Chapter 431: North-South Merger (13)
After this short meeting, Jiang Ningyue asked for leave from Commissioner Qian and returned to her hometown in Shannan Province.
After staying in her hometown for a few days, Jiang Ningyue took Zhao Rao from her hometown to Haizhou Province. Gu Meng learned that Jiang Ningyue rarely went out, so she took a special leave to accompany her.
In Li Chunyan’s office in the Haizhou Provincial Party Committee compound.
This time Jiang Ningyue came to Haizhou, in addition to visiting Li Chunyan, there was another thing, which was to let the Haizhou Chamber of Commerce invest in Shan State.
Jiang Ningyue looked at Li Chunyan with a smile, "Sister, you have to support my work."
"Don't worry."
Li Chunyan smiled and nodded. "Besides, this is a good thing. How about this? I'll lead the team myself in early September."
“That’s wonderful.”
Jiang Ningyue laughed immediately after hearing this, "I will definitely give you a high-standard reception."
"But..." Li Chunyan asked curiously, "Aren't the peace talks still going on? Is it really okay to go to Northern Shan now?"
"Don't worry, this peace talk will definitely be successful."
Jiang Ningyue smiled and promised, "If anyone dares to refuse peace talks, the Burmese Army and the Northern Shan Army will directly destroy him."
“I talk differently now.”
Li Chunyan smiled and said, "It's much tougher."
"hehe."
Jiang Ningyue smiled and said, "In a place like this, this is the only way. After all, 'villains fear power but not virtue'. Talk to him nicely. He'll think you're easy to bully, but if you plan to kill his entire family, he'll be willing to talk to you."
Li Chunyan also laughed, "It's really shocking."
Jiang Ningyue continued, "Sister, the China-Myanmar Railway will definitely be completed within the next two years, I said. If we build a factory at a critical juncture and plan ahead, this deal will definitely be profitable."
"Okay, don't worry."
Li Chunyan smiled and said, "How can I not help you?"
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A few days after the two sisters had their conversation, all parties agreed to a ceasefire in northern Myanmar, but did not guarantee that the normal construction of the China-Myanmar Railway would not be interfered with.
At the same time, the Myanmar government and the Northern Shan Army also held negotiations.
Cities such as Lashio are under the jurisdiction of the Northern Shan Army, but they are required to pay 60% of taxes to the Myanmar government every year.
Pashan once called Jiang Ningyue to ask for her opinion, but Jiang Ningyue asked Pashan to agree.
If they didn't share a common interest, the Myanmar Army would surely be behind the scenes. If Myanmar wants stability, the Myanmar Army and the Northern Shan Army must unite.
The Myanmar Army and the Northern Shan State Army have reached a complete agreement. At the same time, the Myanmar Army will also issue "pink" identity cards to residents of Northern Shan State.
The so-called "pink" ID card is the highest level of Myanmar's six types of ID cards.
Simply put, the two armies entered a honeymoon period, during which time Jiang Ningyue returned to Mandalay.
As soon as he returned to Mandalay, Pashan called him and said, "Your Excellency the Consul General, I have something to report."
"What's going on?" Jiang Ningyue was a little confused. Shouldn't she be in the developmental stage now? What else could be going on?
"Southern Shan State wants to merge with us."
At present, Shan State can be roughly divided into three areas.
Northern Shan, Southern Shan and Eastern Shan.
In northern Shan State, there are the Shan State Army-North, the Ta'ang National Army, the Arakan Army, the Kokang National Defense Army, the Kachin State Army, and the People's Defense Force;
In southern Shan State, there are the Southern Shan State Army, the Pa-O National Army, the Southern Wa State Army, and the Karen Border Guard Force;
There are the Shan State Army-North, the Wa State Army-North and the Shan State East Alliance Army in eastern Shan State.
The Shan State Army-North and Shan State Army-South were originally a single faction, but later split. The two sides have signed various agreements and ceasefires. Although they frequently exchange insults in the media and experience some friction, they both recognize the other as the official Shan State army.
Southern Shan State was previously able to remain isolated, but with northern Myanmar in turmoil, Southern Shan State is no longer immune. Although the war in the region is not as brutal as in northern Myanmar, small-scale wars are still ongoing.
Originally, there were 5,000 to 6,000 active troops and 20,000 to 30,000 militiamen available, but now there are only 3,000 left, and they can hardly protect themselves.
Against this backdrop, Southern Shan State discussed the matter and decided to let the suddenly powerful Northern Shan Army protect them. They were all one family, so why should they separate themselves?
In the past, the gap was not big and neither side was willing to submit to the other, but now the other side has tens of thousands of active troops and more weapons and equipment than they can use, so what's the point of fighting?
Jiang Ningyue chuckled after hearing this and said, "This is a good thing! Your Northern Shan Army is originally the regular army of Shan State. Taking over Southern Shan State will just solve the problem of insufficient population."
"Since His Excellency the Consul General has agreed, I believe this matter will be completely fine."
Prashan said with a smile.
"Well, if you have any questions, please ask Qingfeng for advice."
"yes."
Prashant ends the call.
On August 5, the northern and southern Shan State Armies issued a joint statement announcing the merger of the northern and southern Shan State Armies, collectively known as the Shan State Army. Lieutenant General Pasang was appointed commander of the Shan State Army.
On the same day, the Shan State Reconstruction Committee issued a statement saying that General Pashan would be the chairman of the reconstruction committee.
As soon as this news was released, the forces that were still fighting with the Southern Shan State Army immediately announced a ceasefire for peace talks.
What a joke! Everyone knows that the strongest force in Shan State right now is the Northern Shan Army! Even the People's Defense Forces can't beat them. Aren't these thousands of people just courting death?
On August 10, Pashan publicly stated in Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State, that a special operation to "crack down on gangs and eliminate evil" would be launched throughout Shan State.
At the same time, with the help of "Qingfeng", corruption news of some senior Shan State officials was frequently exposed.
It is difficult for ordinary people in Shan State to survive, but these high-ranking officials are living a life of debauchery and drinking.
Damn it!
Pashan also understood the thoughts of these ordinary people very well, and directly dragged them out for a "public trial"!
Many corrupt officials were afraid that their crimes would be exposed, so they simply raised the army to resist.
However, after only gathering a team of a hundred people, they were reported and the whole family was arrested.
The reason is very simple, that is, Pashan is very rich now. The salaries of all soldiers have doubled, and the treatment of soldiers has also been greatly improved.
Simply put, if one person serves in the army, a family of three can have enough to eat.
Throughout August, arrests were rampant in Shan State. Initially, residents were a bit frightened, but when they realized they were being arrested for being hooligans and bullies, they cheered.
That being said, the prisons in Southern Shan are no longer sufficient, and many areas have begun to expand.
Of course, the people who build prisons are the ones who go to prison.
After all, the prisoners were poorly paid and under control.
At the same time, there were also numerous cyber fraud farms and drug plantations in southern Shan State. All of these were eliminated during this campaign against organized crime. All the ringleaders were executed, those with Chinese nationality were repatriated, and those with Taiwanese nationality were imprisoned.
With the merger of the northern and southern Shan armies and Pashan's crackdown on gangs and evil, the situation in Shan State suddenly stabilized.
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