After Chang Haojie was persuaded, he could only try to convince himself, "At least the Chinese people who were imprisoned and exploited have a chance to go home. It's not a complete loss, at least there's been some achievement. I can't ask for too much; the overall situation is more important."
At this moment, Chang Haojie was persuaded. However, Shen Feng also saw Chang Haojie's thoughts. After the tea party ended, he took Chang Haojie out for a stroll, saying as they walked, "Xiao Jie, I originally wanted to take you to seek justice. Unfortunately, circumstances are beyond our control, and I couldn't let you see justice truly prevail. But I've decided to pass on the Dragon Slaying Art to you. Professor Chu taught it to me before, and now I'll teach some to you."
"Dragon Slaying Art? Where are there dragons in this world? Wasn't the evil dragon in the Yangtze River killed by you? Brother-in-law, you're trying to trick me." Chang Haojie felt that Shen Feng was trying to deceive him at this moment, talking about the Dragon Slaying Art, which was complete nonsense. Was he going to wait until dragons appeared in the world before acting?
Shen Feng smiled and explained, "The so-called Dragon Slaying Art refers to killing those high and mighty venomous dragons. The term 'venomous dragon' originates from Buddhist scriptures, originally meaning evil thoughts and delusions, and later it broadly referred to powerful and corrupt individuals. So, 'slaying dragons' is the method to eliminate these people."
Chang Haojie's eyes lit up when he heard this. Did this mean his brother-in-law was going to teach him how to eliminate warlords?
Shen Feng slowly explained, "First, you need to understand the roots of these warlords in northern Myanmar. Only by attacking their roots can you completely eliminate them. As for now, it's not yet the time. The opportunity will come eventually. The roots of these warlords are actually these controlled people. The locals have become accustomed to their existence. These warlords are like local emperors; they can ensure that ordinary people can survive, and that's enough."
Chang Haojie listened intently to his brother-in-law's explanation. He knew that at this moment, his brother-in-law's words were definitely correct. After all, the knowledge taught by Professor Chu was certainly not simple knowledge; it must be very important.
Shen Feng then said to Chang Haojie, "First of all, you are not strong enough. No matter what you do, you can only do it if you are strong enough yourself. Without strength, nothing you say matters. This is about knowing your own weaknesses. Furthermore, you must also know the weaknesses of others. By severing the roots of the warlords, you can truly punish evil and promote good. Next, I will take you to observe and show you what weaknesses exist here..."
Shen Feng could see at this moment that Chang Haojie had mostly lost his confidence. Although the achievement was to allow the Chinese people to return to their country, not being able to completely eradicate evil now did not mean it couldn't be done in the future. Shen Feng intended to let Chang Haojie solve the problems here later.
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The speed of Yunnan Province's operation was incredibly fast. Within a week, they had reached Yangon in the south. This was a former capital and a port city, and it was also the end of the Burma Road. Upon arriving here, the soldiers of Yunnan Province were surprised to discover that even though this was a large city, it was already quite desolate. This was because giant sea beasts from the ocean were constantly attacking ships, and all countries were struggling to fend for themselves. Even with a port, it was useless without the ability to sail.
Thus, Yangon surrendered easily. The frontline commander, upon discovering this situation, couldn't help but say, "This battle was too simple, wasn't it? It's a major city, yet it surrendered so easily with hardly any resistance. I'm starting to wonder if I'm dreaming."
The reason the frontline soldiers had such thoughts was because they had previously experienced high-intensity combat against mutated fungi. In the mushroom forest, facing countless mutated beasts and constant danger, the soldiers' combat intensity was extremely high. However, in these southern countries and regions, everything was too lax. When zombies appeared, the people here chose to flee. When mutated beasts appeared, they still fled. When mutated birds appeared, there wasn't much they could do either, and they continued to flee.
Therefore, in comparison, the combat they had experienced before and the combat they were encountering now were not on the same level. In everyone's minds, this was naturally a feeling of the enemy's strength being insufficient, and they hadn't even exerted themselves before the enemy had already fallen.
However, the people of Yunnan Province then discovered a very frustrating matter: countless refugees were starving. Upon careful inquiry, they learned that the people here had no food. Originally, this country had a population of fifty million, but now only four million remained. It was evident how dire the living conditions of the people were. The most critical issue was that a flock of swallows in the plains had mutated, numbering over a hundred million. They ate insects when there were insects, they ate food when there was food, and they ate people when there were people.
Thus, at this time, millions of people were starving. Without food, with mutated birds flying everywhere in the sky, the locals no longer resisted. They would give up territory if you wanted it, as long as Yunnan Province provided them with food and guaranteed their survival.
However, Yunnan Province had already sold a lot of grain to Yuzhou. At this time, with millions of refugees starving, what could they do?
The leaders of Yunnan Province were suddenly at a loss as to how to proceed. Before heading south, the biggest trouble they had anticipated was local resistance. Although Myanmar had been a tributary state of China in the past, so many years had passed that there should be no sense of belonging locally. Therefore, taking over cities would certainly not be a simple matter.
Finally, after capturing the port, they discovered that even in a region with three harvests a year, the people here still couldn't get enough to eat, and they couldn't even ensure their own safety. The most difficult problem next was food; other matters were not important.
Meanwhile, headquarters had learned of Yunnan Province's unauthorized actions and was furious. They immediately began to reprimand the people of Yunnan Province. Yunnan Province kept offering apologies and promising not to act rashly in the future, and finally received forgiveness from headquarters. However, headquarters also clearly stated that for Yunnan Province's subsequent actions this time, headquarters would not continue to take charge. Yunnan Province would have to find its own solutions for any food shortages.
In their helplessness, Yunnan Province thought of Shen Feng and Wang Aoye. Apart from anything else, Yuzhou was vigorously developing its farmland, and Wang Aoye had significant influence in Southeast Asia. If there was a food shortage, it would be best to seek help from these two.
Therefore, Yunnan Province arranged to meet Shen Feng and Wang Aoye on a beach in Yangon. Wang Aoye could not attend, but he sent his trusted subordinate Yi Xingzhong.
The beach was a tourist resort, and it was a pleasant affair to have a conversation there. The beach had recovered its original cleanliness without human pollution. However, some plastic water bottles and other items could still be found in the distance. The sun was shining brightly, the blue sea stretched to the horizon, and a canopy was set up on the sand, guarded by soldiers. It was impossible for ordinary people to approach this area while they were talking on the beach.
Shen Feng, along with Chu Chaoyan and two teenagers, was eating fruit nearby, as if they were on vacation. There were many tropical fruits, and even without dedicated cultivation, many delicious wild fruits could be found in the mountains. At this moment, Shen Feng and his group had almost completely turned into a sightseeing tour group; adults and children were all happy.
After being enlightened by Shen Feng for a few days, Chang Haojie finally came to his senses. At this moment, he understood the truth of the world. The darkness in northern Myanmar could not be resolved in a short time. Killing warlords without understanding the reasons would ultimately yield no results. To truly solve the problem, one must first solve the problem of survival. If the problem of survival is not solved, development is impossible. However, Chang Haojie had already formed the idea of completely resolving these dark forces in the future.
On the other side of the canopy, there was a group of people, all important figures from Yunnan Province. Although they had obtained the port, it was still too far from the north, and controlling it effectively was not that simple, especially at this moment when millions of refugees were waiting to be fed, and the food problem was imminent.
When Yunnan Province hoped for support from Shen Feng's Yuzhou, Shen Feng directly refused, "Yuzhou hasn't even solved its own food problem yet. Supporting you at this time is unrealistic. Developing farmland is not something that can be accomplished overnight. I am willing but unable."
Therefore, with Shen Feng's refusal, the people of Yunnan Province could only place their hopes on the Qinghong Gang. However, Yi Xingzhong had not arrived yet, and everyone could only wait.
Finally, Yi Xingzhong and his group, after a two-hour delay, finally arrived. He came at high speed by yacht. Upon meeting Shen Feng and the others, he quickly apologized, "I'm so sorry, I'm truly sorry. We encountered a school of mutated fish on the way and had to throw a lot of food into the water to escape safely."
The people of Yunnan Province quickly said, "No problem, no problem. Please sit down and let's talk. Since we are all friends, let's sit down and chat to deepen our relationship."
Yi Xingzhong was not very clear about the situation in Yunnan Province. At this moment, he only knew that Yunnan Province had moved south and captured the port. He then looked at Shen Feng, seemingly wanting to inquire about the situation.
Shen Feng quickly explained what had happened in Yunnan Province and also informed Yi Xingzhong, "We can continue to do business in the future, but it will be through the sea. You should be able to pass through Malacca easily, right?"
Yi Xingzhong nodded and said, "It is indeed a rare opportunity to cooperate with Mr. Shen. However, regarding Yunnan Province, what are your intentions?"
"We need food, a large amount of food. We will soon be able to develop the oil refining industry, and we can exchange petroleum products for food with you. It's that simple, and we guarantee that headquarters will not interfere with our transactions." The people of Yunnan Province were direct. They didn't lack anything else; the only thing they lacked was food. Therefore, their demands at this moment were stated directly.
Yi Xingzhong laughed when he heard this and said, "We have food, but the food in the hands of our Qinghong Gang is not the same as the food you are familiar with. Because mutated birds eat rice, the food produced here is basically underground, such as yams. By the way, our factory still has a lot of sago. I'm worried that these things have a single nutritional component, and you might not be satisfied."
Qian Bufei immediately said, "Don't talk about satisfaction or dissatisfaction. In this era, any food will do. It's for the refugees to eat; as long as they don't starve, it's fine. However much you have, our Yunnan Province will take it all. Mad is already producing oil. Do you want oil? We'll give you oil directly."
After the soldiers of Yunnan Province moved south, they did indeed need to bear the food burden for many people. However, at the same time, Yunnan Province also gained significant benefits, such as plains capable of producing food, as well as oil and natural gas fields. Most importantly, they now had ports for external trade. With such benefits, even if they had to pay a price to feed the refugees, it was a trivial matter.
ps: I wrote some things that shouldn't have been written in the previous chapters. I will modify them in the next two days. Please forgive me. I will try my best to make the modifications without affecting the plot.