Chapter 1991 - 1991: 1991

Bishop Keji immediately understood, his usually calm face flushed with surprise and disdain.

He nodded, "Oh Lord, why are there still such disgusting humans in the mortal world? Great East Pot, in dire need of redemption, truly in dire need of redemption…"

While speaking, he was also drawing crosses on himself!

Liu Zhizhong saw him like this and didn't need to say more, directly arranging: "Bishop Keji, please assist. The delegation sent by Shaodong Temple, just receive them, no need for news coverage. During reception, directly reject all their commercial demands."

"Alright, I understand, I'll follow the President's directives! Alas… such a group, indeed utterly despicable and sordid."

Liu Zhizhong chuckled, and said: "Let's ignore them. They're waving the flag of Buddhism while making Big Money, keeping mistresses and illegitimate children. At the same time, they're just someone else's white gloves. Most of the money flows to the backstage. Once they lose their value as white gloves, a crash is inevitable."

"Crash? A traffic accident?"

Bishop Keji was a bit confused, really unable to understand Mandarin culture.

Liu Zhizhong laughed and said: "Crash means something happened, investigated, dealt with by laws and regulations."

"Oh… haha, I understand, understand. Like people say, burning bridges after crossing, slaughtering the donkey after unloading the mill, right?"

"Exactly, exactly, the monk interest group of Shaodong Temple is that bridge, is that donkey, a bunch of baldies without a future. I wouldn't want one day, because they crashed, to drag Valle into it. No matter how much money they have, we won't touch it."

"Alright, I understand the President's values. May God bless you, bless the Valle people…"

"Thank you, Bishop…"

"..."

This conversation was just a routine exchange between Liu Zhizhong and Bishop Keji.

But who would have thought, less than two years later, that old baldy called Shi Yongxing from Shaodong Temple really crashed? And the issues revealed were huge, haha…

Of course, by that time, the Wale Republic was just watching the show. The Wale National Religion Bureau even deeply admired the President's insight!

In less than two days, Shi Yongxing left Valle with his delegation, and you could say they left sheepishly.

They came here and after being received, they didn't get to drink wine, didn't eat meat, they were served vegetarian food and juice, which was obviously uncomfortable for them, making their mouth taste bland.

Yet, after returning, they claimed in the news to have held friendly talks and exchanges with the Valle National Religion Bureau, with plans to purchase land in Valle and establish a branch of Shaodong Temple. This was just propaganda; whether it could be achieved was another matter. Anyway, it gave their followers at home the impression that Shaodong Temple was quite impressive.

Anyway, there would be no news from the Valle side, so let them say what they want. At that time, Shi Yongxing also knew Valle didn't bring reporters, so their own reporters went wild with it.

As for Liu Zhizhong, he was just following protocol, conducting his political activities.

When the time came, he took the presidential helicopter to the Wabei District.

After a brief rest in Wabei District, he flew over the Wale national border, entering the Changnan Autonomous State of Great East Pot, then directly landed in Changnan City there.

Tang Zhi and Hamuer were already there with their team to welcome Liu Zhizhong.

Liu Zhizhong came over for the ribbon-cutting, needing to be ceremoniously received.

However, Liu Zhizhong was not much concerned about the formality of such an event. But it was quite important, after all, a cross-national tourism line was opening, involving quite a few communication details.

The most important point was the establishment of a large database, the construction of facial recognition systems and no-criminal-record systems, both countries engaged in friendly consultation, and efficiently completed them.

Once this international tourism line opened, the people of Valle and Great East Pot, as long as they passed valid no-criminal-record proof and facial recognition, could freely cross borders within the valid period for a cool transnational tour.

Longnan State's tourism resources are pretty good, and Valle is quite impressive too.

Whether it's spring, summer, autumn, or winter, this international line allows enjoyment of different landscapes and scenery, hence the tourism potential is huge.

And relatively speaking, during Valle's rapid rise, people's consumption levels are high, and there's a strong demand for visiting Longnan State and Yunxi Province as well as neighboring Great East Pot provinces.

Currently, Great East Pot's economy is sluggish, the major consumer market is quite soft, undergoing defoaming, and the public's major needs are pretty much cultural tourism.

Thus, Great East Pot also encourages stimulating consumption, especially tourism consumption.

The opening of Valle and Yunxi Province's international tourism line is undoubtedly beneficial to both countries.

But it has a very strict rule: the validity period of the no-criminal-record proof for both countries is 180 days, meaning tourists from both countries can stay in each other's territory no longer than this limit.

Once near or past the expiry, they will be prompted and contacted by the system, required to return home.

If they maliciously sever communication, they will be suspected of illegal crossing, pursued by the police of both countries. The longer they remain uncontactable, the less they can justify, leading to potentially harsher sentences.

Such regulations aim to prevent illegal immigration and telecom scam personnel, etc.

The international tourism line is meant for enjoyable travel, not crime convenience.

Besides cracking down on illegal immigrants and scam personnel, Liu Zhizhong conferred with Tang Zhi on details concerning arms smuggling, drug trade, and human trafficking, ensuring no lapses occur.

Liu Zhizhong unequivocally stated that Valle is a nation of strict law enforcement, hoping your country can achieve the same.

Tang Zhi candidly felt, for his political career, he must collaborate with local customs and police departments to guard tightly against all aspects, creating a clear, easy, and safe international tourism line.

You can imagine how booming such a tourism route would be once in operation?

This wasn't Liu Zhizhong's purpose here; his booming purpose was only one: to see a woman and child again.

Zuo Xintong came to Yunxi with her husband and child, and Liu Zhizhong had inquired well. Moreover, Hamuer had seen the young and beautiful mature beauty, former leader Zuo Xintong, and passed her words on Liu Zhizhong's situation.

How could Zuo Xintong not look forward to seeing Liu Zhizhong again?

How to meet? That's a problem indeed, haha…