Godanwei was scared and howled, "Stop it, stop it!"
The young men howled even louder and begged for mercy in Chinese and English, which they did not understand much. "I quit, I quit!" "Help me!"
Li Du snapped his fingers, and Brother Wolf and the others put away their belts, machetes, and other weapons on the ground. He said to Godanwei, "Do these people know about Hpakant?"
Godanwei shook his head with a sad face. "No, I don't know. They are gangsters here."
Li Du said, "Tell them to get out of here. The next time I meet them, I will break their legs!"
Godanwei went to help a young man up and said a few words. The young men got into the car and left like stray dogs.
On the road again, Godanwei was as obedient as a puppy.
He had only seen that the other side was tall and strong, but he had not seen their strength, so he hesitated on the road to inform his companions to stop.
They had done this a lot. Godanwei used the identity of a tour guide to find a fat sheep, and then told the route to the gangster companions, who went ahead to the road to extort money.
But the gangsters left early, and there was no signal in the mountains, so Godanwei could not get in touch with them. And he still hoped that Li Du's side only looked strong.
He had met a lot of such people. Some of them were hard on the outside but soft on the inside. They looked strong and tough, but when they met the locals with machetes, they softened.
He hoped that Li Du was such a person, so that he could get his ID back and get some money to run away.
In the end, he had kicked an iron plate and bumped into a tough nut to crack!
The car drove for more than two hours, and the road was bumpy. Li Du was a little bored and asked, "You said your cousin is in Hpakant. What are they doing there?"
Godanwei said, "He is a miner there. His family drives excavators in the mine."
Li Du asked, "How is the situation in the jade mine over there?"
Godanwei shook his head and said, "Not good, very bad. The government has set up a supervision office to check substandard mines. More than 1,000 mines have been closed this year, and many people have lost their jobs."
Li Du knew that the government had not only closed a large number of mines, but also stopped approving new mines in the Hpakant mining area and stopped extending the time limit for mines that had expired.
Global Jewelry had reported the news. As the oldest and most important gemstone jade mine, the Hpakant mine would slowly become a legend.
Illegal mines were shut down, new mines were no longer opened, and the operating mining companies did not announce plans to extend the operation period of the mines. This meant that in the future, it would be even more difficult to exploit and utilize the jade-like minerals in Myanmar.
While Li Du was thinking about these things, Godanwei asked cautiously, "Boss, are you here to participate in the jade mine bidding? Are you going to stock up? "
Hearing his words, Li Du was stunned. "Haven't the mines been shut down a lot? There's also a jade mine auction? "
This kind of jade mine bidding auction was usually a kind of auction held in cooperation between the Myanmar Jade Association and the national mineral management department. Mines of all sizes would send raw stones and raw materials that had been mined to the auction, and jade merchants from all over the world would bid for them.
In recent years, with the continuous development of Myanmar's jade mines, high-grade jade was already hard to find, and the influence of the auction was declining. Now that the jade mines were closed, jade raw materials would continue to decrease, and it was reasonable to say that the auction would not be held again.
Godanwei said, "Yes, there is a jade mine auction, every season, but now the auction is not only held by the government, but also by the private sector."
Then he explained that with the closure of the jade mines by the Myanmar government, jade merchants in China, Japan, Korea, and even Asia and the world were nervous and wanted to come here to stock up on jade ore before the policy was fully implemented.
In this situation, there was more competition. Under the crisis, there were more merchants coming to buy ore, so some mines took out the good materials they had accumulated in the past.
Of course, there were more people taking advantage of the chaos, taking advantage of the market chaos to take out realistic fakes to sell to customers, so now Hpakant was very chaotic.
Godanwei said, "Boss, if you want to stock up on ore, I suggest you wait a while. The situation is very chaotic now, and it's easy to be deceived."
"Don't listen to those people who say that there will be no ore in Hpakant soon. It's all false. The government can't give up this financial income. They are just putting pressure on the merchants. "
"In fact, according to what I know, the current leaders have mined at least 100 million kilograms of jade in the past three or four years. These raw stones are enough to sell for the next three or four years!"
Listening to his introduction, Li Du looked at him with a smile and said, "Well, you know a lot, don't you?"
Godanwei smiled and said, "Not much, boss. After all, I have relatives in Hpakant. Besides, who in our country doesn't know something about jade? "
Li Du said, "Don't worry, I'm not going to buy jade ore."
Godanwei scratched his head and said, "Ah? You're not going to Hpakant for ore? Then what are you going for? "
Li Du looked at him with a smile and said, "Does it have anything to do with you?"
Godanwei hurriedly waved his hand. "Ah, boss, don't get me wrong, I'm just asking, I'm just curious. I won't ask, haha, oh, wrong, wrong. If we go back from here, we have to go to the next intersection … "
All the way northwest, they gradually left the mountains and entered the hilly area.
Myitkyina was one of the most resource-rich areas in Myanmar. Two-thirds of the land was covered by dense forests, and the rest of the land was mined to grow sugar cane and rice.
There was an abundance of precipitation and many large rivers flowed through.
On the way, they also drove along the river for a while, and then near a pier.
Godanwei told them that the local area was rich in wild freshwater fish and shrimp, with crystal rice, it tasted delicious.
After knowing the power of Li Du's side, the guy finally behaved. He was really an excellent guide, knowing the scenery and legends along the way, and the food in each shop.
After listening to his introduction, Li Du decided to eat here.
After they got out of the car, the local boss knew Godanwei and waved enthusiastically. "Bring your friends here, I just brewed rice wine, I just caught a big fish …"
Godanwei shook his head and said, "You can't fool these people. You can't get anything out of them. We'd better go to Du Enqin's house."
Godanwei was in charge of the meal, and Li Du thought he would not dare to play any tricks.
Godanwei found a small shop next to the pier, which was a small place with a wooden tarp to shelter from the wind and rain. Inside, a mother and daughter were busy.
The place was small and messy, and Li Du inevitably had some doubts. "Is it appropriate to eat here?"
Godanwei patted his chest and said, "Oh, boss, don't worry. If you don't like eating, throw me into the river!"
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