The Song family bought three houses in Everbright Garden, one for Liao Yu, one for Song Yi, and one for Song Mingzhe and Zhou Shulan. If Song Mingzhe hadn't come to Yanjing, Zhou Shulan would have lived with Liao Yu.
Song Miao seemed to have grown a lot taller. Maybe he hadn't seen Song Yi for a long time, so he hid behind Liao Yu and didn't dare to call anyone.
Liao Yu found it funny. "Didn't you urge your uncle to come back quickly on the phone every day? Why did you not dare to call him now that he's back?"
Zhou Shulan was a little anxious. "This child is about to go to elementary school, but he is still so timid. What if he is bullied by his classmates when he goes to school?"
Song Yi asked Liao Yu, "Has Miaomiao's enrollment been confirmed? Which primary school will she attend?"
Liao Yu nodded. "Zhongguancun No. 3 Primary School is not far from the community. It's convenient for mom to pick up Miaomiao."
"The children are relatively innocent and will not deliberately exclude other students. However, the teachers will treat the children differently based on the parents' family conditions. If you have time, you can pick up Miaomiao in a BMW and leave a business card for the teacher. At least this will ensure that Miaomiao is not bullied in school." Song Yi said.
On July 13, Yanjing successfully applied for the Olympic Games and will host the Olympic Games in August 2008. The business of Xinya Advertising became obviously busy, and Xinya Advertising bought a BMW 5 Series as the company's reception car.
Liao Yu knew what Song Yi meant and was a little worried. "Now Miaomiao has learned to recognize car logos. Later I found out that it was the nanny who taught her. I was afraid that Miaomiao would have a competitive mentality, so I fired the nanny and found another aunt. If I drive to school, will Miaomiao show off to her classmates?"
Song Yi smiled, "There are many families in Yanjing who own cars, and a BMW 5 Series is nothing. As long as you don't spoil your child, Miaomiao will not grow up crooked."
As we were talking, Song Mingzhe had already returned. Bianzhou University had already had its holiday, and Song Mingzhe had gone to CCTV to record the "One Hundred Schools of Thought" program today.
Song Mingzhe saw Song Yi and asked, "How long will you stay this time?"
Song Yi responded, "I'm not sure, maybe two or three months at the fastest, and six or seven months at the slowest." Song Yi did not tell Song Mingzhe the details. If Song Mingzhe knew that Song Yi was planning to make money in the mainland through the online game "Legend of Mir 2", Song Yi would probably be criticized again.
"I heard that Eshan Group is responsible for economic cooperation between North and South Korea. How is your relationship with the North?" Song Mingzhe asked.
"The relationship is average. Among the leaders in the north, I have only met Jin Dongshen from the Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, and that was at my great-uncle's funeral." Song Yi was a little surprised.
Song Mingzhe sighed, "Today, during the recording of the program, I talked about the historical changes in the Northeast and the Tuman River estuary. I thought that as the relationship between North Korea and South Korea eased, there was hope that the railway bridge over the Tuman River would be demolished."
Liaozhong Province, where Bianzhou is located, is a frontier coastal province in the Northeast. The lack of access to the sea is considered a key factor affecting the province's further opening up and development.
The Tuman River originates from Changbai Mountain and is 525 kilometers long, of which 510 kilometers are along the Sino-North Korean border and 15 kilometers along the Sino-Russian border. The nearest distance from the coastal city under the border state to the Sea of Japan is only 15 kilometers.
In fact, the Tuman River has the right to go to the sea, and Chinese ships can go directly to the Sea of Japan through the Tuman River. During the Korean War, a railway bridge was built on the Tuman River to transport war supplies.
Song Yi certainly knew this history. He was silent for a while. "Now the North and South have not ended the state of war, but have only reached a ceasefire agreement. It is not so easy to remove this bridge covered with paint on the river."
Song Mingzhe is a professor of history at Bianzhou University. He certainly wouldn't talk about the history of the Tumanjiang estuary on Lecture Room for no reason. Maybe some leaders are paying attention to this matter. After all, the right of the Tumanjiang estuary is also related to the revitalization of Northeast China. Maybe someone thinks Song Yi can contribute to this matter.
"Moreover, many people in South Korea are opposed to economic cooperation between North and South Korea, and believe that Asan Group's Mount Kumgang tourism and Kaesong Industrial Park projects are actually aiding the enemy. So when Uncle Meng Xian was exposed to have provided secret funds to North Korea, Mount Kumgang tourism and Kaesong Industrial Park are currently in a semi-shutdown state." Song Yi certainly cannot say that Russia and North Korea have a tacit understanding to lock the Tuman River outlet.
"What was the reaction from the North when Zhou Mengxian was investigated by the Procuratorate?" Song Mingzhe asked.
"What other reaction could there be? They would definitely be very angry, thinking that South Korea was making up stories and deliberately slandering the North. The North Korean side refuted the claim of secret funds, emphasizing that all the funds provided by Hyundai Esan were used to build the Zhou Zhengyong Gymnasium and not for any other purpose," Song Yi replied.
"Your great uncle was an amazing man. Even at such an old age, he was still actively working for the peaceful reunification of the North and the South. Now he has passed away and Zhou Mengxian is in prison again. It's really a turbulent time for Eshan Group." Song Mingzhe felt sorry for Zhou Mengxian.
"If South Korea does not take back the wartime command of its military and US troops in South Korea do not withdraw from South Korea, the North-South peace talks will be nothing but flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water." Song Yi expressed his thoughts.
Song Mingzhe shook his head. "During the Korean War, North Korea drove South Korean troops to Busan. If the US military had not landed in Incheon, North Korea would have unified the Korean Peninsula long ago."
"South Korea is deeply afraid of its northern neighbor. Seoul is only 70 kilometers away from the border, and long-range rocket launchers can cover most of Seoul. If the US troops stationed in South Korea choose to withdraw from South Korea, I suspect South Korea will have to move its capital," Song Mingzhe continued.
Song Yi remembered that South Korea established Sejong City, the administrative capital, in 2007. Sejong City is located at the junction of Yeongi County and Gongju City in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, and is adjacent to Daejeon Metropolitan City. The Blue House decided to move some administrative agencies to Sejong City, nominally to ease the population congestion in Seoul, but in fact it was to establish a wartime secondary capital.
Song Yi has suggested to Zheng Enxuan that Eshan Construction should acquire the land in advance. Once the planning of Sejong City is officially released, Eshan Construction, which owns a large amount of land, will naturally become the first developer in the Sejong City development project.
As long as it can successfully win the Cheonggyecheon renovation project and Sejong City development project, Asan Construction will once again become one of the top real estate companies in South Korea.
Song Woo-seok can indeed be considered a heroic president. After negotiations, Song Woo-seok and the United States agreed that in 21 years, the US troops stationed in South Korea would return wartime command to South Korea.
Unfortunately, after Le Xiyi came to power, this guy did not mention taking back the wartime command. Song Yi sometimes thought that South Korea was not worthy of having heroes like Song Yuxi and Park Donghao.
Considering that the North Korea-ROK relations have reached a low point, Song Yi can only wait for Song Yuxi to come to power, adhere to the Sunshine Policy, and repair the North Korea-ROK relations. Only then can the Mount Kumgang tourism and Kaesong Industrial Park plan usher in a turnaround.
"The railway bridge over the Tuman River cannot be dismantled anytime soon, so we should find a way to go out to sea through a port. The Russian port of Zarubino and the North Korean port of Rajin are both good choices."
Song Yi didn't finish his words. Only when the three countries beside the Tuman River cooperate closely in economy, and the economic cooperation between North Korea and South Korea deepens, and the situation on the peninsula is not so tense, will it be possible to demolish the railway bridge on the Tuman River, and Liaozhong will have its own seaport again after many years. The second update is completed, see you tomorrow (end of this chapter)