Ke reported the situation, and the country eventually used technical means to intercept all these foreign messages and calls.

Following that phone call, the two sides have been locked in a power struggle, interspersed with appeals from other countries to China, all urging China to demonstrate humanitarianism and provide free aid to their disaster victims.

These remarks are utterly absurd and shocking. It is hard to believe that such words came from the mouths of leaders of self-proclaimed civilized and developed countries. These remarks also prove that some people have skin as thick as an impenetrable wall.

Ultimately, the country led by the Eagle Kingdom was defeated. After signing a series of highly favorable economic treaties and technology exchange agreements with the Flower Kingdom, the Eagle Kingdom obtained the bulk purchase rights for flying cars and thermostatic suits.

As for the spatial array?

That stuff can't be allowed to flow overseas, at least not yet.

Before the negotiations with foreign countries, Huaguo had already reached an agreement with Hongqipiao Company. The contract was signed by the state and foreign countries, with Hongqipiao as the supplier. Throughout the process, Hongqipiao Company only needed to produce the products and deliver them to the state, and the state would pay Hongqipiao. It did not need to worry about anything else.

It's worry-free, effortless, and you can even make money.

"The first task of the sideline is to build a company that is willing to take on social responsibility, help a total of 500,000 people in distress, and you will be rewarded with 1,000 points."

During this snow disaster, Red Flag donated 300,000 supply packages to the three most severely affected areas in China. Each package was worth 800 yuan, including 700 yuan worth of constant temperature clothing and 100 yuan worth of other supplies.

This batch of supplies is worth 240 million, which is a very large number for a private enterprise.

The most expensive item in the entire supplies package was the thermostatic suit. Fortunately, the thermostatic suit project team was very efficient; otherwise, if we had purchased ready-made thermostatic suits from the system, the cost would have increased exponentially.

If that were the case, even if Hongqi Piao made a lot of money, Xia Ke wouldn't be able to purchase 300,000 sets of supplies to donate to the disaster area.

Under the auspices of the government, orders and contracts with foreign countries were quickly signed and completed.

Faced with a surge in orders, Hongqipiao's staff found themselves stretched thin again.

Moreover, these are orders from all over the world, and even if Hongqi Piao hires more people, it won't be able to handle them all.

After discussion in a meeting, Xia Ke and the senior management decided to outsource the parts production. Hongqi Piao would only produce the core components and handle assembly, which would be much faster.

Once the news spread that Hongqipiao was going to purchase more parts from outside, many factories took action.

Hongqi Village has become lively again.

The village chief's office has been overrun with business owners who want to set up factories in Hongqi Village lately.

Most of the companies that came to the village chief and the business owners were engaged in parts processing. They had already seen the news that Hongqi Piao was going to supply goods to foreign countries.

With over four billion people worldwide, there is currently no viable substitute for Hongqipiao products. This means that the entire market of over four billion people belongs to Hongqipiao! Imagine how many products that would sell!

Similarly, imagine how huge the demand for spare parts must be for Hongqi Piao! Once they understood this, these spare parts suppliers all hoped to set up factories around Hongqi Piao in order to take advantage of the geographical location and seize the business opportunities.

Of course, some of the parts processing plants that Hongqi Piao had previously cooperated with wanted to open branch factories in Hongqi Village.

The idea behind it was that being nearby meant more opportunities to take on projects with lower transportation costs.

Anyway, because of the red flag, land in the entire Hongqi Village and surrounding villages has become scarce.

Of course, the corresponding land acquisition costs also increased accordingly.

Besides parts processing plants, other types of companies are also preparing to settle in Hongqi Village.

In this nationwide deployment of space arrays, the state also deployed a space array in Hongqi Village. The space array is located on an open space next to the Hongqi Piao Industrial Park, and its other end is connected to the capital of Xi'an Province.

This means that transportation will no longer be a constraint or limitation on the development of Hongqi Village. In the future, whether it is the movement of people or the logistics of products, they can instantly reach the provincial capital through the space array, and then be sent from the provincial capital to the whole country and even the world.

It was the deployment of the space array that dispelled the doubts of other companies, leading them to relocate here.

Although Hongqi Village is located in a remote area, and its technological and cultural heritage was almost non-existent before Hongqi Piao was founded, it has attracted talent from all over the world and will undoubtedly become a place where talent from all over the world aspires to be. Setting up a company here not only makes it easier to discover potential talent, but also allows companies to sell new products bearing the name "Hongqi" and ride the wave of Hongqi Piao's popularity to enhance the market influence of their products.

The local government officials were the happiest when so many businessmen from other places came to Hongqi Village to express their desire to set up factories.

Attracting a certain number of businesses and investments is a testament to their achievements. In previous years, even with begging and pleading, these businessmen were unwilling to invest. But this year, they are coming in droves. How can this not be cause for celebration?

While they were pleased, the local government reacted quickly, promptly organizing a meeting to discuss the matter.

"In response to the ever-growing land use and commercial needs of Hongqi Village, and after detailed assessment and approval from higher authorities, the government will take the lead in coordinating the land use planning for Hongqi Village. The specific planning arrangements are as follows:"

"1. The scattered residential areas of various villages will be relocated to the current site of Wanglong Village. The government will actively intervene and take the lead in constructing resettlement housing in the area to ensure that residents affected by the land acquisition are properly resettled. In addition, the government will also encourage real estate companies to participate in development and build some mid-to-high-end residential communities in Wanglong Village to meet the diverse housing needs of the people and promote the healthy development of the local real estate market."

"2. To properly address the medical and educational needs of migrant workers and their children, the government plans to increase investment in education, and, based on actual circumstances, plans to add one primary school, one middle school, and one high school. At the same time, the government will strengthen the teaching force, improve teacher quality, and strive to provide higher-quality educational services. In terms of healthcare, the government plans to expand hospitals and actively recruit medical professionals to ensure residents have adequate medical care."

"3. Centered on the Hongqipiao Industrial Park, we plan and construct the main economic zone, which will primarily gather enterprises in the fields of technology, finance, healthcare, and education. Meanwhile, for manufacturing and processing factories that generate significant noise and experience frequent vehicle traffic, we have specifically designated Xiahe Village as a resettlement site. The design of Xiahe Village as the resettlement site fully considers the reasonable distance from residential areas and the economic zone, ensuring effective isolation from environmental pollution while also accommodating the convenience of employees commuting to and from get off work."

"4. With the rapid growth of the population and the increasing demand for business, we plan to create two major commercial areas centered on Hongqipiao and the town center, and to set up convenience stores and shopping malls in each street according to actual needs."

Regarding the commercial area, the existing businesses in Hongqi Town are relatively homogeneous and their facilities need improvement. Therefore, all colleagues need to continue their efforts, actively coordinate resources from all parties, and attract a more diverse range of businesses to enrich the commercial ecosystem and meet the diverse shopping needs of residents.

"5. Rest and recreational spaces should be planned for densely populated areas to provide citizens with a comfortable space to relax and enjoy life after work. Five park construction projects have been planned for densely populated areas throughout the town, along with multiple recreational areas. These parks are located in the economic zone, factory area, town center commercial area, and residential area. Given the high population density in the residential area, two parks have been specially arranged to better meet the needs of residents."

"6. Hongqi Town has a beautiful natural environment with mountains and rivers complementing each other, creating a picturesque landscape. In spring, azaleas and wild peach blossoms bloom all over the hillsides. In summer, there are waterfalls and streams. In winter, maple leaves and marshes complement each other. In winter, the snow-covered mountain peaks are magnificent and vast. There are both majestic mountains and tranquil lakes. The natural landscape resources are abundant. However, due to transportation constraints, the government has not been able to develop these tourism resources."

With the deployment of space arrays and the increase in personnel, the government cannot afford to miss this opportunity. It should actively attract investment and develop tourism resources to draw tourists and boost tourism revenue.

"7. Transportation is the foundation of planning and development. The government should take the initiative to assume the responsibility for transportation planning and construction, and provide strong support for the smooth implementation of various plans. In the future, Hongqi Village should take the space array as the main communication route to the outside world, with air transportation, flying cars, and land transportation as the main modes of transportation and space ring as the auxiliary mode of transportation."

The main agenda of the meeting consisted of these six points. After the leader finished outlining the six main plans, he then made more detailed plans regarding their specific details.

These plans will be implemented in batches on this once barren land of Hongqi Town.

The government staff are all looking forward to the realization of today's plans, hoping that they will bring about a qualitative leap for their hometown.