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He Mingzhong's wedding was a grand affair, attended by all of Malaysia's wealthiest people, including businessmen from various countries who have investments in Malaysia.

He Mingzhong's status as the eldest son of the Dongda Group was enough to get them to attend, not to mention that he also held the triple roles of Secretary-General of the Government, Minister of Social Affairs, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

Even without knowing anything about He Mingzhong, his current status alone makes most people take him very seriously.

The Dongda Group's business extends to every corner of Malaysia, and its own properties account for 60% of Malaysia's total revenue.

If we include the two companies in Asia and the Far East, their combined tax revenue accounts for 85% of the total tax revenue, making them completely dominant in Malaysia.

This is related to the fact that local tycoons used to mainly engage in agriculture, but they couldn't make it in technology-intensive industries like manufacturing. Now they are venturing into the financial sector.

The real estate industry here is not viewed favorably; with an average of thirteen people per square kilometer, what's the point of developing real estate?

Five years ago, many foreign companies entered Malaysia. The tax rate here is low (15%), with an average industrial export tariff of 8% and an agricultural and sideline product export tariff of 2%.

There is a quota-like system for exporting agricultural and sideline products. First, a portion is sold to the government as required, and only the remaining portion can be exported.

The government buys agricultural products at prices that are not low, ranging from 90% to 95% of international prices. With reduced exports and government subsidies, farming will not result in losses.

Malay law belongs to the common law system, which is based on the common law system. Case law plays an important role, and judges can make decisions based on previous precedents.

This is very beneficial for foreign investment; they really like this law because it is not geographically restricted.

There are three key aspects: Malaysia has high foreign exchange reserves, with an external figure of 450 billion Malaysian Ringgit; foreign exchange is very free, and any foreign currency can be freely exchanged.

We offer extremely high confidentiality and refuse to disclose any client information to any third party. This is guaranteed in writing by Bank Negara Malaysia, East Asia Bank, and Far Eastern Bank!

Secondly, Malaysia has opened up access to all major stock markets in the world, allowing you to trade stocks from eight of the world's most important stock markets simultaneously: the Eagle, the Two Teh, the Big Rooster, the Bull Bull, Hong Kong stocks, Japanese stocks, and Italian stocks.

At the same time, these countries also have all the major spot and futures markets, and their financial systems are highly developed and safe.

The only pity is that Malaysia does not have a stock market. It used to have one, but it was abolished and merged into the Hong Kong stock market. Negotiations are underway to include it in the China stock market.

Finally, Malaysia is known for its strong martial spirit, its impressive manufacturing industry, which dominates the European market, and its advanced technology far surpasses that of its homeland, yet its standard of living remains relatively high.

These factors have led many large companies around the world to pay increasing attention to the Malaysian market. The only drawback here is the population, which is over 11.3 million.

With an unemployment rate of less than 0.1%, it has made all developed countries envious and jealous. There is a shortage of workers, and no one is unemployed at home. It has both advantages and disadvantages.

He Mingzhong's marriage today shocked everyone present, including the three top leaders and seventeen ministers.

There are also several high-ranking foreign leaders, who are among the top five figures in their respective countries. This is a significant signal.

There is another important signal: the arrival of the Big Three, and in their home arena, the one sitting in the main seat is still Sir He from Dongda Group. There is something wrong!

Among the guests who arrived were some not important figures, nor were they particularly shrewd or calculating; their perspectives on things were quite different from those of ordinary people.

Amidst toasts and polite exchanges, everyone attended the wedding with smiles on their faces, neither wanting nor daring to spoil the atmosphere.

The wedding banquet was attended by over 700 people and didn't end until almost 4 p.m., when the three bigwigs finally left.

"Perhaps He Mingzhong will be the next leader; they are more than twenty years apart in age!"

"Maybe so, let's go back first."

"Yuzhu, after Mingzhong and Mingxiao got married, I felt much more at ease. How is Mingyi doing back home? He never likes to call me."

Zhou Songyu was in a good mood. She was very satisfied with the number of guests at her son's wedding, especially the guests at the main table, who were all high-ranking and powerful figures.

Especially the three guests from her hometown, whose status was so high that she couldn't believe it.

"Mingyi is doing well, living a good life. There are people pursuing him in the army, where they really admire the strong, and your son is one of those strong people."

Old Liu and his group are also trying to bring Mingyi and his group together. The military hopes Mingyi will stay, as it wouldn't harm them.

"Someone's pursuing him here. That guy's got good luck. Find a chance to meet him and settle the marriage quickly."

"What's your rush?"

"I'm almost twenty-six, how can I not be anxious?"

"Whatever!" He Yuzhu was speechless. Why are you meddling in the children's affairs? They're only twenty-five, but in your mouth they're a year older.

Before he could even settle in back in the port city, Zhao Youcai walked into the office. "Mr. He, we've had some news coming from the princes during our stay in Malaysia these past few days."

They know our company has business dealings with Saddam Hussein and want us to join the negotiations.

"It's been almost eight months, what have they come up with? They only thought of us because the negotiations failed."

If it were just a minor issue, it would be easy to resolve. However, it's unlikely that the Hawks, with their thick skin, would demand war reparations. Saddam Hussein is already so poor he's practically bankrupt; where would he get the money for reparations?

"This time seems different. Eight months have passed, and the Little Eagles have managed to stabilize things domestically thanks to their deception. There's practically no news about them in the newspapers. Perhaps they've changed their strategy."

"You mean we're going to step in and not deal with Little Eagle again?"

"No need for a next time. This time, they've already made the little eagle autistic again. They were preparing to recruit 500,000 soldiers domestically, but after seven months, they haven't even reached 200,000. They're playing the isolation card again!"

"At this rate of conscription, they won't be able to defeat Saddam in less than three years. We can try to negotiate; a successful negotiation would also benefit us."

"Old Sha and Little Ke also hope we will negotiate. They are very disappointed with Little Eagle, and they only gave 20% of Little Eagle's troop contribution fee, clearly not wanting to pay the rest."

"Besides spending money, they didn't accomplish anything. Who would be willing to spend this kind of money? Let me tell you, they agreed to let me go to Lao Sha's place the day after tomorrow to negotiate on their behalf."

Two days later, He Yuzhu's private plane arrived in Lao Sha's capital. After exchanging pleasantries with Lao Ku and Prince Xiao Ke, he went to the palace.

Both sides had things to discuss, and there weren't many people left accompanying them.

"What do you hope to achieve in this negotiation? It's impossible if it's a large amount of war reparations; Saddam Hussein simply doesn't have any money."

Reclaiming Xiaoke's territory wouldn't be difficult; I'm at least 80% confident. But there's another problem: what about Little Eagle?

"We can take back our territory, please, Mr. He. As for Little Eagle, we'll try to persuade him, but what ability does he have? He's got a big mouth though."

I estimate it will take them at least ten years to reclaim our territory. Mr. He, could you perhaps suggest a method to do so?

"Of course, this requires your consent; simply put, it's a land-for-land exchange."

We need to understand one thing: why did Saddam Hussein attack Kosovo? Was it for oil? No, Saddam Hussein had plenty of oil.

His primary objective in attacking Xiao Ke was to gain access to the sea!

After eight years of war, they are now very poor, and their own seaports cannot keep up with the demand. They have to pay tolls for exports from the small port of Koh.

If it were you, penniless yet brimming with martial virtue, would you still be willing to pay the fee? If you don't have the money, how can you pay? You might as well just fight your way through.

This way, they'd have a sea outlet, wouldn't have to pay their debts, and could even get more oil—why not?

"Their main advantage in attacking us is our access to the sea!"

"Yes, having more ports means they can sell more oil, and with money, they can rebuild the country."

As for the debt, you can pay it back slowly or simply default on it!

"The debt isn't important; we must fight to reclaim our territory. Mr. He's land-for-land exchange seems like a good idea – could it be that we give him access to the sea, and they give us a piece of land in return?"

"Let's discuss this in detail."

"good."