The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1096 This is very American
Kashgar region.

This is one of the five regions of the Western Regions Province, with its headquarters in Kashgar. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and open on one side, it belongs to the warm temperate continental arid climate zone, with four distinct seasons and long sunshine. It has a total area of ​​5 square kilometers, 16.2 cities and 11 counties under its jurisdiction, and a total population of 11 million.

The ancient name of Kashgar region is "Shule", "Renru" and "Shufu", including ancient Shule (now Kashgar City, SF County, SL County, ZS County), Puli (now Taxkorgan), Shache, Yinai (now Yingjisha and Akto), Wuhezhai (now the southern part of Taxkorgan), Xiye (now Yecheng), etc. As a transportation hub of the ancient Silk Road, Kashgar is an international commercial port where Chinese and foreign merchants gather; it is also the only national historical and cultural city in the Western Regions, which embodies the characteristics and essence of Uyghur folk customs, culture and art, architectural style and traditional economy.

To the west of Kashgar area is the Wakhan Corridor, and to the southwest is Pakistan. This is also China's frontier position against Afghanistan and Pakistan, facing Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The unique geographical location provides development opportunities here.

This was Liu Tao's first visit to the Kashgar area, and he was investigating this "Jiangnan outside the Great Wall" with great interest!
The area of ​​a city reaches 16.2 square kilometers, which is unimaginable in coastal cities because some provinces in the eastern region are not even that large.

However, this is very common in the Western Region Province, because the entire Western Region Province is the largest province in China in terms of land area, with an area of ​​166.49 million square kilometers.

In the astonishingly large area of ​​the Western Regions, there are 56 ethnic groups in China, and 47 of them are in the Western Regions!
Areas like Kashgar are common in the Western Regions.

The entire Kashgar region is surrounded by mountains on three sides and open on one side. The southern range of the Tianshan Mountains lies in the north, the Pamir Plateau stands in the west, the Karakoram Mountains in the south, and the Taklimakan Desert in the east. The alluvial plains of the Yarkand River and the Kashgar River surrounded by mountains, rivers and deserts are like green gems inlaid in them. The moist air currents from the Indian Ocean are difficult to reach, and the cold air currents from the Arctic Ocean are also difficult to penetrate, resulting in the dry and hot warm temperate desert landscape in the Kashgar region. The melting water of ice and snow in the mountains has created conditions for the development of oases, forming two well-known oases in Kashgar and Yarkand River.

Liu Tao came to the Yarkand River Oasis, which is one of the largest oases in the Western Regions Province. Because it is centered on the city of Shache, it is also called the Shache Oasis. It includes oases in five counties in the Kashgar region and 5 farms of the Third Agricultural Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, with a total area of ​​12 square kilometers, of which 7.03 square kilometers are artificial oases.

Who could have imagined that the Construction Corps would come here, organize the locals to reclaim land, and actually turn the entire Kashgar region into the 'Jiangnan outside the Great Wall'.

Last year alone, the total crop area in Kashgar reached 1744.38 million mu, of which 753.46 million mu was grain, 385.42 million mu was wheat, 735.51 million mu was cotton, 100.78 million mu was melon, and 84.34 mu was vegetable. The grain output was 326.64 million tons, cotton output was 82.43 tons, corn output was 160.88 million tons, and melon output was 277.56 million tons. The total output of forestry and fruit industry in Kashgar was 204 million tons, of which 13.48 tons were apples, 10.2 tons were grapes, 7.33 tons were peaches, 56.06 tons were apricots, 4.4 tons were pomegranates, and 1.6 tons were pears.

At the same time, the livestock inventory in the entire Kashgar region was 713.66 million heads, the total annual meat production was 32.75 tons, the milk production was 28.94 tons, the poultry egg production was 8.82 tons, and the aquatic product production was 1.38 tons.

The completely self-sufficient production has enabled the Kashgar region to maintain stability and development, and also provided a foundation for industrial development.

Last year alone, Kashgar region's total exports to Afghanistan and Pakistan reached 160 billion yuan, equivalent to 40 billion US dollars.

And judging from the current situation, the total export volume this year will increase significantly.

Last year's South Asian war and the outbreak of the Afghan war were both rare opportunities for the Kashgar region.

After inspecting the Kashgar area, Liu Tao returned to Kunming.

When Liu Tao returned to Kunming, it was the weekend and he rested for two days.

"Feng Nan is a good girl, well-educated, good at studying, and ambitious. If Jing Ming can marry her, it will be a blessing for Jing Ming." Zhu Lin praised Feng Nan. It was obvious that Feng Nan made a very good impression on her, and Zhu Lin was very satisfied with Feng Nan. Liu Tao reminded her, "Don't interfere in Jing Ming's relationship. If they are destined to be together, they will naturally be able to get together. If they are not destined to be together, you can't force it."

He didn't want Zhu Lin to go to Feng Nan's house to propose marriage. It was not the right time yet.

Firstly, the two were dating, but it was not time for them to get married; secondly, Feng Nan was still studying abroad and had not yet completed his studies.

"I know. I've told Jingming that when they are on vacation, I'll ask him to bring Feng Nan back to see you and my parents. They've been talking about Jingming's lifelong event and have been urging him to find a partner as soon as possible!" Zhu Lin said.

Liu Zhenbang is 72 years old this year and Chen Fang is 69 years old. Since retiring, they have begun to enjoy their retirement life and spend most of their time traveling.

In winter, I travel to Qiongdao, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia and the Maldives. In spring, I return to Beijing to live for a while. In summer, I go to Yunnan Province, southern Tibet, the Maldives and other places.

However, what the two old men cared about most was Liu Jingming's lifelong affairs, after all, Liu Jingming was the eldest grandson.

As they chatted, Zhu Lin started talking about what he saw and heard in the United States.

This trip to the United States can be said to have surprised Zhu Lin.

She never thought that America would be like that.

In one week in the United States, Zhu Lin personally experienced two shooting incidents. In another incident, a time bomb was said to have been placed in a shopping mall, causing panic among the people. The police checked the entire mall inside and out and confirmed that there was no time bomb.

Liu Tao smiled. He had more intelligence and was more aware of the current situation in the United States.

Since September 9 last year, the stock prices of American airlines have fallen sharply, and Internet listed companies have hit rock bottom. The reason why the United States can still develop now is that the US government is spending lavishly. The US military budget has increased significantly, and special funds have been passed three times in a row. The major American arms companies are living a prosperous life. They can make a living for three years after they close for business. They will have no worries about orders for the next eight years.

In addition, the U.S. police budget has increased significantly to strengthen public security, establish anti-terrorism forces, add police stations, and increase police force.

Even in the United States, some scholars have suggested that we should coexist with shootings and bombings. It is too difficult to ban guns in the United States, so we should encourage more people to buy guns. As long as everyone carries a gun and everyone can shoot, then naturally shootings will not be a big deal, thugs will not dare to act recklessly, and there will be no room for doing evil.

This is so American!
The people who know America best are Americans themselves.

(End of this chapter)