By the time they rode back to the Chinese enclave, it was already past ten at night, and Peter the officer along with the two soldiers headed straight back to the military region.
Of course, Ye Qiu felt that this Peter officer had a high military rank; otherwise, it wouldn’t be so easy for him to come and go as he pleased.
He might at least be a brigade commander or a deputy division commander!
But, seeing the other party’s age, he seemed at most in his thirties. To reach such a level in one’s thirties is rare even domestically. Ye Qiu found that Peter’s parents seemed like ordinary people.
So, he’s still a bit puzzled.
If it were purely Peter’s personal ability, it’s certainly impossible to rise so quickly. The only explanation is that his connections are extraordinary.
Given this situation, he would at least be a corps commander by his forties, possibly even a major figure in the military region.
Ye Qiu and Zhou Wenting got off the car, feeling like they hadn’t eaten enough at the previous dinner, so they decided to find a restaurant to eat.
"Wenting, what do you want to eat later?"
"Hotpot, or a seafood feast?"
At Peter’s house, Zhou Wenting hadn’t eaten much either.
Now Ye Qiu was dragging her towards a still-open hotpot restaurant.
Upon entering, the owner recognized Ye Qiu.
"Dr. Ye, coming to have a late-night snack so late?"
A late-night snack?
Clearly, they just hadn’t eaten enough earlier.
However, Ye Qiu simply nodded without saying much.
After sitting down with Zhou Wenting, they ordered some meat dishes.
The meat had to be fresh.
Non-fresh food wouldn’t taste good.
They also ordered a few bottles of beer, which should be at room temperature.
By the time they finished eating, around eleven o’clock at night, Ye Qiu tossed down 300 yuan and returned to their accommodation with Zhou Wenting.
After inviting Zhou Wenting to take a shower, she quickly rolled up in the blanket upon coming out.
Remembering the gunshots she encountered the previous night at Liliya’s Gothic building, she felt somewhat scared.
She thought it would be better for Ye Qiu to stay away from such people.
Early the next morning, Ye Qiu practiced the "Primordial Five Emperors Technique," absorbing a considerable amount of spiritual energy. After waking and washing up, he and Zhou Wenting put on their military coats and went to Boss Zhong’s place for breakfast.
After breakfast, they continued treating patients at the hospital.
Having treated all fifteen patients, Ye Qiu decided to pause the treatments.
He and Zhou Wenting left the private hospital.
Ye Qiu knew he needed to find something to do.
Unexpectedly, he saw Boss Zhong seeming without much to do.
"Boss Zhong, nothing going on?"
"The excavation for mammoth ivory has been halted."
Due to lack of confirmation on the virus and transmission of the plague, Boss Zhong and others had already stopped the mammoth ivory excavation and began considering other industries to make money.
Of course, he knew that relying on himself alone wouldn’t work.
His funds were limited, and apart from knowing a few local officials, his influence was minimal, unlike Ye Qiu who had met formidable individuals upon arriving.
"Ye Qiu, let me take you to see something."
"See what?"
Ye Qiu asked.
"You’ll know when you get there."
Ye Qiu and Zhou Wenting got into the car. After Boss Zhong drove for over an hour, they stopped, and Ye Qiu and Zhou Wenting looked around.
They found the area covered entirely with trees.
Actually, besides vast grasslands, Siberia is abundant in forest resources.
Siberia’s forest resources make up two-thirds of Russia’s forests.
And this place is next to the Greater Khingan Range.
"Up ahead is the Greater Khingan Range."
Many of Huaxia’s forest resources are located in the Northeast, particularly in the Greater Khingan Range area.
Currently, in the Greater Khingan Range, there are naturally many lumber resources.
"The forest resources here, besides being logged by locals, are also invested in by Korea, the East Ocean, and Northeast state enterprises."
In Huaxia, aside from some protected areas where trees haven’t been destroyed, most of the forests have been cut down.
These felled trees may take a long time to grow back.
And the trees here are hundreds of years old, stretching ten meters high or even dozens of meters, and are associated with solid wood. These materials are excellent for furniture, building materials, and even musical instruments.
Boss Zhong was quite knowledgeable about the situation here.
The problem is, he could only watch without a way to get involved.
Such abundant forest resources, if not developed, would only age and rot away here.
"Ye Qiu, see, it’s all forest resources."
"What do you want to do?"
"I can’t participate in this kind of business, but I think you can."
Currently, Ye Qiu himself has tens of billions in cash unutilized.
His previous investments keep generating wealth daily.
Inactive money is dead; only when it flows can it multiply.
"Which department in Russia controls these forest resources?"
"Likely their timber farms or state enterprises, but many East Ocean people are here doing wood processing businesses now."
In summer, many trees from here are continuously transported via Heilongjiang to the East Ocean or Korea, and to the Northeast.
Russian locals specialize in selling these woods, making loads of money without doing anything else.
Of course, that’s just basic income.
Real profits are made by the Easterners.
Those Easterners might buy a tree for a few hundred and then process it into a furniture set worth over ten thousand—a clear indication of how lucrative it is.
Ye Qiu naturally considered these.
He’s thought about the mineral resources, forest resources, and land resources here; otherwise, he wouldn’t have followed Boss Zhong to this frozen, snowy land.
But how should he proceed?
Surely, familiar acquaintances are essential to securing a deal.
If he could obtain a large portion of the forest resources, Ye Qiu could diversify his industries.
Like furniture, he could manufacture it here or ship it back to the mainland for processing.
Currently, he hasn’t ventured into the furniture industry, but he thinks it’s an opportunity to get involved now.
However, purchasing these woods definitely requires connections.
"Do you know someone?"
Ye Qiu asked.
Boss Zhong shook his head, even after mixing here for many years, he didn’t know many people.
In reality, for such resources, knowing the local power figures is key to securing a deal.
The national situation in Russia is remarkably similar to that back home.
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